Don't Forget The Dead (A Kim Taehyung Fanfiction)

20-By Choice Or Force?

The man holds her tightly in his grip, fingertips digging into her sides as tears start to fill his eyes as well. "I've missed you too, babygirl. I'm glad you're still around. I thought I lost you." Y/N and Anjelo stand in the background with their arms folded across their chests. "I take that that's her brother." Y/N whispers. "That or an old boyfriend of hers." Anjelo whispers back. The man that Ayden is clinging to leaves kisses on the top of her head before setting her down gently. "Did you get here on your own? My poor baby, you've got scrapes on your face." Ayden shakes her head as she wipes her cheeks with the back of her hands before turning to look at her friends. "They helped me get here. When she first found me-" Ayden says as she points to Y/N, "I was prisoner in a cannibalistic house with an injury to my shin." He glances in the direction of the others, letting his eyes linger on the female for a minute or two, then lets a relieved smile lace his features.

"What's your name?" "Y/N. What's yours?" His smile now has a boxy look to it before he glances back to Ayden. "I'm Taehyung, Ayden's brother." he confidently states while rubbing the top of his sister's head. "Tae!" Ayden whines as she bats his hand away so she can smooth out her hair. "Thank you so much for helping her. I'm always going to be indebted to you." The dual-haired female waves him off with a shake of her hand, "No need to thank me, Taehyung. I'm just doing what my parents would've wanted me to do." Taehyung nods at the comment, then lets a puff of air leave his lips. "Are your parents here in Jericho?" Hushed silence overcomes the woman before she speaks. "In my heart, they are. They died a long time ago." Taehyung licks his lips as regret sinks into his face. "Fudge nuggets! I'm sorry, Y/N. I shouldn't have asked." She waves him off again and wraps an arm around Anjelo's waist, the male doing the same in return.

"I almost lost her once, but thanks to this man right here-" Y/N says while she squeezes Anjelo to her side, "She's still here. You're welcome." The small group laughs and a few of them rub the small beads of sweat away with their shirt. "Are you two-" the tatted man asks, his finger switching between the duo that is still hugging. Understanding what he's asking, Anjelo stands straighter and narrows his eyes at Taehyung. "Why you wanna know? You gonna try to make a move on my girl?" Taehyung holds his hands up in defense automatically. "No, bro! I was just-" "I'm fuckin around with you, dude!" Anjelo quips with a proud expression, "I'm gayer than a rainbow at a pride parade." Ayden's hand finds her brother's as she drags him behind her, "We can talk in our room. C'mon!" They sit down on plush beds and stare at each other for a minute, then Y/N speaks. "I have an idea. Why don't we play 20 questions? We can get to know each other more that way."

"I'm game." "Me too! Anjelo, what's been the scariest moment since this all started?" Ayden questions while leaning her elbows against her knees. "Loosing Joel or almost turning." A hum follows in response as Anjelo turns to her sibling, "Taehyung, how old are you?" "Older than her and you." Taehyung banters with a grin, "I'm 23 years young." Anjelo's eyes light up for a second before it dissapears. "Are you gay? Anjelo has taken a liking towards you." Y/N interjects, practically skipping Taehyung's turn. Taehyung practically gasps at the question as it catches him off guard. "Oh- I-I'm not-" Y/N smirks to hersef little bit as Taehyung fumbles over his words a little bit. "I'm not gay, no. However, I support it so I'm completely fine with you being gay. You'll always be supported by me." Anjelo smiles fondly at him and nods his head, "Don't worry about it and thanks for the support." Taehyung reaches over and pats him on the leg with a smile.

"Back to my question before I was interrupted-" Taehyung jests as he shoots Y/N a playful glare, "How old are you two?" "21." Y/N answers. "22." Anjelo responds with a wave of his hand. Y/N looks at him, running her hand through her hair, "I got another question for you, Taehyung." He turns to look at her with a raised brow, a questioning look lacing his features. "Did you leave your sister to fend for herself, or were you forced to?" "Forced to?" Taehyung whispers to himself as he glances at Ayden before looking at Y/N again, "Sure as hell wouldn't leave her on her own free will! Her and I are way too attached at the hip for that." Ayden looks at her brother and offers him a small smile before she leans over to hug him, Taehyung, recipricating the action almost immediately. "Care to elaborate more on what happened?" Ayden whispers. Her brother chews on the inside of his lip and then sighs half-heartedly. "We had gotten trapped in a corner by a herd."

Anjelo and Y/N lean forward in interest, as well as Ayden. "To be honest, the group we were with wasn't all that great. They were more of a 'every man for themselves' kind of group when it came down to it. They were closer to me than they were, Ayden. And when they saw the opening- they were ready to book it for the hills." "Fucking bastards," Ayden mumbles under her breath earning a laugh from Taehyung. "But they grabbed me and ran. That was it. I didn't think I'd ever see this shrimp again." His sibling smacks him on the arm multiple times, each hit louder than the last before she tackles him to the floor. "I told you not to call me that!"