FORTY-FIVE

"Hold on," his voice wavered as Nari had begun to wake up, "baby, please hold on!" he tried smiling at her but he couldn't. Her face reflected pain and suffering.

Her wound on her lower abdomen wasn't that big. It still hurt, a bullet had perforated her beautiful skin.

The culprit was none other than Zik. This time, Jungkook was sure that he'd make that man pay for hurting her. No one can make his live suffer.

He held her small face against his chest and placed his trembling hand on her cheek, "It's okay, you'll be okay," his lips graced her wet cheek, she was crying due to the pain, "please hold on."

Nari just smiled slightly, "We got them."

He cannot believe her. She had just been shot but she still managed to smile. This is what he loved about her. He really loved how nothing could dim her bright and beautiful personality, not even a wound. She's the third person that he knew who had such a bright personality. The first one was Hoseok and then Taehyung, of course. But she still amazed him.

The van came to a stop and they had arrived. Jungkook took Nari in his arms and carried her carefully.

"Come on." he whispered to her with a loving tone.

Rapidly, he looked at his surroundings. They had gone back to Busan. It had taken them three hours, or even more who knows. But Jungkook was confused as to why they had gone back. Zik was looking for him and now they had returned?

"Why are we in your house?" Jungkook asked Namjoon as he placed Nari on his red couch.

Namjoon sighed, "We need to stay here with Nari and her family, we'll catch Zik later," he looked at Hye who was now healing Nari, "she has to get better first."

"I told her to stay here." Jay's voice startled the boys who were all in their own worlds.

"She wanted to look for you." Her mother responded while stroking Ara's hair. She was hugging her tightly on the end of the couch.

Jay nodded, "I thought she wasn't too fond of me," he changed his expression to a conflicted one, "but I guess I was wrong this whole time."

"People change. I thought you knew that." Namjoon said as he stared intensely at Jay.

Jay stared back guiltily, "Namjoon–" he began but was cut off by a loud slam on the dining room table.

"No, you really thought that we would find out, right?" Yoongi shouted, startling everyone including Hye who had returned from putting Nari to sleep on the guest room.

Nari's mother furrowed her eyebrows, "Find out what?"

"Nothing." Jay smiled at her, but she didn't buy it at all.

"That he was the one who sent her threats through text," Taehyung mumbled, "and that he worked for Zik all this time." he finished.

The woman widened her eyes and Ara clenched her fists, "E–excuse me?" she stuttered.

"I can explain, please." he brought his hands up slightly, as a sign of 'peace'.

Ara chuckled, "No, you can't. You left us; your family to fend for ourselves without an explanation!" she shouted.

"Honey–" Jay tried to speak but was cut off once more.

"You left us too." Jin was serious, really serious.

    Jay who had his hands on his face in frustration let out a sigh, "He threatened me to send her the texts, or else he would've killed you all." he motioned to the boys and his family.

   "Then what about you working for him too, huh?" Namjoon asked him.

    "I was also threatened." he responded.

    "And you expect us to believe that, just like that?" Taehyung said sarcastically.

   "I know, it's a bit difficult to understand–" he let out but Jungkook cut him off.

"Yeah sure," he scoffed, "it's difficult to understand that you almost got her shot that one time in the car!" Jungkook clenched his fists and began walking up to him but Jimin held him.

Jimin placed his arm around him and brought him back, "No, she wouldn't want you to do this." he told his friend.

    "I know, that's why I told her to get out! I was keeping her safe, I was!" he shouted as tears began appearing from his eyes.

    "You didn't keep her safe that time. We did, because she's a part of us now," Jungkook strolled yo to him and pressed his index finger to his chest, "whether you like it or not." just when he said that, the door opened.

    Nari appeared behind the door as she held to her lower stomach, "What's with all the screaming?" she asked. Hye had given her pain medicines that made her drowsy.

   As Jungkook was about to walk to her and hold her to him, her mother beat him to it.

   "It's nothing baby, let's get you back to bed." she said as she got back in with Nari, closing the door lightly.

    "We'll let you guys talk. We'll go to the game room." Eun said to the boys as she motioned Ara, Hye and Mel to follow her. They left upstairs rapidly and silence spread around the room.

    "There is nothing to talk about, I'll see you guys tomorrow." Jungkook said and was about to open the door to the guest room.

    "Please stay. I need to explain everything." Jay mumbled.

     Jungkook was mad. He was this close to throwing something to get him to shut up. Instead, he exploded.

    "Explain what? That you left us all, including your family, just to let that sick bastard manipulate you?" He stomped up to him and said lowly, "Explain that you let him manipulate you into threatening your own daughter?" his voice began increasing.

    "Jungkook–"

    "You were like another father figure to me. I wanted to be like you! But now that I know who you really are," he clenched his fists, "I don't think that I want to be like you, anymore." he finally said what he wanted to let him know.

    He really wanted to be like him before he met Nari. But now that he knows all the things he's done to his own family; he wasn't so sure about it.

   He entered the guest room and bowed to Nari's mother.

   She just smiled, "You guys were the kids that he helped, right?" she asked.

   Jungkook nodded, afraid that he would receive insults from her. Instead, she stayed quiet and nodded before walking up to him.

    "I'll just ask you one thing," she motioned to him, "please take care of her, make her smile and just–" she sighed, "she loves you, I can tell."

   She walked to the door and left him alone with Ara who held her sister's hand lightly.

   Jungkook sat on the other side of the bed.

   "You guys are cute." she lightly smiled at him.

    "Thanks, I guess." he mumbled with his hands caressing Nari's face.

     Ara nodded, "I had a feeling that you'd be a couple, but I just didn't tell her." she responded.

    "I knew from the first time that I had my eyes on her," Jungkook smiled as he remembered her scared expression, "I was a bit rough on her."

     Ara furrowed her eyebrows, "In what sense?"

    "I was different back then," Jungkook admitted, "so I wasn't very welcoming at first."

   "Oh, I see," Ara responded, "so this is where you say something cliche like 'she changed me', right?" Ara let out as she looked at Jungkook.

   "Took the words out of my mouth." he responded.

    Ara smiled as she got comfortable on the chair next to the bed with Nari's hand in hers.

    "But she really did change me," Jungkook began talking, "she showed me what falling in love was and she showed me once more to be kind to those who are kind to you, as well."

   "And I repeat, you guys are cute." Ara smiled.

   "Yes we are." a light voice startled both of them.

    Nari had woke up from her slumber and was now staring at Jungkook with a bright shine in her eyes. Those eyes that caught him that night that he met her. Those eyes that made his heart stop for a millisecond every time he saw them.

    Those eyes that could stop his whole world and make him only think about her. The eyes of the one he loved and he would love for the rest of his life.

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HELLOOOOO! Today is comeback day! I wrote this the day before so I haven't seen the mv at this very moment, but I would've watched it by now (idk if it makes sense lol).

But still, I know that the mv and the album plus the songs will be awesome! Also, thank you for your votes and comments ❤️ you guys mean a lot to me.

I finally wrote a long chapter again, I missed writing long chapters.

I hope you guys have a great day/ week! Ily all so much.

See you guys next Friday!

Jen.