"Stay close okay?" Taehyung spoke as he tightened the grip he had on Jungkook's hand. The brunette softly nodded as Taehyung led him towards the stairs which would ultimately lead them to the ground level of this building. The death of Ten was still very fresh and none of the males had even gotten a chance to actually let their emotions out about the whole situation. However this wasn't a time to break down, they still had to make it back to Taehyung's apartment in one piece.

The only sounds sounding through the whole hallway was that of footsteps running towards the stairs and Johnny's cries. The male was completely broken and thus he didn't resist anymore. He looked like he had lost all his will to live as soon as Ten had closed his eyes. The hurt was clearly visible on his face and tears were streaming out of his eyes continuously.

In a way Jungkook felt sorry for Johnny. He hated the other brunette with all that he had got but still he felt some kind of compasion towards the older male. He had just lost the love of his life and that must have been immensly hard for him. Jungkook loved to say that he got what he deserved but that didn't sit right with the hacker. He too had gotten to know Ten and after their last conversation he had actually started to like the jet black haired male. Ten turned out to be so much nicer than Jungkook had ever anticipated him to be and now he was gone. Sure the brunette hadn't know him for long but that didn't mean he didn't care. Ten didn't deserve this fate.

Ohh how he wanted to turn back time just so he could give the male a fair shot at life.

It didn't take long before the team managed to make it to ground level and immediately Taehyung began to push Jungkook a bit more behind himself before he motioned for both Yoongi and Namjoon to follow him towards the glass door that would lead them towards the lobby of the building. The blonde quickly pressed a finger to his mouth before he pointed at three males who were waiting in front of the entrance with big guns in their hands. Johnny's team clearly wanted to make sure that none of the members from the other team would get out of this alive.

Jungkook's eyes grew big as he watched how Taehyung motioned towards both Namjoon and Yoongi to each take out one of the men while he would shoot the thirth. He knew damn well that all three males knew how to handle their guns however this was a risk. The three of them first would need to go through the glass door before they'd have a clean shot at the other men. A second too late would definitely result in themselves being killed and Jungkook definitely didn't want that to happen. Not when they were the only members apart from the brunette himself who'd be able to defend them.

Jimin was carrying Jungkook's most important stuff, the pink haired boy being smart enough to grab the brunette's bag and laptop as soon as Ten had died and both Taemin and Hoseok were trying their best to keep Johnny as quiet as possible. Taemin had his hand pressed against the brunette's mouth while Hoseok pointed his gun at the male's head so that he wouldn't run away. One wrong move and a bullet would be decorating his skull.

Taehyung slowly began to count down from three to one with his fingers and as soon as he put down the last finger down all three males burst through the glass door. Immediately the three males who had been guarding the entrance focussed their gazes on the three intruders and aimed their guns at them. However Taehyung, Yoongi and Namjoon were faster and before Jungkook knew it the three guards fell down to the floor, their eyes void of any life and a huge red stain decorating their sweaters.

Taehyung quickly turned around before he motioned at the others to follow him. The team immediately did as he said and he motioned for everyone to listen carefully to his next words. "Listen, that sniper is still out there and who knows who else will be too. The safest way to all go out is if we take a run for it, it's our only chance." The blonde spoke before he looked at Namjoon. "You and Jin make a run for the van and pick up Taemin, Hoseok and Johnny at the entrance." Taehyung continued before he switched his gaze to Yoongi. "You make sure Jimin manages to bring the stuff to my car safely, I'll protect Jungkook myself." The blonde finished before he locked eyes with Jungkook.

Immediately a nervous feeling began to creep inside Jungkook's guts and his heart began to stammer inside his chest. Every time Taehyung had protected Jungkook something terribly wrong had happened to him. Taehyung only protected the hacker in very serious situations and thus the fact that the blonde had just announched that he'd be the one to watch over Jungkook somehow made Jungkook even more aware of how dangerous this whole thing actually was.

"On the count of three we all make a run for the cars okay? Pairs stay together at all times." Taehyung announced and everyone nodded their heads before the blonde grabbed Jungkook's hand and locked eyes with him once again. "Just stay close to me okay? I'll make sure you get to that car without being shot. If anything happens to me you get behind the steering wheel and drive away without looking back." The blonde spoke, a serious tone lacing his voice and Jungkook softly nodded while he swallowed harshly. This wouldn't be as easy as all of them had hoped. Their plan had backfired quite badly.

"EVERYONE IN POSITION!" The blonde then shouted and all three pairs gathered in front of the doors, waiting for their sign to start running. "ONE, TWO, THREE!" Taehyung shouted before bolting out of the door, making sure his own body was shielding Jungkook from the building right next to the one they had just come out of. Jungkook immediately began to run as fast as he could while he tried his best to keep up with Taehyung. It was at times like these that the brunette was glad he liked to stay in shape, otherwise he would have tripped over his own feet a long time ago.

Adrenaline quickly filled up Jungkook's body and as soon as they ran out of the building gunshots could be heard raining down on them. "Fuck!" Jungkook managed to bring out as he quickened the pace in which he was running, slighlty dragging Taehyung behind him. They just had to make it to Taehyung's car as fast as possible before taking off. Once they'd be out of sight of that sniper they'd be safe.

As soon as the two of them reached the car Jungkook pulled open the door to the back seat before getting inside the car while Taehyung mimicked his actions at the seat in front of him. Yoongi and Jimin reached the car not even a second after the other two and Yoongi quickly pushed Jimin inside the car before he got in himself. "DRIVE TAE!" The oldest of the four screamed as he quickly slammed the door shut.

Taehyung immediately pressed his foot down on the gas pedale and before he knew it his car was flying over the road, the building in which they had been not even five minutes ago only a distant sight in his rearview mirror. The blonde's heart was stammering in his chest and deep breaths of air kept leaving his mouth. This definitely had been a close call and the team couldn't afford any more of these failed missions before one of them would defintely kill them all.

"Is everyone allright?" Jimin asked as deep breaths of air kept leaving his mouth. The pink haired boy was supporting a worried look on his face and he quickly dropped the stuff he had in his hands on his lap before he began to use his hands to patt on Jungkook's shoulders and arms. "Did you get hurt?!"

Jungkook immediately shook his head before he answered the worried male in front of him. "We both are fine, right Tae?" Jungkook spoke and immediately Taehyung nodded before he made a sharp turn left. "Did any of you see if Jin and Namjoon made it to the van?" The blonde asked, his eyes trailed on the road yet his voice clearly giving away the worry he was feeling for his friends.

At times like these Jungkook had figured out Taehyung didn't try to keep his hard and cold facade at all times. It was almost like Taehyung let go of everything he tried to hide as soon as the team was in a dangerous situation, his true personality shining through. The brunette's eyes softened and he slowly reached with one of his hands forward before laying it on the older's shoulder and softly squeezing it. "I saw the van drive towards the entrance as soon as we drove away."

A sigh of relief immediately left Taehyung's mouth and he immediately slowed the car down a bit, letting it completely dissapear in the normal traffic as soon as he was sure no one was following them. "Thank god." Yoongi spoke before he turned around in his seat and looked at Jimin with an apologetic look on his face. "I'm sorry for screaming that you had to run faster baby. I was just scared as shit you'd get shot."

Jimin smiled brightly at his boyfriend before he leaned forward and placed both his hands on one of his cheeks before pressing his lips against Yoongi's. "It's alright. I know how you get when you're stressed." The pink haired male spoke as soon as he detatched their lips again while sending a wink Yoongi's way. Jungkook watched them with a smile on his face. Ohh how he would love to have someone to lean on right now. His mind still was a complete chaos after what had happened the past half hour and he'd love to just forget about it all for a brief moment.

It didn't take long before Taehyung pulled his car into the parking lot and got out of the car. The blonde was patiently tapping his foot on the floor while waiting for Jin to pull up in the white van. Sure they might have made it unharmed to the van but that didn't mean that the sniper couldn't have shot any of the tires. Maybe they had crashed or something.

Ohh how Taehyung hated his habit of overthinking everything sometimes

After a long five minutes of axiety rising in all four males finally the white van driven by Jin pulled up in the parking lot and immediately everyone ran to it. Jin and Namjoon stepped out of the front while Hoseok and Taemin guided Johnny out of the vehicle through the back. Immediately after Jin had gotten out the first thing that Jungkook noticed was the nasty red lines of blood dripping out of a long scratch on his cheek.

Taehyung was quick to notice it as well and he immediately made his way over to his friend, his eyes big and filled with worry. "How the hell did that happen?!" The blonde asked as he took Jin's face in his hands and carefully examined the wound on it. A deep cut was covering the length of the male's left cheek and by the looks of it it definitely needed some stitches.

"That sniper just can't aim, that's what happened." Jin joked while a smile began to break out on his face. However immediately as his cheek moved slightly Jin hissed in pain and whispered a soft 'fuck'. Namjoon quickly made his way over to his boyfriend before he wrapped one arm around his middle. "Let's get you upstairs and try to clean the wound a bit." The grey haired male spoke and Jin softly nodded before letting his boyfriend guide him towards the building.

"A bullet scratched Jin's cheek, that's how he got the wound. We were lucky it wasn't a bit to the right or it would have hit him in his head." Namjoon explained as the whole team made their way towards the entrance of the building. Jin nodded before he sighed softly. "If that asshole made my perfectly handsome face any less handsome I'll personally kill him."

Everyone laughed softly at that statement and Jungkook smiled brightly at the eldest of the team. Jin certainly hadn't changed one bit except for the nasty scratch on his face and thus apart from some pain the older would be fine. The hacker let out a breath he didn't know he was holding before he followed the others into the building and up the stairs to Taehyung's apartment. Jungkook was just glad all of the team had made it out alive.

The whole way to Taehyung's apartment Johnny was awfully quiet. His cheeks were completely red and his eyes were damp from all the tears they had spillt. To Jungkook he looked almost as if someone had ripped his soul in two without a change of it ever being repaired. Even though he did not like Johnny he too had wished a different outcome tonight. No one had seen this coming.

Once the team had reached Taehyung's apartment Namjoon ordered Taemin and Hoseok to handcuff Johnny to one of the chairs in the bedroom and the two of them took the male who had once been a part of this team himself with them while the rest of the team was left in the kitchen, a thick silence hanging between all of them. It was as clear as crystal no one knew what to say about everything that had happened. Not one good thing had happened tonight and while they did catch Johnny he would be of absolutely no use if he kept his mouth closed.

Namjoon began to look angrier and angrier with every minute that passed and suddenly he slammed one of his hands on the kitchen counter, a hard slapping sound echoing through the whole apartment. "How the fuck did this happen!?" The leader of the team screamed angrily at no one in particular. No one was supposed to get hurt yet here they were, Jin's cheek looked like it needed stitches and Ten was dead.

How did it come to this?

Jin sighed harshly while he walked towards the sink and picked up a wet cloth before softly dipping it against the wound on his cheek. "They caught us by surprise Joonie. We weren't prepared." The older spoke before he softly hissed as soon as he began to try and clean his wound. Immediately Jimin jumped up from his chair and began to help the elder by taking the cloth from him and softly cleaning it for him while trying to hurt Jin as less as possible.

"It needs stitches Jin. You should go to the hospital. It doesn't look too good." Jimin spoke as he looked at the elder with a worried look on his face. Jin just shook his head and sighed softly. "Not now, I'll go later."

Meanwhile Taehyung had stayed quiet the whole time. His gaze was focussed at the floor and he hadn't said anything since they were in here. Jungkook looked at him with a worried look on his face and a hint of compassion visible in his eyes. Ohh how he wanted to take the blonde's worries away for a moment. Taehyung hadn't said anything but Jungkook knew damn well that the blonde was blaming himself.

Suddenly Taehyung got up from his chair and walked over towards the front door of the apartment. Namjoon watched him with a confused look before he called him out. "Where the hell do you think you're going?" The leader of the group asked, a hint of annoyance lacing his tone. This certainly was difficult for all of them and doing something reckless as looking for the sniper or going out in the streets alone right now would be stupid. Namjoon wouldn't allow anyone to do so.

"I'm gonna sit outside the building for a while. Smoke a cigarette or something." The blonde answered, his tone cold and void of any emotion. Jungkook looked at him with a pained expression on his face. It was like the first time he had met the older all over again, him being completely closed off and hiding anything that might give away his true feelings.

"No you're not. Don't be stupid Tae. You know as well as I do that's dangerous." Namjoon answered, an angry tone lacing his voice. All the grey haired male had ever wanted was for his team to be safe. He had failed big time tonight and he wasn't risking another failure again.

Taehyung turned around angrily while he balled his fists. "I DON'T FUCKING CARE!" The blonde angrily screamed at the older male before he walked out and slammed the door harshly behind him, his face filled with a lot of emotions ready to get the better of him. Namjoon immediately sighed harshly before he gripped his silver locks with both his hands. "Fuck!"

Jungkook looked at the scene with big eyes and before he knew it he had walked over to Namjoon and briefly placed a hand on his shoulder to get his attention. "I'll go with him. At least he isn't alone then." Jungkook announced and Namjoon softly nodded before the brunette walked out of the apartment again and walked down the sets of stairs, looking for a familiar blonde. This definitely wasn't a time for Taehyung to be alone right now. They might not be friends but Jungkook sure as hell wasn't gonna let the blonde suffer alone.

He simply cared too much about Taehyung to do that to him.

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