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"Do you.. um, realise that you've changed?" Namjoon hesitantly let his thoughts out in front of Taehyung.

"How so?" but Taehyung was calm.

"I mean, you have never cared for someone this much. I get that you are attached to his scent and it's not easy to stay away from him but I hope it is nothing so serious." he was careful in choosing his words. The worst thing he can do is trigger Taehyung.

"What do you mean?" Taehyung got up, looking out the window as he swirled the glass of wine in his hands.

"I just.. don't want you to suffer the same fate as father. He made the mistake-"

"Of falling in love with a human," Taehyung cut him off, turning around, "is that it?"

Namjoon hummed, "I'm just looking out for you. We know how fragile humans are."

"I know it all too well." was it disappointment that Namjoon sensed in his voice?

"I am confident that I know my heart and I can control it just fine." Taehyung continued when Namjoon stayed silent.

"Alright, I was just making sure that you were doing fine." a hit of smile appeared on his lips as he sighed.

"Do not worry. I am doing just fine." Taehyung took a sip of the ruby-red liquid from the glass, "someone else might need your concern more than me."

"I-"

"You know who I am talking about, hyung." he left a gentle pat on Namjoon's shoulder as he walked past him, "take care of it."

Namjoon was left alone with his thoughts as Taehyung left. He knew who exactly was this someone.

"Hundreds of problems and then I've got Jiwoong." Namjoon sighed, muttering to himself as he also stepped out of the room, deciding to pay Jiwoong a visit after a long time.

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"Why am I back here again?" Jungkook dropped his butt down on the soft bed with force as he took an exasperated sigh.

"Where else do you expect yourself to be, darling?" Taehyung was as calm as ever.

Although, his outer demeanor looked calm and collected, his brain was in a frenzy. He was feeling all the emotions as once namely, anger, embarrassment, exhaustion. There was some more unknown emotions swirling within his body too which he had very little knowledge about.

Was it desperation? Craving for something? Frustration? He knew nothing about it.

It wasn't normal for him to be clueless about what he needed or wanted to do. He had always been a very clear minded person who knew his boundaries and priorities. But something had definitely changed this time.

"You're never gonna stop using those corny nicknames, are you?" Jungkook made a disgusted face, acting as if he wasn't at all bothered by how those little nicknames made him feel loved and cherished.

It was pretty messed up inside his head. He didn't; he never intended to get caught up with vampires, yet here he was, sitting on the very said vampire's bed.

"I believed that humans like it. The nicknames." Taehyung was only happy, just a little bit, that Jungkook was still okay with talking to him.

Assuming from the way he acted when they got back after visiting Jin, he expected Jungkook to totally distance himself from him. But it didn't quite happen the way he imagined. Yes, Jungkook was not smiling anymore and he had been more silent compared to before but he wasn't giving him a complete silent treatment, which was actually surprising for Taehyung.

"They do... but only if given by their loved ones, and you do not fall under that category." though it came out harsher than he expected, he didn't regret it as much.

Until, he looked back at Taehyung.

"W-what? What?! Why are you looking at me like that?!" Jungkook was horrified.

"Like what?" Taehyung honestly didn't have any idea.

"Like- like a big lost puppy. Oh my heavens!" he physically shivered, making it dramatic.

He wasn't lying though! Taehyung was sitting on his sofa chair as usual, comfortably leaning his back on the soft cushion, hands rested on the armrest. His hair were swept back, eyes looking at Jungkook with a visibly disappointed look present in them.

His eyes were always sharp and pointed towards everyone without any emotions. Even right now, his eyes were sharp and yet Jungkook could tell the difference. Taehyung was good at hiding things, and if it wasn't for Jungkook who looked into his eyes without any fear, none else could point it out.

Taehyung was a bit taken aback. How could he point it out?

"That is nonsense!" his eyes hardened, jaw clenched back as he refused to give in.

"It's not. Do vampires not have any feelings?" Jungkook scoffed, "or... are you just embarrassed?"

"Nonsense! Pure nonsense!" he had to get up, his heart felt like it was shaking, even though he had no heartbeats, he could feel his chest vibrating. Jungkook looked up at his tall standing figure while still sitting on the bed.

"T-this is the first time I'm seeing you like this, Taehyung."

"Do not take my name right now." he tried to breathe, literally going out of his way to calm himself down. He didn't need to.

"You're acting weird but, okay. Who am I to make decisions anyways?" he looked away first, giving the other some relief.

"So, do my friends know about Jin?" he tried to change the subject because, as much as he'd never accept it, he was scared of this unpredictable and worked up version of Taehyung.

"They do not need to know."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"I meant literally what I said." Taehyung was calmed down a little now. But, seems like Jungkook was going to trigger him again.

"They are my friends. They need to know. How could you say that? And additionally, I don't even know what's gonna change now that he's going to be one of your species. What am I supposed to do?" Jungkook got up from the bed, standing in front of Taehyung.

"Just trust my word for it. They are better without knowing about this."

"That's Bullshit! Who are you to decide that?!" he scoffed again, in disbelief.

"Do not taste my patience, Jungkook. I am not in the mood to argue right now."

"Oh, wow, Mr vampire is not in the mood!" he was losing his temper, it wasn't good, "I thought vampires were so sophisticated? You never get angry because of small things and all? What was that about, huh?"

Taehyung took a step ahead, eyes fixed on Jungkook, but his face remained expressionless. He wanted Jungkook to behave and not taste his patience but clearly, the younger had no intentions of obeying.

"What happened? You sure have a lot of resistance."

"Are you really trying to provoke me, sweetheart? It will not end well." Taehyung couldn't believe it. No one has ever had the audacity to provoke him like that.

It was true that he had a very strong control over his senses, his actions but everyone has a breaking point. He just couldn't decipher why Jungkook was behaving this way.

"Why should I be scared? We made it till the end of the game, didn't we? You will have to let us go now." it was as if Jungkook was trying to explain his own self rather than Taehyung.

"That is a very false assumption, sweetheart. We have yet to reach the end." a smirk instantly surfaced on Taehyung's flawless face. But this wasn't a fun conversation.

"Are you fucking playing with me?!" Jungkook worded it loudly, eyes squinted, heartbeats sped up.

"Quite literally, not just me, you are playing with me too."

"Stop playing with words." Jungkook was frustrated enough already and this information didn't fit well in his mind. He sighed loudly, going back to sit down with a frown.

Taehyung was observing him, his thoughts were already stirred up by Jungkook's words. Normally, he would take his leave to calm himself down but this time, he didn't want to go away from him.

Jungkook had already exhausted his vocal cords by almost yelling at Taehyung, so he felt thirsty.

Without realising or rather, ignoring the tension in the air, he grabbed the glass and filled it with water which was placed on the side table of the bed and gulped it down.

"Are you not tired?" Taehyung's voice filled his ears. Too close.

"Fuck- you sacred me!" Jungkook had to flinch back, accidentally hitting his head on the headrest of the bed in attempts of scurrying away from Taehyung who suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Answer me, sweetheart." his voice was surprisingly soft and felt warm in contrast of how he had been speaking the last few minutes.

"Tired of what?" he gulped, clutching the glass close to his chest as he was practically cornered by Taehyung.

"Tired of being on the edge when you are around me. Tired of concealing the real you." he slowly reached in, grabbing the glass from Jungkook's hand and for some reason, the way he gently grazed his fingers on the former's skin felt so sensual.

It was different. The way Taehyung looked at him was way different than what Jungkook was used to see.

"What do you mean?" Jungkook's eyes were unstable, gazing into Taehyung's left and right eye respectively. Those gleaming eyes shone the warm yellow glow on Jungkook's skin because of the really close proximity.

"You are lying to yourself, are you not?" Taehyung's eyes, however, were fixed onto Jungkook's confused yet flustered face.

"Why would I be lying to myself?" Jungkook clenched his eyes close, pushing Taehyung on the chest with all his might.

However, his plan backfired and now he was held close to Taehyung's chest, hands both in a tight hold of Taehyung.

Taehyung was already feeling strange because of the talk he had with Namjoon. His words had some deep meaning and Taehyung knew that he had lied to Namjoon without any intent of doing so. His mind was not in a normal state from the very start and Jungkook only fueled the fire by provoking him.

Right now, he wasn't thinking about backing down. He was indeed desperate.

"Then you should be able to answer me; back then, why did you kiss me back?" his question was straightforward and hit the right spot as Jungkook's eyes went wide.

He didn't want to have that discussion. Not right now, because neither did he know his own heart nor the answer to Taehyung's question.

"I... I don't know. Let me go-"

"Are you not going to take responsibility for your actions?" Taehyung only leaned closer instead of letting him go.

"What responsibility?" he tried his best to resist, but the aroma of woods and flowers that invaded his nostrils because of their close proximity was making it harder for him.

"The fact that I am..." as the words slid his tongue, one of his fingers also slid across Jungkook's cheek, going down towards his neck, "totally obsessed with your scent and the way you taste." his voice was dangerously low.

The moments from hours ago flashed in front of Jungkook's eyes and the way his heart refused to let go of the memory of Taehyung's lips on his made him furious from inside.

"It is a need. I need you, sweetheart." he kept playing with the younger's skin with his fingers, now his hand was basically gripping his face in a tender hold. Not to mention his irresistible voice was resonating in Jungkook's head, not just in his ears.

It was difficult to even comprehend what was going on and what was about to happen.

"Can I?" his lips formed a sweet smile and one of his hands sneaked around Jungkook's waist while the other kept teasing the sensitive skin around his jaw and neck. His eyes were hungrily staring at Jungkook's lips.

Is this alright? Jungkook kept repeating the question in his head but could find no solution or answer which could satisfy him. He didn't want to get swept away with the emotions created by a spur of the heated moment which he was living in right now. He wanted a clearer answer.

A solid line between what he wanted and what he needed to do must be drawn. Taehyung was right. Jungkook couldn't keep lying to himself.

All the times that his heart fluttered, all the damn times that he felt his sanity drifting away from him, the times he wasted thinking about Taehyung and his glimmering eyes, his captivating voice and gestures that filled the void of his hollow heart with warmth; there must be a reason behind all that, right?

"Fuck you, bloody vamp. How could you be so irresistible?" an aggressive pull was all it took for their lips to collide.

But, was this really okay? Or was he going to regret it? It could be the breaking point for both of them, but it could also be the reason behind the blossoming bud of profound emotions in their chests.

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