In the dark

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The men looked at Jimin, at Peri, and then at each other in a swift motion. They all stood up and turned to look at Peri. She moved her eyes to each one of the members. They were all looking at her. She turned her head around to see if there was something behind her, but there was only a wall. She turned her head around again, seeing their eyes still on her. 

"Hi, Peri!" Jungkook called out. Peri went into shock. 

Yoongi turned swiftly and walked away from the couch. He headed straight for Peri. She clocked his movement. She placed one foot behind her and raised her hands to keep him back. He continued to walk to her. He moved his hand into the air and smacked Peri's down. "Fuck that!" he snipped before he crossed the distance and wrapped his arms around her body. Not giving a damn about the no-touching rule. Showing her and everyone in the room how he didn't care about it anymore. He was going to hug her.

Everyone saw what he did. When he connected their bodies, they saw them flicker a few times and then settle into a solid mass—holding steady and visible to everyone. All but one's mouth hit the floor. Namjoon just narrowed his eyes.

Yoongi's arms were wrapped around Peri's body securely. His head tucked into her shoulder, inhaling Jin's lavender scent on her body. He lifted his head so that his mouth was right by her ear. "I'm sorry. I am so sorry, Peri. I didn't mean it. I did mean any of it. I didn't want you to leave. I do want to see you. I do want to hear you. I want you here with us, with me. I was just scared at the time. Then you left, and I became even more scared I lost you. I admit that I was an idiot. That I should never have said those things to you. You would never hurt Tae. You would never hurt any of us. You were being so selfless when you hugged him. You put his needs above your own. Peri. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Sorry, so, so, sorry. Will you forgive me?" he whispered.

Peri closed her eyes and listened to him speak. She heard his voice crack as he tried to get all the words out. She heard him sniffle as he spoke softly to her. She felt her cheek become wet, not with her tears but with his. Yoongi's head was right up against hers. His chest flushed against hers. She could feel his heart pounding beside hers. His arms were around her waist. All of that meant that he was touching her. He broke the sacred rule to prove how sorry he was. Yoongi's words were even on repeat in her head. 

She slowly lifted her hands. She stretched out her fingers and lightly touched Yoongi's sides. Peri placed her hands completely on him, and he held his breath in wait. She moved them inward to his spine, then guided them up to his shoulders. Yoongi felt her hands finally stop moving. She was hugging him back. He gave Peri a hard tug and crashed her closer to his body. One of his hands moved to the back of her head, where he could feel how silky her hair was. The other wrapped around her tiny waist. He noticed how little she had gotten in the span of that week. He would feed her candy, pizza, ramen, or any other high-carb food and fill her back out. 

Yoongi pulled back a little so he could see her face. He looked her right into her eyes. Damn, if he didn't miss them. The guy's description of them was right on track. A prism, kaleidoscope, rainbow of colors that were so beautiful that you couldn't look away once you saw them. "Can you forgive me, Little bird?"

Hearing her pet name from him got her to crack a smile. "Yes," she whispered. "And I'm sorry too."

"You have nothing to be sorry for," he told her as he wiped a finger across her brow and tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear.

A clearing of a throat pulled the two away from each other. "As much as I don't want to ruin your reunion. Other people have been waiting longer than you to see Peri." Namjoon piped up. Yoongi smiled, and Peri blushed. He stepped away from her and let the other come up to her.