Taehyung's POV

"So, whose ready for a road trip?"

As much as I don't trust him, it's the only thing all of us can do right now. Never in a million years would I consider him a friend, as of now, he's my foe and would remain that way till fate decides likewise.

He informed us there's a high chance that Jin is now at their cozy cottage located a 100 miles from here. As much as we have super speed abilities, driving would be WAY better. We vamps need rest too, you know, plus I need to conserve my energy for the grand performance.

"So we don't have a car. How are we going to get there?" I asked, everyone else divert their attention to Namjoon.

"I know someone who can drive us there. I'll call him up. Excuse me" I trailed behind him and he seemed annoyed, "Dude, do you mind?"

"I'm never leaving you unattended even for a second" I furiously glared at him.

He groaned and fished out his phone from his back pocket, facing away from me. I could see him taking awhile before making the call. I tiptoed a little to see what was holding him back. I was having second thoughts but I swear I saw a message from Jin to Namjoon saying, "I need to see you asap"

I cleared my throat making Namjoon snap out from his thoughts. He speed dial to his friend, who I've absolutely have no idea who but why do I have a hunch I may know this person?

Besides, the town I live in ain't big so everyone pretty much knows each other. I'm just considered lucky to be living in a mansion, far away from the other folks so not many know me unless they are the regular customers at the cafe I'm working at.

Back to point, from Namjoon's cheerful sounding tone, it seemed like his friend agreed to drive us there.

"He will be here in 20 minutes. Maybe now is the best time for you guys to pack up and bring whatsoever, we'll be away for awhile" I rolled my eyes and spoke, "Look, I'm the one giving the command here. You, just shush"

"Okay whatever you say, Young Master" he raised his hand in defeat and took a seat, fiddling with his fingers while waiting for the rest of us to pack.

"Make sure to bring some blood bags" he reminded, "Unless you feed on humans like me" I could hear his medieval laughter from upstairs.

"Crazy" I muttered under my breath and the maknae who was beside me clearly heard it.

Jungkook went closer to back hug me, trying to calm me down with his soothing voice singing my favorite Hug Me song.

Please stay at my side, please stay with me
Please don't let go of me who is holding your hand
If you go one step further away like this
I can just take one more step and that's enough

I could hear his trembling voice after he sang a snippet of the song. He gritted his teeth to prevent the tears from falling down but no way will Jeon Jungkook be able to fool me. He is my other half, I know him even better than myself sometimes.

I broke from his embrace and hold him tight. The tightest, warmest hug I could ever give him. He was now weeping, crying his heart out on my chest. I gently rub his back to comfort him but the maknae was too emotional and I know the reason why.

"Jungkook, listen to me. I will not die okay? Even if I do-"

He pushed me away and shushed my lips by crashing his on mine. Despite his trembling lips, the kiss was filled with so much care and concern like sugar rush through my entire body. He bit my lower lip asking for entrance which i gladly gave, roaming my hot cavern.

His cheeks still wet from tears, his lips too. The entire kiss was a combination of mixed sweet and salty popcorn. It felt so nice, I don't want to move from this spot but we eventually pulled apart for air. I wiped away the tears from his cheeks, admiring every single part of his face.

I trailed my finger from his forehead to his gorgeous eyes then to his sharp pointy nose and finally his beautiful pinkish plush lips. I stopped there and he kissed my finger, every single one of them, each finger with a different word.

Kim. Taehyung. And. Jeon. Jungkook. Nothing. Can. Separate. Them. Apart.

I cupped his cheeks, cherishing this tender moment one more time as it could be my last.

"Don't worry, baby. I'll be fine. We all will. I promise"

"Pinky promise?" The maknae said in a cute pleading tone.

"Yes pinky promise. To prove that, I'll give you this necklace which has my name engraved on it" I took off the necklace from my neck and put it on his.

"But w-why?" He paused, trying to think of a possible answer. "Wait, you don't mean-"

"I know you know what I mean" I kissed his forehead and continued shoving in a few more clothes in my Herschel's bag-pack.

"Hey you both ready?" Jimin was leaning at the door. We both nodded our heads and walked out but I was stopped by my best friend.

"Sorry Jungkook, I need to borrow your boyfriend for a little while, okay?" Jungkook replied with a smile and headed downstairs with the hyungs.

"So" Jimin crossed his arms, "You gave Jungkook your necklace huh?" He raised a brow at me.

I rolled my eyes and shove him away, "Eavesdropper"

"You're my bestie. I needed to. He knows what it means right?"

I looked down to the ground and muttered a simple 'yeah'

Jimin took a few steps forward and slapped me hard leaving me dumfounded.

"You pabo! You're gonna make it out alive, you hear me?! We will protect each other rmb! I know you gave him that necklace as a departure gift but no helluva way, Tae. I'm making sure nothing happens to you. You understand!" Despite his anger fit, tears streamed down his cheeks and he pulled me in for a bro hug. I couldn't help but tear up as well.

He continued, still hugging me tight. He was now weeping and hiccuping in between his words, "You.. Hear me.. You pabo.. Don't leave me.. You're the only.. Family I have"

"Jimin.." I sighed. "Just in case something bad happens, please take care of Jungkook and my dad, promise?"

"Don't say that man" Jimin let go of the hug and made eye contact with me.

"Please Jimin, just promise me" I begged.

"Okay I promise"

"Thanks buddy" I smiled and pat his back. We both made sure our tears are dry before making our way downstairs.

"He's here" Namjoon said. The rest of us motioned towards the doorway. Before leaving, I informed Yoora and Yoona to look after the house until we get back. They wanted to follow but I rejected them because I can't afford to put another life in danger.

Once the door was open, a midnight blue 8 seater minivan was parked outside. Namjoon walked forward, surpassing us all. He took the passenger seat while the hyungs and Jimin sat in the middle row. Jungkook, myself and dad sat at the uppermost back seat.

I couldn't get a good view of the driver since I was at the furthermost back but something about him seemed oddly familiar. Namjoon didn't even introduce us to his friend, how rude. One of the reasons why he would never be my friend. Zero manners.

100 miles trip which means a 160 kilometers. I think all of us would be hungry soon and no way am I going to feed on human blood or else.. My ripper self would come out.

Throughout the trip, all of us fell asleep but we were awaken halfway through since they managed to find a diner along the side road. Currently we are at the 50 mile mark, this place seemed more country like compared to my area. It's discreet, quiet and peaceful.

"Okay I guess it's good if you guys eat something" Namjoon stated, we were all at the back seat with our eyes half open. Even dad, he's so tired after turning into a vampire.

Guess he needs more time to get used to vampire blood in his system. I hope you're okay, dad. I'll never forgive myself if something bad happens to you.

Time check: 8:30pm

We agreed to having dinner. It was already dark out here but we were lucky enough there's 3-star motel right beside the diner. After we had fill our famish stomachs, I suggested that we stay the night here before continuing our journey.

Judging from their dark, gloomy expression, especially Yoongi, I'll take that as a yes. Till this point, I still have no idea who Namjoon's friend is but he looks pretty much like me despite his large black sunglasses. What's even odd is, he didn't even introduce himself to me or anyone of them but I could see him stealing glances at me every now and then.

But why?

I decided to kill that thought, focusing on what's more important which is to get a good night's rest especially for my dad. We entered the motel and well... It doesn't really look like a 3-star rather it's 1-star. Dysfunctional lights, dirty surroundings, damp hot atmosphere, flies in every corner.

I rang the bell for assistance.

Two minutes passed, no one came. Bad service. They should just switch this to a zero star motel. The rest of us irked seeing how much of a bad condition this motel is in but it's just for the night so I guess we could live with that.

"Helloooo, anyone here?"

Still no sign of people.

"Tae, I think there's no one at all" Jimin said, "Maybe its an abandoned motel"

"Yeah Tae" Hoseok added in, "Just look at how rotten this place is and what's that horrible smell?"

Everyone was pinching their nose due to that absurd stench, searching the motel for any signs of life. We scattered around the motel. Some went up, others stayed here.

Jungkook cling tightly on me, burying his head on my shoulder in every step. It's cute how he loves horror movies but is afraid when he experience it in real life.

Moments later, we were greeted with Hoseok hurrying down the stairs and vomiting.

"Hyung!" Both Jungkook and I scurried over to him, "What's wrong!"

"Dead... Bodies... Scattered.. Everywhere..." He choked.

I hurried upstairs with Jungkook but stopped midway, "Baby, you sure you want to go upstairs? You can stay down with dad if you want"

"It's okay, babe. I'm going with you" he gave me a reassuring kiss and slowly, we took a few steps up.

Our eyes almost gorge out seeing the bloody mess. Dead bodies in almost every doorway, some even had their heads chopped off, body parts scattered everywhere and what's that squishy thingy I just stepped on? I lifted up my feet to see a bloody eyeball underneath it.

As much as we love blood but this is too sick for the mind to handle. Then again, my eyes started to turn red due to the massive amount of blood which painted the floors and walls.

My pupils starts to dilate, wanting to drink all the blood. I was almost losing control. I let go of Jungkook's hand, took the eyeball out from the bottom of my shoe and licked the blood off of it.

"T-Tae... What are you d-doing?" Jungkook was shaking in fear.

I turned to face him with my crimson red eyes which shocked him "Jungkook, run"

"N-no tell me what's happening!" He protested.

"P-please Jungkook, I don't wanna hurt you" im on the verge to suck his blood out dry. The high level of blood surrounding this room has triggered my Ripper self and I would not be myself once that happens.

"No!" He still refused "I already said nothing can break us apart!" he hugged me but all I did was harshly push him away to the wall.

That got the attention from the others. First person I saw was dad who clearly knows what's going on seeing my scary red eyes and bloody lips.

"Taehyung, snap out of it" He demanded.

"I-I can't dad" I was rooted to my spot, trying to shake it off or just run away from this room but the urge to resist drinking all these blood.. It's just.. Unexplainable. It's been 5 long years and I badly need human blood since I've been feeding on blood bags.

"Yes you can" Namjoon friend interrupted.

I got furious, "And who the heck are you to say that?" The temptation to kill got higher.

"Someone you know but never met before" with that, he cast a strong spell on me, leaving me unconscious.

"Tae!" Jungkook screamed, running to me. "What did you do to him?! Y-you stranger!"

"Stranger?" Namjoon's friend smirked, "Listen, little one, I'm more closer to him than you think" he walked off but before going down he added, "Not even a thank you for saving him from his ripper self? Tsk, how rude" he made his way downstairs, shooting a sharp look at my dad.

"Wait" my dad stopped him, "Who are you?"

"Are you sure you don't know me at all?" He brought his hands up, making dad gasp.

"That protection amulet.. You're-" dad was just too lost for words.

"Sungoh. Your first son and mom would definitely love to see you again" he sheepishly smiled.

Dad gasp even wider, "No way, the villagers said she's dead.. You sure your mum is still alive?"

"Yes 'daddy'" he sarcastically replied "But no way am I going to tell you where she is" he proudly made his way down and out to where Namjoon is.

"Nngh" I groaned and the worried maknae reacted quickly to my awakening. "Tae! You're okay! Thank goodness!" He carried me up to make his way down to the hallway and gently place me on the motel's sofa. The only clean furniture here.

"Better now, buddy?" Jimin asked, clearly concerned about me.

"Y-yeah" I replied with my raspy voice, "What happened? Why was I blacked out?"

"Erm.. Namjoon's friend, that guy is-"

Jimin got cut off by my dad, "Is a witch. He casts a strong spell to stop you from turning"

I mouthed an O, leaning my head on Jungkook's shoulder because it still hurts so bad.

"Yo guys" finally Yoongi spoke, "We better get out from this hell hole"

Without any second thoughts, we got out. I used Jungkook's and Jimin's shoulder for support while dad trailed behind us in case I falter. We started to hear the sound of engine gearing up.

Maybe it's Namjoon's friend putting the car on standby but no I was wrong, those jerks has already gone off and I'm in no condition to chase after them.

"Great, he's gone. Leaving us stranded in the middle of nowhere" Yoongi groaned in frustration.

We took a seat at the bench outside the motel and I rest my head on Jungkook's shoulder.

"What are we going to do now?" Jimin sighed.

"Aaaahhhh" I screamed in pain, "Stop. This. Pain!" I continued screaming and blood gradually flowed down my forehead as if someone is poking a sharp object on it.

"Babe! What's wrong!" He brought my face up and everyone else gathered closer. "Appa! Why is there blood contiuously flowing down?"

"He must have cast a binding spell earlier on"

"What's a binding spell?" Jungkook worriedly asked back, tearing the side of his clothes to use that as a cloth to stop the bleeding.

"They are connected to each other. It means whatever danger Sungoh is in, Taehyung would feel it too. If Sungoh dies, Taehyung dies with him"

"That son of a b-" Jimin got shushed by Hoseok.

"D-dad" I stuttered, "Y-you mean Namjoon's friend is-"

"Yes, son. He's your elder brother" guilt started to fill dad's eyes as if he's at fault.

"Appa, tell me this isn't true" Jungkook started crying. I feel bad for making him cry multiple times within a day.

Sorry, Jungkook, I hate seeing you like this.

All dad did was look at Jungkook without uttering any word.

"No no no no no!" He weeped harder, his hands shaking. "We have to find him and undo this curse!"

Jungkook raised his tone, not caring whether he was rude or not because his main priority right now, was to save my life.

Another deep cut was formed, this time on my arm.

"S-stop... Please.." I was in too much pain.

Then from a distance, we saw a familiar figure approaching the area.

"Well well look what we have here, miss me?" He smirked, "I guess you need help"