jangmi (장미) ● taejoon

f o r t y n i n e .

Jungkook's breath turned into fog as he shivered in the moonlight cold. He tucks his hands into his pockets. Watching Hoseok pop open the trunk, rummaging through the suitcases and weapon cases they took from the warehouse.

Hoseok gave Jungkook a revolver. "... Don't use this unless absolutely necessary, got it? Safety's on."

Jungkook nodded, grabbing the gun. "... How long do you think it'll take? It's cold as shit out here."

"Trades don't take that long, don't worry," Hoseok reassures, "I need you in one piece, so I want you to stay inside the car."

"What? No!" Jungkook shakes his head, "Seokjin says I'll be handling the deals with you, I should be beside you!"

Hoseok sighs, putting his hands on his hips. "... Sometimes deals don't work out as planned, I need you to be safe..."

"Let me carry the shipment at least," Jungkook pleads, sniffling with a cold nose.

"... Fine," Hoseok nods, taking out fabric from his pocket. "I need you to wear this, they can't know you're a teenager, so no talking or taking off your mask."

Their headlights had given the location some light. The clients were going to come in a few minutes, and Hoseok had already been informed that Seokjin will be arriving later too.

Jungkook put on his mask then sliding his hood over his head. "... Where do you think Seokjin went with Jimin?"

Hoseok shrugs, moving to sit on the car. He handed over the suitcase to Jungkook. "I don't know, they left without a word."

"Don't you think Jimin is pretty sketchy?" Jungkook continues, sitting beside his hyung. "... He randomly shows up to help us find Namjoon hyung, and Seokjin just... Let's him. Minnie hyung didn't do any background checks on him either. I mean we'll find him faster, but..."

"I don't know either, Jungkook," Hoseok murmurs, "... Honestly, I don't know..."

"Remember when we were at my house, you and Minnie had to stay with me because t wasn't safe?" He asks, looking down at his fingers.

"Yeah..."

"... The man I caught was Jimin," Hoseok says, "I found him lurking around with a camera, and we took him on site. I couldn't tell you or Namjoon because Seokjin said not to."

"... He was stalking us?" Jungkook asked. "I knew he was the reason Namjoon was kidnapped, but why wouldn't you tell us? He's the one who set this all up, if-if we just stopped him then and there... N-Namjoon hyung would still be here?! Wouldn't he?"

"... Seokjin let him go," Hoseok sighs, "It wasn't a good idea, but he let him walk away. I don't know what's going on with him."

"Namjoon hyung would still be here!" Jungkook rose his voice angrily getting up from his seat, clenching his fists. "I'm not the only one to fucking blame! Seokjin goes to give me shit when he couldn't stopped it before it even started! I-I can't believe this. This isn't only just my fault! I want Namjoon hyung back just as much as he does!"

Hoseok pursed his lips. "I know you do, we all do," he says softly, "Seokjin has to call the shots in the meantime-"

"Bullshit!" Jungkook shouts, "It was his call to let go of Jimin, and look where we are! We're leaderless! He brought us into deeper shit, Jjang!"

"Jungkook," Hoseok said warily, getting up to face the pacing boy. "... Jungkook, relax..."

"No! No fucking way!" Jungkook frowned frustratingly. "He has not right to say shit to me! No fucking right."

Jungkook paced around the front of the car, laughing sarcastically as his rage boils in his veins.

"Jungkook-"

His shoes shriek against the floor as the familiar voice is cut off by silence gust of violent wind. The car creaks as weight crushes the top. "... H-Hyung!" The younger screams.

Hoseok slides off the car, blood painting an splashed against the window. His body collapses onto the concrete.

Jungkook's eyes widen. "Hyung- H-Hyung!" He calls out, rushing to the older. He drops to his knees, his hands violently shaking the body. "Fuck! Jjang get up!"

Jungkook looked around frantically, only seeing distance and darkness of a void. The headlights could only go so far.

"Okay-Okay, I'm gonna carry you into the car," Jungkook gulped. Only to shriek and duck as another bullet pierces the air. He cover his head, before trying to pick up the older. "I'm-I-I'm gonna carry you to the car, just stay awake. Please stay awake."

Hoseok's breath was labored, his eyes turned hazy. "... Jungkook, jungkook you gotta go," he says, his chest heaving with immense pain. "T-Take the car keys."

"I-I don't know how to drive!" Jungkook exclaimed, "We have to call for backup."

"JJANG!"

"Jungkook, you know who that is..." Hoseok looked down at his stomach to see blood pour down his shirt. "... You have- F-Fuck - you have to go before they get you."

"I'll hold them off," Jungkook insisted.

"... It's the west gang," Hoseok hissed in pain, throwing his head back. "I said go, Jungkook."

"J-Just let me try to get you in the car-"

"Go home!" Hoseok yelled, making Jungkook flinch. He shoved the car keys into Jungkook's hands, and grabbed the gun from his own pocket. "Don't try fighting, you can't fight all by yourself. Just go..."

Jungkook's eyes suddenly clouded with rushed tears, gripping the keys. He gives the revolver to Hoseok. "... I'm-I'm gonna get you help, okay? I'll be as fast as I can. Please still be here when I get back, be here alive."

Hoseok took the safety off the gun as Jungkook rushed to the driver's seat and closed the door. Ducking his head as a bullet shatters the glass. Reversing the car, leaving Hoseok right where he was.

Hoseok bites his lip harshly, placing a hand over his bullet wounds. He'd been shot two times. I didn't take long for his clothes to be soaked in red.

Jungkook drives over the speeding limit, hitting curbs and almost crashing. His heartbeat was racing, and his palms sweat against the wheel.

"... I'm not gonna fuck up anymore, I-I promise!"

[unedited]