Supernatural | BTS

September 7th, 5:28am

When Jungkook woke up, he found himself still sleeping on the sofa next to Seokjin. He rubbed his eyes and got up, stumbling to the bedroom. Hoseok was already asleep in Jimin's bed, and Jimin was sleeping in his lap. "Oh, you're awake," Jungkook heard Yoongi say. The ghost was next to his two sleeping roommates.

"It's pretty rare for Jimin to fall asleep during full moons," Yoongi said, turning to face the two boys, "but he and I were having a pretty deep chat just now. That's probably why he can sleep so soundly." Jungkook smiled weakly and checked the time on his phone. It was just a few minutes before his alarm was going to go off. "Sunrise is gonna be in a bit, isn't it?" Jungkook asked. Yoongi's eyes widened as he realized what the time was. "You're right," he said, turning to gently shake Hoseok and Jimin awake.

"Lemme do it," Jungkook laughed as he leaned over to shake the two. Hoseok yawned and stretched, rubbing behind Jimin's ears before slowly shifting out from under the younger. "Hyung," Jungkook said, "isn't Jimin waking up too?" Hoseok shook his head as he got off the bed, slowly so he wouldn't disturb Jimin's slumber. "Werewolves and others affected by the full moon have the day off," he explained as he stretched, "we gotta carry him over to the leash now, though, just in case he goes crazy."

Jungkook stretched and dug his arms underneath Jimin, heaving him up and over to the other side of the room. Hoseok helped him put the collar on and Jungkook ran his fingers through Jimin's fur calmly to let him sleep, since he was growling and kicking around now.

The school day without Jimin went smoothly. Jungkook and Taehyung went through the school day without much of a fuss. All of them joked and laughed together during lunch like usual. And it was with such a bright aura that Jungkook returned to the dorm, the bright aura only to be shattered when he heard soft cries in the bedroom.

The door was closed, but Jungkook was sure Jimin was inside, crying. Was he crying? It definitely sounded like it, soft sniffles followed by long wails. Hoseok was going to head over to Namjoon's room in the afternoon, so Jimin must be alone in there.

"J-Jungkook..." Jimin's muffled sniffles came, "I-I know you're there..." Jungkook sighed and creaked the door open. He peeked inside, finding Jimin curled up on his bed. He was hugging his knees against his chest, sat up and leaning against the wall next to his bed. "Are you... okay, Jimin?" Jungkook asked softly. When he didn't respond, Jungkook walked over and sat down next to him. In his hand was a picture, the picture of his family when he was just a baby.

"Jungkook..." Jimin said, voice barely above a whisper, "do you... ever miss someone... who's been really mean to you?" Jungkook hummed in thought. "My classmates back in Busan bullied me a lot," he said, "but it feels weird without them around." Jimin leaned against Jungkook this time. "Busan..." he mumbled, "I wanna think of it as a home, but it sounds too violent to be a home."

"Tell me," Jungkook said, patting Jimin's back comfortingly, "what's in your mind?"

"On Sunday..." Jimin said, breath steadying, "Tae and I accidentally went to the wrong house while fetching you. The man inside was old and cranky, and he looked like an alcoholic or something. And then I looked at his leg... he was bitten, Jungkook, I bit him... I bit my dad when he was abusing my mom and I... and he's still just as cranky as he was back then... it hurt, Jungkook, the words he said hurt me, hurt my mom, but I don't want to hurt him... I never wanted to..."

Jungkook hushed him and let his tears run onto his uniform sleeve. "I miss him..." Jimin mumbled, "I barely even remember him, but I miss him so much... I miss my mom too, she was so sweet and kind to me... I wonder if Jihyun is doing good in school..." Jungkook's eyes widened when Jimin mentioned the name. "Jihyun?" He asked. Jimin nodded, "My mother was pregnant with my younger brother at the time. He must be in middle school now..."