Innocent (TaeKook) - Chapter 44: Chapter 44

"Who are you?"
For a second Jungkook felt like air getting snatched from his lungs. He felt his chest getting tight. For a second he forgot to breathe.
"Do i know you?" Taehyung's voice pulled him out of his thoughts and smashed the reality on his face.
"I-i..... I'm y-your.... I'm..... J-Junk-kook." Jungkook didn't knew how to introduce himself, how should he tell Taehyung who is he to him. His tormentor? His kidnapper? Or someone who love him?. He was out of words.
"P-please go before my father come back..... i-if he saw you here h-he might hurt y-you also. H-he don't l-like the p-presence of any other m-male in his absence." Taehyung said. He was not at all sure of his surroundings and Jungkook! Well he was feeling like someone stabbed his heart.
Jungkook felt an unknown pain and boiling anger. Taehyung was so traumatized that even when he forgot everything he was still under the influence of his father's torment.
He stepped forward to console other but Taehyung crumbled small, stir from his position a little.
"Please don't come near me. Don't touch me."
Jungkook stopped dead in track. He  remembered Jimin's word what he told him when he first came back home.
"He was very shy. I never saw him with any other student. He always used to stay alone. Visit the cafe rarely."
A single tear left his eye, Taehyung looked at him with concern. He got up and stretched his hand out to wipe Jungkook's tear.
"Don't worry, I won't let him know about your presence. Tell me why did you came, do you want anything?" Taehyung said with a small smile, Jungkook didn't knew what should he do, whether he  coo at his kindness or should he get angry for him being this scared of that man.
But before he could say anything, the door open revealing Jin, Jimin, Namjoon and Jackson. He walked to Jin and held his hand.
"What happened to him? Why can't he remember anything? WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM." Jungkook shouted and Taehyung covered his ears with both hands.
"Stop shouting.... you are scaring him." Jin said and marched to Taehyung. With a minimal distance he looked at his vitals and then smiled at him.
"How are you feeling now Taebear." Jin said and Taehyung just nodded returning a smile.
"Like i said earlier I'm fine ." Taehyung said with confidence. His eyes darted to Jimin and his face lit up.
"Chim hey? What are you doing here?" Taehyung said. Everyone was shocked and Jimin was the one who was happy and shocked at the same time. Out of all of them Jimin was the only one whom Taehyung knew.
"Hi. I came to meet you." Jimin played along just like Jin told him to do. Outside the door Jin told them about Taehyung that Taehyung is not in a present time.
"See chim i was brave this time, I didn't cried just like you said." Jimin nodded his head eyes getting wet again. Everyone else in the room saw the pure emotions both of them were expressing.
Jungkook looked at Taehyung and Jimin and imagined the time when Jimin came into his life as an angel. Just like him he was an important person to Taehyung also.
For the first time in forever Jungkook was ashamed of his behavior toward younger. The state in which Taehyung is now made him realized how much worse he did to him. He has added a fuel to the fire in his life.
"You are my brave alien." Jimin said and with trembling hands cupped Taehyung face.
"That i am." Taehyung giggled. A pure giggled that they all heard after so long.
"Can i take him?" Jimin turned to Jin.
"Sure just come with me for some paper work." Jimin nodded and looked at Taehyung who was watching everyone else in the room.
"Are they with you?" He asked Jungkook who was standing like he don't know how to talk.
"Y-yes" Jungkook said looking at Jin who asked him to nod.
"Oh you are in the wrong room then. Your loved one is not here." It was just a statement but Jungkook felt it like it's true. Everyone else looked at his face. He couldn't hold the stares so he took his leave.
"I'll be going then." With that he left the room followed by Jackson and after looking at Taehyung for last time Namjoon aslo left the room.
"What am i doing here agin? And who....... oh God do father know that I'm here? He'll be angry again." By now Taehyung was getting the situation correctly. Taehyung panicked and Jimin was quick to hold his hand.
"Shhh what did i told you?"
"Not to fear him. He won't be able to hurt me if won't fear him. My fear give him the power." Taehyung said while Jimin nodding his head.
"Right. So not to panic. Just wait for me I'll be back in a minute." Taehyung nodded and Jimun left the room.
"What happened to him? Why is he not recognizing me?" As they came out Jungkook asked Jin.
"Get a hold of your...."
"I can't okay I can't. He is clearly not okay and i don't know what to do."
"He is kinda okay. After experiencing all that again, his mind has traveled him back to the past. It's normal in trauma. His mind is in the state of shock. He is trapped somewhere in his past."
"How do he know Hyung but not us?"
"It's cz i was with him at that time. He knew me so he knows me now." Jimin said.
"When will he recover?" Jungkook said desperately.
"We don't know JK. It can take 1 hour, 1 day, 1 week or in worse case 1 year."
"Can't we help him?" Jackson said.
"No. We can't."
Jungkook looked from the glass of the door to Taehyung who was busy butting his shirt and combing his hairs by his hand.
"Where are you taking him?" Jungkook asked Jimin.
"To his home. Right now that will be best for him. He will never come with me to mansion and it is not safe for him also." Jimin said .
"He is right that is best for him. And I would also say you to stay away from him for some time." Jin said while placing his hand over Jungkook shoulder.
"What. No no no please."
"It's for his good JK." Jungkook dropped his head in defeat. He looked back at the room and with slow steps opened the door.
Jin tried to stop him but Jimin said to let him be.
Jungkook walked in and when he was close to the bed Taehyung looked at him again while giving him his innocent boxy smile.
"Don't fear him Tae... Taehyung. Your fear give him the power. He won't be able to hurt you if you don't fear him. That's what my brother told me once. It helped me i hope it helps you too."
"You know Chim also told me this. Your brother and Chim are same." Taehyung giggled.
"They are." Jungkook just stated a fact. He looked at Taehyung face with eyes holding so much love and adoration for him.
"Smile looks good on you. Never let it fade away." Jungkook said and turned to leave.
"Tears looks terrible on you. Don't cry." Taehyung said and Jungkook just nodded his head without turning. He knew he would burst in tears if he'd look back.
Jungkook left the room. Jimin came back and took Taehyung back to his home. His home where he spent so many years while bearing his father's wrath.
After a long drive they reached there. Taehyung hopped off the car and with quick steps he went to the door. He pushed his hand to his pocket for a key. But didn't found any.
"Chim i lost the key." Taehyung said and Jimin tossed a single golden-yellow towards him.
"Thanks Chim." Jimin had the spare key ever since he saw Min-Ho assaulting Taehyung for the first time.
As Taehyung went inside he saw everything and deep down he felt like he is seeing them after so long. He had a feeling that he left this house for quite a long time.
"I still feel strange." He laughed embarrassed.
"It'll get better. You want anything?" Jimin said .
"Oh no no sit I'll bring something for both of us." And with that Taehyung went to the room leaving the heavy hearted Jimin in the living room alone.
They spent the noon till evening there talking and eating. Taehyung's eyes landed on the clock and he stood up abruptly.
"Oh you should go now Chim. Father will be home anytime now." Taehyung said panicking.
"So where do you want me to go?" Jimin said
"Go home idiot."
"I'm home alone tody, and I don't want to go home."
"So will you join me to my shift?" Taehyung said
"I'd love to. It's been long I didn't  met Beakhyun." Jimin said while standing up.
"Go upstairs and stay there. Don't come down unless i say so." Taehyung said while looking back at main door again and again.
"It's already 7. We should get going. When he'll come back he'll know that you went to the store already." Jimin said and Taehyung looked back at the clock again.
"Ohh yes. Let's go then." Jimin nodded and after getting freshen up they left the house.
They walked by the road just like normally as Taehyung did and with 10 min walk they reached the store.
As they reached there Taehyung frowned.
Cz stoor look a different from yesterday. Of course it does, it's been 6 months. Jimin looked at him.
"What happened? Why did you stop?" Jimin said.
"The store..... see it looks changed." Taehyung said.
"Oh yeah. Yesterday after you left i came to ask about you and Beak told me he'll renew the store a little." Taehyung believed him. He always did cz Jimin never lied to him. That's atleast what he thought.
They went inside and the inside of the store was even more beautiful then before.
"This new look is amazing."
"Taehyung" They looked at the onwer of the voice and in the next second Taehyung was engulfed in bone crashing hug.
"Oh My God Taehyung how are you. You are real right?" Beakhyun said while hugging him.
"You also know? Well it was not a big deal. I'm totally fine see." Taehyung said. Beakhyun was quick to look at Jimin .
"He don't remember anything." Jimin mouthed those words and Beakhyun's eyes widened.
"Tae control the counter. I'll be back. I've got some business with Jimin hmm" Beakhyun said and Taehyung pouted.
"You guys always get along and leave me here to get bored ."
"Aww I'll be back just like that hmm" Jimin said and they both went inside Beakhyun's changing room.
As they got inside, Beakhyun held him by his neck.
"What did you do to him? What did you brother do to him? Hmm he was alright when he took him. What did he do?" Jimin was unable to understand how Beakhyun know about all this?
"H-how do you k-know about t-that?" Jimin asked while trying to free his hand.
"Thanks to Tae's friend i know all about you. Now that i have Taehyung I'll file a case against you guys."
"What friend? Who is it?"
"What makes you think I'll tell you."
"The fact that Taehyung has no friends other than me and you" Beakhyun left his neck and looked at him in shock.
"But he said he know Taehyung. He said he even met him?"
"Who is he? What's his name?" Jimin said sternly.
"Yeonjun." Jimin huffed in relief.
"Oh yeah. He do. He's Lisa's step brother."
"Who's Lisa?"
"Someone you shouldn't even wish to know ."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Nothing. Just don't show him that he just met you. Be casual to him."
"But what happened to him?"
"Long story and it's not worth listening."
"But..."
"Beakhyun hyung! Hyung?" They were interrupted when Taehyung called him.
"Coming" he said and they both ran outside.
"What happened?" Jimin asked.
"This boy came and he was asking for you. He even know me." Taehyung said looking at Beakhyun.
"Oh yeah. Hello Yeonjun. What brings you here?" Beakhyun asked.
"Hi Jimin. How's Jungkook? It's been long since i met him." Jimin just nodded and looked at Taehyung, to see if he felt awkward listening to the name but he was as calm as always.
"Hmm. What are you doing here?" Jimin asked.
"I came to meet Beakhyun. I was missing him."
"You know him?"
"Hmm after Tae told me about him we became friends and now i worked at his boyfriends office."
"Chanyeol has his own office?" Jimin said in shock.
"Yeah. After his boss kicked him out he started his own company." Beakhyun said casually.
"That was new." Jimin said.
"Yeah mafia's are too busy taking people that they don't get a hold of other news." He said but quickly looked at Taehyung.
"Why do you guys look at me like I've grown two horns." Taehyung said getting irritated by having all eyes on him.
"Cz you are cute Tae." Yeonjun said. Taehyung got shy after listening to this.
"Enough flirting with him. Come sit." Beakhyun said while dragging three chairs from aside to sit.
"Oh no no I'll be going. My sister is alone home. She is not well." Yeonjun said. Jimin knew what happened to Lisa so he didn't pressed that matter but these words did pained someone else.
"Ahhhh my head." Taehyung shouted and he dropped on his knees while clutching his head in his hands tightly.
"I told you to be careful..." Jimin growled at Beakhyun and then bent down to help Taehyung.
"I didn't do anything...." Beakhyun said panicking.
"Tae what is it? Are you okay?" Jimin said
"It.... It hurts..." Taehyung said gripping Jimin's arm tightly. He saw flashes of dark room.
He saw himself on the ground...... he saw some one else infront of him.
Come on be a good boy now.
It won't hurt.
No doubt father wanted you.
You are addicting.
Take this inside you.
You look good under me.
"Ahhhhhh" Taehyung screamed harder. He saw that man forcing him.
We got reunited after so long.
Won't you welcome your brother?
Come on i love this.... don't you?
See just like that. It'll be over soon.
Keep going yeah.
"Stop this. It hurtssss....." he shouted again as he knelt down even more his temple touching the ground and hands over his head. He looked up and shouted only one thing before he fainted.
"NANAAAA"