Taehyung spent his days with Jimin and Mintae but even while together, they couldn't be careless as they never failed to ensure they where heavily equipped with security when ever they went out in public.

Everything seemed to be alright but there was a shadow hanging around their heads. Taehyung was really getting worse. As much as they tried to control it, it was beginning to get out of control. As always, it was the panic attacks, the constant nightmares. Then, he slowly started forgetting things. At first it was random things like forgetting where he placed his shoes but then, he started to misplace names till he started forgetting people's faces.

Jimin thought he could handle it all until one day, he came back from work and found that Taehyung was missing. He called his name, searched everywhere around the house but his efforts where fruitless.

He called everyone who could possibly know his whereabouts. Jungkook, Sunmi but they had no idea. Jungkook upon hearing Taehyung was missing went with Jimin to the police station to lay a missing person complaint.

Few hours after that, Taehyung walked into the mansion with two police men behind him. Apparently, he was found roaming around an old neighborhood. Jimin asked the police men where they found him. They told him the address and Jimin was stunned speechless. It was the address of the place where he and Taehyung had lived together more than ten years ago. Back when he was still Jessica.

Jungkook and Jimin thanked the police officers for their help. As soon as they left, he grabbed Taehyung's hand helplessly but there was a look of unfamiliarity in the other's eyes.

"Who are you?" He murmured and Jimin froze.

Taehyung ignored him, snatching his hands away as he walked towards Jungkook smiling openly.

"Yah Jungkook, what's going on? What are you doing here?"

Jungkook was stunned for a moment. He looked at Jimin for help but the latter was still frozen in place. His eyes roaming all over Taehyung.

"Well...." He murmured.

Taehyung cut in "I went to the apartment to look for Jessica but some old couple was there. What's an old couple doing at my house? When I confronted them, they told me I was crazy. There was nobody like Jessica living there since they had been living there for the past eight years"

He scoffed. "is this a joke? Maybe it's a prank"

There was absolute silence. No one said a single word. Jimin was trying to hold back the tears in his eyes as he clenched his fist tightly.

Taehyung looked Jungkook up and down. "Kookie, something's different about you. You seem to have gotten older"
He grinned and looked around the house, his eyes widening. "Wow, this place is really huge!"

He turned to Jungkook and laughed. "Is this your house? Yah! Seems you've been living really well with the money you get"

Jungkook wanted to open his mouth and say something but Taehyung interrupted him as his eyes swept past Jimin.

"And this must be your boyfriend..."

The tears Jimin had been holding all along finally burst from his eyes falling down his chin but Taehyung didn't notice that and just kept blabbering.

"He looks good. You guys look like a beautiful couple..."

"No no... he's not my.... actually, he's your...."

But Jungkook couldn't continue because Taehyung was already peering closer to Jimin who wiped the tears on his face immediately and avoided looking at him.

"Sorry, I didn't get your name? Can you please tell me your name?"

Jungkook pulled Taehyung away from Jimin and wrapped an arm around his shoulder momentarily distracting him.

"Hyung, I think you should rest..."

But Taehyung slowly removed his hand from his shoulder.

"I'm afraid I can't do that. I need to find Jessica. I really need to see her"

He lowered his eyes wearing a sulky look on his face. "We argued yesterday and I just want to apologise. I really want to tell her everything..."

Jimin started to shudder. He took a deep loud breath which immediately caught Taehyung's attention. He slightly turned to look at him but Jimin was already bolting towards the stairs.

Taehyung had a confused look on  his face as he looked at Jungkook.

"Did I say something wrong? Why did he run off like that?"

Jungkook rubbed his forehead in agitation.

"Hyung...."

Taehyung paused when he saw a picture frame on the wall. It was the image of a small boy with curly hair and a boxy smile. Without thinking, he started to walk all over the house till he stopped in front of an open door with lots of clothes hung around.

Goose bumps spread all over his arms and a strong chill swept over his body. He heard Jungkook's voice behind him.

"Hyung!"

Jungkook noticed how Taehyung stiffened so he walked over to him and was aghast as he saw his boss' eyes turn deep red.

Taehyung looked up at him and bit his lips painfully. There was intense sorrow in his eyes as he looked at him.

"I fucked up!" He murmured, lips trembling.

Jungkook sighed relieved that he had gotten back his senses.

"Sir, it isn't your fault"

Taehyung stared towards the stairs.

"Jimin....he must have been so hurt!"

Jungkook nodded. "Sir, you have to go back to the hospital. You can't stay here."

Taehyung nodded understandably trying hard to regather himself.

"I know but there's one thing I have to do first"

Jimin sniffed uncontrollably on his bed hugging his legs tightly. He looked up with red eyes as the door slowly opened and Taehyung walked in.

He looked away and forced a smile on his lips.

"Tae...are you okay?" He whispered but the latter rushed towards him and enveloped him in his arms burying his nose in the crook of his neck.

"I'm so sorry Jimin...so sorry. I know I'm hurting you. My presence here is hurting you..."

"It's okay...." Jimin whispered. It really was. He understood Taehyung but that didn't mean it didn't hurt.

Taehyung pulled back and looked at him.

"Ever since we met again, all I've ever done is hurt you. You don't deserve it"

Silence.

"There's no need for me to remain here any longer but I don't want to tie you down. I want you to be free"

Jimin narrowed his eyes frowning. "What are you trying to say?"

"What I'm saying is that I'll be gone for a very long time. I'm suffering so much right now, I don't know if I'm ever going to get better"

Jimin wasn't liking the turn of the conversation and it showed in his entire countenance.

"Stop talking like this. You are going to get better.... won't you?"

Taehyung smiled bitterly. "Jimin, the one thing I want most is to see you happy. I want you to start over again....move on from me"

Jimin scoffed, gritting his teeth "I'm not understanding you..."

"I don't want you to spend the rest of your life lonely, without someone by your side. When I leave, I would like you to find someone, fall in love again and...."

"Asshole!" Jimin yelled.

Taehyung widened his eyes stunned by the back lash.

Jimin flew from the bed, his face turning red with anger.

"Who do you think you are to tell me what to do? Do you think my feelings are that simple. I'll just forget everything and move on? It's not that simple"

"But...."

Jimin glared at him. He didn't know why he was so angry right now. Maybe it was the fact that Taehyung was so weak and ready to give up on them.

"Will you really be okay if I move on from you and be with another man?"

Taehyung was quiet.

"I know how much you hated it when Mintae called Yoongi papa... Will it not bother you if he starts calling someone else papa?"

Taehyung cleared his throat in discomfort. 

Jimin sneered. "I thought so..."

He sighed. "Don't you dare tell me to forget and move on. It angers me so much. It makes me feel you are willing to just give up! I won't let you...."

He grinned. "I'm going to make you feel guilty for making me lonely and miserable so you will have no other choice but to get better"

He lowered his head and looked into Taehyung's eyes. "If I'm lonely, it's going to be your fault. What are you going to do?

Taehyung shook his head tiredly. "Jimin, I don't want you to wait in vain...."

"Let me decide on that. You don't get to decide for me!" He blurted out.

Taehyung sighed and caught Jimin's hand tightly before pulling him to sit on his laps.

"You're so stubborn...." He murmured.

Jimin finally smiled "Didn't you know? When I love, i love intensely wholeheartedly. I gave my heart to you sixteen years ago and since then, it has always been yours. No matter how much I hated and despised you. No matter how much I tried to forget you and move on. Deep down inside, I knew it was always you! Only you!"

Taehyung's eyes was wet.

"You're going to regret it Jimin" He whispered into his ear.

Jimin smiled and wrapped his arms around him "I already regret it but what can I do? I'm madly in love with you. I want to be by your side, sharing in all your troubles. I want to give you happiness, I want to give you strength and it will only hurt more if you stop me from doing that...so don't keep me away. Let me be there every step of the way."

Taehyung couldn't handle the trembling in his heart anymore so he leaned forward and kissed Jimin's lips slowly pouring love and emotion into the action as much as he could. When they separated, they leaned their foreheads against each other.

"Do you really want to wait for me even though I might not come back?"

Jimin just smiled and pecked his lips "You'll come back Tae...I know you will"

The next chapter is going to be something else. Something sinister is going to take place so keep up with me. Love you all!