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After denying his feelings for so long, Baekhyun grew tired of trying to ignore them and so he began to slowly accept them. It was amazing how easier his life got once he came to terms with his feelings. Instead of avoiding both his feelings and Chanyeol- which was almost impossible as the male was constantly around him- he realized that he was Byun Baekhyun and if he could make all of South Korea fall in love with him, why couldn't he make a mere bodyguard fall for him? 

From then on, "mission: make Chanyeol fall for me" started. 

After googling how to seduce someone, he came to the conclusion that first, he had to get Chanyeol to stop being so formal so it would be easier to flirt with him. Getting closer to Chanyeol proved to be not as simple as he thought, however. His bodyguard was incredibly stubborn and no matter how many times he told Chanyeol that he despised being treated like he was his boss, the boy never listened. It was true though, Baekhyun didn't like being treated like he was above everyone and most of his staff treated him like a friend instead of a boss. 

"Chanyeol, how old are you?" He asked his crush one day while the male drove him to his fan-signing. Baekhyun realized that while his bodyguard knew a lot about him, he didn't know anything about the other boy. Chanyeol never talked about anything personal. 

"I'm twenty- six," he replied, seeming uninterested as he drove the idol. 

"Wait, so we're the same age? Why do you call me by Mr. Byun then?" Baekhyun asked, astonished. The idol assumed that because Chanyeol was younger, he called Baekhyun more formally but that apparently was not the case. 

"It's because you're my boss," Chanyeol reasoned. 

Baekhyun scrunched his eyebrows, a look of annoyance on his face. He was ready to beat the taller, much stronger male with an umbrella if he didn't stop being so goddamn stubborn. All he wanted was for his bodyguard to stop addressing him so formally and instead, treat him as a friend and hopefully fall in love with him and then confess and then they would get married somewhere gay marriage was legal- 

The idol cut off his thoughts before he got too deep into his fantasies. He prohibited himself from fantasizing about Chanyeol until he made some progress, which was clearly still in an issue. "Chanyeol, you better start calling me by my real name or I'll fire you," Baekhyun announced. He had never threatened Chanyeol like that as he would obviously never even think about firing his crush but in this case, it would be necessary for Baekhyun to do that to get what he wants. 

Baekhyun smirked when Chanyeol pulled the car into a driveway, parking the car before looking at the other male with wide eyes. "Fire me?! Just because I won't call you by your name?!" The bodyguard questioned, flabbergasted. "You can't do that!" 

"Why can't I? I'm your boss aren't I?" Baekhyun answered, looking smug as his smirk widened. His methods to get Chanyeol to get closer to him seemed to be working. 

"Wha-but-" Chanyeol was ready to protest but he couldn't think of anything to say. He cared way too much about this job to say no to the idol. It was the perfect job for him. It wasn't easy to be the bodyguard of someone so famous and from what he had heard, he should be grateful he got someone like Baekhyun to protect as most other idols wouldn't treat him nearly as well because of their spoiled nature. Unlike them, Baekhyun was extremely down-to-earth and one of the kindest idols in Korea. He also made Chanyeol's job a lot more enjoyable with his humour and entertaining personality. 

"...Fine," Chanyeol agreed. The last thing he wanted was to get fired for something so stupid. 

"Guess I'll actually have to fire yo- wait, did you just agree?" Baekhyun's eyes widened. After trying for so long, all he had to do was threaten the male?! 

"Yes I just agreed Mr. By- I mean yes Baekhyun," Chanyeol said, clearly not used to saying the idol's name. 

Baekhyun grinned. Finally, his plan worked. It may seemed insignificant that Chanyeol called him by his name, but to Baekhyun, it was a huge deal. Now, he could slowly get his crush to open up to him more and they would get closer. 

The idol's grin disappeared as he realized he had no idea how exactly he was supposed to get closer to Chanyeol.  When would he even be given the time? According to google, he had to flirt with the male and touch him subtly.  The problem was,  he had no idea how to flirt with anyone.  The only time he "flirted" was for his dramas because most of his characters were players. Real life Baekhyun, however, was the complete opposite. 

"Chanyeol, tell me about yourself," Baekhyun announced, once his bodyguard began driving again. Supposedly, he was supposed to keep eye contact with his crush while talking to him but because Chanyeol was driving, he would have to flirt with him some other time. 

"Uh, well, I have a sister, my favourite colour is black, I play a few instruments and well uhm, I like producing songs in my free time..." Chanyeol's last few words came out in a whisper, so quiet that the idol had to strain his ears to hear. Once he registered the words, his eyes widened. He had no idea that Chanyeol would like music, much less produce songs. 

"You produce songs? That's amazing! You have to show me, please!" He pleaded. 

"Wh-no! I can't. They probably won't even be too good and you're an idol so you're used to professionally made songs made by professionals not someone who does it in his free time-"

"Chanyeol, please. I promise I won't judge, I just want to see what type of songs you've made," Baekhyun begged, hoping his words would comfort his bodyguard and make him agree. 

"...Okay," Chanyeol agreed reluctantly. Perhaps showing Baekhyun his music wouldn't be too bad.  After all, the idol told him that he wasn't going to judge but just listen. 

Their conversation ended when they arrived to the place where the fan-sign was held. Throughout the event, Baekhyun could only think about what Chanyeol had told him. The fact that he and Chanyeol had something in common made him ecstatic. It would make talking to his crush a lot easier. 

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After his painfully long schedule, Baekhyun made his way back home as Chanyeol drove him. He was sure to tell Chanyeol that once they got home, Chanyeol needed to show him one of his songs. The idol couldn't help but be curious about Chanyeol's producing abilities. He knew that even if the song wasn't the best, he would still support his bodyguard. 

Chanyeol sighed as he led the male to his room. Because Chanyeol was to live with Baekhyun, he got his own room in the idol's gigantic mansion. In his room, he kept all of his instruments and everything necessary to make a song. He was extremely grateful to his boss for giving him enough space to keep his things. 

As Baekhyun sat down on his bed, Chanyeol started getting extremely nervous. He was about to show Korea's number one idol his music. It was different from showing it to his family or friends because they didn't know anything about music, so they thought everything Chanyeol did was on the same level as Mozart. Baekhyun, however, was a professional artist who knew good music. Of course, Chanyeol knew that Baekhyun wouldn't tell him that his music was terrible or insult his music but he couldn't help but worry about how Baekhyun would react. 

"This is a song I recently produced. It's called Heaven," Chanyeol announced, giving the earphones to Baekhyun so the male could listen. His heart was racing, his palms sweaty as Baekhyun smiled and nodded before putting on the earphones. 

"Hello angel geurim gata 

haneureul bomyeon neoman boyeo

City street lights buri kkeojigo

dari sarajeodo nuni bushin geon

haneuri tteoreoteurin byeol

geuge baro neonikka,"

Chanyeol's rich voice was heard the second the song started. Baekhyun's eyes widened slightly as soon as he heard the deep, y voice. The song was upbeat with a catchy rhythm but the lyrics were beautiful and romantic. It was as if the song was written for the person who listened to it, making Baekhyun blush slightly at the thought. 

"useumi nawa waenji maeil bam

nuneul gamado jami an wa

ni saenggage tto bameul sae na

binnaneun ni misoga sum shwige hae nal

amado neon neon

deung dwieda nalgaereul sumgimyeo jinaelkkeol

Yeah nuga bwado neon namane cheonsa

neowa hamkkemyeon naragal su isseo na," 

Baekhyun was not expecting a rap in the next verse. He was surprised at how well Chanyeol rapped; the last thing Baekhyun expected was for Chanyeol to rap. 

"Hello angel geurim gata

haneureul bomyeon neoman boyeo

City street lights buri kkeojigo

dari sarajeodo nuni bushin geon

haneuri tteoreoteurin byeol

geuge baro neonikka," 

Once the chorus came, Baekhyun looked up at Chanyeol. The male was biting his lip, clearly nervous that he was listening to his song. 

"neoyege jeo haneureun modeun geoseul da jugo

nayege i sesangeun neoreul jun geoya

ni mam dachiji anke

jeolttae heumi gaji anke

neoreul jikyeo julkke neoreul wihae

salkke

yaksokalkke,"

As the song progressed, Baekhyun felt himself get increasingly more flustered. The lyrics were so loving, so sweet. At that moment, Baekhyun knew that whoever ended up with Chanyeol would be the most lucky person on the planet. The lyrics were like a poem, a poem that went beyond any gesture of love. A poem that showcased the most affection a person could have for someone else. 

"geuge baro neonikka," 

Baekhyun's heart was beating so hard he felt like it would explode once the song ended. It was difficult to even explain how he felt whilst listening to Chanyeol's song. All he knew was that he was falling deeper for the male. He was falling so deep it would be impossible to climb back out. 

"Uh, so did you like it?" Chanyeol questioned, feeling slightly awkward at Baekhyun's silence. The idol was silent throughout the whole song, making the bodyguard feel even more anxious than he did before.

"That was... amazing. Chanyeol, that really was amazing. I can't believe how talented you are. Why are you a bodyguard when you have a gift for producing music?" Baekhyun questioned. He was completely and utterly blown away by Chanyeol's masterpiece and it astonished him that the male would waste his talent like that. 

"Thank you, that means a lot. And, it's not that simple Baekhyun. There are so many better people out there, there are so many talented producers, why would I get chosen out of all of them? Am I even talented enough? The chances of me getting anywhere with producing are extremely slim Baek."

Baekhyun felt a pang in his heart at Chanyeol's expression. He looked like a kicked puppy with his downturned lips and sad eyes. It was obvious to Baekhyun that Chanyeol had wanted to become a producer but never got to fulfil his dreams. His heartbeat also increased at the nickname. Chanyeol had never called him a nickname except the time he was "sleeping."

"Chanyeol, you are talented enough. I know what you're saying, I was worried that I wasn't talented enough either and that I wasn't unique enough to get noticed but you have to believe in yourself Chanyeol. There's no way anyone could not like you or your music. They'll love you," Baekhyun comforted. He was tempted to say, "like I love you," but it wasn't the time to confess. He wanted to make Chanyeol realize that he had so much potential to be successful and that if he had more confidence, he could be anything he wanted. 

"Thank you Baekhyun but it's far too late to get anywhere. Being a bodyguard is what I chose to do and I can't just change that." Chanyeol gave the idol a small smile as if reassuring Baekhyun that he was content with his current position as Baekhyun's bodyguard despite the fact that the smile didn't reach his eyes, making it obvious that it wasn't genuine. 

Baekhyun frowned at Chanyeol's words. Clearly, Chanyeol had given up on his dreams. The idol mentally shook his head, there was no way he would allow Chanyeol to give up all hope of succeeding in fulfilling his desires to become a producer. He would help Chanyeol if it made him happy, he would do anything to see Chanyeol's bright smile. 

"It's not too late. I will help you Chanyeol, your dreams will come true Chanyeol, just watch," Baekhyun stated, a wide smile blossoming on his face at Chanyeol's confusion. 

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It took a lot of begging and whining before his current producer would listen to Baekhyun. After telling Chanyeol that he would help him, Baekhyun went straight to his producer. He knew that his producer would love Chanyeol's song but of course, he refused to listen to it once he found out who produced it because, "you only like it because of who made it blah blah blah."

He wasn't sure how exactly Yixing found out about his secret- which turned out to not be a secret as Kyungsoo also knew- but he wished that his producer would just shut up and listen to the song. "No Yixing, it's brilliant, I swear! just listen to it please!" He pleaded for what felt like the millionth time. The last thing he wanted was to disappoint Chanyeol and to waste his potential when he had the chance to help the bodyguard. 

"Fine, if it gets you to stop pouting and whining," Yixing agreed. If it got Baekhyun to leave him alone to do his work, he would do anything. 

"Really?! Oh thank you Yixing, thank you!" Baekhyun hugged the male, a wide smile on his face as he put the earphones on his producer before stepping back to see his reaction to Chanyeol's song. 

Baekhyun watched as Yixing's face went completely serious. The producer closed his eyes, nodding his head at the tune of the song. At some parts of the songs, his lips would quirk up, clearly indicating that he was enjoying it. Baekhyun barely blinked as he watched Yixing, feeling extremely nervous about what his producer would say. Yixing may enjoy the music but he wasn't sure if the producer would deem it worthy of being on his album. 

Once Yixing finished, he slid off the earphones before looking back at the nervous- looking boy. "You have one talented bodyguard," he declared, watching as Baekhyun's face light up. 

"It's good right?! I told you it would be! Is it good enough to be on my album?" Baekhyun asked, the excitement radiating off of him. His smile was wide, his eyes bright as he questioned Yixing. 

"I just have to touch up a few things here and there and I think it'll be good enough to be on your album," Yixing said. 

"Really?! Oh my god thank you so much Yixing!" Baekhyun hugged the other male, beyond ecstatic. He couldn't wait to reveal the news to Chanyeol and see the tall bodyguard smile his blindingly beautiful smile. 

"You must really like him huh?" Yixing inquired. "I mean, look at everything you've done for him. He's so lucky to have you." 

Baekhyun felt his face heat up at Yixing's words. It was true, he really did like Chanyeol and he would do anything he could to see him filled with joy. As long as Chanyeol was happy, he was happy.

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"Chanyeol! Guess what?" Baekhyun asked as soon as he saw the bodyguard once again. He was exceedingly cheerful the second he came back home after seeing Yixing, he couldn't wait to tell Chanyeol. 

"What?" Chanyeol asked, curious to know why Baekhyun looked like he had just won free tickets to see his favourite idol group. 

"So, remember when I told you that I would help you get your song out there? Well, I just went to my producer and he loved it! He wants it to be a single on my next album, if you want that," Baekhyun stated. 

"Wait, what, really? On your next album?" Chanyeol asked, already seeming anxious about the public's reaction to his song on Baekhyun's album. 

"This is your chance Chanyeol. You won't get a chance like this again, you have to learn to take the opportunities you have before it's too late. Don't let your fears get in the way." 

Chanyeol his bottom lips, his heartbeat increasing. Baekhyun was right, it was his opportunity to make his dreams come true. If Baekhyun's producer liked his song, then the public would like it too, right? Besides, even if the public didn't like his song, Baekhyun did. It was an honour in itself that someone as talented and popular as Baekhyun wanted his song  on his next album. 

"I'll take it. Thank you so much Baekhyun, I don't know how to thank you," Chanyeol beamed, wrapping his arms around the smaller boy as a way to show his gratitude. 

Baekhyun was not expecting Chanyeol's warm body against his but when it hap