Torn // exo x reader

Chapter 15; Plans 'n' frien's

Y/N feels someone pick her up almost immediately, and feels someone cradle her head with their hands. People are yelling, and she hears her name, but she can't pull her eyes open long enough to assess what is happening.
When she finally clams down enough to force her eyes open, she sees people running around panicked, too many faces at once to register. She tries to tell them to move away, but the link between her brain and her mouth isn't working very well, and mush comes out.
"Urgh!"
She feels liquid running down her chin but she can't tell if it's blood or spit. Either way, she doesn't like the feeling. Before she can fist it away hastily, and rag is pushed against her chin, and then held under her head somewhere.
When it's pulled away, she sees the previously baby blue colour of the rag stained a disgusting reddish colour, sticky and shining in the light. She doesn't know how her head could bleed from that fall, but she isn't really in the best shape to try to figure out the science behind her condition.
"Y/N, can you hear me?"
Baekhyun's mouth moves quickly like he's yelling, but it comes out quiet. She wants to tell him she is, but her mouth won't move. She hears someone screaming, and until a hand is placed over her mouth, she doesn't realize it's her.
She quiets as much as she can, not wanting to be a hassle any longer than she has to. She finds the strength to sit up, moving people away from her. She takes a moment before standing, and instead of staying here any longer, her legs move almost on their own, and she sits somewhere else.
It takes heavy concentration to move her mouth, and she shocks everyone when words tumble out quickly.
"Worry about Joonmyun, not me. I'm f-fine."
Everyone sort of disperses after that, looking for where Joonmyun bounded off to after she spoke to him. She stands again, and asks to talk to Yifan alone.
Once he agrees, they go up to Yifan's room he shares with Joonmyun, and they sit together on Yifan's bed.
"We need a plan. J-Joonmyun isn't going to be much help until he can calm down but we must move quickly."
Yifan laughs gruffly.
"You say that like we can just whip together a plan."
"That's because we can."
Yifan looks her in the eye, unbelieving.
"So what do we do? Just run in? We can't. They've spent years studying us. They know what we'll do."
Y/N smiles, looking at Yifan with amusement.
"But they haven't been studying me."
Yifan shrugs, as if it doesn't really matter they have her.
"Okay, so what do you propose we do?"
Y/N hums for a minute thinking. What does Onew want?
Her, right? He's not going through all the trouble of attacking her specifically for no reason? Correct? She doesn't know, but assuming it is her, she has a plan already. She doesn't know when she became such a tactician but she's had to think on her feet so often lately there's really nothing else she could've become.
"Assuming it is me they want, why not give me to them? Pretend it's a sacrifice, but only bring a few people. Then when they give us Minseok and Jessica, then we'll wait until later, and attack when they think it's over!"
Yifan ponders over this plan, assessing, but then sighs.
She's ready to be berated, but then a lopsided smile appears on Yifan's lips.
"That's the best we've got."
He then pulls her downstairs and calls a 'family meeting' which includes everyone but Joonmyun and Jungsoo, who have been rightfully excused. Joonmyun because of his emotional breakdown earlier and Jungsoo to deal with said emotional wolf.
Yifan stands at the front of the room, Y/N beside him.
"Y/N has a plan to rescue Minseok, that she will now say because I still have no clue what it is."
Y/N is pulled up beside Yifan, and he gives her a look to start.
"S-So—uh—basically I'm going to be sacrificed to them," She looks up to Yifan as if for confirmation, but he just shrugs, so she continues, "and a few of us will go, a-and then after a few hours we attack."
She hopes people get it, and asks for questions or feedback.
Baekhyun stands almost immediately.
"I think this is dumb! What if they kill you on the spot?!"
Y/N has really no answer, so she shrugs.
"I guess that's a chance I'll have to take."
She keeps her voice strong and unwavering. People gape.
"Any other questions or feedback?"
Baekhyun is still standing, but is completely ignored.
Now Jongin stands. His eyes are soft, but what comes out of his mouth is harsh. She almost falls over with shock. He's usually reserved, but now he's loud and brash.
"Are you insane?! This is the dumbest thing ever! You're putting yourself in unnecessary danger!"
She stands silent.
She thinks for a moment, trying to figure out something else to say, but nothing comes to mind. She can hear Baekhyun furiously breathing from where she stands and her eyes start to well up with salty tears.
She doesn't let them go. She will not cry now. She is strong.
"Is that all?"
Nobody else says anything, but she can see their distaste for the plan on their faces, eyebrows furrowed and faces contorted into ones of disbelief and some even showcase anger.
"Thank you for listening."
She doesn't give anyone time to say anything else, and leaves. She walks out the door to porch, and then walks to the back of the house briskly, not wanting anyone to follow her there.
She needs to get ready for tomorrow since that's when they'd leave.
She just starts to let tears of stress fall when someone comes crashing around the corner, and she recognizes the sound of gangly limbs flailing anywhere.
She doesn't say anything, but despite that Chanyeol sits down beside her.
"Your plan, I don't like it."
She laughs airily, but there's no genuine laughter, it's only filled with dry puffs of air.
"Who does?"
She rubs her face, willing herself not to cry here in front of Chanyeol, but nevertheless the salty droplets of water trail down her cheeks anyways. Her tears never seem to listen.
"I don't want you to get hurt."
She stills, turning to him.
"I don't want Minseok hurt. But it's my fault, so I'll fix it n-no matter what."
Chanyeol exhales loudly, smiling slightly. But soon the smile leaves, replaced with a thin line.
"You're not doing it."
"W-What?"
"We are not doing your plan. I'll think of something. I'll be telling Kris."
She stands abruptly, stomping her foot against the ground like a child.
"You're not the boss of me, Chanyeol!"
Chanyeol stands too, but faces away from her.
"You can't tell me wha-"
"I won't let you get hurt again!"
She stops, hearing him yell in anger.
"I won't let you get hurt again Daso-Y/N."
Daso? As in Dasom?
The name sounds familiar, but she isn't given time to think about where she's heard it, or ask about it, because as soon as she touches Chanyeol's bicep to calm him down, he rips away from her grasp.
"Don't touch me!"
The force pushes her to the ground, and she stays there, waiting for Chanyeol to do something.
"You're not putting yourself in danger. Not again. I won't let you!"
He begins to walk away, but she won't let him. She scrambles up, yelling.
"Yah! Chanyeol! Don't walk away from me!"
Chanyeol ignores her, and continues to walk, leaving her standing there alone.
Someone walk up behind her. She turns, half expecting it to be Chanyeol coming to yell at her again.
It's Jongin.
She turns again.
"What? Are you here to continue telling me how idiotic I am?"
She doesn't need a lecture again.
Jongin laughs.
"No, I'm here to apologize. On the behalf of Baekhyun also."
"Why isn't he here?"
Jongin rubs the nape of his neck shyly.
"He thinks he doesn't need to apologize, he thinks he's correct in every way."
Y/N decides just this once, she'll play with Jongin.
"I'll only accept an apology if he comes and does it himself, tell him I'm ignoring him until then."
Jongin's looks terrified.
"See you later, Jonginnie."
Jongin is in a daze, and as soon as she turns around the corner, she hears his footsteps pounding in an effort to keep up.
He runs up and stops beside her, walking with her inside.
When she gets inside, all eyes fall on her, and immediately, Kris walks up to her.
"Chanyeol told me you wanted to change the plan. He says he has one figured out, I'll tell you tomorrow when we finalize it and leave."
That asshole.
She smiles and nods, and goes to find the not-so-friendly giant because she needs to have a talk with him about manners.
When she goes upstairs to his room, he's sleeping, and she doesn't have the heart to wake him. She wishes he would be more caring towards himself though, since it's freezing, and he has no blankets on and is in a teeshirt and shorts.
She just now notices how cold it is too, and wonders how she survived outside. She doesn't bother thinking about it since it doesn't really matter that much now anyways.
She pulls the blanket over Chanyeol, and he mumbles something.
"D-Don't go."
She looks down to see his eyes open.
"Chanyeol, sleep."
His arms pull her down onto the bed, and she attempts to wiggle out.
"I'm so selfish." He whispers.
She lays their stiffly until he falls asleep, and as soon as his arms loosen, she squeezes out swiftly, leaving the door open slightly.
"Goodnight, Chanyeol."

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It's kinda short but next chapter will be exciting so I hope it'll make up for this. How are you guys? It's been a little bit. It's taken so long for this garbage and I'm sorry. I wish I could produce the content I want with this but I'm still so far from where I want my writing to be.
I love you guys. You make my day great and I think you for that.

Chapter 16: operation: Baozi rescue is a go!