Last Steps // Kim Seokjin

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'I have so much left to say to you',

' you left too soon, I wasn't done loving you',

'you took the sun with you when you left'.

All those things... Jin wanted to tell him all of those things. Yet, he couldn't anymore. His breathing was hot and heavy, he felt as if his heart was being stabbed over and over again as he thought of Taehyung's face. But he couldn't stop running, not really because he wanted to go away, but it was robotic. His legs moved by themselves. Even with his heart screaming in pain and his throat painfully tightening, he couldn't think straight, he just knew he had to run for whatever reason.

He was running, he had no time to think or to grieve.

The military was chasing Jin and Namsu who didn't stop running since the last time they saw Taehyung.

They were now forced to enter a metro station, the only problem was that this one was full of dead infected ones that even dead kept spreading spores. Those were old, and the older they were, the more spores were released from their body

Jin just had the time to put his mask on before he could inhale spores. Namsu however ran into it without any protection. She led the way and Jin followed her.

When they heard one zombie coming, they hid, which gave Namsu time to silently make a remark.

"See. I didn't lie." She told him. She could indeed inhale spores without consequences, without getting infected. She was immune and couldn't prove it in a better way, Jin had to believe her a 100% now.

The two exited the dim metro and they managed to get away from the military. Once they were out of it and were sure no one followed them, they continued their way in utter silence, under the bright sun that somehow didn't look as shiny and hot as it actually was.

Sun and heat usually sent a good vibe, but the silence between them was unbearable. It was heavy and Namsu felt terrible for Jin.

She knew he must take her responsible for Taehyung's death because she was the very reason they ended up in Seoul's ruins. And she felt as sorry as she could be.

She knew it probably wasn't the best idea to apologize now, but she needed to. She felt as responsible as she was.

"Jin, listen-"

"No, you listen." But she didn't have the time as he immediately cut her off, stopping straight in his tracks, facing her up from his height. "If we are doing this, we're doing it my way." She was taken aback by the power he had in his voice. He was so angry. "It's simple. You do as I say. You obey me."

She looked at him, wanting to argue but she just sighed and looked down. It was not the moment to mess with him. "Yes..." She muttered.

"Look up at me and tell me you'll obey me." He harshly insisted.

She didn't like to be dominated by someone this way, but she had no desire to alienate him. So she looked up after another discreet sigh. "I follow your orders."

He turned back around after the answer he wanted to hear and led the way. He was angrily blank, rejecting his own feelings over and over, he didn't want to face his emotions or his thoughts.

"What do we do now?..." She dared to ask.

"We have to find my brother, Namjoon. He can help us, he was a member of the Plurisy before." He didn't take the time to face her when answering. "I have an old friend in the next town who can help us find a car."