Soul Bond | BTS FF ✅️

Forty-Three

 I awoke with a pain in my back. I got up stripped in the bathroom and paused as I finally noticed the huge bruise on my back.

"What... the fuck?" I questioned out loud. I got into the shower, cleaned myself up, dried myself, and got dressed in some loose clothing.
I was thinking that could be the worst part of the day... but of course I was wrong. As I looked at my phone while eating a bowl of cereal, I noticed the articles...

"Bangtan Soulmate pregnant?! Assaulted?! Man-handled by company?!" I scrolled and clicked on a few. These articles were getting it all wrong... they painted the three girls as witnesses to Min-Su supposedly being rough and demanding Arlene and I get into the car.
I was getting more and more angry as I read these horrible articles.
Arlene texted me about twenty minutes after I had my breakfast. Both her and Gi showed up and I let them in.

"Can you believe this?" Arlene said, clearly distraught.

"Yeah... no." I replied, just as annoyed as she was.

"Well, the company is having a meeting.. so, we need to go because you two are the ones who were there. You know what actually happened." Gi said. I got my things, slid on my shoes and locked up behind me as we headed for the HYBE building.
The ride there, Arlene and I explained what happened last night. Gi was on our side, and he'd known Min-Su long enough to know he wasn't the kind of person to be rough with anyone unless it was a necessity.
Once we got there, we were shown to the meeting room where the company heads were. Min Su was there already, his head down and he looked pretty upset. I smiled and gave him a have, hoping to let him know that we were on his side on this.

"What happened?" Mr. Park Ji-won, asked as we took our seats.

"Katsi and I went shopping, we were having a girls day... which turned into getting dinner and a girls night." Arlene started. A few of the board members smiled and nodded.

"On our way back to meet Min-Su though... These three girls were behind us and saying some things." I said, Arlene nodded.

"What kind of things?" Ji-won asked.

"They were making rude comments about Katsi... they knew who she was, one girl insisted she had a feather mark.. which meant she was the one who is supposed to be Bangtan's soulmate.. but that's not true because their mark is complete and we can see it with Katsi's mark." Arlene said. "They shoved us both, and because of the snow, and Katsi being pregnant so her balance isn't the greatest right now... Katsi would have fallen. But as soon as I heard them I had my phone tucked in my purse so I reached in and tapped Min-Su's number. He heard us and got out of the car and ran to us right away. So when we were pushed, he managed to catch Katsi before she fell. She's pregnant... the cold and that fall might have hurt the babies and Bangtan would be pissed.. and blame themselves for not being here had anything serious happened.. you all know that as well as we do." Arlene continued. I smiled at my best friend, who was still the same when it came to protecting those she loves.
"They were in the wrong.. not Min-Su. If anything.. the man deserves a vacation.. a PAID vacation for being a damn hero." Arlene added, smiling at Min-su who looked shocked she'd say such a thing.

"I agree. If I lost these babies... because of three jealous teenagers... I'd be so distraught. I can't even bare to think about it. He saved three lives.. he deserves a paid vacation." I stressed as well. Jiwon smiled and chuckled a bit.

"You all seem to be on the same page." He chuckled. I looked at him curiously.

"Hm...what?" I questioned.

"Well, the Tannies contacted us this morning, they too had the same sentiments about Min-Su. They also asked if he'd like to be your personal driver until further notice.. or he decides to retire. They feel good about having a man who would drop everything to get to you when you need it, a person they can trust to keep you safe when needed." He smiled again.
"And we agreed. Once the guys return, Min-Su will be given a paid vacation. The boys only ask him to continue to drive you where you need to go and to continue protecting you till they can return."

"I will do my best to see Miss Katsi is safe." Min-Su said with a smile. I was glad to see him looking a lot happier.

"What about these three girls?" Arlene asked.

"It was four girls... one of them was across the street, which is how they managed to get that unflattering angle shot of Katsi calling and being caught by Min-su... but because of the that angle that it was taken at.. it makes it look like Min-Su is pulling Katsi along harshly." Jiwon said, sighing as the man had clearly had to deal with this kind of things many times before.

"Is there any way to prevent them from doing something more?" Gi asked.

"Our legal team is trying to gather signatures.. we're trying to get a new stricter law passed. Not just because of Katsi, but other idols and their significant others have faced the same. You saw yesterday morning's news, right? The woman who married Wonho was stopped at a red light and a group of women were banging on her car. Poor woman was trapped inside and called the cops. All the police could do though was give them fines for getting out of their cars at a light, and blocking traffic." Jiwon shook his head, clearly disappointed in the system.

"That doesn't stop anything." I commented. Everyone in the room seemed to nod in agreement.

"This is why we're pushing for this new law. These people need to be stopped, before someone dies... people have already been seriously hurt." Jiwon expressed.

"We will be pursuing these girls, but until something is decided it would be best you only go out when needed. Groceries, doctor appointments.. those kinds of things. Just till we can get everything resolved. We're releasing another statement as well as the statement the guys wrote up, once we receive it, we should have everything this afternoon. We will also post some of the pregnancy pics that you took. I know you have another shoot scheduled, but the ones you already took would be good enough for right now, just something for ARMY, since that's the shoot you did with the guys." Bang Si-hyuk said as he scribbled some notes on his paper.
"I might not be CEO, but this company will stand by you. We will take measures needed for your safety. I hope you know that. And.. I'll be over next week to make you some galbijjim like I promised." He smiled. I nodded and thanked him. Mr. Bang had been over with housewarming gifts when we first were able to move in. He cooked with Jin and it was very good. He had promised to make me galbijjim, so it was nice to see he still remembered.

Min-Su drove me back home after we got everything sorted out. I made something to eat and checked in with the guys. They'd been worried, but felt better knowing I was okay. They really wanted me to stay off social media for a little while. Unfortunately some fans had jumped on the bandwagon and were making claims... some were just being mean to both Min-Su and HYBE. I felt bad... and probably shouldn't have even looked.
There were some fans who also saw this as my fault. Some people were not happy that I was pregnant, some were spreading rumors that I was already pregnant from before so the assumed one child I was carrying couldn't belong to any of my soulmates. Part of me would have loved to correct them... but I honestly didn't have the energy. I showered, hoping it would make me feel better... but it didn't. I felt so many things... disappointed... angry.. and like I might be fucking things up for the guys.
The beautiful thing about showers is that the hot water can sooth your muscles.. and the water raining down on you can hide your tears... the sound of the water hitting the tiles beneath your feet can drown out the sound of your sobs. I cried in the shower for a while, eventually sitting down as it became hard to stand and breathe.
My chest clenched tightly as I sat there, naked and feeling like everything was on me. In that moment, everything was crashing down on me, all those horrible comments, the stupid voice in my head popped up to tell me how pointless all of this was. But in that moment.. I wanted warmth... I wanted to feel safe... I wanted..

"Jin..."

"WHOA! Wait... Katsi? Love? what's wrong, what happened? Why is there a bruise?" Seokjin was in bed, it was late but not too late, he had been watching something on his laptop. He got up, and returned to me, putting a hotel towel over me.
"What's wrong, love? You didn't tell us everything huh?" he asked, holding me close to him. His scent, his warm embrace, all of it instantly made me feel safe and calm. My chest un-clenched and I could breathe again. I was drenched, but he didn't care, he held me close to him.
"Let me dry you off sweetheart." He said softly as he ran to get another towel. He let me stay wrapped up in one as he used the other to dry my hair. I was shivering, but he tried to dry me off as quickly as he could.
"It's been a while since you teleported to me like this, and this time the distance is even greater... guess you really missed me huh?" He chuckled, clearly trying to lighten the mood. I looked up at him as he rubbed the towel over my head.

"I'm s-so... s-sorry." I muttered through tears that had fallen again. Jin sighed and pulled me close to him again. 

"Hush, you have nothing to be sorry for. I'm guessing this is about the things we'd seen earlier." He said.

 "Would you mind if I send a quick text to one of the others? I don't want to overwhelm you, but I know someone who could assure you... you're not in the wrong at all. And none of us are upset that your pregnancy was announced." He smiled, reaching over for his phone. "May I?" He asked. I nodded and watched as he sent a text. Jin smiled after he sent a text to whoever he planned on telling, he then seemed to think for a moment and then booped my nose.
"Love, I should probably let at least Jigaemae know you're here. And in a bit I'll let the others know, they most likely feel your emotions right now like I do." He said, still helping to dry me off. I nodded, and he sent a text to Jigaemae. "It's going to be okay Katsi." He wrapped his arms around me again and pulled me close, I started to cry again and he kissed the top of my head as he held me.

*Knock Knock* 

Jin and I both looked to the door, but Jin didn't release me.. which I was glad for. "Come on in, Jimin." Jin called and the hotel door opened, revealing a fluffy blonde Jimin who was holding some clothes, he had tears in his eyes and seeing him scurry over to me and drop the clothes before wrapping his arms around me made me cry a bit more.

 "Please don't cry my love. Please.." He sniffled, holding me for a moment while Jin pulled away and continued to dry my hair. Both of them helped me to my feet.

"Let's dry you off, baby. Jimin brought you some comfy clothes to put on." Jin said as Jimin grabbed the clothes and the two helped me into the striped lounge pants and a long t-shirt. After I was dried off and clothed, the two helped me into bed. I laid between the two of them, Jimin and Jin both snuggled against me, both played with my hair and let me simply be safe and warm.

 "You're okay now, love." Jimin said softly as he kissed my cheek. I nodded, feeling exhausted from my crying and the anxiety that crept up on me earlier. I was able to fall asleep in their arms, I didn't plan on popping in on them... but my mind and heart really needed Jin's comforting calm, and I knew the others were here as well. I was glad that Jin had Jimin come, Jimin made me feel warm and safe too. I awoke to soft humming, my eyes fluttered open and there was Jimin, rolling a cart over next to the bed. 

"Good morning sleepy-head." He smiled, sitting next to me in bed. His hair looked damp and he was in just a pair of dark slacks.
 "Jin's in the shower, but we ordered you some breakfast. We didn't want to wake you and we already ate. Oh, and Jin let Arlene know you were here. Jigaemae will be around later, we have an interview to do, then we have to head to the venue." He said as he poured me some water and hugged me, placing a soft kiss on my lips. Jin came out of the bathroom in just a towel, his hair wet still and messy. He looked amazing but I knew now wasn't the time to get distracted. 

"Good morning love." Jin said as he came over to the bed and sat down, pulling me to his damp chest before he pulled away enough to lean in for a kiss. I smiled and the two of them smiled back at me. I sat up, letting Jin and Jimin feed me some of the meal they'd ordered for me. They kissed me before heading out, leaving me to eat the rest of my breakfast. I was told to order whatever I wanted and to just rest for today. I spent a good time sleeping, skipping over lunch and just wanting to rest.
My body felt tired, the babies moved, almost like they knew I wasn't feeling great and were trying to cheer me up. Late afternoon I ate something, not wanting to punish the babies for my own stupidity. No matter how much I wanted to not think about it.. I couldn't help it. Had I not been out... had I not thought it was okay to just.. exist normally... then Min-Su wouldn't have had to come help me, and those girls wouldn't have gotten the upper hand... I was causing a mess. I had caused a mess... but I didn't know how to fix it and I wondered if this was even something my dumb, trouble causing self could fix.