Protect Me|JungkookxBTS

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Yoongi pov
"Jin, can I talk to you?" I asked, my voice still laced with sleep. Jin shifted his attention from the stove and onto me, "of course." He replied sweetly. I smiled weakly, concern bubbling inside of me. "What's up?" Jin asked, this time his tone sounding a bit worried. I sighed as I leaned against the kitchen counter, here goes nothing. "I think somethings wrong with Jungkook." I stated, my eyes focused on my sock covered feet. It was silent, Jin probably thinks I'm crazy. "Why Yoongi?" Jin finally spoke, breaking the heavy silence. "Because he came home late last night and his lip was bleeding, and he looked terrible..and he was crying in the shower." I mumbled, my eyes suddenly stinging from tears. It was silent again, I don't like silence. I flinched when I felt Jin's comforting touch on my shoulder. "Hey." He whispered, his voice calm and motherly. I reluctantly looked up, connecting my eyes with Jin's sparkly ones. "I'll talk to him, he probably just fell during practice." Jin reassured me, but it still didn't ease my worrying. I nodded anyway and gave Jin a smile before excusing myself to my room. I sat down on my bed and stared at my hands, my mind cycling through all the terrible things that could've happened to Jungkook. Instead of feeling upset I suddenly felt angry. The thought of someone hurting my dongsaeng makes me want to punch a hole in the wall. It also makes me feel like a failure, I failed to protect my dongsaeng, I failed as a hyung.

Jin pov
I was nervous as I approached Jungkook and Namjoon's room. Namjoon had already left to work on some music, which I was thankful for. Because now me and Jungkook could have some privacy. I slowly opened the door and peeked into the room, only to find it empty? "What the heck?" I mumbled as I stepped into the vacant room. When did Jungkook leave? "What are you doing hyung?" Taehyung asked from behind me, succeeding in startling me. "I'm looking for Jungkook, do you know where he is?" I asked as I examined the room once more just in case I missed something. Taehyung shook his head, "nah I haven't seen him, I just woke up." He said before walking away. My stomach twisted in knots, he never skips breakfast. "Hyung what are you doing?" A sad voice mumble behind me, I turned around and was shocked to see Jungkook standing behind me. His hair was wet and he was wearing a long sleeve shirt with some sweatpants, I guess he was just in the shower. I was about to speak but stopped when I also noticed the puffiness around Jungkook's eyes, along with the dark circles, and his busted lip. Yoongi was right, something is wrong with Jungkook.

"Kookie can I talk to you?" I asked, using his nickname to try and ease the tension. Jungkook visibly tensed, his eyes were locked on the floor and his hands clenched into fists. "S-sure." He finally stuttered out, a painful smile spreading across his face as he motioned for me to sit down on his bed. Jungkook sat down next to me, his face slightly contorted in pain but otherwise blank. "Jungkook are you ok? Yoongi is worried about you." I said, studying the youngers face for any signs of emotion. Jungkook's expression didn't change, but there was something in his eyes, an emotion I've never seen in him. "I'm fine hyung." Jungkook suddenly said, his voice a little happier and a small smile tugging at his lips. I smiled back but was still unconvinced, he's lying. "What happened to your lip?" I asked, the question instantly wiping away Jungkook's small smile. Kookies eyes darted nervously around the room, he's definitely lying. "I tripped when I was dancing yesterday and I guess I cut it." He answered with a surprisingly confident tone. Maybe he wasn't lying? Maybe he was actually just tired and did trip? "Oh ok, well be careful kookie, breakfast is on the table when you're ready." I said before patting Jungkook's leg and walking out of the depressing bedroom. "Hyung did you talk to him?" Yoongi asked, as he munched on a piece of toast in the kitchen. I nodded, "yeah, he said he's fine." I said then grabbed my own plate of food. "He's lying." Yoongi mumbled, obviously upset with Jungkooks answer. I was going to try and reassure Yoongi by telling him Jungkook wouldn't lie, but I decided against it. Because I think Jungkook is lying too.