Beyond the horizon, the sun illuminated the shimmering haze of pollution. In the far distance, the silhouette of the skyline pierced through the warm glow like a jagged mountain ridge. Millions of lights caused the dense mass of skyscrapers to glitter. People were like needle points and cars were like blood cells flowing through the veins of the city. Despite the time, the hustle and bustle never came to a halt. The city's residents were off for a movie or to chill out in a smoky jazz bar downtown.

But you were an exception.

You sighed as you gazed out of the window, seeing everything whizz past your eyes like a fast paced movie. The day was zooming past as well because it was now four in the evening. You had requested the police officer to give you two hours, hoping Yoongi would wake up but he didn't. So now, you were in the passenger seat with Taehyung driving by your side and Jungkook sitting behind; the three of you heading towards the Police station disheartened.

"I'm scared," You admitted, frowning. "I don't know why though." Taehyung glanced at you for a brief second before averting his eyes back on the road. "It's okay RaRa. It's your first time dealing with something like this, I'd be scared too."

"Yeah...but why am I scared? Like shouldn't I be happy that those criminals who hurt my brother will be caught and punished?"

"You're scared the person might be someone you know." You snapped your head to look at Jungkook through the rear view mirror, your eyes instantly meeting his intense ones. You held his gaze as you spoke, "How can you be so sure about it?" You noticed how his gaze faltered as if he knew what was going on.

"Jungkook, are you hiding something?" You questioned him carefully.

"No." He replied firmly, in a single heartbeat. You frowned as you analysed his behaviour. He was trying to avoid the question. But why? You decided to let it go, maybe he was just overwhelmed. You had other stuff to deal with anyway, one being where you're headed to right now.

Taehyung could feel the tension radiating off of Jungkook. Just like you, he too studied Jungkook's demeanour but didn't let go because he caught it. From all the years he knew him, Jungkook was never good at hiding things. Guess it's time to have a group talk with the boys.

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"As you can see in the cctv footage, there were a total of three people involved. Two were the ones who injured the victim, aka your brother and the third person was the driver who helped them escape." Office Kim Kwon stated as he rounded the table before standing next to you and Jungkook.

When you had reached the station, the officer didn't allow three people to enter the Control room since it's the protocol, so Taehyung decided to back out which left only you and Jungkook. After you had sat down, the control room manager played a video of the night Yoongi got beaten. Jungkook had held your hand in assurance saying you to not watch since it might be hard for you but you stayed determined, saying you had to get to the root of it and see who the fuck had the audacity to even touch your brother. So now here you were, your entire body blazing with anger after watching the video.

Apparently, those fuckers were laughing while torturing your brother. He kept groaning but did not atleast once ask them to stop. Your eyes burned with tears as they were still stuck to the now blank screen, your mind echoing his agonising cries.

"How did they even know where hyung had been?" Jungkook asked meekly, his voice coming out as heavy.

"Simple. Someone's been keeping tabs on Yoongi." You gritted your teeth, tightly clenching your fists after.

"We don't have solid proof against anyone since all the three culprits faces were thoroughly covered up with black mask." You controlled yourself at that and tried not to snap. No proof. You wanted to scoff. It was clearly an organised crime. A hand was softly placed on your locked fist. You looked at Jungkook who was deeply gazing into your orbs, silently calming you down by patting your hand.

You closed your eyes, reclining your head back and releasing a deep breathe before opening them back with a much calmer expression glazing your features. "So what do we do now?" You looked at the officer who was already staring at you with a smirk on his lips.

"You both didn't notice something now, did you?" He looked back and forth between you and Jungkook. You looked at Jungkook confused, who only shrugged before looking back at the officer. He motioned the control room manager with a tilt of his head. The said person typed something on the keyboard and in a few seconds the blank monitor screen lit up once again, catching your and Jungkook's attention. You had to squint your eyes in order to look properly due to the dim lighting in the room as well as the screen.

'SK31ZP780H'

Your eyes widened. The car number plate. You and Jungkook whirled your head towards him. The officer just cracked his knuckles, his expression stoic once again. "Now we wait for your brother to wake up to get his official statement. By the time, search for the owner of this car as well."

You released a shaky breath. There was hope, a single ray of hope penetrating through the dark clouds. Suddenly, Jungkook's phone resonated in the almost silent room, save for the soft murmerings in the office outside the closed door. He squeaked out a soft apology before picking up the phone and placing it against his ear. "Yes hyung?"

You sat upright in your seat when you saw his eyes widen as he released a breath in relief. "Yes, yes we are coming." He cut the call and looked at the officer who was looking at him scrutinisingly before peering at you with gentle and caring eyes.

"Yoongi hyung is awake."

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The sound of boots clicking against the creaky wooden floor filled the eerie warehouse. The burning scent of smoke and vape was diffused in the air, making the man who stepped into the room cough out violently. He waved his hand in the air in order to refill his lungs with oxygen before reaching the table. He slammed the stack of manila folders onto the mahogany desk. "Here are your goddamn files." He coughed yet again.

The person situated on the swivel chair turned around, a white stick placed in between his middle and forefinger. He took a swig of the lung-shrinking material once again, a smug look on his face. "Who twisted your panties little boy?"

The latter glowered. "Shut up and tell what did you call me here for. It's obvious you didn't call me only to deliver you those useless files." The man on the chair stood up and walked towards his friend before pinching his cheek. "Aw, don't you look cute when you're angry?"

The man huffed in exasperation and yeeted his cheeks out of the latter's hold. "Can you not do that? You're so fucking melodramatic."

"And you're no fun." The latter scoffed as he crushed the tip of the stick on the ashtray to burn it out. The man could only roll his eyes, so used to the flamboyant behavior of his friend. "Seems like you got any news from your chick, what is it?" The latter smiled, his face darkening.

"Ofcourse." He looked up at the man, a evil glint in his eyes. "He is awake."

The man's face fell. "What?! How?! I made sure there was not even a single ounce of breathe left in his lungs!" He exclaimed.

"Well, looks like you did a shitty job at it." The latter, who was dressed in a black suit stated sarcastically as he twirled a crystal globe in between his slim fingers.

The main sighed, raking a hand through his hair and dishevelling it in the process. "What do we do now, beat him up again?"

"Nahhhhhh," The latter drawled out in a childish way. "Don't want my precious hyung to go through pain again." He slumped back on the seat before throwing the crystal ball at the man who caught it with immediate reflexes.

"Now we wait for the actual game to begin."

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A/N: Happy 26th Birthday Jiminie, congratulations on scoring two spots on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on your birthday as well. I'm so happy and proud of them! 😇💜

I'm also immensely happy because I got to watch both the days of the Map of the soul:ONE concert live. The sets and performances were so mesmerising and ethreal. The staff worked really hard and so did our boys! Will truely never forget it.✨

Still not over this Jungkook nor will ever be. The undercut and chest I'M ASCENDING- 😳💦