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Hands ripping the blanket off furiously, Jungkook stormed over to his cellphone, wiping his snot and tears with his clothed forearm and breathing heavily. One number came to mind as he struggled to dial it, thumbs fumbling with the shaking device in his hands.

"Please pick up, please pick up, ple—"

"Hello?" Jimin's comforting voice was enough for Jungkook to sigh in relief.

"Hello?" Jimin's comforting voice was enough for Jungkook to sigh in relief

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"Ah! Thank goodness you picked up, hyung, I—"

"Jungkookie, why are you up at this hour? Is everything alright?" Jimin could detect the shakiness in his dongsaeng's voice.

The brunette took a glance at his phone. 3:38 A.M. "W-were you sleeping?"

"I was, until my phone rang."

"Ah, I'm sorry, for waking you, it's just..." the younger couldn't find the correct words for a moment. "Never mind, c-can I just come over?"

"Alright, sure. My parents are asleep though, so you'll have to be really quiet."

"Thanks, hyung. Love you."

Then, Jungkook quickly tiptoed out of the house and drove at the speed of light to Jimin's.


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"Kookie, are you alright?" Jimin asks, cupping the younger's face which became tear-stained and red from crying.

"N-No," he sobbed, grabbing the older's wrist.

"Come inside. I'll make you some tea, and then we'll talk."

Jungkook felt truly grateful for the fact that he had his senior by his side. He could look up to Jimin, and he could always rely on him for emotional support.

Jimin led Jungkook to his bed before rushing to the kitchen to make him some chamomile tea. When he came back up, he placed the cup in the younger's hands before sitting beside him. The tea was hot yet refreshing, and it made comforted him a little with every sip. "So, what's the matter?"

"I-I've been having these crazy nightmares for some time."

"How long?"

"About three months."

The orange-haired boy was left aghast, but he whisper-yelled so he wouldn't wake his sleeping parents. "You didn't even bother to tell me!?"

"I didn't think they were serious at first, hyung." Jungkook placed a hand on Jimin's shoulder in an attempt to calm him down. "But when they began to reoccur and lengthen, I—" He stopped himself when he felt a lump forming in his throat.

"You can tell me, Kookie; I'm your hyung. It's my job to protect you." Jimin wrapped an arm around Jungkook's shoulder and smoothly moved his hand in a circular motion along it while looking him in the eye.

"I-I've been avoiding sleep because I was afraid of seeing things again and when I finally tried to get some sleep I saw something horrible and—"

The younger was cut off by a warm hug from his senior. He sobbed into his chest as the older stroked his back gently. "Sshh, Kookie. It's okay. You're here with me now."

A few minutes later of only muffled sobs and comforting words, Jimin decided to poke his toe into the edge Jungkook's waters. "Now, if you don't mind, would you like to tell me what you've been dreaming about?"

The younger sniffled a couple times before allowing the older in. "I-It was about a y-young woman and her newborn c-child. T-They were r-running away f-from t-the woman's b-boyfriend who h-had a gun and w-was ready to k-kill both of them. T-Then her b-boyfriend took the b-baby and..."

Jimin's soft, reassuring words had a magic effect on Jungkook, and he always felt safe and secure with his best friend around him. "It's okay. You don't have to keep going if you don't want to."

"...s-she said my n-name."

"It's over, Jungkookie. It was just a bad dream."

He finally broke the hug, allowing the younger to breathe more easily before taking his face in his little hands. Although there was only the faint light of dawn creeping in through the window, Jimin could tell that Jungkook was definitely pale and gaunt. "I know you won't like this, but you need to get some sleep. You'll get worse if you don't."

"I-I can't, hyung. I-I'm going to—"

"You've already talked it out with me, so that took a significant amount of weight off your shoulders. Just please, sleep."

"But what about my parents and Y/N? They'll think I—"

"I'll call them and let them know we had a sleepover, okay? Now, off to bed you go."

While the sun was coming up, Jungkook's heartbeat and breath slowed down as he fell into a deep sleep.


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A/N: You all haven't seen Jimin in a while, so here's a Jikook moment for ya. :))

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