Black Heart

19

It's been two days since Leo dropped by and there were ten days left until the mission. You could say Samiah was ecstatic but that word does no justice to how happy the young alpha was. She was bouncing on her knees as Ryan was showing her a defense move.

"You have to bring your hands like this to their neck. That way, you can wind them long enough to either get away or get your weapon." Ryan explains as he looks at her with his left leg behind him and right leg in front, wrist connected and crossed over as his hands were in fists.

She nods before standing up and coping the pose. Thrusting her fists forward as Ryan does. Ryan smiles as she does it a few more times than smiles to herself.

"You're doing great." Ryan nods at her to which she thanks him.

Samiah sighed before falling on her butt.

"I finally get to work with you and my brother." She smiles up to Ryan who squats in front of her.

"You're pretty excited, huh?" Ryan gives her a small smile.

She nods as she crosses her legs.

"I always had to stay home and wait until Yoongi came home. Watching the clock tick down terrified. But now! I get to be with him." She nods, taking the bandages around her hands off.

Ryan nods before grabbing her face with both of his hands, making her stare into his eyes as he held her face.

"You have to promise you'll be safe while we're there."

"Of course."

"Always stay by someone."

"I'm not five."

"Samiah, I'm serious."

Samiah grabs his hands on her face.

"I'm not leaving you, Ryan."

"You don't understand, Sam. We all have had near death experiences on these missions." Ryan frowned as he held her face.

She sighed.

"Everyone is speaking as if I'm dead. Or going to die."

"It's just our fear."

Samiah was about to speak before Yoongi walked out into the backyard, hand-in-hand with Brenda.

"Come on, we have to go home. Everyone's going to one of King's clubs." He says nodding to them.

Samiah quickly pulls Ryan's hands from her face and looks at Yoongi and her grandma.

"Will Jimin be singing? Everyone keeps saying how great he is, even Prince, but I've never heard him!"

Yoongi smiles at her and nods, holding his hand out for her to take.

"Yeah, he'll be singing." She happily takes his hand as her and Brenda walk inside.

Ryan was on his knees looking down before he heard Yoongi call him.

"Ryan."

He looked up to see Yoongi holding his hand out for him, smiling.

"Come on."

Ryan slowly stood up and walked to Yoongi, taking his hand as the omega dragged him into the house.

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Jimin sat at his vanity as held his eye shadow brush in his hand and he stared at himself. Setting the brush down and bringing his hand to his heart. Feeling the subtle beats under his palm as he shuts his eyes tightly. Lighting tapping his chest before sighing out, feeling himself close to tears. He grips the fabric of the robe he was wearing before a single tear left his eye.