Ghost of you |jikook|✔️

Twenty Four

Empty.

Cold.

Sick.

  All these emotions, these familiar feelings engulfed Jungkook as he heaved into the toilet.

It was like whiplash, a cold slap of reality.

It was sickening, and cruel and fucked up in every single way.

Why?

He cried out than, fingers gripping tightly at the edge of the toilet. He only sobbed more as fingers rubbed at his back gently, and soothingly, whispering soft words to make him calm down.

The AI leaned down onto the ground then, his own eyes forming with tears as he wrapped his arms around Jungkooks torso from behind.

AI Jimin couldn't understand.

He couldn't understand and that bothered him.

If he was granted a general knowledge of human emotions, he might have been able to help. He might have understood what to say, as to why Jungkook was having a total meltdown but he couldn't. All he could do is comfort.

He pressed his face into Jungkooks back, his arms tightening as his tears wet the fabric of Jungkooks t-shirt.

"Why?" Jungkook cried out then, voice hoarse.

"Why!"

"W-who would do such a thing..." he whimpered, and Jimin rubbed his head against Jungkooks back as he tried to process.

Jungkook pushed himself away from the toilet then, leaning more into Jimins chest.

It was suddenly eerily silent as he sat, both boys quiet, pondering.

"Why couldn't you tell me this from the start?" He mumbled out, eyes glowering over as he started to tense up.

The AI sat there, as he pursed his lips together.

"Because I didn't know anything."

"But after we fell down the hill, I think that was the start of it. When I started to glitch, some of my data started to show up, even though it was blocked, but being with you... seems to make them come back, gradually."

The AI gulped then, his head lowering as he looked down at his lap.

"Though it's not exactly memories that I get, at first it was just warnings signs. It only really unlocked after I ran into Kang the first time in the park..."

Jungkook sat quietly, listening.

"I saw him... and it was like every single mechanism in me was telling me to run. I forgot about it briefly after you fainted, and didn't bother to analyze it once more until recently."—

Jungkook started to shake as he thought of his next question, every muscle that holds him together began to quiver.

"What did you think he meant... when he said 'this is your body now.'"

It was quiet after that.

Jimin knew what it meant.

He just didn't know if Jungkook could handle it.

His emotions before were already damaged beyond repair. He finally admitted he wasn't okay. He just slowly making his way towards the path of healing...

The AI knew if he told Jungkook, what information he managed to dig up withen himself... that if the younger found out, surely he wouldn't handle it.