Amnesia

XIII.

As soon as they realized that a confrontation with the kidnappers might be inevitable, the group of people that would go back to the truck changed. Taehyung was assured he wouldn't be stepping outside the front door of the house, which made him pout, but he didn't argue. Jeongguk was a different case. When he was told he wouldn't be going on their little adventure, he looked downright betrayed.

Remy couldn't understand what was being said at the time, but Hoseok was polite enough to translate for her later.

"You're not letting me come along?" Jeongguk yelled. "Why the hell not?" (This, Remy had been told, was a rough translation. He had used slang that didn't translate well.)

"Well you did randomly walk out of the house and almost immediately pass out last night," Taehyung pointed out from his place on the couch. He withered when Jeongguk sent him a murderous glare that could make a flower die.

"Who told you that?" he asked through gritted teeth.

Taehyung pointed at Jimin, who also received the death glare.

"Anyway," Namjoon said, trying to diffuse the situation and reduce the number of strangulations that was about to occur, "You're obviously not feeling well."

"But I'm the strongest one here!" the boy protested.

"Excuse me?" Seokjin said, crossing his arms over his chest. This line was said in English, allowing Remy to understand, but she probably could have understood it even if it were in Korean. She fought the urge to roll her eyes. If these boys didn't shut up soon, she'd either be leaving on her own or they would never get out of here.

"Hoseok, you should stay too," Remy said quickly. Everyone looked at her.

"Why?" Hoseok asked. He also looked slightly offended. Was everyone in this group a dramatic?

"Somebody needs to make sure JK doesn't come after us and make sure Taehyung doesn't see a roadrunner or something and go chasing after it into the desert."

"It's weird that you know so much about us," Namjoon said.

Remy took in a breath to retort, then thought twice. It was weird. "I guess. Would it be less weird if you knew more about me?" Actually, just asking that question was weird. She was so out of her element here. Not that she really knew what her element was. Shooting a crossbow at targets, riding a horse, or reading a book? None of those things really involved other people. Before anyone could answer her question, she asked another one. "Can we go now?"

"We don't have a very good plan," Yoongi pointed out.

Another Captain Obvious for the books.

"Look, for all we know, the two of them busted their way out of there with the wir- with the guy's gun and they've already left. We'll just go see if anything has happened."

The storm had her worried. It had cleared out for now, which was good and bad. It was good because it allowed them to make their move. But it was bad because it meant that maybe the two kidnappers had also made their move. And while it was possible that the two could have decided to give up and just leave, Remy found it unlikely. Not for that kind of money. She had a feeling that they would be seeing them again.

That was the real reason she wanted Hoseok to stay. If the two men showed up at the farmhouse while the rest of them were all gone, there would be serious issues. Taehyung and Jeongguk were in no condition to fight off two huge men on their own. Taehyung couldn't even run if he needed to. Hoseok, however, was in about the best physical condition a person could be. He could fight if need be, but he could also run. In fact...