Strangers - Halsey ft Lauren Jauregui

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It didn't hit Woosung instantly that something was going on.

It hit him immediately.

Jungkook and Taehyung aren't answering his messages and he's starting to grow worried for the pair. Taehyung usually responds almost instantly back, now this left Woosung to thinking what if something happened.

His stomach aches already just thinking about it.

Something is going on, he knows it.

He was considering waiting outside the diner for the pair to come out, but he's now shaking in anxiety that perhaps they fought again.

In all sincerity he hopes that was not the case.

Suddenly his head snapped up when he heard the ring of the diner door. What he sees instantly had him weak on his knees when Jungkook storms out of the nearly empty diner with Taehyung chasing after him, grabbing onto him arm with a desperate stare in his eyes and words but Woosung could see the angered glare in the ravenette's eyes.

He's beyond angry.

Oh no.

He's far gone now.

That's not good..... Oh no that's not good at all.

Almost instantly he rushes towards the pair, especially when Jungkook suddenly shoves Taehyung off him with a snarl on his lips that could nearly kill someone on the spot, only if he had a knife. Before he could do anything more to Taehyung in his rage, Woosung managed to reach them and grab his shoulders and forcing to face him.

"Hey Bambi, don't. Talk to me" Woosung instantly says to him, snapping Jungkook's to suddenly face him, "Calm down, just talk to me."

He knew he shouldn't have called him by that familiar nickname anymore, but this is the only way Woosung remembered who ease down his temper.

Calling him Bambi.

However Jungkook's glare is servely angry to no saving that nearly had Woosung stepping back, but he kept his guard up knowing Jungkook wouldn't hurt him, especially when Jungkook steps closer to him, "Calm down? I'm not going to fucking calm down!" He yells at his face, "My sister is being beaten up and I swear I'm going to kill someone-"

"Jungkook please," Woosung tries plead, glancing at Taehyung, who's standing between the two with pleading eyes to Woosung to help him, "Look.... It's not what you think."

Oh how wrong he said those words.

So, so wrong.

Jungkook's eyes flared like a match with gasoline poured all over it, glowing like a feverish flame in blaze. He slaps Woosung's hands off of him, lips pursed, "You.... You knew about this? Y-You..... MY SISTER WOOSUNG! SHE'S GETTING BEATEN AND YOU'RE JUST LETTING HER GET SHIT FACED!"

So he saw her....

Woosung clenches his jaw, trying to block out his loud voice to a minimal level, "She's a fighter at the ring...... For a while now-"

"SHE IS WHAT!" Jungkook screams, his face pure red now as all the life clearly flashes before his eyes, "Do you realize how fucking dangerous that is Woosung? People has ended up fucking dead because of those fights! FUCK! ARE YOU EVEN HER FRIEND?"

"Of course I am-"

Was she that badly hurt from the ring? Lisa would always be fine after a fight? Rarely with any bruises.

He even saw her fight yesterday, making sure she was okay, if not stepping in if things got rough.

What's going on?!

"A SHITTY ONE IN THAT CASE!" He snarls angrily, leaning to his face, "Maybe if you stopped trying to chase after me then you would realize how fucked up this situation is for her!"

Ouch.....

Low blow...

Taehyung's eyes widen to this, especially upon seeing the slight wave of hurt on Woosung's face from the ravenette's words. Sure, maybe him and Woosung would never have that strong tied bond together of being best friends, but Woosung is someone special in Jungkook's life and he's not about to stand and watch as he fucks that up because he's damn pissed.

So he places a hand on his shoulder, "Jungkook just listen to what he has to say-"

"GET THE FUCK OUT OF THIS! THIS DOESN'T CONCERN YOU!" Jungkook roars at him, storming away once again, "Fuck this, I'm going back to Busan. I know Lisa wouldn't do this unless she has some shit to pay off. I swear if my father is threatening her-"

"YOU ARE NOT GOING BACK TO BUSAN!" Woosung finally exploded, making Taehyung jump back by the sudden volume that blurted out of his voice, "Like hell you are! Let me talk to Lisa."

Jungkook is not having any of it.

He's panicked and angry.

He can't lose his sister, and if she continues this path than that's where she's going to end up.

He's growing insane just with the thought of her gone.

"YOU ARE NOTHING TO DECIDE THAT FOR ME!" Jungkook explodes back to him, adding another stab to Woosung's heart, "YOU ARE NOT MY FRIEND! NOT MY BOYFRIEND! NOT MY LOVER! YOU'RE JUST A FUCKING STRANGER IN MY LIFE! LEAVE ME THE HELL ALONE!"

Woosung had to take deep breathes, controlling the churning pain in his heart as Jungkook stares at him with not a lace of regret in his glaring eyes.

Nothing but anger.

He didn't want to give up. His bambi is not like this.

"Bambi," Woosung says quietly, walking towards him, "Listen, you're just mad. Please let's just calm down so we can talk about it. You don't mean it-"

"Yes I fucking do!" Jungkook growls, "You are just going to fuck up with everything in my life! My feelings, my thoughts, everything! Just stay the hell away from me! I'm with Taehyung! You don't have to fucking stick around anymore because I don't need you!"

Woosung is fighting hard to not to wobble his lips, pushing past the direct daggers to his soul as he just thinks of his small Bambi as an anchor to his heart, "I could talk to Lisa, anything, just please don't say that to me. You know you mean everything to me."

A huffed sarcastically chuckle perks out of Jungkook's lips, his forest dark eyes glowing as his anger takes full control of his mind, "Should've thought about that before keeping this from me and thinking it's okay for my sister to be fucking herself over. I trusted you to look after her like you promised. Fuck...... J-Just LEAVE ME ALONE!"

A startled jump forced Woosung back, eyes coated in tears with his hands shaking on his sides.

They're doing this for him.... Everything they're doing is so he wouldn't have to worry anymore.

So he wouldn't go back to Busan and do something stupid, probably get himself killed since nothing is the same like before.

No one cares about reputation anymore, they will kill him.

They hid it to protect him from the darkness.

Shit, even Lisa is fighting for him. This was her decision, and there's nothing Jungkook can do to change her mind as long as she lives there.

Fight to survive or be killed as the weak.

As much as Woosung is desperately trying to see something different in Jungkook's eyes, who's glaring at him, just anything, he just..... He can't stop feeling hurt.

Jungkook would never have said anything like this before, has this life here truly has changed him?

Taehyung once again got between them, "Jungkook you can't just say that," He tells him sternly, feeling hurt for the other male, "Woosung has been there for you and your siblings since the start. He genuinely cares unlike anyone else. You don't know what could be going on for Lisa to do that-"

Woosung suddenly exploded.

"You know what, fine," Woosung interjects weakly, nodding at Jungkook as he processed his words while stepping back, "You don't want me in your life, I can find my way out the same way I found myself in. That's perfectly fine but remember this Jeon Jungkook," And he purses his lips, letting his tear run down his cheek, "I cared about you and was there for you when no one else was. For you, Lisa and Yeosang, always. Lisa is old enough to know what the fuck she's doing, she's a strong woman. Did the city here get to your head? WE ARE ALL DOING WHAT WE CAN TO FUCKING SURVIVE! LIFE BACK HOME IS GROWING WORSE AND SHE CAN'T AFFORD TO BE DEFENSELESS. LISA WOULDN'T PUT HERSELF IN A POSITION THAT SHE KNOWS SHE CAN'T HANLE!"

Jungkook's shoulders shagged, especially to the tears that streamed down Woosung's cheeks since he's not one to cry.

He wanted to say something, but the words are trapped in his throat.

He can't say anything.

Woosung only shakes his head, hate appearing so weak so he gathers his dignity with the broken remains he has left, "But fine, have a nice life. I can take a hint, Jungkook."

And he storms away.

Leaving the two pair standing there to watch his silhouette moving farther and farther away from them.

Taehyung wanted to rip his hair out by now.

"Woosung wait!" Taehyung calls out after him, groaning when he got into his car and left before looking at Jungkook, "You better fucking apologize to him!"

Jungkook only rolls his eyes and storms the opposite way, getting to the car and slamming a punch against the hood with gritted angry teeth. There's no pity that Taehyung feels for him in this state, so he grabs him from the shoulder and shackles him against the car.

"Are you dumb or what?" He yells at his face, "Look, I get that you're mad and you have every right to be, but saying those things to him is far from fucked up! You can't just explode like that when you're fucking angry!"

Damn who would've known Taehyung would've been giving this type of talk on the future about anger outburst.

How much he's grown indeed.

The glare Jungkook holds in his eyes weakens, slowly filling more and more with the hidden emotion he tried to conceal with his rage. He turns the other cheek, unable to look at Taehyung's eyes but he guides his face back to him by the chin.

"How would you feel if your sibling was risking their lives back home and you can't do anything about that?" Jungkook snaps at him, "Being a fighter could get her killed! My sister! What's worse is that I can't even go fucking back and provide for her-"

He's choking now, holding back his cries.

It's too much.

Taehyung pulls him in and wraps his arms around his body, holding onto him tightly with a deep frown on his lips Jungkook violently shakes in his arms, "Shhh it's okay," He whispers, feeling Jungkook's body tremble against his with weak whimpers coming out of his lips, "I know you're worried okay? I would know, I worry for my brother all the time, but you just have to let them go Jungkook. Lisa is old enough to know what to and not to do. Trust in her. She's going to be okay. They do not live the same life we live here, now everyone is desperate to survive somehow. Trust me, I don't think Woosung would ever let the line to be crossed like this. I personally believe your father is doing the beating because Lisa isn't one to get easily hurt like that, no one just knows about it because she doesn't say anything."

And finally Jungkook broke down, laying all his weight onto him as he chokes on his breath against his shoulder.

He breaks apart complete from his rage, leaving him with vulnerable emotions of pain.

Just what he fucking needed. He knew everything was growing to be all too fucking good to be true.

"I don't want anything to happen to her," Jungkook sobs painfully, "I lost so much.... I can't lose her too. Not my sister, not my Lisa."

"You won't, it's okay," Taehyung whispers quietly, rubbing his back, "But it wasn't right for you to lash out on Woosung. He cares about you Bunny, and pushing him away like that was not necessary. It's not his fault."

Jungkook sniffles quietly, feeling a heavy weight on his heart just thinking about Woosung's hurt face in his head.

He can't say anything to him.

Not now.

He shouldn't have pushed all the weight of his sister's decision on what to do with her life onto him. Lisa is not a kid, she's an adult. She knows how to take care of herself better than anyone else and she's not stupid.

After all she does have Iodine too, who wouldn't let her be so reckless.

She would be so furious if she were to have witnessed this scene.

Guess Jungkook is afraid to let her grow up despite she being the eldest.

Back home everyone is living through dark times. Money is low, food is scarce, gangs are rioting, it's a horrible time to live there.

Lisa isn't one to sit around and do nothing as she waits for Prince Charming. She rescues herself.

She knows how to fight and she's using that skill to survive. Taehyung is right, Lisa wouldn't let herself get beaten by anyone if it wasn't someone she feels weak against.

Which is their father.

Something Woosung probably doesn't know about that she's still seeing him. He probably doesn't know how horribly her state was when Taehyung saw her, thinking it was just small blisters from the fight.

Jungkook feels stupid for doubting his sister's skill, but what brother wouldn't worry?

Even if he shouldn't. She is Iodine's child after all. None of Iodine's children is weak.

All that's running through Jungkook's head now is that knows is that he can't see Woosung right now, let alone speak to him.

Maybe life here did get to Jungkook, not realizing how fortunate he is to be here and not to the demons that are waiting for him back home.

While pushing against his angelic shields, who are trying to keep him in the light while they suffer the wounds in protecting him from falling into the temptations.

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A/N:
Okay I'm going to sleep for real this time :)

Uh..... A lot happened here.... AND WE REACHED CHAPTER 100 YAY!!

This is the turning point in the story so let's get ready everyone!!

I PURPLE YOU!! <33