The glares Taehyung received after defying their oh so amazing leader were horrifying and Taehyung shivered. The twenty angry eyes on him weren't helping him with his anxiety. And in the middle stood Jungkook with a triumphant smile, invisible to his loyal sheep but mocking to Taehyung.

"I'm just asking him to leave me alone?? Why are you protective of him out of the sudden? He's no one special! Aren't you wondering why he's the only one always noticing the disappearing of people? Why are you questioning me all the time but not him?", Taehyung asked them furiously.

Jimin glared at him. "Just shut up, Taehyung. You don't have any idea what you're talking about. Stop trying to appear all mighty when you're nothing but a scared boy", he spat out angrily, nothing left of the once so kind and friendly Jimin who was clinging to Taehyung on the cruise and was joking with him. This was someone else.

All of them were someone else by now, the friendly and peaceful passengers who would greet him on the ship when they crossed path, were gone and replaced by different versions of themselves. Darker. Scarier. Shocking Taehyung to the core by their twisted behavior.

"I'm a what now?", Taehyung asked slowly, anger rushing through his veins, anger and despair. And then, Taehyung did something he was always doing when he was scared and angry at the same time. He snapped and spilled information he should've kept to himself.

"I'm a scared boy? I have every right to be afraid! You want to know why we're searching all day long for Namjoon and didn't find him yet? BECAUSE HE'S GONE ALREADY! He tells you he went to the shark bay yet none of you came to the idea to search there?!", Taehyung screamed at them in rage, he couldn't understand why they weren't getting Jungkook's twisted intentions.

Jungkook on the other side stared at Taehyung with visible darkening eyes, tilting his head to the side and furrowing his brows. Taehyung gulped, he knew he has already said too much. Because the blonde now knew that Taehyung has been there when he broke Namjoon's neck and ended his life.

But the raven just got the group's entire attention and had to use this chance to convince them from his point of view. Convince them that Jungkook was a cold hearted murderer and wasn't afraid to kill the ones in his way. Even if Taehyung was going to get killed as well in the end, his panic won.

He couldn't go down without a fight and he wouldn't. He would try everything to have the group on his side to get rid of Jungkook.

"Namjoon is dead! All of you are not questioning Jungkook's explanations one single time and I can't take that anymore. You're all running into his trap! HE was the one to kill Namjoon and you're still ignoring your common sense because you know I'm right and that's why you're afraid!", Taehyung screamed at them, looking around them furiously.

All of their eyes snapped towards the suddenly chuckling blonde who scratched the back of his neck before cheekily looking up. His doe eyes were wide and sparkling and an innocent pout was on his lips. "Why are you saying this? I did nothing to you, Taehyung-ah yet you keep questioning me while all I want to do is help. You want to know the truth and not the angry version of the little one?", Jungkook asked with hopeful eyes.

Taehyung gaped at him in disbelief, especially when all of them cooed at the now timid blonde. "Go ahead", Minhee cooed at the younger male who nodded gratefully at her. "I admit that I lied to you. I've found Namjoon last night. He was wandering around and I wanted to make sure he was alright. You must know that I'm always outside at night to make sure animals can't attack you", Jungkook started and sniffed.

There were sudden tears in his eyes. "I never wanted anyone to be afraid of me. I followed Namjoon to warn him since he was walking towards the shark bay. The sharks are different during the night and I wanted to tell him that. He climbed up a cliff a-and", Jungkook stopped, nearly choking on his sudden tears and two girls moved to him in order to comfort him.

"He fell. I tried grabbing him, I tried to reach for him but it was too late already. The sharks were already at him. I didn't tell you because I was ashamed of myself for coming too late", the blonde sniffed and earned lots of praises and comforting words while Taehyung just stood there horrified.

"Are you believing this?!", he asked in disbelief and the others turned around to glare at him. "Of course we are! He's crying because he feels so guilty yet you have to go and make up something!", a small woman hissed by Jungkook's side who was still crying into his palms. "But he's lying!", Taehyung screamed out, was this real right now? Were they for real?

He was telling the truth, not Jungkook! He has seen how Jungkook has killed Namjoon!

"It seems like you're just a little attention seeker for accusing him of such a horrible thing! His story at least sounds reasonable. Killing Namjoon, you must be out of your mind!", another man butted in and Taehyung stared at them.

"Why are you believing HIM? He's all faking it! He killed Namjoon, I saw it! Yet you still believe him because you're too afraid to accept the truth! He'll kill the rest of us too for going into his way! He's dangerous!", Taehyung yelled helplessly but the group has already turned away from him.

"Y'all are going to regret this! He killed Namjoon and dragged him into the sea! Namjoon would never just go to the shark bay!", Taehyung screamed but no one listened to him, not even his friend Jimin. They all were on Jungkook's side. Jungkook who has recovered from his crying attack.

Jungkook who stared at the furious raven amused with crossed arms, showing calmness and peace which calmed the other group members but only fueled Taehyung's anger. "You will regret this",Taehyung spat as final words before storming away. Jungkook stared after him in thought before a little smile appeared on his face.

"Don't worry, I'll talk to the little one. He must be so scared, away from his family that he tries to find someone he can make responsible", Jungkook explained with a sweet smile and the group accepted the explanation without a second thought.

It was so much easier to allow someone to think for you rather tothink yourself.

"You're so nice to him, even after all the bad things he accused you off, you truly are a kind soul", one elderly female said in awe. "Protecting us in the dark must be such a hard thing and you never said anything", Jimin joined in with wide eyes sparkling with admiration. Jungkook smiled widely, wiping his eyes one more time to make it seem more real.

Despite Taehyung's wish to warn them, it only drove him further apart from the group while Jungkook only earned their trust more and more and gathered powers.

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The group won't stop mistrusting Tae! What would you do, if you were in his situation?

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