Whispers from Past |JiKook/KookMin|

~Save Me~

What is fear? 

We all feel it. We all are aware of that sense of dreadness. We all know it cause we have seen one of its many faces. 

But what makes one thing common for all of us? 

To enter the unknown territory. 

To have courage to face something different. To overcome that drowning sensation deep in gut. 

No fear lays undefeated. 

Its the first step which makes all the difference. To bring change. 

Jungkook left mansion with a heavy heart once Jiseok brought back all his belongings. What can he do except torment himself with pain of unknown. What's done is done. There is no way he can do anything to help that smiling face which lies faded in history. 

After getting his mobile charged, Jungkook has called Namjoon informing about his early return. His hyung sounded worried with his disheartened tone but still gave encouraging words. 

"Nothing is important to us than you. We would carry you like a lioness carries her cubs. Just don't hurt yourself. We will talk about whatever is making you feel upset."

"You are our fierce little cub Jungoo. Drive safely." 

He hanged up before Namjoon could hear him sobbing. His hyung, his hyungs will never be able to bear seeing him sad. He can't tell them about Park Jimin now. 

Someday, maybe. 

Right now, he felt possessive of this sadness. 

He watched Hoseok wave goodbye with a knowing smile when he drove past his village. 

Smile. 

He unconsciously smiled thinking about Park Jimin. How he would have looked smiling.

"The boy don't cry to scare the living. He cries, because till this date, he is scared."

Hoseok's words echoed in his mind. His car stopped with halting screech. 

"He is scared", Jungkook mumbled to himself. "He cries because he knows he is lonely. He knows he has no one."

Park Jimin has no one. His loved ones, either murdered or succumbed to ill fate. 

"Forgive me. For I cannot take it anymore." Jimin's letter came infront of his eyes. His painful words. 

If Jungkook's heart was exploding with unfathomable sadness, it was burning with rage now. Jimin was attacked for his loneliness. And he left him again with same fate.

The ride back took surprisingly short time. He wanted to reach back mansion. He has to protect Jimin. He will do everything to protect an innocent soul. 

Jiseok was nowhere to be seen when he arrived. Sun was losing its strenght. More than darkness itself, it was the sinister past engulfing mansion. 

Jungkook stepped out of his car. The eerie silence again making him feel sadness of no bound. He moved slowly towards the main door, unwelcoming as always but unlocked. It made huge creaking sound once opened. 

Nothing changed in here. As if Jungkook never stepped in here. Never ran past heavy furniture to escape the horror. 

DING. 

He heard clock striking an hour somewhere upstairs. So many thoughts, but nothing close to the answer he seeks. He sat on floor, his mind exhausting him with one question.

"How am I going to help him?".

Suddenly his ears perked up at the sound of someone sobbing. 

"Jimin?" He heard himself saying the name. "Is it you Jimin?"

The sobbing stopped and for a second Jungkook doubted his own senses. But then he again saw same white shadow near stairs in his peripheral vision. 

It was him. Definitely him. Faded yet present. A vague shadow of his once life form.

"Ji-Jimin?" The boy nodded. Jungkook moved in same trance towards white light, "I am here. You are not alone"

The shadow stayed still finally looking directly towards Jungkook.

"Save me". 

What happened next in few seconds was too fast for Jungkook to comprehend. A fist clenched throat of Jimin and took him in back side corridor with lightening speed. 

And cries echoed in mansion. Of pure pain and helplessness. Jungkook ran towards same direction, his heart beating so fast. It could explode any moment. "Save me" he heard again and then he saw same white shadow of Jimin from window. The rope tied around his throat, about to kick wooden stool he was standing on. 

"JIMIN NO!!! I AM HERE FOR YOU!"

Their eyes met for second time.

"Save me".

Same words and he hanged himself. His body twitching with lack of oxygen. 

"JIMIN!" Jungkook roared again. He has to save him. He tried opening the sliding door but it was firmly jammed. He could see the movement in Jimin's body turning less eratic every passing second. 

He banged on door, his nails breaking on wooden surface to open the god damn door. He quickly glanced around to check a heavy wooden table lying in corridor. Despite its heavy weight, Jungkook lifted it and when he was about to throw it on window, he saw the devil's face. 

"Get out!."

And Jungkook felt his blood turning cold. The table slipped from his hands landing heavily on his footsteps. Behind 

Minwoo's gaunted face, Jimin's lifeless body was hanging. 

"Save me", a tear escaped Jungkook's eyes. "Save me" he roared with pain and leaped towards Minwoo. Suddenly felt crushing force around his torso. Unable to breath and move but gag. "Save me" he felt his inside twisting with unimaginable pain and metallic taste on his tongue. 

He smelled death when Minwoo grasped his throat tightly lifting him above floor like a ragged doll. 

"I said", he heard croaked voice. "GET OUT!"

Jungkook's body flew like a bullet and fell with sickening thud. 

He was crying with a numb heart. 

"Jungkook-shi". He heard his name being called somewhere in distance. 

His body drenched in sweat. Mouth as dry as sand. He felt getting dragged away from corridor. His eyes still glued to same spot, glowing white shadow, and same plea. 

"Save me".