The Dark Inside Of Me ✓ tk

Falling for you

Last exam tomorrow!! Then three whole months of vacation!! Where are you guys going when you have your holiday? I'm going to America and the Czech Republic

Taehyung went back to school the following day, not entirely convinced by Jungkook's hopeful words but he knew the younger really missed spending time together at lunch. He made his way up to the roof, knowing his class ended earlier than expected so he could wait for Jungkook to join him on the top of the school roof, their usual meeting spot. He knew Jungkook would be worried the moment he'll notice that Taehyung's class ended before him. The younger promised to pick him up after every class to avoid Taehyung meeting bullies. The older didn't want to wait ten minutes for the younger and, deciding that no one would look for him on the roof, he took the risk.

Bad choice.

The oblivious boy settled a few meters away from the edge and took out his lunchbox. His uncle would normally make him something for lunch but seeing he's currently in Hong Kong, Taehyung needs to make his own food, resulting in plain sandwiches.

Creaking of an old rusty door averts his gaze away from his food and to the rooftop door. The steel door that has paint peeling off has mysteriously closed on its own. Taehyung doesn't really worry about it. The wind is strong today and the door doesn't have a lock or anything so it's not like he'd get stuck. He does worry when his lunchbox starts moving, floating a bit into the air.

"What the heck?", Taehyung mumbles, following the lunchbox floating to the edge and dropping down. He squints his eyes and sees his lunch on the ground meters underneath him. Well there goes his lunch of today.

"You can always dive after it you know", a familiar voice spoke up, startling the boy leaning over the edge, "Lots of people wouldn't mind".

Taehyung finds the owner of the voice standing in front of him, flanked by two other familiar boys.

"Jackson", the human grumbles, getting up from the ground.

"That's my name. How cute you remembered my name isn't that right guys?", he asked turning to the boys at his side. BamBam and Mark grin, nodding their head at their leader.

"Maybe I knocked it into that thick skull of yours when I kicked your ass that day", Jackson tilts his head to the side, a lopsided grin on his face, "When you told me to stay away from Jungkook".

"I still stand by that", Taehyung snaps back, balling his fists with anger.

"Aw look the poor thing is shaking", BamBam cackles seeing Taehyung shaking from anger, "Can't handle the fact we want him too? He's a cutie"

If Taehyung was a dog hybrid or a werewolf he would have surely growled at them but he kept his mouth shut before an embarrassing shriek would come out.

"He deserves someone who didn't kill everyone close to him", Jackson buts in, "So do us all a favor Taehyung and die already. Join your parents and Hansol and maybe they'll forgive you".

Taehyung gulps with great difficulty, vivid memories of the people close to him dying in front of his eyes. He didn't do it. He swears he didn't do it. He-he just survived. What's wrong with surviving? He didn't mean to outlive them but fate killed them all before he could go. He just can't die. He can't. He wants to die, to accept a peaceful end to this horror of a life. He'd jump right off if it wasn't for Jungkook and the fact he just can't.

"Are you having trouble breathing? What a loser", Mark chuckles, seeing the pale face of the younger who's almost panting like he ran a marathon.

Taehyung was having trouble breathing and he didn't even notice it. He places his hand on his chest, gripping at the tight material of his shirt to feel his heart pound loudly. He sees blood, blood everywhere. The red liquid streams out of the car and Taehyung is left looking at it wash down the drain. The boys' voices are drawn out by the heavy static in the human's ears. His vision goes black for an entire minute and flashes back when his shoulders get gripped by none other than Jackson.

"We'll help you", the boy smiles but his eyes have gone entirely dark. Taehyung tries to catch his breath but his anxiety is still taking over his frozen body. The boys grab him harshly and bring him over to the edge and Taehyung is thrown back in reality when he feels his feet dangling in the air.

"N-no", he heaves with a low voice, "Y-you c-can't".

He looks back into Jackson's smirking face whose nails are digging deep into the younger's skin.

"Oh we can", he mocks, "Everyone will think it's an accident, the poor bullied human throws himself into his own death. What a headline! Everyone will love it! And the ones who don't believe it will get brainwashed by my good friend Mark over here. He's good at those kind of spells".

"It's my specialty", Mark winks like he's proud of committing a murder and playing it off as an accident.

"N-No please y-you can't- I c-can't-", Taehyung's tears are falling from the lack of oxygen he's currently experiencing. He isn't scared for his life, he lost that fear long ago. He just didn't want Jungkook to know.

"It's going to be okay Taehyung. We'll help you with the same thing you did for Jungkook", Jackson smiles sweetly, his eyes flickering dangerously, "Falling".

Taehyung's breath entirely disappears at the same time the grip on him does the exact same. His body drops down at a fast rate and sucks in the scream trying to leave his body. The winds howls around him and his hands are still stretched forwards from trying to grab something. He passes three stories and shuts his eyes.

This is going to hurt

Taehyung's back hits the asphalt and a sickening crack should be heard. His spine should break first and then his head would be smashed against the ground, cracking the skull open. None of those things happen as he casually opens his eyes again, like he didn't just fall down four stories. He neck is stiff though and his limbs will surely have bruises but he's okay for the rest.  He sighs, contemplating whether or not to get up again.

He crawls off the floor, looking back up to see no one looking off the edge. They didn't watch him crash down. They probably think their plan worked.

"I tried to tell them I couldn't die", he murmurs, dusting his clothes off. He looks back up and catches someone's gaze, the person noticeable trembling.

"Jungkook", Taehyung says shocked. It's clear that the boy saw him drop down and stand back up again.

"Y-you-", Jungkook croaks out, "You should've died".