The lounge is empty, only with two bodies sweeping the floor doing their daily chores for the day. Thankfully it's just them with a guard by the entrance as typical security, but he's more so walking around outside since Jungkook and Taehyung behaves most of the time for him to be on them.

So they're practically alone.

If the tension wasn't high earlier, it's even worse now. V is currently taking control, not letting Taehyung front no matter how safe the environment may seem to be. Jungkook has been trying to apologize yet again but V only ignores him with a cold shoulder.

She lost trust for Jungkook, and she doesn't want to risk her Tae being in the presence of him while he's under these conditions.

"Please V, let me talk to him," Jungkook pleads, pausing from mopping the floor, "I won't try to hurt him. I just lost my grip-"

"Exactly, who's to say you won't lose it again?" She mutters and cranes her head towards him, eyes clearly drained already, "Just leave him alone."

Jungkook is growing frustrated by the second by the emotional dilemma bubbling up in his chest, growing so overwhelmed with feelings that he's been needing to let out. However before he even got to say another word, that might've been another outburst, a familiar group of men enters the lounge at that moment.

V froze upon noticing their presence, studying each other their body structure and the snarl on their lips as the guard remains indifferent as he lets them in while closing the door.

With $50 at the palm of his hand.

Buying the guard to keep quite, how fucking immature.

"Hello princesses, playing Cinderella?" The familiar scarred man chuckles drily, making his posse snicker a laugh as well.

Almost instantly Jungkook stands in front of V, a narrow glare in his eyes, "Go away, then maybe you won't end up completely fucked over."

The leader snickers under his breath and rolls his sleeves to his elbows, "We aren't interested in you."

The tension reached it's peak of intensity as two of the suddenly men grabs Jungkook and slams him against the wall, nearly knocking the breath out of him. The ravenette screams angrily and tries to fight to be released, especially upon seeing how the leader throws V to the ground while the other two instantly took pleasure in slamming their foot against her body.

No....

No!

V yelps in pain, especially when a kick collided to her back with full force that nearly rattled her bones to pieces. Instantly V shields her head, sobbing out painfully as she takes the hits but is slowly fading in and out of consciousness by how much her body is taking.

Yet it's no different to what she's use to.

Pain, this is so much pain.

Jungkook angrily snarls at them, pushing against them aggressively and manages to escape a few times after landing a couple hits, but after they slammed and restrained him to the ground it was no use.

V abruptly screams when they slam a foot to her skull, completely rattling her to drop her arms with teary eyes.

And suddenly something loud echoes the small lounge.

Painful and echoing sound.

It was when the leader accidently slammed the baton he got from the cop against a metal table, the echo of the unbearable sound vibrating the air down anyone's spine in shivers.

A sound so familiar to a gun shot.

V's body froze.

Jungkook struggles even more harshly despite the strong arms holding him back, more frightened that V has officially passed out completely from the hits.

However to his surprise their hand suddenly shoots out to grab one of the ankles of the assaulter with a murderously tight grip. The three males froze, especially as the once limp body's face raised up with a dark glare in their eyes.

A familiar dark glare.

"You have some audacity laying a hand on me you fucking assholes!" And suddenly the body jolts up and instantly lands a punch across the leader's face with full force of his fist.

Jungkook froze himself from struggling as mafia boss moves against the hands trying to attack him. He shattered their teeth with his knuckles, dislocated an arm, and scattered their faces with bruises and cuts with so much fierce rage that Jungkook has ever seen before.

The men holding Jungkook suddenly quivers in fear and ends up running away, grabbing their injured friends along the way before a broom stick would be shoved through their faces that the other held tightly.

"And don't get in my fucking away again! Fucking imbeciles!" The mafia boss snarled angrily, body puffing hard with fists clenched tightly against their side.

Jungkook still remained frozen, unable to move a muscle, but the second the male turns around and allows Jungkook to be met with that familiar glitter of darkness behind the familiar pit of dark eyes.

He knew....

He..... He knew.

"K-Karma?" Jungkook shudders hesitantly, shuffling farther back against the wall as the other takes slow steps towards him.

He can never be too careful after Taehyung's outburst from yesterday.

Suddenly, the other smiles, "Missed me you brat?"

No way...

Karma... I-It's Karma!

Tears instantly glistened Jungkook's eyes, not sparing a moment longer before rushing towards him and wrapping his arms and legs around his body. Karma instantly holds him tightly, taking in his familiar scent and slowly moves to sit back down on the edge of the table.

"I missed you," Jungkook shutters painfully, pulling away to stare at Karma's dark eyes with his lazy smirk, "Where the hell have you been?"

"Just a little vacation away," Karma sighs, raising a hand to caress his hair away from his eyes, "Who knew you would've missed me after all. I thought I got under your nerves?"

Oh he still fucking does.

Jungkook smiles brightly and slams their lips together. Karma instantly caress both either side of his jaw with his own smile, feeling so content that Jungkook has finally grown to accept and care about him as much as he does.

Sadly that tender moment didn't escalate or continue on because Karma suddenly pulls away with a painful groan, his pupils widening and shrinking.

"What's wrong?" Jungkook instantly asked worriedly, watching as Karma puts him aside so he's sitting on the chair instead with a head buried in his face.

"V..... She's just..... She's in so much panic and pain..... I feel her," Karma shudders with hands gripping his hair, "I have to go."

"Wait what!" Jungkook squeaks, a deep frown on his lips, "W-What's going on-"

Karma closes his eyes with his face scrunching up, "She needs me, she's not doing well after the beating. I'm sorry, I have to go."

And before Jungkook could even tell him anything else, Taehyung's gentle eyes comes back almost instantly. Jungkook's shoulders evidently slumped as Taehyung looks around nervously, wincing when he tried to even move alone, "W-What happened to me? Why does everything h-hurt?"

Jungkook tries to brush away his disappointment as he goes up to Taehyung and places his arm over his shoulders, "Long story. Let's take you to the medic little cub."

Taehyung takes in the upset look in his eyes, feeling himself frown as well. At this point Taehyung's body aching isn't even the main reason he's upset anymore. It's by how far away V feels from him, far for him to hear or see her.

What's worse is not knowing.... What happened... Why he's in pain, why he got hurt. Just.... Why is he beaten up? Why the fuck Jungkook is upset even though deep down inside he knows why.

Even though Taehyung is relieved Karma is back to consciousness, who's assuring him everything is okay to just listen to Jungkook, he still feels that emotional ache of being block for what caused V pain.

However that's not something new for her.

All she knows is pain.

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A/N:
And we got Karma back!

Alrighttttt let's see what's going to happen next!

I PURPLE YOU! <33