stay. [bts/taekook vampire fanfic]

xiv.chapter

"I'm so sorry for ruining everything."

Jimin's quiet voice comes from the backseat of the car. The bottom of his jeans is torn, so a plaster cast could have been placed on his broken ankle, which is currently resting on Taehyung's tights. His clothes are covered in mud, even though the doctor and the nurse tried their best to clean it as much as possible. His eyes are swollen from all the crying he had done on their way to the practitioner, and despite of the fact that he had stopped crying after he got into the office, they have remained red.

Hoseok can feel all the emotions the younger boy does. He is soaked in guilt, its weight is pressing against his shoulders, devouring him. His soft features are stuck in a frown, forming wrinkles which underline the misery he is feeling. All he wants to do now is stop the car and take the younger boy into his arms. They are already terribly late, though. Jin hasn't called yet, but he can only imagine how stress must be slowly settling in his mind.

"You did not ruin anything." Namjoon is the first to answer, his eyes fixed on the road in front of them.

Jimin refuses to listen and shakes his head dismissively, his bottom lip quivering. "What I did was a stupid beginner's mistake."

"Can you stop beating yourself up over it? It could have happened to any of us..." Taehyung steps in, but he is immediately cut off by Jimin's: "No."

"Okay, well, you've made a mistake. You miscalculated the situation and ended up hurting yourself. Do you know how many times that has happened to me? You are still very young, and it's only expected that you will do certain missteps that will show you that you are not invincible. It's not the end of the world, really. Worse thing could have happened... you could have..." Hoseok can't voice the worst possible outcome that could have happened due to Jimin's bad move, and so he simply shakes his head and tightens his grip around the steering wheel. "The most important thing is that you are going to heal soon."

"Yeah, you've heard the doctor!" Taehyung nods his head, placing his hand on Jimin's. "You will heal faster than humans do. It would normally take ten weeks, for you, it should be only around five or so."

"Plus, it won't be as limiting for you as it is for humans. Usually after having their bone broken, they have to deal with a long term issues with the limb which was fractured," Namjoon adds on.

"You see? Take it as... a lesson of sorts. Don't only rely on your senses next time. You can't let the wild part of you take over completely. Ever." Hoseok peeks into the rear-view mirror and catches Jimin's gaze. The blond immediately draws his eyes down and fumbles with his fingers.

"I was supposed to attend your dance lesson next week..."

"Oh, little one! I will set up as many dance lessons as you please once you heal! I will talk to the boss, and she will let us stay there after hours, even." Hoseok waves his hand, as if that was not posing a problem at all. The guilt is still heavy on the boy, but he can feel that it becomes a little bit lighter.

"Aw, look at that tiny smile of yours!" Taehyung pinches Jimin's cheek, to which the older reacts with a glare, slapping his hand away. The corners of Namjoon's lips raise up, fond expression flooding his face.

"What about Jungkook, though?" Jimin asks, focusing on the boys sitting in the front.

Hoseok arches up one eyebrow. "What about him?"

"You know," Jimin rolls his eyes. "I... stink of blood. Will that not trigger him?"

Namjoon's smile disappears and he bites down on his inner cheek, thinking. "It's not all that strong... the doctor made sure to clean you up so you wouldn't attract the attention of other vampires... so, theoretically..."