SAEMI'S POV

"You know, for a 21-year-old, you're short." I gave Sehun an unbelievable look at his sudden outburst. He didn't even glance at my reaction and kept on comparing our height, stretching his hand from his head to the side where I'm standing.

We were walking down to the nearest restaurant available around the area. And Sehun by so far, was the only person pushing the topic about heights and how small I look.

"Yah, can you stop?" I looked at him, irritated by how he talks nonstop about my height. He only laughed at my reaction and clung his arm around my shoulder.

"Aw, don't be mad at me, chippy."

"What the heck is chippy, Sehun?" I retorted and tried to pull his arm off me. But he was obviously stronger than me so that was a fail.

"Chippy - short for chipmunk. Isn't it cute, chippy?"

"UGH!" I stormed off and decided to just go with Baekhyun who's busy annoying the hell out of Kyungsoo in front of us. I silently walked beside him, tugging the insides of my hoodie's pocket.

"Oh? What's with the frown, miss?" Baekhyun eyed me while surpassing a smile on his face. My expression didn't change and I was about to answer when an arm pulled me by the shoulder again and wrap it around my neck this time.

I instantly slapped his arm and found Sehun ruffling my hair.

"STOP!" I groaned in frustration and tried to pull his arm off but he went on telling Baekhyun the new nickname he gave me just a while ago.

"It kinda suits you actually.." Baekhyun's agreement just made me feel worse. Am I really that short?

"Yah, Oh Sehun! Stop dissing my height!" This time, I was successful to pull his arm off me and smack the back of his head.

"You all are so mean. Why are you bullying my bae?" Chanyeol came in to the conversation again but he didn't really make any difference with what Sehun did. He slung his arm around my shoulder and pulled me close to him, causing me to feel concious all of a sudden by how Baekhyun's gaze changed at the sight.

I thought he would do something again but he just continued goofing around Sehun after his reaction changed in a split second. What was that?

"I'm just stating facts, hyung. Don't blame it all on me." Sehun continues, finally blowing off my last patience remaining, ending with me kicking his leg. He groaned in pain and looked at me with a playful pained look.

"Remove your filthy hands from me, you tower." I glared at Chanyeol and thankfully, it was enough for him to back off, raising his hands in defeat while chuckling at my statement.

"Tower. Hmm, thanks for the endearment, bae." My face instantly came in contact with my hand. They're unbelievable. Now I know where Baekhyun evolved into some talking machine.

"Is anybody normal here?" I half-shouted at the remaining guys who were not bothering me.

"I am!" Kai, Chen oppa and Suho oppa chirped. They completely looked like idiots while raising their hands as if we're in some sort of class recitation. I shook my head in disbelief and went to walk with the quiet ones whom I observed earlier.

"You giving up already?" Minseok oppa snickered causing me to groan in annoyance. Kyungsoo oppa and him just laughed at me and I hopelessly looked at the road as I try to endure the starvation I'm feeling.

"Yah, chippy!"

***

"Slow down, bunny." Baekhyun mutters as he wipes the side of my lips with a tissue.

"Hm, thanks." I quickly replied and made myself busy again, munching on the pork stew in front of me.

"Where did you actually meet Saemi, Baekhyun-a?" Minseok oppa asked. It took a few seconds before Baekhyun could ever think of a good lie to answer his question.

"We, uhm. Our parents are good friends back in the days." Well that wasn't entirely a lie.

"Ohhhh. That's kinda cool." Kai said.

"Yeah. Haha." I let out an awkward laugh, not meaning to harshly chew on my food and glanced at Baekhyun. He didn't say anything but went with the flow of the conversation.

"I had a great time, everyone. Thank you." I said as I keep my hands in my pocket, lowkey freezing because of the cold weather.

"No problem, Saemi-ya." Suho oppa said while wearing a gummy smile.

"Baekhyun-a, make sure to bring her again with you, okay?" Minseok oppa turned to Baekhyun and the latter only nodded with a slight laugh.

"I'm sure she would love to come again. Because of the food after rehearsals."

"Yah!" I hit the side of his shoulder upon hearing what he just said causing them to laugh at us.

"We'll get going now." Kyungsoo says and Kai pulled him to walk back first.

"Come on, I'll take you home." Chanyeol suddenly grabs my hand and was about to pull me as well, but Baekhyun took a hold of Chanyeol's arm to prevent him. They both gave each other a square look making me confused. 

What's with these two?

"I'll do that for you, Chanyeol-a." There's a hint of warning in Baekhyun's voice with his grim expression.

"I'm not asking you, Baek." Chanyeol replied with a smirk plastered on his face.

"Chanyeol-a, quit it. Baekhyun, make sure she gets home safely, arasseo?" Before they get more heated throwing lines, Minseok oppa forcefully pulled Chanyeol and Suho oppa slung his arm around Chanyeol's shoulder, disregarding the difficulty it has because of the difference with their height. Ironically.

"Ne, hyung. Get home safely!" Baekhyun beams at his hyung.

"But I thought you're supposed to go back to our dorm—"

"Annyeong, Sehun-a!" He cut off Sehun's sentence and pulled me to turn back from them and started walking to his car. When did this even get here? I thought it was left in the company building?

"I called my manager to drive it here." Can he read minds or something?

"It's just evident in your face, chippy." Again with that nickname?

"Ugh! Would you stop calling me that, please?" I groaned as I get inside the car and buckled up. He got in as well and chuckled.

"Why? It sounds cute." I scoffed at what he said.

"It doesn't. It sounds like a potato... chip." He just laughed even more.

"Why? It really does sound like it!" I whined.

"It's cute. And you're not gonna stop me. I have to give credit to Sehun for your new nickname, chippy." He started to drive us home as the argue goes along as well.

"Just stop, really!" I said in an annoyed face.

"Nah-uh." This is getting hopeless the more I thought about it.

"I told you, it's cute. It suits you."

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