The Flower of the Dark | k.th

.Fourteen.

JIEUN's POV
I can't move – no...I don't want to move. I'm still attached to Jin who's clutching my legs tightly against his chest. I can hear his heavy breathing, and with every breath, my torso bounces against his back. He's still running.

I want to scream and kick to go back, but it's not like I can move. I don't want to move because I can't.

I'm not curious as to where Jin is taking me; I can only think about the injured Taehyung. Why did Jin knock him out?...What did Tae do?

I feel guilty for not being there to prevent the incident, but it's not my fault my head began pounding suddenly. I didn't mean to fall and slam my head against the concrete.

Suddenly, we stop moving, and Jin takes me off his shoulder swiftly. He helps me lean against a wall, but that's when I realize something.

"Oh god.." I can hear him whisper to himself stressfully. He runs his hand through his brown hair. "I'm dead for real this time..."

Though my vision is still a little blurry, and my head can't stop creating twos of everything, I can recognize the smoothly deep voice.

"Ah, geez!" Taehyung is biting his nails now while looking around nervously. "Where should I start without getting caught by any of the members?..."

My heart warms up now, being thankful that it's who I hoped it would be.

I opens my arms and crash into him. I wrap my arms around him, and before I can savor his solid body, he pushes me away making me slam into the wall behind me.

"What are you doing?"

"I'm sorry.." I can hear my voice begin to quaver, and I find it strange. "I'm just really happy it's you!"

Taehyung's confused face softens. "O-Okay.."

"But-" I stand up as straight as I can and make my voice sound as hard as the wall. "Why did you hurt Jin?!" I shout and shove Taehyung, somewhat afraid that if I hit his face it'll break.

"Hey! Why are you attacking me?!" he backs away. "You would be thankful that I saved you from him! You really have no clue what Jin is capable of, Miss Ji. And plus, you didn't know what his intentions were!"

"So?! That doesn't mean you should knock him out!" I slap his shoulder. "I got scared because I thought you were the one knocked out!"

I can see a smile shine on Tae's face. "You were worried about me?"

My face flushes, and I wish I hadn't given him any hints because I know he'll tease me about it. "No.."

"C'mon," he's still smiling once he grabs my arm and we both begin walking.

It's silent between us as we walk. Taehyung's hand slowly slid down my arm after awhile, and eventually reached my hand. I don't mind it at first, since Tae's gentle grip on me makes me feel safe, but until I notice how close he gets to me I begin to get uncomfortable.

I yank my hand out of his and cross my arms. He doesn't do anything about it, but instead stops walking. He stares straight ahead.

I look too, and capture all the green grass and buildings that look like skyscrapers. Especially by the grass and the height it's gotten to, I'm taken aback by the sight.

"Taehyung.." I say in awe. I smile, "Where are we?"

He doesn't answer at first, causing me to look back at him. He's still the same way: staring straight ahead emotionless.

I wave my hand in front of his face, "You okay?"

Taehyung slowly covers his ears and his breathing quickens. Seeing his chest pop in and out rapidly makes me more worried than before.

TAEHYUNG's POV
"...Taehyung?.." Jieun's voice is so soft it sounds distant.

I can't feel her presence anywhere and it scares me, even if I know she's right in front of me.

"Don't leave me-" I uncover my ears and try to reach Jieun in front of me. I don't feel her; I can't even see her. My gut sinks. "Jieun?.."

I gaze around me, and see nothing but grass reaching my waist. The sky above me is dark now, and not even a single star shines for light to guide me. I'm alone in total darkness. I've felt this...way before I met Jieun.

I can remember it, and it's frightening me. I wish I didn't.

Suddenly, the ground below starts to feel mushy, reminding me of that time I had spasms and Jieun was there to help me. My heart warms and a small smile creeps on my face.

Jieun...

A vision of Jieun smiling in my head makes me feel less anxious about wondering where I am. Now I'm set on getting back to her.

A sharp pain stings in my gut and I grunt. My hand flies to the spot and when I see what happened, the ground beneath me swallows me up.

I close my eyes tightly, refusing to listen to the voices that are screaming at me. Through it all I can point out the scream that woke me up from my trance that day. My sister was the only one there at the time, and but I was the only scared one.

I can feel a pair of hands on my shoulders and I kick around in the empty darkness.

"No!" I try screaming, but it doesn't come out clear. "She needs me!"

I know they're not listening. I can hear them and I feel like I'm losing my mind finally.

"I NEED JIEUN!-"

It all stops then, and I open my eyes. Jieun stands hovering above me, and I can see the blood running out of her nose as she looks just as scared as me.

She steps back, having no clue about what just happened.

"What is scaring you so much?"

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