Description: Will the members succeed in finding who is behind all of Yuta's wounds and struggles and will they be able to protect him from that person?

(TW: cussing, mentions of injuries, xenophobia; angst)
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"Haechan, I still think that we should think this through for a little more before we just jump in to conclusions so fast."

"You don't understand, Taeyong hyung. I am sure that someone from the company is behind this. I've seen how uncomfortable Yuta hyung looked every single time we would have a dance practise together. Ever since our old dance teacher left for Japan, things have just not been the same.."

Haechan was aware that Yuta worked better if he was comfortable with the people around him.

The Japanese had unfortunately started making way more mistakes ever since the new dance teachers had got assigned to teach them their choreography.

It was like Yuta had two left legs. He would constantly mess the dance up, he would even start doing his parts earlier than he was supposed to which was definitely odd since Yuta was actually known for always being in sync with the music and the rhythm. He had impeccable timing.

Haechan spent a couple more minutes trying to explain to his hyungs that they should trust him and just go back to their dance studio.

The youngest was pretty confident in his plan so everyone finally agreed to follow him.

They had to go take Jungwoo with them though because every extra hand could be useful in this situation.

Johnny made his way to his room where he spotted the two. Jungwoo was still just sitting down on the bed and holding Yuta in his lap who was sleeping soundly.

The American smiled sadly before he entered quietly, not wanting to wake Yuta up.

Jungwoo looked up at Johnny who gave him a sign that they were supposed to leave now.

"But Johnny hyung.. I am scared to leave Yuta hyung alone.. what if he does something horrible to himself again..?"

Johnny sighed quietly as he sat down next to the younger and looked at him.

"We were actually thinking of taking him with us. Everyone is extremely worried for him so it would be the best if he accompanies us."

"I.. but what if we stumble upon the horrible person who did this to Yuta hyung and he actually ends up hurting him again..?"

"Jungwoo.. you know that Jaehyun and I would never let that happen.."

"Yeah but still.. I am worried, hyung. Please promise me that he will be okay."

"I promise you. Now follow me. The others are already waiting for us outside."

Jungwoo let out a sad sigh before he stood up, holding Yuta really carefully. The Korean then followed Johnny to the cars outside and then got in the same one he, Jaehyun and Taeyong were in.

It only took around 20 minutes to reach the dance studio. Jungwoo kept glancing over Yuta who was still innocently sleeping in his lap and was holding a fistful of his white shirt.

"It's going to be okay hyung. We will take care of everything.."

When the cars finally parked near the studio, all the members got out and headed towards the building.

It was quite a large studio and the members would usually practise at the most spacious room so they headed straight to it.

Unfortunately, it didn't look like there was a sign of any human activity. The lights were turned off, the windows were shut and it was dead silent.

However, the door was unlocked for some odd reason so the members entered timidly and scanned their surroundings.

"It doesn't look like anyone is in here. Maybe it was not a good idea to come here at 10 pm. It is already dark outside."

Just as Doyoung stated that out loud the members heard footsteps coming from the left corridor which sounded like they were getting closer and closer.

"Crap.. Hide!"

The members didn't know where they could hide since it was literally a humongous dance practise room with absolutely nothing inside it other than a table with two chairs and their music speakers.

Johnny sighed as he just signalled to everyone to hide underneath the windows next to the door.

Jungwoo was slightly struggling to do so because he still had Yuta in his arms, wondering how was he not awake by now.

Thankfully, they managed to hide as best as they could as they now continued listening to the footsteps and trying not to make too much noise.

They were really shocked when they saw the person turning the lights on and standing right at the door of the practise room where they were literally hiding at.

"Yuta! Where are you, you Japanese son of a bitch?! Are you here?! I thought I told you to come over around 10. Agh.. do you want me to punch you in your ugly ass face again so you finally learn?!"

The members couldn't believe what they were hearing.

It was one of their two new dance teachers, the one they literally practised with earlier today.

Yuta unfortunately woke up due to the loud shouting and when his vision finally adjusted to the bright lights, his eyes moved to the members who were all right next to him and were making motions with their hands, indicating for him to stay quiet.

"I guess if you aren't here then I will be forced to have fun with some of your pals. You really are an absolute idiot aren't you? Such a dumbass every single time."

The dance teacher finally entered the room while he was looking down at his phone.

Johnny thought this was the perfect opportunity so he immediately stood up and approached the man, literally knocking him down on the floor and now chocking him with his huge hands.

"What did you say, you piece of crap?! Are you the one who did all of these horrible things to Yuta and who told him all of these lies?! You realise that you are about to meet your demise right now, don't you?!"

"Johnny, Johnny calm down!"

Taeil was freaking out and so was everyone because if this man was capable of doing such horrifying things to Yuta, then he was probably capable of fighting as well.

Though, it was no news to anyone that Johnny could easily kill a man when it was in the name of his members.

"I am not going to calm down! HOW DARE YOU EVEN PUT MY FRIEND'S NAME IN YOUR DISGUSTING AND FILTHY MOUTH?!!!"

Johnny was absolutely enraged so he literally started punching the man square in the face, making sure he couldn't escape.

When the American finally calmed down a little he got off the man and scanned him with his eyes which were still full of wrath.

The veins on his neck and forehead looked like they were going to pop out any second now.

The dance teacher just coughed a couple of times as he held himself by the stomach while looking at Johnny who looked exactly like a furious tiger right now.

"And what? He is a useless piece of shit and that's why I did all of these things to him. He is only weighting You guys down as a team. I've never seen a more useless person than him. Worst dancer I've ever laid my eyes on."

Taeyong was holding himself up relatively well but these words were the final straw.

"Excuse me? Did I hear that right..? He is the worst what now?!"

Doyoung tried holding Taeyong back but he unfortunately didn't succeed so the elder literally ran towards the man and grabbed him forcefully by the shoulders.

"Who even are you to say stuff like this?! Do you think you are a better dancer than him?! Our team is not complete without him! We need him in order to work well together and we need him because he is amazing! Way better than you've ever been in your whole disgusting.. miserable.. life."

"I am sure that everyone can outdance him because he is absolutely worthless. He is also way too fat and ugly so he ruins the image of the group. You all are upset at me because You know that I am right. He deserves to be on a hiatus permanently-"

Jaehyun couldn't keep his cool any longer so he immediately got up and picked the man up, kind of surprising and scaring everyone in the room with his strength.

"I also think that you should be on a hiatus permanently. In jail. That's where you belong and that's where you will spend the rest of your life at."

Doyoung immediately took his phone out and dialled the emergency number, explaining that he will need the help of the police because the situation was pretty serious.

Yuta was just shaking while hiding his face in Jungwoo's shirt, trying not to give in on all of the insults he would hear every single day by this horrible man.

He had to be strong.

He had all of these things happening to him because he wasn't strong enough and he couldn't fight back.

Even if Jaehyun and Johnny were now holding the disgusting man against the ground while waiting for the police to come, that unfortunately wasn't able stop him from landing one last blow on the Japanese who was currently struggling to hold on.

"Even if I go to jail, that won't change the fact that you are absolutely useless. You are useless and you know it. Why do you think you have so little center parts in all of Your choreographies and almost no vocal parts in 90% of Your songs? Because you are a pathetic piece of shit and you will never be able to match the other members' level of dancing or singing."

Jungwoo felt a wave of rage fill him up yet again, feeling absolutely infuriated, craving to beat up this stupid man right here and right now.

Who even was he and why did he have so much hatred for Yuta? How was it even possible for someone to hurt him so horribly just because he wasn't pleased with his skills?

Johnny punched the dance teacher one last time before he finally passed out, earning all members except Yuta a heavy sigh.

Soon enough, police sirens could be heard in the distance, getting louder and louder until the cars finally stopped in front of the building.

When the officers managed to get to the members, all 8 of them explained what exactly had happened.

Unfortunately, the police informed them that they had their hands tied and couldn't throw the man in jail unless they had proof of his deeds.

That was how the idea of looking at the cctv camera that was installed in the studio came to mind.

The officers apologised and said that it was going to take them a day to review all the footage until they could be 100% sure that the dance teacher was guilty of all charges made against him.

The members thanked the police officers who soon left with the man who they took back to the police station.

They had left the 9 of the members alone again.

Everyone's eyes moved back to Yuta who Jungwoo was still restlessly holding while the Japanese was crying his eyes out.

"I-I am sorry Woo.."

"You have nothing to apologise for, angel.. you need to realise that all of the things that disgusting man said are completely false. You are one of the most talented people I've ever seen, hyung.. I look up to you so much and I am just so thankful for everything you do.."

"B-but.. I.. not good enough."

"Please never say this again.. you know it's not true. You are amazing and we need you. We've been struggling so much ever since your hiatus was announced.. and fans are extremely worried for you too, hyung.."

"They are..?"

"Yes.. they keep asking for you every time we get the chance to interact with them. Everyone misses you so much because you truly are amazing, hyung and it's just not the same without you.. the fans want you to be happy and healthy."

Yuta didn't really respond this time. All he could think about right now was how he was the reason behind czennies' struggles and worries and that really made him feel horrible.

He didn't want to be a reason for the fans to feel so sad. This definitely hurt him way more than all of the things he had to go through these past few months.

"Cmon.. let's head back home. We gave the police officers our phone number so they can call us and tell us when everything is settled."

The members travelled back to their dorms, making sure they immediately take Yuta to bed because they all felt way too concerned for his condition which still seemed to be pretty terrible.

"There we go. Just rest, okay hyung? Everything will be okay now. The police will find the footage and that man will spend the rest of his life behind the prison bars."

Haechan gave Yuta a soft smile, expecting the elder to give him one back as an answer but he unfortunately didn't.

"That's.. great.."

Even if everything was looking like it was finally about to go back to normal, it felt like there was still something that was bothering the Japanese.

The members had no idea what it was so Johnny ended asking him, making sure he wasn't pushing it too much.

"Am.. am I really that untalented..? Please.. be honest.."

"Yuta.. this is the dumbest question I've ever heard. Of course you are talented! You are literally incredible and there should never be a reason for you to be questioning your abilities.."

"But.. but I.. he said-"

"He was an asshole. Don't listen to him. He is not here anymore and he will never bother you again. Every single thing he's told you in the past was an absolute lie. They were all lies, Yuta.."

"I don't know.."

"We do though.. right guys?"

Johnny looked back at the rest of the members who immediately nodded and tried their best to give Yuta a smile each.

It was going to be very difficult for Yuta to recover from all of this mental manipulation the horrible man had done to him for these few months but there was one thing he knew and believed in for sure.

The members were the ones he could always trust no matter what because they were the only ones who cared for him so much.

Seeing how they were willing to go as far as throwing someone in jail if it meant he was going to be safe really made him realise how difficult it would've been if he didn't have them by his side.

"Thank You.. all of You.."

"It really is nothing. Everything for you, my best friend."

Taeyong smiled softly before he ran a hand through Yuta's long and fluffy hair, the members soon leaving the room so the Japanese could finally rest after such a long and heavy day.

He required such a good rest after all of these terrible things he had to endure. He was now finally going to be safe and happy again.

Yuta was now anticipating to see the smiles of the fans who had been waiting for his return for such a long time.

Only thinking about that was able to make the Japanese feel happy again.

He was going to get his life back.

Finally.

The end

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Part 2 is finally here! I hope You guys enjoyed this little story. I am really sorry for my absence but I am finally back now and I am feeling really inspired to write even more things for You all ^^!