♟ Take yourself ♟

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- Taehyung -

Jungkook's POV

"So, where's your protector?" I hear someone ask, my head shooting up from my phone, my gaze shifting onto the all too familiar brunette, his stone-cold face making me scoff. It's Yoongi, and Jin is right next to him. Hoseok, however, doesn't seem to be joining them.

"Why do you care?" I spit out, glancing down at my phone, seeing the messages pile up in my dms. Some friends these two are. "They're not here to kick our asses, correct?" I snickered, glancing around the parking lot, making it very obvious that they weren't here yet. "Not unless you lay a finger on me."

"Can you tell me whatever you have to say then get out?" Jin sighed, taking a step closer to me, my eyes narrowing on him. That's all it takes for him to take a step back again, standing right next to Yoongi. "We came to apologize." I cock an eyebrow at this, looking them dead in the eyes.

"Quit fucking with me," I spat, seeing them both shake their heads back and forth frantically. "We're serious, Jungkook. We didn't believe you when you said Hoseok stood no chance against the new kids. We also didn't believe that he was knocked off his feet yesterday during the fight." They explained, eyes wide.

"But when we saw the fight that broke out at your place, and how Hoseok was easily pinned, we understood that we were wrong and so was Hoseok. We didn't mean what we said to you," Yoongi explained, his eyes softened and hands extended in front of him. "Really now?" I snickered, shoving my phone into my pocket.

"You didn't mean all the crap you told me and all the shit you posted online? You didn't mean the comments you said on videos that were posted online about the fight? Calling me some weak ass bitch who cowered to their friend?" I laughed, pulling the car keys into my pocket and locking the car doors.

"Fucking bullshit," I spat, voice filled to the brim with venom. "You're not fucking sorry, you're just saying you are to get on my good side. You realize now that I'm safe and protected against you three, that I have people on my side. You saw what they did against the toughest one in our group, and you're apologizing because you-" I paused, taking a deep breath.

"Because you don't want to end up just like Hoseok, ass beat and running away from the fight." They shook their heads in unison, hands up as if they were surrendering, eyes turning glossy. "Jungkook, we mean it. You don't understand how sorry we are. We stayed up all night realizing how terrible we've been to you. You're there for us when we're drunk off our minds or too high to function, yet we treat you like shit."

I tensed up a bit, listening to them ramble on, explain how they've understood where they went wrong. "Jungkook, an apology is nowhere near enough to explain how sorry we are, but if you let us, we want to start over." My eyebrows shot up, lips parting open in shock. Starting over?

"Please, Jungkook." I sighed, shaking my head back and forth. "I guess. If you two don't change and continue to treat me like shit, don't expect me to accept another apology." They smiled, nodding quickly, moving to hug me but stopping. I turned around, seeing V, Park, and RM, their eyes locking with me.

V made his way over to me pretty quickly, sending a glare at Yoongi and Jin. "I thought I told you to get lost," He barked, eyes narrowing on the two. "Hey! Wait! We didn't come to cause trouble! We came to apologize!" Immediately, V looked at me, tilting his head as if asking 'Is that true?'

I nodded, flashing a small smile. "Yeah, they came to apologize. We're apparently starting over." His eyes scanned over my features, his head finally moving up and down in a nod. "Fine, but if you so much as lay a finger on him-" I put my hand on his chest, stopping him, his eyes darting down to meet mine. "It's okay, trust me."

The sparks were felt in my hand, traveling up my arm and hitting my own chest. He sighed, nodding, my hand slowly falling from his chest. "Let's get to class, the bell is soon to ring," I said, bidding a quick goodbye to Yoongi and Jin, walking away from them with V, Park, and RM.

The day went by pretty quickly, which was rare. School usually seemed endless, so when that bell rang for the last and final period of the day, I sighed and flashed a smile. "Finally time to go home!" I heard a deep chuckle from behind me, V's smile makes me smile too.

"My loft?" They nodded, smiling as well. We made it to the car, hopping in while I drove down the streets towards my loft. I parked the car, shutting it off and stepping out. I locked the doors and opened my loft, letting them in then shutting the door behind them, locking it this time.

"That history assignment is due in two days." I groaned, throwing my bag on the ground near my couch and taking a seat. V groaned too, looking at me, asking with his eyes if he could sit next to me. I smiled, patting the couch cushion beside me, seeing him sit down.

"Would you three like anything to drink? Water? Tea? Soda?" V smiled, looking at his friends then nodding. "If you don't mind, sodas, please?" I smiled, shaking my head and pushing myself up from the couch, heading towards the kitchen to grab some soda from the fridge.

I could hear them whispering, my ears unable to pick up most of the conversation. I did manage to pick up the word 'mate' a few times, leading me to believe that V hasn't told them about me knowing. I grabbed four sodas, carrying them towards the living room.

When I was sitting down again, they all turned quiet, flashing some smiles and opening their cans of soda. "I know, by the way." Park almost spit his soda out, coughing as he drank it. I giggled a bit, his eyes widening. "Know what?" He asked, a bit of panic in his voice.

"I know about the whole soulmate thing." For some reason, they seemed to visibly relax, sighing in what looked like relief. What was that? Was there something bigger that they're keeping from me? "V told you?" RM asked cautiously, my head moving up and down to form a nod.

"I was wondering what the sparks meant and he ended up telling me yesterday," I spoke, looking at V. His eyes softened on me, a small smile on his face as I slowly scooted closer to him. He slung his arm over my shoulders, sighing softly. "He's been wanting to know about the sparks, I really couldn't hide it much longer."

They stared at one another for a while, all of them looking like they zoned out. I furrowed my eyebrows, scanning over this. Why did it look like they were somehow communicating, but... internally? I shook my head, seeing V snap out of his thoughts and look at me.

"Guess we should get started on this project, huh?"

We worked on the project until seven, the sound of my stomach growling snapping me out of my thoughts. Oh. Maybe I should eat. I glanced at V, his eyes seeming to study over my frame. "Hungry?" I felt my cheeks heating up, my head moving up and down in a nod. He flashed a smile, my heart racing in my chest.

"I-I'll go make something!" I said, standing up and practically running to the kitchen. I could hear them laughing in the living room, a small smile forming on my face. "Would you three like to stay for dinner?" I asked, glancing back. "I'm making tacos."

"If you don't mind, Jungkook." I smiled, shaking my head and beginning to work on the food. I could hear them whispering from behind me, my ears unable to pick up what they were talking about despite how hard I tried. With a sigh, I turned around, almost screaming when I was met face to face with V.

"Came to keep you company. Hope you don't mind," He whispered, a smile forming on my face. I subconsciously fell into his arms, feeling his warmth hit my body, a satisfied sigh leaving my lips. He tensed up but hugged me, dipping his head down to my neck.

"You smell so fucking good," He murmured, my eyebrows furrowing. I wasn't even wearing cologne, how could I smell good? I mean, yes, I showered but still. I left it alone, leaning my head against his shoulder as I pulled away.

"Can I ask you something?" I asked, seasoning the taco meat I was cooking, glancing at him. He stood beside me, nodding slowly. "V isn't your real name, is it?" He kept quiet, eyes focused on the floor. There was silence between us for a good thirty seconds, a frown slowly making its way onto my face.

"No," He spoke finally, my heart racing. "You can't tell me what your real name is either, huh?" He met my gaze, something about the look in his eyes making me gulp. They looked colder, my body tensing up. "No." He sighed, running a hand through his hair.

"Okay. I won't ask again," I whispered, focusing back on what I was cooking. Truthfully, this whole secrets thing was starting to piss me off. What was so bad that they couldn't tell me? Surely it couldn't be as bad as they made it out to be.

I finished making dinner, serving them three tacos each, taking three for myself as well. We sat at the table, talking amongst ourselves, laughing at a few stories. "Oh! I have a funny story!" I laughed, thinking back to it. "I used to have this friend, right? Well, we broke apart but his name is Isaac."

"And one time, he got super drunk off vodka." I laughed again, thinking about it. "I wasn't with him, I was just on a call with him. He was an open person, so whenever he had to go to the bathroom, he'd tell you." V looked at me weirdly, a smile on his face as I kept laughing. I haven't even gotten to the funny part.

"So, like, thirty minutes before he came back drunk, he told me he had to shit. So I said go! Like dude I don't care, go." They nodded, laughing a bit. "Then when his drunk ass comes back, we continue calling and ten minutes later, I hear-" I stop, laughing and shaking my head.

"I hear his dad yell out his name and say, 'Isaac, son, did you shit on the floor?'"

I almost fell to the floor, laughing as they burst into laughter as well. Park fell to the ground, eyes closing, hitting his fist on the floor while V closed his eyes too and sat there laughing. RM was dying, turning away from us and laughing. I couldn't breathe, thinking back at the time when this happened.

I tried to calm down, laughing again, and shaking my head. "Oh, man," RM said, shaking his head as well. "That's fucking hilarious." V nodded, sighing while I finally calmed down. Park was still dying, laying on the ground with his eyes closed.

"What time do you have to go?" I asked, seeing V glance at the clock, his eyes widening. "Actually, I think now. We have some errands to run." He said with a nod sent his way. I stood up, grabbing their plates and placing them in the sink. I'll wash dishes after they leave.

They stood up, thanking me for dinner, each of them giving me a hug. I hugged them back, finally hugging V, hearing him sigh. "Be safe," I said quietly, hearing him chuckle. "I will don't worry." We pulled away, his eyes meeting mine. I walked them to the front door, holding it open for them, seeing them walk out.

V stopped, his back facing me while his friends went on ahead. I furrowed my eyebrows, about to speak when I heard him say something that left me both confused and shocked. He ran off seconds later, my mind swirling around the one word that left his mouth.

"Taehyung."

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Taehyung's name has been revealed. Both Jimin and Namjoon will reveal their real names to Jungkook as well. Taehyung has vowed to protect Jungkook but remember the teaser.

Swiftcrest will return, the pack isn't gone from the book just yet.

Who wants to know more about Hoseok's background?

I purple you 💜

~Pisanthrophobia.