Chapter 41: Jumping to Conclusions

Jungkook dried any tears that he could muster as the sparks began to emit from his eyes. As his gaze remained latched onto the door far ahead, he only shifted his attention down to Hoseok who was still underneath him; drowning in his own silent tears. The fact that his mind still dwelled on what Jungkook told him along with the idea that the creation he helped create and actually raised, was planning to kill him right on the spot. It became too much for Hoseok that he dwelled on the idea and began to cry underneath the android.

"...you only fear me," Jungkook continued as he leaned in closer until he was able to whisper against Hoseok's ear. "You should know by now that I am incapable of harming Jimin the moment we bond...but you, I won't hesitate to do so. My love isn't a danger here, I'm not the danger at all, you and your love on the other hand, is the real danger here."

The second Jungkook said those words, the android got off of the human and walked out of the kitchen and back into his room. Leaving Hoseok to lay there and stare up at the ceiling, contemplating and desperately trying to dry the tears that spewed out of his gaze like a waterfall. Just as he laid there he got up and tried to compose himself, he was glad to know that Taehyung returned around the right time and was able to knock at the door right before he would draw his last breath. Taehyung just wouldn't know how important this moment was for Hoseok.

Once he made sure the tears on his face were dry, he let out a sharp exhale before opening the door and locking eyes with the tall android before him; arriving exactly on the time he told him way before. In a second where Hoseok looked up at Taehyung, he almost wondered how things could have been if he was too late.

"Taehyung, I'm so glad to see you..." Hoseok said with a smile as Taehyung noticed the red hand marks around Hoseok's neck.

The android longed to say something, however, he recalled the warnings he gave to Jimin and watched as the human disregarded them. So of course, Taehyung just didn't want to bring it up because deep down, he knew Hoseok would disregard his warnings too. Just as Taehyung's eyes latched onto the red marks along Hoseok's neck, he automatically knew where they came from so all he did was store this information into his database. Knowing well that it took a lot to brush it away when Hoseok was in danger and could have died if he didn't knock. The only choice that was left to act on was to do things his way.

"I'm glad to see you too, Hoseok," Taehyung replied and stepped in, slowly focusing his gaze onto Jungkook's door, but not saying another word right afterwards.

Meanwhile, Jungkook paced around in his room, drying the many tears that escaped his round eyes like streams from a river. No matter what, he just couldn't stop thinking about Hoseok and the many things he said. Jeon Jungkook has finally come to the realization that he was so close to acting out of pain and anger, he could have killed his co-creator if it wasn't for the knock at the door.

"I'm not a danger... I'm not a danger and I will never hurt Jimin! He only said that to scare me and make me stop... even he knows I'll never harm the one I care so much about," Jungkook said into his thoughts and continued to pace around until he came to a stop. "The one I care about..."

With the young android repeating those words in his head, he reminded himself that Jimin was at home and safe. Believing that he didn't need the android to protect him from the unknown, Jungkook began to worry as he dropped onto the rolling seat in front of the wall of box televisions stacked before him.

"I want... I want you to need me... just as much as I need you... please, Jimin..." Jungkook whispered to himself and dried his own tears, yet they just couldn't stop causing him to flinch with every spark that was emitted. "I need you..."

The second the android said those words, he reached over his desk and grabbed a pack of sticky notes and set it at the center of the table before looking up at the box televisions standing before him. Without another second to lose, Jungkook moved down to the plug and inserted it into the outlet. Instantly, his eyes fixed upon the many screens that bore a static screen as he awaited patiently. Waiting for something to show up and dry the tears in his eyes.

After a minute, the screens began to display the familiar settings of a living room, bedroom and kitchen. As he looked at every seperate screen, recording from the perspective of a random item within the space, he noticed Jimin was cooking in the kitchen. It was no secret that he had many things in mind and so, Jungkook began to jot down and observe the human's every move and reaction.

In an instant where Jungkook looked up and deepened his gaze over Jimin, looking at the young man cooking, the man suddenly froze in place as he locked his eyes into the cutting board before him. The sense of gaze detection was there and at that moment, Jimin just thought of Jungkook and how much he longed for his protection. Through this, Jungkook knew he was needed and had his purpose once more.

"You need me just as much as I need you... Jimin... I..."

"You don't have to worry about it, my little android! I'm fine, I promise," Hoseok called out to Taehyung just outside and instantly left Jungkook to look towards the door leading to where the two were. At that moment, Jungkook looked away from Jimin and thought of Hoseok. Reminding himself of the cold words he just couldn't seem to get out of his mind.

"Your little android? Not once did he ever call me that... and I'm the one he cares and loves..." Jungkook said into a soft whisper before the tears built up within his eyes. "No... no I don't care! I don't care if Hoseok doesn't love me... he only told me that in order to stop me from harming him! Jung Hoseok never loved me from the start, it doesn't bother me that he calls all the other creations that little nickname but me... it doesn't! It doesn't, it doesn't!"

Once Jungkook looked over to his wall of sticky notes he dried his eyes from the tears that longed to fall out once again. "But once I'm more human... he will realize that I'm not a danger... Seokjin will acknowledge me as his creation and I won't have to hide... and Jimin will be able to love me completely as a human. Until then, he's mine.... Jimin is all mine and he must stay with me... until I really become a perfect human and then I will be so much more to him than just an android."

Just before Jungkook could continue to dwell on the words he just said to himself, he suddenly flinched and raised a finger to the base of his ear and turned his face towards the screen within the box television that displayed Jimin's kitchen.

"Hello?" Jungkook asked into the sudden call as Jimin remained frozen in place at the kitchen and hugged himself as he kept the phone pressed against his ear.

"J-Jungkook.... I know... I know I said I haven't felt it in a while but now I do..."

"Feel what?" asked the android as he continued to keep his gaze locked onto the trembling human through the screen. "Jimin, talk to me..."

"I... I feel like I'm being watched... it just doesn't go away!" Jimin whispered a bit louder as he hugged himself tightly. Becoming too scared to even look around or move a muscle. "Jungkook, please... p-please come to me... I don't feel safe..."

"So, you need me...?"

"Yes, I need you. Jungkook, please hurry..."

"I'll be right there," Jungkook assured as he never peeled those blue eyes away from Jimin even once.

By the time Jungkook was on his way to see Jimin, the android stepped out of his room and locked eyes with Taehyung once again. He recalled the slick comment he made before and was incapable of forgetting it now that he met this android face to face.

"Jungkook, it's so nice to see you again," Taehyung spoke up. Right at the moment, Hoseok became silent while he sat on one of the couches. Taehyung on the other hand, took it upon himself to remain standing before the unpredictable creation. Causing every thought in Jungkook's mind towards him, to be negative.

"It's nice to see you too. Now if you'd excuse me, you're in my way..." Jungkook spoke up and watched as Taehyung tilted his head.

"Impossible, I'm only-"

Within seconds, Jungkook purposely bumped into Taehyung, forcefully pushing his shoulder against the other's enough to make Taehyung raise a brow and turn his body in the direction he was pushed into. There, he watched Jungkook reach the front door and he was gone in seconds. Once Jungkook was gone, Taehyung was silent as he kept looking towards the door. Taking note of that interaction too.

There were many things Taehyung noticed about Jeon Jungkook. Especially now when he found red marks along Hoseok's neck, how anxious the human became at the idea of Jeon Jungkook, and how different and uncontrollable this android truly was. He was far more peculiar in the eyes of Kim Taehyung and that could only leave the creation to record these odd details and keep them stored in his data. Longing to put an end to this very soon.

While Jimin stood in the silent kitchen, he contemplated the feeling of being watched for the first time in a while. By now, he was no longer on edge and the sense of gaze detection was gone, but the fear of knowing it happened again after a while of being free from it all, ruined his hopes of ever reaching peaceful silence.

"Am I never going to find those eyes that haunt me? Those familiar yet horrifying eyes that follow my every move and watch me from every perspective... Why does that feeling stick out to me? Is it because I need sleep or-"

Instantly, there was a knock at the door. Jimin's heart sank and his gaze bolted at the door face right at the entry. After the unsettling sensation of being watched fled his body completely, he closed his eyes and let out a sharp exhale. Never really noticing that he was already holding his breath before.

"It's Jungkook... I invited him over and that's him, not some creepy stalker that had its eyes set on me from the very beginning... I just need some more rest, or maybe I need to go out for once... but I doubt Jungkook will long to go out too." Jimin did a good job distracting himself and eased his shaky breathing the moment he stepped in front of the door. "I can just go on my own... I need to build up my courage and my confidence."

The second Jimin looked through the peephole, his body shivered at the sight of Jungkook. It was the sudden and familiar feeling he felt before when it came to those eyes of the creation himself, clawing into his soul with every glance but yet again, this was Jungkook; his lovely and caring partner that only adored him. Never harmed him in any other way. Jimin found him absolutely flawless no matter what.

"Why do I feel so nervous when I look into his eyes? It's just like the way I feel when I'm being watched by- ah... no... what am I thinking? Jungkook can't be my stalker! He's perfect and he would never do that to me..." Jimin thought and placed his hand on the door after unlocking it.

"I need to stop jumping to conclusions,
Jeon Jungkook is no stalker."

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