"...I still can't believe you ran away." Sehun sighed, eating his lunch in his usual spot with Doyoon sitting beside him.

"...I'm sorry, I-I just got so nervous..."

"You're not allowed to run away next time. That was humiliating for me..."

Doyoon quickly bowed a few times, placing his hands on his lap, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sor-"

"Stop apologizing." Sehun suddenly interrupted, "Just promise me you won't do that again."

Doyoon hesitated, and obvious uncomfortable look on his face, "...I...I don't know if I can do this..."

"Of course you can. You just want to tell him how you feel right? It's not like you want an answer. That's the worst part really."

Doyoon lowered his head, his fists clenching tightly on his lap, "...Saying it...is still so hard...He was looking right at me...He's never looked at me before..."

Sehun remained silent, staring at Doyoon as he continued to look down at his own lap.

"...He's not perfect you know. No one is. You don't have to be afraid of him. He has his own flaws and imperfections."

Doyoon didn't answer, Sehun's words not really having an affect on him. Sehun sighed, placing down his food as he began to speak again.

"How about this...Since he can't see you, why not follow him around during the day while I'm at school? It's a good way to get used to being near him. Plus, you can keep track of where he'll be going after school so I can help you. He might be hard for me to find since I don't know where he lives or anything."

Doyoon finally looked back up at Sehun, an intrigued look on his face, "...Ok. That's a good idea."

"Don't be a creep though, give him some respect and don't follow him in the bathroom or anything." Sehun suddenly scolded him with a stern expression.

"I wouldn't do that!" Doyoon's voice trembled in embarrassment.

Sehun laughed, realizing Doyoon really wasn't the type for that kind of thing, "Good. I'll see you after school."

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Despite the fact that Baekhyun couldn't see Doyoon, Doyoon stayed a distance away from him, watching Baekhyun with awe from afar. The slightest turn of Baekhyun's head in his direction would make Doyoon duck and hide. It took a while for it to settle in that he could look at him for as long as he wanted, that Baekhyun would never notice his presence and catch him staring.

Slowly he became comfortable keeping his gaze fixated on Baekhyun, staying calm when Baekhyun turned towards him. He remained a few desks away as he listened to Baekhyun speaking with his friends, laughing casually at the jokes they made.

Their conversation was broken by the final bell of the day, and they all quickly started to grab their things to leave the classroom. Once they had gotten away from the school, it was clear to Doyoon that they had a routine. They made their way towards downtown as they continued chatting, none of them mentioning where they were going.

Doyoon watched as they entered a pizza restaurant that was already packed with lots of other students. He had heard about this place before, it was the "it" spot for all the more popular kids to go, which he had never even bothered to check out. Staying outside he continued watching Baekhyun as he and his friends tried to find an empty table.

After Doyoon had discovered where Baekhyun was going to be for a while, he decided to leave and try to find Sehun.

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"Red Tomato?" Sehun asked as he walked alongside Doyoon, "I haven't heard of it."

"Really? I thought everyone knew about that place."

Sehun thought to himself for a moment, trying to recall any memory of it from Junior High, "No, it must be new."

"Well just follow me, I can take you there."

Sehun followed Doyoon as he navigated them to the restaurant, taking a few shortcuts along the way. Once they arrived, Sehun peered through the window to try and spot Baekhyun. He noticed how crowded it was, and could already hear the loud music playing from inside. It certainly wasn't the typical place for a rich kid like himself to hang out, and he realized he might stand out a little. After all, Sehun's school was well known for harboring heirs of CEO's and other high standing people of society.

"...I don't think I'm ready yet." Doyoon suddenly spoke as his eyes finally located Baekhyun amongst the crowd.

"Relax, you can just watch today. I need to talk to Baekhyun on my own."

Doyoon stared at him curiously, "Why?"

"Well, after what happened yesterday, I want to clear something up."

Sehun reached forward to grab the door, swinging it open before stepping inside. After a quick glance around the room, Sehun spotted Baekhyun and his friends in line together to get some food. Without hesitating, Sehun started to walk towards him. He was anxious to fix the humiliating encounter they had the other day.

As Sehun walked up behind Baekhyun, he intentionally bumped into him, making Baekhyun stagger a little. Baekhyun looked up to see the person who shoved him, and was greeted with a familiar bratty smirk.

"Sorry, I didn't see you down there."

Baekhyun paused for a moment with a mixture of confusion and irritation. It took him a while before he made a conclusion about the switch in Sehun's behavior, and his face quickly scrunched up in annoyance.

"So it was just an act!" Baekhyun huffed.

Sehun continued smirking, glad that Baekhyun decided to make that assumption, "Maybe."

Chanyeol and Jongin both glared at Sehun, recognizing him from the other day. They really weren't expecting to see him again, and were also caught off guard by the change in the way he was acting. Regardless, they straightened up tall in defense, not appreciating the sudden threat.

Baekhyun turned around to face Sehun, his face still covered in irritation, "You seriously bothered to come all the way to my school, after we haven't seen each other in like four years, just to give me flowers as some kind of joke?"

"You seemed pretty happy about it." Sehun smiled with an annoying tone in his voice.

Doyoon looked back and forth between them both in panic, noticing the increasing upset look on Baekhyun's face, "What are you doing?! You can't treat Baekhyun like that!"

Sehun could hear Doyoon's frantic voice coming from behind him, but did his best to ignore him and not heed him any attention.

Baekhyun squinted his eyes to glare at Sehun, "Only because I thought it was some kind of apology."

"Apology? For what?"

Baekhyun puffed up as he took a quick breath, "You know what, you asshole."

Sehun laughed lightly, "Wow, a short temper to match your short height."

Baekhyun suddenly lifted his leg and stomped his foot down on top of Sehun's, smashing it with all his strength. Sehun cringed in pain as Chanyeol and Jongin both grabbed Baekhyun to pull him away, afraid he was getting himself into trouble with someone much larger than himself. They had never really seen Baekhyun get so worked up before.

"Baek, calm down." Jongin whispered to him, "Who is this guy anyway?"

Baekhyun stuck out his tongue at Sehun before answering, "A huge jerk."

Chanyeol and Jongin both glanced at each other in confusion, this was nothing like the interaction they had the other day. Baekhyun seemed so happy to receive those flowers, and they were honestly jealous, but now it seemed that their feelings were misplaced.

Sehun glanced at both of Baekhyun's friends, not recognizing either of them from Junior High, "So what's the deal, you couldn't find anyone your own size to hang out with, or did you just miss having me tower over you?"

Chanyeol and Jongin both gripped harder onto Baekhyun's arms and pulled him back as he tried to leap towards Sehun again. Sehun laughed a little, Baekhyun looking like a tiny ferocious puppy that was held back on a leash.

"You don't have to worry, I'm used to his little puppy bites."

Chanyeol and Jongin both stared at Sehun curiously, taking particular notice of the word bite. This was certainly something they had never heard of Baekhyun doing before, and honestly bothered them.

"How do you know Baekhyun?" Chanyeol finally asked, realizing Baekhyun wasn't going to answer.

"We went to Junior High together." Sehun answered, which surprised them both considering how rich Sehun clearly was now.

"And I was glad you left!" Baekhyun shouted back at him.

Sehun paused for a moment, a look of obvious enjoyment on his face, "Are you sure? Like I said, you seemed so happy to see me."

Baekhyun puffed up again, fuming for a brief moment before his eye caught someone walk past him, holding onto a large drink. He immediately reached for it, stealing it from their hands and throwing his arm in the direction of Sehun, splashing the entirety of the soda onto Sehun.

The restaurant went quiet, the music in the background the only sound as everyone was now suddenly staring at Sehun. Sehun remained still, dripping from head to toe with sticky liquid. After a long moment, he slowly stuck out his tongue to lick his lips, getting a taste of the sweet drink he was covered with.

Chanyeol and Jongin were ready to defend Baekhyun at any moment, fearful that Sehun may retaliate against him. But Sehun merely smiled, finding the moment amusing more than anything else.

"Well, I guess you win today puppy."

Sehun began to walk away, his wet footsteps making squeaking sounds on the tile floor. He went over to the counter to grab a stack of napkins, and started to dry himself off. The students continued watching him, all of them suddenly noticing his uniform. Quiet whispers began to fill the restaurant, shocked that Baekhyun would throw a drink at someone like him.

Without giving Baekhyun another glance, Sehun left the restaurant, a pile of napkins still in his hand as he continued wiping himself off as he walked. Baekhyun stuck out his tongue at Sehun again as he walked past the window, even though Sehun wasn't looking.

Doyoon quickly went to Sehun's side, an upset look on his face, "Why did you do that? Why did you say all those things to him?"

Sehun smirked, reaching up to pinch some of his hair with a napkin and wipe it off, "This makes it fun again."