its vacation YOOHHOO so updates will be slow since my brain only works when i have shit to study.

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"So was it Sae?" The blond man on the couch asked, his posture indifferent but Sae knew that posture anywhere, after all she was much like that. He was concerned, but he didn't like showing it off or perhaps couldn't show it off.

"Sae Ra ryu." She replied, sipping softly from her hot chocolate, trying to avoid eye contact with all those present in the room and resisting from leaning into the hovering presence of the younger behind her.

"You can't go back to your apartment." The tall broad shouldered one speaks, sharing a glance with the extremely tall man next to him and sharing a glance with her.

A silence falls on the room as they wait for Sae's reply but she lets out a relived breath.

"Then where?" Sae manages to ask. Anywhere except her place was better. "I'll find a place of my own but I'll need time."

All of them share a glance, a strong connection between them, almost like a thread woven finely and connecting like a beautiful weave.

"We have thought about that." One of them says, Hoseok. "My sister is ready to help you by renting out her space for a while."

"That would be too much of a bother." Sae denies immediately. "I could live in an all-girls dormitory or something."

At Sae's suggestion, Hoseok purses his lips in thought but Jiwoo immediately jumps in.

"That would cost you money, since you cant afford anything much right now because you'll be closing the company for a while, right? Besides I don't mind sharing my space with you. I could do with some company."

"I cant." Sae said firmly. She didn't like being dependent on somebody, it simply went against her nature to do so. She had already overdone her stay, besides she had her own money, she could survive instead of thriving of the hospitality of seven strangers.

"Sae." A deep voice sounded from behind her and she already knew what he was going to say and steeled herself with determination. "Noona please stay with Jiwoo Noona."

Sae turned and faced Jungkook. "Jungkook, I ca-"

"Noona please." Jungkook whispered cutting off her denial as he went down on his knees near sae, looking up at her with those adorable big eyes, his huge hands enclosing hers as he spoke. "I need to know that you are safe. He could come and find you over there and we wouldn't know."

"Kook-"

"Please?" Jungkook tilted his head Sae felt her hands clench as her resolve broke. "For me?"

"Fine." She huffed, still not pleased with the idea but nonetheless grateful to all of them for helping her.

"Thank you." Sae looked around at all seven of the boys, meeting each one's eyes for a brief moment, remembering the way they hadn't hesitate to defend or take her in. "Thank you for taking care of me and giving me a place to stay. For letting me stay when you knew this could affect your careers as celebrities."

"We are celebrities not heartless humans." The tallest one mumbled half jokingly, a teasing dimpled smile punctuating it.

"Besides its all we could do for Jungkook's-" The extremely handsome one started but was immediately stopped by a heated glare from Jungkook whuch was followed by snickers from the other boys and a confused Sae.

"Jungkook's what?" Sae asked a bit intrigued and suddenly all of them looked mischievous whilst Jungkook hid his face in his hands.

"His doctor of course." A smaller boy with a sharp jaw and plumps lips teased with a smirk.

"The one who treats him." The one with the boxy grin continued.

"He's so thankful." The blond one on the couch chuckled and by then Jungkook looked half gone to Elysium from humiliation.

"Ah hyung!" Jungkook whined as all of them broke out into laughter.

Sae shrugged their weird behavior off as an inside joke between them and retreated to sipping at her hot chocolate. Jungkook slowly got up from the floor, glaring at his bandmates in dismay as more comments and laughs passed on between them.

Sae got up to wash her drained mug but her weak body swayed, causing her to stumble toward Jungkook blindly gripping at the taller's shirt to catch her balance only for it to tear with a rip.

"Noona!" Jungkook turned towards the dizzy woman in a flash, catching her wrist, arms automatically holding onto her waist to help her stand without thinking twice.

Sae gasped at the sudden action and at the fingers that were unintentionally pressing into her bruises. She felt her eyes tear up at the sudden pain but couldn't find it in herself to tell the younger since she knew it would probably hurt him or blame himself for touching her.

"Jungkook..." Jiwoo softly spoke catching onto the cause of Sae's pain. "You might not want to do that, she still has..." Jiwoo trailed off as she noticed Sae's firm shake of her head but continued nonetheless. "...bruises."

The reaction was almost instantaneous as Jungkook moved away, regret in his eyes.

"No its o-okay." Sae gasped clutching her side as hot pain lashed out, causing tears to stream freely against her cheeks. "You didn't know."

She saw almost all of them move forward she doubled over in agony, the restraint she had kept on herself, the accumulated bruises and wounds finally taking a toll on her body.

"Just a m-minute." She threw out a hand to stop them but still saw Jungkook and Jiwoo move near her in concern despite it.

"Should I call a doctor?" she heard Jiwoo ask softly and Sae shook her head. "I'm fine. It'll pass."

Seeing their concerned and hesitant faces she smiled and slowly straightened her form.

"So when am I moving in?" Sae asked as brightly as she could manage as though nothing had just happened.

"My house is just down the street. You can move over whenever you want." Jiwoo said and Sae nodded at her thankfully.

"Go tomorrow." Jungkook suddenly insisted and mutters ran out through the room. "You are to weak to even walk, much less move out."

"Jungkook-ah I don't know about that. If our managers find about this and the media-" The dimpled man began but Jungkook interrupted him.

"We have got holiday for a week Namjoon hyung. Also, its only a day right? Nobody from work comes here during our holidays anyways."

A pondering silence fell over the room and Sae jumped in, trying to save the situation. "I don't mind moving in today, I already took so much from you.I cant ask for more, I don't mind it."

"Hyung." Jungkook said, a new kind of tone in his voice, a kind of desperation that called the attention of the other six.

The tall broad shouldered male placed a hand on the other man and gave him a nod which was followed by similar nods of agreement from the other members as Namjoon finally gave in with a sigh.

"Only for a day." Namjoon said firmly and Jungkook nodded in relief and even Sae breathed out. At least she could rest for a bit more now.

"And you guys are not going out." The blonde haired one supplied and Jungkook nodded immediately.

Sae bowed as low as she could manage and excused herself and slowly walked towards the room she had slept in with Jiwoo's help.

"She's a good woman." Hoseok said smiling gently at Jungkook.

"Did you see the she tried not to tell Jungkook when she was in pain because she knew it would make Kookie blame himself?" Jimin asked and all the members nodded and Jungkook's heart gave an involuntary shiver at the new information.

"She's independent." Yoongi hummed leaning on Jimin subtly. "At least now we can safely say she not a leach for fame and money." He thought bluntly and Jimin slapped his boyfriend for the careless comment but Yoongi wasn't even fazed.

"I'm afraid hyung." Jungkook admitted softly, not meeting any of the others eyes. "I'm afraid that she'll keep blaming herself or even go back to that bastard after all this and I wouldn't know. I just wouldn't know if she got hurt. She'll be doing it all alone and suffer. She wont tell anybody and she would just suffer."

"Even now she wont tell us the full extent of the pain even after we helped her. Not Jiwoo, not me, not anybody. What if she's going through more than we can imgine? I cant think of that hyung, I cant think of smiling or laughing or playing around if she's breaking inside." Word after word tumbled out from Jungkook's mouth making the members concerned about their maknae.

"Shh kookie." Tae's warm hand soothed down his back, relaxing him as Jin brushed over his bangs comfortingly. "We are in this together aren't we?"

Jungkook glanced around at his brothers huddled around him, and nodded. He trusted them.

"Then we'll find a way together ok?" Jimin squeezed his shoulder reassuringly. "We'll help her too."

"Thank you." Jungkook mumbled getting up, grateful for all of them. Sure they were annoying and incredibly embarrassing sometimes but at time like these they were always there for him. They were there for him , to teach him, to scold him and show him the way and Jungkook never forgot that.

After reassuring pats and smiles were exchanged all of them dispersed to their own rooms, some to play and some to sleep.

As Jin and Yoongi went towards their shared room, Jin smiled proudly towards Jungkook's retreating back.

"Our Kookie is growing up well, isn't he?"