Fortunately, the boys had managed to escape from the walkers they were running from.

Unfortunately, however, there was still no sign of the lost blonde boy whom they were looking for in the first place.

Apart from the trail the other had left behind on the hill, everything looked normal. No footprints, no broken twigs, absolutely nothing.

The boys were clueless, more and more worry started to consume them.

"It's getting dark, if we don't find any safe place soon, we're even more vulnerable." Namjoon said, stopping in his tracks.

The others stopped along with him, sighing deeply.

"I'm worried. I'm so fucking worried about him." Taehyung bit his lip, looking down. In frustration he groaned loudly, throwing his head back and ruffling his hair.

"I know, Tae, we all are. We'll find him. I'm sure of it. But we have to-"

The sound of a gunshot made everyone flinch, eyes going wide.

Hoseok jumped to Seokjin's side just in time, Yoongi fell on his butt to prevent himself from getting shot.

The bullet that came out of nowhere pierced through the soil, leaving nothing but a hole behind.

"What the fuck?!" Yoongi cursed, looking back at the others.

He crouched towards them. Standing with their backs against each other, they looked around.

Jeongguk's breath quickened, his hands started to sweat.

"What was that?! Who the hell wo-"

Another shot made them duck down, they ran to get some sort of protection, provided by the trees.

"Can you see anyone?!" Jeongguk whisper-shouted to Namjoon, who peeked.

Luckily he moved back from peeking just in time, another bullet coursing right past him, leaving a dent in the treebark.

His eyes were wide, his breath picking up. His chest moved up and down frantically, that could've ended a lot worse.

"W-whoever you are, stop! We mean no harm!" Jeongguk tried to shout, knowing that it wouldn't matter anymore.

The gunshots may already have attracted walkers, at this point it didn't matter if they were silent themselves.

Jeongguk tried to peek. He moved a little bit from behind the tree, taking a small step to his side.

He held both of his arms up, showing that he meant no harm.

He took cautious steps forward, trying to see where this was coming from.

But he didn't see anyone.
It was dead silent.

Ignoring the remarks from his friends to stay hidden, he stubbornly walked ahead.

Another shot made him flinch.

"Please! We don't mean any harm! Stop shooting! The walkers will find us!"

Before the boy could comprehend what was happening, he was pushed down to the ground, two figures behind him shutting him up.

He glanced forward, seeing another figure appear with a rifle in his hands.

Looking back, he saw that the boys were running towards him, worried looks on their faces.

"Well well well, what do we have here?" The figure in front of him said, scanning him up and down.

He held up a hand as a sign for the rest of the boys to stop their further movements, clicking the gun to prove he wasn't messing around.

Jeongguk tried to wiggle free from the strong grip the other men had on him, but to avail.

"We don't mean any harm! We-"

"-Oh, I know. You've said that multiple times already. Maybe you don't, but we do. Hand us all of your bags. All of them. Including your guns."

Jeongguk glanced back at Namjoon, who had a fierce look on his face. He stared the figure dead. Yoongi looked ready to kill, Taehyung was looking at Jeongguk with worried eyes, Seokjin glanced at the figures before looking back at the others boys and Hoseok was-

Hoseok was nowhere to be seen.

Now two of the men were missing.

Fucking hell, can this situation get any worse?

Noticing that no one was moving or doing as told, the figure spoke again.

"I'm not asking again. Give us what we want, and we'll let you guys go without any injuries."

Namjoon scoffed, taking a small step forward. He was stopped, when one of the figures that held Jeongguk pressed a shotgun against his head.

A wicked smile on the individual's lips made Namjoon take a deep breath. He knew that if he took one more step, Jeongguk's brain would be blown out.

"Are you fucking kidding me? You guys are in the minority, we can make an end to this without blinking." The man spoke with acted confidence, although the boys knew he was dying inside.

A laugh escaped the figure's throat, he shook his head. He raised a hand in the air, suddenly four more people appeared from behind him.

Jeongguk's eyes widened, seeing one person specifically. He had a deadly grip on an all too well known petite smaller male, the boy had tears streaming down his face.

Jeongguk's heart ached a little. He looked back seeing Taehyung stare at his best friend, a saddened look in his own eyes.

"I suppose this one is one of yours? For the very last time, I'm not asking again. We can do this the easy way, or the hard way. Your choice."

A lethal silence formed, the only thing Jeongguk could hear was the sound of his own heart pumping loudly. His chest heaving up and down rapidly, he blinked, the feeling in his chest making it hard to breathe.

He knew something had to happen, and it had to happen quickly. They had to come up with a plan, but how were they supposed to do that, without talking? Without moving?

Now they were the ones in the minority, they were stuck.

Those people had them exactly how they wanted them.

"One.."

The figure spoke, tapping his foot on the ground.

Jeongguk looked back at the others, who stared at the figures.

"Two.."

Namjoon looked at Seokjin, Taehyung transferred his gaze from Jimin to Jeongguk once again.

"Three.."

Jeongguk heard the gun that was pressed to his temple click as a warning. He pressed his eyes tightly shut for a second. He took a deep breath in, not exhaling. It got stuck somewhere in his throat, together with a heavy lump.

Opening his eyes, he looked at Jimin, who shook his head violently.

"Four.."

The boys took another step.

The men that were holding Jeongguk moved, pressing the gun against his head harsher.

"Fi-"

The figure couldn't finish his sentence as a gunshot pierced through the air, shutting all of them up.

It all went it slowmotion. As if they were in a movie, everything suddenly slowed down.

Jeongguk's eyes widened, seeing the figure drop dead to the ground.

Looking back he saw Hoseok running towards them.

In the rush of the moment, the boy knew it was now or never.

He kicked the men behind him. They were at loss for words for a moment, so he got the chance to wiggle out of their grip.

He took his selfmade weapon from the ground, kicking the men once again, making their guns drop onto the grass.

He pierced his weapon through one of the men's chest, a scream was heard and then absolutely nothing.

Jeongguk's ears had blocked out the sound of the gunshots around him. He tried to be as quick as possible, taking out his own gun and shooting two more men to the ground.

He rushed towards Jimin, freeing the boy from the ropes that were tied around his wrists.

The other males took care of the rest whilst Jeongguk squatted down in front of the blonde boy, wiping his tears away. His body was shaking violently, a few hiccups leaving his mouth.

His clothes were ripped and dirty, big scratches on his skin on display. A few dirty smudges hid Jimin's pretty face and in his hair were a few muddy locks, a few leaves sticking out.

Jeongguk pulled him into his chest, rubbing his back trying to comfort him.

"You're safe now, Jimin-ssi. I won't let anything happen to you. We won't let that happen."

"We have to go, now!" Namjoon screamed out, killing the last individual that was left.

Jeongguk pulled Jimin up to his feet, taking a hold of his bruised wrist gently.

He pulled him with him, speeding after the others.

Taehyung pulled Jimin in a short hug, releasing him quickly since they had to run, and they had to run fast.

They had wasted too much time already, they didn't know how long it would take before walkers would be all around the place.

"Where the fuck do we go now?!" Yoongi hissed, running as he ignored his painful ankle.

The men looked around, seeing nothing but trees, trees and more trees, a small river up ahead and behind that a clearing.

"Where are we, even?! We lost track, which way is the city?!" Seokjin panted, trying to look around and see if anything was anywhere near somewhat familiar.

"I don't know! We have to go to the open, we'll be able to see the danger coming in close and we'll be able to see which way we have to go to, hopefully!" Hoseok retorted, jumping over a tree trunk.

A loud screech was heard, making Jeongguk stop in his tracks, it came from way too close.

He looked to his sides, not seeing anything that quickly.

He spun around in circles, eyes wider than ever.

He gripped his weapon until his knuckles turned white.

His ears took in the sounds of his friends shouting his name and something else along with it, but before he could register it, something heavy dropped right upon him.

His entire vision went pitch black.