I'm Your Only Hope

Reason and Rumors

There's a brief moment of silence before everyone leaps into action. Hoseok jumps off Ami's arm as Suga tumbles off the other. Ami readjusts her shirt awkwardly as the person knocks again.

"Go Ami?"

They all stare at each other, eyebrows raised. Shrugging, she moves toward the door, but Hoseok stops her.

"This is Suga Hyung's room."

"It's okay," Suga says. "It shouldn't matter since you're here, too. Besides, they clearly know she's here."

"What if it's one of the others and they're live?"

That stops Suga, but Ami shakes her head.

"Ani. They're looking for me, not one of you."

They relax and nod, so Ami opens the door.

A pajama-clad Manager Sejin stands in the doorway, only slightly surprised to find her answering Suga's door. He takes in her clothes and hair, then sighs heavily.

"We need to talk, Assistant Ami."

"Wae?" He squints at her darkly, so she adds a quick "-yo?"

"What's up, Manager-nim," Suga asks, appearing behind Ami.

Sejin's face darkens, but he keeps his voice steady. "I need Assistant Ami."

"Did something happen," Hoseok asks, coming up behind Suga.

Sejin's starts, surprised. "I thought you'd gone back to your room, Hoseok."

"Aniyo," he shakes his head, throwing an arm around Suga's shoulder. "I wasn't tired so we were just hanging out."

Ami bites her lip, glancing over her shoulder to look at him, but he won't meet her eyes.

"Well," Sejin clears his throat, clearly a little thrown. "I'm glad you're feeling better. This partially concerns you as well, so, may I?"

He points into the room and Ami nods, stepping aside.

"Mianhaeyo, Min Yoongie," Sejin says as he settles into one of the chairs. Ami takes the other, Hoseok and Suga settling on the bed. "But it might be best if you hear this too since..." he trails off with a deep sigh.

"What is it, Hyungnim?"

Sejin sighs, shooting Ami a disappointed look as he pulls out his phone.

"Have any of you been on SNS tonight?" They all shake their heads, so he explains further as he pulls something up. "There's a video trending of the you, Go Ami, and Jung Hoseok."

He hands over the phone to Hoseok and Suga. She's about to leap up to watch, but Sejin shoots her a death glare so she stays seated, watching the other's faces. It's a short clip, over in a few seconds, but the change in their expressions is significant.

"What is it?" She holds out her hand eagerly for the phone. "It's not the - "

Hoseok clears his throat loudly to cut her off, handing over the phone.

Ami rolls her eyes and pulls up the video, all the tension in her body fleeing when she realizes it's not the explosion. It's from where she'd dragged Hoseok away from the scene. It's shot from across the busy street, so there's frequent interruptions as cars zoom past, but it clearly shows her and Hoseok holding hands, arguing, then her hugging him from behind.

"Oh," Ami mutters, trying hard not to laugh. Sejin glares at her in angry shock.

"Oh?"

Ami clears her throat. "I mean oh... uh, dear?