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Jungkook walked angrily out of the place, and the party scattered.

Videos! Pictures!

Handfuls of it began flying online immediately, and the fans around surrounded Jimin, pointing fingers at his face and threatening to claw out his eyes.

He couldn't move, he couldn't talk, he only stood planted on his spot, watching everything with a racing heart.

They almost started hitting him right there, but Taehyung stood and covered him despite his bloody face...

"You face me first before you go close to him" he said defensively, and a thug came closer.

"Aren't you ashamed? Jungkook beat you to a pulp and you couldn't even fight back. All you could do was take it all and now that he's gone you're back on your feet protecting the guy? Did you pretend to be weak just to gain his pity? Huh?"

"Stay back!" Taehyung insisted, and the thug sneered.

"Get yourself treated, bro. And better protect him well if you really wanna do this, because if we get our hands on him, he'd get more than the slaps he gave Jungkook"

The crowd began clearing afterwards, but the hate comments still kept coming, hitting Jimin and Taehyung from every angle till they're the only ones left at the cemetery.

"Are you ok?" Taehyung held Jimin's face, but he broke free slowly.

"I should be the one asking you that. Your face and shirt is all bloody" he replied, and Taehyung smiled.

"I'm ok if I get myself treated, but I wasn't expecting you to slap him. You're bolder than I thought"

"Let's get to the hospital" he replied, leading the way out of the place, but he suddenly saw a bracelet on the ground.

He slowly picked it up. It's a dice bracelet, and he recognized it as Jungkook's immediately.

"Is it yours?" Taehyung asked.

"It's nothing" Jimin folded his palm on it, and Taehyung kept up his secret smile as he walked beside him to his car, but surprisingly, the angry mob already deflated his tyres.

"Shit! How could...

"We'll ride a taxi, then you can come for the car tomorrow morning" he said, and Taehyung didn't argue.

They walked three more minutes to the main road and easily found a taxi which took them to the hospital.

Taehyung got his wound treated, and the taxi dropped him back at his house first...

"I'll call you" Jimin told him when he came out of the taxi.

"I'll be expecting" he replied.

Jimin nodded with a dry smile as the driver head for the estate.

*

JEON ESTATE*

Wooyoung was already gone when Jungkook arrived, so it's just Rosé with the guys in the dinning room, eating dinner.

He walked past them like he didn't see them, and they exchanged glances as he went upstairs.

"His knuckles are red, is he ok?" Rosé stood.

"He probably fought Taehyung" Hoseok shrugged.

"Fought Taehyung at the cemetery party? Then it should be online" Namjoon dropped his cutlery and got his phone.

Immediately he got to IG, it's the only thing he's seeing everywhere.

The video of Jungkook thrashing Taehyung, then another one of Jimin slapping him twice.

He gasped loudly, dropping his phone on the table dramatically.

Rosé took the phone curiously, and she gasped loudly too.

Hoseok is already seeing everything on his own phone, and when he watched the video, he spranged up.

"Where do you think you're going?" Namjoon blocked him.

"You think this is a joke? He slapped him not once but twice! That's enough for Kook to have a meltdown. Hitting him brings back Jessi's memories, y'all know what happened the last time he got into a fight in school" Hoseok glared.

"So now you're gonna go shoot Jimin?" Rosé said.

"He deserves it! I mean...he was only trying to open his eyes but it's obvious the guy is as slow as a snail!" Hoseok shouted.

"Alrighty, we hear you, co-captain...no one is shooting anyone so just sit it out and do the calms, Captain will be fine" Namjoon pushed him back to his seat, and they immediately heard crashing sounds upstairs.

"I fucking said it!" Hoseok spranged up.

"Captain!!!" Rosé and Namjoon chorused, rushing upstairs with Hoseok behind.

They barged into Jungkook's room but he's not in. The bathroom door is shut, and they're hearing the sounds of running shower.

"Kook?" Hoseok hit the door.

"Kook are you ok?" Rosé knocked.

"Captain!" Namjoon slammed his palm on the door, but no sound came.

Hoseok was about to call him again when another crashing sound came.

"Jungkook!!!!" Rosé threw herself at the door.

"Get me a hammer, Joon" Hoseok quickly said, and Namjoon quickly rushed back downstairs to get it.

Meanwhile, inside the bathroom, Jungkook's upper body is naked, but his boxers are still on his waist as he stood under the shower, body shaking as his head threatened to explode.

Two of the bathroom mirror walls are in pieces on the ground, and his knuckles have deep cuts that are bleeding like crazy.

His blood formed a pool at his feet already, and he's literally going mad as his eyes began turning.

Memories flooded in.

He could clearly see Jessi at her brothel, and he could see his younger self too, dressed like a girl... he's sitting in front of a table with a bowl of food and tears in his eyes.

"I...I can't eat this ... It's too.. salty" he cried.

"Really? Do you know what I went through before cooking you that? And all you could say is salty? Huh? Jungkook?" Jessi replied, her face glossing with excess make-up.

"You've been serving me salty food since I grew up, can't I eat like normal kids?" He replied, and that was replied with a slap on his face from Jessi.

He fell from the chair to the ground, sustaining wounds as the food poured away.

"You ungrateful silly thing! Eat from the ground! Start eating!" Jessi ordered, and immediately he began eating from the ground, Jungkook snapped out of the memory and threw another punch at the third glass wall.

It shattered like the other two, and his blood splashed on his face, seems one of his knuckle veins got cut.

"Kook!!!" Rosé's scream came from the door again, and he was about to hit the fourth wall when Namjoon arrived with the hammer.

Hoseok broke down the door, and the three rushed in.

Their eyes widened when they saw the pool of blood on the ground and his red crazed eyes, his badly bleeding knuckles.

"Go call the family doctor, Rosé" Namjoon muttered, and Rosé rushed out to do that.

Jungkook walked out of the bathroom on his own, though his eyes are still dwindling, but he managed till he got to the bedroom and fell heavily on the bed, shutting down completely.

*

Jimin was just arriving at the estate when Rosé came out of the mansion, running to the main mansion.

Jimin stopped for a moment, wondering what's happening.

Rosé met just Haeyung in the living room when she arrived at the main mansion, and the man took a short look at her exposed cleavage first before looking at her face.

"What's going on?" He stood.

"The family doctor's line, Jungkook had a meltdown" she replied, and Lisa rushed downstairs.

"What! It's been long since he has one. Did he get into a fight? Who hit him?" She said hurriedly.

"I'll call the doctor" Yoongi said from the dinning, and Rosé sighed.

Two minutes later, she left for the second mansion with the parents and Yoongi.

They walked past Jimin again, but none of them even saw him.

He kept standing there in confusion, and it got worse when the family doctor appeared ten minutes later, rushing into the mansion.

His heart skipped beats...

What's happening???

"Jimin!" Jennie rushed out of the main mansion.

"Mum!" He faced her quickly.

"I think Jungkook is traumatized or something. He has a meltdown because he got hit by someone, and he hurt himself so bad" Jennie explained, and Jimin's heart flew immediately.

"What!" His eyes widened.

*

HYUNJIN'S PLACE*

Seokjin is still present with the two brothers, and this time, they're holding wine cups like they're celebrating a feat.

"You didn't tell me about your boyfriend's sickness before. Why am I just hearing about it?" Hyunjin said.

"Is it something to be proud about? That my boyfriend was once a serial rapist who raped five people within three months at his school? His father and our father joined hands back then to clear the case. They had to settle the victims family with billions" Yongbok sighed.

"So what triggers it?" Seokjin asked.

"When you deny him of something...he gets agitated, but he's always patient with his victims. Yunno...act saint then catch them unawares" Yongbok shrugged, swirling the wine in his cup.

"So...why are you still with a rapist?" Seokjin asked again.

"Even if he's something worse than a rapist, he's still mine. My toxic trait is keeping everything that's mine weather good or bad. I really don't care" Yongbok said glaringly.

"And are you sure he has plans for Min? I really can't wait anymore" Hyunjin stood.

"Why else would he want to always spend time with him like Seokjin said? We just have to wait a little bit more, won't be long now" Yongbok said.

"Whoa! You're more useful than I expected, Seokjin" Hyunjin faced him, and he smiled, standing up and getting his bag.

"I should be on my way now"

"No you can sleepover. You're my best friend now" Hyunjin said.

"Really? I'd like to do that but my parents would get worried... we'll meet tomorrow after the photoshoot release" Seokjin replied and left the house.

He was smiling happily as he stopped a taxi, got in and fished out his phone.

He saw several missed calls from Jimin and swiped them away, then a notification caught his eyes.

It's the trending news on IG, and when he clicked on it to see the cemetery videos, his eyes widened.

"What the.... fuck! Is he...mad? The fuck!" He gasped, dialling his line straight.

Jimin picked up, and he took a deep breath before talking.

"Cheeks, tell me is something wrong with your head? How could you do that to him? He saved you publicly, but you slapped him publicly?"

"I wasn't thinking, trust me. I think I was drunk, but he's not innocent either. He suddenly started punching Taehyung without any reason" Jimin replied.

"But still...look I'll talk to you later" Seokjin gritted and hung up, hitting his phone on his bag.

"That stupid thing! Shouldn't have become friends with him in the first place...his illiteracy is riding his brain" he muttered, remembering the studio session when everyone were praising Jimin.

He grunted and clicked his tongue, getting out of the car when it arrived at his house.

Dinner was already set when he got in.

For the first time in years, his family had full chicken and rich balanced food on their table.

"We've been waiting" Mrs. Lim said.

"And I'm here" Seokjin smiled, wowing at the table.

"You still haven't told us where you got the money you sent for this dinner" Mr. Lim said.

"Our band leader gifted I and Jimin heavily to welcome us into the band. Don't worry, we'll be eating and living well from now on" he replied, settling down with them.

"Are the studio photos coming out tomorrow?" Mrs. Lim said, tearing the chicken into her mouth.

"Yeah, you guys need to see how pretty I look more than the others, and the announcement of the band comeback is tomorrow too... I'm finally making it" Seokjin said.

"You deserve it" Mr. Lim smiled, and he chuckled.

*

NEXT MORNING~JEON ESTATE*

"There's a coast to clear tonight for Lord Kim. A new hunt" Namjoon read out the mail on his phone.

He's in the living room with the rest except Jungkook who's still not awake.

Since his shutdown last night, he hasn't moved a finger, even after the doctor came to treat his wounds.

"Given Jungkook's condition right now, I don't think he's gonna consider going when he wakes" Rosé replied.

"We're going for the hunt" Jungkook's voice replied from the stairs, and they all stood to see him coming downstairs.

He's wearing a black cardigan and black pants, bandaged hands and stony face like he was dragged out of bed.

"You're back, mate!!" Namjoon rushed to him in an attempt to hug him, but a glare from Jungkook made his arms drop.

"Fine, no hugs" he muttered.

"You'll go for the hunt despite your hands?" Hoseok talked.

"I said it...you heard me bro" Jungkook replied, sitting beside Rosé.

"Do what you want, captain" Rosé smiled, and the doorbell rang.

"That should be breakfast" Namjoon started rushing to the door.

"Only Jennie is allowed in" Jungkook said, getting his vape pen.

He began smoking, and Rosé sighed.

"I'll get it" Hoseok went to the door with Namjoon.

They met Jennie and Jimin waiting with their trays of food.

Namjoon collected Jimin's tray, and he folded his palms.

"Go back to the kitchen" Jennie told him, going in with her own tray.

Namjoon went in with Jimin's tray, and Hoseok gave him a sour face before shutting the door at his face.

Jimin stood by the door motionlessly for a minute before walking away, unable to get his mind off what just happened.

He couldn't sleep at all last night after hearing Jungkook got a meltdown, and now it seems like he meant everything he said last night.

Every fucking word.

He doesn't even wanna see him.

He didn't call Taehyung like he promised, and Rosé didn't come to the annex this morning like she does everyday.

He wasn't even watching his steps till he got back to the main mansion, and he almost fell by the door.

"Whoa! A new superstar in our estate! Welcome Park Jimin!" Yoongi shouted dramatically from the living room, and he looked up to see him sitting in front of the TV.

The entertainment news on screen right now is about his band, and their comeback announcement.

Their pictures filled the screen, and Lisa came downstairs with a big smile.

"Easily, you're the prettiest of them all. You're so pretty" she complimented, staring at their pictures on screen.

"Thanks, ma'am" Jimin bowed and left for the kitchen, looking sullen.

"Is he ok?" Lisa asked Yoongi, and he shrugged.

Getting to the kitchen, Jimin backed the island and sighed, not getting himself at all.

He doesn't even know how he's feeling.

The ringing of his phone made him fish it out, it's Taehyung calling.

"Hey, Tae" smhe picked moodily.

"Could you come help me to the hospital tonight? My boyfriend is outta town and the wounds aren't getting better" He said.

"Are you ok?" He asked immediately.

"You promised to call but didn't" Taehyung replied sickly.

"I'm sorry, but I'll come soon. Stay strong" he replied.

"Will be expecting you" he replied, hanging up afterwards.

Jimin couldn't concentrate throughout the day, and Rosé never talked to him too.

Wooyoung came to visit, but he stayed at the second mansion throughout with Rosé. He didn't come to see him.

Maybe he should have allowed Jungkook to talk last night instead of slapping him thoughtlessly. He feels so guilty.

At exactly 6:34, he was ready to visit Taehyung.

Coming out of the annex, he caught a glimpse of Jungkook getting in his car with the guys.

They drove out so fast, and he was rubbing his bare arms, feeling like the worse person on earth as he walked out of the estate.

He rode a taxi to Taehyung's, and true to his words, he met him so sick, laying down on the couch.

"Taehyung!" He dropped his small bag on the table and felt his temperature, but surprisingly, it's normal.

"You're not burning up" he muttered.

He opened his eyes slowly. "You're here" he smiled, sitting up.

"I'll get you to the hospital" Jimin pulled his arm.

"No need" he resisted.

"But you said...

"It's not that bad anymore. Just... just spend the night here and I'll be fine " he replied.

Jimin blinked twice.

"No I can't do that. You have a boyfriend remember?"

"But she's out of town" he stood.

"Still...I can't. I'll take you to the hospital and stay with you if you want, but not in your house" Jimin shook his head, and his phone rang.

He got it and swiped green...it's Jennie.

"Hey mum... yeah I'm already with him....I'll take him to the hospital and come back. Just 30 minutes" he said and hung up.

"That wasn't the phone I got you" Taehyung's voice came, harsh.

"Why are you talking like that?" Jimin frowned slightly.

He kept quiet.

"Let's get to the hospital" he said and led the way to the door.

Jimin got there and turned the knob, but it won't open.

"Tae?" He turned back, only to find Taehyung behind him already.

Before he could talk again, Taehyung grabbed his shirt in the front and ripped it easily, the buttons flying around in the process.

The shirt went down to the floor, revealing his singlet.

"What the hell do you think... Taehyung!!" He tried to slap him, but Taehyung caught his hands and brought them down.

He tried tearing off his singlet, but Jimin bit him hard on the face, and Taehyung blood exploded in his mouth.

Taehyung shrieked in pains, but he easily pushed him off, and Jimin staggered backwards with a yelp.

Jimin fell on the ground, and Taehyung straddled him, slapping him twice on the same cheek before pulling off his singlet straps.

"Taehyung!!! Taehyung stop it!!! Tae!!!!" He started struggling again.

Taehyung placed his knees on Jimin hands, kneeling on them so Jimin couldn't move.

It hurts... bloody fucking hell....it fucking hurts ...

"Taehyung!!!! Ahhhh!!!!!" Jimin started crying, and Taehyung smiled maniacally.

"Been waiting for today, for so long, Minnie" he said sliding his hands under him.

He removed his shorts and tore off his pant in a swift like an animal...

"Taehyung please no!!! Taehyung!!!! Taehyung!!!! Help!!!!!!" Jimin cried out, but who's he kidding???

This house is soundproof for a reason.

He got him half naked and spread his legs, widely...

"Fuck! So clean" Taehyung licked his lips.

"Someone help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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TBC.