A loud cry sounded from inside Taehyung's room, making the heads of Yoongi, Jimin and Jungkook turn immediately. A cry filled with pain, a cry for help. A sound that made all of them turn an icy white colour. This was the kind of sound that made all your muscles contract, that shook you to the core and made you wish you had never heard it. But they did hear it and it was more than clear that it had been Taehyung's voice they had heard. It was Taehyung who was in pain, it was Taehyung who needed help and they just stood there in the hallway. A door separating them from the one who needed it most right now. A door that hid what was happening inside that room filled with not only Taehyung but also Jin. Jin the man who had coupled Jungkook and Taehyung together the last few weeks 'cause they had a special something going on. The man who was also the husband of Jungkook's best friend was inside with the most important person in Jungkook's life right now and whatever he was doing didn't calm Taehyung down at all.

Another scream sounded through the hallway and Jungkook's whole body froze at that moment. He couldn't bear it, he couldn't handle the screams of agony that left Taehyung's mouth. Never had he heard someone who was in this much pain, never had he experienced something like this in his life and he had no fucking clue how to deal with it.

Everything in his body screamed to open that door and help Jin and Taehyung but his mind kept telling him to let Jin do what he needed to do and that Jungkook would only be an unwanted distraction. Something in him kept telling him that Taehyung didn't want him there right now even though he knew better than that, he knew the blonde trusted him but still Jungkook doubted himself. When it mattered most Jungkook didn't know what to do and that made him even more uncertain about himself and his actions.

Another ear piercing scream sounded through the hallway before Taehyung's door flew open, revealing a panting and messed up Jin. "WHERE THE FUCK IS JUNGKOOK!?"

Jin's eyes searched through the hallway before they landed exactly on the boy he had been searching for. "Holy fuck you're finally here, I need your help this instant."

The ravenette's eyes found Jin's eyes but his body didn't cooperate at all, he just couldn't get it to move. Afraid of what was waiting for him behind that door, afraid of messing things up even further.

"KOOK, COME ON!" Jin screamed, all formalities blown away by what was happening at the moment.

Before Jungkook knew what was happening Yoongi had already grabbed his wrist while he was dragging him towards Jin. As if on autopilot the ravenette's body started to work and within a few seconds Jungkook's mind caught up with what was happening with his body. The boy's eyes focussed back on Jin and on instinct he now started to move on his own, cutting himself loose from Yoongi.

Without thinking twice Jungkook started to run towards Jin who had already gotten back inside Taehyung's room and nothing could have prepared him for what he found inside. Jungkook's eyes grew as big as saucers, all colour drained from his face and his hands started to shake a little.

There in the corner of the room sat Taehyung on his knees, or what was left of him. The boy looked terrible, really terrible. Thick red stripes from his nails were visible on his arms, legs and face. His hair was one big mess, multiple loose strands laying on the ground around him, his t-shirt ripped in multiple places and his pants covered in drops of blood that came from one of his hands. The blonde's eyes were closed harshly, his muscles completely tense and his jaw pushed harsh against each other. Taehyung's hands were clawing stressfully at his body, making even more red stripes on his honey coloured skin and thick tears were rolling down his cheeks.

This was bad, real bad. Whatever it was that was happening with the elder was far from good if it made him attack himself like this.

Jungkook's eyes darted shortly towards Jin who was sitting before Taehyung on the ground. The elder was talking continuously at Taehyung while he sometimes tried to grab the blonde's hands to stop himself from hurting his body but everytime Jin came even close to the blonde Taehyung screamed out of agony again and put up a fight with the eldest of them all.

There was no way Jin was going to fix this on his own without getting hit by the stressed out blonde, hence why he wanted Jungkook inside the room with him. Jungkook was somewhat of a safe haven for Taehyung and probably the only one who could get through him at the moment, every other person would stress the blonde out even more and the last thing Jin wanted was to bring Taehyung to the separation room and drug him out. Jungkook was their last hope before Jin had to call for serious backup to make sure Taehyung didn't hurt himself any further. "Kook, close the door!"

Within a second Jungkook had switched his mind off and started to move on orders completely. If he wanted to help here he needed to get out of his head and act on whatever Jin told him to do, he needed to remove his own fears to help Taehyung and that was exactly what he was doing right now. With a swift move the ravenette had closed the door behind him, his eyes back on Jin. "What do you need me to do?"

Jin's eyes switched shortly between the two boys before he made his way a little closer to Taehyung. "You have to cage him inside your embrace if you are willing to try it. You might get hit or scratched by him, keep that in mind. Normally I wouldn't restrain someone who is having this kind of attack but we have to protect him against himself Kook. He's going to seriously injure himself if we don't stop it."

Jungkook quickly walked up next to Jin, sure he was willing to try it if it meant calming Taehyung down. He could handle a few scratches or hits if it meant helping Taehyung. The ravenette gave Jin a small nod and a soft sigh could be heard from the elder. "It's best if you cage him around his upper arms and force him against your body, that way he won't be able to use the upper part of his body anymore. I will make sure to grab both of his hands to stop him from injuring your back. Talk to him while you do it and have him against you. Your voice might be what he needs right now."

Jungkook looked back at Taehyung, the elder's hands now clawing at his upper legs. The ravenette's heartbeat picked up a little and his breaths got a little more laboured but nothing he couldn't handle. Jungkook saw how Jin turned a little to give the ravenette more room and next thing he knew Jin was counting to three before the both of them darted forward towards Taehyung.

Within an instant Jungkook had caged Taehyung's upper body within his arms, forcing the elder against chest.

An ear piercing scream fell out of Taehyung's mouth while he started to claw at Jungkook's back, fighting against the grip both Jungkook and Jin had on him. Taehyung's head harshly moved from left to right while he tried to force himself out of Jungkook's grip multiple times.

Jungkook closed his arms a little further on Taehyung while he felt how Jin started to get a hold on the elder's hands too. "Tae stop, it's me Kook."

Taehyung's head kept shaking from left to right while his muscles became even more tense.

"Tae, it's me. You're safe, I won't harm you. You're safe with me, I'm here to help you." Jungkook spoke again while he turned his head a little towards Taehyung.

Another ear piercing scream sounded through the room making Jungkook and Jin turn their head a little away to stop the sound from making them deaf.

"Keep talking Kook, doesn't matter about what. Let him hear your voice." Jin's voice sounded from behind the ravenette and before Jungkook realised what he was doing he started to tell Taehyung about his day, about their friendship, about their meetups and the things he liked about the elder. All while he kept holding Taehyung against him and providing him with some form of safety against himself. While Taehyung tried to keep getting away from Jungkook he didn't scream anymore.

"You're doing amazing Kook, keep going!" Jin spoke again, encouraging the youngest of them all to keep talking about whatever. "I'm going to let go of his hands in a minute, try to keep him against you."

Jungkook didn't even hear what Jin was telling him anymore, he was acting pure out of instinct now and somehow it seemed to work. With a voice that was as caring as he could Jungkook told the elder about the future trip he was going to plan for them, a trip to the zoo and a nice dinner afterwards. He told him what kind of animals they were going to see and what his favourites were. He told him why he believed Taehyung was going to like the butterfly garden they had and he also told him that he would buy Taehyung his own butterfly garden if he had the money. He told him basically everything that came to mind, not even noticing Jin had let go of Taehyung's hand and the fact that the elder wasn't trying to hurt him anymore.

What he did notice was the fact that Taehyung's muscles seemed to relax more and that he wasn't fighting against Jungkook anymore. Little by little Jungkook loosened his grip on Taehyung, only to find the elder not trying to get away from him anymore. As caring as he could Jungkook removed one of his arms from around Taehyung and placed it against the elder's back of his head. With a soft push he placed Taehyung's head against his shoulder and it didn't take two second before Taehyung broke down completely. Deep sobs left the elder's mouth and he wrapped his arms strongly around Jungkook's body.

Jungkook could hear a deep sigh of enlightenment coming from behind him and Jin getting up from the ground. "Great job Jungkook, you've done amazing."

Jungkook slowly turned his head a little towards Taehyung while he started to rub soft circles on his back. "It's okay now, it's over. I'm here and I won't leave you alone. It's all over Tae, you're safe."

Jungkook could hear Jin telling him something about him getting out to pick up a few items to treat Taehyung's wounds but his mind didn't fully register it while his full focus was on the broken boy in his arms.

Taehyung's body started to shiver lightly and with a swift movement Jungkook had removed the both of them from the ground, the blonde's body laying heavy in his arms but he didn't mind it one bit. He would do anything to keep Taehyung out of the state he had just found him in. With Taehyung in his arms Jungkook walked over towards the elder's bed, placing the both of them down on it. Jungkook's back against the headboard and Taehyung sitting sideways against his chest. The ravenette grabbed the blanket from the elder's bed and with a little struggle he managed to wrap the both of them up in it. "I'm going to take care of you Tae, you're safe with me. You can talk to me about it if you want to and if you're ready. I'm here if you need me."

Thirty minutes passed with withTaehyung still not speaking a word and Jungkook whispering sweet and caring things towards the blonde. Jin had brought over some things to treat the blonde's wounds and without any struggle Taehyung had let it happen. His left hand now bandaged up and multiple small bandages were placed all over his body. Taehyung still looked like shit but controlled shit, his wounds were taken care of and his mental state was being controlled by Jungkook at the moment. Sure they hadn't solved the whole thing yet but they had it under control and that was what mattered at the moment. Taehyung wasn't hurting himself anymore and he seemed somewhat calm.

Yoongi and Jimin had left the ward the moment Taehyung had calmed down a little with the promise they would visit him tomorrow and that they were proud of Jungkook.

Another hour skipped by before Taehyung slowly started to move a little, instantly grabbing Jungkook's attention. "It's okay Tae, I'm still here."

Slowly but steadily Taehyung's eyes started to open a little, his focus on the bedsheets before him. "T..thanks."

A small smile fell over Jungkook's face and he wrapped the blonde a little closer against him. "Don't worry about it, I'm glad I could help."

A short silence fell between the two before a deep sigh left Taehyung's mouth. "Today is always a bad day, I should have known this was going to happen." Jungkook's eyes now focussed on Taehyung's face. "Today's the day my mom dropped me off at the orphanage, she was all I had left from my family and she dropped me off without a word when I was little but old enough to understand what was happening. I've never really come to terms with it and still don't" Tears started to fall out of Taehyung's eyes while he kept talking. Jungkook not once interrupted him, knowing how important it was for Taehyung to get this off his chest.

"She hurt me so much that it marked me forever. The moment Jimin mentioned his mother was going on holiday something snapped inside me. He didn't know that it would trigger me and I should have told them about it right when they came inside but it hurts so much to talk about it." Taehyung pushed his head a little harder against Jungkook to provide himself some more safety and of course Jungkook gave him exactly that by wrapping his arms protective around Taehyung.

"You should have told me Tae, I would have been here for you. I would have fought those demons with you, please promise me that you will tell me these things in the future. I can help and I will help you........you mean so much to me."

Taehyung lifted his head a little from Jungkook's chest while he looked up at the ravenette with tear filled eyes, Jungkook's eyes instantly finding him. "Really?"

A caring look fell over Jungkook's face and with a soft nod he smiled at the blonde. "More than you know Tae, more than you will ever know."

The blonde's eyes darted between Jungkook's eyes back and forth and before any of them had registered what was happening Jungkook had pressed his lips against Taehyung's. Butterflies erupted in both of their chests and a calm feeling spread through their bodies. As soon as it started it also ended, their eyes keeping trained on each other while Jungkook moved his head back a little. A small tear dropped out of Taehyung's eye and with another kiss Jungkook kissed the salt water droplet away from the blonde's face.

Taehyung's eyes filled themselves with even more tears but this time they weren't out of sadness, they were tears filled with a sparkle of hope.

"Please stay with me today."

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