My Cat Hybrid : kth

Two.

I came back? Jasmine was confused. How did Taehyung know that she had left town and had come back? She was brought back to reality by another deep inhale along her neck.

The way he was smelling her was different to Jungkook, who didn't directly touch her skin, whereas Taehyung's nose was gliding along the plane of her neck in a light caress. It was making her shiver involuntarily. Her neck was definitely on the sensitive side.

She lifted her hands up to Taehyung's shoulders and softly pushed them to signal him to move back. He didn't budge and instead, lifted his arms to pull her against him. Jasmine gasped at the sudden action, feeling warmth tingle inside her from head to toe, and looked at Jimin in panic.

Jimin looked at the two, confused. Why was Taehyung acting like that? He didn't really like humans all that much, but here he was attached to Jasmine. He shrugged, deciding it would be best for Taehyung to pull back rather than for Jimin to intervene and risk getting scratched.

Finally, Taehyung released his hold on Jasmine and stepped back, his hand slipping to grip onto one of her hands, intertwining their fingers. Jasmine let it be, brushing it off as another hybrid behaviour.

Taehyung's eyes cut toward Jimin, his eyes narrowing into slits as his lips pulled back, baring his teeth.

"Why does she smell like you?" Taehyung hissed, lowering his stance slightly. Jimin jumped, never seeing this behaviour from Taehyung before. Of course, Taehyung has never been particularly kind toward Jimin before but he was never hostile. He usually just stayed quiet around him before scampering about joyfully with Jungkook.

"Tae, don't worry! Jimin always smells like noona too! It's normal!" Jungkook tried to reassure, standing between the two males to try to ease the tension. Taehyung bristled, his tail swishing slowly behind him.

"What he means is that Jasmine and I work together so our scent rubs off on each other." Jimin uttered, his hands up in surrender. He wasn't scared of Taehyung, but he didn't want to cause any further confusion.

"No! The smell is too strong for that!" Taehyung's deep voice growled, his grip tight on Jasmine's hand, making her wince. Immediately, Taehyung loosened his hold and looked over at her in worry. Jasmine slipped her hand out from his but he just held onto her wrist.

"Taehyung, right? Look, Jimin is my best friend. And we hugged so maybe that's why I smell like him." Jasmine didn't know why she felt like she had to explain his misunderstanding but she didn't want him to get upset at Jimin for no reason.

"Secondly, you can't just grab at a stranger like this, it can come across as rude." She chided softly, pulling her hand out of his grip once again. Taehyung made a noise of protest in the back of his throat and gripped onto her sleeve. It was like he was scared she would disappear if he let her go.

"You don't remember me?" He mumbled in a quiet voice, his ears drooping. Jasmine shook her head.

"No, we haven't met before."

"We have!" Taehyung insisted, tugging on her sleeve. "By the forest! A long time ago, but I remember it like it was yesterday! You're the only person who has ever been so kind to me." Jasmine's heart softened at the vulnerable look in his eyes.

"I'm sorry, it must have been a really long time ago before I moved away. I don't remember too much about my life here before I left town." Jasmine felt sympathy for him. It wasn't like she tried to forget anyone but it just happened over time. She was too young to remember a lot of her childhood here, apart from Jimin of course.

"Jiminie hyung, when are we going home?" Jungkook chirped, relieving the tension in the air.

"Soon baby, I'm just closing up now and then we can go alright?" Jimin ran back behind the counter to finish the remaining work before collecting his keys and ushering the rest of them out and locking the door. Jasmine stood awkwardly outside the coffee shop, Taehyung refusing to let go of her sleeve.