Devil's Rose - KTH + JJK

LXV

Kim Taehyung POV

     I stood in the bathroom running my hands through my wet hair. My hair had finally turned fully brown, and I guess I didn't know how much I missed it. I had cleaned my wounds and healed my bruises from the fight. Jungkook was asleep in our room, and the others were in the infirmary. Jin was nowhere to be seen, but he seemed to have kept everything under control. we were to have a feast later on, but everyone was resting. I had woken up before Jungkook as usual, but I decided to shower and get dressed rather than stay in bed. I buttoned my shirt and walked out of the bathroom.

    Jungkook was awake, and lying on the floor. He was still shocked over the fact that he had gone to the dark side, and even I was a bit shocked. I had tried to talk to him, but he just shut me down.  The only thing that I found out was that he didn't feel any guilt even though he killed an Angel and Human. I tried to help him, but I knew that he wasn't going to be changing like Hoseok did. Matter a fact, he killed them to save me. Me! And I know I'm the last person worth saving. I sat down next to him and he turned around. He looked up, and smiled at my brown hair. "It looks good on you." He said and I smiled. "Are you excited for later?" I asked and he nodded. After the feast we were finally going to announce that I was back, and our plans for the future. "Good. But you should get in the shower, you kind of smell." I teased and he frowned before sitting up. "Okay. Don't leave without me." Jungkook said and I nodded. "I won't bunny." I said and he smiled before standing up and walking to the bathroom.

     After Jungkook got ready, we decided to go down to the infirmary to check on the others. It was quiet when we arrived, but busy. A large  group of people were surrounding Joshua and Jihoon, but Namjoon was alone in the far corner. It didn't even seem to be that Jin came by, and I wondered if he even knew we were back. We decided to see Namjoon as the other two were busy, and we sat on the end of his bed. An IV was in his arm pumping medicine in his body. We had found out that Namjoon had been secretly using ancient spells and potions to make himself far more powerful than any regular Demon, or even Angel at that. After the fight, we found out that something snapped in him and now he was being medicated to rid of the power. The stuff was addictive, which led to his destructive abilities and attempts on killing Jungkook, Hoseok, and me. It would eventually led him to insanity if we didn't take it out of him, and I wondered if Jin knew.

     "I think we should go see Jin." Jungkook suddenly said and I nodded. "Yeah, he'll probably want to see Namjoon." I said before grabbing Jungkook's hand. Just as we were to leave, we looked and saw that both Joshua and Jihoon had waken up. Everyone else around them were all staff, some guards, but mostly people who worked in the kitchen, including Hansol and Mingyu, our head chef and Baker. Joshua turned to us and smiled. He looked good, and everyone else looked at us. "Good fight Boss." Joshua said and everyone cheered. I smiled, and Jungkook went red. "Thank you, and you did very well Joshua." I said and he smiled. "Thanks. Sorry for bothering you by the way." He said and I waved him off. "It's good to see you're recovering." I said and I smiled before pulling Jungkook out of the infirmary.

     Jungkook knocked on Namjoon and Jin's door, but there was no response. "I guess we'll just go in." Jungkook said and I nodded before opening the door. The room was dark, and there lied Jin, fast asleep in bed. Jungkook walked over and shook him gently. He shot up, and had a look of panic on his face. "Woah, Jin." Jungkook said and he looked at him. "I'm sorry. I'm just... tired." Jin said and we looked at him confused. Why was he tired? He didn't fight. "Namjoon. I found out that he had been taking my memories for months now." Jin said and I frowned. So he finally figured it out.
    "He what? Why would he do that?" Jungkook asked and I sighed, knowing. Jin looked at me, and I sat on the bed next to Jungkook. "Namjoon... he had been using ancient magic behind all of our backs. He was addicted, and he became power hungry. He probably thought that if you had them you would leave here and go back home." I said and he frowned. "Is he okay? Where is he?" Jin asked, now concerned for his Fiancé. "In the infirmary. We're getting all of the magic out. He would die if we didn't." Jungkook said and Jin frowned. "Can I see him?" He asked and I nodded. "Yeah, go ahead." I said, and with that, Jin was gone.

     "Hey Tae? Can we go out into the courtyard?" Jungkook asked and I nodded. We finally made our last destination, walking into the courtyard. It had been a long time since I had been there, and the first thing I noticed were the Roses that Jungkook had planted. It was warm, and I dropped my jacket. We walked out and to the pool of water that was almost identical to the one from my mansion. We sat down, and Jungkook looked at the water.

     "I can't believe the mansion's gone." Jungkook said and I frowned. "Yeah." I said, a bit shocked as well. "It's actually over Hyung. All of it." He said placing a finger in the water. "Yeah, I'll actually get a good night's sleep." I said and he let out a small laugh. "Hyung, what do you think is next for us?" He asked and I shrugged. "What do you want to happen for us next?" I asked and he frowned. "I don't know... I guess I'm just worried." He said and I looked at him.
    "Why bunny?" I asked and he sighed. "I don't know. I guess I'm just worried that now you'll be King you'll forget about me. Or you'll find someone else." He said in a sad manner. I frowned, I didn't want him to feel like that. "Bunny, I'll never forget about you. Besides, if I'm King, that makes you Prince doesn't it?" I said and he looked at me. "But we aren't married. So how does that make me Prince?" He asked and ran my hands through his hair. "Would it make you feel better if we were married?" I asked and he shrugged. "I would feel bad stealing the thunder away from Namjoon and Jin." He said and I smiled. "We'll figure it out eventually, just not now. "We'll get married when we want to. When the timing is right." I said and he nodded. "Until then, do you promise not to forget about me?" Jungkook asked and I smiled. "Yes, I promise not to forget about you Jungkook. Not now, not ever." I said and he smiled. "Good." He said before kissing me on the lips and pulling the both of us into the water.

     "What did you do that for?" I asked as I wiped my hair out of my face. "Jungkook was smiling, and he swam away from me. "Not again Kook." I said as I chased him around the pool. However, this time we were far more equal, and I had trouble catching him. But eventually I did, and he yelled at me. "I caught you." I said and he smiled. He tried to break away from me, but my grip was strong on his waist. "Dang it." He said as I pulled him out of the water. I sat on the ledge with my legs in the pool and Jungkook was on my lap. I used a spell to call a few Roses to me and seconds later they appeared in my hands, and I looked at Jungkook. "For you." I said before handing the batch to him. "Thank you." He said and I smiled big before kissing his wet forehead. "Wow Taehyung. After all this time you succeeded." He said and I looked at him questionably. "You made me fall in love with you. That's a pretty hard to do if you ask me." He said and I smiled. I then placed the flowers in the water and we watched as they moved from reach, just like before. "Even though we can't go back to where our love first bloomed it's still there in our hearts. It's moved and changed just like us. But it was there though thick and thin. Tae, I once hoped that I would fall in love with you, and it even though it was the hardest I ever did fall, I'm glad I did."

The End ~

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Hey guys! Wow. After almost a year of work on this book, it is complete. I really hoped you liked it as it took a lot of time. But this isn't the end. THERE WILL BE AN EPILOGUE and Q and A coming up soon. Also, what about a 1930's au? Would anyone read it? Let me know cause I got an idea. I hope you enjoyed!
                 - e.s