Love at 34000 Feet (1/1)

“Hey there, gorgeous. Name’s Kris. May I join you?”“Sure. I can use some company of a handsome pilot. I was getting bored anyway.”“Glad I can help. Want to go somewhere quieter?”“Oh, aren’t you going to get something to drink?”“No thanks. I don’t want to risk my passengers’ life. But I’m sure that you’re enough to intoxicate me.”“Alright then, let’s go.”“Wait. Tell me, who’s the owner of this gorgeous body I’m going to worship tonight?” “Just call me Phoenix.” And that’s how their story begins.......Beams of sunrays peeked through the translucent curtains, illuminating the small room of Ambassador Hotel in Singapore. On the bed in the right corner of the room, two bodies were snuggled together under a soft, cream-colored duvet. A blond head was resting on the pillow, and tucked neatly underneath the blond’s chin was a honey-brown head with its face buried under the comforter. Peaceful and contented, the two slept while embracing each other close after sharing a long and passionate night together.A toned hand shot out from under the cover when the incessant beeping of the alarm clock started to annoy the occupants in the room. The large hand landed on top of the alarm clock with a loud smack, successfully silencing the annoying machine, before retreating back under the cover and circling itself around a slender waist. Tightening its hold around the smaller man, he pulled the brunet closer, causing the man to snuggle deeper into the blond’s neck.As much as Kris wanted to go back to sleep, he knew that he had to wake up and get prepared for his next flight in two hours. Reluctantly, he cracked his eyes open and blinked several times to let them adjust to the blinding light of the sun. Supported by angry eyebrows, his dark orbs still looked as sharp as ever, even when they were laced with sleep. As his eyes finally adapted to the bright room, he averted his sight to the smaller male in his embrace. He had to admit, Chanyeol looked gorgeous. The long eyelashes that brush softly against his flawless milky-white cheeks, the small button nose, and the swollen pink lips made the brunet looks almost ethereal.Kris carefully released his arms from around the sleeping beauty, before slowly and quietly making his way towards the adjacent bathroom of the suite. Ten minutes later, he emerged from the bathroom and proceeded to move towards the phone next to the bed, calling room service to prepare the breakfast for that morning, while absent-mindedly stroking the soft strands of the sleeping male. After he had placed all of his orders—including some sweet dessert for the currently sleeping Chanyeol, the handsome blond shook the brunet awake.“Yeol, time to wake up,” Kris called softly.The said man stirred, snuggling deeper into the soft duvet before slowly pulling open his closed eyelids, revealing a pair of beautiful brown doe eyes. Blinking those beautiful orbs several times, the brunet averted his sight onto the blond sitting on the side of the bed, offering a sweet smile and gaining a chaste morning kiss in return.“Ughhh… gross morning breath,” The brunet complained, scrunching his button nose cutely. “Just because I swallowed a lot last night,” Kris said huskily, causing the younger of the two to flush heavily with embarrassment.“Hyuuung~!!!” Chanyeol whined, clearly embarrassed, before proceeding to cover his face with the soft cover. By now, the blond laughed openly, absolutely amused with the younger male’s behavior.“Alright, alright. Go get cleaned up. I’ll prepare your clothes.” Kris patted the brunet’s head, encouraging him to get up and take a shower because they had another flight in less than two hours.Grumbling, Chanyeol obeyed the blond’s suggestion, only to yelp sharply when a big palm smacked his bare ass cheeks. After chastising the older male about how rude it was to slap somebody’s butt, the brunet entered the bathroom to take his much-needed shower.As the brunet emerged from the bathroom, he was greeted with the smell of food. When his stomach started to grumble loudly, he rushed to change into his work clothes that were already laid out on the bed. Following the delicious smell of food, Chanyeol went to the living area of the hotel room, where Kris was seated on the single leather couch with a cup of steaming black coffee in his right hand and a morning paper in his left. With a pilot uniform wrapped nicely around his tall build, Kris looked absolutely perfect.Grinning to all his worth when he caught sight of his favorite meal, Chanyeol skipped his way to the older male and pecked his left cheek.“Thanks Kris hyung,” He says, before snatching a plate of croquet monsieur and seating himself on the other couch. He grabbed the TV remote and flipped through the channels until he found his favorite, Cartoon Network.“All this time and you’re still watching cartoons? You’re such a kid, Park Chanyeol,” Kris teased.“So what? I need to relax before our next flight, you know,” The brunet answered, his lips forming a cute pout.Kris chuckled and stopped abruptly when he remembered something. “Should I head out first, or you first?”“Hmm? Either way is fine, but I think you can go first. A pilot should come ahead of time, right?” Chanyeol answered playfully.“Yeah I think so. Alright then, I’ll be heading out now.” And with that Kris rose from his seat, taking his luggage with him and kissing Chanyeol briefly before heading towards the door.“Bye, Kris hyung,” Chanyeol answered curtly before diverting his attention back to the television.***“Good morning everyone. My name is Park Chanyeol and today will be my first flight. Please take care of me,” The beautiful man by the name of Park Chanyeol greeted all the stewards and stewardesses along with the co-pilot for that day’s flight in the briefing room.“Good morning to you too, Chanyeol-sshi. Glad to have a beautiful steward join our morning flight today,” The co-pilot flirted, causing Chanyeol’s face to flush a pretty shade of pink.“Can you stop that flirting habit of yours, Kai? It’s starting to piss me off,” The only steward aside from Chanyeol complained. His face showed extreme annoyance.“Oh, I’m sorry Hunnie. Maybe he’s prettier, but you’re the only one for me,” The co-pilot cooed.“Stop it, you two. I don’t need an extra dose of grease before my flight.”A new voice was heard and everyone turned their attention to the entrance of the briefing room. A tall, blond male walked through the door, donning a pilot uniform that fit perfectly onto his body. When Chanyeol saw the new addition in the room, his eyes widened like saucers and his body froze. It was the same blond he met at the bar just two weeks ago.“Ah, captain. Look, look, we got a new steward today. Isn’t he a beauty?” One of the stewardesses addressed and pointed at Chanyeol.The captain shifted his sight and was shell shocked to see the beauty in front of him -- the same beauty that writhed in pleasure under him two weeks ago. ‘Phoenix’ he thought to himself.***Chanyeol was sitting in the briefing room, chatting idly with Sehun, his fellow steward friend. The two of them just hit it off and became good friends in a matter of two days after Chanyeol’s first flight to Japan. Focusing on his friend’s story, Chanyeol didn’t realize a pair of eyes were looking at him intently.“Hyung, don’t you think Chanyeol is absolutely beautiful in that blue uniform?” A fellow pilot—Chen was his name—asked Kris, who was sitting next to him, playing with his phone.“Huh?” Kris responded, too distracted with whatever it was on his phone to respond to Chen properly.Chen rolled his eyes and growled exasperatedly. “I was talking about Chanyeol, hyung. Don’t you think he’s gorgeous?”“Hmm… not really,” Kris answered absentmindedly.“Hyung! Are you blind or what?” Kris didn’t respond.“Whatever,” Chen sighed, but suddenly an idea hit him. “Wait, you two had some flights together right? You two must be close, right? Do you have his number? Or better, can you introduce me to him?”“One question at a time, please,” Kris sighed, irritated. “Yes, we did have some flights together. No, we aren’t close at all. No, I don’t have his number. And no, I won’t waste my time for that. If you’re interested at him, why don’t you just go to him by yourself? Now stop bothering me. I have a flight to Sydney in 20 minutes and I don’t need you to worsen my mood.” Kris shot him a glare and Chen couldn’t do anything but to obey his hyung.‘Well, we have a flight to Vancouver together today. Hopefully I can get to know you better, Park Chanyeol.’ Chen thought happily.***Two bodies were sprawled on a bed in a luxurious hotel room after the throes of passion they both had shared. The blond male seemed to be deep in his thoughts.“Hey, Chanyeol. I never knew you were a steward.”Chanyeol chuckled. “Well, I don’t go around flaunting my uniform into a bar like a certain someone here.” Chanyeol teased, remembering their first meeting.Kris snickered,  “It was thanks to Kai. He said I’d probably get laid if I pranced around wearing my pilot uniform. And he was right—I did get a wonderful night.”“Pervert,” Chanyeol sneered before he shoved the taller male off the bed.“But seriously, what was a steward doing in a bar? You could’ve been in deep trouble had the company found you,” The blond asked, turning to his side so that he could face the brunet.“I was supposed to fly two days before that day, but suddenly they replaced me with somebody else. And at the day we met, I found out that she replaced me only because her uncle was the chairman’s best friend,” Chanyeol spat bitterly.“But thanks to her, we got to meet again,” Kris said softly.Chanyeol laughed openly at that. But then, his face turned serious. “But hyung, it doesn’t mean that we’re going out right? As in exclusively?”“I don’t know. I’m not ready for a relationship. Do you mind if I say that we’re…. mmm…. fuck buddies?” Kris answered cautiously, afraid of offending the beauty in front of him.Chanyeol seemed to sense his uneasiness, so he offered the blonde a smile “Well, I don’t mind, but I like the term ‘friends with benefits’ more than fuck buddies. It sounds less…degrading.”“Okay then. Friends with benefits it is,” Kris agreed.***“Heard that Chen made a move on you. How's it going?” Kris asked the brunet sitting in front of him, eagerly devouring a big serving of ice cream inside a café in Shanghai. Surprised, Chanyeol choked on his ice cream. Kris chortled and rubbed his back soothingly.“He’s horrible!”Chanyeol whimpered with a shudder. “He acted like a kid, y’know. Pulling pranks on me and saying such embarrassing things. Not to mention the cheesy phrases he keeps telling me every time we meet.”Kris guffaws, uncaring towards the stares he gained from the other customers.Chanyeol pouted. “It’s not funny, hyung.”“I’m sorry, I’m sorry. But it’s just hilarious.” Kris sniggers, trying to suppress his laughs. As they were about to continue enjoying their sweet treat, somebody interrupts them.“Kris ge?” A young male, with prominent dark circles around his eyes and an appearance seemingly younger than Chanyeol’s called out, and Kris froze. It’s been a while since someone called him like that.“It’s you! Kris ge! Long time no see,” The panda lookalike squealed in happiness when Kris turned around. The newcomer instantly jumped on Kris, hugging the living daylights out of the blond.“Tao?” Kris asked dazedly. The male in his embrace nodded his head eagerly before releasing the blond from his death hug.“Hi gege,” Tao greeted properly.“Long time no see, Tao,” Kris greeted back, ruffling the hair of the male in front of him. Chanyeol was bemused. He still had his ice cream spoon inside his mouth, blinking in confusion at the scene in front of him, until Tao noticed his presence.“Oh! I’m sorry. Am I disturbing you guys?” He asked apologetically.“Ah… no… no. You’re not interrupting anything.” Chanyeol recovered from the confusion and offered the shorter male a reassuring smile.“Good then. Kris hyung, why do you never contact me? I thought you were dead!” Tao complained, pouting with all his worth.“I’m sorry. I was just too busy to remember. I haven’t even contacted my mom for the past two months.”The two reunited men were busy in their own world and seemed to have forgotten about Chanyeol’s existence. Chanyeol felt something unpleasant coiling in his gut, but he blamed it on the amount of ice cream he had devoured for the past few minutes. However, something was telling him that it wasn’t the case, and that there’s something else that’s causing his stomach to churn unpleasantly.“-Yeol… Chanyeol?... Hey!” Chanyeol snapped out of his reverie when Kris tapped his shoulder.“Y-yeah?” He asked in confusion when he sees Kris standing up from his seat.“Are you alright? You were rather quiet back then,” Kris asked in concern, leaning down a bit to look into Chanyeol’s eyes.“Yeah, I’m okay, hyung. Just spacing out, I think.” Chanyeol rubbed the back of his head, smiling sheepishly. “So, what is it?” he continued.“I was saying that I’m going to hang out with Tao, so we could catch up with each other. You can go back on your own, right?”“Yeah, sure,” Chanyel answered curtly.Tao piped up, “Why don’t you join us? The more the merrier, right?”“No, it’s okay. You two must have a lot to catch upon. Have fun!” Chanyeol waved to the two retreating figures, and the unpleasant feeling returned back in full force as he felt a painful pang in his chest.***Chanyeol returned back to the hotel after trying to entertain himself with Shanghai’s nightlife. But to no avail, he felt so lost and empty. Too bad Sehun wasn’t flying with him that day; he flew with other stewardesses that he wasn’t really close with. He decided to wait for Kris’ return instead, imagining another passionate night they would share together.‘At least I’ll have good sex tonight.’ He thought happily.However, as the time kept on ticking, Kris showed no sign of returning back to the hotel. It was 1.45 a.m. Chanyeol had to swallow the bitter reality that Kris spent the night with Tao.‘Well, why would I feel sad? Kris can spend the night whenever and with whoever he wants. It’s not like we’re going out or anything.' Chanyeol scolded himself before he buried himself under the soft cover of the bed, trying his best to sleep. Chanyeol was awoken by the sound of someone talking on the phone. He blearily opened his eyes, catching sight of Kris trotting around the room with nothing but a towel around his waist. Chanyeol was about to greet him, until he caught sight of the marks littering Kris’ body. There, the red lines of nail scratches were running down from his shoulders to his back, and Chanyeol was sure he saw a glimpse of hickeys on Kris’ nape. The unpleasant feeling from last night returned, only to double up, twisting his heart in an almost painful way.“Chanyeol?” Kris called, realizing that Chanyeol was staring into space once more. “Hey, what’s wrong? Are you hurt?” He asked in concern when he saw Chanyeol clutching his chest.“Huh? Oh no, no, I’m fine. I really am. Umm... I’m going to take a shower. You can go first,” Chanyeol was babbling. He had no idea what he was supposed to do to lessen the pain in his chest. He didn’t want to worry Kris so he decided to flee into the bathroom, wishing that a hot bath will soothe the pain.Meanwhile, Kris was baffled. He was confused at Chanyeol’s antics, but he shrugged it off, thinking of it as one of Chanyeol’s many weird doings.***“Huh? Chanyeol-ah?” A passenger in the VIP seat called out to the brunet steward.The said steward turned around, and his eyes widened in disbelief at the sight that greeted him. There, sitting on the VIP class single seat was a male, looking absolutely smart and handsome. Clad in an Armani black suit, the man had his hair styled up, showing his forehead, making him look even more stunning.“Suho hyung?” Chanyeol suddenly felt heat crawl up his cheeks and he believed that his face was as red as a tomato at that moment. There he was, standing right in front of him – his high school crush. The one he believed was the descendant of an angel.“It’s been very long isn’t it? You’ve grown up nicely, Yeollie,” Suho said, offering Chanyeol a very charming smile.Hearing the old nickname from his old crush, accompanied by the beautiful smile the man offered made Chanyeol’s face turn impossibly red.“Y-yeah, it has been very long. H-how… How are you hyung?” Chanyeol stuttered, shakily serving a cup of coffee to the handsome man.“I’ve been good, thank you. And it looks like you’ve finally lived up to your dream in becoming a steward. I’m proud of you,” Suho said kindly, once again offering that wonderful smile to Chanyeol.Chanyeol’s hands were trembling and he had to muster all his strength to hold the cup properly and to not spill its contents onto the expensive suit the man adorned.“A-ah…. Thank you very much.” Chanyeol bowed his head, desperately trying to hide his blushing cheeks. “Ummm... Are you flying to London, hyung?” Chanyeol mentally berated himself for his lame question.“Oh, yeah. I have something to take care of in London,” Suho said before sipping his coffee. “Hmm… This coffee is good.” Suho murmured softly, but Chanyeol still managed to hear it and his heart swelled with pride.“Umm… alright. I… I’ll go and check the other passengers then. Enjoy your flight,” Chanyeol said nervously and proceeded to push his cart away. However, before he managed to take more than two steps away, Suho called for him. Chanyeol stopped and turned his body towards his old crush.“Y-yes hyung?” He asked meekly.“Have you booked a place to stay while you’re in London?” Suho asked, purely curious.“Umm… I’m staying with a friend. So he’s the one who did the whole booking procedure. Why?”“Would…would you mind staying with me? I can use some company and we can catch up with everything over dinner,” Suho suggested.Chanyeol blinked his eyes; his brain was going haywire while trying to process the elder’s suggestion. And when he finally understood what Suho was talking about, the blush came in full force to the point where Chanyeol believed he had steam coming off of his head.“S-sure, hyung,” He answered softly, but Suho was still able to hear it.“Great. I’ll be waiting for you at the airport, then. See you.” Suho offered him one last smile before he started to push his cart to serve the other passengers.***“Suho hyung!” Chanyeol, who was walking out of the gate, called out loud to the male sitting on the bench in the waiting area. Suho stood up when he caught sight of Chanyeol and offered him a welcoming smile.“Wow, he really is charming.” Sehun, the one who listened to Chanyeol gushing about how his awesome high school crush was in their shared flight, was struck in awe.“Who is that?” Lay, the co-pilot for the flight asked no one in particular, but Sehun volunteered to answer the question.“He’s Chanyeol hyung’s high school crush,” Sehun answered, purposely loud when they were nearing the said crush.“Sehun!” Chanyeol exclaimed, clearly embarrassed if the blush on his face suggested anything.Suho, who also heard the statement, could only chuckle. “Is that so, Yeollie?”“N-no! No! It’s not like that, hyung~” Chanyeol whined, desperately denying Sehun’s teasing.All of them laughed—except for one tall blond—seeing Chanyeol’s red face. “Anyway, let’s go. The car is here already,” Suho informed the embarrassed man.“Okay,” Chanyeol nodded and then turned to his colleagues. “Bye~” he bid them goodbye with a smile, overlooking the displeased face of one blond pilot.“Wow, he worked fast,” Lay commented, bringing about some giggles and snickers from his colleagues.“Lucky Chan-hyung. That guy looked absolutely loaded,” Sehun said absentmindedly, not realizing the damage his words caused.One certain pilot was frowning in discontent. He already had some plans to take Chanyeol out for dinner and spend the night together, in each other’s embrace after a couple rounds of sex. But it seemed like he had to spend the night alone.‘Fuck it! I can get anyone to sleep with me tonight,’ He thought furiously and made his way out of the airport and to his hotel.***Kris’ bad mood had gotten even worse when he saw Chanyeol’s crush step out of a luxurious black car in front of the airport.‘He sure is loaded, huh?’ Kris thought bitterly. He stared as the man circled his car to open the passenger seat and let Chanyeol step out. ‘And a gentleman too.’ Kris felt somehow irritated when he gave Chanyeol a hug and Chanyeol had hugged him back with absolute glee. Kris watched how the shorter man said something to Chanyeol, in which the latter had replied with an eager nod. The male then ruffled Chanyeol’s hair affectionately before he entered his car and drove away.Chanyeol spotted Kris from where he was standing and his face turned a shade of pretty pink. His conversation with Suho over their dinner last night was playing inside his head.“Kris hyung! Good morning!” Chanyeol greeted with a wide smile stretching across his face.Kris had no idea why he really wanted to cup those beautiful tinted cheeks in his hands and kiss those pink lips of the beautiful steward. But he soon dismissed the feelings as sexual frustration since contrary to what he believed, he didn’t get laid last night. So instead of replying the greeting properly, he just grunted and walked past the brunet without saying anything.Chanyeol’s smile faltered; Kris didn’t even acknowledge him. ‘Maybe he slept on the wrong side of the bed?’ Chanyeol thought. He brushed the uneasiness aside since he had something more important to do once they land in Korea.*** “Are you sure that your friend will be okay if you stay with me tonight?” Suho asked the man sitting across from him.“Umm… It’s okay, really. He wouldn’t mind.” Chanyeol answered nervously.“Was the friend you were supposed to stay with tonight the blond pilot?” Suho inquired and Chanyeol choked on his water. Suho was instantly at his side, rubbing soft circles with his comforting hand on Chanyeol’s back. When Chanyeol seemed to have gotten himself back together, Suho returned to his seat.“H-how… How did you know?” “He just looked unhappy when you bid him goodbye,” Suho shrugged. Chanyeol frowned upon hearing his hyung’s words, before they dropped the topic to continue eating.Chanyeol had no idea how or why he told Suho about his and Kris’ endeavors – including how he was left alone in Shanghai when Kris met his old acquaintance.“You felt something funny? And it felt unpleasant when you saw Kris with that guy?” Suho asked, bewildered.“Yeah. It felt like my heart was being squeezed painfully when I saw the marks on Kris’ body the next day when he returned to our hotel room.” He felt a faint pain in his chest as he remembered the marks littering Kris’ body.Suho finally understood the situation and he smiled. “Could it be that you’re jealous?”The question caught Chanyeol off-guard “Wh… Why would I be jealous? We’re not in a relationship or anything,” He answered. “Besides, I have no feelings for him.” “Maybe your feelings towards him have changed?” Suho suggested. Chanyeol did not answer and Suho heaved a sigh. “Just think about it carefully, okay?” And with that Suho left him alone to take a shower.The next morning, Chanyeol thinks he has his feelings figured out.“So, when will you confess?” Suho asked when Chanyeol tells him about his new discovery on their way to the airport.“I don’t know, maybe when we return to Korea?” Chanyeol said, unsure.“That’s good, I think, since he also seemed to have developed feelings for you,” Suho said reassuringly.And in no time, they arrived at the airport.“Are you sure you’re going to confess today?” Suho asked when they stepped out of the car.“Yeah. Thanks for everything, hyung,” Chanyeol said and proceeded to hug the other male.“Good luck!” Suho wished before he ruffled Chanyeol’s hair affectionately.***Finally, they had landed in Korea and Chanyeol was torn. He had sensed Kris’ awful mood before they flew back to Korea and he had no idea whether his mood was getting better or worse. Wishing for the best, Chanyeol decided to confess his feelings that day. He had even asked for Sehun’s assistance to leave the two of them alone in the briefing room so that he could confess his feelings freely. This in turn led him to tell Sehun everything that had happened between him and Kris, including his conversation with Suho.“Don’t worry, hyung. I’ll get rid off any pests from the briefing room,” Sehun assured him.Now, he got his cue. Sehun was herding everyone out of the briefing room, and on his way out, he winked at Chanyeol, causing a small smile to appear on Chanyeol’s face. Chanyeol then squared his shoulders and took a seat next to Kris.None of them were talking, and the silence was suffocating, so Chanyeol decided to break it…“How was your night in London, hyung?”…with a very lame question.“Hn… bad. Unlike someone here, I didn’t get laid last night,” Kris spat bitterly.Huh?“What do you mean, hyung?”“What? Do you want to boast that you finally managed to sleep with your crush? Do you want tell me how wonderful he was? Do you want to tell me how he was better than me? How many times did he make you come? Huh? How many times?” Kris lashed out, his pent up anger finally bursting.“Wh… What? We didn’t… hyung,we didn’t do anything like that! We were just-”“No need to explain, Chanyeol. You can sleep with whoever you want. It’s not like you‘re my boyfriend or anything. We’re nothing,” Kris spat, not noticing how Chanyeol’s eyes widened in disbelief .‘…Wh-what?’ Tears started to fill those brown orbs. “We’re nothing, hyung? We’re nothing?! All those nights we shared, all those dinners, all those kisses; did they really mean nothing to you?!” Chanyeol raised his voice.The memories of the days they spent together flashed before his eyes—the romantic dinner Kris prepared for him, the soft caresses of Kris’ hands all over his body during their passionate nights together, and the laughter and the cuddles they shared when they were too lazy to leave their room. By now, Chanyeol’s tears flowed freely down his pain-filled face.“And here I am, still feeling hurt every time I remember the marks Tao left on your body.” Chanyeol started hitting his chest with his fist. “It hurts! It really hurts here, every time I think about the flights you have without me, wondering if you had slept with somebody else other than me.” Chanyeol felt his heart shattering. Kris’ words was like a dagger stabbing his heart over and over again.Kris was stunned; his brain was in chaos, working in full force to process what Chanyeol had just said.“If you really wanted us to be nothing but fuck buddies, don’t bring my hopes up by treating me so sweetly!”Chanyeol lashed, words laced with hurt and betrayal. His body trembled from the rush of emotions.“Ch-Chanyeol….” Kris was petrified. This was the first time he made Chanyeol cry and his heart twists painfully upon seeing the tears slide down Chanyeol’s beautiful face.“Looks like Suho hyung was wrong. You feel nothing towards me at all,” Chanyeol spat. “I’m done with this.” And with that he stormed out of the briefing room, tears still flowing freely from his eyes.Kris was frozen on his feet, still trying to wrap his head around the horrifying realization that he had hurt Chanyeol so deeply.‘Is that why he was so silent and avoided me before and after our return flight from Shanghai?’ Kris stood there, feeling his anger melt into guilt. He felt so guilty for making Chanyeol cry, but he himself was still clueless about his feelings towards Chanyeol. Sure, he didn’t like it when some of his colleagues make their move on the brunet, and he was furious when Chanyeol had left him to stay with his high school crush. But he dismissed that as a simple fear of losing a great companion in bed.Suddenly, Tao’s word rang in his head.“Gege, who is Chanyeol?” Tao asked after they had finished a few rounds of sex.“Huh? Why?” Kris asked, confused.“You were moaning his name just before you came,” Tao said with a pout, which Kris wiped off with a kiss and another round of sex.Kris was lost in his thoughts when the door to the briefing room opened harshly, revealing a fuming Sehun at the doorway. The steward stomped his way towards the stunned pilot.“Stupid Kris hyung! What did you say to Chan-hyung? If you don’t like him that way, you can just reject him nicely. No need to be so harsh and make him cry like that!”Kris was stupefied. “Huh? Reject? What do you mean?”“Didn’t Chan-hyung just confess to you? Argh!!! You’re unbelievable!!!” Sehun shrieked before rushing out of the briefing room, leaving a once again stunned pilot.‘Chanyeol…. he was- he was going to confess?’ Kris thought and felt a sudden happiness burst inside of him.‘He was going to confess to me? To me? Chanyeol was… he was… I was… Fuck!’ Kris mentally beat himself when he realized the grave mistake he had just committed.‘Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!’ He mussed up his hair, frustrated at the realization that he had just messed up big time.‘Idiot! You’re an idiot!’ Kris mentally slapped himself, cursing at his own idiocy.“Chanyeol, I’m so sorry. How can I get him to forgive me?” Kris asked himself.***Chanyeol sighed for the nth time that day. It had been a week since his confrontation with Kris in the briefing room after their flight from London, and Chanyeol couldn’t be more grateful that he had no flights with Kris for the past week. He wasn’t ready to face him yet. He had no idea whether he should be happy or sad from not seeing Kris’ face at all.“Chan-hyung, what’s with the long face? You’ll scare off our passengers at this rate.” Sehun, who was also in the return flight from Vancouver, chastised him.Chanyeol only chuckled and forced a smile on his face. Sehun seemed to buy it since he stopped bothering Chanyeol about it.Thirty minutes before they landed, the intercom buzzed, and Chanyeol, who was in the middle of serving a family, was confused. ‘What the hell is going on?’ He thought.“This is your captain speaking, and I would like to apologize in advance for the stunt that we’re about to pull.” Chanyeol heard Minho—that day’s pilot’s—voice loud and clear in the intercom, followed by some rustling.“Five months ago, I met an absolutely gorgeous human being in one of the bars in Seoul. Our first meeting was nothing special since basically, I was looking for someone to… well… you know.” The passengers laughed, and the ones with children heaved a sigh of relief.Chanyeol was stunned, because he knew that voice. But how he could be in the flight, Chanyeol had no idea.“We’ve never had a romantic relationship, but I enjoyed his company and I’m sure he enjoyed mine.” The voice paused. “And… I didn’t realize that I had hurt him. Deeply.” A long intake of air was heard through the intercom “That’s why, I would like to apologize to him, to tell him that I’m really sorry for hurting him, that I regret making him cry, and to tell him, that I finally realized, I have fallen for him.” A slight pause, and another long inhale before the voice started talking again.“Park Chanyeol, my beautiful Phoenix, would you forgive me, Kris Wu for hurting you in so many ways? And would you, Park Chanyeol, allow me to call you mine?”The entire plane was silent, and those who sat near Chanyeol were looking at him, and each of them had a smile etched on their faces. A few moments later, Kris emerged from the front of the airplane, holding a bouquet of red roses in his right hand, obviously waiting for Chanyeol’s answer.One of the passengers nudged the stunned Chanyeol forward, pulling him back to reality. Once their eyes met, Kris repeated his question. Loud and clear, his voice could be heard throughout the entire plane.Chanyeol had tears brimming his beautiful eyes and wordlessly, he nodded his head, accepting Kris’ apology and allowing Kris to call him his.They met midway down the aisle, hugging each other tight, surrounded by the passengers’ loud applause and congratulatory wishes.Kris and Chanyeol shared a kiss—just a simple touch of their lips, but both could feel the love pouring from it.Kris cupped Chanyeol’s cheeks after they separated themselves and looked deep into Chanyeol’s eyes.  “Mine,” He breathed out.“Yours,” Chanyeol replied, his warm breath tickling Kris’ lips, prompting him to kiss the man in front of him again. Meanwhile, in the back of the plane…“I am a genius!” Sehun patted his own shoulder for his success.......30 minutes before the flight…“Hyung! Quick! Go inside the cockpit! Chan-hyung will be here in no time!” Sehun ushered the blond man into the gate with a panic stricken face.“Sehun-ah!” a voice was heard from a distance and the blond pilot ran with all his might into the cockpit.“Sehun-ah!” the voice called and the said steward immediately moved himself from the gate so Chanyeol would not look at it.‘Stupid Kris hyung for coming late!’ He cursed.“Yes hyung?” Sehun squeaked when Chanyeol appeared in front of him.“You lied to me! There’s no free candy at the immigration check!” The taller steward pouted.“Oh, really? I’m sorry, I must’ve misheard the information.” Sehun apologized, trying his best to appear guilty. Fortunately, Chanyeol fell for it.“Oh well, I can get it when we land later,” Chanyeol said and offered a smile to the younger steward. “Let’s go now?” Chanyeol asked and Sehun answered with a nod.‘Thank God Chan-hyung is easily distracted.’ Sehun thought. ‘Kris hyung, your confession better be a success or I’ll personally castrate you,’ Sehun swore in his head.