Agent S

- 14 -

"Jimin... Everything will be okay, trust me. Please don't...don't cry. We'll get them, we'll get your friends. Don't... Please don't cry, Jiminie..."

However, Jimin only cried more. His breathing was now ragged and he was biting his lip to prevent a sob to escape. His eyes were still trained to Suga, as if he was pleading him silently. He was in pain, Suga could tell.

Jimin was in pain and he couldn't do anything about it.

Suga suddenly had the strong urge to comfort the boy, to make him feel safe, to make him believe that everything was going to be fine and to ensure that indeed, everything would be fine.

Suga wanted to protect Jimin so badly.

Yoongi frowned when he heard a familiar voice. It was... it was the kid's voice.

He was crying.

"Come on, give us that ring. It looks expensive," an older boy spoke, his voice wicked and annoying to Yoongi's ears.

Yoongi did not waste time and ran towards the voices, and what he saw there was what he exactly expected.

It was dark alleyway, and in a corner, the cute kid with chubby cheeks was being crowded by two bigger and buffer kids. The kid was crying helplessly, clutching his hands unto his chest and backing away slowly with fear in his eyes.

Yoongi fisted his hands, feeling rage develop within him as he watched the kid getting bullied by those rascals.

"Hey you!"

The two bullies turned, hearing Yoongi's call. One of them raised an eyebrow. "And who are-"

But that boy was not able to finish his sentence anymore because Yoongi had already thrown a punch at him. The other bully attempted to attack, but Yoongi was quicker and did not think twice to kick him on the balls. He spat at them with a furious glare, making the two look up in fear. The two bullies scurried away.

Weak brats.

Yoongi might just be living in the streets, but he had learned the hard way that it's important to defend yourself from the harsh world. He had taught himself how to fight, and it did become handy. The two bullies were bigger and far stronger compared to Yoongi's lanky form, but he easily defeated them.

It's not about strength, it's about not being a fucking idiot.

Yoongi was breathing harshly when he felt someone hugged him tightly from the side. When he looked, it was the cute kid, still crying and soaking Yoongi's dirty shirt with his tears. Yoongi didn't know what to do, so he just patted the younger's head.

After a few moments, the kid still remained clutching his shirt tightly and crying his heart out. Yoongi finally shifted their position so that he was properly hugging the kid. The crying boy looked up at him just as Yoongi looked down and smiled, all coldness and grumpiness gone as he stared at the tear-stained cheeks of the younger boy.

"Th-thank you, h-hyung..." the younger sobbed.

"You should not go out by yourself," Yoongi said softly, looking down at the little boy.

The boy's frown turned into a bright smile as he gazed at his hero. "Yes, hyung!" Then, in a very excited voice, proceeded to cheerfully ask, "Hyung! Hyung! What's your name?"

Yoongi smiled again. He couldn't help it. "Yoongi. Min Yoongi."

"Min Yoongi-hyung!"

He didn't know that it was the last time he would see the kid.

Suga felt his heart beat wildly in his chest. His mind was full of memories of the past and Suga just couldn't help but think how he badly wanted to protect Jimin just like how he had wanted to protect that kid. He didn't want Jimin to get hurt. He didn't want Jimin to cry.