12-12-21

Sunday, December 12th, 2021

Jihoon was out and about, bar hopping as he usually did on his day off. No one knew what time he'd come home or if he'd even come that night. It was a familiar scene that the rest of them had unfortunately gotten used to.

Flurries fell from the sky and glided onto the ground before melting, just like Jungkook's hopes. He sat on the ground outside, gazing into the clouds. Hearing the door open he turned around and saw Yuri, rubbing her sleepy eyes just waking up from her afternoon nap.

She walked and sat in front of him practically in his lap as he held her closely to him.

"Why are you out here? It's cold." She whined.

"C'mon lets go in the house." He mumbled before they both stood up.

"You're wearing a thin shirt. Let's go into the house." He signed.

When they both walked in the house Jungkook heard the door violently ripped open, Yuri on the other hand felt the wicked wind breeze through the house. Giving them a taste of the winter's frigid temperatures. Jungkook pointed to the staircase as he heard Jihoons drunken voice.

He had made sure to do all of his and Yuri's chores while she was sleeping. Wanting no reason for Jihoon to get mad at them. Pushing her up the stairs he headed towards his room.

"He's already yelling at Sooyoung, just stay out of his way." He told her.

She nodded while she leaned back in his bed. Mindlessly scratching her arm as a distraction. He noticed her arm quickly get red and grabbed her hand.

"Stop Yuri, you're hurting yourself."

The habit she had since she was young. As her anxiety rose she would repetitively do an action to distract her mind. Playing with her hair, biting her nails or anything to try and make herself feel better. Jungkook tried and failed to stop her every time. Her boyfriend pulled her close to him and kissed her forehead.

He heard the awful sound of the heated argument that came from the floors below. Sometimes he was thankful she couldn't hear, it would only do more harm than good.

While hearing Sooyoung shout while clearly sobbing he turned his head towards the door. Yuri looked up at him and he shook his head like it was nothing while smiling at her.

Feeling the baby kick, Yuri grabbed his hand and put it at her lower abdomen. Jungkook would've loved to savor the moment where he first felt his child kick, but instead it was ruined by the sounds of the arguing downstairs.

Hearing the sound of glass breaking he got concerned. Letting go of her he sat up and went towards his door. Walking down the stairs Jungkook heard the front door slam.

Slowly walking down the stairs he heard Sooyoung weeping. Stepping into the living room he saw Sooyoung, he was shocked to see her. A massive bruise filled the majority of the left side of her face. Her lip was cut while blood fell down her chin.

"Oh my god, what did he do to you?" Jungkook gasped.

Yuri's eyes teared up seeing her. Walking over Yuri helped her sit down.

"First aid kit." Yuri signed to Jungkook.

He walked to the bathroom getting the first aid kit.

Although she wasn't their real mother, seeing her in such pain and distress certainly upset them. Sooyoung was the closest to a mother figure that they ever had. Walking back over to her, Jungkook sat next to her. Gently wrapping his arm around her.

"Are you okay?" He softly asked.

"Don't worry about me Kook." Sooyoung said.

Yuri opened it up and pulled out a disinfectant wipe. She handed it to Sooyoung, as she wiped her cuts she winced in pain.

Jungkook stood up and went to the freezer to grab one of the overused ice packs. Stepping over the broken vase he grabbed a light towel to wrap around the ice pack. He returned to Sooyung and she reached out for it.

"What did he do to you?" Jungkook asked, looking at her empathetically.

She just shook her head, not wanting to get back into it.

"Thank you both. But you guys should get to bed and stay out of his way if or when he gets back." Sooyoung signed.

"Jihoon wants me to get the ladder ready for the roofers outside so when he comes home from work early it's ready." Jungkook told her.

Sooyoung nodded, not even paying attention while walking towards the stairs.

"I'm going to the shed for the ladder." He signed.

"Oh, I thought the roofer was coming next week?"

"He is."

"Oh."

"Flashlight." He enunciated while grabbing a jacket.

"What?"

"Flashlight."

"Light?"

"Flashlight!" He overdramatically signed. "Get the flashlight and follow me so I can see."

"Oh."

He turned around and opened the door feeling the cold breeze.

"Hmm Mhm!" She loudly hummed to get his attention.

Jungkook looked at her and shut the door.

"Where is it?" She signed.

"By the door, I think?" He walked towards the door while looking around for it.

Picking it up he handed it to her, they both walked towards the door. He grabbed her coat and helped her put it around her, seeing it was quite snug on her growing body.

"You're going to get help tonight?" Yuri signed.

"Yes my Love. It'll all be over soon I promise." He replied.

"But what will they do with us?"

"I will take care of us. We'll be together, I'll make sure of it."

They walked out in the night's darkness being engulfed by the frigid temperatures. Jungkook opened the shed and turned on the flimsy dim light in it. A low yellow glow was seen as he tried to pull it out as he avoided tripping over the mess.

As Jungkook wrestled with the ladder, Yuri stepped out of the way after he nearly decapitated her twice. SIghing loudly he finally got it out of the shed and walked over to the house. He and Yuri extended it out before lifting it up to reach the house.

Jungkook made sure it was as stable as possible. He grabbed Yuri's hand intertwining their fingers while walking back to the house.

He opened the door feeling the warmth coming from the furnace. They took off their jackets and she followed him into the kitchen.

"Hot cocoa?" He signed.

She nodded her head. Walking into the pantry she grabbed a large bag of chips, gummy worms, and a chocolate bar. Ignoring Jungkook's disgusted look at the odd combination she sat at the counter, waiting for him.

They went up the stairs as Jungkook held both mugs and headed towards her room. Sitting on her bed they got under the warm covers. Yuri opened the bag of gummies and was about to dip it into her hot chocolate.

"Don't you dare." Jungkook looked at her and signed.

"It tastes good." She replied.

"How can that taste good?"

"Here you try."

"No! I would rather starve to death than do that. What kind of hormones mess you up to want to dip gummy worms in hot chocolate?"

"It tastes good just try it!"

"Nooo!" He shook his head.

They soon both checked on Sooyoung, but she didn't want to be bothered. She preferred to just relax alone, hoping Jihoon wouldn't come home still angry.

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"I'm gonna go to sleep." Jungkook told Yuri.

"Okay, what are you going to do tonight, let me come with you." She put her hand on his thigh, making eye contact.

"No you can't come. I'm going to a police station. But I have to get off of the roof, you're too pregnant it's too dangerous. I will be okay, I promise. Don't worry about me. This is why I didn't wanna tell you."

"Be safe."

"I will. I love you. Go to bed Ri." He leaned in and kissed her, before going to his room.

"Love you," She muttered.

He shut her door and went to his room, sitting at his desk while searching for a piece of paper. He pulled out a pen and began writing.

Hello,

My name is Jeon Jungkook, I am now 17 years old. When I was eight I was kidnapped by Lee Jihoon. Yang Y/n is 16 and was kidnapped when she was 7. She is also now pregnant and needs to be properly seen by a doctor.

We live at XXXXXX. But we aren't allowed outside of the fences, and no one even knows about us. Jihoon is very manipulative and makes sure we are hidden from all eyes. Don't believe any of his lies.

Jihoon is very violent and can be dangerous to us and others. Please send help as soon as possible.

He signed his name at the bottom. Jungkook really didn't have a clue what to write, there was so much to tell of the nightmare his life was. He tried to make it short and simple.Sliding it in the small envelope he put it inside of his desk drawer and walked over to his bed. Jungkook turned on the heater and pulled out his shoes and hoodie. Getting everything prepared so it'd be as easy as possible to get up and go.

After setting his alarm he took a deep breath and laid in bed pulling the covers over him. Anxiety was filling his mind with many worries of how everything could go wrong. Trying to shut down his mind he closed his eyes and hugged his pillow, hoping sleep would find him soon.

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Seeing some light Yuri opened her eyes. Jihoon stepped into her room and she quickly sat up. She knew what he did to Sooyoung and was afraid of what he wanted. Reaching over she turned on her lamp on her nightstand so she could see him.

Her hair was all over her face as she was in a daze, barely awake. Jihoon cracked a smile as he pushed her hair back. Her doe eyes briefly met his eyes before she looked away.

"I was just checking on you." He enunciated.

She tilted her head. Why?

He pulled her into a tight hug unexpectedly. She didn't know how to react, but she let her arms hug him back, thinking that's what he wanted. Pulling away he looked at her and looked down sighing.

"I love you Yuri." He sighed to her.

Taken back but his words she stared at him. Subconsciously sighing the same thing back. Did she mean it was a completely different story.

Most parents frequently said the phrase to their children. Although she didn't consider Jihoon to be her parent, it was the first time he's said it to her, and maybe the last.

Lemme know your thoughts in the comments, have a good day/night!