Barbed Wire Tattoo - Jungkook gang au

25 - Sober

CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE

<Kris>

I wasn't really sure what I was doing sitting in the garage with Namjoon at 3 in the afternoon, but here I was. Sitting in the back of Jin's truck drinking beer. We haven't talked much, it was mostly just Namjoon apologize over and over again. Then he cried and told me how much he hates himself for what happened. I was still angry at them leaving me for dead, but the universe brought me back to them. I'm not sure if it's trying to kill me again or not.

"Joonie?" He grunted in acknowledgement. "Jungkook told me about how you all got into Amphis. But he didn't tell me about Taehyung, can you?"

Namjoon bit his lip before nodding. He sat up against the back of the truck before speaking.

"He's a little odd, as I'm sure you've caught on to. He's got this thing, he can't handle being adult like. So he pushes his mind into a different space so to speak. He can run away from his mind temporarily he doesn't have to think about his childhood and his parents. He can be this twisted, violent, but happy and energetic adult child." He sighed before continuing. "Tae is from an orphanage. He was adopted at 6 by these two shit heads. They beat him and his father sexually abused him. So to escape he made a different persona so to speak. He lives mostly in that headspace, it's easier on him. When he's drunk though, he brings out the more mature Taehyung which I've heard you've experienced via Jungkook."

"Yeah, we were dancing. Definitely not the happy baby boy Tae I was used to. How did he get into Amphis though?" I took the last sips from my beer can before turning my attention fully toward Namjoon.

"Jungkook and him went to school together. Jungkook protected Tae from shit head bullies, because of Tae's disability he was held back a few grades. Ultimately they both dropped out but they're millionaires now. But anyways, when Jungkook got kicked out he couldn't watch Tae. This caused Tae to get worse he stopped taking his ADHD and bipolar medications, causing him to just be unbalanced and unhappy. When we found Jungkook his first request was to get Taehyung. So we did. Jin and I went to his parents house and planted some heroine, then we went to the school administration saying we were concerned and we were seeing bruises on Tae. The police got involved, found the drugs and Tae was put under our care. Later we adopted him, with the help of Jimin's connections in law. So technically Jin is Taehyung's legal father." Once Namjoon was done I was trying really hard not to giggle. But eventually I cracked and my laughter filled the garage.

"That isn't true." Namjoon raised his hands in defence. "That can't be true!"

"It's true I swear on my life." Namjoon said holding up three fingers. "Scouts fucking Honor. Jin is a father."

I burst out laughing again, of course not at Taehyung's life story. But at the way they got custody of 17 year old Taehyung. I would have thought that they'd wait for him to turn 18 but I guess making his father and mother serve jail time was better. I couldn't stop laughing and I didn't notice the garage door to the house had opened.

"Um Namjoon Jisoo is looking for you." My laughter died down when I realized who was talking.

"Oh thanks Kookie. It was good talking to you Baby." I smiled and nodded at him watching as he climbed out of the truck bed. Jungkook was about to walk inside when I called him over.

"Jungkook drink with me." I held up a beer and he shook his head.

"I have paperwork to do. We just got a new gun shipment in." He walked back inside leaving me sitting alone in a quiet garage, with 6 more beers in front of me.