Earth Mode ON// ARMY FanFiction

Earth Mode ON: TEN

"Taehyung-" I said but got interrupted by him. I assumed that it meant that he was deliberately talking, so I let him be.

"When the second earthquake hit, Jimin and I panicked. The ground was shaking so hard and I was scared that I'd lose someone else. I was scared that I'd have to feel suffocated again. I held onto Jimin and started running as fast as we possibly could. The land we were on was bare, so we had no where to go. What are now rivers were once streets, and so there were some electricity poles still standing. We were met with one every kilometer or so. The ground shook so hard that, as we were running, a pole fell but Jimin was standing closer to it than I was. I could see the water coming towards us, and it was a terrifying feeling. But, the pole was already falling and I had to save Jimin, so I tried holding it, but I was too late. It was already on him. I tried raising it, and I didn't give up despite the fact that there was a strong wave of water coming in my direction. Once it hit me, I tried holding on to Jimin, but I couldn't. I was washed away, and Jimin was left stuck under this pole," He said, letting out some hiccups every now and then.

"I-" he started again, but took a bit of time for himself to cry, making my heart burst with every tear that fell and every slight scream that left his mouth," I had to think that he was already dead. You know how hard it was for me to sleep at night? It felt as though the same electricity pole that fell on him was being constantly thrown on my heart, and it only made me think of how harsh it must've been for him to have this whole weight on him for too long. If only- if only I pushed him away and took the fall myself, he wouldn't have had to stay under that pole."

"I'm- I'm a terrible friend. I'm a terrible brother. I should've held onto him no matter what!" He cried, his tone filled with utter pain and regret. I didn't even notice that I was crying too.

There was nothing I could see at that moment except for a crying Taehyung. The whole world seemed to be disappearing the more Taehyung cried, making his tears a lot more visible to me. Seeing him sit in a pool of his tears made me wish to be the one drowning in that pool and not him. I wanted to take away some of his pain, but I knew that no matter how much a tried, I would've never been able to feel it with the same intensity, with the same sincerity.

I suddenly found myself engulfing him into a hug and patting his back as our tears stained each other's shirts.

"No, don't say that. You tried to help him but you fell powerless against nature's forces. It is more than natural," I said, my throat hurting from the size of the lump that was stuck in it.

He shook his head against my shoulder.

"It's not fair. Why do we all have to suffer like that? Why do my hyungs have to go through all this? What if they are all hurt right now? What should I do just to see how they are doing?" he cried.

My heart ached again at hearing all those questions. It reminded me of all the questions and worries that I had decided to set aside, making me worry about my parents and friends all over again after putting in so much effort into forgetting.

"What should I do to go back home?" He cried even more, making my heart ache the more he reminded himself and me of the word "home", a word that I had to forget at the time for the sake of my well being.

"We all want to go back home. We all do," I whispered, but just loud enough for him to hear me.

He kept on sobbing for about five minutes continuously until his tears dried up. All the pain that had once stabbed his heart was drained onto my shoulders and it made them feel heavy, but the relief that I felt from carrying them away from him was way more pleasuring than I thought it would've been. All I had to do was to deal with that pain myself just the way I dealed with it previously.

"You should rest," I told him and tried to push him down gently so he can lay on the trunk.

Before I could even wish him a good night, he held my wrist and pulled me into a bone crushing hug, sniffing in some refreshing air after a long while of suffocation.

My heart bursted. I could feel it, and I was scared that Taehyung was capable of feeling it too, so my face turned hot in embarrassment.

"Thank you, Seo Yeon. Thank you so much," he said, his arms gaining a tighter grip on my body the more he was capable of breathing.

I smiled and said," I'll keep watch until you have had enough sleep."

Meanwhile, Chung Ae was watching us with a soft smile planted onto his face. I turned my head into his direction once Taehyung was out of my arms and sleeping on the trunk, causing him to turn his face back up towards the moon and the stars.

Out of a million stories to hear about, he was just another story for me to discover.

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Updaaateeee!!

I'm honestly feeling so excited about this book that I don't feel like updating the other two lmao...

I thought I might get sick of this book and pause it until one of the other books are done but joke is on me.

I'm loving this book.

Idk if you are supposed to know this, no one asked but I'll say it anyway... but.. I reread this book like multiple times and I like it so much!

I hope you do too!

Don't forget to take care and love yourselves,

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