Taehyung’s Pov 

The last few days have been interesting, at the lack of a better word. Lee has been in and out of the Legion’s building more times than I can count. Not that I have been following on purpose, but I am curious. She could give my information to them without even thinking. Whatever she is doing in there, it’s not good.

Every time she passes through those doors she is tense, and when she comes out she seems more upset. As if whatever it is she is doing in there is not going along with her plans. Either that or it’s possible that she has been denied of whatever request she keeps making to the elders.

The idiots do not seem to like women a lot around here, although considering most of them are in what they would call a heterosexual relationship, I really don’t see how. You would think they would treat well the gender they fuck.  

I know it is not about me Kim Lee is upset with, since I still have my head on my shoulders and all my body's functioning parts. If they knew about the proposition I made to her, I would either be dead by now, or Lee and I would be working together on the case. But for the last three days, she hasn’t reached out. Not to me anyway, so if she is working on this, she is doing it alone. She does have my phone number. She knows where I am, at least where I work. But she hasn’t contacted me yet. 

I am not upset about it or anything. I am not. I am fine with it. Completely and overly fine. It doesn’t really matter to me if she needs my help or not. If Lee does not want to work with me on this, despite her saying she wanted to, it is up to her. She is somewhat human, I think, and they make stupid decisions all the time. She can die, which will probably happen if she goes on this solo, considering the type of killer she is facing. So yes, if she wants to stay alone in this investigation and exclude my amazing help, it is her decision... why the fuck hasn’t she called tho? I mean, we both want to catch the killer and it would go a lot faster and easier if we did it together. So why the fuck is she taking this girl so damn long to reach out? 

I am about to search for my phone and put an end to this when it rings in my jacket pocket, startling the girls passing in front of me. The good thing about lurking when the night crawls around here is people become oblivious of your presence. I chuckle and take the phone out, ready to tell whoever is calling to piss off when Lee’s name lights up the screen. If I had a heart, it would stop beating for a second, although I don’t understand why. A smile creeps upon my face before I can stop it and I lift the phone to my ear.

“You can’t stay away from me. Can you stinky? Let me guess. You tried to avoid calling me but couldn’t deny the way you want to do this.” 

She groans on the line and I smile. It’s not a cute pet name. I would never use a cute pet name on this girl, but I don’t care at this point. Nothing about Lee is cute. Except for her smile, that’s actually more beautiful than cute because her eyes crinkle and disappear behind her cheeks. And also maybe the way she talks to kids. I have to admit she is good at it. I don’t know what I was expecting, that perhaps she would be mean to them but she has a lot of patience and explains what is happening. But nothing else about her is good. 

Okay, maybe how she thinks she can intimidate me. That is actually cute. But that’s all. 

“I wouldn’t touch you with a five-foot pole, Kim.” 

I snort. “You will one day and no pole needed Lee. We both know you would willingly be on your knees if I said so.” 

“That sounds like a threat,” she says, but I can listen to the small amusement in her words. What would it take to scare this girl? She may not be scared of me, which is a mistake. But she also seems to like to play with danger, another mistake.  

I try to hide my smile, but it seems impossible at this point. “Not a threat, just a warning. If I wanted you touching me, I would make it happen.” a warning silence falls between us at my words and I wonder how much of that is true. Lee says nothing else, so I carry on with the conversation. “I am assuming you are calling because you want to meet and talk about the killer?”

“Kind of,” she says, and I hear a sigh on the line. One simple sigh and yet it has me staying very still, waiting for her to continue. “I have been trying for the last few days to get names of all the bloods- vampires,” she corrects herself. I don’t know if I should be upset she keeps insulting my kind or proud that at least she is trying. But the thought of being proud of something Lee is doing makes my body feel weird, so I shake it away. “The ones who have a free pass in the city. Some of you are actually allowed to enter here and leave at your will as long as you obey the rules.” 

“You mean as long as we play along and don’t piss any of you off? Got it.” 

“Taehyung-” 

“I am serious. I am allowed to work at the school, but don’t think I haven’t noticed a few of your pups patrolling the street whenever I am there. What do they think I’m going to do? Jump on a human? ”  

She takes a long breath, knowing I am right and seems to stop walking. Is she inside her brother’s office? Or with one of the idiots? I mean other idiots because she is also a part of that cult. I do not like this woman and I need to remind myself she is the enemy that I need to keep close. For precaution. 

“The younglings were sent to patrol your area. It’s a precaution. The Legion demands for us to do this with every supernatural being that comes into the city, claiming they are here in peace. You wouldn’t believe the amount of m-” she stops herself, but I know what she was going to say.  

Monsters. Monsters like me. And she is right, I am a monster. I am someone who preys on the weak and feeds on them. I can’t have a soul like others do, and most of my kind don’t even have morals. The not having a soul thing might be what makes it difficult for us to stop ourselves from doing what others think as right and wrong.

Because nothing is wrong with us. At least we don’t feel it is in our core. We know by what we learned during our human lives, or in my case since I was born like this what I was taught.  

“I mean, the amount of beings who cross the line,” Lee corrects herself. “It’s infuriating, really. We give some a chance and they still do the wrong thing.” 

“Are you really giving them a chance if you’re waiting for them to fail?” 
Lee comes out of the building and I see her roll her eyes before she looks straight ahead and sees me hiding in the trees. She walks slowly, approaching the woods behind the building, but I don’t move. “I give them a chance. it’s not my fault if they fail.” 

“Some are setting them up for failure.” 

She frowns and I can see it even though she is distant. Lee picks up a pace, still on the phone with me. “I am not setting them up for failure.” 

Her hair sways as she comes closer and crosses the road. The white in it shining as the moon spills its light over her face. She is beautiful, a pain in the ass, but beautiful. I am not attracted to her but even I can’t deny it. I’m not touching her, not even if someone pays me to. But she does have pretty eyes and a beautiful smile. Plus, her body seems as if it’s molded to the shape of my hands. 

Not that I have thought about it. 
“I never said you were,” I say and disconnect the call.

She pockets her phone and raises her chin at me. “But you think we set them up for failure?” 

I shrug. “You put your dogs around a vampire, watching its every move. Making sure he is controlled. What do you do when someone tells you no? You start questioning the what ifs.” She frowns and it’s kind of cute, so I explain. “What if I step out of line? What if I won’t be able to do what they want me? What if they’re right about me? What if I am in fact a monster and they’ll finally put me to a rest?” 

She flinches with each question and I take a step closer. If this girl wants to know the truth, ill tell her. “Your kind looks down upon us. They expect us to kill humans without mercy when not all of us are in death and getting our hands dirty. I haven’t drunk for a human in years, and I don’t intend on doing that again Lee. And not that you know but I have a very good restraint when it comes to that. I don’t care who it is I will not break. I have been like this for years and never broke a code, so if you could call your pups back I would appreciate it.”

She groans but dips her chin. “I’ll talk to Jin.” 

“Can’t make decisions for yourself?” I ask with a smirk and watch as her eyes light with anger. Oh, this is so much fun. 

She rolls her eyes and takes a step further. Our chests are close enough that if I grab her by her neck, she won’t be able to run away. And how I want to grab her by the back of her neck. To see her melting beneath my touch while I wonder if I kiss her again or if I finally give in to temptation and sink my teeth into her skin. To see the desire and need in her eyes as she questions herself the same. And then do both of those things waiting until her body is begging for me to put my dick inside of her. 

Okay, so maybe I have a physical attraction to her, but that’s it. 
After the kiss the other day, I cannot do much to stop the thoughts from coming at me. I touched myself last night thinking of her. Under me, over me, against the wall while I fucked the stubbornness out of her and bent her to my will. That seems to be all she needs, a good smack on her ass while I tell her to be a good girl and get on her knees and please me enough while I make her cum enough times so she forgets what day of the week it is. 

It seems to be the reasonable thing, really. But I won’t ever give in to those thoughts. They’re just that. Thoughts. Ideas of Lee in a way I know won’t ever be possible.  

“I can make as many decisions by myself as I want to without having to inform Jin.” I snort at her answer but dismiss her brother’s name. Lee tilts her head. “What are you doing here?” 

“I was in the neighborhood.” 

“No, you weren’t,” she says, narrowing her eyes. “Last report my brother has put you outside of the city. You probably went to feed yourself and came back just now.” 

I frown. How does she know? “Keeping tabs on me as well? I see it’s not just your brother.” 

Lee stills for a bit and when she talks, she looks at the trees behind me. Not to my eyes. “Jin read the report while I was in his office. But I can tell you, fed by the way your eyes don’t have the dark shadow around them. And since you can’t feed on any human in the city, you had to go outside.”

I’m not surprised she noticed the changes in my body, but I am surprised she thinks I fed outside of the city. Well I do, at the manor where I keep the blood in my fridge. Blood I buy from suppliers who are willing to sell it. I don’t bite people, and I haven’t for years. It is quite complicated when the human is willing to give themselves and then stopping is the last thing on our mind. When we are thirsty...it’s so much more risky.  

I used to think drinking from humans was the best thing. I was good at stopping. Until the time I almost killed a girl by drinking from her at the pike of my thirst. I had been close to a week without feeding. It doesn’t kill us, but makes us weaker. When I returned to the coven, one of the human girls volunteered to help. I remember her guiding me by my hand while we went to my bedroom. This was in another state. The house was different. The faces were different. But all of them were there for the same thing. A good time. 

She sat on my lap sideways, giving me a hand job while I slowly fed from her. I remember her hand gliding up and down on my dick; she touching herself while I sank my teeth into her neck. She grinded on me, and she asked to have my cock inside of her, but I was more busy feeding. She turned paler. Her breathing was shallow, but not once did she ask me to stop. I came all over her hand, and I remember her reaching her orgasm, too. But then her body turned limp. By the time I looked at her closely, her lips were blue. 
I almost killed the girl, and I don’t have a soul, but I still feel guilt about it. I knew better. It’s a life that is not mine to take. 

So hearing Lee saying such a thing is quite intriguing. Don’t they considerate some of us don’t feed directly from the human? I have even heard of vegetarians, which is ironic since they still drink blood, but it’s animal blood instead of human. Therefore, they use the term vegetarians. I would call it something more as a hybrid, but whatever works. They don’t feed from humans, and they make their best not to interfere with the natural order of things. But these types of vampires, although rare, also don’t come close to places where the Legion is in charge.  
The Legion has a tendency to kill first to ask questions later. 

“You do like to make assumptions,” I say. “Then again, I should be used to it by now. It’s all you lot do, anyway.” 

“What do you mean by that?”

An unhumorous chuckle leaves me. “I mean, you are here talking about how I feed when you have no idea about it,” I say, leaning down. Her breathing fans against my lips and I stop moving. The flashback from the kiss invades my mind and clouds my judgement for a brief second before everything comes back to normal. I get a grip of my thoughts and focus on the moment, on my words, and not on the desire spreading over me. What the hell is wrong with this girl? It has to be her since nothing changed on me. “You know nothing about my private life, Lee, so don’t make assumptions of what I do or don’t do.” 

“I-” 

“You think I feed from humans? That I prey on them and feed till their body gives up? Not all of us are into watching someone dying. But what do you know? Were all monsters to you, aren’t we? You could at least pretend you see us as more than killers. Not all creatures kill. And considering you might not be entirely human, either, you could at least pretend to understand supernatural beings are not all the same.” 

She inhales sharply and I know I touched a sensitive topic. But I have been thinking about it. She isn’t human. Not entirely. Even if her mother is human, her father clearly is not. And despite being a woman, Lee has powers. Hunters are humans, and the other night at the forest the way she fought... she has speed and strength at least. I also noticed her hearing. So if she isn’t human, why does she hate every supernatural creature so damn much? 

Her eyes shift from mine and for a brief second, I regret what I said. But then she looks back at me, fury burning in her gaze, and I know I touched the right spot. I know I said what made her shift her attention and see perspectives. Even if Lee doesn’t like me, she is still smart enough to know she isn’t always right.

I am. 

She looks behind my shoulder and lifts her chin to speak. “I didn’t mean it like that,” she confesses, but her voice gives in to her guilt. “I am sorry if I assumed you fed from humans. It is not my right.”  “You are right, it’s not.” 
Lee dips her chin. “Most vampires I come across with are not like you,” she admits, and her eyes shift to me. “They do kill humans. They do feed from them. I am still in the wrong for assuming, but it is because all the proof I have so far is that vampires like human blood. And you have fed recently, its obvious you did.” 

“But not from humans,” I state once more, and he locks eyes with me. “I have a blood bank. I buy my food Lee. It is a legitimate business and before you say anything, yes, I checked if the humans give their blood willingly. No one was murdered, and no one was there against their will.” 

Sometimes it can happen. Some blood banks say they do things the right way when it’s all an excuse.

They have blood slaves. Humans who are tied to the walls and whose blood is drained as soon as possible. It’s quite clear in the taste as well. I came across one and then burned it to the ground during the night. 

These banks, the not legitimate ones, can have as much as fifty slaves. Draining over 2L of blood a day and not feeding the human. The victim ultimately dies, and a new one takes its place. It’s a vicious cycle and I know the Legion, in each city they rule over, has been trying to get these things down.
They pop like fucking mushrooms all over the city. Then there are the dealers, who steal blood from the hospitals or use the addicts that work there to get to the blood. Blood needed for the sick and they sell it in the back of an alley. Of course, half of the items are not proper for consumption considering they don’t freeze it or anything, so it leaves a tangy taste. As if the sweetness turns sour. They sometimes get arrested for this, but most humans do very little to such a touchy subject. They prefer to leave these matters to the Legion, who has the means to deal with it. 

“I-” she inhales sharply for a bit and then switches her attention to me. “I made a wrong assumption and I apologize.” 

The words almost make me frown, but I don’t show it. Instead, I arch a brow and stare down at her. Did she really just admit she was wrong about something? I could check her temperature to make sure everything is okay with the girl, but she smells the same. A flowery scent mixed with cinnamon. So at least I know she isn’t sick. She also isn’t possessed cause I would feel the presence. I run a list of things through my mind, but nothing matches to what just happened. 

Kim Lee admitted she was wrong about something. 

“Thank you,” I let out and clear my throat. “So you decided to help me with this?” She nods. “Good. Have you informed your superiors? The old hags and the pretty boy I mean?” 

“No need,” she lets out straight away. “I prefer to come to them with answers before they start making questions.” 
Oh this will definitely be interesting then. 

***

“I have a question,” I let out while we sit on top of the building. Lee looks at me and I can see curiosity dancing in her gaze. Curiosity and something else I cannot pinpoint but has been there for the last few hours. “What do you do when there’s a cat coming into the office?” She frowns, so I give her a smirk and continue. “Because of all the pups you work with.” 

She presses her lips together to try not to smile at the idiocy of my remark. I know she is used to me calling the younglings’ pups. But she works with more than just kids. I would call her colleague Jungkook a whole dog since he is built as a doorframe, but the idiot isn’t actually half bad. He has never killed one of my kind. I still keep him at arm’s length tho. 

I don’t befriend dogs. 

We have been sitting here for two hours now. The weather isn’t as cold as one would expect for this time of the year. She barely wears any warm clothes but I know her blood may run hotter than most people. So we hid at the top of the building in the shadows so no one who passes around the school sees us. Lee wanted to hide in the trees, but I gave the suggestion that the top of the building would grant us easier access if the killer is hiding inside the school. 

Obviously, I was right since she agreed after little to no thoughts, and we ended up doing what I had told her. However, she didn’t admit I was right, nor that I had a good point. I guess that was a once in a lifetime kind of thing. She hasn’t said much since then and for whatever reason, I have found myself trying to lure the words out of her mouth. I have no idea why. 

I’m used to the silence. I thrive in it. It’s been like that my entire existence. So why is it that when Lee is around, I have a need to listen to her speak?  
“We usually don’t have that many cats coming in,” she lets out, but I can see the corners of her mouth fighting the smile. 

I think something shifted earlier when I told her about me not feeding from humans. It’s as if she is willing not to want to kill me at all times. I mean she can try, I won’t say no to some knife play. But it’s as if she doesn’t think I’ll attack out of the blue. It’s as if she considers me good enough to be around.

“Because of the smell?” 

She rolls her eyes. “Because there aren’t that many cats in the city.” 

“It’s definitely the smell then.”
At this, she lets out a chuckle and something happens to my body. Something I wasn’t ready for. A feeling of being caressed from the inside out spreads all over and now I need to hear more of that cute chuckle. 

What the actual fuck. 

“Aren’t you hungry?” I finally ask coming out of my weird daze. She looks at me as if I asked the wrong thing and it throws me off. “What?”

“Why are you asking if I’m hungry?” 
I let my gaze travel up and down her body as if to prove a point. It’s an excuse, but Lee doesn’t shrink under the attention. I am definitely checking her out. She is not skinny but thick in all the right places. And don’t even get me started on her ass… I dismiss the thoughts. “You’re human... sort of. Human’s feed. I am pretty sure you hunters tend to eat more than an average person.”

“Okay, let me rephrase it like this, then. Why are you concerned about me eating?” 

I puff a breath. Damnit. She has a point there. I should not be worried if she eats or not since I don’t care about it. So what the fuck is wrong with me today? I slide my tongue inside my mouth, poking my cheek as something comes up to me.

“I am not worried about you,” I explain, rolling my eyes at her idiot idea. “I am worried about myself. If you don’t eat you won’t be at your best. Since I don’t want you fainting from lacking strength or getting injured during a chase, and then I have to save your ass.” 

She snorts at my logic. It’s not that weird, it’s a good excuse, I mean explenation. “You do give a lot of attention to my ass.” 

I shrug. “It’s a nice ass.” 

We both smirk as if we share a secret, and the tingling sensation inside of me comes back tenfold. What is it? Lee sticks close to me for the rest of the time, even if we don’t talk. She barely moves while we stare ahead. Maybe it’s one hour later, maybe it’s two. All I know is I am lost in my own ideas when she speaks. “So you don’t feed from humans?” 

So that’s what she was thinking. “I do not.” 

“It caught me a bit of guard I have to admit. What else don’t you do?” 

I inhale, not that I need it. It’s more of a reaction. “You need to stop stereotyping all of us.”

“But you do it with us,” she laughs, but it has not the same warmth as last time.
“You kill our kind just because.” 

I turn to face her needing to be direct with my words. “Not once did I lay my hands on a hunter. I never killed one of you, and I wouldn’t just because… Do you really think that’s all we are?” She looks up at me. Her eyes and mine lock and the words I was going to say get stuck in my throat. 

Her eyes. There’s so much magic in them. Not just in her blood, but all types of magic. Dark, light, love. All entwine and make her who she is. A hunter. More. Who knows? Lee looks at me but doesn’t move. She whispers the words before I can ask the question. “Taehyung?” I make a sound with the back of my throat and she licks her lips.  

It happens again. Before I know it, i’m pushing Lee against the wall. Her lips on mine, my mouth taking over hers. She clings to me, she doesn’t push away. Her hands come behind my neck and slide between my hair. And so I press my cold body against her warm one. And fuck me if she doesn’t feel warm all wrapped around me. My hands travel to her hips, taking them and pressing my fingertips as I let our tongues dance to a rhythm none of us was ready for.

My body feels as if it’s on fire every time her skin comes in contact with mine. As if she is a siren calling for me. As if… it was made to happen. Lee doesn’t push me away during none of this. In fact she moans when I press myself against her middle and tug her hair to get better acess to her mouth. I want to run my teeth on her neck so fucking bad right now. I want to take her in so many ways I can feel all my blood traveling to my dick. 

I want to fuck her and feed from her at the same fucking time. 

A loud bang comes from inside the school and we both freeze. I step back right away. Lee looks at me in disbelief, as if she can’t understand what just happened either. It takes me three seconds to regain my thoughts and listen to what happened. I let my hearing and senses get into the school and in two seconds I know what interrupted us.

“It’s the janitor,” I explain. “He bumped against something.” 

Lee nods but I notice whatever had made her falter right before the kiss has vanished. She looks at me, then behind me, and then clears her throat. “I think we should call this a night.” 

“Lee-” 

“I’ll be around if you need help but...” 

“About what happened-"

“Nothing happened,” she cuts me right away not letting me finish my sentence. “Absolutely nothing happened Taehyung. And nothing will happen.” 
And then she leaves. She turns around and leaves but I still have confusion written all over me.