It Was Me

Chapter 15

SUNDAY

3 days prior

to Jeongguk's birthday

...

**

one, he keeps his eyes shut waiting for the sharp weapon to penetrate his being but nothing came

two, he hears a choke near him

three, he opens his eyes and sees him clutching the bloodied knife.. he blinks once more, it was never him who held the knife..

it was..

**

A pained whimper disturbs Jimin from his slumber in Jeongguk's bed. He felt cold and void of the skin he always longs to be against. He squints his eyes and saw that it was 3:07am on the clock, he rolls and saw that Jeongguk was turned away from him and curled in a ball, his hand unconciously reaching out for something to grab.

It pains Jimin to see him struggle so much with his nightmares, so he scoots towards Jeongguk's back and snaked his limbs across Jeongguk's curled figure which noticably released tension the moment he grab onto him.

Jeongguk sleepily turns to face him, muttering incoherent pleas as the boy snuggled close to Jimin, loving the warmth he provided.

"Hey, hey, hey, Ggukie. I'm here, shh.. it's okay.."

Jimin mumbles and kisses the top of Jeongguk's head.

"I love you, you're okay"

These words seemed to pause the younger one's fussing, he clung onto Jimin's shirt. It was Jimin's first time telling Jeongguk that he loves him, but the other party was slowly drifting into unconsciousness and away in dreamland. Jimin stayed awake the whole time just watching the raven haired boy sleep peacefully in his arms, caressing Jeongguk's skin ever so gently as if he was fragile.

He didn't even notice when the sun's rays started streaming through the curtains of the room. Jeongguk then stirs awake a few moments later as the sunlight hit his lashes. People usually look at their phones the moment their eyes prick open, but Jeongguk? No, he likes to look at something more beautiful and worth-looking at first thing in the morning.

Jimin, his Jimin.

Jimin was too distracted in running his hands along Jeongguk's arms to even notice the boy had already awaken from his slumber and staring at him like he's the most fascinating object in the room.

Jeongguk grins at the sight, Jimin lost in his thoughts will always be the most picturesque sight for Jeongguk.

"Hi.."

Jeongguk speaks, his voice rough from his sleep. Jimin finally tears off of his trance and looks at the boy who greeted him.

"Hello"

"I love you too"

Jimin's heart skipped a beat for a moment, did he just—

"Hey, I said I love you too and all I get is a stare?"

Jeongguk chuckles, fighting a grin to escape from his face. He heard every single word that Jimin told him, the nightmare that happened seemed to vanish from his thoughts as soon as Jimin said those three words, those three magical words that Jeongguk always wanted to hear from Jimin.

Jeongguk props himself on his elbow and lands a peck on frozen Jimin's cheek and grabs him to flip them over and let the smaller boy rest against his chest. Jeongguk's doe eyes were too much for Jimin's faint heart. God, his eyes are goddamn beautiful.

"Y-You heard me last night?"

Jimin shyly mutters, not able to continue staring into his lover's sincere gaze.

"All of it"

"Oh.. It's true though, I really do"

Jimin squeaks not believing that he actually admitted to saying those three words, he buries his reddened face in his hands before pressing his head against Jeongguk's heaving chest.

"I know. You're crazy about me"

Jeongguk teases as he pets Jimin's bed hair.

"I am not!"

Jimin lifts his heated face up with a frown.

"Mhm, sure"

"Ugh, you're so full of yourself"

Jimin tries to get off of the boy who is apparently so-full-of-himself.

"Oh no, where do you think you're going?"

Giggles and deep chortles filled the entire room matching the peaceful ambiance of the beautiful morning, embraced the love birds who were engaged in a tickle fight. One snorts while the other one's loud laughter turns evil as he laughs some more.

The nightmare momentarily forgotten hidden by the happiness brought by Jeongguk's ever beautiful muse.

**

Jimin turns his head towards Jeongguk who quietly groaned beside him as they sat on the grass watching the lake.

"What's the matter?"

"They're bothering me"

Jimin knows who they were but he knows why they have to stay, it's necessary.

"Ggukie, they need to stay. It's for your own safety. You know that"

Jeongguk is still under a protection program ordered by Prosecutor Kim Taehyung which is totally absurd in Jeongguk's point of view.

"You actually believe that prosecutor? You think that my own uncle will kill me just because of the money? The business?"

Jeongguk scoffs, pulling the grass off the ground then opening his palm to let the wind scatter it away. Jimin was not able to answer him. And Jeongguk took his silence as an agreement with the prosecutor's suspicions about his uncle. Jeongguk's uncle seemed like a very nice man but maybe it’s just his deceivingly innocent ahjussi look?

Jeon Chan Hae, has that certain aura to him that Jeongguk has as well. Jimin thinks it runs in the Jeons' blood to look like an innocent person who looks like they aren't mad even when they actually are already.

But Jimin is a bit suspicious of his uncle, why did he suddenly want Jeongguk to come home after all the years he could've come and get Jeongguk?

Why now?

On Jeongguk's 22nd birthday, he can be the partial owner of the Jeon Group and with all these deaths of these big time CEOs, who are coincidentally partners with Jeon Group. Jimin is afraid, but he thinks that his old friend's suspicions, Taehyung, might be right about his uncle.

Jeongguk might be biting into a delicious apple right now that his uncle was offering.

A poisoned apple disguised under the appealingly delicious pigment of the fruit just like how Jeongguk's death is disguised under the fatherly treatment he has been experiencing, disguised under those expensive gifts that he has been recieving.

But then again, he can't be so sure about this, it's too risky to pin point people in this type of situation. Jimin is torn, another reason why he chose to stay with Jeongguk every night instead of spending it with his parents just like he what planned when he got out of the institute with Jeongguk.

He promised that he would spend his days with his parents but then this man he dearly loved is in danger. A ring of a phone startled Jimin from his worrisome thoughts, its Jeongguk's phone.

"Oh, Namjoon-hyung?"

"Yes, Jeonggukie it's me. Let's move your appoinment with me tomorrow 2pm, okay?"

"Oh, okay. But why though? I thought it would be on this coming Saturday?"

"Ah yes, sorry. I have something important happening on Saturday, haha can't miss it!"

"Ah, okay. I'll see you tomorrow then"

"Okay, goodbye- Oh! and don't forget to update me with your notes okay? See you, Ggukie!"

"Jeong-guk.."

He sighs, this doctor is too stubborn sometimes.

"Fine, fine. Goodbye!"

Jeongguk slips his phone into his pocket before dusting off his pants as he stood to stretch.

"Who was that?"

"Namjoon-hyung"

He quips at Jimin but the smaller boy was quick to catch on with Jeongguk's attitude, so he tries again..

"Oh, what did he say?"

"Just a reminder"

"Are you mad at me?"

Jeongguk starts to walk back to the direction of his vehicle, ignoring Jimin who was trailing behind him with a frown on his face.

"Don't be a child and just tell me why you're acting like this"

Jimin snaps, crossing his arms against his chest making Jeongguk stop in his tracks to look back at Jimin. He just keeps his mouth pressed into a thin line as he initiated a staring contest with Jimin, trying to make the other one back down first but both were too stubborn to lower their gazes first.

"What did you ask.."

"Do you believe the prosecutor's suspicions..."

Jeongguk responds his eyebrows furrowing together even more as he could not see where this is going.

"What did I say?"

Jeongguk thinks for a moment, Jimin never actually said he believes that his uncle is out to kill him, Jimin never answered him.

"...n-nothing"

"So why are you being salty?"

Jeongguk then breaks into a pout, his shoulders slumping as Jimin puts his hands against his hips.

"B-But you didn't answer and silence means yes— ugh! Fine, you win"

Jeongguk throws his hands in defeat and Jimin smiles triumphantly, following behind salty Jeongguk who was walking back once again. Jimin slips his short arm around Jeongguk's waist just reaching a quarter of the doe eyed boy's hips. He jumps and kisses Jeongguk on his jaw before tip toeing reaching until his mouth was near Jeongguk's ear as they walked.

"I just want you to be safe because I love you, so please don't be bothered by the guards, hmm?"

Jeongguk's heartstrings once again tugged by this fallen angel sent by God just for him.

Fuck, does he love this feeling.