See You Again (ChanBaek)

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I'm so sorry for not updating. Life's been hectic! <3

I feel like I'm letting you guys down, I'm not updating frequently, the updates are short, and poorly written, have a bunch of errors, etc...

*sighs*

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"Alright! You can do this!" The brunet told himself as he entered the school where the showcase would be held.

In the days leading up to the production, Baekhyun had been frantic. He had been driving everyone near insane with his constant what ifs.

Now, as he walked into the school, he finally realized that it wasn't that bad. The brunet knew that he always overestimated challenges.

With his violin case in one hand and his binder in the other, Baekhyun walked into the school, garnering a bit of attention from familiar faces. One even asked if he was carrying a machine gun, to which the brunet shook his head and laughed.

As he traveled down the auditorium and towards his seat, Baekhyun craned his neck to pick out a few familiar faces.

Is that Jongdae? But isn't Jongdae in band? And is that Kyungsoo next to him? Baekhyun found a grin on his face as he confirmed his instinct. Man, I've missed them.

"Baekhyun?" Kim Junmyeon, who came with him, called out. "What are you looking at?"

"Oh? Some old friends. I'm going to go say hi to them later."

"Myeon! Come here, look at this!" Yixing called from a few rows back.

"Oops, gotta go!" Junmyeon ran off to be with his crush. Or at least Baekhyun assumed it's a crush. It certainly seemed like it from the way Junmyeon had his arm around Yixing as they laughed over... something. Baekhyun didn't know, and he wasn't about to pry.

Baekhyun put his violin down, being careful to make sure it wouldn't get stepped on. He made his way over to Jongdae and Kyungsoo, a bit nervous about seeing them. Will they remember me?

"Hey Jongdae! Long time no see!" The brunet's voice shook and almost cracked with nervousness. He thought his voice seemed loud and awkward, like he was pushing or straining after a long day.

"Oh my goodness! Baekhyun!" Jongdae stood up and squished the brunet in a bone crushing hug. "Is this really you!?"

"Baekhyun? Byun Baekhyun?" Kyungsoo whipped his head around. "Really?"

"Yes! Jongdae, you're suffocating me! Let go!"

"Oops! Sorry." But as soon as Jongdae let go, Kyungsoo attacked him.

"Kyung! Ack!"

"I'm sorry, but I had to," Kyungsoo said after he let go, "it's been a long while since I've last saw you!"

"Right? It's been forever!" Baekhyun enthusiastically agreed, overwhelmed by nostalgia. "How's life been treating you two?"

Before Kyungsoo or Jongdae could respond, they were interrupted by their director. "Guys, line up by your teachers, we'll pass out the showcase tee shirts now!"

Chatter immediately ensued as about a hundred teens were jostled around as they attempted to get into lines. Baekhyun was lost in the crowd until he spotted Yixing and Junmyeon. The brunet ran over and chatted with the two happily before receiving his shirt and running off to the bathroom to change.

After emerging for the bathroom, he immediately spotted Kyungsoo and Jongdae talking to each other outside the auditorium doors.

"Hey, you two. What have you been up to?"

"Nothing much. We went to visit Yifan, Jongin, Minseok, and Chanyeol."

"Chanyeol?" Baekhyun blinked harshly at the name.

"Do you want to see them? They're eating lunch. I'll take you to meet them. I'm sure they've missed you." Kyungsoo offered.

"Yeah, sure. Thanks. Are we allowed to?"

"Oh yeah. It's fine. Come on! Hey, Jongdae? Are you coming?"

"No thanks." Jongdae shifted his weight from feet to feet. Minseok can be a handful at times." No one noticed how his cheeks flushed a light pink.

"That he can," Kyungsoo agreed. "Come on Baekhyun." The owl eyed boy ran off in the direction of the cafeteria. Baekhyun followed, suddenly apprehensive.

When he got to the cafeteria, the room was bustling with students, chatter, laughter, and the stench of school food. Typical.

Kyungsoo made a sharp right over to a set of tables, and Baekhyun recognized Chanyeol's backside automatically. After so long of thinking about the giant, Baekhyun was only a few meters away, and the thought was unnerving. Baekhyun realized he was scared, even though there was nothing to be fearful about. It was just an old classmate. Baekhyun had often had to go through the awkward first glance phase, and no matter how many times he had done so, or the ratio of successes to failures, it was always scary. It was always unpredictable, and maybe that was the worst part. The brunet liked predictability, and this was the furthest thing from it.

The brunet took a deep breath, half hoping that a teacher would come by and shoo him out. No such luck. With Kyungsoo's expectantly glancing at him, Baekhyun worked up enough courage to take a few more steps, reach out with one hand, and tap Chanyeol's left shoulder twice. His hand shook as he lifted it up, almost as if electrocuted. It grazed the back of Chanyeol's next quickly, and Baekhyun bit his inner cheek. No one seemed it notice. Chanyeol stopped talking abruptly, his shoulders tensed, and he raised a hand to quickly bat at the spot where Baekhyun's calloused fingertips had brushed his skin. The people sitting with him, ones that the brunet vaguely recognized stopped and turned to stare quietly. Baekhyun felt about as welcome as a Venus flytrap in a petting zoo.

Baekhyun cleared his throat quiet loudly, willing it not to crack. "Chanyeol." The brunet teetered nervously on his heels. His tongue darted out to wet his lips, and his throat was suddenly parched. He felt like digging a hole through the tiled floor and jumping in. His chest constricted slightly, and he heaved in an unnatural breath. No one noticed.

The giant turned around, then hesitated, before finally speaking. "Baekhyun? How?"

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Look who finally updated!

My story ends here. The rest of this is going to be mostly imagined. I actually never got to meet the guy, I got chased out by a teacher. My kind of luck!

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