Hanuel
‘No… no, why did you do this? WHY?’ I screamed as I held Hoseok tighter in my arms. I could see the white shirt quickly becoming soaked with his blood. I sobbed, loudly, not caring who saw as I felt my heart break in a way it never did before.
‘I… I lo—love y—you,’ he said between gasps of breath. He was in pain and I hated it. I hated every second he was in pain. I cried louder, unable to help myself. I grabbed his face as I knelt closer.
‘I love you too. Please don’t leave me, please, I beg you,’ I cried. He smiled, a painful one before I saw his eyes began to close.
I shook my head vigorously, unable to believe he was closing his eyes on me. ‘No, no don’t sleep, don’t close your eyes, please. PLEASE HOSEOK!’ I screamed as I shook him.
‘Hanuel?’ I hear someone call out but I wasn’t even sure who it was. I just focused on Hoseok as I screamed and cried and shook him.
‘Please… please don’t do this to me. I’m nothing without you, please,’ I said as I lowered my head down slightly.
‘Hanuel, we need to take him to the hospital,’ Namjoon said. I nodded as I let Jimin pull me up while Jin and Jungkook carefully picked Hoseok up.
‘Please… he needs to be okay,’ I cried out. I felt Jimin hugging me tighter before he gasped.
‘Hanuel, you’re bleeding,’ he said. I shook my head, not caring about my own wounds. I knew right now I was just moving and working on adrenaline and if I were not careful, I would end up collapsing but I had to keep going.
‘It doesn’t matter Jimin. We need … we need to get Hoseok help, like now,’ I said and he nodded.
‘We will but you have to be careful too,’ he said, holding me steady. He led me to the van as we got in. The placed Hoseok next to me, his head on my lap.
I cried, not caring that the boys were seeing me break down like this. I held the piece of cloth they put on his chest to lessen the bleeding while I played with his hair with my other one, knowing how much he loved that.
‘Please be okay my love. Please keep fighting for me. I need you Hoseok, you’re the best part of me.’ I said as tears dropped on his face.
I touched his soft, delicate face with my trembling hand. I could feel my heart racing inside my chest, a nauseous feeling in my stomach. I felt someone touch my arm as I turned to look up and saw Taehyung.
‘Hoseok is strong, he’ll be okay,’ he said, trying to reassure me but I shook my head.
‘I don’t know Tae. It’s a bullet wound to the chest,’ I said as I looked at the piece of cloth which was soaked. I still had my hand on the hole and the blood seemed to have slowed down although it still trickled out.
‘It’s not on the side of his heart Hanuel,’ Jimin said as he also looked at me. His eyes were red as if he wanted to just burst out crying. ‘Try to have a little hope. He needs you to be strong for him,’ he said.
‘I don’t know how much more strength and fight I have in me Chim,’ I said. I felt eyes on me because I rarely spoke like this in front of them. It was only in front of Hoseok and sometimes Yoongi. ‘I lost everything in my life – my childhood, my parents, my best friend. I can’t lose him too. My life would just not have any purpose without him in it. I won’t even have a reason to be alive,’ I said, the words spilling out before I can stop them.
‘Noona don’t talk like that!’ Jungkook said, yelling a little. I saw Yoongi trying to pinch him to calm him down but he was not having it. ‘Do you think Hobi hyung would like to hear you talk like that?’ he asked.
‘The kid is right Hanuel. Hoseok wants nothing more than to see you happy and healthy,’ Jin said and I scoffed.
‘He is my happiness Jin,’ I said. ‘Why did he have to save me? Why couldn’t he just let me get shot for God’s sake?’ I asked, yelling.
‘Because he loves you and because like you, he wouldn’t hesitate to risk his life for the person he loves the most,’ Taehyung said.
‘He shouldn’t have risked his life for someone like me Taehyung,’ I mumbled.
‘Weren’t you the one who chose to die to save him?’ Namjoon said from his own seat. That made me stop and look at him. His face wasn’t accusing or anything. It was soft and gentle and caring. ‘Do you think he would even hesitate to do the same for you?’ he asked.
‘I’m so scared Joon,’ I said just as I felt Taehyung squeeze my arm in support.
‘We all are too but we’re tying to keep positive and believe in Hoseok hyung,’ Taehyung said as I nodded. I went to move but instantly my side seemed to respond. A blinding white pain hit me, forcing me to close my eyes.
‘Hey? Hanuel? Hanuel?’ Yoongi said as I heard someone curse. The voices were muffled, the pain starting to feel as if it was too much. I groaned slightly as I pressed against my side.
I could feel my fingers get wet and sticky with blood and a new blinding flash of pain seemed to hit me like a freight train. My vision went blurry and the sounds became completely muffled. I could see black spots before the spots seemed to grow bigger until everything was covered in darkness.
Namjoon
‘Dammit, she passed out,’ I heard Taehyung yell from his place next to her. I turned to look at and cursed under my breath.
Hoseok was completely out of it, his breathing ragged and heavy, his head laying on her lap. Hanuel was also passed out, her breathing less rigid. They were both a bloody mess.
‘Yoongi, step on it,’ I said as the older hyung nodded. He pressed on the gas and started speeding away. He manoeuvred through the street as we finally reached the hospital.
We found some of our personal nurses and doctors who specifically work for Bangtan waiting for them. Jin rushed out as he explained the situation to them while Hoseok and Hanuel were both led out and put on a stretcher.
I watched as they were both rushed in and I sighed. Jungkook, Taehyung and Jimin rushed in behind them. I closed my eyes and ran my hands through my hair.
‘Are you okay Namjoonie?’ Jin said as he put his hand on my shoulder. I opened my eyes and looked at him and shrugged.
‘I don’t know hyung. I feel like I failed Hoseok and Hanuel. I failed him three years ago and I feel like I failed him again,’ I admitted.
‘You didn’t fail either of them Namjoon. We were put in an impossible situation,’ Jin said.
‘I could have ended Sehun years ago, the moment he dared to attack our family during the wedding. He killed my father and my cousin and I let him live which now has resulted in what? Hoseok lost three years of his life, his former wife is fighting for her life and so is he and his wife,’ I said.
‘Namjoon, keeping someone alive is not a weakness. It shows strength,’ Yoongi said while I frowned. ‘Trust me Namjoon, things are sometimes meant to happen, no matter the choices we make. Did you forget Jimin’s sister?’ he said.
‘I remember,’ I said as I recalled the whole thing with Minji. He had sent her away to Japan to keep her safe from EXO but we had other enemies. He had used her, got her pregnant and then left her for dead in an alley after stabbing her and causing her to lose her baby. It was a miracle we even got to her in time.
‘Or even with what happened with Myung? It was fate that Hanuel was there just in time,’ Jin said and I nodded.
‘Fate is a tricky thing Namjoon,’ Yoongi said. I nodded, not having any words to say.
‘Let’s go inside. Myung and Wonho are there already and so are Adamantem and Glacies,’ Jin said. I nodded once more as the three of us made our way towards where my wife was.
She heard us approaching as she stood up, her eyes red and tears streaming down her face. My heart stopped for a moment as I saw Adamantem holding Minho in her arms and Glacies who stood by the wall, her head down. Inside Ae-Cha’s room, I could hear Wonho crying loudly.
‘Wh—what happened?’ I asked as Myung approached us. She reached for my hand and squeezed it.
‘Ae-Cha was fighting really hard, but I don’t know how to explain it Joon,’ she said, her breath hitching.
‘Take a breath and tell me slowly,’ I said as I brought her closer. Her tears just fell down her cheek rapidly.
‘Adamantem and Glacies brought Minho to her and Wonho. She opened her eyes slightly, smiled and then her heart just gave out. She… she didn’t make it Joon,’ Myung said, breaking down into tears.
I gasped as I took a step back. I looked at Glacies who was crying and at Adamantem who looked at the ground. Suddenly, Wonho’s sobbing became even louder and more heart breaking.
I looked at Jin and Yoongi who were just as frozen as I was. Ae-Cha was dead. How did things turn out like this?