When V came out of Sin City, it was already getting dark. All the colors of the rainbow began to invade the blue sky, making the streets glitter in warmer colors. Shit. The meeting with Jackson was prolonged. He did not complain, because he really had a good time with him, although it was probably the first time they spent so much time together, still remaining in their clothes on, but all he wanted now was to see Jungkook. It seemed like centuries had passed since the last time he saw him. He tried to call him to at least hear his wonderfully melodious voice and tell him that he would be late, but apparently the boy had his phone discharged or turned off. So he asked Jimin to tell him that he had a small setback and he was running late. He hoped the boy would wait for him. He wanted to spend the evening with him. Even if it meant that they would watch a boring movie or talk about nonsense.

He wanted everything that was associated with him.

He looked right and left, then ran across the street towards his motorcycle. He reached for his helmet and was about to fold it over his head when he noticed that a small piece of paper had fallen out of it, falling to the ground near his feet. V furrowed his eyebrows and bent down, taking a slightly yellowed note between his long fingers. He felt his breath speed up when he saw how familiar this stationery was. When he unfolded the note, he noticed a familiar, elegant writing. He didn't even have to read the content to know what was written on it. Although many years have passed since then, he remembered how carefully he put each mark on white paper.

"Let's meet in our place at 18.
Love! - V".

He remembered that exactly when he wrote the note and gave it to Yura. Without thinking for a long time, he put on his helmet and got on the motorcycle. Instead of going to the warehouse and to Jungkook, he moved to another place that he knew well. It took maybe half an hour to get there. This is also why he loved his motorcycle so much. Despite the long distances, it was not a problem to overcome them when you had over 300 horsepower under you. He was there in the blink of an eye.

Many years have passed since the last time he was here, but the place itself hasn't changed a bit. It was another of the beautiful places he didn't want to come back to. He looked around. It felt like time had stopped here. There used to be a beautiful garden here full of flowers, but when they found it with Yura, it looked almost exactly as it does now. It was a bit run down, but still breathtaking with its simplicity.

V walked through the rusty gate and headed deeper into the garden towards where there was once a makeshift swing, which V made with his own hands for Yura. For a moment he thought he heard her laugh again. He remembered how wonderful her voice sounded when the girl laughed and he pushed the swing standing next to her and admired how beautiful she was. He remembered the wind blowing her long, fiery red hair, and the sun illuminated the milky white skin.

V looked at his watch. It was a quarter past six. He looked around carefully and saw it right away... A man was lying on the ground near the swing.

V felt his throat tighten. He approached the body with an uncertain step. The boy was young and handsome. He had many marks of vampire bites on his body. V felt sick when he realized that he knew him. A few months ago, he met him in one of the pubs, and then they went to his place and V fucked with him all night. If he remembers well, he probably also fed on him. The boy meant nothing to him and he didn't even remember his name, but knowing that Jin tortured him and then killed him because of him made him feel sick. There was a roll of paper in the boy's hand, so he reached for it. He unfolded the paper with his shaky hands and read the message carefully.

"You probably don't even remember his name. Next time you will find the body of someone you can't stop thinking about... - Jin."

V had one thought in his head.

Jungkook.

He felt a sudden tightness in his stomach and quickly ran towards a nearby tree. Leaning with one hand on his trunk, he returned the entire contents of his stomach.

***

When V finally arrived, it was late. He didn't know if Jimin and Jungkook would be waiting for him, but when he saw his friend's car and Jungkook's motorcycle still parked in front of his house a soft smile appeared on his face. He felt emotionally drained after what had happened today and wanted nothing more than to take a brunet in his arms and hide his face in the hollow of his neck, inhaling his wonderful scent. He felt thirsty for his closeness, he felt that if he didn't see him he would go crazy.

Pushed by some strange force, he almost ran to the warehouse. The door opened with a loud grunt as he pushed it open. From the threshold, he saw Jungkook and Jimin sitting side by side on the couch, watching something on vampire's phone. Jungkook laughed so wonderfully and naturally that V felt his throat tighten. The door behind him slammed loudly, and the raven haired boy looked up. His dark eyes met V's blue irises. When he saw the vampire he instinctively get up from the couch.

He looked beautiful. His hair seemed to be slightly damp, he apparently had to take a shower after training. V could smell the shower gel in the air. The brunet was wearing dark, tight pants with holes on his knees, through which he could see his smooth skin and the outline of the muscle of the thigh. On the top he was wearing a loose, white T-shirt that showed his collarbones. On the boy's neck, under the rose tattoo, he noticed a slight bruising. He felt a pleasant shiver at the thought of the younger wearing the mark of his lips. He had the impression that he would suffocate if the raven haired boy did not find himself in his arms. Without hesitating, he quickly overcame their distance and pulling the surprised boy to his chest, embraced him tightly with his arms and buried his face in the hollow of his neck. It wasn't until he felt his wonderful smell that he felt he could finally breathe.

- I wanted to see you so badly... - He whispered in his neck.

His low, deep voice sent pleasant vibrations all over the brunet's body. Jungkook wrapped his arms around him tighter. His heart quickened, but he wasn't worried about the vampire hearing it. He wanted V to know how much he affects him. How much his body reacts to him, how much he needs him. It wasn't even important why V came back so late. Why the meeting with Jackson was so prolonged. All that was important was that he was here in his arms now.

- V, what happened? - A voice suddenly asked behind him.

Jimin had known V for many years and had not seen him in such a state for a long time. He knew something had to happen. The blond slowly moved away from Jungkook and looked, first at the face of brunet, then at the face of Jimin. Jungkook saw V's jaw tighten. The vampire seemed to debate for a moment whether to tell them the truth. After a while, however, he simply took two small pieces of paper from his pants pocket and handed them to his friend on an outstretched hand. Jimin looked at him uncertainly, then at Jungkook and stretched out his hand for the sheets of paper that the vampire gave him. He read both and passed them to the raven haired boy. When Jungkook finished reading it, he looked at V in horrified eyes.

- The first message someone gave me when I left the pub meeting with Jackson. It's a note I wrote to Yura myself. This special place, it's an abandoned garden. When we met, it was one of our places. I haven't been there since... - He paused for a moment, then licked his slightly chapped lips and continued. - When I got there, I found another body on the ground. It was the body of a boy with whom I once spent the night. - He brushed his blond hair nervously, which fell back softly on his forehead. - I don't know exactly when it was, certainly before I even met Jungkook. I don't even remember his name, it was only sex... Jesus, Jimin... He really isn't kidding...

- V, we'll get him. - Jimin said firmly, although he had to admit that he was not so sure of his words, but did they have a different choice?

They knew that only one winner could come out of this game, and he would do everything in his power to make sure V was the winner. V smiled faintly and nodded his head as a sign that he agrees with the words of a friend. He couldn't say anything more. At the very thought that his loved ones might be in danger, the contents of his stomach were coming to his throat again. Jungkook apparently sensed his uncertainty, because the boy immediately slipped his hand into this vampire and folded their hands together. V looked at him and smiled gently.

- Will you stay with me a little longer? - He asked suddenly.

He knew that Jungkook was probably tired after training, but he didn't want the boy to leave. He didn't mean sex, he just wanted him close. He needed him now more than ever before.

- Of course I will. As long as you want me to. - Jungkook replied without hesitation.

V instinctively brushed a strand of his dark hair and tucked it behind the boy's ear. He opened his mouth to say something else, but suddenly his phone started ringing. He pulled it out quickly and when he saw the name of the friend on the display, he immediately put the phone to his ear.

- Hey Yoongi - He said into the phone. - Wait, I will enter the apartment, because there is poor reception in the training room... - He muttered to his friend, then looked apologetically at Jungkook. - I have to tell him what's going on... Come to me upstairs. - He said in the direction of brunet and quickly went up the stairs to the apartment.

When V disappeared behind the door, Jungkook looked at Jimin. The vampire seemed to be clearly worried by the information provided by V, which further worried him. He hoped that he will see in his eyes certainty and determination. However, fear dominated his eyes.

- Jimin, we have to stop him somehow.

Jungkook's voice sounded strangely foreign, as if he was also afraid. He was always brave, fierce, even fearless. Maybe it was because he had nothing to lose. It wasn't about him now. He could not lose V. Jin was sick, unpredictable. He could kill V and he wouldn't even twitch his eyelid. Jungkook was sure of it and it terrified him. He was only glad that V was telling him everything and that he finally decided to tell more to his friends. The more they knew about the opponent, the easier it would be to stop him.

- Yoongi and Namjoon are constantly trying to track him down, but the guy is like a ghost. Nobody knows who and where he is...

- Jimin, think about it. You saw him when Jin kidnapped V. Maybe there is something you remember that can help us...

Jimin thought for a moment, recalling memories of years ago when he saw Jin in this awful, dingy magazine. The only thing that could be irreversible was his terrifyingly dead look of his graphite colored eyes. And that sinister smile on his immaculately beautiful face.

- I only saw him once. I only remember those dead eyes. But one look at him and you know that he is capable of everything...

At these words, Jungkook felt a chill shiver down his back.

- And now he is certainly no longer as pretty as he used to be... - Jimin added after a while, and Jungkook turned his curious look on him.

- What do you mean? - He asked, not understanding the words of his friend.

- V didn't tell you? When V killed Yura, Jin lunged at him with a silver dagger. They fought with each other and during the fight, V wounded Jin. He ran a hot blade over his face. From the eye to the chin. Pure silver in this form leaves traces on the vampire's skin, so Jin certainly has a big scar on half of his face...

Jungkook felt sick, he couldn't breathe. "He has a scar on half of his face... He has a scar..." his ears kept ringing. His vision went dark for a moment and he felt like he would pass out. He didn't know what was happening to him. It seemed to him that the earth was spinning, his ears roared, he felt that he would suffocate.

It took him a moment to realize that he was running up the stairs, toward V's apartment. He thought he heard Jimin calling for him and running in his footsteps, but he couldn't register anything more. When he got to the apartment he saw V, who was still holding the phone to his ear. When the vampire heard the door open, he automatically turned towards him. Jungkook was breathing heavily, his ears were ringing. The vampire frowned, looking at him in surprise. Seeing the look on his face, he knew something was wrong.

- Yoongi, I'll call you later... - He said into the phone and, without waiting for a friend's reply, hung up. - Kookie, what's going on? - He asked a bit scared. Jungkook looked shaky, his pulse quickened, his face was much paler than usual.

- How could you lie to me like that? - He asked suddenly in a shaky voice.

V looked surreptitiously at Jimin standing in the doorway behind Jungkook, as if silently asking him what had happened, but the boy seemed even more confused than he was. He just shrugged his shoulders as a sign that he had no idea what was going on. Seeing the misunderstanding on V's face, Jungkook laughed under his breath. V loved his laugh, but this time there was something different about it that he had never heard before and hoped he would never hear.

His laughter was full of pain.

- I trusted you, V. I trusted you so fucking much...

- Jungkook... What are you talking about? What happened? - He asked. Confusion was evident in his voice. At these words Jungkook just laughed louder.

- Are you going to lie? How long, V?! All my life is a bunch of continuous lies. When I was a child and I began to display superhuman abilities, I was told to pretend that I was the same as my peers... So I pretended that I was just as weak as them, that I am not faster, stronger... That the wounds on my body do not heal faster, that my senses are not sharpened... I pretended to be like them. Normal. And not some weirdo that no one has ever heard of. My uncle lied to me about my mother's death. For so many years I believed that she died in an accident. It wasn't until I was seventeen that I learned that it was a lie. My own mother couldn't stand the thought of me becoming more like my father with each new day. The monster who raped her when she was less than 18 years old. It wasn't until i found her diary that I learned that her death was no accident. When I was 4 years old, my mother hanged herself because she couldn't bear the thought of giving birth to another monster. My uncle lied to me all these years...

Hearing this confession, V felt his throat tightened. He had no idea that Jungkook's mother had committed suicide. At the very thought of how the boy had to feel with this awareness, he felt pain in his chest. He wanted to hug him, but he didn't move.

- I lied to all the girls I met with, that I was just a simple mechanic, that I didn't have extraordinary abilities, that I would definitely call. And the funny thing is that I have probably lied to myself so far, denying that apparently I am also attracted to dicks... Or at least one. And in addition vampire's. My whole life is one big pile of lies. I don't think anything in it is real. At least it has been like that so far. Because then you appeared... You were the only person who knew almost everything about me. I didn't have to hide and pretend to be someone else. I could tell you about my abilities, about my family, about what I do. I could be myself. For the first time in my life. I felt like I can finally breathe. And most importantly... you accepted me. Just as I am. And what's more, you were real. Even if it meant I had to watch you fuck with others. At least I knew you alone would never lie to me. But I was so stupid... I trusted you and you hid something so important to me...

Jungkook fell silent. He felt his eyes start to burn with excess tears. He looked V straight in the eye and saw something new in his eyes. Something he had never seen before.

Guilt.

And he already knew that the vampire understood what he was talking about.

- Jungkook, it's not what you think... - He began, taking a step forward.

- Do not touch me! - The boy growled, and V stopped at his words.

- Jungkook, I... I just wanted to protect you... - He finally replied. There was concern in his voice.

- By lying to me?! - He snorted.

He was so damn angry at V and disappointed with his behavior that he wanted to hit him. He was convinced that the vampire was 100% honest with him. The fact that it was different hurt him unbelievably.

- Kookie, I swear... I really didn't mean to lie to you. I just tried to protect you. I didn't know how to tell you this... - He explained.

He has never felt so guilty in his life. Many times he had the truth at the tip of his tongue, but he didn't want to hurt him. But as it turns out, hiding the truth, he hurt him twice more. Jungkook trusted him and he screwed up. Again.

- Maybe just like this: "Jungkook, Jin, this psychopathic killer, is your father"! - He shouted in his face.

Jimin's eyes widened in shock. He wasn't expecting it. He had a million questions, but he knew it wasn't time to satisfy his curiosity.

- Since when do you know that, V? - Jungkook asked in a slightly calmer voice.

He felt Jimin's attentive gaze upon him, but he didn't care. Now only he and V counted. At this question, the blond lowered his head, avoiding his gaze. Jungkook saw V feeling guilty, but that didn't matter. How could he hide something so important from him? Was everything that united them a lie? Was any of what happened real?

- I'm asking, since when you know that?! - He growled through his teeth again when V didn't answer. The blond looked up and their eyes met.

- From the beginning. Since you told me what happened to your mother...

V could clearly see Jungkook's shoulders fall to these words. Suddenly the boy somehow became strangely smaller, more fragile. V couldn't take it anymore. He just wanted to take him in his arms and kiss his trembling lips. Jungkook closed his eyes for a moment, as if trying to digest his words, and he took the opportunity quickly ran up to him. When they were only centimeters apart, he saw tears fall from the boy's clenched eyelids. Without thinking long he put his right hand on boy's left cheek and wiped his tears with his thumb. Under the influence of this unexpected closeness and caress from the vampire, Jungkook quickly opened his eyes. Their eyes met again. V was afraid that the boy would push him away, but to his surprise brunet didn't do it.

- W-was any of what was between us real? - He asked quietly. Jungkook was afraid of hearing the answer to this question, but he had to know. - Or is this just some sick revenge for what my father did to you? -  He added.

At these words, V furrowed his perfect eyebrows. He was surprised. How could brunet think of such a thing? Jungkook was the truest thing in his life. Who his father was didn't matter to him.

- Of course not. Kookie, I really care for you... I don't even fucking care who your father is.

- How can I trust you if you have hidden something so important from me? - With that, he pushed V's hand away from his face and took a few steps back to increase the distance between them. - It's over, V. This, whatever it was between us... It just ended... I can't go on living a lie and be with someone who has been lying to me for several months. - Saying that, Jungkook wiped his face violently from his tears and stepped back a few more steps.

- Jungkook, please don't do it... - V whispered. His voice was weak and broken.

- It's over, V. - Jungkook repeated. - Don't contact me. I do not want to see you. At least for now. I want to be alone now...

The boy turned on his heel and was about to move toward the door, when someone grabbed his hand strongly, stopping before leaving the apartment.

V.

- Jungkook, I'm begging you, don't go in this way. Let me explain everything...

The vampire's voice was different. As if one could hear some fragility in it. Jungkook looked up and for a moment his eyes met Jimin's. The vampire looked as if the whole event shook him badly. He also felt guilty that he told Jungkook everything, even though he did not knowingly do it. If V had admitted everything, maybe things would have been different. He wanted to fix his mistake and wanted to stop the boy from leaving, but decided it was better not to interfere. So he stood without saying a word, watching the whole incident.

- There's nothing to explain, V. It's over - Jungkook replied in a dispassionate voice, then jerked his hand out of his hand and quickly ran out of the apartment so that the vampire could not stop him and change his decision. Even though V hurt him, he knew that one kiss would be enough to stop him. He couldn't allow it.

When the door behind the boy slammed with a bang, V burst into tears. Jimin quickly ran to his friend and put his hand on his neck.

- Jimin... I-I fucked up... I fucked up so badly... I just really wanted to protect him... - He spoke through tears. Jimin has never seen a friend like this. He wanted to help him somehow, but he didn't know how.

- I know V. And I'm sure Jungkook knows that too. Give him some time... He will come around...

- Jimin, please. Follow him. Jin may try... I need to know he's safe... - That said, V looked his friend in the eye.

Jimin just nodded. At least that's all he could do for him now. Without saying anything else, he turned and ran after the dark hair ed boy. He reached the warehouse exit with superhuman speed and opened the door. The moment he left the warehouse, he noticed Jungkook getting on his motorcycle.

- Jungkook! Wait! - He shouted.

At the sound of his voice raven haired boy turned towards him, but to his surprise he did not stop at all. On the contrary. He quickly slipped on his helmet and started the engine, starting with a squeal of tires.

- Fuck! - Jimin cursed and quickly got into the wheel of his car. He started the engine and followed him.

When they went out on the road, the boy evidently often drove his way or suddenly turned into various strange alleys, just to lose him, but Jimin was good at these stuff. This was not the first time he was chasing someone, he was not afraid of speeding or breaking traffic rules. After several dozen minutes, the boy apparently gave up, because he was simply driving, as if he did not see the car behind him.

After an additional dozen or so minutes of driving, the motorcycle finally slowed down. Jungkook entered a well-known street full of numerous pubs, bars and nightclubs. He stopped the motorcycle and took off his helmet. He brushed his dark hair with his hand and looked at the car stopping in front of him. He felt his anger rise again. He guessed it was probably V who ordered Jimin to follow him. Clenching his jaw tightly, he started toward the driver. When he approached the car, he banged his hands violently on the roof of the car, making Jimin almost jumped in his place when surprised.

- What the fuck do you want with me!? - He growled menacingly. - I think I made myself clear. I want to be alone!

Jimin looked up and looked at him closely. Jungkook was furious, but he looked like he was about to cry. Jimin opened the car door and got out of it. He stood in front of the boy and they looked at each other for a moment.

- V really didn...

- Damn it, Jimin! I don't want to talk about him, do you understand?!

Jungkook combed his hair nervously. The truth was that since he left the warehouse, he hadn't thought about anything but V. But he couldn't talk about him. He felt that if he even said his name out loud, it would simply break him. He didn't want it. He couldn't show Jiminin how much he cared. How weak he was for V. He had just confessed to himself that the vampire attracted him, and now it turned out that perhaps it was all just one big lie. Like everything else in his life. He couldn't take it anymore.

- I know he told you to follow me, so you can just save it. I'm an adult and I don't need a nanny... - He grunted, pulling out his cigarette.

He hadn't smoked anymore, didn't even remember when he had smoked a cigarette recently, but he couldn't help himself. When everything seemed to fall to pieces, he needed nicotine.

- OK, I understand... But I think you need a friend now... - Jimin replied.

His voice was so gentle and warm that Jungkook felt a strange tightness in his chest. Jimin really became his friend. He was with him when V was gone and heard his doubts so many times that Jungkook would probably never have the opportunity to repay him. He took a long drag on his cigarette and closed his eyes for a moment, letting the poison spread through his lungs. He wanted to stop thinking about V, stop feeling the pain in his heart that he felt every time he thought about them. About what he thought they had... He was angry at himself that despite what V had done, he was the only person he wanted to be with now. He took a drag again and looked at Jimin, who was patiently watching his friend with a worried expression on his almost angelic face.

- Okay, if you insist, stay, but not a word about him. I'm going to get wasted today, whether you like it or not. I have to reset myself. - He said finally and Jimin nodded quickly.

Jungkook took the last puff and threw his cigarette butt out of the way, then headed toward the Lush bar without a word. It was here that he usually came when he needed to reset. He used to do it often. He had a few drinks and then came home with a new girl. He hadn't been here since he met V. The vampire seemed to give him what he had been looking for so hard. Before entering, Jungkook turned to Jimin.

- And since you're coming with me... You are buying the first round. - Saying that, he opened the door and went inside don't looking back.

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Ayashee:

This time the chapter is a bit shorter, but it is finally revealed who is JK's father.

What do you think about it? What will happen now? Were V's intentions sincere? Is his "love" to Kookie somehow related to Jin torturing him? If it was all planned by him from the beginning, what is his purpose? Revenge? And if V tells the truth, will JK forgive him for hiding the truth and - as Jimin said - will he come back to him?

I wonder what your thoughts are!

xoxo

Ps. Please, don't stress to much, you won't have to wait long. Everything will be explained in the next chapter 😏