"Oh, that's fine."

Seokjin blinked, surprised. Lisa's gaze was soft, but her eyes were sad. "Yes, Jeongha's been out hunting; he catches his own humans now and drinks their blood."

"But what about the other children?" He exclaimed.

Lisa frowned. "Only Jooyon needs feeding, and Jeongha brings in food for him, so it's fine." She dropped her sad gaze. "Will you visit often? The children will miss you"

Seokjin smiled. "Of course, Lisa." He leaned in to nuzzle their foreheads, watching how Taehyung would aways greet Jimin or some of his other friends. "I'll miss you all, too."

Lisa smiled, pecking him lightly on the cheek and affectionately nuzzling his forehead back. "You're a good guy, Seokjin, and I hope maybe your softness can rub off on Taehyung. Be careful around him," she added with a stern red gaze, "he seems very overprotective of you."

Seokjin frowned, but nodded anyways, waving goodbye and stepping out of the small little bank to trek towards a bakery instead. Maybe he could buy Namjoon a cake or something; he remembered Jimin complaining about how their son, Seokmin, wasn't getting enough sugar because Namjoon refused to eat the sticky taffys that Jimin supplies. However, Namjoon loved cakes; he should know. Growing up with the boy being obsessed over strawberry shortcakes had Seokjin almost gagging everytime he saw one, but it seemed to Namjoon that the sweet, light-whipped creamed cake never got old.

So as he purchased a small cake and stepped outside, it had begun to rain, much to his disappointment. He hurried over to a traffic light, clicking the small round button when he felt a tap on his shoulder.

"Jungkook?" Seokjin stared hesitantly at the boy. His eyes were round, and wild, and bruises painted his cheeks. His lips were swollen and cut and he looked starved, his skin pale and almost transparent. "Oh my God, what happened to you?"

Jungkook's eyes brimmed with tears. "P-please help me." He stammered, hugging Seokjin's arm. He was freezing, his small hands were like chips of ice as he touched Seokjin's arm, and Seokjin felt a stab of sympathy for the boy. Had JJ done that?

"Jeez, okay. But let's go home first, you look awful."

-

Taehyung was not happy.

In fact, a little defensive rage was boiling up inside of him as Seokjin pricked a spot in his arm and bled into a small bowl, coming home with the half-starved boy and rambling something about him being hungry. Seokjin was about to let him drink directly from his skin but Taehyung wouldn't allow it. Only he was allowed to mark him up.

He was hungry, too, and unlike Jungkook, Seokjin was his.

"Th-thank you," Jungkook hungrily took the brimming bowl and gulped down the blood hastily. He coughed a little and set the bowl down, and Seokjin smiled warmly at the younger boy as the color returned to his cheeks and the bruises and wounds healed themselves.

Taehyung was impatient. "Alright, now leave."

Jungkook whimpered. "W-wh—huh?"

"No, Taehyung, he can't leave!" Seokjin got to his feet. "He's still starving, and it's raining outside."

"Vampires can sleep outside, can't they? After all, his species can shape shift into bats so it should be no problem." Taehyung bared his teeth at Jungkook and the male flinched. "Pathetic." He growled, opening the door and pointing.

Jungkook made a move to leave, hesitance lacing his slow movements but Seokjin stood in front of Jungkook. "No! I don't care if he can shape shift or not, he's like a son to me. He's my assistant, if you didn't notice?" A bit of anger and irritation welled up inside of Seokjin. Taehyung was the one who left him for seven months, why was he acting as if they'd never left? "He's staying here. Better yet, I'd like it if you went out and hunted for Jungkook."

"The fucker can hunt for himself." Taehyung retorted.

Jungkook was shaking violently as their voices became raised and he let out a loud shriek as Seokjin began to yell angrily back, and both gazes turned to look at him.

"No..." Jungkook's lips were pale as he bit down on them, his eyes wandering and then staring down at something, his gaze blank, as if he were looking at something only he could see.

"Nonononononononononono—!"

"Jungkook, calm down."

Jungkook's hands grabbed Seokjin's arm, and tears spilled down his cheeks. "S-Seokjin..." his voice turned low. "Taehyu—Taehyung, get him away! Get him away!"

Taehyung immediately snatched his submissive back and opened the door, throwing Jungkook out. "Taehyung, what are you—?"

"He needs to hunt," Taehyung snarled. "You get some sleep. I'll look for him after an hour, he's been so starved that he can't think straight."

"Blood!" An ear-splitting screech came from Jungkook's throat and Seokjin cringed as he heard some noise of a human's scream and bone snapping. Don't tell me he ate the neighbors...

"How do you know?" Seokjin whispered, trembling as he heard Jungkook's angry growls pierce through the air before it grew silent.

"How do I know?" Taehyung echoed, laughing. "I'm a binge-eater, Seokjin. If I don't eat enough in a day, I go insane. It takes the average vampire years before they'll submit to their hunger, if they're really that starved."

Seokjin swallowed thickly. "So...how much will Jungkook eat?"

"Depending on how starved he is....he'll eat probably more than a couple gallons of blood." Taehyung smirked as Seokjin gaped up at him. "Why are you so surprised? I've eaten twenty humans in a day before." He thumbed Seokjin's neck. "Your blood is...obviously lessening the cravings, but I drink a lot more from you than you think. Why do you think you're getting so plump?" Taehyung groped his thighs and pushed him back onto the couch. "You're filling up with blood for me, babe. Now tip your head back, you made me angry when you gave Jungkook your blood."

Seokjin tipped his head back and Taehyung sunk his teeth in, drinking eagerly as Seokjin moaned and hugged Taehyung. "I...-I still have something to drop off to Jimin...for Namjoon...fuck, Tae, stop that."

Taehyung licked cleanly over the bite mark and smirked. "I'll take it. I won't be taking any chances with that ravaging Jungkook out there, he'll be drinking anything he sees that has blood."

Seokjin smiled hazily before pointing to the cake bag. "It's for Namjoon." He panted a little, before sitting up. Taehyung nodded, picking up the bag and heading out the door. "Thank you, love."

Taehyung's nose twitched. He liked that word. "Love," Taehyung echoed, sending him an air kiss. Seokjin laughed, and nodded. "I love you, Kim Seokjin."

Seokjin flushed. "Wh-whatever. Just go."

Taehyung smirked. "Say it back~ or I'll be fucking you with three vibrators inside of you tonight."

Seokjin turned even brighter red. "O-okay! I love you too, you dumbass."

And Taehyung was content with that, closing the door. Seokjin sighed.

"What a handful."

-

Seokjin slept peacefully that night, waking up to find Taehyung shuffling by his mirrors, wearing some sort of periwinkle flannel shirt and a tie, with some dress pants that hugged his legs rather tightly. He turned around when he heard Seokjin stir and he smiled tightly.

"That Jungkook kid," Taehyung's voice was strained, "is not the same when he's...fully eaten."

Seokjin scowled. "What? He's a sweetheart." Seokjin pointed out, frowning as Taehyung's face turned slightly pale and he turned back around, tightening the tie. Seokjin rolled his eyes, slipping out of bed. How could the scrawny, pale and skinny boy, with a sweet face do anything wrong? He was adorable, and to Seokjin, he was like a cute little brother that he was never able to have. Granted, he had Namjoon, but Namjoon was somewhat tough enough to handle life himself, but Jungkook was just so fragile—

—scratch that.

"Who the fuck is this?" Seokjin gaped down at the sleeping boy on his leather couch in the living room. This could not be the same Jungkook that had left his penthouse. The Jungkook he knew was skinny, pale and quite fidgety, with a small voice and a look of simple terror and obedience on his face when Seokjin asked him to do simple tasks like getting his coffee or recording some files.

But this Jungkook, the one snoring softly on his couch, was heavily muscled, strikingly handsome, his eyebrows scrunched together as he slept, and his skin had almost turned a shade darker, as if he had tanned in the moonlight last night or something. He was still cute, that was no question, but he just looked more intimidating, like Taehyung did.

Suddenly, the younger stirred with a yawn, sitting up and stretching his legs out before gazing sleepily at Seokjin and offering a small smile. Seokjin blinked. It was innocent enough.

"Good morning."

Holy shit his voice was deep. Not the same scratchy, high-pitched voice he was used to hearing from him. It was like the boy hit puberty overnight. Was blood really that powerful? For the first time in his life, Seokjin felt a twinge of jealousy. Vampires never stunk, they never gained weight, in fact they could only ever lose weight, all of them are either handsome or beautiful, probably due to the fact that they live thousands of times longer than humans, and they were just more awesome in every way possible.

"W-wow...-I mean, good morning, Jungkook." He murmured, feeling a little intimidated as Jungkook yawned again, smacking his thin lips together before laying down on the couch. "How are you feeling?"

Jungkook's eyelids closed. "Better. I feel great, I haven't felt this nice in years."

Seokjin smiled at that. "Well, are you hungry?" Seokjin asked. "I can give you some of my blood, or cook something up for you if you'd like."

Jungkook's eyes rounded at that but he shook his head. "Nah, I'm good. I ate a lot last night." He smiled toothily at him. "I'll get some more sleep if that's okay."

Seokjin nodded. "Sure, I mean, you can go sleep in the guest bedroom, it's probably more comfortable there."

And Jungkook nodded, brushing Seokjin's shoulder as he stood and made his way to the said bedroom. Now that he was so healthy and colorfully attractive, Seokjin could see how JJ was attracted to the powerful and handsome male. He was almost like Taehyung, just perfect in everyway. But what could have caused JJ to turn to witchcraft and test it on her lover so wickedly?

"He's fucking intimidating like that," Taehyung's voice spooked Seokjin and he jumped a little. "I remember when he was just a little scrawny ol' kid, he'd let me drink him sometimes. He was pretty tasty, if you ask me."

"Vampires have blood?" Seokjin asked, not surprised that Taehyung had also sunk his fangs into another one of Seokjin's associates before. It seems he had tasted almost everyone's blood, and Seokjin felt a little sad at that.

"Of course they do," Taehyung rolled his eyes. "Now lemme eat, I'm starving. Sniffing out the entire city for Jungkook only to find him half collapsed on some dude's doorstep, suddenly all buff and scary was not fun." Taehyung licked and sucked over a chosen area and sunk his teeth into the tender flesh, drinking. "His pheromones are fucking strong. I can smell him from
here."

Seokjin curled his toes and sighed at the warm feeling that spread through his body. "Yeah? Good thing I can't smell anything but you."

Taehyung growled, looking up with his lips stained with scarlet. "It's a good thing you can only smell me. Otherwise I'd be a bit suspicious of you. You can sign more than one contract, y'know."

Seokjin looked interested. "Seriously? Then what's the whole point of 'eternally loving' if your love is split up equally between two people? That sounds dumb."

Taehyung bit down hard and Seokjin yelped. "Why don't you ask God why he even let us live this far? Vampires were supposed to be wiped out centuries ago, along with those grim reapers, but we lived." Taehyung held his tongue over the bite wound before looking up. "Oh, also, Namjoon said thank you for the cake. I swear that kid devoured the entire thing while I was playing with Seokmin."

"He's...he likes cake." Seokjin defended his friend a bit meekly as Taehyung kissed him softly.

Taehyung shrugged. "I do, too. But we've got another problem, Jinnie."

Seokjin raised an eyebrow. "It's about Kook, isn't it?" He sighed as Taehyung nodded his confirmation and smirked up at him.

"And JJ."