"CHANYEOL OPPA, LET ME GO!!" I rammed my hands down on his back as he continued to carry me further and further out. I could feel the ocean spray on my legs and I was getting nervous. 

"Nope! You called me ugly!!" He teased. That's right, I did call him ugly but he deserved it for stealing my lunch! I could see from the back that the water reached his waist now and he's pretty tall so we must be deep. From the shoreline I could see Jongin, Baekhyun oppa and Sehun waving at me laughing. 

Today was our last day together before all four guys went off into military service.

"Don't look at me.." Chanyeol hid behind the curtain. "Oppa, stop being a baby. I will always love you ugly or not. Heck I love you right now don't I?"

"HEY!!" He whimpered. I chuckled, "I'm kidding, now please come out?" I pouted. No response.

"Oppa!!" He peeked his eye from the curtain. Now's my chance. I raised my fist to my cheeks and puffed them out. "Bbuing bbuing!! Oppa! Show me your hair!!" He sighed and pushed the curtain outside.

His once lush hair was now shaved down to a fuzz. I giggled at the sight, I wasn't expecting his ears to stick out so much. He cried and hid behind the curtain again. 

"Oppa! I think you look adorable!" I cooed. "No, you're laughing!!" He pouted.

"Oppa!! C'mon! You look adorable!!" He sighed and came out. "See? You look cute!" I ran to his side and pointed at the mirror. He smiled at how funny he looked and sighed, "I miss my hair..."

"Don't be a baby, it will grow again." I said pinching his cheek.

I can't lie and say that I wasn't devastated but I wasn't going to ruin our day by crying. Hwaiting...

"One..."

"Park Chanyeol..."

"Two..."

"DON'T YOU DARE!"

"Three..."

"OP-" I could feel cold water surround my body before getting pulled up. He ran back towards the shoreline as quick as he could. I spat out the salt water before chasing after him. That idiot...

"YAAH! PARK CHANYEOL, GET YOUR BACK HERE RIGHT NOW!!" I screamed. He turned around and stuck his tongue at me. As he was doing so, he tripped and fell under. All of us went silent when he didn't resurface. "OPPA?!" I screamed. 

We all ran towards where Chanyeol fell to find his body floating at the surface. I felt like my world was about to shatter. I couldn't feel my legs or arms...or anything. God, let him be okay please. Don't take my Chanyeol away from me...

I reached out to turn him over when I felt a tug pull me down. I opened my eyes to find Chanyeol gripping onto me tightly. "Gotcha..." He kissed my nose.

We all groaned and splashed water over him. He released me to wipe his face of salt water and that was my cue to run. Jongin grabbed my wrist and Sehun my other. We all ran towards the shoreline as Baekhyun continued to splash Chanyeol to distract him from our escape. 

On shore Sehun and Jongin swung me by my arms as we heard Baekhyun running in the background. "GO GO GO, THE GIANT IS COMING." We turned to find Chanyeol tackling Baekhyun.

"HYUNG!! NOOOO!!!" Sehun cried. I giggled as I pulled the over dramatic maknae away from the scene. In the back you could hear thrashing of water and subtle cries for help.

Jongin and I pulled Sehun to our bonfire and we all wrapped ourselves in towels. Sehun sat on the edge, warming his hands pouting. "He was so young..." He wiped a pretend tear. 

We all chuckled at his humor. We were about to open a bag of marshmellows when out of the corner of our eyes, we saw a body land on the sand with a thud. In our horror, it was Baekhyun. He was covered in seaweed and now sand. We looked up to find Chanyeol smirking, dusting off his sandy hands. 

"Hi babe." I smiled innocently. 

"Hey beautiful." He chuckled kissing my forehead. He looked at the other two and gave them an evil grin. "Go go go? The giant is coming?" Jongin and Sehun gulped before ruffling their hair nervously. 

"Hyung, have I ever told you how amazing you are?" Sehun cooed before cleaning an area of Chanyeol to sit. "Damn straight." Chanyeol replied before wrapping his arm around my waist. I rolled my eyes and fed him a marshmellow.

"GAH, YOU GUYS! GET A ROOM! We're innocent maknaes!!" Jongin screamed.

We were all too busy laughing to notice that Baekhyun was still lying face down on the sand. I stopped laughing and wiped the tears from my eyes and looked down and remembered his lifeless body. "Park Chanyeol?" I said sternly.

His smile suddenly wiped away. "...Neh Beautiful..?" I pointed at Baekhyun. "What did you do to him?!" He chuckled nervously and dug his face into my neck. "Nothing..." He gave butterfly kisses making me push him away. "Not here..." I said looking over st Jongin and Sehun who were hiding their faces, acting all innocent.

"I can do as I wish..." He said in his deep, husky voice giving me kisses down my jawline. I closed my eyes when I heard murmer and I felt Chanyeol's grip on me release.

"ERT ALERT!!!" Baekhyun screamed. When the heck did he..?!

The two maknaes decided to join in. Apparently Baekhyun got up and saw Chanyeol kissing me and shoved him off the logs we were sitting on. Chanyeol groaned as he rubbed his aching backside. 

"ERT ALERT, ERT ALERT!!" Baekhyun screamed. Sehun and Jongin ran to my side and examined my face. "No hickeys, We're clear." I blushed and shoved the two off. "Y-Yah!!" I shouted covering my neck with my hands.

"If _____ wasn't here, I would've punched you guys straight in the faces already." Chanyeol groaned as he got up rubbing his head. I dusted off his back and shot the others a stern look. They stood innocently and rubbed their arms.

"Mianhe...." Sehun started. Chanyeol smiled proudly, "Thank you."

Sehun gave him a disgusted face, "Not you weirdo. I was talking to noona!" Chanyeol's happy countenance dropped as I chuckled. "Thank you Sehun baby." He smiled proudly before skipping off to his log.

"Stupid maknae..." Chanyeol grumbled before kicking the sand. I ran my hand down his arm and leaned on his shoulder. "Don't be a big baby..." He chuckled as he pulled me in closer.

~~

We managed to slip away from the others. His hand was tightly wrapped around mine as we walked up a hill. The hill had a cliff which stood over the ocean, and it was me and Chanyeol's favorite spot to go when we went to this beach. He pushed the bushes aside and in seconds, we were right on the edge of the ocean. We sat on the edge of the cliff and dangled our legs.

The salty, cold sprays of water soaked our feet. I leaned on his shoulders and inhaled his scent. Salty, beach like, with a hint of cologne. I chuckled. I realized that tonight would be the last night before he left for his military service tomorrow. I tried not to think about it but the tears couldn't help but collect in my eyes.

"I thought I said not to cry..." His voice was soft and gentle as he wiped my eyes. I snuggled my face into his chest as he brought me closer. "It's two years, not that long beautiful." He kissed my forehead. I could tell he wanted to cry to from his soft and shakey voice which was different from his loud and strong voice.

"You know...when I was little..." His voice was still quiet and unstable. "My appa had to leave for the army too. I was around 4 years old and I remember watching my parents saying their goodbyes at the dinner table. I was too little to understand but something he said stuck with me all these years."

"They say that if you cry, as your boyfriend or husband leaves for military duty, that you will break up. It was just a superstition but my mother never took the chance. She shed no tears as he left. It hurt me to see my mom trapping all those emotions inside, but you know what? Two years passed and when he came back, they were stronger than ever."

"She had a fear everyday something would go wrong, and that he wouldn't come back. She kept hope everyday and prayed everyday that he was safe and when he came back he was. So beautiful, if you can catch anything from my long ramble, just remember not to cry because I don't feel like breaking up with my fiance."

I cocked my head. "Fian-" My jaw dropped when he held out a little box. It was a simple ring, just a gold band but to me it was the most beautiful thing I ever saw.

"_____ I love you so much, and I vow to love you until the day I die and even after that. You are the best thing that has ever happened to me and I want to continue to keep you in my life. I know our bond is strong enough to withstand this obstacle. You are the strongest person I know and I know you will stay strong the two years I'm gone. I love you more than you or anyone could ever imagine, and I promise once I return, I will marry you if it's the last thing I do. So enough with my rambling, _______ will you marry me?"

I couldn't feel my body. It felt like being on cloud 9. I couldn't get the words that were stuck in my throat so instead I nodded. He smiled and brought me into his arms. "I promise once I come back I will marry you Beautiful."

~~

I sat in the car next to him. He was sleeping in my shoulder as Suho, Sehun's older brother drove us to the base where they were being dropped off. I ran my fingers up and down Chanyeol's arm. I sighed and rested my cheek against his fuzzy head. 

"Are you sure you packed everything?" I asked as I watched him throw things into his luggage. 

"I think so." He said scratching his head in confusion. Leave it to Chanyeol to pack the night before he leaves. "Toothbrush, toothpaste, soap?" He nodded.

"Clothes, underwear, socks?" He nodded chuckling at the underwear part. I rolled my eyes. "Then I don't know what you're missing babe." 

He snapped his fingers. "I know now." I raiseded my brow as I suddenly felt myself being lifted off his bed, "What are you doing?!" I squealed.

He chuckled before setting me down into his luggage, "There that's everything." He pretended to close the luggage with me inside when I kicked the flap open. He smiled and stole a kiss from my lips. "I don't know how I'm going to last without my fiance."

Suho took the turn that lead us into the base. I looked around the van and noticed everyone was asleep except for me and Suho. I sighed and drew circles on Chanyeol's hand. I heard a cough and looked up to find Suho looking in the rear view mirror.

"_____-ah..." He said. 

"Neh?"

"Be strong. He'll be home sooner than you realize." Suho gave a reassuring smile and then I didn't feel as sad and scared anymore. I squeezed Chanyeol's hand. 

"Oppa?" I said quietly. I didn't think Suho would have heard me. 

"Neh?"

I bit my lip. "Was everything the same for you and Ji Eun unnie when you came back?" Ji Eun was Suho's wife. Suho had already gone and done his military service even though him and Ji Eun were together.

"No." He answered bluntly. I felt my heart get crushed. "We were even better." I could see his lips curling into a smile. "The time we were away from each other, I told her that if she ever found someone better, she should go to him and leave me instead. I can't tie her down right?" I shrugged. I could never imagine dating someone other than Chanyeol. He was my soulmate.

"She admitted to me she did try but she never found anyone better, so she waited. Two years. She said the wait wasn't that long especially if you distract yourself with friends and family. When I returned, our bond had become stronger because we both realized that if we could survive through that, then there as nothing that could break us apart."

I smiled and nodded. "Thanks oppa..." He gave me a thumbs up. "_____-ah, two years. It will fly by.." 

I hope too oppa.

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