Hoseok
Jin, Jungkook and I all were sitting down in the living room, cuddled up together. Jungkook had his head resting on my chest while my back rested against Jin’s chest. My hands rested on Jungkook’s chest while Jin continued to play with my hair.
‘Awhh I really wanted him to win,’ Jin complained from behind me, causing me and Jungkook to chuckle.
‘You definitely have been rooting for him since the beginning,’ I said to which Jin shrugged. ‘I wanted him to win too but it’s only one round. He can still win the whole cooking competition,’ I said, trying to cheer Jin up.
‘Yeah Jinnie. He can still sweep his victory in the bag,’ Jungkook said. ‘I’m going to get something to drink,’ Jungkook said as he untangled himself from us.
‘I’ll go check on Chim and Al,’ I said as Jin nodded. I got up as well and headed towards Alina’s bedroom. I knocked on the door but there was no response. I turned the knob and pushed the door quietly.
I peeked in and I instantly smiled at the way those two were snuggled up together. Alina had her head almost against Jimin’s chest while Jimin had his nose buried into Alina’s neck, scenting her without probably even realising. He had his arms wrapped around her tightly, pulling her closer to him. She was definitely tired if she was still asleep.
Jimin shifted as he sat up carefully. He smiled as he looked at Alina and then at me. ‘Hey Hobi,’ he whispered.
‘Hi Chim,’ I said as Jimin carefully detangled himself from Alina. She groaned and turned, grabbing the pillow and hugging it. I chuckled slightly as Jimin approached me and hugged me.
‘Let’s go out so we don’t wake her up yet,’ I said while Jimin nodded. I took his hand as we started making our way downstairs. ‘Did you have a good sleep?’ I asked.
‘I cuddled with Alina, so I definitely slept well,’ Jimin said with a giggle.
‘Aish you’re so cute,’ I said as we made it to the living room where Jin and Jungkook were.
‘Hey baby,’ Jungkook greeted as Jimin went and sat next to him while I sat next to Jin. ‘Is Alina still sleeping?’ he asked.
‘Yeah. She seemed really tired this morning,’ I said as I reached for the bowl of popcorn that Jin must have prepared.
‘It’s not easy to dedicate time to your career of writing, keep this house clean, watch over the kids and deal with the seven of us,’ Jin said, making me smile.
‘You can say that again,’ Jungkook said. ‘Let’s let her sleep some more. Then we can prepare lunch and wake her to eat,’ he said.
‘Yeah. By the way, do you think she could be pregnant?’ Jimin asked and I could not help but smile. Anyone could hear the excitement and longing in his voice.
‘You heard what Taehyung said this morning. It might be too early to say. Her scent hasn’t changed yet,’ I said, still laughing.
‘If not, we can talk to her and maybe plan on the next one,’ Jungkook said to which Jimin nodded excitedly.
‘Don’t get me wrong. I love Minho and Soraya with all of my heart, but I do want us to have a big family,’ he admitted.
‘I think we all want that,’ Jin said laughing, just as we heard footsteps approaching.
‘Oh hey baby. Did we wake you up?’ I asked as she shook her head and headed towards the couch. I frowned because she still looked tired and the others seemed to have noticed as well.
‘You should have slept more sweetheart,’ Jin said as he touched her forehead. ‘You’re not sick thank goddess but you’re tired,’ he murmured.
‘I’ll be okay, don’t worry. Do you—’ she began but my ears and nose picked up on Namjoon, Yoongi and Taehyung and… more wolves… injured wolves. ‘What is it Hobi?’ she asked as I stood up.
‘The others are back with visitors. Someone is injured,’ I said. Her eyes went wide as she also stood up just as the door opened and the others rushed in.
‘Alina, baby we need your help,’ Taehyung quickly called out. Namjoon walked inside while he was carrying someone young and bloody.
‘Kooks move the table. Jimin, Jin go get me a bowl with lukewarm water and a cloth,’ Alina guided, any traces of sleep gone from her. Jungkook immediately moved the table while the others went to bring her the items.
Namjoon put the young lad down on the carpet. He had a high fever, his face and body covered in sweat. The other two went on their knees, next to him.
‘Please save our brother,’ one of them said as Alina nodded. She knelt down just as the others brought the bowl and cloth. She quickly pulled up her sleeves and dipped the cloth in the water. She took it out, squeezed and wiped at the man’s face and then the body in order to see where his wounds were.
I gasped slightly, seeing how deep his wounds were. Alina paused, gulped and recollected herself. She put the cloth back in the bowl which quickly turned the water into crimson. ‘What happened to him?’ I asked, turning to the two brothers.
‘We were attacked by hunters. They used silver weapons,’ one of them explained while the other one remained silent.
‘Explains the burning marks and the fever,’ Alina commented as she put both her hands on top of each other, right above his wounds.
White light emitted – that beautiful white light that always seemed to amaze me, no matter how many times I saw it. It filled the room, even if it was concentrated on the boy. The wounds of his chest were the first to start closing since they were not as deep.
The skin seemed to stretch and join back together, leaving only thin lines as scars. The two brothers looked in awe, their eyes wide and their mouths open wide. Alina moved her hands towards the stab wound.
The light seemed to intensify and the boy groaned in pain. I looked at Alina whose eyes were closed as she focused. Yet, her face scrunched and her nose began to drip with blood.
‘Alina?’ Jimin whispered but she did not respond to him and continued to focus. I looked on as the red around the wound disappeared before the wound started to close until it finally seemed to disappear completely, leaving a line.
The boy blinked his eyes as he started to wake up. ‘Hyung!’ both his brothers said as they approached him, ready to hug him. He looked around, eyeing all of us before he smiled at his brothers.
I looked at Alina who wiped the blood off of her face. She was weak…weaker than usual. Her scent smelled suddenly bitter and overpowering. She smiled and went to stand but instantly she fell back down.
‘ALINA!’ Jimin and Jungkook both yelled at the same time just as Namjoon managed to catch her before she hit the ground.
‘Alina? Baby can you hear us?’ Namjoon asked as he set her on the ground, her head on Jimin’s lap. He cupped her face and touched her gently.
Taehyung touched her neck as we all eyed him. ‘Her heartbeat is normal. I think… I think she just got weak using her powers,’ he explained.
‘What? I mean, yeah she does get weak, maybe dizzy, but she never fainted before,’ I said worriedly.
‘She’s not even responding to us,’ Jimin said as his tears began to quickly fall down. Yoongi frowned as he ran his hand through his hair.
‘Let’s give her some time. Maybe it’s because she was already exhausted. Let’s take her to her room so she can actually rest comfortably,’ Yoongi said.
‘I’m staying with her,’ Jimin quickly said as we all nodded. Nobody wanted her to be alone in that state for sure.
‘I’ll take her,’ Jungkook said as he picked her up with ease. She had always been such a lightweight.
I stood up as I watched Jungkook take her and Jimin trailing behind her. Jimin has certainly been more clingy than usual when it came to her and the possibility of her being pregnant was beginning to sound more likely.
‘Is she…is she going to be okay?’ the boys she healed asked. I turned to him and nodded.
‘She’s strong. She’ll be okay, she just needs to rest, I’m sure,’ I said as he nodded. ‘I’m Hoseok by the way,’ I said.
‘Yeonjun and these are my brothers, Soobin and Beomgyu. Thank you for saving me,’ he said.
‘We look out for our own. You can stay here for now so you can rest up. Do you have a pack of your own?’ Yoongi asked but Yeonjun shook his head.
‘No. Another pack attacked ours. It left us in shambles so we all separated, trying to survive on our own,’ Soobin explained.
‘Well our pack is always open to accept more. We can find a lodging for you,’ Taehyung said.
‘Maybe with Taehyun and Huening Kai. They recently converted one of the rooms into another bedroom so there would be room for others,’ Namjoon said.
‘Perfect. Jinnie, can we prepare some food for them? I’m sure they’re hungry,’ Taehyung said.
‘On it,’ Jin said as he hurried to the kitchen while I followed, ready to help. ‘I’m going to make some soup too. That ought to help Alina,’ he said while I nodded, a small smile on my face.