~Don't Say a Word~

~Fourteen~

Namjoon lied in bed- alone.

For the fourth day in a row, Jin had refused to come along with him. He stared at the ceiling, his heart hurting.

Had Jin done all of that to himself? Had someone come into the house and hurt him? Was this all his fault?

He couldn't sleep, so he went out to the living room, walking slowly and quietly so he didn't wake the boy up if he was asleep. At the end of the hall, he could here Jin sobbing softly.

"N-Namjooooon!"

He heard the quiet cry and his feet moved without his brains consent. He ran out and fell to his knees in front of the couch. Jin's sobs grew louder as Namjoon tried to take him into his arms.

Jin ripped away from Namjoon.

"Jin you have to tell me what happened to you." Namjoon said softly.

"No!" Jin whimpered, smacking his hands over his mouth. It seemed like the word just slipped out. He slammed his head down into his knees which were tucked to his chest.

His movements were jerky and stressed.

"Seokjin, if you just tell me what happened, all of this can end. No more sleepless nights, no more crying, you won't have to be afraid anymore. But you have to tell me what is going on."

"They said that if I speak, they would kill you." He gasped, his hands gripping at the loose sweatpants.

"Who, tell me who baby." Namjoon said, moving to sit on the couch in front of Jin, gently taking the trembling hands and holding them gently. "Tell me who, I'll never let anyone hurt you again, you just have to tell me who."

He gripped Namjoon's hands hard and looked up at him through his tears.

"I-I don't know their names." Jin stuttered.

"Just tell me everything you can tell me." Namjoon whispered. Jin nodded, giving himself a moment to breathe and letting Namjoon wipe the tears off of his pale face.

"I was right. People were following me. I thought it was just one but there were two." He sniffed. "You left, a-and they got in. They just kept hitting me- and saying how much they hated me, and h-how stupid I am- and how I should have killed myself when I was about to."

His voice broke and he shook his hands free from Namjoon's larger, warmer ones. "I kept asking w-who they were- why they were here- the taller one told me to call him Oppa. The other never spoke." He hanged his head and gripped Namjoon's shirt.

"He said that if I spoke anymore they would kill you, and make me watch. I can't lose you. They said they're watching you too Namjoon! And I told you, I talked and now they're gonna kill up b-"

Namjoon pulled the trembling boy into his chest and let him cry.

"No one is gonna hurt you anymore. And no one is gonna hurt me either. I promise I won't leave you alone again. I swear I won't." He said softly, brushing his fingers through Jin's hair.

It took a long time for Jin to calm down, and when he finally did, he pressed closer into Namjoon.

"I love you." His voice was weak and hoarse.

"I love you too baby, and I swear I'll keep you safe."

They fell asleep together on the couch that night, and even asleep, their grips never loosened on each other.

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