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"But I want to," Jimin sighs and pulls Yoongi's face closer, and their foreheads touch, sending shivers down to Yoongi's spine. Not because of the cold, no, but because of how close the other's face is, reminding him of last night. "You mean so much to me, Yoongi. It is only right for me to do everything in my power to protect you because I promised Kihyun I would take care of you and because...."
Jimin could feel every heartbeat in his chest as he contemplated whether or not he should tell Yoongi. But he has come this far to stop and turn back now.
"Because I love you. I still do. I will always love you, Yoongi."
Those were the words that Yoongi expected him to say, but he never truly believed that Jimin would actually tell him. The feeling of having butterflies fluttering in his stomach was an ancient feeling that he hadn't felt for a very long time but suddenly experiencing it again made him feel nostalgic for some reason—remembering the days where life was good, and he could watch Kihyun smile every single day and holdJimin's hand whenever he wanted.
"God, you don't know how much I wanted to hear those words again from you," Yoongi closed his eyes and sniffled, earning a small smile from the other. "Why do I keep falling for a kid like you?"
"We can start over, Yoongi," Jimin whispered. "We can try and go back to what we had before. This time, I can protect you, and we can try to be happy again. Happy together just like we used to."
'We can start over.' That was the line that really resonated with Yoongi the moment those words came out of Jimin's mouth and was the first thing that he remembered when his eyes slowly fluttered open. Eyelids are still heavy, but he managed to open them bit by bit, remembering the familiar room that he last saw when one of Shownu's men injected him with a drug, making him fall unconscious.
As he looked around the large and empty room, he realized that he was still tight and bound to the chair with rope just like earlier, but there were no people this time. It was pretty quiet, and he could not hear anything other than the pitter-patter of the leaking pipe in the corner of the room, echoing and irritating Yoongi with every droplet that touches the cold ground.
But Yoongi thinks he spoke too soon when his head snapped towards the double doors when a loud thud erupted outside the large room. His heartbeat began to speed up at the many thoughts that ran through his head, his mind trying to figure out what that noise could be or who was behind these walls that confined him.
His first and only thought that became very clear in his mind was Jimin and the rest of Bangtan. Feeling his heart pounding hard and loud against his chest, he doesn't know if this is because of fear and nervousness or because the thought of seeing Jimin again is giving him a heart attack. The person who has always been there by his side, trying to comfort him as if he was holding his hand, the intimate night they shared, and those beautiful words that bloomed like flowers from his mouth are all very special.
Just like always, he closes his eyes and takes a deep breath before thinking about the words that he has not thought about for a long time: Park Jimin, save me.
"Where is Agust, you fucking assholes?!"
Speak of the devil.
At the sound of a very familiar voice, his lips suddenly formed a slight curve, his eyes starting to blur at the thought of Jimin bursting through the two metal doors with his infamous pink pistol with stickers in his hand and that smug look on his face that he always wears whenever he comes in and saves Yoongi at times that he is in trouble.
In just a few moments, his dreams finally came true when he saw thee Park Jimin, aka Kitty of Bangtan, precisely as how Yoongi expected him to barge in the room and stood in the same exact position that Yoongi imagined him would have done. But instead of a smug look or a smirk on his face, Yoongi silently gasped at the sight of a terrified look on Jimin's face, and the moment he saw Yoongi tied on a chair, his face was immediately covered with concern and worry written all over.
"Yoongi!" Jimin sighs in relief and quickly runs to the man he thought he would never see again.
"Jimin!" Yoongi's voice cracked after many hours of no water and not talking from being unconscious.
"Are you okay?!" The younger exclaimed, examining every part of the other's body as taking out his swiss army knife to cut off the ropes that had been binding Yoongi for quite some time. He cringed at the sight of the bruises and marks left by the rope that drew out blood. He looked up to Yoongi's weary eyelids and realized he was probably given a large dosage of whatever drug they gave him, so his body is still weak, too weak to fight, and it is up to him to protect Yoongi. "Baby..."
"You came..." The older says weakly as he suddenly feels himself being lifted off the chair and into Jimin's arms. "You actually came."
"Of course I will," Jimin tells him as they walk out of the room and pass by a puddle of blood from the people who were supposed to stand guard for Yoongi but failed to fight off Kitty of Bangtan. "I will always come to save you, even if you don't want me to."
The hallways have been cleared, and CCTVs were taken down when Bangtan and their allied groups started the rescue mission. They all knew that it would be hard to distract Shownu and his group because his gang has the most extensive list of members and underdogs that will kill on sight in the name of their master. They indeed are monsters but even more so for taking something very precious from Jimin. The other Bangtan members are following their tasks and roles given to hold off the enemy while Jimin heps Yoongi escape out of the city and back to the real civilization where Yoongi will be much safer.
Jimin had already made a decision to let go.
"A car will be waiting for you a block away from here," He tells the man who was gluing himself to Jimin as the younger power walks to the exit that they had planned for Yoongi to take and leave the scene without getting caught. "By the time you get to the car, Felix will take you out of the city and to the nearest hospital. There's government documents, an unlimited credit card, and everything that you will need to survive."
Yoongi forces himself to speak as he hears a door creaking open and feels the cool breeze of the night, meaning that they have arrived outside of the headquarters, "What are you talking about, Jimin?"
Before Jimin says anything, he carefully places down Yoongi, who can barely stand but has enough energy in his legs to walk to where Felix of Stray Kidz will be waiting just as planned. They were outside at the back of the large building underneath the dark sky with not a single star or moon to light their way. The two men stared at each other, and Yoongi slowly realized what was going on.
"You need to go, Yoongi," Jimin's voice was firm, but Yoongi stood his ground. "Keeping you here any longer will just bring you more danger, and I don't want that for you."
"I am not going anywhere!" He grits through his teeth. He had just seen and touched Jimin, but all he is here for is sending him away. "You are not going to tell me whether I could stay or not because that is not a decision you can make for me. You already told me you love Park Jimin! You are not getting rid of me that easily!"
"Goddamit, Yoongi!" Jimin exclaimed, feeling emotional as his eyesight blurs from the tears forming and brimming his eyes. "Please, go. For once, listen to me and run away before the bomb that Hoseok is trying to stop blows up, and I watch you die too. Don't wait for us ⸺ don't wait for me."
Tears rushed down both of the men's cheeks as the loud noises of gunshots and other loud noises in the back of their heads as they stood there, not knowing whether to run away or stay behind together. But little did they know that a man with a bullet in the gun he was holding was making his way towards them. A sly smirk forms on his face as he raises his arm to point the other end of the gun to one of the two men. His aim for the head was yet to be done when one of the two caught his eyes and realized an enemy was coming.
"Say goodbye to love you will never have, Min Yoongi."
Before Yoongi could say anything to Jimin about the enemy that was walking towards them, a loud traumatizing noise echoed. His ears rang a bit, followed by a small long beep as if the heart monitor line flatlined because of the loud bang.
A gunshot was heard.
Yoongi had no idea what was going on because it all happened so quickly. After Jimin finishes his sentence, he runs to Yoongi, hugging her and turning his body around as if switching places with him. Yoongi's eyes widened when he saw Shownu with a gun in his hand as a smile crept up his face. The bullet was meant for him, but he did not feel any pain. His realization slowly filled him as he kept his eyes on the man who shot the bullet get jumped by Huening Kai and Jay, who immediately took out their own guns and shot him on the head at the same time.
Dead.
He gasps, and his gaze quickly turns to the man's unmoving body pressed against his, "Jimin?! Park Jimin!!"
Jimin's body fell down on the ground. He kneeled down beside him and was shocked to see blood coming out of his body and is dripping from his mouth.
"I always knew I'd take a bullet for you," The younger says as pain ebbs from his chest.
Tears start streaming down his face as he clutches at his now dirty shirt. Sobs echo from him as his lids grow heavy from the weight.
"And I always knew you were too slow to take one for me," Jimin used his remaining energy to whisper the slight insult as if he was not dying before closing his eyes. "But... I'm glad ⸺ I'm glad you didn't. I would always stake one for you, and I would do it again... and again... and again."
Yoongi's eyes widened as Jimin's body suddenly went limp in his arms, "You stay awake do you hear me?! Don't you dare close your eyes! Please! Come on!"
"I'm sorry... Kihyun..." Jimin whispered through his breath. "I'm sorry... I fell—I fell in love with yo—your best friend."
His eyes finally shut, and Yoongi fell silent, feeling numb and watching his shivering hands trying to shake Jimin's body in silence with gunshots and loud voices still echoing in the background.
"Please don't leave me too..."
"I'm sorry it took a long time for me to visit you."
Yoongi stared at the gravestone in front of him. After everything that happened, he and Bangtan decided to lay low for a while to avoid any fights and problems from other groups. Not that anyone would dare pick up a fight with Bangtan and their newest member. It was a precaution that Bangtan took to protect Yoongi; after all, they promised a certain someone that they would take care of him.
"Everyone else is back at home. After four months, Jin Hyung finally let me out of the house, and I'm glad I could finally be here for you. You must have been lonely, huh?"
His hand softly caresses the gravestone with his name. Tears started falling from Yoongi's eyes as he remembered the memories of before. He would do anything just to bring back all those moments that he had with the person he treasures in his heart.
Sometimes, memories are the worst form of torture.
"Yoongi..."
He turns to the person standing right beside him, holding the flowers that they bought on the way to the cemetery, "Even after all this time, it still hurts. I wish I could have said goodbye to him. I was too scared to say anything when he was bleeding in my arms."
Jimin takes Yoongi's body and wraps his arms around his lover, whose sobs are muffled as he clutches onto him for support and comfort.
"I know, baby, I know..." Jimin whispered to him and pressed the shell of his ear. "But, Kihyun wouldn't want to see you crying like this, wouldn't he?"
Yoongi nodded in response.
"He would probably take a picture of you so that he could use it to blackmail and make fun of you," Yoongi giggled slightly at this, making Jimin smile. "And he would probably wrap his arms around you like this to comfort you because he hates seeing you cry, and so do I."
Jimin cups his face with his hand. Yoongi's face turned red from all the crying, and tear stains were visible. He saw his lips quiver making him frown at the sight of his lover crying in front of him.
"I love you, my Agust."
The younger seals the gap between the two of them. The warm touch of their lips made Yoongi feel warm inside, and their heartbeats synchronized.
"I love you too, Kitty."
The two just stood there, and maybe, just maybe, a certain person was watching the two of them with a smile on his face.
"Take care of my Yoongi for me, Jimin. I know I can always count on you."
In the end, it has always been and always will be Kitty and Agust.