Martyr | Yoonmin [1] (unedited)

chapter 38

Yoongi waited another hour despite Hoseok's frustration. The longer they waited, the more Hoseok's impatience grew. Yoongi didn't want to barge in Jin's room, especially if he was still sleeping. He would hate it if Jin barged in, he told himself. However, he knew it was mainly because he was worried about Jin. After giving up yesterday's search, Yoongi left Jin in his room, and he hadn't seen Jin leave his room since.

Jin was exhausted. Not just physically, but Yoongi could see it in his eyes. He was so close to giving up hope.

"What's your favourite colour?" Jungkook asked him. They were sitting on the couch together, and Hoseok was in the kitchen. The younger boy was sitting cross-legged facing him. The first few days, the younger boy was nervous and quiet, and he stayed close to Hoseok, following wherever he went. Now he hasn't stopped talking to him, and Yoongi didn't mind, even though Jungkook did the talking for the both of them. "Hoseok had this colour wheel he used to teach me my powers, and I think I'd have to visualize it on myself before I'm able to change – but your power is so cool. I wish I had something else. I mean, sure, it's easy for me if I wanted blonde hair one day and blue hair the next, but how lame is that? I wish I could move objects like you. What are Jin's powers? I think I overheard Hobi mention he can play with fire and-"

The younger boy was interrupted when Jin's door finally opened. The eldest looked beat. He wore his usual grey sweatpants and an oversized black shirt. His dark circles were purple, and his hair was sticking up in all different directions. Yoongi stood as Jin slowly walked into the kitchen. They found Hoseok sitting on the table eating, and he stopped to look at them.

"Thanks for making coffee, Yoon," Jin mumbled, grabbing his mug.

"How do you feel?" Yoongi asked Jin, sitting at the table with Hoseok. The orange-haired boy went back to eating but did so quietly, his eyes looking back and forth awkwardly at them as he tried to make himself small.

"I feel like I've been sleeping for almost 19 hours," Jin laughed before taking a sip of his coffee. Yoongi smiled. At least Jin was making jokes. "Any news today?"

"Nothing yet," Yoongi answered, looking at Hoseok, who had half slurped noodles hanging from his mouth. "I think Hoseok can search through Namjoon's laptop. Maybe find something in there."

"So, no sign of Namjoon or Jimin," Jin said quietly, holding the hot coffee close to his chest. He was looking down at the floor when Yoongi looked back at him.

"If there's something in there, we can help everybody,"

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Hoseok placed Namjoon's laptop on the kitchen table in front of him. He had his laptop placed down beside Namjoon's as well. All three boys were standing behind him, waiting for him to do something. "You guys are stressing me out," Hoseok said as he lifted the screen open.

"Do you need the password?" Jin asked.

"Nope," Hoseok placed his hand on the keyboard. The screen powered up, and the desktop showed up. "Okay, I recognize a few of the stuff here,"

A document appeared named Project Phoenix. Hoseok felt someone lean in, pushing him forward. He was about to react when Jungkook yelled. "Hey, we know that one!" He smiled, and his face flushed red when the other three boys looked at him. "oh, yeah, uh, I figured that one out."

"Smart cookie," Hoseok mumbled as he returned his focus on the computer. Jungkook smiled at the compliment. Yoongi noticed and playfully shoved him.

"See these numbers," Hoseok pointed to the screen of a list. "Those are children."

"It says deceased on nearly all of them," Yoongi said.

"Have you seen old clippings of mass kidnappings in Korea, Japan, and Hong Kong?" Hoseok went on. Yoongi and Jin looked at each other. "Nearly three hundred gone in the span of two years. Just gone." They watched as Hoseok scrolled through pages of the list. "In my computer, I found a video of me before injecting a serum to forget my memories,"