चाळीस

"There, there. You are okay now." She whispered running her hand over his back.

"N-noona, I am sorry. I-i wasn't c-careful enough." Jimin cried tightening his grip around Gauravi. He was shaking from fear. The flashes clouded his mind, the evil laugh, knife and blood.

"Hey, hey, look at me." Gauravi said pulling back and holding his face in her hands, she wiped his tears and running nose. "You did nothing wrong okay. It wasn't your fault at all. It was mine, I shouldn't have let something like that happen under nose. It wasn't your fault, okay?" She said looking into his eyes. "In fact you were so, so brave and clever. I am so proud of you." She kissed his forehead hugging him again.

"N-noonaa..." He whimpered hiding his face in her shoulder. "I was sacred. But I knew noona would save me."

"Ofcourse I would. I will always, always be there." She whispered those words more to herself then him.

"Noona!" Jimin suddenly exclaimed pulling back. "Your wound!" He shouted looking at her arm which was now newly bandage. "You hurt yourself again. Why did you have to carry me like that?" He cried turning red.

"Huh? Are you worried about me? Or are you just embarrassed that I carried you bridal style here?" Gauravi teased hearing snorts from behind.

"W-worried!" Jimin exclaimed turning cherry red earning laughter from the room. "Stop...." Jimin whined hiding his face in his palms.

"Oww my poor Jiminee! Stop teasing my poor child." Hoseok cooed walking towards him and hugging him. "Look at him turned all red in embarrassment." Hoseok teased.

"Hyungggggggggg..." He whined earning laughter again. "You guys are mean."

*Brrrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnggggggg*

A loud voice caught the attention. Gauravi apologized pulling out her phone from the pocket. She sighed looking at the caller id and rubbed her temples.

"You're not gonna take that?" Namjoon asked pointing towards her phone which was still ringing loudly.

"Right sorry." Gauravi apologized silencing her phone. "Excuse me." She said before turning around and receiving the call. "Ben I told you-"

"Not to call you on your job. I know. But you said you will be coming home today by one. And now it's two am Gaura. Where are you? I am worried." He said sounding clearly worried about her.

"Right. I am sorry. It's just something happened at the job, so I wouldn't be coming." She answered.

"You could've left a message you know! I was worried sick! You have been acting weird since you-"

"I am fine Ben. You don't have to worry." Gauravi cut him off sighing. He was going into mama mode. "I didn't get much time to leave a message. Sorry." Ben sighed at other sighed. "I'm really fine Ben."

"I get it."  Gauravi can imagine him pouting at other side.

"Umm, Ben?" Ben hummed in answered. "I need a favor. There a situation here, so I won't be coming back home. I will be directly heading to airport. Would you drop off my b-"

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU ARE NOT COMING BACK?! ARE YOU LEAVING AGAIN! ? YOU TOLD ME YOU WOULD BE-" Gauravi held her phone away from her ear. His voice can be heard by everyone. "YOU BRAT! ARE YOU LISTENING YOU UNGRATEFUL PIECE OF CRAP!" He shouted again.

"Yes, I am." Gauravi sighed rubbing her temples. "Please Ben." She pleaded.

"Whatever!" He snapped and hung up the call. Gauravi sighed squeezing her eyes shut and praying to whoever was up there to help. She sighed for nth time and turned around. Everyone looked at her wide eyed. "Hehe sorry about that." She apologized scratching her back of her head.

"Boyfriend?" Jin questioned.

"Pff..fff. As if." Gauravi snorted shaking her head. "More like a another mother." She muttered texting Ben to use her batch to get in. She turned to Ha Joon nodded him over. "What's the situation out there?" She whispered.

"Media is hasty. Blocked every where, trying to get intel on why Mr. Jimin wasn't performing or seen." Ha Joon replied making Gauravi cursed. American media can way worse than any other sometimes. She thought rubbing her temples.

"What about him?"

"Didn't spat anything. He's coming with us." Gauravi hummed thinking about how she'll take him to hell alive. "Ma'am, about the situation..What are you gonna do?" She sighed.

"There's nothing much I can about it now. I think they have to know either way." She said looking at the boys.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

"Here."

"Thank you." Gauravi looked up to see Ben walk in.

"You are here." She said walking towards him. Ben huffed taking her hand.

"Here! Your stupid batch and other stuff!" Gauravi smiled and thanked him. "Whatever." He muttered looking away from her. His eyes fell on Ha Joon. "Joon!" He exclaimed waving his hand. Ha Joon waved and walked towards him. "You really are handsome." He grinned punching him in arm.

"Thank you." Ha Joon smiled.

"So what did she do this time huh?" Ben asked crossing his arms.

"Ben-"

"I'm not talking to you, you ungrateful piece of crap." Ben snapped without looking at her. "So?" He asked tapping his foot waiting for Ha Joon to speak up. Ha Joon looked from him to his leader who was shaking her head no, to Ben who had his eyes narrowed at him. Ben is more scarier than ma'am. Ha Joon thought gulping.

"Her stitches ripped open again." He blurted out. Gauravi squeeze her eyes shut and smacked her head. From all that had happened he had to just blurt out that. Ben turned around full on glaring at her.

"Ben-I, it's a small wound Ben. I swearr ahhhhhhh!" She shrieked in pain when her ear was pulled. "Ah, no! Ben no, it hurts!" She cried trying to free her poor ear from Ben's clutches. "Bennnnnnnnnnn you are embarrassing me!" She shouted. Ben stopped looking to side to see seven handsome Korean men were staring at them wide eyed. He pulled Gauravi near by her ear.

"Are those BTS?" He asked staring at him.

"For fuck's sake, let go my ear you bastard! And yes they are!" She screamed in pain again after getting smacked in back of her head.

"No cursing." He glared before letting her go. Ben straighten up and grinned. "Hello." He waved his hand. Everyone waved back at him in shocked. They couldn't believe this, one moment he was all beating Gauravi up and other he was smiling and waving. Namjoon was first to recover as stood up and held out his hand to shake.

"Hello I'm Kim Namjoon." Namjoon said smiling.

"Oh dimples!" Ben exclaimed taking his hand. "Hi, I am Benjamin Stokes. Gauravi's best friend." He grinned shaking Namjoon's hand. Gauravi huffed from behind. "What was that?" He snapped his head back at her narrowing his eyes. Gauravi started coughing.

"N-nothing. My throat was little dry." She coughed again. Ben scowled and turned back to Namjoon.

"Ignore her." He said rolling his eyes. Namjoon chuckled shaking his head.

"We thought your were her boyfriend."

"Hah! As if I would date this barbarian!" He snorted making at disgusted face while looking at Gauravi. Namjoon chuckled again. Barbarian, that wouldn't be what he would describe her as. Then again she could be, they were many things she hiding up until now. "She can't even talk a proper sentence without cursing, let alone do other things."

"Excuse me!" Gauravi exclaimed.

"You are excused!" Ben retorted back. "Joon you still haven't told me how she wounded herself again."

"Joon you are not telling him anything! That's our protocol!"

"What a crappy protocol! Joon did she do something dumb again?"

"Ben stop it! This isn't allowed! You are not even supposed to be here. I am grateful that you dropped off my bags but you need to leave now."

"Why I can't be here? You are injured and I am your guardian. I have every right to be here!"

"Ben, you are not my guardian." Gauravi rolled her eyes. "And this is my job you can't be here just because you are my best friend. There's situation here you can't be allowed here. Get back home."

"No, I am worried about you. Aai is also worried. You know you have been acting weird since you took up this job. You never got injured lik-"

"Ben, go back home."

"No."

"Ben, seriously-"

"He is our friend!" Suddenly Jin spoke standing up. Everyone snapped their towards him. Namjoon nodded his head.

"What Jin hyung meant is that, he can stay if he's our friend right?" Namjoon asked looking at Gauravi.

"Mr. Namjoon you really don-"

"Hi! Ben my friend!" Jin suddenly exclaimed walking towards Ben and hugging. Ben hugged him back and then turned to Gauravi and grinned.

"Hi! It's been so long my friend." Ben said patting Jin's back.

"Ughhh! You guys...." Gauravi groaned palming her face. "Whatever! Don't come to me when he annoys you to death!" She said walking off pulling Ha Joon with her.