Soaring (BTS KTH FF)

10. After Effects

A/N ~ I did a little world-building while writing and I have changed the setting of where the Quarters are. In the first Chapter - and since- I designed the Rider Quarters to be part of the Faculty Building. As I'm writing and exploring the world I'm realised how stupid it was to make the Riders Quarters as a part of the central HQ building when they had a whole village just downtown (which make no sense to have if they all live in the same place anyway), I haven't had the time to go back edit the previous chapter which is why I'm making this note, from this point on, the Riding Quarters isn't an underground part of the Main Faculty building but a smaller city that's basically still a part of the faculty but more above ground. Feel free to ask questions if any of this is confusing (or anyone is actually interested in the setting at all)

Namjoon and Miok met with Hoseok in the lobby. Reesa, the only other Cadet - now Rider - who had gotten into the Amethyst Sector in this round of selections, accompanied the Group Captain.

They had stopped by the med-bay after they had gotten out of the ritual room to make sure that both Taehyung and Miok were fine after the Bonding Ceremony. It had taken a few more minutes to convince her to let the Handlers take Taehyung, who had transformed back to his Dragon form, to her room

"Miok-ah!" Hoseok's voice was loud as he called to her almost all the way across the lobby the moment he spotted the pair of them. Miok's head snapped up at his voice. She didn't spare a glance towards Namjoon before she was racing over to Hoseok.

"Hobi-oppa!" She screamed at the same time she threw herself into his arms. His hands already held open and ready to catch her. Sweeping her right off her feet, both clung to the other as if they were seeing each other after a few long decades rather than a few hours.

"Oh my poor baby, you've been all alone haven't you?" Hoseok cooed once she was secure in his hold making Namjoon smile at the picture the pair of them made. Giggling at his dramatics Miok only nodded her head as she cradled his head against her bosom (him carrying her making his head the easiest place to hug back).

"Now that you are in safe hands, I need to join the other Commodores for the de-briefing, so I will see you two later," Namjoon said before turning to Reesa (who was feeling rather left out and a bit unsure what she had to do in the face of the very enthusiastic greeting from the Commodores second-in-command, who had been friendly but rather stern with her). "Welcome to the Amethyst Sector Rider." He gave her a slight bow of his head and was off before Reesa could do anything more than return his greeting with a proper ninety degree bow.

Placing Miok back on her feet, but keeping an arm wrapped around her shoulder, Hoseok turned towards one of the many exits that led out of the Lobby. "Let's get moving then, everyone will be waiting for us." He announced cheerily as he waved at Reesa to follow after them. "Miok should know her way around, but I want to be Fancy so I'm showing you the picturesque route to get to the Amethyst Sector Quarters. Your Group Leader will show you the shorter route once you are initiated and we find you a place to settle in."

If Reesa found it strange that Hoseok was addressing most of what he was telling to her than to both her and Miok, she didn't show it, only nodding her head attentively at everything that left his mouth. Miok got the feeling that, had she a notebook in her hand, she'd be scribbling on it as if she were in the middle of a lecture.

"I'm sure you are already well aware that we don't run things the usual way in the Amethyst Sector. One rule that you will be given a heavy penalty for, is hurting your Dragon in any way that is unnecessary. We've had many Riders ignore this rule throughout the decade and have been kicked out of our Sector as a price for ignoring warning, so keep that well in mind. Compassion is the motto of the Amethyst Division after all."