Seventeen
Sorry for the long wait.
Whispers, whispers, whispers. All you could hear were people whispering around you. Thinking that it was only a dream, you ignored it, but the little whispers never disappeared. You opened your eyes and had such a fright as your eyes adjusted to a bunch of faces surrounding you.
Your first reaction was to sit up and try not to scream. You looked behind you and saw Jinsub fast asleep. Turning your eyes back to the unsettling image of being surrounded, you suddenly realized what this scenario was.
You had fallen asleep with Jinsub last night on the porch, and now all the kids from your cabin were circling around you. A small baby-like face appeared in front of you.
"Hey Y/N! Wakey wakey"
Taehyung.
You rubbed your eyes while all the little ones sat down. Taehyung glanced at the sleeping Jinsub before turning to you once more. "What happened?"
You hesitated.
"Um... Jinsub is my.. My brother." You nearly smacked yourself across the face.
Brother?
Your conversation couldn't even finish as there was a disruption, which you were very grateful for. Jin and Namjoon.
"Where are you kids suppose to be?" Asked Jin as all the kids looked up at him. One kid raised her hand.
"The forum."
"Yes, now get going. Follow Joonie."
Namjoon took all the little kids, only one remained behind. Taehyung huffed. "I want to walk with Y/N." You smiled as Jin frowned and shrugged.
"Fine, but this young man is coming with me." A sudden scream was heard, and it pierced right through your ears. You looked up to see Jin screaming.
"JINSUB, WAKE UP!!!!"
Your boyfriend opened his eyes and leaped onto his feet.
"DON'T HURT ME!" An awkward silence took over. Jin cleared his throat which grabbed Jinsub's attention who began to blush.
"It was a scary dream." Whispered Jinsub. Jin rolled his eyes and grabbed Jinsub by his ear.
"Why did I let you become a counsellor? Your such a kid! It's like running a daycare."
Jinsub mumbled. "It kinda is in a way."
"Oh shush your mouth." Jinsub was taken away by Jin and you looked at Taehyung with a shocked expression.
You stood up along with Taehyung as you ran inside to change before heading towards the main forum, hand in hand with Tae.
"I know that Jinsub isn't your brother."
Your eyes widened.
"What makes you think that?" Taehyung giggled. "I saw you guys."
You glared at him with surprise.
"You saw us..?..." He nodded.
"When me and Jungkook got taken away, I looked back and saw you and Jinsub standing close."
You scoffed.
"Are you serious? I was telling him a secret." Taehyung shook his head.
"I'm smarter than I look Y/N, I watched you guys as you had your little kissey kissey."
You grunted.
"You can't tell anybody."
"I won't."
You and Taehyung we're heading up the small hill towards the main hall.
"What were you and Jungkook doing anyways?" You grinned as Taehyung blushed and kept silent, you asked again. "TaeTae.." He pouted.
"Kookie was sad because Jimin and I weren't in his pursuit group. So, I was wanting to cheer lil Kookie up!"
You laughed jokingly. "Kookie?" Taehyung smiled. "Me and Jimin call him that." You shook your head with a soft smile.
"Cute."
As you entered the forum, you saw that the kids were already having breakfast. You gave Taehyung a little shove.
"Go and eat breakfast Tae, I'll see you later on." Taehyung nodded and took off towards Jimin and Jungkook.
You smiled as you saw him join his friends and you folded your arms.
"Kids sure do grow up fast..."
"Mmh.. They do, don't they?"
You looked over your shoulder and saw Jinsub approaching you.
You smirked slightly. "I thought you were suppose to be helping the crew and kids get ready for the talent show?" I mean, I didn't think Jin would punish you by NOT making you do it."
He smiled. "I had come to grab a snack, and saw you standing alone." You giggled. "You were worried?" He gave a slight shrug as he stood next to you.
You started talking to Jinsub before Dahyun appeared and glared at you.
"Y/N, we need your help getting the kids ready for the talent show and to get everything organized." She turned to Jinsub. "And you need to help clean up once the kids leave. Your talent show job is done, now it's clean up time." Dahyun left as quickly as she came.
"Sorry Jinsub... Duty calls." He gave a soft squeeze to your hand as you began to walk away.
"I'll see you later, be safe." You smiled happily as you skipped away, making your way towards the theatre where the kids would be rushing through in a few hours to dress up, practice, and perform.
You looked around as you saw a few other counsellors and staff getting the stage ready. The posters were up, the chairs were in the middle of being put out, the instruments were ready back stage, the costumes were out, everything was fabulous. You couldn't help the feeling that something was missing.
Scanning the room, you noticed that the stage seemed a little... Dull. You walked up to the stage and climbed up. As you examined the stage, you thought: Nothing that a little painting won't fix.
You went around the corner and opened a door that contained tools such as paint, a toolbox, posters, old stage props and a small child hiding in the corner. You went to grab the two small paint cans; one green and the other blue, but stopped and froze.
You tilted your head towards the small child. Your eyes widened.
Why would there be a kid in here?
"Um-" you tapped the kid that had her knees pulled to her chest, "What are you doing? You know that no kids are allowed to be here yet, you should be at the main hall or at your cabin."
She looked up at you with a great big Morning grin.
"I'm playing hide-and-go-seek."
"With who?"
"My friends," replied the girl.
"Well.. You shouldn't be hiding in here. Can you please come out?"
The girl huffed and puffed before crawling out of the closet. She got up and you examined her. She seemed awfully familiar.
"Hey, your Naila right? Ai's sister?" You asked. She nodded slowly.
"How do you know me?"
"I met your sister, she told me about you, but I don't believe that we actually met yet." You smiled.
"I'm Y/N," you said as you held out your hand to her. She lingered for awhile as she stared at your hand.
You waited patiently as she slowly took your hand and shook it.
"Now.. What exactly were you doing again?" She stuck her lips out into a pout as she retreated her hand and rested her hand on her hip.
"I was playing a game with my friends.. Did anybody come looking for me?"
You bit your lip as you scanned the perimeter of the room.
"Um, no. I haven't seen anybody. Maybe you were too good for them and they gave up on finding you." You put your hand on her shoulder and gently gave it a squeeze.
You wanted to soothe the girl, but deep down inside, you felt that maybe her "Friends" weren't actually friends, maybe they only did that to make her seem like they were playing a game, but really, they wanted to get rid of her.
But who could confess that kind of truth to a kid?
You looked around and your eyes caught they stage. You remembered that you were gonna paint the stage.
You turned to face Naila again and smiled joyfully. "Do you want to help me get the theatre ready for the show later on?" You asked, and Naila nodded rapidly, her mouth forming into the shape of a great, huge, smile.
"Okay!"
You led her towards the stage and pointed towards the two paint cans.
"So, how good are you at painting?"
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This may be my favourite chapter. I loved how it came out. I hope you guys enjoyed it too!
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