Jimin laid on his back holding Peppermint on his tummy while he pet her soft head. Nobody was home today which was kinda boring and he didn't even need to check the doors to know that they were indeed locked. He sighed softly before sitting up and letting the cat run off to go play.

He walked around the house for a little bit before walking into Tae's room wanting to sleep in his bed but stopped seeing his top dresser drawer open and decided to peek inside. That was a mistake as he blushed red and quickly shut the drawer. He picked up a silver ring with a red jewel admiring the jewelry he had. He used to have nice things.

Next he picked up a notebook that had scribbles in and smiled seeing Tae's little doodles when a paper fell out from the middle. He glanced at where it landed on the floor and froze. It was a blank paper with random rectangles cut out from it. He knew what it was he just didn't know what it was for.

He tentatively picked it up in a shaking hand and held it against one of the notebook pages looking at the certain words it showed. Some squares only showed letters as he quickly pieced the sentence together. "Jimin is still alive"

"You shouldn't have seen that" came Tae's voice behind him as the door clicked shut.

Jimin dropped the book to the ground and turned with wide eyes his hands holding up "I...I'm sorry" he said shaking his head again "I won't tell anybody"

Taehyung just kept his hands in his pockets staring at him "it's not what you think it is" Tae hummed walking closer to pick up the notebook "and I guess it's my fault for leaving it out"

Jimin didn't say anything as he shook like a leaf hands trembling. "Calm down" he said placing his hands on his shoulders bending down to look at him. "I'm not going to hurt you" he said softly hand going to cup his cheek.

"I'm scared" Jimin said bottom lip being bitten by his teeth.

"I will never hurt you or any of the boys and that's what you need to know" he said gently coming to hug him. "I just need you to stay quiet and I'll take care of everyone ok"

"Ok" he whispered body still stiff. Tae kissed the side of his head "my feelings for you are not fake my feelings for them are not fake either" he whispered.

"What are you going to do?" He asked.

"Don't worry about what I'm doing" he told him "but if you tell anyone Yoongi will kill me" He said seriously pulling back to look in his eyes.

Jimin nodded softly almost unmoving. He didn't know what this meant, but it mean that Tae was keeping a big secret and now Jimin was too. "Jimin hey baby look at me" Tae said cupping his cheeks bringing his gaze back from the blank look. "It's ok"

"But it's really not" he whispered.

"Pretend for me or everything is over and everyone will get hurt or die" he told him seriously. "Everyone. Jungkook, Jin, Namjoon, Seok, especially Yoongi. So I need you to promise me" He said looking at him dead in the face.

"I...I promise, but I-" he stammered.

"That's it. That's all I need. You just need to know that I got you" he said suddenly kissing his lips. Jimin blinked a few times surprised by the sudden affection Taehyung pulled back with a smile "I came home early to take you somewhere. I'm glad I did"

"Take me where?" He asked a bit of panic in his voice.

"Don't worry. I just need you out of the house for a little bit. We are gonna go hang out in the backyard" he assured him as he wrapped an arm around his shoulders leading him along to find a jacket before they stepped outside.

Extremely confused he took a few steps and sat on the porch rail staring at the tiny backyard with a little pathway to a small pond and a little zen garden. He sighed softly not knowing if it was boredom or anxiety.

"Let's go to the treehouse" he said reaching out a hand. Jimin took his hand feeling rather cold and followed him to a giant tree where a ladder was build in. "Go up first" he said.

Jimin didn't feel comfortable at all as he climbed up the ladder and through a little hole. He looked around seeing nothing but pitch blackness as he climbed up basically blind. He sat beside the hole waiting for Tae who climbed up and moved around a bit before a light came on.

"That's better" he sighed sitting down on a couch Jimin could now see. Remaining on the floor he glanced around seeing it was basically just a seating area. "Are you scared of me now?" Tae asked.

Jimin kept his gaze trained near the floor as he nodded. "You don't need to be baby...nothing about me has changed" he whispered.

"But you're hiding something dangerous" Jimin hissed back "how am I supposed to trust you?!"

"Have I ever hurt you? I was the first one to take you in and offer you comfort without using you" he said.

"Yes, but how do I know that it was real?" He asked weakly.

"Jimin I would never lie to you or the boys about my feelings. And I would do everything in my power to keep you safe. So I'm asking for you to just trust me ok?" He finished with his voice going soft at the end.

Jimin closed his eyes tightly frustrated and pulled in different directions. He stiffened when Tae's arms wrapped around him pulling him onto the taller boys lap. "I love you ok" he whispered coddling him like a child. Jimin hummed keeping his eyes closed as he rested his head against his chest.

"I'm scared" he said again.

"I know" Tae replied soothingly and caressed the back of his head. "But I'll take care of you. Just forget you saw everything"

Jimin nodded softly keeping his eyes closed hand going to squeeze his shirt tight in his fist. "I don't know if I can"

"You can" he assured him once more holding him more tightly. "I'll just stick close to you so you don't forget"

"Is that a threat?" He asked.

"No, but I will be around more. I can't have you ruining my work" he told him while carefully rubbing his back. "I love you, but I won't let you get us killed"

"I got fucking shot for Hoseok do you think I would want anyone to die?" He asked offendedly as he sat up glaring at him only inches from his face.

"I didn't say that, but if you accidentally said anything it would be so fucking bad Min so bad" he said.

"Do you not trust me enough to tell me?" He asked softer.

"No" Tae said honestly.

Jimin frowned bringing his hands to hold his hands around his own body hugging himself feeling very uncomfortable. "Don't look like that" Tae whined rubbing his back.

"Like what?" He asked.

"Like I just kicked you" he said sharply.

"You're being mean" he said scooting away from him feeling fucking tiny. "Jimin I'm just trying to get the point across to you" he said calmly.

"I don't care. I won't tell anyone but just leave me alone" he told him with a glare as he kept scooting away so that he didn't touch him anymore.

"Why did we have to come out here anyways?" He asked after laying on the floor in the fetal position.

"So the other boys could make you your bedroom" Tae hummed.

"Happy fucking birthday to me" he said sarcastically.

"You were the one going through my things" Tae pointed out.

"You told me I could go into your room...I just wanted to sleep in your bed since I was lonely" he added picking at the floor.

"Baby"

"I don't want to be touched" he said hearing Tae freeze. "Baby I don't mean to sound rude, but I just wanted you to realize the weight of your choices" he told him.

"Ok. But don't touch me" he said hugging himself tighter for the remainder of time until Tae said it was time to go in. Jimin walked ahead with now only a dull ache in his side.

"Jin" he whined rushing to him instantly being hugged. "Long day alone?" He asked and the younger nodded into his chest. "I missed you. It's lonely when everyone is gone"

"Maybe if you wouldn't run away we wouldn't leave you here" Yoongi pointed out.

"Yoongi" Namjoon whined "be nice" he gently nudged the older boy. Yoongi rolled his eyes "it is the truth"

Namjoon just frowned but didn't say anything back about it. "Jiminie we got you a surprise" Jungkook said walking in excitedly and grabbed his hand pulling down the hallway as the rest of the boys followed.

"Slow down or you're gonna hurt him" Hoseok called out from the back which only resulted in Jungkook picking him up and carrying him quickly down the hallway. He pushed open a door that was across the hallway from Yoongi's unfortunately and walked in setting him down in the middle of the freshly decorated room.

"What do you think?" He asked happily as he looked around proud of his work. A giant fluffy bed with a bunch of pillows and a dark green comforter. A bean bag in the corner next to a bookshelf filled with games. A closet filled with clothes that still had the tags. Something that was his.

"Thank you" he said softly as he took a few steps forward looking at the trinkets on his desk. It wasn't much and some things were ugly, but it was a start. He could have things. It made him feel more human.

"Jimin don't cry" Hoseok said wrapping an arm around him and pulling him into a hug. "We wanted you to feel like you belonged with us and I know somethings are really ugly but Jin just really wanted you to have him"

"Don't bite the hand that feeds you" Jin warned playfully. Jimin giggled a little bit leaning against Hoseok's chest "it's all mine?"

"All yours" Namjoon agreed.

"But the only downside is that my neighbor is a snake" he huffed while the other boys laughed.

"Don't bite the hand that feeds you" Yoongi repeated causing everyone except Jimin to laugh again.