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Overprotective.
That is the word to describe seventeen behaviors after the accident, in minghao’s opinion.
Since he was presented as omega, being the only non-alpha of the group, they became so protective with him that sometimes it was even uncomfortable. sure, before all of this happened, they already were acting so protective over minghao, but because he is someone who tries to act though, but is actually sensitive, but now it was because they knew how some alpha could take advantage of him being an omega to act bad with him.
“Could you, please, stop sending these ‘stay away’ pheromones?” Minghao asked with his voice low, so just the members could listen. They were in an award, just a few minutes and it would start. Some members were playing while others were finishing fixing their hair or clothes. “Other people can be uncomfortable. Plus, I don’t like this smell.”
“Sorry, Hao. But we are in a place full of people that we don’t know. You know these pheromones make other alphas see that you are not alone here.” The leader explained while fixing his hair using the cellphone’s camera. Minghao turned his eyes.
“Yes, one of these pheromones is enough! Not twelve of them!” Some members murmured a ‘sorry, hao’, and Minghao knew how they weren’t really sorry since none of them stopped, and none of them were really paying attention. “I can defend myself! But you know how this amount of pheromones makes me feel? It makes me feel like I’m gonna faint! It’s not as good as you think!”
Even when he was still really angry, his tone of voice was low. When they didn’t seem like stopping - again -, Minghao punched their table, which finally made them all pay attention to him.
“Stop! It’s good that you are trying to protect me since what happened, but I don’t like this!”
“I’m sorry, Hao. Really. But we prefer to don’t take the risky.”
Junhui said, running his hand through Minghao’s hair, and the youngest sighed and fell on his chair again.
“Fine.”
Murmured, his tone obviously sulky and upset. The members felt bad for a moment, but none of them stopped, afraid that if they low their guard for a second, someone would do something - just like what happened when Minghao presented.
Minghao stayed on his own while the other members seemed like they didn't even remember about the arguing and the Chinese felt flustered.
Sure, he loves how they protect him and it was good to feel safe, but at the same time, he was feeling like he was defenseless, like just because he is an omega, he couldn’t protect himself anymore, feeling like if he stays alone for a second, someone would attack him, and that is what he doesn’t like.
Minghao sighed and took a sip of water, seeing that the award was about to start and he couldn’t look upset in a place full of carats and cameras.
“Hey, I’m going to the bathroom.” He said while getting up. When a member seemed like getting up, he said. “I can go alone, hm? Don’t worry.”
He smiled before turning his back, walking fastly.
“Should we follow him?” The maknae asked, and Jeonghan denied.
“He is upset, he just needs to feel like he can be alone and he will be fine.”
[🎧💎]
Minghao was definitely feeling a little better now.
After thinking a little bit, his conclusion was that the members would be overprotective just for a while and then, they would treat him like always again. They were just afraid that what happened before would happen again. Just that!
The Chinese was washing his hands when he heard the door opening. He didn’t bother, thinking it was just someone wanting to use the bathroom, but he started to be aware when he felt the strong alpha pheromone, knowing it was on purpose.
“Now you will ignore me?”
And Minghao froze in his place.
He knows this voice. It was sunbaenim who attacked him when he presented. He stepped back when heard the steps getting closer to him.
“Didn’t your parents teach you that you shouldn’t ignore an older person? Will I have to punish you?”
“Excuse me, my members are waiting for me.” He tried to pass by the idol, but had his arm firm held.
“Your members can wait. These damn alphas have been spreading their pheromones everywhere.” He murmured the last part with anger, which made Minghao afraid while he kept holding his arm really strong, hurting. “You know I’ve been wanting you since the music bank day?”
“Seriously, I have to go.” He pulled the other, just to receive a punch in his stomach, making him step back, in pain until he hit his back on the sink.
“Ya! You don't act like an omega, did you know that?” Minghao felt his arm being pulled while the pheromones started to be stronger, the Chinese feeling dizzy. “I have to teach you how to properly act with a Hyung and an alpha.”
“I date. Stop this.” He tried to be as strong as he could, but his voice was obviously shaking in fear and that made the alpha smile before throwing him to the ground, his body falling limp. The smell of his pheromones was new for him, but for some reason, he felt like he should submit for the alpha, even when he definitely didn't wanna. He felt his hair being held again and moaned in pain.
“You date? It's funny, I don't see any marks here.” His tone was ironic. “Don't lie to me, boy.”
Minghao held the alpha’s arm with two hands, craving his kinda long nails in it with all his strength. The alpha screamed and Minghao felt his head aching.
“You fucking bastard!”
The youngest shrank with the loud alpha voice, putting both his hands in his ears while he felt a hand on his neck, making him get up.
“You will regret doing this, Minghao.”
And the last thing Minghao wished, was that one of his members was with him.
[🎧💎]
“The award is about to start and Minghao is not back yet.” Mingyu said, worried. “I’m going to look for him.”
The members nodded, and Soonyoung got up when Mingyu got up.
“I’m going with you. We will be back!”
“Okay. Be back soon, we have just three more minutes. Call me if anything happens.”
The leader said and Hoshi and Mingyu agreed before leaving.
They two were walking with fast steps, since the award was in a really big place and they didn't have time, Soonyoung tried to call Minghao in the way, just for the Chinese to refuse the call, letting them two worrieds.
“Are you feeling this?” Mingyu suddenly asked, sniffing.
“It’s horrible.” Hoshi grimaced, and then tried to sniff again. “Some alpha is trying to make some omega submit.”
“Yeah, I know, but… it seems to come from the bathroom… don't?”
Soonyoung opened his eyes wide, looking at Mingyu before they both started to run to the bathroom, just hoping they were wrong and nothing was happening.
Well, unfortunately their prayers weren't heard, because right when they were close to the bathroom, they heard what seemed to be a painful cry.
And they recognize this voice damn well.
“Minghao!”
They both called, trying to open the door just to figure out it was locked. Inside, they heard someone using the alpha voice to say:
“Why did you bite me, fucking idiot?”
Right after, they could hear a loud noise that seemed like a slap, which made the two angry like they could kill someone.
“If you don't open this fucking door, I’m gonna destroy this!” Mingyu said, loud enough to make the two inside the bathroom hear.
And suddenly, everything was silent, and Minghao crying became stuffy, like something was in his mouth not letting him properly cry.
When they didn't have any answer, Mingyu told Hoshi to step back, and one kick on the door was enough to open it, his anger making him stronger.
And fuck, Mingyu and Hoshi never felt furia like right now.
The sunbaenim had both his arms with deep scratches, and his lip was bleeding like it was biting, but that was not what caught their attention.
Minghao was in his arms, Sunbaenim's hand in his mouth so tightly that he was barely breathing. His neck had a big hand mark and his button shirt was open. Tears went down his face and the bathroom was taken by the pheromones, the alpha's pheromone mixing with the omega’s afraid pheromones.
“I will kill you.” Was everything Soonyoung said before attacking the alpha, his eyes red while his alpha part was craving to have the elder's blood in his hands.
Minghao fell on the ground again, but this time he didn't even have strength to get up, his shaking hands going to his ears while he cried desperately, afraid. Mingyu looked at the scene and wanted to join Hoshi and kill the alpha, but by looking at Minghao on the ground, he knew he needed to stop this.
Because Minghao was afraid, terrified. And he needed someone protecting and taking care of him, not making him more traumatized.
Mingyu pressed the bathroom’s emergency button to call the securitied, and runned to reach Minghao, holding his weak body in his arms, also putting his hands on Minghao’s ears when he listened Soonyoung punching the alpha so hard that he felt on the ground.
“Stop… stop…” Minghao said desperate, starting to stretch his ears. Mingyu held his hands when he saw blood starting to drip.
“The security is coming, baby…”
Mingyu thought a little bit. He should spread calming pheromones to Minghao, but in the situation the bathroom was right now, Minghao would probably feel overloaded and pass out, so he could do anything more than caressing his body with caution and waiting for this to end.
Happily, it didn't take more than a minute for the securities to come, they held the sunbaenim while he screamed, calling Minghao and Hoshi by names while being taken by the police. Hoshi needed a minute to calm himself down before kneeling down in front of Mingyu and Minghao.
Minghao’s body was shaking and he moaned in pain when Soonyoung passed his hand on his back, trying to calm him down. Mingyu and Hoshi looked at each other, worrieds while Hoshi pulled Minghao’s shirt open just a little bit, finding a big bruise on his back, like he was hit multiple times.
“Hao, baby, listen.” Hoshi called. “You need to go to the hospital. You hurted your back and it seems bad.”
“Don't wanna… here…” He murmured, and the other two frowned.
“What?” Mingyu asked. “You don't wanna be here?”
When Minghao nodded weakly, they both seemed to understand that the smell was probably making him worse.
“Okay… hyung is going to take you to the waiting room, hm?”
Mingyu warned, getting up with the youngest body in his arms. Minghao didn't say a thing, just sometimes moaning in pain. They three left the bathroom and they was so grateful that their waiting room was close to the bathroom, but wasn't with any smell.
Hoshi locked the door and went to take water on the freezer while Mingyu put Minghao on the sofa.
And gosh, the situation was even worse.
His neck and face was red with a big hand mark, and he had stretches all over his body, some of them bleeding. Mingyu caressed his cheeks.
“Oh, baby…” He sighed. “I’m so sorry…”
“My fault…” Minghao whispered. “I thought… I could be alone and defend myself… I can't… I’m sorry for arguing with you early… I can't be alone…”
“Fuck, no, Hao. No!” Hoshi said fast. “You can't blame yourself for something horrible like that! We were being overprotective, and you were right and asking us for some space. I’m sorry that we didn't respect that, and it's definitely not your fault! It's his fault!”
Minghao squirmed on the sofa and drank the water with Hoshi’s help. Then, he fell on the sofa again.
“Hurts…”
“What hurts?” Mingyu started to look all over his body.
“Everything… Am I dying…?”
The question sounded so genuine that Mingyu and Hoshi wanted to die.
“No, baby. You are not dying, okay? His pheromones are making your head confused. You will be fine, hyung is calling an ambulance right now, okay?”
Mingyu got up after caressing his hair a little bit, and Hoshi held Minghao’s body, hugging him.
“I’m sorry for letting this happen, baby…”
“I feel like dying.” He whispered.
“You trust hyung, don't you?” Minghao nodded. “You are not dying. You will be fine! Soon you won't be feeling any pain anymore, okay?”
“Can you… good pheromones?”
His question was confusing and Hoshi smiled, knowing Minghao means that he wants the soothing pheromones because he always says how it makes him feel good. Hoshi carefully held his head, putting in his neck while he started to send the pheromones - slowly so Minghao wouldn't be overloaded.
Hoshi kept caressing his body with all his caution and love, just to feel how Minghao fainted in his arms, his body totally limp and weak. He sighed worried and kept holding his body.
“Hao?” Mingyu called when he came back, and Hoshi sighed.
“He passed out.”
Mingyu took a look at him, and he could just feel how when Minghao wake up again, he would be terrified, and probably wouldn't talk with anyone for days. Mingyu could just feel how he would blame himself for not being able to self defend and how he would cry for months about how he felt like he was slowly dying, and how he feels guilty, even though it definitely wasn't his fault.
That would be a long week for all of them.