The Return

Chapter 32

It's been over a year since Tae's outburst. Yumi and Hoseok had made a cure, still experimental but when they used it on him, he came back to us. He was no longer the monster. They continue to inject him weekly hoping some day that it will be perfected, and he will become human again. But at this point I don't think they will get it right.

I should probably help them with finding the cure, but it hurts me too much to see them working together. Their minds are so similar. And their personalities work well together.

I could just pretend to be jealous but there's something else. I just can't seem to be near her, and I don't know why. I've been keeping myself busy being the leader of this new rebel group. It's difficult but everything is going smoothly. We have many members working for us and I think everyone works well in their sections.

Hoseok is the head of technology, Jimin is the head of spy training, Tae is the head of combat training. Yumi isn't really the head of any department but is seen as the head of all of them. She helps everyone with their training.

"Yoongi?" I looked up to see Jin standing in my office. I had zoned out of our conversation and forgot we were discussing plans. Jin helps give us information RM might find for leads on certain rogue groups in the city for us to eliminate.

"Sorry, what was it you said?"

Jin sighed, "We have a lead on JK01's new headquarters. It's in the center of the city. We need to act fast if we're going to capture him."

"Is he even doing anything out of the ordinary for us to act and waste resources?"

Jin handed me some files. As I skimmed through them, I realized my question was stupid.

"He is making more soldiers like Yumi. A lot of the vamps that were imprisoned have mysteriously escaped and are no where to be found. If you look at this file, you'll see that JK01 used to have affiliations with some vampires back in the day. They could be related. Either way we need to stop him from making more who knows what he's planning to do with them."

"He could be planning to rebel against RM, take his spot back." I ran my fingers through my hair. This is a stressful case, but it needs to be done. "I'll ready our forces and I'll let you and RM know our plans once their made. JK01 will be top priority now."

Jin bowed his head slightly and left.

I walked out of my office to go find Yumi. I want to have her opinion on these files before I make any solid plans. As I felt like I was getting closer to her location I felt anxious and uneasy. I always feel this way when I'm near her.

Members nodded at me when I walked by them out of respect, but it made me feel strange. I didn't like the attention and I didn't like how it made me feel like they saw me as a powerful person. I'm far from that. They look at me like how we all look at RM.

I seem to be sympathizing more with him everyday.

I turned the corner and entered the lounge area. She's usually here reading and studying at this time of night.

Then I saw them.

Hoseok was standing in front of her, he was holding her hand and I could see she was ready to cry.

What the hell is going on here?

Yumi then noticed me and pulled her hand away. She seemed to be shocked and I know this might have some reasonable explanation but I'm just too fragile of a person when it comes to her.

I just wanted to run away, so that's what I did.

I kept moving away. I could here her yelling after me, but I just couldn't stop myself.

She grabbed my wrist and forced me to face her.

"Please stop running away from me!"

I tore my wrist away from her, I could feel myself crying.

"What is so wrong with you?! Why would you just jump to that conclusion" she was right but there is something wrong with me. I can't be with her no matter how much I want to. This year, I've been slowly distancing myself from her. And I don't know why...

"Just tell me you care about Hoseok more then you do me and get it over with!" that wasn't me. These aren't my words or thoughts, but my mouth is saying them. Why is this happening?

She looked to the floor. Could tell she was just defeated.

"I should have never kissed you... that's when everything ended between us isn't it?"

The last kiss was over a year ago before Tae's incident. It was the last time I felt like I could be with her but even then, I felt like something was off. Why couldn't I tell her that I cared for her... that I-

"I knew you would get tired of me... I knew it."

Why can't I speak. Why can't I say anything to make her feel better?

"I don't want to give up on you, but you changed Yoongi, and no matter what I do you just push me away. You just run away from me... I should have never fallen in love with you...." She turned away to hide her tears from me. I wanted to hold her close, but I physically couldn't.

She walked away from me.

I stood there alone. I don't know how long I stood there.

Hoseok then tuned the corner and looked at me like he was in pain.

"You know It wasn't what you think it was..."

"What was it then?"

"She was upset because you haven't really been the same. She was telling me that she just wanted to disappear. I was only trying to tell her not to...."

I stood there for a moment in silence.

"Why am I doing this to her Hoseok? All I want to do is to be with her... I love her so much and yet I can't even tell her or show her that... I feel like there's something wrong... with me..."

He then looked at me and seemed to see something.

"Your eyes look like they're glitching..."

What?

Glitching?

Then I realized maybe JK01 could have done something to me again when I was in his lab...

Before I could mention it to Hoseok the alarm system in the library went off. RM was calling us for an emergency meeting...