Flames

Chapter 78

Yoongi watched Jimin walking around the place.

The ruins of the settlement was already engulfed by numerous vines. Yoongi was surprised to find number of the old cabins were nearly to the number of their pack. It could've been an important pack, but Yoongi never heard of this, never heard of its destruction.

"All of them were rogues." Jimin said sensing Yoongi's apprehension. "Kicked out by the packs, destroyed packs, there was never a head or a luna. It was never a pack."

Jimin paused before continuing. "Well we wouldn't have accepted as on anyway. Wolves are too prejudiced in that area."

Yoongi hummed. Of course the entire wolf community would ignore the wipe out of some rogue wolves living together. They were rogues after all. The sense of unity among wolves only extended to their packs.

"Follow me hyung." Jimin said, his tone indicating something just came into his memory. Frowning, Yoongi followed him as he guided the alpha to the peripheral area of the settlement.

Jimin stopped in front of a old house, half destroyed and half covered with mosses and turned around facing Yoongi. Tears that glistened in Jimin's eyes made Yoongi realise where they were. And Jimin himself confirmed it.

"This is it Yoonie." Jimin said. "This was it."

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Before coming here Jimin was sure that he had every single memory he had lost previously. But seeing this place unlocked hundreds of different ones he didn't remembered. Before he could recollect every warm smiles of his appa and hugs of his papa, but now standing here he could feel it in his skin.

He was loved. Jimin was loved. His parents loved him with every fiber of their beings. He was thankful for that.

"My childhood was really happy Yoonie hyung." Jimin said. Yoongi now was standing near to him and the omega leaned his weight on his body, melting to it. "They gave me everything they could possibly offer."

"I miss them hyung." Jimin whimpered. "I miss them so much."

Yoongi wrapped his arms around Jimin's slender waist, soothing him. He could understand what his mate felt.  Jimin silently wept in Yoongi's embrace. From his encounter with Moon goddess he knew his parents knew about the danger of bringing him to this world. Yet they took it. But that still sometimes fail to console the feeling of guilt in Jimin.

He knew he should stop blaming himself, his parents would never want that. But that took a huge effort and he isn't there yet.  

Jimin tried to remember that day. It was his birthday. They were having their small celebratory dinner. Appa and Papa were bickering with each other about something. And he was fondly watching them. Then they heard cries, screams outside. Someone knocked their door, their almost leader, an old beta.

He said someone was attacking the pack, going to every home, killing, searching. He said they requested for help from the nearby pack. It was unlikely that they would get one.

Papa and Appa shared a knowing look. The old man left saying that he need to warn other families, and before leaving he asked them to run, if they could, run away.

Appa secured the door and left to take something. Jimin's hands were taken by Papa, who held it tightly as if securing him. But then someone broke in. Some people broke in.

Jimin remembered all of their faces. Kangdae, Jina, the vampire...Jihoon, and Ahn. Papa shielded him from their gaze and Appa joined them. The conversations they had was hard to recollect. Jimin was already shaken by the odreal.