In the dark

15

Peri was stirring from her dreamless sleep. A scent crept into her nose, bringing her out of her slumber. She rubbed her eyes to rid herself of the Sandman's dust but didn't want to open he eyes yet. She was letting the smell of oncoming storm clouds gently wake her. She leaned in a little more closely to get a stronger hit to jog her memory of where she knew where that scent came from.

She slowly opened her eyes. She was fighting the urge to close them again and will herself back to sleep. The sunlight beaming into her eyes told her it was time to start another day. When she finally opened her eyes, they were met with a face of a sleepy, puffy-faced man next to her. Peri jolted back, scrabbling to get as far away from him as possible. She moved too far too quickly and could not predict what would happen next.

Her body fell backward, tumbling downwards. Her feet were above her head as she landed with a thud. She popped back onto her knees and peeped her eyes just over the bed. 'There is a man in my bed!' she thought as she looked onto the bed to see an all-black clothing figure curled onto the bed. Directly next to where her body was just moments ago. 'Did I touch him?' Was the next thought. 'He seems ok; maybe I didn't,' she continued.

She stood a little higher to see who the mystery man was. Just as she did, she popped back down again at the sight of an arm swinging over the mystery man's body, followed by a leg. 'There are two men in my bed!

Coming to stand fully up, Peri rounded the bed to see who exactly was sleeping beside her. 'Who was the one that smelled like the sky before the rainstorm came?' she pondered. The riddle was solved when Peri saw none other than Jungkook lying in bed. The other man was Taehyung, with his body flush up against his friend's body. 'Someone should have made his nickname the koala. He will hold onto anything.' Feeling her hand twitch with the urge to move the jet-black, fluffy hair out of Tayhyung's face, she decided it was time to leave.

As Peri walked down the hall, she slowed at the sound of people talking in the dining room. Having an open-concept apartment means voices carry. Her body stopped, and her ears honed in. She wasn't eavesdropping on their conversation. It was more like finding out who was talking. She was either going to round the corner and say hello or stay silent. There were two people in the apartment she could say good morning to. 

"She really is invisible?"

"Didn't see go over this with you already?"

"Yeah, but it's still hard to wrap my head around."

"What did she tell you about her invisibility?"

"She's invisible, for starters. She told me about coming to my brother's restaurant. I didn't truly believe her at first, but then with everything that happened last night...It all made sense. She can't exactly order food, can she? What about clothes? I saw that she was wearing ours."

"I don't think she has a place to go to either. She told me she's had to do some things. It worries me to think of what she has to do to find a safe place to sleep."

"Like what?"

"That is her story to tell. Let her tell you on her own time."

"But she can stay in hotels, right?"

"I don't know how. Those doors require keys to get in. She wouldn't be able to open it."

"But she can open them?"

The two voices belonged to Jin and Yoongi. They seemed to have more questions than answers. Peri decided to make her presence known to them. She rounded the corner and made her way into the kitchen. "Good morning," trying to sound cheerful.

"Good morning Peri!" Jin said to her. "There is coffee if you want some."

"Yes. Please!" she replied with enthusiasm.