"If they're not answering their phones, why aren't you doing something?? They've been gone all fvcking night! He's your brother for God's sake, aren't you worried?!"

Jungkook and Baekhyun are standing on opposite sides of the younger's desk, bodies tense and eyes shooting daggers at each other.  Chanyeol has his hands placed on his husband's shoulders, supporting the smaller. "You don't know V, or Suga. They are the best at what they do, and no one can protect my brother better than Suga can."

"I don't know him?! I've known him his whole life!" The ravenette's fists tighten at the other leader's claim.

Baekhyun snorts, "You knew him before he was V! You don't know the person he is now; he's positively lethal."

The younger growls, "Then what the fvck is taking so long?"

The two husbands exchange a long look, before Chanyeol takes a breath, "V's been under a lot of stress lately. He probably went to go let off some steam. He needs to do that sometimes."

Wide eyed, Jungkook gapes at the older man for a moment, "What, like he went to a club or something? Or he went to get laid??" At the thought that the boy may be hooking up with some stranger, his eyes grow darker, rage boiling in his blood.

Baekhyun shakes his head, "That's not how V lets off steam. He kind of...goes hunting."

The ravenette blinks, confusion clear on his face, "Hunting?"

Chanyeol clears his throat, "Yeah, you see, he kind of...tracks down people whom he thinks deserve to die, and he, well...toys with them...before he finally kills them."

The younger stares in shock, struggling to process this information. "You're telling me that not only is V your assassin, but he's also a serial killer?"

Baekhyun winces when he hears how it sounds, "Well, I mean, yeah, I suppose he technically is. But he only kills people who come after him first! He acts as bait, and when guys think he'll be an easy victim, instead he makes them the victim instead."

Jungkook sinks into his chair. "And you allow him to do this? What if he attracts someone dangerous? He's putting himself in danger!"

The other two stare at the younger, Chanyeol looking puzzled and Baekhyun frowning, "So what bothers you isn't that he's killing people, but that one of his victims could hurt him?"

The raven haired younger rubs his hands over his face, weariness evident in the lines of his face, "Of course! I don't give a sh!t about his victims, especially if they wanted to hurt him in the first place. But I spent years believing he was dead. I can't go through that again."

A tense silence fills the room, the two older men's mouths hanging open in shock at the younger's statement. While they sit and try to absorb the declaration, a loud commotion from the foyer has all three men frowning and checking to see what's happening, arriving to see that the rest of the group have all come running as well.

Relief swamps Jungkook as he takes in the sight of V standing in the foyer, loudly berating Suga. "I'm able to take care of myself hyung! You could've been killed!"

The mint haired man rolls his eyes, "Quiet down and stop being so dramatic. I've lived through worse."

Baekhyun steps in between the two, raising his hands, "What's going on?! And where were you two all night? I tried calling you and you didn't answer! You had us worried!"

The younger angrily crosses his arms, still scowling at Suga, who just looks bored and grouchy. "I decided to go out and have a little fun to take the edge off, and Suga-hyung followed me. We were cleaning up and about to leave, when someone started shooting at us. And then the pabo jumped in front of me and got shot!"

Everyone immediately shoots to attention, multiple voices shouting at once.

"Oh my God!"

"Are you hurt?!"

"Who was shooting at you?"

"Did you get them?"

"How bad is it? Do you need to go to the hospital?"

Jungkook's eyes dart frantically over the silver haired boy, trying to see if he has any injuries. Suga speaks up, his hand pressed against his side over the tear in the black shirt he's wearing, the damp fabric sticking to his skin.  "I'm fine, the bullet passed right through me and didn't hit anything important. The bastard got away, unfortunately. But whoever it was, he wasn't aiming at me. He was trying to hit V."

You could hear a pin drop in the thick silence that follows his flat statement. Baekhyun pales, his husband wrapping an arm around his waist for support. Jungkook feels like the breath has been knocked from his chest. Someone was trying to kill his Taehyung? Again?

Chanyeol is the first to speak, "You didn't get any hint of who it was?"

Suga shakes his head, looking frustrated. "By the time I figured out where he was shooting from and managed to get up there, he was gone. It was a sniper, and it seems he was working alone."

Mind going over the possibilities, Jungkook narrows his eyes, his voice thoughtful. "Well, whoever was after V, they saw him with Suga. Since everyone knows Suga works for Byun Baekhyun, it's safe to assume they know you do as well."

V frowns, "Yeah, I guess. So?"

The raven haired man snorts, "So, you're not safe going back with Byun. Whoever it is will track you down there."

Tbe silver haired younger looks exasperated, his arms crossed in front of him, "Well what do you suggest Jeon?"

Jungkook's jet eyes meet V's irate chocolate orbs, "I'm not suggesting anything. I'm telling you: you're staying here."

The younger returns the mafia leader's stare, his voice incredulous, "Um, first of all, you don't get to tell me sh!t. I'm capable of protecting myself. Second of all, why the hell would I stay here?!"

The older arches a brow, "The Jeon and Byun organizations are competitors. The last place anyone would look for Byun's favorite assassin would be under my roof. And while you may be able to protect yourself, that's awfully hard to do when the person targeting you can kill you from several blocks away."

V scowls, mouth set stubbornly, "But still, I want to deal with it on my own."

Jungkook's voice is sharp, "And who else is going to get hurt because you're being stubborn? Do you think the people who care about you will sit back and let you get shot? Look what happened this time; Suga took a bullet for you. What if the next time that someone takes a bullet for you, it's a lot worse? You being in danger puts the people you care about it danger too."

The younger pales, looking like he's been slapped. Lowering his eyes, he swallows, the thought of losing any of his friends a painful blow. Baekhyun steps forward, clasping his brother's hands,"I know it's hard for you to accept other people's protection, but try, for me, ok? Stay safe here, while we work to figure out who's behind this."

Suga steps forward, his voice cold, "I'm staying here with him."

Jungkook's head snaps up, an argument ready until he sees the mulish set of V's face, coupled with the stony expression on the mint haired assassin. Turning, he catches Namjoon's eyes, seeing from his hyung's expression that he needs to back down on this. Heaving a sigh, he mutters, "Fine. Jin-hyung, prepare a room for Suga. Hoseok, Jimin, go help him get bandaged up."

Exchanging a look with V, he's reminded of the kiss they shared in his room. He sees the younger's cheeks flush a pretty pink before the boy lowers his gaze, the sight bringing a small smile to the mafia leader's face. They have a lot to work out, but at least the other boy is staying with him for now. The other boy will have a hard time avoiding the ravenette when they're staying under the same roof.

AN: Holy cow y'all, this is almost at 3k reads! I'm still floored that it got to 1k! Thank you all so much! I've also published my second Taekook story, and like I said before, it's TopKook/BottomTae. It's a college AU, and a little different from this story. The updates are going to be slower on that story, since I'm still mainly focusing on this one. I'll probably only be working on the new story when I have spare time between updating this. It's called "Sound of His Heart", and it's on my profile if you're interested. I 💜 you!