Wild For You

20. A Great Treasure

"Am I dead?" asked Dal as he was pulled to his feet by Namjoon and Taehyung; Yoongi keeping an eye on the hall to make sure the coast was still clear. "And why does my voice sound so different?"

Dal looked from Namjoon to Taehyung standing beside him, still confused by the fact that this man had his tiger's eyes.

"Also, are you really Ember? I mean, I have to be dead if you're supposed to be my tiger, but if this is the afterlife or whatever, it's weird it looks like a hospital..."

"I know you have a lot of questions, Dal, but we have to get you out of here first. We can answer the questions later," said Namjoon.

Gemini grabbed a spare blanket that was rolled up at the end of the bed, walking over to stand in front of Dal.

"I'm sorry to do this to you, sir, but we have to sneak you out of here."

"Why?" asked Dal.

"Just trust us, okay?" said Taehyung softly as he kept his hand on one of Dal's arms to keep him steady.

"O...okay," said Dal with a nod of his head, letting out a small 'oh' of surprise when Gemini tossed the blanket over the top of his head, making him look like a ghost.

"We need to go now," said Yoongi, urging them to come towards the door. "Lets move it."

Namjoon and Taehyung each kept a hold of one of Dal's arms as they rushed with him towards the door; Gemini taking up the rear. They quickly walked down the hall with Dal, making sure to take the stairwells to avoid as much foot traffic as possible. Thankfully they didn't cross paths with anyone as they soon stepped out into the cold night air. Their feet splashed through puddles as they loaded back into Yoongi's vehicle.

As Yoongi started to drive, Dal - who was sandwiched between Namjoon and Taehyung - swiveled his still blanketed head back and forth between the two of them.

"Can I take this off now?" asked Dal.

Namjoon nodded as he moved to yank the blanket off Dal's head; his hair slightly askew from the static.

"Why did you have to sneak me out just now?" asked Dal as Yoongi muttered under his breath, "Here come the questions again..."

"It's because you did die, Dal," said Namjoon, "and you don't look the same way you used to."

"I don't? Am I a zombie?"

Gemini swiveled in her seat up front by Yoongi to look at Dal as he reached up hands to run along his face. Taehyung smiled softly, reaching out a hand to grab one of Dal's from off his face.

"When we get back home, I'll show you...okay? Until then, just know everything is alright now," said Taehyung.

Dal brought his other hand down from his face, nodding his head and falling silent as he dropped his head to look down at the ground. When Yoongi arrived back at the book shop, Namjoon went ahead of them to unlock the door before rushing through it to the back to unlock the apartment.

"Take him to the bathroom first," said Namjoon as he turned to see that Gemini and Taehyung were staying on either side of Dal as they walked towards the bathroom; Yoongi shutting and locking the front door of the book shop.

Namjoon flicked on the light in the small bathroom just as Gemini and Taehyung rounded the corner with Dal. The moment Dal's eyes made contact with his reflection, he let out a scream.

"AHHHH!"

He stumbled backwards; Taehyung and Gemini managing to catch him and keep him upright.