A/N: hi everyone! I hope your day is going well.

with everything happening around me rn, I think I'm going to 

stick to Friday updates for the most part. 

thanks for understanding.

Izzy

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"You're bound to me."

Taehyung heard the words loud and clear. They were almost painfully sharp--each syllable hit his eardrums with pointed clarity, yet he did not comprehend what they meant.

"Wh..what do you mean..."

A low grumbling from behind Taehyung alerted him to turn around. Jimin fell into disbelief at the sight of a half-conscious Jungkook rolling himself awake.

"For fucks sake! That boy fought me when I was putting him to sleep...now I see he was also fighting it in his dreams..."

A groan left the Oak Prince's mouth as his eyes blinked open. Taehyung ignored Jimin and ran to his husband, excited chirps leaving his mouth.

"Kook! KOOOK! GUESS WHAT!!!"

A startled Jungkook lazily came to as he fought off the rest of Jimin's sleeping spell. His head lolled as he blinked his bleary eyes continuously. His mouth hung open in a confused manner. With an uncoordinated movement, he smacked the side of his head and made some more groggy noises. 

He definitely was out of it.

"Jimin, hey." Taehyung motioned for the white-haired male to sit alongside him. "If you can put him to sleep can you make him alert? He's acting like one of those zombie things right now."

As if to confirm the blonde's point, the ravenette licked his lips slowly and wavered towards Taehyung with his arms outstretched. "UUuuggggghhhh."

Jimin snickered. "Yup. I'll give him a little zing-"

A tap of Jimin's pointer finger to Jungkook's temple and a spread of blue light was all it took to wake the male up. His eyes opened wide, head quick to jerk up. His mouth still hung open as he drank in the sight of his husband, alive.

"T-Tae? Am I...I'm dreaming...?"

A choked sob fell out of his mouth as he reached tenderly out for Taehyung's hand. The blonde responded, equally as affected by the interaction. 

"JUNGKOOK! Your voice-"

"I'm so sorry...I didn't even get to say goodbye..." Jungkook cried. 

The blonde breathed out in shock while his husband fell in upon himself, sobbing into a tan hand. Tears beaded at his eyes, but not because his husband was sad. The half-blood thought it was because he had heard his lover's voice for the first time in three years. Taehyung smiled from ear to ear as the tears lightly trickled out of his adoring eyes. 

Jimin watched the scene with fascination.

"I should've died in your place..." Jungkook tilted his head to look up at Taehyung, who was shaking his head rapidly.

"Jungkook! You--you aren't sleeping! I'm ALIVE!"

A pause. Some sniffles.

"Wh-what?"

The ravenette looked behind Taehyung at Jimin. The demon nodded while pointing at the blonde. It was his way of saying yes, yes, this man was surely alive and healthy...couldn't he tell?

Jungkook, still holding dearly onto Taehyung, leapt into the blonde's chest. He moved back to mouth his next words to Taehyung, out of habit. 

"You...didn't die? H-how-"

This time, Jimin stepped forward. He seemed a bit hesitant, fingers knotting together in front of him. Jungkook gazed up at him with wide, expectant eyes. 

"I brought Taehyung back...with my blood."

The statement sat in the air. Along with the silence around them, it added to the suffocating feeling. Jungkook gasped once he put the pieces together. 

"That...that m-means..."

He quickly let go of his husband. Shooting backwards, he took his husband's entire body, face, and countenance in, examining every feature closely. A stray tear fell out of his eye as he pondered the man in front of him, trying to find some kind of indication of the other's transformation. 

But there was nothing.

"Taehyung, baby...are you really-"

"Yeah." The blonde reached out to caress Jungkook's face. "I'm a demon now."

Jungkook's face remained still. He looked between Jimin and Taehyung in a strange manner. Right as he was about to ask Jimin how he'd accomplished the feat, the blonde suddenly became excited.

"Kook! I need you to turn around!! Please, turn around for me."

Perplexed, the ravenette cast a look at the blonde. Taehyung kept urging with a cherry smile painted on his face. The Oak Prince could not say no to this man, who gazed upon him so lovingly. He obliged at Taehyung's will, facing the castle. 

It took everything in him not to panic. What if he really was dreaming? Would Taehyung be gone when he turned around...? Would-

"Perfect! Now I need you to tell me what you ate this morning for breakfast."

"Wait, what?"

It was so random. 

Jungkook took a quick glance over his shoulder to see Taehyung sitting there, almost proudly. Jimin was also smiling gracefully at the blonde, in some kind of enlightened state. Red eyes lightly scanned over him as his confused expression made Taehyung chuckle.

"Please, Kook! Just turn around and tell the castle what you had for breakfast. For me!"

Jungkook blinked as a response. However, he made himself turn around and stare down the Oak Castle, if only for his baby.

"All right... I um...shit, what did I eat...I didn't eat any---oh yes, Rose offered me a portion of her blueberry muffin this morning...other than that I was too anxious to eat."

Jungkook turned back around, a worried look on his face. "Okay. I did it, Taehyung...why did I have to do that?"

The blonde jumped up and down in excitement, a shit-eating grin on his face. "Jungkook, I know what you said. You said that you only ate a portion of Rose's blueberry muffin and nothing else because you were so anxious...and you also said it in the loveliest voice possible. So beautiful, babe! I forgot how much I missed that voice..."

Jungkook shrieked.

"WHAT?!"

He quickly jumped back around towards the castle, heart fluttering. His voice was quiet, a whisper-shout that bled wonder. "Taehyung if you can hear me tell me you love me!"

The answer was instant.

"I LOVE YOU, KOOK!

Jungkook leapt back around with his bunny smile lighting up the day. Jimin laughed heartily and almost cooed at the sight. The ravenette crashed into Taehyung with a hug, cheering loudly for the beautiful miracle that his transformation created. 

"You can HEAR TAEHYUNG OH MY GOD!"

Taehyung nodded violently, reaching out for Jungkook's cheeks and pulling him in for a kiss. Both males were buzzing with excitement and energy, despite the wreckage that had just happened. Jimin felt an odd wave of gratitude for the zombies, despite what horrible circumstances they had created before.

For in wreckage, new forms are brought together.

And for Jimin, Jungkook, and a not deaf demon version of Taehyung-

Perhaps that was exactly what was needed.

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"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN ROUND ON UP!"

Various Oak Servants gathered around the blonde, who, after washing up from the events of the day was now prepared to share the news with the castle. 

Well, of course, not the news of him being a demon. 

"I HAVE TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT!"

Jungkook and Jimin stood nearby him, leaning against one of the corridors. Jimin didn't have to worry about any servants freaking out over his appearance, because of the spell cast around him. They only saw a gentleman from the north, one who appeared to look very simlar to the old Stone Prince.

"YOU MAY BE SHOCKED, AND SO AM I...THE NEWS I HAVE IS ONE OF A KIND...AND VERY UNEXPECTED!"

A gusty Oak Servant nearby Taehyung mumbled something to himself. Normally, he could get away with what he said, because the blonde wouldn't be able to hear him. Even where Jimin and Jungkook were, they could not catch the words of the servant who had a light smirk on his face. 

But Taehyung heard the words. 

"Did you finally leave that bitchy Oak Prince? God hope so..."

Loud and clear. 

Taehyung coughed. His attention was now directly focused on the servant who had spoken. 

"No, I did not leave the Oak Prince. But someone else here will be forced to leave, after that  comment."

The blonde's eyes bore into the man, who looked at the ground, feigning innocence. If he focused hard enough, he could sense the man's heart rate increase, hear the way he gulped nervously, listen to all the tiny words and fluttered gasps leaving the other attending servants mouths-

Jimin appeared to sense the shift in the room and rushed to the blonde's side. A light hand was placed on his shoulder. Taehyung turned to Jimin with a scowl on his face. The white-haired male's heart rate was picking up in the blonde's ears and it was driving him cra-

"Just calm down, Taehyung...I know it takes getting used to but you have to control yourself...the first few weeks after the transformation are full of obstacles. If you need me to calm you down I can, okay?"

The blonde shrugged Jimin's hand off of him, as well as the whisper that the half-blood had just brushed into his ear. The hyper-sensitivity of sound was going to take getting used to. The mood swings would come next.

"No, thank you."

Taehyung caught a quick glance at his husband, who was watching him anxiously. If he focused hard enough, he could hear the tiny noises of dead skin being pulled off of Jungkook's lips by a gentle clicking of teeth. He quickly turned back around, pushing the noise out of his mind. A pulse of irritation rose up within him, and the man who had spoken before looked like a perfect target of his anger. 

He never thought it would be this difficult as a demon. 

Jimin was right, controlling himself would be hard.

"ANYWAY! The comment made will be attended to briefly. Finally, I must reveal that I have regained the ability to hear again through miraculous works. Now that I can hear again I won't tolerate any more words behind my back. If you have a problem with me, or with Prince Jeon, I suggest you tell it to us directly."

Taehyung extended his wrath upon the backtalking servant, who was now sweating. It felt good, to finally have a higher level of authority again within the Oak Castle. 

"Am I understood?" 

His voice took on a strength that he was empowered to hear come from his lips. A few servants nodded politely while others smiled happily and chattered among each other, glad that the blonde was able to hear again. 

"Great. You are dismissed."

Taehyung waited until most of the servants were out of the room before he hurried to catch the man who spoke. Clearly trying to escape Taehyung's anger, the man attempted to scuttle out of reach. 

But Taehyung was faster. 

"Excuse me, sir." 

The blonde grabbed the servant's arm and gripped it hard. The irritation from before hit him like a rock to the stomach, and he unwittingly dug his nails into the man's arm. 

"OW! Ow, please stop, you're hurting me-"

Taehyung didn't let go. 

"Apologize for that comment about Prince Jeon."

Blood pricked underneath the man's sleeve where Taehyung's fingernails dug in. The blonde was more attune to the servant's skyrocketing pulse. It thrummed in his ears like a repetitive hammer, drawing out his frustration like an intense beat. 

The servant whimpered, trying to pull out of the blonde's grasp. Taehyung gripped him tighter. 

"Tae! Let him go!"

Jimin rushed over and pulled Taehyung away, but not without a little fight. Now that both of them were demons, they were closer in strength and ability. It disheartened him to struggle with the blonde a bit before the tan hand crushing the man's arm was pried off.

"Just leave me be!" Taehyung glared at the half-blood. "I was just teaching him a lesson."

The Oak Prince intervened then, walking up to the Oak Servant and examining his arm. His face paled before he lead the man out of the room. "Let's get you to the infirmary...it looks like you may have some pretty bad cuts..."

As Jungkook left the room with the shaking servant, Jimin grabbed a hold of Taehyung's arm. 

"Listen, Taehyung. You just hurt that man because you aren't used to your strength! That wasn't right."

The blonde frowned at Jimin. His normally cocoa-colored eyes melted into a deeper hue as he became irked. Jimin noticed instantly.

"If I need to calm you-"

"Don't!" 

Taehyung moved away from Jimin and backed up. He let out a long sigh before clenching his fists together. 

"If you only knew...I don't only have my hearing back, Jimin but I can hear everything. I can hear their hearts pulsing in their fucking chests, and I can hear the goddamn birds chirping outside the walls of the room and the breath leaving your mouth-"

"Hey." Jimin moved closer, but Taehyung clearly didn't want anything to do with him. "I can help you through this, you know. When I first changed over, I couldn't control any of my impulses...I took my anger out at others. Even if you aren't completely a half-blood like me, it'll be hard. Plus, you're bound to me-"

Taehyung started at the words. "Wait. You never explained that to me. What does that mean...that I'm bound to you?"

The half-blood sighed. He glanced around them to make sure there were no eavesdroppers. 

"Don't worry, Park. There's only one person heading this way right now and that's Jungkook. I can hear his footsteps. He should be here in a minute." 

Jimin gaped in awe. "You can tell who it is by his footsteps? Jesus, Tae. Wonder what else you can do..."

An eye roll.

"Anyway! What does that mean? Don't tell me that means I have to go wherever you do because-"

"No. Well, not unless I specify for you to. Um...how do I explain this." Jimin pushed his hair out of his face. "If two demons are bound, then it basically means that we can feed off of each other's power. Since I was the one who made you though, it makes me a sort of facilitator of you in a way."

Small clicks could be heard advancing towards them. A few seconds later, Jungkook was back at their side. He did not seem happy.

"Taehyung, really? Did you need to bruise that servant's arm? It was cut up too! Gosh-"

"Don't be too angry at him, Kook." Jimin interjected. "He's not used to being a demon yet. It'll take time...we also don't know what else he is capable of."

Jungkook swallowed the rest of his anger, nodding mutely. The blonde urged Jimin to go on. 

"What do you mean facilitator? Can you control me?" 

The half-blood glanced at Jungkook before he cleared his throat. "Yes. Since I created you, you essentially have to respond to me, do my bidding. Clearly I won't abuse that power because I lo--ehm, I want you to have freedom."

The Oak Prince suddenly seemed very weary. He leaned against the wall, eyes downcast. Taehyung picked up on this right away, probably hearing a change within the other's body. 

"Kook? You all right?"

Jungkook stared into the blonde's eyes, which lightened upon seeing the ravenette so gloomy. He gave him a small smile. 

"I'm okay. No, I'm super happy that you're alive and Jimin is safe and all...but..." His fingers dragged against the wall as if painting his hesitancy out in front of the other two. "I've been thinking, now that he's a demon...that means he's immortal, right? And...um, he's bound to you or whatever and-"

A beautiful peal of laughter broke through the room from Jimin's mouth.

"Jeon Jungkook, are you jealous?"

"No! Well...I just feel left out and...Taehyung will be disgusted with me as I age if he doesn't and-"

Taehyung seemed unaffected by the entire situation. Without a second thought, he walked over to the ravenette and picked him bridal style. For him, it was as easy as picking up a piece of cloth. Jungkook said nothing, wrapping his arms around the blonde's neck. Taehyung felt so warm holding him.

"Jungkook, I don't care how old you get, you'll always be gorgeous to me babe."

Taehyung pressed a kiss to the ravenette's forehead. Jimin blushed nearby when the blonde suddenly motioned for Jimin to come over by them. Taehyung appeared to think about something before tossing the ravenette in the air to the half-blood.

"WOA--JESUS!" 

Jungkook was caught off guard as he was thrown between the two demons. Jimin caught him easily, red eyes smiling at Taehyung as his arms held Jungkook tightly to him. The ravenette watched the two demons silently communicating with each other with their eyes. 

Perhaps it was the strange demon bond between them that allowed them to understand each other? Could they read each others minds?

"Hey, are you guys going to speak about what you're talking about or-"

Taehyung laughed. "We aren't talking, but for some reason I can tell what Jimin is feeling. It's so strange. It's like he's an extended version of me."

Jimin lifted Jungkook up, closer to his face. The Oak Prince bit his lips as the half-blood's pale face came extremely close to his own, enough for him to see the other's pupils expanding. Jungkook felt Taehyung approaching the duo.

Two demons. Why did he feel so...

Turned on? 

"So what are you both...feeling?"

Jungkook didn't need an answer. Jimin closed the distance between their lips, tongue breaking the gasp that puffed out of the younger. A strange heat blew through Jungkook's mind as Taehyung cheered on his husband making out with the half-blood. Once Jimin broke the kiss and smiled down at him, the blonde giggled at the shocked look on Jungkook's face. 

"Let's stop with the games. We were all in this together before...why can't we be now?"

Before Jungkook could respond with anything, his husband kissed him chastely on the lips. And then...

Jungkook felt his heart leap forward.

Taehyung pressed a small kiss to Jimin's lips. Seeing the two demons connecting above him made Jungkook feel...

Amazing. 

"You...so, we...it's-"

Jimin's red eyes flicked down to him, almost in a stupor. Taehyung had the same glow about his eyes, in a sort of trance. A haze in the room wrapped the three in a dreamlike bubble, trapping their feelings for each other inside.

"It's us three until the end." Jimin's voice chanted gently. "Like old times. Your husband is a changed man now, it seems."

Taehyung winked at the half-blood. He spoke in a low voice. 

"Changed for the better."

Jungkook saw the blonde's eyes darken in front of him. As the late daylight struck the face of Taehyung through the castle windows, the Oak Prince realized something.

It wasn't just Kim Taehyung standing there anymore, but the grand and authoritative Laurel Prince. Above him, the Stone Prince was holding him tightly. And the Oak Prince, well-

He loved both of them.

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