"I saved you this once doesn't mean I'll keep saving you, Taehyung." His agitated voice echos in the silent car. Taehyung has his hand placed on his abdomen. He doesn't want to cry in front of him but it hurts like a bitch. Taehyung might pass out because of the pain.

"You should learn how to defend yourself. It might be of use even if it's against your own gang." The person in the driver's seat says as he stops the car. He turns around to look at Taehyung and frowns. "And you might want to get that treated. It looks nasty." He says.

Taehyung finally looks at him. It takes a lot to just glare at the person. "And when the doctor would ask what the fuck happened to me, what would I tell them?"

"I don't know, okay. You're a friend of mine and-"

"I'M NOT YOUR FRIEND! STOP SAYING WE ARE FRIENDS. FRIENDS DON'T DO WHAT YOU DID TO EACH OTHER. STOP ACTING. STOP TALKING TO ME. STOP COMING NEAR ME. JUST FUCKING STOP, MINHYUN!" Taehyung shouts on top of his voice. He feels like he already reached his limit today. His day was very bad. He got chased by the police, had a drama in the ladies washroom, got beat to pulp and then almost got sexually harassed. He cannot take it anymore. He cannot bear Minhyun's presence near him.

"Is this how you thank someone who saved you from getting fucking raped, Taehyung?" Minhyun says so calmly that it's almost scary.

Taehyung looks at him and gulps. He sighs and says in a lower tone this time, "Look, I'm really thankful for what you did back there. Seriously I cannot ever repay you for that. But it does not change the fact that I'm mad at you. I'm so angry at you and at the same time... I'm-- scared. I'm afraid of you, Minhyun."

Minhyun raises his eyebrows, "And you're afraid because?"

"When we became friends, I didn't know you are a part of Mekong. Its a gang. I wanted to stay away from this gang related shit but you dragged me there and now I have to work for you. I have to-" Taehyung immediately stops. He knows he shouldn't be speaking much. He knows how scary of a person Minhyun is and he has seen how he treats people who disrespect him. He has never done anything to Taehyung directly but it does not mean he cannot do that.

"Oh come on. You cannot directly blame me for that. You said you needed money. I helped you getting a job." Minhyun says. Taehyung looks at him as if he has seen a ghost.

"A job? You call this a job? This is a fucking life and death situation!" Taehyung raises his voice again. He is totally pissed off.

"Look Taehyung, you are not a kid. You should not have agreed when I proposed the idea to you." Minhyun says and shrugs his shoulders.

"But I needed money. I still do and let's not forget the fact that you introduced this idea and made me sign that fucking contract when I was drunk." Taehyung says looking down. "And once you get into gang shit, there's no way out. I have seen it and realised it now. I was so dumb back then to have trusted you. Well, I don't struggle that much with the bills now but I have other things to struggle with now. Thanks to you." Taehyung adds.

"Wait! Hold up. If you wanna leave, you can leave. I'll terminate your contract." Minhyun says. Taehyung looks at him with wide eyes.

"I would let you leave but you know what happened when the previous leader wanted to leave." Minhyun reminds him. Taehyung gasps at the mention of that terrifying incident.

"You killed him."

"It's not like I wanted to. I try not to get blood on my hands but you see--- we cannot let the gang's secrets out just because one motherfucker decides to leave. You join by your own will but you can't leave on your own. How do we be assured that you won't report us to the police or something?" Minhyun's words do make sense. But Taehyung doesn't want to remain a part of a gang for his whole life.

He wants to become an artist. He wants to live his passion. He was so dumb when he chose to work for Mekong. He brought this upon himself.

"And Taehyung, I wouldn't be the one killing you. I wouldn't even be ordering the other gang members to kill you because you're my friend. I know you hate me and all that. I also know it isn't entirely your fault but--- okay. But you know if the safety of the gang is hindered, one psychotic fucker would come after you and it would be too late for me to stop them." Minhyun says.

Taehyung knows he is right. Minhyun has always been kind of considerate with him after he became the leader. But the other members didn't. They hate it that their leader supports some random blue haired motherfucker so much and even though Minhyun tries to protect Taehyung like he did today by beating the man who tried to rape him, there's only so much Minhyun can do. There's an hierarchy and he has to follow that. He has to consult his right hand men too. He cannot make his gang upset because he wants to remain their leader for a long time.

"Don't act so nice. You are so full of yourself that you keep ordering me around. You keep saying, "Taehyung, bring me to your work." like you can't go there on your own. You try to piss me off and you also try to tease me because you know I hate this work with burning passion. You-" Taehyung wants to say so much more but he is cut off by Minhyun's voice.

"Okay I know you don't like me all that much and I would have said a lot of things to you as well. But since you are hurt, just get out and go get some treatment. I don't want to hurt you. You might die with a light touch." Minhyun says. Taehyung narrows his eyes and grits his teeth. He sighs then and decides to leave. He needs rest after all.

"Yeah. I should leave." Taehyung says. Minhyun nods and gets out of the car to open Taehyung's side of the door.

"Do you want me to drop you at your dorm?" Minhyun asks but Taehyung just shakes his head. He doesn't want anyone to see him like this--- weak and pathetic. It would bring on him more bullying and mocking sessions.

Taehyung starts dragging himself towards his room, hoping to reach there soon. He whimpers as every bone and muscle in his body hurt. He feels like he has be torn.

Tears roll down his cheeks as the pain becomes unbearable. His own weight becomes so difficult for him to carry. He legs are about to give up.

His head throbs and he can see everything spinning. He knows he is about to faint. Taehyung cannot even fight his own body anymore. His legs become like jelly and when he thinks he would land up on the floor now, two arms wrap around his waist and pull him up.

"Oh my God! What happened to you, Taehyung? Are you okay?" Taehyung somehow opens his eyes. He shouldn't have had such an intense conversation with Minhyun earlier. It only drained his remaining energy.

"I-I'm o-okay." Taehyung manages to say.

"You're clearly not okay." Hoseok says. His voice and eyes are full of concern for the younger but Taehyung is not able to speak much. His eyes start closing again and Hoseok panics.

"Tae! Oh my God! Let me take you to the infirmary." Hoseok announces as he somehow pulls the blue haired boy on his back in such a way that he is now giving him a piggyback ride.

"N-No. Pl-Please no." Taehyung grunts. Hoseok's panicked state reaches the roof.

"Damn, Tae, you need to go to the infirmary." The older urges.

"J-Just take me to m-my r-room. Pl-" Taehyung cannot even finish his sentence as his passes out.

Hoseok quickly takes the elevator and reaches Taehyung's floor. As the older carries him to his and Jungkook's room, he can see people drilling holes in him. How weird are these people? They would stare but they cannot help a person in need.

Once he reaches Taehyung's room, he kicks the door as hard as he can because his hands are busy carrying the younger. When the cherry haired boy opens the door, his eyes widen. "Fuck, what happened to him?" He asks with wide eyes.

"I don't know, Jungkook, but he asked me to bring him to his room before he fainted even though I kept insisting him to go to the infirmary with me." Hoseok says.

"Please get inside, hyung and put him on the bed." Jungkook says as he rushes to the bathroom to grab the first aid kit. Taehyung's state makes him want to cry as well but he knows now is not the time. It's time to treat Taehyung and that is what he does.

^Jungkook's new hair colour for the book.

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Hi my lovelies! So all your guesses were wrong. It was Minhyun who saved Taehyung. Not Jungkook or Jimin. I didn't want it to be that predictable and this story will hopefully not be very predictable. I still hope you liked the chapter though.

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