Baekhyun:
We get to Chanyeol's penthouse apartment and he navigates us up to the top floor.
I stand slightly behind him the whole time, my mind a whirlwind of images of his face, two inches from mine. "...stay..." NO! I need to focus on something else, or my dreams will quickly turn into a reality that I'm not sure I'm ready for, and I'm pretty sure Chanyeol won't even want!
Although the longer I sit with the images from my dreams bombarding my thoughts, the more I wonder if he would accept me for who I am... and for what I want us to be.
To distract myself, I instead focus on singing this new song. I try to get Channie to speak on it. But all he says is, "Shhh... it's a surprise," with a whisper and a smile.
"Do I get to sing too?" I ask cautiously?
This causes him to turn full around to face me in the confines of the elevator. "Baekhyun... do you seriously think I would write a song and not have you sing it?!" He laughs, "You are the most talented vocalist that I have ever met. And that includes Kyungsoo! Of course you're singing it!"
He turns back around to face the elevator door. As it opens, he swings to face me, walking backwards into the apartment, "Actually I wrote it as a duet. If you'll sing it with me..." a smile lighting up his features.
We move through the apartment and into the long hallway. He takes out a single key and unlocks The Studio. He turns to face me once more, his hand poised to turn the doorknob. "You ready?" He asks, smiling, while taking a long breath in and out. Is he as nervous as I am?
"Yes! Now would you open the door already?!" I say excitedly.
He turns the knob and enters, inviting me to follow. He sits his guitar case on the desk and, opening it, takes out the guitar and also a flash drive from the pocket of his jeans. Plugging it into the computer, he prints off several sheets of paper.
He turns to me, holding out a hand, inviting me to sit on the couch between the desk and keyboard. He hands me a piece of paper and then hesitates. "Um, I've highlighted your verse, I'll play and you just follow along."
He moves to sit next to me, I hold up the paper for him, and he begins to strum a few notes on his guitar. And then, in his husky voice, he begins:
"From the first day I saw you,
I knew it was true,
we should be together,
but you don't have a clue,
I watched you bloom,
The ignition in the room,
an ember from a dream,
You've tongue-tied me.
I don't know how to tell you the truth
I've loved you baby since we were just youth
I'm so lovesick, you make me shine
I feel as though I'm losing my mind"
His deep smoky voice fades out and I'm up to the plate:
"I feel the feelings building up inside
The feelings of love I just cannot hide
It's been so long since I first knew
Baby, I'm so in love with you
The other night you were glowing
So much, It made time start slowing
My eyes glistened in the moonlight
Because Baby you played it just right"
I'm flabbergasted as he continues:
"I don't know how to tell you the truth
I've loved you baby since we were just youth
You make my whole world shine
I feel as though I'm losing my mind
I oftentimes wonder, do you feel the same
I just need to know, will you be my flame?
I don't know how to tell you the truth
I've loved you baby since we were just youth
I'm so lovesick, you make me shine
Baby I feel like I'm losing my mind
Oh yes Angel, I'm losing my mind"
The note fades out slowly, and there we sit, staring at each other. The words of the song are still fresh on my tongue when Chanyeol says, "So... what do you think?"
But the words aren't coming. My mind is blank except for Chanyeol's chocolate eyes looking at me, a completely different question beneath them than the one he has asked.
I am speechless, looking at him.
