Scarlet Craving

Chapter 20: Negotiation

The dark blonde-haired man stepped forward, raising his hands into the air. "We just want to talk." He said in a calm voice.

"Why attack Jimin then?" Taehyung snarled.

The man held his chin as a small smile began to creep its way upon his lips. "Oh, well for fun of course." He grinned.

Jungkook crouched down, readying to launch himself across the room but Jin quickly stepped in front of the man. "What my brother, Namjoon, means to say is that your friend." Jin's eyes trailed down to Jimin's bloodied body with a disgusted look. "Attacked us first so we defended ourselves but we do just want to talk," Jin said sternly as he locked his eyes back onto Taehyung.

Taehyung straightened his stance slightly as he positioned himself closer to me. "Why?" He asked suspiciously.

Jin and Namjoon eyed each other for a moment before speaking. "Our brother, Yoongi, has been poisoned," Jin said.  

"Poisoned?" Jungkook questioned as he eyeballed the two men carefully.

Namjoon nodded his head. "Our aim isn't to fight with you, we just wanted to know if you knew the cure." So vampires can be poisoned?

"What has he been poisoned with?" Taehyung asked in a low voice.

"A Juniper flower," Jin said almost immediately.

I could see Taehyung's body tense ever so slightly at the word 'Juniper.' He knew what this was and what it meant. I turned to look at Jungkook, he seemed unchanged by this information. "How?" Taehyung asked.

"We're not sure, we crossed paths with a different coven and they managed to stick it to him somehow," Jin said.

"They must've had a seer with them," Taehyung said curtly.

Jin and Namjoon nodded their heads. "A seer?" Jungkook asked, he was confused.

"A spiritualist or a witch I suppose you could call them, they're able to poison us." I looked at Taehyung, was just every mythical thing actually real?

"There's only a handful of them left, it's unfortunate that you have crossed paths with them. I do not know the cure." Taehyung said apologetically.

"That's what we were afraid to hear," Jin said with a slightly mournful expression on his face before locking eyes with me. A chill shot its way up my spine.

"But of course you know it's impossible for us to touch it as we too will be poisoned however if a human were to-"

"OVER MY DEAD BODY," Taehyung screamed as he completely obstructed me from their view, vicious snarls ripped their way into the room.

"We'll return her, much easier to use someone who knows everything rather than someone who doesn't," Namjoon said.

"No, you can go to hell," Taehyung said through his teeth.

"Kinda hoped you'd say that," Jin said as he smiled, his eyes were red.

Chaos erupted. I felt a hand grip my shoulder as I was hurtled backwards across the marble floor. I slowed down just in time for my back to make contact with the wall behind me. I watched as blurred figures bounced around the room, it was as if someone was changing the focus on a camera lens. When they moved too fast for my eyes to see they became a fuzzy mess of colours but for short increments of time I could see them clearly as they fought one another. My eyes trailed down to my lap. I was still gripping Jimin to me, there was a trail of blood from where I had been pushed out of the way.

I tried to shake Jimin awake but he didn't move, what was going to happen? I dreaded the thought of Taehyung or Jungkook becoming injured or worse killed. That same ripping noise from earlier began to echo loudly around the house, it hurt my ears.

Suddenly a loud crash boomed throughout the walls, Jungkook had been pinned to the ground by Namjoon. He gripped his neck tightly as he bared his teeth, Jungkook's teeth were also bared as he frantically tried to push Namjoon's arm away. The floor beneath them had begun to crack from the sudden collision, like a broken mirror.

I opened my mouth to shout in protest but before I could Taehyung appeared and ripped Namjoon away from Jungkook, throwing him through one of the windows. The glass shattered and spat itself across the room. I lowered my head as I used my arms to protect both me and Jimin from the shards.

I looked up in time to see Jin grab Taehyung's clothes and swing him across the room, he skidded across the floor as he managed to steady himself. He crouched down as he launched himself towards Jin. Jungkook flew up from the floor as he came to Taehyung's aid.

My view was abruptly cut off as Namjoon came to stand in front of me, he crouched down swiftly as he pulled my arm harshly. I screamed as I felt myself being lifted from the floor, Taehyung materialised behind Namjoon and then suddenly I was flying.

All the air in my lungs had left me as I crashed into one of the walls, my back cushioning the majority of the blow as I fell onto my front. My vision swayed as I could hear a ringing noise crying out. I raised my head slowly but as I did I felt a sharp jolt of pain run through it. I winced as I touched the back of my head, it felt wet? I looked at my hand and saw blood. Shit.

Jungkook appeared in front of me and wrapped me tightly into his arms as he attempted to jump out of the already broken window with me. We were pulled back though as I fell out of his arms and rolled across the floor. I wasn't sure how much more of this I could take.

I made no attempt to get up as I lay on my side. I didn't have the strength to as I could feel my consciousness starting to drift. Maybe I should just agree to go with them. I don't want anyone to be hurt because of me, all this unnecessary fighting. If I just say yes it would stop in an instant. I could see Jimin a few feet away from me, he was still laying in the same spot. His hand twitched ever so slightly.

Taehyung landed next to Jimin on his side, as he pushed himself up he locked his eyes with me. They were so desperate and scared. I couldn't help but cry, a tear rolled its way down my face. I wanted to soothe him, to tell him it was okay but I couldn't.

I was being raised from the floor, by someone I didn't know. If this was going to be it then I wanted the last thing I would see to be Taehyung. The person I loved. I watched as Taehyung attempted to come toward me but he was pushed harshly against the wall, creating an indent.

I was being held tightly in someone's arms, being taken further and further away from Taehyung. I raised my fingers towards him. I wanted to feel his touch one last time, his breath on my skin.

I had blinked and we were already outside, the house was merely a spec now. Would I ever see it again? Was I going to see anyone ever again? Ava...Hobi...mum and dad. Everything was so wrong, it had all been flipped and broken beyond repair.

I was afraid of what was going to happen next.

I closed my eyes and saw Taehyung's broken expression once again, my heart ached for him but I couldn't think of that for long as I felt my body become heavier and everything around me darker.

Taehyung, I love you.

A/N: What's going to happen to Piper? Will Jimin be okay? Find out in the next chapter~