Jimin kept his eyes closed and his hands planted over the counter while Jungkook resumed hugging him from the back. Jimin was still embarrassed Jungkook had to see him like that and his blood boiled inside because of it. “Why couldn't you stay outside?” Jimin whispered and kept his face falling down onto the nightstand. “I-I don't want you to see me like this…” Jungkook was puzzled after; why didn't Jimin mean to show him his true self? Jungkook was always curious about Jimin's secrets deep down...but he never knew Jimin tried his best to hide it all.

“Jimin… Let me know you more… Let me see your true scars and imperfections. I want to see the real you because, I don't really follow the picture you display before me. Oh Jimin… I want you to be true to me… Please.” Jimin heard Jungkook's plea and only remained quiet as he gazed down at the wooden nightstand. He was quiet and only spoke in his mind for that moment. “Jimin…”

“Let's… put this behind us.” Jimin whispered and finally looked back at the boy with a smile over his face. “Now, where were we?”

“Jimin… No. Please tell me.”

“Jungkook… Enough. Do you really want to know about the ugly side of me?! No… I don't want to ruin my perfect picture of me inside you…” Jimin answered and turned around to see Jungkook standing right before him. “Don't look at me like that… I just want what's best for you.” Jimin's words struck Jungkook like stones pelting at him. The younger wanted to know more about his boyfriend and hearing that it was the so called ‘ugly side of him' left Jungkook just wondering what his boyfriend meant. They just started being together since the morning, so the boy knew he just had to be patient.

Jimin sat back onto the bed as he brought Jungkook in to hug him closer. Pressing his head against the boy's chest and hearing the beat of his heart. “My darling, my beautiful Jungkook, please say you'll still want me no matter what happens between us… Okay?” The older questioned as Jungkook only nodded. He wondered what Jimin meant by that and stood there while Jungkook hugged his body tightly. “Baby, in order to keep you safe… I think you should switch over to college online… Is that okay with you?”

Hearing the same demands the detective gave him before and now under the same sound voice of his boyfriend, Jungkook just felt as if he couldn't keep going with this now. Jungkook lightly nodded his head and just knew he couldn't go back to the life he had before with the drama swarming around his streets like this. It wasn't safe for him to stand out in the open, walk to school, nor enjoy a midnight walk. All of this started with the fear of his tattoo that now, he was somehow marked and was deemed unsafe anywhere. There was no other choice but to give in going to school and he had to refer to going online for those purposes now.

With upsetting news filling Jungkook's mind, he followed his boyfriend's words and agreed. “Yes, Jimin… I'll see what I can do.” Jungkook finally agreed and felt Jimin's arms fix over his waist to pull him close into a hug. “Jimin…”

“Shh… just hug me close, Darling…” Jimin told the boy as they hugged each other close for that very moment. “You should know that everything will be perfectly fine now. I'll protect you, baby… No matter what…” Jimin's words seemed to echo in Jungkook's ears as he felt Jimin hugging him tightly, holding onto the boy's waist with such a strong grip to leave the younger closing his eyes to rely on the sound of Jimin's breathing right over his chest.

“Jimin… You're h-hugging me.. t-tightly… it hurts…” Huffed the boy so innocently until Jimin pulled the boy down to whisper into his ear.

“Don't you ever think of leaving me, Jeon Jungkook…” Jimin demanded into a soft and gentle whisper right after. It didn't take long for Jungkook to realize it, but this was when he realized that Jimin carried one thing he didn't like the most and it was the way he manipulated Jeon Jungkook. Even if it seemed like manipulation, Jungkook was still naive and in love, he just couldn't blame Jimin for keeping him safe… Right?

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By the following week or so, the detectives tried to use the tracker to find the leading point to the criminals, but there was no use. They were only led to an abandoned warehouse where the tracker was made and traced back to. This alone caused the case to finally be postponed until more evidence surfaced; yet, this alone grew hopeless for the detectives since there was no use of finding new evidences. The criminals were quick and it was no secret that this was followed behind a group of many other criminals behind shadows. No matter how hard they tried, all camera footages would be wiped clean, all footsteps, and murder scenes would be clear of fingerprints, hair DNA samples, and shoe prints. They were intelligent and every killing they made of another ‘pet' was left unsolved.

Meanwhile, Jungkook managed to get college classes online and receive help from Jimin when it came to tutoring. During the days within the week, Jungkook would wake up and have Jimin over so they could sit in front of each other and the older would tutor the younger as always. They both matched in glasses and there were no distractions between the two. The only time their tutoring had a pause in it was when Jimin would have to excuse himself and take his medications. It was still unclear of what the man had and everytime Jungkook would try to take a look at the bottle of pills, the bottles wouldn't have a label. They were blank and Jimin wouldn't dare to say what he had at all. The only words he'd say was those repetitive lines he would tell Jungkook to assure him, “Don't worry about it.” Which became words Jungkook grew to dislike.

Jungkook didn't like that Jimin still hid his insecurities. Especially since everything Jimin disliked about himself, were things Jungkook loved from Jimin. There was nothing that changed his mind even once and Jungkook didn't like the fact that Jimin just couldn't come clean with it all, but it wasn't enough to stop him from wanting Jimin at all. By the early morning of the new week, Jimin sat over the edge of Jungkook's bed and held his phone against his mouth to speak while the other line was set into speaker. During this, Jungkook was still asleep and counted sheep. Jimin on the other hand, took a moment to wake up very early as part of his routine to speak on the phone. However, spending the nights with Jungkook were just rare since he was completely busy and ended up sleeping in his own place at times.

Jimin smiled and held up the phone until the call was finally answered. “Hello?” Jimin spoke into the phone softly and was greeted with youthful giggles. “Suyong, what are you doing?~”

“Pa, Suyong on Pa bed!” Suyong answered happily as Jimin chuckled to himself and tilted his head to himself. Unknowingly waking Jeon Jungkook up right after.

“You're such a darling, Suyong. Did you eat breakfast, yet?” Jimin asked happily as Jungkook sat up and smiled to hear Jimin speaking to the young child. It was a feeling that gave warmth to the younger man's heart to hear Jimin always sharing a moment every morning with the young child; Suyong. Mornings like this, just left Jungkook wondering and thinking further into the future where they would be together and how raising children would feel. There was never a single moment where Jungkook felt as if his thoughts grew exaggerated, he was in love with the older and this just left him hoping for bigger things while he and his boyfriend took their relationship slow for now.

“Pa, Suyong eat cereal!” Answered the little boy as Jimin smiled to himself and looked down. “Pa, Suyong miss Pa..”

“Park Jimin misses Suyong too… But I'll be back as soon as I'm done with business, alright? I'll be there, but I won't tell you when. Think of it as a game. You like games, don't you Suyong? Are your friends playing games with you?” Jimin asked and set the phone down to place his white shirt over his exposed chest.

“Suyong no like game… Suyong wins a lot and Suyong friends smile and stay quiet. Suyong lonely without Pa…” Spoke the young child into a pout Jimin could have easily imagined.

“I can see you've been speaking more better lately, that's very good, Suyong. Ah, I have work soon… I'll see you as soon as I get back to Japan. Is that okay? Make sure to eat a lot. I know they feed you and I don't want to hear them telling me that you aren't smiling a lot lately… Don't be sad, I'll be there when you least expect it.”

“Okay…” Suyong answered and with that Jimin said his goodbyes and hung up the call before looking over his shoulder and meeting eyes with Jungkook in the early morning.

“Suyong sounds adorable… Do you have any pictures of him? This is my first time catching you talk to him like this. You sound like his father…” Jungkook giggled happily as Jimin pulled up a picture of the boy he had in his gallery. The picture Jimin showed to Jungkook was Suyong wearing a carrot suit and holding such a happy smile over his face. The boy had deep dimples, his eyes closed happily, and his teeth was showing into the smile. But, as Jungkook swiped to the next picture of the boy standing in a black and white suit, he seemed very familiar to his eyes.

“Well, I have raised him since he was just in his months. He's grown onto me to the point where I forget that he isn't mine… He calls me ‘Pa' trying to say ‘Park Jimin' but at times… I just like to think he calls me his father.” Jimin answered as Jungkook looked through the many pictures in Jimin's phone that carried pictures of Suyong and the older man. But there was always the same smiling characters in the background and there was never a picture where Suyong frowned or had a neutral face… The only thing that made Jungkook raise a brow was the fact that there was always men in suits behind every pictures with the same smiles stapled over their faces.

Before Jungkook could swipe onto the next picture, Jimin grabbed the phone and locked it after. “You should get ready to take your classes online now, Jungkook…”

“Jimin… Who are those people at the back of every picture you take with Suyong?” Jungkook asked and with that, Jimin smiled and moved in to give his curious boyfriend a peck on the lips.

“No one, Darling… Just a few friends in my opposing company that watch over him… That's all…” Jimin answered and guided his thumb down the center of the boy's bottom and plump lip after.

“Didn't you say… His father was in the opposing company?” Jungkook asked as Jimin took a second and licked the bottom of his lip. “Opposing company… That doesn't sound safe for Suyong to be if they are at each other's necks against your company. His father could be there...but he still doesn't know Suyong is his right?”

“Suyong and his father has no clue of each other… And I'm pretty sure his father is too busy to figure that out now. Besides, we settled our issues. They're good helpers to us now. Don't worry about it. Anyway, do you know what I just realized…? Now that you don't have public college, you can come with me anywhere… Maybe soon… You can come with me to Japan so you could meet Suyong.” Jimin whispered and changed the conversation so suddenly. “You do… want to follow me everywhere… right? I am yours… And you are mine, Jungkook.” Jimin whispered as Jungkook continued to look into Jimin's eyes further on to hear more of the older's voice that seemed to lure him into another thing right after.

“Jimin… Jimin stop, you need to let me think these things out. I had to switch over to online college for you… Travelling? You'll have to give me a moment to think about that.” Jungkook answered and held Jimin's hands within his own palms right after. “You're so crazy for me, Jimin…”

“Of course I am… How could I not be? You mean the world to me and you following me everywhere I go… Is something I want to treasure. Come and travel with me, of course I'll still tutor you through everything and keep your education my first priority, but spending more time with you is something I'll want.” Jimin spoke as if he planned to take Jungkook with him everywhere and the thought of it made Jimin smile. Jungkook didn't want to leave Jimin upset, acting out everything to keep himself safe and to please his lover at the very end.

“I'll think about it… But, the internship… How can I-”

“Don't worry about it, Baby.” Jimin assured and hugged Jungkook over the bed; smiling as he closed his eyes. Having his boyfriend by his side for as long as he wanted, was what he loved the most. Jungkook was blindly wrapped around his finger now. “I'll handle that, just think of an answer for me. Just one little thing, Jungkook…” Jimin whispered to the boy and broke the hug to look at his boyfriend in the eyes. Suddenly giving him a gaze that sent the boy into silence and worry. “Whatever you choose, I'll never leave you alone… like I said before, there's no escape from me now. You're the only addiction that makes me feel good and I don't want to let you out of my sight for even more than a second…Understand?”

“Yes, Jimin…” Jungkook responded and with that, Jimin pressed his forehead against the boy's right after. Sharing a still moment that left him thinking of what came next.

“I love you… Jeon Jungkook…” Jimin confessed and let out an exhale. “You're the blood that pumps through my veins and I just can't live without you. Take that away from me, and I'll go bullshit crazy without you…” Jimin continued to speak and Jungkook heard all of it. Feeling every sentence and word that struck him deeply. Jungkook loved Jimin, but Jimin grew madly in love with the boy now. Nearly obsessed.