"There are only four words that mean so much more than I love you..and those words are I'm here for you."

              -Anonymous

A contented sigh slowly left Jungkook's lips as he began to stir in his sleep, the sound of soft whispers filling his ears.

He could feel someones fingers raking through his hair and playing with the ends of his dirty blond locks. Warmth engulfed his entire body, putting him at ease and giving him a sense of security.

"So, what do we do?" Your soft voice pulled him out of his tired state, his eyes slowly beginning to flutter open.

A sigh sounded from the other side of the room.

"I don't know." A familiar voice stated. "If Jin is right about Daesung, then we don't have much time left."

Jungkook's body stiffened at the mention of his father's name, memories flooding through his mind as he opened his eyes fully.

He glanced around the room, his gaze falling onto the black-haired man that was currently leaning against the door.

Jungkook's head rested in your lap, his body now laying on the bed as you toyed with the ends of his hair.

What happened?

The last thing he remembered was his lips on yours and his hands roaming all over your body against his will as he whispered his apologies to you.

The young Emperor was relieved that he seemed to have control of his body again and there was no sign of his father anywhere.

Hoseok's golden-brown eyes locked onto Jungkook's, his arms crossing over his chest.

"He's awake." He stated.

Jungkook felt you shuffle underneath him, your hand moving to caress his face as you scanned him over, worry evident in your bright blue eyes.

"Jungkook." Your voice came out in a relieved sigh.

He frowned in confusion, his hand moving to rest over your own as his big, innocent eyes staring up at you.

"What happened?"

His voice was soft and scared, his throat dry as he spoke to you.

You moved your gaze away from him, glancing at Hoseok for a moment, before moving to stare at a seemingly empty spot in the room.

"You don't remember?" You asked him.

Jungkook frowned, his thumb brushing over the warm flesh of your hand.

"I-I remember you and I-" He paused, struggling with his words. "I don't now why I passed out."

You nodded your head, combing your fingers through his hair in a comforting way.

"I know about your father, Jungkook." You started cautiously. "I know what he did to you."

The dirty-blond man swallowed hard, his jaw clenching as his vision began to cloud over with unshed tears.

"We both know." Hoseok stated, running a hand through his hair. "I'm sorry, kid."

Jungkook could only nod, trying to contain himself.

So many emotions were going through him at that moment.

He was relieved that you now knew the reasons behind his cruel actions, and he was happy that he could finally speak to someone about it, but at the same time..he was scared. Scared that you would reject him or view him as a monster.

"How did this happen?" You asked him.

The young Emperor shook his head, his hand never moving from yours. Your warm touch was the only thing keeping him together at that moment.

"M-My father," He began slowly. "I killed him and he-he came back..."

You glanced over to Hoseok, giving him a knowing look.

A sniffle came from Jungkook as he continued.

"I'm sorry." He stated, looking up at you. "I couldn't stop him. I wanted to. I tried so hard, but I couldn't. I couldn't stop him because I'm weak and-"

You shook your head, moving his long, dirty-blond locks from his forehead.

"No, baby," You started softly. "It wasn't your fault. Don't apologize. You did everything you could and it all worked out in the end, didn't it?"

A quiet gasp left your lips as Jungkook suddenly sat up from your lap, his arms wrapping around your shoulders and his face nuzzling into the crook of your neck as soft cries sounded from him.

"Thank you." He sobbed. "Thank you so much."

Recovering from your initial shock, you returned his embrace, allowing him to hold you as you rubbed his back in a soothing manner.

"You should sleep more." You whispered, pulling away from him.

He nodded his head cutely, sniffing as you wiped his tears with the pads of your thumbs.

You smiled.

He reminded you of a small child that had fallen down and hurt himself.

"You can sleep in here," You began. "We will watch over you and make sure your father doesn't return, alright?"

He nodded again, big brown eyes watching as you stood from the bed.

He couldn't stop his hand from darting out to grab yours.

"C-Can you stay with me?" He asked. "Just until I fall asleep."

You swallowed, glancing around the room until your eyes fell on that same empty spot again.

"I'll stay with you." You hummed. "Just give me a few moments, alright?"

He reluctantly released your hand, silently agreeing to your terms as he laid back down, pulling the covers over his still shirtless body.

You gave him one last smile before walking to the sliding door of your bedroom and sliding it open.

You waited for a few seconds before walking out and closing it softly.

Jin stood with his arms crossed, his eyes snapping to yours as soon as you opened the bedroom door.

He straightened his posture, hand rushing through his damp, white hair.

"Well?" He asked, watching as you closed the door.

You let out a sigh.

"He's okay." You stated stiffly. "But, he's still a little shaken up."

Seokjin nodded his head in understanding.

"I can believe that," He said. "He's been through a lot."

You rubbed your upper arm, the tension in the air beginning to get to you.

After Jungkook passed out, you ran to get Hoseok as fast as you could, explaining the situation to him. Yoongi stopped by your room and picked up Grace, when he asked about the sleeping Emperor, you merely played it off, saying that he probably had too much to drink the night before and just crashed in your room accidentally. Yoongi seemed to buy it, and he and Grace went for breakfast.

Hoseok was quick to help you after you had told him everything about his father. Although, the black-haired male was angry at first when you told him about everything that had gone down.

During all this time, you never spoke to Jin. You assumed that he would go on his own terms, but he stayed the entire time, watching  and making sure that Daesung didn't return.

You were grateful for his help...but it was still awkward between the two of you and you knew that you weren't ready to talk about your relationship with one another.

Not yet.

"Y/n," Jin breathed out your name, his blue eyes studying you intently. "Can we talk? About this.....About us?"

You slowly turned to look at him, your expression soft.

"I don't- I don't think so." You stated. "I appreciate your help..but I can't do this with you right now."

He nodded slowly, biting his lip.

"I understand."

His sadden expression hurt your heart, his sad gaze falling to the floor.

You hesitantly reached forward, tangling your hand with his.

Seokjin's gaze snapped to yours, his blue eyes widening slightly at the feeling of your flesh against his.

"I know that we need to talk." You stated. "And I promise that we will...but it has only been a few hours. Every time I see you, I feel angry and hurt...I want us to be able to move past this....but I can't talk about it right now, not without yelling at you or breaking down..."

You didn't miss the way that Jin teared up, his solemn expression showcasing all of his feelings.

"Then yell at me," He breathed, taking a step closer. "Yell at me. Scream at me. Hit me for god's sake..but please...don't shut me out."

You shook your head, looking down as you bit your lip.

Jin's free hand grabbed yours, his body moving closer to yours.

His eyes studied your features as he stared down at you, lips parted as he began to breathe heavily.

"I know that I messed up." He began, his voice cracking. "I know that you and I are two completely different people who live in two completely different worlds...but despite that...despite the fact that it should be impossible for the two of us to meet....we managed to find one another."

You swallowed hard, staring at his chest as you couldn't bring yourself to look into his eyes that stared at you so intensely.

"You found me, Y/n." He said, his heart racing. "I know I'm not perfect. I know that everything about me is flawed and that forgiving me will be one of the hardest things to do in your life...but I can't- I can't just give up on us."

You didn't know when your heart began to beat so hard, but you found yourself hanging onto every single word he spoke to you.

Jin's hand moved to rest on your cheek, his thumb stroking the soft skin of your face.

"I thought that forcing you to take my place was the only way to stop my loneliness. The only way to make people see me." He started. "But, then I realized...that I don't need the whole world to see me...As long as you looked at me every day with those beautiful blue eyes...I don't need anyone else."

"Jin..I-"

"I love you."

Normally, you would have frozen at his words.....you would have been completely taken aback with shock....but you weren't.

Because you already knew..

"But I never told you," Jin breathed. "I never told you what I should have said. No I never told you, I just held it in and now I miss everything about you and I can only hope that you want me after all the things we've been through."

You moved your eyes to his. His words were making your heart soar, while causing it to crumble all at once...

After everything you had been through and all the worlds you had seen...You couldn't go through that again...

"I can't- I can't love you." You croaked. "After everything..I-I can't-"

His hands wiped away the tears that trickled down your face, his eyes still soft as he listened to you cry.

"I can wait for you." He stated.

"B-But why?" You asked.

"Because I don't just want love from you." He said softly. "I want everything that comes with it. I want your friendship, I want us to share laughter like we used to...even if you're not in love with me yet...just be beside me...Just be there."

He planted a kiss to your forehead before continuing.

"To me...the small things matter." He breathed. "Every word, every laugh..every brush of your skin against mine...Those things are what keep me sane...Just knowing that you're there."

You swallowed hard, nodding your head in understanding.

You couldn't bring yourself to tell him the harsh truth.

You couldn't bring yourself to tell him that one day you'd be gone.

You couldn't bring yourself to tell him that this story was almost over.

A/N,

Wow....That was emotional.

And fluffy...

And everyone knows what happens when I write fluff.

Buckle up, babies.

I love you.

I adore you.

I purple you.

Annnnnnddddddddddddddd

I'm out!

-Max