ALIVE → bts fanfiction

Chapter 24

Jimin's P.O.V

I didn't waste any time in turning towards the sound of Jungkook's voice.

"I'm going to kill you!" I snapped at him as he stepped into the flickering light.

He smirked as I stormed over.

"It seems you've become too familiar with the humans' ways of expressing anger, Sasin."

I ignored him and grabbed his shoulders.

"I can't die," Jungkook continued.

"Then I'll just have to induce so much pain that you'll wish you could," I growled at him.

"Why so upset, friend?"

"Don't call me that!"

We stood still for a second, glaring at each other. Anger pulsed through me.

"I told you not to touch her," I reminded him slowly.

"I told you not to get close with the humans," he snapped back at me, suddenly glancing in Aera's direction.

I turned my head to look at her. She stood frozen, watching us in fear.

"Aera, go home," I told her.

We met eyes for a moment, and she gave me a slow, shaky nod.

"No. Stay, Aera," Jungkook said.

"Stay out of this!" I turned back to him, furiously. "Go now, Aera!"

"Don't you think it's time to let her know what you really are, Sasin?" He asked me slowly.

"N-no. Get out of here!" I told her again.

"You should know who the boy you 'love's true nature, Aera. Don't you think?" He asked, watching her with his snake-like eyes.

"Please!" I turned back to face her, my hands still gripped Jungkook's shirt.

Aera looked torn. I knew she wanted to know all the answers. But I couldn't let that happen. At least, not this way. She had to go home, where she could be safe. I watched her with pleading eyes. Please. Trust me. To my great relief, she gave me a small nod, and turned to leave.

But before Aera could even take a step, Jungkook had escaped my grasp, and shot towards her in the blink of an eye.

Aera's P.O.V

I trust you.

I turned around, about to take off running as fast as my legs could take me, because I knew I had to trust Jimin. But before I could finish taking a deep breath, a pair of arms grabbed me roughly. I cried out in surprise.

"Remember my warning?" Jungkook whispered to me.

He had one arm tightly around my waist and the other gripped my neck. Jimin stood for a moment, shocked at the sight, then took a step forward.

"Come any closer, and I'll snap her neck," Jungkook warned.

"J-Jungkook, release her," Jimin called out painfully.

"I warned you, Sasin. Yet you still broke the rules. You were never supposed to enroll in school, or make 'friends'. You even made a girl fall in love with you. You know you aren't allowed to grow close to humans," Jungkook told him.