Stay With Me

13

You crawled out of bed the next morning and walked down the stairs of the homestead, down the hall and out the back, towards the slammer where Minho was stuck for the next two days. Gally had been stuck in the Medjack's hut last night so they could fix his broken nose. You hoped it looked crooked after it healed.

You sat down on the grass in front of the makeshift jail cell and started picking at the grass. Minho was sat against the wall, facing you. He looked surprised by your visit.

"Hey," you said. He knit his brows together.

"Are you mad?" His voice was quiet and his eyes were wide. You could tell he was worried.

"No." He moved forward towards the barred door.

"Are you sure? You just... you seem mad." You took a deep breath before responding.

"Im sure, Min. I'm not mad I'm just," you tilted your head upwards towards the sky for a moment before looking at him again, "you scared me last night. Why would you do that?"

He looked down at the dirt. There were a few moments of quiet before he answered, "He hurt you. He hurt you and he threatened you and he deserved what he got."

"Oh Minho... what am I gonna do with you?"

"Keep me around, I hope." You rolled your eyes.

"Did Newt tell you?" He nodded in response. You stood up from the ground.

"Where are you going?" His voice shook slightly, like he was scared if you walked away he'd never see you again.

"Work. And then I'll be back. You're in trouble mister. Gally already got thrown in the slammer for what he did. You shouldn't have done what you did you could've been hurt."

"You were hurt, you're my friend, Y/N, and he hurt you." He was quiet as he spoke. You half smiled at him. You reached through the wooden bars to ruffle his hair and he smiled at you.

"I know, but don't do it again."

A handful of seconds passed before he checked his watch, "Time to go?"

"For now."

"Stay with me." You giggled at his request.

"I'll only be gone for a couple hours. I'll be back tonight I promise."

"Alright get to work, Bug." As you walked away, you looked over your shoulder.

"That's three nicknames now, ya know. I'll come up with one for you soon enough."

You heard him say, "I'm doomed," before you jogged to the kitchen for work.
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Just a quick 422 words because the last two chapters were wicked long and I figured y'all deserved a break.

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