Fan Boy (VMinKook FF)

Chapter 19 - Gone

Taehyung

After I closed the door, I collapsed. My body finally succumbed to the pain that I had tried to repress.

I clutched my abdomen and cried; sad, lonely tears.

Why does it hurt so much?

I rocked myself on the cold, concrete floor for hours, until Hoseok returned.

He tried to push the door open, but my body lay in the way like a dead weight.

"What the... Taehyungie? Why's the door blocked? Are you okay?" He asked from the crack between the door and the frame.

I groaned a sound of pain and he called out; panic evident in his tone. "Hey! TaeTae! Are you okay?! Are you hurt?!"

I just rubbed my face into the ground and groaned.

"Wait there! I'll go get help!"

I continued lying on the freezing floor until I heard multiple footsteps approaching.

"Taehyung-ah, don't try and move. We're going to push this door gently out of the way, okay?" Jin said with calm concern.

I let out a whimpering sound and felt my body being slid along the ground.

As soon as the door was wide enough, Namjoon's head popped through. "Taehyungie, are you okay?"

I just shook my head and cried; clutching at my clothes in distress.

He pushed the door open more and stepped into the room; falling quickly to his knees.

"Hey, it's okay. We're here. Everything's going to be alright," he reassured.

I blabbered a bunch of incoherent words and gripped his leg. "P-Please...hurt...stop."

He wrapped me in his arms and stroked my hair, while the others entered the small space.

"What happened? Where's Jimin?" Hoseok asked.

I opened my eyes to the name and looked up in panic. "What do you mean? I thought he was with you guys. He's not here?"

Yoongi shook his head and quickly pulled his phone out; presumably dialing Jimin's number.

"Yah! Jimin-ah! Where are you? We're all here with Tae. Don't do anything stupid, okay? When you get this message call me!"

He hung up and muttered some words of concern while raking his fingers through his messy blonde hair.

I felt adrenaline fill my body at the thought of him wandering the streets alone.

"We have to find him! We need to go!" I cried out, trying to scramble to my feet.

Namjoon pulled me back to the ground and forced me to look at him.

"You are not going anyway in this state. We don't need you going and getting lost too." He said sternly. "We will find him, and you are going to stay here with Jin Hyung."

He glanced at Jin and they both nodded.

"That's right. We'll stay here until they get back. I'll even make you a nice, hot meal. Sound good?" Jin asked, taking my hand.

I was shivering now. My emotions were coming to an intense climax.

"Don't worry. We'll find him," reassured Hoseok, rubbing my shoulder.

I looked at him with tears in my eyes. "Please, bring him back to me. I didn't mean what I said."

He frowned but nodded. "We will."

Jin squeezed my hand and helped me to stand, while the others turned to discuss a plan of action.

"Where would he go?" Namjoon asked; wracking his brain.

"Somewhere with food," said Hoseok.

"And alcohol," added Yoongi.

"Where do they sell Soju around here? What's the closest place, Yoongi?"

"Ah. There's a convenience store five streets away. But do you think he'd really risk getting drunk in public, without protection?"

"It's worth a shot."

God. I feel sick to my stomach.

"I said horrible things to him. He will be in a bad way when you find him," I explained with tears in my eyes.

"It's okay. We all say things we don't mean sometimes. That's what makes us human," said Jin empathically. "But the main thing is you apologise after. So, make sure when they get back with Jimin-ah, that you tell him how sorry you are."

I bit my quivering lip and nodded. "I will."

I prayed with every inch of my body that he was okay. That no one had recognised him and hurt him.

Being the smallest and most flamboyant member of the group, a lot of nasty people had commented on how they wanted to harm him.

Death threats even.

So naturally, we were all protective of him.

"Come back safe, okay? And call us when you find him," urged Jin to the others.

They all nodded and gathered their coats before leaving hastily through the dorm door.

Please bring him back to me.