Taehyung was done with work and was heading home. He was glad to be home before dinner. He was thinking of ordering something or maybe if he felt good after the shower go to the store and buy something. but he hasn't decided yet.

"I wonder how Jungkook is doing...he didn't stop by" taehyung mumbled to himself. he really thought jungkook was gonna visit him but he gain didn't show up. Taehyung would shrug it off as nothing but he had this weird feeling since yesterday. he was fearing something had happened to jungkook. Was that scream maybe Jungkook's after all?

no..it didn't sound like him..

"Come on tae, he will come. just wait" he sighed deeply and searched his keys to enter the apartment building. but he didnt feel them anywhere. "huh...i am sure i took them..." he searched again feeling all over but no keys. Frustrated he groaned and looked around.. so to his surprise he saw something shimmering on the corner. "oh?"

Taehyung walked closer and took a relieved breath seeing it was his keys. He didn't remember they had fallen from his pockets. There is now way they could fall out. but he shrugged it off and kneeled down grabbing them.

When he stood up he heard something behind him and turned around just in time to duck under someone's hands who went to grab him.

"shit" he heard the man curse.

"ah!" Taehyung began running, realizing the man was trying to grab him. He could hear the man follow after him, he was quick but Taehyung was literally running for his life while calling out for help. Most people looked at him confused or quickly went out of the way not.

"Stop running!" the man shouted, almost catching up, his hand reached for taehyung's collar...he missed. The boy took a sharp right into another street, shaking off the other guy by making random turns.

He looked behind him to check if the guy was still there, to his relief the man didn't seem to have followed him here so he stopped running and leaned on his knees to catch his breath. feeling his pockets for his phone to call the police...but....his phone was gone too... "what the-"

he didn't even get to finish when he felt something hard hit his head and everything turned black.

-

"Is he even awake?" a guard asked.

"Not really, but he has to, '' Seung said and walked over to the chained man sitting on the ground of the basement. He kneeled down and gently stroked his hair to wake him up. "Jungkook, my boy. wake up. it's time for you to see the consequences of your mistakes hmm"

the raven's eyes opened, he seemed to have been awake already. "Seung....boss. please just. leave him o-"

"No Jungkook" Seung said sternly and grabbed Jungkook's chin firmly. "you do not tell me what to do, you listen to ME or i will be way worse than i intended to be." he let go of the other and stood up when he heard the door open. "it seems our guest is here"

Everyone looked at the two guards who walked in carrying a struggling boy.

"put him in the middle." Seung ordered and the two dropped the tied boy on the ground in the middle. Jungkook immediately recognized him and he tried to stand up, but he couldn't only get on his knees, the chains were attached to the ground.

"Taehyung! Seung, please. Please don't hurt him!" jungkook's eyes teared up. He felt so guilty for ever opening his mouth to the boy. He shouldn't have spoken to him. He shouldn't have been so selfish. now he was gonna lose him too. Jungkook doesn't want to lose anyone else. He keeps losing everyone. "Hurt me! let him go!"

"YOU WILL SHUT UP!" Seung shouted, walking over to Jungkook and giving h9im a harsh slap. The raven looked down, feeling the pain on his cheek.

"P-pl-"

"Shut. it."

Taehyung laid on the ground, he was stunned even more when he saw Jungkook there. The chains around his wrists and the bruised mark on his neck. the way Seung treated him. Taehyung understood the wound Jungkook kept getting.

but now he was here too.....was this the thing jungkook tried to keep him away from. to prevent him from knowing.....sadly he did end up here either way.

"Jungkook.." taehyung said. Jungkook looked up, his eyes avoiding eye contact. He didn't want to see Taehyung's eyes. He was scared to see hatred.

"Oh how I am gonna love this." Seung said softly and walked over to Taehyung, bending down to look at him. "You see, Jungkookie here got you into this. He is the one you have to blame for everything. Again" Seung's face was cold when he stepped back and signaled his men to hold the boy in a sitting position.

"no...what are you gonna do? no let me go! no!" taehyung shouted when he saw Seung roll up his sleeves. exposing a long tattoo of a snake over his arm.

Jungkook shivered at the sight of the tattoo. a tattoo that was imprinted in the last memory he had of his family. All he could see the day he was taken here is that tattoo. the tattoo of the arm that carried him into a car. He didn't see anything, but he could hear the screams in the distance.

"you see this jungkook. This is for when you decided to visit him more, when you grew an interest in him" Seung said, making sure Jungkook looked at them before landing a punch in Taehyung's stomach.

Jungkook frowned and tugged his chains. He felt so useless and weak.

"Seung-"

"I SAID SHUT IT!" Seung shouted at him. "Not a single word. just watch"

"this is for the times you did not return like i asked but instead went to see him, even going on a date" he kicked the other. Jungkook didn't want to hear this. He couldn't listen to it. he couldn't listen to the others in pain.

it's all my fault....

I shouldn't have interacted with him...

I never should have fallen in love.

you only bring pain Jungkook... you only cause death and pain.

Jungkook heard so many voices in his head that it seemed to block out the noise around him. He just stared blankly at the scene in front of him. seeing Seung's lips move but he didn't look at them, he didn't hear the words. He just stared at taehyung. his body was feeling so limp, he had failed...

He can't do this.

no...he can't give up....he wants taehyung. If Jungkook can't be free, he has to get taehyung safe...at least out of where Seung can get to him.

"Stop," Jungkook said. "Stop hurting him!! I will kill you!" he snapped at Seung. The boss halted his hits and took a sharp breath before turning away from the groaning boy on the ground. "I will slice your throat and cut out your heart, you will pay for this"

Seung silently walked to Jungkook who seemed to be raging with anger.

"or really?" Seung raised a brow looking down on the other. "you will kill me, your father?"

"You are NOT my father" jungkook's hands were shaking making the chains clatter on the ground. "Once i break free i will kill you, i will kill all of you for hurting him. Taehyung is MINE."

"hm, really now" Seung looked at his hand which had blood on its knuckles. He showed it to the raven. He Straightened himself and gave the raven a kick. But he didn't leave it at that, he made sure Jungkook would feel it tomorrow still, not caring about jungkook's arms that tried to cover his head.. "You do not speak against me" seung scoffed. "Besides. you're bad at protecting, see. you made him bleed. by your own actions''

Jungkook carefully lowered his bleeding arms and looked at the blood on seung's hands. and then back at taehyung seeing it was really his blood. "no no. but.... no"

"you're confused, Jungkook. Do I need to remind you, I own you. you do what i say. or else things like this will happen" Seung said, caressing Jungkook's hair. "if you want him to live you have to listen to me. break one more rule and i will crack his neck got it?"

Jungkook nodded silently.

"good boy."

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meh. idk

see you in next chapter i guess.

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