Since then, Sehun had looked at Luhan in a different way.

He had given Luhan different smiles, not that polite kind of smiles anymore.

His smile was even brighter than Luhan’s.

Luhan found it even harder not to smile back.

Sehun was being too nice to him suddenly, it was after their final exam performance.

Maybe because they did it perfectly together and Sehun was just thankful? Luhan wasn’t sure.

Sehun was no longer a four-seats-away-boy that he didn’t dare to glance at.

He often found the said boy seated beside him if Jongin or Kyungsoo was a bit late.

He even booked the seat for Luhan to sit beside him.

“Sit here, Lu. Here!”

Sehun waved to Luhan.

Luhan then let him pulled himself down to sit beside Sehun.

Sehun was always there when Luhan hangout with Kyungsoo and Jongin.

“Sehun, don’t you have to study for the exam?” Jongin asked.

Sehun shook his head.

“I studied all of them already.”

Luhan stared at him with a confused look.

“Here, Lu. Have a drink.”

Sehun took a drink for Luhan.

Luhan let Sehun put the straw into his mouth and sipped his drink.

Sehun smiled sweetly at Luhan and wiped the corner of his lips.

Jongin and Kyungsoo looked at each other and tilted their heads.

They then sent a curious look at Sehun who was too busy stuffed Luhan with the cookies.

Sehun was always there when Luhan sat in the cafeteria to have lunch together.

“Waahhh… Today’s menu looks more delicious.” Sehun said while sitting down next to Luhan.

“You say that every day.” Baekhyun said.

Sehun shrugged.

“Why don’t you eat your lunch, Lu? You should eat more.”

Luhan looked at Sehun as if Sehun grew another head.

Before Luhan could take his spoon, Sehun snatched it away.

“Here! Eat! Eat deliciously.”

Sehun fed Luhan.

“Open up! Ahhhh.”

Luhan’s mouth fell open.

The others’ too.

Everyone at the table stared at Sehun and Luhan.

Sehun even packed him lunch one day.

“I pack it for you.” Sehun said sheepishly.

Luhan couldn’t reject it and ended up having lunch with Sehun’s packed lunch box.

Sehun smiled brightly at Luhan.

“What is that?” Luhan could hear Chen whispered to Xiumin but decided to ignore it.

Sehun could never be his normal friend after all.

“So, what is he? What is he to you, Luhan?”

"Sehun is like a star for me.”

Luhan pushed that thought away.

It made Luhan spend more and more time to stare at the poster in his bedroom.

“Three more days.” Luhan thought.

"I've come this far and I'm planning to finish it clean and clear."

There were only three remained posters.

He had come this far.

“Three more days and this feeling for Sehun will be completely gone… right?”

But Sehun’s behavior these days made him really uncomfortable.

It made Luhan feel kind of wobbly.

It made Luhan doubted himself.

But Luhan was bold.

He had decided to get rid his feeling for Sehun and he planned to do so until the end.

“That boy and his star live happily ever after.”

Luhan remembered his mother’s words.

"Sehun is like a star for me, even though he is too far for me to reach, I'm fine just to watch him from afar."

“But if he is this close, I doubt if he is still the star.”

Luhan found it harder to close his eyes without Sehun’s bright smile greeted him.

That night, he slept with Sehun’s smiling face in his mind.

Jongin and Kyungsoo seemed to realize Sehun’s strange behavior lately.

They were sure that Luhan knew it too.

They asked Luhan.

“I know.”

“Did something happen?”

Luhan shook his head.

“Luhan-ahh, what if… what if Sehun likes you?” Kyungsoo asked.

Luhan looked at him.

Luhan would be a big fat liar if he said that thought never crossed his mind.

He had thought so.

“What if Sehun likes me?”

“No, he can’t. He didn’t. He doesn’t and he won’t. Never. At least, not in this lifetime.”

Luhan smiled.

“It can’t be.”

“Yeahh… But I’m just saying what if. What if, Lu.”

Luhan shrugged.

“What if he does? I’m on my way to forget him anyway.”

“You will still continue, even if he really does?” Jongin asked.

“Of course! I have no reason not to.”Luhan said boldly.

“You do.”

“This feeling.”

Jongin and Kyungsoo looked at each other.

“I don’t want you to get hurt, Lu.” Jongin said.

“I won’t! Why will I?” Luhan smiled.

Kyungsoo nodded.

“Just don’t get hurt.” Kyungsoo patted Luhan’s back.

“I only have three remaining posters.”

Jongin suddenly felt bad for suggesting the posters thing.

“If I can take off all those ninety-eight posters, three won’t be any problem for me.”

“Luhan, don’t be so stubborn. If your heart-“

Kyungsoo was cut off by Luhan.

“Nothing hurts more than realizing he meant everything to you and you meant nothing to him. Right?”

Both Kyungsoo and Jongin couldn’t voice out an answer.

Luhan nodded.

“I know that it’s right. And I’ve passed that phase.”

“If we are meant to be, don’t you think all of this won’t happen? Why did he ask me to stop? Why must he now show up and showing me that he loves me? This is just not right. All of this feeling. From the very start. I should’ve known that I have to get rid of it sooner.”

Kyungsoo sighed.

“What’s with the sigh? Shouldn’t you be happy for me instead?”

“Luhan-ahh, don’t lie to your heart. You should listen to it.” Jongin said.

“Ask your heart. Only your heart knows what it wants, right?”

“I know.”

“If you need to ask or something, you can always come to us.”

“Yah!! You guys start to act strangely too?”

Luhan shoved Kyungsoo and Jongin playfully.

Luhan was staring at the poster in his desk when he heard his mom called.

“Yes, Mom?”

Luhan then put the poster into his last drawer and locked it.

Luhan went to open the door.

“What is it, Mom?”

His mom’s face seemed strangely brighter than usual.

“Luhan-ahh, there is shooting star-“

“Huh?”

Luhan’s mom face palmed.

“No. I mean your star. Aiisshh… No. I mean-“

Luhan stared at her intently and walked pass her to the living room.

“Sehun?”

Luhan saw Sehun seated in his living room.

“Sehun is here.”

Luhan’s mom said.

Sehun stood up and smiled at him.

Luhan could hear his heart started to beat out of control.

“What are you doing here, Sehun?”

Luhan’s mom slapped his back.

“It’s not how you should greet your friend.”

“Awwww…” Luhan hissed in pain.

Sehun smiled at Luhan and his mom.

“Luhan-ahh, I want to ask you out for walk, if you don’t mind.” Sehun said.

Luhan’s mouth was opened.

He could hear his mom gasped beside him.

“And if you don’t mind too, Mrs. Lu.” Sehun added.

After some seconds, Luhan’s mom gained her consciousness first and smiled back at Sehun.

“No. No. No. I don’t mind at all. And don’t call me Mrs. Lu, Sehun-ahh. Call me Mom. Mom.”

“Ahh?? Is it really okay, Mom?”

“Of course! Ahhh you’re so cute, Sehun-ahh.” Luhan’s mom squealed.

“Come on, Han! Sehun is asking you out.”

His mom then pushed the still dazed Luhan to Sehun.

Sehun bowed to her.

Luhan just stood there.

Sehun then grabbed Luhan’s hand and walked out.

Luhan didn’t really understand what really was happening until he and Sehun walked to the nearby park.

Luhan was in his short and T-shirt, he didn’t even remember when he wore the slippers that now he was wearing.

Sehun led them to sit at one of the benches.

Sehun turned to look at Luhan.

He smiled brightly at Luhan.

“I should’ve done this long time ago.”

“What are you doing, Sehun? What are we doing here?” Luhan asked.

“Hmm… Talk?”

“Talk? Okay. Talk. I’m listening.”

Sehun laughed.

“I mean you talk to me and I talk to you. We’re talking.”

“Ohh? What are we talking about?”

Sehun laughed again.

Luhan didn’t know what was that, that made him felt this way.

He felt as if there were so many butterflies in this stomach.

He suddenly had the urge to vomit.

He had to let the butterflies out.

“Luhan-ah, I have something for you.” Sehun said.

Luhan stared at him with his mouth agape.

Sehun smiled and touched Luhan’s chin to close his mouth.

Luhan blinked rapidly at the touch.

“Since when are you this cute, Luhan-ahh?”

Sehun then stood up and walked to behind Luhan.

Luhan sat there in confusion.

“Close your eyes.” Sehun whispered to Luhan’s ear.

Luhan gulped.

He could feel Sehun’s breath on his nape.

He closed his eyes tightly.

He could feel Sehun leaned in to check on him.

Sehun smiled.

Take all the time lost
All the days that I cost
Take what I took and
Give it back to you

Luhan opened his eyes and stared right forward.

Sehun was singing in his ear.

All this time
We were waiting for each other
All this time
I was waiting for you

We got all these words
Can't waste them on another
So I'm straight in a straight line
Running back to you
 

Sehun was so close.

Luhan wished he could hug that boy.

Oh, every time is so far
It's just so far
To get back to where you are

“I’m here.”

All this time
We were waiting for each other
All this time
I was waiting for you

“I want to believe you, Sehun-ahh.”

We got all these love
Can't waste them on another
So I'm straight in a straight line
Running back to you 

Luhan felt his tears flew down.

Sehun ran to in front of Luhan.

“Are you okay? Why are you crying?”

Sehun was holding Luhan.

He wiped Luhan’s tears away.

“Two more days.” Luhan thought.

“I still have two more days before I get rid of this feeling completely.”

Sehun hugged Luhan.

“I still have this feeling, today. Right now. This second.”

Luhan hugged Sehun back.

“Warm.”

“Let me be my selfish self again, for some seconds.” Luhan thought and closed his eyes.

“I’ll count to 100.”

“1.”

“Sehun-ahh, you’re so warm.” Luhan mumbled.

“7.”

Sehun smiled.

“I’ll keep you warm as long as you’re with me.”

Luhan closed his eyes again.

They just hugged there, both of them didn’t seem to want to pull away anytime soon.

Luhan suddenly had the urge to sleep right there and then.

Sehun also closed his eyes.

He never felt this happy before.

Having Luhan in his hands, he felt he was truly really happy.

“77.”

“Sehun-ahh.” Luhan called.

“Hmm?”

Sehun hugged him tighter.

Luhan shook his head.

Sehun smiled.

“Luhan-ahh.”

“87.”

“Hmm?”

“I…“

Sehun paused.

Silence.

Luhan opened his eyes.

He froze.

“Can I wish for more than this?”

“97.”

“Luhan-ahh, I lo-”

“99.”

Luhan pulled away.

Sehun stared at him.

“To see you again as if I’m not still carrying this feeling is hard for me.” Luhan suddenly said.

Sehun was silent.

“But I’m planning to get rid of this feeling. I promise.”

“Luhan, I-“

“I’m serious, Sehun.”

Sehun sighed.

“This feeling will fade completely away when I take off the last poster. Until that time, please don’t disturb me with your strange behavior.”

Luhan stood up and bowed.

Sehun didn’t really understand what Luhan was talking about.

“Poster? Strange behavior?”

“I’m really begging you, Sehun-ahh. Just stop…”

“Luhan.”

Sehun stood up and reached out to grab Luhan.

Luhan took a step back.

“Ahhh… I’m saying weird things again. Sorry, Sehun-ahh.”

Sehun looked at Luhan.

Luhan blocked his eyes with his hand to prevent himself to look at Sehun.

“Don’t give me that look, Sehun-ahh.”

“What? Why?”

"It's making me weak. I don't trust myself anymore."

Sehun tried to look at Luhan from the right side.

Luhan jerked away.

“It will make things harder since I still have this feeling.”

Sehun was taken aback.

“It’s… It’s kind of strange.”

“Strange?”

“I don’t know. I’ll be going first.”

Before Sehun could say anything, Luhan ran away.

Sehun watched Luhan’s back and soon disappeared behind the building.

“I’ve taken too much time, haven’t I?”

“But, Luhan-ahh, can’t you give me a little more time?”

“I know I hurt you once, maybe I deserve this.”

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