(14) ...I'm Greedy for more
"No this is stupid" Hobi said stubbornly, still refusing to look your way.
It's not that he had anything against you per say but he was done being responsible for the death of humans.
He wasn't going to just watch everyone allow you to throw your life away like this. He didn't even know why you had to come with them.
"But Hyung just-"
"Enough Chim, I thought this was going to be us 6, not with this...this liability too!" Hobi shouted back unwaveringly and you snapped.
"Enough is enough dammit!" you screamed with a scowl and Hobi paused, narrowing his eyes at you.
"You're right, this is enough; go home kid...You can't come with us!" he shot back with an unquestionable resolve and you growled.
"I can't come with you? First of all, you're the one joining us, not the other way around because If I wasn't here, none of you would be either!" you argued and Hobi froze.
What?
"What do you mean..." he trailed off with a puzzled look and you relaxed slightly; finally, it seemed like he was going to listen now.
Namjoon, the ever so reasonable one, stepped forward.
"Hoseok-ah, it's true. This is that girl Envy gave himself up for." he explained and Hobi took a sharp breath.
You were the human that got Envy condemned?
He frowned; it didn't matter though...It didn't change the fact that you had no place in their breakout.
"That doesn't explain why she has to come..." he pointed out pigheadedly and you scoffed.
"I've said this to the others as well but none of you would be here planning an escape if I hadn't gone out of my way to get Chim to meet me in the first place." You told him with a challenging glint in your eyes and he glared but you didn't give him the chance to speak.
"So I'm here to save Kook's ass because there's no way I'm letting him leave me with just a 'Thank you'. And you my friend, are either going to help us out and leave this shitty hell behind, or go back to groveling at that stupid man's feet as you continue punishing people for the rest of eternity. Your call" You spat out with a huff and Hobi's mouth dropped slightly.
He quickly recovered though and turned to the others.
"Are you guys insane? You guys actually agreed to bring a girl with us?? She's not going to survive for longer than 5 minutes in there! We're immortal and even in there we have a chance of dying...so what more her?" he asked as if they were insane -and they probably were.
Tae brought his hands up placatingly. "But Hyung, none of our powers wo-"
Hobi roughly grabbed your wrist and turned to the guys, completely cutting Tae off mid-sentence.
"The guards have quirks too so what makes you think they would hesitate to use them on her...if you guys won't do anything then I will" he said with a determined glint in his eyes and looked you straight in the eye's, activating his quirk.
Tae grumbled in the background petulantly from being ignored and observed with a shake of his head.
Hobi would realize it soon enough.
You froze, captivated by the intensity of his gaze and then lowered your head, making Hobi nod acceptingly while loosening his grip.
"There she won't remember anything..." he bit out, slightly regretful, but he had done what was necessary and although he had no right to alter your memories, he wasn't going to let you come with.
Slowly you lifted your head and faked a yawn. "So, since I can remember that you're Greed, you'll agree to come with us?" you asked with a bland expression.
"Wha-" he stammered in shock but Jin just sighed.
"If you let Tae finish he would've told you that none of our powers work on her." he pointed out and Hobi's mouth opened and shut -he was rendered speechless and trust him, it didn't happen often.
Yoongi decided it was time he cut in now. "Hobi...she's more stubborn than you..." he said pointedly and you nodded at that.
"That's right, I am." You said head-strongly and slowly approached the obviously flustered man.
"So now that you realize I won't be leaving, what are you going to do?" you asked, shooting Hobi a challenging look.
His will was starting to crumble and he could slowly feel every excuse die out -he wanted this so badly yet he was conflicted deep down.
He stiffly stalked towards you anyways and leaned down to your ears.
"Fine. This isn't safe but I can tell that nothing I say will change your mind so we'll both go; Don't think this is okay with me though." he whispered and pulled himself away as he stalked angrily out the door, slamming it loudly shut behind him.
Tae tousled his hair. "Uh...I'll go check on him..." he said with an awkward laugh and headed out as well.
When Tae had left, you let out a frustrated breath.
"Well shit...I thought he was going to be the most eager one..." you mused and Namjoon collapsed nimbly on one of the seats in the room.
"Mm it can't be helped. Hobi cares too much for others" he said and you laughed bitterly.
"Care? I'm pretty sure he just thinks I'll get in the way..." you muttered back but Yoongi shook his head.
"No, that's not how he is. Hobi has always detested taking people's lives from the start and it's probably affected him more than he's ever let on. He's a Sin but sometimes I feel like he was placed here by accident; this world isn't meant for him so you need to understand that he's only arguing for your sake because he doesn't want you to get hurt." he pointed out and you frowned.
"But...." you said, trailing off when you realized that Yoongi made sense.
Greed called you a liability and told you it wouldn't be safe if you came with but never did he once say that you would ruin their chances of success.
You glanced towards the door in wonder. "Is he really...worried about me?" you pondered as your anger slowly subsided.
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"Hyung come on~ She's not going to die" Tae said with ease and Hobi groaned.
"Why are you all so calm about this...I get she may be immune to our powers and quirks but it doesn't mean she's entirely out of danger..." he argued and Taehyung chuckled knowingly.
"I know, I surprisingly care about her too and I haven't even been around her that long...The brat's already gotten under my skin; I don't even bother pretending to flirt with her anymore either" he said with a grin and carefully watched for his reaction.
Hobi sputtered.
"T-that's not w-what I'm saying!" he spat out in denial but Tae nodded skeptically.
"Mhm, so you're telling me that you care if she dies or not because you DON'T give a shit?" he pointed out with one brow raised.
Hobi growled annoyedly and then rubbed his face with a groan.
"Fine! It bothers me that if she dies it will be our fault. What's the point of leaving this life if we're doing it while gambling with hers. It just makes the whole reason for doing this pointless..." he admitted and Tae smiled now -there we go.
Taehyung smirked. "Hyung for someone as openminded as you, you sure are dense." He began and Hobi shot him an unamused look.
He chuckled and continued. "Just like us, she has a goal and I know you can see what we can...that drive she has is unmistakable. Not only that but she doesn't remotely judge us at all...not even slightly. She knows almost all of our pasts and whereas the others here condemn us for it, she doesn't even blink..." he explained and Hobi grew quiet. -good. It meant he was listening.
"If she's willing to put this much effort for one of us because she loves the guy, then what gives us the right to stop her? She's already made it this far into the impossible and I doubt she's going into this without knowing the consequences. All of us have accepted that -even respect her for that too- because we've seen men twice her size beg us for mercy under our hands but she's almost been killed twice and not once has she complained." he ended, giving Hobi one last pat on the arm.
He put his arms behind his head carefreely and turned back but not before shooting him one last grin.
"I don't know about you but I want to meet Envy and congratulate him. It's no wonder he gave everything up for her" he said with an amused chuckle and walked off while whistling.
Hobi stood there alone, now musing over Taehyung's words and he scowled.
"Dammit Taehyung, since when did you get so insightful..." he grumbled and ran his hand through his hair.
"Greed?" you called out from a distance and he tensed but stayed in place.
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You were panting by the time you finally reached him and he regarded you unreadably.
"Tae pointed me your way and I just wanted to apologize..." you said while staring at him unfazed.
He blinked.
"Apologize?..." he questioned and you nodded, placing your hand on your chin contemplatively.
"Yup, I'm not going to change my mind about coming but I won't be careless about it either. So I'm sorry about disregarding what you were trying to say earlier...I appreciate the concern." you explained with a cheeky grin.
Hobi grew flustered and turned his head away to cover his increasingly warm face.
"Y-you don't need to apologize, I told you we'll all go already" he stuttered, unable to adapt to this odd situation that quickly.
You held back a chuckle and nodded. "Alright, I hope we can start over then. I don't want to go through this entire thing on your bad side...especially since you're the only one that can supposedly put Yoongi in his place without dying" you joked and finally a smile unconsciously tugged at his lips.
He let out an unrestrained laugh and you stared in surprise.
His presence suddenly became all the more radiating -it caught you off guard and you gaped.
He raised his brow and clapped his hand strongly on your back, making you yelp.
"Try not to die while we're there then Y/N..." he said with a small smile and grimaced but nodded with your own smile.
"That's not part of the plan...Hoseok" you answered back sassily.
He would give this a chance, he had to for everyone's sake and his own.
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You had all gathered back in the room and Namjoon, surprisingly -or maybe not for the others- took charge and explained the plan, looking at you all seriously while going into every pertinent detail along with everyone's role.
"There are 3 layers in the prison and Envy is most likely being held here..." he began, pointing to a specific part of the print and you all listened attentively.
This was going to be a long night.
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After going through the entire strategy and making sure everyone understood their part, Namjoon let out a tired yawn and gazed at the ceiling with a sigh.
"I know we all need to prepare some rations and materials that we need to bring with us so let's move out tomorrow" he commanded and nobody argued.
He looked your way. "Y/N, we have a common room that we all gather in sometimes so it's big enough for all of us to sleep in tonight. It's crucial that no one finds out that you're here especially because we're not the only ones who can tell humans apart. You'll have to stay inside tonight but don't worry though, we'll get your supplies for you." He said considerately and you nodded with no disagreement.
He then turned to Yoongi and Chim.
"The three of us will gather everything for the others too. I know you two need to get a couple more things as well so Hoseok, Jin and Taehyung will stay with Y/N until we're back. Are we all good with that?" he asked and at everyone's silence he nodded.
"Alright then, we'll be heading off" he finished.
Everyone parted.
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The night passed quickly and soon enough the others returned. You realized that with every passing moment, you were starting to get more invested and connected with the men around you.
Greed was constantly putting smiles on everyone's face, because despite nobody wanting to admit it, things would change for everyone here and that worries them all.
...whether the change was for the better or worse depended on the success of their mission.
That aside, Gluttony constantly brought food in and gave you tips while relentlessly throwing jokes here and there that Wrath, without fail, gave him crap for but it was obvious that he secretly enjoyed them as well.
Sloth was much more relaxed around you now, despite the rough start you two had and he had actually talked to you about music. -his passion for it had you intrigued and every so often Wrath would join in too.
You noted that Pride and Lust's relationship was quite interesting, built on playful banter and teasing. Those two were so different from what you thought they were in the beginning and you smirked.
Kook would like them all a lot.
You never thought that they would be amiable and pleasant to be around and that made it harder for you to not get emotionally attached but maybe you didn't have to fight it; life was too short to be closed off anyways.
And in the off chance that you do die in, at least you won't have any regrets.
You laughed secretly to yourself.
"You'd all like Kook you know?..." you said with a wistful smile on your lips and everyone paused, listening intently now because they knew nothing about their 7th member.
You knew they wanted you to explain so you got more comfortable on the makeshift bed you were laying on.
"He has this rebellious side to him that would suit Chim and Tae quite well...You're all pretty childish anyways" you started with a roll of your eyes and the two men smirked proudly at each other.
"...and I know for sure he'd admire Namjoon because of his empathetic nature and intelligence, while relaxing around Jin and messing with him too -he does that to me all the time." You continued and Joon sat there thoughtfully while Jin smiled.
You pictured Kook's smiling face and teared up slightly but luckily no one noticed.
"Hobi and him have equally I-care-but-I-won't-let-you-find-out personalities and I know that he could warm even Yoongi up with his persistence. He's like me but 10 times worse, sorry Yoon" you finished with a muffled smile and Hobi held back a blush whilst Yoongi shook his head in amusement.
You nodded sleepily now and shut your eyes. "Mm...I can see it already...you guys are really made for each other..." you murmured jokingly and then drifted off to sleep.
The 6 sat there, long after you dozed off, lost in their thoughts until eventually they too succumbed to sleep.
These men weren't Sinners, not anymore...
...not to you at least.
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"내 야망의 독기 매일 칼을 갈았지
But 참을 수 없는 내 욕심에
칼은 무뎌져..."
"The venom of my ambition, I sharpened my knife every day,
But because of my uncontrollable greed,
My knife became dull..."
-BTS, Intro: Boy Meets Evil
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We have:
Jungkook: Envy
Jimin: Pride
Yoongi: Sloth
Taehyung: Lust
Namjoon: Wrath
Jin: Gluttony
Hoseok: Greed
Which means we're now at the ending!
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