Double Update again! 💜💜💜
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"You're the reason he's still breathing.
You live...
So does he.
You die...
So does he."
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3rd person's POV
After a few moments, Jimin felt Jungkook's hold loosening around him. He felt the heaviness on his shoulder and when he lifted his head up, he actually sees Jungkook's forehead pressed against it.
Jimin realized that Jungkook just lost consciousness, might be from the overwhelming shock and tiredness of his body.
"It's okay, Jungkook... It'll be okay." He whispered with his still hoarse voice before he grunted and tried his best to lift his body off of the floor to assist Jungkook's weight against him.
He placed Jungkook on his bed carefully to let the older rest after such a ruckus. He stared at him for a while before he decided to help Jungkook change into some new clothes since he still had splatters of blood on him.
After choosing one of his very loose navy blue shirt that he thought would fit Jungkook and some grey pajamas, he helped Jungkook out of his own clothes and wore the new set of clothes to the latter himself. He did it silently, afraid that he would wake Jungkook up anytime if he didn't.
After he finished taking off the clothes that still smelt like dried up blood almost making him gag, he threw it on his laundry basket on the side of his room. He marched towards his bathroom to get a basin with warm water on it and a small towel before he walked in again on the bed where Jungkook lies.
Jimin sat on the side of his own bed, drenching the clean towel on the basin and twisting it to get off excess water before he stares at Jungkook's appearance.
Jungkook looked so peaceful yet tired as well. The dark under eyebags that decorate his eyes only a proof of that fact.
Jimin doesn't know why he felt so sorry. He thought that Jungkook was just doing fine these days without his presence. He didn't think that Jungkook was suffering like him with his own matters.
He realized that he might've been selfish all this time. He thought that he was the only one hurting. But seeing Jungkook's condition with many of his unanswered questions, he couldn't help but feel like he failed Jungkook greatly.
He should've been there with Jungkook. He should've set aside his feelings and look closer to the older's eyes. He should've seen that dark side that Jungkook keeps within himself.
But how could he do that exactly?
Jungkook didn't even know it himself that a monster lies in wait inside his soul.
"You must be tired, Jungkook-ah..." Jimin voiced out with his shaky voice, his careful hand using the towel to wipe off the little splatters of dried blood on Jungkook's cheek. "I'm so sorry that I didn't see through you. I should've paid more attention... If I did, maybe I would be able to help you with what you're going through."
"Although I'm still lost at why you had to act that way... I couldn't help but think that it wasn't really your fault. That maybe you did it because you had your own reasons... Is it that bad if I want to know what's going on inside your head?... If I ask you what's wrong... would you trust me enough to tell me?" Jimin contemplated, also hurt by the fact that he doesn't really know Jungkook that much.
He was still blaming himself. He should've known the moment Jungkook just suddenly barged in his room attacking him with those kisses he thought were odd. That time he thought that something was wrong and he shouldn't have ignored it.
His worried eyes never once left Jungkook's peaceful features, observing how Jungkook's eyebrows would furrow time by time as if he was struggling with something in his sleep. His warm hand caressed Jungkook's cheek, calming Jungkook's expression a little and he smiled a little through it.
He finished cleaning Jungkook's face, neck, and arms off of those blood. The once clear water on the basin now colored in a slight scarlet. He frowned once he saw it, the killing he just witnessed suddenly flashing right before him but he chose to ignore it and just flush the dirtied water on the toilet.
He grabbed a first aid kit on one of his bedside table's drawers and now proceeded to treat Jungkook's bruised knuckles. There were still some small pieces of glass so the wounds must've come from when Jungkook damaged his window to force his way in.
Jimin almost teared up at the grazes. It really pained him to see Jungkook that hurt. He removed the remains of the broken glasses which made Jungkook flinch in his sleep. He blew on the wound with such care as he dabs some alcohol and ointment on it with a cotton swab. After he finished treating Jungkook's knuckles, he raised the wounded hand before he kissed the back of it with his soft lips wishing to make it heal faster.
"Sleep well, Jungkookie..." He whispered after tucking Jungkook inside his cozy blanket.
Jimin gave Jungkook's sleeping figure one last serene look as he stepped on his doorway. He sighed tiredly, a million thoughts still running in his little head before he closed the door as silently as possible.
His eyes landed on the shreds of glasses that remained in his living room, then on his sofa that was still misplaced. There was that red ax that was still decorated with those disgusting dried blood.
He doesn't know what to do at all. Everything just seemed to happen in a flash and he still felt like he's just dreaming and will wake up soon after.
He hoped he is.
At least he could just shrug everything off as a mere nightmare.
Sadly, his door slammed open revealing a disheveled Namjoon who appeared to look like he just ran a marathon. The moment his eyes laid on Jimin, he ran towards the younger as he held both of the younger's arms.
"Are you okay?! Did he hurt you?!" Namjoon asked in frantic, turning Jimin slightly towards his left and right to scan the younger's body. And that's when his eyes landed on Jimin's neck that was beginning to be colored in deep purple.
"Shit! Jimin, I'm so sorry! He did this to you, didn't he?!" Namjoon touched the skin already knowing what happened by just observing the finger marks on it. His wide eyes now shaking even more. But Jimin only brushed off his hand away from him gently, plastering a small smile not to worry Namjoon furthermore.
"I'm fine, hyung... This will heal soon." Jimin shrugs it off that easily surprising Namjoon with his reply.
Just how could Jimin say that in that state? His neck obviously showed an act of violence.
"B-But... it almost decorated your whole neck, Jimin." Namjoon told worriedly, guilt eating his inside since he deemed to be responsible for what happened. He shouldn't have been distracted and he should've warned Jimin sooner.
Jimin shook his head, his fingers touching his neck to hide it away from Namjoon's scrutinizing gaze. He would be lying if he would say it didn't hurt because it really did, his throat even felt like it was getting scratched every time he would say something.
"Like I said, hyung... It'll heal." Jimin assured with a faint smile.
Namjoon respected Jimin's decision to drop it because Jimin seemed like he doesn't want to talk about it. So instead of questioning even further, he just offered to help Jimin clean his place.
They both cleaned up the living room, starting from the broken shreds of glasses that scattered on the wooden floor. Namjoon getting familiar with the bloodied ax knowing that Jungkook owned it. So he used a towel from Jimin before he picked it up, placing it at some box he asked for Jimin since he decided to bring it with him to keep it away.
They brought back the sofa to its place and some furniture that was out of place, covered the damaged window with a curtain and just deciding that they would just have to make up some white lies to the landlord for what happened. They just thanked the heavens that there wasn't really anyone who rented the old apartment beside Jimin or else the poor soul might just get involved.
"So I'm guessing that you already know what's happening to him right?" Jimin questioned and sat on the couch beside Namjoon, placing the glass of cold water on his coffee table for the older to drink.
Namjoon bit his lip in guilt before he nodded slowly, staring at Jimin to say something important.
"But before I tell you anything, would you mind if I ask you what happened here first?" Namjoon asked and Jimin didn't hesitate to tell him everything from when he saw Jungkook murdering someone on their street to how Jungkook just shattered his window to come in.
Jimin almost told Namjoon everything, although he chose not to tell the older about how Jungkook choked him that he almost thought he'll lose all the oxygen in his system.
"He killed that man, hyung." Jimin ended as he lowered his gaze whilst clenching his fists showing how scared he still is. Namjoon understood what he has to go through.
"That... I know. I just happened to see the body on my way here." Usually, Namjoon would take care of it to avoid anyone knowing and reporting it as per Jungkook's father's orders. But this time he failed to do it since there was already someone who saw the dead body adding up to their problem.
Jimin shot his head up in shock as he turned even more anxious. He doesn't want Jungkook to go to jail. He might've not known the whole story on why Jungkook would murder someone but he just couldn't blame Jungkook. He felt that Jungkook didn't really mean to do it.
"Wh-What will we do now, Namjoon-hyung? Jungkook did it but--but I'm confused and, I don't know. He didn't look like himself earlier! Trust me, hyung! Jungkook wasn't being himself and maybe that's why he did it so please... please tell me what I could do to help him!" Jimin pleads, holding onto Namjoon's hand desperately.
Namjoon could only look at him in apology. He gently holds onto Jimin's hand to soothe the younger.
"We couldn't do anything about it now, Jimin. Someone already saw the body and probably reported it. It would only take a little time before the news broke out to the public." Namjoon started. "Let's just hope that Jungkook's name wouldn't get involved in it." Namjoon tried to coax Jimin, giving him a little hope.
Although he somehow knew deep inside that, of course, Jungkook's name wouldn't get involved. JK wasn't that stupid and immature anyway. He's been killing too many people for too long even way back from Busan.
He wouldn't be coined as the infamous Busan's 'Bloodhound Killer' for nothing.
But Jimin doesn't need to know that. He shouldn't.
Jimin gnawed on his lower lip before he pulled his hand away from Namjoon to look at the older as if he was contemplating what he was planning to say next. He held a tight grip on the hem of his shirt as he did.
"I want to know what's happening to him, hyung." Jimin claimed, his gaze as serious as ever. "Because I knew what I saw."
"That person can't be Jungkook... am I right?"
Namjoon turned silent for a while, not sure if Jimin was ready for the truth. After a while of contemplation, he decided that Jimin has the right to know.
"Jungkook developed another personality that he got from a traumatic past he had. A personality he has no control of." Namjoon started as Jimin scrunched his eyebrows not fully getting what the older meant. "Who you saw and encountered earlier wasn't Jungkook but his other personality... His killer self that is." Namjoon continued, letting Jimin take the information in.
"We didn't know since when did Jungkook had that other side of him. The thing is... his other personality hadn't appeared for years and he's actually getting better, no signs of his other self appearing again." Namjoon paused then turned to look at Jimin once again before he spoke his next words.
"But that changed after he met you, Jimin."
What the older uttered made Jimin even more puzzled. "What do you mean by that, hyung?"
"That very night after he met you on that Cafe where you worked at before was the very first time Jungkook's other self appeared again after years... Hoseok and I are actually Jungkook's psychologist that's why we tried to trace anything that could've possibly changed Jungkook's demeanor that time." Namjoon's stares on Jimin hardened even more, trying to make his point get across the younger.
"I started monitoring Jungkook's every move without fail, following him everywhere he goes... I didn't want to believe it at first but after the company's annual party... I noticed the difference in his gaze whenever he stares at you... It seems that you have something to do with this and I hope that you're getting what I'm pointing at Jimin." Jimin waited, his heartbeats fastening, afraid of what he'll hear next.
"You're the one triggering his other self back, Jimin..."
"You're actually the one causing this."
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Back with another chapter, I know xD
💀🔪 Why exactly shouldn't Jimin know of the fact that Jungkook is actually the "Bloodhound Killer"??
💀🔪 Do you think Jungkook could possibly kill Jimin someday? Or harm him in any way?
💀🔪 Want some Namjin action in the next chapters? ;))
Thank you for reading!~ ❤️❤️❤️