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(This is very, very long. Almost 2,000 words)

"E! You are not going to drive home this late at night. Call your mother, your going to stay here tonight." Jin states and I shake my head. "Jin, I don't want to be a bother. I'll just drive ho-" I was cut off by Jin picking me up, bringing me to.. His room? "Jin, no." I say as he lays me down on his bed. "Yes. I'll sleep on the floor. It's ok." he says. "No. If I'm going to sleep here, I'll sleep on the floor, you should be in your bed, Jin." I say and he shakes his head. "You are not sleeping on the floor! I will, it's ok." he reassures. "Nope, we will both sleep up here then. I don't want you sleeping on the floor, you don't want me sleeping on the floor. We both sleep here then. It's a compromise." I say, sitting with my back against the headboard. I was thinking, just of random things, things that wouldn't matter in the end. I'd ended up thinking for longer than I had thought, because Jin eventually turned over and faced me, poking me gently "Go to sleep, Eiko. You need it." he says. "I know Jin, thank you." I say, laying down. "Of course, Eiko." he says. I lay there, close to shivering. "Damn, Its cold" I say quietly. "Come here." Jin says, opening his arms. "Did you understand that?" I say and he nods slightly. "Yes, I know some english. I just rarely speak in it." he says. "Oh." I say and he ushers me into his arms. "How are you so warm?" I ask and he shrugs slightly. "Dunno, just my heart I guess." he laughs and I sigh. "Jin, baby, no." I say, regretting my words, almost instantly. "Shit, sorry I call you baby over the internet and stuff all the time.." I trail off. "No, it's cute." he says, ignoring my profanity, and I smile. "Thanks, I guess" I say in a small voice. "Your welcome" he says, wrapping his arms around my waist in, a bit tighter, but comforting way.

Jin's POV-

Did I like her? The way her hair had fallen in front of her face, and she didn't even care. It was surely beautiful. I had watched as she slept soundlessly. Observing the way her eyes flickered back and forth under her eyelids, and how she would grin, only for a few seconds, once she did so. She's so beautiful. She shifts and looks very confused, before rolling out of my arms. "No" she whispers. "No! Get away from me!" she yells and I nudge her arm, but she doesn't wake up. "Go away!" she screams, rolling off the bed. I get up and put her on the bed after what happened. "E! Wake up!" I say and she turns back and forth. I hear the door open and I turn around. "What's happening?" Namjoon asks. "She's having a nightmare, I think." I say and he nods. "Okay, tell me if you need anything." he says, walking out of the room. "No. No!" she yells. "Eiko! Wake the hell up!" I say and shake her. She had tears streaming down her face from her chocolate-y blue eyes and she finally had opened them. "What?" she says and wipes her face, "Wha-what happened?" she asks. "You were screaming, for someone to go away, I don't know who, you never said any names." I say and she shakes her head. I hug her tightly and she leans into my chest, crying softly. "I'm sorry" she whispers. "Hey, E, it's ok. It's not your fault." I say and she nods. "I know, it's his fault." she says. "Who's he?" I ask, she shakes her head. "No." she says. "E, tell me." I say. "No, it's ok, it doesn't matter" she says. "E, you were screaming." I say sternly. "It's fine Jin, I'll tell you if it happens again. Get some rest." she says, looking me in the eye before laying down on her side, patting the space behind her. I climb under the layers of blankets and wrap my arm around her waist to comfort her. I feel her shift and then lean closer into my embrace. I close my eyes and, eventually, I fell asleep.

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"Jin is going to get so mad at you, Tae!" I hear Jungkook whisper-yell. "You're not very good at whispering, Kookie." I mumble, moving a bit then staying still as Jin's right arm was still laying over my side. My words had most likely frightened them as they came over and leant against the wall I was facing. "You're awake?" Tae asks. "Yea you two numb-nuts woke me up a minute ago." I joke. "Rude, also sorry for waking you and sorry you have to hear Jin in eomma mode." Kookie says and shows me a picture of Jin sleeping next to me. "Jeon Jungkook and Kim Taehyung. Delete those. Now." I say sternly and they run out of the room on their phones, doing what seems to be deleting the pictures. I pick up my phone from where it was and check the time, 10:24. "Jinnie, wake up." I say quietly, poking him lightly on the shoulder. "Hmm?" he groans and sits up. "Kook and Tae took a picture of us sleeping." I say and he opens his eyes a bit more, "Well, you sleeping. I was woken up when Jungkook started speaking." I correct myself. "Those little-" he cuts himself off and jumps out of his bed. Rubbing his eyes as he runs downstairs, I walk and follow him. "Taehyung! Jungkook!" he yells, he scolds them for a good 2 minutes and then they delete the various pictures of us. "Keep that one, text it to me" I whisper to Taehyung and point to one. He nods and I get up and stand with Jin. "Thank you for letting me stay the night, by the way." I say, nudging him lightly. "Anytime." he says wrapping his arms around my waist, connecting them at my lower stomach. He had rested his chin on my shoulder and we stayed like that until I had to leave, going to help my mother at the coffee shop. I walked to his room to grab the bag I had brought the night before and he came in seconds after me. 

"Drive safe ok?" he asks and I nod, hugging him as a sign of goodbye. "I will. Good luck with the kids." I laugh, referring to the other six members, and he laughs with me. "Thanks." He says and kisses my cheek lightly, letting go so I could walk out. I froze for about 2 seconds then snapped back into reality. "Go ahead," I say, ushering to his door, then put my shoes on. He walks out reluctantly and I walk out after him, stepping slowly, not feeling right. "Boo!" Jin yells, jumping out of the bathroom doorway. "Jin!" I scream and he picks me up bridal style, carrying me into the lounge, placing me on the couch next to Jimin, Namjoon, and Jhope. Jhope and Jimin were practically on top of each other while they focused intensely on the TV program. "Hey you two, stop being gay and say goodbye" Jin says, snapping his fingers at the two and I giggle, standing up so I wasn't squishing the others. "Huh? Oh bye E! It was great having you over!" Jimin says and I smile. "Well, thanks for having me guys." I smile, adjusting my backstrap a little. "Anytime, Eiko. You should come to one of our practices!" Namjoon exclaims and I widen my eyes. "Oh, that would be great!" Jin agrees, moving up and down on the balls of his feet. "Really?" I ask. "I wouldn't want to bother or distract you guys.." I trail off. "No no no, E. You wouldn't be a bother at all!" Jin exclaims, Namjoon nodding in agreement. "Ok, I guess." I say, rubbing my arm. I feel arms wrap around my waist from behind again and I turned my head around, seeing Jin smile. I smile back and sway slightly in his arms. He pulls me closer and I felt bad for Namjoon. Some major Jihope was happening next to him and some (..Jinko? Is that what it'd be?) happening in front of him. He was looking at his phone, probably twitter, and had hardly noticed us four. "Could I drive you home? I don't want you to leave." Jin asks. "Jin, I'd love for you too, but how will you get back here?" I ask and he shakes his head. "The train." he answers simply, grabbing both his coat and mine. "Bye guys." Jin says. "Where you going?" Namjoon asks. "I'm driving her home, she's too tired. I'll get the train back here." he says. "Ok, be safe." Namjoon says waving us two off. "Use protection!" Jungkook yells from his room and Jin laughs. "Shut up Jungkook." I say, giggling. "Nope!" he says, popping the 'p'. (ussy) We walk out of the house and into my mothers car. Jin gets into the driver's seat and turns the car on, backing it out of the small driveway. Once he gets into the road he laces his fingers with mine, turning and smiling at me quickly before setting his eyes on the road again. I honestly felt as if I was dreaming. I smile and eventually after talking a bit and waiting at red lights and stop signs, we ended up at the shop. "Thank you Jin." I say, kissing him softly. He kisses back for a moment before I pulled away reluctantly. "No problem." he smiles. We both get out of the car and I feel the frigid air. "Nope, get back in the car you are not walking to the train station. Where is it?" I ask, swapping places and getting in the driver's side. "Um down two blocks, you'll see it." he says. "Ok, C'mon." I say, driving to his directions. We get there and I kiss his cheek. "Don't get raped, text me when you get home." I say and he nods. "Okay, thank you E." he says kissing me then getting out of the car. I watched as he walked into the station and smiled as I drove home.

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