|Jungkook|

Dumb?

No, no, Jungkook would never think Daryl and Rick were dumb. Maybe that Rick was oblivious to what was happening to his group members- being too focused on finding them a shelter and filling their tummies with food.

And Daryl.

Despite him being incredibly observant, Daryl didn't know how to approach serious and emotional situations, causing him to watch from afar and wait for someone else to notice and do something. Only when the situation turned dire, Daryl would open his mouth and speak, trying to steer the situation on the right path.

So no, they weren't dumb. Just oblivious and indifferent to the people around them.

"Ready?"

Jungkook looked away from the few pebbles he was kicking and turned to look at Rick. The leader had decided that it would be the best for everyone, to get into the prison as soon as possible, considering they needed the supplies hidden within the walls of it.

Rick gathered a handful of people, that would go in and take out the walkers by hand. While the rest of the group stayed on the other side of the fence and helped from over there- creating noise to distract and then kill the walkers with metal poles. The selected few, that would go in, were Maggie, Glenn, T-Dog, Daryl, Rick and of course, Jungkook.

The said boy gave Rick a wordless nod, not even looking at him as he did so. After Daryl told him that the two knew about his...reckless behaviour, Jungkook had decided to keep a distance from them. Not even bothering to look at them- feeling too ashamed and exposed to do so.

The rest of the group gave brief nods while bracing themselves for the upcoming few minutes. Jungkook, himself, made the last minute decision to unzip his jacket and roll up his sleeves- hoping that it would make it easier for him to move around if necessary.

Rick nodded absentmindedly, his eyes fleeting over the group one last time before grabbing the thingy that kept the gates shut and taking it off.

As soon as Rick slid the gate open, the group huddled together- shoulder to shoulder and back to back. They formed a tight circle so that no walker would sneak up on them and bite a chunk out of one of them.

Jungkook, too, was squished between Rick and Glenn. Beads of sweat rolled down his temple and his eyes darted across the yard as his knuckles turned white from how hard he was holding onto his knife.

I'm not scared, Jungkook whispered in his mind, the fear in his throat mixing with saliva before he gulped it down. His eyes glanced into the void pits of red that the walkers considered their eyes, I'm not scared.

As soon as the group entered the infected filled yard, Hershel shut the gate behind them and locked it for good measure. Jungkook warily glanced behind him at the locked gate, his heart thumped in his chest before his eyes connected with Hershel's concerned gaze and he was forced to turn away.

The rest of the group members, who didn't follow into the yard, yelled and banged against the metal fence, trying to attract as much walkers as they could.

But the dead seemed to be more interested in the meal they could actually reach.

Sucking in a harsh breath, Jungkook's lips parted into a snarl before he raised his hand and stabbed the first oncoming walker. After that, the walkers mixed together and Jungkook lost track of how many he had killed. He could barely focus on his surrounding and the only thing that still kept him grounded, was Glenn's shoulder occasionally brushed against his own.

Gguk could faintly hear the rest of the group's shallow breathing,
and occasional huffs and grunts. Jungkook, himself, was sweating and huffing every time he had to push away a walker twice his size, only to stab him between the eyes right after.

A male walker stumbled towards Jungkook, its lower jaw missing yet it's tongue still wiggled and flopped around. Jungkook nearly gagged at the sight, his nose scrunching up and his grip on the knife tightening. The larger male dragged its feet towards Gguk, it's buff arms extended as it launched at him.

The smaller boy huffed as he pressed his hand against the male's shoulder, to keep it away from himself. Jungkook raised his foot and kicked the side of the walker's leg, causing a sickening crunch to reach his ears before the walker fell down to its knees. Jungkook didn't waste any time to lift his knife and slam it into the walker's rotten skull.

Expecting another attack to immediately follow after this one, Jungkook was surprised when a walker didn't jump out on him.

His gaze quickly lifted and he looked around him, spotting the blood covered pavement and dead bodies littering the ground. Jungkook looked at the rest of the group, immediately running his eyes over them to see if there were any bites or scratches. But their skin was only covered in sweat, dirt and blood.

Rick steadied his breathing and gestured for the rest of the group to follow after him. Jungkook quickly scrambled after the leader, occasionally glancing back to the locked gate behind him. He swallowed thickly, his fingers shifting on the knife in his hand as he followed Rick deeper into the prison's courtyard.

As Jungkook's feet quietly led him after Rick, the leader suddenly halted in his steps,"Shit." He quickly ducked behind the wall and pressed his back against it. He turned around and pushed against Jungkook's chest as a gesture for him to follow his movements.

Jungkook obeyed Rick and curiously glanced behind him, his eyes widened at the sight of a courtyard full to the brim with walkers. The worst part was that the gate, that could separate the walkers from the rest of the prison, wasn't locked, allowing the walkers access to the prison and the group.

Jungkook's eyes traveled over to the movement in the corner of his eye and he noticed a few walkers in riot gears stumbling over to them. Jungkook's blood ran cold at the sight of them being covered from head to toe in black gear.

How do we kill them?

Jungkook wondered in his mind. His back left the wall in an instant as he jumped back, finally noticing more walkers in riot gear emerge just from around the corner.

Jungkook took a couple of steps back, eying the new walkers, trying to look for a weak spot in their gear. An arrow swooshed past him as Daryl stepped up next to him and shot the walker guard, but the arrow bounced off of the helmet and landed on the ground.

Jungkook's eyes widened in alarm, his chapped lips parting as a breath of shock left him. The infected stumbled towards the group- Maggie And Glenn trying to hit them with their machetes, but the helmets prevented the weapons from piercing their skulls.

Jungkook blinked away his shock as he saw the walker grab Maggie and try to bite a chunk out of her shoulder. Gguk immediately sprinted towards her and grabbed the walker from behind, pulling it away from Maggie.

The walker struggled in Jungkook's arms, trying to break free and attack the girl in front. Jungkook ground his teeth together, his muscles clenching as his arms tightened around the walker.

Maggie eyed the walker for a second before launching forward and grabbing its head. Jungkook's brows furrowed in distress as Maggie lifted the walkers head, displaying the underside of its neck. Maggie snarled and shoved her knife deep into the walkers neck. The struggling walker stilled in Jungkook's hold, its full weight falling onto the boy, causing him to stumble slightly.

"See that?" Maggie breathed out in amazement. Jungkook smiled in return, his grip on the walker loosening as he allowed the dead body to fall to the ground.

The rest of the group followed after Maggie and shoved their weapons underneath the walkers helmets. Jungkook, too, slammed his foot in the back of a walker's leg, causing it to fall down to it's knees before he grabbed the walker's head and pulled it back. Jungkook flipped his knife around in his palm before stabbing it through the chin of the walker. The body fell to the ground lifelessly and Jungkook stepped back, turning his attention back on the rest of the group.

The group members were alright- not a scratch or a bite visible on their bodies. Their chests heaved up and down, skin glistening in the hot sun. Jungkook pushed away the wet strands of hair that fell into his face and wiped the sweat off of his forehead.

He took a notice of the courtyard full of walkers- snarling and banging against the now locked gate. He guessed that Daryl and Rick locked the gate while they were busy with the rest of the walkers. Jungkook eyed the small horde of walkers and his face scrunched up at the thought of them escaping the enclosure.

"Stop." Rick's voice caught Jungkook's attention and caused him to turn towards the leader.

Jungkook's brows furrowed as he stepped closer to the main group, occasionally glancing over to the group on the other side of the fence.

"Well it looks secure." Glenn spoke up, walking back over to Rick.

"Not from the look of that courtyard over there," Daryl gestured towards the walker filled courtyard behind him. His eyes glanced down at a female walker by his feet,"And that's a civilian."

"So the interior could be overrun by the walkers outside the prison." T-Dog murmured, leaning against a wall as he looked around the courtyard.

Jungkook chewed on his bottom lip, crossing his arms over his chest,"Well if there's walls down, what are we gonna do? We can't rebuild this whole place."

"We can't risk a blind spot."Rick nodded, glancing behind his shoulder at the door that led into the prison itself,"We have to push in."

Rick marched towards the metal door, he swung open the metal gate, causing a squeaking sound to reach Jungkook's sensitive ears. Rick entered the fenced stairway, that led up to the door, and quietly climbed the stairs.

Jungkook followed after Daryl and Rick, quietly walking up the stairs until he was standing in front of the metal door. Daryl grabbed the metal handle and hid behind the wall, while Rick stood directly in front of the door, his gun raised and ready to shoot.

Jungkook swallowed thickly, raising his knife slightly just in case something jumped out at him. Daryl held his breath before sliding the door open.

Rick immediately tensed, ready to strike whatever was in there. But instead of the prison being overrun with growling walkers, the only sound that reached their ears was the echo of the door sliding open.

Rick lowered his weapon and cautiously stepped through the door. He pushed open a gate with bars, earning himself another loud creak. Jungkook eyed the dark room in front of him before following after the two males in front of him.

Jungkook stepped inside the eerie quiet prison, his nose scrunching up when a whiff of dust ran into it. Gguk's eyes danced around the dimly lit room- the windows being only a few and those being too high up the ground for the light to properly enter the building.

Jungkook's footsteps were quiet as he walked after the leader, his feet leading him down a path of stairs before he stopped in the middle of the room. The only sound he could hear were the occasional water droplets landing against something hard and the footsteps of his group members.

Jungkook has always craved silence, the sound of growls coming from the walkers or the bickering of the group members, being too much for his sensitive ears. So the silence, that lived in the prison, was like a gentle caress to his ears. And Jungkook knew, he knew that when the group saw that the place was secure, the halls would be filled with chatters and bickering, and the silence would die out.

Jungkook eyed Rick, who was making his way up another flight of stairs, that led up to a small watch room overlooking the whole room.

His heart pumped in his chest as he watched Rick raise his knife and jump into the room. But instead of hearing the sound of struggle, Jungkook watched through the dirty window as Rick stood up from his crouching position and grabbed something.

The leader walked out of the room and descended down the stairs, holding his arm up to show off the set of keys he had acquired. Jungkook smiled faintly, shifting closer to the bar door that led toward the prison cells.

Rick marched towards the door, pushing different keys into the lock and twisting them to see which one would do the trick. After a few seconds, Rick shoved a small, grey key into the lock and twisted it, successfully unlocking the door.

The leader pushed open the bar door and stepped into the prison block, his eyes running over the open and empty cells. Daryl followed immediately after, his crossbow raised as he walked past the cells, eyeing the empty ones. Daryl didn't waste any time to turn towards the stairwell, that led to the second floor of the block.

Rick looked back at Jungkook and gestured for him to follow. Gguk immediately walked towards the leader, walking up the flight of stairs quietly, his eyes still taking in the large room.

The walls, floor and ceiling, and literally everything else inside this building, was grey, but Jungkook knew that if he'd take one of the cells as his own, he would go out to make it look cosier. The wall on the opposite side of the rows and rows of cells, consisted of large, barred windows, causing light to pool inside the room. And Jungkook was thankful for the natural source of light because it made it seem less like a.....like a prison.

Daryl and Rick looked into a couple of cells, relieved to see that most of them were empty, except for the ones that had dead bodies in them. The sound of something falling captured their attention, causing Jungkook to tense and looked to his left. His knuckles turned white from how hard he gripped the weapon in his palm and his lower lip stung when he, yet again, started to chew on it.

The three males walked towards the noise before stopping at the last two cells. Daryl jumped back when a walker slammed against the bars and shoved its hands through them, trying to grab Daryl. It's head was slightly crushed yet it's mouth still kept moving as if it was trying to chew on air.

Daryl glanced at Rick and Jungkook, sending them both a look. Rick nodded towards the other cell, while Jungkook wondered what the look, Daryl sent, meant.

Just as they predicted, another walker jumped against the metal bars, growling and snarling. Jungkook sighed, looking to his right at the walker right next to him. He grabbed the outstretched arms of the walker and pushed them down, raising his knife to stab it through its skull.

One of the arms broke free and the walker grabbed Jungkook's small wrist, harshly pulling him towards the cells. A yelp left Jungkook's lips and his knife slipped from his fingers as he pressed his free hand against the walker's forehead, to stop the walker from taking a bite out of his wrist.

Jungkook tried to pull his wrist free, but the grip on his hand tightened and the walker kept snapping its teeth inches away from his wrist. Jungkook paled and slowly began to panic, his eyes zeroing in on the brown teeth right next to his tan wrist.

Jungkook felt someone grab him and pull him away from walker, he watched as Daryl pushed the extended arms away before stabbing his knife through the walker's skull.

Jungkook breathed heavily, his eyes wide as he looked down at the, now, dead walker before glancing down at his red wrist.

"Jungkook." Rick hissed quietly, his arms unwrapping from Jungkook as he looked down at the boy with a hard gaze.

Jungkook swallowed thickly, rubbing his wrist as he avoided the leaders eyes. Jungkook shifted on his feet before looking up at Daryl and Rick. The two were sharing a silent look, both seemed to be thinking the exact same thing.

"It...it was an accident." Jungkook muttered quietly, causing Daryl and Rick to turn towards him.

The two didn't say anything, only stared at him with unreadable expressions. Jungkook furrowed his brows, looking closer at the two of them. Daryl's face was blank but Gguk could still see the small ounce of doubt lingering in his eyes.

Rick only stared at Jungkook with a sad frown as he rubbed his forehead. Eventually he sighed and gave Jungkook a small nod, telling him that he believed him. But Jungkook saw, he saw the look in Rick's eyes.

"You think I did it on....on purpose?" Jungkook breathed out, his brows shooting up as he took a step back and stared at the two males in horror.

Rick immediately shook his head, taking a step towards Jungkook, only for him to take one back,"No, no, we just..." Rick saw the small action and he stopped walking. He glanced at Daryl, who just kept quiet, before looking back at a glaring Jungkook,"These past couple of months you've become reckless. I've seen how many times a walker nearly bit you, scratched you or how many times you've almost got shot or stabbed by your own people because you accidentally jumped out in front of them, when they were trying to kill a walker!"

"So you think I did that on purpose." Jungkook hissed, gesturing towards the dead walker. He felt his heart pounding against his chest as he looked into Rick's eyes. He tensed, when Rick didn't say anything, conforming his words.

Jungkook stared at Rick with wide eyes before glancing at Daryl, who awkwardly shuffled behind Rick. Jungkook looked into Daryl's eyes, only to see the exact same look that he saw in Rick's, he huffed and took a step towards the two.

Jungkook glanced in between them with a frown, he lowered his voice before gritting, "I'm not suicidal."

Jungkook looked at them one more time before turning around and walking away, feeling their eyes burning holes into his back.