His Buried Past| Taekook

Chapter 35

"Dammit!", V hisses as Jungkook cuts the ropes holding him up. The sudden weight on his feet sends him to his knees, the older rushing to catch him before he crashes into the floor. The searing pain in his side combined with the throbbing ache is his shoulders from the uncomfortable position along with the sting from the cuts going down his torso, all have him feeling nauseated and lightheaded.

"Baby, are you ok? God, I was so freaking worried! We need to get you to the hospital," the ravenette is pale, panicking at the sight of the blood still seeping from the stab wound.

The younger groans, struggling to push himself to his feet. "I'll be fine Kookie.". As if to prove himself a liar, his body begins to collapse again the moment he manages to stand, the older reacting quickly to catch the injured man.

Scoffing, Jungkook carefully sweeps the smaller boy up into his arms, carrying him from the room bridal style. As they enter the larger space in the abandoned warehouse, they're met with the sight of several limp bodies on the ground. Suga is standing over a dead man, his eyes cold as he sheaths the knife he'd just used to slit the man's throat. A gunshot pierces the air, making their heads swivel to see Namjoon finishing off another guy with a shot to the head.

"V! Oh my God, are you alright? You're bleeding! What did they do?", Baekhyun rushes from another smaller room he and Chanyeol had been searching, his voice distraught as he sees the bleeding figure of his baby brother in Jungkook's arms.

The commotion has all eyes flying to look at the duo, Suga's lips thinning at the sight of the injured younger. Jin quickly approaches, his eyes serious and hands gentle as he carefully and efficiently inspects the wounds. "Someone give me something I can use to slow the bleeding; a shirt, towel, I don't care. We need to get him to the clinic back at the mansion. I don't think anything major was hit, but I need to be able to get a closer look. He's definitely gonna need stitches and antibiotics, at the very least."

As he struggles to keep his breathing even, a thought suddenly occurs to the wounded boy, "Jimin! Is he alright? Where is he??"

Namjoon smiles reassuringly, his voice low and calm, "Don't worry, Jimin is fine. He has a bump on the head and that's all. He was extremely worried about you though."

A sob escapes Baekhyun's lips, a hand raking through his hair, "What were you thinking?? You could've been killed!"

The younger feels guilt sweeping over him as he sees his hyung's teary eyes. "I'm so sorry hyungie," he mumbles, blinking back his own tears, "I was stupid leaving like that. I promise, I'll be more careful from now on."

Jungkook clears his throat, "Let's get him back to the mansion now so he can get treated." As he walks, he lowers his voice to a threatening growl only V can hear, "But we are definitely addressing this, baby. As soon as you're healed up, there are going to be repercussions."

The Jeon Compound

Jimin was a blubbery mess when he finally saw Tae safe back at the mansion. "Tae, I'm so sorry! I should have been more careful, and I should've stuck to your side, and I should've made sure you had guards-"

"Chim! Please, it's not your fault! I was stupid when I insisted on leaving the house. I'm safe now though, ok? Are you alright?"

The pink-haired boy nodded, his relief at seeing Tae safe at home battling with his guilt for putting the other at risk and his worry about the gruesome looking injury in his side. Interrupting the two, Jin takes a deep breath and clears his throat, gaining the attention of all the worried people gathered in the clinic. Hoseok had said he had urgent work to do, but everyone else was looking anxiously on as the eldest carefully inspected V's injuries. "I'm going to need to sedate you, V. The injury is deeper than I thought, and it's going to take me a while to patch you up."

Jungkook frowns, his brow creasing, "Is he in danger? Does he need to go to the hospital?"

The eldest shakes his head, "No, it's not dangerous, but it's going to be very painful and a little time consuming. It's easier on both V and I if he's sedated while I work on him."

The silver haired boy slumps back against the bed, pain and fatigue beating at him. The thought of being sedated and helpless nags at him though. 'It's alright though. Nobody here is going to hurt me.' Despite his internal pep-talk, his teeth still worry at his bottom lip.

Seeing the look on his face, Suga steps forward, his voice cool, "It's ok kid. You're safe here."

Looking at his hyung, he swallows nervously, before meeting Jungkook's dark eyes. Gazing into the depths, he sees the worry, love, and assurance in the other's eyes. After a long moment of silence, he gives a little nod, "Ok, you can sedate me."

Jungkook feels relief at the younger's quiet words. He knows that V is placing a huge amount of trust in them all, something that can't be easy for the wounded assassin.

Immediately, Jin shoos everyone from the room. Before he reluctantly leaves, the mafia boss presses a gentle kiss to his lover's forehead and murmurs softly, "I'll be here when you wake up baby. I promise."

V gives a small smile, "Ok, Kookie."

Stepping into the hallway, he's greeted by an alert looking Hoseok. The redhead holds up some papers. "I found it."

The ravenette frowns, confusion on his face, "Found what?"

Hoseok holds the papers out to the boss, "The source of the hit. The person who hired Jackson Wang and wants Taehyung dead."

Jungkook snatches the papers, his eyes quickly scanning over the information. As his brows raise in surprise, he looks up, his voice sharp, "Are you certain?"

The other man nods, "It's definite."

Baekhyun steps forward, his expression grim and focused, "Who is it?"

Arching a brow, the younger leader looks at V's brother and his husband, his jaw clenched, "I think you should take a look and then you tell me who it is, Byun. Because it looks like the money was wired from your goddamned corporation."

AN: Ok, so this note is gonna be longer than usual cuz I have a few things I have to say.
First: BIGHIT IS TRYING TO KILL ME! Seriously! Tae's hair, and Kookie's little cough, and the music sounds freaking AMAZING and the whole teaser was INCREDIBLE, and fjsksjebrbaisifbvecaikcbe! I had plans for today! I was supposed to get shit done! I was not planning on spending the whole freaking day playing the teaser like 1000 times!!! I was sabotaged!! 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

Second: 104k READS??? What?! I was floored to get over 1k! I had no idea so many people would enjoy this story when I decided to publish it. It had been rattling around in my head for a while, poking at me when I was trying to sleep. I'd envision certain scenes, take it apart and put it back together again. It means so much to me that people have actually enjoyed it. I've almost reached the end now, right on time, as my classes are starting again and my updates will become a lot slower.

Third: I'm going to be stupid and publish another Taekook story, even though I know the updates are gonna be slow. Here's the info:

Thank you all for your support. I 💜 you!