They were yelling again.

They were always yelling.

They'd yell and scream until it suddenly all stopped and all that was heard was mommy's cries.

I wasn't afraid though. Cause mommy said that I'm strong. And I have to stay strong for her. And protect her from Appa when he hits her.

But Appa says mommy deserves it like I do when I'm a bad boy.

But I never did though. I never protect mommy because I'm scared of Appa.

My bedroom door opens and mommy comes in and shuts the door.

"Eomma. You're bleeding, eomma." I say when I see mommy's face.

She doesn't like when I call her mommy because I'm a big boy now.

"Taeby. Come here to Eomma, Taeby." She says wiping the blood from her lip.

I was scared but I scoot close anyway.

"What happened, Eomma?" I ask wiping her tears.

"A-Appa hurt Eomma, Taeby." She says crying more tears.

"Did Eomma make Appa shout?" I ask.

Mommy nods but before she can speak the door flies open, like BOOM!

Eomma stands pushing me behind her.

"You think you can take my son?" Appa asks walking towards us. He's walking funny again.

"Stay away from him." Eomma says madly.

She never speaks madly to Taeby though.

Appa pushes mommy away. Now's my chance. Now I can protect mommy.

"Stop it, Appa! It's not nice!" I scream pushing him so he knows I'm serious.

Appa draws his hand back and swings it at me hitting me in the face.

Eomma screams standing and pushing Appa with all her strength.

Now my lip's bleeding like Eomma's.

I know I shouldn't cry. But it really really hurt Taeby.

Appa leaves Eomma and me alone in the room.

Eomma always got him to go away somehow.

"Taeby. Are you okay, Taeby?" Mommy cries picking me up.

I can't answer cause I'm crying. Even though I should be being a big boy.

"It's okay, Taehyung-ah. Mommy's gonna get us out of here. And we're going to go far far away from here. Don't you want that, Taeby?" Mommy asks.

She's crying too. Maybe it's hard for her to be a big girl.

I nod. "Taeby hates Appa."

"Don't hate him. People like Appa need all the love in your heart. Okay Taeby?" Eomma asks. "Always give Appa all your love."

-

Taehyung makes with a start, his breathing uneven and his heart beating fast.

He pushes himself into a sitting position looking around the bedroom, Jungkook must have brought him up during the night.

He looks beside him but he doesn't find Jungkook.

He frowns before he hears the sound of Jungkook's shoes hitting the floor as he comes up the stairs.

    "Jungkook-ah." He says just as the other appears in the door way, a bottle of unlabeled brown liquor in his hand as he stumbles towards him. "What are you doing?"

    "I never understood why people liked you so much, honestly. You aren't all that good looking." Jungkook slurs as he approaches him slowly.

    "What are you talking about, Jungkook? Why are you drinking?" Taehyung asks cowering under his fiancé's gaze.

Jungkook drops the bottle onto the hardwood floor as he climbs onto the bed.

    "Jungkook-ah~"

    "Your face can't be the reason all those people wanted to fuck you." Jungkook says, a smirk forming on his lips.

Taehyung flinches at his words, closing his legs as Jungkook tries to get between them. "What are you doing~"

Jungkook harshly pushes his legs apart and pulls Taehyung underneath him. "Come on, honey. Show me what a good fuck you are."

    "Stop." Taehyung says trying to pull his wrists away as Jungkook pins them down above his head. "Stop, Jungkook!"

Jungkook wraps his free hand around his throat cutting off his shouts of protest.

    "Stop making this so hard." He says. "You know you want it you fucking slut."

Taehyung's eyes widened and he stares up at him in horror.

"You're mine, you'll always be mine."

—

Jungkook jumps awake at the sound of Taehyung's chilling screams coming from downstairs.

He scrambles out of bed and runs downstairs, nearly loosing his balance.

"Tae?" He says, out of breath from panicking and running down the stairs.

He calms down a little when he sees that Taehyung is asleep, but then another scream escapes his lips.

"Tae!" He says kneeling next to the couch and trying to shake him awake, tears forming as another petrified scream leaves his mouth. "Taehyung!"

The other's eyes fly open but he just screams impossibly louder when he sees Jungkook.

"It's me, Tae~"

"Don't touch me!" Taehyung screams sitting up and scrambling away from him.

"Taehyung~" Jungkook starts reaching for him again.

"No! No, no, no." He cries harder standing and backing away. "Stay away, you stay away from me."

Jungkook stands watching Taehyung back away from him, completely terrified.

"Don't touch me." Taehyung pants, close to hyperventilating as he hugs himself.

"Taehyung." Jungkook says. "What's wrong, baby?"

Taehyung looks up at him and shakes his head vigorously. "Don't you, don't you call me that. Don't say that to me."

"What do you want me to do?" Jungkook asks, every move he made set Taehyung off so he just stayed still.

Taehyung started to cry. "I need my hyung. I need my hyung. I need my hyung."

Jungkook nodded. "I'll go call your hyung, okay? I'm not gonna touch you, I'm just gonna go get my phone. Sit down bab~ Taehyung."

Taehyung eyes him closely until Jungkook got to the stairs and ran up them to get his phone.

It was nearly six o'clock in the morning so he hoped one of their hyungs were up right now.

He clicks on Jin's contact who answers right away surprisingly.

"Jungkook-ah? Why are you calling this early?" He asks sounding as if he's been up for hours.

"Can you come to my place? Like right now, and by right now I mean start leaving now and speed all the way if you have to." Jungkook says starting back downstairs.

"Okay? I'm on my way, what's happening?" His hyung asks.

"Taehyung~" Jungkook stops abruptly when he finds Taehyung laying on the floor unconscious. "Tae!?"

He rushes to him, brushing the hair from his face and putting his hand against his forehead.

"Jungkook!? What happened?" Jin asks urgently from the phone.

"I don't know, Hyung! I think he fainted." He answers.

"For the love of god. We'll be there in a minute, just hold tight."

Jungkook drops the phone and scoops Taehyung up into his arms.

"What's happened to you, Tae?" He grunts carrying him to the couch and laying him down.

He checks his head for any injuries from the fall and there aren't any visible bruises or marks.

Taehyung's breathing becomes uneven and shallow.

Jungkook starts to panic but he forces himself to stay calm, at least until his hyung gets here.

"It's okay, Tae. J-Jin-hyung is coming. Your hyung is coming."

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