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Chapter 49

Jin's POV

"WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?! Noona! NOONA!"

"It's okay, Jungkook...she's okay," I try to reassure him.

"She's not moving. Is she breathing? HOW IS SHE OKAY?!" Hoseok is obviously in a panic, and understandably so.

"Hoseok, she is okay. She seems to just be resting. I'm sure she's exhausted after exerting so much energy fighting against whatever that was," I try to reassure the men who are all gathered around us on the floor. "Y'all, please try to stay calm. This isn't the time to freak out. We still have work to do. Could someone grab the remaining incense on the counter and the palo santo sticks from that drawer?" I ask no one in particular and realize that I have information in mind that I shouldn't. I know nothing about this stuff. Hell, I shouldn't know where Tia keeps her things or each of these men by name, but I do. "Burn it and smudge each room, especially upstairs."

"Smudge?"

I don't consider that the guys don't know much about this stuff either so I look up to Namjoon and say, "I'm sorry. Burn the tip until it produces a good amount of smoke, then blow out the flame. Allow the smoke to move around each room. Get in every corner and closet. Make sure to open windows up there, too." He nods his head in understanding, then grabs the mentioned items and jogs out of the kitchen. "JK and Hobi, could you go help Namjoon, please?"

"But-," Jungkook starts. I already know he prefers to stay here with Tia, but I need him and Hoseok to occupy themselves, to help keep them composed. I can't imagine what they are going through mentally right now, but I feel the desire to somehow lessen their load and their stress.

"I have her; I promise. Go." This seems to appease him and, reluctantly, he and Hoseok follow behind Namjoon.

"How are you so sure that she's okay?" The man next to me, with his piercing eyes, stares into mine as if searching for the truth in them.

"Honestly, I'm not sure, Tae, but I just know. I'm noticing I know a lot that I shouldn't right now. I'm only assuming Tia gave me this information somehow before she lost consciousness."

"What do you mean? What information?" Yoongi is kneeling behind me, I'm assuming, looking at Tia over my shoulder.

"Well, I know all of your names. We didn't get an opportunity for introductions yesterday with all that was happening and then having to go to the station. She instructed me on what to do about that spirit thing, directed me to where the salt was, and gave me the spell, word for word. Also, the directions for smudging the house. I didn't know what that was until a few moments ago, like, I had no knowledge of it, then I suddenly did."

"She is truly amazing," Jimin says, coming to sit in front of me as I'm still seated on the floor with Tia between my legs, her body draped across my thigh. "What is burning the incense and wood going to do?" He leans over his criss-crossed legs to caress her face with the back of his fingers, and then he pinches her cheek tenderly. The love he has for her is obvious, beautiful, and pure, so much so it nearly brings tears to my eyes.

"Basically, it will cleanse the space and us of any negative or evil energies. It's for our protection and to balance the energies in the house," I share my newfound knowledge. "Opening the windows allows the negative energy to escape."

Despite the situation, this is the most whole I've felt in my entire life. I feel safe, understood, and seen. I've been going through the motions in life, just doing what I felt was expected of me. But here, with them, I feel that I have a purpose. I feel wanted. Needed.

Yoongi, still behind me, says with a quivering voice, "You've saved her twice within 24 hours. I don't know how we can ever repay you."

"Well, Yoongi, I have a feeling that we'll have plenty of time to repay him," Jimin says as he continues to pet her and watch her sleeping face lovingly.