I'll Protect You, Maknae||TaeKook FF ✓

Chapter 27.

"They're both awake! Finally they are both awake!" Jimin screamed with excitement. It took everything in him not to run around the hospital room and cheer at the top of his lungs.

Taehyung and Jungkook couldn't stop smiling at eachother.

"H...h...hi hyungie..." Jungkook whispered. It took a lot out of him to speak, but it felt good. Jungkook had absolutely no idea how this all happened. He had passed out on that burning platform and from what he knew, that was supposed to be the end of it for him. Taehyung pushed his forehead up against Jungkook's and whispered, "Hi, hi bunny."

"Kookie!" Jin screamed. All of the members were now huddled closely next to the two youngest. The sorrow of seeing the injuries the two had slightly subsided seeing the two smiling.

Hobi turned to the nurse and jokingly asked, "Alright, they're up! Can they come home now?!" He was so incredibly impatient for them to be able to come home. All of the members chuckled, as did the nurse.

"Not quite yet," she smiled. "But they'll get there."

The members instantly had a million questions they wanted to ask now that they were both awake. The biggest one being "What happened?"

"How did you guys go missing?"

"Do you remember it all?"

"What happened at the carnival?"

"What did the guy who took you do to you guys? And why?"

Taehyung and Jungkook stared at their hyungs, too tired to answer anything at the moment.

Namjoon took note of the confusion and exhaustion on both their faces and turned to the others. "Alright, they're exhausted and out of it. We have to give them some time before asking all these questions. Now isn't the best time to do it. They will talk when they're ready, and that's if they will ever even want to talk about it."

Namjoon turned to the two youngest. "Don't feel pressured to answer anyone's questions."

As if on que, the police called Namjoon and told them they heard Jungkook and Taehyung had woken up. They had made it protocol that the doctor let them know right away.

"We need to question them, and have them identify people."

"Identify people?" Namjoon asked. He took the call into the hallway for some privacy. "How many people did you find out there?"

"Police are still out there, but it's almost reaching 100. People we think are victims and also people the victims are claiming they were taken by. We need them to identify who took them and who else was in charge of this whole thing."

"They just woke up, they can't answer your questions yet," Namjoon said.

"It's not a matter of if they can, it's a matter of they need to."

"I don't care what they need to do, they will do it when they're ready. Taehyung barely knows what the hell is going on and Jungkook can barely even talk without losing his energy. You're going to have to wait." Namjoon was getting frustrated. Didn't the police know that the two were in critical condition and still needed a lot of treatment? They wouldn't be ready to talk for a long, long time.

"Namjoon, we can only help these people if Jungkook and Taehyung talk."

"They sure as hell weren't the only two victims there. Talk to a different one. Right now my maknae's need peace and rest and that's what they're going to get without you guys coming and stressing them out more than they already are. I already told you you'll have to wait. They aren't ready."