𝐊𝐢𝐝𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 || 𝐊𝐢𝐦 𝐓𝐚𝐞𝐡𝐲𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐟

Pt. 5

Mae's POV

I stood up shortly after everyone except for myself, Jin and Jungkook left. I'm not used to the amount of quite I was hearing. Jin came back out from the kitchen, peeking around the corner.

"Are they all gone?" he asked hesitantly.

I nodded in response as he walked normally to the table and grabbed the now dirty dishes.

"So are you like the butler here or something?" I asked since he's been the one doing everything here and there.

He chuckled slightly, "No, it's just I'm the only one here who is HELPFUL WITH THE FOOD!" he explained yelling down the corridor.

Soon after Jungkook came into view, rolling his eyes.

"Whatever, you were the one put on kitchen duty by that bastard first. So you're the one who does it." he argued, leaning on his elbows against the counter. "How are you feeling Mae? We got to hear all about what happened after dark and before Jimin came back out." he turned to face me, pure annoyance was clear in his face and his voice.

"I-I-I'm fine." I replied shakily.

I really wasn't. My insides were twisted badly, it felt like I was going to hurl any second, and I'm just generally scared of the men around me. I want to trust a few of them just from the couple of words we may have exchanged but I can't. I know they would have done the same in his place.

Jungkook made a 'tsk' sound and looked away shaking his head.

"Jungkook use manners! I'm sorry Mae, he doesn't usually act this way." Jin retorted, looking concerned for the younger boy.

"You weren't the one that had to sit still while your hyung bickered on and on about how he's going to beat the shit out of your friend now did you?" Jungkook argued, walking over to my side and leaning his head on my shoulder, closing his eyes.

"Jungkook..." Jin warned.

Jungkook's eyes opened as Jin cleared his throat and motioned for him to get off of me. Jungkook shook his head and pouted.

"You didn't go through what she had and has to. Now get off of her, she's probably sore." Jin ordered, crossing his arms and raising an eyebrow at the boy.

Jungkook sighed and lifted his head before immediately putting it back down on the counter, facing me as he smiled. I sat down on one of the island chairs and watched as Jin cleaned the many of dishes in the sink with a rag. I cleared my throat, making him look at me.

"Could I help? It would be nice to have something to get my mind off of things." I asked, my voice scratchy and shaky.

He nodded and moved a bit to give me some room. I went to his side and grabbed a rag and a plate, beginning to wash it.

"So... I kind of wanna get my head wrapped around things as much as possible." I began, trying to find words for the questions I had to ask. Jin stopped cleaning suddenly, looking at me with a soft look.

"Of course, I'll answer what I can." he cheered, continuing to the bowl in his hands.

"Well that brought in my first question, why does it feel like Tae has you all on a leash? And why does he if that is theoretically the case?" I asked, not caring how it was answered at this point.

Jungkook sighed, sitting up straight and looking at me. "Well, this'll probably answer a lot more than intended, but... The 7 of us are in a band internationally. We have about 15 million fans worldwide and are pretty common topics seen in a lot of different places and events. But underground here only in Korea there's a business that Tae's father started. When he got old enough, about 3 years ago, the company was passed down to him. Thus, those of us who were chosen were set to assist him in whatever task they're thrown into." he explained.