Peaches And Cream : A BTS Hybrid AU

25: Red Strings Of Love

"Nay, if you read this line, remember not

The hand that writ it, for I love you so

That I in your sweet thoughts would be forgotten,

If thinking on me then should make you woe."

Sonnet 71, William Shakespeare

How many times in life, does one think of death? Once? Twice? Or maybe uncountable times. When a loved one passed on, when a friend leaves the mortal world or when a family member dies of old age.
At weddings, there are vows in Christianity that say, 'Till death do us part.' Other religions have the same rendition but in their ways. Life and death are one part of the circle of life. Yet, every time we cross the path with death, we beg and cry for letting the one in its grip, live for a few more days.
Ever since Kim Seokjin was a child, the concept of death was like a regular topic for him. Well, he knew death. He could see death. Unlike Hoseok's power of healing and Yoongi's power of reading memories, Seokjin could see death. He used to be scared at first when he saw the masked and hooded faceless men with a scythe standing around the corner of a house.
As he grew of age, the sight became less and less worrying for him. Yet, so many years later, seeing the same masked men, standing in front of the door of the operation theatre Y/N was in, made him feel like his body was dipped in ice. Trodding slowly towards the closed doors he stood in front of the man. "Do you need to take her?" He asked in a low voice. Making sure no one else can hear. "You know the rules Jin," the man said, his voice echoing in his head. "Everyone has their fate written the moment they were born," the guardian of death said.
"Can't you change destiny?" Asked Jin. Desperate to not let his beloved go. "Yes. But it can only be changed by the one whose fate it is" the guardian of death said. Jin nodded, his heart filled with ice. Eyes trodded on the floor.
He saw Jungkook sitting on the floor back leaning against the wall. Face pale and eyes swollen from crying. Jimin sat on the chair head in his hands, sniffling quietly. His white Cat printed hoodie was caked red with blood. Yoongi sat beside him, legs pulled up against his chest. His eyes were blank and he looked dead. Taehyung was the worst. He stood firm against the wall. Not a teardrop. Not a word. It looked like someone had sucked the life out of him. Namjoon was beside Hoseok, consoling the Bunny hybrid whose body shook with silent sobs.
Yumi and her boyfriend sat a bit far, Yumi crying against him. Jeffrey, the lawyer, was talking to a detective about something, eyes red from crying, hair dishevelled. Jin felt like someone had ripped his heart out. He still could see the scene unfolding on that quiet peaceful day.
Soobin and Beomgyu were at the police station giving statements as Beomgyu's mate, Taehyun was the one who caught the shooter. He had done a number on the man. Taehyun being a cheetah hybrid had almost ripped the shooter in half. Soobin and Beomgyu had to get him off the man. Soobin's mate Yeonjun and Beomgyu's other mate, Kai, had taken Taehyun home.
Jeffery came and sat beside Jin. "The cop is useless. Someone is feeding them money" he said gritting his teeth. Jin looked at him. "What do you mean?" He asked. "The cops are saying this was a hunting-related accident. Which hunter uses a sniper rifle?" Jeffery said scoffing.
"Y/N knew," said Namjoon. Everyone turned to look at him. "Y/N knew another attack might happen, and she was ready to lose her life protecting us from that," he said. "How do you know? Asked Jin. "don't you remember what she said? about Jin taking the company after she died?" Said Namjoon.
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If she had anticipated the attack, that means she had some information that gave her this idea." Said Jeffery. "What are you getting at?" Asked Yumi. She had come up while all the talk was going on. "You know Y/N. You know she would never take any decision or do anything without leaving a trail behind. We just need to find that piece of evidence that gave her the conclusion of the attack" Jeffery said.
"She once told me not to fully trust the people I work with," said Jin. All of them looked at each other and slowly the realization hit. Jeffery and Jin widened their eyes. "Im Jiyong!", both the men said in unison. "I'll go to her office and look for anything that might help us!" Said Jeffery standing up. "I'll go with you," Namjoon said and Jin nodded. "I'll go too!" A voice said from behind. Soobin. "Since Jin has mated with her, it would be hard for him to leave this place. Same for Yoongi and Hoseok. So I'll go" he said.
The three men left the building. Taehyung was still in a daze. "Take do you want to go home and change?" Asked Jimin. "No" he answered in a raspy stoic voice. "Come on TaeTae hyung. Please!" Jungkook said. His voice breaking. Taehyung looked at him. The panther hybrid was in a terrible state.
"What if she wakes up when we are gone?" Taehyung asked. "The operation will take 13 hours or more. We will come back by then" Jimin said. His heart wanted to stay, but he wanted his best friend to open up. The last time Taehyung looked like this, Namjoon had saved him from the circus crew. Taehyung nodded. Jungkook gave Jin a sight nod who was hugging Hoseok.

Back at the house, Jimin, Jungkook and Tae were sitting on Taehyung's bed. Jungkook persuaded Tae to take a bath. Jimin himself had taken a bath and changed their clothes. Now they were sitting on Taehyung's bed waiting for Namjoon and Jeffery to pick them up.
"I miss her" Jimin said fiddling with his kitty tail. He had his tail wrapped around his waist and he did that whenever he felt insecure. "It is my fault," Taehyung said looking at his hands. "I should be the one who got shot, instead of her," he said clenching his fists. "Hyung! No! It isn't your fault" Jungkook said, eyes glassy with water. "He was supposed to shoot me! I should have turned us back!" Taehyung said raising his voice. "Kim Taehyung! You will not raise your voice at the baby!" Said Jimin.
Taking Taehyung's face in his palms, Jimin made him look. "It isn't your fault, not is it anyone else's. It is the fault of that shooter and the person who recruited the shooter!" That was all it took. An assurance, a confirmation that he was not guilty of hurting the one he loved. That is all it took to break the semblance of resolve to break down the walls. Taehyung broke down crying. Rather, wailing. Jimin hugged him while he let out all the tears he held. All his heart's misery. Everything.
After 15 minutes of crying and letting out the pain, the three hybrids stumbled downstairs. They sat on the sofa, waiting to be picked up. Jungkook noticed Y/N's tab on the tea table. Picking it up, he turned it on. The wallpaper was from when they were helping Y/N in the garden. Everyone was covered in dirt and grime, but happy smiles on their faces. Jungkook smiled a bittersweet smile, reminiscent of the day. Unlocking the device he wanted to watch the photos in the gallery, when, he stumbled upon an unknown app.
It was a storage app, that looked like a virtual diary. Opening it he found it was locked with a pin code. "Hyung look at this!" he said gaining the two other hybrid's attention. "A password-protected app?" Asked Jimin. "Looks like a diary of some sort," said Jungkook. "Try her birthday," Taehyung said. "Says incorrect" Jungkook said. "What about our birthday?" Said Jimin. After trial and error, all of the numbers turned out to be incorrect. "What about the day we came?" Asked Jimin. "It matched!" Exclaimed Jungkook.
The application contained folders of data related to her office and one video. After watching the whole thing, Taehyung uttered only one word, "holy shit!" Jimin and Jungkook we're already crying. Their trance was broken by the sound of a car horn outside. "We need to show this to the others. Said Jimin and stood up.
The three hybrids raced outside and got into the car. "Namu hyung! Fast! Go to the hospital! We need to show something!" Jungkook said. "So do we," Namjoon said. Face stoic and angry. They would take revenge on the ones that had wronged their beloved.

Racing through the corridor of the almost empty clinic, the boys reached the other awaiting hybrids. "Guys! We have news!" Said Namjoon. "So do we," said Jin, face morphed into an expression of pain and sadness. The always level minded Yoongi was crying with Hobi. "What's wrong?" Asked Jungkook. Voice shivering and fearful.
"Y/N is in a coma. She might never wake up" said Beomgyu getting up from his seat. Tear stained cheeks. There was a crashing sound. "Taehyung!" Soobin yelled. They looked back to see Taehyung had fainted.

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I am just telling this here just so y'all don't come at me with knives. There will be no major character death in this fic. Yes. Someone will die. But not a major character. 🤠🙌

Adios~