The Wrong Soulmate (BTS OT7)

Chapter 1.12-Hoseok

I'll admit it, I had told security that if Yoona ever left the compound I wanted them to follow her. I could pretend like it was for her safety, but realistically it was much more complex than that. I did care for her and her safety, but I also worried that she might leave us for Hyunjin at any moment and I wanted to make sure I was prepared if that ever occurred.

So when the security guard reported back to me that Yoona had gone out and purchased a pregnancy test I wasn't sure how to react. Even if we were arguing I would have known if one of my soulmates had been intimate with Yoona, and I was certain that wasn't the case. So if she thought she was pregnant, it must have happened before Namjoon and Jimin picked her up from the hospital. It hadn't really ever crossed my mind that Yoona and Hyunjin had sex. Really the idea made me queasy. But clearly that had to be the case.

I'm pretty sure none of us had contemplated this possibility whe Yoona first came home. But sure enough, our soulmate was pregnant with someone else's child. I knew for sure, because I'd snuck into her private bathroom and found the test after she went downstairs to dinner with Yoongi.

I didn't know how my other soulmates would feel about this, and honestly I didn't really care at the moment. I was excited. Even if Hyunjin was the biological father to the child, the baby would be ours, and we could start our family together. I had always wanted to be a father, perhaps more than anyone else in the group. But when our soul group continued to grow with only men that dream felt further and further away. One of my first thoughts when I heard about Yoona was that the spark of opportunity had returned, perhaps we could have children that we could love and raise together.

At the moment, I knew things with our soul group weren't well. And I knew I was part of it. But I was having such a hard time getting over my anger and frustration. None of this felt like it was going according to plan. I remembered when every person joined our soul group. It was a time of joyful togetherness. We were constantly touching, snuggled up, and barely wanted to be parted from each other. We took a month off work each time just to be able to fully bask in getting to know our new partner.

I knew I shouldn't be taking my frustration out on the rest of the members and that Hyunjin was really the one at fault here. But it was hard. I think all of us felt like our relationship with Yoona was hanging by a thread and if we didn't strengthen it she might disappear. But each of us had different opinions about the best way to make that happen. And it felt like the risks were too high to make a mistake.

But I was about to take a huge leap in strengthening my own bond. I was going to tell Yoona that I knew, and let her know that I was 100% with her, no matter what anyone else thought. And I was going to do whatever it took to prove it. I'd go to every doctor's appointment, hold her hand during the delivery, get up in the middle of the night to take care of the baby, and do everything I could to be the father figure the child deserved. And in the process I was going to protect her from Hyunjn.

I knew Yoona's pregnancy was going to complicate things with Hyunjin. He and his family would likely have some rights to the baby. And I knew they were powerful, but I was willing to do whatever it took to win this battle and protect Yoona. As my soulmate she had to be my first priority.

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As soon as Yoona stood up from the dinner table I bounced up to join her, earning the scoffs of several of my soulmates who were shouting after me that it was my turn to help clean up dinner. But this was more important than any simple chore.

I invited myself into Yoona's bedroom and asked her to sit on the bed next to me. She looked confused but agreed.

"Yoona, I know about the pregnancy test. I know you're expecting a baby, and if I'm right it must be Hyunjin's, is that correct?"

Yoona hesitated with a look of fear in her eyes, and then slowly started to nod yes while leaning as far away from me as possible.

"It's ok sunshine, we'll figure it out together. I want you to know that I'm here for you no matter what. While I know the situation has been difficult, I'm excited to start this next stage of our journey together, ok?"

Yoona continued to just stare at me. It felt like she was waiting for the other shoe to drop, so I tried to assure her again.

"Really Yoona. I promise we'll figure this out together. And don't worry about the other guys. Even if it takes them a bit to process this, eventually they will come around. And we can tell them when you're ready. For now it will be our secret. In the meantime I'll work on figuring out your medical care, ok?"

Yoona consented, and then shared that she was feeling a bit tired and wanted to go to bed early.

Our soul group had a pretty clear rule that we never kept secrets from one another, no matter what the situation. "Everything can be solved better together" was Jin's near constant refrain on the subject. But I felt like this was one area where I was prepared to ask forgiveness rather than permission. I just knew that adding this baby had the potential to really cement Yoona into our lives. And after that happened everything else could be fixed. So while I knew the process might not be the best, I knew the boys would thank me later when they saw the outcome.

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Over the next couple of weeks I took Yoona to the doctor and spent every opportunity I had to quietly be with her, making sure she was feeling ok, eating nutritious foods, and starting to list out everything we'd need for when the baby came.

I could tell there were a few of the guys who were becoming a bit suspicious that something was up. And while I'd been confronted a few times, I kept my promise to Yoona that I'd keep her secret until she was ready to share. I'd pressed her a few times to at least invite another person in on the news, but she remained totally opposed and refused. The last time I asked she burst into tears so I had decided I really was going to stop asking until she told me she was ready. I was there to support her not make it more difficult, even if that meant I would have the endure the consequences with the rest of my soulmates later.