"I'm doing just fine, Jin. No need to worry, it isn't that lonely." I lie to my brother, looking around besides me at either ends of the couch that are full of snacks, magazines and my electronics.

"I haven't been home in over five months, it's the longest that I've been gone for ever since I started college, Y/n. I'm sorry I won't be home sooner than a couple more weeks..." He trails off over my speaker.

I swing my legs around the couch and throw them over the back, laying upside down as my phone lays on the ground beside me on speaker.

"Don't be sorry, you can't help it that you needed to stay to finish out the new courses they've created. Hybrid vets are needed so the fact that you were given the chance to change to be a hybrid vet and graduate two years early is wonderful! Besides, a hybrid clinic will be amazing to put up here in town since we don't have one yet. They're needed so badly now because regular doctors and vets refuse to see them since they don't specialize in both kinds." I sigh.

"Yeah, you're right. I officially will graduate in two weeks and I've been talking to some people who live in town, an old married couple was talking about giving me their establishment for a low price so that I can start the clinic easily."

I grin, popping a gummy bear in my mouth.

"Perfect. My summer vacation is starting too in a week. I'm passing with all A's!"

"Psh, you don't even go to college." Jin laughs.

"Yeah... it really wasn't my thing but hey, after becoming a black belt, I've gotten paid very well for teaching at the Karate center nearby but I'll probably quit and help out at your clinic once you start." I roll off the couch, sitting up on the floor and turning the TV on.

"That'd be great! Hey, I have to go I have a class soon. Text me if you need me, bye!"

"Okay, have a good class, Jin. Bye." I hang up.

I sigh, leaning my back up against the couch as I watch the news on the flatscreen that's on the wall in front of me.

One year since hybrids have been expose to the world

I watch as the news anchor talks about the distress and changes that hybrids have brought into the world. It's only been about a year since they were exposed to us by scientists and I still remember it like it was yesterday.

"Half human and half animal! It's quite horrific but beyond amazing for our lifetime to see. The government has decided to allow humans to buy hybrids as companions since they have too many feral animal instincts in them. Laws are being set to protect their rights. Hybrids are typically part cat or part dog but there is 25% in the world that we know of currently that are of dangerous, rare breeds such as tigers, wolves, panth-"

I drop my glass of water, it shattering everywhere as I stare at the news channel on my TV.

"Hybrids?" I whisper in disbelief.

I rush over to my couch to watch more coverage on the breaking news.

How in the world would the government categorize them as pets and companions when they're still human?! Owning one? Buying a hybrid? That's insane...

I wipe the tear that's fallen as I try to forget the way I had felt that day. The crushing blow it gave my heart and mind knowing that people would buy hybrids instead of letting them live on their own was painful.

Thankfully, the government has set laws and makes sure all hybrids are cared for and treated respectfully even though a stigma is still in the air surrounding their existence and some owners have been found mistreating their hybrids but it's pretty rare actually and there's less abuse against hybrids than humans commit against other humans.

The concept of hybrids is very unbelievable and crazy but it's something everyone is starting to get used to.

I remember when I had first seen Jungkook's ears... the terror and confusion I had felt was immense but now, hybrids are common to see and humanity as a whole has gotten used to them. Here and there is discrimination but it's become a lot safer for them to show themselves.

What about Jungkook though...

It's been two years since I've last seen him. I had awoken in his house and had went right back to mine and the next day I had gotten stitches in my head and treatment at a nearby hospital. Only four days later his house had went up for sale and it's been like that ever since. I couldn't report a kidnapping to police since they would think I was insane for saying the motive was because he was... half cat.

I tried texting him and calling but the number was unavailable.

Tears fall from my eyes, I lay on my side on the floor as I turn the TV off and curling into a ball, sobbing silently as I think of him and wonder what had ever happened to him.

I kept learning Karate so that I could defend him if I were to ever find him again. I couldn't mess up and be weak like last time because if I had stopped them, he would still be here.

There's a possibility he's even dead...

I couldn't handle the guilt so I tried even harder. I had gotten a burner laptop so that I could access the black market and deep web to see if he was being sold off or something since he was seen as such an extraordinary human. It was a possibility but I had found nothing and I honestly don't know if that's a good or bad thing.

After that I tried to search town for him everywhere and even drove all around for hours far from here to search even though I had no clue where he could be. I didn't even get to see the men's car model, all I know is that they targeted Jungkook because he's a hybrid and wanted to cut his ears off so there's a big possibility they did that after kidnapping him to sell them or wanted to sell him on the black market. They could even be testing experiments on him for all I know and it horrifies me.

But when I had first encountered them beating Jungkook up, they were on foot so they must be nearby...

I run my hands down my face, rubbing my eyes and standing to go take my anxiety medication as well as some other pills.

After Jungkook's kidnapping, I grew unstable and extremely anxious but kept it a secret from Jin and my friends. I wasn't stable enough for college so I had to come up with an excuse. After my months of searching had come up hopeless, I had grown severely depressed and had to invest in medication and now it's been almost a year that I've been taking it all.

My only motivation now is that if I stick around, some day I might find Jungkook.

It's a 50/50 chance, right?

I sigh, swallowing the three pills I take daily and drink it down with water.

I glance at the mail I had brought in earlier, reading through the AD for hybrid adoption centers. An idea pops into my mind and I grip the paper, adamant on trying once again.

I'm the only one who knows what happened to him... only I can save him now

I set the paper and my water down, running to the bathroom to get ready to prepare for driving out to all of the hybrid adoption centers that I can get to in my area. It doesn't matter if I have to drive hours or spend days doing it, the time it takes to get to these adoption centers will never matter because his life will always be worth more than a long car ride.

I shower and get ready, packing everything I'll need just in case something happens and I search up and write down all 17 adoption centers in my area that span from 10 minutes to 9 hours away. I check my bag one more time and pack all the extra money I might need for these long trips.

I have to find him

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here's a longer chapter!

imagine if i posted one more chapter and it just was like "i never found him so i gave up" and that was the end JSKKSXKJSN pls id cry

happy stuff will be back in a couple chapter though, i never write stressful stuff for this long so im surprised i did but i rlly like how the story is going:)