Chapter-3

...As Jungkook hung up the call a loud sigh escaped Jin's lips. He placed Taehyung's phone onto the coffee table then made his way back into the bathroom....

...Taehyung was sitting in the bath, his arms wrapped around his legs; he looked as if he was in some sort of a trance, his tired eyes glued to the wall opposite of him, he was shaking, but at least he was no longer mumbling Jimin's name....

...''Did he calm down?'' Jin asked Hoseok who was sitting on the toilet and staring at Taehyung with a frown....

...''I wouldn't use 'calm down' to describe his situation, but yeah, I guess he a bit more stable.'' Hoseok replied, frowning at the boy in front of him....

...''What did you do?''...

...''Nothing, I just washed his hair, I asked him if he had enough of the water and if he wanted to get out but he shook his head. Who called?''...

...''Jungkook.''...

...''How is he?''...

...''Not okay, but he said he'll be alright.'' Hoseok only nodded in reply. ''We need to put him to bed before dad gets here.'' Jin whispered, even though Taehyung could still hear them....

...''Why is he coming over?''...

...''He heard what happened, both mom and him are on their way and mom is freaking out. The last thing Tae needs right now is someone yelling at him about what just happened.'' Jin explained as he walked over to the bath and crouched down next to his little brother. ''Hey, Tae?'' He called out in a soft tone as gently pressed his hand on the younger's wet back....

...''Hm?'' The gray haired boy murmured, his gaze was still fixated on the wall but Jin could tell his mind was present....

...''Wanna get out of there? Your fingers are getting all wrinkly.'' The younger just nodded his head....

...Hoseok stood up and grabbed a towel then helped Jin pull Taehyung out of the bath and onto his feet. They wrapped him into the towel then Jin picked him up and threw him over his shoulder....

...''I'll go make something to eat you go get him dressed.''...

...''Where's Namjoon?''...

...''He took a shower.'' Hoseok explained....

...Jin only nodded his head then carried his brother into his bedroom. He sat him down on the bed then started looking through his closet to try to find some clothes for the younger....

...''Where's Jimin?'' Taehyung murmured....

...''Jimin's still at the hospital Tae, remember, the doctors said they had to take a few tests to make sure he's healthy. You'll see him again soon, I promise.''...

...''Really?''...

...''Yes, now let's get you dressed, you need to eat something then sleep, okay?''...

...''Okay.'' The younger murmured as he allowed Jin to dress him. Soon after, Hoseok walked into the bedroom with a plate of food, which they had to feed to Taehyung. Once Taehyung ate, the pair put him to bed then left the room to let him sleep....

...''I feel more and more like a dad everyday with that kid.'' Hoseok murmured as the pair made their way to the kitchen....

...''Do you think he's just tired?'' Jin asked, concerned about his brother's behavior....

...''What do you mean?''...

...''I mean like the way he's acting. Do you think this is just right now because of the shock...? Or is this something we should be worried about?''...

...''Don't start panicking yet. Yesterday was a day that will cause me nightmares for the rest of my life and I barely know Jimin. We're all gonna need a lot of time to forget about this, well forget as much as we can. For now I'd think something was wrong if he didn't act this way, so let's give him some time to calm down, then we'll see where to go from there.''...

...''Yeah, okay.''...

...''We'd make good parents.'' Hoseok tried to lighten the mood by raising his hand for a high five. Jin let out a small chuckle and high-fived the older....

...''Maybe the three incapable dads are getting slightly more capable.''...

...''Nah, we're still shit, but hey at least they're all alive.'' Hoseok joked....

...''Don't jinx our luck Hoseok, I'll never be able to look at myself the same after this.''...

...''You know I don't handle these kinds of things well, I need to joke or else I'll start overthinking and feel awful and end up either crying or drinking then crying.''...

...''Yeah, I know... Just try to control yourself when they get here.''...

...''When are your parents getting here?''...

...''Soon.'' As Jin replied to Hoseok, the bathroom door closed shut and a tired Namjoon made his way down the hall, but he didn't say anything, just went into his bedroom and shut the door. ''Has he said anything since you picked him up?''...

...''Not really.'' Hoseok shook his head. ''Should we talk to him?''...

...''Not yet. Let him get some sleep first, he probably didn't sleep all night.''...

...''Him and I both.'' Hoseok sighed. ''I need alcohol.''...

...''We can do that when mom and dad leave, hold on just a bit, okay?''...

...''Got it...'' Hoseok nodded his head then made his way behind the counter. He grabbed three plates from the cupboard and place some of the scrambled eggs he made earlier on each of them. ''Eat.'' He placed two plates on the counter and picked the third one up and made his way out of the kitchen. ''He needs to eat something...'' Jin heard him murmur under his breath as he made his way over to Namjoon's bedroom....

...''Okay, you've been quiet since lunch, talk to me.'' Yugyeom spoke as he and his best friend made their way down the school hallway....

...''Huh?'' Yoongi pretended to be oblivious....

...''You've been quiet all day, and not your usual kind of quiet, this is your annoyed kind of quiet.''...

...''My annoyed kind of quiet?'' Yoongi asked with a fake chuckle. ''Since when am I quiet when I'm annoyed.''...

...''Since forever.''...

...''And why is it that you think I'm annoyed?''...

...''Because they were talking about Jimin.'' Yugyeom spoke causing the older to glare. ''Are we really going to pretend like those weird stares at you didn't happen? I know you know they know... damn that was a mouthful.''...

...''They know about what?'' Yoongi continued to play dumb....

...''Seriously?'' Yugyeom spoke with an eye roll. ''They know about Jimin and they're scared to talk about it in front of you because they don't know how you'll react.''...

...''Seriously...'' Yoongi murmured with a sigh and an eye roll....

...''Yoongi, you don't have to hide how you feel, I'm your best friend you can talk to me.''...

...''Okay, so let's say that this is true, why am I supposed to talk to you about it?''...

...''Because I know it hurts your feelings.'' That sentence caused the blonde to stop in his tracks. ''Yoongi, I know you hate it when I bring this up, but, I get it, I know how you feel about him. You don't need to hide it from me.''...

...''What are you on about?''...

...''You know exactly what I'm on about.''...

...''Fine, you want me to talk about it?''...

...''I don't want you to keep it all inside and beat yourself up like you always do.''...

...''Okay, fine, I'll talk about it. I sat down, ate my lunch in peace at a table which was for once quiet and then left when I finished with my lunch. For the rest of the day, I was quiet because a lot of crap has went down and I have to wrap my mind around it, and now you're here telling me I should talk it out. But I can't because I have no idea what to do or how to react and I'm actually really scared to talk to Jimin or Taehyung or Taemin or even Jungkook, because I have no idea what to say. I don't know how to comfort any of them, because I don't even know what to tell myself and it breaks my heart that Jimin has to go through this shit again and I don't think I can look him in the eye without breaking down, which by the way, will make him mad because then I'll be pitying him and he hates being pitied and I don't want him to be mad I just want him to be happy because he doesn't deserve this kind of crap, is that good enough of a talk for you.''...

...''Yoongi... What do you mean 'again'?'' Yoongi's jaw dropped when he realized the words he let out of his mouth. Before Yugyeom could say anything else, the blonde spun around and started rushing away....

...''I'm going home, I'll see you tomorrow.'' He murmured to the raven and rushed away, leaving Yugyeom alone in the hallway, trying to figure out what Yoongi meant with what he said....

...He didn't go home, instead he went to get some take out then drove to his boyfriend's house; he promised he was going to visit after school anyway. He didn't bother ringing the bell and just took the key from underneath the welcoming matt then stepped into the house....

...''Bun!'' He called out as he kicked off his shoes. ''Bun, it's me!'' Yoongi called out again as he made his way into the house....

...He walked into the living room to see a giant pile of blankets on the couch, signaling Jungkook's been here. He made his way into the kitchen and placed the food onto the counter then rushed upstairs hoping his boyfriend was just taking a shower and didn't hear him....

...He looked at his room, the bathroom, Yugyeom's room and anywhere else he could think of, but the house was empty....

...''Jungkook!'' He called out one last time before he took out his phone and tried calling the younger. His call went directly to voicemail, sending Yoongi into panic mode. ''****, ****, ****, ****, ****, where are you?'' The blonde murmured to himself as he rushed around the house trying to find a place where he didn't look....

...He tried to think of all the possible situations that could have happened but he always ended up thinking Jungkook was lying somewhere in a ditch dead or still dying. He tried calling three more times; his call went straight to voicemail every time....

...''****.'' The blonde murmured as he called a different number....

...''Yoongi, you okay?''...

...Yugyeom answered after the first ring....

...''No, I'm at your house cause I came to check up on Kookie but he's not here and he's not answering his phone and I don't know what to do or who to call.'' Yoongi explained as he tried his best to stay calm even though he sounded like he was on the verge of tears....

...''****, are you serious?! O-okay don't go anywhere I'll be home in ten minutes try calling him again in the meanwhile or ask his friend if they heard from him.''...

...Yugyeom spoke, the same amount of panic evident in his tone of voice....

...''O-okay, hurry.'' Yoongi replied as he hung up the call then tried to call Jungkook again. The call went straight to voicemail causing Yoongi to shout as he threw his phone onto the couch. He knew he was over-thinking, but due to the events that happened the other night he couldn't stop his thoughts from coming up with the worst kinds of case scenarios about where his boyfriend could be right now....

...''Hey, what time is it?'' Taemin asked the younger....

...''Let me check...'' Jungkook murmured as he took out his phone to check the time, he tried to turn on his phone but his battery was dead. ''Shit, my phone died.'' Jungkook spoke with a groan making Taemin reach for his phone, which was on the coffee table, and look at the time....

...''It's almost three.'' Taemin spoke up....

...''Already?!'' Jungkook shot up from the couch in panic. ''I need to go.''...

...''What, why?''...

...''I'm not supposed to be leaving the house, I'm grounded.''...

...''So? Aren't you home alone?''...

...''Yoongi said he'll come see me after school, I didn't tell him I'll be leaving the house.''...

...''Oh... Shit... Want me to drive you home?''...

...''Please.'' Jungkook instantly nodded his head....

...''Alright, let's go.'' Taemin spoke as he stood up from the couch still wrapped in his blanket. The pair rushed over to the entrance room and put their shoes on then rushed outside to get to Taemin's car....

...''Are you driving with that?'' Jungkook asked as he noticed the older getting into the car with the blanket still wrapped around him....

...''Yes, yes I am.'' The older replied casually as he got in and put his seatbelt on. Jungkook decided not to question it and quickly got into the car so that the older could drive him back home before Yoongi got to his house and freaked out because he wasn't home....

...The entire ride home Taemin was driving slightly above the speed limit but Jungkook didn't care, he really needed to get home fast. Once the pair finally pulled up at his house, Jungkook noticed both his boyfriend's and his brother's cars and he knew he was in trouble....

...''Well good luck in there...'' Taemin spoke up once he noticed the two cars parked in front of his house. ''Text about how it went, okay.''...

...''Okay, and you keep me updated if you hear from anyone.''...

...''You too.'' Taemin spoke as he pulled the younger into a hug. ''Be safe, Kookie.''...

...''You too, hyung.'' Jungkook murmured as he hugged the older back....

...Once Jungkook made it out of the car, he sprinted inside the house to find his boyfriend and his brother standing in the hall....

...''Oh thank God you're alive.''...

...''Where the **** were you!?'' He heard the pair shout at the same time....

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