[M] Collapsed (1/1)

Bathing was natural for humans, and Jungkook enjoyed those moments, he liked to feel his skin clean, washed and renewed. It was like taking a weight off your back every time you removed all the dirt from your body and, after so many horrendous changes in your life, your body felt heavy and you really needed a shower. However, what he did not expect was to be completely naked, crouched, with water up to his neck and trying to do his best not to look at his rescuer standing, also without clothes, also taking a shower.This was another hot sunny day and when he woke up, Jimin had suggested that he take a bath, as they would hardly stop again near somewhere with water, obviously he had accepted the idea, but he did not think that the other would bathe at the same time as you, and so close. He certainly did that to save time, but it was incredibly uncomfortable for Jungkook not to be able to do this without anyone looking. He had a mix between fear of the Smileys, who were nearby, and fear of having his body analyzed by Jimin."You really are ashamed." The minor commented, laughing. Jungkook looked at him with peripheral vision and soon regretted it. That dark, naked boy, wet with water, reflecting all the sunlight, smiled to himself as he rubbed his arms. He really had a beautiful body, and he had to concentrate on other things in order not to think about it too much. Jungkook practically sank into the water to try not to look at him anymore.He stayed that way until Jimin, still naked, went through the waterfall and climbed back up to the cave. Jungkook, fearing he would be left behind, seeing that there were some Smileys nearby, hissing loudly, swam to the cave's entrance, having to climb, also naked, the slippery stones, almost falling for stepping on a false foot. The smaller one was now drying himself with a piece of cloth, and when he noticed his presence, he threw another cloth in his direction. He really didn't seem to care about their nakedness.It didn't take long and they were soon dressed, out of the cave and walking again. With the hot summer sun overhead, that day looked even worse. Both were sweating a lot and despite that Jimin didn't seem to care so much, however Jungkook was not used to long walks in such high temperatures. They couldn't afford to drink all the water they carried in their bags, and perhaps that was the worst part of the situation that had occurred to them from there.After hours of walking as close as possible to Jimin and trying to dodge the Smileys that appeared to hinder them, Jungkook felt dizzy and sick. The youngest did not seem to notice, as he did not look directly at himself, paying more attention to his surroundings, probably more concerned with keeping them alive, and perhaps, therefore, he had not noticed that he had fallen on his knees on the grass, unable to move. . His body was shaking, his head ached and it was no longer possible to maintain balance or strength in his legs.A few seconds after falling, too weak from nausea, he noticed legs approaching him, a horrible hiss growing in his ear. The dark boy didn't really seem to have noticed that he was no longer following him, and Jungkook began to feel a gigantic despair within him. He tried to get up, but he didn't even have the strength to leave."Jimin..." He called weakly, realizing that even his voice didn't sound loud enough. There were three pairs of legs, as far as he could count, getting even closer, the scraping noise of metal growing by the second. "Jimin!" He tried to gather more strength, and maybe asking for help shouting was not the best idea, as it seemed that it had made the Smileys move faster towards him. "Help!" He tried again, even though he knew it would attract them more.Now he was lying on the floor, face up, and even with his vision blurred, he managed to see a hideous face close to him. The cut, hollow eyes and that cut smile were too close. Jungkook wanted to cry when he felt the strange goo that oozed from that smile falling on his cheek, he heard another Smiley fall on his knees beside him. He closed his eyes, finally feeling the tears streaming, he would die there and, if he was lucky, at least he would pass out during the process.However, he felt a weight on his self, which almost made him vomit. The closest Smiley had fallen on his stomach with two arrows to the head and, with much effort, realized that the other creature had fallen beside him. A few seconds went by with loud hisses, some kind of movement that he was unable to look at, as he tried to get that monster off him. He was probably only still awake from the adrenaline that was trying to keep him alive.That was when something dragged the Smiley off you and, instead of a hideous face forcing itself in front of your eyes, you noticed the frightened face of that dark boy, panting and looking a little desperate. She tried to say something to him, but just stammered out some meaningless words. Jungkook had finally passed out when he felt his body being lifted off the floor. And everything went dark.--/--Jungkook woke up feeling a little cold. His head hurt and he was quite confused. It took a while for his blurred vision to start to improve and, with a certain slowness, he began to understand his surroundings. He was lying on the fresh grass, he was also without his clothes, only a wet cloth covered his private parts and other parts of his body. He felt his body soaked with water and that's when he realized that his head was resting on something soft, and he realized it was a bag."How it feels?" He heard that low boy's voice ask. He looked to the side and saw Jimin sit beside him, pouring a little more water on the cloths, and Jungkook groaned a little in pain at the feeling of the wind chilling his body. "Sorry, but it is necessary." He said, probably noticing his discomfort. "Come on, drink it." Then he instructed, he helped to lift his head so that he drank some of the water from the flask he held. He took it willingly, without noticing that he was really very thirsty."I feel cold." He replied calmly, beginning to feel ashamed of his condition at the same time that he seemed to regain more consciousness. "Why am I like this?""Insulation." Jimin replied, and Jungkook became even more ashamed to see that he removed the wet cloths from his body, leaving him totally naked. But he covered it again, but with dry cloths. What probably made him even more ashamed was how the little one had slid behind him and, sitting cross-legged, raised his head, supporting it in his lap. "You have to keep your head up." He gave an instruction again, which sounded more like a reason for doing that."How... Er... Where are we?" Jungkook asked, confused, but realizing that this was not the place where he had passed out. It was under a tree and looked like a climb and that's how he realized that the place was quite steep, except for a small elevation on which they were, which made his body a little straighter.“When you passed out, I managed to bring you up this climb. It is a little difficult to walk in it carrying someone, even over its size, but I have been through worse. ” The brunette explained while gently wetting his face with one of the damp cloths. "Smileys can even climb up here with some effort, but they hardly try, unless they hear a very loud noise.""Did you… manage to carry me?" He knew it was a stupid question to ask, but it was hard to imagine such a smaller boy carrying him, and managing to climb such a steep place."Does my height bother you?" He replied with another question, looking slightly mocked in his tone. Jungkook realized that this was not the best way to thank the man who had saved him for the second time in such a short time, and who risked his own life for it. "Just because I look like a child do you think I'm unable to be strong enough to fight or carry you around?""No, I... I'm sorry..." he whispered sheepishly. Jimin was quiet for a while, then just closed his eyes, trying to breathe in the cool breeze that blew there. He felt the little boy's fingers slide gently over his skin from time to time, seeming to be careful not to hurt him."I'm sorry I didn't notice you were feeling sick." Jungkook was almost dozing when he heard Jimin's calm voice. He did not open his eyes, too embarrassed and too tired to face him again."It's not your fault, I should have warned you." He replied, finding it comfortable that his face was resting on the legs of the other, who at that moment gently removed the strands of hair from his forehead, but to deposit a wet cloth again. That touch made him shiver."You're going to have a spot on your cheek." Said Jimin, touching the spot. “I don't think I got to tell you, but… That goo that the Smileys produce kind of helps to corrode the skin since they don't have teeth, so this black thing that drips from their mouth is like acid. Luckily I managed to clean it in time, but it will be marked… ”Jungkook opened his eyes that time and noticed the boy's hands. They had small whitish spots, some a little dark. He turned his face towards her and found the brown eyes staring at him. She studied him a little and noticed that he had a whitish stain running down his chin to his neck. It was not so noticeable, it was something that just looking very well, someone would notice.His own attitude was strange when he raised a hand and touched that spot of Jimin. He didn't know if his mind was stunned by the sunstroke to have done that, but the minor didn't seem to care. He slid the indicator weakly over that place, curious about the shape and trying to imagine how he got that mark, which was probably that smileys goo."I count them." Said Jimin, giving a smile. "The marks." He completed his sentence, explaining what he was talking about. Jungkook lowered his hand and placed it close to his chest, thinking that he could have crossed some kind of limit by touching it that way. "I have fifty-eight." Said. “This is… They are the ones I can see, from the smallest, almost invisible, to the very big ones like the one on my neck. The ones on the back I can't count. ”Jungkook saw him smile. He didn't seem bothered by that. In fact, he even looked excited about his spots on his skin. But his gaze was distant, as if he remembered things he probably wouldn't tell him."You still look good anyway." He said quietly, practically to himself, but that was when Jungkook noticed that he had said it out loud, he thought he would take an out of the brunette, who would hear some kind of debauchery about it. Maybe he even deserved it for being invasive like that, touching his neck, but Jimin gave a weak laugh. Not that mocking and ironic one, but one that sounded even sweet. It was the first time I had seen him that way."Thank you." He replied, looking sincere. He felt his heart give a slight jolt when he felt the brunette's finger indicate his cheek again, which he felt a little burning, like a small burn that already seemed to heal. "You will remain beautiful as well, don't worry." I said, but without looking in his eyes.Jimin then, carefully, stepped out of his position, holding his head and placing it on one of the bags again. Jungkook still felt tired and a little bad, but he was much better. He did not tremble or had nausea, he just had a headache and a little fatigue, so he decided not to leave his seat, but he followed the little one with his eyes, watching him get up and put the beast, which was on his back before , in hands. He aimed upward, where there was a tree, and, holding his breath for a few seconds, shot an arrow. He heard a thump of something as he fell to the ground, and realized that it was a bird."You must be hungry." Jimin commented, already walking with the bird in hand to an improvised fire that had just noticed the existence. "You can eat an apple, if you want, but meat will probably help to provide you with more sustenance." He explained, starting to pluck the bird. Jungkook was not very fond of seeing small dead animals, he always had a weakness for that. Even though he understood that it was necessary to do that, he preferred not to look directly.He just looked at the brunette's face, focused on what he was doing. In the meantime between preparing the bird to roast it, he had given her one of the apples they carried in their bags. Jimin had helped him to sit down, put his clothes back on and then lean against the tree so he could eat more easily. In those last few minutes, he saw the little one behave differently than he had witnessed the entire time they spent together. He seemed to maintain a calm and more patient aura, which really surprised him, he did not imagine that the boy could have that calmer side.Jimin made him eat the whole bird, even though he insisted that they share. He held that he was used to walking and eating, for the most part, only fruit, and that it would be better if he ate the meat alone in order to regain his strength.“And we're almost there and I don't want to take any chances. We will sleep here and, when it gets light, we will walk again. ”"Are you sure?" He asked a little worried. They were in an open place, and even though Jimin had guaranteed that hardly any creature would try to walk there because it was too steep for them, he knew that there was a possibility, even a small one, for this to happen. And to be honest with himself, he was afraid of going through the same terror he had gone through before passing out.“It is better not to risk leaving here now. It could be worse. ” He said and, without saying anything else, lay down beside her, placing the other bag under his head. “I'm going to get some sleep now. I'm sorry to ask that, but I need you to stay awake until the sun goes down and, when it gets dark, wake me up so I can watch at night. ” He instructed, and Jungkook was startled to see him deposit the beast in his lap. “And if any Smiley appears, wake me up and give me the beast right away. Sorry to be honest, but I don't trust your aim and I don't want to lose arrows, or that you miss the target, because then it can cost our lives. ”He watched the little boy's small lips part and he shrank a little, like a child. Jungkook wondered if the boy next to him dreamed of something, or if he just fell asleep so deeply. He wanted to touch the brown hair spread over the bag, as they looked soft, even if messy. He was irritated with himself for realizing that he would like to kiss him. He was in a horrible situation, not quite sure where he was going, having almost died, and now he was physically attracted to the boy who had saved him twice. He wouldn't feel wrong if the situation was different, but that reality made his will sound wrong. Especially since he probably didn't have an interest in men either.He turned his face in the other direction, carefully holding the crossbow in his lap. Imagining a different reality. Where I might be able to flirt with a handsome boy like him, in some little Elenath street. Perhaps in the middle of the grocery store, as they walked, choosing some food to buy. They would choose the same merchandise and maybe laugh at picking it up at the same time. He allowed himself, in his daydreams, to think that it would not be a crime to fall in love with another man and be reciprocated. His gaze was soon lost while looking at the landscape, imagining a better life, letting himself, just for a few minutes, idealize the ideal boy with the features of the one who slept peacefully beside him.--/--He felt bad for waking Jimin out of his sleep, but he knew he had to. The minor, however, did not complain, just took the gun in hand and advised him to sleep. He did not question and follow the instructions, and it was not difficult to fall asleep that time, his body still asked for rest. Waking up to the sun was a little less worse than the previous nights, and he felt much better.Soon they were back on their walk, and Jungkook realized that the other was turning his head towards him with a certain constancy, probably checking whether he was okay or not. Again they deviated from several Smileys, and now he already had a little idea of ​​how to behave, he could predict certain attitudes of the brunette. He felt proud that he was learning a little, and that made his fear lessen a few fractions. It was better than nothing, however.However, Jimin had suddenly stopped. Jungkook soon went on the alert, ready to follow any order he was given. However, the other just started walking again, now faster, but at that moment his expression was different. He looked shocked."It can't be..." He murmured, still walking fast. He followed him at the same pace, trying not to be left behind again, until he stopped the moment Jimin did, and that's when he realized what it was about. There was an iron trapdoor on the floor, its door was tightly closed and it looked incredibly heavy. However, just in front of him, there was a big hole, implying that there had been a collapse there.Jimin bent down a little to aim what was inside and even he was startled to hear a loud hiss. Jungkook managed to see some Smileys accumulated in that hole, bumping into each other, and the brunette was rubbing his face hard, looking resigned."Let's go!" Said Jimin, his voice sounded angry and disbelieving. He held tightly by the wrist and did not let go for a good part of the way. He thought about asking what had happened, but when analyzing the situation, he probably came to a conclusion on his own. The huge iron trapdoor, the hole that seemed to have recently collapsed, the Smileys that walked in there... The city had succumbed. That simple hole was probably enough for a few Smileys to fall through and destroy everyone who lived there. All lives are gone.He tried to look at Jimin's face, who was walking in front of him, still holding his wrist, but without looking directly at him, preventing his eyes from meeting. Jungkook knew that he did not know him well to analyze it, but he had the slight impression that he was not well.They would detour through some places until they reached a new cave, and that was when finally the smallest had released his wrist, climbing that place. Jimin didn't say another word during that time, even when Jungkook lay down to sleep. It was when he peered out from under the bumpy cover that he let out a low moan of anger and frustration as he threw something out of the cave with great force. Trying not to scream by placing your hands against your face.For a few seconds, he was surprised to think that the dark-skinned boy might be crying.