I'm fine (Min Yoongi ff)

Chapter four

He was standing with a group of friends when he saw Ani walking to the cupboard alone. He hesitated for a moment, then apologized to his friends, saying that he had to do something, and headed towards her.

He walked very slowly, unable to shake off the feeling that this scene looked exactly the same as it did when he was getting closer to scare her and make fun of it. He stood about two meters from her, not wanting to get too close, and cleared his throat so that Ani would know that he was here. He tried to do everything gently so as not to scare her.

But it didn't help, because Ani turned and when she saw Yoongi standing in front of her, she jumped, releasing the book she was holding in her hands.

"Hello" Yoongi smiled, trying to look as friendly as possible and instinctively bent down to get the book that she dropped.

"Do not come closer!" Ani squealed, pushing her back to the cabinets. Yoongi immediately straightened.

"I'm staying here" he assured her.

Ani pursed her lips and knelt to take the book off the floor. She kept her eyes on Yoongi all the time.

"I know what you came for" she said, getting up "You don't have to worry. I won't tell anyone that you were there"

"What?" he frowned "That's not what I meant" he shook his head, but then something suddenly came to his mind "I mean... I wish you wouldn't tell anyone... but that's not what I came for"

Ani was still standing with her back against the cupboards, hugging the book to her chest as if it was her shield. She watched Yoongi with a frown. At least it was better than those huge frightened eyes.

"So what for?" she asked carefully.

"I wanted to apologize to you" Yoongi confessed.

"For what?" Ani's expression did not change at all.

"For... everything" he let out a sigh "I'm so sorry that we were joking about you and I'm sorry that I was involved in this" he glanced at her, but she didn't even blink "I don't know if you remember, but once you punched me in a face for it"

The corner of Ani's mouth rose slightly.

"I remember" she admitted "And my mom remembers it even better, because the teacher called her that I punched some boy from the class and now his nose is bleeding"

"I'm sorry" he repeated, but he was glad to see that there was something similar to a smile on Ani's face "We shouldn't have made fun of you"

"I don't care if you make fun of me as long as you stay away” she shrugged.

Yoongi felt awkward. He rubbed his neck nervously, wondering how to start this topic.

"I'm also sorry for what happened at the party"

"Why are you sorry for this?" Ani moved restlessly "You did nothing"

"I know, but... I was worried" Yoongi looked meaningly at her hands and Ani got scared again. Her eyes widened.

"It's none of your business" she said immediately.

"I know, but I was afraid nobody knew about it" he confessed.

"It's a little hard to hide it from parents" she whispered shyly.

"Anyway, I'm glad you got help from someone" Yoongi smiled reassuringly, thinking about visiting a psychotherapist.

He had so many questions for her. About the scars, about her mom, about the doctor… but he bit his tongue. She was standing in front of him like a poor animal pinned to the wall by a predator. She looked like she was about to cry, so Yoongi gave up.

"I have to go" he informed Ani, and a relief appeared on her face "See you later" he waved and walked away, never hearing an answer.

As soon as he turned around, he saw six pairs of eyes staring at him with puzzlement. Reluctantly, he returned to the group of friends who were still standing in the same place and probably staring at him throughout the whole conversation with Ani, the same discreetly as now.

"You know her for a… talk?" Jin wondered.

"No" Yoongi admitted truthfully "I just had a business with her"

"Dude, the fact that she didn't run away from you with screaming is really impressive" Namjoon praised him.

"Be careful because the teacher will scold you again for talking to her" Taehyung warned him.

"We didn't get scold for talking to her but for making fun of her" Yoongi rolled his eyes "She's even cool when you talk to her" he added, not knowing why.

The guys shrugged and changed the subject. Only Hoseok sent him a smile. Yoongi silently breathed a sigh of relief. He was glad they hadn't pushed him to tell them more, because he wouldn't have done it anyway. They were probably the last people he would dare to tell about what he saw at the party. Maybe only Hoseok because he was always a sunshine ready to help anybody... but no. It was temting to tell someone about it - his mom or Hoseok... but he kept his mouth shut. He decided that telling someone about her problems is unnecessary. He was the one who knew and he was the one who is going to help her.

She just has to let him.