The tall man steps from the loud club into the dark street, the noise fading away as the door shuts. Lighting a cigarette, his eyes catch on a slender figure stumbling over his feet a little ahead of him. At first, he thinks the person is a girl, but as he stops to lean against a lamppost, he tilts his face up. He has silver, tousled hair, full pink lips, and long lashes around wide eyes. He's wearing a pink t-shirt that's too big, falling off one shoulder and showcasing his collarbones. His honey-toned skin is glistening, his body swaying slightly. The taller man grins, feeling himself getting hard already as he watches the obviously drunk boy. 'Damn, he's fvcking pretty,' he thinks to himself. Approaching the boy, he clears his throat, "You alright baby?"

Wide, chocolate eyes blink at him, "Ohhh, hi Mister," his voice is surprisingly deep as he slurs, "I'm all good."

The taller smirks, "Why don't I help you get home gorgeous?"

The smaller giggles, looking like he's going to fall over any minute. "Aww, you're really nice!"

The man restrains a laugh as he pulls the smaller boy along, wrapping an arm around his slim waist. The boy hums to himself as he weaves, leaning against the taller. As they move further and further from any witnesses, the man looks furtively around, making sure no one is around to see them. Seeing no one, he drags the stumbling smaller boy into a dark alley, pulling him behind a dumpster to hide them further from the street. The boy slurs, "Yah, what are we back here for?"

The man shoves him roughly against a the brick wall, using his hips to pin the slender boy against the wall, his arms forming a cage. "Didn't anyone ever tell you not to trust strangers?" He begins pressing wet kisses against the skin of the boy's fragile throat, his jeans tight on his erection as the taller begins grinding against him.

The boy weakly struggles, a whine slipping from his petal lips,"Stop it! I don't want to!"

The man laughs, running one hand down to rub harshly against the boy's crotch. "Did I ask? I don't give a sh!t what you want. You're gonna help me out with my problem, whether you want it or not."

"I don't think so Mister." This time, the boy's voice is clear, no sign of his previous slurring. The man frowns and lifts his head to see the younger now looks totally sober, a grin forming on his lips. Something about the look in the boy's eyes causes chills to race up his spine. This wasn't the same vulnerable boy he'd been facing a minute ago.

Before he can process the change, he feels a blinding pain in his side, and the boy's hand slaps over his mouth, muffling the cry before it can escape. They're now flipped, shock filling the taller because despite looking slender, the boy is amazingly strong. Leaning in, the silver haired boy whispers, "Ah-ah-ah, can't have you making too much noise and having our fun be interrupted, can we?"

The taller groans, realizing that the pain shooting through him was coming from the dagger the boy has buried in his side. More muffled shouts slip from him as he feels the boy twist the blade, making him feel like he's going to throw up. The boy tilts his head, his eyes wide and innocent looking, "What's wrong? Didn't you want to play?" He then grins as he leans in and whispers against his victim's ear, "Didn't anyone ever tell you not to trust strangers?" Hearing his own words echoed back at him, the man feels his insides knot in fear, sweat beading on his forehead.

V shakes his head, still smiling, "Looks like you don't get to be the predator tonight. I'm looking forward to playing with you though. I really needed something fun to take my mind off stuff."

With that, the man feels something heavy slam into his skull, and darkness swamps his vision, the boy's manic smile the last thing he sees before he slips into unconsciousness.

Time skip- An abandoned shed

V sighs, frustration evident in the hand he roughly shoves through his messy hair. After leaving Jungkook earlier, he'd been filled with anxiety, unable to stay still and his thoughts in a blur. Desperate for something to take his mind off his confusing thoughts, he'd turned to his usual source of relief.

The dead man lying in front of him bore no resemblance to the cocky bastard who'd tried to take advantage of him hours ago. By the end, he'd been a weeping, bloody piece of meat. Glancing at the small piece of muscle tossed to the side, V smirked. His toy hadn't been able to beg like he usually preferred, since that was hard to do without a tongue.

He'd hoped to feel relief after his playtime. But instead he still found his mind wandering back to the mafia leader who was spending too much time occupying his thoughts. Why had Jungkook kissed him? Did he just look at V and see Taehyung? Did he hope the brutal monster would turn back into the innocent puppy he'd been? He shouldn't care, V knew that. He should kill the older, and show him that Taehyung was long gone.

But, when he looked at the raven haired man, he felt off-balance. Sometimes, the man would look at him, and the look in his eyes would rob V of his breath. And when they'd kissed, his heart had raced, blood rushing through his body and desire coiling in his stomach. Even thinking of the kiss made him feel hot, his blood-splattered skin flushing.

The sudden opening of the door has his head snapping to face the intruder. Recognizing the person looking back at him, he snorts, "Decided to follow me, hyung?"

Suga's face is blank as he takes in the wild appearance of the younger. His silver hair is in tangled curls, blood smeared on his cheek and splattered over his hands, arms and bare chest. "Where's your shirt?"

V shrugs, pointing to a corner of the shed, "I took it off so it wouldn't get messy."

The older nods as he turns his stone-like gaze to the dead man on the ground. "Looks like you had fun. Did it make you feel better?"

The younger clenches his jaw and looks away, unable to pretend in front of his hyung anymore. Suga sighs, looking back at the blood-covered boy, "I didn't think so. What was bugging you so much you decided to look for fun? Is it what we all talked about? The stuff we all hid from you?"

V swallows, shaking his head negatively, "No, at least not mostly."

Arching a brow, the mint haired boy watches the younger, his eyes steady, "Tell me."

The other takes a deep breath, looking down. "Did the others tell you about my life before? My history with Jeon and his friends?"

Suga nods, "Yeah, we got the run-down from that Kim Namjoon and his boyfriend. With a little bit thrown in from Red and Pinkie." He smirks a little when he remembers how the two younger guys had snapped at him over the nicknames.

Too distracted to notice the look on his hyung's face, V sighs,"So, apparently Jeon and Taehyung were in a relationship. A really long and serious one. Taehyung was really important to him, and I don't think he ever got over him."

The older frowns, "Do you remember him at all?"

V starts to shake his head before hesitating, "I-I'm not sure. I have dreams, where I remember little pieces. And I feel...strange when I look at him or talk to him."

Suga nods, listening carefully as the younger continues. "Earlier, I confronted him about everything. About keeping secrets from me when I was Taehyung. Things got kinda heated, and we-um-kinda...well, kissed."

The usually stoic assassin stares, shock making his jaw slacken before he recovers. Remembering the way the mafia leader looked at V, he gritted his teeth. Sure, the younger is a bit crazy, and a killer, but that's all hiding the fact that deep inside he's incredibly vulnerable. Suga was determined to protect his dongsaeng, and if Jeon did anything to hurt him, he'd take him out in an instant. Trying to control his temper, he swallows, "Ok, you kissed. Why did that get you so upset? Did he force you?" He mentally prepares to kill the other man if V says yes.

"No," the older looks away. That's not exactly the truth, since Jungkook had kinda forced the kiss, but he didn't want Suga running off to murder the ravenette. "But...I don't know what he wants from me hyung. Who was he really kissing? Does he just want me to be Taehyung again? Hyung, when he kissed me...I felt...I don't know! But when I think that he maybe just wants Taehyung back, it hurts! I don't think I can change who I am now, I've changed too much. I've heard so much about how innocent and gentle I used to be, but that's just not me anymore."

The younger turns tear-filled doe eyes to the shocked assassin,"Hyung, what if he doesn't want V? What if all of them don't want V around, just Taehyung? I-I want to try letting them in, but how could they possibly want V when I'm so different from the boy they miss? They couldn't possibly want me anymore when I'm so fvcked up!" His tears spill over his cheeks, leaving tracks in the blood smeared on his face.

Unable to restrain himself anymore, Suga moves forward, wrapping his arms around the shaking body of the younger, uncaring that he's getting blood all over himself. "You act like Taehyung is completely separate. You've changed a lot, yeah, but Taehyung is still a part of you kid. And if they really loved Taehyung, then they'll still love V too. You've been through more than anyone should have to, and instead of dying, you came out stronger. And who cares if you're a little fvcked up, so am I, and so are all of they. And if they can't accept that, I'll kill all of them. You'll still have your hyungs."

V sniffs, giving a watery chuckle at the casual threat. "Love you Yoongi-bear. Thank you."

The older sighs, "You too kid. Now, let's clean up here and get out of here."

After the two dispose of the body in the nearby river, Suga looks at the younger. "Where to kid? The apartment, or back to the others at the Jeon place?"

V opens his mouth to answer, when the quiet is shattered by the crack of a gun, the shot narrowly missing the boy as he jumps backwards. Glancing at the older, he sees Suga snarl as he pulls his own gun, tossing a back-up to the younger. Both men are instantly alert, leaping for cover just in time to dodge a hail of gunfire.

AN: I love some Taegi! Of course, I love the VMin friendship too. I keep seeing votes, and comments, and this book being added to reading lists, and I'm just amazed! You're all so awesome! I'm actually close to publishing another of my TaeKook stories. I have the first couple chapters finished, along with an outline for the story. I just want one more chapter done before I actually publish it. It's another Top Kook/Bottom Tae story, of course. I'll let y'all know here once it's published. Thank you all so much for your support! I 💜 you!