Jimin was worried. He immediately regretted not staying to find out what was going to happen to Taehyung. So as soon as he reached home, he started calling his phone but there was no response. He tried to hide his worry from Mintae but the boy saw right through him.

He paced up and down the living room when he it dawned on him that he couldn't reach Taehyung.

"What am i going to do?" He said to himself.

"Appa, are they going to arrest Tae?" Mintae added in a small tiny voice interrupting his train of thoughts.

Jimin stopped his pacing and looked at him "I don't know...." He whispered then he walked over to him.

"I'm worried about him. Let's go look for him together okay"

Mintae nodded his head rapidly and they left the house again. They went back to the beach and Jimin started asking everyone about Taehyung. So far, no one was helpful. Noboy had an idea what happened to him. After a long while, He started giving up when he came across the final person. A young teenage girl with freckles on her face and wild red hair.

"The guy who went crazy and started beating up this other guy?" The girl said.

Jimin nodded his head.
"Yes, do you by chance know where he is?"

"Yeah, I think the police came and arrested him"

Jimin wasn't surprised.

"What about the other guy?" He asked.

"He was taken away by the ambulance" She answered.

Jimin sighed in despair. "But do you have any idea which police station the other guy was taken to?"

The girl shook her head. "No I have no idea. I'm sorry but i can't help you there sir"

She smiled apologetically and left him. Jimin was at a loss for what to do. He hated feeling like this. He felt like he owed Taehyung after he had saved him that day. He shouldn't have left just like that even though Taehyung did something wrong. He should have stayed. He was hit with pangs of regrets as he thought about what next to do.

"You fix this mess you made you hear me! You fix it". Those where the words he had uttered so heartlessly from his mouth. How could he do that?

He gripped Mintae's hand again prepared to head to the nearest police station to ask for Taehyung when he got a call on his phone. He looked at it. It was Yoongi. This wasn't the right time and it made him feel hesitant to answer the call but he did anyway.

"Hey babe, where are you?" His boyfriend's voice rang out.

"I...."

Yoongi chuckled. "Did you miss me because i sure as hell missed you"

"I miss you Yoongi but now is not the right time" Jimin said wearily

"What? What's wrong?"

"It's Taehyung..."

Yoongi cut him off with a scoff. "What about him?"

"He got into trouble. We where at the beach...."

"You where at the beach!" Yoongi said loudly, his voice laced in sarcasm.

"It's not what you think. We went with Mintae"

"Of course" Yoongi dragged on.

Jimin frowned. "What are you insinuating?"

"Nothing... nothing. Go on!"

"Like i said, Taehyung got into trouble. I was talking with this guy but then he came and started punching him till he passed out."

"For no reason!"

"No reason at all!" Jimin said.

"He may be going crazy"

Jimin didn't like that statement but he didn't say anything before Yoongi accuses him of defending Taehyung.

"So what now?" Yoongi asked.

"They arrested him. I don't know the police station where he was taken to but i want to try searching everyone of them"

The anger in his boyfriend's voice was obvious. "You're doing what now? No way! You stay right where you are. I'm coming over to the beach"

Jimin sighed. "Yoongi...."

"I'm not playing Jimin. Stay right there" he said in a harder tone.

The call ended and Jimin took a long deep breath and sat on a lounge chair with Mintae on his laps.

"What's wrong?" Mintae asked Jimin.

"Nothing. Your papa Yoongi is coming" he said forcing a smile on his lips.

Mintae smiled brightly. After fifteen minutes, they saw Yoongi running along the beach in jeans and a blue t-shirt. He seemed to be looking for them so Jimin called out his name and he finally saw them. He jogged over to where they where and as soon as he reached them, he enveloped Jimin in his arms and kissed his chin. Then he ruffled Mintae's head fondly.

When the pleasantries had ended, he grabbed Jimin's hand and looked deeply into his eyes. "Don't look for him okay. He's a man. He should be able to take care of himself"

He sounded desperate and Jimin wasn't liking it one bit.

"You don't understand Yoongi. I feel bad for him. If it weren't for him, I would have died today"

Yoongi raised his eyes "What are you talking about?"

Jimin smiled painfully and told him everything that happened at the beach and how Taehyung had saved him from being devoured by the sea. Yoongi was silent throughout. When Jimin finished talking, he stared hard at him "So you're still going?"

Jimin shook his head. "We have to be human here Yoongi. If not for anything, at least for Mintae. Taehyung is his father and he's worried about him"

Yoongi said nothing as though he was contemplating. He finally took a deep breath. "fine, but I'm coming with you"

Jimin beamed. "Thank you Yoonie" he said feeling relieved.

They went to different police stations till they finally arrived at the one where Taehyung had been taken to. Thankfully, he was bailed out and the victim decided not to press charges which seemed a bit too odd to Jimin. It was suspicious because the man was nearly killed by Taehyung if it weren't for Mintae.

"Where could he be?" Jimin whispered worriedly causing Yoongi to stare pointedly at him

"Are you seriously worried about Taehyung right now?" Yoongi asked with disbelief in his eyes.

"No... it's just that...."

"It's just that what?"

Yoongi looked really angry. His face was flaming red and if smoke could come out from a person's ears, it would be coming out from Yoongi's at that moment. "He's a full grown man and he can very well take care of himself"

He sighed. "Besides, I came here to see you because I wanted us to go out on a date but if you're going to keep worrying about Taehyung..."

Jimin managed to put up a smile. "I'm sorry Yoongi. I'm sorry. We can go anywhere you want to right now"

Yoongi smiled in satisfaction. "Are you sure?"

"I am" Jimin nodded taking Yoongi's hand. His boyfriend smiled in satisfaction and they lett together. The three of them went to a restaurant to have a meal but it was obvious Jimin wasn't concentrating on their conversation because he kept fumbling with his phone.

"Can you just stop?" Yoongi groaned.

"I'm sorry...."

"You're sorry?"

Jimin sighed. He couldn't pretend everything was fine when it wasn't so he decided to just say his mind "Honestly, this isn't the right time for a date Yoongi. I'm worried about Taehyung. You have no idea how he was when we left him"

He finally stood up. "I'm sorry. I'll make it up to you when I can but for now, I have to get home. He might probably be waiting!"

Yoongi scoffed. "Home? You have to get home because he's waiting?" He looked flabbergasted. "Are you actually leaving me because of him?"

Jimin shook his head. "I'm not leaving you for anyone much less for Taehyung. You should stop making it about you because it isn't about you Yoongi. I'm not that cold hearted to ignore someone who clearly has a problem. Taehyung has a problem. Something is definitely wrong with him. He needs help!"

Yoongi stared at him "And you're going to be the one to help him?" He bit his lips hard in an effort to control himself "Don't tell me you're feeling sorry for him!"

Jimin shook his head and took Mintae's hand. "Like i said, this isn't about you"

He stopped. "I'll call you Yoon, I'm sorry"

As Yoongi watched Jimin walk off with Mintae, he felt his chest tightening. This was what he had been afraid of. That Jimin was going to fall for Taehyung again. He could already see it happening. If not, why was he so worried about Taehyung? Yoongi was scared. He knew what he had to go through for Jimin to accept him. He wasn't about to let all his efforts go to waste just like that. He had to do something and he had to do it fast.

Taehyung settled on the couch with a sigh as Jungkook sat beside him and gave him a cup of water and some drugs. He drank and thanked him with a smile. They where in Jungkook's apartment.

"Thanks for bailing me out Jungkook." He said.

"No problem"

Jungkook looked at him intensely.

"What happened sir? How did you end up in jail?"

Taehyung scoffed "I went crazy Kookie. It's getting worse. I couldn't help myself when i saw him"

Jungkook arched an eyebrow. "Who? Who did you see?"

"I think he's one of them...no, I'm absolutely sure he's one of them. He was talking with Jimin and immediately i saw his tattoo, i recognized him then i went up to him and started to punch him. I just couldn't hold myself back. I was scared he was going to hurt Jimin"

"Are you sure? You weren't hallucinating?"

Taehyung nodded. "Positive Kookie. He's one of them!"

He lowered his head. "But I'm scared. I would have killed him if Mintae hadn't brought me back to my senses"

He trembled. "It's getting worse. You should have seen the way they looked at me. Like i was some kind of monster"

He looked at Jungkook with teary eyes. "You know, I thought i couldn't care less what Jimin thought about me but now, i don't know, when he looked at me like that, i guess...it bothered me"

Jungkook stared at him silently.

"Mmh..." He whispered with a thoughtful look on his face before shaking his head.

"It's going to be okay Taehyung but the truth is, you really have to get admitted"

Taehyung shook his head "I can't"

"You have to or you'll be putting both Jimin and Mintae in danger"

"I can't get admitted Kookie. Not now. I feel like something bad is going to happen any moment and i have to be there to protect them"

Jungkook sighed in frustration "You are really stubborn. How can you protect them if you don't take care of yourself?"

Taehyung said nothing. He knew Jungkook was right but he couldn't do that. He couldn't give his enemies the satisfaction of seeing him completely broken. He needed to change the subject so he turned to Jungkook. "How is your brother?"

Jungkook paled instantly. "He's not well sir. He just had surgery but I'm afraid things are only going to get worse"

Taehyung placed a reassuring hand on his shoulder.

"Don't worry. It will get better" he murmured and Jungkook just nodded weakly.

When they arrived home, Jimin waited anxiously. Mintae waited also until it was very late and he fell asleep so Jimin tucked him in bed. After some time, he decided to work on sketching a design to keep him awake. All the while he worked, his attention was diverted. Deep inside, he felt bad for walking out on Yoongi but he couldn't just ignore Taehyung. He tried to convince himself that he was merely doing this because he felt indebted to Taehyung for saving his life and not because he was genuinely worried about him. But he too was still human and a few minutes past one, he found his head slumped on the desk in exhaustion. But then, he had thought it was a dream when he saw Taehyung walk in, stop and acess him carefully before pulling him into his arms and carrying him bridal style. He thought it was still a dream when Taehyung headed to his room and dropped him gently on his bed, wiped a lock of hair hiding his eyes from his face and carefully spread the sheets over his body.

"I'm really sorry Jimin" came a soft whisper of his voice. He thought was still a dream when he felt a light squeeze on his cheeks.

"Still a cutie" Taehyung whispered

In the dream, he slowly walked away from the room. Jimin felt his breath hang. It was a strange feeling that overtook him. The same strange feeling he had when Taehyung had saved him earlier that day. When he had been trapped in his arms looking into his eyes. No! He didn't want to think about it anymore. It was a stupid thought. He was only satisfied that at least, Taehyung was okay. That was all that mattered.

Thanks for reading. I wanted to update this chapter sooner because it interested me. Anyway, thanks so much for sticking with me. I'll update pretty soon so watch out!