As the day progressed you found yourself avoiding Baekhyun. Eventually Baekhyun and his cousins exited the ‘den’ and walked over to the marquee to take their place on the seats, unfortunately for you there was a seating plan which put you on Baekhyuns table, you were fervent on exchanging places thus walked over to the table Minhyun was situated at

‘Hi’ you whisper as you meet his gaze

‘I was ermm wondering’ you started playing with your fingers ‘if you would swap seats with me’

‘Why?’ he starts grinning and quickly peeks a glance at Baekhyuns table to see your nametag placed on the table

‘You and Baekhyun having a couple spat?’

‘Whaat nooo! Were not a couple!’ you answer defensively

‘Please just swap...its awkward’ you decide on playing the aeygo card so muster up an innocent, pleading face and bite on your lips a little, You notice Minhyun's face turning a bright shade of pink therefore he quickly clears his throat and motions a little boy on his side around the age of 4 or 5 to stand up

‘Hey go sit over on Baekhyun Hyung’s table okay?’ The boy shoots him a disgruntled face

‘No I don’t want to!!’ he stubbornly rejects

‘Chung Hee, If you do I’ll buy you Taeyeon from SNSD...shes on sale’ Minhyun tries to act convincing

‘Really hyung? You’ll really buy her for me?’

‘Of course I’ll buy anything for my little brother’ and he ruffles the little kids hair

‘Okaaay’ and with a beam plastered on his little face his brother runs over to Baekhyuns table and ceremoniously tells all the other boys of his present, they all shoot Minhyun a pointed look but nonetheless keep up with the facade, Baekhyun finally walks over to his table and notices that your name tag is on the table but your not there, he quickly scans an eye over the small venue and it finally lands on the table your sitting on *She’s still avoiding me* he  heaves a sigh and sluggishly sits down, you feel a stare boring on the back of your head so slowly turn your head and face Baekhyun, he sends you a gloomy look and mouths words that are too hard to comprehend

‘You’re avoiding me’ he whispers again, this time you understand but pretend not to and shoot him a queer look and quickly turn your head to face forward

‘He must think I’m a ’ you murmur

‘Huh what did you say?’ Minhyun nudges your arm

‘Nothing, oh I was wondering when Yongook Oppas fiancé is coming.’

‘I don’t know? You should since you kind of LIVE in this house’ he smirks at you

‘Oh right, I think they’ll come around now since were all seated’ Just then Yongook appeared through the doorway and entered the garden alongside his Fiancé, she was wearing a purple floor length gown, with an inner corset fitted, also featuring a wide empire waist band made of crystals and beads, her hair was curled elegantly and volumised slightly on the top, all in all she looked absolutely gorgeous. Yongook was looking at his Fiancé with such pride and love that you felt envious of the affection that was emitting from the couple, you yearned for the same kind of love they were experiencing and involuntarily spare a glance at Baekhyuns direction, fortunately he doesn’t notice the momentary look, as his face was fixated on the happy couple *they look happy* he smiles faintly

You were about to divert your gaze from the couple when you notice a figure emerging from the doors

‘Oh no its Sohyun’ you quietly mutter and slap a hand to your forehead, almost as if a headache was coming

‘Whoa who’s she? Shes HOT!’ you hear Minhyun say next to you

‘That is Yongook’s sister in law’

‘Seriously? Man shes hot’

‘Let me just warn you beforehand, shes a very mean person...so if you want to pursue her or whatever be alert at all times!’

‘I’m not going to pursue her, I don’t ask out all girls I find attractive...I mean were not going out’ you feel your face heating up once again and stare at him shocked

‘Calm down _______ you blush crazily. Its cute’ he says while chuckling at you, Baekhyun notices the communication between you both and fights hard to restrain himself *I wish I never liked you* he sighs heavily and walks over to his brother and fiancé

‘Ji eun Noona, you look very nice’ he smiles sweetly at her, just before he can hear his sister in laws response, a very shrieky voice is projected

‘OPPPPPAAA! You look Sooo handsome!’ Baekhyun quickly twists his body around to come face to face with the annoying Sohyun, Sohyun’s voice immediately grasped your attention making your eyes wonder to the scene, you feel your body become tense when you realise her pressing her body against Baekhyuns, Minhyun notices your hard stare and puts a hand on your shoulder

‘Are you jellllllllllllly??’ he teases you

‘If its any consolation look at Baekhyuns face, he looks ready to rip her hair out’ you become aware of Baekhyun expression and feel your anger subside a little but not fully as Ji Eun wasn’t letting go and Baekhyun wasn’t even resisting

‘I’m not jealous, he can do whatever he wants I don’t own him’ and with that you get up from your seat but feel a wrench of pain shooting down your stomach *Oh NO* you inwardly writhe * I know what this pain is* you quickly sprint up to the house, running upstairs and enter your room, you bring out the necessary toiletries  walk into the bathroom

after finishing your business you exit the bathroom and go to your room, falling onto your ‘bed’

‘It hurtsssssssss’ you quietly whine and clutch onto your stomach while gritting your teeth hoping the pain will go.

Meanwhile Mrs Byun walks over to Baekhyuns table

‘Where’s ________? ‘She asks Baekhyun with creased eyebrows

‘Shes sitting with Minhyun’ he points to the direction of the table without turning his head

‘No she isn’t’

‘I swear she was?’ Baekhyun responds confusedly and looks at the table

‘Minhyun’ he hollers grabbing his attention

‘Where did ________ go?’

‘I saw her running to the house’

‘Running?’

‘Yeah she looked like she was in pain’ that was all Baekhyun needed to hear before he stood up and started walking to the house door, unfortunately Sohyun appeared in front of him

‘How’s my favourite oppa doing?’ she smiles sweetly

‘You didn’t think I’ll forget about the time you lied to me and said you and that witch are dating? Ah come on you wont get rid of me that easily’ she whispers across his ears, Baekhyun found himself losing patience and fought hard to try and not yell out some verbal abuse however quickly calmed himself and tried walking off but Sohyun grabbed onto his arm which was incredibly testing his tolerance

‘Don’t you know it’s impolite to walk away while a guest is talking to you’ she speaks in a haughty tone

‘You’re not a guest, if I had my way you wont be invited today’ and with that he yanked his arm away from her and entered the house

‘You bastard’ she shrills earning a few curious look from the guests, she quickly composes her expression and walks away humiliated

Baekhyun marched upstairs and saw the bathroom and toilet door open therefore realised you weren’t in there however heard a quiet whimper coming from his bedroom and walked in to find you curled in a ball

‘Are you okay?’ he runs to your aid and places a hand over your forehead to find your temperature heighten

‘I’m okay’ you look at him through pained, shocked eyes

‘No your not your face has gone pale, have you eaten anything bad, did you fall or hurt yourself somewhere?’ he looks at you worriedly examining your face, you didn’t know how to answer him as you knew the reasons for your pain

‘I just have a stomach ache its okay’ you say reaching a hand out to place on his arm to try and calm him, Baekhyuns eyes softened at the contact and he looks at you thoughtfully

‘Do you want me to get you anything?’

‘Can you get me some Paracetemol’ you reply after breaking out of your staring reverie

--

He then enters the room with the Paracetemol and a glass of water, after you consume both you lie back down on your mattress and feel  drowsiness overcome your body so flutter your eyes shut, you eventually enter slumber and dream of a house in the city, you see yourself a little bit older and notice two kids running in your direction ‘Ommma’ they scream as they hurl their bodies at you, you embrace them with full arms and soothingly kiss their forehead ‘How are my boys? Did you have fun with your daddy?’ you tenderly put a hand over their soft, straight hair ‘Yep! It was very fun’ the elder of the two speaks, you gently pinch his cheeks and kiss him on the same spot and do the same for the little one ‘I’m glad my babies had fun, now where’s my giant baby?’ you reply thoughtfully and scan a eye over to the room and see a figure hiding next to the wall ‘Baekhyun come out!’ you say scolding him but quickly beam out with a smile ‘You been hiding there all this time?’ ‘yeah ,I wanted to see my favourite people in the world interacting together while I creep from behind’ ‘is that so’ you reply standing up and walking over to him, he softly places an arm on your waist when you near him and lowers his head down and looks at your lips ‘your lips are too irresistible’ he smirks by teasingly flicking your nose ‘ yours are so feminine’ you retort back ‘Don’t hurt my pride’ he puts a hand to his chest ‘I wont’ you feel your lips bordering his until they touch,  finally you feel his lips claim yours and enter a feeling of ecstasy while the kids watch in abhorrence

You leisurely open your eyes and instantly reach for your lips ‘it was a dream’ you mutter sadly, you feel a movement next you so look to your right to see Baekhyun sitting on the edge of your mattress with his head in his hands

‘Baekhyun’ you softly nudge his sides with your finger

‘Huh’ he removes his hands from his face and looks at you

‘You’re awake’ he smiles

‘Yep’ you reply returning the smile, you couldn’t help but think of the amazing dream you just had thus look at Baekhyun intently

‘What...do I have something on my face?’ he replies after noticing your strong stare

‘Ermm no nothing, let’s go down’ you say and quickly get up

‘Wait...are you feeling better? are you stomach pains gone?’

‘Yep my period pains are definitely gone’ you absentmindedly reply

‘Oh no!’ you mumble shamefully *why do I keep on embarrassing myself like this’ you shake your head with humiliation *I just said period didn’t I? Aghh* you mentally slap yourself

Baekhyun feels his own face colour as he wasn’t aware of the reasoning behind your pain

‘Ermm lets just go down’ Baekhyun says and you quietly follow him

--

When you and Baekhyun arrived downstairs you realise the food has already been served as all the guests were tucking into the food provided by the local restaurant, your seat next to Minhyun was occupied by a female guest so you stand awkwardly, Baekhyun notices your dilemma and ushers you to come to his table

‘There’s no vacant spaces’

‘Wait’ he says and quickly scoops his little cousin into his arms

‘Sit here’

‘Baekhyun no you don’t have to, you wont be able to eat then...and Chung Hee’s food is already half eaten, are you sure you want to eat from the same plate?

‘_______ just sit down before I change my mind’

‘But—‘

‘No Buts, just sit down’ and he pulls on your arm with his free hand as the other was wrapped around his little cousin waist

‘Hyung shes sitting on my seat!’ Chung Hee starts throwing a tantrum, flailing his arms around the table

‘Chung Hee if you don’t stop crying your brother wont buy you Taeyeon’ Dae Jung firmly tells the little boy, this at once makes him quieten so he goes back to eating from his plate

Mrs Byun walks over to your table and notices Chung Hee on Baekhyuns lap

‘Did you already eat son?’

‘Not really’

‘You haven’t eaten! On no, what about you?’ she sees that you have no plate in front of you

‘I’m Sorry lovelies, I’m going to fetch your food at once’ Finally  two plates of food were put in front of you,  since Chung Hee's plate occupied Baekhyuns part in the table he couldn’t eat but instead watched as the rest of you did, You felt apologetic so scooped some Bulgogi on a spoon and placed it near Baekhyuns mouth

‘Open up’ you remind him and he slowly opened his mouth and you place it in his mouth, he looks at you with a small smile

‘Thanks’

‘I noticed you eyeing up everyone’s food, can’t have you starving can I?’ you smile back

‘This little one is making it impossible for me to eat’ he looks at Chung Hee who just pouts as result

‘Hyung Aaaaaaaaah’ Chung Hee says after picking up a carrot and placing it inside Baekhyuns mouth

‘It’s yummy! I’m going to make Taeyeon eat food that I will make’ Chung Hee says enthusiastically

‘Oh what are you going to feed her then?’ you and Baekhyun say at the same time , thus crack a smile at the coincidence

‘I’m going to feed her my sweets! I made lots’

‘You really made them?’ Baekhyun says feigning interest

‘I made them all by myself’ He beams widely and claps his hands, you couldn’t help but ruffle his hair out of the cuteness he was showing

‘You’re too adorable’ you coo over him and pinch his cheeks gently

‘Give Noona a ppo ppo? you ask Chun Hee

‘No’ he responds and starts shaking his head laughing cutely

‘You’ll give hyung a ppo ppo right?’ Baekhyun says looking at Chung Hee, he then whispers something in his ear making Chung Hee protrude his lips out and kiss Baekhyuns cheeks

‘Not fair you bribed him’ you pout as you face Chung Hees rejection

‘Ahahah REJECED’ Baekhyun points a finger at you and starts laughing making Chung Hee also join in

‘Yaah you guys are ganging up on me’ you reply pretending sadness, Chung Hee feels sad for you thus leans over to your side and quickly pecks your cheeks making you feel giddy with happiness

‘Awh He kissed me!! Baekhyun HA in your face’ you felt ecstatic at the little gesture, for some reason you couldn’t help compare this to the dream you experienced earlier, it felt too similar

‘De Je Vu I guess’ you mutter quietly

You and Baekhyun hear your name being called out so whip your head to the left to be faced with several aunts taking pictures of you

‘Awh don’t they look cute!’ They should get married’ ‘Imagine their own child’ you hear various voices calling out making you squirm in your seat with embarrassment ‘Oh don’t say that! Those two are nothing more than friends...sometimes they really hate each other’ Mrs Byun explains to the older guests

‘I have weird aunts and uncles’ Baekhyun mutters

‘I don’t disagree at all’ you reply back

--

As soon 11pm hit, majority of the guests left with the exception of Minhyun who left with his family half an hour later

You and the boys changed out of your clothing and started helping Mrs Byun with the clearing

--

‘Today was fun? Right children’ Mrs Byuns says looking at each and every one of you when you finish with the cleaning

‘Time does really go fast doesn’t it? Just the other days all of you were babies, now one of my own is getting married, How strange is that?’ you all listen attentively

‘I don’t want this too sound cheesy but when you all do fall in love please find the right girl’ she then spares you a quick smile ‘ someone like my ________’ And remember the mouth that fed you when you were all young’ and points a quick finger at herself and lifts her lips up in a smile, Mr Byun abruptly joins her and puts loving hand around her shoulders making her smile up at him ‘The love and affection that your mother gave you as you grew up can never be replaced by the love that you will experience when your older... a parents love for a child is unexplainable, you all are growing up and as much as I hate it I know I cant do anything but accept the course of nature’ He then directs a quick look at Yongook

‘Son, I can’t believe my young football fanatic of a son is going to be a married man....time really does go fast’ your eyes couldn’t help but allow a few tears to escape

Baekhyun looks at you sadly before placing an arm around your shoulder, moving you next to him; you look up at him gratefully

‘A reason to why I delivered my heart rendering speech just now is because Yongook is going to leave for Busan today’

‘WHAAT?’ all the boy course out at the same time

‘How comes our telling us now? Hyun Su interjects

‘What about the wedding?’ you say quietly

‘I’m telling you now because Yongook only told me about it yesterday’ she sends him a blunt look ‘and being busy and all I forgot to tell you, anyway his job entails that he goes now so his going to leave today and after his married he’ll take his fiancé to live there as well but for now we have to say goodbye’ Mrs Byun looked at him sadly and walked up to him enveloping him in motherly hug

‘My baby all grown up’

‘Mum don’t cry’ Yongook says after noticing a few tears trickling down her cheeks

‘Son I really can’t help it’

--

Gradually one by one all the brothers hugged Yongook and he finally came to you

‘You do know your my little sister right?’ at this you couldn’t help but let out more tears to fall, he quickly places an affectionate kiss on your forehead and hugs you closely

‘Bye my little cry-baby’

Subsequently Yongook gathered his luggage which was already prepared beforehand and shouts out another bye before leaving the house, he didn’t look back behind chiefly because the site of seeing his family together without him would have crushed him

--

Everyone started feeling the effects of his absence. It made  the atmosphere feel very empty and desolated. After a couple of minutes of sitting in the sitting room in silence you hear Mrs Byun call out from the kitchen

‘_______ I have to talk to you’ 

You quietly walk to the kitchen feeling scared for some reason; you see Mrs Byun softly smiling so let your scared feeling subside

‘So since Yongook left, his room is now empty, I realise that you and Baekhyun cant carry on sharing...your a girl his a boy I should have thought of this deeply beforehand but I didn’t, sorry darling, anyways my husband has already moved your luggage’s and other possessions to your new room so you will start sleeping there from today! Congratulations darling you have your own room!’ Mrs Byun said excitedly, Even though this was something you always wanted in the beginning you couldn’t help but favour the rooming arrangements you were already in, you let a false smile creep onto your face ‘ Thank you’ you reply trying to make your expression seem very bright.

You then walk upstairs and trudge into your new room, you realise that you don’t feel the same comfort you felt in the room you shared with Baekhyun

‘I guess I’ll have to get used to this’

--

Mrs Byun filled in Baekhyun of the new arrangements and he tried his hardest to conceal his disappointment ‘I Hope you’re finally happy, well now that you have you room back’

‘Yeah I am’ he says trying to secrete his true feelings

As you were chilling in your new room you hear a knock on the door ‘COME IN’ you shout as you had headphones in your ears making your voice more audible

‘Hi it’s me’ Baekhyun enters, he takes a few seconds to look at the room

‘I can’t believe this was Hyung’s rooms, it’s so girly now...you like Shinee and infinite?’ he says after noticing five Shinee posters and two Infinite ones

‘Wow you really gave this room a makeover’ he says after scrutinising it some more

‘Yeah I like them...I couldn’t exactly hang them in the other room could I?’ you reply with a teasing tone

‘Ahahah’ Baekhyun gives you a sarcastic laugh

‘Baekhyun?’

‘Hmm?’

‘Did you come here for a reason?...I mean I don’t want to sound mean?’

‘I-I- came to tell you that...well I came to....actually never mind ‘

‘You came to say what?’ you reply getting curious

‘Nothing I swear...I like your room and your posters’ he swiftly points to them and hurriedly exits your room

‘His a strange boy; you think before popping your headphones back in to your ears

*Why am I such a scaredy cat?’* Baekhyun thinks before slapping his forehead and going to his room