Criminal - // BTS x reader gang! au

Chapter 8

TRANSLATIONS:
Corre por ello - run for it.

The night was mostly pleasant. Jungkook didn't reappear for a while, and you got to meet Clio and her captors. Tonight was interesting for both you and BTS, as some true colours became prominent.

"You know, they won't let me meet one of the members of the gang. I'm not sure why, but I don't think I care. The boys are nice to me." Clio said with a smile, nudging Bambam who smiled at her and then at you. RM noticed Bambams gesture and leaned forward to look at him, grinning as his face twisted and his eyes slimmed down. Before you could question his expression he sat back normally in his seat, taking a bite out of the meal he'd bought. You and BTS were conscious that Clio was oddly comfortable with GOT7, And BTS wanted you to be like that too. Clio felt bad for criminals, and to be fair so did you, but that didn't make them any less bad people. You shifted awkwardly when Bambam began to whisper in Clio's ear, making her giggle. You cleared your throat, catching glimpses with Jimin who was grimacing at your friend and the other gang member. He pulled a silly face before rolling his eyes, making you both sputter a little bit. The rest of the young men were too indulged in screaming, eating and drinking to notice a figure slip out of the large glass doors; Jungkook. He was casually dragging someone by the wrist. You craned your neck over the sea of heads to see who Jungkook was taking a hostage, the mystery mans blonde hair bobbing as he moved. The realisation of who you'd just seen caused your words to catch in your throat. You looked up and the figure was staring at you in bewilderment. Max. You shot up, chair scraping against the polished floors.

"Clio, look." You boomed, blood flowing as you prepared yourself to run. Clio, noticing who you were looking at also stood, both of the gangs tensing. The two girls share a look with a nod.

"Corre por ello. "

Those heels are no good to you now. As your kick them off your heart beats faster and the adrenaline demands you run, right now, no delay; Clio follows suit. You dart towards Max, whos face is strangely unreadable. The boys don't leave their seat. Heart pounding, your panicked breath like thunder in your ears, thighs burning, you dared looked back. Clio was by your side, leaping over tables while hurling out insults at the people who complained. Jungkook and Max watched, both of the boys continuing down the street.

Casually, RM and Jhope left to get a drink at the bar to discuss the next drug shipment.

"Goodmorning, sweetheart." A familiar voice cooed, their breath ticking your neck. Ah, this feeling was nice; soft, warm and comforting. You hummed, snuggling in closer to the figure that held you.

"G'morning..." You began, eyes still closed. With that, you shot up, realising you had no idea who was hugging you. V sighed, puffing out his cheeks.

"It's only me, jheeze. You didn't think we would let you go, did you?" He rolled his eyes, pretending to be sad as his bare chest was on display to you. You felt the heat rising to your cheeks and prayed it wasn't noticeable. coughing, you pushed your hair back behind your ear, even though it was already there. He looked at you again, his face now solemn.

"About last night," He began, sitting up. "You need to see RM and Jhope." He raked his hand through his silver hair with a downcast frown. You waited for him to say something else before excusing yourself out of the bedroom and made a b-line for RM's office. With a soft knock, you opened the door and stepped inside. There was RM, Jhope and Jin, all huddled around the desk. When you entered, they all looked up at you as if you'd broken in, but relaxed when it was you. Jin smiled and left the room, leaving a chair for you to sit on. You took a seat, RMs and Jhopes eyes boring holes into your body. Thank god they were only gang members, not superheroes with laser eyes.

"Did you sleep well?" Jhope asked with his usual grin, a bottle of medical pills in his hand, a glass of whiskey in the other. He placed the dusty white pill onto his tongue before swallowing it back with the alcohol, maintaining eye contact with you.

"It was great, thanks." You replied bitterly, jaw clenching as your natural defensive side came out, making Jhope chuckle.

"Do you know why you're here?" RM questioned, head cocked to the side patronisingly.

"Yes." You said, bouncing your heel off of the floor ro balance your nerves.

"Tell me why." He teased, leaning over the desk. Jhope backed up, filling his glass again. When you refused to answer, he slammed down the desk with the palms of his hands, a vein popping out of his forehead.

"Tell me what the fuck you did last night, (y/n)" RM demanded, breath quickening as he grew more impatient. Shaken with fright, you flinched at his behaviour.

"I ran to Max" You confessed, hands raising naturally to defend your face.

"Why?" Backing up a little, RM sat back in his seat while Jhope watched from the sidelines.

"Because he's my collegu-"

"Is he really?" The jollier of the pair chipped in with a devious smirk smudged across his face, taking another swig of his drink. You stared at him, confused.

"What do you mean?" You asked slowly, eyebrows knitted closely together. Jhope just laughed, and so did RM.

Realisation hit you like a ton of bricks.

Max set you up.

"Darling, we were saving you from him," RM noted, his face tight. "He lured you here, to get killed by us. He hired us to kill you. Fortunately, we knew you prior to him contacting us, and we got Jackson to infiltrate and work alongside Max, to make sure you were safe."

"And that's why Jungkook took Max outside," Jhope added, sitting down on the desk. "I don't mean to make you uncomfortable by saying this but you were supposed to die last night, but Jungkook suggested to Max that they should 'take a walk before the fun begins' so that we could get you out of there and pretend your dead- but you saw him."

And that was when you broke down into tears. You let out several racking sobs, letting the tears spill down your blotchy, mottled skin. Jhope instinctively leapt forward and wrapped himself around you in an attempt to slow your crying.

"Shhhh, it's okay. He's gone now." He whispered, RM soon joining the hug. The noisy sobs echoed through the house, luring in the rest of the boys- even Jungkook- and enabling them to form a protective, warm shield of a hug around you, causing you to giggle through your crying.

"Thank you guys, " You began, hugging them all back.

"You saved my life."