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[eighteen] flushed cheeks and a gunshot

taehyung's focus

jungkook had been driving for another three long hours, both boys were tired out of their minds, only speaking when either one needed a toilet break, or jungkook needed a cigarette. it was a dreadfully long, tiring journey and they weren't even halfway across south korea yet

it was five o'clock when jungkook had finally spoken after an hour.

"we need to eat. come on" jungkook stepped out of the car without a glance at taehyung

taehyung's stomach answered for him though jungkook was already halfway across the street way out of earshot

when taehyung had caught up with jungkook, the younger lead them to a fast food take away.

when their order had been registered and been served they sat down at an empty table, and began eating their cheap burger and chips silently

jungkook was halfway through his chicken burger when taehyung noticed his expression contort into a horrified one

"what?" taehyung casually said whilst picking at his chips

"fuck. they've found us, we need to run. NOW!" jungkook grabbed the hem of taehyung's jacket and darted through the maze of tables and chairs to the door

with jungkook's free arm, he swung his black rucksack and pulled out his gun, holding it safely behind his back

"j-jungkook, what's going on?!" stammered taehyung

"no time for questions tae, just stay close to me, yeah?" jungkook said in a hushed voice

taehyung felt a warm jolt in his stomach to hear jungkook say 'tae'

"yeah" taehyung placed his warm hand into jungkook and felt him squeeze his hand gently reassuring him

they crept out of the restaurant and flattened their bodies against the wall

jungkook, who was in front, who seemed to know what he was doing in taehyung's opinion, kept his gun close to his chest, finger on the trigger, ready to shoot

a matte black car with tinted windows drove past, humming silently as if it were an electric car

the windows rolled down and a black haired man, unrecognisable for he wore a black mask covering three quarters of his face appeared. the man brought a long rifle to the window, his sharp black eyes didn't blink for a while, as he took his aim, right for jungkook's heart

taehyung immediately pushed jungkook to the ground. the man fired and the loud bang echoed the street leaving it completely silent

taehyung fell to the ground, clutching his hipbone; the bullet skimmed taehyung's the bit of skin above his hipbone.

blood poured into his hand, dripping onto the dry concrete, turning a deep red colour. taehyung let out a strangled sob as tears came streaming down his cheeks

the man had sped off, in hope that he had killed jungkook but obviously failed

jungkook scrambled to his feet and cradled taehyung in his arms, putting pressure on the wound

"shh you'll live, let's get you bandaged up and you'll be walking in no time" jungkook said in wobbly voice, his face was panic-struck which made taehyung's mind fill itself with doubts and worry

taehyung's intake of breath was short and quick as if he was about to have a panic attack, which is completely acceptable considering he'd just been shot

he was being lifted and carried away, people stood to watch with eager expressions plastered on the faces, gasping and pointing at the spilled blood decorating the grey concrete ground

jungkook carried taehyung bridal style, whilst taehyung squirmed in his grasp from the injury. tears flooded his eyes as the searing pain above his left hip grew and left his whole body aching

"j-jungkook" he gasped "am I going to d-die?"

"no." jungkook said, his face hard like wood

jungkook carefully placed taehyung in the back seat of his car so taehyung was able to lie back.

taehyung continued to let out sudden gasps of pain and brought to hands to the gunshot wound. his and jungkook's hands were bloody, it was everywhere, all over jungkook pale leather seats dripping onto the felt mat, it was absolutely everywhere

jungkook rooted through a small container in the car and pulled out a wad of tissue paper

"here, put this on it for now" jungkook handed him the tissue which taehyung gratefully accepted with a stifled moan

jungkook's focus

jungkook drove them to the drugstore hoping to find some bandages, antiseptic wipes, and painkillers to aid taehyung's bullet wound.

he shot through the aisles scanning all the shelves for injury essentials as quick as he possibly could whilst taehyung was sat in the car literally spurting out masses of blood and if jungkook wasn't quick enough taehyung would end up dead from blood loss

he was willing to die for me?

that though had lingered in jungkook's mind ever since taehyung had pushed him out of the way, taking the bullet for him. unsure of what to think, jungkook was exasperated at taehyung's moves, yet again the boy has never failed at surprising him

jungkook picked up the best bandages he could get his hands on, followed by a years worth of antiseptic cream and wipes and of course the painkillers

jungkook returned to the car car, hands full of medical items threatening to slip out of his hands as he hurried over to taehyung

"right, this might hurt, okay? it's for the better" jungkook warned before wiping the wound clean

taehyung nodded curtly, closing his eyes. he hissed in pain as jungkook stroked the cut with the alcohol drenched wipe. the cut was deep. the bullet, still buried inside taehyung was small and difficult to reach. the skin around the wounded area was red and blotchy, still very sensitive from the antiseptic wipe

"taehyung, I need to get the bullet out before it infects you. I'm serious, this is gonna fucking kill, just a heads up, okay?"

"okay?! how can I be fucking okay with this?" taehyung hissed

"trust me, keeping the bullet buried inside your hip is way more painful" jungkook had his tweezers ready, the bullet needed to come out, it was as simple as that

"make it quick" taehyung squeezed his eyes tight shut, preparing himself for the pain on his left side

jungkook dug the tweezers into taehyung's skin, searching for the small, almond sized bullet trapped in the bit in between his hipbone and rib.

taehyung was literally screaming in pain, his hands stained with blood and wet tears, dug into his palms imprinting four small crescents, his face was scrunched up and tears fell from his eyes like a waterfall

"gotcha" jungkook face broke into a triumphant smile

taehyung's hands found his face, wiping away his tears sighed from the distress, gave jungkook a smile full of relief

"it's all over now baby, you're not going to die. not on my watch" jungkook's hands cupped taehyung's soaking wet, puffy cheeks

jungkook leaned in and took the older into one of his very rare bear hugs, placing a hand behind taehyung's head

"why did you do that?" whispered jungkook deeply

"I-I couldn't loose you" taehyung stuttered

and yet again, for the second time in jungkook's life, a peachy blush appeared delicately on his cheeks that the older couldn't see for they sat, still in their hug for about seven minutes contently. in fact, taehyung managed to get some well deserved sleep in jungkook's arms whilst he stroked his face feeling a pang of affection for the elder