tempting || kth

chapter eight

"Look who is up early once!" Hobi's bright voice called out the moment he saw me walk emerge down the stairs. Seated at the table were my three roommates, each one of them digging into their breakfast of choice.

I rolled my eyes playfully at the orange haired man's comment. He wasn't wrong after all; I often spent my nights awake out roaming with Taehyung. I had no idea the city was so lively at night. There was always something happening, be it good or bad. It was crazy how little of the city I actually got to see. Angelic duties didn't allow for much sightseeing I suppose.

Some nights Taehyung and I found ourselves went sitting in Jane's room, listening in to the funny conversations she often had over the phone with her friends late at night. It was good to see that pregnancy didn't hinder her from living her usual teenage life.

Taehyung and I had made a sort of game out of talking back to her, pretending that her responses were to us and not to whoever was on the other line.

Most days I woke up in the afternoon, completely exhausted from having stayed up all night. But for whatever reason, my body had chosen to regain consciousness earlier than usual today.

Joining my roommates at the dining table, I sat down with an exhausted sigh.

"Those late nights studying have been really getting to you, huh?" Jimin commented, looking at my tired state sympathetically. I froze silently in my seat before relaxing back into it in an attempt to look casual.

"Yeah." I replied, unable to meet Jimin's eyes. None of the boys knew about Taehyung and I had zero intention of telling them. We had been taught to resent everything that demons were brought up on, so I highly doubted they would take kindly to the idea of me dating a demon.

Dating.

It was a human term that once meant nothing to me, but now it was a word that made my insides feel warm.

The feeling of Namjoon staring at me had me pushing my happy thoughts away, however, sitting up a little straighter as I turned towards my roommates.

"So, what have you guys been up to? I feel like I haven't seen you guys in forever." I laughed nervously, eager to take any attention off of myself.

"Same old, same old. Helping people, restoring hope back into the world." Hobi sighed dramatically before laughing which in turn caused me to do the same.

"How about you, Jimin?" I stated, turning towards him. He looked taken off guard, mouth full of his omelet. He swallowed it down harshly.

"Uh, nothing new really... Well, I mean, there's this girl–"

"A girl? You're seeing someone?!" I interrupted, excited at the idea that one of my roommates was dating someone as well. Jimin's eyes grew wide at my words, cheeks flushing on cue.

"No, no. Nothing like that. It's a human girl. She started coming around the park to tend to the flowers." Jimin explained with a shake of his head.

"Oh man, watch out Jimin, looks like you got competition." Hobi warned.

Jimin smiled crookedly, shaking his head.

"It's nice. I appreciate the help." He replied contently.

Hobi shrugged, "Fine, but when you're run out of business, don't come crying to us."

Namjoon let out an amused chuckle but Jimin merely rolled his eyes, turning his attention back to his omelet.

Suddenly, a yawn ripped through me. God, I was tired. Maybe a few more hours of sleep wouldn't hurt.

"Actually, I think I'm gonna go back to bed. Sorry to leave so soon but I'm exhausted." I told the boys, standing up to leave.