Sehun's POV

At first, I didn't process what Xiumin had said. I looked around to see everyone's expressions turn dark as Xiumin hung his head in shame. In front of him, Ling looked at Xiumin with a worried expression.

I made eye contact with Chen and he mouthed the name of the man I had felt most comfortable with in EXO.

I felt the anger burn through my senses and I gripped my hand into a fist, supressing it. He had gone to visit Luhan without me, despite knowing how close I was with him. Lay stood up from the bed and moved to put a hand on my chest.

"Calm down." He whispered, his voice had always been so soothing.

I ran my hand through my hair and left the room without saying another word. I hear Chen, Baekhyung and Lay following and calling my name but I didn't care. I hadn't talked to Luhan for almost a year because of the agreement we had to sign regarding communications with ex-members. I had almost broken that agreement several times after he had left but always stuck to it in the end and Xiumin just. He just-

Suho stood up from the living room and moved in my way. "What happened?"

"Do you know," I bellowed. "Do you know why Xiumin went to China?"

Suho's eyes widened in surprise. "Sehun-"

"That bastard," I found myself holding back tears. "He went to see Luhan!"

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Xiumin's POV

Sehun's voice echoed through the house, each word hitting me with guilt. I stood with my head down in front of Ling not knowing what to do next.

I felt her presence get closer to me and my hat came off of my head. She ran her fingers through my hair and fixed my bangs which were a mess. I looked away, I couldn't bring myself to look her in the eye, not after her seeing me like that. With no warning, she brought me into a hug and I found myself buried in her shoulder, the scent of her hair rushed to my head and I calmed down.

"You didn't tell the others?" her voice was barely a whisper. "You should've told them."

She didn't hesitate to tell me the truth. I stayed in her embrace as she whispered in my ear, some hurtful things, and some sweet. I closed my eyes and just listened to her careful pronunciations, and the song like tune of her voice.

"It's okay, I'm on your side."

I couldn't help but hide a smile on her shoulder. She let go and looked me in the eye.

"Don't worry too much okay?" She beamed at me.

Despite everything that's happened, my heart wouldn't stop beating.

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Ling's POV

Xiumin was smiling again after I hugged him. His cheeks blossomed like a flower and he stood straighter than before. He bumped his forehead against mine and rested his hand on my waist. I blushed but couldn't look away from his bold eyes and gorgeous smile. My mind went blank.

I watched as his eyes lingered on my lips and he leaned forward.

A kiss? No, but-

Luhan's face flashed in my mind and I had to push away. Xiumin stumbled slightly and looked at me a bit surprised.

I didn't really have a reason to deny Xiumin's kiss other than the fact that I was in love with Luhan. Yet, it was a lot harder to push Xiumin away than I thought. I felt more of a connection with Luhan than with him but at the same time, Xiumin had spent more time with me.

I brushed back my bangs and tried to untangle the thoughts in my head. I glanced at Xiumin who was undoubtedly also deep in thought.

Finally, he left the room without another word leaving me alone in my room with my luggage still in its case.

As I began to unpack, Baekhyung and Chanyeol decided to drop in. They helped me unpack while playing with my clothes like children. The two of them ended up finding my jewelry case and had started to look into it.

"Hey, isn't this-" Chanyeol held up a ring.

"Oh! Its Sehun's ring!" Baekhyung bellowed. "Hold on, you're the ring girl?"

"Woah, this is some coincidence right here." Chanyeol shook his head as Baekhyung darted out with the ring to find Sehun.

"Hey." I joined Chanyeol on the ground next to the bed. "Are you guys going to forgive Xiumin?"

I couldn't help but worry about their relationship. I didn't want this small mistake to ruin their friendship forever.

Chanyeol furrowed his brows. "Probably, we always end up as one again. We just need him to step up to it you know? We all don't mind keeping this a secret."

I nodded.

Baekhyung returned moments later dragging a still unhappy Sehun behind him.

"Ling, show him, no say the words you said to him that day, do you still remember them?

I repeated the words I had said to him that day. I still didn't quite understand what the big deal was with what had said.

"Ring girl!" He smiled and pointed at his short blonde fluffy hair. "How do you like my hair today?"

I gave him a thumbs up. "Not as great as the rainbow but, it'll do."

He laughed and moved to sit next to me. "So Ling is your name. Tell me, am I your bias in EXO?"

It surprised me how much they all wanted to be someone's bias. I grinned and nodded feeling kind of embarrassed for admitting it.

"Then you have a reason to call me Oppa." He laughed evilly and smirked at Baekhyung who resumed to whine.

A few minutes later, Suho called them down to go for their next schedule. I watched from the stairs as everyone filed to the couches including Xiumin. He sat alone in the corner of the room not talking to anyone.

I frowned. He should just talk to them, like Chanyeol had said, they will forgive him if he just owned up to his mistake. Eventually EXO had left the dorm, each waving to me as the left through the door. Xiumin was the last to go.

He ruffled my hair. "Don't worry, be good okay?"

"Talk to the members, they'll understand." I pleaded.

He said nothing and just smiled before leaving through the front door.

I couldn't go out and see them off as their managers were in the van. I looked around the dorm suddenly feeling extremely lonely.

At half passed five, I started to read in the living room waiting for them to return. When it was 6, I decided to start cooking. I made enough for all the members and myself. After eating I cleaned the kitchen and returned to my position in the living room. Their dinners sat at the dining table getting colder by the minute.

I don't know when I fell asleep, all I know is that I woke up to shouting. The time was 11 when I woke, the dinners were gone and the EXO members sat around the living room with Sehun and Xiumin standing in front of each other. Lay put a finger to his mouth when he noticed that I had woke up and D.O who was sitting on the other side of me did the same.

"You know, this is just like you," Sehun was almost shouting. "You never share your opinion with us, and you never act your age."

"You think I didn't way to tell you guys?" Xiumin bellowed back. "We wouldn't be able to go see him at all if I told!"

"Not even me? You know how close I was with Luhan!"

"Not as close as I was."

Sehun snapped and raised a fist which was immediately stopped by Kai.

"That's enough." Suho stood up. "Xiumin has a point."

Sehun scoffed and lowered his fist shaking Kai off of him.

"It always ends like this, we always just end up agreeing to anything Xiumin says."

I watched Sehun walk off in anger and couldn't help but follow after him. From the corner if my eyes I saw Xiumin watching me.