Souls of Seoul: The Rise and Fall | OT7

19.

You startle awake from the sound of excited conversation down the hall. They're muffled on the other side of the door, but you can tell it's only two voices.

"Who the fuck is that?" Yoongi asks, his voice thick and laden with sleep.

Taehyung stirs in your arms, rousing enough to prop up onto an elbow and stare across the room at the door. A thin line of light pools at the bottom of the door. You immediately latch onto the bundle of colors that make up the bond. "Hobi," you murmur, filtering through all of the strands until you are sure the red one is just outside the door. "I can't tell who he's with, though." All you can discern is it's not Des or one of the new quaerenti as the other presence doesn't have the void-like quality to it.

Yoongi throws back the blankets and hauls himself out of bed, tugs on a pair of track pants, and pads across the room to the door. Light pours in as he cracks the door and sticks his head out. You catch sight of Hoseok and Lucian standing in the hall. Hoseok's arms are crossed over his chest and he's nodding his head at whatever Lucian is saying. When they catch sight of Yoongi, Lucian cuts off whatever he was saying and gives him a sheepish smile. "What's going on?" Yoongi asks, pushing the door open a little further and resting his shoulder against the doorframe. "Everything okay?"

Lucian clears his throat, turning to address Yoongi, but Hoseok cuts him off. "Everything's fine. More than fine actually...maybe."

"Now, let's not get ahead of ourselves, Hobi. We don't know anything for sure." Lucian throws up a hand, shaking his head. "Perri and I may have come up with a new device, but it still needs a lot of testing and we simply don't have that kind of time. C'est tellement frustrant!"

"We can have it tested and vetted within a day," Hoseok insists, dropping his hands to his hips and giving Lucian a pointed look. "You're worried about hurting someone, but that shouldn't be a concern any longer. You know about the blood, you know we can work around any mishaps."

That really gets your attention. You untangle yourself from Taehyung who follows you out of the bed. You snag a throw blanket off the foot of the bed and wrap it around your body as you approach the door. Taehyung uses the door to shield his body, only peeking his head around to see. "What are you talking about?" you ask, pressing against Yoongi's back and peering around him.

Lucian gives you an embarrassed frown. "Je suis désolé. I didn't realize we were being so loud out here, please forgive me." His cheeks flush and he slumps his shoulders, bringing his attention back to Hoseok. "Maybe we should retire this conversation for now, my friend?"

Hoseok takes a deep breath and you watch as he works his neck from side to side before nodding. "Of course. Sorry, I didn't mean to get loud out here, I just got really excited. You all should go back to sleep." He nods towards Yoongi's room.

Yoongi shakes his head. "No, it sounds like maybe you two need a mediator for your conversation. Let's go down to the lounge, maybe have a drink as well. You can tell me what's got you both so worked up."

"I'm interested in hearing what all the fuss is about, too," Taehyung says from beside you. "Let me get some pants on and I'll be down."

Yoongi nods to Hoseok before he and Lucian begin down the hall towards the stairs. Taehyung is tugging his sweatpants up his thighs when Yoongi pulls you into his arms. "You should get some more sleep. You're welcome to stay in my bed or I'm sure the guys in JK's room wouldn't mind you squeezing in between them."

As tempting as that sounds, you shake your head. "I feel like I need to hear this conversation, too. The more I know, the better I'll feel. There are still so many decisions that need to be made and plans devised. Any help I can contribute, I'm going to. Besides, I've gotten enough sleep," you glance at the clock on Yoongi's wall. "It's nearly seven, the rest of the house will be up in the next hour or so anyway."