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Either it was the situation and the fact that he hadn't drunk the proper amount of water in the past few hours or it was the texture of Taehyung's lips which made the water taste differently satisfying and cool.

Taehyung's lips felt cold and it was followed by a soft tinge of shiver that he experienced as Jungkook could feel Taehyung's tongue through his mouth. It was a strange feeling and his thoughts are all messed up now.

"The fuck, man?" Jimin again exclaims as he can't believe his eyes and ears.

Taehyung is behaving shamelessly now.

"Jungkook, are you alright?" Jimin turns to him, looking over his pale face.

"Just a kiss from a vampire will not kill him, Jimin. My lips are innocent, what you have to watch out for is not them but my fangs, which can be notorious sometimes." Taehyung states, much innocently to Jimin's surprise.

"Your lips are cold, it doesn't turn me on." Jungkook finally speaks up, regaining his thinking capabilities.

"Finally! I thought you were stunned to the core." Jimin mutters.

He was, indeed, stunned to the core.

A small smile quickly forms on Taehyung's lips as he hears what Jungkook has to say.

"I'll make sure to try something better next time." Taehyung tilts his head ever so gently.

He doesn't know why, but the small things about Taehyung's demeanour ignite something in the pit of his stomach and it feels giddy. He can't really put a finger on what it is.

He chooses to stay silent, averting his gaze from the vampire.

"Well then, say your goodbyes to Jimin, your one true best friend, hm?" Taehyung again starts speaking, confusing the other two. To Jimin, his words sting.

"Goodbye? What the heck are you planning now?" Jungkook asks and his hand finds Jimin's smaller one as he clasps it securely, afraid that Taehyung might do something harmful to him.

"Oh, don't worry," Taehyung eyes their clasped hands for a moment, "he is not disappearing forever, but he also can't stay here with us. Now, especially, that you're feeling alright,"

Taehyung turns his eyes towards Jimin, "Why don't you leave us alone?" he asks calmly.

"Why would I?" Jimin questions, offended.

"That was just a question out of formality, Jimin. He isn't actually asking you." Jungkook says, his voice is monotonous.

He already knows how Taehyung plays with his words often and if you want to understand the meaning behind those normal-sounding words, you have to think twice before concluding. Another reason behind his complicated speech is that he speaks like an old man; that's what Jungkook thinks.

"I helped Hobi hyung before you and he disappeared right after he was safe, so, I guess you're suffering the same fate too." Jungkook shrugs, his words coming out much more smoothly than he expected.

He is slowly getting used to all of this.

"Don't forget your water bottle, Jimin." Taehyung throws the bottle in the air and it reaches Jimin's hands as he catches it skillfully. Jimin low-key grimaces when Taehyung pronounces his name. He doesn't like the brunette vampire.

"Um, okay?" Jimin answers, still a little confused but he has no other chance to speak as he soon disappears in front of everyone's eyes.

Jungkook is no longer surprised when his hand is suddenly empty with Jimin's disappearance.

"Now, where to?" Jungkook asks, looking at Taehyung.

"How would I know?" he answers.

"You don't know?" Jungkook can't digest it.

"If I was to choose, you'd be coming to my mansion," he smirks, eyes glimmering. "But, that's not the case here. This game is for you and your brain. If you're smart, you will understand." he finishes off with a hint in his words.

But, Jungkook is too confused to process it properly.

"Whatever!" Jungkook scrunches his face, not quite happy with his answer.

"What's the beef between you and Jimin anyways?" Taehyung asks and Jungkook suddenly looks over at him.

Why is he curious now?

Taehyung clears his throat at Jungkook's stare that is on him.

"Why do you wanna know?" Jungkook asks as he kicks the dirt around his feet, but as soon as Taehyung starts to open his mouth to speak, he cuts him in, "Don't tell me that I'm your prey and you need to know everything about me because that's not a valid reason." he finishes with a roll of his eyes.

"Smart!" Taehyung nods his head a little, impressed.

"But there's another reason for it. Would you like to listen?" Taehyung asks again, this time his voice is gentle.

"That's what I asked," Jungkook has an urge to roll his eyes again but he restrains himself.

"Why don't we sit down first?" saying that, he begins to sit down on nothing in particular and Jungkook panics, he shouldn't have but he does.

What is he sitting down on? On the air?

Much to Jungkook's surprise, as soon as Taehyung lowers his body, a posh-looking chair appears beneath him and he sits down on it with no problems whatsoever.

This all happened in seconds and Jungkook had no time to react which leaves him hanging his mouth in the air.

"Sit down?" Taehyung motions his hand for Jungkook to sit down as he watches Jungkook frown.

Jungkook ponders over it for a little too long and doesn't dare to do as Taehyung said. If he sits down and falls right on his butt, it's going to hurt like hell and he'd make a fool out of himself too.

"Just sit down, Jungkook." this time, Taehyung uses his name and Jungkook gulps before leaning his body down but his eyes are fixed on Taehyung.

Taehyung watches him slowly lower his body, ready to sit down as his eyes stare back at Jungkook's. He can see hesitation in them and it amuses him, which makes him want to see more of his fears and thoughts inside his head.

Jungkook finally lets his body loose and as per assumption, he should be seated down on a chair but instead, he falls down with a splash.

He expected a thud! Why is there a splash?

He finds himself drenched in water as he flails his hands and legs, trying not to drown. His mouth is open in exasperation and shock as he breathes in shortened breaths whenever he can because his mind is not used to the sudden impact of water yet.

Anyone would have reacted that way, right? But Taehyung finds it different because it's Jungkook.

Why is there water instead of land? It's all because of Taehyung and his brain games.

Taehyung watches him struggle as he flails his arms. A sudden laughter emerges from the pit of Taehyung's stomach and he stands up, not holding back his laughter.

This is the first time Jungkook has seen him laughing genuinely.

Jungkook stops struggling and realises that the water is pretty shallow and there's no way a person as tall as him can drown in there.

While he is angry at Taehyung for pulling this prank on him, he can't help but admire how Taehyung's shoulders shake with the tremors of laughter shaking them, how his eyes are closed and his body slightly tilted forward while he laughs with all his heart. The voice of his laugh seemingly brightens the surroundings as the trees sway with the wind.

Magical... that's what he would call this reaction.

"You're really funny, Jungkook." Taehyung finally stops, wiping the corners of his eyes.

"You grew up to have such a big body but you're still a baby. What should I do with your cute little ass?!" Taehyung sighs, very dramatically and another chuckle leaves his mouth when Jungkook fumes with anger upon hearing the remarks.

Jungkook groans, out of anger and because of the fact that even if he wants to, he can't lay a finger on Taehyung. It will only end up in Taehyung's favour if they have a fight which seems pretty embarrassing to him. So he listens to his brain and stays seated in the puddle of water.

He still would love revenge, though!

"Okay, don't sulk like a baby that you are." Taehyung moves forward, "here," and offers his hand to Jungkook.

Jungkook blankly stares at Taehyung's extended hand and wonders what is this about now.

"Come on," Taehyung waves his extended hand, motioning him to take it and get up from the water.

Jungkook is hesitant, but, he takes his hand as Taehyung tries to pull him out of the water. Taehyung's plan backfires when Jungkook is the one who pulls him down.

Within a blink of his eyes, Taehyung falls in the water and on top of Jungkook who laughs at the success of his revenge.

Taehyung is now drenched in water and he is on top of Jungkook's drenched body.

This is real.

Jungkook stops laughing and realises which position he has put himself in. This can be dangerous, not only for his body but his heart too.

His eyes dart around every feature of Taehyung's face as he takes his time to observe him.

Taehyung's shirt is completely wet and see-through from the water and it sticks to his body but because he is stuck so closely to Jungkook's torso, Jungkook can't see much from his vision, only his shoulders are exposed.

His hair is messed up, falling down on his forehead and teasing his eyebrows as the water occasionally drips down in the form of small drops, falling onto Jungkook's own drenched shirt.

Taehyung balances himself on Jungkook with his hands plopped down on the younger's shoulders.

"Now you know how it feels," Jungkook starts in a low voice as there is no need to raise his voice because of how close they are, "to be drenched in ice-cold water in the middle of a creepy forest." he throws him a smirk as if victory was his another name.

Taehyung scoffs, "Don't get so happy, sweetheart." and leans down, inches away from Jungkook's face as he watches Jungkook blink in surprise, "You haven't escaped from me yet."

Taehyung taps Jungkook's cheek with one of his hands as the water droplets fly around, making a sloppy sound when Taehyung's hand collides with his cheek and then he runs a hand through his wet unruly hair, straightening them while moving away from Jungkook's face.

"Stop calling me sweetheart and other nicknames." Jungkook mumbles.

When Jungkook thought that Taehyung would move away now, Taehyung surprised him again as he erased the distance between them once again.

Jungkook feels as if his heart has skipped a beat and his breath is caught in his throat.

"No wonder I was obsessed from just a waft of your scent that day," Taehyung says, his voice is small, almost like a whisper as the tension between them rises.

The water has made the scent prominent. A normal human being might not be able to sense it, but Taehyung can.

Jungkook doesn't know how to feel. For a second he finds himself getting embarrassed and his ears start to feel warm but for another second, he feels disgusted when Taehyung closes in on him, inhaling onto Jungkook's neck.

The sirens inside his head are going off and all he can see is red.

"You still smell the same, darling." his hold on Jungkook's shoulder gets tighter as he inhales deeply, exhaling through his mouth onto Jungkook's skin which sends shivers down his spine. He doesn't listen to Jungkook's advice to stop calling him by sweet nicknames.

Even after all of this, Jungkook can't move a muscle. The red colour that tinted his vision might be just a product of his panicking brain but he isn't hating Taehyung's breath on his skin for some reason when he should.

He should be hating this!

Taehyung's nose trails down, tracing his neck and finds its way to his collarbone as his eyes are closed and hands are gripping Jungkook's shirt tightly. Jungkook throws his head back, not being able to take the tingling sensations on his neck.

"S-stop," the words come out as a stutter and it makes him flush red.

"Scared?" Taehyung looks up, lips still close to his neck as he whispers.

"Damn it, stop," Jungkook clenches his eyes close while Taehyung's eyes stay on him without wavering for a single second.

"You won't be scared once I get my fangs on your skin." Taehyung uses a soft tone; a very soft one.

"It won't hurt, I promise." Taehyung continues, bringing his lips closer and leaves a gentle smooch on the skin between his neck and collarbone, "I will only take a small sip." he trails off, inhaling once again.

Jungkook finds himself getting lost in Taehyung's deep and melodic voice.

When Jungkook doesn't reply, Taehyung proceeds to pamper Jungkook with small butterfly-like kisses and they get more and more intense with each passing second.

Jungkook curls his fingers into a fist, his hormones start to act up without realising.

"Can I?" Taehyung asks for the last time and his eyes are the most shiny Jungkook has ever seen right now.

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