The Shadow's Oracle// A BTS Fanfiction

Chapter 22

A shiver rolled down Lexi's spine. The temperature dropped significantly which caused piles of snow to fill every crevasse of the woods. The time seemed to pass in a blink of an eye with the constant work that needed to be done. The amount of people that went out for the holidays increased, as did the number of disappearances. Specifically, New Year's Eve seemed to have record-breaking numbers of people going missing. Despite everyone being on high alert, schools reluctantly resumed their sessions which included the local college that Lexi attended.

Instead of resting or catching up on work she was already behind in, she was in the woods with the rest of the hunters attempting to find a source of at least one of the disappearances. As they traversed through the dense forest, the only sound that could be heard was the crunching of fresh snow beneath their feet.

"The snow is making it extremely difficult to not be noticed," Lexi muttered under her breath, the precipitation that escaped as she let out a breath that froze as it hit the frigid air. Her movements halted as she felt a solid force collide with her back, almost knocking her off balance.

"Damn it, you didn't fall." Jungkook laughed softly, trying to stay on the quiet side. Lexi grumbled, debating whether or not she should get her revenge now or later.

"Shut it," Yoongi voiced, shooting a glare towards the two, "If we get attacked, I'm blaming it on the two of you not being able to control yourselves."

Yoongi halted, raising his arm to motion for the group to follow his head. He scanned his surroundings, listening in the newfound silence for what he had thought he heard before. The crack of a tree branch echoed throughout the forest before a figure landed in front of them, seeming to have jumped from one of the trees above. The woman cocked her head to the side as she examined the group before a sinister smile formed upon her face matching the evil glint in her eyes.

"Hello there." The woman spoke, her voice taking on an almost teasing tone. Yoongi was quick to grab his weapon, but the woman was gone before he could even remove it from its place.

That was enough for each of them to channel their professionalism, eyes narrowing at the encounter. Yoongi's hand gripped the stake that sat on his belt, ready to pull it if needed. The group continued forward in search of the mysterious woman, each of them watching in a different direction as if it came second nature to them. The countless years of hunting with one another made it easy to communicate silently, even with the newcomers in the group.

The forest seemed to be just as silent as before the woman made herself known with the only thing breaking the silence was their feet in the snow. Everyone's movements ceased when a loud smack was heard over the crunching of snow.

None of them would have guessed the scene they laid witness to. Jungkook stood, hand outstretched over Kaitlyn. Her head was turned off to the side as if she had just taken a blow to the face, eyes watering from the impact.

"What the fuck Jungkook?" Kaitlyn turned towards him, fire burning in her eyes. It was nice to see her semi-normal again but the dark circles under her eyes revealed that her problems were far from being solved.

"Oh fuck! Are you okay?" Jungkook asked, face quickly changing from shock to concern as he realized his hand really did make contact with her face. He turned her face to see if it had left a mark, scared to see if there was any sign he had struck her.

"That fucking hurt!" Kaitlyn growled, prying his hand off her face and throwing it back at him.

"I-it wasn't me!" Jungkook stammered over his words, "Kate, you know I would never."

Kaitlyn scoffed, rolling her eyes in response. It was the only thing she could do to keep herself from tearing up from the betrayal she felt from him. All the years they had been hunting and living together and not once had he ever laid a hand on her that didn't involve training.