The Sweetest Poison

Chapter 10: The Witch

Jimin felt his eyes burn with unshed tears, and when he opened his mouth to apologize, Taehyung beat him to it.

"Don't," he whispered, taking a step towards him, "do not apologize," his voice was soft, it almost felt like he was talking to a child.

"But I-"he felt Taehyung engulf him in his arms, Jimin burying his head on his roommate's neck. "I need to know first, soulmate. I need to know what you did, and why." He was trembling like a leaf in his arms, holding the other tighter.

As soon as they made contact with each other, a low growl sounded from Jungkook's throat, making the witch look at him. His eyes still red, hands on his side, fists visible.

Jimin took a step back from Taehyung, "I will tell you everything. I have the permission to do so now." Yoongi's words clear in his mind "you have my permission to break the promise you made to me." He is free of that now.

Even if telling the truth may cause them both pain, it was so much better than living a lie.

The roommates sat on the couch, whereas Jungkook seemed like he didn't know what to do, his eyes on the brunette, beautiful vampire, and he felt the eyes on him, because he turned towards him, whispering, "Jungkook, promise me you will keep your cool and I will let you hear the story."

The dark haired vampire's eyebrows shot up, but he still nodded, making his way next to Taehyung on the couch. Taehyung put himself in between Jimin and Jungkook, not trusting either of them.

"I know that I died. I know that I am a vampire. What I don't know is why and how you managed to keep it hidden from me, I can't even begin to comprehend what that entails."

The witch took a deep breath, "Before I start," his voice was shaking, "I need you to know that whatever I did, I did for the safety of the both of us. I needed you, and me, to be safe."

His roommate nodded, "You don't have to tell me that, Jimin-ah. I know what a pure creature you are." He smiled, going a little closer to his bestfriend.

Jimin loosened up a little, and made a move to grab Taehyung's hand with his shaky ones. Another growl came from Jungkook, making both of them turn to him. "You promised," said the brunette and moved his body a little closer to him, without even thinking about it. Apparently both of them needed the comfort, he thought, and he turned to Jimin.

"So as you probably already know, I, indeed, am a witch." He let out a breath, "The thing you need to know about us is that, we have something like... sensors, which connects us with the nature. So whenever a tragedy happens, a big disturbance in the nature, we get the feeling all over our bodies because we are a part of the nature."

When he saw the confusion on his roommate's face, he explained further. "For example, if a flood or a huge fire, or even earthquake happens somewhere around here, I will get a feeling, I will feel the pain, the destruction of the nature. A big disturbance, or an imbalance exists, and I will feel it, if I am kind of close to it."

Both of the vampires were looking at the witch with pure attention. They were listening, but they couldn't understand what that has got to do with anything.

"Okay, my sweet roommate," he felt Jungkook flinch behind him, and his hand found its way to his thigh instantly, squeezing a little, a reassuring gesture. "I do understand all of this, but what does this have to do with me and you making me forget everything?"

( "Cold" - Jorge Méndez (Sad Piano & Violin Instrumental)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUZeSYsU0Uk )

Jimin sighed, his eyes going to Taehyung's hand that was on Jungkook's thigh, and back to Taehyung again. "Because the reason I was even able to find you, was the sensors I have as a witch. Although," he bit his lip, his eyes landing on his own hands that were holding on to Taehyung's hand for dear life, "I didn't know why I felt the disturbance at that time."