VENDETTA | VKOOK

┌THIRTY SEVEN┐

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Taehyung heard Jungkook screaming- and it put fear in Taehyung's heart, made his stomach churn. He tried getting out of those guys' grasp, tried to run to Jungkook and help him out, but the guys kept kicking and kicking.

"What do you want?" Taehyung croaked out, and one of the guys lifted Taehyung up by his shirt, yanking him off the floor, blood pouring down his lip.

"We know you're keeping him. We know what you did for him. Caused chaos. Your stupid stunt of killing Ruiji caused more than you'll ever know!" The man shouted, and then kicked him right in the stomach, making him spit out blood.

"You work for Ruiji?" Taehyung asked with a small chuckle- because even when he was dead, he had people working for him.

"Who we work for doesn't matter." The man snapped. "What matters is that we'll kill him. After we kill you-" The guy growled, and Taehyung felt the same knot in his stomach. Somehow the thought of Jungkook dying was scarier than him dying.

"L-listen-"

"No- you listen." The other man snapped.

"You've cost us millions and millions. Dokeun and Ruiji both had debt- and we've learned that it's you that got rid of both of them. So unless you pay it back, we take your little boy and we torture him. Understood?"

Taehyung let out a breath he didn't know he was holding and shook his head. "D-don't- don't do that- tor-torture me, not him." Taehyung pleaded, and then the man smashed Taehyung's head into the ground, making him wince.

"We'll give you a week." The man said, and then they walked away when Taehyung shut his eyes, trying not to cry. How the fuck would he get millions in a week?"

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They both sat in silence, Jungkook holding his chopsticks and eating noodles rather quickly, while Taehyung held his loosely in his hand, staring into the table. Both were bandaged and cleaned up after what happened, removing shards of glass from their hair and blood from their clothes.

Jungkook looked up at him, gulping down his bite. "You okay?" Jungkook asked, and Taehyung snapped out of his thoughts and looked at Jungkook.

"Yeah- um. Fine." Taehyung reassured quickly, and Jungkook looked a little worried.

"Is this because of what I said earlier?" Jungkook asked, and Taehyung gulped.

Because- no, he wasn't really thinking about Jungkook saying he wishes he never got off that train until Jungkook brought it up. And now he's feeling even worse.

"Tae- I don't know what I was saying. I-I was just mad because of what Namjoon said, and-"

"Don't lie, Kook." Taehyung chuckled, taking a bit of his food on his chopsticks. "You would've been better off if you just went to Soeul."

Jungkook reached his hand out, squeezing Taehyung's. "But then who would keep me safe?" Jungkook asked with big eyes and a small smile, and that just made the pit in Taehyung's chest heavier.

Taehyung forced out a small smile. "I will, baby. I'll keep you safe." Taehyung said in a hushed tone, and Jungkook gave him an adorable smile, and turned back towards his food.

Taehyung saw as Jungkook continued stuffing too many noodles into his mouth, and then looking up at Taehyung and realising how silly he probably looked and giggled, eyes crinkling. It made Taehyung's heart blood and his stomach take flips, and made his mouth curve to a smile.