Full House

Chapter 54

Y/N POV 

"How did you sleep?" I took a sip of my coffee as I sat on the deck outside.

The sun was up and shining, and I wanted to take advantage of it, even if it was still chilly.
Jin closed the sliding door behind him, and sat himself down.

"Amazing." he stared down at the timber. "You should really get some chairs out here."

I just stared at him, processing his light insult, before laughing. I guess we did look a little weird, just sitting on the floor, but I could never be bothered getting any outdoor furniture.

"I just wanted to thank you... for taking good care of Jungkook..." he scratched the back of his neck, looking guilty and small.

"Thank you for taking him to your friend, to make sure he was okay. Thank you for feeding him, for giving him a bed to sleep in. He's been through so much the last few weeks and we tried so hard to keep him safe, but it wasn't enough.

"It's not... I didn't plan for this to happen, I just needed somewhere safe for him. Somewhere clean. H-he couldn't keep running around with us especially with those peop-" Jin cut himself off, and my curiosity burned. Those people?

"I guess... an apology is in order. Y/N, I didn't mean to take advantage of your kindness or lie to you or-"

"Woah woah woah, what are you talking about? You weren't taking advantage of me! We're friends aren't we?" I stared at him in shock.

"But... but I'm not human." Jin looked down at his lap. "I'm just a hybrid."

"And? Sure you may not be human, but you're still Jin. You're the guy that sings to me every morning, who cracks jokes, who gets me home safe after I drink all day."

We sat in silence for a few moments, listening to the trees rustling in the breeze. I honestly couldn't even think of anything to say to him. I felt like so much had happened in the last week, that I just wanted to pretend that where we were right now was completely normal and there was nothing to discuss.

"We're still friends." I said firmly, nodding at myself. "Unless... unless you don't want to be?"

"No! No, no! Of course I still want to be, I just, it's- I... Thank you." Jin stuttered out, staring at the unused shed.
"No words can describe how thankful I am for you."

I smiled down at my coffee, thinking of how exciting my life had become because of these guys. My past self never could never have imagined it.

"What were you saying before? Those people?" I couldn't get it out of my head.

"O-oh. Just... the people who hurt Jungkook." Jin started, seemingly not wanting to continue, but I was too curious to let it go.
"They were following us around, we couldn't stay in one spot for very long because of them. They kept finding us, trying to hunt us down..."

"Why?"

Jin gulped, picking at his fingers.
"Some people are just like that Y/N. They hate us. They want to hurt us."

The way Jin said that made something inside of me ache. He spoke as if that was just the way of the world, resigned to forever be a hybrid that people would hate, would hunt, would hurt. As if that was just life. Just fact.

I could never be able to understand how they feel. I could never know what it feels like to be in that position. The only thing I could do was try my best to keep them from that reality.

We drifted into a comfortable silence. I didn't know what else to say after that. Should I apologise for being human? Should I apologise on behalf of the humans? Should I just talk about something else completely?