Lilac

Chap 59: Damage

****italics means it was said in Korean***

They had to push through work. Yes they loved what they did, and they never really complain about all the baggage that came with being famous.

They loved their fans, to the point were Armies became their best friends and inspiration to always do better.

They loved being able to perform and to do it while making history seemed unrealistic, even when the shows kept on happening.

But today was a day where they wished they could throw it all away.

Rehearsals were draining their energy. Right after having to let Aila walk away from them, they had a meeting on what to expect from their Orlando concert. It was the first time they performed in Florida and the expectations were high.

They sat down and watched highlights from the previous concerts, with their management making points on what to keep doing and points to change.

After the meeting they were taken to the venue and they ran over practice till late on the afternoon.

The only thing that made them go thru rehearsal was the fact their Army was outside the venue, cheering them on.

They had already line up for the event, having a mini party before the concert. Every song they practice, the fanchants were loud and clear. Twitter was going crazy with them. A lot of energy was coming off from the fans.

If it wasn't for them then they didn't know if they would have been able to do it.

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The Orlando and Atlanta shows went smoothly, from a production point of view.

The boys were able to put up a show for their beloved fans.

Being on stage with them was the only way they forgot about their soulmate, even if it was for a few hours. The energy and rush concerts gave them was enough to forget about everything else, including Aila. They only cared about having fun with their fans.

It was always genuine fun and gratitude.

Now their personal life was more crumbled.

The company made them take down any post relevant to Aila. So the post with all their bracelets and the little game they had with Army was taken down.

This caused a little buzz in the media, but Army was quick to defend them. Not to mention Army collectively agreed they weren't going to pry on their last soulmates privacy. They all concluded they were going to wait till the boys were comfortable enough to show who the last puzzle piece was.

Seeing this on the media only warmed the boys heart even more. They didn't know it was possible but they fall more in love with their fans.

The fandom was also happy some of the crazy obsessed fans had left the, which was thanks to Aila.

Now, everyone was making their way into their hotel in New York, the MetLife concert 5 days away.

They had been too focused on the Orlando and the Atlanta shows their minds forgot Aila. But with a few days of break, their minds wonder to how broken everything felt.

Aila had kept her distance. She had tried one time to talk to them, between the travel From Orlando to Atlanta, but it just made things much worse.

The group had been taken to a private waiting room at the airport, with the staff members at another waiting room. As much as the company wanted, they couldn't afford to give everyone first-class, which the staff understood.