A Rose Between Thorns

Chapter 102: Not Quite Alright

Yoongi's POV-

"Tajang, it's time to wake up!"

Jin says as everyone else starts piling out of the vehicle. I let out a small yawn as I open my door, hopping out while the eldest member tries to shake the woman awake. "Come on, princess. We have to get going," Jin says with a slight frown, his efforts to wake her failing miserably.

"If you want I can stay here until she wakes up," I offer as Jin slowly climbs out of the car. "We can meet you guys inside."

"Are you sure?" Jin asks, and I nod my head in response. "Well, alright then. I'll leave the cake here with you guys then so Jimin doesn't see it."

I look over at the pastry that our female had made this morning, which is carefully concealed on a silver platter with a lid over it. I don't know where she got it, but I'm not exactly going to question it too much.

I nod to the eldest hyung, and he smiles before running over to the others. The members look back at us before I see Namjoon nod as well, and they all head off into the offices.

I let out a small sigh before climbing into the car, furrowing my brow as an image starts to manifest in my head. Closing the door behind me, I shut my eyes and let the image form into something more.

Jungkook sits there in shock as Taylor wraps her arms around the intruder's neck, arching her back towards the wall behind her. The man cries out and tries to pull her off while she uses her hands to mess with his face, covering his eyes and nose to dull his senses.

By changing her posture she's able to alter his center of gravity, forcing him to back up or else fall to the ground. Her back hits the wall as he tries to use it to his advantage, slamming her into it and causing pain to shoot through her body. 

Taylor grits her teeth and bears it as she merely holds on tighter, her smaller frame making it more difficult for him to reach her torso at all.

"AAHHH!!" She screams as more pain starts going through her right thigh, burning as the metal blade pierces her skin.

"TAYLOR!!"

I nearly choke on air in surprise as I watch her dream play out. I shouldn't be seeing this, I think to myself, but there is nothing I can do to stop it. All I can do is watch, all of her senses blurring into my own.

I look up and nearly gasp in horror as blood begins to pour from the walls. Taylor continues to scream in pain and agony, her voice becoming more distorted as it goes on. 

Jungkook chokes on air, and soon blood also begins to pour from his mouth. This looks absolutely terrifying, as if it was straight from a horror movie.

I shake my head a little, tearing my mind away from the horrors I witnessed and instead begin to focus on pushing the nightmare away. I imagine the blood and everything rewinding, playing the nightmare in reverse.

As it starts to play again, I change it to Taylor jumping on Jimin's back and the older member laughing in response. I let the dream continue to play out happily, and after a few moments I see the images slowly fade to black.

Taylor grumbles a little as she opens her eyes, but once she realizes we aren't moving she bolts up in panic. "Holy shi-" She cuts herself off as she surveys the rest of the car, her gaze falling upon me with a confused expression on her face. "Where is everyone else?"

"They've already gone inside, you wouldn't wake up so I told them I'd stay back with you," I reply with a shrug, sliding a little closer to her. Taylor lets out a small groan, rubbing her tired eyes before looking at the blanket that had fallen into her lap.