1 month after...

Luhan in China.

Minseok in Korea.

EXO in Korea too.

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Xiumin

"Hyuuuung, please get up now. Pleaaaassseee!"

"Come on, just this once! Get uupppp!"

Chen and Sehun keep doing aegyo to make me agree with their plans.

They've been asking me to go out since 3 weeks ago.

But I always say no.

I don't want to ruin their fun with my robotic way of living.

I admit I'm still hurting.

But I'm mad.

Mad at him.

"Sorry kids, just go with the others. I don't feel like going out."

"You alway say that! Can you just forget him for once?! I hate him!"

Chen exclaimed.

I looked at him blankly.

"H-hyung...sorry. I'm sorry I...did not mean to."

He apologizes and looked down fidgeting the hem of his shirt.

"We'll ...go now hyung. Just please call anyone of us if you need anything. Sorry for bothering you."

Sehun pulled Chen out.

I feel so guilty after what Sehun says.

They're annoying yes but I'm not mad.

I just...need more time.

kriiing...kriiing...kriiiing!

My phone suddenly rang that startled me a little.

"Huh? Unregistered number?"

I didn't bother answering.

It might be just a cold call.

Or one of my dongsaengs checking on me.

I dropped my phone on the sofa and switched the TV.

kriiing...kriiing...kriiiing!

My phone once again rang but like the first one, unregistered number. Declined call.

kriiing...kriiing...kriiiing!

I groaned and picked up my phone.

"What the hell do you want?!"

I asked irritatedly.

"Hyung!"

Tao shouted back.

I looked at the number and it was Kris' phone.

"Oh, sorry I thought it was another cold call."

"Hyung, hyung..."

Tao sounded like he just cried.

I panicked.

"Tao? Tao! What happened?"

"Hyung, I'm fine. Why did you not come with Chen and Sese?"

"Ahm...sorry. I just wanna stay at home. I don't want to go out."

"You've been in there since... sorry hyung. Okay, I understand."

I sighed.

"Ok. I'll hung-"

"Wait! Wait! Wait!"

I heard Baek literally screaming while Tao is complaining.

"Hello? Hello? Umin hyung?!"

"Yeah? What is it, Baek?"

"You're at home, right? Won't you go out?

"Yes and yes. Now, have fun guys. Say hi to others for me."

"Sure hyung, bye. See you~"

"Okay, bye. Wait-what?"

Toot...toot...toot...

"Ugh, they better not come crashing in again."

I looked at the time.

6 near to 7 in the evening.

I continued flipping through channels but never got interested to any of them.

kriiing...kriiing...kriiiing!

My phone lit up once again.

"Hello, Baek don't come crashing in again! I'm warning you guys!"

Silence.

Silence.

Silence.

I looked at the number.

Same unregistered number from a while ago.

"Ugh, if this is just a prank call-"

"Baozi..."

I froze.

That voice.

After a month.

That name.

Only he calls me that.

It can't be.

I dropped the call.

"This is too much! Why can't you just leave my head for once?!"

Ding!

one message received

[Please answer my call...Baozi, please.]

My eyes went wide.

"It's him!"

"I'm not hallucinating nor just hearing sounds!"

kriiing...kriiing...kriiiing!

My phone once again rang.

I stared at the unregistered number with shaky hands.

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Luhan

I once again dialed his phone.

3 rings...4...5...

Maybe he wouldn't answer.

I understand.

But it hurts.

I'm close to giving up then...

"He-hello..."

My breath hitched.

This voice.

The voice I've been yearning for a month.

"Minseok-ah..."

Then I heard sobs...

"Minseok-ah..."

I repeated.

Sobs.

"I miss you so damn much...my baozi."

I closed my eyes while saying those words.

No more sobs but crying Minseok from the other line.

I can hear him.

Painful cries.

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Xiumin

"I miss you so damn much...my baozi."

I wanted to say I missed him too.

Words are stuck.

All I could do is sob then cry out loud.

"Lu...Lu-ge..."

I speak in between cries.

"Oh God, baby. I miss you calling me that. I...I fucking miss you that it hurts so much."

His voice cracked.

A smile escaped my lips.

But soon erased by tears.

No. This is wrong.

He...

is married.

That made me cry again.

I held the phone tightly close to my ears.

Click!

The front door opened but didn't bother to confront Sehun, who knows my passcode.

I just want to savor the moment that I can hear his voice again.

"♬ Baby, don't cry...tonight...♬

...why is my Baozi crying all alone here?"

My head shot up.

I slowly turned to the front door.

There he is.

Teary-eyed deer.

Holding a phone to his ears while looking at me.

"I...am...I dreaming again?"

I unconsciously muttered.

The deer held his phone closer to his mouth.

"No baby, this isn't a dream anymore."

My tears continued to fall.

Not breaking the eye contact we have.

"Lu...han."

"I, Luhan, (sniffs) the manly deer that loves you so much (sniffs) is back to where (sniffs) my heart belongs."

"Baozi, Xiumin, Minseok... (sniffs) whatever your name is (sniffs) ...

"Lu..."

"Yes, that's my name. That's the name of the guy who's so stupid to leave you for a month...

...went back to his homeland to marry someone he never loved just to make his parents proud...

...the same man who was so foolish to almost marry an innocent woman...

...the same man who cried every night fighting the urge to call his Baozi...

...that guy...that guy who, with all his heart...

He continued speaking using his phone. I can hear him clearly.

I can see how his lips tremble as he speaks.

...asked his parents for forgiveness...

...asked his parents to let him go back here...

...the same guy who asked his parents, to let him go back and find his lost heart...

...so when this guy got his understanding parents' approval...

...he's currently standing by the door of the man he adores so much...

...waiting for a hug, a tight one, from he's claimed Baozi."

I didn't waste more time. I dropped my phone.

Ran to him and hugged him as tight as I can.

"Pabo! Pabo! Pabo!"

"I know and sorry for being a coward boyfriend. I'll be a better man for us."

"You're so stupid but I don't know..."

"I love you. I miss you like how Tao misses every goal kick he attempts. I miss you like how Baek misses his eyeliners..."

I chuckled and buried my face in the crook of his neck.

"I love you too, Lu-ge. I'm just...so...so happy now."

"You know...

Luhan slightly loosened the hug just enough to face each other.

"I cant marry someone else but you...see this?"

He showed me his hand.

It's the ring.

The same ring I have.

"Our ring..."

I showed him my hand with the ring too.

"I can't put another ring here since you already got my ring finger."

He smiled.

I flashed my genuine smile, once again after a month.

"Can I kiss you now?"

I was a bit taken aback by that but nodded anyway.

He slowly leaned.

I held my breath.

I closed my eyes.

Waited.

"You should breathe."

He chuckled and I opened my eyes.

"Luhamphhhhh!"

He abruptly pulled me closer and tighter by the waist and kissed me tenderly.

My back arched a bit by his now becoming aggressive kiss.

I wrapped my arms around his neck not wanting to fall.

"Yah! Yah! Yah! Stop that! We need to eat and drink these foods!"

I automatically pushed Luhan a bit and stop the kiss.

He still had his arms around my waist though and my hands on his chest.

"C-Chen?"

I nervously asked but the others cheekily showed up after.

Luhan chuckled and walked into the living room while still hugging me.

I looked at him and at them confused.

"What's..."

"Aaah, Luhan hyung just came back from China Today."-Sehun

"And he went straight to our apartment."-Kris

"And of course we were so shocked."-Tao

"Then Tao called me."-DO

"And disturbed our-"-Kai

Kai stopped when DO elbowed him.

"I receive a call from Kris too while I and Baek went out shopping."-Chanyeol

"So we, except you Umin hyung received a call asking us to go to Tao and Kris' pad."-Lay

"We wanted to punch your boyfriend when we saw him there but we were too shocked to do so."-Chen

"Plus he explained what happened, and we finally understand."-Suho

"So then he planned things at the park and prepared all of these...

Baek pointed at the food and drinks, balloons and others.

...but like a broken-hearted you are Umin hyung, you didn't go out when these 2 idiots came to ask you."

He pointed at the pouting Chen and Sehun.

I looked at Luhan.

"So...yeah...Seems like you really don't have any plans of going out, I decided to just come here and here we are now."

Luhan slyly explained while scratching his nape.

"Gosh, I love you so much pabo!"

I couldn't be more proud than this guy hugging me now.

"So I think I deserve a kiss, right?"

He smirks then made some kissy face.

"Yah! Stop! Let's celebrate first!"

Sehun interrupts while he and Tao are eyeing the cake and chocolate boxes.

These brats obviously just wanted to eat.

Clap...clap...clap...

Kris, once again clapped slowly and tossed everyone a can of soda.

"For reuniting! For EXO!"

We all opened our cans.

"EXO! SARANGHAJA!"

Suho exclaimed then we all had a toast.

We all talked and chatted throughout the night with Luhan not letting me go for mere seconds.

Like now, we're all sitting in the living room. Luhan insisted me to sit on his lap so he can hug me.

"Baozi, I love you."

He whispered and I smiled.

I moved a bit so my side is facing him.

"I love you too, Lu-ge."

I cupped his face and kissed his nose.

"Eeeewwwww!"

Other EXO members exclaimed jokingly but we only laughed.

What can we do?

I am, in any way,

LU-GE'S BAOZI, after all.

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END!