Mark leads us to a part of wherever we are that looks like a residential area.

"It's because it is. All of these are apartment-like suites that are home to all of us. Some live together, some alone. I've been the latter since the beginning, which is exceptional, really. Not a lot get their own place" he explains as he grabs onto my hand tighter.

I hum, my eyes not leaving the side of his face, wondering how lucky I must be right now, no matter what is happening, that I get to see my brother again, someone I thought dead. He turns to me and smiles when he sees me already staring. "I still can't believe it. It feels like a dream" I whisper and he nods, glassy eyes looking back right into mine. "I know, little sister, I know".

He makes us stop in front of a single door and uses a card to make it open with a beeping noise. The door handle unlocks and Mark opens it, allowing us inside a wide room that serves as both living room and bedroom. There's a small kitchen at the side, but it looks high quality. A dining table stands by the large window that gives view to an outdoor garden surrounded by the building's walls. A door by the bed that probably leads to the bathroom is closed.

"It's pretty big" I say as I look around, amazed that a place such as this can be here. "Yeah, it's not the biggest. One of the smallest rooms really, so that lets you imagine just how big the others must be. It's not like I need more, so this one does the trick. We'll be fine with just the both of us".

We remove our shoes and walk to the bed where he makes me sit while he goes to the couch facing it. He motions to my phone with a sympathetic smile, knowing that my fingers are itching to contact them. "Go ahead, they must be worried sick. Sadly, for security purposes, only you can contact them, the barrier allows signals from the inside, but not from the outside" Mark explains, making me tilt my head. "What kind of barrier is it?".

He hums, trying to find the right words to explain. "It's a barrier that you don't find often. It is not a physical one, it distorts reality. It makes the outside believe that what is inside doesn't exist. The user was actually abused a lot for that, so he was brought here when he was young and he never asked to leave".

I look down at my knees. This place really seems to offer protection. "Why did the boss, Park Seo-Joon threaten me in the memory? He talked as if he would make me suffer if I refused his deal, but when we met earlier, there was none of that" I ask as I turn on my phone to open the contact screen.

Mark laughs. "Seo-Joon is a teddy bear. A scary one. He'll have sharp teeth and red glowing eyes, but he actually takes care of the people that are hurting. He himself was victim to the government, so he knows what it's like to suffer from their hands. His threat in the memory was probably more in link with you regretting it because you'd keep getting hurt more. He didn't mean it as he would hurt you himself. Still doesn't excuse making you feel what the man had though, I'm still trying to get him to apologize for that one". I scoff softly. "Well, he was right about one thing. I've been doing this for a long time, so I experienced a lot worse".

His eyes narrow in anger and his hands tighten into fists. He breathes in and out slowly to get himself back on track. "It's over now. It won't happen again. Now, are you going to call them?" he says, making me smile. I nod, feeling relieved about all this and tap on Jin's name, knowing he would probably be in the better state to answer.

I allow the camera to show my face as I raise my arm in front of me and wait anxiously for him, or anyone really, to answer. When his side of the screen appears, I almost become dizzy from how fast it's spinning before falling flat to the ground. The sound of something cracking can be heard and a loud swear before a face appears.

"Y/N! Hun, Sugar plum, are you okay?! Look at me, let me see your face, you're not hurt, are you?!" he asks with wide eyes, his camera focusing on his plump lips before he pulls back to allow me to see his whole face. I smile and nod. "I'm fine, Jinnie, you all must have been so worried" I say and he nods quickly, wiping a tear from his eye. "Thank goodness, really... The guys are currently freaking out, we went to the nest to try and calm down before making a plan to get you back, I left to get some water, wait a minute I'll get there" he says and the screen shuffles a little as he does something before showing me his face from his stomach.

I can still see him biting his lip as he tries to control his emotions. I can't feel the bond as well as before, but it's still there and the light reverberations of their anxiety reaches me softly. I look up to see Mark smiling softly at me, silently letting an image of our bonds forming in his mind from how concerned he sounded. I know he must be glad to hear them so scared, because that means they care.

"Guys, our little baby is on the phone" Jin manages to say with a trembling voice before he's swarmed by six heavy bodies who try to fit into the screen. I notice Namjoon and Yoongi's faces first, their eyes red and puffy, wide as they see me looking fine.

"Snowflakes! I- we saw you getting kidnapped, where are you?!" the white haired man pleads with a broken voice like I've rarely heard from him. "Bun, I'm so sorry about what happened, I knew I should've refused removing the barrier, this wouldn't have happened if only I-"

"Guys, I'm fine. I'm not in danger. None of this is your faults, please. They... this place isn't as bad as the previous memory seemed to show. I... They're going to help me. I was also asked to help once I'm ready, if I want to. Their doctor said that... I probably wouldn't be alive right now if I went to the M.I. . They saved me, taking the blame off your shoulders and allowing me a hideout. I'm not allowed to know about the whereabouts or this place, but I can contact you anytime".

I see their eyes stare at me, try and take in every single words I've said. To go from me being in danger to me being fine, in front of their eyes, even through a screen. Multiple sighs can be heard. "They... how... what kind of help do they need from you? What can they do to help?" Hoseok asks softly.

I smile at him, trying to convince him through my smile that I really am fine. "They're going to gather proofs of my condition, both soul and physic, as well as multiple other people here to prove that the government is up to no good. They... The government, they...". I swallow my words, eyes starting to burn.

Mark shuffles in his seat, ready to come to my side but I shake my head with eyes pleading to not do that now. He nods and sits back, but his eyes look worried. "What's wrong, Kitten? Is someone with you right now?" Taehyung asks and I nod, my eyes locking on his. "It's... the government works with a group that takes care of their... darker matters. They ordered the death of my family. Something bigger than we thought is going on right now" I say, breathing in slowly. Now that the words come out from my mouth, they hit a lot harder than when I heard them earlier. 

Their faces fall at my words, sadness and anger taking over. I wipe my cheeks as tears start falling down. "I've been giving my live to people who promised to help me when in fact, they were the exact ones making me end up alone in the world. They constructed the situation so it would bring them what they need, our lives are only toys for them" I manage to say, heart becoming heavy with all the uncovered information from today.

Mark seems to not be able to handle seeing me cry alone anymore because he comes to sit next to me and takes me in his arms. I hide my face in his chest to wipe my face before looking back to the screen. My soulmates' eyes darken and glare at the new face besides mine. "Y/N, who's that?" Jimin growls and I hear Mark huff a quiet laugh. "Feisty little one" he murmurs and I hit his waist.

"Guys... meet my twin brother. Mark".

Their eyes go from ready to murder to absolutely flabbergasted. "B-b-brother?!" Jungkook stutters, face looking like a fish and I can't help but chuckle a little. "Someone managed to save him before it was too late. He was the only one that was saved, sadly. Park Seo-Joon said that he had promised my parents he would protect us. He's aware that he failed in the matter, but he's apparently been watching over me for years" I explain, watch the information takes its place in their eyes.

"That's a lot to take in" Namjoon whispers, his jaw moving forward as he thinks about what to do next. I nod. "Can we not see you? In person?" Jungkook asks, eyes going to my brother for an answer. Mark slowly shakes his head. "Sadly, not now. It would be suspicious if you guys disappeared as well. Continue to move on with your days, don't look like everything's too fine, they'll still be keeping an eye on you, but don't actually panic. We'll be taking good care of her. I finally found my little sister, I'm not about to lose her again" he says and I feel relief take over the bond, as weak as it is.

"Then we put our soulmate's protection in your hands, Mark. But please, allow us to contact her again from time to time, we can't go too long without seeing her face" Jin says with a strong voice, but eyes pleading for the opportunity. My brother smiles and nods. "I'm sure she'll be wanting to talk to you all as much as possible as well. Only she can contact you, so make sure to keep your phones with you at all time". They all nod, satisfaction on their faces.

Mark then turns to me and brings a hand to my shoulder to squeeze lightly. "I'll leave you some alone time to talk with them, I'll come back later to walk you back to the clinic. The scan is really important" he says and I nod, thankful that he's so understanding. "Thank you big bro" I say, watch as his eyes soften even more. He leaves a strong kiss on my forehead before moving away from me and to the door.

I let my eyes on it even after it closes, still amazed by his presence. So glad that he's still as warm as he was before. I stare back at my phone to see the seven of them gazing at me silently. "I can't even start to imagine how happy you must be to see him alive and well" Taehyung whispers, his voice holding satisfaction for me. I nod, biting my lips to avoid crying again. It doesn't work. My throat tightens and I feel my cheeks reddening as I try to resist the sobs, watch as their faces hold sad pouts.

"Don't cry, you're going to make us cry too" Yoongi mumbles as he sniffles loudly, his eyes not leaving mine. I laugh a little and shake my head. "I can't help it. I'm both so happy and mad at the same time. So much was taken away from me because of the damn government and not knowing exactly why just frustrates me so much. Park Seo-Joon said that my parents went to him to tell him some secret information that cost them their lives. Something to use against them. This isn't a simple fight" I say before laying down on the bed with my feet peeking out. I force my hands above my face so we can still see each other.

"But I have a good feeling. They have a lot of people here, victims like me who are seeking refuge. Although the boss seems mean... the people here believe in him. The doctor, Rain he's named, said that I'll have the choice to help them or not, but only after I'm better. They have people here that could help me with the memories, something about locking them away, in a way that wouldn't backlash against me. Just like what Taehyung's boss did for me when I was younger, but instead of just one, it would be all of them. Once the scan is complete, we can focus on my recovery" I throw the big new out in the open, giggling when Taehyung and Hoseok fall down the bed from overreacting.

"You're saying they can heal you?!" Jimin screams, hopeful light shining in his eyes and I nod. "That's what he said". The wide smiles that appear on their faces is priceless.

We keep talking for more than an hour, about everything, anything. They make me promise to call my other brothers too, they're not aware of me being gone yet, but they actually had a surprise for me, which was spending the night over at their place soon. That obviously won't happen yet, so I should be the one telling them since seeing my face would alleviate the bad news.

I tell them a few times how much I love them, that I can't wait to see them already, that I hope it'll be soon. That causes the boys to start crying and then me too, so by the time a confused Mark comes to get me to go to the doctor, it's a live snot party.

Still, ending the call doesn't feel as hard as it could be because from both sides, we know the other is not alone. We all kiss the screen a few times before parting ways and when Mark and I reach the clinic, the rest of the scan happens without problems.

I'm told to lay low and calm down for a day or two before starting with the the locking process, but Mark is allowed to stay with me in the meantime. I don't know what the future looks like anymore, but it somehow seems less scary than before.

Maybe it's from finally being safe from the grips the M.I. had on me, maybe it's from finally finding my brother, but one thing I know for sure, it's that now I know I'll live long enough to make the government regret ever messing with my life, with any of ours.

I made a new wallpaper for my phone and I honestly love it, the wide smiles and happy looks on their faces just make me happy as well. And although the grammys we're really in fact a scam, they still looked like snacks 🍰