Bullets ; K.Taehyung

8 • Stupidly Heroic

You felt a deep, stinging pain by your abdomen as soon as your eyelids burst open. You were finally awake. Thank God you were safe.

You then noticed several people circling your bed. Your sight was a bit blurry at first glance but it cleared up in time. The seven guys- no six. The one who was absent, it was... Taehyung. And there were two middle-aged people, they seemed like a couple to you.

"Thank God you're finally awake!" You kind of 'flinched' as soon as you saw Jimin hurrying towards you from the back of the crowd, acting like he was about to hug you. "Oh, sorry."

You then examined the whole room, wondering for one you risked your life for. "W-where's Taehyung? T-Taehyung... he's not here." You wondered as you looked around once more.

The middle aged woman then stepped out. "May we please have a minute?" All the people left the room, leaving the 'what you assumed' was a couple.

"W-we, are Taehyung's parents," you calmed down at the moment of hearing that. "We'd like to thank you for saving our Taehyung... he means so much to us we don't know what we'll do if we'd lose him. You could've died."

"It's my duty to save those in need. Anyone would do that for him. I'm not in the position to ask, but where is he?"

"He can't be here right now. He can't face you right now. He says that if the job they offered you is too much, then they'll understand why you'd want to resign." You nod as you looked down.

In the midst of silence, someone then barged in on the door. Mr. and Mrs. Kim then left at the sight of seeing people enter. It was your mother and brother, and your chief.

You tried to stand up with all your might to salute since you haven't seen your chief for a long time, but he gestured you that it's okay.

"Y/N what were you thinking?! Why did you do such a stupid thing?!" Your mother blabbered as soon as she entered.

"Eomma, it's not stupid. It's part of my obligations as a police officer." You replied as you looked away, avoiding eye contact. "Look at you! You have a gunshot wound! You're that stupid to get one?! I should've stopped you before you entered as their body guard...before you entered into that police academy!"

"I did not enter into that academy for myself. I entered there because I wanted to follow the footsteps of my father," you stood up fully, forcing yourself. "And did you forget? You weren't even there when he died!" You received a hard, sore slap after your mother heard what you said, making you fall on the bed again.

The people in the room were shocked when your wound started bleeding, the blood staining through your the thin white fabric. You held onto your wound, feeling the pain penetrate through all your nerves.

Your mother then peeked out the door, looking for any staff that roamed. "Nurse! Nurse! Patient's bleeding!" Staff immediately went to your aid. They made you calm down and laid you on the bed when you felt like you were drifting to sleep again.

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You woke up with your family talking to your doctor out the glass window. The glass was thick, but you could still hear each narration. "Thank God that the stitch that let loose wasn't deep. Just on the upper part, which is why she bled. Although, an extreme operation was still conducted."

"Please do everything to make her safe, okay?" "We're doing everything we can, Mrs. Park. No need to worry." She smiled as she left. Your parents did the same. You were alone again.

A few minutes later, you heard a knock on the door. Giving permission to come in, you were surprised to see Jimin holding some stuff. Food, perhaps.

"Hi. I just found out what happened from Dr. Ye Seul. I'm glad you're alright," You just nodded, feeling the silence pierce through. "Hey, just so you know, you don't have to stay as our body guard. You can go ahead and leave if you want to."

You sighed as he handed you a hotdog sandwich. "Thanks. You didn't have to." You replied before you took a big bite out of hunger. "I'm surprised you liked it. And I had to. About your job for us, again, you can leave if you want to." Jimin responds as he takes a bite of his own.

"I can't leave. I... I love my job."