♟ A million miles from emptiness ♟

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- Too close -

Taehyung's POV

I ran out of class.

Well, not literally but once that bell rang, I was out. I pushed passed the people in my row, heading for the door and pulling it open. Jimin and Namjoon followed right behind me, my wolf slowly losing his control. The scent completely filled my mind, seeming to swirl around me.

"V!" I heard my name being shouted, my eyes flickering back to see Jungkook, again. My breath hitched, eyes narrowing a bit as he ran down the hall. "Can..." He was breathless, eyes big, lips parted as he panted. "Can we talk for a bit?" I glanced at Jimin and Namjoon, their eyes scanning over me.

"This isn't our decision to make. Remember, give him a chance at least." They took a few steps back, leaning against the wall opposite of Jungkook and I, another growl seeming to form in my throat. "Oh fuck's sake," I muttered, meeting Jungkook's eyes. "What do you want?"

He reached out to grab my arm, my eyes widening as I pushed myself away, a glare sent towards him. "Don't." He seemed to freeze, eyes shut as he leaned against the wall. "What happened on that night?" He whispered, so quiet it was almost inaudible.

"What night?" I asked, playing dumb as I ran my fingers through my hair. "Don't play dumb! You know what night! The night at the club!" I took a step forward, seeing his eyes widen and his mouth clamp shut. "Keep your voice down, understand me?" He fell silent, nodding slowly.

I took in the sight, how he easily quieted down and almost, just almost, looked completely submissive to me. I groaned, my wolf going out of control. Let me mark him! He's ours! I shut the connection, doing my best to keep it shut. No. I don't even know him! We can't mark him!

"Look, nothing happened that night, okay?" He shook his head, glancing down at his hands. "I'm not stupid and I wasn't drunk. I know something happened." I shut my eyes, pinching the bridge of my nose. "Yeah?" I spat, looking him in the eyes, anger bubbling within me from having to deal with my wolf and my mate.

"Then tell me, what do you think happened?" I spat, voice slowly lowering an octave. He gulped, extending his hand. "When I touched you," He started, taking a deep breath, his heart racing in his chest. His heartbeat filled my ears, my wolf whining and howling uncontrollably.

"There were, like, sparks." I held back the growl, my eyes glancing over to see Jimin and Namjoon were gone, the hallway completely empty except for us two. "You didn't feel anything. It was probably just in your mind. Who knows, maybe that bartender spiked your drink," I barked out, ready to turn around when the sound of footsteps hit my ears.

"Get to class! Detention!" The voice shouted, my eyes glancing over to see Jungkook scared. His eyes were big, heart racing even faster. "Oh no, the principal. He's... he's going to catch us skipping class." I fought against my mind, my wolf and heart telling me to protect my mate. My mind said fuck it, forget him.

Werewolves were faster than humans.

And the principal was only a hall over.

For fuck's sake.

"Shut up. Don't scream, don't shout, don't talk, understood?" I stated, not even letting him respond as I hooked my arm under his knees and another placed around his back. He was in my arms. My mate was in my arms. The sparks were felt through his clothes, my teeth gritting to hold back the words.

I ran.

I could tell he wanted to scream but he didn't. He held onto me, gasping when his skin hit mine. The sparks were felt more through that. I ran away from the principal, heading outside and setting him down underneath a tree close to the building.

"You can't say you didn't feel them..." I looked him in the eyes, scanning them, seeing the shock and awe held within them. "Be lucky you didn't get in trouble, yeah?" I muttered, sighing loudly as I leaned against the tree, shutting my eyes tightly.

Taehyung! Tell mate! Tell him about us! I shook my head, sighing again, hearing footsteps slowly walk towards me. "I know you're lying about this spark thing. You feel them too." I wanted to growl, wanted to put my mate in his place, and tell him to not assume shit, but I couldn't.

"You don't know anything, Jungkook." He laughed bitterly, hand reaching out and grabbing my own, my eyes narrowing. "Lie to me then. Tell me, right now. Look me in the eyes and tell me you can't feel it." My wolf threatened to take control, my body fighting against him.

"Jungkook," My voice came out strained and deeper than usual, his hand clutching mine, eyes wide. "If you so much as tell a single soul about this, so help me, you'll be in deep trouble," I spat, looking him in the eyes, desperately trying to keep my wolf from taking over.

"Why would I-" I squeezed his hand, looking him in the eyes, cutting him off. "I fucking mean it, Jungkook." My alpha voice was coming out, his eyes widening, his body slowly submitting to me. "You will not tell a single soul. No friends, no family. I will find out if you do, am I understood?" He didn't move, just stayed frozen.

I let go of his hand, pinning him to the ground, hovering over my mate. "I said am I understood?" The alpha voice was clear, a whimper leaving his lips as his eyes shut tightly. "Yes. Yes, I understand..." I took a deep breath, inhaling his scent, my eyes rolling back.

He smelled so fucking good.

"Good," I let out weakly, pulling away from him and standing up. I ran a hand through my hair, sighing loudly as I leaned against the tree. "I promise I won't tell, I just want to know what's going on." I pinched the bridge of my nose again, looking down at him.

"I can't tell you."

"But why?" He asked softly, sitting up, legs crossed while his hands rested on the ground below us. "Jungkook I just," I groaned, shutting my eyes and punching the tree with a lot of force, a piece of bark flying off, "I just can't, yeah? Just- can't you be grateful I saved you from getting in trouble?"

"I am. Thank you." I rolled my eyes, my lips twitching up slightly. "Yeah, whatever." He pulled out his phone, looking at the time. "We're already ten minutes late, there's no point in actually showing up, don't you think?" I met his gaze, sighing again.

"I guess not." The scent was strong, but not as strong as before. It wasn't intoxicating, not like in class or at the club, but holy fuck did it smell good. "Since when have you been a student here?" I glanced at him, smirking slightly, sitting back down on the ground. "Since today."

"New to town, remember?" His mouth formed an o shape, his eyes widening a bit. "Right, sorry," He squeaked out, a laugh leaving my lips. "You never really told me where you came from." I glanced at him, eyes scanning over his then looking away.

"Does it matter?"

"I'm trying to get to know you, V." I snickered, shaking my head back and forth. "Don't." He frowned, grabbing my arm, the sparks felt again. "Why not? I want to know who you are and why this is happening. What does it mean, and why us?" I yanked my arm away, glaring at him.

"Don't touch me. Just because you feel these goddamn sparks does not give you permission to touch me," I spat, clenching a fist. "And don't try to get to know me." I stood up, about to walk away when he stopped me. "I'm tired of your fucking attitude!"

"Why can't you just answer my questions?! What's so fucking difficult about it?!" I couldn't hold it back, I grabbed his hands and pinned him to the wall of the school building, growling loudly, seeing his eyes widen.

"I'm tired of your fucking disrespect, bitch," I growled, his eyes wide and lips parted in shock. "You're going to listen to me, or so help me, Jungkook, I will make your life a living hell." My hand pinned both of his, the other placed on the wall to hold myself up.

"You want to know about me?" I spat, hearing him whimper. "Fine. I'm dangerous, Jungkook. I can kill you. I can take your life in ten seconds, max, and no one will have a clue as to how you died." I snickered, growling again. "So, if you value your life, stay away from me and stop asking questions."

I let go of his hands, pulling away from him completely. "And don't fucking tell." I walked away from my mate, too angry to care about my wolf. The connection was shut off, and so was my mind-link. I walked around the school, disappearing into the trees and waiting until the bell was heard.

When it was, I headed back inside and met up with my friends. Together, we managed to sit through two more classes. After that, we had our lunch. The three of us lingered around for a while before heading to the cafeteria, trying to find our next classes after lunch.

When we entered the cafeteria, practically everyone was already there and sitting down with their trays. I sighed, walking forward and bumping into Jimin, my eyes narrowing as a glare was sent his way. "For God's sake, Park. Move." His eyes were focused on a table not too far from us, four boys seated at it.

One of them being Jungkook.

"Oh, you have to be fucking kidding me. Nope. We're moving schools!" Namjoon laughed, punching my shoulder and pushing me towards the table. I smacked his hand away, glaring at my cousin. "Park?" I heard Namjoon ask, Jimin's eyes a little hooded and focused.

He walked ahead of us, growling lowly, rushing towards the table. My eyes widened, my legs taking me forward to rush after Jimin. "Get your fucking hands off him!" Jimin shouted, pushing a guy's hands off of another dude, practically throwing him to the floor.

I froze, looking at Jimin with shock, my lips parted slightly. "The fuck is your problem, shithead? I can touch my boyfriend all I want!" The guy yelled back, my eyes landing on Jungkook who stood up and tried to stop Jimin.

Fuck.

Someone's going to get hurt.

I ran up to Jimin, pulling him back from the fight that was about to begin, his eyes focused on the floor, body shaking. "Park, calm down," I commanded, his body falling into a state of relaxation, his eyes shutting and hands clenched into fists.

"The fuck was that about?" I asked, seeing him snap his eyes open and stare into mine, the red flashing for a millisecond before going back to their normal color. "Let go of me, Jungkook! I'm about to beat this guy's ass!" The guy yelled, a growl forming again.

"Fight me! I fucking dare you!" Park roared, my wolf growling lowly, my eyes focusing on the ground while they flashed blue. "Park," I warned, his eyes snapping over to meet mine, worry flashing through them. "Knock it off," I commanded, glaring at the guy who was being held back.

"We didn't come to fight, whether you think so or not. Knock it off as well and you won't get hurt," I commanded as well, seeing the guy freeze and stumble back a bit. "I have to get out of here," Jimin whispered, turning around and racing for the door.

I shook my head, Namjoon and I following right behind him, sprinting out the doors and heading for the woods. "V! Wait!" I heard from behind me, my eyes shut as I continued running. "I can't hold back for much longer!" Jimin shouted, fur sprouting on his arms.

"Fuck. Just run! Hurry!" We darted passed ongoing traffic, racing into the woods and shifting into our wolves, continuing to run deeper into the forest. I glanced back at the forest entrance, making sure no one was following us in.

When I turned back towards Jimin, his eyes were red, teeth bared and claws dug into the soil. I let my wolf take control too, the three of us sprinting deeper into the forest and letting our built-up emotions run freely.

I glanced back one more time at the forest entrance, this time seeing a shadowy figure near the entrance. I didn't stay long enough to find out who or what it was, I just ran behind my friends. I shook my head, growling lowly as I thought about just a few minutes ago.

Too fucking close, Taehyung.

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Things are beginning to unravel? Let's see how long it takes. Will Taehyung reveal himself to Jungkook when he feels he's ready to?

Or will he have to?

Just to be clear, Jimin found his mate. The guy he pushed and almost started a fight with was Hobi. That's also who Jungkook was holding back (:

I purple you 💜

~Pisanthrophobia.