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[ Somewhere in an unknown desert, two bodies rolling down on a scorching sand ]

Yesung : (sliding on sand) "F**k, F**k, F**k" (comes to a stop after sometime, gets up steadily and mumbles out) "thought it will never end"

Kyuhyun : (rolling, fiery sand greeting his face and hands) "hot, hot, hot" (still spinning, moves past yesung at a close distance, his hyung calmly watching as he spins even further) "Someone stop me, help please" (shrieks in a hight pitch voice, almost girly)

Yesung : (walks towards kyuhyun) "why this brat haven't stopped yet" (tsk-tskes and shouts)"CHO KYUHYUN, control yourself and make it stop already, I cannot walk any further"

Kyuhyun : (abruptly stops as if on command, slowly gets up, confused) Yesung ?! (looks around, slowly grasping the situation they are in) Where are we? and where are the others? (panicks)

Yesung : (finally comes to kyu, looks unaffected to their location) Its hyung to you.

Kyuhyun : (eye-rolls, sarcastically, stresses the word) Hyunggg (then repeats his question) What about others ? Where are they ?

Yesung : (raises his left eyebrow) Is that your main concern?

Kyuhyun : (irritatingly) Considering you are the only one here, YES, that's my one and only concern right now. The possibility of stranding here, alone with you, its just.. (shudders just from thinking)

Yesung : (glares, moves past him, grits out) If I have a choice, TRUST ME (stops, turns his head, looks at kyu's back) I would not want to be here either (resumes walking, says in a low voice, barely audible) with you, that is.

Kyuhyun : (smirks, satisfied with himself that he ticked him off successfully, turns around and runs to the retreating figure) Hyung, wait for me.

Kyuhyun : (catches up to his hyung, genuienly asks) Seriously, hyung. What the hell happened? One minute, we are at weekly idol and in the next minute, here.. in a freaking desert. Like, what, is this even real? Is this really happening? (rants without taking a breath, on the verge of panic attack, gasps out) Hyung.. (extends his hand in hope of finding comfort)

Yesung : (quickly holds kyu’s hand, another hand going around his shoulder, pulls him towards his chest) Take deep breaths, kyu. (demonstrates breath-in and breathe-out) Come on, you can do it.

Kyuhyun : (giggles, stops his act at once, glances at yeye face, grins) My, My !! Hyung is very reliable. (playfully puts his head on yesung’s shoulder ) Now, I don’t have any reason to panic about our situation.

Yesung : (looks at him disgustingly, harshly pushes him away) The F**k is wrong with you, KYUHYUN. I was genuinely worried sick. (still sending daggers at evil maknae who finds this situation just amusing) Why do I even put up with you? Its getting difficult. Its.. its really..(gives up mid way, tired of maknae antics to even give a proper reply, looks down resginedly)

Kyuhyun : (stares at him, reaches his hyung in one long step) Aww.. hyung.. sorry. Please don’t. (hugs him lightly)

Yesung : Don’t what?

Kyuhyun : Don’t give up on our bantering. Don’t stop responding to my teasing. Don’t stop cursing at me when you reach your limit. All of these gives me immense boost. And I need that right now, as selfish as it sounds. Or else I wont survive this place (still clinging to yesung, looks around) whatever this place is.

Yesung : (Sighs audibly, pats babykyu’s back) I hope this is not one of your act.. again.

Kyuhyun : (mumbles) Its not. I promise.

Yesung : (exhales and then hums) Good. (thinking out loud, soothing circles around Kyu’s back) How could I do all of them, when your ruthless, merciless teasing is draining my energy?

Kyuhyun : (whines, embraces his hyung tighter this time) I will tone it down.

Yesung : (snorts) Tone it down, he says (suggests despite knowing his fruitless effort) How about just stopping all these tease at once and be civil with me from now on ?

Kyuhyun : (word is out of his mouth before even his brain registers it) NEVER !!

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Author Note : Finally, I wrote it. Despite being ‘not that great’ of a chapter, I just want to post this for the people who subscribed and commented. I have been meaning to write the first chapter since the day I posted the story description in AFF and AO3. Any way, busy week ahead of me. If all goes well, I might write next chapter a little sooner. No promises though.

Fun Fact : I wrote this chapter while listening to ‘Your Echo’ by Yesung ON REPEAT.

--- AA