~Kai~

Jungkook shifted under Mingyu's scrutiny.
He was in his office, laying on the couch with his face up, as Mingyu was sitting in a chair not far from him.

Jungkook's breath hardened. He wasn't feeling very comfortable with the doctor looking like that at him. He felt like a fly examined under a dissecting microscope.

"All you have to do is close your eyes."

"Yeah, right? Kinda hard to do that though with you breathing down my neck."

Mingyu rolled his eyes bored. "Ok, I admit that you look hot. But, baby, trust me when I say that I prefer Y/N over you any time." Mingyu grinned seeing Jungkook frown.

"If you dare... "

"Close your fucking eyes already and shut the fuck up. You are acting like a baby. I will not gonna jump on you. I can't do anything to you with my penis as sloppy as a jelly."

Jungkook parted his lips in awe.

"Wait... " Jungkook paused for a moment as he reflected on his words, his eyes carried a mixture of shock and disbelief. Then his face, suddenly, lit up, eyes bright of an optimistic.
"You mean you don't find me attractive? "

Mingyu could swear that Jungkook's expression looked exactly like those people who have seen Jesus transforming the water into wine. First shocked and suspicious, then bright faces, after realizing that they were witnessing a miracle.

Mingyu sighed as he brought up his fingers to massage his temples, trying to relax. Ignoring entirely Jungkook's stupid question, he continued."Don't forget that hypnosis is, in fact, self-hypnosis. I am just helping you to relax and fall into a trance-state. It's not recommended to hypnotize a person with mental disorders but in your case, we have to try. I... Need to be sure of something." Mingyu added as he remembered his encounter with Naeun, Jin's niece.

Of course, no one knew about it. It was something he wanted to keep a secret for now, just like what she had told him.

Mingyu felt a little nervous at the idea of hypnotizing Jungkook. His brain was already damaged and it was a huge risk. He could have a breakdown and it could lead to dangerous consequences. But even so, Jungkook will always remain trapped in the past if he will not confront it. Also, what Naeun had told him... If it was true...

Flashback two days ago

"Doctor Mingyu? "

Mingyu came to a halt when he heard his name being called. Turning around, his eyes caught Naeun as she was running towards him, a big smile lightening her features.
She seemed... tired and skinner.

After Jungkook's escape, Mingyu gave up on his job there. It had no sense to keep working in prison if the motive for hiring himself in the first place, disappeared.

"Naeun? "

"I can't believe I got the chance to come across you. Thank god. I have something very important to talk with you about. " Her expression changed 180 degrees.

"It's about... my uncle. I think that... Jungkook is innocent. "

End of flashback

Back to the present, Mingyu's eyes softened as he stared down at Jungkook who curiously was looking back at him.

"I... I really want to do something for you. All this time I felt so useless. As much as I tried, you never gave me a chance to... "

"You couldn't do anything. The problem was me. I couldn't let anyone approach me. I didn't want to fight against my situation, I wasn't ready for it. Instead, I preferred the easy way, and that was to run away from reality. I couldn't do more at that moment." Jungkook spoke above Mingyu.
"And... I know. Thank you. " He added quickly, then he threw him a small smile before closing his eyes slowly.
"Now, can we stop with this shit and start already? I think I will get sick."

Mingyu grinned happily. "But we were just confessing our feelings for each other... "

"I am warning you. " Jungkook peeked his way through the corner of his eye.

Mingyu bit his lip the moment Jungkook closed his eyes again and tried to relax. He couldn't see the tears shining on Mingyu's cheeks before quickly wiping them away.

You smiled as you leaned against the door. Because Jungkook wouldn't come back, you couldn't wait any longer and decided to search for him.
Jungkook had something for bathrooms and that was the first place you searched, but because he wasn't there the next stop was Mingyu's office.

You knew Mingyu too well. He just couldn't stay away from Jungkook for too long. He was like a moth attracted to a flame. Even knowing that the flame could burn him up, he would remain a stubborn and determined moth.

As you approached Mingyu's office you heard voices coming from inside. So, you thought that it was better to not interrupt them, instead guarding the door ready to help if you were needed.
I should be a bodyguard. I am sure I would do a great job. You laughed to yourself.

You bit your lip and stared down at the big, pink, and fluffy slippers you were wearing. What was in Mingyu's head while buying those bunny ears slippers, you couldn't come to comprehend. And why the heck were they so big? You could barely walk. While searching for Jungkook, the slippers would move on your foot and slide out. You had to stop a few times to collect them and put them back on.
If they don't slide out then you trip because of them. You started to ask yourself if Mingyu wanted to make fun of you, that's why he had bought them. You could already picture him rolling on the floor and laughing like a maniac while pointing his finger in your direction.

While trying to come up with something like payback, the vibration of your cell phone in your pocket snapped you out of your thoughts. Throwing a look at it, your eyes widened at the message on the screen.

"I know where Jungkook is hidden. If you don't want the police to find out about him, you better come to Kai's party. You can bring that guy too if you are too scared to come alone."

Your heart started to race as the unknown number on the screen started to become dull. You blinked your tears away, then the light fades from your eyes until they are dark and empty as Jennie instantly popped up in your head.

Tightening your fingers around your phone, you bit your lip in frustration, then with determined steps you headed towards her bedroom.

"What are you up to? " You raised your voice as you slammed her bedroom door open, startling Jennie so much that she jumped off the bed.

The lights were off and she was sleeping before you burst into her room. However, this fact didn't convince you so, you continue throwing questions as you reduced the distance between the two of you.

"What the fuck was in your head when you had told Kai about Jungkook? " You clenched your jaw pointing a threatening finger against her chest.

Jennie's eyes widened as she felt exposed.
"I... how do you-? "

"He told me when he invited me to his party."

"I... It slipped out? "

Your face hardened.
"Slipped out? Slipped out? " You yelled at her in disbelief.

You grabbed her hair and yanked her face up to the ceiling, earning a surprised scream from her part.

"Are you stupid? Do you know what could happen if an outsider finds out about him, you stupid bitch? Maybe you don't give a shit about him, but I am sure you give one when it comes to you. Do you know what could happen to you for hiding a fugitive? Because this is what you did all these weeks.
Prison, baby. The police will throw your ass into a prison. And I am sure your ass wouldn't feel very comfortable in such a place.

Jennie's face fell at that.
"I swear, I didn't intend to tell Kai about Jungkook, but he knows how to play with words and people's minds, as well how to make someone confess things."

"Ok, let's say you are stupid enough to let yourself played like that, then what was with that incredible coincidence, huh? What were the chances of seeing Kai and Mark there? Kai, who you just confessed everything about Jungkook and our relationship I suppose. And his friend, who has a gift of freaking people out. Since when do you go out with this kind of people? I am sure Mingyu would have something to say about all of this, don't you agree? "
Then you pulled out your phone from your pocket and shoved it in her face.
"I guess it wasn't you sending me this, but you know who it was, so spit everything out before I will break your neck. Jungkook will not get hurt because of a dumb little girl like you. You know nothing about him, about us, and how much I struggled to keep him safe. You have no right to come into our lives and destroy everything with your idiocy. And for what? Because you developed some sort of obsession for him? Get over it. You are nothing special, kitten. You weren't the only one he fucked. There were hundreds."

Jennie pushed you away. Tracing her fingers through her long, dark hair, she threw you a glare full of hate.

"I am nothing special, but you are, huh? How can you be so sure of that?" Jennie laughed in disbelief. "Because he had chosen to fuck you a few times over me, that doesn't mean anything. Don't get full of yourself, sweetie. He could return to me anytime he will get bored."

You looked at her, a flicker of amusement in your cold eyes as you took a threatening step towards her. "I don't have to explain what is there between us, we know better and that is enough. If you want to get hurt, then go ahead and approach Jungkook, it's nothing I can do. But remember this... At the end of the day, he will still come to me. "

"From now on, don't stay in my way." You threatened as you started to type on your phone.

"I will come alone. "

At the same moment, Jungkook was fighting against his demons. Mingyu tried to calm him down as he saw how Jungkook started to become restless and tense.

"Don't forget that you are safe Jungkook and that you are in control of everything. There is nothing that can harm you anymore. You are just observing.
Now tell me, what do you see? "

"I am in a hallway and in front of me is a black door. "

"Open the door and tell me what you see. "

"A woman leaves me in front of a big building. The same building I lived in for one year. She says to wait there just for a little while. She promise that if I will have patience and be a good boy, she will give me something I would like.
But as much as I waited... She never came back. "
He suddenly started to tremble as his breathing started to become irregular.

"What is it? "

"They came to take me. Please... Help me. Please...don't let them take me."
He begged as tears began seeping down his cheeks.

"They can't harm you, Jungkook. You are safe. This happened a long time ago, now you are in a safe place where no one can reach you. Now let's find another door. " Mingyu ordered. "I need you to go to the time when you were around 12 or 13. Open all the doors and search through all the places until you'll see my brother talking with a man."

"A man? "

"Jin. I need you to tell me if you see Jin through your memories. Your father had business with him and they were quite close. Can you find him, Jungkook?"

"The director of the prison? " Jungkook asked confused.

"Yes."

Jungkook opened another door which led him to the living room of his adoptive parent's house.
Though, his father was nowhere to be seen. Jungkook frowned not understanding why would he be there if nothing happened at that moment. But then, in front of his eyes, things started to get a shape, like a puzzle searching for its pieces. And then there it was, sitting on the black, rusty couch, a 22 young Jin staring down at a 13 boy who was happily eating from a big piece of white chocolate.

"Are you happy here, Jungkook? " He asked the boy and the boy stopped eating. He swallowed hard before slowly shaking his head as a no.

"Would you come with me?" Jin smiled warmly as he caressed the boy's head lovingly. "I promise I will take good care of you. I will be better than your parents."

Jungkook's eyes were wide as he tried to take everything in. He had forgotten that this has ever occurred. His heart started to race at an alarming speed when the man leaned in and kissed the boy's cheek.

Somewhere in Seoul, Kai opened a door and stepped inside a room. He closed the door behind him and approached one of the walls. He stared up at all those pictures attached to the wall with a tilt of his head deep in thoughts.

"Can't wait to finally meet you... Jungkook. "

Then he took his gun out and placed it on the table before answering the phone.

"Did you find him? "

Kai sighed as he looked up to the ceiling. Closing his eyes, your face popped into his mind.

"Not yet. Once I have a trace, I will inform you." Kai responded as he reached for his badge.