Seven Deadly Sins

Chapter 10: Discipulus

You watched open mouthed as Taehyung inhaled an entire thing of ham before digging into the mashed potatoes. At the end of the table, Yoongi, Namjoon, and Hoseok were having a heated conversation.

"He's awake now. Everything is fine!" Hoseok snapped, the supposedly quiet debate rising into a audible volume.

"Oh gee, everything is fine, Hoseok. Just fine and freaking dandy. Who knows if that stupid a$$ of an angel put some sort of spell on him!" Namjoon shot back.

"He doesn't seem to be acting strange. Besides, don't you think the exorcism would of taken care of it if something like that was inside him?" Yoongi asked calmly, watching Taehyung like a hawk.

"We don't know. It wasn't one of the best exorcism's I've performed, you know." Hoseok said through his teeth. Namjoon sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose,

"We should tell him..."

"Have you lost your mind? He'd skin us alive."

They didn't have to mention his name at all and yet a chill ran down your spin as if they did. Calling Jin him was scary enough.

"We'll just keep a very very very close eye on him, ok?" Hoseok held his hands out to Namjoon in a gesture of reassurance. Namjoon looked between his two brothers, then at Taehyung, who seemed oblivious to the fact that they were talking about him.

"Sheesh, fine. But if something happens and it gets out of hand, the blame is all on you." he shot a piercing glare at Hoseok. His bright orange hair bobbed energetically as he bowed twice to his hyung,

"Understood, Namjoon." he said. Namjoon glanced one more time at Taehyung, then at you, and then stalked out of the room briskly. You sat in silence, glancing at Hoseok and Yoongi who still stood before each other. Hoseok reached out and grasped Yoongi's hand, giving him a knowing look. The two seemed to pass a million words between each other through meer eye contact. Yoongi finally sighed and pulled his hand away, turning to you,

"Did he do anything funny when you found him?" he said stiffly, finally addressing you into the current conversation. You looked at Taehyung, who was now staring back at you while thoughtfully chewing on a couple asparagus.

When did he get that?

"No not really. Just scared the living daylights out of me cause he was pale as a ghost." you shrugged. Hoseok beamed,

"Well, that's only natural seeing as how he's been out for a couple days." he said brightly. Taehyung swallowed the asparagus,

"How long have I been out for?" he suddenly piped up, joining in.

"About three days...?" Yoongi scratched his chin, trying to recall when Taehyung had passed out. Taehyung whistled,

"Wow. Then again, that angel did do a tap dance all over me." he chuckled, glancing down his loose white button up.

"Yeah that was no easy exorcism." Hoseok said sheepishly, scratching the back of his head, "You just take it easy until you think you're back to normal, ok Tae?"

Taehyung nodded vigerously,
"Ok. I will." he grinned widely before returning his attention to the food in front of him. Hoseok smiled softly at his younger brother and sat down on the table, brushing his hair gently. You felt a smile creep across your lips at the display of brotherly affection and got up to leave the room. Just then Yoongi walked behind your chair and grabbed your arm in a vice like grip,

"Walk with me. We need to talk." he said in a hushed tone. You didn't dare resist and let yourself be dragged out of the room and outside into the gardens. You silently walked along with Yoongi, glancing between his cryptic expression and the botanical garden around you. He still gripped your arm tightly and something told you that whatever he wanted to talk to you about was definitely some pressing matter. After a very long, awkward, and silent walk, the two of you reached what appeared to be the center of the garden. A large, white marble gazebo stood before you with two lounging couches and a small tea table inside, framed by the shade cast by the weeping willow tree besides it. At the base of the willow, a small, intricately decorated koi pond shimmered gently in the sunlight, completing the tranquility of the scene. Yoongi lead you up to the gazebo and pointed to one of the large fainting couches,