𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐒

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝟏𝟐𝟕

Taehyung jolts awake with a gasp.

He turns his head right, then left. His bedroom walls surround him.

Did I dream it? Did we make it? What happened?

Jiminie? Where's my Chimmy?

He jumps off his bed, running to the petite boy's room. His stomach turns at the neatly made bed.

He runs towards the living room screaming, "Jiminie's missing! Jiminine's missing! Where's my Chimmy!" Taehyung almost trips with his own feet when he spots the blonde boy on one of the stools, mouth filled with rice.

"I'm here." he answers slowly, still chewing on his food.

Seokjin chuckles from the kitchen counter and Namjoon cracks a smile next to him.

The couple can finally breathe. For them the fight is over. Now they can empty their minds and forget about their job, at least for a week, as Seokjin proposed when he emptied his cup of coffee.

"CHIMMY!" the bear boy runs to Jimin with open arms.

Jimin hugs him from his seat, even more confused. "Tae Tae, what happens?"

Taehyung takes a seat next to him and holds one of his hands, while Jimin fills his mouth with the other. "I thought that man wanted to kill you! What happened? Did Tiger help you? Did he save you?"

The food gets stuck in Jimin's throat and Seokjin offers him a glass of water.

"Tiger fought alongside us yesterday." Namjoon explains for Jimin.

"He did that for you, Jimin-ah? Did Tiger save you?" Seokjin wonders, his words coming out as sweet as cherry blossoms.

Jimin nods, licking his lips and lowering his gaze to the food. All the hunger he felt when he woke up vanishes, his stomach closing.

For a moment, his mind forgot about Tiger and their conversation.

I turned him into a monster. . . But I didn't mean to. He hurt me. . . Unintentionally.

"Chimmy?" Taehyung whispers, squeezing the hold on his hand.

Jimin turns to him, his eyes radiating a feeling Taehyung can't quite comprehend. Tiger only wanted to protect him. I also want to protect my Tae Tae. We all want to protect Tae Tae.

He swallows. "He saved me. We could escape thanks to him. . ."

Taehyung's lips curve into a boxy smile, lightning up his face. He hugs Jimin one more time. "Everything's over now?"

"Mm-hmm. The nightmare's over." Seokjin kisses Namjoon's cheek and hands Taehyung a cup of cocoa with cold milk.

Taehyung frowns. "Did I miss something?"

"You missed a lot, actually. Bubba, why don't you help me organise my belongings later?"

Taehyung's eyes widen. "Am I your Bubba again? Do you remember me? All of us? Everything?"

"Everything."

"Namjonieeeeeeeee!" he extends his arms towards the silver-haired guy.

Namjoon chuckles and comes over to give him a bear hug. "I missed you, Bubba. I promise I won't forget you ever again."

"Hm, don't make promises you can't keep. What will you do if they brainwash you again?"

A shy smile spreads across Namjoon's face, but deep enough to show his dimples. "It won't happen again, Bubba. We're safe now."