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"Goddamn! You surprise me, Seokjin." That's when Jin stops his angry rap and turns to face the voice.

"You?" Jin screeches, folding his hands together in front of his chest.

There stood Namjoon in all his glory, staring at Jin.

"Yes, me, Kim Namjoon, the vampire," he explains all of it.

Dramatic much!

"I can see that... but why are you here?"

"I'm here to play with you, of course! Aren't we all playing a game?" Namjoon has a knowing, easy-going smile on his face.

Jin scoffs, "You call this a game?"

"Is it too easy for you?" another voice speaks.

"Jiwoong?" Namjoon exclaims as he finds the owner of the voice, he was not expecting him there.

"If you're here, who is taking care of others?" Namjoon proceeds to whisper but still keeps his posture straight.

"It's alright, they are still sleeping." Jiwoong smiles, walking forward towards Jin, "If it's too easy for you, pretty face, should we level up the game?"

Now, Jin seems a little tensed, because he doesn't trust Jiwoong and his sly tactics. He doesn't trust anyone at this point.

"I'm not scared," Jin deadpans.

"Cut it out, Jiwoong, we are not doing anything out of the place," Namjoon warns him but his voice is soft.

"But it's nothing serious, Hyung." he turns to Namjoon who seems taken aback.

"If you mess up, I'm not going to save you from Taehyung this time." with that, Namjoon turns around to leave but not before stealing a glance at Jin who is standing like a statue but deep down, in his eyes, Namjoon can sense a slight fear.

"Alrighty!" Jiwoong sings as he waves.

Namjoon shakes his head as he walks away, disappearing after a couple of steps.

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A soft, featherlight touch stirs his insides as Jungkook flutters his eyes open.

"Jungkook-ah," a voice as soft as that touch happens to be calling his name, it sounds like a melody.

He groans, straining to open his eyes but when he does, he finds himself lying on top of a thick coat of grass and in all honesty, it feels so comfortable.

"Aren't you awake yet, sweetheart?"

That nickname...

Something clicks in his mind and he quickly sits upright, propping his hands behind him to take support.

"Taehyung?" even before he fully opens his eyes, his words flow out without his permission.

How can he forget that voice? And the nickname he has been listening to very often nowadays!?

"I'm glad you're gradually starting to warm up to me, Jungkook." Taehyung smiles, his teeth shining.

"Warm up? More like boiling up to you with anger if you keep this shit up." Jungkook says with clear difficulty as he is still trying to figure out where exactly he is!

Why was he unconscious once again anyways?!

"Ouch-" Taehyung pretends to be hurt as he stands up from where he was previously crouching down and trying to wake Jungkook up.

If the stern, uptight and rude Taehyung from when Jungkook first met him saw this version of his self, he'd commit a vampire suicide.

Meeting someone and getting to know them can change you drastically sometimes and it often goes unnoticed by your brain.

"At least you know me more than before now, isn't that good for you?!" his voice slowly turns serious as he speaks, "You can win the game if you're more familiar with the creator of the game, don't you think?" his words hold a lot of meaning to it.

Not only Taehyung, but Jungkook has also changed after getting tangled in all this mess.

"Then, should I start learning you in order to win?" a scoff made its way out of Jungkook's mouth. "Wait, do you even want me to win?"

"You've got a point, I shouldn't be giving you hints and ideas," he offers his hand to Jungkook who is still sitting on the grass, "I should instead just devour you right now, when I have a chance."

It was too late! Jungkook had already taken his hand which was offered by Taehyung to help him get up. Now, even if he wants to, he can't undone it and when he does try to let go of Taehyung's hand after being surprised by his words, he stumbles on his feet, but before he could fall on his butt Taehyung catches him in time.

"Not so feisty now, are we?" Taehyung states, being cocky.

"Gosh!" Jungkook sighs, "I'm starting to believe that you're all talk and no harm." he mutters in a small almost inaudible voice.

Do not forge that Taehyung is a vampire.

"I heard that,"

"W-what?" Jungkook avoids eye contact and stands up straight while fixing his clothes.

"That reminds me, you haven't showered or changed your clothes for days now." Taehyung grimaces at the sight of his clothes which are now dirty.

"And why is that? Who is the cause of all that?!" Jungkook narrows his eyes down at Taehyung.

"I never restricted you from showering, Jungkook. You can always take a bath in one of these many lakes in my territory."

Jungkook almost rolls his eyes at his choice of words. Territory?! He's still living in the vintage world.

"Oh, but Mr Vampire, have you ever left me alone without me being unconscious or asleep for me to shower?" the sass in Jungkook's voice is so visible, it almost makes Taehyung smile with amusement.

Jungkook must have got pretty comfortable with him to talk like this without being scared for his life!

"I also don't have a change of clothes!"

"I can give you one," Taehyung shrugs, as if it was the most normal thing to say.

"Why would I ask it from you?!" Jungkook scans him up and down, low-key judging him and his words.

"Don't be so shy, I believe, you'd look good in my clothes." Taehyung smiles as he snaps and a pair of white shirt and pants appear onto the palm of his hands.

Jungkook gapes at him, "Uh, that was fast!"

"Take this," he hands them to Jungkook.

"Do you not have anything other than white shirt?! I always see you wearing that," Jungkook examines the clothes, making sure they're good to use.

Who trusts a vampire?!

...Jungkook does sometimes!

"I do," Taehyung takes a pause and continues, "I have warm white, fading silver, ivory, misty grey and so on. There are many different colours. "

"Dude-" Jungkook quickly stops himself from using casual speech, "Those are all somewhat near white or black," he clicks his tongue, "you're boring."

"Boring?" Taehyung scoffs, "we'd see who is boring and who is not, sweetheart." and he winks. Jungkook makes a disgusted face at him.

Corny! But Jungkook doesn't hate it!

"Just take a bath at the lake around here," Taehyung instructs.

"Woah, where did this come from? Was it always here?" Jungkook looks at his right and finds a beautiful lake.

Was it really always there and he just hasn't been paying attention to his surroundings?!

"That doesn't matter right now, look, it's steaming hot, just perfect for a warm bath," he says it like he is the owner of a famous Japanese style hot spring. "Go ahead, I'll keep an eye for you while you're gone."

"What?! Can't I have some alone time?" Jungkook steps back with the clothes still in his hand and covers his chest with both of his hands like a frightened girl.

"I heard there are some other vampires around this area too! They are under our territory of course, but," he steps closer and closer until he towers over Jungkook who refuses to back away.

"Considering how you smell," he continues as he takes a sniff, hand tugging on Jungkook's chin, "I can't blame them if they try to taste a sip of your blood, nor can I stop them if I'm not around, you know?!" Taehyung threatens him, playing with his mind.

Jungkook gulps, blinking his eyes which stared right into Taehyung's glistening ones.

Jungkook's first instinct should be pushing Taehyung away but he is unable to do so, while Taehyung's eyes are playing with Jungkook's heartstrings, he feels an indescribable pull towards him.

For a second, he can't think of anything but as his head gets clear, he speaks up, "So, you're telling me that you will just let them taste my blood?!" he scoffs, "I thought vampires were more possessive than this!"

Taehyung's jaw clenches at his words and his hand falls limp on the side, only for him to clench it in a fist the next second.

"Does that mean you're willing to be my possession now, Jungkook?!" Taehyung talks back, with even more intensity present in his eyes.

"I- I never said that," that is all it takes for Jungkook to look away from him.

Can he ever win against Taehyung?!

Taehyung sighs with a smile on his face as he taps Jungkook's cheeks twice, "I'd let this slide because I don't feel like punishing you now for talking back to me. Consider yourself lucky." with his face so close to Jungkook, Taehyung couldn't help but steal a kiss from his cheeks.

Jungkook flinches at the soft feeling of Taehyung's lips on his cheek as he takes his time to process with his eyes wide open. It was just for a brief second but the feeling of Taehyung's lips is still lingering on his skin.

"Whatever- I'm going in," Jungkook steps away, looking down and almost trips on nothing but looks up again, "but don't you dare sneak a peek!"

Taehyung stifles a laugh while Jungkook slowly makes his way towards the lake and at the same time, keeps an eye on Taehyung with a glare.

The said lake sure looks beautiful with little vegetation surrounding it. Thick yet transparent mist covers its surface making it look majestic. It is like a scene out of a fantasy movie!

Jungkook gets reminded of the first time when he saw those glowing miracles around that lake.

Time flies! He can't believe that it's been so long since he encountered that situation and now he's here, bathing, while a vampire keeps watch for him.

Jungkook looks back at Taehyung again, who is now looking away from him and admiring some random flower plants around there. He is probably nearly fifty meters away from him.

Safe! He takes a breath of relief and proceeds to take his shirt off followed by his pants and takes a last glance around before pulling the underwear off to the ground. He quickly puts the clothes aside and enters the lake.

Another sigh leaves his lips when the hot water touches his skin. It is said that hot showers or baths give you relief from tiredness. This is what he truly needed!!

He finds a not so shallow space just a little far away from the shore of the lake where he can easily relaxe without the fear of getting drowned. The lake isn't so deep from the looks of it, but it's always better to be careful.

He closes his eyes, giving his brain some rest before he has to wreck his braincells again when the game continues.

He can't help but keep sighing because of how relaxing it is! If the lake really wasn't always there and Taehyung had set it up just for him, he should thank him because this feels like heaven to him!

"Are you enjoying there, little bunny?"

"Fuck-" Jungkook almost experienced a jump scare straight out of a horror movie. He had to stop himself from screaming.

"Why are you always so scared of me?!" Taehyung chuckles as Jungkook tries to stay inside the misty water as much as possible so it could cover most of his skin.

"Because you never learn how not to creep up on me like this!" Jungkook's screeches, after what he just went through, his heart is on a marathon. "And didn't I tell you not to sneak a peek?!"

"And I never agreed!"

"Argh!" he rolls his eyes with a groan, "you know what?! Nevermind! I don't care anymore."

And then they both go silent for a while, and Jngkook tries to ignore Taehyung's constant stares on him.

"Ah, look at you enjoying the hot spring! You must love taking baths!" Taehyung mutters, an attempt to tease him or probably start a conversation again.

"I'm more of a shower person than bath, but you seem to like none of them! Do vampires even bath?"

"Of course!" Taehyung can't believe Jungkook's wondering thoughts and doubts. Is he just dumb or he is messing up with him?

"But you were always with me and I've never seen you bath once!!"

"So, you want to see me bath now?!" Taehyung laughs making Jungkook's cheeks go red due to embarrassment.

"That's not what I mean-"

"If you have so much trust issues, I can just give you the proof right now, shall I?"

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