"Just admit that you like him!" Sehun barks, stabbing his chicken with his chopsticks.

"I'm not going to admit I like him, because I don't like him. I'll never like him. My feelings for him are the exact opposite in fact." Chanyeol glares, his ears turning red from either anger or embarrassment. 

Sehun sighs, picking up his tray, "We go through this every day. You say the same thing every day. You're only lying to yourself and you're only going to hurt yourself in the end."

Jongdae shifts awkwardly, caught in the middle of Chanyeol and Sehun's conversation.

"The only person that's going to get hurt in the end is you if you don't knock it off," Chanyeol says lowly, standing from his seat.

"You're ing insane. Stupid and insane. How the hell did I get stuck with you as a friend?" Sehun grumbles.

"You're the one that's insane!" Chanyeol huffs.

"My god! Shut up! Just admit that you ing like him you asshat!" Jongdae finally snaps, catching Sehun off guard and causing Chanyeol to slowly turn, giving him a stare that seemingly bores into his soul.

"I do not like Byun Baekhyun. I will never like Byun Baekhyun. I ing HATE Byun Baekhyun." Chanyeol bellows.

And Baekhyun hears.

He hears loud and clear from across the lunch room.

And so does everyone else.

Soon everyone is looking at Chanyeol and Baekhyun, some turning their heads back and forth like they're watching a tennis match between the two.

Chanyeol can feel his face heat up with anger and no matter how much he tries, he can't see to get the scowl off of his face. 

Sehun storms off, grabbing Jongdae's arm and pulling him along with. 

There's no sound in the silent cafeteria, there is no movement aside from Sehun and Jongdae.

Chanyeol turns to Baekhyun.

Their eye's meet from across the room.

Baekhyun's friend, Jongin, is looking between the both of them with widened eyes.

Baekhyun's face turns pink, his nose and eyes turn red.

He quickly storms out of the lunchroom before tears can fall from his eyes.

He doesn't know why he's crying.

The boy he hates just announced that he hated him.

Why does it bother him so much?

Baekhyun realizes why he's not sure how he didn't come to the conclusion sooner.

Chanyeol is stuck in the lunchroom.

All eyes are on him.

He watches as Baekhyun storms out of the lunchroom with a red face.

He doesn't understand why his chest tightens.

Or why he feels so regretful.

Or why he wants to curl up on the floor and cry.

He hates Baekhyun, and Baekhyun hates him.