Run

7. Snowy Days and Aching Wounds

Seo-Jae's pov

I couldn't believe that these wild hybrids wanted to take me in. I'm nothing but a human, something that they possibly could have seen as a threat when I first appeared in the woods. In more ways than one. But the way Namjoon spoke about how he felt the urge to protect, how Jimin revealed he and Yoongi felt the same way made my heart warm. I haven't had someone do that for me in a long time. The way Jin took care of my wounds, it made me remember just how my mother used to take care of me after I got hurt. It was odd to me that they were doing this for me. And what's more is that I wasn't feeling all too terrified of them. I mean, all seven of them, are predator hybrids. Why is it that instead of being scared of them, I feel so safe and loved?

It was early the next morning when I had woken up, just in time to see the first snowflake fall. I shuffled my legs, swinging them over the couch. I hissed in pain, feeling the soreness of my right thigh spread into the rest of my leg but I didn't care about that at all. The couch was sitting too far away from the window and I wanted to watch the snow fall. Watching it always made me less anxious about certain things that were going on and it put me at ease. I guess it had to do with the fact that most of my good memories when I was little centered around winter time, when everything was good and right. I grunted lowly, trying to make as little noise as possible as to not wake anyone up. I held onto the arm of the couch, pushing myself up with my slightly injured arm which made me hiss in pain. I ignored it, grabbing the baby pink blanket Jin had given me and finally stood on both of my feet steadily, I then hobbled over to the window. I nearly lost my balance on my way over, but I caught myself and smiled at the accomplishment as I finally made it over. I sat down on the chair with a thump, sighing in content and wrapped the baby pink blanket around myself. As I sat watching the snow, memories of when I was little popped in my head.

Flashback... 10 years ago..

"Oh, you're so on!!" I let out a loud laugh, diving behind a snowman which my Dad and I had built. A snowball flew past the snowman I hid behind, making me chuckle to myself. "You missed!!" I shouted, laughing as I bent down and picked up a bunch of snow. I quickly packed it into a ball and waited for my opening, I peeked out from behind the snowman and threw it with all I had. The snowball narrowly missed my Dad's head, hitting the tree behind him. He let out a loud laugh, ducking down to make another snowball. Let's just say our snowball fight also dragged my mom into it, when she came to get us for lunch.

Flashback over...

"I'm sorry, Mom.. You didn't deserve what happened to you. I wish... I wish.. I could have-" I sighed, shaking my head and placed a hand on the glass. I shivered slightly feeling the cool air coming through the glass, but it made me happy to see the snow fall. I leaned back into the chair, grunting in pain slightly and pulled the blanket around me tighter. As I watched the snow fall, my thought wandered off to my best friend. I hoped that nobody found out that he was the one to help me escape this time, I don't want him to get hurt or be in trouble. My Dad would possibly kill him and that's something I couldn't let happen, I had to make sure that they never found out about him helping me. I felt around in my left jean pocket, pulling out two things. My best friends necklace and a flashdrive, which belonged to my father's company. Just before I had fully gotten out of the tunnels and ended up in the forest, I slipped into one of the rooms in the house and stole this flash drive. On the flash drive, there is something very important to my Dad that if found out, it could ruin him. It was proof of him breaking so many damn laws both made for hybrids and humans. Though, the laws for hybrids weren't as good as the laws made for humans. That's why there were so many people, including me and my best friend, who wanted to change that so that they had better laws. I slipped the necklace around my neck, grimacing in pain when I lifted my arm to put it on.

"Here, let me." I heard Jimin's voice behind me, his hand slightly brushed against mine and I felt a spark which made both of us jump. Jimin ignored it, clipping the necklace on and came around front to sit next to me. I adjusted it a bit, pulling it down some and held it in one hand. "How'd you even get way over here?" He asked, taking a seat on the small coffee table which sat near the window.

"I walked..."

"Didn't Jin Hyung tell you to stay off that leg? You need rest." He said, furrowing his eyebrows. "I know, I know.. I just hate being stuck on bed rest and I wanted to watch the snow fall." I said, looking at him. "Well, that's okay. I'm not gonna chew you out for that. Just be careful." He said, a small smile forming on his plump lips. For some reason, I couldn't stop looking at those lips of his, they looked so soft and pink. That same spark I seemed to feel with Namjoon and Jin when I first woke up in the cabin, I felt with Jimin and I wasn't sure why. Maybe.. Just maybe.. He could be..

"Where'd you get that necklace from? And the flash drive?" I looked down at the necklace, placing a hand on it. "My best friend... It was his."

"I'm sorry for your loss."

"He's not dead... He's just.. Far away. He works under my Dad but he doesn't really believe in the things my Dad does. He helped me escape. And if it's found out that he helped me, he'll get hurt." I explained, looking down at my hand. "I'm sorry." Jimin apologized, "No need." I shook my head and looked back up at him, giving him a small smile. "The flash drive belongs to my father's company. I stole it just before I got out into the woods." I explained, "What's on it?" He looked down at the flash drive, as I held it in my hand. "Not important... What is important is that I never let myself get caught again. Not if my best friend's life depends on it."