Luhan's POV

I paced the entrance to the studio while Nam Soon stared at the men who stood in front of the door. There were five of them now. After Xiumin and the others forced their way through, Nam Soon and I were the only two who did not succeed.

I let out a cry of frustration making Nam Soon jump beside me. Ling was somewhere inside that building and I had no idea whether or not she was safe.

"I'm sure she'll be fine," Nam Soon placed a hand on my shoulder and motioned me to sit down. I complied but couldn't stop my heart from shaking as I thought about Ling.

This was all my fault.

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Ling's POV

I joined the other members in front of the studio door where they were banging and trying to knock down the door.

"Ling, don't come here," Kai held me back just as Chen pushed past me.

"Sehun he-" I started but the door to the studio swung open.

Sehun rushed out with the back of his hand pressed against his lips. His eyes were bloodshot and he quickly walked towards me.

"Sehu-" I started but he grabbed my arm and pulled me into a hug, muffling my words.

"Borin," I heard D.O say from the other side of the door. "We need to talk."

"This is getting out of hand," Kai muttered under his breath. "Just what did you hope to accomplish by abducting Ling like that."

"I got what I wanted." Borin's voice was was smug and I felt Sehun's arms tighten around me.

"She didn't hurt you right?" His voice was barely a whisper.

I shook my head and gripped the back of his shirt. What did Borin want from Sehun?

"Sehun and I are dating now," Borin said without hesitation and yanked me from his arms. "So all this skin-ship, it's not allowed Lingling."

I watched as she squeezed herself into Sehun's arms and rested her cheeks on his chest. Baekyun shook his head in disbelief.

"I don't believe this!" He muttered into his hand. "This was all you wanted? You caused all this trouble just for this?"

Xiumin walked out from the back room and our eyes locked. He looked curiously at Sehun, then Borin, then back at me again. "What's happening?"

"Borin and Sehun are dating," Lay explained straining his voice slightly.

Xiumin's eyes widened and he looked at Sehun in concern. "Are you sure?"

Sehun averted his eyes and didn't say anything. I stared at him and felt my brows furrow. "Sehun?"

My voice was shaking and was barely a whisper. Beside me, Kai grabbed my arm and gripped it hard.

Sehun didn't meet my eyes when I called him, instead he looked down and nodded in acknowledgment of their relationship. I felt my knees weaken as I stumbled slightly, but Kai made sure I didn't fall. I glared at Borin with all the hatred I could muster for her but couldn't bring myself to say anything.

How could she force Sehun into such an uncomfortable relationship?

She smiled smugly at me then looked over at Xiumin. "It's okay, you're dating Xiumin are you not?"

No one said anything as I nodded, staring hard at the ground. It felt odd to announce my relationship with Xiumin in this atmosphere, almost as if it wasn't real.

Xiumin moved in front of me, blocking Borin from my view. "Borin you got what you want, so please, stop bothering Ling."

His hands reached for mine behind his back and I took it without hesitation. That's right, Xiumin and I were dating, but that didn't mean that I agreed with Sehun's relationship with Borin.

A loud bang echoed down the hallway and everyone turned to look at the exit. Luhan and Nam Soon rushed in their faces plastered with sweat. Behind them, five masked men followed after yelling incoherent words.

"Ling!" Luhan grabbed me out of Kai's grip and ripped my hand out of Xiumin's, pulling me into a hug.

Xiumin turned and narrowed his eyes at Luhan as I felt my face grow hot in his embrace. He pulled me apart and ran his hand around my head to check for any injuries, and when he couldn't find any, he marched right up to Borin and-

Slap!

The sound of the hit echoed down the hall leaving everyone in silence. I felt my breath get caught in my throat. I had not expected Luhan to hit Borin, I had never imagined him to be the type to do that. Borin's eyes widened as she stared at her feet, her face was growing increasingly red by the second.

"You're disgusting," Luhan didn't hold back on his words. "How could someone be so despicable."

I couldn't see his face but judging by Borin's expression, he did not look pleasant. Tears were starting to form at the corner of her eyes as she placed a hand on her cheek which was now flushed from being slapped.

Before anyone could react, Chanyeol walked out from the shadows accompanied by Suho. Their expressions were dark as they walked over and stood between Borin and Luhan.

"Hyung, what are you doing?" Chanyeol voice was forced into a calm composure.

It was evident that Chanyeol had no idea of the prior events and how they got there. Judging from his expression, it appears that he had only seen the hard slap Luhan gave her.
Borin who was now sobbing buried her face into Chanyeol's chest.

"Oppa,"

It seems to have made the situation worst as Chanyeol's face bloomed into that of absolute fury.

"Chanyeol," Baekhyun started to explain. "This isn't what-"

He ignored him and stepped up to glare at Luhan full in the face. "Hyung, why did you hit her."

To my surprise, Luhan didn't say anything. He retreated slightly and ran his hand through his hair.

Chanyeol looked around at everyone's faces and his eyes rested on me. He scoffed and approached me.

"Are you proud of yourself?" He muttered under his breath. "You're the one that's disgusting, look at you wrapping EXO around your finger with your charms."

Xiumin stepped forward but it was too late. Next thing I knew, my face was stinging and my ear was ringing.

Chanyeol didn't hold back when he hit me.

Notes

//Author's Note:
Chanyeol and Suho seem to be still on Borin's side even after everything that's happened to Ling. Luhan and Chanyeol had started to get physical.
So sorry I didn't update yesterday, I wasn't confident with this chapter and to be honest, I still am not 100% in love with the way I wrote this...
Shout out to @Alexis Thao for putting up with me and helping me with this chapter <3 bless your soul ... if you haven't already...(i highly doubt u haven't) check out her story, it really brings you to tears.
Yeah, this chapter was just a mess... I'm sorry if you didn't enjoy it, I wouldn't enjoy it either.

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