COLD

34: O

"What do you mean?" Jungkook slowly approached Taehyung, who was admiring the squirming body below him.

"I am who I am. Kim Taehyung. Jack," He paused, rolling his neck back and cracked a few bones before facing Jungkook again. "I just grew cold."

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Yoongi stepped into the Plane, along with Seokjin. The cold shivered him down to his bones and he rubbed his arms.

"Are you sure they're here?" He asked, clinging close to Seokjin.

"Yes, I'm sure. I can feel them."

Seokjin scanned the area, noticing a group of beings gathering at one point. He gestured to Yoongi and went forwards. Tiptoeing, they glanced over them.

Taehyung stood above a being who was probably having a seizure while Jungkook was in front of him.

"What happened to you? You weren't like this." Said Jungkook.

"Kooks, you won't understand. You're not a vampire, our issues doesn't concern you." Taehyung kicked the shaking being away from him violently, sending him flying.

Yoongi stepped out from the crowd.

"But I am. So tell me."

Taehyung's face soften and his fiery posture dropped.

"Yoongi, what are you doing here?"

"Tell me why you left. Tell me why you suddenly came back in my life. Tell me why my friends are dying!" Yoongi shouted, the Plane shaking slightly.

Seokjin tugged on his sleeve.

"We have to go, it's getting dark." He warned but Yoongi shrugged him off. "You know what happens when it turns dark."

Seokjin backed away and disappeared, leaving Yoongi, Jungkook and Taehyung. The crowd had dispersed by then, the trio alone in the Astral Plane.

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Seokjin shoved his hands into his pockets, biting his lips. Standing in front of Namjoon's bed, the regular beeps of the machine measuring his heart was the only sound in the room. He was worried about Yoongi and Jungkook. If he was correct, Taehyung was more powerful then he expected, more powerful than before.

"Babe, please wake up. There's so many questions in my life right now," Seokjin whimpered.

Suddenly, Mammon knocked on the door, sliding in.

"What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be with Yoongi?" Seokjin's eyebrows furrowed, then he realized. "Mammon. Leave."

"That's rude, hyung." Mammon pouted, the mole below his bottom lip peeking out. "I'm your favorite Kookie dongsaeng." He poked his cheeks, and whined.

"You can't fool me, Mammon. I can see what you are. Now leave before I rip off that smug look off your face."

"I'll leave, I'll leave. But there's something I need to tell you. About your friends."

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"Yoongi, you're not supposed to be-"

"Shut up! Just shut up with the excuses and tell me."

"30 years ago, one day before our marriage, the King's guards showed up at my place. He knew, Yoongi, about our betrayal. If I didn't go back, they would destroy the three of us. I had to, to save you. I was tortured, treated like a traitor. It made me realise, I was foolish. Giving up my mission for love. Giving up everything for you. Recently, the King gave me a chance. A chance to amend my mistakes. Kill either you or Namjoon."

"What do you mean betrayal?" Jungkook cut in.

"We came to Seoul for a reason, Jungkook. About 35 years ago, we were assigned to kill the Shadows that were seemed as a threat to our kind. Seokjin and you. But Namjoon fell in love with Hyung. He begged us to leave the mission and live a life here. We agreed. Taehyung and I, we were happy. Until he suddenly left without a trace, but now I know why." Yoongi replied. "I always blamed you for leaving me, but I never actually considered why you left. I was so stupid. I'm sorry."

"It's too late for apologies, hyung. I don't love you anymore, I have to fulfill my mission."

"I know you still love me and if you do, you wouldn't kill anyone."

"I stopped loving you a long time ago."