Chapter 3: CHAPTER 1: FIRST TIMES
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"Baek, it's break time now. Let's eat together." Chanyeol tugged at the younger's smaller hands but surprisingly, the latter just bowed his head and replied nothing but silence. He is trying to hide his face so that Chanyeol wouldn't see his teary eyes as he hugged his small backpack on his chest, sulking his head down, and gently swayed his feet back and forth under the table.
"Aren't you hungry? Because I do. Anyways, I asked for more money from my mom so that I could treat you to your favorite ice cream and-WAIT, ARE YOU CRYING?" Young Chanyeol dropped his one knee on the ground as he gets a good view of Baek's face. His face written in worry. Baekhyun just held his head low and blinked his wet eyes to prevent the tears from falling.
Yet there again, the silence.
"Chanyeol! Let's play outside! I found a new toy from somewhere over the rainbow!!" A kid exclaimed laughing while running outside the room.
Chanyeol just ignored the kid because he knew that kid is a bully. His gaze was intently upon Baekhyun and nothing else.
"What happened Baekkie? Please tell me." Chanyeol asked softly, trying not to sound worried and angry to whoever made his friend feel like this. His voice is laced with concern. Baekhyun is like this, every time he gets bullied or gets sad, he tends to sulk in silence. And it cripples the taller's heart.
He scanned Baekhyun. Aside from his yellowish uniform and faded blue shorts, Chanyeol noticed that Baekhyun's new shoes are missing on his left foot. He clearly remembers that Baekhyun was just happily showing his newly bought shoes to him just last week and now he's missing a shoe. Could it be-no doubt.
"Did they bullied you again?" A rather serious yet gentle tone was evident in Chanyeol's voice as he crouched a little bit lower to hold the latter's foot. Baekhyun looked dejectedly at Chanyeol and to his left foot that was nothing on it except white plain socks.
Baekhyun nodded hesitantly and let a silent tear fall from his eyes. He sniffled and bit back his quivering lips to prevent himself from totally crying.
"That's a newly bought s-shoes. My mom bought it for me to use.." He whispered. most likely to himself as he wiped his tears with the back of his small hands.
Chanyeol's stomach churned in anger while seeing his best friend treated like that. He knew that he doesn't deserve to feel sadness and he just wants the latter to be happy and secured. He already has gotten used to protecting Baekhyun daily from the kids who wanted to mess with him but he isn't still used to seeing him tearing up.
His hands unconsciously turned into balls and stomped outside their classroom, determined to search for Baekhyun's shoe. Or rather the one who took the shoe.
Chanyeol immediately felt angrier than before when he saw a particular group of boys who are practically playing with Baekhyun's shoe.
Gritting his teeth and containing his anger by sighing deeply, he stomped towards the kids who mercilessly playing with the Smurf's newly bought shoe. His blood was beginning to boil, in anger.
"Give that back! It's bad to take things if it's not yours! So give that shoe back!" Chanyeol yelled. The group of kids just ignored Chanyeol and continue playing throw and fetch with Baekhyun's shoe. The idea that they are more in numbers than Chanyeol who's alone made them feel unnerved.
"I SAID GIVE THAT BACK!!" Chanyeol came closer to the boy who's on the verge of throwing it again. The others flinch and moved away, but others just stood their ground.
"YOU WISH!" The brattiest boy shouted and he threw the shoe in the nearest trashcan.
Chanyeol's face darkened as he knew how precious that shoe is to Baekhyun. It's the first-ever pair of shoes that his mom brought for him and that idea alone he felt his blood boil because that freaking bully just tossed the shoe towards the trash bin like it was just garbage.
Losing the very last drop of Chanyeol's temper, he punched the kid straight on the face. The boy screamed in pain immediately, crying and rolling to the ground as he clutched his face.
The rest of the kids who are playing with the shoe dared to attack Chanyeol. They punched him, in the stomach and kicked him. Chanyeol could fight back one at a time but he is cornered as he was surrounded by them. And he got only a pair of feet and hands to punch and kick at the same time.
Baekhyun noticed the scene and he quickly ran outside with his one foot missing a shoe, only to find out that Chanyeol is already surrounded in the center of the field. Most of the brats are on the ground while others who seemed in the same height as Chanyeol are still up.
"Stop! Stop it! Stop!!" Baekhyun shouted as he pushed inside and covered Chanyeol from the attacks with his tiny arms around him and resulting in him as the one who was being hit instead.
The teacher came rushing and soon the boys were stopped. The teacher scolded the bullies and made sure to talk with their parents.
Chanyeol opened his eyes only to meet Baekhyun's sad ones. He felt anger boiled inside of him seeing the smaller having a tiny bruise at the side of his face and his yellowish shirt was now even dirty and tainted with shoe prints.
He stared at the teacher in anger, "My father would know about this!" He glared. The teacher gulped and apologized repeatedly but Chanyeol's attention is already on Baekhyun.
Him being hurt wasn't a big deal but knowing that Baekhyun is hurt too is a different story. Imagining his friend being punched and kicked pained him a hundred times more than anyone could think.
Chanyeol abruptly stood up, calming himself, he helped Baekhyun to stand. Chanyeol silently wiped the dirt on Baekhyun, and then hugged him and entrapping him by his arms, mumbling apologies again and again.
"They will pay for this. I will make sure of that." Chanyeol mumbled angrily as he struggled to tidy Baekhyun's crumpled shirt trying to dust off the dirt. His voice was broken and guilt etched on his face. He took out a handkerchief in his pocket and wiped Baekhyun's face clean.
"I saw how they punched you, Chanyeol. I'm okay. How about you? You have bruises. I'm sorry." The smaller worriedly hugged Chanyeol tightly in the waist as he felt really bad knowing that his tall best friend got into a fight because of him.
"No. Don't worry about me. Worry about yourself. How dare they, land you a punch or a kick. They will regret this, Baekhyun." Chanyeol angrily muttered as he quickly wiped the tears on his face before the smaller could see.
"Yah, I'm okay! And it does not hurt much." Baekhyun poked his forearm.
"See? It doesn't hurt!" Baekhyun chirped as if everything's fine for him. He tried hard to reach Chanyeol's head to wipe the dirt that came from the ground.
"But you... I know you're hurt Chanyeol-ah. Don't pretend anymore." Baekhyun hugged Chanyeol as he mumbled his apologies for being the reason for the fight. Chanyeol never felt that special before as he saw how Baekhyun cared for him. No one had ever made Chanyeol feel special like that except for the kid hugging him right now.
"You could have been hurt badly..." Chanyeol sighed and sniffled as he scrunched up his nose, never pulling away from the hug.
Chanyeol decided to pick Baekhyun's shoes in the trashcan. He took initiative to put it on his best friend's foot and tied it tightly so the lace won't untie easily. The other kids seemed terrified at Chanyeol as they saw how he sent a bunch of their classmates on the ground. And Chanyeol just looked at them dangerously, sending them away.
"I am really sorry." Chanyeol bowed down his head in disappointment again because of the thought that he didn't protect Baekhyun from the bullies too well and the thought that Baekhyun got hurt.
It made him guilty that Baekhyun is only trying to save him. He knew that Baekhyun definitely in pain, it's just that Baekhyun is a stubborn kid who denies that he's in pain.
"From now on, I will protect you always. I will always be there for you and care for you! I will be your knight and shining armor! I won't let anyone hurt you. I promise! I'll be your bodyguard." Chanyeol sincerely stated while resting his hands on Baekhyun's shoulders. Eyes warm and shone with determination.
"I will be here for you too Chanyeol-ah, even if I'm small, I'll protect you! I will be your Guardian, Angel! I'll punch them in the face and kick them- oh angels don't fight. Umm.. what is my purpose then? -OH! I will block punches and kicks!" Baekhyun smiled while Chanyeol immediately scowled. But then he liked the idea that someone is caring and protecting him too, so he smiled back.
"I would like that," Chanyeol responded as he cannot hide the huge smile on his face.
"I hope we'll stay together forever." Chanyeol put his arms into Baekhyun and pulled him into a hug.
"We will! We will collect many first times together Yeollie!" He cheered and wiped Chanyeol's remaining visible tears on his cheeks.
"Now let's play! Just without running okay, my tummy still hurts a little though. Hehe, jokes!" Baekhyun happily exclaimed as they walked like drunkards in the yard playing hop frog.
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