In the dark

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Peri's eyes would blink open a few times before her brain would beckon her back to sleep. Her body was not ready to get up and demanded restitution for the treatment it had received over the past twenty-four hours. She would wake long enough to hear Yoongi whisper something into her ear before she would be pulled back under. She cracked open one eye went she felt him crawl out of bed. Her gaze fell shut when Yoongi pulled the blanket over her bare shoulder.

Peri was exhausted. Jet lag is a very real thing, and she was paying the price for her ignorance. The excitement of an undiscovered city was taking a temporary pause until her eyes could stay open longer than a few seconds. Peri chose only to explore the softness of the pillow and blanket.

A nagging feeling raised her from the bed. With just the slits of her eyes open, Peri found some clothes to slide into before she shuffled out of one hotel room for another. With a pair of Yoongi's sweatpants and cardigan over her skimpy pajama top, Peri zombie walked over to the table where her boys were sitting. Peri followed the calling over to where he was sitting. His back was facing her, but that did not matter; she was able to hone in on who she needed to go to. Her fingers glided into his thick, black locks and gave his hair a little tug. He craned his head back as she leaned down to peck the top of his head. 

"Jungkook, you did not just call her out of bed!" Hoseok scolded

In her sleepy state, Peri was yanked onto a lap. The all-knowing Jin walked up beside her and placed a steaming cup of coffee in front of her. Peri eagerly picked it up with one hand as the cardigan was pulled just past her shoulder. A wet kiss was placed on her skin as she swallowed the coffee. Peri hummed in delight.

"Was that for me or the coffee?" Yoongi asked, keeping his lips pressed onto her shoulder. 

"Can it be for both?" she asked as the caffeine hit her bloodstream and started working its magic. She felt his body shake under her as he let out a laugh. "It's fine that Kookie woke me up. I needed to get up anyways."

"I didn't like not waking up next to you," JK began. "Where did you go last night?"

"That was my fault. Peri and I had some...unfinished business," Peri blushed at Yoongi's statement, ducking her head to her chest so the others couldn't see, but the smiles on their faces suggested they knew something had happened- something good. 'Unfinished business indeed,' she thought. 

"So, gentlemen. What is the plan for today? Do you have rehearsals, interviews, or another photo shoot?" she wondered.

"We have off today and tomorrow afternoon before we have to go to rehearsals for the show in the evening," Namjoon told her.

"Only a day and a half off?" Peri said shockingly. "Don't misconstrue. I'm not complaining, but that is not a lot of downtime for rest."

"Aww, Peri is worried," Jimin cooed. "It's ok. We'll still have mornings off when things pick back up. We will get plenty of rest time, so don't worry."

Peri lowered her eyelids to give them a serious look of disbelief. She relaxed her face soon afterward, deciding to move on from the topic. "So, are you going to rest today or...What is the plan for today?"

"If you are still tired, we can stay here," Jin teased. Jin shook with laughter at the evil glare Peri was giving him. He may have been able to hold her off the night before, but she would not let it happen twice. Peri was itching to see the city and experience the new culture. The others joined in the laughter when they saw Peri scrunch up her nose and shake her head slightly. "Let's go out then!" he called out.

Peri bolted for her room but was stopped abruptly. Jungkook caught her quickly and ushered her back to the table. "Peri, you have to eat your brekkie!"

"Brekkie?" Namjoon asked the group. "Is that English?"