Learn To Be Real | KTH

Chapter 29

Yoongi POV

Silently tiptoeing away from Tae's bed, I exit his room and head downstairs to the living room where everyone else is. They all look up at me, worry and questions in their eyes as they spot me coming down alone.

"He asleep?" Hoseok asks softly as I get to the bottom of the stairs. I nod my head, walking over and taking a seat next to Jimin and Jungkook before running a hand through my hair.

"Yeah, he's asleep. He'll more than likely be out for a while, but I don't want him alone for more than maybe fifteen minutes. Someone needs to go back up, whether it's me or someone else, it doesn't matter, but someone needs to be up there with him. Even if he's still asleep." I answer softly as I fold my arms over my chest.

"Why don't you want him alone for long, Yoongi?" Namjoon questions with a small frown. I sigh, shaking my head at him. He may be our leader, but he really can be dense sometimes.

"There's a reason he called me the other day when things went further south that he expected, Namjoon. Out of the six of us down here, I'm the one person who's sunk the lowest out of all our time here, and managed to recover from it. He knew how much I struggled and how far I fell when things went to shit for me, and knew I'd be the one that would understand how he's feeling and how lost he is right now. He's scared, and he's vulnerable right now, guys. Tae was still trying to recover from the hell we all gave him for the last few months, and then got shit on even more. And now, because of everything, he's terrified and doesn't know who to trust, doesn't know what's real and what isn't anymore.

"I'm worried about his mental state right now. He's as low as I was back before we debuted, and struggling just as much as I had been when I got diagnosed with depression just a year and a half after we debuted. It's a really shitty and scary place to be at mentally, and he's going to beat the hell out of himself because of it. He's gonna fight us on trying to take care of him, and we need to give him his space when he wants it, but not when he demands it. Tae needs to know that he's not alone right now, which is exactly how he feels. And I'm worried he's going to hurt himself or do something if we aren't doing our best to take care of him and be by his side." I explain quietly.

Jimin reaches up, resting a hand on my shoulder with a small smile. I give him a tiny smile in return, grateful for the support.

"I just don't get why he actually wanted me there too. After everything I've done to him in the last few months... I'd have thought I'd be the last person Tae wanted to see." Hoseok speaks up quietly, glancing over at me. I smile though, brushing my hair out of my eyes.

"Tae's a really forgiving person, Hobi. Yeah, he was hurt and he was probably the most upset with you, but you apologized and it was obvious how sincere you were with it. You were also one of the few of us, actually accepting his now ex when you were apologizing. He appreciated your sincerity and the fact that you apologized, recognizing the mistakes you'd made." I inform him with a tiny smile, watching a small one form on his lips as well.

"How are we going to help him though? We have to figure out a way to help him and show that we'd been serious when we all apologized. He seems so empty and emotionless right now, hyung. I'm really worried about him." Jungkook speaks up softly, looking over at me with a small frown.

"We're going to have to do the best that we can, Kookie. It's the same deal with how you guys helped me. Be there for him as much as you can, physically. Offer your support and help as much as possible. Be as gentle and kind and caring as we all can. He's hurting more than I had been. It's important to let him know that we know he feels alone and he needs to know that he really isn't. We just have to be there for him, just like you all had been there for me, just like we all had been for Yoongi hyung, just like we all were for you, Jungkook." Jimin says with a small smile as he looks over at me. I smile as well, nodding my head.

"That's exactly what we've gotta do. There's not really any other way this can be done. We've just gotta do everything we can to help him in any and every way possible. Now, which one of us wants to go up and cuddle with Tae next?"