I'm sorry...

As I run away in the darkness, his steps following after me, laughter ringing in my ears along with the sound of water splashing around us. How do I get out of here? Surely there's a way out if there's a way in-

"Stop running now you'll hurt yourself" the man behind me sing songs, but I don't listen and keep running. Why is it so damn dark here. Not knowing where I'm going, I suddenly hit face first against a wall and fall down in the water, disgusting liquid getting in my mouth and making me want to throw up. I cough and gag without end.

"Oh, you tasted the liquid. It's filled excrement, dead animals and the likes. You'll probably get sick now". When I register his words, my stomach turns over and empties itself harshly.

It hurts, everything hurts, I'm bathing in literal shit-

"Let me help you up" the man says before grabbing my arm, but I push him back, the move making me cry in pain but still too caught up in my suffering to want to be touched.

"Did you... did you just push me away?" the voice growls again and I whimper. Not again... A hand pushes my head back underwater and I choke as my mouth fills with a mix of illnesses, wrists feeling like the skin is peeling away forcefully as I try to scream without success.

I'm pulled back out of the water and I throw up again, lungs and stomach not functioning anymore without making me want to die. "You treat me like that one more time and I'll bust your head open right here and now" he growls in my ear, hand chocking me before releasing me while I gasp for air.

He breathes in and out before humming. "Now, should I show you around?! I'm sure you'd have fun here!" he exclaims and I try to move away from him, back hitting against the wall. Such a dramatic change of behavior, it freaks me out. "Please... I just want to leave" I whisper, another gag making my breathing stop for a moment.

A hand starts stroking my cheek. "But you can't, you're here with me now. You just have to hide when I'm hungry if you want to live for longer". I start sobbing, unable to deal with this situation anymore.

"Just kill me now then, I don't want to stay here" I cry out and silence takes over.

"You... you want me to kill you?". I nod, I just want to stop feeling this pain. "Please" I repeat, hoping it could be nice, quick and clean. "Alright then..." the man mumbles before wrapping an arm around me. He lifts me up on his shoulder before taking me somewhere.

"Where are you taking me?" I ask, faint sobs leaving my lips. "To your end".

The rest of the walk happens in silence except for the sound of steps in the water and I start regretting my choice. How is he going to kill me? Can I hurt more than right now? What's going to happen?

I'm suddenly thrown against a table, hard surface making me wince but before I can move, a hand grabs my wrist and the feeling of something sharp hits my arm quickly. Extreme pain shoots through my body and makes me howl loudly, but I can't move away.

"Here, one arm done, let's do the other one".

H-huh? My other wrist gets grabbed and when I try to move my previous arm... there's nothing. The same feeling of hitting and cutting into my bone starts again and pain leaves my throat, body growing weak, mind getting blurred and then I choke, mouth filling with blood and denying my lungs fresh air.

"There you go, now you shouldn't live for much longer" the man claims before leaving me behind, his happy humming fading away in the distance. My whole body spasms and I feel my heart slowing down, eyelids getting heavy.

One last tear flees my eye before I die.

Taehyung's POV

Hearing her screams of pain while she's sleeping is a nightmare. When we arrived here, I was expecting to hug her and kiss her cheeks. Instead, we arrived to her suffering, throat raw with screaming.

And as if things can't get worse, when everything stops, her screaming coming to an end, I can't feel her anymore. While a second ago, her presence was intense and hurting, now it's empty.

"No, no no no" I mumble as I hurry closer to the bed, but I don't make it there that all the healers on standby surround her.

"Her heart gave up" one of them says before starting to try to reanimate her. No sounds reach my ears anymore, loud buzzing in my head as I keep my eyes on her, the bond in distress yet unable to pierce the sudden wall surrounding my senses as I focus on her.

Nothing, there's nothing. She's gone. Gone.

The words repeat in my mind, eyes filling with tears as I realize that we might just have lost the fight to a damn memory. Arms shake me but I push them back and make my way to the bed. They're still trying to bring her back, but it's not working. She's not responding.

"Kitten, baby kitten" I whisper, voice shaking as I start crying. "Come back to me please" I whimper, sight getting blurry with tears and I fall down on my knees.

A scream reaches my ears and I look up to see her brother fighting to get rid of the bodies holding him, very intent on making it to her. I then look at my soulmates, see the shattered look in their eyes, lips trembling and bodies on the verge of collapsing.

Who's crying that loud? Who-

Arms wrap around me and I see Namjoon, face damp with tears as he pushes my head against his chest. Oh. It's me. I'm the one crying like that.

"One minute left before her death is terminal" someone says and as if I couldn't hurt more, a part of my soul starts shattering.

The place she took in my soul is breaking apart. Pure pain reaches me from the bond, from every single one of them and I know we're all feeling the same thing. We're all losing her.

The sound of a body falling down on the floor manages to reach my ears and I see Mark push everyone away from the bed before taking Y/N in his arms once it's evident that what they're doing isn't working. "Little sis, wake up please" he begs her, but her pained traits relax, body finally free from the shackles life had on it.

He screams, so loud it rings into my whole being, makes my soul shake with it, my own voice begging to cry out the same way.

"Thirty seconds".

My body freezes. Thirty seconds. Thirty seconds before she leaves a permanent hole in my soul. A hole that will make me feel empty for the rest of my life. I get away from Namjoon, body hardly climbing the bed until I reach her side, Mark crying besides her.

"Kitten, my love, my baby" I whisper, a trembling hand reaching her cheek.

"Fifteen seconds".

Other bodies find their way around her, besides me and I know straight away that they're my soulmates. Our soulmates. "We're all here, Kitten, we're with you, come back" I try again, without success.

I shake my head. She can't go. Not now. Not like that. Not so young.

"It's over... she's gone".

"No, no it's not, it's not over" I murmur, both hands going to cup her cheeks. I twist my body to get rid of the hands trying to push me back as whimpers and loud crying fills the silence. I can't let her go without trying.

"I love you Kitten, come back" I murmur before kissing her, hoping I could feel the tingles, but there's nothing. My tears flow freely on her, but I don't move away, staying right where I am with my lips on hers.

The sound of her voice, her laughter, the way she smiles, the way she feels in my arms, I can't give up on that, I can't. I just can't.

As my thoughts go to all the memories I have with her, something within me starts burning up, a wave like fire taking over me. It feels like my ability is activating, but so much stronger. It's the same, yet so different. And then, there it is.

Her soul. It's floating away, but it's there. I try to pull on it, force her back, she can't go now. "You have to come back Kitten, it's not over yet, we've so much to see and do together" I whisper, breath hitting her lips before pushing against them again, thumbs stroking her cheeks softly.

And with an eternal slowness to it, her soul gradually comes back, almost reluctantly so, yet hopeful as it inches closer, and closer. Hoping that it won't be the wrong choice. That coming back is the right thing to do.

"I love you so much, baby Kitten" I murmur before kissing her forehead, nose and cheeks all over again, then settling back to her lips. Anything to bring her back, make her see that coming back is right.

And when finally, the hole in my soul starts to fill with her presence, I break the kiss and start bawling my eyes out, head going to snuggle into her neck as I shake against her.

She breathes in loudly and harshly and her hands come to grip on me right away, as if she needs to make sure this is reality, that she's really back. Exclamations fill the room and the bond explodes with thousands of emotions when the connection with her comes back.

Confused, disoriented, thoughts a mess, brain and heart having to restart functioning, her soul making the body its possession again, so much going through her right now as she comes back to life.

I sob into her skin when her hands slide against my back. Unconsciously and in such a needy manner, I start kissing her all over the face before looking into her eyes.

"You're here, you came back" I murmur, see her nod slowly. "You showed me the way back, Tae, you guided me back" she replies softly, hand going to wipe my tears away, touch gentle and loving. It only causes more tears to fall down, heart in turmoil over what just happened.

"Can I kiss you again?" I whimper, feeling like it's the only thing that could soothe me at the moment. Her lips get into a pout, tears fleeing her eyes as well before she nods, her arms wrapping around my neck before she pulls me in.

I clash my lips against hers, and this time the sparkles are undeniable, stronger than ever and my soul fills with her, only her. Using one arm to snake around her waist to pull her closer to me while the other props my body above her, I try to resist as much as possible the urge to kiss her stronger, to pour all of me into it, not wanting to be too much for her since she's still so weak, but when her hands come to push my head against hers, lips parting for me, all control goes out the window as I plunge inside, quickly finding her tongue and humming at the feeling of her. I allow her a few seconds to breathe before continuing the kiss, lips becoming softer and slower as my pain fades away, heart soothed and soul complete. I gently part from her and open my eyes to see her flushed cheeks, out of breath but looking equally as soothed as I am.

And then we remember the other weeping souls besides us. I push myself to the side, leave my place for Jungkook and Jimin who jump on her first, arms clenching around her and crying into her skin as she rubs their backs softly.

Jin walks to me slowly, legs shaking and I join him, arms wrapping around him to support his body before he falls. He eyes look at me as if I'm made of diamond, his hand coming to my cheek.

"You brought her back" he whispers, eyes both amazed and grateful. "I don't know how you did it, but you saved her, Taehyung, do you realize the miracle you just did?" he adds, eyes boring into mine. "I... I don't know, hyung, I just couldn't let her go, I couldn't" I respond, mind hardly registering his words. But he's right, I did that.

He takes me in his arms, tighter than he's ever done before. "Thank you. Thank you, Tae". Feeling my emotions get out of control again, I hug him back and lean my head against him.

"Jinnie" we hear Y/N call out and when we turn to her, her arms open for him as Yoongi gets down the bed, face red from crying so much, I gently push him towards the bed, see as he climbs to her and leans down to wrap her into his arms.

I join the others and hug them back, not knowing what to say when they thank me too, small sobs filling the room. She was dead and I brought her back. It's hard to believe, but the sight of her smiling and crying as she cups Jin's face is very real.

I'm so glad I didn't give up.

Phew, even I was scared for a moment, I have to say!

Also, you can expect change in my schedule very soon, I will say more about it next time, but a lot of changes are coming so I can rest more and write more at the same time!

So in that matter, if you check out my account, you'll see that I have one more new BTS x Reader.

The Academy - BTS x Reader - Soulmate/Fantasy AU. Go take a look if you want!

Love you all!