The Hunt

77

Being a paranoid person by nature, I checked my face in the mirror. 

I look normal. They must have just wanted to get me out of the way. 

Moving as silently as possible, I opened the bedroom door and crept into the hallway. I moved to the bottom of the stairs and tried to listen to what was happening in the living room. 

From what I could hear, Hyukmin had put Sehyun back into a hypnotic state, and Namjoon was asking questions. 

In the dining room, Roxy had woken up and was making a ruckus. Fists slammed against the table and it sounded as if someone was being choked. 

"Sarah-nim, I think she's out," Taehyung said calmly. A thud indicated that Roxy had slumped forward against the table. "Did you really need to put her in the choke hold? I'm sure Hyukmin-hyung would have bit her again if we asked." 

"I didn't want to bother him," Sarah replied. 

I tried focusing on the conversation in the living room once more, and did not notice the footsteps approaching the stairs. 

Jimin appeared at the top of the staircase causing me to take a few steps backward in surprise. A smile crept across his face and he began his descent. 

"Hey," he said once at the bottom of the stairs. Jimin wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me into a warm embrace. "What are you doing down here?" 

"I don't know, actually," I leaned back to look into his eyes. "I think Jin was just trying to get me out of the way. Hyukmin hypnotized Sehyun, but managed to hypnotize me at the same time." 

"Ah, yeah, that makes sense," he nodded in understanding, then a smirk appeared on his lips. "Good to know for future reference." 

Taking a step back, Jimin shifted from holding me to just holding my hand. He pulled me along and back to his bedroom. 

"What happened earlier? Is everything okay?" Stupid question. Obviously things are not okay. 

He pulled me through the open door and gently closed it behind us. "My uncle called. I took the call in Hoseok's room." 

"And?" 

"And, I told them about Roxy and that we have her here. They're sending some men to pick her up. The Council is going to interrogate her. I told him that she didn't know anything, but I doubt that matters to them," Jimin sighed and pushed his hair off this forehead with his hand. The action made me weak in the knees. "You might want to lay down. Hyukmin hypnotized me once and I ended up with a massive headache for a few days afterward."

Placing his hand on the small of my back, he walked me over to the bed and pulled back the covers. 

"Hyuk isn't exactly the most considerate when he hypnotizes people. Kookie on the other hand, you won't even know it happened. He's really good at pretty much everything." He leaned down and pressed a kiss to my forehead, then tucked me into bed. 

"That's not exactly comforting," I blinked up at him. 

 He chuckled and gave me a peck on my cheek. 

"I'm going to head upstairs and let the guys know someone is picking up Roxy," he said and turned toward the door, only to stop and look back at me. "And, I'll make sure they don't hurt Sehyun too much. When did he even get here?" 

"A while ago? I'm not sure. I don't know how long I was hypnotized." I turned onto my side and propped myself up on one elbow. "Why didn't you tell the guys first? Why come downstairs at all?" 

"I was on my way to talk to them, but I spotted you at the bottom of the stairs first," he replied, a warm smile gracing his features. "I couldn't resist the urge to hold you." With a wink, he was through the door and shutting it quietly behind him.