My ghost (Taekook)

8- Who?

Jungkook opens the door so he can head out and follow Taehyung's steps. A storm is coming but he doesn't care. He can't remember when was the last time he stepped outside. Sadly, today he won't feel the cold wind blowing against his hair again. Because as soon as one of his feet is out the door, it all changes.

- What the...

Jungkook finds himself entering the building. Like the world turned on him and made him go back inside. In front of him he can see Jimin right where he left him and with a faint smile on his face. He turns around to find the door behind him.

Confused, he tries one more time. He wants to go outside but the same thing happens again. He keeps appearing inside the building. Never feeling the cold rain or seeing the streetlights closer to him. He can't understand what's going on. It feels surreal. Is he dreaming? All he wants is to follow Tae and ask him to stay but he can't!

- Jimin, what the hell is going on?! Why are you smiling?! Are you seeing this?

His neighbor sits on the first step of the stairs while slowly recovering his strength. And his words only make Kook more confused than before.

- You two went out to eat that night. You spent the evening with friends before splitting ways. He said he loved you. What happened next?

- You know what happened. He smiled and there was a light before the crash

- There was a crash, yes. The car killed someone, yes. Kook...who died that night?

Jungkook feels his head hurt. The memories of that night are not something he likes to think about. But Jimin's serious tone is forcing his brain to question itself. And suddenly, he remembers.

He remembers the car was heading towards Tae. He was gonna die and Kook was gonna lose him. Forever. But he couldn't let that happen. So he did the first thing he could think of. He ran his way and pushed him off the street. The car lights blinded him and the pain only lasted a second.

- I took his place...but then...how...

- When was the last time you ate something?

- I...I don't remember...

- Last time you took a bath? Last time you tried to leave the building?

The young boy feels his knees weak as he realizes he hasn't been living his day as a normal person. He spends half the time sleeping, thinking of old memories. Nothing new ever happens. He sits on the floor near Jimin and lifts his hand. It's not translucent or anything. He tries to pass it through a wall but that's not possible. Jimin can immediately understand what he's doing.

- Ah, we can't do that. That's just in the movies. We can barely move a few things around and it really depends on how strong we are

- We?...Are you like me?

Jimin sighs avoiding his eyes. He looks like he's half happy and half sad of his answer.

- I hope not...But I don't think my story is the important one here

Jungkook has no idea what he means. But as the information sinks in, he can't help but cry. Jimin tries to clean his tears but the boy keeps shedding more and more.

- I had no idea...I was trying to find him all this time...

- I know

His past experiences start to make a little more sense now. Tae probably wasn't writing on a random page in his diary as he thought that night. He was probably writing on the current date. The days kept passing even if he had no idea about it. Now he knows why his credit card was declined when asking for that Ghost detecting machine. Tae slept on his bed and received the calls from Hobi trying to cheer him up.

The time Tae dropped his own cup...was it because he was able to hear him? Does this mean that Kook can communicate with him as a ghost? If what Jimin said was true then that means he should have the power to go from one dimension to the other!

- I could talk to him! I could show him I'm here and spend my life as a ghost! Well...my death as a ghost! The plan could still work only backwards! That makes sense, right?!

He sounds so excited. So hopeful. Jimin can't help part of his heart to break a little. He knows how much the boy loves Tae. But with a sad expression he has to be a little selfish...

- Kook, I...I need to ask you a favor...

Next Chapter

Are you a guardian angel? Oh God, are you Death?!

You're the boyfriend of the boy next door, right?

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Hi babes~ I really like this chapter. I just love plot twists! I hope you like this version! It's the first one that came to mind when preparing the story.

Next time we'll see who and what Jimin is. He's been important since the very beginning. And he never lied!

See you soon for that~

- Baby Y