Anything for you // Taehyung x Jimin x OC [Love Triangle]

Eight

As the princess awoke, the glint of the sun breaking through a window caused her to squint. It took her a moment to sit up and take in her surroundings. They were completely unfamiliar, but held the cozy feeling of home. Jimin and the other's had planned once they'd escaped the castle, that they needed somewhere safe to hide. And Hoseok had suggested that his childhood home which was on the outskirts of the nearby village would be suitable. His parents had traveled to a neighboring kingdom, and for the time being it was unoccupied.

Jimin was the first to notice Miyu sitting up and squinting around the room, seeing as he was the one that'd been kneeling on the tatami mat beside her ever since they'd arrived. He wasn't sure at which point in their escape that she'd become unconscious. However, it wasn't until they piled into the back of their getaway cart that he noticed. "Miyu, I was so worried," Jimin didn't even bother asking how she was feeling and instantly wrapped his arms around her and hugged her tightly.

"Jiminie," Miyu mumbled his name and the urge to cry at that comforting familiar smell of him came over her but, as her vision focused she realized they weren't alone. Jungkook was sitting on the edge of the veranda just past the wide open sliding doors. He'd turned around at the sound of Jimin saying her name, and it was the first time he'd smiled since she'd left.

Jimin pulled away and held her out at arm's length again, and her gaze met his. But again, her mind wouldn't let her feel the happiness she should at seeing him. "Is she finally awake?" Jin's voice sounded from a nearby room, and then their attention was drawn as his head poked in the doorway. "See, I told you she'd be fine. She just needed a little rest and something delicious to eat." Jin said. For some reason, it sounded more like he was trying to convince himself more than anyone else.

"Where are we?" Miyu mumbled, still trying to get a grip on her bearings. The last thing she remembered was being in the castle, being pulled aside and then seeing Jimin.

"The princess is awake?!" Hoseok burst into the room and Jin smacked him with the spatula he'd been holding. "Yes, she's awake. But she still looks quite dazed, so stop making such a fuss or you'll just stress her out."

"Oh, sorry.." Hoseok mumbled before kneeling down beside Jimin and giving her a tiny reassuring smile.

"We're at Hobi's house, so you don't have to worry. They won't be able to find us here." Jimin told her, but this did little to deter her unease. "It's safe here, and you can rest." Hoseok added, and the princess forced herself to give him a small smile. She didn't know him, although he looked familiar, but he was kind enough to let them come here.

"Thankyou Hobi.." The princess said. And before anyone could say anything else, Jin's voice rang out Jungkook's name, calling him to help serve breakfast. Hoseok moved over to clear the low table in which they would eat, but Jimin didn't move. He still held Miyu's shoulders lightly in his hands, and just having her there, right in front of him, was overwhelming him to where he feared that if he let her go, she may just vanish.

Miyu, noticing how vulnerable Jimin looked, carefully took his hands in hers and clasped them in her own. "It's okay, Jimin. I'm okay." She tried her best to reassure him, but as the thought of Taehyung rose to the surface of her mind, she couldn't hold it in anymore. "There are things I need to tell you urgently," she went on, but as Jungkook and Jin came busting through the door, it pulled both their attentions. "Can it wait until after we eat, at least?" Jimin asked, and as she saw everyone else sitting around the table waiting for the two of them to join, she gave in.

She silently sat as everyone around her plated up servings, but it was like her mind had stepped on the accelerator and revelation after revelation hit her. Jin, Jungkook, and Hoseok could only see her sitting there quietly. As worried as Jimin was, he was also oblivious to how loud the bombs were setting off in her mind. Taehyung.