General Jeon (Jikook)

chapter forty-three

'When had the General become so soft for him?'

-Our Deepest Fears-

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Jimin stares at the wall with blank eyes as Taehyung slathers shampoo on his hair, thinking of nothing in particular as his best friend attempts to wash the black off the once golden strands.

Taehyung stays silent as he massages the boys hair, frowning when Jimin continues to just stare.

He didn't know much. All Jungkook told him was that Jimin had completed his task and now the boy was done with it. Taehyung had expected to Jimin to be disturbed, but when he saw the blood he immediately knew his best friend would be beyond emotional.

Taehyung had been waiting by Jungkook's door the moment the raven came back, completely freezing when he saw the way Jungkook carried Jimin on his front, with the boys legs wrapped around him as if he didn't want to let go. There was blood everywhere, and yet Jungkook didn't seem to care. He only continued looked down at Jimin as if to check up on him, walking up to Taehyung so the boy could see his best friend.

"I killed it." Is all Jimin said when Taehyung hugged him, Jungkook setting the boy down so they could be eye level.

Since then Jimin hasn't said a word.

Despite his curiosity, tonight Taehyung knew he couldn't ask questions. Tonight he would gladly follow Jungkook's request and help clean the blood off Jimin, standing at the side of the tub patiently in case the boy wanted to talk.

"Dip your head back Chim." The man says softly, watching as the boy looks at him for a second before slowly dipping his head. Taehyung couldn't help but see how lost Jimin's eyes looked in this moment, as if the blonde didn't know how he felt about what just happened to him.

It's only when Jimin comes back up that he chooses to speak, watching the way the water below him turns dirty because of all the blood.

"Do you think it was a person?" He asks softly, running his hands along the grey water while Taehyung only stares.

"What do you mean?" The man asks curiously.

"Some of the Seirs were people once- If they got infected, I mean. Do you think the one I killed was a person?" The boy asks once more, eyes becoming glossy as he stares at the dark water.

He wondered if his heart had become dark too..

Taehyung's eyes soften. "It's rare for them to turn someone Jimin. I'm sure it wasn't." Taehyung comforts, but truly he couldn't know. He only says it because he knew the alternative would probably kill his best friend.

He didn't want Jimin to carry that guilt.

The boy seems to be put at ease with the words, slowly nodding his head as he once again goes silent and lets Taehyung pull him out of the water.

Though Jimin would usually be self conscious with others, being naked in front of Taehyung didn't bother him much. They we're family after all, and Taehyung always told Jimin that he had a beautiful body so the boy didn't feel so self conscious around him.

It used to eat away at him at first because of how tall and slender his best friend was, but Jimin soon realized that Taehyung would never judge him for such things

This time was no different.

Jimin gives a greatful smile as the man wraps a towel around him, grabbing a stack of clothes from the counter so that he can give them to Jimin.