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𝕴𝖓 𝖜𝖍𝖎𝖈𝖍 𝕶𝖎𝖒 𝕿𝖆𝖊𝖍𝖞𝖚𝖓𝖌 𝖎𝖘 𝖆 𝖋𝖎𝖊𝖗𝖈𝖊 𝖙𝖎𝖌𝖊𝖗 𝖍𝖞𝖇𝖗𝖎𝖉, 𝖜𝖍𝖔 𝖎𝖘 𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖑𝖑𝖞 𝖆 𝖘𝖜𝖊𝖊𝖙 𝖋𝖑𝖚𝖋𝖋𝖇𝖆𝖑𝖑 𝖔𝖓𝖈𝖊 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖌𝖊𝖙 𝖙𝖔 𝖐𝖓𝖔𝖜 𝖍𝖎𝖒. 𝕬𝖕𝖆𝖗𝖙 𝖋𝖗𝖔𝖒 𝖍𝖎𝖘 𝖋𝖗𝖎𝖊𝖓𝖉𝖘, 𝖍𝖊 𝖔𝖓𝖑𝖞 𝖑𝖔𝖛𝖊𝖘 𝖔𝖓𝖊 𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖒𝖔𝖗𝖊 𝖙𝖍𝖆𝖓 𝖍𝖎𝖒𝖘𝖊𝖑𝖋 - 𝖍𝖎𝖘 𝖕𝖗𝖊𝖈𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 k𝖎𝖙𝖙𝖊𝖓. 𝖂𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝖍𝖆𝖕𝖕𝖊𝖓𝖘 𝖜𝖍𝖊𝖓 𝖍𝖊 𝖈𝖔𝖒𝖊𝖘 𝖍𝖔𝖒𝖊 𝖔𝖓𝖊 𝖉𝖆𝖞 𝖙𝖔 𝖋𝖎𝖓𝖉 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖑𝖎𝖙𝖙𝖑𝖊 𝖈𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖙𝖚𝖗𝖊 𝖌𝖔𝖓𝖊?

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I've really got to work more on these descriptions lmao;-;

- 𝔽𝕝𝕦𝕗𝕗

- 𝕋𝕠𝕡 𝕋𝕒𝕖

- 𝔹𝕠𝕥𝕥𝕠𝕞 𝕂𝕠𝕠𝕜

- 𝕄𝕒𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕖 ℂ𝕠𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕟𝕥 (#wTFiSwRoNgWiThMe)

A.N. Not for those who still have some of their innocence left in them. LEaVe.

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"Mom! I'm home!", a raven-haired boy cried as he took off his backpack and hurled it somewhere over his shoulder. There was a dull thud as it met with the floor.

"Mom?" he called out, glancing into the empty rooms and sighing as he realized there was nobody home.

The boy's sharp eyes caught sight of a pink piece of paper that was out of place. He went over to the refrigerator and peeled off a sticky note that had been placed there. Without reading it, he already knew what it was.

"Dear Tae. I'm so sorry baby, I had another emergency at work. Don't be mad at me, honey, I'll be back as soon as I can. Give Kook a kiss for me! Love you loads, mom." He read out in a bored, monotonous voice and groaned before tearing it to shreds and tossing them into the bin.

Taehyung shrugged and muttered, "Ah well, more time with Kook."

"Oh Kookie", he drew out in a singsong way, tiptoeing towards his room. He was rewarded with a tiny mew and the appearance of an incredibly adorable kitten at the doorway.

[A.N. That is why I love animals ^^]

"Hey, Kookie! Did you behave while hyungie was gone? Did ya? Were you a good kitty?", Taehyung cooed and smiled warmly as Kook mewed and pawed at his nose.

His eyes twinkled with love and adoration for the small creature.

"Ah - ah, Kook, not there, you know my nose is -", he was cut off by a loud sneeze. "- sensitive", he finished.

"Ah well, never mind that, I know my baby's hungry, let's get you some food, Kook", Taehyung cradled the small animal in his arms as he walked over to the kitchen.

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After making sure Kook had enough to eat, Taehyung collapsed on the bed, stretching out and yawning. His exposed tiger fangs made the kitten beside him shrink.

The boy chuckled deeply and leaned over to pick up the animal.

Kook didn't resist and let himself be carried in midair over to Taehyung's chest.

He allowed the boy to shift a few times and settle down before he curled up into a tiny ball on top of him and fell asleep.

Taehyung woke up a couple of hours later because his two furry tiger ears were being scratched rather mercilessly. Letting out a mix of a roar and a yelp, he shot up, his palms cupping his ear - the most sensitive part of his body.

"Kook! How many times?! You do NOT touch hyung's ears!", he snapped angrily.

A regretful look came over his face when he saw the small cat's ears droop. "Alright, sorry. But not the ears!", he scolded softly, extending his arm for the kitten to climb up.

Once he had settled down on Taehyung's shoulder, the boy got up to get a glass of milk.

"Ah, Tae. Thought I heard you", a petite woman with snow-white printed leopard ears on her head said, beaming. She had glasses on and had dark black hair similar to her son's. Only a few strands of grey in her air gave away her age.

"He scratched me again", Taehyung pouted and went over to give his mother a hug.

Kook lifted his two paws, balancing on his feet, and smacked the side of Taehyung's head. The boy looked bewildered for a while before his mother's hysterical giggles at the cat's actions made him smile too.

"I'm gonna be out tomorrow too, Tae", Mrs. Kim said reproachfully after they had calmed down from the burst of laughter. "It's okay mom, Kook'll be here", Taehyung smiled sadly, lifting his hand to stroke the kitten.

But in fact, Kook was not going to be there.

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"I swear you love that cat more than us", Taehyung's best friend, Jimin, chuckled, his dog tail wagging and giving away that he was joking.

"Well you love this grandpa cat more than me", Taehyung teased, gesturing towards the cat hybrid, Yoongi.

"Shut up Tae", Yoongi said in a bored voice, reaching out to claw at him. Taehyung dodged, his own tiger tail twitching in playfulness. He grinned in victory when Jimin pushed Yoongi back gently.

"Anyways, see you tomorrow!", the tiger hybrid called as he turned to his house. "Bye!", came the reply from both the boys.

Taehyung took out his keys and unlocked the door, casting his schoolbag aside again. "Kookie!", he drawled, going straight towards his room.

The boy stopped on the way, frowning as the kitten didn't appear. "Kook?", he called out again, a tinge of doubt in his voice. Nothing. Let alone coming out, there was no sound of a mew either.

Taehyung's frown deepened and he instinctively crouched down like a predator about to pounce. There was something off about the place and he knew it. Kook was never asleep when he came home. And there was something else he just couldn't wrap his mind around.

He stood frozen there for a few minutes before he got it. The smell.

There was a new scent in the house.

Now, Taehyung was a tiger hybrid. His hearing and sense of smell were his strongest. Mrs. Kim was a snow leopard hybrid - so there was a faint scent of crisp snow and apples hanging around in the air. Taehyung's own scent was a woody one. And the only other occupant of the house didn't even have a smell.

But this one was different.

It was like flowers. Not that sickly sweet artificial smell, though. It was a mix of lavender, roses, orchids - a magical scent that almost made Taehyung swoon. Add to that, there was a tint of honey in there too.

But what worried him was that Taehyung could sense the emotions released in the pheromones.

And suddenly, he didn't care that there was a person in their house. What mattered was the fearful, nervous pheromones that his nose caught. His predator instincts died down and the feeling of wanting to protect whoever it was fired up instead.

Taehyung crept forward noiselessly and peeked in, taken aback when he saw no one.

Instead, there was a lump on the bed covered in blankets. It was too large to be Taehyung's precious pet but it was too small for it to be someone he knew. Besides, this smell was different.

A bit too different.

"Who's there?", Taehyung shouted out. A small, almost inaudible whimper answered him.

It sounded so much like his cat that he almost thought Kook had grown in size.

"Whoever you are, I'm giving you five seconds to come out or answer me", he raised his voice cautiously. It caused the fearful pheromones in the room to fly rocket high and made Taehyung want to switch to his tiger and curl around the person and purr comfortingly.

Taehyung jerked his head to get back to his senses.

He hadn't even started counting when the blanket cover slowly descended, two small hands shaking visibly while lowering it.

Oh, holy shit.

The tiger hybrid's brain seemed to stop functioning for a second. His jaw literally fell open and he froze, not being able to operate.

In front of him, was the most beautiful boy he had seen in his entire life.

Fucking shit, I'm so fucking gay, was the first thought that flashed in Taehyung's mind as he stared.

The boy had fluffy brown hair that looked incredibly soft. Two calico cat ears were poking out of the tangle of dark locks and they were drooping in anxiety and nervousness. And his face. It was angelic. Taehyung nearly fell to his knees to worship this creation of God. Large, pearl grey eyes that were looking at Taehyung with a mix of nervousness and awe. His upper lip was thin but the lower one was full and so fucking pink. The boy's jawline was sharp and looked like it could cut watermelons.

Taehyung gulped.

The hybrid boy on his bed had only lowered the sheet till the smooth and pale expanse of his neck.

Taehyung had a sudden urge to rip the blanket away and mark the boy then and there.

Again, he somehow fought it off and thankfully his brain started to work. Mate, a voice whispered in his head.

Taehyung nearly had another internal crisis.

He was insanely happy that this creation of art, this sweet, angelic and unbelievably cute boy was his mate. He didn't even mind the fact that he was gay. He knew his mother and friends would accept him and anyways, he had never found girls attractive.

But what then was the problem?

You see, Kim Taehyung was a boy who doubted himself to the level that he rarely had self-confidence. And now, seeing his mate, he suddenly realized that maybe the bond of a predator and a pet's wasn't the greatest. He was honestly scared to death that he would hurt him and that didn't sit very well with his tiger at all.

And secondly, he was panicking internally as to why he had to meet his mate when he was all messy after coming back from a soccer league at school. He should've been warned so that he could have at least changed into a suit beforehand. Instead, he was in dusty black jeans and a white shirt that was soaked in sweat.

The boy's small, silvery voice brought him out of his thoughts.

"Hi", he squeaked, bringing the blanket up a tiny bit in shyness. Taehyung closed his mouth and licked his dry lips hastily before coughing.

"Uh, h-hello", he stuttered, the tips of his ears flaming.

The boy smiled shyly and the scared scent he was giving out instantly got replaced with a sense of comfort. Taehyung groaned internally as the pheromones started to intoxicate him, get into his mind and start playing with his head.

I don't even know his name and he's already got me so damn whipped, what the hell, he thought.

"Uhm - I'm Taehyung, Kim Taehyung. N-nice to meet you", Taehyung said, scratching the back of his neck and cursing himself for stuttering. His striped tail swished around in embarrassment.

"Oh, I know", the other replied, an adorable smile on his face. OH MY GOSH, DOES HE HAVE BUNNY TEETH, I'M GONNA DIE OH GOD -

"Er - okay, but how?", Taehyung asked, biting his lip and effectively hiding his inner feelings.

"I'm Jungkook! You've known me since you were seven, hyungie", he giggled.

"Jung- wait - Kook?", he gasped. Jungkook nodded with a beam on his face, evidently pleased Taehyung knew who he was.

"Wait h-how did you -", Taehyung started incredulously.

"I'm a hybrid, a kitten one. Well, I hadn't ever planned on switching to my complete human form because I've heard it's really painful", Jungkook scrunched his nose.

"Ah, that. No, it only really hurts the first time, Kook. Uh - I mean Jungkook, sorry."

"Wait really? So can I try again?", Jungkook asked hopefully. Taehyung made his way to the bed and sat down on the corner cautiously.

"Go ahead."

Jungkook's face contorted in concentration and suddenly he disappeared. In his place, sat the all too familiar kitten, licking its paw.

Taehyung forgot the fact that he was a hybrid in the spur of the moment and gasped in relief. "Oh thank god, Kook, hyung missed you", he cooed and touched their noses together.

There was a puff of a scented cloud that made Taehyung cough. Once it cleared, he found Jungkook sitting on his lap, flushed.

"Oh - uh - fuck, I'm sorry - I completely forgot that you -", he rambled.

"O-oh my god - you're not wearing - oh holy shit, Jungkook, switch back, switch back!", Taehyung cried, looking away when he noticed the naked boy.

"I-I'm not being able to f-focus", he twisted up his face. "Why?", the tiger whined.

"Cause - we're sitting like this, dammit", Jungkook piped up.

Taehyung closed his eyes, his face completely red, and pushed him off gently. A yelp made him open his eyes in alarm and he saw Jungkook clinging on to the bedsheet.

"I - I don't know how to walk - these two feet are weird", he grumbled, blushing.

Taehyung heaved in a breath and pushed Jungkook onto the bed, the latter grabbing the blanket immediately.

"Just wear these quickly", the elder threw some of his clothes from the closet to Jungkook and practically ran out of the room.

"Oh Christ", the cat-hybrid moaned in embarrassment. "God, I should not have - argh."

Jungkook wasn't yet aware of the fact that Taehyung was his mate because he had literally been a kitten half his life. The boy didn't even know what a mate was and even that he was supposed to have one. However, Taehyung's scent had hit him rather hard and that was half the reason he was trembling under the blanket when he entered.

Pushing the piling thoughts out of his mind, he seized the shirt and slipped it on.

As a result, a huge wave of Taehyung's scent hit him. It felt like heaven.

It was like the forest had a child with a God of all the best scents one can imagine. There was a hint of cologne on it too but it wasn't the cheap perfume all high school guys used. Taehyung's scent was hard to describe but it was exotic and strong. It had a mysterious aroma that Jungkook couldn't wrap his mind around.

Once he was done, he called the boy and Taehyung popped his head in, his face still flushed.

"So what would you like to do first?", he asked, refusing to look at Jungkook.

"Your scent's so addicting", the boy blurted out and turned red. "U-uh I d-didn't mean it like -"

"It's okay, really. But yours is so much better", Taehyung smiled and the corners of his eyes crinkled.

"A cheeseburger", Jungkook said after a pause. Taehyung's face resembled a question mark. "I mean, like, cat food's nice and I love milk too but I wanna have human food", he fiddled with his fingers.

Taehyung chuckled and ruffled Jungkook's hair.

"Anything else, my prince?", he grinned.

Jungkook swung his legs over the side of the bed. "How to use these legs", he smiled softly.

Taehyung stood up and gave him his arm. "Go on, grab it." Jungkook held it tentatively, swallowing dryly at the muscles he felt underneath.

"Now try to get up, Kook. Put your support on me and try putting your right leg forward", he instructed.

Jungkook stood up and tried to put his foot forward immediately. "Oh no-", he yelped and flapped his arms when he slipped.

Taehyung cursed under his breath and jumped forward, wrapping an arm around his waist.

"See? It's okay, you're doing amazing Jungkook. So very very amazing", he praised after making him stand the right way. Taehyung was so busy instructing him how to put his feet forward one by one, he didn't notice how Jungkook blushed furiously at the compliment.

In ten minutes or so, Jungkook was happily jumping around in Taehyung's room and the elder was smiling at him, sitting on the bed.

"I did it!", he grinned. "You sure did."

"Now to the next thing. A cheeseburger", Taehyung grinned.

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Five months. It took five months after learning about hybrid mates for Jungkook to realize that he had to have one too. Thank god for that because it was getting rather hard for Taehyung to control himself around the boy. Especially because his human features were growing in and he was looking more and more handsome to Taehyung by each passing day.

"I don't wanna do maths anymore", Jungkook whined.

"We've only just reached the third rule of congruent triangles Kook, we - oh no. Don't give me that - ugh, fine", he sighed, cursing himself for looking up and seeing his pout.

"Yay! Thank you hyungie", he cried happily and jumped forward, hugging Taehyung.

Holy shit.

"So English now?", the elder asked, scratching his neck as he always did when he was flustered.

"Nope! I wanna know more about mates, Taehyungie", the boy was on his lap now. His nose was brushing against the elder's neck, and it made him shiver. Taehyung swallowed and nodded, "Okay. Uh - so - what d'you know about mates?", he asked. Jungkook blinked at him.

"Er - that they're the ones you love forever?", he suggested. So cute, Taehyung cooed internally. "Hmm, close but try again."

"They're.... your soulmates! The chosen ones!", Jungkook exclaimed and bounced up and down in excitement.

Holy shit.

"Oh sh-shuckleberries", he changed track, not wanting to curse in front of the younger.

Taehyung brought his hands up and rested them on the younger's waist.

The jumping up and down right on top of his crotch was not a good feeling. At all.

"Oh shit", Jungkook grinned cheekily.

"W-who taught you that!?"

He shrugged in answer. "I also know -"

The cat hybrid leaned forward and whispered in Taehyung's ear in a low voice, "Fuck." Is it me or is he trying to sound seductive?

Holy shit.

Taehyung shuddered. His hands tightened on Jungkook's waist and he pushed him to his side.

"What exactly are you trying to do, sir?", he raised an eyebrow. The younger flashed a mischievous smile. "Why absolutely nothing, master", he grinned.

Holy shit, Taehyung thought for the nth time that day.

"Back to studies, Kook. You got that part correct. Just ask some questions now, there's nothing much to learn about this."

"Kay! How do you know when you find your mate?"

Wow, no beating around the bush, huh? Taehyung thought.

"Uh - hold on I need to brush up on this." He actually knew it all perfectly but he was just stalling for time. As a matter of fact, Taehyung had been practicing a speech for the time he would have to tell Jungkook.

"Yeah, so firstly, the scent. Your mate is supposed to smell like nothing you've ever smelt before. Next -"

"So basically, your mate's scent is the one that overpowers all others in a particular place?", Jungkook interrupted. He spoke slowly like he was figuring something out.

"U-uh yeah, sure. I'd think so, mhm", he replied.

All the times the scent of blossoms in spring and honeysuckle had taken over his senses when Jungkook had entered the room ran through his mind. Taehyung gave a twitch of his head to break out of his thoughts.

Jungkook was looking at him, waiting for him to continue.

"Um, yeah, as I was saying", he cleared his throat, his glance flitting between the notebook and the younger's face, "you also know someone's your mate - wait what." He frowned, looking at the page.

"What?"

"Oh whatever, this is about all kinds of mates. Werewolves, vampires included. Never mind, I know all about hybrid mates, dunno why I opened this", Taehyung flipped a few pages and then threw the copy beside him onto the desk.

He gnawed at the corner of his lip for a few moments before turning to face the younger.

"You just - know. It sounds stupid, but, well - when you meet them you just feel this sudden yearning or a desire to be with them. And not like, keep them company for some time. It's like you wanna stay with them forever. You'll want to hold him - o-or her, or her, it can be uh, him or her", he rambled. "Anyways, yeah, you wanna either be wrapped up in their arms or hold them for eternity. Give them your everything and just - I dunno, be drowned in their love or something", he said.

Taehyung had been torn between staring at Jungkook and looking at his fingers fiddling around while he spoke.

"Y-you sound like you know a lot about this", the younger said in a small voice.

"I do", Taehyung smiled.

"So you -", he gulped, "you've found your mate?"

"I have", he was looking at Jungkook, wondering where he was going with these questions.

The boy's face fell, "O-oh. I - I don't wanna be inquisitive or r-rude but w-who is it?" Taehyung narrowed his eyes.

"Have you - you know, m-mated already? When did you meet them?", he added, trying to sound normal.

The tiger hybrid noticed it. He noted how Jungkook was trying to look innocently curious and happy for Taehyung because he had found his mate. But he also noted how his furry calico ears poking out from his bedhead brown hair were flattened against his head. And how his tail was wrapped around himself as a way to comfort himself, the tip twitching ever so slightly.

All these characteristics only showed up whenever Jungkook was anxious or sad.

Taehyung felt a tiny spark of hope. Does he like me?

"A few months back. And nah, I haven't even confessed yet, forget mating", he snorted. "O-oh."

"Anything else you wanna know?", Taehyung asked after a small pause. Jungkook looked up.

"Describe them? I-I mean, just like that. I'm just - c-curious", he shrugged.

A fond smile appeared on the elder's face as he stared at Jungkook. "Beautiful", he whispered softly, looking at his lowered head. Jungkook looked up, gazing into his eyes for some time before he shook himself out of it.

Taehyung's hand had come up and he was brushing the pad of his thumb lightly over his cheek. "So incredibly beautiful."

The younger's face heated up as he squirmed under Taehyung's intense stare.

Heat pooled up in his stomach when the ravenette's hand moved further up to cup his cat ear and fondle it. "S-stop", he said weakly, pulling away even though he really didn't want to.

The feeling was alien to him; he had never had any interaction like that before. It should have been uncomfortable and weird but Jungkook had never wanted anything more.

He wanted Taehyung to give him that strangely amazing feeling once again.

He wanted more. Jungkook wanted Taehyung's hands all over him, wanted him to whisper sinful things into his ear while his fingers went to places they shouldn't be. He wanted Taehyung to strip him of his innocence. He didn't want him to make him a mess, he wanted him to wreck him completely.

What the -, he blinked, his eyes widening as he realized what he was thinking. Jungkook blushed furiously, his cheeks dusted in deep pink.

Taehyung squinted suspiciously.

"What are you thinking?", a hint of a smirk showed on his face.

"N-nothing. Nothing at all!" The reply was rushed, only making Taehyung even more suspicious.

"So. The next sign and probably the last one", he moved closer to Jungkook.

"Unholy thoughts", the younger's gaze snapped up at that, his tail waving around nervously. "I guessed it right, didn't I Jungkookie?", the corner of Taehyung's mouth lifted in a smirk.

Jungkook's back hit the headboard of the bed. He swallowed with difficulty and his brown irises dilated and contracted continuously as he looked at the elder crawl closer and closer. "Didn't I?", he pressed, a demanding edge to his voice.

The younger squirmed as he nodded slowly.

How did he know? Taehyung answered that question as if he was reading his mind.

"You really think I didn't notice, Kook? You think hyung didn't see how you zoned out and then blushed? You think I didn't see how your thighs -", he paused, dark eyes looking into Jungkook's.

It was just as sudden as the change in the room's atmosphere.

Taehyung's hands had crept between the younger's legs, unnoticed. He pulled them apart and moved in, leaning in to whisper in Jungkook's ear.

"You think I didn't see how your thighs rubbed together? Trying to make ourselves feel good, are we? Did hyung give you permission for it?", he growled softly, his fangs elongating and scratching against the side of Jungkook's ear.

The boy made a quiet noise. Taehyung raised an eyebrow and put his ear closer to his mouth.

What he heard made his blood run cold.

Jungkook moaned.

Taehyung's tiger side nearly exploded at the sound of his mate's moan. He dug his nails into his palm to keep his rational side in control. Nevertheless, a deep growl ripped out of his throat, making Jungkook stretch his neck out in submission, exposing the sensitive area where his mark would be.

The sight made Taehyung purr in delight.

"W-wait. You have a mate - Taehyung, why are you doing this? Y-you're being - isn't this like cheating?", the younger suddenly asked, hurt lacing his voice.

Taehyung's orbs turned a majestic shade of gorgeous orange - a rare occurrence and a sign that showed that his tiger side had taken over. He pulled back, smiling, with Jungkook's tail in his palm.

He stroked it with a feather-like touch, watching the boy writhe and squirm under his touch, struggling like anything to keep the sounds he wanted to make inside.

"Tell me Jungkook. If you're teasing your own boyfriend, playing around, messing with him, or even fucking him into the mattress so hard he won't be able to walk for a week. Would you call it cheating?"

Jungkook turned red at the last point. His mind flashed with the thought of Taehyung doing exactly that to him. His cat-side was melting into a puddle at the visions he was imagining.

"N-no", he squeaked out and felt his furry tail be squeezed.

"Then it wouldn't be fair to call it cheating when you're doing so with your own mate, would it?", he growled out.

The boy's eyes widened. "Wh-what?"

"You heard me -" before he could continue, Taehyung's eyes turned black again and he blinked thrice before looking at Jungkook for some time.

"HOLY SHIT", he suddenly burst out. "Wh-", Taehyung interrupted the boy again.

"HE TOLD YOU? THAT FUCKING SON OF A -", he stopped himself, breathing hard before he sat down, shoulders slumped.

Jungkook crawled forwards, almost exploding with concern. Taehyung's shoulders began to shake and with his heart shattering, Jungkook realized he was trembling.

"H-hey, don't - Taehyungie", he said softly, his hand tiny on the elder's back.

"I-I'm sorry - it's my fault. I - I should have told you. A-and I did all that to you - without you giving your permission. You can reject me, Kook. I'm sorry", he bit his lip. Jungkook scooted closer, pulled his head back, and climbed onto Taehyung's lap.

He put his hands on the sides of his cheeks and touched their noses together. "I'm never gonna reject you, hyung. I - I like you. I like you a lot."

Taehyung snickered, "We been knew." His fear and sadness had seemed to vanish.

Jungkook scowled and raised a hand, bringing it down to scratch the elder's tiger ear. "Ow ow ow, okay I'm sorry! Just - humor? I really like you too, Kook, I'm sorry", he apologized.

They looked at each other for a while before Taehyung shuddered, his eyes flashing orange in the quarter of a second. "U-uh, if you wouldn't mind, I think he wants to say hi. I mean, he already has but er, I mean, like a full switch. Could you - you know, switch?", he asked tentatively.

"Oh yeah sure", Jungkook shrugged and there was a familiar powder of pink, making Taehyung cough and hold his breath so he wouldn't get intoxicated.

When it cleared, a cat sat there, licking its paw.

Taehyung smiled softly at the sight. Kook had grown a lot larger, and he couldn't be called a kitten anymore. But before he could reach out to stroke his fur once, a sharp pain hit him in the head.

"Alright sheesh, I got it, I'm switching - relax", he grumbled scowling, annoyed at the tiger, and allowed him to take over.

There wasn't any cloud of pink or white; instead, there was a flash. Taehyung was gone, and in his place, lay a small tiger. He wasn't a cub and he obviously wasn't a full-grown one either. He lay on his back, his stomach and middle exposed.

With a deep purr, he rolled over to face the cat.

Kook was half of V, the tiger's size. But the cat didn't seem scared at all, he cocked his head to the side and pounced on the larger creature.

Why hello there, a voice said in Kook's head. He panicked, looking around to find who said it but found no one.

It's a mind link, Jungkook, have you forgotten every single thing I taught you?

H-hello? he tried to call out.

Yup, you got it. Now try to approach me but not too fast. V gets aggressive very fast, the little piece of shit.

Did Jungkook listen? Yes.

But did his cat listen? Not exactly.

The smaller wriggled around for a while before he jumped, covering a large area and landing on top of the tiger's chest. KOOK, WHAT DID I TELL YOU, OH MY GOD SWITCH BACK, I DON'T WANT YOU GETTING HURT -

Taehyung was expecting V to growl and nip at the cat, perhaps even tear him apart. He focused and got ready to switch back but then something unexpected happened.

The tiger raised his head and held it in front of the cat's face for a while before his tongue came out and licked the cat's nose.

Holy shit. If Taehyung had been in human form, his jaw would have hung open.

Kook twitched his head, evidently flustered. What happened, why is he so edgy? Jungkook frowned.

Licking - Uhm, licking another animal's nose or anywhere at all is like a - er.. kiss, came the fidgety reply.

The cat stayed still for a while before mewing and slowly padding forward. He put his two paws on the tiger's face and leaned down, licking his face.

That. Is SO goddamn cute, Taehyung laughed, amused as the tiger's shyness reached him.

He could literally imagine how flustered Jungkook was in his head.

The tiger made a sudden movement, pushing the cat off and rolling him underneath himself. V snarled softly and leaned down, licking Kook's fur all over.

The cat purred in joy, the sound only boosting V's pride.

Alright, that's it. Kookie, switch back, I think that's enough, Taehyung suddenly said, correctly predicting what V was about to do.

Wait why, they're - I mean, we're - no actually, they're bonding, the younger objected.

Taehyung felt the tiger's nose sniff out Kook's pleasure and immediately stiffened.

Jungkook, do what I said. NOW, he growled loudly in Jungkook's mind.

A soft whimper of submission answered him and the cat disappeared, a very unclothed and exposed Jungkook replacing him. Taehyung had used his dominant feline voice, causing him to yield immediately.

On the other hand, V refused to give in to Taehyung and growled softly when he saw his mate's human form. Hyung? His fear-filled voice reached the elder.

I'm trying, I'M TRYING, Taehyung groaned in irritation.

The tiger's tail swished around as he looked at Jungkook, waiting for him to act first.

Understandably, the poor boy was terrified at the sight of a tiger in front of him. In his cat form, V had seemed much smaller for some reason and less scary.

He forced himself to relax and remembered what Taehyung had taught him about tigers. Slow movements, non-hostile and slow. Did you get it? Taehyung's words came to him.

Gotcha.

He raised his hand as slowly as he could and reached up, petting the tiger's head. V made a deep purring growl as Jungkook's hand moved to his chin. It made shivers run up his spine but he continued stroking and caressing his mellow orange fur.

Hyungie? Is it working? He asked Taehyung when the boy didn't say anything for a while.

Y-yeah. He sounded breathless even though he hadn't actually said anything verbally. Anything wrong?

No one had ever dared to come close to his tiger, let alone pet him. It felt - incredible. He felt like he was floating in the air, his only anchor to the Earth was Jungkook's hand.

"That feels good, doesn't it? What's your name, gorgeous?", he asked softly, careful not to startle it. A snort sounded in his head.

You think he can talk? What, he's gonna open his mouth and say 'V'?

Shut up, Taehyungie.

Ooh, sassy and fiery - just my type.

Jungkook turned red.

"V?" The tiger purred, rubbing his head against his hand. He was evidently thrilled his mate knew his name. "That's a very nice name, V. I love it", he smiled and leaned forward, pecking the tiger's nose.

The animal froze, its emerald green eyes wide. Taehyung's deep laugh echoed in Jungkook's head and the younger was puzzled. Wha-

OH MY GOSH - oh my gosh, Kookie please do that again! Kiss his nose again!

Jungkook complied.

AHAHAHAHA. OH MY GOD, HE'S SO FLUSTERED, IT'S HILARIOUS, he snorted and laughed. Jungkook couldn't help but smile.

V shook out of it and roared, the sound reverberating around the room. He got up on all fours again, pinning the boy under him. Relax, Kook, it's not a hostile roar. I - oh sh-shoot never mind what it is, just know it's not one of aggressiveness.

Jungkook raised an eyebrow. Wait what, Taehyung said suddenly. What what?

SHIT JUNGKOOK GET OUT, V'S GONNA SWITCH BACK -

"He what?", the younger said out loud, clearly puzzled.

GET OUT OF THE ROO-

Before Taehyung could finish, there was a flash. Jungkook squinted and swore quietly as a wave of the tiger hybrid's scent washed over him.

When he opened his eyes, a very red Taehyung was above him, his lips parted.

Taehyung cursed at V for suddenly deciding to switch when neither of them was ready. And now both Jungkook and he were very naked. And that was not even the worst part.

Seeing the doe-eyed boy under him, biting his lip, and not wearing anything was making him have very very gay thoughts. On top of that, excuse the pun, Taehyung himself was naked too. And their bodies were dangerously close to each other.

While Taehyung was busy trying to have pure thoughts, Jungkook was struggling with not moving.

Cut him some slack, he's a teenager who's in puberty. Plus, who wouldn't be in his situation if they had Taehyung above them in a very suggestive way and he was your mate too?

Jungkook bit his lip.

He swore his heart would beat right out of his chest if Taehyung kept staring at him with those darkened lust-filled eyes.

"Stop biting your lip", he ordered, his voice not far from a growl. Jungkook gulped and ran a nervous tongue around it unconsciously. "Jungkook, I swear, bite or lick your lip once more and I'm going to do it for you", Taehyung growled, his irises darkening even more if that was possible.

A soft moan left the smaller's mouth and he immediately blushed furiously.

Taehyung growled at the sound, his tiger practically dancing around. "Would you allow me to kiss you, Jungkook?" The boy nodded a bit too fast, his voice needy as he whispered, "Please."

The elder complied, leaning in and kissing the boy softly at first. He moved his lips slowly, letting the electric currents at the feeling run across his skin. He pulled away, his heart close to combusting.

"More", Jungkook whined, impatient at Taehyung moving away. "Do it", Taehyung said, his lips millimeters away from the youngers, ghosting over them lightly.

Jungkook did exactly that.

He latched his arms around Taehyung's neck and brought himself up, kissing Taehyung roughly. Or at least, what he thought was rough.

His action made their bare bodies press together, and an electric current went through both of them, making them shudder.

Jungkook moved his lips feverishly against the elder's, silently asking and waiting for him to take control. But Taehyung was an evil guy. He smirked into the kiss, waiting. Jungkook felt restless and suddenly bit down on Taehyung's lower lip.

The elder pulled away, a glint in his already dark eyes. His usually black eyes were flecked with spots of orange.

Jungkook swallowed dryly.

Taehyung growled for what seemed like the thousandth time. "Get up, wear your clothes", he commanded. "I don't want us to do anything in the heat of the moment. Something that you'll regret", his voice softened.

The cat hybrid nearly melted at how loving his mate was.

"I could never do anything I'd regret with you. Especially something like -", Jungkook blushed and even though he didn't say anything, the point got across. Taehyung smiled softly, looking at him with heart eyes.

The previously heated tension in the room had vanished completely.

"We - oh gosh, we shredded our clothes again, didn't we? Mom's not gonna be happy about that", Taehyung sighed. Jungkook looked up and suddenly realized that they were still not wearing anything. Self-consciousness hit him like a wave and he blushed furiously.

Taehyung didn't even need to say anything to know what was wrong. He got up, went around the side of his bed, and grabbed a sheet. Trying in vain to hide his amused smirk, Taehyung picked Jungkook up, earning a shriek.

He wrapped it around the younger before turning to grab a pair of shorts himself.

Jungkook was still flushed when he turned around. "I'm gonna go out while you change, tell me when you're done", Taehyung said and ruffled up his hair before leaving the room

Around twenty minutes later, when he heard no sign that Jungkook was still even alive, Taehyung knocked on the door. "Kook, you not done yet?", he called.

Still receiving no answer, he opened the door and nearly fainted for the hundredth time that day.

Jungkook was lying on the bed, curled up in a ball, every inch of his skin covered with a sheen of sweat. The blanket was thrown on the floor and the boy was wearing only the boxers Taehyung had handed him before leaving. His cat ears were twitching and his furry calico tail was vibrating. What really worried him was the fact that Jungkook's eyes were hooded and he was shivering.

"Jungkook! Holy shit, Kook, what's wrong?", Taehyung was by his side in a flash, hesitation to touch him making his hand float above Jungkook's head.

At the sound of his voice, the boy whimpered, his voice high pitched. "H-hyung - i-it hurts, ah - it hurts, m-make it stop Taehyungie, please", he begged. Taehyung's mind went blank. His hand went to the younger's forehead, his touch ice-cold on the boy's heated skin.

Jungkook moaned breathily and his legs squeezed together.

"Hy-hyung", he groaned.

Taehyung's gaze flitted to just below Jungkook's waistline. He gulped when he saw a very prominent tent showing.

Fuck.

Was the only thing Taehyung could think of.

Jungkook was having his first heat.

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A.N. It took me a fucking year to write this shit. Not exactly, a month to be precise - anygays, the reason? CAUSE I KEEP GETTING THOUSANDS OF FUCKING ONE-SHOT IDEAS AND SO BY TRYING TO WRITE 14 TOGETHER, I FINISH NONE -

P.S. It's not a smut book there's no part two imagine the rest yourself ;)

Now, the important question: Answer both the blanks in the comments with one word that you think and that is your opinion. It'll really help me write the following chapters =D

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Opinions, opinions~ I've got a lot of one shots coming up. Next up is the second hybrid one everyone voted for!

Well, as usual, remarks on the chapter? Love you all 💙💙💙

And meanwhile, happy Hobi day!!!