Unable [Chanbaek]

11- 열하나

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Chanyeol looks between Minseok and Baekhyun, confused as to how they knew each other. Luhan gives Baekhyun a confused look and the younger smiles.

“He saved me from drowning once,” Baekhyun explains and Chanyeol nods, finally understanding. Then he frowns, again.

“Wait! When did you two meet?”

“Like 3 years ago or something, anyway, I’m definitely approving of your mate. It’s cute little Baekkie,” Xiumin smiles and reaches out to pinch Baekhyun’s cheeks. The younger smiles at the gesture.

“So, anyways, Umin hyung, why did you come here anyway, you never visit,” Sehun says, emotionless face on. Minseok smiles. It was true. He never really visited the siblings as much as he used to. He had a mate to take care of after all.

“I came here to tell you that the east clan is getting upset. They really want that crystal gem. They’ve been complaining for at least a year or so now,” Minseok sighs and Chanyeol rolls his eyes.

The crystal gem that Minseok was talking about was small, about the size of Chanyeol’s pinky, but it was said to bring incredible luck, which Chanyeol figured was true since it brought his lover to him.

“Here, they can have it,” Chanyeol says and puts his hand into his jacket pocket. He pulls out the small crystal and hands it over to Minseok, who looks stunned.

“B-but…I thought it was your most prized possession,”

“Not anymore. I have something more precious now,” Chanyeol looks over at Baekhyun, who was talking to Luhan, Kyungsoo and Kai, bored of what the three were talking about. Minseok smiles.

“He’s a smart boy, Yeol. You better take care of him. Especially with the little pup on the way. Anyways, Jongdae’s probably looking for me. I didn’t tell him that I would be here, so I have to go. Call me over when my nephew is born,” Minseok winks before walking out of the gazebo. Chanyeol watches as Minseok walks into the house, away from them.

“Hyung! That crystal was everything! You know how much mom, dad and the elders treasured it!” Sehun complains, looking like he was about to rip his hair out. Chanyeol smirks and pats Sehun on the head as he walks towards Baekhyun.

“You still have a lot to learn, Hunnie,”

“W-what do you mean?!”

Chanyeol turns around and smirks, holding out his chain with a shiny dagger pendant. Sehun’s eyes widen. The pendant was carved out of the crystal!

“I just used the chipped off parts and melted it with some quartz and tada…all new,” Chanyeol winks and makes his way towards his mate, leaving a baffled Sehun behind.

-

Baekhyun grins as his mate approaches him.

“Channie! Luhan hyung said that the baby will have your ears! I really hope so. I love your ears!”

Chanyeol pouts and back hugs Baekhyun, hands sliding down his belly to cup the small bump. This was his second favourite position with his mate. The first was when Baekhyun was under him.

“Do you love my ears more than me?” Chanyeol asks sadly and Baekhyun giggles.

“Of course not, silly. I love you more,”

“I love you the most, baby,” Chanyeol smiles and leans down to kiss his fiancé.

Baekhyun smiles into the kiss.

-

It was a few weeks after Minseok visited that Chanyeol got the message thanking him for the crystal. The now silver-haired male, who had recently dyed his hair, smirks, holding out the letter to Sehun.

“They’re fools,” Chanyeol says and sits down on his chair, looking at the picture of him and his pregnant mate on his table. He had the photo taken once Baekhyun hit his 2nd trimester. The younger had been marking the days ever since he found out about their pup, and he had calculated when he would finally be in the second trimester from that date.

Chanyeol smiles subconsciously thinking about his mate.

Suddenly the door to Chanyeol’s study room bursts open and Kai rushes inside. He looked pale. Too pale for a normal Kai, and that was never a good thing.

“H-hyung! It’s Baekhyun. H-he’s—”

Before he could finish his sentence, Chanyeol is out of the room and running towards his mate. He pushes open the door to their bedroom and sees Baekhyun on the bed, clutching his belly with Luhan and Kyungsoo beside him.

“Baby! Are you ok? Oh my god! I shouldn’t have left—”

Baekhyun weakly reaches out for his mate, who immediately shuts up and rushes to his side.

“Shh. I’m fine. Just in a little bit of pain because someone is a little active,” Baekhyun winces once again when he feels their baby kick him. Chanyeol freezes.

“O-our baby…m-moved?”

“No, you little s**t. The baby is totally just relaxing around and that’s why Baekhyun says that the baby’s active,” Kyungsoo sasses, hormones getting the best of him. Chanyeol glares at the smaller but returns his attention back to his mate, who gently guides the elder’s hand to the spot where the baby last kicked.

Chanyeol’s eyes widen when he feels the small, faint but crystal clear kick of his baby. Baekhyun smiles at him with teary eyes.

“T-the baby kicked!” he exclaims and leans down to kiss the swollen belly.

“I love you, my little prince or princess.” Chanyeol caresses and lovingly kisses Baekhyun’s belly, to which the baby replies with a small but powerful kick.

“The baby says that he loves you too,”

“He? How do you know that our little pea is a he?”

“Motherly instincts, Channie,” Baekhyun winks and Chanyeol chuckles.

“Alright. If you say so.” Chanyeol shrugs before leaning down to kiss his mate.