“I'm on my way.”

Jungkook needed to be quick to get to where he needed to be —the police station because the culprits were finally caught and he didn't forget to call and share this with Mr. Kim who too quickly left everything he was doing to get to the shared location.

Jungkook could feel the length of the time as his desperation fought within, the eagerness to reach the place was wild and he just wanted to control himself but that would not be the case once he sees the culprits.

When he reached the police station he found Mr. Kim outside the station, accompanied by Taehyung who had to leave Jimin with his mom and brother and had to be with his father which was the first thing that Jungkook noticed, causing him to freeze in his feet for a moment.

It's hard to sometimes cope up with the reality, there were times that Jungkook just wanted to put everything aside and relive the moments that constantly played in his head and they were to hug Taehyung once.

“Where are they, Jungkookie?” Mr. Kim asked eagerly, rushing towards Jungkook who averted his gaze back to the old man, breaking out of his trance.

“Come with me.”

That's all that Jungkook could say as they went inside the police station and on one of the tables was that inspector who contacted Jungkook before, keeping the culprits sitting on the bench on the side, hands tied with handcuffs.

The inspector stood up after spotting the young guy with a man and another young guy behind him.

“Inspector?” Jungkook asked, face blown away with wonder and the inspector only gestured to the bench next to him with three guys having their heads hung low in remorse and realisation of being fucked up.

They had visible bruises as if they were beaten up recently.

“They tried to run away from Seoul but fortunately we could catch them. The one in the middle was the one who-” As the inspector was about to finish his sentence Jungkook lost his control the moment his eyes fell on the gang of rogue bastards.

Jungkook rushed in their direction after pushing everything coming in his way, grabbing the collars of the one in the middle, freaking the shit out of the rest of the two who sided away. The rage was over his mind as he landed a couple of punches in a single row and easily tossed the male to the ground and started to kick him but the police men had to step in his way.

The chaos doubled as the inspector rushed to pull the guy away while Taehyung and his father tried to hold Jungkook back, trying to convince him but all that he saw was red and trying to free himself from their grip to do what he just wanted to do.

“Stop! You can't do this in a police station! You need to stop!” And then the inspector yelled, succeeding in pulling the guy while Taehyung pulled Jungkook back, bursting into tears that he couldn't control.

“Jungkook-ah, stop, just stop.” Mr. Kim pleaded and held Jungkook's arm helplessly, who had visible bruises on his knuckles.

“This is a police station and we are abided by some rules which you need to follow too, mister, if you don't want to get in trouble. Sit back and just listen to what I have to say, all of your problems will be solved through us only.” The lady inspector who served as the assistant to the other inspector explained to Jungkook and Mr. Kim decided to bring Jungkook away and made him sit on a chair right on the opposite side of the police’s table.

Mr. Kim handed him a water bottle from the side and Jungkook just sat there with his chest heaving up and down with all that anger in him. He ran his hand through his hair, taking the bottle nevertheless while Taehyung stood on the side of his chair, stopping himself from crying further as he analyzed the situation around him.

He hates to feel this way but he's mostly helpless and he never knows how to deal with situations like these without crying and losing his shit. The entire day was fucked up since the very beginning.

“We have the attacked guy’s friend as the witness and we were able to gather more evidence from the site where that incident took place. There were traces of his blood on the scene and the knife which had his fingerprints when he got there right after the incident and not to forget that we also got CCTV footage of the scene from that camera on that pole around the scene. In short, they are in for a long run and we'll start with the case formalities. I'll make sure they don't get to justify their acts even after hiring a lawyer. Everything is so evident and with that crime record, they won't be saved.” The police inspector then explained it to them and Mr. Kim sighed out of relief, facing the criminals and passing them a glare of disgust.

“I'll do everything that I need to do to get them where they belong. I don't want any parent or family to go through what my family and I had to go through, please do my poor boy justice.” Mr. Kim didn't realize how he tore up while speaking that broke Taehyung's heart even more and Jungkook flinched roughly, he could legitimately kill that person with his bare hands to get his people in that situation.

Taehyung held his father back, rubbing his back with his hand while he was still on the verge of tearing up again.

“Sure, we'll make sure to keep everything under control and to also raise security in the area where it took place. For now, we just need your agreement to take this case further and the rest will be handled by us.”

“I'll do anything for it.” Mr. Kim said with firm determination and the inspector guided him what formalities they needed to do further for the case.

With everything being said and done, they concluded on a good note. The sunshine of justice will shine upon them very soon.

“I suggest you all to sleep peacefully tonight, the case will be handled and we will keep informing you. For now, they need to be behind bars.” The inspector informed them and Mr. Kim gave the inspector a respectful bow who paid it back to see it coming from an elderly person.

After everything Mr. Kim looked back to reach out his hand to hold Taehyung and Jungkook who were just behind him all the time, reaching out to get a grip of their hands to guide them with himself.

“Let's go home, sons.”

The father said with so much relief coming through his voice. He let his hands hold theirs, gradually guiding them out with himself through the cold night. He got them in a cab to go back home safely, firstly going to see off Jungkook in his apartment no matter if it will cause them a long cut to go back but Mr. Kim needed to make sure that his other son was fine too.

The drive to Jungkook's apartment was very quiet and awkward as none of them chose to speak. Mr. Kim was sitting in the back with his son while Jungkook was in the passenger’s seat of the cab beside the driver. The drive seemed long with all that silence only being filled with some classic music playing in the cab.

The journey finally ended when the building of Jungkook's apartment was near, causing Jungkook to ask the driver to stop and getting out of the cab to peek through the window of Mr. Kim’s side.

“Take care of yourself, abeoji. Leave a message to me once you get back.” Jungkook informed the older male who extended his hand out of the window to ruffle Jungkook's hair.

“I will. Now don't worry much. It will be fine.” Mr. Kim tried to comfort the other one who gave him a gentle blink in agreement, then sparing his attention to Taehyung on the back lost in his own world.

Jungkook took a shaky breath before retracting his eyes away.

“Good night, abeoji.”

“Good night, Jungkookie.”

With this Jungkook let his hood on his head and slid his hand in the pockets of his hoodie, turning around to walk towards his building and finally disappearing from Mr. Kim's sight who was slightly worried for the guy.

Jungkook had so much yet nothing on his mind. Or maybe he didn't know, out of all the thoughts, what to focus on, what he should do now after going back home. Fume another cigarette? Drink? Call his mother again? Or cry himself to sleep? He didn't know. He needed someone so bad, someone to be present with him physically.

And in his loneliness he just dragged his heavy feet towards the entrance of his building, ready to get inside.

“Jungkook!”

Just before he could get in he heard a voice calling for him, causing him to turn his head around and just when he turned his entire body all he knew was that he needed to be prepared to get a grip of him because Taehyung was rushing in his direction to hug him.

Jungkook froze in his actions as he let his arms out of his pockets, extended in desperation as Taehyung came colliding into his body, quickly getting a grip of him by curling his arms over his shoulder and Jungkook held that waist firmly, digging his head into the crook of Taehyung's neck to lose himself in that embrace.

As if Jungkook needed to inhale a deep breath to let all that scent in, wanted to feel that essence of Taehyung to know that he was really right there in his arms.

That grip of his arms only tightened when he closed his eyes and kept feeling his presence and that tightness caused Taehyung to melt in a puddle, closing his eyes as he too snuggled into Jungkook's embrace.

They both didn't know that they needed it more than anything but it's not always that easy to do what we want to do. There were inhibitions that were keeping them away from each other.

But for then Taehyung needed to kill all of his inhibitions away because he too was feeling terrible without that hug, without that essence of him and without giving Jungkook a needed hug that he deserved on not just his but his brother's behalf too.

None of them dared to speak a word to break the intensity of the moment. They were there to feel it and live it. Mostly Jungkook who would start crying if Taehyung pulled away because he needed to disappear in his embrace and never get out of it.

He was falling apart all alone. He needed someone to make it a bit easier for him to cope up with it all, that someone he wished was Taehyung at that very moment.

Taehyung took a shaky breath when he finally let his eyes open, losing his grip from the other one a little as he tried to free himself but Jungkook tightened his grip around Taehyung even more, not willing to set him free.

Jungkook kept snuggling into Taehyung, finding his warm and mellow skin of neck under his lips to leave gentle butterfly kisses and Taehyung just felt like crying. Their mere hug held so much intimacy that only screamed the need to be held in a comforting way, not a lusty one but a one that could ease the pain of bleeding wounds.

Taehyung gave up and had to hug him back again, curling his arms around Jungkook again, rubbing his palms against his back in a soothing manner.

How can he ever take Jungkook as just a stranger? He can never. No matter where life leads them but he can never. And he wanted to make Jungkook feel through his hug that he was anything but a stranger to him.

They are not on terms to call what happened in the past just anything and get over it immediately, especially Taehyung who had so much in him to handle at once. For then, his priority was his brother and his family that he didn't care about solving the rest.

He might need his own time to solve them and until then he doesn't know what to do other than hugging Jungkook. Before everything, he's that friend he never wants to lose.

Soon Taehyung felt his phone vibrating in his pockets, causing him to untangle his arms but Jungkook remained unfazed.

“Jungkook… I need to go back.” Taehyung whispered gently, as if requesting Jungkook to let him go who had no intentions to detach away.

“Jungkook, appa must be waiting in the car, I need to go.” Taehyung requested again, gently rubbing Jungkook's arm who had to let that sink in him and detach himself away.

Just when Jungkook let go he sniffled as if he was preventing himself from crying while Taehyung's worried shiny eyes examined his face, eager hands not wanting to let go of Jungkook which he had to pull back to himself.

Jungkook rubbed his nose with the back of the curled finger, accounting for Taehyung to notice his bruises which caused him to soften his gaze. Jungkook was facing the ground for some reason which Taehyung could notice, maybe he didn't want to look at him?

Because if he did, he might really cry.

The phone kept vibrating in Taehyung's pocket and he had to take it out to find his mother's number instead.

“I have to go back now.” Taehyung let Jungkook know who didn't lift his head up once and just gave a nod, sniffling softly.

Taehyung felt his heart tearing apart to see him like that but he needed to attend the call too and for that he had to step back.

“Take care.” He whispered lastly before stepping back and Jungkook closed his eyes, feeling how Taehyung turned around and rushed away from there and he was left in his solitude again.

But this time he had some of the weight lifted off his chest. As if the glacier of coldness and loneliness from around his body was melted down by Taehyung's warm embrace and that his muscles were able to feel at ease again.

Oh how bad he wanted it but yet again, he was desperate for more. The more he gets of him the less it is.

He finally understood what Taehyung must have gone through all this while and he knew Taehyung was nowhere gone but he was just a bit far away from his reach which he needed to make up for. Jungkook needs to do everything that he can to bring him closer again.

Because Taehyung needs to understand how much he loves him and that Jungkook can not live without him.

~♡~

The other side Taehyung and his father reached home to the worried mother who loathed them with a load of questions when they just entered.

Taehyung was quiet when he entered inside and Mr. Kim had to hold his wife and make her sit to calm down.

“What happened? What did they say? Is everything okay?” She asked and Mr. Kim made her sit with him on the couch holding her hands.

“They will take care of them, I have filed a case against them and the rest will be taken care of and they'll inform us about everything…” Mr. Kim started explaining to her meanwhile Taehyung after taking off his shoes and jacket spared his attention to the door of his brother's room and decided to walk closer to it.

Taehyung twisted the knob gently to enter inside only for him to find Jimin semi lying while hugging V’s frame who had fallen asleep in his arms and Jimin too seemed to doze off.

Taehyung stopped in his tracks after finding out the two who just seemed so peaceful as they laid together and how Jimin almost engulfed V in his embrace despite being comparatively small. Maybe V was in his vulnerability where he needed to be held and comforted so badly and Jimin didn't shy away from doing so.

He's always the best at it, best at bringing instant comfort to someone by his mere presence and the hugs will serve as bonus points.

Taehyung needed that piece of comfort for himself too because he just needed to let his eyes and head rest which could only be possible by Jimin who was quietly sleeping, causing Taehyung to not make any noise but hearing Taehyung's steps approaching the bed was enough for Jimin to open his eyes from subconsciousness.

“Tae?” Jimin tried to sit properly but V was holding onto him firmly but no worries because Taehyung approached him and laid in some space behind Jimin, laying and sliding into that blanket, back hugging Jimin who slightly turned around, sparing his free arm to let it be under Taehyung's head who snuggled into his embrace.

“What happened?” Jimin asked worriedly while Taehyung just snuggled into the blanket more.

“Everything is fine, don't ask more questions.” That's all that Taehyung needed to let Jimin know who was comforting the elder brother a while ago then was on his unpaid duty to comfort the other one which he wouldn't take lightly.

A kiss was planted on top of Taehyung's head as he snuggled into Jimin more and the other side V was already occupying most of Jimin's embrace.

When Jimin felt that he and Taehyung were comfortable enough together in that king size bed along V, he decided to just rest his eyes and sleep again.

It didn't take them much time to sleep because that day was already tiring.

Jimin was so tired with everything like everyone else, who constantly lied to his aunt and mother for everything being fine. His aunt was not even in the town for a while and had to leave him home alone for sometime but the time turned out to be so cruel for him. He doesn't know what he will say to her when she comes back and discovers what he had gone through in her absence and how his mother will react once she discovers it.

Maybe if his aunt was there at that time she might help him out but he didn't want her to worry for him. And she would come back the next day and Jimin was worried about it all too, he might need to go back home again too soon.

But for then he needed to be in that moment for his two best friends, his childhood buddies he grew up with and swore by his life to not leave them in any sorrow alone.

Which he was doing at the time.

After what seemed like a while the three of them were sleeping soundly on the bed. Mrs. Kim who was then aware of the situation finally got to calm down and decided to sleep but she wouldn't do it before making sure all the kids were alright and when she entered the room through the door she saw a scene that held her back for a while, causing the moistening of her eyes.

They all were cuddled up in the same bed like they used to do when they were little, when Jimin would come for sleepovers and they would get to share the same bed like that. When everything was alright.

Mrs. Kim put her hand against her mouth, walking towards the bed as she fixed their blanket and made sure they all were covered with it before standing back to admire them three.

She felt as if her heart was full by just seeing them like that. All she ever wished for was to see them like this, calm and doing fine always.

She knew V was still a bit upset from her and that it might take her a lot to win his heart over but she took the advantage of the time to lean and peck his forehead before brushing his hair.

“Eomma is sorry for everything, she never intended to leave you behind my son. She always loves you as much as she has always done.” She whispered, brushing his hair with his fingers and admiring him for a good while before going for another peck on top of his head.

“I love you so much, Dowoo-ya.”

The lady let the kids be before fixing their blanket again and walking outside to close the door again.

And with that click of that door closing, V’s eyes opened up. Yes, he was awake when she walked in.

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I'm so sorry for not updating for a while because I had exams around new year but I'm finally over them now. I'll try to update more often from now on.

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