Still With My Memories

36. Alone Together

Taehyun huffs as he gently wipes the blood streaming down his aching nose.

"Ugh... I might be needing to see my doctor after this," He uttered in between breaths as he takes huge steps down towards the parking lot. The elevator suddenly stopped working so he had no choice but to take the stairs.

A few minutes ago, after making sure his nose stopped bleeding, he immediately followed Jimin and Jungkook.

He feels guilty towards Jimin who knows nothing about his plan.

Yes, it was all planned.

He knows Jungkook likes Jimin, and he feels so annoyed at him for doing nothing. Had he known Jimin first he would've dated him a long time ago. Ugh, just thinking about it makes him wanna lash out and punch all his wits to act out. 

Unknown to his knowledge, he already did.

He already succeeded.

He had pushed Jungkook to admit his feelings.

He did expect some action when he planned all of this, but he didn't expect Jungkook would literally break his nose.

They are friends after all.

He catches his breath when he finally reaches the parking lot. It was freaking 10 floors he just ran through stairs, no wonder he's out of breath.

As soon as he enters the parking lot, his brows automatically linked.

Bloodstains scattered on the ground. 

It almost gives him shivers. 

The blood is still fresh as its scent ambles everywhere.

"W-what just happened?" He asked, frozen in his own feet. His eyes wander searching for Jimin and Jungkook whom he thought is still in the area.

 He is about to walk away but instantly stops when he noticed Jungkook's car parked just in the opposite direction from where he stands.

Few visible bloodstains were splashed near the car. "What the..." He mumbled. His heart starts racing nervously. The place surely looked like a crime scene where someone has been tortured,

if not, murdered.

"J-Jungkook ssi?" His voice echoed as he calls his friend's name hoping the bloodstains are nothing. "Hey, Are you guys still here?"

He gulped when no one answered. 

His throat suddenly felt dry. He feels odd about something he can't point out. 

He quickly dialed Jimin's number but no one is answering. He was about to walk away but stopped when he heard a ringing phone near the area, specifically, near Jungkook's car. 

_______________________________________

Jimin couldn't take his eyes off unconscious Jungkook as the unknown men took them out of the car.  One of them carrying Jungkook on his shoulder and the other pushing Jimin to walk. "Faster!" One of the unknown men yells and pushes him hard. He almost trips over the ground. His body already felt weak and pained after taking in several punches from the goons. 

In spite of that, he chooses to endure the pain. His eyes wander to the place he cannot identify.   An isolated place in the middle of nowhere. It seems they'll be going up a cliff as he heard the flowing water nearby. He cannot be sure though as he sees nothing but full darkness. There were no lights, even a glimpse of moonlight. Only trees and bushes.

He wanted to keep his mind alert and analyze the situation, he needs to think fast and take Jungkook to the hospital, as soon as possible, as he can see him losing more blood from his head injury.

He is carefully thinking about how can they escape from these devils when the guy suddenly pushes him again and this time, he helplessly plops on the ground. He bit his lips as a sharp broken wooden branch scrape his arms making him bleed.

"J-Just... why are you doing this?!" Jimin blurted out, tears about to escape his eyes but managed to suppress it. He refused to show any weakness to them.

"Oh... pretty boy seems to be hurt. Are you okay??" One of them uttered mockingly as he squats to meet Jimin's eyes. He can imagine that annoying smirk behind his mask. 

"Hey, will you cut the crap? Boss's waiting." The other carrying Jungkook said impatiently. 

Although he can't see his face, he knows the guy just rolled his eyes hearing him scoffs as he stands up. "Okay, My Lord." The other just shook his head hearing the sarcasm. 

The guy clicked his tongue and forcefully pull Jimin up making the latter wince in pain. That time, in that split second, when he accidentally averted his eyes at Jungkook, as he bit his lips out of pain, he wished he is not hallucinating. 

Jungkook is glaring at the guy manhandling him.

He can see him raging but his expression immediately softens as soon as they met each other's gaze. Jimin wanted to cry but immediately swallowed his lump when Jungkook signaled him to pretend he doesn't know he's awake. By the looks of it, he seems to be planning something. 

They continue walking. Jimin lost count of their steps as he keeps glancing at Jungkook who's pretending to be unconscious. 

"Huffs~ Man he's heavy..." The other stops walking as he catches his breath. They are walking on the steep ground no wonder he's already out of breath. "L-let me... Let me just b-breath for a second." He said and put Jungkook down. The other sighed deeply. 

"Okay then, I'll just have a wee there." The guy takes few steps away from Jimin, far enough to give Jimin and Jungkook enough time to execute their escape plan.

Jimin gulps, his eyes followed the other guy and glance at Jungkook.

Jungkook slowly opens his eyes and carefully clutch on the huge rock beside him. He has loosened his tie a long time ago and been pretending unconscious the whole time. Gladly, the second hit on his head is not that bad, probably because the man who hit him was seized by a sudden fit of panic when he approaches. It does make him unconscious though.

Both of them sending signals to each other. When Jimin ensured that the other guy is not looking, he nods at Jungkook and before the masked man can even react, Jungkook with all the remaining strength hits the man's head as hard as he could. 

The man instantly loses consciousness while the other is still unaware of what happened.

With their hearts racing, Jimin and Jungkook take this opportunity to sprint away from the goons. "Jimin ah!" Jungkook fastly grabs Jimin's arm and ran as fast they could.

"W-what the...?" The man doesn't mind shaking his thing as he was flustered seeing the two fleeing away together. 

His eyes widened seeing the bigger guy unconscious. He fastly pulled out his gun and shoot a warning shot upward "Hey!" 

The two jolted hearing the gunshot but they didn't stop running. Both of them are out of breath, but they chose not to stop, they couldn't. "Just a.. little l-longer Jimin ah, w-we can get out of here," Jungkook uttered in between breaths, trying his best to assure Jimin but the latter is not really thinking about himself. 

He is worried about Jungkook. 

"Hmm... Let's get away from h-here, alive,"  Jimin said in between sobs. 

"Promise me. We'll stay alive."

_______________________________________

"Are you sure you want to come back?" Hyuna asks Taehyung as she gracefully sips in the cup of tea whilst watching the sky slowly changes colors as the sunsets. She is leaning against the window with a cup and saucer in her hands. 

Taehyung smiles averting his gaze at the beautiful view. "Never been sure. Now that I finally remember him, I don't want to miss any more seconds." 

Taehyung is finally awake from his long sleep after meeting Jimin's grandmother. 

Their grandmother. 

"Jimin..." Taehyung's smile slowly turns into a frown.  "Has been probably waiting for me."

To be continued.