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

Chapter 28.

"We get to go...h-home?" Jungkook asked. He could feel the sense of excitement coursing through his body.

"Yes, home."

Everyone looked at Taehyung to see what his reaction would be, he seemed quiet and reserved. Jungkook nudged him. "Did you hear that, hyungie? We get to go home. We're actually going home." Jungkook got choked up. He thought he wouldn't live to see the day they returned home. He was sure he was a dead man in those woods.

Taehyung nodded but still didn't show the same excitement. He didn't want to admit it to anyone but he was apprehensive about going home. He didn't know if there were still those bad people out there, and if so, surely they'd come back for him and Jungkook, right? He was terrified of being snatched away from his life again. To simply put it, he didn't know what was supposed to happen next and that scared him.

They all listened intently as the doctor discussed medical care and medications, mostly which were painkillers. The doctor told them that the psychiatrist will stop by the house in a day or so for their first real therapy session, and that it was important that things at home stayed quiet and relaxing as much as possible to not trigger any bad emotions. The hyungs all nodded as they followed along with all the information. After that some nurses grabbed wheelchairs for the maknae's to be transported to a car. They were still quite weak and sore so any help they could get was preferred.

The hyungs were excited and unrestful the entire way home. They were going on and on about how relieved and excited they were to finally have the two home. Once dropped off at the dorm, everyone grabbed on to Taehyung and Jungkook and helped them get inside. They walked them to the couch and helped them sit.

Taehyung and Jungkook silently looked around. It felt surreal being in a place that was so familiar yet seemed so distant all at the same time.

Hobi's voice snapped them both out of their trance of looking at the walls around them. "So what would you two like to do? You have both been quiet. Is there anything you'd like to talk about? Oh I know! Clean! I should clean!" Hobi ran away and started cleaning the entire dorm. He started laundry, picked up loose items, and more. He figured the two had been living in filth for so long the least he could do as a hyung is give them a clean home to come back to.

And Taehyung did feel dirty. "I'd like to take a bath, please." A bath seemed like a luxury. The hospital staff had cleaned him and Jungkook up well but it was nothing compared to finally getting to bathe himself. Jungkook said he wanted one to. He wanted to do whatever Taehyung was doing.

"Okay, we can help you," Yoongi said. Yoongi grabbed Jin to help get the two maknae's clean while Jimin and Namjoon decided they would start making something nice for dinner.

Jin and Yoongi helped the two youngest get into the bathroom. Yoongi filled the tub and added bubbles. "Just for some privacy."

Taehyung needed a lot of help getting undressed, he could barely lift his arms to get his shirt off. They got into the water and Jin had to turn away when he saw all the markings still on their bodies. It broke him over and over again. Most of the gashes had healed but they had left scars. He had so many questions but was too afraid to ask for fear of stressing them out. Yoongi grabbed a sponge and started gently helping them both get clean.

"So...do you guys want to talk about any of what happened?" Yoongi asked. Jungkook knew this was the second time they'd been asked and he looked to Taehyung to see what he'd say. Taehyung simply said no, so Jungkook did just the same. He seemed to be following his hyungs lead. He didn't want to talk about it if Taehyung didn't, he didn't want to make his hyung upset or sad. They had both been through enough of that already.