Doyoon had progressed to sitting only one desk away from Baekhyun, which he felt was a pretty big accomplishment. The privilege to watch Baekhyun to his heart's content was a rather amazing thing, but he wasn't exactly thrilled at all times. There were moments that were unsettling to watch, for someone so enamored with Baekhyun as Doyoon was.

It was becoming clear to Doyoon that he wasn't the only one with feelings for Baekhyun. Baekhyun didn't seem to to notice, but Doyoon had picked up on the way his two best friends stared at him. He often ended up fuming in jealously as they wrapped their arm around him, sometimes even massaging him.

However, these moments didn't usually last very long. Chanyeol and Jongin would also notice these subtle maneuvers, and try their best to put an end to it whenever one of them was getting a little too comfortable with Baekhyun.

It was a relief when the school bell finally rang, the uncomfortable show coming to an end with the promise that Sehun would soon be interrupting them.

Jongin swung his bag around his shoulder, staring at Baekhyun as he spoke, "I have practice. I'll see you guys tomorrow."

An amused smirk grew on Baekhyun's face as he stared up at his taller friend, "Today is Friday."

Jongin blinked a few times in surprise, "Wait, is it?"

Baekhyun laughed and reached forward to smack his arm, "You can come to school, but I'll be sleeping at home."

Chanyeol laughed as well, patting Jongin on the back, "That was funny last time though."

Jongin sighed as he turned to walk away, ignoring both of them out of embarrassment for his recent mistake. Baekhyun waved and called out an amused goodbye as he walked through the door, leaving Baekhyun and Chanyeol alone.

Doyoon followed behind them both closely, feeling a little uncomfortable with them being alone together. They continued to laugh for a while about Jongin, wondering if they should try to trick him in the future about the day of the week, possibly on April Fool's.

After their laughter died down, Chanyeol stared at Baekhyun's face out of the corner of his eye, making sure that Baekhyun didn't notice. Eventually he raised his arm to wrap it around Baekhyun's shoulder, pulling him closer. Doyoon panicked and stepped a little closer, chopping at Chanyeol's arm with his invisible hand.

"...Hey, how is your Grandma doing?"

Baekhyun's expression dimmed as Chanyeol felt his shoulders sink, "...She's ok...But I'm still worried about her..."

There was a break of silence until Chanyeol squeezed his shoulder, "I'm always here for you if you need to talk."

Baekhyun took a deep breath and nodded, "I know. Thank you."

Chanyeol stared at Baekhyun out of the corner of his eye again, analyzing his expression for a moment before smiling at him, "Hey, since it's the weekend, why don't we go somewhere fun?"

"Sure." Baekhyun smiled back, "Where?"

Chanyeol broke away from Baekhyun to swing his arm, giving him the charade of throwing a bowling ball. Baekhyun laughed as he watched him, noticing the serious expression on Chanyeol's face.

"And it's another gutter ball!"

Chanyeol turned to look at Baekhyun and sigh, "Don't jinx me again!"

Baekhyun let out another clear warm laugh, remembering the time he ceaselessly teased Chanyeol, cursing him to throw the ball in the gutter every time.

"You need to prove yourself."

"Don't put pressure on me." Chanyeol whined with an exaggerated pout.

Baekhyun smiled as he stepped closer to Chanyeol again, hooking their arms together as he dragged him forward, "Come on!"

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"This is the plan." Sehun started as he stood in front of the bowling alley with Doyoon, "I'll try to get Baekhyun and I alone together before you take over. You'd have a hard time accomplishing that, right?"

Doyoon nodded, happy to accept Sehun's offer, "Yes, thank you."

"Ok, when I say puppy, that will be your cue to take over."

Doyoon gulped, feeling nervous at just the thought of it, "...Got it."

Sehun smiled, turning his head to look over at the door to the building, "Let's go."

Chanyeol and Baekhyun weren't difficult to find, considering they were some of the only people inside. Sehun kneeled behind a table, waiting for Baekhyun to finish his turn before he approached them.

Baekhyun was clearly having a hard time with the heavy ball, and laughed as he threw it in a sloppy manner, somehow still managing to knock over a pin. Chanyeol quickly approached him, laughing as well as he handed Baekhyun another ball.

"Here, let me help you."

Suddenly moving to stand closely behind Baekhyun, Chanyeol took his hands so that they were holding the ball together. Chanyeol's large hand covered Baekhyun's small one, and he helped place his fingers in a better position.

"He probably needs a child size ball."

They both looked up at hearing the familiar voice, and Baekhyun's face instantly showed his disbelief at seeing Sehun standing next to him. There was the usual smirk on Sehun's lips, and his hands were tucked inside his pockets in an annoyingly casual relaxed stance.

"What the hell Sehun? Do you have a tracking device on me or something?" Baekhyun asked as he lowered his hand, letting Chanyeol hold the ball alone.

Chanyeol's expression became hard as he stared at Sehun, not appreciating all these sudden visits he was making, especially interrupting his alone time with Baekhyun. He wasn't sure what Sehun's aim was, but no matter what, it wasn't welcome.

Sehun continued smirking, amused that he really did have a tracking device of sorts, "No, I just have to follow the miniature footsteps."

Chanyeol's tolerance of Sehun was already low, and this one statement was all it took to get him angry. He suddenly stepped in front of Baekhyun, standing as tall as he could to threaten Sehun.

"What's your problem?!"

Sehun lifted his eyes to look at Chanyeol, his vision now disconnected from Baekhyun as Chanyeol blocked him. He remained still, not really sure how to answer.

"Chanyeol, it's ok." Baekhyun spoke quietly behind him.

"What does matter if he's small? I like him that way." Chanyeol continued, ignoring Baekhyun as he kept his eyes locked on Sehun.

Baekhyun reached out to tug on Chanyeol's arm, whispering to him quietly, "Don't worry about it, he's just messing around."

Chanyeol turned to look down at Baekhyun, shaking his head as he gave him a look of disbelief, "I'm not just going to stand here while he makes fun of you."

Baekhyun leaned in closer to Chanyeol, speaking to him in the quietest voice possible so that Sehun couldn't hear him, "Look, we're just like this ok? I'm not offended."

"Maybe you aren't, but I am."

Baekhyun wanted to explain more, but Chanyeol turned back to Sehun to speak again, "Baekhyun is perfect the way he-"

"Chanyeol." Baekhyun tried to interrupt.

"-Is. He's talented, funny-"

"Chanyeol." Baekhyun tried again, a little more urgently.

"And extremely attractive."

Baekhyun went silent at those words, feeling uncomfortable, especially in front of Sehun. They were all forced to linger on that statement as the argument came to a stand still, none of them uttering a sound as they continued staring at each other.

One of Sehun's fists slowly clenched inside his pocket, Chanyeol's words causing a shift in his mood that he wasn't even aware of, "I never said he was untalented or unattractive."

Before Chanyeol could respond, Baekhyun stepped around him to stare up at his massively taller friend with a slightly irritated look on his face, "What are you doing? You're embarrassing me."

"What? Why?" Chanyeol asked in a worried voice, concerned that he made Baekhyun feel that way.

Baekhyun sighed, not wanting to explain it to Chanyeol, and turned his head to look over at Sehun, "So what do you want? There must be some reason you keep following me around."

Sehun unconsciously relaxed, falling back into his casual stance, "Can we talk?"

"Talk?" Baekhyun asked in surprise, "Are you finally going to apologize?"

"You'll have to find out." Sehun smirked.

Baekhyun crossed his arms as he gave Sehun a bored expression, "Ok, go ahead."

"Not with him here." Sehun indicated by glancing over at Chanyeol, and suddenly became aware of the way he was glaring at him.

Baekhyun sighed, pushing on Chanyeol's arm, "Go get us some drinks or something."

"No." Sehun interrupted as he pointed with his thumb behind him, knowing Doyoon wasn't going to be able to confess in the middle of the bowling alley with other people still around, "Come with me."

Baekhyun paused in surprise, but only hesitated for a moment before giving in and following Sehun. However, Chanyeol wasn't so comfortable with the idea, and grabbed onto Baekhyun's arm as he started to walk off.

"I don't trust this guy." He whispered as he leaned close to Baekhyun.

"Relax Chanyeol, he's not going to do anything, just go get us some sodas." Baekhyun answered as he freed his arm.

Chanyeol gritted his teeth as he watched them both walk off together, leaving through the door to go outside.

"So what's this big secret?" Baekhyun asked as he looked up at Sehun.

Sehun glanced around the street, trying to find a semi-decent location for Doyoon to confess. After discovering a nearby park, Sehun quickly headed for it.

"I'll tell you in a second."

Baekhyun was getting more and more curious, and remained silent as he allowed Sehun to lead them farther away from the bowling alley. He started to wonder if Sehun actually wanted to show him something instead.

After stopping in an empty area of the park, Sehun turned to face Baekhyun. They were alone together under a tree, their only company the sound of chirping birds.

"I thought I'd take the puppy on a nice walk first." Sehun smirked.

Baekhyun narrowed his eyes at him, even this was a little far for Sehun, "Is this another joke?"

"No really, I wanted to tell you something puppy."

Sehun put extra emphasis on his ending word, trying his best to get Doyoon's attention. He waited as Baekhyun continued glaring at him. Nothing happened. He quickly glanced around, only to discover that Doyoon was no where to be found.

"Well? Go ahead, I'm waiting." Baekhyun spoke in an extra irritated tone, "I came all the way out here, this better be good."

This was new for Sehun, feeling so uncomfortable in front of Baekhyun. He had no defense for himself, no back up plan prepared for this possible moment. His mind started racing, trying to think of something to say. Baekhyun was visually getting more impatient, his eyebrows raising as he looked at Sehun with the same irritation.

Sehun didn't have very many options. Apologizing would ruin everything he had worked so carefully to create between them, and make him so uncomfortably vulnerable. The only choice he was comfortable with was making this seem like a grand scheme just to tease Baekhyun again, at least that wouldn't be outside of his character. However, he didn't have any great material planned, and said the first thing that came to mind.

"You're a corgi."

Baekhyun tilted his head, his mouth parting slightly in confusion, "Excuse me?"

"Your legs are short and chubby, like a corgi. That's what kind of puppy you are."

"That's what you wanted to tell me?" Baekhyun fumed, his anger quickly escalating.

Sehun smirked, he was much more comfortable dealing with Baekhyun during one of his little fits, "It's important for you to kno-"

Sehun was abruptly cut off by a sudden stomp on his foot, much more ferocious than the last time Baekhyun stepped on it. Sehun winced, removing his foot and curling his toes slightly to comfort the pain. Without a word, Baekhyun turned to leave, furious that he even gave Sehun this opportunity to make a fool of him.

Sehun didn't try to stop him, happy that Baekhyun decided to leave. He searched around for Doyoon again, but failed at locating him. Sehun cursed under his breath, Doyoon was going to get an earful from him about this.

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Hi everyone! I just wanted to say a quick thank you for those people who have voted on my polls! For favorite Sehun, favorite Baekhyun, and favorite story, "A Reason to Fight" is the current winner! (Well technically Sehun is "How dare you make me pick" but A Reason to Fight has the most votes after that ha ha)

(This is for my polls on AFF, there is no option for polls here on wattpad, right? Go ahead and comment below if you'd like to add a vote I guess ha ha. Just for fun, not forcing you or anything xD)

As a reminder, here is a list of the stories I've written (completed): Stubborn Pride, I Don't Love You!!, A Second Chance, A Reason to Fight, In the Heat of the Moment, Shake My Heart

Your favorite Sehun from my stories

Your favorite Baekhyun from my stories

Your favorite story I've written

I can't thank you guys enough for loving A Reason to Fight, it really means a lot to me T^T It will always be my favorite that I wrote, so knowing that you guys love it too just makes me so happy.

Thanks again! Have a wonderful day everyone!~ I hope you enjoyed this update ♡