I need you (to keep on surviving).

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"You know, I always hated you." He said to the body on the cot. He didn't care if he was listening or not.

"Your history with Taehyung was always so perfect in everyone's eyes but I always knew the truth. Taehyung loved you too much to tell you."

He leaned back comfortably in his chair and drank his tea.

"Your parents always hated Taehyung. So much. He tried several times to start a good conversation with them but- they always treated him like trash." The voice was beloved as he spoke.

"They hated him because of how you had become since you met him. Were you so in love that you didn't notice-or maybe you weren't in love enough? After everything you've done since this shit started, I realised you're just an asshole." He chuckled.

"Your parents always raised their hands on him. They tried to get him away from you and I told him to stop trying, that you wouldn't be worth it but- he clenched his fists and moved on because he wouldn't want to lose you for anything in the world." The chair creaked as he got into a more comfortable position

"V is right when he says my cousin is a damn loser. He always put you first."

"That's why I helped V from the start. He wanted you away from Taehyung, he wanted you dead. Problem is, you can't be dead." He huffed.

"I owe Taehyung my life, you know. He injected me with satus when V killed me. And V without Taehyung is a dangerous machine without brakes. But Taehyung without V is just a loser in hiding."

"V is everything Taehyung has kept inside for years. He is his real self like this is the real me. And now I wonder, who is the real you, Jungkook?"

— Meanwhile

His head was spinning as he found himself sitting in that horrible dark place surrounded by water.

He remained still as he tried to breathe calmly but memories of what he had seen moments before were haunting him.

They were killing him.

"Kid, you up for finding out what's on the other side?" The voice of his other self made its way through the darkness.

"No. I want to go back to Taehyung. I have to ask him for an explanation."

The other huffed annoyed.

"You're no fun."

"None of this is."

"Look me in the eye kid."

"No."

"Look at me I said."

"And I said no!" Jungkook shouted, causing the water beneath him to shake.

"I know why you're doing all this! You're trying to make me hate Taehyung! You make me see these things: first life without him and how I could go on and then the way V killed my parents. You think I'm stupid! But you are! I'll wait for Taehyung and his explanations. You won't change my mind."

"You're smart, fine. We'll see who wins it."

The other's gaze turned completely dark, like the room around him, and Jungkook fell lying in the water beneath him.

"I'm doing this for you. To make you survive."

And inside Jungkook's head his worst nightmares were unleashed.

Darkness ate at his soul as the memory of all those people-no, monsters he had killed came to the surface.

Face after face.
Scream after scream.
Grey blood and yellow eyes against his violent strength.
His friends being eaten by his family.
His parents killed in a raw, cold way.
The satisfied face of V.