FROSTBURN || Min Yoongi

Chapter 7

Narrator POV

"How is she doing?"  Asked Jungkook, looking over to Yuri, who was seated beside Aera's bed.

"She's doing better. It must've been hard for her to go through that, and to make things worse, she didn't have her powers." Yuri answered.

Silence fell on both of them as they looked at Area's unconscious frame. 

"Why would he do that? I don't get it. He always do their dirty work!" 

Yuri exclaimed, breaking the silence between them.

"Don't blame Yoongi hyung for this Yuri. He had regret all over his face and I've actually never seen him this worried before." 

"I just don't understand... all these years, he did everything for them without any complains..."

A soft knocking was heard at the door, making both their heads snap at the direction of the noise. Familiar, kind face appeared  in front of their vision and they were quick to welcome her with smiles.

"Mina unnie, you're here!" Yuri said in excitement, getting off the bed.

Young women quickly put a finger to her mouth, gesturing them to be quiet. 

"I'll get in trouble if they find me here, I'm not supposed to be  here."

Jungkook and Yuri both nodded their heads, immediately shutting their mouths.

"Make sure she takes this after waking up, incase she has a headache." Dr. Mina Handed Yuri the medicine. 

As she was about to walk out the room, she bumped into a young handsome man with broad shoulders as soon as she opened the door.

"Oh Mina? What are you doing here?" Looking around and seeing Jungkook and Yuri in the room he immediately cleared his throat. "I mean dr. Mina."

"I- umm came for the medicine."  

Yuri and Jungkook both looked at each other, smirking at the awkward interaction between their older friends. 

"I should go before they find out I've been missing." 

Jin nodded his head, moving out of the way for Mina. She smiled at the others before leaving out the door.

"Hyung, why are you here?" 

"Oh yeah, I came to check up on you guys. İt's dinner time, we'll save some for Aera when she wakes up." 

"Is oppa there?" Yuri asked.

"Yoongi is not eating." The older boy answered with a sad expression.

Yuri nodded in understanding.

"You guys go ahead, I'll stay with her." Yuri said, her gaze on the floor.

The others didn't want to push her so they left, nodding heir heads.

...

Aera's POV

Groaning, I slowly opened my eyes, looking around the dark room. Realizing I was in my room, I tried sitting up in my bed, only to regret it as my head started to throb like crazy. I looked at my hands and arms to see the burns were gone and my body wasn't in any pain anymore. 

It was probably Yuri, I thought.

Suddenly the bathroom door opened, revealing the person I didn't want to see the most right now. Seeing his face brought back the events and I could mentally feel the burning around my body.

Out of reflex, I scooted back on the bed until my back hit the wall. I wasn't sacred of anyone, but I didn't feel safe around him either. Besides, I didn't have the strength to put up a fight right now.

"Hey, hey. Calm down." Yoongi said, holding his hands up.

"Don't fucking come close to me!" I yelled, my breathing getting heavier.

"Hey look, I promise I won't hurt you okay?"

I stayed silent as we both stared into each others eyes. 

"Ah.." The headache got worse suddenly, making me flinch and hold my head. Yoongi quickly rushed to the other side of the room, garbing something and glass of water from the desk.

"Here, they told me to give you this when you wake up. I suppose it has something to do with the headache."

He handed me the pill and the glass of water. I took it from him without saying anything and quickly put the pill in my mouth, chucking it down with water. He took the glass from me and placed it back on the tale.

There was a cold silence between us as he took his place on his bed. We both had our backs against the wall, staring at the flooor.

"I'm sorry..." He said, almost whispering.

"Fuck you."I spat back.

"Look, it's not what it looks like."

"I could've escaped, We all could! I was so fucking close! I pleaded for you to stop Yoongi, and I don't fucking do that. Ever!" I yelled, feeling anger rising inside me.

"I couldn't okay?! I told you, It's not what it seems!" 

This time he raised his voice as well.

"Just fucking make friends with the others, stay out of trouble, get the idea of ever escaping out of your head! You can't Aera! The moment you pull that fucking stunt you did today again, we'll have to go through that same shit that happened today and I'll have to hurt you again!" 

His hands glowed a bit of orange as he squeezed them into fists. I knew he wouldn't be able to hurt me tho, he didn't have his powers right now.

"Why?! Why the hell not?!? You're like a fucking puppet to them! You could've said no, you could've helped me, you could've refused to hurt me!"

I mumbled the last part and he threw his head back against the wall, letting out a big breath.

"Yeah, I am their puppet..." He said.

"You don't have to Yoongi, you can just-" 

"You don't understand! I can't!" He suddenly yelled again.

"Then make me understand!"

"It's my sister," he took a deep breath before continuing, "they're threatening me with Yuri..."

I stayed quiet. Now I understood, he was right. He couldn't have any say in it if it meant his sister's life was on the line. 

"This is why I don't make friends, why I don't care about anyone but myself. Caring is weakness, I don't need anyone." I said, turning my back to him and lying down in my bed.

I heard shuffling sounds from the other bed telling me he was also in bed. We didn't say anything and eventually, fell asleep in utter silence.