Moonlight | vmin au

13.

"TAEHYUNG !!"

Taehyung hears from behind. He's surprised that jimin still hasn't stopped tailing him. But he can't stop. He can't face Jimin right now. Not when he can't even think straight. His mind only wandering towards one place. Safety. He needs safety. He-He has to get out of here... out of this town ...out of everyone's reach. So he runs as fast as he can.

***
The footsteps finally comes to a stop. Taehyung is nowhere to be seen. That boy really took off at the speed of lightning. But Jimin was left there, all sweaty and tired in nothing but bewilderment. What actually happened? Why did Taehyung run like that ? Why did he look so scared back in the restaurant? And what is this weird feeling in his chest ? It's starting to fade but the discomfort still there. It was as if he was ...scared.

"HYUNG !" comes jungkook's own worried voice.

He pants for a while. After seeing both Jimin and Taehyung run he himself broke into a sprint.

"Wher-where is Taehyung? " he says while trying to catch his breath.

Silence.

"Jimin ?" Jungkook calls slowly but there's still no answer from him. He taps on jimin's shoulder, that's when he gets startled and looks back at Jungkook.

"Huh- sorry...i was- i was just thinking...."

"I asked where did Taehyung go ?"

"I-I don't know..." he answers solemnly.

"So...what do we do now ?"

After there's no answer from Jimin, he speaks again.

"Let's just go back... He probably went back to the cabin. I'm sure we'll meet him there then we can ask him what suddenly happened okay ?"

"Yeah...i guess you're right." Jimin finally speaks.

"Mhmm...we've already sold some our stuff and it should be enough for the task. Plus it's already getting late, going back will be the best choice. Let's start walking then. It'll take a while for us to go back." Jungkook tries to explain to Jimin who's face is still gloomy.

"Ok."

"And haha who knows we might even run into Taehyung in our way..don't you think so ? He must not have had gone too far..unless he's a runner or something haha..." Jungkook tries to laugh to ease the atmosphere but nothing works and it ends up only in him laughing an awkward laugh.

They start walking back to their cabin.

"MHM" Jungkook coughs.

"By the way is Taehyung older than me ?" He asks.

"hm ? Uh..I don't know i-i didn't ask his age so... but he might be older than you..." Jimin answers unsurely.

"Oh- ok then maybe I should call him hyung."

***

Two other groups are already back in the cabin before the duo. Jimin goes straight inside to look for Taehyung. He searches downstairs, upstairs, the balcony, bathroom everywhere. But there's no trace of Taehyung. Did he not come back ? Then where is he ? Jimin is once again growing more and more worried about Taehyung's whereabouts.

"Jimin." The supervisor calls him.

"Where is Taehyung? He went with you and Jungkook right ?" He asks.

"Uh- yes..yes sir. He did. Actually he had to go back to his home in the town for some business. He-he said he'll join us later.

Jimin told a white lie. But the supervisor seems to buy it as he says.