Third Person's P.O.V :-

The sudden presence of Taehyung in the dimly lit room froze the pair, both of them were speechless and felt a mixture of emotions towards the scene that had just played right in front of them.

The presence of Taehyung pierced through their chests, as his intense gaze drilled into them, Jungkook and Jimin felt their throats tightening up and their heartbeats speeding up.

The moment felt like a still life, every movement and breath seemed amplified, as if they were underwater.

Taehyung was the predator and both of them were the prey.

As soon as Taehyung's glare hit them, Jungkook lowered his eyes to the basement floor as if wishing for everything to disappear in that very moment.

Jimin, on the other hand, looked up and felt his entire body tremble the instant he caught eyes with him. The intensity in his eyes was enough to send a chill down his spine, as he could feel his breath catching and getting shorter.

As they both remained frozen, Taehyung continued to look at them, his intense gaze piercing them as if he was attempting to get as much insight as possible into their psyche.

After what felt like an eternity, the silence was abruptly broken as Taehyung finally spoke.

"Enjoying your little chitchat session in my basement?" Taehyung asked, his words laced with harshness and bitterness as his gaze remained pointed at both of them.

Both Jimin and Jungkook felt like someone had zipped their mouths shut as they watched Taehyung descending down the metal stains of the basement with crisp steps.

This was the first time the three of them were alone together in a room after finding out that Taehyung was Kim Taeri's brother.

A thick, uncomfortable silence filled the room only broken by the sounds of Taehyung's feet coming in contact with the metal stains.

Each one of Taehyung's steps sounded like a nail being hammered on their coffins.

Taehyung continued to descend the basement with a tense and cold expression, his body language suggested that he was filled with anger and animosity.

Finally, he reached the floor and stood in front of the pair, with a stony face and sharp eyes, he stared at both of them,"I hope your chitchat was fun?" he asked sarcastically.

"Taehyung..." Jimin trailed off as he helplessly looked into Taehyung's unforgiving eyes which seemed to have lost all of the warmth it held just that morning,"Taehyung, I'm sorry but you understand why I did what I did, right..?" He asked uncertainly.

The silence that followed Jimin's sentence almost felt like an eternity, as Taehyung remained completely still and unmoving. His intense stare never wavering, as if he was contemplating something.

Finally he spoke, his words pierced through Jimin like a knife,"Do you expect me to believe that you had no choice but to continue doing what you were doing?" he asked, his voice harsh and bitter, almost like the tone you would use when you're being confrontational with someone.

Jimin gulped the lump in his throat,"I-I had to, Tae, I truly didn't have any other choice, my father didn't leave me any other choice" He whispered as tears streamed down his face.

The sight of Jimin's tears filled Taehyung's eyes with fury, his voice shook up when he spoke,"Oh, so you're telling me that because of the pressure from your dad, you completely stopped considering basic human decency?" he asked with harshness,"You're telling me you had literally no other choice other than watching my Noona get dragged off by an assassin?!" He added angrily.

"Because no, Park Jimin, you absolutely did have a choice, a choice to let her go, to let her live, to block off that assassin from taking her, to take her to a hospital instead!" He yelled at Jimin.

Jimin flinched at Taehyung's tone as tears ran down his face,"I-I was scared, I was scared of approaching her, I felt like she'd stab me out of anger if I went near" He uttered in a breathless tone,"A-And I was scared about what would happen if I failed to do as ordered..!" He whispered.

"You're saying all you could do was to look on as some sicko dragged her off to some dark alley and god knows what happened to her there?" Taehyung hissed.

"Because this is not about your fear anymore, this is something bigger than that, Park Jimin, you watched my Noona get hauled off and you didn't do a single thing about it" He added with his sharp voice,"You didn't do a single thing to make things right!"

"Taehyung there was nothing that I could have done!" Jimin finally said as frustration got the better of him,"Do you think I enjoyed that?! The guilt eats me away even today, if I could go back and make things right I would! But I can't Tae!" He said as more tears fell,"I was utterly helpless that day as I am helpless today.." He sniffled.

"It's funny how you think your helplessness back then means anything to me right now" Taehyung spoke with a cold tone,"You may have felt helpless back then, but you know what the funny thing is?" He asked.

"You aren't helpless now yet you're still not doing anything about it" He finished and stared at Jimin right in the eyes.

"Wha...what?" Jimin asked as he stared at Taehyung with a frown while tears glistened in his eyes,"What do you mean? What can I do?" He asked as he only got more confused.

"You said if you could go back in time and change what happened to my Noona, you would" Taehyung said as he looked him in the eyes.

"Well, you can't, but you can still take actions right now" He explained, his cold voice growing more and more intense with each passing word,"I want revenge, Jimin, help me kill Park Jihyung and Jeon Jungoh" He finished and paused for a moment waiting for Jimin's reaction.

Jimin's eyes widened as he stared at Taehyung in disbelief,"What?! Taehyung you can't be serious, that's my father! My only family!" His voice started to tremble as his heartbeat rang in his ears.

When he saw Jimin's reaction, for the first time a tiny glimpse of emotion flashed through his eyes for a second before he quickly returned to his cold and unreadable mask.

"Family? You're against it because he's your family? Then what about me, Jimin? My Noona was my family too" Taehyung explained as he looked at Jimin, his voice filled with bitterness and anger.

"How is it a tragedy when I talk about killing your family but when it came to deceiving and finishing off my family, you had no problem taking part in it, huh? Your family is worth fighting for and mine isn't?" He countered sternly as he stared at Jimin with unforgiving eyes,"I SAID ANSWER ME!" He yelled with clenched fists.

Jimin shook at the loud tone as he clenched his eyes shut to let more tears run down. He was starting to feel breathless as he slowly peered his eyes open and stared at Taehyung,"Tae-Taehyung, please, we can resolve this, tru-trust me, you don't have to resort to murder, this isn't you-"

At this point the anger within Taehyung boiled to a level he didn't think was possible. His whole body grew rigid as he felt all his emotions come alive. He was tired of Jimin's justifications and excuses.

He moved his body a few inches closer to Jimin and chuckled bitterly,"This isn't me? Then what is me? I'll tell you something funny, none of this is me, in fact I don't even know who I am anymore, do you know who made me like this? Your father" He gritted out while glaring at Jimin's pitiful eyes.

"Murder is not the answer Taehyung!" Jimin cried out as he looked at Taehyung pleadingly,"If you don't know who you are, I'll tell you, you're someone who wouldn't swoop so low, someone who's way better than I am" He whispered as his voice broke a little,"Someone who has a heart, please, Taehyung...I beg you.." He pleaded.

A bitter smile stretched across Taehyung's face. He couldn't believe what he was hearing. He didn't know wether to laugh or cry. A broken chuckle escaped him as he spoke,"Is this a sick joke? You, Park Jimin, telling me about who I am, about having a heart, you?" He shook his head in disbelief.

He took a few steps until he was within a few inches of the trembling boy in front of him,"You have the gall to lecture me about murder and having a heart? Well I'll ask you this" He trailed off as he looked down at him unforgivingly.

"What happened to your heart when you were deceiving my sister? What happened to your heart when you were watching her be dragged away like some rag doll? What happened to your heart Jimin?" He spoke in anger, looking straight into Jimin's teary eyes.

Jimin's heartbeat started to ring in his ears as he was once again brutally reminded of that night. His chest started to feel heavy with guilt.

"I know I was in the wrong and it's something I will never be able to forgive myself for so... don't be like me, Taehyung.." He whispered as he looked at Taehyung while trembling a bit,"Don't strain your hands with blood..." He pleaded.

Taehyung stared at Jimin with his piercing gaze for a few seconds before a bitter smile appeared on his face,"Don't worry about my hands, Jimin" He said as he took another step forward and put his hand behind Jimin, slowly wrapping it around Jimin's neck as he leaned closer to the boy,"I'm not straining my hands with blood... I'm staining my hands with justice." He whispered in his ear.

Jimin trembled as he looked at Taehyung,"Tae-Taehyung, no..! Please, Taehyung, that's my father, please, even if he's a bad person he's my only family..!" He started to cry in desperation.

Jimin's crying face had an effect on Taehyung that he did not quite expect. As he saw the tears falling from Jimin's eyes and heard the pleas leaving his lips, Taehyung wasn't feeling the anger he felt before but rather something quite the opposite.

He stared at Jimin, motionless, his own eyes welling up with tears that he stubbornly tried to hold back, but his grip on Jimin's neck loosened slightly as a response to the pleading look in the other's eyes.

"So you're not going to help me, I take it?" He asked as he leaned back and stood hastily,"Fine, have it your way" He gritted out as he turned his gaze to the other silent participant in the room.

Jungkook.

Jimin watched with horrified eyes as Taehyung stepped towards Jungkook who had been silently sitting tied up to a chair on the other side of the room all this time, observing the entire commotion with dazed yet lost eyes.

His steps came in quick and strong as he approached a visibly shaken Jungkook. Once in front of him, he bent down and looked Jungkook in the eyes with icy irises but not one word left his lips.

He stood in front of the boy with his face mere inches away from his, his breathing was heavy from how heated he had just been a few moments ago. He stared at Jungkook for a few breathless seconds before breaking the stillness of the moment.

"You'll help me, right Jungkook?"

Jungkook just looked at Taehyung, his eyes taking in all of Taehyung at leisure as a hint of longing started to swirl in his dazed eyes.

"Tae.." He whispered out, his voice hoarse and breathless as he gulped the lump in his throat.

A shudder went down Taehyung's entire body as he heard the boy call out his name in such a familiar way.

As his name left Jungkook's mouth, Taehyung was forcefully reminded of the countless times he had heard Jungkook call him that while they were still in Jungkook's house, before Taehyung had inevitably kidnapped him and brought him there, in his basement.

He gritted his teeth as his grip on Jungkook tightened, the emotions he felt while recalling their past memories were too overwhelming for him to handle,"Don't call me that." He hissed out.

Jungkook blinked slowly as a small smile settled on his lips,"I had the same reaction...the first day when we met and you called me 'Jungkookie'.." He uttered as his eyes traced over Taehyung's tense facial features,"Memories...they hurt.. right?" He whispered as his eyes got teary.

The sight of Jungkook tearing up made Taehyung loosen up the tightened grip he had on the boy's hair. Jungkook's words also had a similar effect on him, it made his heart hurt to think about those days again.

He wanted to erase every single memory he had of those days with Jungkook but somehow it was impossible for him to forget. Everything about the past came rushing back to him and hit him like a strong wave. He clenched his teeth as he grumbled,"Memories hurt... Yes, they do, especially if they involve you" He said with a harsh tone.

Jungkook started to laugh as tears rolled down his cheeks,"Of course you'd say that..I bet Taeri Noona would say something along the same lines too.. maybe the problem has always been me.." He squeaked out as more tears ran down.

"You never seem to shut up, do you?" He spoke in a cold tone as he watched Jungkook cry. A part of him felt bad and wanted to wipe away the boy's tears and apologize for what he had said. It took Taehyung every ounce of control to refrain himself from doing that.

He bent down to look Jungkook in the eyes,"Say something useful, Jungkook" He urged as he stared at the boy who looked a bit hysterical.

"Something useful..?" Jungkook whispered as he looked back at Taehyung,"Okay, you're wasting your time with us, I don't know about Jimin's father but my father doesn't care about me, not in the slightest, he wouldn't even bat an eye if he finds out that I'm dead, he already has a substitute for me in the form of Min Yoongi" Jungkook panted as he put a pause on his rant to gasp for air.

"He only cares about himself so if you want to end him, you would have to hit him where it hurts the most, his reputation" He said as he stared firmly into Taehyung's eyes.

Taehyung's eyes widened as he listened to Jungkook's words. He hadn't expected him to actually say something that could be of use to him.

A thought came to his mind and he narrowed his eyes,"His reputation?" He repeated as he stared at Jungkook, his gaze slowly turning more and more intense,"I see, that may actually be a good strategy..." He muttered before he was snapped out of his thoughts by Jimin, who had been watching their exchange in silent horror.

"Don't!" Jimin yelled out in panic, gaining Taehyung's attention,"Taehyung, I'm begging you! Please don't involve Yoongi hyung in this, please!" He tearfully begged.

Taehyung's eyes shifted away from Jungkook and to Jimin, to find the boy looking at him with pleading eyes. It made him feel a mix of emotions, he wanted to give in and tell him that he would spare Min Yoongi, but a sinister part of him wanted to make Jimin beg a little more.

His lips formed into a smirk as he slowly walked closer to Jimin, still in a calm manner. He put a hand on the boy's shoulder and spoke with a sharp tone,"And why shouldn't I?" He asked, his grip tight on Jimin's shoulder,"You like him? Because I know he likes you, a lot" He uttered sarcastically.

Jimin's pupils started to shake in disbelief,"What are you talking about...?" He whispered in shock,"It's not like that! He's a dear childhood friend, someone that I consider a brother! I've only ever liked you, only ever looked at you and you know it!! So don't you dare say such things to me ever again, Kim Taehyung!!" He yelled defensively.

Taehyung's smirk widened as he heard Jimin's words, he had expected that from the boy but now it was confirmed.

Jimin did in fact love him.

A strange feeling of satisfaction washed over him, but it was gone as soon as it came. As his gaze darkened, his fingers slowly inched towards Jimin's neck once more, this time he placed them softly around the boy's neck, but without putting any pressure yet,"Only me?" He spoke lowly as he looked into Jimin's eyes with a smug lidded gaze.

Jimin's breath hitched in his throat at the sudden shift in the atmosphere as he gulped.

The way Jimin's breath hitched sent a sort of shock down Taehyung's body that made goosebumps appear on his skin. He wanted to choke Jimin and kiss him at the same time, the urge was overwhelming and all he was experiencing was a confusing mix of anger and excitement.

Taehyung's gaze became darker and darker as he kept staring at Jimin, watching his every move, the way he stared down to avoid his gaze, the way he gulped and gasped for air.

"Only me and yet you're refusing to help me" Taehyung uttered as he stepped back,"Tell me what am I supposed to make out of that, Jimin?" He shrugged and glanced back at Jungkook,"Well, at least one of you were useful" He said and started to walk towards the exit of the basement.

Jimin watched Taehyung's retreating back with dread and terror,"Taehyung! Where are you going?! What are you going to do?! Taehyung!" He called out in desperation.

He stopped just before he reached the stairs of the basement and turned around to look back at Jimin,"Don't worry, Jimin" He said with a smirk that didn't reach his eyes,"I won't be gone long, I'll be back but until then you guys will stay here in my basement, not speaking, not breathing, just like corpses." He uttered with a poker face, his artificial smile slipping off.

"I'll send Jin hyung in, a little later, the beloved cafe owner, remember? He'll feed and put duck tapes over your lips." He said firmly and without waiting for a response from Jimin, he turned around and ascended the creaky stairs of the basement, putting an end to the conversation.
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A/n :- Writing this chapter was a nightmare, I felt like banging my skull open on the wall multiple times.

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Do you think Taehyung will hurt Min Yoongi?

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