Double update cause we need to finish this book now. It's been going on since Jungkook's birthday last year and half April is already gone.

Jungkook gasps when he hears the gunshot but when he feels no excruciating pain whatsoever and feels that the weight from on top of him is being shifted, he slowly opens his eyes.

He sees the limp body of Changkyun on the floor beside him and some gunshots are continously aimed at his body. He can't even count how many times he hear that familiar sound.

He slowly stands up and turns in the direction from where the gun has been aimed at Changkyun. His eyes fall on Mingyu who is sitting in the exact posture he left him but this time, he has a gun in his hand that is aimed at Changkyun.

Mingyu saved him. He slowly smiles at him and walks closer to him. "Thank you so much for saving my life... hyung." He saying, crouching down on the floor right next to him.

The older male smiles, not believing that Jungkook actually called him hyung. He kind of feels emotional. "Can't let anything happen to my brother's future husband now, can I?" He says and Jungkook chuckles, wondering how the other is even able to smile in the condition like his.

After killing the last person Jimin had to deal with, he quickly moves towards the two leaders. "Guys, we killed Changkyun but Joshua is still somewhere out there. We gotta get out of here." The shorter male announces. The two of them agree to it. Jimin looks at Jungkook, "Give me a hand, Kook." He says as he bends down himself and wraps his hand around Mingyu's waist.

Jungkook does the same on the other side and the two of them pull him on his feet together while being extra careful.

The trio starts walking out of the building slowly while their men take care of the dead bodies. The constant question in the mind of all the three of them is that, 'where is Joshua?' Did he run away or does he have some other plan?

"Jungkook! Hyung! Chim!" Taehyung's deep voice distracts them as they finally step out of the building. The cool night breeze touches their body, making them feel a little better, soothing their pain in its own way.

"Taehyung! Wh-What are you d-doing here?" Mingyu asks, looking at his brother with face full of concern. "Stop talking, hyung. We need to take you to the hospital as soon as possible." Taehyung says and that's when they notice that right behind him, there's a car. Beomgyu is standing next to the driving seat with a concerned look on his face as well.

Taehyung opens the backseat door and Beomgyu opens it from the other side. The two males supporting Mingyu help them place him on the backseat carefully, so that his injury does not bleed more than it already is.

"Okay, we're done. Mingyu, you try to-" Jungkook's words get lost in the air as he gasps audibly. But no one pays attention to him as everyone is busy trying to make Mingyu comfortable.

"T-Tae," Jungkook holds his hands in a very lose grip and tries to turn him around while supporting himself with the door of the car.

Taehyung turns around and looks at him curiously. "What happened, Jungkook? We don't have time. We need to take hyung to the hospital." The brunette argues, trying to push his lover back a little.

The ravenette gasps again and immediately hugs him. "I l-love you, prince." He says, breathing heavily.

"PARK JIMIN, YOU FUCKING IDIOT! CATCH JOSHUA. HE IS BEHIND JUNGKOOK!" Yoongi's angry voice booms in the earpiece Jimin is wearing and everything starts making sense. He quickly scans the surrounding and his eyes fall on a dark hooded figure near the building.

He takes his gun out from his waistband and dashes in his direction. Then everything dawns upon Taehyung and his hands immediately go around Jungkook. When he touches his hand, he feels something warm, wet and sticky. He knows what that is. Jungkook has been shot. Multiple times.

"J-Jungkook!" He shouts and immediately makes his lay on the grass. "Jungkook!" He sobs, looking at the ravenette's face that looks so tired but still has a smile on it.

"Shhhh... love. It's o-okay. Trust me, it r-really is." He says. His words sound more airy. He somehow raises his hand to bring it near Taehyung's face.

"D-Don't cry. I hate mak-making you cry." The mafia boss's eyes are already drooping when he says that. "Hey! Hey, Kookie. Keep your eyes open. Stay with me, okay? Nothing will happen to you." Taehyung says quickly looking around to see Beomgyu talking on the phone. By what he heard, it appears as if he already called the ambulance.

Jungkook only smiles and weakly caresses the brunette's cheeks. "T-Tae, did you r-really forgive me for every-everything that I did?" He asks, sounding so sad... so guilty that Taehyung immediately feels sad, so bad for yelling at him all the times he did when the other was just trying to protect him.

"K-Kookie, let's not talk about it right now, okay? We'll talk about it when you're alright, baby." Taehyung sniffles as he runs his hand through the other's soft, raven hair.

"B-But I n-need to know."

"I did. I did." Taehyung chants, holding his hand tightly. Beomgyu looks at the heartbreaking scene in front of him. He informs them that the ambulance is here.

The paramedic staff immediately jump out and put Jungkook on the stretcher. "Sir, can you please step away and let us do our work?" They insist Taehyung but the ravenette, who has tightly clutched their hands together, does not let him go.

"Pl-Please..." He begs. Never in his life has he begged anyone but Taehyung. But right now, he is begging the paramedic staff to not separate him from his love because he is afraid about not being able to see him again.

"Please let me go w-with you." Taehyung requests too. The paramedic staff nods his head, not wanting to lose the time and patient.

So they put the stretcher in the ambulance and Taehyung quickly sits inside. Beomgyu decides to check on Jimin first as one of their guards has already drove Mingyu to the hospital.

Inside the the ambulance, Taehyung is sitting quietly, holding Jungkook's hand as if his life depends on it. It's really hard for him to keep himself calm when he is going full on panic mode on the inside when he sees the paramedic staff trying to stop the other's bleeding.

"Say s-something, Tae. I-I don't want to sleep." Jungkook says, trying his best to not close his eyes even though he wants to do it badly.

"Stop t-talking, Kookie. Let me talk. I'll keep you awake, yeah?" Taehyung says, kissing his palm which gets wet because of his tears.

"You know, Kookie, I... I wanted to give you a present. I bought it a few days ago and I w-wanted to give it to you after everything was over. I planned to give it to you tonight. Wanna see it?" Taehyung asks, wanting to engage him in a conversation so that he doesn't think much about the pain

The brunette pulls out the ring that he has been carrying around from his pocket. "See, I... I got this for you, Kookie." He shows him the shiny, metallic object in his hand to Jungkook that brings a smile on his face but tears in his eyes.

The artist slides the ring on his lover's ring finger and intertwines their fingers together. He brings their hands towards the other's face so that he can also see the ring that is proudly worn in his finger, symbolising their love.

"See Kookie, w-we're engaged." Taehyung says, biting back a sob. Tears keep streaming down Jungkook's face. All he wants to do is hug Taehyung, take him in his arms and kiss him. He wanted to live a good life with him. He even planned how their house would look. That's why he wanted Yeontan and Bam to become friends but now, his dreams are crumbling down.

He is not upset though. Well, he is sad that he would have to leave Taehyung but the fact that he put a ring around his finger assures him of the love the other has for him.

"W-We are." Jungkook keeps staring from their rings to Taehyung's face and then back at the rings.

"Tae... y-you wanted a n-normal life. You h-had a normal life un-until I came along. N-Now I'll be g-gone and you can l-live normal-ly again." Jungkook says. Taehyung sobs again, clutching his hand tighter.

"N-No! You're n-not going anywhere, Jungkook. Af-After you get better, we're going to g-get married. We'll live together with Bam and Tannie. We'll g-get the life we deserve, K-Kookie." Taehyung cries. The ravenette just slowly caresses his finger right above the ring.

"Maybe in the n-next life. I pr-promise to be yours. You're m-mine to love, remember?" Jungkook says. Even though Taehyung does not want him to say all this, he agrees with the last line.

"B-But in th-this life, pl-please find someone to... to spend y-your life with. Be with someone w-who makes you happy--- whose life is not as comp-complicated as mine. L-Live the life you deserve, T-Tae. And I'll... w-wait for you in the next life." The ravenette smiles weekly, making Taehyung cry harder. Even the paramedic staff have tears in their eyes.

"N-No, pl-please, Kookie. D-Don't say this. I'll... I'll die without you. I love you."

"You'll live, Tae. Live for me." Jungkook softly wipes his tears with his weak, trembling hands. "Th-Thanks for m-making my life w-worth living. Thanks for l-loving an unlovable p-person like me. And thanks for making m-my last day... worth it. I'm... I'm d-dying happily, l-love."

"Jungkook, please. You pr-promised to live with m-me--- and Bam and Tannie. Please don't l-leave us." Taehyung begs, putting his forehead on their intertwined hands.

The mafia boss shakes his head, "Even if I w-want to, I can't. Pr-Promise me you'll live, T-Tae. You'll l-live happily." He begs. Taehyung shakes his head vigorously.

"Pl-Please, love. Please do it. Pl-Please let me g-go." Jungkook says, his breaths getting heavier than they already are. Taehyung is not able to look at this state of his.

"T-Tae, th-this is my last wish, l-love." Jungkook says, his eyes heavily drooping.

"I promise." Taehyung cries.

"I l-love y-you..." The mafia boss's voice is very weak and Taehyung sees his eyes closing and his grip on his hand loosening. He has a small smile on his face.

The paramedic staff jump into action after telling the brunette to move aside. They start unbuttoning Jungkook's shirt for performing their next action. The artist's eyes fall on the cardiac monitor which had started beeping a while ago. It shows a straight line now. Taehyung doesn't know what is happening around him. All he can think about is Jungkook's lifeless body lying in front of him and cannot do anything about it.

He sees the paramedic staff shout "clear". He sees the defibrillator in one staff's hand. He gives a shock to Jungkook and his body bounces on the stretcher, but nothing seems to happen. One staff keeps compressing his chest with both his hand and then they repeat the process by using the defibrillator a few more times. It keeps going on for a good ten minutes but the ravenette doesn't wake up.

"We lost him. He had lost a lot of blood earlier itself. He held up really well... for you." One of the paramedic staff tells the artist with a sad expression. Taehyung looks at his boyfriend who he never really got to call his boyfriend, laying peacefully on the stretcher, motionless.

"J-Jungkook!" He screams, scooting closer to his body and clutching his shirt tightly in his fist.

"Jungkook, you love me, right? Please... pl-please come back. Y-You said we'd l-live together af-after everything is over. You c-can't break your promise like that. Pl-please--- I love you. I l-love you so fucking much." Taehyung cries, clinging to Jungkook's body as if his life depends on it. But at the back of his mind, he also knows that saying all this is pointless now.

Because Jungkook is gone and he won't be coming back.

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