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“Let the sky fall
When it crumbles
We will stand tall
Face it all together”

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A splash of cold water hits Jungkook's face making him gasp out loud and wake up. His eyes opens wide apart at the sudden attack before they got blurry. He coughs out loudly as he gives out loud pants.

"Finally, you're up," a loud taunting voice makes Jungkook look up at the source. Though the face was blurry, he could tell who it belonged to.

"Damn. Before the boss would arrive, you'd be a dying mess," he snorted and other men around him laughed at the state of Jungkook.

He was tied to a chair. His mouth was red and swollen with blood streak on the right side of his busted lip. There are red and purple rings around his eyes showing the evidence of beating he had an hour ago.

They gave him some injection due to which he passed out after he was beat up by more than 10 men at a time. He was weak. His body was aching.

In the jet, when he was coming back home, he gets to know that it was going to crash. The pilot, the bodyguard and he, all three of them jumped out with their parachutes. They did make it down alive but there connection was cut.

They decided to walk around, find the signal but apparently, they were found by his rivals. The pilot and bodyguard were shot dead and Jungkook was kidnapped. He was then brought to the warehouse of the rivals.

By the time, Jungkook got there, he was tired. He tried to fight them but there's only so much an unarmed man can do against five men. He gave his best but eventually he was tied up and brought to the hell hole where it all started.

He knew who they were and what they wanted from him. He also knew that he would never give them that. He might be weak right now but he'd rather give his life than give them the clan.

"So, are you ready to sign?" the deep dark voice asks him and his head which was hanging low now looks up at him.

"In your dreams," he whispers because his throat was so dry to speak anything.

His limbs are numb. He could feel his ribs broken and whole body bruised. It even hurt to breath. The only thing he can do is either wait for his members to come save him or just die here because he won't ever sign that document.

The man in front of him grunts before he throws another punch on Jungkook's face, spewing blood out of his mouth. Then another punch lands on his face following with another and then another till his face was red with blood.

Holding his long locks tightly, Daniel yanks his head up. "You better agree before leader arrives otherwise you know what will happen to you."

"Fuck you," Jungkook murmurs, "Fuck you and your pathetic threats."

He won't back down. He has never backed down.

All he sees is Daniel's angry smirk before he punches him on his face again, making Jungkook drift away into the black world again.

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As the jet lands in Ukraine, it is already few hours away from dawn. You are jet lagged but you care less about it right now. All you know is that you're on the same land as Jungkook. He's somewhere around here and you'll give your everything to find him and take him home alive.

Seokjin pulls the luggage out and helps guide you towards the black Rover waiting for you near where you landed. Boarding in the car, you feel an eerie feeling of nervousness. Your palms are sweating and Seokjin notices this.

"We can do this, OK?" he assures you.

You nod and say, "We will do this."

Knowing fully well that right now, anyone can die with only little mistake. Ever since you boarded the jet till now, all you are thinking about is your plan and how it can be implemented, how it can be improved. You just want it to go as you thought about it, otherwise it's over. For you, for Jungkook, for your family and for the clan.

It's the do or die.

With heart heavy as if it's been tied to weight upto thousands of kilos, you finally reach the hotel you're staying in. Seokjin leads you to your room while he goes to his.

The other members are secretly on their way to Russia. They contacted you before boarding and it seems normal. The mansion is protected with even higher security than before. No one knows that their leader is kidnapped. They think that you guys are out for an overseas business trip, oblivious of the danger.

You decided to take a shower to freshen up before having the meeting with the team that the members arranged who will help us in getting back on Jungkook.

After doing it all, in an hour, you were ready with Seokjin to move out to some restaurant they arranged the meeting at.

"Who are we going to meet with?" you ask him as you slip inside the car with him.

"Some Ukrainian gang we had connections with," Seokjin answered, revving up the engine of the black SUV.

"Will they help us?"

"They said they will. Depends on our plan."

"Do you think our plan is a solid one?"

"I think it's already working," he looks at you as he drives out of the parking lot.

Your heart is still uneasy. You haven't even eaten anything but still you're getting the urge to puke from time to time. You don't know if it's nausea or nervousness. Even if the plan is workable, the small thought of it going wrong terrifies you and everyone.

"When will other members arrive?" you try to initiate a conversation to busy yourself from thinking that much.

"In a few hours. Don't be nervous, Y/N. We can do this," Seokjin assures you, seeing your almost pale face.

"By the way did you eat?" he asks you and your stomach grumbled slightly to remind you that you haven't.

"I drank some juice in the morning. I'll eat at the restaurant, don't worry," you reason out with a lie because no, you didn't have the juice either but you don't want to worry Seokjin. He'll most probably force you to eat but you have zero appetite right now.

" You better. Otherwise it'll be difficult for you, " his eyes are focused on the road as he tells you and you nod with a small 'yes'.

The next half an hour consisted of comfortable silence while you were looking out of the window with your thoughts.

Upon reaching the posh restaurant, the car comes to sudden halt, startling you. Seokjin tells you to come out and you do. Looking at the tall building in front you, nervousness creeps into you even more.

"Let's go," Seokjin leads the way and you follow.

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"Woah woah woah! Look who we have here now!" Daniel's loud voice echoes through the big hall as he laughed out loud with a tablet in his hand.

Jungkook's face is submerged into a tub of water as he withered and struggled to breathe. It's been almost fifteen minutes since they started with water torture on him.

They are dipping his face deep inside the tub, cutting his air supply till he was almost dead before pulling his head up. They were doing this to him for minutes now but Jungkook felt like he's been in torture since hours.

Daniel was sitting on a chair like a king in one corner of the room while other two men tried their best to force Jungkook to sign the papers by torturing him with one way or another.

The two men pull his head out of water and he inhaled a lung full of air while panting. Coughing loudly, he felt his face go numb by how cold the water was.

"Look here peasant, your little girl is here," Daniel told him in a teasing voice as he flips the tablet towards his direction so that he can see. Jungkook's eyes were blurry so he couldn't make up. Also, his numb brain wasn't working at all. All he was doing was breathing as much as he can before the men push his head inside the water again.

After getting no reaction from him, Daniel stands up from his seat and walks towards the chair where the mafia leader was tied up. He grabs his hair and pulls his head up flashing the bright screen in front of him.

Jungkook's blurry eyes squint before clearing and focusing on the screen. When it clears, he sees his fiance walking out of some jet with Seokjin and walking towards the black car which might be waiting for them.

His heart drops into the stomach at the sight. Why are they having pictures of them? From where they have them? And most probably where are you?

"Guess what, your little puppy has followed you till here. She would make a perfect bait for a fish like you, wouldn't she?" Daniel smirks.

Jungkook's eyes turn red with blood boiling in his veins. "Don't you fucking dare touch her!"

"Or what? You can't do anything. Do you wanna know where she is now? In some restaurant with your trusted man. What if they're fucking each o-"

"Shut the fuck up! We don't do what you traitors do!" he screamed at him.

Jungkook knows that the only reason why you're here is because of him, to save him. He felt rage inside him because he trusted his men. Even when he was here, almost dying, he knew that his members will protect you along with rescuing him. But they fucking took you with them on this land where they have almost negligible control.

"Oh here! Another photo of your girl," he shows him another picture of her inside the restaurant walking towards somewhere in her little floral dress.

"Isn't she so sexy?" Daniel looks around at his other men who smirks at him with their horrible faces, "Hey Jeon, you must be missing her right?"

Jungkook just glares at him. For a second, chill runs down Daniel's spine but he doesn't show it. He chuckles to hide the dangerous hurricane he sees inside Jungkook's eyes.

"Of course, you do. How about we bring her here?" his sinister mouth tips up to grin at him.

"Touch her, Daniel, and I'll snatch your intestines out of your ass and choke you to death with them," his eyes threatening. They weren't holding a warning, instead a promise and Daniel knew it.

"Oh cmon, don't be so thick. Look at these hungry faces around. It's been so long since they got laid. Your girl happened to be a prey who willingly walked into a den of predator. Isn't she asking for it?" Daniel scoffs.

"Yo-"

"Big talks big talks, Jeon. You don't even know that while we're talking here, my men are out there to get your pretty little girl. Leader is on his way too," Daniel's eyes glint, "Can you feel the excitement?"

Before Jungkook could say anything, Daniel again continues, "The game has just begun."

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On the other side, after an hour of continuous talking and planning, you've finally come down to a good map plan. It appeared more clearer and you couldn't wait to implement it as soon as possible.

You can see yourself winning and getting back on Jungkook.

Just as the other team ended with their talk, your phone rings and you excuse yourself to attend it. When you come out of the room, you see the whole place filled up now. It's almost evening, the Golden hour, so it's busier than before.

Picking up the call, you talk with ah jumma who immediately asks you about your health. On your way from fishing through the people to get out of the main entrance of the restaurant, you tell her about your health and other stuff.

When you're finally out of the property, you clearly talk to her. She tells you about how Eun Jae is already missing you and they wanted you all back as soon as possible.

You feel a little light weighted after talking to your son and it also gives you lot more hope than the negativity you have inside you.

The talk goes on for a few minutes before she cuts the phone off. With a lighter feeling than before, you turn around and get startled by a huge man behind you.

"W-What?" you ask him but then you get dragged back by some force. The man behind you cups your mouth tightly as he hugs your body to not let you go.

Panic rises inside you and you scream but it was muffled. This part of the area has no people and certainly no security cameras to help you out.

You kick your legs in attempt to be set free but it's all in vain. Your body is trembling and sweating. You can't breathe now.

The man who is in front of you takes out a syringe before pricking it on the side of your neck as your world blurs before you go numb and darkness swallow you.

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The bump on the road startles you, making you open your eyes. Your mind is hazy, aching too hard and your body is stiff.

You tried to suck in a breath through your mouth but you register that there's a piece of cloth in your mouth, restraining your from moving your mouth or speak anything.

The first thing you notice after opening your eyes is the atmosphere. It feels hot and suffocating. And it's dark around you and the thing beneath you is moving. You're pretty sure you're in the hood of a car and your suspicion was right when you hear a honk around you.

The past events flashes in your mind and you realise that you're kidnapped. They're taking you to somewhere. Maybe the rival men and Seokjin was right about the leverage thing. Maybe they'll threaten Jungkook to sign those papers. Maybe they'll kill you or him.

A sob rumbles in your throat but you gulp it down. Your eyes tear up though as you feel incredibly scared. By now, Seokjin must've known that you're kidnapped. You don't even know for how long you've been on road. The car is silent like there's no one inside, worsening the sickening feeling in you. The bile in you rises again but you gulp it down.

You can only feel as the car takes a sharp turn before coming to halt. Your heartbeat hammers against your chest and your breathing is fast, too much.

Then the hood the car fly opens and you yelp looking at the masked face of a man. He grabs you by your arm on seeing that you're awake. Screaming, you try to stay away from his hold. He would catch you in no time, you know it too, but you still want to try.

Muffled screams leave your mouth as you cry harder but the man holds your forearm firmly before dragging you out. Your wrists are tied behind your back and your legs wobble on the pebbly ground.

The men drag you towards a cemented building that looks way too spooky in the night's moonlight. You're crying non stop by now. You're scared, petrified even, and almost on verge of dying.

Despite your attempts, the men finally makes you enter the building. Your arms are bruised by how tightly they were clutching you and it hurts, everywhere, inside out.

"Oh welcome, Y/N!" a voice touches your ears and with trembling body and shaking insides, you look up at the source. A man in his mid 30s comes on your views. You feel like you've seen him somewhere before but you can't pinpoint it.

"Damn, you already look fucked," he chuckles at you and a string of saliva drips from your chin due to the restraint in your mouth.

The man gestures to a guy and he walks towards you with a scanner in his hand. Your eyes widen at the realization and you wriggle in the men's arms.

No, they can't scan you. They shouldn't!

But apparently it was happening right in front of your eyes.

"We need to check you first. We know you guys aren't dumb," the man says and the guy with scanner approaches you to stand in front of your fragile body.

You cry harder because you know what's going to happen. However, you can't do anything but accept the fate right now.

The guy rakes the scanner from your head and down to your body. He's near. You cry harder.

The guy reaches for your left inner arm and the machine beeps. Your heart falls into your stomach. The beeping sound gets louder as your wide eyes look at the frightening man in front of you.

He laughs and says, "Well, never underestimate your enemy."

Then he walks towards you with a knife in his hand and you shake your head. You wanna scream so hard but you can't. It's all muffled. Wriggling in your position, you try your best to set free but everyone in this room knows that it's useless.

The man stands in front of you to put the knife's tip right where the machine is beeping. He pushes the tip in and you yell out, the sound not even that muffled know. It hurts!

BUT he doesn't stop he drags the knife down and with his other hand tries to locate the freshly inserted tiny GPS tracker. Before leaving to Ukraine, the members decided to do it for your safety but it's gone now.

Black spots fill your vision as you feel few seconds away from losing your consciousness. Your skin is burning and blood is flowing out to drip down from your arm.

The pain is unbearable but you try not to faint. When the tracker was out, Daniel finally let your numb arm go.

"Damn, you made a mess. Should've been less smart, hm?" he mocks you as he destroys the little chip. You're sweating hard, now completely terrified. You'd die, you know it.

"Check her again," he tells the scanner guy as he checks your almost unconscious body from head to ankels and the machine doesn't beep anymore.

Daniel approves and now they drag your weak body inside. You don't know what's around you. You're eyes are half shut and stomach is fighting the urge to puke out.

"Are we taking him to where Jeon is?"

At the mention of Jungkook, your head shots up to look at their spinning faces. Are they taking you to him? Even if you die, at least you die after seeing him and that's enough.

Tears fill your eyes as Daniel tells the men to take you to where Jungkook is. Your feet regain some balance as you try to walk on your own accord. You don't want Jungkook to see you like this. It will weaken him and that's not what you want. At least not yet.

Though your arm is covered with blood but a piece of cloth is tied where Daniel teared you open. Your clothes are dirty and face is swollen from all the crying. Mouth is still gagged and hands are still tied.

Climbing up the shabby stairs in the dark building where there is literally no source of light, you finally reach the second floor with those men.

Your heart feels like it'll leap out after tearing your chest. You don't know what they might've done to him. If he was beaten up to pulp or maybe on the verge of dying. Your mind makes scenarios on it and the sick feeling again rises inside you and you again gulped it in for the nth time.

The floor is dimly lit and there's a room at the end of the hallway. You can see light peeking from the creaks of the huge door.

Tears fall out of your eyes as they open the door and your gaze fall on your love.

He's there on the chair, tied up, looking lifeless though you can see his body breathing. You wriggle to set from  the men. You want to run to him and tell him to wake up. You want to take him in your arms and tell him that it will be OK.

Daniel sees you struggling and grunting and chuckles at your pathetic state. He tells his man to untie the cloth from back of your head and then take the ropes off your hands too, freeing them. He did as told and you yell out.

"Let me go!" you scream at them immediately and on the command, they let you go.

You fall down due to inertia but then stand up with your trembling body. Running to him, you crouch down on the ground to look at his face. Taking it in your hands, your make his face visible to you.

Your insides scramble after looking at his soul less face. He's pale, with busted lip and blood running down his lips and temples. There's dried blood too.

You sob harder as he looks almost unrecognizable. Sitting up on your knees, you hug his shoulders as you cry harder. At least he's alive. For now.

"Jungkook babe, I'm here. Wake up, look at me," you whisper to him and sniffle.

The men around laughed at you but you don't hear them. All you know is that you have your man in your arms and you want him to tell you that he's alive, that it'll be OK. Even though it would've been a white lie but still.

A groan escapes his mouth as he inhales loudly. His face shows movement next to the crook of your neck.

"Y/N...?" he asks, sluggishly and you break the hug, looking his face.

"Y-Yes, it's me. I'm here," you tell him and his eyes open slowly to look at you.

Jungkook's gaze when clears on your face, at first he felt like you're his hallucination or maybe some dream. He didn't believe it at once but when those men drag your body away from him, your screams get louder. That's when he knows that you're real, you're here.

The silent prayer he was sending through the universe for your safety wasn't heard. You're here with these men and they'll do everything to make him sign the papers by using you as a leaverage.

He was pissed, he wanted to scream but he couldn't. Your pained screams makes it even worse. He tries to threaten these men but his throat was dry, he couldn't say anything.

"Shut up! We need to tie you up because leader is here," Daniel yells at you and Jungkook wanted to pounce on him for talking to his girl like that.

"We have strict orders to not touch you, little girl, be thankful," he tells you and you curse at him.

They tie you on a chair next to where Jungkook tied in the same position, completely helpless and on their mercy.

All you can do is cry now because apparently, screaming at them does you no good and you don't want them to tie your mouth again.

Your head is hanging low and so is Jungkook's. He's groaning due to pain and you're crying because of the pain that's going to dawn upon you.

Suddenly everything becomes eerily silent expect both of you. You're trembling breath is echoing through the room and then loud voice of stomps fills the room. It feels like many men are outside the door who are walking towards where you are.

Still, it's silent. Deadly silent with no one speaking anything.

But then, the door opens and in comes the man who's the mastermind of all this. His twenty guards follows him, scattering all around the room with big guns in their hands.

He's tall in his even huge aura. Clad in all black three piece suit and black glasses on his face, he looks like he owns the world. Well that's what he plans to do. He fears nothing. His stern face shows it all.

Daniel and other men greet him while Bowing to him.

The leader takes his glasses off and smirks before saying, "Oh well, look at the great Jeon with his puppy. Hello, Y/N. How are you, baby?"

"Junghyuk," Jungkook hisses through his clenched teeth but his head immediately shoots to his side when your pained whisper reaches his ears.

"Y-Young Chul?"

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Now is the time to say, surprise!

Also, to ask, theories?

~Aster🌸