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Namjoon and Hyunjin jumped over the table, running madly out of the library.

Lisa and the others followed.

No one believed their eyes when they arrived at the restroom wing.

The door is on fire already, and it's spreading to the walls.

Choky smokes are rushing out of the room from the door spaces.

"Shit! Shit Jimin!!!!" Seji screamed in horror.

Hoseok joined the crowd in a rush, and he gasped.

"Jimin? He's not in there, right?"

Lisa tried moving closer to the burning door, but Namjoon pulled her back.

"You wanna die?" He glared.

"Min is in there jerk! My best friend!" She shouted at his face.

"He'll be fine just calm the eff!" Namjoon retorted heatedly.

Hyunjin got a steel pole from the storage room, and he began hitting it on the door body from a safe distance.

Bangchan joined the crowd too, holding a fire extinguisher.

He released it on the fire, but it's not doing anything.

Even the metal pole has no hold on the door, so Hyunjin dropped it and took off his shirt, ready to enter the fire, but someone else picked up the pole he dropped, and all eyes widened when they saw who it is.

Jungkook!

"Jeon" Namjoon and Hyunjin chorused, but he wasn't even looking at them as he hit the pole on the ceiling, breaking it violently.

The students had to shift back as the pieces fell on the ground, then Namjoon quickly got a ladder.

Jungkook climbed up the roof, and when he got to the middle, he broke the ceiling with his boot, and it caved in, giving him space.

He jumped in, and he was immediately choked by the smokes, so he had to use his mask.

The grounds are madly on fire except for the spots that are free from gasoline, so he stood on one of such spots and stretched his hand to the water dispenser, turning it on without opening the zinc bowl.

The water filled the bowl and started pouring on the ground in handfuls, meeting with the fire and reducing it's energy.

He was able to cross to the other side and open the inner stall where he saw Jimin at.

He's still deeply asleep right there, looking oblivious of the chaos going on around him.

Jungkook quickly hoisted him up in his arms so easily since he's so small, and Jimin let out a gasp unconsciously.

He stepped out of the stall and met the fire still burning despite the pouring water, so he waited and gave the door a short look.

It's still burning vivaciously.

He stood still, counting the minutes with his mind.

One...

Two...

Three...

Four...

And in the fifth minute, the door fell from the frame, creating room to escape.

He ran out of the room with just four steps, and immediately he arrived outside, Lisa was already waiting with a bowl of water which she poured on them.

Jungkook placed him down gently, offing his mask.

"Min!" Seji and Jennie knelt beside them, and Hoseok let out a relieved sigh.

Chaeryoung bit her tongue hard. Why can't he just die?

The water seemed to do the magic because Jimin's eyes opened slightly, and when he saw the people around him, he opened them wide.

"What's ... Going on?" He muttered.

Jungkook released a harsh breath, the water in his hair dropping on his face in droplets.

"Jungkook?" He muttered again, sitting up.

Then he saw the place is full of students staring at him and the burning restroom!

His eyes widened, and he immediately remembered going inside and sleeping off as if someone added sedative to his coffee.

"No" He gasped, his eyes getting wider.

Did someone just try to burn him alive?

Last was the freezer, and now this?

What if he really burned? He'd look like barbecue right now.

He started fighting back his tears, staying still as the realization hit heim.

"Are you ok?" Jennie asked, touching his wet hair.

"Min, say something" Seji said.

"Wifey?" Lisa shook him, and he looked up at them with glassy eyes.

"I could have died" he sniffled.

"You didn't, gosh...I'm so relieved" Lisa replied, hugging him.

Seji and Jennie stood, leaving just Jungkook on his squat.

He's still breathing harshly, and his eyes are so red from the smokes, his wet hair sprawling sinfully over his eyes.

Jimin broke the hug with Lisa and faced him, but he doesn't even know what to say.

He was supposed to be in Madrid, right?

It's only 10am, why is he back already?

It's obvious Jungkook brought him out of the restroom, but he couldn't form a word as their eyes mirrored.

"Jungkook" That was the only thing he could say, and his throat moved shortly as Jungkook broke the eye contact and stood, facing the guys

"I told you to watch over him, I strictly said follow him wherever she goes" he said sternly.

"We couldn't possibly follow him to the restroom" Namjoon replied.

"You could have fucking waited outside, don't give me that crap!" Levi snapped, and students flinched at the harshness of his voice, even Jimin himself.

"We're sorry, bro." Namjoon replied.

"Don't get mad, Jeon. It's scary" Hyunjin added, unable to hold eyes with Jungkook as he talked.

"I'm sorry" he concluded.

Jungkook looked at Jimin who's just standing up with the help of Lisa, and before he could say a word, he took his hand and started dragging him down the hall.

Jimin just followed.

Hoseok couldn't blink as he watched them leave.

They finally went out of sight, and then the firefighters arrived.

"That was one hell of a thriller drama" Seji released a heavy breath.

"Tell me about it" Jennie replied, and Lisa made to talk too, but her eyes met with Namjoon's.

She tightened her lips, and he turned his back, walking out too.

She released her breaths.

Hyunjin tried following Namjoon, but Bangchan blocked him.

"Hey Hyunjin, I need your help on something" he said, and Hyunjin scoffed.

"What the hell gave you the confidence that I.... Hwang Hyunjin will help you. Are you high?" Hyunjin said dramatically, gave him a death glare and started leaving.

"It's about the person trying to off Jimin" Bangchan said, and Hyunjin stopped, turning back immediately.

"Come again" he said, walking back to him.

Bangchan brought out the wrapped inhaler.

"Your father is the General at the metropolitan station, right? There are fingerprints scanner in his office and I need them to analyze the fingerprints on this inhaler. The culprit held it I think" Bangchan explained.

"How did you even get this? In your dreams?" Hyunjin replied calmly.

"I saw things in Lee's diary, and I knitted them together, so I stole this from him" Bangchan said.

Hyunjin gave him a long look and started leaving again.

"Still not interested"

"I'll help you get Felix!" Bangchan shouted, and Hyunjin came back automatically.

He snatched the wrapped inhaler from him.

"Meet me in front of the station, 5PM. If you come late, oh I'll kill you" he said seriously, leaving finally.

Bangchan smiled and left the corner, but then he saw Jennie just leaving the fire scene.

"Hey!" He stopped her.

"You smile more than required these days, wow! People really change" she said.

"I'm only grateful for being alive, no shits" he smiled again, his bushy brows almost joining in the middle.

"You should trim your brows, it's too much" she noticed.

"Not doing that, my father likes it" he replied.

"Whatever" she shrugged, moving away.

"Let's go back to the library together" he went after her.

"Then walk faster!" She replied.

Bangchan joined her with a bigger smile.

*

CAMPUS CLINIC*

Jungkook brought Jimin in ten minutes ago, and though the nurses offered to take care of Jimin, he declined.

He took over a ward, and a tray full of treatments is ready.

Jimin came out of the adjoining room, dressed in new clothes. A short jean jumpsuit...not too short though and not too tight, but his curvy hips are obvious.

"You should go change too" he told Jungkook who's standing beside the bed.

"Sit down" he told him, and Jimin could even feel the coldness in his system.

He sat grudgingly in bed and Jungkook gave him a bottle of flusher liquid.

He took it and drank from it.

They only had to wait for a minute before Jimin retched and threw it up, but the liquid is slightly black this time, containing all the smokes he inhaled.

He raised his head up and flicked his lids open with his fingers, then Jungkook released eyedrop inside.

After his eyes calmed, Jimin made to stand, but Jungkook pushed him back down.

He tried it again, and Jungkook did the same thing, then Jimin broke down.

"Why are you like this? Say something, anything! Talk to me ok? You've been acting distant since you knew about my trauma last night and it's not funny! You answer my questions in monosyllables and you didn't even tell me you'd be going to Madrid today. Then you came back and saved me from the fire only to go back to pretending not to see me! What's the purpose of seeing you when I can't fucking talk to you! I want you to talk to me like a human, I'm right here in front of you!" Jimin ranted, standing up to him.

The tray fell, and everything on it shattered and scattered on the ground, but Jimin doesn't seem to care.

His chest was rising and falling as he stood in front of him like a kid, his height only reaching his chest.

"Are you done?" Jungkook said, still blank.

His shoulders fell.

"Jungkook...

"The coffee you drank, who bought it?" He asked.

"It was Lisa who suggested it, but  Jennie payed when we got there" he muttered, turning his face down.

Jungkook gave him a stare for long before raising his hand to his face, making him look up.

His hands are still gloved, and it's warmer.

"Are you hurt anywhere else?" He asked softly.

"No" Jimin shook his head, and a nurse came in.

"Clean the mess" he told her

"Sure" she replied, and Jungkook took Jimin out.

They met Chaeryoung and Hoseok waiting in front of the clinic.

"You guys didn't go back to the library?" Jimin asked.

"How could I when my cousin is hurt?" Hoseok made to take Jimin from Jungkook, but he pulled Jimin to his side.

"We'll take him from here" Chaeryoung tried too, but Jungkook pulled Jimin away again.

Chaeryoung fell on her knees.

"Ahh!" She winced as the knees began bleeding.

Jimin said nothing, just looking at Jungkook who looks satisfied with Chaeryoung's fall.

"Chaeryoung!" Hoseok squatted beside her.

Jungkook pulled Jimin away, and he didn't even look back once.

"Will you eat lunch with me?" Jimin suddenly asked before he could stop himself.

"What ya eating?" Jungkook faced him, still not letting go of his hand.

"Fish, I love fish" Jimin smiled.

"I know" he replied, pulling him towards the school cafeteria.

Jimin wouldn't stop smiling.

*

LECTURE HALL*

The students returned from the library just now, and Lee gasped when he couldn't find the inhaler in his bag.

He began searching frantically, scattering everything in that angle.

He was scratching his head as he searched for it, and he hurt his scalp in the process, drawing blood.

Bangchan is on his seat, resting back and watching him interestingly.

Romeo and Juliet joined Lee, and when he told them what he's looking for, they joined him in the search.

The girls dropped their books and left the class.

They were chatting nonstop till they got to the cafeteria, and immediately they entered, they all gasped.

Jungkook and Jimin on a table for two.

Jimin is busy eating fish, and Jungkook's staring at him without blinking, though he's not eating.

His arms are crossed on the table.

"Oh wow, I'm definitely the biggest fan" Lisa smiled.

"I'm not ready for this" Seji pouted, and Lisa laughed as she pulled her to a table for three.

Jennie joined them slowly, and then their phones buzzed at once.

Same with the phones of everyone in the cafeteria.

Jungkook made a post on the school page since he's an admin.

JEON: Whoever is behind the fire, you have tomorrow to show up in front of me. Won't be funny if I find you myself.

Jungkook looked around the cafeteria after making the post, his dead eyes landing on the girls table.

Seriously?

That gave me the chills!

Will the person really show up?" Jennie asked.

"Wait till tomorrow" Lisa replied, sipping juice.

*

3PM, SCORPIOS MANSION*

Present members of the club rose to their feet the moment Jungkook stepped into the circle with Namjoon, Hyunjin, and Lisa.

Lee is not present, but Romeo and Juliet are in the front, acting like the leaders.

"Bring Lee to me" Jungkook said, and Romeo laughed.

"Just like that? You have no value for your life?" He said.

Jungkook tilted his head.

"I'm not good with repetitions" he said.

"Because you posses a stupid belt, we should worship you like a god? You bloody...

Jungkook's fist already met with his chin before he could finish, and Romeo crashed on the ground, his upper jaw clashing with the lower one.

Romeo stood back and threw a knife at Jungkook.

Jungkook backed out before catching the knife, then he twirled it between his fingers and threw it back.

It stabbed Romeo on chest, and he crumbled.

"Bastard!!!" Juliet roared forward to his defense.

Lisa grabbed her by the hair, baring her neck before pushing her back, the she raised her heel tip to her neck, stabbing her there.

"Hi, bye" Lisa smiled, dropping her bloody heel.

Juliet fell heavily beside Romeo's body on the ground, and then several others started coming.

The first one Namjoon elbowed on the chest flew back, landing at the stairs base, blood trickling out of his mouth.

Hyunjin dodged a bullet from one of them, but immediately he balanced back, he flipped the shooter to the wall, took the gun and shot him down on the chest.

The chaos was still ongoing when Jungkook went for the stairs.

He kicked away the body lying there and climbed up, going straight to Lee's room.

Lee is not inside, but he saw movements by the window, so he went there and pulled up the curtains.

Lee is sitting there, trying to jump down and escape.

Jungkook pulled him back inside, and the moment he landed in, he hit him hard on the face.

Lee fell on the ground, shifting back on his butt.

"Tell me what you did today" he demanded, following him.

"I did nothing! nothing!" Lee shook his head vehemently.

Another slap.

"Arhhh!!! I said I did nothing!!!" He cried.

Another slap.

"I did nothing!!!!" He cried, hard.

Three consecutive slaps followed.

"Jeon please I...I didn't do...

Another two slaps.

"I gave them the gasoline but I swear I didn't set the fire! I didn't do it!!!" He cried out.

Jungkook squatted in front of him...

"Please...I ... The trenchcoat dude told me to do it I was just following orders, I...

Jungkook grabbed his hand before he could finish, and a otherworldly scream left his lungs as he cut off another finger.

"Try again, Lee. It's fun seeing you scream" Jungkook smiled wickedly, blood staining his face as he watched Lee bleed endlessly.

Hyunjin and Namjoon came in, and they shrugged at the same time.

Lisa came last, and she clicked her tongue.

"Poor thing"

*

5PM, METROPOLITAN STATION*

Bangchan was already waiting when Hyunjin arrived, and that wide smile rented Bangchan's lips again.

"Stop smiling, it's irritating" Hyunjin told him, and he immediately stopped.

Hyunjin led the way into the station, and he was greeted respectively by the officers and sergeants on standby.

"Is father in?" He asked.

"No, he went for a conference with the commissioner" a cop replied.

"Then I'll wait in his office" Hyunjin replied.

They didn't argue, so he entered the General's office with Bangchan, and they lowered the blinds.

"Quick!" Hyunjin told him.

Bangchan brought out the inhaler, and they cello-taped it, extracting the fingerprints on it before turning on the scanning machine.

Immediately they placed the tape under the scanner, they heard General Hwang's voice outside.

"Hyunjin is here to see you, sir" the cops reported to him.

"Shit, why is he back?" Hyunjin muttered.

"Go distract him!" Bangchan urged.

Hyunjin rushed out of the office to meet General Hwang in front of it.

"What's up father!" He waved.

"What are you doing here? You want another car?" The man replied.

"No I just...."

Hyunjin went off, and the man narrowed his eyes.

"I just miss you, father! I missed you!" Hyunjin suddenly hugged him.

"Are you sick? Hyunjin!" The man cautioned, but Hyunjin tightened the hug

"I love you father" he said.

"Ok I get it...get off" General Hwang said, and Bangchan came out of the office finally.

"Who's this?" He asked suspiciously. Hyunjin broke the hug.

"Evening sir" Bangchan bowed.

"He's a new friend. See you at home later dad... I love you!" Hyunjin blew him kisses, rushing out with Bangchan.

They didn't stop till they entered Bangchan's car.

"Anything?" Hyunjin asked.

"You won't believe what I'm about to tell you" Bangchan replied, and Hyunjin frowned.

Bangchan showed him her picture on phone, and Hyunjin's eyes nearly dropped on the ground.

"Impossible" he muttered.

*

PARK'S MANSION, 7PM*

Jimin has a big smile on as he sat beside the small bird cage by his window after feeding it some grains.

His parents are not back from work yet, and Hoseok is with Chaeryoung. Their relationship is growing pretty fast.

Jimin is the only one at home right now.

He dropped the bowl of grain and left the cage, then he got his phone and went to messages.

There's still nothing from Jungkook.

She sighed, dropping the phone.

After the lunch at the cafeteria earlier, he expected things to change, but Jungkook left since then and never communicated with him.

What the hell is wrong with him? Now he's regretting telling him about his trauma.

He got his phone and went to Google to search for "Why a male friend could be avoiding her after she told him about her rape as a kid.

The answer he got made him sit up

G~ He's probably avoiding going overboard with you, or afraid of hurting you.

Afraid?

That word doesn't seem relatable with Jungkook.

He sighed out in frustration, deciding to see for himself.

He grabbed his car keys and left the house, decided to drive to the Loft, but his car ran out of gas, so she took his mum's car.

He was impatient as he drove his way there, and when he arrived, she literally ran in, hoping to meet darkness again, but surprisingly, the lights are on, and a sweet aroma is in the air.

No one is in the center room, so she traced the smell to the small kitchen only to see the backside of a female.

She's cooking attentively, and Emory folded her fists tight, quickly leaving the door.

He made to rush out, but then she saw Jungkook coming downstairs, wearing black sweatpants and same colour of hood, he looks as sinister as ever, and his eyes are dead.

"Minnie?" He said, taking the last step down.

Jimin ignored him and continued his walk, but Jungkook pulled him back swiftly, and he met rage in his eyes.

"Let go of me, don't you have someone waiting for you in your kitchen?" He said, and shockingly, he saw an amusing smile on Jungkook's face, and it's so handsome, but Jimin doesn't even want it.

"Someone?" A voice said behind her, and she turned to see Kara coming out of the kitchen.

The wife of his uncle Yoon!

She's... she's the one?

"Hey it's you... The boy who hates compliments" Kara smiled brightly.

"Oh...yeah...good day" Jimin replied in pure embarrassment.

Kara rushed back into the kitchen to check her meal, and Jimin bit his lip hard, turning to the door again...

"I'll take my... leave" he said awkwardly, but he was already off his feet before he could move.

Jungkook carried him in his arms, and Jimin felt his heart skipping beats as he took him upstairs, his eyes straight.

He didn't fight it till Jungkook arrived in his room and dropped him in bed.

He grabbed his wrists in one hand and trapped them above his head.

Jimin went still under him.

"Jealousy looks cute on you" Jungkook whispered, rubbing his ear shell with his other hand.

Jimin folded so much.

"I wasn't... jealous" he replied, swallowing.

"And you're bad at telling lies...I find out every single damn time... You can't deceive me, fox" he said, and Jimin gulped again.

"You came here because you were restless about my quietness, and right now you're thinking of a kiss, you want it" Jungkook whispered, rubbing his lips on the side of his mouth.

Jimin bit his lip.

"See? You're trying hard to seduce, but I can't be seduced... little fox" he said, licking his earlobe.

"Jungkook..." He moaned lightly.

"I can only be madly obsessed, so much that it'd scare you. Now that you came back here yourself, there's no going back, I'll show you what my heart was made of... Black" Jungkook whispered, sending shivers down his spine as he came back to his face and brushed his lips on his.

Jimin held his breaths, wanting freedom, but not when Jungkook's still holding his hands over his head.

"I bet the moment I let you go, you'll do what you really want" he said, stopping his movements.

Jimin couldn't control the heat in his core as he watched his lips, his stiffening shoulders, perfect biceps and devilishly attractive eyes.

His body quivered with desire, and Jungkook smiled lethally when he saw his features, then slowly, he let go of his hands.

Jimin leaned up like a starving fox, and Jungkook didn't move till he got to him and pressed his lips fiercely on his own.

Jungkook didn't close his eyes, but his eyes are closed as he kissed him like he's in need.

An uncontrollable want.

When he got no response from him, Jimin bit his lip gently, and Jungkook smirked into the kiss.

"Oh... little fox... you're in trouble" he whispered into his mouth, opening up completely.

Jimin moaned again when his head landed back on the mattress, the kiss turning wild as his slim fingers went to his neck to caress the veins.

Jungkook's hand went under his clothes, and Jimin gasped when he slid it under him, unclasping his singlet.

Jimin made to break the kiss, but Jungkook deepened it, making him lose it.

The singlet is strapless, so Jungkook pulled it out from under his woolen sweater and threw it away.

The black singlet landed on the ground, and Jungkook deepened the kiss insanely, literally eating his face.

His warm hand grabbed his right flesh of his chest like they are boobs, and he cupped it, rubbing him round nipple hazily.

Jimin fisted the sheets, feeling empty in the head as he poured moans on moans and fucking moans into his sweet mouth.

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