Chanyeol was laughing at some joke that Baekhyun had made when he feels someone’s hand on the small of his back. They were at SM’s Art Exhibit and everyone’s getting a little too light headed from the limelight and maybe from the champagne too. Flashes of cameras everywhere surrounded them and maybe the drinks did help make them forget on how many people were watching their every move. Chanyeol tilted his head slightly and saw Kris hovering over him.

Kris leaned in and whispered. “I’m going out for some fresh air. Do you want to come with me?”

    Chanyeol quickly looked at Baekhyun who was still talking animatedly and mumbled a quick excuse and took Kris’ outstretched hand and headed out. Who could say no to Kris anyway? Once outside, Kris let their hands drop and breathed in deeply. Chanyeol couldn’t look away at how beautiful the other was basking in the moonlight.

“Are you going to keep staring at me,Yeollie?” Kris let out a lazy laugh, one that Chanyeol has never heard in front of the other members.

Chanyeol lightly punched the older’s shoulder. “I was not staring, you dope.”

“Sure, sure.”  Kris smirked.

The younger wanted to make some sarcastic remark but he suddenly remembered how grateful he was for Kris tonight, always helping him after his surgery. “Erm, hyung . . .”

The older raised an eyebrow and looked at him.

“About earlier . . . back there . . .” Chanyeol jerked a thumb towards the building. The words were stuck in his throat. It was just a simple thank you but he just couldn’t spit it out.

“You don’t have to thank me. I was just being a good leader.”  Kris whispered.

Chanyeol couldn’t help but frown. Was that why Kris had helped him? “Joonmyeon hyung’s my leader though.”

Kris, as though sensing his distress, draped an arm around his shoulder and pulled him closer. “I know but I wanted to do it.”

    Chanyeol didn’t say anything else; he didn’t have to. The night dragged on and more glasses of champagne were poured. By the time they went back inside,most of the members were slightly tipsy and barely coherent enough to get in the van. Kris scolded Suho for letting Sehun and Kai drink but the guardian was barely awake. Chanyeol patted the older’s cheek and told him to just let them be. Kris reluctantly agreed and leaned on him throught the way home. Kris’ hand never left Chanyeol’s shoulder.

“I can’t believe my best friend walked out on me last night and let me get drunk.” Baekhyun’s voice was heavy with sleep but his glare was still sharp.

Chanyeol shrugged.  “If I was there, we’d both be drunk.”

“Best friends are supposed to share experiences like that together.”  The older pouted.

“Kris hyung wanted to go outside so I went with him.” 

Baekhyun nodded knowingly. “Ah, Kris hyung.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?” Chanyeol looked at him.

“Oh,you know, it’s Kris hyung so I get it.”

“That doesn’t explain anything, bacon.”

The shorter boy laughed. “What I mean is that you could never say no to that giant of yours.”

Chanyeol opened his mouth to retaliate but his phone suddenly rang. He answered the call and that familiar drawl filled his ears. Kris wanted to eat lunch outside since everyone in EXO M’s being a grouch after getting scolded during breakfast and he wanted to ask if Chanyeol was free. Chanyeol couldn’t help the grin from spreading on his face and after a few teasing comments, they agreed to meet by the park close to the dorms. Baekhyun gave him a smug smile while he drank the cup of coffee he made.

“You were saying, Chanyeol ah?” 

The taller boy just stuck his tongue out. “What do you mean? I was just free today so I said yes.”

“You were supposed to take Kai and Sehun out today, remember? You said you’ll show them that you’re a nice hyung too.” Baekhyun reminded him.

Chanyeol’s mouth dropped open. “Holy crap,is that today?!”

Baekhyun nodded. “Dude,you’re so forgetful. So,are you going to call Kris hyung now?”

Chanyeeol toyed with the spoon Baekhyun had used earlier. “Sehun and Kai have a hangover anyway. Suho hyung won’t let them out. I’ll just take them out some other time.”

Baekhyun couldn’t help but laugh. “It’s not just because it’s Kris hyung, is it?”

“Of course not!”  Chanyeol denied though the blush on his cheeks gave him away.

              Lunch turned out to be just a simple meal in a small restaurant. They’re both wearing disguises but with their heights, it’s hard not to be spotted. The waitress unabashedly flirted with Kris but the young man didn’t show any hint of approval which unexplainably made Chanyeol happy. They talked for hours about random things and Kris had smiled more than in those few hours than Chanyeol had seen in a while and it made him proud to know that he was the reason behind it.

“You don’t have to walk me back, hyung. I’m not a girl.”  Chanyeol grinned.

Kris scoffed. “Your voice is too deep for that. Don’t worry.”

“Your scary dragon glare isn’t going to make you a nice girl too.”

“Whoever said I would be confused as a girl anyway?”

Chanyeol stuck his tongue out. “You never know, hyung.”

“You’re too weird seriously.” Kris laughed and waved as he went back to his own dorm.

             Chanyeol got scolded by Suho for disappearing for hours without telling him where he went and even leaving his phone behind. Kai and Sehun ignored him during dinner because apparently, the two magnaes were looking forward to their free lunch aside from Kyungsoo’s cooking. Only after a promise of getting them ice creams the following day did they talk to him. Chanyeol knew he was probably going to be broke the next day and that he was going to kick Baekhyun’s later for not telling Suho where he went.

           The next time Chanyeol saw Kris was when the duizhang knocked on K’s dorm in the middle of the night. Kris had to repeat his question three times before Chanyeol could understand why the heck he was there.

“Yeollie, I’m going for a stroll. Do you want to come?” Kris leaned against the doorframe, pulling the jacket around him.

         Chanyeol’s body was screaming no at him. They had just ended their movie marathon and everyone else was already asleep. Heck, almost everyone normal would be asleep at this time. What had started out as a fun movie night became a boring movie so one by one, each member returned to their bedroom. Chanyeol didn’t want to finish the film anymore but he figured that he could waste a couple more minutes of sleep and stayed til the end. His eyelids were trying not to close and his whole body was already yearning for his bed. He opened his mouth, hoping he’d hear no from his own mouth.

“I’ll go get my jacket.” Chanyeol sighed. He looked up to see Kris grinning at him and maybe he felt a little more awake.

                 They’ve been walking aimlessly for about half an hour now. Only the two of them were outside and somehow, Chanyeol envied those people in their beds right now. Kris lightly swung their hands since both of them had forgotten to wear gloves and it was deadly cold right now. They sat down on the park’s bench and the younger could feel the sleep catching up to him.

“You’re quiet tonight.” Kris remarked.

Chanyeol leaned his head on the older’s shoulder and stared up at the stars. “I don’t usually talk during this time.”

“If you were that sleepy, then you should’ve said no to me.” 

Chanyeol didn’t have anything to say to that.

“You should’ve said no to me when I asked you to come out with me during the exhibit so you could stay by your best friend’s side.” Kris smirked. “You should’ve said no to me when I asked you out for lunch since you already had plans with Kai and Sehun.”

Chanyeol gasped. “You knew about that?! Do you know how much I spent on ice cream just to make up for it?!”

Kris laughed. “My dear Yeollie, the real question is why didn’t you say no to me?”

Chanyeol bit his lower lip and looked away. “I . . .uh . . .am a good dongsaeng?”

The older cupped his cheek, forcing him to look straight into his eyes. “Is it because you can’t say no to me?”

When Chanyeol didn’t say anything, Kris continued with his next question.

“If I asked you to be mine, what would you say?” Kris asked in a sweet,gentle voice that made Chanyeol’s  heart race.

“A-are you serious?”  Chanyeol mumbled.

“Of course I am.”

Chanyeol smiled sweetly at him. “I could never say no to you, can I?”

“I want to hear you say it.” Kris whispered, leaning his forehead against the younger’s.

“I’ll be yours, Kris.”

           Kris carries him on his back to K’s  dorm. Chanyeol must’ve fallen asleep on the way because the next thing he knows was the familiar feeling of his blanket around him. Kris slips under the covers, wrapping an arm around his waist while Chanyeol snuggles against his chest. When Kris asks him if he could stay the night, Chanyeol laughs since both of them already knows the answer. The night was cold and Chanyeol definitely feels warm in his embrace. Who could say no?