Yugyeom's Pov

We made it back safely in the apartment. Bambam's body still stayed buried beside mine. I didn't mind, though. It was nice to feel something better than punches and kicks for the last 3 days...

"Bambam, the keys," I ask for them. He only moves his arm to retrieve them from his pocket. After giving them to me, he resumed his previous position.

I open the door and lock it. We both take a few strides and sat on the couch. My hand rubbed against his back, soothing him from his shaken state. While giving him some time to relax, the apartment damage decided to make itself well known. My eyes roamed around its disheveled appearance. All the things that happened that night rushed back into my head. Bambam disappearing, the boys beating me up in this very room, kidnapping me...

Just thinking about it made me feel unsettled.

I knew that it was a very unpleasant experience for me, but I couldn't help but think of what would Bambam interpret of this situation. What did he think when he saw all of this mess and came to the realization when I was gone? He wasn't even aware of what was happening. It was all sudden and unexpected. It obviously took a huge toll on him since he is so worked up about it. I mean, this may have been his first time dealing with a problem like this. It's all because of me. Bambam has lived a normal life until I came along, making him have a new experience, which was mostly bad ones.

After some reasonable amount of time has passed by, I decided to start talking about the whole situation.

"Bambam, when you're ready, can you tell me where you went to?" I feel his head nod against my side. He moved his head enough so that he was able to form is words clearly.

"I was at Mark's place." He manages to say calmly. I let out a sigh, glad that he was at a safe place.

"Why did you run off there in the first place?"

"I, um, felt like I needed to get away from the situation. You really did hurt me, Yugyeom. I was so mad at you that I couldn't even be in the same building with you. I ran to the only place I knew I would feel better at. Lucky for me Mark was hanging out with JB at the time. We laughed and had fun..." His breath hitches a little. "While you were here, hurting-"

"Shh Bambam, stop it-"

"But it's true Yugyeom!"

"I'm telling you to stop worrying about it, so stop." I firmly looked at him. He looked away and sigh, weakly nodding his head. We both go back to our comfortable position. My hand instinctively went up to his head and I began stroking his hair softly, hoping that it will distract his mind and calm him down a bit.

"Go on," I encouraged.

"I stayed there until today. Mark convinced me to go back home to fix everything. While walking back, I noticed those guys weren't there. I was going up to tell you that, but then noticed that everything was a mess, you were gone, b-blood was on the floor, and my w-w-window was left open t-the whole time-" I noticed that his voice started to shake again and I shushed him down once more, rubbing his back and stroking his hair even more. Bambam's ragged breaths became smoother by my actions. He held me a bit tighter.

When his voice came back to normal, he began to speak some more. "That's when I started to cry and desperately figure out how to fix everything. Then the sticky note on the fridge came to my sight and I grabbed it, read it, and ran over to the address as soon as possible. Thankfully I bumped into you..." He snuggles in closer to my side.

"I'm just so thankful that you are back from that horrible place," Bambam says and I hold him closer.

"Same to you. I got worried when I realized that you weren't here. I already felt bad enough that you ignored me, but I never imagined that you would go away. I didn't even know where you were. Those days I spent at that place I tried to think of where you would go to. Now that you told me, it couldn't have been more obvious."

Bambam looked up at me worriedly. "Yugyeom," he started. "What did they do to you?"

My jaw tightened. I didn't want to tell him this, but he already told me his side of the story. He deserves to know something after going through this.

"They, um, hurt me a bit and mostly kept me alone somewhere tied up and blindfolded..." My eyes avoided his, afraid of his reaction.

"Oh Yugyeom, I'm so sorry." Bambam hugs me. I couldn't help but hug him back. We hugged each other tightly, just appreciating the other's embrace.

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Bambam's Pov

Awhile later

It was getting late. After we calmed down from the recent events (more like when I calmed down), we decided that we needed to clean up the place. Knowing that it was clean would have given me a peace of mind so I don't feel triggered of the past every time I see the disheveled state of my apartment. It took all day to put everything back in order. We ate dinner once the cleaning was done. It was nearing 11 at night. My body and mind were sore.

"Goodnight Yugyeom." My hand guided me to my bedroom door and my body lead me to my bed which was very neat due to our extravagant cleaning. I hear Yugyeom make a muffled sound from the living room. I just assumed that it was him saying goodnight back. While hugging the sheets, my mind beings to wonder.

Yugyeom has been doing huge progress with opening up with me. Before, he would treat me rudely and be very closed off. Now, he was a nicer person and his walls have been slowly getting down. I'm happy about that, but...

Something in me wanted more.

I shake my head, hoping my that I could clear my mind from those thoughts. I started to take notice of other things. The room was eerily quiet. It made me feel unpleasant. Something felt off, and it didn't hold that usual comfortable silence. It reminded me of earlier. When the room was trashed, something was missing...

Yugyeom was missing.

I run up to my door and opened quick to look out to the living room. My heart beat slowed down in relief when I saw Yugyeom on the couch, sleeping.

Still, seeing him there made me hesitate to go back in my room. I felt like he was gone when I wasn't in the same room as him. I could t go back to sleep in my room.

Unless...

I tip toe to Yugyeom's side. I carefully shake his arm.

"Yugyeom..." I whisper. He stirs in his sleep.

"Yugyeom, please wake up..."

Yugyeom's eyes opened up sleepily. Squinting eyes roamed around my features before they were rubbed by hands. Once his eyesight was regained, he spoke up softly.

"Bambam, why did you wake me up?"

How would I explain this to him? The request was weird enough itself. How could I make this not awkward?

"Well, I started to overthink again and my mind stumbled over something I didn't want to remember right now like I usually does, so I started to think about today's events and I started to freak out over the fact that I didn't want you to leave again, well more like get kidnapped, so I came over here to see if you were here and you are but I can't seem to sleep so-"

"Bambam, quit stalling and spit it out." Yugyeom interrupts my ramble. I prepare myself to say something really embarrassing.

I can't believe I'm saying this...

"The point is..." I sigh. "I'm scared to lose you again so can you please sleep with me in my bed so I can have a peace of mind that you are here?" I let it out quickly.

"Wait, what?" His eyes squint again, blinking a few times. "My mind is slow when I wake up. Can you repeat it slower?"

My heartbeat quickens. "Can you sleep with tonight?" I say with a shy tone.

Yugyeom's body freezes. My cheeks get redder as his silence carried on. He just looked at me, dumbfounded.

"I worded it weirdly didn't I? I'm sorry I-" My hands cover up my face to his my embarrassment. Yugyeom interrupts me.

"No, it's just, I never thought you would ask me to do that."

"So the request made it awkward? Ok, my bad, sorry I asked. I'm just gonna go now-" I pointed to my door and begin to turn.

"No, no, no! Wait!" He grabs my arm with wide eyes. I turn my head back to him.

"I wasn't saying that I won't do it. I was just surprised by the question." He stands up next to me.

"Yes, I don't mind sleeping next to you." He says looking down at me. I turn red, unable to bring myself back to my senses.

He gives me a sleepy smile once when I don't move after a while. He gently pushes the small of my back towards the direction of my room.

"Come on. I would like to get back to sleep, you know." Yugyeom chuckles at my shy state.

We shuffle into my room. He climbed into the mattress and I climbed into the other side. I tried to keep a fair distance between us. But, out of nowhere, I feel a pair of arms snake around my waist and pull me towards his body. Snuggling close while he spoons me. Before I could utter a word, he says one last thing.

"Sorry. I cuddle when I sleep." I could practically see the smirk on his face as he said that.

He soon falls asleep. I feel his warm breath tickle my neck. After getting over how awkward the situation is, I couldn't help but fall asleep quickly in his cozy and inviting embrace.

I never slept better that night...

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Pairs of eyes roam around the bedroom outside the window, hidden away. They quickly take in the situation that happened between the two boys. The three onlookers watched as they fell asleep. Two of them looked at the other one.

"Should we do something about this?" Jimin asked Jungkook. Jungkook's eyes still stared at Bambam's and Yugyeom's sleeping embrace. His eyes were filled with something scary.

"We could always go in and get him again." J-hope nodded towards the window. Jungkook just shook his head.

"No. Leave them alone for a while. I have a better plan..." Jungkook smirked devilishly before heading back to their base. Jimin and J-hope looked at each other confused, before shrugging and following Jungkook back. 

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