You'll Never Walk Alone Again

~Yoongi~

Yoongi was carefully going through the stack of paperwork on his desks, diligently sorting it into the correct piles, when his phone buzzed, signaling an incoming phone call. He flipped the phone over absentmindedly and was surprised to see that it was Namjoon who was calling him. Worry blossomed in his stomach. Why would Namjoon be calling him?? Maybe Hoseok was hurt... he picked up.

"Namjoon. What's up?" He tried to sound nonchalant.

"Well uh... Hoseok wanted me to call you and let you know about something that uh... something that happened today." The deer hybrid sounded slightly concerned.

"Oh... well, what is it then?"

"Ok.... umm don't be mad, please?"

"Huh. Sure."

"Well, Hoseok kinda took in three stray people today... two of them are hybrids, the other is a human. One of the hybrids was really sick and I guess he just couldn't help himself??" Yoongi was silent. "Uh, Yoongi-hyung?? You there?"

"Yup."

"Ok... so...? What's the verdict?"

"I'll be home soon. Do you want me to go get Jin-hyung and bring him home too??"

"Yeah, that'd be good. Thanks Yoongi-hyung." The pink haired man sounded slightly nervous still but also relieved that Yoongi didn't seem too annoyed.
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Yoongi went and found Jin and they both started home. After a minute of driving in silence Jin looked over at Yoongi in the passenger seat.

"So... are you ok with this? You seem distinctly less upset than I thought you would be..." Yoongi glanced at Jin before turning back to the window.

"I don't like people... you know that Jin-hyung. Especially new people..." Jin nodded.

"I feel like there was a 'but' coming." Yoongi sighed.

"...but Hoseok is very outgoing and I guess I should probably be used to this kind of thing happening by now. I need to learn to accept it." He flashed Jin a quick grin. "Don't worry though, social anxiety won't stop me from kicking them out if they start getting too cocky." Jin laughed.
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As soon as they entered the house Yoongi could smell the new hybrids, clear as day. One of them smelled like flowers, although the scent was weak and had an underlying sourness which made Yoongi think that was the one that was sick. The second hybrid smelled more musky, like a forest. Jin grabbed his arm and dragged him upstairs behind him. Namjoon and Hoseok sat at the kitchen table with a brown haired fox hybrid. Jin went straight to Namjoon and hugged him, placing a kiss on top of his head. Hoseok reached for Yoongi who went to him willingly.

"Yoongi-hyung! This is Taehyung. Taehyung, this is Yoongi." Yoongi tried not to glare but he wasn't sure it entirely worked... Taehyung looked just a bit intimidated.

"It's uh, nice to meet you..." Yoongi managed, looking down. The end of his tail flicked in annoyance at himself. 'I gotta stop being so scary...' Taehyung dipped his head.

"...and this is Jin-hyung!!" Hoseok continued introducing. The two exchanged greetings. Yoongi excused himself then and went to use the bathroom. To his surprise, there was a person in there when he opened the door. He was standing in front of the mirror, apparently trying to change his shirt but the one he was wearing seemed stuck to his back, yoongi couldn't see why. The human turned to face him when he heard the door open. He gave a nervous chuckle.

"Hey. You must be Yoongi-hyung. I'm Jimin." Yoongi nodded.

"Uh... do you need help?" Jimin laughed again.

"Yeah... kinda." Yoongi went over to the other man and examined his back. Long, swollen wounds stripped the muscles. The ones exposed oozed slightly. It seemed that the shirt had stuck to the wounds. Yoongi sucked in his breath.

"Wow these look really bad... has Hoseok seen them?" Jimin shook his head.

"I didn't mention it to him..."

"Hmm. Let's try soaking you for a little bit. That'll help loosen the scabs. That way it won't hurt as much to rip them off." Jimin winced.

"Alright." Yoongi started the bathtub for him and Jimin stripped off his pants, leaving his underwear on, and stepped into the hot water. Yoongi sat on the floor next to the tub while they waited. He admired the was the human's silver hair glittered in the light. Jimin told him about how Hoseok had found them and brought them back. Yoongi let him talk even though he'd already heard the story from Hoseok. He smiled to himself as Jimin talked animatedly. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad to have these three here for a little while.
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"Alright." Yoongi handed Jimin a towel. "Bite down on this." They had succeeded in getting the shirt over his head and off his arms. Now it just hung, attached to Jimin's back. "I have to just pull it off from here.... it's gonna hurt really bad but I don't think it can be avoided." Jimin nodded.

"Just do it fast." He lodged the twisted towel into his mouth and and nodded that he was ready.

"Alright." Yoongi's hands shook slightly. He placed a soothing hand on Jimin's shoulder, above his injuries then pulled hard. The shirt came away. Blood dripped down Jimin's back and he groaned, tears streaming down his face. Yoongi's stomach clenched. He dropped the ruined shirt in the sink and went to soothe the silver haired human. He gently washed the blood away with a damp wash cloth.

"Alright. You'd better let it dry out and scab over again before we bandage you up. We don't want you to stick to your bandages like you stuck to that shirt."

"How can I stop that from happening again? That was awful..." Yoongi ruffled his hair. Before we bandage it again, I'll put vaseline on it. That'll stop it from sticking.
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The two of them went downstairs. They entered the guest room as quietly as they could. Jimin turned on a light and went over to the hybrid on the bed. Yoongi gasped. The boy was beautiful. He was young though, even younger than Taehyung and Jimin had appeared. He couldn't have been more than 19. Grey bunny ears stuck out of his curly black hair, explaining the smell of flowers. Jimin knelt on the bed next to him.

"Kookie!" He said gently, "Kookie! Wake up, there's someone here to meet you." Dark eyes opened and looked confusedly at Jimin. Jimin smiled, obviously relieved and stroked the bunny's hair. Yoongi's heart melted. He went over to where Jimin knelt and smiled at the boy.

"My name's Yoongi. It's nice to meet you." The bunny tried for a weak smile.

"Hey, I'm Jungkook." Yoongi dipped his head.

"Are you feeling any better?"

"Yeah, a lot actually." Yoongi smiled.

"That's good." He placed a hand on Jungkook's forehead, feeling his temper. "Yeah it seems like your fever has gone down a bit." Just then there was a knock on the door. Namjoon poked his head in.

"Hey Jimin- oh Yoongi's in here. I was gonna ask if you'd seen him! Anyway, Jin and Hoseok sent me to get you two. Dinner is almost ready." He glanced down, eyes widening in surprise. "Oh! Jungkook, you're awake!" Jungkook blinked, obviously not sure why all these strangers knew him. "I'd offer you dinner too but..." Namjoon trailed off before he began stating the obvious. Jungkook's face paled a bit at the thought of food and he hurriedly reassured Namjoon that he didn't want any. Namjoon departed, closing the door behind him. Jimin leaned down to kiss Jungkook on the forehead.

"Alright Kookie, Yoongi and I are going to go eat. Try to get some more rest ok??" Jungkook nodded. Jimin smiled and he and Yoongi left to go eat dinner.

Whew! That chapter ended up longer than I though. I love Yoongi's secret soft spots. It's wonderful. 😊💗💗💗
Questions and comments welcomed!!