Heavy footfalls were what pulled you from your deep slumber, the loud sound of someone pacing in front of you causing your eyes to flutter open against your will.

Your head ached as you reluctantly opened your eyes, body feeling weak and fragile as you slowly looked around your surroundings.

You recognized the room you were laying in as Yoongi's bedroom.

Your mouth was dry and sore as you watched the blue-haired man pace before you, his hands pulling on his odd-colored locks. Hoseok sat in the corner of the room, his head in his hands as Yoongi muttered to himself quietly, worry evident on his features.

Jungkook stood beside the bed, his eyes widening as he noticed your sudden consciousness.

"You're awake!"

You flinched at the loud tone of his voice, not enjoying the way it made your head throb in pain.

Yoongi and Hoseok instantly shot up at Jungkook's announcement, the two of the rushing over to you faster than you could blink.

Yoongi sat down on the foot of the bed, his hands encompassing yours instantly, thumbs rubbing soothing circles into the skin of your knuckles.

"Go and get the others." He spoke softly, giving Jungkook a small nod.

The silver-haired male hesitated, eyeing you for a few brief moments before eventually doing as the older male said and exiting the room.

"L-Louis.." Your voice was quiet and stiff as you tried to speak, throat dry and sore due to your dehydration.

Yoongi shushed you, his hand gently petting your hair.

"He's okay." He reassured you. "He's sleeping in the living room right now."

You let out a sigh of relief at his words, body instantly falling limp and relaxing.

"Thank god." You breathed, eyes fluttering shut momentarily.

Yoongi's eyes scanned over your features, emotions building inside of his chest as he watched you rest so easily.

He had missed you.

He was so worried about you. He couldn't even begin to explain the pain he felt at just the thought of someone hurting you...He knew that he was probably crazy for getting so attached to you after only officially knowing you for a few days, but he didn't care. If he was crazy, then he never wanted to be sane again.

The only thing that mattered was that you were safe now....safe and sound.

The sound of his bedroom door opening pulled him from his thoughts, his eyes watching as your gaze moved to the door.

He didn't need to look up to know who was rushing to your bedside. He was happy just staring at your face, watching your expression change as the other five men came flooding into Yoongi's small bedroom.

Seokjin was the first one to get his hands on you, his arms pulling you into a tight embrace, nose nuzzling into the crook of your neck as he held you close to him.

Your eyes were wide with shock as Jin pulled away from you, eyes searching you over for any kind of bruise or injury.

"Did they hurt you?" He asked. "I swear to god if they laid a hand on my princess, I'll-"

You shook your head, blatantly lying to one of the richest men in the world.

The last thing you wanted was to get Jin worked up. You honestly had no idea who all these people were, or why they were even here, but you had a hunch that it probably wasn't going to mean something good...especially if Yoongi had willingly let Seokjin back into his house after what happened.

"They didn't hurt me." You muttered.

Jungkook's eyes narrowed, his hand brushing against the bruise on your cheek.

"Then what's this?" He asked.

You flinched away from his touch, sending him a dirty glare and keeping your mouth shut.

Yes. You knew you were being petty, but you didn't care.

You hadn't overlooked the fact that Jungkook had hidden his identity from you all this time. Granted, you weren't exactly angry with him, after all, you could understand why he wouldn't want some stranger to know that he was one of the most important men in the city, but all of your beliefs and opinions about him had changed drastically. You didn't trust him anymore and you wanted him to know that.

"I fell."

Your eyes fell to the ground as you brought your hand up to cup your sore cheek.

"Who is responsible for this?" Hoseok chimed in, trying to ease the tension in the air. "Who kidnapped you?"

You sighed heavily as his question, slowly beginning to sit up in the bed.

Yoongi moved closer towards you, placing his hand on your lower back for support as he cautiously helped you lean against the bed frame, eyes soft on your figure.

"Their names were Minhyuk and Baekhyun." You said softly. "They said that they knew Jungkook."

The silver-haired male tensed at the sound of his name pouring from your lips...He guessed you figured out who he was...who he truly was. And that was not good.

All eyes shot to the young mob boss, everyone shooting him an accusing glare.

Jungkook raised his hands in surrender.

"Why are you looking at me?" He asked. "I didn't orchestrate any of this!"

You shook your head.

"He didn't." You stated, crossing your arms. "These men....they claimed to be his enemies..Said Jungkook destroyed their life's work and took everything from them..."

Yoongi swallowed hard, jaw clenching.

"I ruin a lot of lives." Jungkook started. "It's hard to keep track of everyone."

"What does any of this have to do with you, Y/n?" Yoongi asked. "Why did they take you?"

You gazed at him for a few moments before huffing out a breath of air.

"They didn't want me." You explained. "They only wanted Louis...but I got in the way, so they took me as well."

Jungkook's eyes widened slightly at your words, his body gravitating towards yours.

"What did they want with my brother?" He asked.

You bit your lip, hand slowly moving to to rest on your neck over the very spot you had shoved a needle in just a few hours ago.

"These men," You started slowly. "They're evil-ruthless..They created a drug, a compound they they called Xsixteen...Minhyuk claimed that it was powerful enough to wipe out the entire population of the Earth if it were to get airborne...he said that when you destroyed his work, you destroyed all of his other samples...He told me that the small amount he had was the last of it...and that he was going to kill Louis with it."

Everyone in the room was silent and still as your words hung in the air.

"Did you say Xsixteen?" Jimin's voice asked softly his gaze studying your features.

You nodded slowly.

He swallowed, eyeing the six men that surrounded him.

"I know what that is." He confessed. "I was involved in the design of the compound about six yeas ago before I made it big in the city...I know what it's capable of.."

His eyes locked onto yours as he continued to speak.

"That chemical-no matter how small the amount-could cripple our world and kill every one on this planet."

Your eyes widened slightly.

Sure, Minhyuk had told you the same thing only a few days ago, but you never fully believed him, considering it to just be an exaggeration of catastrophic proportions.

"Did they inject Louis?" Jungkook asked in an almost panicked tone, eyes wide.

You slowly shook your head.

"No." You popped. "I got us out before they could put the needle in him."

"Do they still have the compound?" Jimin asked frantically. "If they manage to get that virus airborne...the world as we know it could come to an end..."

You frowned at his question, hairs standing up on the back of your neck.

"They don't have it." You muttered softly.

Yoongi's eyebrows shot up at your words.

"Then where is it?" He asked.

You swallowed hard, biting your lip.

"I had to stop them." You started. "If they would've injected Louis, he'd be dead within days...I-I had to do something."

Realization slowly began to dawn on each of the men before you as you stared down at your hands, head hanging in shame as you twiddled your fingers.

"Y/n, please tell me you didn't." Jungkook gritted, his fist clenching.

You remained silent, only nodding your head.

A sudden uproar of anger and questions flooded the room, each man yelling louder than the one before, scolding you and chiding you for your actions.

"How could you do this?!" Jimin asked you, eyes wide with anger. "Do you even have a clue what you have done!? You're going to die!"

You nodded your head.

"I-I couldn't let them kill him." You mumbled.

Yoongi pulled on his hair in frustration.

"So, you throw it on the ground!" He yelled. "You inject it into the bad guys, you don't kill yourself!"

You slowly raised your gaze to meet his.

"This was the only option." You stated boldly.

Hoseok huffed in annoyance.

"That's not true." He deadpanned. "If you had just thought it through, instead of acting on instinct, we would not be in this situation."

Something within you snapped at his words, anger beginning to flood through your body.

"I did think about it!" You roared, silencing the angry men. "If I had thrown the vial on the floor, the virus would have become airborne and everyone on this planet would be affected. If I had simply left the vial alone, it would still be in the hands of those maniacs who would only try to get their hands on Louis again. If I had stabbed one of them with it, when they finally died, the virus would leave their body and infect someone else, basically bring about a new plague onto the Earth. As for simply picking up the vial and bringing it with me, I had no idea where I was. I didn't know if I was surrounded by men or how far away you were....If I was holding that poison and someone shot me...It would have become airborne and we would not have been able to stop it."

The seven men before you stared at you with wide eyes as you continued.

"I understand that you're worried and maybe even scared, but I am not stupid. I knew what I was doing when I did it. I stopped any future threats and I save Louis' life. I've studied medicine for years...I've seen what virus' like this can do to people...and I could not just stand by and let them force Louis to go through that. You may think I am dumb and naive, but I'm not. I did what was best. I won't apologize for it."

Yoongi shook his head, letting out a heavy sigh.

"So what do you expect us to do?!" He snapped. "Stand by and watch as you die?"

You slowly shook your head.

"There is a way for us to stop this." You stated.

Jungkook stepped forward.

"What is it?" He asked softly.

You frowned, your eyes boring into his.

"You have to kill me."

A/N,

I TOLD YOU HER REASONING WOULD BE EXPLAINED.

Y'all over here jumping to conclusions about her being dumb. Psht.

Imma go get some sleep now.

I love you!

-Max