1.2 | The Fighter ✓

[13] That day

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This was the first time that Jungkook had shared his past with someone else aside from Jimin and J-Hope. And he felt a lot better when he told Minhee the whole truth. Even though he feared that she would leave him after what he told her, he still felt better once the words, he buried in his heart for so long were out.

Minhee was sitting stiffly beside him the whole time that he was speaking, while her eyes were filled with tears from his heartbreaking story. His past was so painful that she couldn't help but feel his pain.

After he finished, without a word she hugged him pushing her head in his chest. She wanted to hold him close, to squeeze the pain out of him and transfer it inside her. She hated to see him hurting and wanted to help him, but didn't know how.

"It's not your fault. None of that was your fault, Jungkook."

She whispered trying to hide her cracking voice because by now she was already quietly sobbing. Jungkook wrapped his arms around her filling his nostrils with her scent. Her hair smelled like the ocean and he wanted to remember her scent forever.

"You are wrong. He died because I couldn't reach him on time. I should have stopped him even before he went to beat that Cop. But I was so blinded because I was angry at him. When I found out what was actually happening, it was already too late."

"But the decision was his. He decided to do it, you didn't force him", Minhee snapped and lifted her head to face Jungkook, but almost immediately regretted it. Her intentions weren't to speak against Taehyung, but to knock some sense into Jungkook's head.

But the look that he gave her after the words left her mouth, sent shivers down her spine and she never before wanted to slap her mouth that much as now.

"You don't understand! None of you understands, not Jimin Hyung, not Hobie Hyung, not my mother, no one. You only judge him!"

Jungkook angrily stood up freeing himself from her hug. He dried his tears with his sleeve and was about to leave without another word when Minhee pulled his hand to stop him.

"Jungkook, I'm sorry. I didn't mean it like that..." She apologized with regretful tone while trying to prevent him from leaving.

But he didn't even look her in the face; instead, his eyes were fixed on the ground as if he was trying to dig holes in front of his feet.

"I need some time alone."

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After Jungkook left, Minhee called the only person with whom she could freely talk about Jungkook and his past - Jimin.

Once Jimin heard Minhee's shaking voice on the other side of the line, he cleared everything that was on his schedule and went to see what Jungkook had done to the girl this time.

All he wanted was Jungkook to be happy again, to give up on this revenge of his and look forward to the future. Jimin had met Taehyung before he died and he was sure that Taehyung wouldn't want his best friend to lose his youth because of him.

"What did he do this time?" This was the first thing that he asked once he saw her red eyes.

"He told me everything." She took the coffee that Jimin held in his hands for her. Almost as if he knew that what she longed now more that anything was that sweet sinful black liquid. Minhee liked Jimin a lot. She felt relaxed around him almost as if she had found her brother from another mother, the way she liked to call him.

"But isn't that a good thing? Then, why are you like this?"

"It was a good thing until the idiot of me decided to say things against Taehyung and Jungkook just left saying that he needed some time, alone."

"Don't worry about that brat, he will come around. The thing about Taehyung hurts him like hell, but if he told you about it, it means that he trusts you. He will come back to you, just give him a little time."

Jimin sighed letting his body drown on the seat beside Minhee. He clenched his hands around his cup of coffee as if it was one of the most precious things that he had, but his eyes were just blankly staring at the space in front of him. He didn't want to admit in front of Minhee, but he was worried about Jungkook and he hoped that his best friend was okay.

Because, today was that day...

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In the meanwhile, Jungkook was headed towards the cemetery with two beer cans. Today was the day when he saw Taehyung for the last time and on this day Jungkook would come on his grave and drink the beer that Taehyung liked so much.

He would talk about his struggles with the people that rumored about him killing Taehyung, his fears of losing Jinhee, his regrets of not helping him on time. He talked about everything, almost as if Taehyung was still there. And he was, maybe not in front of his eyes... but he was still there inside Jungkook's heart.

"Hyung, I met this guy in the fighting zone the other day. He said that he could introduce me to Liana's gang."Jungkook spoke with growing hope hidden behind his voice.

"I'm getting nearer and nearer, Hyung. I'll find her, I promise..."

He sighted drinking the last drop of beer of his can. He stood up and was about to leave, but turned around towards the well familiar grave and looked at Taehyung's picture. His eyes lingered on his Hyung's beautiful smile on that picture before he whispered...

"And when I do, I'll kill her with my bare hands."

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Double update, because I love you!

I know that the chapter is not that long, but this contains important information. Now you know the reason why Jungkook is fighting, aside from needing money for his sick sister.

I hope you like this! And I promise that I will update more frequently. Happy reading!

THIA