FIFTY TWO: FORGIVE ME

THIRD PERSON POV

"Yuuri! This can't be," Yugyeom said as he looked at Yuuri being carried by the team.

The police arrived minutes after the incident. And Soujin told them everything about San and the drug.

"You're saying those children being kidnapped are used by SAN for a drug? How odd, we can probably connect that to our autospy test," Yugyeom said as he check his files.

"But first, we must pay our respects to our senior attorney. We must not stress over this even if it's a dire situation. Yuuri being in peace is what she deserves. Then, report to me at the station for details, Ms. Bae," Yugyeom said as he left, and Soujin and Yeonjun sighed. The Bangtan members have hidden somewhere in case the police would have arrested them, but that still wasn't enough to rid them of what happened to Yuuri.

-

"My sweet daughter... is...?" Mr. Kang said as he was on a wheelchair in a black hanbok used for funerals. And Mrs. Himekawa sighed as she looked at her husband sadly.

"Our Yuuri... she's... gone," she spoke, and Mr. Kang squinted his eyes.

"I don't think I understand you, dear. Out Yuuri? Is she going abroad? Then why are we in a funeral?" Mr. Kang said and his wife sighed heavily.

"We're here to greet guests who have come to... Yuuri's funeral, sweetie," Mrs. Himekawa said, and Mr. Kang looked down at the ground as they were kneeling.

"My Yuuri.... is dead?" Mr. Kang said.

"But... I'm the one who's supposed to die, not her... Himekawa. What did my angel do? Even if it was for a bad cause, I don't hate her because my daughter always stands up for what's right, and I trust her," Mr. Kang said weakly.

"Good Morning Mr. and Mrs. Kang," Yeonjun and Soujin said as they greeted the couple, and they took a flower before walking towards Yuuri's coffin, kneeling infront of it before bowing.

"Yuuri noona, I'm sorry. This is my fault," Yeonjun cried as more tears rolled down his cheeks.

"I-I wasn't there to save you in time, if only.... if only I talked to you more, this wouldn't have happened," Yeonjun said as Soujin stayed silent.

"Yuuri wouldn't like that if you blamed yourself. We should atleast send her off with peace and happiness," Soujin said as she sat up.

"She was a hero until the end. And that's why she will never waver as my role model," Soujin said as she looked at Yuuri's potrait, covered and decorated with flowers.

-

"I'm here to see Yuuri, I'm happy you called for me," a voice said as Yeonjun and Soujin were quietly sitting in a room with other guests.

Yeonjun and Soujin looked over at the direction to where the voice came from, and a chill went down their spines.

Baekhyun.

"Baekhyun! You were a good man, I was hoping that you'd come as you loved my daughter first, I know Yuuri and you already broke up, but I can see that she was very fond of you," Mr. Kang said innocently.

"Yeonjun, wait," Soujin's eyes widened as Yeonjun stared at him, his fists clenched as he gazed at him walking inside the room where Yuuri rested.

"You, I need to talk to you," Yeonjun said as he stepped inside, not even waiting for Baekhyun to bow down and pay his respects.

"Oh, Baekhyun. You should go ahead, it's alright if it's urgent," Mr. Kang smiled softly at Baekhyun, and Baekhyun sighed softly as he walked past Yeonjun, not waiting for him to go outside.

-

The first thing Yeonjun gave Baekhyun was a hard punch to the face.

"You bastard! You sick bastard!" Yeonjun yelled as they were at the back of the building. Soujin trying to restrain Yeonjun from causing a ruckus where others can hear.

"Noona trusted you! And you betrayed her!" Yeonjun cried as hot tears rolled down his cheeks.

"She wasn't supposed to die that day!" Baekhyun replied as he stood up, not defending himself knowing he deserved it.

"The truth is, I was surprised she died yesterday. I just couldn't face the fact she did," Baekhyun said.

FLASHBACK

"Why did you kill her?!" Baekhyun said as he followed Namsan, and Namsan tilted his head.

"Oh? I didn't kill her. The lasers did. In fact, I wasn't the one who put a bullet hole in DuoYi's monitor, and neither did San," Namsan replied and Baekhyun gritted his teeth as he clenched his fists.

"We promised to inject the LIVV in her not to kill her!" Baekhyun said and Namsan sighed.

"I guess you still don't understand, Baekhyun," Namsan said.

"The moment San injected the drug into her was the moment you agreed to have sold her life whether it be life or death," Namsan said with a cold tone before getting inside the black car with San.

END OF FLASHBACK

"I resented Yuuri, but I wasn't cruel enough to kill her off! I cared about her too!" Baekhyun replied and Yeonjun gritted his teeth as he punched him in the face again.

"Care for her?! You never cared for her! You loved her once, you can't love twice and hate her at the same time! You didn't care fot her!" Yeonjun cried.

"You knew LIVV was gonna kill her and you still wanted her alive? You're sick in the head! It's your fault she's dead!" Yeonjun cried as Soujin tried to calm him down by massaging his shoulders.

"I have nothing to say to you Baekhyun. You may have not been involved in the incident, but that doesn't change the fact that you agreed to Yuuri's death, whether you cared for her or not," Soujin said as she glared at him.

"Yuuri.... I knew she still loved you, Baekhyun," Yeonjun weeped, and Baekhyun's eyes widened.

"She didn't tell me about her relationship with you, but I know her.... she couldn't accept the fact her own first love would treat her like this. She trusted you that you'd still come back to her!" Yeonjun yelled and tears welled up in Baekhyun's eyes.

"She loved you, Baekhyun. And you... killed her," Yeonjun said before walking past him, in which Soujin followed.

Baekhyun was on the ground, kneeling. Bruises were on his face but he didn't care, he felt all the emotions inside him disappear. He felt everything didn't matter at that point.

Yuuri was the only girl for him, and he lost her.

-

"Yuuri! Yuuri.... my sweet... aughhh," Taehyung cried loudly as tears rolled down his cheeks. His eyes were red since the day she died, and Jungkook was down in the dumps as he hugged Taehyung while calming him down.

They were hiding in a car near the venue, making sure no one has seen them.

"Namhee's death anniversary is coming, and Yuuri... Yuuri is...," Hoseok said as tears rolled down his cheeks, and Jimin sighed as he felt like a rock was in his stomach.

"Namhee... and now Yuuri...., I don't want this to happen to us anymore! Why does this keep happening to us," Taehyung wailed, and Jungkook stayed silent.

Then, Jungkook's eyes caught a familiar figure, and his eyes followed her as she walked alone.

"Wait a minute, stay here," Jungkook spoke as he handed the crying Taehyung over to Yoongi, who was silent the whole time.

-

"Soujin! Soujin," Jungkook called her name as he chased after her, and it felt like Soujin wasn't stopping. Her mind was filled with different thoughts.

"Soujin," Jungkook said and Soujin looked back at her.

"Jungkook," Soujin smiled softly upon seeing the man, and Jungkook smiled back.

"Is there something on your mind? Do you want to share it with me?" Jungkook said, he was wearing a hoodie as he hid his face with it, and Soujin sighed as she looked up at the sky.

"It's okay, I don't want to bother you," Soujin said and Jungkook sighed.

"You promised... we would share our secrets and thoughts to each other... so we could know each other more," Jungkook replied, and Soujin stayed quiet for a moment before smiking softly again.

"Should I stop?" Soujin said, it was more like a question directed to herself rather than to Jungkook.

"Stop...?" Jungkook replied.

"Investigating this case. Because of me, Ms. Yuuri is... she's...," Soujin said and Jungkook looked at her.

"I don't want to hurt people anymore, Jungkook. Yeonjun is unstable right now, and everything is going worse than imagined, even Namjoon... I can't bring him back to you," Soujin said softly, and there was a lump in his throat.

"I'm a failure, aren't I? I feel like shit knowing that I can't do anything in the end," Soujin said as a tear drop rolled down her cheek, and Jungkook stared at her as he felt the knots in his heart tighten.

He was sad seeing her cry too.

"You're not a failure. Didn't Yuuri say.... she's proud of you?" Jungkook smiled as he placed his hand on her shoulder.

"Yuuri.... was someone who felt like she wasn't enough for someone to be proud of her and she didn't want anyone else to feel that way, she wanted you to be happy with yourself... she always reassured you even if she was gonna die. She knew you were cool and awesome!" Jungkook said as his ears turned red.

"And Yuuri didn't want you to give up. It's okay to stop sometimes, it's not the end. Yuuri knew it wasn't the end if it was hers. She trusted that you would still get up on your feet," Jungkook smiled, and Soujin stared at him as more tears rolled down her cheeks.

"And about that other thing. I'll protect you from now on, Soujin. I trust you... and I won't let anyone make you cry again. Because atleast in my eyes, you're not a failure at all," Jungkook muttered as he brought her in to his arms, enveloping her in a hug, as she squished herself towards his tall form.

"So cry, I won't leave you alone from now on, I won't let you feel horrible on your own," Jungkook said as his cheeks turned red, and Soujin unknowingly was also turning red upon hugging him back.

But there was also a slight sound of their heartbeats resonating against each other.

-

That night, Jungkook was staring against the ceiling, he couldn't sleep. And everyone else was long asleep in Yuuri's apartment which was handed over to Yeonjun according to Yuuri's last will including Forté Law Firm, the firm Yuuri built.

Jungkook stared silently at Soujin's sleeping figure as they were both back at the movie room. They were meters seperated away because Jungkook wanted Soujin to feel comfortable.

FLASHBACK

NIGHT OF YUURI'S DEATH

As they were hiding from the police, Jungkook wandered by himself to find any signs and clues left by SAN.

Then, his eyes caught a figure that was walking just right outside the warehouse, away from them.

Jungkook had gone away from the group without anyone knowing, and he ran towards the figure upon setting his eyes on him.

"Hey....," Jungkook called softly, and the figure stopped.

He looked sideways, waiting for him to continue.

"You... you were watching....

...weren't you, Jihoon?"

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(UNEDITED)

A/N:

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I have given u SouKook content for your thirsty souls hehe.

It's a green flag when a guy comforts you and reassures you while making you comfortable :")

But anyways back to the drama :D