V+O; in the Alternate Universe **Completed**

Chapter 21

When they had finally finished the food V stood and cleared the pizza boxes from the table. When he returned he stood next to her, and took her hand and pulling her to her feet.

"V, I suck at dancing."

"Don't worry, I'll guide you." He pulled and pushed her body to the music. Easily forcing her body to move fluidly with him. There was live music now, it was a slow song in a language she didn't understand. V twirled her around, then brought her back to him close.

O let her head rest on his chest, listening to his heart beat. "I really like you, you know?"

"I think I'm starting to fall in love with you," he said, lifting her chin so she looked up into his eyes. And he kissed her. It was a soft kiss, she could feel him being careful with her. She kissed him back harder, she felt him smile through the kiss.

Wolf whistles and cheers broke out behind them. They broke apart, blushing, looking at their friends.

"Again!" Shouted JungKook teasing; and they all broke into hysterics again.

"Bangtan Boys you're up." said an announcer.

"Ah, that's us;" said V into her hair.

The 7 strode over to the stage. They sang in a language she didn't understand; although there were lyrics she understood; "Don't wanna be lonely, Just wanna be yours..." and "save me, save me, I need your love before I fall, fall." Was all she really got but it was enough to understand that it was a sort of love song. Oddly fitting. Their routine was choreographed out. How they had time to prepare all of it was very surprising to her.

O cheered for them and clapped as loud as she possibly could. When they came back to the table they were all sweaty. V hugged her and lifted her into the air spinning her around, clearly high off the stage adrenaline. Again he kissed her this time much harder than the first time. Again the boys cheered, and cackled.

They were walking home and the 7 were still singing, she noticed JK and V were big instigators in the shenanigans occurring. O found herself loving watching and being around their dynamic.

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Finally it was just her and V walking through the street by candle and moonlight. He held O's hand and wrapped his arm around her, encircling her, pulling her even closer to him.

"I had so much fun tonight," O said as they walked up his front pouch.

"Me too." He smiled down at her in disbelief as he opened the front door for her and let her walk through first.

V closed the door behind him and hung up his trench coat and beret, shaking out his long hair which fell into his eyes. "You want anything to drink?"

"I'm actually good, thanks." Watching as he went to the kitchen; O looked out the window to see a sleeping Coa. She wondered what time it was. When he came back V wrapped his arms around her and they swayed. Turning to face him, running her fingers on the bare skin of his arms, "I love who I am when I'm with you too." Looking through her lashes she searched his eyes; they were smiling.

"That really is cheating." He spoke through his laughter.

"You know you would do it too if you could." She grinned.

"Definitely," he was memorizing her face, rubbing his thumb to her cheek.

O was slightly embarrassed to tell him; she broke eye contact and looked toward a painting of what she thought initially was him. Now she realized it wasn't him, they had the same black blue hair but the painting's eyes were blue; the very blue of that streak in his right eye.

"Who is that?" she asked.

"Huh," she could tell he had been taken off guard. "Ohh," his eyes had followed hers, "that's my dad."

O strode over to the painting, "he looks just like you, I mean except for the eyes."

V stood next to her again, "yea, he does." He spoke his voice low, sad even.

"What happened to him?"

"He's gone... O, I haven't exactly told you one really important thing about me... I'm not human."

She laughed, shaking her head, looking at him though she realized he was being serious. "I don't understand."

"I mean, I'm half human, but my dad... he well... he was a water selkie."

"And is there a big difference?"

Again her question threw him off guard. " I mean well no, he chose his human form for my mother; and when he died he became part of the water again."

"That's why your affinity is for water." She said it but not as a question just as a statement to which he nodded. "I don't really care though."

To which he laughed, her saying this didn't surprise him but it did take a huge weight off of his shoulders. "I also don't know if I can have children. Because I'm half half, and no one seems to be able to tell me the answer."

Laughing; she spoke, "Slow down there. If we ever need to cross that bridge we will. But again I don't care, it's you I want to be with."

"I do want kids though, like 3, or 5."

She laughed again, "slowwww down."

He grinned down at her and rested his chin on the top of her head. She pulled at his hand and squeezed it.

"I fucked up today Tae." She said it with almost tears in her eyes. He pulled her around and searched her face as if trying to make sure she was okay.

"What happened?"

"I umm, JungKook knows, I did what I did to you." She said this and pulled off her bracer. Showing him her forearm.

"I mean that explains why he thinks you're good enough to go into battle tomorrow," V laughed. "Yes, he did mention it to me. But I'll talk to him tomorrow, I know JK though he's gonna protect you. I trust him with my life; I trust him with you. He's my family. I know we planned to keep things a secret... but I have been thinking more and more it may be easier to tell The 7."

O was surprised and not surprised at the same time.

"There's something else, I wasn't sure whether to tell you or not but we didn't find 'nothing' like we said earlier. RM is very convinced there's someone on the inside feeding information back to the King. I'd imagine JungKook is in the loop by now, we haven't said a word to anyone. It's better that way we all agreed."

"You're going to leave again aren't you?" She didn't have to ask to know the answer.

"Yes, I'm sorry." he squeezed her hand, "we'll leave tomorrow night, we really came back for JungKook." She had already come to that conclusion on her own. "I've spoken to him that he'll do another session with you tomorrow morning."

She nodded genuinely sad; "What if I want to come."

"I won't let you, you're just not ready yet."

O wanted to argue but also knew there was absolutely no point, she'd never be able to convince him.

"I do have one ask, please try keep to yourself. Stick with Coa. JungKook said he wanted to take you to train tomorrow near Akashia lake," there was knowing in his face although he didn't reveal more. "Come now O it's late, we need rest." He took her hand and they went to the bedroom.

A final thought went through her sleepy mind, the fact that The 7 rarely called him V it was often versions of TaeHyung. When she finally fell asleep she was curled into him, feeling safe.