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“Chanyeol, hurry up!” Baekhyun yelled as he pulled on his boots excitedly. It was finally the day he gets what he`s been wanting ever since he was 11 years old. His mom never allowed him to get that certain thing and now that he was independent and wasn't living in his parents` house anymore, he had his own rules. He was going to get it, even Chanyeol wouldn't stop him. Sure, Chanyeol didn't like the idea, but after much negotiating and fussing over this situation, Baekhyun won. No matter what, he was going to get his own hedgehog today.
“Baek, you sure you don't want to change your mind?” Chanyeol appeared in the foyer with a grumpy look on his face. He obviously wasn't happy about a hedgehog invading their privacy. “Nope! Why would I change my mind, I`ve been waiting for this for years.” Baekhyun smiled cheerfully and tip toed to peck his groaning boyfriend`s cheek.”Get your shoes on, I`ll be waiting in the car.” Chanyeol groaned as he watched Baekhyun happily skip to the car, and he groaned again as he put on his shoes, and groaned once more as he locked their home, knowing the next time they'll be in it, there was going to be a tiny, spiky creature stealing all of Baekhyun`s attention from him. On the way to the pet store Baekhyun couldn't stop squirming in his seat from the excitement. Chanyeol liked, loved to be more honest, when Baekhyun became all smiley and hype. It was endearing and Chanyeol would give his life to see Baekhyun smile so that`s what made him shut up, despite disliking the whole idea of getting a pet.
Baekhyun was out the car before Chanyeol even turned it off, running towards the small pet shop that still owned his future hedgehog. He was almost there when he halted, turning around to check on Chanyeol. There he was, still exiting the car far too slow for Baekhyun`s liking. He shook his head at his lazy boyfriend and ran back to him, hooking their arms together and cuddling for warmth. This time Baekhyun walked in a reasonable pace, not too slow, not too fast. “Your`e such a slowpoke, Yeol.” Baekhyun glanced up at Chanyeol who was now smiling at him.”You'd think with these abnormally long legs, you'd be faster.” “Baekhyun, you can run off into the store right now. I know you want to.” “I do, but I want to go in there with you.” the smaller male grinned. It took just a few steps until they got to the door and Baekhyun was quick to push it open-- well at least attempt to push it open. “Baek, you're supposed to pull it.” “I knew that,” Baekhyun pinched Chanyeol`s sides and led them inside.
“Hello, how may I help you?” a young man, not looking much older than the couple, walked up to them with a polite smile.
“Hi! Can you show us the hedgehogs?” The employee didn't say anything and only pointed at the area where the small pets were. Baekhyun didn't wait another minute and ran there. Then he screamed. Chanyeol facepalmed. It wasn't unexpected to Chanyeol, given that Baekhyun even screamed if he saw one on tv or on the computer, let alone seeing a real one right before his eyes. He was definitely going to scream.
“Oh my God! Chanyeol, come look at these cute little things! They're so cute, I want them all!”
“Can you please tell him to lower his voice, he`s going to startle all the other animals.” Chanyeol gave the guy an apologetic smile, and nodded before padding to Baekhyun. “Baek, can you-” “Chanyeol, look at that one! I want it, I want that one! I want it-” The only solution to make Baekhyun be quiet in this situation was to cover his mouth with a big palm, and that`s precisely what Chanyeol did. Baekhyun`s eyes stared right into his, questioning him silently. “Babe, you`re going to scare them.” he thought maybe that was enough to get him to stay quiet so Chanyeol removed his hand from the older`s mouth. “Ohhh, right.” Baekhyun grinned sheepishly, then turned back to the cute creatures and whispered, ”I'm sorry little hedgehogies,”
Baekhyun reached out to the one that caught his attention and rubbed its fluffy tummy, squealing in a low voice at how soft it was. Even though he still didn't understand why they are known to be adorable, Chanyeol decided to give these things that Baekhyun was obsessed with a good look. He leaned down and grimaced at the wide black eyes staring back at him. The thing looked creepy, he couldn't help it. “Aw, it likes you, Chanyeol.” Baekhyun cooed,”Why don't you touch it?” “No, it`s spiky, I can't touch that.” he became scared the longer he looked at it. “Touch its tummy, you idiot.” Baekhyun rolled his eyes and when he saw that Chanyeol started to back off, Baekhyun quickly held his wrist, giving him the irresistible puppy eyes saved for emergencies. Like now. “Please please pleaseee,” Baekhyun pouted just slightly and laughed inside his head, he was obviously cracking Chanyeol.”It won't hurt, I promise. “But Baek- Baekhyun, stop that.” Chanyeol groaned, his heart melted at those deep, sparkling eyes.”Fine. Just once.” He thought maybe it was worth it when Baekhyun smiled, all teeth and sunshine. It wouldn't hurt to make Baekhyun happy just by touching a hedgehog, right?
Except it did. “Ow!” Chanyeol`s ridiculously deep voice boomed in the pet store, he was quick to pull his finger away from the animal`s mouth. He hadn't even touch its tummy yet and that monster just attacked him like it had the right to. “It won't hurt, I promise.” Chanyeol imitated his boyfriend`s previous statement as he blew on his poor index finger.
“Chanyeol, their teeth aren't even that sharp. Your`e overacting.” Baekhyun rolled his eyes again and picked up the hedgehog. It crawled slowly onto his hand as if it was shy, and Baekhyun couldn't help but squeal.”It`s so adorable, oh my god.” “Do you like him?” The same employee who greeted them earlier was beside Baekhyun.”He`s shy at first but he becomes playful later on. I also have to warn you, he can get very clingy.” “That`s exactly what I want.” Baekhyun said. He was making kissy faces at the creature and Chanyeol wanted to shout out in frustration.”I'll take him.”
“But Baekhyun, this one is a monster. You can't do this to me…” Chanyeol whined. “I fell in love with him at first sight, he`s the one I want.” Baekhyun ignored Chanyeol. “That`s what you once said about me.” but Baekhyun seemed like he didn't hear him or maybe he didn't care because he was already walking off to the counter, to pay and receive instructions. He felt he didn't need instructions because he knew almost everything about hedgehogs. He knew that they were mammals, he knew there were seventeen different species of them, he knew that they had very poor eyesight, he knew that they were nocturnal, he knew that they loved digging, he knew when to shower them, he even knew what they eat and what they don`t. Very important fact: tea tree oil is deadly so NO TEA TREE OIL. He knew it all.
“Do you have a cage to take him home in?” the man asked him, after giving him tips and facts about that certain hedgehog Baekhyun chose. “Yep, it`s in the car.” Baekhyun turned to Chanyeol who was standing there, bored and annoyed.”Can you get it for me, Yeol?” He sighed defeatingly and dragged himself out the pet shop to grab the cage. On the way back he decided maybe he was being a bit of an asshole towards his boyfriend. One of Baekhyun`s dreams were coming true and he was supposed to be there with him, celebrating the excitement but he sometimes he could be a jerk without thinking. Chanyeol stopped at the door, taking a deep breath and decided to restart this with a positive mindset. The only positive thing about this was Baekhyun`s happiness, he guessed that it was more than enough. --- As soon as they got back to the house, Baekhyun hugged the hedgehog close to his chest and began showing him around his new home. “This is the kitchen, if you're hungry you can come here to let me know.” “Baek, don't you know when to feed it?” “Of course I do, but just in case he wants to snack on something-- oh my god we haven't named him yet!” Baekhyun gasped then looked at his unnamed hedgehog.”What do you want your name to be, cutie?” Chanyeol wasn't going to lie, Baekhyun with that creature was adorable. And maybe it was becoming cute because of Baekhyun`s overflowing cuteness. He didn't know.
“I`ll name you Sonic!” Baekhyun blew a kiss to the hedgeh- Sonic.”It`s perfect.” “You do know that you've called me that before, right?” Chanyeol glanced at his overhype boyfriend. Baekhyun looked at him innocently. “No, I haven`t.” “You have, it`s my nickname in bed-” Baekhyun gasped, glared at Chanyeol and eyed Sonic who was now sniffing Baekhyun`s palm.”Shh, he can't hear that.” “But, you did. You called me that when-” “Nope! I don't remember.” Baekhyun turned towards the hallway where the bedroom was. “--I fucked you really fast that particular night!” “Stop making up things!” Baekhyun shouted back without looking at his shameless boyfriend. “I`m the original Sonic....” Chanyeol huffs and throws his body on the couch.