The foyer is silent for a moment after Jungkook's declaration. After a long, tense minute, V manages to gasp, "What. The. Fuck?!"

Shaking his head, Jungkook smirks as he clicks his tongue, "Language, baby."

Stepping forward, Suga glares and scoffs, "Who the fuck do you think you are? Nobody here belongs to you Jeon."

Narrowing his eyes, Hoseok's smile drops, his voice hard, "I'd keep quiet if I were you. You're in enough trouble babe."

Throughout this exchange, Baekhyun and Chanyeol made eye contact, with the leader shaking his head and rolling his eyes in exasperation. Grabbing his husband's arm, he drags the taller man away while waving the guards off. "Ok, Jeon, go talk things out with my baby brother. Don't screw things up or hurt him or I'll set your dick on fire. And Hoseok, you go knock some sense into Suga; he needs someone to take him down a peg anyways. Have fun boys!"

Sputtering and betrayed, V and Yoongi are left staring at the departing leader's back.

"Hyung!"

"Boss!"

Baekhyun ignores the outraged shouts from the younger two as he drags Chanyeol away. 'Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind', he muses as he rolls his eyes.

Distracted, neither V nor Suga notice as Hoseok discretely pulls a weapon from his pocket and quickly fires two orange darts, hitting each of them. Hissing, the scowling older man reaches up and tugs the dart from his skin before shooting a furious glare at the redhead. Unrepentant, Hobi shrugs and smirks, "Sorry, not sorry, babe."

V gapes at Jungkook as he plucks the dart from his neck, his vision already getting blurry. Stuttering, he rubs at his eyes, "Jungkook..what-"

Lunging forward, the ravenette catches the younger as he begins to fall. Feeling his slender figure in his arms again, the mafia leader takes a deep breath and holds him tight, his heart pounding with relief. "Sorry baby, but we need to talk somewhere privately, and I'm not letting you avoid me and run away this time."

Muttering a curse word, Yoongi crumples to the ground, his eyes no longer able to remain open. 'I'm gonna kick that stupid redhead's ass when I wake up...' are his last thoughts as he slips into unconsciousness.

Eyes wide, Jimin slaps Hoseok's shoulder before running to the limp figure, "Hobi! You didn't catch him!"

The older man rubs at his shoulder and rolls his eyes, "Babe, he'll be fine. Besides, he'd have tried to break my nose if I'd gotten close before he passed out. Our Yoongi's a little grumpy, in case you haven't noticed."

Namjoon and Jin watch all of this with bemused eyes, before the older clears his throat, "What are you all planning on doing with them anyways? You can't just keep them locked up until they agree to stay."

"Why not?", Jungkook queries, his face calm, before yelping as the older man slaps his head. "I was kidding! I wouldn't do that hyung!"

Taking a deep breath, he looks down at the beautiful boy in his arms. "I just want him to talk to me. I know he feels something for me, but he's not going to admit it easily. I can't lose him again, and I'm not going to let him run away from his feelings."

Taking a deep breath, Namjoon steps forward, "Then we'd better get moving. The sedative is going to wear off in a couple hours, and we're going to have two very pissed off and very dangerous men on our hands."

Later

An ache in his shoulders is the first thing V becomes aware of as he rises to consciousness. Instinctively, he tries to move his arms to ease the discomfort, only to find that he can't move. Blinking his eyes, he squints as he looks at his surroundings, his vision slowly clearing and revealing that he's in Jungkook's room. And cuffed to Jungkook's bed. In nothing but his boxers.

"JEON JUNGKOOK! WHAT THE FUCK?!"

Thrashing, he strains against the cuffs, each wrist cuffed separately so his arms are spread wide. As he tries to slip his hands loose, he's frustrated to find that there's not enough space to get free. "JEON! YOU SONOFABITCH! I'M GOING TO SHOVE A HOT POKER UP YOUR ASS WHEN I GET LOOSE!"

A sudden chuckle has his head darting to face the man leaning against the wall, his arms crossed over his white tshirt and raven hair parted to the side. "Baby, we both know I'm not the one who's going to have something shoved up his ass by the time we're done here."

Snarling, the silver haired man grits his teeth, "What the hell is wrong with you? What makes you think you can just fucking kidnap me again??"

The older shrugs, "We need to talk...among other things. And I couldn't be sure you'd cooperate and talk with me willingly. So, we're here to talk this shit out, whether you like it or not."

Swallowing, the younger takes in the hard look in Jungkook's eyes. Unbidden, he can't help himself from glancing down to see the way the white t-shirt clings to the man's muscles before ending at a pair of jeans. Feeling his face heat, he clears his throat, "And you stripped me to my underwear because...?"

The older smirks, "First, because I wanted to see what's mine. And also for the second part of our conversation."

V frowns, "Second part?"

The ravenette nods, "Yes. You see, after we sort out the crap about you running away from me, we still have to address the fact that you put yourself in danger when you got yourself caught by Wang. I warned you there would be repercussions, and you've had more than enough time to recover. And now there's going to be additional repercussions for trying to leave me."

The younger's chocolate eyes widen at the implied threat. "Look, Jungkook-"

"Why did you leave me?", the leader's voice may be hard, but when V looks at him, he sees hurt in the other man's eyes.

"I-I had to help my brother-"

"Bullshit. Don't give me that crap. I would have understood you needing to step in for your brother if you'd talked to me. I wouldn't have liked it, but I would've understood that you needed to focus on that until he returned, and I would've waited. Instead, you ran away. Why?!"

"I was freaking terrified, ok?", the younger shouts, "I was scared out of my mind!"

The room is quiet for a moment, before Jungkook walks forward and sits down next to the restrained man.  He wants so badly to touch his lover, but knows they need to get past this first. "Why were you scared?"

V swallows the lump in his throat, "You wouldn't understand."

"Try me."

He takes a breath, "When I woke up in the hospital six years ago, I was completely helpless. I was in pain, and terrified, but couldn't remember why. But the worst thing was how powerless I was over everything. I hated feeling so vulnerable and weak. I promised myself that I was never going to feel like that again." His eyes become glossy as he continues, "But then you came along, and right from the beginning, I felt weak again. I'm V now, not Taehyung. I'm supposed to be strong a-and nobody is supposed to be able t-to hurt me like before." A tear escapes as he takes a shuddering breath, "But you can. You make me vulnerable again. And that's scary as hell, ok??"

The ravenette is quiet for a moment as he absorbs everything the younger man said, the ache in his chest making it hard to concentrate. Sighing, he shoves his fingers through the silky strands of his hair before leaning forward, his face softening, "Baby, it goes both ways. You're my one weakness. But you're my strength too. You're my heart and I can't live without you. I tried for six years, and it wasn't living. Whether you're Tae or V, you're my soulmate and I've always loved you. I know you don't remember-"

"I do." The quiet voice interrupts him.

Frowning, Jungkook looks at the cuffed boy. "You do what?"

His gaze is steady and serious and voice low as V answers, "I do remember."

Shocked black eyes meet chocolate as the older freezes, "What-what do you remember? Everything?"

Biting his bottom lip, the younger looks down, "Mostly. I remember us. I remember growing up, and us together. I remember Chim, and the rest of the hyungs. I'd already been remembering more and more in my dreams, and then after Wang kidnapped me again, it all started to come back even faster." His voice cracks as he continues, "That's another reason I'm scared. You already hurt me so much before. I can't-I can't go through that again Kookie."

Swallowing back tears, the older gives in and cups the other man's soft cheeks, looking deep into his eyes as he shakes his head, "You never will baby. I will never screw up like that again. I know I hurt you so badly, and everything is all my fault. But I promise you, I will never leave you again. Even if you don't want anything to do with me and I have to let you go, I'll always be yours."

Seeing the sincerity in Jungkook's eyes, V gives a watery smile, "Then I'll always be yours too."

Relief fills the older's chest as he presses their lips together, pouring his love into the kiss. After a long moment, he pulls back and smiles into the eyes of his beloved. "God I love you so much."

The silver haired younger blushes, "I love you too Kookie." Squirming, he clears his throat, "So, can you unlock these cuffs now so I can hold you?"

The older chuckles, his voice like velvet as he purrs, "Uh-uh babyboy. I think you forgot something.  You still have to deal with the consequences of risking your life and running away, hmm?"

AN: I know this took way longer than it should have. I'm sorry! I hope you're all happy with this chapter! Happy New Year to all of you! I 💜 you!