JIMIN

Several shocked gasps echoed through as the commander pulled up a pair of handcuffs from his pocket and walked up to Y/N. His face held nothing but resolution and his action spoke for its dominance. The commander looked like a man you'd think twice before indulging with, he held a certain power in his aura.

In a swift yet harsh gesture he grabbed Y/N's wrist and clasped the metal against her skin while the latter just stood there in complete silence. Her messed up form trembled with unadulterated agony and the mere sight of her tears burned our eyes. However, not even a single objection did come from her and that broke me the most. She was too devastated to even speak for herself.

"N-no" a staggered groan came from Jin as he tried lunging forward to save his little sister but a gun held to his forehead halted him right on his tracks. In fact all of us were held at gun points by two or more cops while more of them just kept pooling in.

"Please Jungkook, don't do this to us" it didn't even require for me to look at Taehyung to know that he was crying, not that my eyes weren't wet too. We knew this day was inevitable but the true horror of the situation was just hypothetical till now and it seemed nothing compared to the actual pain that was spasming in our hearts at the moment.

The girl that formed us into a family, the girl that gave us a purpose to smile, the one that assimilated endless bullying only to keep her humanity unharmed was now being punished. Why?

"Please, I beg you, let her go....take me instead....I am the one who told her to kidnap Jungkook...I-"

"No you didn't Yoongi!" Y/N's voice could finally grace our ears and even though it was loud, it felt utterly broken and tired.

"Don't lie to them oppa...it was I who insisted on keeping Jungkook locked up while you kept trying talking me out of it...I am the one at fault here...I deserve this"

"Y/N-aah..." a whimpering Yoongi fell to the floor, his knees meeting the ground in a noisy crash. Y/N tried running to the fallen Yoongi with concern brimming her teary eyes but was held back when the commander took a hold of the chain of her handcuffs, pulling her right back. It was then that Y/N started crying loudly ripping apart the very little hope that was left within us. All of these seemed more painful than death itself.

A series of agonized groans followed suit as two female police officers came out of nowhere and started pulling Y/N harshly towards the door. They grabbed Y/N's arms in tight grips dragging her with them. At this however, the so called lieutenant seemed to break free from his stoic nonchalant visage. Just as the officers were about to shove Y/N out of the door, Jungkook ran up to his superiors and started conversing with commander Kim until the latter's authoritative voice boomed through the silent air.

"Officers, I think we should give them a couple of minutes before we take her in our custody. Come, let us wait outside. Jeon, stay here and bring her out after 10"

"Yes Sir"

With an obedient bow Jungkook lead the cops outside the mansion before closing the door and pushing his disloyal self right back in thereby exposing himself to five very deadly glares.

"How coul-" I was seconds away from jumping on the boy and beating the shit out of him when he abruptly transposed into a totally different disposition, catching all of us way off guard.

"Y/N.....are you okay!?" suddenly Jungkook seemed a lot more bothered than he was just a few moments ago.

Running up to a crying Y/N he knelt down in front of her seated form before engulfing her into a tight hug.

What the hell!?

Once again I was about to lunge forward to rip the traitor away from Y/N but once again my actions were ceased when Y/N lifted up her cuffed hands to place them against Jungkook's neck. The two were legit hugging!

"What are you doing Y/N? Why are you not kicking that bastard square on his jaw?" Hoseok roared revealing the doubts that were looming in our minds. All of this was highly confusing and the uncertainty was painted on each of our faces, well all but the two 'huggers'.

"What's going on Y/N?" Yoongi asked, his voice mellower and his face, exhausted. With all the strength he had he pulled himself back up on his feet before taking a step closer to the two.

However, all our inquiries seemed to go in vein as the duo kept their passionate embrace vibrant. Jungkook had one of his hands draped around Y/N's waist and the other motioning through her long wavy hair while Y/N's face was buried in his neck. Surprisingly, she looked real comfortable with him.

"Y/N, this is the last time we are asking you. Tell us what's going on or we'll shoot that traitor right through his skull. We are already going to jail, so one more crime wouldn't matter..."

"No, wait" Y/N responded to Jin's anxious intents and the two finally broke the hug.

"Jungkook is not a traitor, he just did what I asked him to do..."

"I am sorry Y/N, I lied to you. This was all part of a plan..." tucking his face in his palms Jungkook heaved a deep sigh before looking up at the girl beside him with eyes filled with remorse.

"What are you talking about?" Y/N on the other hand was brimming with confusion. The look on Jungkook's face scared her but somewhere deep within she believed he couldn't do this to them, to her. Jungkook seemed too sincere to stoop that low.

"The commander and I had a plan of our own, that even Hoseok wasn't aware of. And according to this plan if my cover got blown, I was supposed to change the course of my actions. If the mission was compromised, I was instructed to turn to a backup scheme"

"And that was to play with our emotions?"

"I am sorry Y/N, I really am"

Rage was fighting against faith for dominance. Y/N wanted so much to be angry with Jungkook but something about his longing gaze told her that there was more to the story.

"I was supposed to earn your trust. I was supposed to hunt down your insecurities and use them to my advantage, use them to break apart your guards. They wanted me to play a role of your friend but poor me didn't even realize when the character became a reality" a small sad chuckle escaped Jungkook's lips making Y/N turn to his side profile with her eyebrows knitted in uncertainty.

"What do you mean?" the arrogance in Y/N's voice hurt Jungkook and he knew exactly how much he had messed up.

"I know I don't deserve your trust, not anymore but please believe me when I say that all this while what I showed you was real and not just a facade. Since the day you brought me here all I have done is plan an escape. I tried taking the backup route but you guys made it so hard that I kept reverting to the escape plan. But then that day you got drunk and blurted it all out, I thought it was my queue to rain my blow but the moment you hugged me and started crying in my chest, that was the moment everything changed for me.

The previous me would have wanted to abuse your delicate state and get his mission done but at that moment, all I wanted was to wipe away your tears and soothe your hair and tell you that...."

"that?"

"that I am here for you"

A sole drop of water cascaded down Y/N's cheek as her eyes bore deep into that of Jungkook's. Both seemed to be locked in some sort of a trance, a sad yet peaceful one. Gulping an anxious lump down her throat Y/N heaved a deep sigh before looking away, breaking the intense stare.

"I still am Y/N, and I'll always be there for you. I know it all started with a stupid mission but I don't care anymore. In these three months you have become more important to me than anything else. I can never jeopardize your happiness for anything at all. I can just tell the office that I failed the mission. At least by doing that, I won't be failing you"

All this was way too overwhelming for Y/N and yet she was feeling weird tingles in her heart. Jungkook's words made her feel special and she loved it. May be her face held a sheath of sorrow but her soul was smiling. There was no way that Jungkook's words could have been fake. The boy had sincerity spread all across his face.

However, the words Y/N spoke next made that sincerity morph right into sheer terror.

"Go back Jungkook, return to where you belong and do what you were supposed to do all along" firm determination cloaked her agony making her look like a daunting sovereign.

"What are you saying Y/N? I won't do that, I am not leaving you. I-"

"Hey Jungkook, listen to me" she turned to her side and took Jungkook's warm hands in her cold ones.

"Are you mad at me" the boy asked with a broken voice and the small pout hanging from his lips melted Y/N's heart like a wax on fire.

"I was, but not anymore" she exclaimed, pulling her one hand up to caress his sulked face. "Listen to me very carefully Jungkook. I want you to go back to your job. I will give you all the evidences you need. Take them with you and turn me in-"

"What!? W-why??" Jungkook yelled making the girl's face contort in shock but that was soon replaced by a small smile when she revealed what she had in mind.

"You want me to lead a normal life, don't you? A life away from this mafia?"

"Of course I do"

"Then do this for me"

"But-" Jungkook's breath hitched due to the immense emotions he was shedding through his eyes.

"No buts. I know this sounds stupid but this is the only way I can think of. I might have to spend a couple of years in a jail cell but once I come out, I'll have a clean slate and this mafia shit will be way behind us. Don't you want that for me Jungkook?"

A momentary silence spread through the room, only the weary sniffles rippling against the strained air until Jungkook broke the quiet.

"And what about the others?"

"What about them? Our group is new, we don't even have much of a documentation of our misdeeds. Their records are actually clean. I'll be giving you the ones my father had. And there's also the deal I signed with the Thai's. Won't those be enough to get me in?" Y/N spoke looking all serious. However, that wasn't what Jungkook wanted to know.

"The fact that you captured a federal officer and kept him locked up for days is enough to get you punished but will the other's let you do this? Would they let you take all the blame and go through the penalties alone?" he finally revealed his question making the girl frown with severity.

"They certainly wont, and that's why I'm not telling them....not until I have metal cuffs on my wrists and iron bars around me" she spoke with a new found passion.

"Are you sure about this Y/N-aah?"

"100%"

Jungkook heaved a defeated sigh, realizing that Y/N's decision was already too firm to be faltered.

"Well, I don't like this plan but if this is what you want, I'll go with it. If this is what will make you happy, then so be it...but Y/N, you do realize how much painful it'll be inside the jail right? You have always lived a lavish life and all of a sudden this huge demotion won't be easy. In fact, this is getting difficult for me too. I don't wanna see you suffering in that grim dungeon."

"Try to understand Jungkook, this is for the best-"

"Honestly, I don't see it. The end reward might be good but the journey is too hard"

"It's okay Jungkook, I can do this"

"I know you can, I just don't know if I can" and once again there was the stifling silence.

"What do you mean?"

"I don't know how this happened but in these three months you've become very very important to me. To the point where I'm willing to put your comfort before mine. I don't know what exactly do I feel for you but whatever it is, I've never felt it for anyone before. And it's certainly not just friendship. It's more than that and seeing you take this drastic step, it's hurting me. And I feel so guilty that I can't do anything about it. I want you to have your dream life but I don't know how to give it to you without you suffering. I am such a a fool. I ca-"

Eyes wide, eyebrows scrunched and lips sealed with a pair of softer ones. A wave of solace rushed through his veins and a tempest of ecstasy invaded his heart. If this is how Y/N stops him from ranting, he'd love to do it more often.

Breaking the tender kiss Y/N bestowed Jungkook with a saccharine smile.

"Thank you for coming into my life Jungkook"

The all so familiar bunny smile broke onto Jungkook's face before he concealed his fingers in between Y/N's smooth black locks and pulled her in for another kiss , a deeper one that might lead to a nerve wrecking start to a totally new story.

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