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17 - mark (1)

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requested : mamaily70
angst + fluff ending
2 parts

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[ 3rd person pov ]

"Come on Maily, hurry up or I'm going to be late!" Mark yelled at Maily as he ran towards his company building. Maily lets a sigh escape her lips as she ran after Mark as fast as she could, breathing in and out heavily. Maily wasn't much of an athletic person, and Mark knew it. But he could never bear to be late to any of his practices, even if he was spending time with Maily.

Mark ditching his dates with Maily to rush to practice was a daily occurrence. Maily was definitely annoyed, but knowing that her boyfriend had to put up with all 3 units, being the considerate Girlfriend she was, she couldn't help but let him off. Just the fact that he could make it to their dates showed how dedicated he was to their relationship. She knew he was busy, but she couldn't help but think that Mark liked his work more than her.

She shook off that thought as she ran through the doors of his company. She bowed slightly to the lady at the front desk as the lady smiled back at her. Maily had gone to the company enough times for most of the staff to recognize her. Panting slightly, her pace slowed down as she continued to jog towards Mark's practice room. Being polite, she stopped at the front of the door, knocking on it slightly before hearing a soft "come in". She opened the door slowly to see all of the members looking at her.

"Hey Maily~!" They all said in unison as each one of them went up to her, embracing her in a tight hug. She went through lots of hugs before going up to Mark, wanting to hug him. But with a swift move, Mark escaped from Maily's arms. Maily pouted as she inquired,

"Don't you want to hug your Girlfriend?"

Hearing her words, Mark shook his head, answering in a monotone voice,

"It's not that. It's just that's the members are all here and it's embarrassing."

Maily tilted her head to the side. Mark was never like this. No matter when or where he would always accept her hugs.

Was he really losing his love for her?

She shook her head at the thought. No, it couldn't be. She believed with all her might that he still loved her. After sending a quick smile to everyone, she sat in one of the corners of the room, going on her phone and scrolling through her instagram feed just as soon as their practice had started.

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About a few hours later, Maily's head fell onto the mirror beside her as she jerked and sat in an upright position, fully awake. Seeing her like this, Taeyong let out a tiny laugh.

"You awake sleepy head?" he asked as Maily rubbed her eyes and yawned, nodding her head. She looked around the room, only to realize that only Taeyong and her were left in the room.

"Where's Mark?" She asked in a soft voice.

"Ah, Mark? He went with the others to go get food. And since you fell asleep, I decided to stay here with you until you woke up." Maily pouted at his words, did Mark really leave her here? She sighed and got up with Taeyong's help.

"Where are they?" Taeyong checked his phone.

"They're getting spicy rice cakes nearby, let's go then." He answered, holding the door open for Maily. She smiled at him and bowed slightly as a sign of gratitude as she walked out.

As they walked to the shop together, Maily and Taeyong held a small conversation, smiling and laughing together all the way there.

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As Maily and Taeyong walked into the shop, laughing and talking to each other, Mark looked up and noticed them, his eyes going wide. As the both of them reached the table, Maily was about to greet everyone once again, but before she could even let out a noise, Mark had dragged her out of he shop. The other members just stared at them in confusion, continuing to eat their food.

When Mark had found a private place where he could talk to Maily, he let go of her hand as Maily groaned slightly in pain, massaging the area around her wrist where Mark had held. He turned to face her and immediately went straight to the point.

"What were you doing with Taeyong hyung?" Mark asked, eyeing Maily suspiciously. Maily couldn't believe what she was hearing.

Was he doubting her?

As she thought about it, she slowly became angrier, raising her voice at him slightly.

"What was I doing with Taeyong? Oh, I don't know, who was the one who left me with him in the first place?!"

"Me?! Leave you with him?! Oh, so you're blaming me now are you?!" Mark asked, his voice raised. Maily flinched at his raised voice, but this didn't bother her.

"Yea, yea I am blaming you. And to be honest, when I was walking with him to the shop, I think that we spent much more time talking than you and I ever did this whole week!" She shouted at him angrily.

"Well, maybe it's because I'm such a hardworking person, unlike you!" He shouted back.

Maily's heart was pounding in her chest vigorously. She knew that this argument would have an effect on their relationship, but she let her anger take over her, yelling back,

"Oh, so are you trying to say that you would rather work than stay in a relationship with me?! Is that it?!"

"And what if I say it is?! What are you going to do about it?"

Maily's heart throbbed. So he really did think that way. She looked at him wide-eyed, trying to keep a brave and unfaltered face in front of him. But she couldn't do it. Tears welled up in her eyes as they rolled down her cheeks. She hiccupped as she stood in front of him, trembling profusely.

Mark, after seeing her break down right in front of him, grabbed her wrist gently as his expression softened into a concerned one.

"Maily...I-I'm sorry, I really didn't mean to-"

But before he could finish his sentence, Maily had freed her hand from his grasp, running from him and back into the shop as she grabbed her bag and ran back home. Seeing her tear-stained face, the other members called after her in concern, Taeyong was ready to run after her but Taeil stopped him as he pointed to the door where Mark, with his pained expression, walked back in.

"Hey Mark, what's wrong?" Taeil asked him in the gentlest voice he could muster. Suddenly, tears started to stream down his face. He held his face in his hands as he sobbed uncontrollably. Knowing that he wouldn't talk anytime soon, Taeil just left a pat on his back before helping him up, gesturing to the other members as they all went back to the dorm together.

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So there it is~ i tried my best on this one and hoped you liked it. The ending is supposed to be fluffy so part 2 where all the fluffy stuff happens will come out as soon as possible. If I have time, it'll most probably be updated tomorrow so stay tuned~

I love y'all 💗

~Kimchi