Taehyung
Jimin and I rushed inside to find all the others, on the ground, tears in their eyes. Yoongi was holding Alina in his arms, her head on his lap. Namjoon was holding one of her hands and Jungkook held the others. Hoseok was on his knees, crying and Jin just kept staring.
‘Wh—what’s wrong? Something is wrong. She feels weak,’ I said as I went down on my knees as well. I reached for Alina’s face as I gently touched her cheek.
I gasped as she felt really cold, even if she was sweating. Her heartbeat was really slow and her breathing was shallow. It terrified me to see her like that.
‘What’s going on? Is she going to be okay?’ Jimin asked. I heard the three warlocks sighing as I turned to look at them.
‘We managed to take out all of the venom so she is clear from the transition, but it has left her very weak. She’s…she’s dying,’ Jia said.
‘No… no!’ Jimin cried out as he shook his head. I took in a sharp breath as I felt as if someone stabbed me in my heart.
‘Isn’t there anything we can do? We can’t… we can’t lose her?’ I asked as I looked at her. ‘What if… what if they all mark? They say that the soulmate bonds makes you stronger when all bonds have been made,’ I said.
‘That actually might work,’ Don said, taking a step forward. ‘I can’t promise anything but it might work,’ he said.
‘You’re saying we should all mark her? We promised her…’ Namjoon said but trailed off. They had promised her that they would wait for her. They had promised she would let them come to her when she was ready. I could sense the internal battle inside of Namjoon.
‘Joon, I know what you’re thinking. You don’t want to break your promise to her, but it’s either that or she dies,’ Yoongi said while Namjoon nodded.
‘I’d rather break that promise than have her die. If this can work, I say we go for it,’ Hoseok said.
‘I agree,’ Jungkook said while Jin and Jimin nodded as well. Yoongi gave a small smile as he shifted his position to hold her better. ‘I can go first,’ Jungkook said.
‘Okay,’ Yoongi said. Jungkook looked at her and touched her cheek. He gave her a quick kiss on her forehead before he leaned down and bit on her neck. She groaned slightly at the bite. Jungkook pulled back as he made sure that it was not bleeding anymore.
‘Jimin do you want to go next?’ I asked. Jimin looked uncertain, almost scared. ‘You won’t hurt her and she’ll understand,’ I said hoping to reassure him. He sniffed and nodded as he exchanged positions with Jungkook.
‘It’s going to be okay princess,’ Jimin said quietly as he leaned down. He bit down and once again Alina reacted to it, this time she even smiled a little.
I felt my hope growing as I felt her heartrate starting to pick up its pace again. Jimin pulled back and exchanged positions with Hoseok who sniffed loudly and stared at her for a few seconds.
‘I.. we love you Alina. Come back to us,’ he said. He turned her head slightly so he could expose the other side of her neck. He leaned down slowly as he kissed her neck before he bit it as well. He stayed for a few seconds and then licked it clean.
Jin quickly took his place and ran his fingers across Hoseok’s fresh mark. He sighed as he looked at Alina before he nodded to himself and then leaned down. Alina groaned once more but I could feel her starting to get warmer as well.
Jin pulled back and everyone looked at Namjoon. He had tears in his eyes and the friendly giant seemed to tremble. ‘It’s going to be okay Joon. Look at her, the marks are healing her,’ I said, trying to encourage him. He looked at her and nodded.
He leaned down and cupped her small face in her hands. ‘I’m sorry. This is happening because of me. I love you so much Alina, I hope you can forgive me,’ he said as he kissed her lips gently. I felt my heart break as he took the burden of the blame, even if it was not his fault.
He leaned down and bit on her neck, right between Jin’s and Hoseok’s mark. She groaned louder this time and Namjoon pulled back. I could feel warmth inside of me, almost as if my body was telling me the bond was finally complete. My arm tingled and I looked at it just to see the soulmate tattoo glow. I looked at the others which all had the same thing, including Alina.
We all looked at her, waiting for a sign. Her fingers moved and her eyes began to flutter. I held my breath and I felt Jimin holding onto me as well. Her eyes opened slowly but no one said or did anything, giving her time. She moved her eyes slowly, looking at each one of us and then smiled. I let go of the breath I was holding, relief flooding me.
‘My boys,’ she murmured, making us smile. ‘My boys,’ she repeated as I leaned down and gave her a quick, gentle kiss on her lips.
‘You came back to us,’ I said and she nodded. ‘How are you feeling?’ I asked.
‘Better. The burning is gone and I feel as if I am getting stronger by the minute. It’s a bit overwhelming but I can feel like an explosion of emotions. You all marked me, didn’t you?’ she asked.
‘Yes, we had to. Your body was weak Alina. The marking bond was the only way to give you strength and save you,’ Jungkook said.
‘We’re sorry that we broke the promise. I know we promised to never force the mark on you but we had no choice,’ Jimin said on the verge of crying again.
‘Hey, don’t apologize. I’m not mad, if anything I am relieved and happy. I’m happy to bear all your marks now. It’s the happiest I can be. I love you and bearing your marks, it makes me feel loved and proud,’ she said, making Jimin smile.
‘We love you so much Alina. We were so scared,’ Hoseok said and she nodded.
‘I know Hobi. I was scared too. I never was so scared in my life, except, well you know,’ she said and he nodded. Her eyes went to Namjoon and she frowned, causing Namjoon to look at her. ‘I heard you. How many times do I need to tell you that I don’t blame you and that it’s not your fault?’ she asked.
‘You could have died Alina? You were going to die because I failed to protect you. I took you out on that walk, thinking I could keep you safe. It was presumptuous and cocky and my pride could have taken you from us,’ he said.
‘No Namjoon. I would have gone on that walk with or without you or with any other member. Things are sometimes meant to happen. Relationships are meant to be tested and I refuse to let this break us. It was not your fault, like it was not mine. Please, I beg you Namjoon, stop thinking like that, please,’ Alina said, her voice cracking with emotions.
Namjoon gasped as he quickly came beside her. He took her hands and looked at her. They seemed to stare at one another before he nodded and crashed his lips against hers.
I smiled as I saw them kiss while everyone cheered. Everything was going to be okay now. Namjoon pulled from the kiss and hugged her, making her giggle slightly.
‘GROUP HUG!!’ Hoseok yelled as everyone starting piling up. I laughed but got into the pile as well as I hugged the loves of my life.