Mental

22

"You're freezing cold, Jungkook..." Yoongi felt the younger boys' face. Really, Yoongi's hand had more color in it than Jungkook's washed out facial features.

Jungkook was numb, his icy bones chilled under his snow cold skin. The rain gave him chills hours ago, and it was only setting in worse by the second. It didn't help when it seeped into his open cuts from being beat up.

Yoongi was terrified that Jungkook would get extremely sick. Yoongi was already pale enough.. and the younger boy had even less skin pigmentation than him.

"I can't feel my skin, hyung...." Jungkook whimpered, his voice shaky as ever.

The rain was getting colder and harsher, if Yoongi stayed out here any more longer he would get sick too.

"Jungkook..? Do you wanna come home with me...?" Yoongi hesitantly asked, tilting the boys' chin up so they'd look at each other.

Without hesitation, Jungkook nodded. "I-I can't go to my house like this.... by now my parents would see me...." He said in shame, adverting his eyes from his hyung. Would his parents even care anyways though...? Whatever he did in life, his own family wouldn't have time for it anyways. Nor would they want to notice him.

Yoongi quickly picked up the small boy, trying to be careful since he was beaten brutally at school.

Jungkook clinged to Yoongi, and then he broke down all over again. He was so sad... more than sad.. depressed? Yeah. He hurt so bad. His best fucking friend just ran him over with a big bus. How would he ever talk to Taehyung again or look at him the same way? He couldn't.

Suddenly, he was gently placed in a warm car seat. Jungkook was still a bit surprised Yoongi was helping him and such... compared to before. He knew now that the older really was sorry, if he wasn't, why'd he help then?

Yoongi quickly turned the car on and began going back to his apartment. He needed to get Jungkook warmed up so he turned on the heat in his car. Heat in your car in the summer? Sounds stupid, but Jungkook had to be sick by now considering how freezing cold he was.

Jungkook hid his face in the car seat, his head throbbing under the leather. He could feel his skin tingle as if there were needles being plunged into his skin.

They were thankful to arrive home pretty quickly, considering the weather and how hard it was to see.

Yoongi raced out of his car, quickly opening the passenger side of the door and getting Jungkook in his arms again while carrying him inside.

Oh, right, Jungkook had never been to his apartment before.

Yoongi carefully turned the main light on in his apartment without dropping Jungkook, and then he went over to his long couch and sat the boy down. He got tons of blankets and wrapped them around the younger.

"There..." Yoongi said softly, brushing some of Jungkook's wet hair out of his glossy eyes.

Jungkook looked up to Yoongi, just staring at the older boy with yet again.. tears forming in his eyes.

"Hyung..?" He started to cry out once more, getting Yoongi's full attention.

"What is it...?" Yoongi bent down to Jungkook's level on the couch.

"Thank you..." The boy mumbled through tears, trying to blink them away. "Y-You don't know how much this means to me....." He spoke, swallowing his saliva painfully.

Jungkook felt embarrassed crying this much in front of Yoongi, but the massive pain he was having kept adding more rivers into his eyes.

"You're welcome, Kookie..." Yoongi whispered, still seeing the poor young boy shaking under the blankets.

"Do you think a shower would help...?" Yoongi offered, biting his lower lip a bit harshly. "I mean, only if you want..."

"Please... I am so bloody too....." Jungkook coughed a bit, accidentally getting a few drops of blood on the blankets that were wrapped around him. "I- oh no.. I'm so sorry hy-"

Yoongi shushed the younger. "Shh.. it's alright...." He reassured the boy in front of him. "Then let's have you take a shower.. and you can wear my clothes since these ones are all bloody and soaked."

Once more, Yoongi lifted the younger in his arms with the blankets still wrapped around him and he carried him to the bathroom.

Thankfully, Yoongi cleaned up that mirror mess from awhile ago... that would've been a disturbing sight in and of itself.

Yoongi sat Jungkook down on the toilet so he could sit. He went over to the shower and turned on the hottest water it could possibly produce. He then went and got some new clothes for the younger to wear, setting them on the sink counter.

"You'll be okay by yourself, right?" Yoongi felt like it was an embarrassing question to ask. Yoongi didn't need to stay in the bathroom with Jungkook. Though, he was scared something would happen if he wasn't there. What if he slipped or something because of how weak he was...?

"I'll be fine, hyung...." Jungkook sniffled, slowly removing the blankets from himself. "If something will happen I promise I will try and holler.." He began to undo his shirt which got Yoongi flustered immediately.

Come on, Yoongi! This is supposed to be serious!

"O-Oh okay well I'll be ou-out here then.." Yoongi quickly got up and left the bathroom, shutting the bathroom door behind him to give Jungkook privacy.

Yoongi could see the glimpse of Jungkook's collar bone and some of his exposed chest before he left the bathroom, the image stuck in his mind now. He shook his head, trying to remove any impure thoughts from his mind about the younger. Now wasn't the time. Not at all.

Yoongi went over to his bed and plopped down, head glancing to the alarm clock on his dark night stand. It was late as hell, and he figured Jungkook would want to sleep soon... right? He had to be tired from getting that beat up... Yoongi knew Jungkook had one hell of a day.

Yoongi would obviously let the younger have his bed to sleep in.. Yoongi didn't mind sleeping on the couch or on the floor anyways. At least he wouldn't be alone this night.... at least he would have Jungkook... some company.

It was better than having his suicidal thoughts as company.

A/N: Hey everyone! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR VOTING AND COMMENTING, my goodness, we've come so far with this book! It wouldn't have gotten to this point without your help, so thank you to all who have supported!! Also, I'm pretty for sure I won't be able to write again until after July 4th. I'll try to maybe write another chapter tomorrow if I'll have time. If I don't update again, then for those who live in the USA- I hope you have a happy fourth of July! For those who don't, I hope you have a very lovely day! ❤️