ALIVE → bts fanfiction

Chapter 50

Aera's P.O.V

"Get out of my way."

I stood in front of Yugyeom, completely frozen. I was useless, I knew that. But there was no way I wouldn't at least try to protect my friend.

"Yugyeom," I said. "L-leave."

"What? What's going on?" He asked.

I felt bad at the utter confusion and rising frustration in his voice. But he needed to get away from Jungkook.

"You'll regret this," Jungkook warned me.

"S-stay away," I told him.

If it was just me, I would barely care about his presence at this point. But now his target was Yugyeom. And somehow that made me more fearful than ever. He was after someone close to me, and it wasn't just to hurt me mentally. Jungkook actually wanted to get rid of Yugyeom for his own reasons; the desperation in his eyes gave it away. But why?

"I can't deal with you anymore!" Jungkook suddenly snapped at me.

I jumped and moved even farther back, pushing Yugyeom with me in the process.

"You're always in the way," Jungkook continued. "I should've just killed you when I had the chance!"

"Jungkook, what are you talking about?!" Yugyeom cried.

Yugyeom's loud voice seemed to make him snap. All of the sudden, Jungkook grabbed my shoulders, slowly gripping them harder with each word he spoke.

"You think you were just lucky? You think I wasn't strong enough? Well, Aera, you're wrong," Jungkook said, a slightly crazed look in his eyes. "I let you live! I was testing Jimin! I could have snapped your neck within a moment, but I spared you for whatever foolish reason! And now it's coming back to haunt me! If I had just killed you then, everything would be exactly how it should!"

I stared at Jungkook with wide eyes as his words sunk in. He spared me? He wasn't actually trying to kill me?

"I was going to let you leave alive, but now I have no choice but to kill you too," he finished softly.

In a swift move, he shoved me to the side. I stumbled and fell, watching in horror as he approached Yugyeom, who backed away in a daze.

"Yugyeom, get away from him!" I cried.

Yugyeom looked at me in fear and surprise. Heart pounding, a rush of energy surged through me, and I jumped up and raced towards Jungkook. I crashed into him, pushing us away from Yugyeom. We landed in a heap off to the side. And suddenly everything was very still. Yugyeom stood in shock and terror, watching us in silence. Jungkook and I laid sprawled on the floor, and all I could hear was his heavy breathing. No one said anything. No one even moved. I wondered if I'd stunned Jungkook into silence. Gulping, I slowly lifted my head to inspect the damage.

Jungkook just laid there in a daze, staring up at the ceiling. He looked strangely sad. I watched him closely for a second, before beginning to stand. In an instant, Jungkook snapped again and suddenly he was sitting up beside me, grabbing my neck. I gasped and let out a strangled cry of surprise. Pain shot through my back as he began to stand, hand still gripping my neck. I stumbled up with him.

"Jungkook! What are you doing?!" Yugyeom cried out.

All the noise came rushing back as Jungkook had me pinned against the wall. Better me than Yugyeom. I thought suddenly.

"You're getting in my way," Jungkook said softly.

That's when I realized he didn't want to do this.