It was a few days later after Jimin made a scene and was sent to his room. Yoongi had kept a close eye on the boy. Jimin seemed to be getting very emotional and sad now, but it was a sign of progress, he was showing more emotions where Yoongi can work with. It was hard to always ignore the pain in his heart whenever he saw Jimin cry, he wanted to just hold the boy and hug him. but he can only hug the boy, that's not gonna help him out of this state. He needs to talk, to eat, to understand and affection. but not just affection. He needed all of it.

Currently he was outside playing basketball with the boy as a distraction while they took a break from their session. Jimin requested to stop for a moment and play a bit. So Yoongi stopped for a moment and got them a ball.

"Yes!'' Yoongi cheered for Jimin when the boy got a perfect throw. Jimin's eyes widened. He had tried this for almost half an hour and he didn't even hit one. a smile crept on his lips and he catched the ball that bounced back to him.

"I did it!" he said and looked at Yoongi with a smile. the raven almost gasped seeing the pure smile. A smile that sadly was damaged by his experiences. a smile which sadly belonged to a boy in pieces, unable to repair himself on his own.

"Beautiful..." Yoongi mumbled to himself staring at Jimin who turned his head back to the ball and tried again, looking happy while doing so.

"Your turn" Jimin said, his smile fading when he missed this time. He walked to the raven passing him the basketball. Jimin sat down cross legged on the field watching yoongi throw the ball. He pouted seeing how the doctor could hit the ring and make points, it looked so easy. Suddenly Yoongi stopped and held the ball, walking to Jimin. He sat down next to him and placed the ball next to him on the ground.

"I have been thinking. Would you like to go for a walk around the city? not the crowded area but just through some streets. So you can see something else than this instituut and see daily life again." Yoongi asked. It may do Jimin good to go out again and not feel like he is stuck in the institute forever. since jimin woke up in the hospital this was all he had seen, he must feel so trapped there.

"O-okay" jimin said he wasn't really sure if he would like that, what if Jaesang got free and was waiting for him somewhere? What if someone else will hurt him? Jimin couldn't trust anyone anymore. only Yoongi, he could only trust Yoongi now.

"If you don't want to yet, you can tell me. Its not needed only if you feel comfortable doing so."

"I want to try...If you think it's good for me i will try it"

"Okay, we will just go somewhere calm and slowly go to other places. The boss allowed me to take you outside."

"Is....is it just you and me?" Jimin asked, he didn't want any of those guards or just anyone joining them, he only wanted to be with Yoongi. He didn't need anyone else, he didn't like anyone else.

"Yes, just you and me" Yoongi smiled and Jimin gave a small smile back, but it was a real smile, it didn't look forced and fake, it was natural. That gave Jimin and Yoongi a good feeling.

"Your smile is pretty Jimin," Yoongi said, making the smile grow even more.

"really?...." Jimin said softly and pulled his legs up hiding his mouth behind his knees. Jaesang never said those things to him. He didn't say he was pretty or cute. He just said he wouldn't look good if he did 'this' or did 'that'.

"Yes, really." Yoongi gave a warm smile, even if he was a mental patient. That didn't mean Jimin couldn't be beautiful. The weight kept growing on the boy and he was looking more and more natural to a normal weight. Jimin already got his normal skin tone back which was a nice warm honey like color. The morning's Jimin spent in the sun were giving him a nice natural color instead of his sick pale skin tone from the lack of nutrients and all that should be in his body.

"Hm" Jimin wasn't really unsure of what to even say so he just kept silent and looked away at the field where a man was walking with a smaller kid. But then his eyes widened realising they were walking in their direction. "a-ah yoongi" jimin said and stood up alarmed the raven noticed the two and stood up as well. immediately Jimin went to stand and hide behind him two fingers grabbing the end of Yoongi's shirt. Jimin didn't like people anymore. they were all untrustworthy. After what Jaesang did he didn't see anyone as good anymore. only Yoongi. yoongi was good, yoongi was kind.

"Oh, hey Soekjin '' Yoongi said, greeting his friend. Now Jimin recognized the man he let go of the doctor but didn't say anything. his eyes moving to stare intensely at the kid. He saw her as a threat.

"Hey Yoongi, I have her with me and she is a bit shy. I thought of letting her meet Jimin. she needs some social interaction to get more comfortable here" Soekjin said knowing JImin wasn't very outspoken or would be scaring her off. Jimin wasn't a bad person.

"Well Jimin isn't so fond of strangers yet. but if Jimin wants to then i can move something in his schedule" yoongi smiled and turned to jimin who still stared at the kid. The girl didn't back away but just stood there staring back. Jimin frowned but the girl still didn't react. It was making Jimin confused.

"Tell Jimin your name," Seokjin said. The girl looked around nine. Yoongi wondered what had happened when she was here.

"Im Sooha" She said.

"Jimin"

"You're..tall" She said looking at jimin. "but shorter than Jin and other man"

"You're tiny" Jimin frowned at her. she just smiled, making Jimin stop frowning and look at her a bit curious.

"You like basketball?" she asked, pointing to the ball next to Jimin's feet.

"Yea..no...a bit. i cant play it"

"Oh, I like drawing. do you like drawing too?" she asked not to give up on the conversation. Soekjin looked at her proudly, she wasn't feeling like talking to anyone else yet but somehow Jimin seemed approachable to her.

"Show me," Jimin said.

"My drawings?"

"yes"

"Oh, I have them inside. You can come with me?"

Jimin fell silent again. He didn't like following someone he didn't know. He looked at Yoongi. the doctor chuckled and followed them inside walking next to seokjin.

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After an hour or so Seokjin and Yoongi were sitting on a bench in the main hall talking while they kept an eye on their two patients.

"They seem to get along well" Seokjin said looking at Sooha who was explaining something to Jimin who looked at the paper a bit lost.

"Yeah, I think it's good for both to have some social interaction. Jimin hasn't really spoken to anyone besides me," Yoongi said looking at Jimin, the blonde who actually was slowly becoming a raven haired form the blonde growing out of his hair. only the tips were still blonde. He actually needed a haircut, the hair was blocking his eyes a lot. he shook his head to get them out of the way time to time.

While the two were talking about them, Sooha pointed at Jimin's paper. "okay, and now you make these half moons around the circle like this" she did one for the older. Jimin hummed and nodded trying it himself. his lines were quite shaky but he felt proud that he did it.

"Like this?" he asked, holding up his paper to show the girl. she smiled and nodded.

"Yes! and now you make two lined down and oval shapes on the sides" she drew on her own paper what jimin was supposed to do letting the older copy it. Jimin frowned, focusing hard on his work.

"You're good at this!" she complimented. she wasn't shy anymore, she liked jimin. The boy was different from the others, he looked very open to her. unlike what the other people see who thought Jimin wasn't open at all for interaction. She saw it differently. maybe because that was a thing of her why she was here, she saw things differently. She saw things that were not there or hears things. She needs help to live with it.

"My parents are coming to visit me today, i will give them my drawing" she said, grabbing pencils to color it in many colorful colors, Jimin looked at her.

"Parents...are they nice to you?" he asked.

"of course! i love them, they said i have to stay here for a while but they will visit me so it's okay"

"Oh...."

"Do you love your parents?" she asked. but then it kept silent. She stopped drawing and looked at Jimin who stared blankly at his paper. "are they stars?"

"I don't really have a family anymore..."

"I'm sorry. but I'm sure you have someone else, maybe your friends?"

"I have friends, yes" Jimin said and looked up, cheering up slightly.

"you can make this drawing for them"

"no, i will give it to someone else"

"ohh really, who?" she said curious, moving closer like the other was gonna tell her a secret.

"Yoongi, he is kind," Jimin smiled and grabbed the yellow color as he began to color the flower's petals.

"You like yoongi?" she asked moving her own pencil over the drawing barely not going out of her lines.

"Yes," Jimin replied. both didn't know which 'like' they were even talking about, not realising things will sound different for everyone who heard them.

"I'm sure he will like it," Sooha smiled at jimin. the older slowly smiled back. "Want to be my friend Jimin?" she asked.

"ah....uhm..i don't know"

"why not?"

Jimin shrugged.

"Please?"

"Okay...i guess" Jimin didn't know if he wanted a friend but he didn't want to make Sooha sad either. Jimin wasn't that confident in making friends and interacting yet. Maybe Sooha can take his first step? While they were drawing, Yoongi walked up to them looking at Jimin.

"Jimin, we have to get your dinner and the doctor's check up," he said.

"oh...okay" Jimin stood up from the small chair and grabbed his drawing, extending it to yoongi. "here"

"for me?" Yoongi asked, grabbing it. Jimin nodded. The older looked at the drawing of a yellow and green flower and smiled. He felt like a father getting a drawing from their child they made at school. But he liked it. "Thank you," he said. Jimin smiled a little, glad that Yoongi liked the gift.

"You're leaving?" Sooha asked.

"yes"

"okay. I will see you another time then? were friends now"

Jimin just looked at her not replying, he didn't know what to even say. but Sooha didn't mind, she just waved at him while he walked away with yoongi. Jimin gave a single wave back at her before turning around and catching up with yoongi.

"So how was your time with Sooha?" Yoongi asked.

"Nice I think," Jimin said, shrugging. "she is kinda nice"

"that's good, Shall we get to the doctor first and then eat?"

"okay"

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A quicker update but shorter than usual. i hope you still like it.

thank you for reading i will see you in the next chapter!

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