"You can come in" The doctor's voice saved you. You both walked in.

"The bullet's been removed but the pain will stay for a while. Make sure he doesn't stress that arm at all. No lifting anything, and make sure there is no pressure either. I've prescribed pain killers, but only take them when the pain is unbearable." The doctor listed as you made mental notes.

"Thanks doctor..." Jin mumbled.
"I'll give you guys some space" The doctor left.

You rushed and hugged him. 

"I-I'm so sorry" You burst into tears. You had no idea why you were saying sorry. It's not like you shot him, 

And Jungkook didn't do this either. Of course he didn't...

"Hey, Y/n...Baby, I'm fine. See, nothing happened. I'm strong y'know" You chuckled through your tears.
"I was so s-scared."

You pulled away, letting Namjoon greet the oldest too.

"You guys are so dramatic, I didn't die!" Jin huffed, pulling both of you in a hug.

"Hyung, I...I have no idea how this happened. We had perfect security, everything. But, I'll go home and ensure increased secur-

"You should. This isn't your fault at all, okay? Let's just be thankful it wasn't any of you" Jin said, as he reached out to drink water.
"I think we should only work from headquaters for now. Y'know...just for a little while." Namjoon suggested.
"That's what I was thinking-

"Oppa, you're literally on a hospital bed. For once, screw work." You rolled your eyes.

Jin chuckled.

"Hey, Y/n..." He called out.
"yeah?"
"Uh...nevermind"

He wanted to apologize. He wanted to say sorry for how he'd been treating you. But he couldn't bring himself to. What if you think that it was entirely their fault? Obviously majority of it was yours. Going against their wish, and lying to their faces. 

 He will have a heart-to-heart with you when you finally accept that it is your fault. Don't get him wrong...he will apologize. But just take a rain-check on this one.

"Princess, school starts tomorrow. I don't want you to skip. And make sure, there's no funny business. You can't take your old phone anymore. You will take the one we give you and only for contacting us, or Danwoo. I want your secret phone too. And from now on, we're monitoring your credit card swipes, and cash withdrawal so you don't buy a new phone or something. I'm sorry, but not for these restrictions, but for not feeling guilty. You've put us in such a position, kid" You sighed.
"Yeah...sure"

"What? Without putting up a fight? progress" Namjoon cheered to which you returned a sad smile.

"I just don't want you to stress in such a situation" You said to Jin.

"Thank you" He smiled.

---

"Hyung is being discharged next week." Namjoon looked at you as you dumped the last book in your bag.
"Oh really?! That's great." You smiled, but it soon faded as Namjoon's expression didn't mirror yours. Instead, it was the opposite.
"Anything wrong?" You asked.

"Y/n, at the hospital...when I pointed out that your boyfriend could've done this, the doctor interrupted us. You looked like you were starting to believe us" 
"What? No, that's crazy" You avoided eye contact, as Namjoon chuckled, sarcastically.

"Y/n, I'm a mafia. We read body language of the opponent better than anyone."
"Oppa, stop. I told you trust him. He wouldn't do that"

"Trust? Y/n, we trusted you too. You broke it. What if he-"

"I'm late...I'm leaving" You said, as you flung the backpack over the shoulder and walked away.
"One only denies when the know the other one is right!" Were the last words you heard before you slammed the front door.

--

You walked into the girls' washroom and sat on a janitor chair, deep in thought. Who could've done such a thing. Namjoon said that the guy who shot, said he was the boss. So obviously it was the leader. But Jungkook has no idea about my brothers' business. He possibly couldn't have done it.

Your thoughts were disturbed when the door opened. You shot up, thinking it was the janitor.

"Hwanji?!"
"Unnie!" 

You rushed to her and hugged her as her wheelchair assistant stepped outside.

"Oh my god, I missed you so much" You kissed her head as she hugged you.

"How's oppa?" You asked her, as her smile faded.
"He misses you way too much. He's losing his mind, unnie. Jimin and Tae oppa try to handle him but they usually fail." She sighed.
"Oh my god. I'm so sorry. He doesn't yell at you tho, right?" She chuckled, nodding her head, 'no'.

Suddenly, the same thought that was lingering in your brain a while ago, came back.

"Hwan, oppa's home right?" You raised a brow.
"What? No...he's in Steven's Point. Since the past 2 weeks. He should be coming back in 3-4 days. I was there, too. But I came back early because of school."

"Steven's point? Jungkook is in Wisconsin?" Hwanji nodded.

A huge burden dropped. You felt so relaxed and free. Of course Jungkook didn't do it. He's in USA!

"Oh, now that you're here-" You said rummaging in your bag.
When you were just way too overwhelmed by your feelings, you ranted in your iPhone's notes. 
Writing down your feelings seemed like the best way to get rid of the crippling anxiety you were facing with the knowledge that you were being treated like a caged bird. You really wanted to talk to Jungkook. So, you wrote a letter desperate to find a way to send it to him. It had everything. How much you loved him and how bad it hurts now that he's away. Assuring him, that he's the only one, cause you knew, he would be insecure too.

You removed the letter and gave it to Hwanji. 

"Give this to oppa, as soon as he comes back" She nodded.
"We miss you so much, unnie...please fix this"
"I'm trying so hard, wan" You passed a weak smile.

-_____-

You walked inside and sat on the couch.

"How was the first day?" Namjoon asked.
"Fine...I guess." You shrugged. 
"How's Jin oppa doing?" Namjoon nodded, indicating improvement.

"Now...there is no way you can dodge this conversation again. Remember I asked you something in the morning-

"Yes...and my boyfriend didn't do anything. He's been in USA from the past 3 weeks."
"And how would you know that? Y/n, i swear, are you still talking to him?!"
"Oh I wish I was. But no. After you guys ruined my life, I haven't" You rolled your eyes.

"So how did you know? Are you keeping tabs on him or something?" He narrowed his eyes.
"No. While we were still dating, I remember seeing a page of his journal. It's pretty self explanatory after that" Namjoon seemed to buy it. 

Pretty good excuse with the journal! Up top!

You internally smiled.

-____-

"Oppa!" Jungkook walked towards Hwanji and hugged her.
"Hey Hwan" He smiled a bit.

"Hwanji!! You wanna see the gifts we bought??" Jimin popped in, smiling at Hwanji's excited face. 
"Yes!!" She cheered.
"We got some for Y/n, too...but let's see when we can give it to her" Taehyung added.

"You guys are forgetting she's in my school? I'll hand it ov-"
"No!" Jungkook interrupted his sister
"Wannie, I'm sorry but I really want to be the one giving this to her." Jungkook sighed.
"But you don't know when will you be able to...or if you will be able to at all-"

"I will. You'll see" He said, rudely, before storming off.

"Don't mind him. He gets sensitive when it comes to Y/n" Taehyung said, in an attempt to cheer her up.

"But first! See these chocolates we bought for you. They are Wisconsin's specialty apparently." Jimin handed her the bag.

"Thanks so much, guys! Umm, oppa...can you do me a favor?" Taehyung nodded.
"Can you give this to Jungkook oppa. I would but I think seeing me would remind him that I kinda just jinxed their relationship..." She shrugged awkwardly, as she pulled out an envelope.
"What is that?" Jimin asked.
"Oh, it's something Y/n unnie gave me in the washroom." Taehyung nodded as he walked upstairs.

"Hey buddy" He said, as he reached Jungkook's room.
"What's up, why do you look like you're pondering life" Taehyung chuckled.

"Hyung...you heard what Hwanji said. What if she's right? What if we actually never meet again??!" Jungkook asked, panic lacing in his tone.
"I'm not gonna say something cliché like "have strength" or "be positive". You're allowed to be weak. You've been strong for so long that you deserve a break. I don't want to give you false hope saying that, "she will be back, don't worry", instead, I'll leave you with a thought. If it's meant to be, then the universe will move heavens just to bring you together. Life is so unpredictable that one day, out of the blue, the tables will turn and she will be with you. In the least expected way possible." Taehyung smiled, placing a hand on his younger brother' shoulder.

"Thanks, Hyung" Jungkook displayed a weak, forced smile.
"Anytime. And yeah, when something of that sort happens, I want a big, genuine, bunny boy smile"

"For sure" and, the force in his smile was gone. 

"Why'd you come here anyway" Jungkook asked, loosening his tie, ready to hit the bed.
"Oh! I almost forgot. Hwanji wanted me to give this to you." Taehyung handed him an envelope. 

"It's from-"
"-Y/n" Jungkook completed his sentence.

"How'd you know?" Taehyung asked.
"Y/n colors her o's in titles. The O's in "to jungkook" are colored" Taehyung simply smiled and gave the letter to him.

"And hey...you might wanna apologize to Hwanji. She thinks you're mad at her" Taehyung suggested.
"Crap- I'll do that" Jungkook nodded.

Taehyung walked out.

If they break up, I'll stop believing in love  -Taehyung thought.

-__________-

Jungkook sat down, staring at the envelope. Hesitant to open it. Why would he? that's so dumb? like after ages, his lover got a chance to "talk" to him and he doesn't want to. 

But obviously he was looking at all the negatives. The overthinker right there thought it was a break up letter. He didn't want to open it. And saw all negatives, creating worst case scenarios in his head.

Yet how could he ignore what his girl wanted to tell him. Good or Bad, opening that envelope was the right decision.

His trembling hands reached to open the envelope and he ripped the paper open. And there it was, the neatly folded paper that could make or break the relationship. He unfolded it as his gaze travelled to read the first word.

Dear Mr. Gangsta
My letter writing skills aren't that great either even though I attended the English classes. But hey! It's the content that matters! Screw leaving a line after the date.

Lol. How've you been, kookie? miss you so much. Everday.
Just wishing a way out of this damn hell. It sucks. My security has increased and my brothers are having some crazy ass conspiracy theories. But anyway-

Everything's just such a mess right now. I can't believe that we're so far apart. 
And dude, I'm watching your back. I'm still your girlfriend no matter what. So you're not supposed to breathe next to a girl who is 6 cm within your radius.

Ok yeah, let's get serious.
I know we're facing a rough patch in our relationship. And it may or may not get worse. But something happened with my brothers, we had a little heart-to-heart and we're better now. I was kinda hoping they would give 'us' a chance but right now, they're stricter than they've ever been. I don't see that happening for a few more days.

I never much believed in fate. Until we met. We were 2 people from completely different backgrounds, who almost had less than 5% chances of meeting. What if  I never saw Moni? What if Moni was never there. What if I never broke up with Xiumin and was never in that park to clear my head? What if you weren't honking like a madman that day? 

Jungkook, we met. Defying all odds. Baby, nothing ever happens as an accident. Us meeting and spending so much time together, having huge and unimaginable impacts on each others' lives wasn't a coincidence. I believe in us so much that I'm willing to wait as long as it takes.

Universe made us meet, and I know destiny has so many more plans for us. I don't want to pressurize you into waiting for me. I'm so happy that you had the ability to love once again. And even though I mentioned you breathing next to a girl, I'll be more than happy if you move on. Just...please don't be sad. You've faced way too much. I don't want any more of it. Just be happy. That'd mean the world to me.

Oh yeah, I know you're probably sick of reading this long ass letter but last thing. I know Hwanji obviously reminded you that we're in the same school. But don't ever come here. To meet me. Please.

Like I said, my security has been increased. I have thrice the bodyguards I used to have. It's almost impossible. But hey! We've faced shit ton of stuff together. I know you're so close even after being so far apart. And I have nothing to worry about when you're there. Don't give up on us, baby. We've been through so much together, and this should pass soon too.

I love you...so so so so much. 

--XOXO Milky way 

"I love you too baby...so so so so much" Jungkook whispered to himself.
"If we're really gonna go through this together, then I want to be strong for her" He said.

_To Be Continued_