The Return

Chapter 19

His kiss calmed all the noise that's been in my head since I found out.

It was just him and nothing else. I just sat there looking at him as he began to smile softly.

He moved to lay down and gently moved me to do the same, wrapping me comfortably in his arms. My ear pressed against his chest, the electrical hum of his body's internal system calming me further.

I'll need time to get used to the idea of being completely manufactured. But if he is here, beside me, it'll make things a little easier.

I felt safe in his arms, so safe I fell asleep.

...

In the morning, I woke up still in his embrace. He was still asleep. I stayed there a little while longer and then carefully got up and out of bed.

I was still in the nice dress I had picked out for our date that never happened.

He was in nice clothes too. I was a little surprised he even owned clothes like this.

I needed to take a walk. To think a little.

I left my apartment, and everything made sense. How I was able to understand information quickly. How I could map out the city just by looking at it. I'm like a computer but with feelings and free will.

Why would anyone want to create me?

Or am I just a mistake, hence why Jungkook wanted to have me terminated. I entered the lounge area of the library, not expecting Tae and Jimin to be there this early.

They were both really close to each other, laughing and joking about something I had missed.

Seeing them like that made me feel self conscious. If they knew about me... Would they treat me differently?

Maybe Yoongi should be the one to tell them.

"Hey Yumi! What're you dressed up for?" Tae asked when he notice me standing in the room.

I sat down across from them.

"I was supposed to go out last night..."

"On a date? With who?" Jimin joined in.

"Wait. Supposed to? Did they stand you up? Who do I need to beat up?" Tae was being his overprotective self.

"Well I was supposed to go out with Yoongi..." I felt like I had to be the one to tell them.

They seemed surprised. I know Tae used to tease Yoongi about liking me but he never really believed it was a real thing I suppose.

"Why didn't you go out?" Jimin seemed concerned.

"I solved the last part to the information he was decoding. And I found out about my... Mind..."

"Oh..." Jimin seemed to be prepared to find out who I used to be. "So, you now know where you came from?"

I could feel more tears threatening to fall.

"I'm completely manufactured... I'm just an A.I." one tear escaped.

There was complete silence in the room as they processed what I just told them.

"Yoongi knows?" Jimin asked.

"Yeah..."

"So, he was upset about it and stood you up?"

I was really surprised that Jimin was still stuck on the fact that I didn't go out last night.

It was nice that he didn't seem to care what I was.

"Well, no-" he stood up before I could explain further.

"How could he not take you out? What kind of person would do that to you?" Jimin was riled up for no reason and Tae was into it too now.

"Let's find him Jimin. He's our friend but he can't treat Yumi like that..." they marched together out of the lounge and headed up to his apartment.

I knew what they were doing. They wanted me to feel normal. To feel like it didn't matter what I was. They still cared all the same.

I tried to stop them and explain but they wouldn't listen to me.

Tae broke Yoongi's door handle with his robotic prosthetic arm.

They searched the apartment and didn't find him.

"Where is he hiding?" Jimin looked at Tae.

"He probably knew we were coming." Tae replied.

"Guys!"

They finally looked at me.

"He didn't ditch me last night." They had puzzled expressions.

"So, you mean..." Jimin started.

"He's in your apartment?" Tae wiggled his brows in that mischievous way implying something else had happened, but the act was innocent. I just needed to be comforted.

Then I remembered Yoongi kissing me and I couldn't stop myself from blushing.

Before they could tease me further, we heard a crash. Like a window breaking. The moment I could hear Yoongi yell I bolted to my apartment. Too fast for Jimin and Tae to catch up.

I broke my apartment door down and saw shards of glass everywhere. Signs of a struggle were clear.

The other two finally caught up to me.

"They took Yoongi..."