THE DARKEST HOPE

Chapter 24

Chapter 24

A lot of things can happen inside a person's head over a short period of time. Especially for a person with decent level of intelligence. One can go over enormous amount of different thoughts within mere moments, go from one mood to other, can analyze a situation or repeat it endlessly to see it at different angles.

The same effect was happening now to Jungkook while driving back to the manor. All the way he was thinking about what Suga had told him. His brain rolled over ever word, every expression he could remember from the morning until that unfortunate conversation.

But he never found the answer to the hardest question that was digging into his brain. What made the hunter change his behavior towards him so drastically. One day they were joking around and laughing together and the next he was sending him away.

At first Jungkook intended to talk to Jimin about the matter with Yoongi but then he decided otherwise. He was too embarrassed to do so. Tell Jimin what exactly? The worst thing for him was that he actually somehow believed that he deserved to leave the house, that his place wasn't there to begin with. He knew what he was, why pretend otherwise. Another lonely tear fell down his cheek.

Jungkook clenched his teeth, trying to control himself. He should calm down a little, maybe things weren't as bad as he thought.

Yoongi looked kind of sad when he told him to leave. There wasn't anger or contempt. It seemed as if he was trying to tell him something. Jungkook shook his head with annoyance. "Aaahh, if only I didn't get angry so fast, I ruined it all. I should have listened to him before lashing out like that!"

He rubbed his neck lost in thought. He had to learn to control his temper, better. His youthful, full of strength and energy self would often act on the first rush of emotion, following rather urges than reason. His impulsive acts often brought him trouble and he tried to suppress them as much as possible but every now and then his basic primal instincts would win victory over the calm observing judgment of a situation to much remorse of its owner.

Many events in Jungkook's life were marked with this quality of his and although some of the results from his actions were actually positive some other were disappointing for the boy.

Without a doubt his decision to be with Jimin was due to his impulsiveness and him choosing first feelings and emotions. Such was also his decision to interfere when he helped Taehyung. Both acts he was completely happy with. But also sometimes he felt like kicking himself for acting on impulse, like now when he got angry at Suga that fast.

When he chewed several times on the recent occurrences he sadly concluded that maybe he was way too hasty with his anger and should have listened a little bit more to the hunter and try to understand what was going on.

"I'll try to talk to him when he gets back. We will work things out, we have to..." Jungkook decided and the thought gave him a little peace at least and calmed lightly the pain in his heart.

Jungkook entered the house and searched for Jimin. He was exactly where he said that he will be. Jimin was sitting behind his desk, a mountain of papers put up in front of him and he looked really busy.

"Hi, I'm back."

"Oh, hi, Jungkookie." Jimin smiled contently at the sight of Jungkook's smiling face. "I have some more work to do."

"Sure thing, I'll be somewhere around. Call me when you are free." and Jungkook closed the door to let him work.

Now seemed like the best time to check that basement. The clock was ticking and if he failed to do the job required of him, he had no doubts that Namjun and Ho-seok will act this evening the latest. He sighed again with worry. He really hated doing this.