Bloodlust | Vmin

Chapter 19 - Scars

Taehyung freezes for a moment, trying to process what was happening.

Izumi reaches his hand and grabs the back of Taehyung's neck to deepen the kiss and that's when the older pulls away.

"Izumi, stop." Taehyung pushes the younger away by the arm as he looks at him awkwardly. "You can't do this."

The younger widens his eyes, pretending to be shocked by what he just did. "Oh my god, senpai, I'm so sorry! I didn't realize what I was doing..." He apologized, looking panicked.

Taehyung shook his head slightly, grabbing the shorter's shoulders. "It's fine but please, don't do that again."

Izumi lowers his head in shame and fidgets with his hands nervously. "But... Did you like it?" He slightly looks up at the older with a blush.

The question makes Taehyung freeze for a second, trying to process what the younger just said.

"What?"

"The kiss, I mean. Was it good?" The younger asks innocently.

And even though Taehyung can't see because Izumi had his head hair covering his face, the younger smirked.

"I..." Taehyung sighed. "Listen, Izumi. I told you we couldn't cross that line again. What happened back in Japan... That was an impulse, okay?"

Izumi clenches his hands into fists discretely, gritting his teeth.

"And besides... You know I can't return your feelings. I'm sorry, I really am, but you know my heart already belongs to someone else. I'm in love with Ji-"

"I know, I know... You like Jimin. I got that already." The younger slightly grunts, annoyed, trying not to show it too much.

Taehyung leans closer and takes the shorter's hands in his, grabbing his attention. Izumi looks up at him, blushing.

"I'm sorry, Izumi. But I'm sure you'll find someone for you eventually. Someone who really cares about you and someone who will love you the same way you love them. So please, don't be sad, okay?" The taller gently said, smiling kindly down at Izumi.

And even if that's not the answer Izumi was looking for, he still smiled back, nodding slightly.

"Let's just forget about it, okay?" Taehyung nervously chuckled, getting up from the grass, helping Izumi do the same.

"Yeah... Of course." The younger forcefully smiled.

Taehyung petted his dark hair as he would do to a dog or a cat and smiled down at the shorter male.

"Hey, I'm getting quite hungry. How about we go out for ice cream?" He offered, not really because he was hungry, but because he wanted to make it up to Izumi, given he just literally rejected his feelings.

The younger nodded, looking up at Taehyung with a cute smile.

"And what I said earlier, I mean it. You will find your soulmate. I promise." He said, placing a comforting hand on Izumi's shoulder.

The boy chuckled and took Taehyung's hand in his, interlocking their fingers.

"I know I will. I trust you, senpai..."

I don't need anyone else. I don't want anyone else. I want you. And one day, you'll see that I'm the only one who you really belong with. You'll see that I'm your real soulmate! All I have to do... Is get rid of Park Jimin, once and for all.

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With a broken heart and a devastated spirit, Jimin did the first thing he could think of that would cheer him up. He reached out to someone he knew would be the remedy to his misery. He contacted Jungkook.