|Taehyung|

   The only sound you could hear was of birds chirping and knives being sharpened. Taehyung sat at the bottom of the stairs, that led to the entrance of a small, wooden hut, deep into a forest. He momentarily looked away from his throwing knives, stoping his sharpening to look up and check if there were any walkers nearby. But instead of seeing growling corpses, he was met with stacks and stacks of chopped off trees.

Taehyung's expression dropped into a somber one once he heard the sound of violent coughing coming from inside the building. Sighing, Taehyung shoved the throwing knives back into his thigh holster and stood up, putting away the handheld sharpener.

Taehyung marched up the remaining steps of the hut and entered the building. His nose immediately scrunched up at the smell of dust and wood, but he still kept walking. His eyes squinted at the dark room, the lack of windows not offering much light. Tae ignored the two chained up walkers, who were tied to a table by their chains, and instead stepped into another room.

Michonne was crouching down in front of a pale blonde, who's eyes immediately landed on Tae when he entered the room. The woman's face was a sickly pale colour and had an unhealthy yellow tint to it. Her eyes were sunken and had dark blue bags supporting her whole sick look. Her body trembled, despite being covered with a thick blanket and a layer of sweat.

"What a sight for sore eyes." Taehyung grinned lazily, crossing his arms over his chest and leaning against the doorframe.

Andrea, the pale sick girl, smiled faintly before another violent cough left her lips and the smile was washed away.

Taehyung's smile immediately disappeared and he looked towards Michonne in mild concern,"How is she?"

"I'm right cough here."

"She wants us to leave her." Michonne rolled her eyes, standing up and dusting off her clothes. She grabbed their backpacks and began to look over their supplies.

Taehyung looked towards Andrea and raised an eyebrow,"Tell me I'm getting old and I didn't hear that correctly."

Andrea sighed, her head falling back to rest against the wall behind her. She exhaled shakily before meeting Taehyung's piercing gaze,"If you stay here, you're gonna die."

"Don't you think it's a bit early for the 'you need to leave me, save yourselves' talk?" Taehyung snickered playfully, causing a faint smile to appear on Andrea's face before Michonne smacked him upside the head and gave him a heavy scowl.

"Hey!" Tae whined, rubbing the back of his head. He quickly got distracted when he felt a few tangles in his curls, causing him to comb his fingers through his hair.

A small cough made him pause his action and look up. He immediately noticed Michonne rolling her eyes and the droopy grin on Andrea's face.

"Oh right," Taehyung nodded, his hand falling to his side," I know that we'll die if we stay, that's why we need to leave," His words received a breath of relief from Andrea and a sharp glare from Michonne,"Relax," Taehyung rolled his eyes, pushing himself off of the door and slowly approaching Andrea,"We're not leaving her here either." He addressed Michonne, causing the glare to disappear as she nodded instead.

"I...I don't think I-"

Taehyung ignored the blonde and crouched down in front of her,"Listen, Andrea, baby, we're not leaving you behind. You're one of us, so shut that pretty mouth of yours and enjoy the ride" Taehyung told the blonde, his face was completely serious, for once, and his deep voice held a tint of authority, that didn't allow you to disagree with him.

Taehyung was a natural flirt, who didn't even notice when being nice turned into something more than just nice. This personality trait mixed with his looks, always led him to listening to girls and guys confessing their eternal love for him. So Taehyung was used to people blushing when he gave them a meaningless nickname or giggling when he opened doors for them and sent them polite grins.

Andrea sighed in defeat, knowing that Taehyung doesn't care about her disagreeing with him, he will always find a way to get what he wants. The guy could be quite determined and persuasive, when he sets his mind to something. Maybe that's why he usually doesn't care much about anything, until it becomes a problem or he really, really wants something.

Taehyung noticed the look on Andrea's face and he decided to do what he does best- use humour to lighten up serious situations,"And functional groups don't leave each other behind, because we all know that when someone is left behind in movies, that person comes back for revenge." Taehyung's smile suddenly disappeared and a faraway look took its place,"And I still want to hang onto my ball sack."

Andrea pealed her eyes open and looked into his wide eyes blankly. She blinked lazily, glancing at Michonne, who was rubbing her face and muttering about how did she befriend a guy like Taehyung,"When Michonne said I would get used to you,"Andrea started, her voice raspy and low, she lazily turned back to Taehyung, who's eyes had softened after hearing her speak,"She lied. I could never get used to you."

"I'll take that as a compliment," Taehyung shrugged before standing up and placing his hands on his hips. He looked down at Andrea who was still sitting down and leaning against a wall,"Even though I like the position we're in," Taehyung smirked, licking his lips and wiggling his eyebrows,"We need to leave."

Andrea's face scrunched up but she couldn't deny the blush on her cheeks, when she realised what Taehyung was talking about,"Shut the fuck up and help me stand up." She grumbled, extending her arms towards Taehyung and Michonne.

Michonne snorted and took one of her arms, while Tae pouted and grabbed the other, both effortlessly hoisting her up. Michonne turned to look at Taehyung, receiving a small nod in return. Michonne turned to gather their stuff and her pet walkers, while Taehyung took one of Andrea's arms and wrapped it around his neck, helping her walk.

"This is humiliating." Andrea murmured huskily, slowly shuffling forward with Taehyung's help.

The latter snickered in return, his grip on Andrea tightening, when her foot caught onto an empty can of corns and she nearly fell,"Be happy I'm not carrying you princess style."

"I think I would shoot myself instead." Andrea murmured darkly, weakly slamming her hand against Taehyung's firm stomach.

"That was pathetic, I honestly feel bad now." Taehyung spoke with false pity, a spark of mischief igniting in his eyes.

Andrea rolled her eyes, a small scoff leaving her throat,"Shut up and walk, asshole."

|Jungkook|

Jungkook chose the cell furthest away from others- the one on the second floor of C block and the furthest one on the right.

As Jungkook was rummaging through his stuff, debating whether he should unpack it or leave it in the bags, he listened to the sound of his group walking around the prison and quietly murmuring among themselves.

He couldn't deny that his and Rick's argument kept replaying in his mind like a broken phonograph. Jungkook was sad that Rick and Daryl thought that he did it on purpose. He knew where they were coming from- Jungkook indeed has been reckless these past couple of months, but to think that he nearly got bit on purpose is too much. So like a typical teenager, Jungkook decided to stay out of Rick's and Daryl's way for a few days so that they could forget about the incident and move on.

"I was wondering what you did for Rick not to take you with them."

Jungkook glanced away from cleaning his hands with a wet rag and looked up at Maggie, who was standing in the doorway of his cell. His brows furrowed at her words before he glanced down at her attire, only to see her wearing the riot gear.

"What?"

Maggie pressed her lips into a thin line and shuffled into the room, plopping down next to him on the bunk bed,"Rick wants us to go take a look at the tunnels underneath the prison, to make sure we would be safe here tonight."

Jungkook sucked in a deep breath, nodding slightly and smiling bitterly,"And he's not taking me with them."

"You have to trust Rick," Maggie smiled gently, placing a hand on his shoulder and squeezing slightly,"I'm sure his decision is for a reason."

"Yeah, I know his reason,"Jungkook huffed and rolled his eyes, abruptly standing up and stalking towards the door,"And its completely bullshit."

"Jungkook!" Maggie called worriedly, standing up and following after him as he marched towards Rick, who was talking with Daryl and T-Dog, while picking up guns and looking at the riot gear.

Jungkook stopped by Rick, crossing his arms over his chest and tapping his foot against the ground impatiently,"We need to talk."

Rick glanced at him, raising an eyebrow at the glare he recieved before nodding at Daryl and T-dog to leave them. The two looked between the glaring teenager and the leader before awkwardly walking away.

"What is it?" Rick asked, not seemingly bothered by Jungkook's angry expression.

"Why didn't you tell me that you're going to clear out more of the prison?" Jungkook asked in a hushed tone, not wanting to make a scene but still wanting to get answers that he already knew.

Rick sighed, turning to face Jungkook,"I think you know why, Jungkook." The leader said, rubbing his sweaty forehead before crossing his arms over his chest.

"Well, the reason is...it's bullshit!" Gguk hissed, his cheeks gaining a red tint to them as anger consumed his body.

Rick raised an eyebrow, calmly watching him,"It's for the best. Stay here, watch over the group in case a walker shows up." The leader shrugged, grabbing his gun and shoving it into his holster.

"I want to go with you,"Jungkook shook his head, following Rick's movements with pleading eyes and a small pout.

Rick chewed on the side of his cheek, not looking at him as he spoke,"You're good with a gun, you're good at fighting and surviving, and you're good at killing," He nodded in acknowledgment, glancing at Gguk to see him smiling and watching with wide eyes filled with excitement,"But you're only seventeen."

Jungkook's smile faltered as Rick continued talking, tilting his head to the side in confusion,"So? It's the apocalypse."

"The reason why you're risking your life and being reckless is because you're not supposed to be in the situations I put you in." Rick swallowed thickly, his eyes shining with guilt as he faced Jungkook,"You're only seventeen and I shouldn't have put the pressure of protecting the group on you. I want you to stay here and be a teenager- talk to Beth or Carl, help with the little things like....bringing our stuff in-"

"This is stupid, are you sick?" Jungkook cut him off, looking at him from head to toe like he had lost his mind."Theres no way that just left your mouth."

"I want you to stay here,"Rick rolled his eyes before ruffling Jungkook's hair and placing his hand on his shoulder,"We'll be fine without you down there, so stay here and relax."

And with that, Rick turned around and walked away towards the awaiting group. Jungkook started after the leader with a blank face, hiding the pain in his chest from the leader admitting that they didn't need him and they would be okay without him.

Jungkook watched as Rick, Maggie, Daryl, T-Dog and even Hershel made their way through the metal door and escaped his sight. Jungkook turned around and walked away, going straight to his momentary cell, the feeling of worthlessness and loneliness wrapping around his mind and taking over his thoughts.

Little did Rick know, his words were the last push Jungkook needed to leave the group.