Saving Grace (707XReader)

Hackers and Cats

"What do you mean he hates you?" Seven finally asked when they walked back into the house.
They didn't speak as they drove back to _____'s apartment, _____ too lost in her own thoughts, trying to sort them out to be much of a conversationalist and Seven deciding to respect her privacy for the time being did not to press her just yet. But the second they got inside, she slumped down on the pullout mattress and started biting at her thumb

ail again. Seven sat down next to her after letting Honey out of his carrier. He put his arm around her waist and pulled her gently until she was leaning on his shoulder.
"Exactly what I said, he hates me," she said and sighed. She sounded almost numb, either like the realization didn't quite sink in yet or she was losing the ability to be surprised by it.
"I more meant how can you tell?" he asked.
"Well our mutual friend told me what Jeong was telling him about me and how he said I was the reason our relationship fell apart, but I couldn't bring myself to believe that it was because he hated me now. Especially after he told me that he still loved me and told our friend that he still loved me as a friend. But seeing the way he looked at me I just... it almost shouted I hate you at me..." she said and closed her eyes. "I don't know if I can deal with that..."
Seven sighed and rested his chin on her head lightly. "You can. Even if you don't have him any more, you'll still have me, and Zen, Yoosung, Jaehee, and Jumin. We have no intention of leaving you. You did nothing wrong in your relationship with him. I would tell you if the fault really did rest on you. Real friends tell you when your face is dirty." He kissed her hair and rubbed her back softly. "I'm not going to tell you to forget about him, or to just pick yourself up and move on. Just please, when you start feeling like this, I don't care where I am or what I'm doing, talk to me. I said this before, but I feel like I need to tell you again. So will you?"
_____ looked up at him, lifting her head from his shoulder. "I will. Thank you, Seven."
"You don't need to thank me," he said and smiled at her. "Do you feel better or is there more you want to say?"
_____ thought for a moment. "I don't want to spiral down into another week of depression so do you think we could talk about something else?"
"Dinner?" He asked.
"It's only 2, Seven," she answered. "We are not having a repeat of last night. My kitchen is a No Seven Zone," she joked.
"Then how about something like dinner plans instead?" he asked. "Do you want to go out or eat in? Order take out or cook?"
"Luciel Choi," she said, mocking her best Southern Belle voice, "Are you askin' me out on a date?"
He chuckled and shrugged. "Could be a date, could just be two friends going out, could be a little of both?" he said. "It'll be whatever you want it to be."
She smiled at him. "Then it's a date."
"Well, then, where would you like to go?" he asked.
She shrugged at him. "Surprise me?"
"Will do," he chuckled and stood up. "So lunch before I get to work?"
"Yeah, I'll make something," she said and stood as well, disappearing into the kitchen.

-_____ entered the chat room-
Zen: _____ you're here!
_____: Yeah. Seven and I just got back from taking Honey to the vet.
Jaehee: How did it go?
_____: He got his shots and we scheduled an appointment to get him neutered.
_____: But um... Jeong was there.
Zen: Jeong Park? Really? Are you okay?
_____: Yeah... Seven was there so he helped. He and I are going out to dinner when he can justify another break from work.
Zen: Speaking of Seven.
Zen: Did you talk to him about what happened yesterday?
Jaehee: What happened yesterday?
Jaehee: :?
_____: Yes, we did talk.
_____: And he said he wasn't going to pressure me.
_____: And I was upfront about how I don't know what my feelings are for him right now.
_____: But I'm willing to explore them.
Jaehee: Can someone please enlighten me about what's going on?
Jaehee: What are you two talking about?
Zen: Seven and _____ kissed and I walked in on them sucking face!
_____: ZEN! At least give her the full story.
_____: He was trying to cook in my kitchen, heating up Honey Buddha Chips in a sauce pan on my stove.
Jaehee: That sounds like Luciel.
Jaehee: But I don't see how that has anything to do with the two of you kissing.
_____: I'm getting to that part.
_____: anyway, I stole the pan from him and he chased me around my apartment.
_____: Then I jumped up on the bed he's staying on
_____: he tackled me
_____: and things got a little carried away.
Jaehee: But how did Zen get there?
Zen: She texted me while she was running from him
Zen: Nearly freaking me out.
Zen: -sends a screen shot of the text messages-
Zen: I walked in and there I see
Zen: Seven taking advantage of _____'s emotional state
Zen: And trying to move in on her!
_____: It wasn't like that and you know it.
_____: I just told you that he said he wasn't going to try to pressure me.
_____: he even offered switching places with Yoosung because he knew that what happened shouldn't have.
Zen: And why didn't you take him up on that?
_____: Let's be honest here.
_____: Yoosung can be a little... overbearing.
_____: and I just...
_____: It's easier for me to talk to Seven about this stuff because he actually seems to understand.
Jaehee: I mentioned something like that a few days ago if I recall correctly.
Jaehee: I'm rather curious what his story is.
Zen: Yeah, me too. Maybe we should interrogate him.
Jaehee: I don't think he would break under normal interrogation techniques.
Jaehee: I'm sure that secret intelligence agency has screened him specially to make sure he wouldn't easily break.
Jaehee: Torture is also out of the question...
_____: JAEHEE!?
Jaehee: I'm only joking.
_____: That sounds more like a joke Jumin would make, not you.
Zen: Agreed.
Zen: But maybe if you tried asking him, _____, he might open up.
_____: if the opportunity arises I'll try talking to him about it.
Zen: And tell us everything!
_____: only if he doesn't tell me not to tell anyone.
Zen: Deal.
_____: Anyway, I gotta go, Seven is calling for me. I think he's ready to go.
Jaehee: all right. Just to clarify. We're all meeting at the cafe tomorrow at noon?
_____: I'll be there!
_____: Bye, Jaehee! Bye lovely Zen!
-_____ left the chat-

_____ followed Seven as the hostess led both of them to their table. She laid out the menus and told them that their server will be with them in just a moment. Seven thanked her with a smile and when she was gone he turned to _____. She was more interested in looking around the place. It wasn't exactly fancy, but it certainly wasn't a place you could go to in just a pair of jeans and a teeshirt. She's actually rather glad that she actually decided to dress up a little bit. The dining room of the restaurant was dimly lit, giving just enough light to see where you were going and the other people around you, but the colors of the walls looked like darker shades of brown then what they probably were. She heard the chatter of the other patrons, loud yet also weirdly quiet.
"So what do you think of the place?" Seven asked.
"It's pretty nice. Why did you want to come here?" she asked.
He shrugged. "I thought it would be a good place for either a first date or just a casual dinner hang out," he joked and gave her a sly smile.
_____ found herself blushing a bit and started fiddling around with the napkin that was wrapped around the silverware. "Have you been here before?" _____ asked.
"No, but Zen said it was good food for the price," he shrugged. _____ nodded, "That's good," she said and picked up the menu, skimming through the dinner items on the page.
The two of them fell into a somewhat awkward silence as they both looked through the menus, trying to seem preoccupied while they tried to think of something to say to the other. Finally, _____ put down the menu and spoke up.
"So, Seven," she started
"So, _____," he replied, looking up at her and putting the menu back down on the table.
"Remember how a few days ago when you um... saved me?" she asked.
"Yes. I still have nightmares about it, by the way," he grinned at her, obviously joking.
"Ha-ha very funny," she said and rolled her eyes with a small smile. "Remember what you said? That you were in the same place I was and you're still not completely over it?"
He nodded slowly and gave her a weird look. "Where is this going?" he asked
She shrugged, trying to play it off. "If you ever need someone to talk to, you know, to air things out, you can come to me," she said. "I want to help you like you're helping me. I don't only want to be taken care of, worried over. I want to help you, too. So like... if you ever want to talk about anything from your past—"
"_____." He interrupted her abruptly, his voice containing a sharp edge to it.
She looked at his expression, for barely a second it looked angry and vulnerable and shocked, like he wasn't expecting this, or maybe he was he just didn't know when it would come. But before she could comment on it, ask what was wrong, the look was replaced with his normal mask of calm smiles. He spoke before _____ could say anything more.
"I appreciate the offer but you really shouldn't get involved with my past," he said. "You know what I always say. Don't ask about the past of hackers and cats."
"You've said that, I know, but Seven, you can tell me anything if you really need. If you're worried about the other RFA members finding out about you're past, I won't tell anyone," she said.
"My past is dangerous, _____, trust me. The less you know the better," he said, sounding serious this time.
_____ sighed. He obviously really didn't want to say anything about it, but ever since Jaehee mentioned it the other day and brought it up again just before dinner, she was getting curious. She thought she knew who Seven was based on how he acted, but seeing these more serious sides made her question how much she really knew. She knew him right now, in this moment. She knew what his favorite foods were, how old he was, the kinds of jokes he made, but she didn't know what he was like before that. She didn't know how he grew up, if his family was nice, if he had siblings, what exactly his job was like. She felt that it was rather unfair because he knew everything, literally everything, about her, but she only knew a few things about him and she wanted to know more.
But she also knew better then to get into a fight with him. She didn't want to argue with anyone at any given time, much less Seven while they were out to dinner and while she was in a slightly less then stable emotional state. She stared at his face, trying to figure out what the right thing to say to him would be. He was staring evenly back at her, his expression both closely guarded yet open. How could someone be both? It was confusing but something about the expression he was giving her and the way his eyes were boring into hers made her heart skip a beat.
He reached out and took her hand gently in his. "Look, _____, if something were to change in my life and I wasn't as dangerous as I am and there wasn't a threat of the wrong people finding out about me, I'll open up to you. But right now, with your ex-boyfriend troubles, and the party coming up and the other weird stuff going on lately, the less you know about me the better."
That's right. She almost forgot that there was going to be a party for the RFA coming up soon. With the stress of what was going on, she had completely forgotten about it. She hasn't even checked the emails lately and she was terrified that she was going to have a lot. She would have to check on those when they got back.
"All right, Seven. I'll drop it for now," she said. "But the offer is going to stand. And even if you don't want to talk, just need a hug or something, I like hugs and I'm happy to provide them for you if you need."
He smiled slightly at her and gave her hand a squeeze before letting go. "I'll remember that," he said.