The next morning the brightness of Namjoon's room woke me up as well as the urge to pee. I removed myself from the mess of tangled limbs I'd been buried beneath and climbed over the naked bodies to get off his bed.

I picked up a random shirt, not sure if it was Jimin's or Joon's and threw it on to go across the hall. Seeing the door closed, I knocked before twisting the handle and going in to see Tae with his hand pressed against the wall over the urinal.

"Oh thank god" I sighed, happy the toilet was free. I lifted the shirt over my butt and sat down, feeling a hundred times better now that my bladder was empty.

"Good morning to you too" he chuckled then yawned before turning to washing his hands in the left sink

"Morning baby" I wiped and flushed then took the right sink "I had to go"

"I could tell, You peed for like five whole minutes" I laughed lathering up my hands good "You had a really good night"

"I did" doing nothing to stop the smile creeping onto my lips, "Feels like everyone got some action last night" I said, remembering how I felt his and Jungkook's multiple orgasms

"Definitely" He replied, rubbing his bare chest. I pulled out my toothbrush and put a dab of toothpaste on it and began brushing my teeth as he followed my lead.

Afterwards we both went back to Joon's room to wake the others. I climbed back in bed, peeling the sheet off of Jimin and sat on top of him, leaning down to kiss his neck. He stirred a little, unable to move much, moaning softly as he woke up. Tae leaned over Yoongi who was sleeping near the edge, softly finger combing his hair and kissing down his face from his forehead to his chin

"Time to get up handsome" he whispered

"No," Yoongi grunted, putting his pillow over his head

"Yes. It's almost eight and after today we only have one more day of work then we're off for a month so get your butt out of this bed right now" Tae fussed yanking the pillow away and tossing it on the other side of the bed making Yoongi growl at him.

"Jiminie, get up babe. We need to be ready to go by ten" I coo near his ear, he nodded and thrusted his hips upward "Woo!"

"Good morning" Namjoon's deep, raspy morning voice greeted us all

"Good morning Mr. Kim" I smiled at him, remembering how dominant and in control he was with Jimin last night. I anticipated the day he'd take me in the same fashion, have me begging him to stop and go.

Namjoon sat up to stretch and yawn, effectively waking himself up and turning his legs to touch the cool floor beneath them. He stood up, butt naked, and stretched again then pulled on a pair of shorts. Jimin tapped my thigh so I would get off of him and he too could get out of the super comfortable bed.

"Are you feeling okay Jiminie?" Namjoon asked, holding on to the younger's slim waist as he spoke to him

"You always ask me that as if I don't beg you to fuck me like that," he giggled "Yes I'm feeling okay, better than okay but thanks for asking anyway"

"Good, wanna hop in the shower with me?"

Jimin placed a quick peck on Joon's lips "Of course"

They both left us behind to go freshen up to get the day started. I looked to my left to see Yoongi still curled up in the sheet and blanket trying to ignore Taehyung who kept yanking the covering off his naked body.

"Tae, please go away" he grumbled

"Fine, but we're not waiting on you. If you aren't ready by the time we leave you will be left behind" He huffed then left the room as well

"Yoongi," I called out softly "Babe you really do need to get up. Did you not sleep well?"

"I did but I still don't want to get up," he replied. I rolled my eyes and turned him over and wrestled the blanket from his grip then got under them with him. I kissed on his neck and chest, slinking down until my mouth was within reach of his dick. I kissed the tip "Stop"

"Not until you get up" I kissed it again. Hearing him sigh then throw the covers back her looked down at me

"Come here" he curled his finger so I did what he said and laid next to him. Yoongi kissed me then pushed me onto my back and got in between my legs. I could easily feel his now hard cock being pushed against my core "Good morning"

"Good morning." He sat on the heels of his feet looking down at my shining jewel and licked his lips. He grabbed his thickness and stroked it a few times before slipping in inside my wet tunnel "Ooh"

"This will have to be quick but I need you"

"I need you too baby, hurry" He wasted no more time.

***

"Baby I'm sorry about this morning" I said hugging Yoongi from behind

"I'm not upset, trust me it was feeling great for me too but you literally said you aren't ready for kids last night" he chuckled, patting my hands that were overlapped on his stomach

"I know. That's part of the reason we need a primary protection that isn't condoms for moments just like that one"

"I understand completely, love. Like I said, let's talk with everyone before we decide which method to use. And just so you know if this morning makes you pregnant, there is no reason to be afraid or nervous. It may be earlier than we would like but it would be still a blessing that all of us would excited for"

I just smiled and kissed his neck before climbing into the van behind him. Earlier that morning when Yoongi and I decided to have a quickie before getting out of bed, I forgot he wasn't wearing a condom and refused to let him pull out when he came. Stupid, I know. Especially since I'm nowhere near ready to be a mom yet and I was hoping to enjoy a couple of years with my soulmates alone before we started adding to our family.

During the drive to their work I was mostly quiet, looking out the tinted windows to see as the melting show would allow. March was only a few days away but some parts of the country still resembled a winter wonderland. The sun was shining brightly though so it helped with keeping my mood positive.

"Baby are you alright? You've been pretty quiet this morning, are you nervous about the apology?" Taehyung asked me when the van came to a stop at Hybe

"I'm fine Tae, just thinking it all" I smiled at him "I'm a little nervous but all I have to do is read the prepared statement so I don't think it will be hard"

"Okay" He kissed my cheek once we out the vehicle

"Hey guys, when we get back home there is something I want to talk to you about and no it's nothing bad so don't panic. It is pretty important to our relationship though" I announced once we were all inside the building. They each nodded or verbally acknowledged what I said.

The eight of us entered a meeting/conference room and took the available seats around the large table in the middle of the room. Some of the PR and a few managers were also there. They immediately went over plan for the apology which, of course, was going to be broadcasted internationally just like our initial announcement. I was a lot less nervous than I was yesterday but still did not like the fact that I had to be in front of cameras again. I listened closely as everyone spoke and after the meeting was over I was immediately herded out with the guys to the stylists to get our hair and makeup done.

None of these women looked like they have ever worked on biracial hair before and that scared me. I could not trust them so I asked them upfront if they have experience with hair like mine and one spoke up. She was standing near Hoseok, getting her tools ready

"A friend of mine is mixed, black and white, and she had really thick, curly hair similar to yours. She used to let me practice on her hair when I was in school, it's been a while since but I could do something simple with very little manipulation" she answered

"Okay, I can work with that" She and my original stylist swapped clients "I'm not totally against it but I would prefer if you did not straighten my hair"

"Hmm" she examined my hair then touched it "I have an idea, it's really simple but kind of childish"

That did not sound promising. I locked eyes with her in the mirror "What exactly are you thinking of? Can you show me a picture?" she nodded and pulled her phone out. After about five minutes of searching and scrolling she seemed to have found what she was looking for

"Something like this, I would eliminate the baby hairs because I can't do them and add some clips similar to hers to add some elegance to the look. What do you think?"

"Let me see," Jin demanded as his hair was already started. She stretched her arm out to show him since he was seated next to me "Oh, cute!" he exclaimed

"Show me, show me" Jungkook chanted, now anxious to see my potential hairstyle. "Noona this would be so pretty on you"

"I like it too and it's not childish. Let's do it" I agreed and relaxed into the chair

By the time we were all ready, I could not stop singing the stylist, whose name is Ha-rin, praises. She actually knew what she was doing, she started out by detangling my hair in sections with a large tooth comb, she made sure to moisturize my scalp, hair shaft and ends and got my part straighter than I have ever been able to. She was good.

We made it to the broadcasting studio afterwards and waited backstage. We had fifteen minutes before I had to stand on another platform in front of millions of people again but I didn't have a chance to be nervous because my soulmates kept fawning over me. Thinking back, I'm sure they were doing it for the exact reason of keeping me from getting nervous or panicking about anything.

"Baby you look so good. I mean you always do but this hair and makeup is doing something to me" Namjoon's eyes raked over my body many times as I paced a little

"Thank you Joon, you look good too. I am loving the hair" He blushed and showed me his dimples.

"Alright, five minutes" one of the staff warned us

"You're going to be fine Ma-ri" Jimin told me while holding my hands "Just read the monitor and it will be over before you know it"

"Okay, I can do this, again. Thank you baby" I give him a light peck on his soft lips so neither of us has ruined lipstick

The time arrived and all eight of us walked onto the stage. This time there was a single podium with about eight microphones sticking out of it. I stood in front but they all surrounded me making me feel calm. The room was not as full as the one from the previous day and the crowd of reporters and journalists was smaller too.

"Good afternoon everyone" I started "As you know by now my name is Choi Ma-ri and I am one eighth of this soulmate group. I am here to offer an official apology for my outburst yesterday during the press conference to revealing us so I humbly ask for your forgiveness" I stepped on the side of the podium and bowed at 90 degrees. "This is all very new to me and I let emotions get the better of me which led me to saying some choice words on live television"

As the next part of the apology began to slowly ascend to the top of the prompter screen I had to refrain from making a face and rolling my eyes.

"I'm sorry, I can't do this" I sighed then straightened up my posture "Everyone, I know the way I acted yesterday was not what you would deem acceptable or professional and I am okay with that. I will apologize for blowing up on live television but I will not apologize for defending myself and my soulmates from her verbal attacks. I am not the celebrity here so I personally don't care as much if you all like me or think I'm suitable for the public because my goal is not to be famous but for the sake of my loves and their careers I will make better efforts to control my emotions when people try to get a rise out of me. First impressions are crucial but you all must understand I am human and I will make mistakes because I am not perfect and I will not pretend to be. I hope everyone will be able see past my provoked outburst and see me for who I am normally but I know I cannot make anyone perceive me in a light they don't want to. I can only be myself and I will not try to be anyone else to please you or anybody else. I love who I am and so do these amazing men behind me."

The room was still and quiet and I could feel Jin, Jimin and Hoseok being puffed up with pride.

"In closing I offer this, I may not want the attention that is so common for BTS but I am starting to understand that it comes with the territory so I will be nice as you let me be. I know the news of soulmates still existing is huge and even more so when seven of the world's biggest entertainers are involved so lots of people will be interested in us, whether it is negative or positive. I simply ask that you remember this is shocking for us as well and to be as careful with your words as you expect us to be with ours. Thank you"

I stepped away from the podium and Namjoon stepped up to say a few words "Everyone, thank you for your time today. I'm sure you have questions but unfortunately today we cannot answer them. In due time you will have our full story so please look forward to it. Take care and thank you again" he stepped down and we all walked back stage

I finally felt like I could breathe. I sat in a chair and exhaled "Oh I don't like that" I frowned

"But you did amazing baby" Jin said, squatting in front of me "Hopefully you won't have to do anything like that again for a while but it's like you said, we are big news so it's possible you'll need to get used to having cameras in your face"

"I know that's my new reality but I still don't have to like it. I know I went off the script but I didn't like what was written. It made me sound like a feeble minded girl who can't think for herself"

"It's okay, you did a great job of expressing yourself and I would not change a thing about what you said. Yes, you went off script but you still did what you were supposed to do so the PR people will have to accept it" Jin smiled at me then kissed the tops of both of my hands

"Thanks Jin" we both stood up and hugged each other. "I wasn't as nervous today and I know you, Hoseok and Jimin were why so thank you"

"Anytime Ma-ri" we let go of each other and followed everyone else outside to head back to their company. This time I rode with Namjoon and Jimin who also let me know how well I did and that they were proud of me.

When we arrived at the Hybe building again lunch was waiting for us and I was so thankful for the forethought. Even though I was starving I didn't want to eat anything before getting in front of the cameras but now my stomach was growling at the smell of food. While we were eating I got a gang of notifications and text messages.

"Aren't you the popular one today" Jungkook teased due to the constant chiming and vibrating from my phone

"This is crazy" I commented between bites as I just watched them flood in nonstop. I turned the sound off and decided to check everything once they stopped.

"Right now you are the hottest topic all over the world between yesterday and today. This shouldn't be a surprise" Yoongi added. "I suggest you mute your name on all social media"

"I agree. It'll get extremely annoying and most of the mentions of you will be linked to bullshit and trash posted by people seeking attention and using your name and picture as clickbait" Hoseok expressed while mixing his noodles.

"Noted. I will make sure I do that today"

After eating our fill of delicious food they had another meeting with management about the agenda for the next day. The rest of the day carried on in a very calm manner that I wasn't expecting but was grateful for. I was dreading the feedback from the public relations team but they weren't too upset about me deviating from the plan but were okay with the final result which allowed me to relax more.

While the guys were tending to their business I finally got a chance to look through the notifications on my phone and oh my god it was ridiculous. I only got through about twenty of them before, feeling completely overwhelmed with the amount of people knowing who I am. I went through my call log and text messages and it looked like almost every person with my phone number sent me a message. As I was going through them I got another phone call that I decided to answer.

"Hello"

"Hey baby sister" Minsu's voice flowed from the other side

"Hey big brother"

"How are you right now?"

"Uh, I'm okay right now just overwhelmed but I'm not having a panic attack or anything like that. They guys have been really helpful and supportive"

"That's really good to hear. Have they all been good to you?" he asked. I had not told my siblings about me and Jin yet so he questions was valid

"Yes, all of them. Next time we meet in person we'll talk in detail"

"Alright, I just wanted to call and check on you to make sure you were okay"

"Thanks oppa, I appreciate it" I felt a little bit better talking to him

"I have to get back to work but we still talk again soon. I love you Ma-ri"

"I love you too Minsu, bye" Although the conversation was short I was comforted by my brother.

I spent the next several hours tagging along with my soulmates as they prepared to be off work for the next four weeks. As the day was winding down I noticed a lady lurking around with a camera but no one seemed to mind, that or they weren't paying any attention to her.

"Jimin?" I pulled him to the side to point her out "Who is that lady and why is he recording y'all?"

"It's her job love, she films our bangtan bombs" he answered but it wasn't much of an explanation to me

"She films what?" I asked with confusion written all over my face which was amusing to Jimin

"Behind the scenes footage of special events for us"

"Ooh okay, I was wondering why no one seemed to be aware of her lurking from the distance"

"You get used to the camera crew pretty quickly and she's also really stealthy so we don't always notice her until she's moved on to another subject" he chuckled "I'm sure she's got footage of you too from earlier"

"Is that why I wasn't allowed to change back into my regular clothes?" I asked and he nodded "I guess I should get comfortable with being in the public eye now"

"It's not all bad though. You'll see in time it can be fun and pretty cool"

"I hope so"

"We will be able to go home soon" Jimin said then gave me forehead kiss and side hug

"Good because I am tired. Can't wait to get out these clothes and take this makeup off"