Min Yoongi, sworn protector of his found family, suddenly finds himself falling for two of the most volatile beings in the entirety of his faction, who save his life, and turn it upside down. Park Jimin and Kim Tayeon are young, free-spirited, and s...
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Tayeon awoke with a start, her skin covered with sweat, her heart beating out of her chest. She sat bolt upright, and glanced around urgently, trying to remember what had happened. Slowly, it came back to her, and she felt a little relieved as her eyes fell on everyone else sleeping peacefully, Jimin undisturbed in his sleep beside her despite her sudden movement.
"Tayeon?"
The blonde's eyes shot towards the doorway, where she could see Yoongi sitting, propped up against one of the trunks that formed the wall of their base. The light filtering through to her indicated it was still early morning.
"What happened?" Tayeon wondered. She stood up, and went over to him, picking her way over the pine needles, and large stones that they'd used as chairs and tables, before sitting down again beside him, her eyes blinking in the sunlight.
"Do you remember the valley getting invaded?"
Tayeon nodded.
"You got shot in the battle," Yoongi explained. "Several times, in the chest. Hoseok healed you, but you passed out from the pain. You feeling okay now?"
Tayeon ran her hands delicately over her side, before pressing gently where the wound should have been.
"It's fine," she responded. "I was just dreaming, I think it woke me up."
"A nightmare?"
"Yeah. It was Daehyun and Iseul just... dying. Again and again..."
Yoongi put an arm around her, and kissed her cheek softly.
"I know you think that it's your fault they died, Tayeon, but it isn't," he said quietly. "Don't blame yourself for something that was out of your control."
"I'm trying not to," she sighed.
"That is one of my fears, remember?" He added, after a minute. "I know what it's like to feel responsible for it, but you just have to move on. I know it's hard."
"The scene just keeps replaying in my head," Tayeon sighed, running a hand through her hair.
"Hey, come on, think about something else," Yoongi patted her arm. "Look how beautiful the valley looks at this time of day."
"Yeah, why are you awake, by the way? Isn't it really early?"
"I'm the lookout," he explained. "We decided it was a good idea to have one, after last night. You can go back to sleep if you're tired, it's only just gotten light."
"No, it's okay," Tayeon shook her head. "I don't think I can."
They were both quiet for a while, Tayeon lost in her thoughts, and Yoongi gazing out over the valley, appreciating the natural beauty of it in the early morning sunlight.
"When we get the chance to build a proper faction compound in here, we need to preserve the natural aspects of it as much as possible," he mused.
"Definitely," said Tayeon, following his gaze out over the water.
