Savior | Taekook

35. Should I call him hyung?

Third Person POV :

Note that this chapter is continuation after their return from Namjoon's home

Jimin turned back at the sound of door clicking and Taehyung stopped in his tracks in shock seeing Jimin in front of him.

Jungkook and Seokjin were about to jump on the shorter male but they too were shocked to see his state. He was a lot better than a week ago. Only a crepe bandage on one of his hands and strip bandages on his face. Smaller wounds were almost healed.

But still the two cousins were worried to death. They walked to him with their eyes full of concern.

"What h-" Jungkook's was interrupted by a loud squeal from none other than Taehyung.

"Strawberry hyung!" Tears rolled down Jimin's face when Taehyung called him. His guilt only increased when he thought how Taehyung recognised him just by one look even in this state whereas, he failed to realize that Taehyung was his little bun all along.

Perhaps, his life continued for the past 16 years whereas Taehyung's life was stopped there, years back.

He opened his arms and that's the cue for Taehyung to run forward and crash into the warm embrace of his first ever and long lost friend. At this point, both the boys were a sobbing mess. Jimin was saying sorry again and again as if he was making up for his years of guilt.

Jungkook, Seokjin and Hoseok were looking at the two, unable to comprehend whatever was happening at the moment. They turned to Yoongi who was looking with a fond smile on his lips unlike them.

"What's going on?" Seokjin and Hoseok asked in a hushed tone in unison.

"Well, guys, Jimin is the hyung Taehyung was talking about last week" Yoongi replied, making them drop their jaws in shock. "There's a lot more to discuss. Let's go to your study and give them some space." He said, walking upstairs with the other three following him.

Once they settled in the room Jungkook asked the question that's been bothering him "What happened to Jimin? You said he was in Busan." Hoseok gulped when he felt the glares from two pairs of eyes piercing him.

"Guys, relax. Let me explain...he begged me not to tell you two...b-but his car crashed into a tree that day when he left earlier."

"And you decided that we don't deserve to know what happened to him? You saw how worried we were for him the whole week. Yet...you kept hiding it and saying that he was in Busan. I felt suspicious when he contacted you but not us...We shouldn't have trusted you."

"He didn't have an option, hyung. Jimin was so adamant on not telling you at all." Yoongi came for Hoseok's rescue only to draw Jungkook's wrath in his direction.

"You are no less than him, hyung. At least you should have informed us." He glared at Yoongi and again turned to Hoseok "Drop it. I'll deal with that shortie myself. Now tell us everything that we were kept in the dark till now."

"Yoongi was the one who saved him and informed me. I didn't know anything else other than that...I observed that something was bothering him for days. It only got worse after the accident. I tried to talk to him but he was unwilling to say anything at all. I just wanted to give him some time to open up....he looked like he would run away if I pushed him further. And...he was more comfortable with Yoongi than me."

"How is it possible? The last time I checked Jimin was hating him like a relentless storm, though I don't know the reason behind it." Seokjin asked. He clearly remembered how Jimin was fuming at Yoongi the first time they met.

They all looked at the detective silently asking him for an explanation.

"Hmm...he might have thought it's better to be with a foe who already knew his secret than a friend who doesn't know it."