Introvert | Lee Taemin

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*Vulgar words!!

I was shocked at myself,
I've been to several parties and never once have I joined in dancing.

The crowd suddenly formed a circle,
dance battle?

Of course,
the birthday boy Jimin flipped onto the dance floor.
Everyone cheered.
It was loud edm music and somehow,
he managed to work it.
Everyone continued cheering.

Suddenly,
a guy wearing red baggy pants,
a black shirt with opening zips at the side,
a black snapback,
back flipped onto the dance floor,
kicking Jimin out.

Everyone was so shocked it became silent.
He began popping,
not missing a single beat,
it didn't matter if it was a edm song.

I looked closely,
he looked very familiar.
WAIT WHAT?!
Lee Taemin!?

I felt a strong grip on my arm,
someone was pulling me.
Startled,
I quickly turned to see who it was.

No fucking way.
It was the guy from the streets,
the guy that almost stripped me in the dark alley.
He had the same built,
the same tattoos at the same places,
and the same smirk.

Terrified I began screaming.
No one heard me,
everyone was too focused on Taemin,
the loud edm music won against my screams.

I tried to let go off his grip but it was too strong,
he dragged me up the stairs,
passing by couples who were eating each other's faces out,
not even noticing that someone was about to get raped.

"What are you doing?! Let go!"

"Someone help!!!"

I shouted in fear,
no one heard me.
Tears began streaming down my face,
I was scared beyond my wits.

"Don't fucking touch her!"

He let go of my arm and flew a few centimetres away from where he was standing,
lying on on the ground.

Taemin.
His balled fist collided with his cheekbone, flaying his neck backward like a willow caught in the wind.

"How dare you touch her again?! Was the last time not a warning!!?"

He kept on punching him,
the guy on the floor was bleeding badly and became motionless.

"Yah, yah Taemin stop!!!"

Jonghyun and Jimin came running over,
trying to pull Taemin away.

I didn't know how to react.
I froze.
I couldn't move,
I was shaking in fear.

"Oh my god Hyeri are you okay??!"

Naeun came running towards me,
she cupped my face in her hands and scanned me from head to toe.

"What the fuck do you think you're doing at my party?!"

Jimin pulled Taemin by the collar and shouted at him.

"What the fuck?! He was gonna fucking rape her in your room and have sex with her!"

Jimin slowly realised.
Taemin turned and faced the others.

"All you fucking people here eating each other's faces out didn't even notice that?! She was screaming in fear for god's sake."

Taemin's face was filled with anger.
His hands were badly bruised,
his shirt was stained with blood.
His eyes were narrowed, rigid, cold, hard.

Taemin's eyes met mine.
I've never seen him angry before,
It was pretty damn scary.

Without saying a thing,
he walked over to me and grabbed my hand.

"Where are you going!"

Naeun said behind me,
I didn't bother looking back.
I followed behind Taemin,
wherever he was bringing me.
He held my hand gently,
as if if he held any tighter my hand would shatter like broken glass.

He dragged me out of Jimin's house,
The music stopped,
all eyes were fixed on us.