EXO-K was in the living room watching TV peacefully while EXO-M were in the dining room table eating leftovers from yesterday, except for one person; Lu Han.

Things were a bit weird ever since Wu Yi Fan left the group, and it seemed that his definite departure had affected Lu Han the most.

Everyone noticed how distant the young vocalist had become, and how little he spoke to others whenever someone tried to start a conversation with him. Yet, no one bothered to bring up the conversation so to find out if it really was Kris's leaving that had the young boy so down lately.

Lu Han was not even talking to his best friend nor his own boyfriend; Oh Sehun.

Sehun was the first to notice his boyfriend's behavior after Kris left, and he only tried once to find out how he could help Lu Han get better, but the older band member simply avoided the questions asked and tempted Sehun into something much more intimate, which didn't happen often due to how little privacy they both got in the dorm.

Every single group member was distracted doing their own thing, until EXO-K's Suho noticed Lu Han come out of his room with his gaze down, and fiddling his fingers. Like always, he looked upset and thoughtful.

The only leader got up from the couch, and walked over to Lu Han only to be gotten away from by the person he was approaching. He stopped at a respectable distance, and spoke sympathetically;

"Are you okay?"

Lu Han looked up hesitantly, exhaled, and stood up straight. "I've decided."

Everyone stopped what they were doing when they heard Lu Han, and all of them got up to approach the singer. Lu Han made eye-contact with everyone, longer with Sehun and Xiumin, and then back at EXO-K's leader.

"Kris left, and now..." Lu Han paused, and took a deep breath and exhaled once again. It seemed that whatever he was trying to say was hard.

He continued; "I'm leaving, too."

• • •

"You're what?!" Sehun exclaimed after asking everyone to give them a few minutes alone in the living room.

Lu Han was sitting on the couch, in the verge of tears after being questioned when he told them what he had chosen to do. Everyone grew upset, but the one that reacted to it was his own boyfriend.

"Lu Han, you can't just leave like that, not when we just got back together." Sehun tried to reason. Lu Han looked up at him with sad eyes, tears welling up as he stared up at his lover. Sehun and him broke up when the latter began getting close to Xiumin, and Sehun assumed his boyfriend was in love with who was now Lu Han's best friend. It had been hard on both, but after a long conversation they got back together and promised to communicate more so things such as those wouldn't happen again, but now it was and Lu Han was disappointed at himself for not talking to Sehun about what he was choosing to do.

"I-I'm so s-sorry..." Lu Han burst into tears, his arm up over his eyes in an attempt to hide the tears or to at least stop them; he failed in both.

Sehun's heart softened, and his temper decreased. He took the boy's hand, and pulled him off the couch before embracing him. Lu Han sobbed softly, and held onto his lover tightly as he slowly began to calm down.

Lu Han knew this would happen when he told everyone of his decision, but he really thought he would be able to handle it better.

Sehun pulled back a bit, his arms remaining around Lu Han's waist, and looked into his lover's eyes as tears began welling up in his eyes.

"I don't want you to leave," he whispered, a tear finally making his way down the boy's cheek.

Lu Han bit down onto his bottom lip, and just as he was about to pull away, Sehun brought him back close and met his boyfriend's soft lips. Lu Han was taken off guard, and froze just for a second before eventually kissing Sehun back.

Sehun sneaked a hand behind his lover's neck as he continued to kiss him, his tongue brushing gently against the singer's bottom lip, asking for entrance. Lu Han gave it to him without hesitation, his eyes fluttering close so to focus his everything on the softness that was his young lover's lips, but he quickly pulled back when he realized where this was going. He didn't want it, not when he was trying to make his decision definite. 

"I-I can't!" Lu Han exclaimed with a sob, a hand reaching up to cover his mouth. He shook his head as more tears welled up in his eyes, until they overflowed and made their way down his cheeks. This wasn't like him, he was well aware of that, but he couldn't help it not when this decision was hurting him in too many levels.

Sehun was just about to reach out, wanting to pull his lover into his arms, but the situation came to a stop when the other band members came back. Sehun took as step back as Lu Han turned away, not wanting the other guys to see him in such a vulnerable state.

"Is everything all right?" Chanyeol was the first to ask as he was the first to notice what was going on. His eyes were on Lu Han's back, wondering if he was fine, but his answer had to wait as Lu Han quickly turned around and walked past this with his head down.

Sehun didn't want to see him leave, so he turned away and closed his eyes for a few seconds. When he opened them back up, he looked up only to be face to face with Xiumin; Lu Han's best friend.

"Don't just stand here." Xiumin simply said before walking away. Sehun stared ahead for a few seconds before turning to look at the rest of the guys.

"We'll cover for you, so just go." Suho was the one that said this, and Sehun thanked him with a nod before he left the apartment, grabbing his coat on the way out.

"Lu Han!" Sehun called out as he walked hastily to the elevator, hoping that the singer hadn't gone too far.

He hadn't as Lu Han as still walking down the hall when Sehun turned a corner and saw him. Lu Han had heard him call out a few seconds before, which is why he made a run for it in an attempt to stay away from Sehun.

"Lu!" Sehun called out again, hoping that the second time Lu Han would stop, but he didn't. The singer kept running, and opened the door to the emergency staircase before making his way down on them as fast as possible.

Lu Han reached the end, almost tripping as he reached the bottom, and pushed the exit door open to continue to run. Sehun didn't give up as he chased after him, refusing to stop even though his legs were about to give out on him. All the practice SM had the group do had really taken its toll on them all, especially Sehun since he made the mistake of staying later that afternoon to get more practice, but yet he didn't stop. Lu Han wasn't going to get away from Sehun so easily.

Eventually the chase came to a stop when Lu Han was recognized by a group of school girls, and Sehun was quick to catch up and turned his lover around, thinking these girls were those groups that only caused them problems. To their luck, these girls were nothing what Sehun thought. They bowed and walked away without making much of in scene in a public area.

Sehun was the first one to sigh out of relief before turning to look at Lu Han. The singer was staring at him, the fresh tears of before now dried up in his cheeks due to the windy evening.

"Don't run away from me Lu Han. Not ever again."

Only tears were given as a response.

• • •

"Hey, are you both okay?"

"Why did you run off like that?"

"Leave them alone and go rest. Those two need to talk." The leader of EXO-K said, and everyone exchanged looks before doing as told, and left to their room.

Xiumin stay behind for a few seconds, his look on Lu Han the entire time he was there, before turning away and leaving to his own room.

Suho walked up to the couple holding onto each other as if their life depended on it, and looked at Lu Han first before averting his eyes to the younger one.

He gave Sehun that look the latter had no problem reading, saying to talk about this and solve it, and Sehun nodded without a word. Suho left right after, leaving the couple alone in the living room once again.

Minutes after being left alone, and both the singer and dancer taking a seat on the couch, Sehun spoke up first;

"Why are you leaving?"

Lu Han exhaled softly and looked over Sehun before answering his question; "because I can't stand SM's hectic schedule anymore."

"What? You've been doing this for two years, and now you're complaining?" Sehun questioned in disbelief, and Lu Han could tell he wasn't believing this one. He couldn't blame him because not even the one saying it believed it.

"What's this really about?" Sehun asked, this time hoping for the truth, but instead he got no answer. Lu Han simply shook his head and walked away.

"Why are you leaving, hyung?"

"I have to. I don't know, I just feel like I do."

"Please think about it and tell me the real reason why you can't stay with us."

"SM is not for me. It never was. Don't you feel the same way?"

"..."

"I'm going to leave, and I would like you to come with me."

"But hyung--"

"Please. You know it's better if we both leave."

"Yes, I know."

The memories come back to him as he stopped and stared at the bed where Kris and him sat down and talked about the decision. The decisions they made together, and promised to stick with it. Lu Han promised to leave SM and join Kris, but he was afraid. So afraid. 

"Lu Han.."

The young singer turned around to find his boyfriend standing by the door, and the first thing he did was walk up to him and takes his hands. He looked into Sehun's eyes, and exhaled softly.

Sehun intertwined their fingers, his heart beginning to beat faster as he watched Lu han bring his hands unto his cheek. "I don't want you to go, Lu han. I really don't."

Lu Han didn't response but lean in until his lips were gently pressed against Sehun's own. The latter draped his arms around his lover's waist, pulling him closer as the kissing increased in need. Now it wasn't just a comfort kiss, but an I-need-you-now kiss. Oh, how Sehun loved his lover's needy kisses. Such precious boy was his, and he was afraid of losing him once again. That was something he couldn't let happen. Sehun had to do everything in his power to keep Lu Han as EXO-M's beloved prince and his cute boyfriend.

Too bad there was no such thing as power in the real world. He could not do anything but return the kiss and hold his lover in his arms all night. Whispers sweet nothings and make him feel good as well as better, take everything negative out of his head even it was just temporary. That was much as he could do, and Lu Han was more than happy to accept it all, even if it was a small gesture from the younger male.

Fingers interlaced. The entire beings colliding into one as the night went on, the minutes and seconds seeming to last forever and the pleasure being the best they ever had.

Lips connected. His s, the moans filling the room and his ears as if they were lullabies.

The evening was beautiful as so was their relationship. There was flaws, perfectly normal, but they somehow always managed to fix the little mistakes and made their bond stronger.

“You will stay with me, right? You won’t leave…”

Lu Han brought a hand to the boy’s cheek, caressed it gently before leaning in and pecking his lips. There were no words, and soon Sehun fell asleep, in hopes that tomorrow Lu Han would tell everyone that he changed his mind. How wrong he was.

The next morning, Sehun woke up to an empty side of the bed. It was cold, which meant it had been far too long since Lu Han left. At first he assumed the elder had left to practice, but when he stepped out of the room he saw all the members there in silence.

Xiumin got up from the couch and walked up to Sehun before pushing him back into the room.

“What happened? I thought you convinced him to stay,” Xiumin exclaimed, his hands flying to the other male’s collar and gripping on it tightly. “What the hell happened?!”

Sehun couldn’t say anything. He really did think that he had convinced Lu Han no to leave, but apparently he was wrong. Lu Han left.

 

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AN: Okay, so I found this one-shot story in my USB, and since it's been a long time since I wrote it,
I chose to share it here instead of sharing it the usual way. I hope you liked it^^