Wonwoo's Protection / SVT Idol Series #2

9. Sleepless nights

Wonwoo missed a step. Again. His members were audibly groaning around him because his mistake was so apparent. He muttered a 'sorry' and continued to make more mistakes as his mind was not in the practice studio but far, far away, having perplexed thoughts about his fiancée as she hadn't returned his message. 

"Wonwoo Hyun...." Before Seungkwan could open his mouth to whine and protest against Wonwoo's mistake, the leader, Seungcheol, signalled with his eyes to Junhui, who managed to smack his palm around Seungkwan's mouth in an attempt to muffle him. By now, everyone in the group knew that Wonwoo was left on read by Inha, and none of them knew how to console him.

"Let's take a break" Hoshi announced as he squeezed Wonwoo's shoulders as a sign of assurance before going to sit down by the mirrors. Wonwoo immediately took his phone out from the bag to check if Inha had messaged him. However, all he saw was zero notifications. He sighed and ran his hand through his hair that was dripping with sweat as they were practising for a long time.

I saw her typing, I saw those three dots, but why didn't she send any message?

He kept on torturing himself with the same question, over and over again, only to find no answers.

"Hyung, if you are so concerned, why don't you call Nu-nim?" Dino said as he came near Wonwoo, his eyes filled with concern for his favourite hyung.

"I... I don't know how she'll take it if I call her Dino-ya. What if she's busy?" Said Wonwoo, with some sort of anxiety etched all over his face.

"And that's what I call overthinking", chimed Seungcheol as he joined Wonwoo and Dino. "If you like this girl so much, you have to be mentally prepared to shed all your egos if you want to pursue her", Seungcheol advised Wonwoo.

"Is that how you managed to win Sarang Nuna's heart?" Dino asked Seungcheol, and he just gave a big knowing smile and left Wonwoo with his own devices.

"Call her, hyung," urged Dino once more and with the encouragement that Dino was giving him, Wonwoo called Inha, only to hear the announcement that Inha's phone was switched off.

"Her phone is switched off," said Wonwoo to Dino.

"See, maybe her phone died or something, hyung. She'll get back to you soon. Don't worry. Now concentrate well on the practice. We don't have much time before our tour"

"Okay", Wonwoo replied feebly as he threw his phone over his bag and joined the group. Even though that heavy feeling about Inha was still lingering in his mind, at least he now knew that maybe he wasn't left on read unintentionally. With that thought, Wonwoo was able to finish his practice without making any more mistakes.

Meanwhile, Inha was still an emotional mess. Her broken phone was beyond repair, and when she tried to remove the SIM card from the phone, it broke into two as it was wedged between the broken pieces. As usual, she didn't want to tell her father about the incident that happened with her stepmother. She didn't ask her father for a new phone and instead revived the old one that was in her drawer. However, now she had zero means to communicate with Wonwoo as she had lost his contact completely. She couldn't apologise to him for not replying. If she wanted, she could have asked Mianho to get his number from Seokjin's contacts in HYBE, but she didn't want to disturb anyone with the turmoil that she was going through.

Inha thought all hope was lost and that she would be able to meet Wonwoo only on their wedding day, which was fixed three months later. However, a golden opportunity presented itself to her through her classmate Eunbi, who is a fan of SEVENTEEN. Eunbi asked if Inha wanted to attend SEVENTEEN's new concert with her as they were embarking on a new world tour for the next three months.

"If you can get tickets, then please get one for me also. I'll pay," said Inha, her eyes shining. Thankfully, she had saved some money from working as a library assistant. Even though she hails from a rich family, Inha did not want to bother her father for her expenses.

"Okay then, today the bookings open. It's going to be a bloodbath getting tickets, but we'll try our best," Eunbi promised.

Once college ended, the two girls quickly went to the internet cafe to book the concert tickets. Eunbi was an expert in booking concert tickets as she had gone to a few concerts before, and with her expertise, she was able to quickly secure two tickets for the concert.

And that is how Inha found herself with Eunbi on the first day of their world tour, which started from Korea. Inha also bought a lightstick and a Wonwoo picket from the stands outside, which made Eunbi raise her eyebrows in surprise.

"Never thought you would be Wonwoo oppa biased", Eunbi said as she bought the same picket for herself.

"Ha ha, even I am surprised", Inha managed to say with a feeble smile, not knowing what to say. Inha hid the fact that she's engaged now because she didn't want to lie about the person she's engaged to. Thankfully, Eunbi also did not ask about the diamond ring that now graced Inha's fingers.

"Then, do you have a bias wrecker?"

"What's a bias wrecker?" Inha asked as she had zero clue. The only reason why she was even attending this concert was to see Wonwoo on stage, even though she knew that she wouldn't be able to meet him because of strict security protocols.

"A member other than your bias who has the potential to cast doubts on whether you chose the right bias", Eunbi explained, and Inha was horrified at that.

"What? No... no, there is no one like that. Just Wonwoo-ssi," Inha sounded offended as if someone accused her of cheating or two-timing.

"Ha ha, chill. It's not a big deal. Now come on, let's go," Eunbi said and walked towards the entrance of the venue and found their seats that were right in front of the thrust stage. Inha's heart was beating so loudly when the lights dimmed and the concert started. She was going to see her fiancé perform for the first time ever, and she was so excited.

Her eyes quickly found where Wonwoo was among the group as they performed the first few songs. She thought he looked ethereal, dancing elegantly in his white hanbok studded with pearls, but what completely bowled her over was his raspy raps and singing. She knew he had a deep voice, but she never knew he could rap powerfully or sing in a soulful way at the same time. It was a pleasant surprise that made her blush.

She didn't know that the white hanbok was only the beginning, as for the unit songs, Wonwoo changed into his infamous red latex jacket and the black transparent shirt underneath. Inha almost fainted when she saw him in that outfit. He looked so powerfully fierce that Inha couldn't fathom that she was engaged to the same man on stage who was spitting verses like a bad boy in that insane outfit. She felt hot for some reason, seeing her fiancé like that and had to fan herself to stop the heat rising to her cheeks.

Just that instant, Wonwoo, who finished his performance, by chance looked over the thrust stage and there she was, the woman who gave him sleepless nights for the past week.
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A/N
Hi! Aara here! I am back with another chapter. I am sorry for the delay, but I was extremely busy with life.

I hope you like this chapter. As you would have guessed, I took inspiration to write this chapter after seeing the Follow tour outfits. Who else thought Wonwoo looked extremely good in that red latex outfit for their unit songs?

Anyway, thank you for the love and support you are showing for this book! I love you all! Pls keep supporting and voting, and comment on it if you like this chapter!

Thank you!
Love,
Aara.