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Third person P.O.V

Blood stains, were all over the walls, on dirty floors, on sheets that had turned brown, and even on the types of equipment that Taehyung didn't know much about. All of his senses started to get more and more sensitive as he found himself drowning in another episode of his phobic attack.

Feeling the stronger twist in his stomach as the little organ churned badly on the sight, he stumbled back more, keeping a very strong grip on the torch. It was a difficult task but he managed to leave the sight and rushed back to the staircase, not ready for any more exploration as it was limited for the day.

Once out of the basement and the room, he launched towards the washroom to let out his breakfast, hurling loudly with every mouthful. His hand tightly clutched over the toilet seat as the broken wrist weakly hold his own hoodie.

Calm down.. calm down, get a grip Taehyung!

It took a lot of time before he stopped puking out, heart still going wild with the previous bloody sight more fresh now. Hurriedly, he washed and gurgled his mouth with trembling hands, trying his best to shake off the images before trudging back to the bed only to fall on it, not before closing the mysterious room like it was.

After a long time, which almost felt like ages to him, his heart finally calmed enough to stop his panic attack and to think properly. Now when he was able to ponder upon what he had witnessed, more questions had started to bug his mind.

The basement wasn't a normal basement, but a secret lab or something like that. He wasn't much aware but he knew this much that the pieces of equipment were of medical facilities and the distorted arrangements were too.

"A secret lab, hidden basement, and ghouls. They must be related." It didn't take long to list down the possibilities but still, something was missing. If he was right then why couldn't find anyone else except Jungkook and that girl-

"That girl! She must have known something about it all." But a deep frown settled on his face, clearly recalling the way she mocked Jungkook.

"She knew him, but how?"

Is Jungkook.???

Shaking his head at that, he simply scolded his own mind for doubting his savior once again without any proper strategy or solid proof. Jungkook was nothing but a kind person who helped him many times and saved his life while putting his own at risk.

Giving his own hair a harsh tug, he tried not to think too much and to discuss that with Jungkook and it was like his mind shut itself on that thought, making him fall into darkness in a little while.

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"Are we doing the same again?" Jimin asked, walking beside the other who lightly nodded in response, keeping his eyes fixed on every cab driver.

But like the last time, he couldn't find the specific driver or cab and they returned back after sending hours.

"It's more than a month. I don't want to say it but..." Jin sighed sadly, eyes almost tearing up as he just stopped his tongue to say anything else.

Jimin wasn't much different from the older. After spending days finding any clue about the specific silver-haired, they were left with nothing but disappointment.

"Are we giving up already?" Jin covered his face with both of his palms, not even in a state to respond anymore and Jimin just leaned back on the couch that belonged to none other than Taehyung as both of them were sitting in his apartment.

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"Baby? Are you feeling alright? You look pale." Jungkook frowned, removing his jacket to show his biceps flexing proudly as he was wearing a white t-shirt.

Taehyung nodded, still feeling a bit light-headed after waking up when Jungkook shook him up a few minutes ago. He didn't remember falling asleep just like the past times but now, he was feeling not perfectly fine.

"Hey, what's wrong love? Do you want some water?" Taehyung weakly nodded and watched with his hazy sight when Jungkook grabbed a bottle to bring.

"Drink slowly, pup." Once his mouth was latched on the rim, he took big gulps, causing the older to say that. He finished the whole bottle in one go and let his body slump back on the bed as Jungkook put the bottle back on the floor before coming back to him with concern-filled eyes.

"You don't look ok to me. Do you have a fever?" Taehyung blinked slowly when a cold hand was placed over his forehead and then on his cheek.

"It doesn't look like a fever but you are a bit warm." Muttering to himself, the older got up but was halted by a small tug on his shirt.

Maybe, it's because I had a panic attack before.

Kept that to himself, as he wasn't sure why his mind was stopping him to just discuss about the new discovery with the older even when he decided to talk it out, he just shrugged in response.

"I'm fine. Just a bit tired, I guess. Don't worry about me." Jungkook looked unsatisfied with his words but he managed a small nod, plopping back beside the laying younger.

Taehyung patted his side as an invitation and Jungkook smiled before laying there, letting him cuddle softly.

"Did you find your friend?" Jungkook sighed, shaking his head in denial but his hand was still busy caressing the silver hairs.

"What's his name? You didn't tell me." Jungkook chuckled at that, he really didn't mention that before but the younger didn't ask as well.

"His name is Luhan, Kang Luhan." Taehyung hummed, nuzzling a bit more to find more warmth as the weather was getting colder day by day.

"Nice name." Jungkook hummed this time, leaving soft pecks after exposing the forehead.

A comfortable silence fell between the two before Taehyung slightly cleared his throat to speak again. "You said, you're here for a few months, right?" Jungkook looked down to see the other's face on the question.

"Yeah, that's right. I lost count after 5 months when my notebook got lost during my try to escape." Taehyung remained silent for a brief moment. Jungkook still looked a bit puzzled when the younger tried to get up but couldn't because of his tired body.

"Baby, you're scaring me now. What's happening to you?" Taehyung shrugged, nuzzling back to the warmth, mumbling something under his breath that the older didn't catch.

"What's that, pup?"

"I was asking, have you ever thought about.. what are they?" Jungkook frowned, pulling the other closer by his waist.

"Ghouls?" He confirmed and Taehyung nodded lightly making him take a deep breath.

"What are they? They look like beasts, monsters, always hungry for more." Taehyung stiffened in his grip for a second on that but looked up with his half-opened eyes directed to the older's doe ones.

"No, I mean to say.. how did they come out? They aren't natural, they can't be natural." Taehyung pressed the word, trying to make his point more prominent.

"Oh, um- not actually." Jungkook sheepishly smiled at that, making Taehyung's body flush against his own by pulling more.

"Do you think, they can be a side effect of some medicines? Like those infectious ones, they show in movies? Or a result of...." Taehyung inhaled deeply, blinking his eyes slowly before meeting Jungkook's dark ones. "..some failed experiment?"

Taehyung carefully watched as Jungkook's eyes widened for a brief second before going usual blank. "I don't know, maybe you could be right. This place is fuc**d up, anyways." That humorless chuckle made the younger frown lightly.

"Don't you wonder, this is the only place they've invaded so far. It can't be counted as an apocalypse or disaster." Jungkook let the other speak but Taehyung's voice was falling slowly.

"It feels like... like someone is keeping them here. If they're so much after the flesh and all, why they never tried to leave this forest?" All of his theories were coming out of his mouth, leaving the older awestruck by his observations.

"Woah, never thought you can think that deeply, baby." Taehyung blinked in response, carefully watching the other's every moment. "I'm a reporter, hyung."

Wondering is my passion... and I'm wondering about many things.

"I'm not sure, maybe you're right." Taehyung kept feeling the soft touches on his back but suddenly, Jungkook got up leaving him there.

"Have you eaten anything during the whole day? You need to eat well." Muttering that, Jungkook went to get the bag they found yesterday and came back to the bed to show something.

"I forgot to mention but this bag has some snacks. I'm sure, you must've missed that taste." That smile the older showed was a mixture of happiness and sadness.

With his droopy eyes, he watched when Jungkook opened the zipper to show some packets of snacks, even some juice packs as well.

"Get up, love. Eat something before sleeping again." But Taehyung just shook his head in denial, not feeling like getting up as his body felt like weighing tons of bricks, making it hard to even move.

"I- I just want to slee-" Even his words remained incomplete when he saw Jungkook getting closer to him, patting his cheeks softly but he was already out of energy...

Once again...

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