Feeling ashamed for having lied to Luhan for his own selfish reasons, Jinho couldn't bring himself to look towards the bedroom door. He knew from hearing Luhan's voice that the boy had found a way to talk to Sehun. For Luhan, everything was better, but for Jinho, things seemed to be getting worse. Even as he tried to sleep, the lies he uttered kept replaying in his mind. A constant cycling of his wrong.

After some time, he couldn't hear anything coming from Luhan's room anymore. He must be asleep....

 

All thanks to Sehun...

 

With a sigh, Jinho sat up and walked to the mini fridge. He grabbed a water bottle, desperately wishing it was soju, and finished it in one go. Right after he placed the bottle down, he heard noises coming from the bedroom.

 

Against his better judgment, Jinho went ahead and peeked inside the room. His eyes noticed the blanket that had fallen to the floor first before finally landing on the boy that was asleep, softly snoring. Jinho shouldn't be in here. He shouldn't be doing this. But he ignored the sirens that were going off in his head as he quietly picked up the blanket and placed it over Luhan.

 

He spotted the laptop next to Luhan and without much thought closed it with a snap.

 

When he got back to the couch, he quickly pulled the blanket over his head and tried his best not to think about what Sehun would say if he was to ever find out. What would he do? How would he –

 

Jinho squeezed his eyes shut and shook his head. No. It's best not to think about it...

 

It was probably around 6 am when Jinho heard knocks on the door. He wanted to ignore it and go back sleep, but a small part of him knew who it was, so he painstakingly got up and opened the door.

 

“Sehun?” he said when he was met with a worried looking Sehun standing there fidgeting.

 

“I'm here for Luhan,” Sehun replied, moving past Jinho, walking away with determination.

 

“Why else would you be here?” Jinho muttered under his breath.

 

Deciding that it would be best for him not to follow Sehun into the room, Jinho entered the bathroom to wash up. He was in the middle of brushing his teeth when he heard Luhan's ecstatic “SEHUN-AH!” He momentarily stopped brushing and turned his head to face the door. He couldn't see them, but he knew the couple were in the middle of a moment. A sweet reunion-like moment. Jinho turned to look back at the mirror in front of him only to see an ugly scowl on his face.

 

What could be more shameful than lying to Luhan?

 

Being annoyed at the way Luhan said Sehun's name – the way his voice seems to radiate affection from simply seeing Sehun.

 

When Jinho got out of the bathroom, he kept his head low – worthy of someone who was riddled with shame. He was halfway across the room when Sehun and Luhan walked out of the room holding hands and smiling (mostly Luhan).

 

“We're leaving,” Sehun announced as their eyes met. Jinho could sense the relief in Sehun's eyes when he said that – as if extremely glad to leave with Luhan, to take him home.

 

“Are you leaving with us?” Luhan asked.

 

The fact that Sehun tightened his grip on Luhan didn't go unnoticed by Jinho.

 

Jinho shook his head and forced a smile out. “No, you two go ahead. I'm going to have breakfast first.”

 

“You sure?” Luhan asked, brows crinkled with slight concern.

 

“Yeah. I'll see you at school.”

 

“See you,” Sehun said, leading Luhan towards the door.

 

“Bye Jinho,” Luhan said with a wave before Sehun ushered him out.

 

“Bye hyung,” Jinho said to an empty room.

 

He has gotten so use to being alone, to being empty, that he doesn't even feel anything when left to himself. It's a harsh reality, but Jinho had pretty much accepted it.

 

That is until today...

 

Seeing Sehun taking Luhan away was more than enough to spark something in Jinho. Something he has been ignoring for a while now.

 

It was really a matter of time before this feeling caught up to him.

 

Right now, he can't help but hate everything about his current situation. His current place in Luhan's eyes.

 

If only there was a way to change that without hurting anybody involved.

 

But of course that wasn't possible.

 

Not with them....

 

******

“What do you want for breakfast? You want to eat out?” Sehun asked as soon as they entered the car.

 

“No. I want to eat at home,” Luhan said. “Kyungsoo's breakfast is always the best.”

 

Sehun smiled. “You're right.”

 

While he was driving, Sehun couldn't shake off this question he really wanted an answer to. So while they were waiting at a stop light, Sehun cleared his throat.

 

“Didn't Jinho get any of my calls?” He asked, trying his best to sound nonchalant.

 

“Hm?”

 

“I called Jinho's cell a few times, but he never picked up.”

 

“Oh! It's because he forgot his phone at home. He didn't have it with him.”

 

“Oh is that so..”

 

“Yeah. Otherwise he probably would have let me use it to talk to you.”

 

“Yeah.....”

 

Sehun drove in silence for a while, still thinking about what Luhan had told him. If Jinho did have his phone, he would have answered. He should have. Why wouldn't he?

 

“I'm excited to see everybody,” Luhan said, interrupting Sehun's thoughts.

 

“Yeah. I think everybody will be happy to see you, especially those two.”

 

“Those two?”

 

Sehun didn't have to answer. Luhan should have already known that as soon as he stepped inside their house, the Baekyeol couple would come running.

 

But neither of them expected Baekyeol to tackle him to the floor.

 

“YOU'RE HERE!!”

 

“WE MISSED YOU SO MUCH HYUNG!!”

 

“WE THOUGHT YOU WERE A GONER SINCE YOU'RE NOT A GOOD SWIMMER!”

 

“BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER ANYMORE BECAUSE YOU'RE ALIVE!”

 

“AND STILL CUTE AS EVER!”

 

“I told them to control themselves,” Kris said when he entered the hallway to find Baekyeol rolling around with Luhan.

 

Sehun, who still couldn't believe what he was seeing, stood there and watched on as Baekyeol continued to show Luhan just how much they missed him. They had started pinching his cheeks and ruffling his hair.

 

“Why are they acting like they haven't seen him in years?” Chen asked when he saw the pair.

 

“That's because they're crazy,” Kai answered as he watched them with an amused expression.

 

“Umm. Off,” Sehun ordered, finally snapping out of his daze when the pair insisted they check Luhan's body for any physical injuries.

 

“But what if he's --” Baekhyun began, but Sehun cut him off.

 

“Off. Now.”

 

“Fine!” Baekhyun snapped though he made no move to get out from his current position. The boy was still holding onto Luhan. Sehun rolled his eyes and got to work.

 

“Welcome back hyung,” Chen said when Sehun finally got the older boy away from the touchy pair.

 

“Thanks Chen,” Luhan said, smiling before he pulled Chen in for a hug. Luhan then went on to hug Kai and Kris, who didn't look interested but gave in eventually when Luhan glared at him. They walked into the living room where the other boys were gathered.

 

“Glad you're safe,” Suho said with a warm smile after Luhan hugged him.

 

“Yeah, Sehun probably would have destroyed the house,” Kyungsoo said, glancing at Sehun who avoided eye contact with his hyung.

 

Luhan laughed, and though he found it adorable, Sehun decided that he needed to lay down, so while everyone's attention was on Luhan, he quietly slipped out the room.

 

******

Luhan was listening to Lay tell him about how Baekhyun and Chanyeol drove everybody nuts while he was gone when he suddenly noticed Sehun quietly going upstairs. Why did he leave?

 

When Luhan walked into his room, he didn't expect to see Sehun sprawled out on the bed – perfectly asleep.

 

He must be tired... With a small smile, Luhan left the room, closing the door behind him to let Sehun sleep in peace.

 

After taking a quick shower, he went downstairs for breakfast. And though he was happy hanging out with the other boys, his mind often wondered to where Sehun was, still in bed.

 

It was strange that Sehun had decided to sleep during the day. In fact, this was probably the only time that Sehun had napped while Luhan was fully awake. It had always been Luhan who napped whenever he was tired.

 

When Luhan got back to his room, he couldn't help but stare at Sehun for a moment. The way he was lying so still made it seemed as though he had passed out. And Luhan would have been worried if it weren't for the tiny smile on Sehun's face.

 

I wonder what he's dreaming of...

 

Quietly making his way on their bed, Luhan laid down next to Sehun, careful not to wake him. He noticed Sehun's eyebrows were getting a bit long and his bottom lip was a bit chapped.

 

Unable to control himself, Luhan wrapped an arm around Sehun's waist and snuggled closer.

 

It truly felt like he was finally home.

 

Suddenly, Sehun draped his leg over Luhan, and his arm somehow managed to get underneath Luhan's head, so that now he was resting on Sehun's arm.

 

“Sehun-ah?”

 

“Can we...” Sehun mumbled, causing Luhan to look at him curiously, wondering if Sehun was talking in his sleep or was he semi-awake?

 

“Can we just stay like this?” Sehun mumbled, bringing his body closer to Luhan.

 

Turns out, it didn't matter because Luhan's lips broke out into an adoring smile and his heart started beating happily when Sehun said that.

 

“Mhm.”

 

Luhan buried his face in his favorite spot in between Sehun's neck and shoulder, but not before he planted a soft kiss on Sehun's chin – which resulted in a grin from Sehun.

 

Eventually, Luhan also fell asleep.

 

It was always easy for him to do so whenever he was in Sehun's arms. 

 

By mid afternoon, Luhan woke up only to find Sehun still asleep. Luhan blinked at his boyfriend a few times, secretly hoping that Sehun would wake up to play with him.

 

“Gah, you're so adorable hyung,” Baekhyun muttered from the foot of the bed, catching Luhan by surprise.

 

“Wha-How-Were you there the whole time?” Luhan whispered, still mindful about potentially waking Sehun up.

 

“Not very long,” Baekhyun answered with a smile.

 

“Got some good pictures,” Chanyeol whispered, showing Luhan his camera.

 

Luhan raised his brow. “Why?”

 

“For keepsake.”

 

Sehun stirred, causing everybody to hold their breath. Baekhyun and Chanyeol stayed still, exchanging nervous glances with one another. Luhan kept his eyes trained on Sehun, unable to decide if he should wiggle around to wake Sehun up or stay still to let Sehun sleep some more. He eventually went with the second option.

 

“That was scary,” Chanyeol whispered after Sehun stilled.

 

Baekhyun nodded, wiping the sweat on his forehead. “Can you imagine if he woke up to find us taking pictures of him?”

 

Chanyeol shuddered. “I rather not.”

 

“Thankfully, he's knocked out.”

 

Still nestled in Sehun's arms, Luhan turned his face ever so slightly to look at the couple.

 

“He didn't get any sleep,” Chanyeol whispered, noticing the question mark on Luhan's face.

 

Luhan's eyes widened and he turned back to look at Sehun. He didn't sleep????

 

“Why?” Luhan asked, though he could guess why.

 

“He couldn't. Too worried about you.”

 

He probably should feel bad that Sehun lost sleep over him, but Luhan couldn't find it in him to feel anything but sheer bliss after hearing those words.

 

He hugged Sehun tighter and the smile on his face grew wider when Sehun hugged him back.

 

Baekhyun started spluttering incoherently, while Chanyeol started snapping more pictures.

 

“I can't with you two. This is too much,” Baekhyun declared with a sob before quickly exiting the room. Chanyeol followed right behind.

 

But Luhan doesn't realize they've left – not when he's feeling so incredibly lucky.

 

And unbelievably happy.

 

 

---

 

The day of the presentation..

 

“Good luck Bambi,” Sehun said, gently flicking Luhan's forehead as a form of encouragement.

 

“Yah!” Luhan scowled and immediately rubbed his forehead. “That's not how you wish someone good luck.”

 

Sehun shrugged. “It's how I do it.”

 

Luhan rolled his eyes, but didn't say anything further. He'll let Sehun have this one because he had other things to worry about – like this presentation for example.

 

Sehun, who sensed Luhan's worry, took ahold of his shoulders and stepped forward so that they were standing merely an inch apart. “Stop worrying so much,” Sehun said, his eyes glued to Luhan's own, silently calming the older one down. “You'll do great.”

 

“You're only saying that because I'm your boyfriend,” Luhan said with a pout.

 

The whole week he had been practicing what he was going to say in front of Sehun, and though his boyfriend gave him constructive criticism, pointing out what he needed to do to make his presentation better, Luhan knew that it wasn't going to be the same. Presenting in front of someone who adores everything you do is not the same as presenting in front of a group of college students, half of whom Luhan has never talked to. If he makes a mistake, they'll laugh just like Sehun did, but unlike Sehun, they're not going to hug him to make up for it.

 

“Even so...I mean it,” Sehun said before cupping Luhan's face. “You'll knock everyone off their feet, I'm sure.”

 

“But what if they laugh when I mispronounce a word, or worse – what if they don't clap?”

 

Sehun scoffed. “Tell them to meet me in the middle of the courtyard.”

 

“Why?”

 

“Because I'm going to present something of my own.” Sehun lets go of Luhan's face and held up his right fist. “Fist One.” He held up his other fist and grinned. “Fist Two.”

 

Luhan laughed and shook his head at Sehun's way of making him feel better. Cute.

 

Sehun, still grinning, bumped his forehead against Luhan's. “I'll reward you if you give it your best,” Sehun muttered so that only Luhan could hear. He leaned back and smiled at the blush that bloomed on Luhan's cheeks.

 

“So how about it?” Sehun asked teasingly, crossing his arms.

 

“I-I...I'll give it my best!” Luhan said loudly, surprising a few students who were walking by.

 

Sehun chuckled. “So easy.”

 

“Wha-”

 

Sehun leaned in and planted a quick kiss on Luhan's lips, smiling in satisfaction when he pulled back.

 

It came as no surprise that Sehun's kiss completely eliminated any other worries Luhan may have had.

 

“Ahem.”

 

The couple turned to find Jinho approaching them with a notebook in his hand. “You ready hyung?” he asked when he stood in front of him.

 

Luhan exchanged glances with Sehun and smiled before he replied to Jinho. “Yes!”

 

After the presentation....

 

“You were awesome hyung,” Jinho stated, holding up his hand so Luhan could high-five him.

 

“You too,” Luhan said, high-fiving Jinho. He picked up his backpack and started making his way out of the classroom. Jinho, who was still pleased with their presentation, continued to compliment him about how natural he was in front of everyone. Luhan simply shook his head and told Jinho that he was better.

 

“You're the main reason we got an A,” Luhan said. “You wrote most of the slides.”

 

“Yeah well you did most of the talking. Did you see how everybody was listening to every word you were saying. It was as if they were under a spell.”

 

Luhan giggled causing Jinho to grin.

 

“We're great partners,” Jinho said when they finally made it out of the classroom.

 

“Yeah. We are,” Luhan agreed.

 

“Hey hyung, do you want to --”

 

“Jinho!” Their professor called out from behind them.

 

“Professor Kim?”

 

“Jinho, I want to discuss something with you. Can you come with me to my office?”

 

“Uhh....” Jinho looked at Luhan.

 

“Go ahead,” Luhan said, pushing Jinho forward. “I'll see you later.”

 

He waved at Jinho before watching him turn to follow Professor Kim to his office.

 

Then someone whispered into his ear, “How did it go?”

 

“AAAH!!” Luhan shouted, jumping two feet away from the person who had snuck up on him. Clutching his shirt, Luhan glared at the person who started laughing as if it was funny to give someone a near heart attack experience.

 

“So easy,” Sehun stated with a grin. He held out his hand for Luhan, who cautiously took it.

 

“That wasn't cool.”

 

“You're right. It was hilarious.”

 

Luhan groaned. “If you ever scare me again, I'm going to --”

 

“Still love you?”

 

Luhan rolled his eyes and started walking out of the building. “That makes no sense.”

 

“Makes perfect sense to me,” Sehun said, intertwining their fingers. “You'll still love me even if I were to jump out from behind a tree.”

 

Luhan stopped in his tracks. “You want to bet on it?”

 

“Yes. I do,” Sehun said, staring directly into Luhan's eyes.

 

Luhan blamed Sehun's gorgeous eyes for the fact that he simply huffed and started walking again. He was honestly feeling generous today because letting his boyfriend win twice was a rare occurrence.

 

Apparently, Sehun thinks so too. “Wow. Today's my lucky day.”

 

Luhan merely scoffed.

 

“I'm guessing your presentation went well?”

 

“I was awesome.”

 

Sehun chuckled. “What happened to the person who was so nervous earlier?”

 

“Don't know what you're talking about..”

 

“Rightttt.”

 

“I don't.”

 

“Uh huh.”

 

The rest of the time Luhan told Sehun how everything went. He couldn't help but feel proud of the “A” that they had gotten. Considering the amount of time they spent working on that project, it was worth it. But Luhan was more happy about the fact that he was now able to spend his free time with Sehun, who was also glad though he didn't voice it.

 

“Uhh Sehun-ah, where are we going?” Luhan asked when Sehun had led them towards the opposite direction – away from the university's entrance and towards the parking deck.

 

“To the car.”

 

“The car? Why do we have the car? Are we going somewhere?”

 

“Well, what else would you use a car for?” Sehun teased.

 

“Just answer the question,” Luhan hissed.

 

“Feisty.”

 

“Sehun-ahh.”

 

Giving Luhan's hand a gentle squeeze, Sehun promised, “It'll be fun.”

 

“But what about work?”

 

“Chanyeol hyung is taking your shift.”

 

“Really?”

 

“Yes, now let's go!”

 

 

******

Where did he go?

 

After having a talk with Professor Kim, Jinho ran back to where he last saw Luhan, but the boy wasn't there. He tried calling him, but then he remembered that Luhan probably still had his phone off – he had turned it off when they were presenting their project.

 

Jinho originally wanted to take Luhan somewhere to celebrate, but now as he went in search for the boy, he realized that it probably wasn't going to happen.

 

He ended up at the cafe, thinking that maybe Luhan left early for work. When he entered the shop, two pair of eyes immediately zoomed in on him. Two very judgmental pair of eyes.

 

“How can I help you?” Baekhyun asked, his fake sweet smile on display. Chanyeol, who was cleaning a table behind him stopped what he was doing to eye Jinho suspiciously.

 

Jinho scanned the shop for the head of honey brown hair. He frowned when he didn't find anything.

 

“Umm,” Baekhyun started when Jinho cut him off.

 

“Where's Luhan hyung? Is he not working today?”

 

“Why don't you call him? Oh wait, did you forget your phone at home again?”

 

For a split second, Jinho's eyes flicker with alarm, but he didn't want to give Baekhyun the satisfaction, so he kept his face calm. Internally, he panicked. How did Baekhyun know? There was simply no way..

 

“Luhan hyung told me,” Baekhyun said as if he read Jinho's mind.

 

“Do you know where he is?” Jinho asked irritatedly.

 

“He's with Sehun,” Chanyeol said.

 

And though Jinho knew Chanyeol wasn't as vicious as Baekhyun, he couldn't help but feel that Chanyeol's reply was just as painful as if Baekhyun had said it.

 

He didn't say anything else and just left the pair. All he wanted was to treat Luhan to dinner in celebration of their grade for the project they worked so hard on. Now all he got was the overwhelming fear of being caught red handed...

 

******

“Here we are,” Sehun said when they got to their car. He led Luhan to the passenger side and opened the door. “Before we go, can you put this on?”

 

Sehun held out a pair of blindfolds.

 

“Blindfolds?” Luhan questioned, feeling confused. “Why? Where are we going?”

 

“Do you trust me?”

 

Luhan doesn't hesitate to answer. “Yes.”

 

“Then just put these on.”

 

“But--”

 

“Aishh.” Sehun placed the blindfold over Luhan's eyes. “You're wearing it. Don't even know why I asked! Now get in the car.”

 

Luhan snorted. “It sounds like you're kidnapping me.”

 

“Only if you're uncooperative,” Sehun threatened.

 

“Alright fine. Help me get on.”

 

He didn't see it, but Luhan could tell that Sehun was grinning. After helping Luhan into the car, Sehun was working on getting Luhan's belt on when Luhan grabbed his wrist.

 

“You're not taking me to a secluded forest are you?”

 

“Why would I take you to a secluded forest?!” Sehun asked, sounding slightly indignant that Luhan would accuse him of doing such a thing.

 

“Because I'm Bambi remember?” Luhan grinned.

 

Sehun groaned and started muttering something.

 

“What?” Luhan asked, frowning at the fact that he not only can't see, he can't hear well either.

 

Lifting Luhan's chin up, Sehun said, “Stop frowning,” before he kissed Luhan.

 

But Sehun pulled back a bit too early for Luhan's liking.

 

“If I don't?”

 

“I'm going to really take you to a secluded forest and leave you there,” Sehun answered, snapping Luhan's belt into place.

 

Luhan rolled his eyes. Yeah right...

 

At the beginning, Luhan kept bombarding Sehun with questions about where they were going and what they were doing. Surprisingly, Sehun gave him nothing. Not even a single clue.

 

Later on, Luhan got quiet, and this initially freaked Sehun out. He heard the panic in Sehun's voice when he asked him what was the matter, but Luhan assured him that he was just quiet because Sehun wouldn't tell him anything. And he also blamed it on the fact that he couldn't see!

 

Though he hated not being able to see where they were going, Luhan liked how he was able to tell they were coming to a stop light because Sehun would reach over and give his hands a gentle squeeze.

 

The first time Sehun did that, Luhan nearly squealed because the thought that Sehun would squeeze his hand just to let him know that he was still there made Luhan embarrassingly giddy.

 

Sehun has always complained about Luhan driving him crazy, but frankly, Sehun drives Luhan just as crazy – if not more.

 

“We're here,” Sehun announced when he parked the car.

 

“Finally,” Luhan muttered, fumbling his way around for the belt buckle.

 

Sehun chuckled and helped Luhan out of his safety belt. “Can't even feel your way around,” Sehun said, his voice laced with amusement.

 

Luhan turned his head around to Sehun's side and his lips bumped into something that felt strangely familiar.

 

“But you can kiss just fine,” Sehun teased.

 

Luhan blushed. “Oh shut it. I didn't even know that was your mouth.”

 

“How about now?” Sehun asked after he kissed Luhan.

 

“Well duh. You just kissed me!”

 

“Did I?”

 

“Sehun-ahh.”

 

Sehun laughed. “Okay. Let's get out.”

 

Still blindfolded, Luhan relied on Sehun to take him wherever he needed to go. Occasionally, Sehun would let him bump into a wall, laughing when Luhan yelped. I'm so going to get you back!

 

After a while, Luhan felt something was different. Instead of ceramic floors, he felt carpet beneath his shoes. And it definitely felt a lot warmer than it was before when they were outside.

 

“Sehun-ah?”

 

“Yeah. Just a little more. Okay. Sit here.”

 

Luhan sat down. “Can I take off my blindfold?”

 

“Not yet. Take them off when you hear a beeping sound.”

 

“A beeping sound?”

 

“Yeah.”

 

Luhan sat stood, wondering when he could take this darn blindfold off. Suddenly, he realized that Sehun was no longer holding his hand. Feeling nervous, he instinctively reached out for Sehun's hand, but he didn't come into contact with anything.

 

“Sehun-ah?”

 

Silence.

 

“Sehun-ah?”

 

Nothing.

 

Luhan frantically searched around for Sehun, but all he felt was something soft and shaped like a chair on either side of him.

 

“Sehun-ah!”

 

Beep.

 

Luhan ripped the blindfold off and all he saw was nothing. Everything was so dark that Luhan thought he might still have the blindfold on. “Sehun-ah?!”

 

“Don't panic Lu,” Sehun's voice boomed from speakers that seemed to be coming out of the wall. The dark space in front of him lit up, revealing a gigantic screen. Luhan looked around and realized that he was in a movie theater. Alone.

 

Luhan was about to scream for Sehun again when the screen suddenly went dark again, but this time white cursive words also appeared.

 

A documentary of the person who have never failed to fascinate Oh Sehun.

 

Then a picture of their room came on the screen. On the bed, Luhan could see a lump hiding underneath the covers. Another picture came on screen, and Luhan's eyes widened when he recognized his hair sticking out from the sheets. What followed was a serious of photographs all of him starting from the moment he woke up.

 

Luhan realized that this must have been the day Sehun decided that he was going to be the one to take pictures.

 

The pictures were in perfect sequential order. It started with him getting up, there was even a photo of him hiding his face in embarrassment. It progressed to photos of him in the bathroom, brushing his teeth and smiling at Sehun, the cameraman who didn't know his reflection was seen in the mirror. It then got to when Luhan went downstairs for breakfast. He sat next to Baekhyun, who upon noticing the pictures Sehun was taking started posing – acting out what he believed a pictorial model would pose like at a breakfast table. Sehun did his best to keep Baekhyun out of the photos, but there were a few where Baekhyun and Chanyeol could be seen in the back making faces. Then the photos went to when Luhan was outside playing soccer with the others. While most of the photos left Luhan feeling proud of his amazing soccer skills, there was one of him in the process of falling over after Chen had kicked the ball to his stomach. Judging from how Sehun took multiple photos of him on the grass, rolling in pain, Luhan could tell his boyfriend found those photos funny. The next batch of photos were of him laughing into the camera. He remembered these. Sehun had told him that he was a horrible model, but that made Luhan laugh even more because Sehun was being ridiculous – Luhan was an excellent model. The photos then went to dinner where Sehun captured Luhan talking to each of the other boys – again Baekyeol thought it would be fun to photobomb the pictures, and this time Chen joined them.

 

The last few photos were of Luhan in bed, yawning and staring dreamily towards the camera – or rather the cameraman. Luhan blushed in the dark theater when he thought about Sehun taking photos of him sleeping.

 

Just when he thought the slide show was over, there was a photo of Sehun lying next to him, his eyes glued to Luhan's sleeping form. The last photo was one of Sehun smiling at Luhan.

 

Thanks for taking my breath away each and every day.

– Your Forever Captivated Photographer

 

 

Luhan smiled at the words on the screen, touched by the fact that Sehun did all of this for him.

 

Just then, red cursive writing appeared on screen.

 

Follow the string

 

The lights in the theater and Luhan looked down at his pinky. A red string.

 

How did I not notice this before? Luhan got up and followed the string, his heart beating rapidly. He was excited to see what else Sehun had planned for him. He followed the string all the way out of the theater room and into the empty lobby. He kept on walking till he eventually saw the backdoor of the theater. Thinking that Sehun was probably waiting behind those doors, Luhan ran towards it and pushed it open.

 

“Sehun-ah?”

 

The only thing Luhan saw at first were balloons. And lots of it.

 

The red string on his pinky had led him to the red string that was presumably tied to one of the many birthday balloons someone was holding. Luhan immediately recognized Sehun's shoes and calmly walked towards the balloons.

 

“Ahem,” Luhan cleared his throat when he was a few feet away from the person.

 

Slowly, the balloons went up, revealing Sehun, who had on his characteristic smirk. “Surprise.”

 

Luhan smiled before he looked up at the late evening sky that was now covered in colorful balloons.

 

“Happy Birthday,” Sehun said.

 

Luhan looked at him, noticing the red string that was actually tied to Sehun's pinky. “But my birthday isn't until Saturday.”

 

“I know. That's why this is a real surprise.” Sehun grinned before he grabbed ahold of Luhan's hands. “I'm working Saturday, so I won't be with you for your actual birthday. That's why I wanted to give you a surprise.”

 

“You're really good at this,” Luhan said with envy.

 

Sehun chuckled. “Only because you're worth it.”

 

The sparkle in Luhan's eyes was all Sehun needed to know that he was successful in conveying his message to Luhan. It was also all he needed to lean down and press their lips together. Luhan smiled into the kiss, completely smitten with the boy attached to him.

 

“Sehun-ah, did you rent out the whole theater?” Luhan asked after their lips were a bit swollen from the many kisses shared.

 

“Something like that. The owner of the theater is actually really close to my aunt, so it wasn't that hard.”

 

“Ohh.”

 

“I'm a pretty cool boyfriend huh?”

 

Luhan laughed. “Cool enough.”

 

Sehun rolled his eyes. “Whatever.”

 

“Sehun-ah, since this is supposed to be my birthday surprise, aren't you forgetting something?”

 

With a smirk, Sehun nodded. “I think I am..Why don't you look over there?” He pointed towards the tree near the side of the building.

 

Luhan caught sight of a red balloon sticking out from one of the lower branches. He gave Sehun a “What else do you have planned?” look before rushing over there to take the balloon down.

 

“There's nothing attached to it,” Luhan said.

 

“What if you pop it?” Sehun asked when he appeared behind Luhan.

 

Luhan pressed his fingernails into the balloon and – Pop!

 

Something fell out and Luhan picked it up. A box? Inside of the balloon was a small gold box. Before opening it, Luhan glanced at Sehun who kept smiling at him.

 

“Nothing is going to pop out right?”

 

“Who knows?”

 

Luhan took a deep breath and opened the box. He spotted the item inside and instantly grinned.

 

“Is this what I was forgetting?” Sehun asked.

 

“No, you forgot a cake.”

 

Luhan picked up the pink cupcake that had a single candle on it. “But this is fine too.”

 

“Whew,” Sehun sighed, pretending to wipe off beads of sweat. He took out a small lighter from his pocket and lit the candle. “Make a wish.”

 

“Is it going to come true even if it's not my birthday yet?”

 

“I'll make it come true.”

 

Luhan closed his eyes and wished for something. He blew on the candle and Sehun clapped.

 

“What did you wish for?”

 

“I'm not supposed to tell you.”

 

“How am I supposed to make it come true if I don't know what it is?”

 

Luhan smiled and intertwined their fingers. “You already did.”

 

 

 

 

~~~~~~ HAPPY BIRTHDAY LUHAN!!! ♥♥♥ I know I took forever to get this done, but hey it's done. Lol. Super long.. And there were multiple changes in point of view. Hope that didn't confuse anybody (the asterisks should have helped). Favorite part - Napping Hunhan, Baekhyun's "Did you forget your phone at home again" insult, and fluffy Hunhan. Lol. WHAT IS AIR?! They're so cute, I can't handle it, and neither can Baekhyun. Hhahah. Luhan's birthday party chapter is next and of course Jinho will be there..Hhaha. He's going to be stepping into Baekyeol's personal territory. Is he ready for that? Lol. 

 

Thanks for reading!!