Chapter VII: I'm Here

Kathy's POV

After cleaning up and making things as if nothing happened, which turned out as smoothly as I expected it to be, Bang-nim entered the room to announce that we'll be taking off after a few minutes

I tried my best to hide my pain by smiling brightly, just enough to make him seem that it's genuine, as my hands clutches on my bleeding shoulder with a handkerchief which is already soaked with my blood. And I actually appreciate the boys' cooperation on the situation

The eldest three stood around me, as the maknaes tried there best to distract Bang-nim

Suga-ssi was kind enough to use his leather jacket, which he placed over my shoulders, to hide my bloody clothes even when I refused. While Jin-ssi stood in front of me, trying to hide the bloodiest part of my clothes with his tall figure, but also tried to make his position look natural at the same time

Rapmon-ssi, on the other hand, softly yet firmly held my hand while muttering words to me that they got me covered. I squeezed his hand to let him know I was listening and thankful for their help, and he affectionately squeezed back

The maknaes have successfully yet naturally made Bang-nim go back to his work, also telling him that the boys want to know me more, and they returned back to the lobby, dashing to my direction. And began to scurry around the place to find something to help me patch up my wound

That happened for almost an hour ago or two before the plane have took off, finally make its way to our destination, Korea

Right now, I'm lying down on the long black leather couch in the lounge area of the plane, staring up at the ceiling that has a miniature and less classy chandelier in the middle. My clothes were placed in the hamper by Jin-ssi, saying to me the that he'll be washing it and it'll be dry by the break of down, which leaves me to wear one of Suga-ssi's hoodie

I find it quite nice that he let me borrow his hoodie, even if I had a few blood stains on his leather jacket earlier yet he still insists. His hoodie is quite oversized compared to my slim figure; however, it was warm and comfy, but it didn't help me get my mind off things

My friends, Lori and Karen, were the ones who immediately came in my mind after the plane took off. Anxieties filled mind, thinking that the agency might've found out about them being special to me and have them captivated

But when I received a message from them that their plane already landed in Korea, not only did it made me realize on how long we were here in the airport, it also made me let out a sigh of relief

I replied back as soon as I received it, saying that I'll probably arrive at Korea late, and lying that the engine of the plane malfunctioned and it took some time to be fixed. A sinking feeling at the pit of my stomach formed because of guilt, knowing that I lied to them, but I know it's for the greater good

And when I made sure that my friends are alright, the next thing that popped in my mind are the boys, the Bangtan. I'm worried that every time they would go to an airport, because they will have World Tours, they'll probably remember what happened earlier at the runway. In short, I'm worried that I traumatized them in the slightest way

My lips parted to release a deep sigh, as I shift on the couch while my eyes never left the ceiling, still thinking and recalling what happened earlier after I shot Seohyun from afar...

After my knees gave up on balancing my weight and fell down with my back leaning at the backrest of the couch, the Bangtan immediately dashed to my side. They closed the door, like I told them to, before encircling around me

I hung my head down, trying to hide the salty tears falling from my eyes as I bleed. The tears wouldn't stop falling, as my mind kept recalling the moment that I killed Seohyun. My mind was as if stuck in repeat from that moment, killing my comrade, my partner in everything, and my best friend--whom I haven't seen for 8 solid years

However, hearing Jungkook-ssi's voice when he's yelling at his hyungs in a whispering way, saying that I was losing a lot of blood, wasn't enough to entirely snap me back to reality. But feeling Rapmon-ssi's large hands, which felt warm under my tear soaked cheeks, was enough to make me look at him and the group

"I-I'm f-fine" I croaked before a string of blood formed at the corner of my lips

I tried to crack a smile, but ended out coughing out small crimson droplets, creating tiny splotches on my white long tee. My ears perked up when Jhope-ssi began muttering that we need help with Jimin-ssi not far behind, which seems like seeing me cough blood triggered there adrenaline real quick

However, before they could even shout, I gripped on their arms with each of my hands, even if my left arm hurts from doing so

"Don't" I wheezed but caught their attention, "Listen, no one else, as in no one, should know about all of this. So don't call for help, please" I begged while looking at the two maknaes, before eyeing each one of the group

"B-But you're ar--"

"I'll be fine, V-ssi" I croaked with a smile, "I'm going to be fine, Bangtan. Just please, don't let or tell anyone about all of this" I pleaded, letting go of the two members and lightly coughed

My eyes looked at the group as they all hesitantly nodded in agreement, which made me smile at them assuringly. However, their eyes grew when I brought my right hand to the steel arrow lodged in my left shoulder, gripping on its cold stem

"Yah! What are yo--"

Too late, Suga-ssi. My hand has already yanked the steel arrow out of my shoulder with one yank with a pounding heart, causing more blood to ooze out from my wound. Dropping the piece of metal, my eyes grew wide as I grit my teeth to not let a single groan or grunt escape my lips

I could feel veins becoming visible on my temples and on my neck as I prevent myself from gasping and screaming, and I'm surprised that I could manage myself from not screaming. My injury is raw and swollen with the pain that is unexplainably agonizing, I shuffled my legs on the floor because on how excruciating it was

"Yah! Are you crazy?!" Jin-ssi yelled in a whisper as he knelt beside me, "Hold her down!"

I don't blame him to react this way, because he doesn't know that the poison on the arrow head will travel into my veins with ease if I wouldn't pull it out

He softly smacked my hand off my bleeding shoulder, and wrap a handkerchief around it with a tight knot to stop the bleeding. I gagged from the unbearable pain that I'm feeling, and it sent my hands to shake from how painful it was. The boys all looked at me in worry and frustration as they hold down my trembling legs and arms

Flitting my wide eyes down to my pocket, I fished out a small bottle that contains blue and white capsules as I wheezed and hiss from the pain. And I hastily popped one in my mouth, swallowing it with a dry throat

The pain would've been unendurable that it would make me scream until my blood was drained from my face, if it wasn't for the capsule immediately taking it's effect on me. My mouth was rigid and open while my head arched back from the horrible pain, my limbs were still held down by the group, but once I felt my tight chest loosen, I lowly sucked in a sharp gasp

I could feel my pounding and racing heart gradually slow down along with my breathing slowly stabilizing. The excruciating pain on my shoulder slowly died down as well, but it remained dull and tender that even from the rising and falling of my chest it would hurt

My vision went from in and out of focus to a clear one when I flitted my eyes back to the group, all looking at me in utter shock

"I told you I'll be fine"

"But how did yo--"

"It was the capsule, Jimin-ssi. But I'll explain everything later, cover the stain on the carpet by pulling the sofa over it, because I could hear Bang-nim going this way"...

Coming back to my senses, I let out another sigh, thinking on what mess have I gotten into once again. My brows briefly furrowed in frustration, but relaxed along with the creases on my forehead vanishing when my attention averted from the ceiling. Three tall figures (even if I were standing they're still tall) walked in the lobby, catching my attention

It was the three oldest members of the group, all looking down at me with small smiles playing on their lush lips. They mostly helped me suture up my wound earlier, despite the fact that I can do it myself

"Hey guys" I greeted ever so softly, but it came out more like a croak

However, I managed to flash them a bright smile, half-genuine and half-fake, making up for my soft greeting

Suga-ssi chuckled with his signature cute gummy smile plastered on his female-like-lips, "You know, if I were in your case? I wouldn't be able to smile like that," He said while going around the sofa and rest his arms on the backrest, still smiling

I laughed, "Well, it's the least I could do to prevent myself from gnawing on what happened earlier, which wouldn't do anything good for me" I enthusiastically said with a smile despite on how soft my voice was

I caught his cute eyes roll in amusement from my response. My eyes flitted over to my other side when Jin-ssi crouched down to my level beside the couch, flashing me an attractive smile

"It's good that you're keeping your spirits high. You're strong, Kathy-ss--"

"Just call me Kathy"

I cut him off, which caught him off guard, but he laughed and lightly pinched my nose

"Kathy" He finished before standing up

My eyes went over to Rapmon-ssi who was behind him, setting down a tray with a bowl of food, a glass of water and some painkillers

He dusted his hand before looking at me, "Well, you're going to need something to eat in order to stay strong. Here, I made ramen, eat it when it's still hot and take some painkillers after" He instructed, giving me his perfect smile, and not missing the cute dimple on his cheek

"Thanks, Rapmon-ssi" I thanked, with my voice still slightly dry

"How's your shoulder?" Suga-ssi suddenly asked when I shifted my shoulder to gesture over to the glass of water

My shoulder is now patched up and clean from blood; however, I wouldn't say it feels entirely better since would still hurt as heck whenever I move my arm. The capsule that I swallowed earlier didn't exactly took the pain away from my nerves, because it was created to terminate the poison lodged in my veins from the arrow. And that poison is the main reason on why it agonizingly hurts, it makes our nerves more sensitive that it's agonizing

The Bangtan barely believed me when I told them about the capsule, but I don't blame them. To see is to believe, was all that I could say to them before we moved on to suture up my shoulder

Luckily, I'm studying with a course of being a professional surgeon along with Karen and Lori, and I could've done it by myself. But the Bangtan wouldn't allow me to do the suturing on my shoulder alone, despite that I can do it singlehandedly

Jin-ssi and Rapmon-ssi were the ones who insisted on helping me out on my shoulder, and they don't take no as an answer. The other members, on the other hand, were busy keeping an eye out. And the appreciative cooperation and teamwork of the group lasted until my sutures were done

Taking a sip from the glass of water, I glanced down on my shoulder with a huff, "It doesn't hurt as much as it was before, but it still hurts as heck. The sutures are still in tact, though; thanks for the Bangtan's help" I said, giving them credit and smiled, "But all-in-all, I'm fine"

My eyes caught the sight of Jin-ssi scratching his forehead, "To be honest, I still can't believe on how could you even take in that much pain" He huffed, "And the capsule and the poison you told us was already hard to believe!"

I laughed, amused on how Jin-ssi tried to lighten up the mood with his dorky yet enthusiastic attitude. However, our attention was suddenly pulled away from one another when Jhope-ssi and Jimin-ssi, the two most scaredy cats of the group, came dashing in the lounge while screaming in fear

My eyes followed Jhope-ssi's figure as he ran to the corner of the room when he came into my peripheral vision, and he has the word fear and scared written on his face. While Jimin-ssi, on the other hand, was taking advantage of his cute height and hid behind Rapmon-ssi, clinging onto their leader's sweater like a scared kid

"Yah! Put that down you dingus!" Jhope-ssi scolded from the corner with his voice shaky, still obviously scared, "Did you not see how that was used earlier?!"

The three hyungs and me watched as he pointed a shaky finger towards the hallway behind me, and despite that my shoulder hurts, I turned my head to look along with the three eldest members

We saw V-ssi laughing his ass off when he came out of the hallway, his lips forming his signature boxy smile as he stomps on the floor in process. And Jungkook-ssi wasn't for behind his laughing hyung. The maknae came out the hallway, laughing his ass off as well while lightly pounding the wall with a loose fist, and wearing my Crossbow cuff with the other

Good thing I embedded a chip that won't make my cuff activate whenever someone wears it or even push the button, aside from me ofcourse. My cuff only recognizes my nerve and only activates when I push the button

"You guys should've seen the look on their faces!" V-ssi blurted out before bursting into laughter, falling on the floor in result

Jungkook-ssi began tearing up from laughing, "Hobi-hyung, do you really think I was going to shoot you?" He asked the two scared members before falling on the ground as well, laughing so hard that he's tearing up again

We watched the youngest members lie on the ground, clutching their stomachs from their uncontrollable laughter. Their laughter filled the room, which didn't fail to make me and the three hyungs smile until we ended out laughing with them, leaving Jhope-ssi and Jimin-ssi flushed with a deep shade of red

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Namjoon's POV

After Hobi and Jimin's small fright scene, we all sober up from our laughters and ended up on talking and chatting about random things in the lobby. Me and the group filled the lounge, each has their own comfortable position, and we mostly talked about on things that are about her. And surprisingly, she's still a student with the course of being a surgeon, which we didn't quite expect

Our conversations carried on into various topics, and it was so enjoyable and fun that we didn't notice that it was already past midnight

We insisted Kathy to sleep on one of our rooms, saying that we could move out to sleep somewhere else for the night, so that she could have a bed to sleep on. But she declined, and we didn't argue with her choice, because of almost all of us were beat. We then said our goodnights and went in each of out rooms to sleep the night

In the middle of the night, as I lay flat on my stomach on top of my bed with a pillow over my head, my ear perk up like a rabbit's ear when a noise coming from outside the room woke me up. My brows scrunches downwards in disturbance as I shifted on my bed with my pillow still over my head

I groaned while opening my crusty eyes, whipping my head over to the side to see the digital clock on my bedside table beside my lamp, which is turned off

4:45 am

My vision was a blur when I tried to look around, because of the absence of my glasses and contacts, and it's also dark. But across from my bed, on the other side of the room, I could see the blurry image of Yoon-hyung sleeping peacefully on his bed. As expected from my behalf

Suddenly, my ears picked up someone's voice from outside, it wasn't loud and neither is it faint, and I was in the verge of going back to sleep until I heard a sob. I threw the sheets off and hoisted my legs to the side of the bed, scratching my sleepy eye until I heard another sob, and that's when it hit me

My eyes grew wide in realization. Kathy was the first to pop in my mind, and immediately had the conclusion that her shoulder must've been throbbing again. Grabbing my classy round glasses from my bedside table, I jumped out off the bed with a creak

I walked out of the room with a fast pace, closing the door behind me before pacing myself to the lounge while fixing my ruffled hair. My feet came to a halt when I reached the lounge, and once I slipped on my glasses, I was greeted by a shifting sleeping figure of Kathy

"Kathy?" I whispered ever so softly, both afraid to wake her up and worried on why is she shifting so much

I got no response and took it as a cue to approach her and see what's wrong, but once I stood in front of her, she was faintly whimpering and softly sobbing with tears falling from her closed eyes

"S-Sorry..." She sobbed with more tears "I'm sorry..."

Carefully nearing her and crouching down beside the couch, I got a clearer prospect of her face that held a scared expression. A few strands of her hazel brown hair was sticking on her forehead from sweat, her cheeks were soaked from tears, and her rosy lips were parted as she continues to pant

I scanned her face, confused on why is she acting this way, and placed a hand on her forehead when I had a conclusion that she has a fever

"You got a slight fever, Kathy" I whispered, wiping her sweat off her forehead with a handkerchief

"I-I'm sorry..." She whimpers, followed by soft sobs

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I firmly squeezed the excess water on the face towel that I dipped in cold water, and placed it on her forehead after neatly folding it. She has calmed down a bit compared to her condition a few minutes ago, but her fever remained; however, she was still whimpering with tears fall from her closed eyes

Not exactly knowing what to do, I tenderly wiped her cheeks with a hand while my eyes were glued onto her sleeping yet disturbed face. And now I think, she's having a not so pleasant dream

"Hey, Kathy...", I soothingly said, "Kathy, calm down, you're dreaming"

Then my eyes grew when her breathing wasn't stabilized, I quickly cupped her other cheek with my hand, "It's alright, I'm here" I whispered "I'm here"

She then calmed down, and with the same hand, I brushed back a strand of her hair to the back of her ear carefully. But I didn't notice that my loose sleeve brushed on her hand that's rested on the side of her head until she suddenly gripped on it

I stopped and watched her hand slowly balls into a fist, gripping on my sleeve, which sent me a slight hint that she's scared. I turned my gaze to her face, and surprised to see her eyes open in a crack, looking at me with an expression that made my heart sink

"S-Seohyun..." She whispered, tears falling from her moon-shaped eyes,"I k-killed her..."

I don't know who Seohyun was, but wen she mentioned that she killed her, it must've been the archer that she shot

I looked straight into Kathy's moist dark blue eyes which attractively glistened when the light from a nearby lamp hit her teary orbs, as if I was staring into a perfectly shimmering night sky

"Rapmon-ssi..." She called, tightened her grip on my sleeve, "I-I killed h-her... I k-killed, Seohyun" She cried in a low voice

Her grip tightened even more as more tears spilled from her eyes, "I-I k-killed... my b-besfriend"

Using my other hand, I wiped her tears as she closed her eyes, "Shh... I know you did and I'm sorry" I soothed

Her creased forehead slowly relaxed along with her breathing gradually stabilizing, and her grip loosens, but she's still holding onto my sleeves. Then I found myself mesmerized on how peaceful she looks as she slept, especially now that she has calmed down

Her face was angelic, too innocent to even realize that she can be someone who could kill. And I couldn't help but ask: Who exactly is she?

I recalled the scene when she killed the archer outside, her expression was strong but her eyes were building up tears. A sickening feeling erupted inside me, knowing Kathy took the risk of taking an arrow for someone she doesn't even know

Tears stung my eyes, "Thank you for saving me" I whispered and watched her expression soften and her breathing got steady. Her grip loosen but she was still holding onto my sleeve

"And I'm sorry for making you kill your besfriend... just to save me..."

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