Jungkook
The whole team was here except for Misun. We had received a message from her to meet up in the meeting room, but she was the only one not here.
‘I’m getting worried. Lately, she hasn’t been herself,’ I said as I tapped against the desk.
‘I noticed,’ Taehyung said as all eyes fell on him. I silently cursed myself as I reminded myself that Taehyung was the one suffering the most.
‘Hyung, I’m sorry. I didn’t…’ I began but he shook his head.
‘I’m grieving and in a way, dealing with my grief and I know I’ve been sort of lost or too focused on this, but I did notice Misun. She’s alienating herself,’ he said.
‘Yeah. It’s like she’s trying to shoulder it on her own,’ Yoongi said with a frown.
‘I’ve never seen her like this. So cold and distant,’ Jimin added.
‘She looks like she hasn’t slept or eaten in days,’ Hoseok added and I nodded.
‘She hasn’t. She’s been living on coffee and cigarettes no matter how much I tell her to stop,’ I admitted with a frown.
‘She’s going to end up crashing,’ Namjoon commented, shaking his head.
‘I guess, in a way, it’s her way of dealing with things. It’s personal, for all of us, but she’s the team leader. She probably feels as if she has to figure this out as if she owed it to Taehyung and Natalie,’ Jin said and I nodded, while Taehyung frowned.
‘She doesn’t,’ Taehyung murmured. ‘Definitely not like this. Yes, I want those *s to pay but not at the cost of losing her,’ he added.
‘There’s that and I don’t know… there’s like a certain fear I haven’t seen in her,’ I said just as the door opened and Jace walked in. ‘Hyung? What are you doing here? Where’s Misun?’ I asked.
‘I’m actually here to take you to where she is,’ Jace said, sounding a bit apprehensive.
‘What’s going on Jace? Is something wrong?’ Yoongi asked.
‘You mean besides the fact that I think she might be breaking the law right now,’ Jace said, making me look at him with wide eyes.
‘What do you mean hyung? Where is she now?’ Taehyung asked.
‘My team, we managed to arrest the hitmen who…. who killed Natalie and we got a name out of them,’ he explained.
‘The one who ordered the hit,’ Namjoon said and I nodded.
‘Misun knows. She asked me for some time to go after him herself, on her own, but I’ve never seen her so angry or afraid,’ he said.
‘YOU LET HER GO ALONE?’ I yelled, unable to help myself as I stood up. My heart raced with all the possibilities of what could go wrong. Last time, I was the one who rushed to do something on my own and that left me tied to a chair in a burning house.
‘You know Misun. She was not going to take no for an answer and I think… I don’t know what to think except I think she needed it,’ he said, almost apprehensively.
‘Still, she’s not in the right mind space right now,’ Yoongi commented.
‘Which is why I promised to give her twenty minutes but in reality, I’m only giving her five. Come on, let’s go,’ Jace said.
We all scrambled out and got into different cars. I went with Jimin and Taehyung while Jimin drove, arguing I was too worked up to drive.
‘Why do you think she went alone?’ Taehyung suddenly asked. I gulped, my throat suddenly feeling dry.
‘I don’t know. Maybe…’ Jimin began but paused. He cleared his throat almost as if he was uncomfortable to even suggest it.
‘Do you think she is capable of killing that *?’ Taehyung asked, almost as if his filter was gone with Natalie. I sighed while Jimin tapped on the steering wheel.
‘Honestly, I don’t know. Probably not kill him but she’s not going to let him go easily. There’s a reason she asked for some time on her own with him,’ I admitted.
‘I just hope she doesn’t get in trouble,’ Jimin replied.
‘At this point, I just hope she’s safe,’ I said as they both looked at me. I shrugged and let out a strangled chuckle. ‘You remembered what happened the last time I went off on my own, right?’ I asked.
‘Right. The burning house,’ Taehyung commented while I nodded. ‘For a moment, I…I didn’t even think of that. I’m sorry…I just was thinking about the fact that she would have made him pay,’ he said but I shook my head.
‘Don’t apologize hyung. I understand you, I really do, I just worry about her,’ I said as they nodded.
‘You love her, don’t you?’ Taehyung asked and I nodded.
‘We all knew honestly. Does she know?’ Jimin asked and I nodded once more.
‘She has known for the past two years but she keeps rejecting me. She keeps saying it’s because we’re on the same team which I understand but it’s also out of fear,’ I explained.
‘She’s scared to lose you,’ Jimin commented and I found myself nodding once more.
‘That or that I could lose her and she knows I don’t deal well with loss, but I have a feeling there’s more to it than what she is telling me,’ I admitted. ‘Is it much further?’ I asked.
‘Five minutes maybe,’ Taehyung replied.
‘I can make it two,’ Jimin added, sensing my urgency. I nodded, giving him a grateful nod.
We arrived along with the others who had sped up as soon as we had sped up. We all arrived at the house which was silent.
‘I have a bad feeling,’ Yoongi said as Jace took out his gun.
‘I want Namjoon, Yoongi and Hoseok to wait out here. You’re not field officers,’ Jace instructed.
‘We can take care of ourselves. Our friend is in there,’ Yoongi replied.
‘Hyung, we’ll go in if needed but for now, let’s not make it harder for them,’ Namjoon said, being the voice of reason. Yoongi huffed but nodded.
I took out my gun and found my way next to Jace. Jimin, Taehyung and Jin were all behind us as we rushed towards the house. The door was opened and I took a steadying breath, the bad feeling continued to increase with each passing moment.
‘Stay alert,’ Jace said as we nodded. Jace pushed open the door as we all rushed inside towards the living room. I found myself hurrying even more until we reached the living room.
I froze in my tracks as my eyes fell on two bodies on the ground. One was of a male, the other…
‘NO!!! MISUN!!!’ I screamed at the top of my lungs as I rushed towards her. I fell to my knees as I approached her. ‘Misun, princess,’ I gasped out as I turned her around.
I gasped louder as I realized she was a bleeding mess. I could barely make out where she had been shot, but if I was seeing well, she had been shot at least three times, once in the chest and two in the abdomen.
‘*, *, *,’ I muttered as I laid her down and quickly took off my overshirt. I pressed it against her wounds but it didn’t matter much – blood was still coming out rapidly.
‘*, Misun, princess, please, please wake up,’ I begged as I felt my tears falling down. Beside me, I could hear the frantic yelling, the shout for help and someone on the phone.
‘Misun,’ I heard a new voice calling. I looked up to see Taehyung and Jimin both kneeling beside her. I realized I was crying and barely breathing myself.
‘Misun wake-up…please…please, don’t leave me, open your eyes for me,’ I yelled as I shook her face.
Her eyes fluttered slightly and I gasped once more. ‘Hey, hey I’m here, I’m right here,’ I said as I searched for her hand while I put my other hand on her cheek. I realized the others were holding down the shirt.
‘Ko—Kooks… you…you’re he—here,’ she said through laboured breathing as her eyes met mine.
My lips trembled and my throat hurt as if it was full of glass shards. I nodded and lowered myself down to be closer to her.
‘Of course, I am my love,’ I said just as tears fell down her cheeks.
‘I’m…I’m s—sorry Kooks,’ she said as her own lips trembled. I shook my head while my tears rolled down and onto her cheek.
‘Shh don’t speak. Sa—save your energy princess,’ I said. She closed her eyes and tilted her head back as she took a deep breath. She ended up coughing and blood came out of her mouth. ‘*, * what do I do? What do I do?’ I asked, turning to the others.
‘Help is coming. The ambulance is on the way,’ Hoseok said and for the first time, I realized they had come in.
‘Keep her talking,’ Taehyung said. I looked at him for a moment while he stared back at me. ‘Trust me, talk to her,’ he said and I nodded.
I looked back to Misun who had opened her eyes. She looked as if she was losing focus so I leaned more forward.
‘I’m here, right here, by your side,’ I said. ‘You don’t have to apologize princess. Everything is…everything is going to be okay,’ I said as I touched my forehead with mine.
‘You…you need to kn—know t—the tr—truth,’ she said. I stepped back, just so I could look at her.
‘What are you talking about?’ I asked. She gave me a small smile and squeezed my hand lightly.
‘I…I lo—love you Jun—Jungkook, so—so much,’ she said as she coughed another time. More blood spilt out of her mouth, covering her chin.
‘Princess,’ I said as I sobbed, unable to stop. I watched as her chest rose and fell steadily.
‘I l—love you but I—I was af—afraid…’ she said, amongst further gasps. ‘I…I’m cursed… tha—that’s what th—they said a—and I g—guess it’s t—true,’ she said but I shook my head.
‘No, no you’re not. You’re amazing and beautiful and one of a kind. You’re not cursed. I love you and you love me so you have to fight this okay? You have to so you can come to me,’ I said.
‘I wa—wasn’t made t—to be lo—loved,’ she said with a bitter chuckle. I shook my head, wanting to kill whoever made her believe so.
‘No, you were meant to be adored,’ I said. ‘You were made to be treasured because you’re so precious,’ I said. ‘Please princess…don’t… don’t leave me,’ I said – begged even.
‘It…it hurts,’ she said as she began to close her eyes, sending me in a panic.
‘Hey, hey no, no don’t close your eyes, please,’ I begged as I shook her again. She opened her eyes slightly as she looked at me once more. ‘That’s it, baby, that’s it. Keep your eyes open and focus on me, focus on my voice,’ I said as I cupped her face in my hands.
‘C—can you fo—forgive m—me?’ she asked. I felt my heart break into pieces.
‘There’s nothing to forgive princess,’ I said but she shook her head, almost as if she was getting delirious.
‘I…I ke—kept pu—pushing you aw—away but – but I th—thought I – I was pr—protecting yo—you from me—’ she said as she laughed and cried at the same time.
I choked on my sobs and I could hear someone else crying in the room. The sound of sirens sounded closer than ever but right now it felt like there was me and her.
‘I know baby, I know, but I don’t need protection from you. What I want – what I need is to be able to be with you so don’t you dare leave me, got it?’ I asked.
‘I’m… I’m so tired,’ she mumbled as her breathing seemed to slow down while my heart raced ahead.
‘Don’t leave me, please, please, I beg you, don’t leave me,’ I said as I lowered myself and placed my lips against hers.
I felt her slight smile the moment our lips touched. I licked the tears off her lips and then kissed her gently again. I pulled away to see her eyes closed. The feeling in my heart seemed to swell and I could not help but just cry.
‘No…no…please…I love you Misun… please stay with me,’ I begged as I pulled her into my arms just as the doors opened and paramedics rushed in.
