Don't be afraid, Love is the way. {An EXO and NCT fanfic}

Fourty

Courtney's POV:

Several Hours Later:

I woke up to the usual feeling of the cold damp floor that I had been forced to sleep on ever since I had been locked up in this place, whatever it was. I crawled over to the bars of the cell I was in, not having enough energy to stand up since I hadn't been given any rations, just water occassionally. I looked around and saw someone coming my way quickly. I backed away a bit as I noticed it was Kris. He unlocked the cell and walked in, looking disgusted. "Alright now are you going to finally tell me where that necklace is?" He asked, making me annoyed at how many times he had already asked me this same question because I had absolutely no way to answer it since I had lost the damn necklace. "For the last time, no I don't have it, the necklace is no longer in my possession." I said before recieving a kick to my leg which was already bruised from how many times he had already hit me.

"How about something that might motivate you to tell me what I need to know?" He spoke with an evil look on his face. "W-what do you mean?" I stuttered, scared of what he might say. "Tell me about where it is or I will have to pay a visit to your little boyfriend." He said, making me confused but still worried cause I didn't want anyone getting hurt. "Who?" I questioned.

He grinned evilly for a second before speaking again. "That WinWin kid." I grew angry at his words and struggled to get up, wanting to fight him so badly but my strength failed me once again as I collapsed to the ground. "D-don't you touch him!" I yelled, making him smile. I didn't even care that he called him my boyfriend. I wasn't going to deny it cause I'm sure to people who didn't know us, we would seem like a couple. But also because I couldn't deny that I really did have feelings for WinWin.

Deep ones, no matter how wrong it felt to love him, my heart just did and I couldn't control it. Wait, did I just say that I love him? I fought with my inner thoughts as Kris grew impatient but I knew that I had to get out of here somehow. I have to tell WinWin how I feel about him, I can't just die without telling him. I suddenly heard Kris's phone going off, making me jump. He answered it tentatively but a smirk soon grew on his face. "She is right here." He said before handing the phone to me.

"Hello?" I said, wondering who could be calling him to talk to me. "Courtney! Are you okay?" I heard WinWin's voice come through, making my heart swell. "Not really, WinWin please save me, there is something I really really have to tell you-" I said before I was cut off by Kris taking his phone back. "Meet me at the clearing near the woods, if you want your girlfriend back, you will be there and meet my conditions." He said before he hung up. "He seems like a sweet kid, which is why it will be harder to hurt him." Kris said as he started to leave the cell.

"Don't you fucking lay a finger on him." I threatened. "You know, I am surprised you are so worried about him when D.O is your mate." Was all he said before he shut the cell door and locked it, leaving me there to my thoughts. Wait, so D.O is my mate? But how? Why? I guess this could explain why it felt so wrong for me to like WinWin and everytime I kissed him or touched him or even talked to him I felt something off, like it was suppose to be someone else.

Why couldn't things be easier? Why did I have to have a mate? Why couldn't I love WinWin? Why did I also have to have feelings for D.O? Why does my heart have to be like this? So many things went through my mind as my heart raced and I became angry. I didn't want anyone to get hurt. I needed to get out of here.

But I stayed patient, remembering the phonecall between Kris and WinWin. He would most likely bring me along to make a deal with him. That would be the most logical way to go about things. All I could think about was being in his arms again. Why did I hate him so much sometimes but also love him? Heart why do you have to be like this? I wanted to smack him for making me feel this way but I also wanted to feel his soft lips against mine again. I touched my lips, thinking of the kisses I had shared with him even though he wasn't my mate.