Chapter 24

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"Are you ready to go in?" Taehyung asked as he came to your side. You turned to him and nodded eagerly.

"I've been dying to come back here, I can't wait to see everyone," you replied. Taehyung gestured for you to go to the front door.

"Well, what are you waiting for? Let's bring you in," he said with a grin.

You raced over to the steps and practically leapt up them, feeling restless. You were excited to see Soomi and Miori again but the main person on your mind was Jimin. Knowing that this was a surprise, you couldn't wait to see his face when you waltzed through the front doors.

You knocked on the door and waited patiently for someone to answer, praying that it could be Jimin himself. When they did, it wasn't someone you were expecting.

"Hoseok!" you exclaimed.

The orange-haired man gave you a big grin and opened his arms wide, allowing for you to jump into them and give him a bone-crushing hug. When you were having a hard time breathing you finally pulled back, giving him a puzzled look.

"What are you doing here?" you asked him. You could see a flash of nervousness pass through his eyes but it was gone before Taehyung or Jungkook would be able to notice it.

"Maybe you should come inside," Hoseok said, avoiding the question. You walked passed him and into the home, Taehyung and Jungkook following after you.

"So why are you here and why did you avoid the question?" you asked with your arms crossed as Hoseok closed the doors. Hoseok's eyes darted around, as if checking to make sure no one was eavesdropping, before leaning in closer.

"Come with me," he said in a hushed tone.

You could sense the urgency in the words and followed him as he led you up the main staircase, turning at the top to go down the West wing. You glanced over at Taehyung and Jungkook to see them wearing confused faces, not knowing what the hell was going on. Hoseok ended up bringing you to Jimin's office and when you entered you could tell something bad must've happened, since all the other guys were sitting inside already. All of them but Jimin.

"(Y/n)! You're back," Namjoon welcomed you in, bringing you over to sit on a chair. "How are you? I hope you weren't in too much trouble at home."

"Oh it was bad, but let's not talk about that. Why are all of the guys here?" you asked as you looked over at Yoongi and Seokjin, the eldest of the two sitting with knitted brows while the other sat with an indifferent look.

"Yeah, what the hell did we miss?" Taehyung demanded.

"We were only gone for, like, a day," Jungkook added.

Namjoon gestured for the two youngest to sit down as he moved to lean against Jimin's desk. Once you, Taehyung and Jungkook were settled, Namjoon finally began talking.

"So this all started—," Namjoon began.

"Jimin left," Yoongi said bluntly, cutting off the other man. Namjoon pinched the bridge of his nose and turned to give Yoongi a disappointed look.

"What?!" you and Taehyung shouted together.

"I wasn't going to just jump right to it, but yes, Jimin is gone," Namjoon said.

"Why? Where did he go?" you questioned. How could this happen? You were dying to see Jimin and now you find out he's not even here. So much for trying to surprise him.

"We don't know why he left or where he went, he didn't leave us anything. Yesterday morning, after Taehyung and Jungkook left, we came over to find him gone," Seokjin replied. "We've been here since then and will stay until Jimin is back home, just so we can help keep the offerers under control."

"And you guys didn't ask around? Like maybe Clarisse to see if she saw him leave?" Taehyung asked.

"We're not idiots, of course we asked her and the other workers if they saw him leave. None of them did though," Yoongi answered. "He probably left when most people were still sleeping."

"Is there any way we can find him?" you asked.

"Because we don't have any lead, it'll be really hard and will probably take a lot of time. If he's gone for a long time then we could do it, but, assuming that he's coming back, it'd probably be faster to just wait for him to come back home," Hoseok replied.

"So are we all just hoping that he's coming back? Or have you guys started trying to track him?" Jungkook asked.

"We have a plan that we can set into motion, but knowing Jimin he's probably gone out to blow off some steam or something. So yes, we are hoping he's coming back," Namjoon responded.

"You don't think it's a big deal then? Like, he's not in trouble or something?" you questioned nervously. Just thinking that he might be locked up somewhere waiting for you guys to save him worried you. Or what if he encountered a werewolf and got bit, what if he's hurt with no one to help him?

"We don't know for sure, but we have a feeling he's going to be just fine," Seokjin said.

You wanted to lash back and ask what made them so sure, for all they knew he could be dying somewhere. But you held your tongue and looked down at your clenched hands, praying that they were right. They seemed pretty confident that Jimin was fine, so maybe you should just trust them.

"We know you're worried about him but trust us, Jimin can handle himself. He wouldn't go out recklessly and then get himself hurt, he knows that there are people that would be devastated," Yoongi said in a surprisingly reassuring voice.

"And we know that he seems to be getting along with you well, so he probably wouldn't just leave you like that," Seokjin added.

"Okay, I'll trust you," you said quietly. You knew they were trying to make you feel better, but you still couldn't push back the worries you were filled with. If Jimin ended up coming home perfectly fine, without a scratch on him, then you were going to slap him for making you so scared.

"For now, why don't you go see your friends? I'm sure they'll be thrilled to see you back," Namjoon suggested. It was then that you remembered Soomi and Miori and knew that seeing them would help put your mind at ease, at least for awhile.

"Alright, thank you for helping," you said while glancing at each of the boys, smiling gratefully. They all nodded back respectfully before you turned around to leave the room, heading towards the East wing.

When you approached the dorms you began to feel nervous. You didn't even know if Soomi and Miori were inside, so if you walked in to find everyone but them there you might combust on the spot. You were quite positive that the others would not be as welcoming to you.

When you opened the door, you were quite relieved to see the two familiar girls sitting at the center table, looking bored out of their minds. When they glanced up at you their expressions changed drastically and they began to squeal like a bunch of six-year-olds, rushing out of their seats and over to engulf you in a big hug.

"(Y/n), you're back! We were so worried about you," Miori exclaimed.

"I thought I'd never see you again," Soomi laughed while lifting you up, beginning to jump up and down with you.

"I missed you guys too! I'm so happy that I'm back," you said with a big grin.

"Sit down, sit down. Tell us everything that happened," Miori said as she dragged you over to the table.

You started with telling them about being in the car with Merric and then moved on to being locked in your room. You talked about Merric coming over and mentioned a few of your conversations and then explained Taehyung and Jungkook coming to save you. By the end of it Miori had a sorrowful and apologetic look while Soomi had a glare stuck on her face.

"I'm so sorry that happened to you, I can't imagine what it was like going through all that," Miori said sympathetically.

"Yeah, it was hell," you said. "But thank you."

"Next time I see Merric I'm whooping his ass, and there ain't nothing you can do to stop me," Soomi threatened as she cracked her knuckles.

"For this one time I'm gonna have to ask you to count me in too," Miori said, a frown growing on her face. "Who does he think he is?"

"He likes to think that he's some macho, hero dude. But in actuality he's a kidnapper, an ass-kisser, a selfish bastard, and a guy with a death wish," Soomi growled.

"Please don't tell me you still see him as a friend, because if you do I'm going to have to slap you (Y/n)," Miori begged. You scoffed at the mere thought of seeing him as the boy you used to hang out with. Those days were over.

"As if. He destroyed our relationship and will never gain that back, no matter what he does," you said with a scowl. Soomi hollered a "Yes girl!" and then gave you a high-five.

"Let's go beat him up!" Soomi exclaimed, as she stood up from the table. Miori had to quickly snatch Soomi's wrist before she could go grab the pitchforks and sat her back down.

"Let's just let (Y/n) rest for awhile back home first, yeah? I have a feeling she's had enough of Merric for now," Miori said. Soomi looked disappointed but obeyed anyways, sitting in her seat even after Miori released her death-grip.

"I was just wondering, do you know where Laura is?" you asked your friends. If she was still here you weren't sure if you'd be able to hold back from socking her in the face, that's if you could get close enough before she knocked you out again.

"No, no one does. Laura disappeared after you were taken away, most just assumed she left the country or something so that she wouldn't get tracked down. Some also think Allyson might have taken her back with her and others think Laura might've killed herself," Miori answered.

"I guess you're happy she's not here, right?" Soomi asked as she nudged your shoulder.

"Of course, she helped Allyson take me. She also gave me some crazy head pains," you mumbled as you rubbed your head. Just thinking about it made your head begin to ache.

"Well even if she had stayed, she probably would've been forced to leave anyways. Park Jimin wouldn't let her, not after she attacked you," Miori said with a shrug.

Suddenly Soomi's eyes popped open wide as if she remembered something and she grabbed you by the arm, lifting you from your seat.

"You should go see Clarisse. She'll be glad to know that you're back," she said.

"That's a good idea actually, if she knows you're back then she could announce it to the offerers too. That might make things easier for you, since Clarisse will make sure the others don't be rude or anything when they learn of your return," Miori mentioned.

"Okay, I'll be back," you said with a wave, leaving the room to go find the older woman. Even without the persuading you would've gone to find Clarisse anyways. She was a very kind woman and had a motherly aura around her all the time; she made you feel comforted.

You were making your way downstairs and through the halls when you finally spotted the woman, coming out of the nurse's room. When she noticed you standing there she just stared at you for awhile, looking quite confused. Then she seemed to realize that you weren't an illusion and she came running over to you, her hands cupping your cheeks immediately and squishing them together.

"Oh my goodness, (Y/n)! I thought I was hallucinating for a second, I can't believe you're back," Clarisse chimed excitedly. Then she began looking over you thoroughly, obviously looking for something. "You're not hurt are you?"

"I'm okay, don't worry. I just got back and was talking with Soomi and Miori, they both said I should come see you," you replied.

"I wasn't sure what was going to happen to you, Allyson just took you. And I know how that girl gets sometimes, so I feared for your life," Clarisse said with furrowed brows.

"She actually gave me to Merric who then took me home to my parents. Then I was locked in my room for lying about where I was," you explained. Clarisse smoothed down your (h/l) hair and brought you in for another quick hug.

"Are you allowed to be back?" she asked you suspiciously. You shook your head, proudly.

"Nope, not at all. But Mr. Kim Taehyung and Mr. Jeon came to get me, so I wasn't going to just tell them to go back home," you replied. Clarisse nodded and then checked the watch on her wrist, her face dropping to an apologetic look as she looked back up at you.

"I'd love to talk with you longer but unfortunately I'm very busy today; I've lots of chores to do. It seems some of the other maids have been slacking so I've got to help pick up the pace, I'm sorry," Clarisse said with a sad smile.

"It's okay, I understand. I'll talk with you later," you said with a smile. Clarisse smiled happily before running off down the hallway, off to do another job.

You decided you would go back up to the dorms to talk with Soomi and Miori some more so you made your way back to the main staircase. As you were nearing the end of the hallway, you heard the front door open suddenly and slam shut followed by harsh pants coming from someone. You furrowed your brows in confusion, wondering who it was, and picked up your pace so you could go investigate. And what you saw was not what you were expecting.

It was Jimin, only he was covered in splatters of blood.

"J-Jimin?" you called out nervously.

Jimin looked up with a murderous look in his eyes but once he saw you the look vanished, a shocked expression replacing it.

"(Y/n)? Is that really you?" he asked in disbelief. You nodded and began taking slow steps towards Jimin, examining him to find out if the blood came from him.

"Why are you are covered in blood?" you asked nervously. Jimin looked down at himself as if he hadn't realized the dark, red substance before.

"Jimin!" you heard someone call from the top of the staircase.

Your eyes darted over to the voice to see all the guys standing at the top with confused expressions, probably wondering where Jimin had gone and why he was covered in blood. In a flash, Namjoon had come down and was standing in front of Jimin, giving Jimin a stern look.

"Where were you and what did you do? This isn't your blood," Namjoon demanded. You felt a sort of relief when hearing that it wasn't Jimin's blood but then you started to worry even more. Who had it come from then?

"I just got home, can I at least wash this stuff off first?" Jimin said with a sigh as he tried to walk past Namjoon.

Apparently that was a bad move on his part and suddenly Jimin was being slammed against the doors, Namjoon's hand wrapped around Jimin's throat to hold him there. Your eyes widened in shock and immediately went to grab onto Namjoon's arm, attempting to pull him away.

"Guys! Can we calm down for a second?" you asked, starting to panic.

"Namjoon let him go, that won't help him cooperate," Yoongi said, as he and the others finally made there was down the stairs too.

Namjoon complied—albeit reluctantly—and released his grip around Jimin's throat as he gave Jimin a hard look. Jimin rubbed his throat slightly before staring back at Namjoon, seemingly agitated. Your hand instinctively reached for Jimin's and you held it tightly, pulling him away from Namjoon so that there was some distance between the two of them.

"Where were you Jimin?" Seokjin asked in a less ordering tone than what Namjoon had used.

"You left without saying a word, we were all pretty freaked out," Hoseok commented.

Jimin averted his eyes and began to stare at the ground, looking like a child who was being scolded. But he wasn't saying anything, it seemed like he didn't want to talk about it.

"Jimin you need to answer us or else I'll let Namjoon choke you again," Yoongi said bluntly. You, not being able to handle seeing Jimin choked again, decided to cut in before things could escalate to that point.

"What if I take him to his room to clean up and ask him about it there?" you suggested. The guys all seemed to be confused by your idea and gave you questioning looks.

"He wants to wash up so the least we could do is let him do that. Then, since he seems uncomfortable talking about it with you guys, I'll get him to tell only me about what he did," you elaborated. "I can tell you guys myself afterwards without Jimin around so that he's  more comfortable."

Taehyung and Jungkook didn't seem to mind the idea, neither did Seokjin or Hoseok. But Namjoon and Yoongi both looked skeptical.

"What makes you think he'll tell you?" Yoongi asked.

"I'm not threatening to choke him," you said with a shrug. You noticed Namjoon's lips twitch slightly, like he was about to smile, and Yoongi exhaled heavily, as if knowing that you made a good point.

"I think it's a good idea, I say we let them," Seokjin said.

"All those in favour of (Y/n) questioning Jimin say 'I'," Hoseok announced as he raised his hand.

Seokjin, Jungkook and Taehyung played along, all raising their hands. Namjoon hesitated at first but raised his hand in the end. Yoongi, knowing that even if he opposed he wouldn't win, also raised his hand.

"Guess it's settled then," Jungkook said quietly.

"Will you agree to this decision, Jimin?" Namjoon asked him.

It was then that you realized Jimin hadn't said anything or voiced his opinion about the matter. You didn't even know if he would go through with this willingly, yet here you were making all these plans. You turned to look at him with desperate eyes, hoping he wouldn't reject the idea and take things the hard way.

Jimin was still staring at the ground and then trailed his eyes over to you slowly. You could see the nervousness in his eyes and you worried that he was hesitating to tell you.

"You can trust me Jimin," you told him softly, squeezing his hand to emphasize your point. Jimin gulped audibly and then nodded a few times before turning to look at the others.

"I'll tell (Y/n)," he said.

"Good, then you better go clean up and spill your guts. We ain't leaving tonight until we hear the truth from (Y/n)," Yoongi warned.

You gave each of the guys a reassuring nod before leading Jimin upstairs and down the West wing, heading for his room. As you made your way down the hall, you couldn't help but wonder what it was Jimin did that he didn't want to talk about in front of the others. Maybe you should be more worried about this than you thought.

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