Chapter 22: To the most beautiful moments in our lives Pt. 3

Taehyung, who had heard those words from Jungkook, couldn't help to clench his fist. He was never someone who would back down when somebody insulted him that way. But he was not stupid either. The little provocation was the only way Jungkook knew to break the peace between them.

He needed to play it right; Jungkook is a smart boy. But no old dog can learn newer tricks than those younger ones. Jungkook understands and applies, and that's where he is wrong. No real psychopath learns and applies it like that. They find other ways. That's why no real psychopath is the same.

"I'm not someone who backs down from a little insult," Taehyung said, clutching his bleeding abdomen, "a little wound like this couldn't hurt more."

"Death suits you well, Taehyung." Jungkook snickered, "I guess death will welcome you with open arms."

Taehyung laughs. You sat beside him, worried he might cause his wounds to open more. He told me it didn't hurt, but you know his hands were shaking well.

Seokjin, still in Yoongi's arms, suddenly groans, "God, Yoongi, just put me down right now."

Seokjin tries to stand again, "I'll go in, move."

Yoongi pulled back Seokjin, "You dumb fuck, I told you we came here for you! If you leave, then we came here in vain! How about you think about for a second who came for you?"

Yoongi looks at you, and Seokjin's eyes follow. His heartbeat was in a rush, but when he saw you, everything calmed down. Yoongi was right. When he jumped into the fire that night, he knew he had to give you up. Seokjin had thought that night you were ready to leave him again. You were willing to let his hands go.

He had prepared himself for the day he had to die for you, the first time and even the second.

But instead, he had looked back to see you jumping to his aid. Seokjin knew he was not ready to let go of his precious life like this. He wanted to see you grow.

He wanted to see you grow beside him.

"I'll go," Yoongi said bravely before stopping. There's no way out. It would always be him and the thick walls he had built. He couldn't do it even after begging someone or anyone to let him out of prison.

Jungkook was beginning to get impatient. He hated this. Why was someone so willingly trying to be the hero? It was tiring, and he knew it never brought any good results. Here, everyone was willing to die for each other.

When he called out for others, no one had reached out.

"ENOUGH," Jungkook annoyed sound, "I'll fucking shoot you all and –"

"I'll do it," Hoseok suddenly steps up. The room was suddenly quiet. The anger that was radiating inside the room was gone in an instant.

No one dared to say anything. Nobody wanted to.

To be honest, nobody wanted to volunteer in their deepest heart. Nobody was ready or wanted to volunteer to give themselves in death. No human was prepared to die. Those who said they were not even afraid of death are liars. They are scared. They give up in the end.

No human who had tried killing themselves for others was ready to put their lives for anyone. It takes reassurance and gambling for that. A fifty-fifty chance their death wouldn't be in vain.

It feels like they were not the heroes in the story. They gave up. After so long of fighting for what is right and for their reasons, the four of you had your ambitions, dreams and the people you wanted to see for the rest of your lives. Those were the things that kept you going.

"No," you said, and Hoseok looked at you dead. It takes a single push of a decision to take those steps.

"Yes. I'm not asking anyone. I'm going in," Hoseok said. He took his steps forward, but you held his hands. There must be another way. It is not the end for them.

You can't lose anyone else.

"Hoseok... I can't let you do this," you told him, "I'm not letting you go through this." Tears are starting to pour out of your eyes. The smile on Hoseok's face was getting wider.

He strides to you before hugging you, tears starting to pour out.

"I've lost a lot of people in my life. I was trying too hard to hold the people I love. I didn't realise I was killing them one by one." Hoseok said, "I'm a toxic trait that can't be fixed. Let me be the one who let go. Let me help."

He took your hands and kissed them softly.

"Bye-bye, my sweet angel," He said. Without realising what had happened, he throws you away to Yoongi's hurting arm and sprints inside a darkroom.

Hoseok looks back to see Yoongi holding onto you and smiles the last time. His eyes locked into Yoongi. He thought, when did you have the compassion to give him those painful eyes?

"Take care of her for me, will you? I will see you next time."

Of course, Taehyung was right. The door suddenly closed, screams could be heard for a minute, and suddenly it stopped.

No more screaming. Your legs were wobbling in fear. You had hoped this was a nightmare, that Hoseok would be alright, and he would walk out of the room, smiling, telling you it was all a prank. But no one had stepped out of doors. So, Jungkook was right. He was telling the truth. It was a torture chamber.

"Anne... we need to go... looked, a key and – "

"You go. I'm waiting for Hoseok...." You spoke.

"Anne..." Yoongi was trying to pull you away from the door. "Come on, Hoseok is..."

"He's coming back. Right?" No one wanted to answer your question.

"Come on, and we got the key. We need to go," You were not moving. Taehyung, who couldn't help to look at you sadly, could only stand up slowly, holding his injured wound. Suppressing a scream, he took you by the arm every time he walked.

"Come on... I promise to get you out, right?" you looked up at Taehyung with glossy eyes. "Hoseok is going to be fine. He's a fighter. You know he's smart enough to get through this sticky situation, right?"

"Hehe..."

"You heard him... he'll see us back, right? He will. I know he will be waiting for us." You nodded your head and walked beside Taehyung. Yoongi looks back at the door.

But I guess, if you had looked at why someone had died, you could say they're honourable. A reason is enough to make changes to someone's perspective. Maybe, that day they didn't give up. Perhaps a reason to make a single change for someone was the answer.

Nobody is ready to die, but the reason for it and the impact of their decision was the final push of their decision.

See you in the next life Jung Hoseok.

A/n: Aight, this time for real guys, It's time to say goodbye to hoseok... I'm serious this time HAHAHHAHA....