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Voices sounded almost muffled as you drifted in and out of consciousness, until a particularly loud one made you blink your eyes open. Your vision was almost blurry, but you realised you were on the couch in Yoongi's living room. A figure was sat on the floor beside you, watching apprehensively as someone was yelling at someone else, two people restraining him.
You turned to your side and noticed it was Hoseok sitting beside you. "Hobi?" You croaked out. The dragon looked at you in alarm, immediately stepping up to you.
"Are you okay? How do you feel?"
"I'm okay," you said, trying to sit up. "I just feel a bit groggy. What's going on?" You rubbed your eyes again and saw that it was Yoongi yelling, with Jaehyun and Jungkook holding him back. You sat up and turned around to see Taehyung standing with his arms crossed, a smirk on his face.
"You took advantage of her!" Yoongi cried.
Taehyung chuckled deeply. "I didn't, she consented."
"Bullshit!"
"Woah, woah," Jimin said, placing himself in between both males. "Maybe we should calm down, she's right—" Jimin stopped as he saw you looking at everything with wide eyes. "Oh, um, hi?"
Yoongi snapped his eyes to yours, his hard glare softening at the sight of your ruffled hair and pouty lips. "You're awake."
You nodded. "And I'm okay."
"See?" Taehyung teased. "I didn't hurt her." Memories of what happened with Taehyung flashed through your mind and you blushed slightly as he sent you a little wink, enjoying testing Yoongi's patience. Regaining his energy seemed to have helped him regain his confidence.
Yoongi clenched his fists and Jaehyun and Jungkook released him, Jungkook flashing you a small smirk as well. You hopped off the couch on wobbly legs and made your way to Yoongi. He eyed the hickeys on your neck, wrinkling his nose, but relaxed his shoulders as you took his hands in yours. "I'm okay, so please stop attacking Tae. I wanted to help him." Yoongi sighed.
"Fine. But I don't think what you did was right." You were taken aback at his words, feeling emotions of anger and sadness pierce through you. The thought of being almost slut shamed overwhelmed you suddenly, and before you thought, you spoke. Pent up frustration and anger of not knowing what was happening, what your past was and the idea of people having to protect you all the time bubbled out.
"You can have an opinion, sure, but you can't change what I did, Yoongi. You're just like him, using innocent people for your own gain. You can't make comments like that." The words came out harsh and Hoseok gasped, while everyone else froze. Yoongi clenched his jaw, but forced his eyes to meet yours. They were cold, and the reality of what you had said set in.
"If that's what you think, okay." And then he walked off down the hallways, Hoseok trailing after him quickly. You sighed, but before anyone could say anything the door opened.
"Guys! Guys!" Jin cried, panting as he doubled over, his hands on his knees. "We found the—" he paused, noticing the solemn looks on everyone's faces. "Oh, what happened?" Namjoon stumbled in after him, tripping over his feet.
"The portal, it's—" he stopped abruptly too, clearing his throat, feeling the awkwardness in the room. "I see this is a bad time." No one said anything and you slapped a hand to your forehead.
"I'm such an idiot."
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You stood outside the bedroom door, fiddling with the hem of your shirt. You knew you had to apologise, but you still felt angry. You felt angry that he judged you when he would feed on people, treating human life as if it was nothing. He hypnotised an entire town and you couldn't have sex with one guy?
You sighed. You knew he could probably hear you. Listening to your breathing, your heartbeat. He was stubborn though, and although you were perceived as a kind soul, your image had begun to crack. Everything had been boiling up and you felt like a doll, used for other people's gain.
You could hear Hoseok murmuring to him and tried to build up the courage to knock on the door. Jimin walked past and stopped, giving you a sad smile. "Hey, I think he'll understand. We all know you didn't mean what you said."
"I know, I didn't think, but what I said was harsh." Jimin nodded, but just smiled again and opened the door, pushing you inside. You were caught off guard and froze as both Yoongi and Hoseok snapped their eyes to you. You cowered under Yoongi's cold gaze, while Hoseok looked awkward.
"I'll let you two talk," the dragon said, getting off the bed. He took your hand gently and pressed a kiss to your cheek, before shutting the door behind him. Now it was just you and Yoongi.
The vampire was still staring at you, emotionless. It frightened you. His eyes were locked on your figure, eyeing your exposed skin, the marks from Taehyung and Jungkook covering the ones he had previously made. You stayed rooted in your spot by the door and cleared your throat.
"I just wanted to say sorry, Yoongi. I didn't mean what I said." He scoffed, standing up, crossing his arms.
"You did mean it."
"I didn't, I swear. I just wasn't thinking, I was angry," you inhaled deeply, trying to stop your eyes from watering. "I didn't intend to blow up like that, I was feeling judged. You made me feel like it was wrong to choose what I want to do with my body."
Yoongi's sharp gaze faltered at your words. His jaw dropped slightly and his arms fell to his sides. He quickly walked over to you and placed his hands on your arms, rubbing them soothingly. "No, no. I'm so sorry, Resi. I didn't mean to make you feel like that at all. I just—"
He cut himself off, wrinkling his nose. "Just what?" You asked in a small voice. He dropped his hands and looked at the ground, his cold look reappearing. But you could see the small pout on his face and suddenly things clicked into place. "Yoongi, are you jealous?" You asked in a small voice.
His eyes snapped up to meet yours, a shy expression on his face. "No. I'm not jealous." You giggled softly and he caved. "Fine, I was jealous. I was upset that Tae was your first and not me." You smiled at him and brought him into a hug. "I just really, really like you."
You pulled away, your eyes lighting up. "I really like you too. I like all of you."
"Even Namjoon?" You froze slightly. Did you like Namjoon? It wasn't a secret to yourself that you felt a pull towards the warlock. Almost like a small connection. Maybe because you knew each other before everything happened? You weren't sure.
You nodded slowly. "Yes, even Namjoon." Yoongi crossed his arms again.
"Fine. I guess I can share you." You flashed him a grateful smile and pressed a kiss to his nose, chuckling as he crossed his eyes in surprise.
"Thank you, Yoongles." You looked at him. His black hair messy, falling over his eyes slightly, the crimson colour bright, always easy to see. At first his eyes scared you, but now you found them beautiful. They were such a unique colour and you found yourself feeling hypnotised under his gaze. His lips were pink against his pale skin, small freckles breaking up the patches of paleness.
"You just gonna keep staring at me?" Yoongi's voice broke you out of your trance and you blushed slightly as a smirk painted his pretty lips. "I know, I'm just that good looking." You laughed.
"You sound just like Jin." He smiled and you appreciated it. His gummy smiles were rare, yet so beautiful and you made sure to remember this moment. You grabbed Yoongi's hands. "I just want to say I'm sorry again. I didn't mean it."
Yoongi nodded, pulling you into him. "I know. I'm sorry too. But I'm not sorry for this." Before you could ask him what he meant, your lips had connected. You gasped slightly at the surprise, but quickly melted into his grasp, letting your lips move together in sync. Before he could go any further, a knock on the door made the two of you separate quickly. But Yoongi relaxed as it was just Hoseok. He had a red tinge on his face and coughed awkwardly.
"Just thought I should tell you that Jin and Namjoon found the portal." He glanced between the two of you and gave Yoongi a knowing look. "I hope you told her."
"Told me what?"
Hoseok groaned and Yoongi looked sheepish. "I'll tell her later, let's focus on the portal now." Hoseok nodded and left, but for you, Yoongi wasn't being let off the hook.
"What haven't you told me?"
Yoongi waved a hand. "It's not important."
You crossed your arms. "If it wasn't important, Hobi wouldn't have asked." Yoongi sighed, knowing he couldn't get his way out of this one now. "So? What is it?"
Yoongi grabbed your hands. "It isn't the right time to tell you, but I figured something out." You nodded, motioning for him to continue. "I saw you moving in to your house. I saw the lady with you, your eye. I remember your eye. I remember being curious. You looked human, but your eye wasn't human, there was something about you. And now when I think back, I should have helped you." He glanced around the room, dropping his voice to a whisper. "Also, why did you tell the police you were eighteen if you're not?"
You blinked, trying to take in all the information. It was a lot at once and you didn't have time to properly process when Jimin sped into the room and grabbed your arm, dragging you back to the living room where everyone was waiting. Jin was looking anxious, while Namjoon was impatiently pacing.
Everyone's heads turned towards you and Jimin as you entered, Yoongi trailing behind you. He made eye contact with Taehyung, the incubus sending him a little smirk while Yoongi rolled his eyes. "So you found the portal?" You breathed out, breaking the silence. Jin nodded.
"Yes, Namjoon found it. We could leave now if we really wanted to." You widened your eyes. Right now? Jaehyun stood up and cleared his throat.
"I, uh, I think I should go now." Jungkook pouted at his friend.
"Why, Jaehyunnie? We didn't have much time together." Jaehyun smiled at his old friend and gave him a hug.
"We'll see each other soon. I don't need to be back in Empyrean for a while. Safe travels." He embraced you and the others one by one, before disappearing in thin air. You felt a pang of sadness, but realised you were keeping him here, he did have a life.
"So, are we leaving now?" Namjoon asked, raising an eyebrow at you. Everyone followed his gaze and you frowned. Why was everyone asking you? You weren't in charge.
"You're the gatherer," Jimin whispered in your ear, taking your hand. "You found us, you lead us. We're bonded." You grew confident as he spoke.
"Okay, we'll leave tonight. We'll eat first and then get everything ready. We don't know how long we'll be staying there."
"Yes, ma'am," Taehyung said, saluting you. Your cheeks tinged red at his comment and the action that followed. He licked his lips and winked at you, eyeing your neck.
"Taehyung, keep your thoughts PG," Jungkook groaned, holding his head. You giggled, watching as everyone slowly rose, walking to their rooms, while Jin walked to the kitchen, getting ready to prepare food. Namjoon went to help him, but a few minutes later a loud crash could be heard with Jin yelling after, and a bashful looking Namjoon stumbled back into the living room.
"I think, I'll just wait here," he murmured. You and Jimin made eye contact and both giggled together, until his smile fell from his face.
"What's wrong, Jiminie?"
The angel sighed, his wings falling behind him. "I'm nervous. The last memories I have of Empyrean are horrible. I don't want to remember horrible stuff." You brought him into a hug, noticing his eyes were getting glassy.
"It'll be okay, Jimin. We'll get through it together. Have you spoken to Jungkook yet?" Jimin pulled away and shook his head, a guilty look on his face. "Why not?"
"I can't," he said. "I just can't. Every time I look at him, bad memories come back." You tilted your head to the side, confused.
"What kind of bad memories?" Jimin shook his head.
"I can't say. It's not my place." You nodded, but felt a little frustrated. People were still keeping secrets from you. You felt like you were being kept in the dark on purpose.
Namjoon walked over to you and Jimin, hands in his pockets. Jimin took a step back, being cautious. Namjoon awkwardly smiled, but turned to you. "I assume our deal is still in place, right?" You felt your stomach sink. You were hoping that he forgot, or that he wouldn't work for his father anymore. You sent him a tight smile and nodded.
"Sure. Whatever you say." Jimin looked between the two of you and excused himself, walking down the hallway. Namjoon eyed you suspiciously. He took a step towards you, so close his body was brushing against yours.
"You better keep your end," he said, grabbing a fistful of your shirt, yanking you closer to him. "Or I'll have to find an even worse punishment for you." You were taken aback by his words, his husky voice making you feel hot. He let go of you and smiled, his dimples on display. He winked quickly and walked away as Jin walked out, yelling that dinner was ready.
You let out a breath. Too many boys were going to be the death of you.
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bit angsty oopsie, i was listening to ugh!
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who's your bias wrecker/s? mine are hobi & tae 🥴