š The Silence After the Bite
The clearing was heavy with silence. The fire crackled faintly, shadows stretching across the forest floor. Y/N sat against a tree, her arm wrapped in cloth, blood seeping through. Her breath was shallow, her eyes wide.
Yoongi's voice had already cut through the night: "She's bitten."
The words hung like a death sentence.
Her brother sobbed beside her, clutching her hand, his voice breaking. "Noā¦ no, you can'tā¦ you can't leave meā¦"
Taehyung crouched beside her, his eyes burning, his voice trembling. "We won't. We'll fight. We'll keep you safe."
Jungkook stood rigid, his rod clenched in his hand, his chest heaving. His eyes blazed with fury, his voice sharp. "She's not turning. I don't care what you say. I won't let her go."
But the othersā¦ their faces were pale, their eyes haunted.
Namjoon's jaw tightened, his voice steady but heavy. "We have to think of the group. If she turns, she'll kill us all."
Jin's voice cracked. "She saved meā¦ but if she turns, I can'tā¦ I can't fight her."
Hoseok trembled, tears streaming. "I can't watch it happen. I can't."
TXT shifted uneasily, their younger faces pale. Yeonjun's jaw clenched. "We can't risk it. We have to leave her."
š Jungkook and Taehyung's Defiance
Jungkook roared, his voice breaking. "No! You don't understand. She's not a burden. She's not weak. She saved Jin. She saved me. And now you want to abandon her?"
Taehyung's voice was sharp, his eyes blazing. "If you leave her, you leave me too. I won't walk away."
Namjoon's gaze was steady, his voice calm but firm. "We can't split. We can't fight each other. But if she turns, we'll lose more than her."
Jungkook's chest heaved, his eyes burning with rage. "Then I'll die with her. I don't care."
Taehyung nodded fiercely. "So will I."
The silence was heavy, broken only by Y/N's ragged breath and her brother's sobs.
š Y/N's Plea
Her throat tightened, her chest aching. She looked at Jungkook, at Taehyung, at her brother. Tears blurred her vision.
"I don't want to hurt you," she whispered, her voice breaking. "If I turnā¦ if I become one of themā¦ I'll kill you. I'll kill my brother. I can't let that happen."
Her brother sobbed, clinging to her. "Noā¦ pleaseā¦ don't say thatā¦"
She cupped his face, her tears falling. "You have to live. You have to survive. Even if I don't."
Taehyung shook his head violently, his voice raw. "No. You're not turning. We'll find a way. We'll fight it."
Jungkook's jaw clenched, his voice sharp. "She's not going anywhere. I'll protect her. I'll protect all of you."
But Y/N's voice was soft, trembling. "You can't protect me from this. Not this."
š©ø Convincing Them
She reached for Jungkook's hand, her grip weak but steady. "You have to let me go."
His chest heaved, his eyes burning. "No. Don't ask me that. Don't."
Her tears fell, her voice breaking. "If you stay, you'll die. If you fight for me, you'll die. And I can'tā¦ I can't let you die because of me."
Taehyung's voice cracked. "You don't understand. You're family now. We don't leave family."
She looked at him, her throat tight. "Then let me be the one who saves you. By leaving."
The silence was unbearable. Jungkook's grip tightened, his eyes blazing with fury and grief. "I can't. I won't."
Her voice was soft, trembling. "Please. For me. For my brother. Go."
š² The Group's Decision
Namjoon's jaw clenched, his voice steady but heavy. "We move at dawn. We leave her here. It's the only way."
Her brother screamed, his voice raw. "No! Don't leave her! Please!"
Soobin crouched beside him, his voice soft. "We'll take care of you. We'll keep you safe. She wants that."
The boy sobbed, clinging to Y/N. "I don't want to be safe without you."
Y/N's tears fell, her chest aching. "You have to. You're stronger than you think."
Jungkook's chest heaved, his eyes burning. He looked at her, his voice breaking. "I'll come back. I swear. I'll come back for you."
She smiled faintly, her voice trembling. "I'll be waiting."
š The Twist (Unknown)
As the group turned away, their hearts heavy, their breaths ragged, Y/N sat alone in the clearing. Her arm burned, her body trembled.
She whispered into the silence, her voice breaking. "I'm bitten. I should be dying. I should be turning."
But the hours passed. The fever never came. The hunger never rose. The darkness never swallowed her.
Her chest heaved, her eyes wide. I'm not turning.
Nobody knew. Not Jungkook, not Taehyung, not Namjoon, not her brother.
Y/N was immune.
š Jungkook and Taehyung's Grief
The clearing was suffocating with silence. The decision had been made, though it felt like a blade cutting through the group. Y/N sat against the tree, her arm wrapped in cloth, her breath shallow.
Jungkook knelt in front of her, his hands trembling as he gripped hers. His voice broke, raw and jagged. "You can't ask me to leave you. You can't."
Her eyes blurred with tears. "You have to. If I turnā¦ I'll kill you. I'll kill my brother. I can't let that happen."
Taehyung crouched beside them, his face pale, his voice trembling. "We'll fight it. We'll find a cure. We won't abandon you."
But Y/N shook her head, her voice soft but firm. "There is no cure. Not here. Not now. You have to live. Even if I don't."
Jungkook's chest heaved, his eyes blazing with fury and grief. "I swore I'd protect you. I swore I'd never let them take you. And nowā¦ you're asking me to walk away?"
Her tears fell, her voice breaking. "Yes. Because I love you all too much to let you all die for me."
Taehyung's jaw clenched, his eyes burning. "This isn't fair. None of this is fair."
š Her Brother's Sob
Her brother clung to her, sobbing uncontrollably. His small voice broke the silence, raw and desperate. "No! Don't leave her! Please! She's all I have!"
Y/N cupped his face, her tears falling. "You're strong. Stronger than you think. You'll survive. You'll live. And I'll always be with you, even if I'm not here."
He shook his head violently, his sobs tearing through the clearing. "I don't want to live without you!"
Hueningkai crouched beside him, his voice soft but steady. "We'll take care of you. We'll protect you. She wants that."
The boy's sobs echoed, his small hands clinging desperately to Y/N's sleeve until Jungkook gently pried him away, his own tears falling silently.
š² The Group's March
Namjoon's voice was steady, though heavy with grief. "We move. Now. The forest will give us cover. We can't stay here."
The group gathered, their faces pale, their eyes haunted. Jin's gaze lingered on Y/N, guilt heavy in his eyes. Hoseok trembled, tears streaming silently. TXT shifted uneasily, their younger faces etched with sorrow.
Taehyung stood frozen, his hand gripping Y/N's shoulder. "I can't leave her."
Namjoon's jaw tightened. "You have to. For the group."
Jungkook's chest heaved, his eyes burning. He leaned close to Y/N, his voice breaking. "I'll come back. I swear. I'll come back for you."
She smiled faintly, her voice trembling. "I'll be waiting."
And thenā¦ they left.
The group marched deeper into the forest, their footsteps heavy, their breaths ragged. Jungkook's shoulders shook, his eyes fixed on the ground, his rod clenched in his hand. Taehyung walked beside him, silent, his jaw tight, his eyes burning.
Her brother sobbed quietly, his small voice whispering her name again and again.
The forest swallowed them, leaving Y/N alone.
š Y/N Alone
The clearing was silent now, broken only by the rustle of leaves and the distant growls of infected. Y/N sat against the tree, her arm burning, her chest heaving.
She whispered into the silence, her voice trembling. "This is it. I'll turn. I'll become one of them."
Hours passed.
Her breath slowed. Her body trembled. But the fever never came. The hunger never rose. The darkness never swallowed her.
Her eyes widened, her chest tightening. "I'mā¦ not turning."
She pulled back the cloth, staring at the bite. The skin was torn, blood dried, but there was no spreading infection. No black veins. No change.
Her breath caught, her heart pounding. "But why?"
Tears filled her eyes, her chest aching. "They left meā¦ because they thought I'd die. But I'm still here. I'm alive."
She looked into the forest, her voice breaking. "Jungkookā¦ Taehyungā¦ my brotherā¦ I'll find you. I'll prove it. I'll come back."
The night stretched before her, heavy with silence. But for the first time, hope flickered.
Y/N was immune.