Jungkook entered the passcode and opened the door, trying to be as quiet as possible. He padded towards his bedroom only to be stopped by a voice.

"Guess who's finally home?" Yoongi's voice echoed in the silence

"Shit" Jungkook cussed under his breath. Slowly, he turned around to face the other male

There he was with his arms folded in front of his chest and his face adorning a sarcastic smile.

"I told you to go to sleep" Jungkook sighed

"And I told you to come home but, what did you do?" Yoongi raised his brow

"Sorry" Jungkook apologized, grinning a little.

"Whatever" Yoongi shrugged. "So are you going to work tomorrow?" He then asked

"You knew she was going to ask me to come?" Jungkook asked, surprised that Yoongi was aware.

"While you were having a fight with those criminals, he called me."

"Who? Your spy?" Jungkook guessed

"Yeah. He told me Y/N talked with him and said something about asking you to come" the other male revealed

"You both talk to each other this late at night?" Jungkook was surprised

"We do. He's a childhood friend of mine. Actually, my only friend." Yoongi elaborated

"Woah!! You were in contact with him all this time!!" Jungkook chuckled bitterly. "And I had no idea."

"No, stupid. I came in touch with him when you took the decision to join BBC News. Coincidentally, he was working there so I asked him to spy on you."

"Of course"

"I'm not lying" Yoongi raised his hands in the air.

"Forget it. I've to wake up early tomorrow- or later, so let me go to sleep." Jungkook said, yawning at the end

"Don't go. I don't think you are ready to face all the backlash you are receiving." Yoongi tried to convince the taller male to stay.

"Don't worry, Yoongi. I'll be fine." Jungkook assured

"And what makes you believe that?" Yoongi raised his brow

Jungkook took a look at his now bandaged wrist. "Her" he answered

Flashback.....

Jungkook was leaving the building when you closed the door on his face but stopped in his tracks midway. He walked back towards your apartment and knocked on the door.

"Y/N" he called

"I'm not gonna open the door" you informed, your voice stern

There was a big possiblity of Jungkook messing around with you again, if he let you in. He knew what affect he had on you and you didn't want to feed his ego.

"Fine. Don't do it" Jungkook smiled, shaking his head. "Just answer this one question." He requested

"What is it?" You asked leaning against the door with Jungkook emulating the same action from other side.

"How do you manage to... stay cheerful all the day after having that scary nightmare almost every night?" He inquired

You did not expect him to go all serious like that, resulting in you taking a lot of time to answer his question.

"I...." you started. "It wasnt always this easy. In the beginning, I used to cry all day thinking about it but eventually, I learned that I can't let it affect me." You stated

Jungkook was listening to you with all his attention, looking up at the ceiling

"We all have the power to face the things that try to bring us down, Jungkook. We just need to be brave and take a step and just like that we'll be fine."

Present......

"I'll be fine" Jungkook repeated your words, thinking about what you had told him few hours ago.

"Are you sure?" Yoongi wanted to confirm, drawing the taller male out of his thoughts.

"I am" Jungkook affirmed

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You had no idea how the day passed and it was night already. Soon, you were going to be seated infornt of the cameras for your program, Saturday Night.

Jungkook hadn't arrived yet. You were thinking it was because of the text you sent him this morning about how it wasn't necessary to be here in the morning and how you'll be fine with him coming at night, just before your program starts.

Everyone was thinking it was going to be just another 30 mins of you talking about celebrities and stuff but the reality was only known to you, Jimin and Hoseok

Yesterday....

"I don't think it's a good idea, Y/N" Hoseok expressed

"I agree" Jimin said, locking eyes with Hoseok

"It might not be the best idea but there's nothing else I could think of." You tried to explain

"I know that you want to help Taehyung but...." Hoseok trailed off

"Everything will be fine, if you guys help me" You said with desperate eyes

Hoseok and Jimin whispered something to each other, thinking about your plan one more time before they gave a nod.

"Fine. What do you want us to do?" Jimin asked

"Good" you clapped your hands in enthusiasm

"Hoseok, I want you to keep Boss busy in his office while I'm live. I don't want him to know about this." You spoke

"Me?" Hoseok pointed at himself. "Do you want me to get fired? There's no way." He shook his head

"Don't be a coward now, Hoseok" Jimin teased, elbowing the other male.

"This is too dangerous. What if he realizes I was helping her?" Hoseok asked Jimin, pointing at you

"He won't. He trusts you a lot for that." Jimin pointed out.

"He's right. Please do it this one time, please" you begged Hoseok

"O-Okay" he finally agreed

"Thank you" you grinned

"And Jimin-

"I know, I know. I just have to convince the crew from stopping the live, right?"
Jimin guessed

"Yes!! You are a genius. I knew I could trust you." You complimented him, knowing very well he likes being praised.

"What if they don't listen to you?" Hoseok asked

"Why are you being so negative here?" You glared at him

"I'm just stating the possibility" he defended himself

"They won't." Jimin uttered. "I'm the biggest reporter of BBC News after all" he said, leaning back in chair with a smirk adorning his beautiful features.

"Of course." Hoseok rolled his eyes

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"Did you hear?"

"What?"

You heard two ladies talk from a distance

"One of the most wanted criminal of time was arrested last night?"

"Really?"

"Yes. He was found at the nearest bus stop from our building. It was Black Knight again."

"Black Knight!! I still can't believe cops haven't caught him yet"

The bus stop??

A shiver ran down your after realizing the fact you were literally there last night.

If it wasn't for Jungkook....

Wait...

"We will start soon." The camera man called out.

Right. This wasn't the time to think about anything else.

You quickly gave a nod and fixed your makeup one last time before heading towards the platform.

"Y/N!!" A voice called

"Jungkook" you acknowledged his presence, turning around with a huge grin on your face.

"Sorry, I'm a bit late" He apologized

"It's okay" you assured. "I'm glad you came"

"How could I not?" He chuckled. "Are you starting soon?" He guessed, taking a look at how everyone was preparing.

You hummed and gave a nod

"I'll be here to support you. Whatever it is, I hope you do the best." He said

"Thank you"

Another voice called your name, telling you take your position

"All the best" Jungkook whispered in your ear, giving your shoulder a little pat.

You ignored the way you heart rate picked up and quickly made your way towards the platform.

Taking your seat, you took a deep breath.

"1 2 3!"

With that, the camera rolled and now you were live on the national television.

"Hello Everyone!!" You greeted the virtual audience. "I welcome you to Saturday Night live with me."

The first half of the program had went the way it always does. You had stopped for a while for the commercial breaks and now you were live again.

"As we all know, one of the most famous actors of our nation, Kim Taehyung had opened up about his Father's death last saturday in a press conference. He revealed that his father was murdered and accused Black Knight for it." You spoke, instantly grabbing Jungkook's attention.

The crew hesitated a little to continue, knowing very well you weren't supposed to talk about such matters.

You took a deep breath and gathered all the courage you could for what you were about to say next.

"But turns out that Black Knight isn't the real culprit."

That's it. You had said that. You couldn't believe it

"What's going on?"

"We need to stop this."

You heard some whispers in the crew

"The live won't stop" Jimin appeared. "Let her talk" he ordered

And who were they to say no to Park Jimin, the biggest reporter in BBC News?

Jungkook turned his face in Jimin's direction and then back at you.

He had no idea what's going on. For some reason, his heart was beating loud in his chest.

"We are not saying this by just believing on some assumptions, but we have proof." You continued

"We have a recorded statement from a person who witnessed the murder." You revealed.

Jimin quickly ordered one of the crew members to play the audio recording form your phone you had handled to him earlier.

Meanwhile, Hoseok was doing his job keeping Namjoon busy in his office.

He had scheduled one of his meetings at the time of your live, thus perfectly managing the situation.

"Please tell us what you saw that night"

Your voice was heard, as the recording started playing.

Yesterday....

After talking to Hoseok and Jimin about your plan and convincing them for helping you, you were now standing in front of Seokjin's bakery to implement the next part of your plan.

After having talked to Taehyung yesterday, you were determined to help him in every way possible, resulting in you coming up with a way to do exactly that.

You pushed the door open and entered the bakery. The sweet smell of vanilla and chocolate quickly filled your nostrils.

"Welcome!" Seokjin's voice greeted
"What can I get y-

He stopped mid sentence after noticing it was you who had arrived.

"Oh, Y/N?"

"You remember" You noted, smiling at the man.

"I do." He smiled. "How may I help you this time?" He asked, quickly knowing you weren't here to eat something as the bakery was far away from your workplace.

"Can we have a seat?" You asked

"Sure. Let me just clean this up." He said, signaling you to take one of the seats in the front.

You walked further in and took a seat in the back, as it was safer to be away from the rest of the people in the bakery. You observed how Seokjin ordered one of his employees to take care of the customers before walking towards where you were seated.

"So.... what is it?" He asked, taking a seat infornt of you, wiping his hands on his apron.

"I was wondering.... if you could do a favor to me" You tried to voice your thoughts.

"I have to know what you want first" he said.

"I want to record your statement about what you saw that night in the alley" You revealed

Seokjin was taken aback by your statement. He looked around in the bakery to see if anyone was listening before speaking, "I hope you know what you are saying right now"

"I'm aware of it very well" you assured.

"You don't know the consequences."

"Actually, I do. Namjoon told me everything." You revealed. "I know you were threatened to give a false testimony."

Seokjin was surprised by your words. "And you still want me to reveal the truth? Even after knowing it could get Namjoon and me in danger?"

"I'm not asking you to the say whole truth." You shook you heard. "Just a part of it."

"What?"

"Please, Seokjin. Your could help bring a son justice to his father, please." You pleaded

"What if something happens to me or Namjoon?"

"Listen to me. You both will be safe as long as you won't take Leader's name."

"I don't understa-" Seokjin frowned

"We won't be revealing your name" you cut him off

"What?"

"We will make it look like there was another witness, other than Kim Seokjin." You said

"Leader knows only one witness, that is you but we will make him believe that there was another witness too." You explained

It felt like Seokjin was slowly understanding what you were trying to propose here.

"I'll change the pitch of the audio recording, so it won't sound like you."

"But what will you do when people will ask you about how you found out about this another witness? You don't have any proof." He pointed

"That is the difference between the cops and reporters, Seokjin." You chuckled
"We don't have to give proof for anything. We just say 'according to our sources' and people will believe in us."

"Now... will you help me?"

Seokjin hesitated a little. He took at least 10 minutes to think over it and eventually decided to help you.

Present.....

And that's how you recorded his statement that the entire nation was hearing right now.

"I saw some gangsters beating up the man in the alley."

"So are you saying that you didn't see Black Knight?"

It was your voice that asked the question.

"No. Black knight wasn't the one who killed him. Those were some sort of gangsters."

The recording ended and there was silence on the entire floor.

No one dared to say anything.

Jungkook was staring at your figure silently.

"I was the one who recorded his statement." You revealed, facing the camera.

"And he clearly said that he didn't see Black Knight anywhere that night in the alley where the murder took place. Hence, proving that the real culprit is still out there hiding somewhere when the nation is busy blaming someone who's innocent."

"We hope after this, the cops along with our nation will now focus on finding the real culprit."

Call it a coincidence or whatever but as you spoke those words, your gaze naturally fell on Jungkook and the moment your eyes locked, you saw some strong emotions flashing in his eyes.

Jungkook was left speechless. He didn't know what to say to you the moment his eyes locked with yours, but he was hoping his eyes were speaking it all.

"With that, I'll be taking my leave. See you on next Saturday Night" you greeted and the live ended

You weren't sure though, that you'll be able to do another live program next Saturday after this. There was a huge possibility of you getting fired by Namjoon after this but for now, you were satisfied and happy for doing what you did.

You were ready to face the consequences.

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