"Do you want us to come over to your house today?" Chanyeol asked with genuine concern in his voice.

Baekhyun smiled at him, shaking his head, "Oh, no it's ok. I'm going out. Thanks for asking."

"You are? Where?"

"Just to get some bubble tea."

"With your family?" Chanyeol asked, wondering why Baekhyun wouldn't want them to tag along.

"No, with Sehun." Baekhyun answered, still completely unaware that Chanyeol and Jongin had feelings for him, and that mentioning Sehun was a touchy subject.

"Oh." Chanyeol answered after a long hesitating silence, "...That's nice."

Baekhyun noticed that Chanyeol seemed unhappy about it, and decided to explain further, "Look, I know he seems like a jerk, but he's actually not. We're just playing around. Don't worry about me."

Chanyeol coughed slightly, this information actually making him feel worse. Neither he or Jongin were blind to how close Baekhyun seemed to be with Sehun, and they were getting really concerned about it. They realized they needed to act fast if they were going to compete in gaining Baekhyun's affection.

"Hey, Baekhyun..."

"Yeah?" Baekhyun asked curiously.

"...After you're done at the bubble tea place...Want to go out and see a movie?"

Baekhyun smiled, nodding in agreement, "Sure."

Chanyeol smiled as well, relaxing slightly, "Ok great. I'll text you later."

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Sehun watched as Baekhyun sucked up his tea in his straw, a few tapioca balls popping into his mouth before he started chewing on them. Sehun smirked to himself, deciding not to say anything, the innuendo too obvious to be clever in any way.

"This is really good!" Baekhyun smiled, "The tapioca here is yummy."

"Yeah, I think they're made with honey or something." Sehun answered.

"Do you come here a lot?" Baekhyun asked, lifting his straw to his lips to take another sip.

"Yeah, after school if I'm not busy helping spirits." Sehun answered, taking a quick sip before talking again, "I usually meet up with Junmyeon here."

Baekhyun paused, keeping the liquid in his mouth for a moment before swallowing, "...Oh."

Sehun smiled, noticing the disappointed look on Baekhyun's face, "Are you jealous?"

"Of course not." Baekhyun snorted, quickly taking another sip from his drink, "Why would I be?"

"I don't know, you shouldn't be jealous." Sehun smirked, playing with the straw in his mouth, "Since this is a date."

"It's not a date!" Baekhyun shouted quietly, slamming his drink down on the table in frustration.

Sehun continued smirking, clearing his throat before he spoke, "Date: Two people getting together for an activity when the possibility of romance between them has been broached but not ruled out. And since we both already know I'm going to kiss you at some point during this evening, it is definitely a date."

Baekhyun shook his head glaring at Sehun, "Did you seriously look up and memorize the definition just to be a smart ass?"

"Just to get you to admit it, yes."

Baekhyun leaned back in his seat, letting out a sigh. Although he was pretending to be annoyed, he was secretly considering this a date as well. He was still playing hard to get, and although he was trying to make Sehun go through a loop for him, he felt like he was the one doing it instead. Still, it was nice to see how much Sehun wanted to consider this a date. Baekhyun was starting to get the feeling that Sehun was less teasing him, more trying to flirt with him. At least he really hoped so, and decided to let him win this one.

"Fine. It's a date."

Sehun smiled, pleased that he got Baekhyun to say it, "Was that so hard? Someone needs to train you Puppy, or you'll never go on very many dates."

Baekhyun lifted his drink, fuming for a second as his hand shook slightly, "I am seconds away from throwing this at you."

Sehun chuckled a little, enjoying the adorable expression on Baekhyun's face, "See? This is bad behavior. You've thrown a drink at me before. Such a naughty puppy."

Baekhyun took a deep breath, deepening his glare at Sehun. Sehun smirked as he leaned closer to Baekhyun, pressing their bodies together as he whispered in his ear.

"Should I teach you some obedience?"

Baekhyun's face flushed as he shoved Sehun away, shouting at him in embarrassment, "You're such a pervert!"

Sehun laughed again, watching Baekhyun as he huffed angrily. Venting his frustration, Baekhyun shoved his tea back in his mouth, chewing on his straw slightly as he took a very long drink. Sehun smiled as he copied him, picking up his drink as well.

"How is your practice for the competition going?" Sehun asked, realizing Baekhyun needed a change in the subject to calm down a bit.

Baekhyun visibly relaxed at Sehun's question, and relented chewing on his straw to answer, "Good, but there's still a few phrases I need to work on."

"I only heard a small part and I can already tell you'll do great." Sehun smiled warmly, doing his best to encourage Baekhyun.

Baekhyun only stared at Sehun for a moment before lowering his eyes, a sad expression suddenly growing on his face as he stared at his tea. He began rubbing his thumb on his drink, wiping off some of the condensation in a mindless task to comfort himself.

"...I was really hoping my grandma could come and watch me...I was dedicating the song to her."

Sehun slowly raised his hand to hold onto Baekhyun's arm, squeezing it gently, "She'll be watching you."

Baekhyun inhaled deeply as he nodded, looking back up at Sehun with a smile, "You're right."

Sehun squeezed him again in reassurance before moving his hand away. Before he could say more, he watched as Baekhyun's eyes shifted behind him, looking at someone that had suddenly approached them. Sehun turned in his seat to look as well, and noticed Junmyeon smiling at him.

"Sehun, you didn't tell me you were coming here today."

"Hey Junmyeon. Sorry, this is..." Sehun trailed off, wondering how exactly to word it.

"A date." Baekhyun added, a stern expression on his face as he stared at Junmyeon.

Sehun smirked as he looked over at Baekhyun, surprised to hear him say it. Baekhyun smirked back at him, sticking out his tongue a little playfully.

"...A date?" Junmyeon asked, trying his best to keep his voice composed.

"Yes, a date." Sehun smiled, turning back to look at Junmyeon again, "We were just talking about that singing competition. I forgot to tell you, Baekhyun is entering it too."

Junmyeon glanced over at Baekhyun, "You are?"

Baekhyun nodded lightly, "Yeah. Good luck to you."

"Good luck to you too." Junmyeon responded, a much colder tone in his voice.

Sehun suddenly lifted his arm, putting it over Baekhyun's shoulders as he pulled him closer, "Anyway, we need to get back to our date. Sorry."

Junmyeon tightened his fists, taking a moment before he responded, "Ok."

Baekhyun didn't bother shoving Sehun away, and allowed him to continue holding onto him as Junmyeon walked off. Sehun waited until Junmyeon was gone to say something, enjoying the expression on Baekhyun's face.

"Jealous again Puppy?"

"What?" Baekhyun huffed, "I am not jealous."

"Well you certainly wanted to make it clear we are on a date."

"Isn't that what you forced me to admit it is?" Baekhyun sneered at him.

Sehun smiled, enjoying Baekhyun's annoyed expression for a moment. He had been waiting for it, for Baekhyun to give him another nasty look like this one. Without warning, he suddenly leaned over and placed a kiss on Baekhyun's taut lips, holding him close with his arm. Baekhyun smacked him, quickly pulling himself away with a shout.

"Stop it!"

"Why?" Sehun teased, trying his best not to laugh.

"Just because this is a date, it does not make us boyfriends! You can't kiss me!" Baekhyun answered as he turned his face away, a pout on his lips.

Sehun took another moment to appreciate Baekhyun's face, thoroughly enjoying himself. Moving slowly, he leaned in to whisper to Baekhyun, his breath sending a chill through Baekhyun's body before he spoke.

"Lesson one: Every time you give me a nasty look I'm going to kiss you."

Sehun was expecting to get shoved away again, noticing the irritation on Baekhyun's face grow from his words. However, instead, Baekhyun decided to lunge towards him, clamping his mouth down on Sehun's shoulder to bite him. Sehun smirked, relishing in the feeling as Baekhyun continued to gnaw on him. Looking down to watch Baekhyun, Sehun made a tsk tsk sound, shaking his head as he spoke.

"That biting of yours, such a bad habit."

Baekhyun ignored him, only biting down harder in his frustration. Sehun moved his hand down Baekhyun's back, holding onto his waist to pull him closer, speaking to him quietly.

"Looks like you need another lesson."

Before Baekhyun could react, Sehun bent his head down, opening his mouth to slowly bite down on Baekhyun's shoulder. Baekhyun felt his heart throb, for the first time realizing how intimate it felt to be bitten like that. He remained still, both of them keeping their mouths on each other for a moment as Baekhyun grew more and more nervous. At last he broke away, shooting out of his chair and grabbing his drink off the table.

"That's it, this date is over!" Baekhyun shouted, his cheeks visibly red as he started to walk away.

"Wait Puppy, come back." Sehun laughed, quickly grabbing his drink before following Baekhyun.

Baekhyun stuck his drink inside his mouth, sucking on his straw with a scowl on his face. Sehun caught up to him, walking alongside him with a smile. They walked with each other silently, Sehun realizing Baekhyun needed a little time to cool off again. Baekhyun felt his phone buzz inside his pocket, and realized it must have been Chanyeol. That's when it suddenly hit him, that he had a chance to possibly make Sehun jealous. He smiled to himself as he removed the straw from his mouth, hoping this would finally make Sehun go through a loop for him.

"I need to meet up with Chanyeol anyway."

Sehun hesitated slightly, the smile disappearing from his face, "Chanyeol? He's your tall friend right?"

"Yup, we're going to the movies together." Baekhyun answered as he stole a glance at Sehun, hoping to see him looking distressed.

However, Sehun didn't appear to be bothered by it at all, and responded in a carefree manner, "Have fun."

"That's it?" Baekhyun asked in an automatic disappointed reaction.

Sehun turned to look at Baekhyun curiously, a smirk growing on his face, "Yeah? Did you expect something else?"

"No." Baekhyun immediately answered, looking away quickly in embarrassment, "...What if it was a date though?"

"Is it?" Sehun tried not to laugh, noticing Baekhyun was trying his best to make him jealous.

"...No." Baekhyun reluctantly admitted, realizing he no longer held any leverage.

"Ok then." Sehun smiled, taking another sip from his drink.

Baekhyun let out a loud snort, taking a few quick steps forward to get ahead of Sehun, "Whatever, I'm going now."

Sehun allowed a quiet chuckle to escape, which Baekhyun heard and only caused him to walk faster. Sehun watched Baekhyun's adorable stomping with amusement, clearing his throat before calling out to him.

"Thanks for the bubble tea Puppy."

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Chanyeol was a nervous wreck, he barely spoke to Baekhyun as they met up and decided on a movie. Once they were seated together, Chanyeol realized he didn't even offer to buy Baekhyun's food for him. He scolded himself as the movie started, feeling like he had already partially failed. He really wanted to make this a perfect outing for the both of them.

During the movie, Chanyeol was still too nervous to make a move on Baekhyun in any way, and never raised his arm to even hold him. However, he did laugh with Baekhyun at the humorous scenes, and felt a strong giddy sensation build up inside him from witnessing Baekhyun's beautiful smile. It only encouraged him more, that he didn't want Baekhyun to be taken away from him.

After the movie ended, they went outside together, still laughing about the film as they walked along the sidewalk. They discussed a few of the scenes, asking each other's opinions for a while until Baekhyun felt his phone buzz. He reached into his pocket to grab it, and was surprised to see a text from Sehun on his lock screen. Not even bothering to hide it from Chanyeol, Chanyeol glanced over to see the text as well.

Sehun:

"Hi Puppy"

Baekhyun smiled triumphantly, positive that Sehun was finally getting jealous. He quickly began typing, ignoring Chanyeol as he answered Sehun. Chanyeol continued watching, really hoping that he wouldn't see anything too romantic.

Puppy 🐶:

"What is it?"

Sehun:

"I just wanted to make sure. You asked for a child ticket right? Because you might as well get the discount if you can get away with it"

Baekhyun's expression instantly turned sour, and he buried his phone back in his pocket, ignoring Sehun. Chanyeol was relieved to see their conversation, glad to know that it wasn't affectionate in any way. It gave him confidence, and he suddenly stopped moving to speak.

"...Baekhyun."

Baekhyun noticed Chanyeol stop, and turned to face him, staring at him curiously, "What's up?"

Chanyeol hesitated, staring at Baekhyun's face underneath the illumination of the streetlight. They were alone, the road empty since it was so late at night. He gulped loudly, trying his best to force the words out.

"...I love you."

Baekhyun went stiff, staring back at Chanyeol in silence. There was a long awkward moment, neither of them speaking as they continued to remain still.

"...Chanyeol...I..."

"You don't have to say anything. Please just think about it."

Baekhyun closed his mouth, pressing his lips close together. He felt terrible, knowing he didn't have to think about it at all. Chanyeol was only a friend to him.

"...I'm sorry..." Baekhyun slowly responded, "I already have someone else I like."

Chanyeol lowered his head, another long moment passing in silence. Baekhyun stared at him in concern, not really sure how he was going to react. Eventually Chanyeol took a deep breath, looking back up at Baekhyun with a broken expression.

"...We should go. It's late."

Baekhyun slowly nodded, watching as Chanyeol started to walk away. He followed behind him, realizing that Chanyeol needed some space. He felt another buzz in his pocket, but ignored it for the time being. Not another word was spoken as Chanyeol took Baekhyun home, bringing him to his door. It was obvious that Chanyeol was trying to fight back crying, and Baekhyun spoke to him softly.

"Good night."

Chanyeol only nodded, waving at Baekhyun before walking away, leaving him at his door. Baekhyun watched Chanyeol for a moment in concern, hoping he would be ok. After going inside and laying in his bed, Baekhyun took out his phone to see another message from Sehun.

Sehun:

"Is puppy mad at me again?"

Baekhyun rolled on his side, staring at the text as he thought to himself. He was in no mood to fight, but was happy to have someone to talk to, especially Sehun.

Puppy 🐶:

"Hey, do you want to play a game?"

Sehun:

"A game?"

Puppy 🐶:

"Yeah, I found this app that's really fun, we can play together. give me a sec, I'll send you the link"

Sehun:

"Ok"

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I'm sorry the texting looks so weird on wattpad. I'm not sure how to fix it...Anyway lol, as always, I hope you enjoyed~