Chapter 17 | Irritation

Jimin and Namjoon were nervous yet so excited as they stood and looked up at the hospital where you were staying. Learning that you were indeed their final mate just made everything fall into place.

So their excitement of seeing you after learning the truth was through the roof. They couldn't verbally explain how excited they were. As they entered the hospital, they had one goal in mind: to tell you that you were their mate. They were slightly nervous that you might reject them, but there was a part of them that knew that you wouldn't.

But their fears of rejection suddenly returned as they stood in front of your closed private hospital room. There was a scent that they weren't familiar with. They perked up their ears to see if they could hear who was inside. They could only hear muffled voices. Like you and whoever it was inside were purposefully speaking quietly. But they knew, one of the muffled voices belonged to a male.

They knocked on the door, hoping that they were just overreacting.

"Come in!" They heard your voice loud and clear.

They opened the door and much to their dismay, they saw a young man sitting right next to you. Just from their first encounter, Namjoon and Jimin could tell that he was good-looking. He seemed to have a mischievous twinkle in his eyes.

"Namjoon-ie oppa! Jimin-ah!" You greeted them happily. They couldn't help but smile brightly at you.

"Aren't you going to introduce me to your friends?" The unknown boy asked you with a knowing smirk.

"Shut up," you said to the guy playfully. "Sungjae, these are my friends. Namjoon oppa is the Wolf Hybrid and Jimin-ie is the Fox Hybrid. Oppa, Jimin-ah, this is my childhood friend, Sungjae."

"They're the detectives you were talking about?" Sungjae asked, to which you nodded with a smile.

Jimin and Namjoon perked up when they heard Sungjae mention that you have talked about them. They were curious. But they still couldn't shake the annoyed feeling they got about your so-called childhood friend Sungjae. Out of the two, Namjoon was good at masking his annoyance, while Jimin didn't even bother to hide the irritation in his face.

"We brought you some food, courtesy of Seokjin-ie hyung," Namjoon explained, showing you the lunch box he was holding. He walked up to you, standing on the other side of the hospital bed, and handed you the lunch that Seokjin prepared.

"Awesome! You guys spoil me too much," you said happily. "If I knew I was going to get Seokjin oppa's food every day, I would have put myself in the hospital before today."

"Y/N-ah, please don't joke about that," Jimin said with a groan. "We're really worried about you, you know?"

You gave him an apologetic look. While Sungjae's eyes twinkled with excitement.

As you were reaching for the chopsticks. He quickly grabbed it. You gave him a 'what are you doing?' look. He simply smiled at you, as if he just wanted to go along with whatever he was going to do. You learned long ago to not question any thought that occurs in Sungjae's brain, as it was always an anomaly. 

He quickly grabbed the food from the lunch box. "Say, 'ah'."

"What the fuck?" You asked, shocked by his sudden affectionate behaviour.

"Say, 'ah'," Sungjae sang. Bringing the chopsticks near your mouth.

"You're such a weirdo. Stop it," you said with a laugh as you slapped his arm.

"Ah! It hurts, quick, blow it better!" He pouted dramatically.

"Oh my- stop! I said stop it," you said as you slapped him multiple times. Dodging his attempt to feed you.

Sungjae only laughed as he saw Jimin and Namjoon's faces. Both their ears were red and their necks were red. He could see the anger clear on Jimin's face and the clenched jaw of Namjoon.

Sungjae had actually talked to Eunwoo a few days ago when Eunwoo had contacted him to inform him of your admittance to the hospital. The two had spent a good few hours catching up. Sungjae was beyond pissed that one of his best friends actually sent him to jail, but for your sake, he was willing to talk to Eunwoo. And after their talk, Eunwoo and Sungjae went back to being on good terms. Maybe not as friendly as before, but still good. 

During the phone call, Sungjae learned an interesting fact. He learned that Eunwoo suspected that two members of the Hybrid Unit were your mates. Naturally, being a hacker, Sungjae found out everything he could about your mates. He already knew who Jimin and Namjoon were before you even introduced them to him.

You were his oldest friend. His best friend. His family. He felt that it was only normal for him to do a little background check on your mates. You know, just to make sure they were good enough for you.

He could tell, from the way Jimin and Namjoon's eyes twinkled when they looked at you, that they knew you were their mate. But he knew that you would have no idea. So he decided to have a little fun. To see how far he can push their buttons, as he was always the jokester. 

"But, Y/N-ah, you love me, don't you?" He asked dramatically as he wrapped his arms around you.

"Aish, why do I even bother trying?" You muttered with a groan.

"Well, I'm heading back to my home-"

"You mean to your cave," you cut him off, with a playful wink. He playfully glared at you.

"Anyway, get better. Make sure you come visit me. It took a lot of effort coming to the hospital," Sungjae said with a chuckle. "My home is so empty without you."

"Alright, go," you said shooing him away.

Sungjae gave you a chaste kiss on your forehead, then on your cheek. Smirking as he heard low growls from Jimin and Namjoon. Then he turned to the two detectives.

"It was nice meeting you. Please, look after my princess," he said with a smile.

"Oh my god! Don't call me that!" You groaned as you pulled on your hair.

"Bye, princess!" He said happily as he skipped out of the room.

To say Jimin and Namjoon were annoyed was an understatement. They wanted to slap that smug look off of Sungjae's face when he hugged you. They wanted to rip Sungjae's head off his body when he gave you a kiss on your forehead and your cheek. But they couldn't do anything, especially with you watching.

"Your our mate!" Jimin blurted out, seemingly out of nowhere. It was something he wanted to say ever since he saw Sungjae acting overly friendly with you. Now that Sungjae was gone, it just came out.

"...what?" You asked, your eyes wide with shock. That was the last thing you expected. You thought they were just there to update you on the case or something. Not this.

"Aish, Jimin-ah, you couldn't have eased into it?" Namjoon said shaking his head. He was slightly amused at how he just practically yelled it.

"I'm sorry, it's just that when I saw that ass- I mean, your friend being all smug. It just made me so...so angry and annoyed. I just wanted to rip his head off-" Jimin rambled as he rubbed his hands together.

"Woah! Okay, no ripping my friend's head off please!" You said with an amused smile on your face. "But, wait. I'm your mate? Are you sure?"

Jimin and Namjoon exchanged nervous looks. They turned back to you and nodded.

"But how?" You said, mostly to yourself.

"Well, you remember how Yoongi hyung came yesterday?" Jimin asked, to which you nodded. "He smelled your scent. And he knew that you were his- well our mate."

"I don't know if anyone told you this, but Hybrids are able to make out who our mate or mates are with their scents. So when Yoongi hyung smelled your scent, he knew," Namjoon explained.

"Ah," you hummed. "So that's why he froze." You nodded as it began to make sense. Then you became a little self-conscious. "Are you alright with me being your mate?" The question came out a little quieter than you wanted.

"Why wouldn't we be?" Jimin asked as if he had no idea why you were asking such a question.

To him, you were practically the perfect mate. A Human...yes, but a Human who cared about Hybrids. A Human who just treated him like he was a Human. A Human that just saw people and not Humans and Hybrids.

"Well, you know, you guys are detectives, and I'm a two-time felon," you admitted. "I don't have a job. I curse a lot, I have a temper, and get into fights. You know, not really the ideal woman."

Namjoon and Jimin only smiled at your insecurities. They also felt happy knowing that your concerns had nothing to do with them being Hybrids and you being a Human.

"Well, if it makes you feel any better, we were all really happy when we found out that you were out mate," Namjoon said with a soft smile.

You smiled back at him. Sure, you should have been more surprised and shocked to find out that you were their mate. But there was a part of you, that felt so at home with them. So much so, that when Jimin blurted out that you were their mate, it made so much sense. Why it was so easy to befriend them. Why you felt protective over them, even the Hybrids you had only met once. 

"So... what now?" You asked.

"Well, we can take things slow. But we were hoping that you would move in with us," Namjoon admitted. "Now that we know you're our mate. We feel more protective over you than before. And knowing that a group of people are after you, it would help us sleep better at night knowing that you're with us. Safe and protected. It's a Hybrid thing."

"Can I think about it?" You asked, a small blush forming on your cheeks.

"Of course," Jimin said with a kind smile. 

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