His Buried Past| Taekook

Chapter 25

V stood in front of the mirror, his expression one of shock and horror. His wide eyes took in the large, ink and violet bruises all over his skin. 'What the frick was he trying to do?? I can't go downstairs like this!' His eyes spitting fire, he rummages through the closet, searching for something that will hide the worst of the marks, muttering under his breath as he does. Ripping out a hoodie, he layers it over a fitted t-shirt that doesn't expose his collarbones or shoulders, then pulls the hood up over his head. Glancing in the mirror, he grimaces at his reflection. 'If I keep my head down, and the hood up, maybe people won't see...', he sighs in frustration, 'Yeah, right. I look like I was attacked by a vampire!'

Giving up, he carefully opens his door, making sure the hall was empty before he heads down to the kitchen. This time, Suga, Hoseok, and Jimin are all standing around. Hoseok has an arm wrapped around his boyfriend's waist, while Suga is watching the two with intense eyes.

As V mumbles a greeting, he shuffles past the older men, keeping his head down as he walks to the fridge and gets out a bottle of juice. The tense quiet in the kitchen is broken by Hoseok's curious voice, "Morning V! How are you?"

The younger keeps his face down, feeling an alert gaze burning into his head, "I'm good hyung, thank you. How are you doing this-"

He's interrupted as his hood is abruptly yanked down, his eyes flying up to see the narrowed, cold eyes of Suga fixed on his neck. "Yeah, I thought so," the mint-haired older steps forward, his hand maneuvering V's chin around as he inspects the bruises, before leaning in and speaking softly in the boy's ear, "Looks like you got something to tell me kid."

The sudden sound of a throat being cleared has the younger's eyes flying to the kitchen entrance, landing on a certain raven haired mafia leader. A mafia leader whose eyes are narrowed on the two, his jaw ticking with restrained anger. Abruptly realizing how close Suga is standing, and how it may look with his hand still on the younger's chin, and his face by V's ear, the silver haired boy steps back, face flushing in embarrassment. Swallowing, he glances at Jimin and Hoseok, only to see that the redheaded older is frowning, his troubled gaze on Suga, while the pink haired boy is looking glumly down at the ground.

"I need to speak with V," Jungkook grits out, his eyes flicking around the three other occupants before landing on the green haired assassin, "Alone."

Suga looks back at the other man, his expression unbothered, "Why should I leave? I don't think you have anything to say to him that you can't say in front of me."

The leader's eyes flare, and he takes a step towards the older man, until V rests a hand on Suga's arm, his voice strong, "Hyung, please. I can handle talking to him alone. I'll talk to you later, alright?"

Shooting a last glare at Jungkook, the stone faced assassin leaves the room, with Hoseok and Jimin quietly exiting behind him.

A tense silence fills the room now that the two are alone. V takes deep breaths before looking at the older, his expression resolute. "You shouldn't treat Suga like that-"

"What is he to you?", Jungkook's voice is harsh, his eyes dark as he moves closer to the younger. "Did I not make it clear to you that you're mine?"

Dark chocolate eyes narrow, glaring at the older, "First of all, Suga-hyung is like an older brother to me. I owe him a lot, and he's really protective of me. Our relationship isn't like that. Second of all, even if it were, that's none of your goddamned business! You don't get to just declare that I'm yours and expect me to meekly accept it. If that's what you're expecting, you've got another thing coming!"

"If he's just like an older brother, why was he holding your chin like that, and leaning in so close?"

The younger scowls, his voice getting louder as he gets more pissed off, "He was looking at my neck, which YOU covered in marks! And thanks so much for that, by the way! Do you know what a pain in the ass it's gonna be trying to hide these??"

The ravenette crosses his arms, his expression hard, "Don't hide them."

V blinks, his face puzzled, "What?"

The older's gaze is steady, "I said, don't hide them. Let everyone see them. That way everyone knows."

The younger gapes, "What is wrong with you?! You barely know me, and yet you're trying to act like I'm some piece of property you can just claim, and you expect me to just accept it?"

Jungkook grins as he moves in close to the shorter man, his voice soft, "You seemed pretty accepting of it before baby."

V feels his face heat up at the reminder, his eyes flicking down before he harshly pushes the older away. "Don't go confusing a...make out session for a relationship Jeon. If you think I'm the type to submit to you, you really don't know me at all."

With that, the silver haired boy stalks from the room, confusion and anxiety swirling in his mind. Heading to his room, he starts to dig through his closet again. He knows of only one thing that can help when he's feeling this tense. 'Time to find someone new to play with.'

Jimin and Hoseok's Room

Jimin lays curled up against his boyfriend's chest, a small frown between his eyebrows. "Hyung?"

The redhead glances down at the silky pink hair of the younger, "Yes baby?"

The younger pauses, wondering if he should broach the subject, "Do you think that Ta- I mean- V and Suga are in a relationship? They looked pretty...intimate with each other down in the kitchen."

The older remembers the scene, swallowing at the irritation he'd felt seeing his youngest dongsaeng so close with the mint-haired assassin. "I'm not sure babe. Why? Would that bother you?"

"I just...know that Jungkook would be hurt by it. It's not like I care personally. It doesn't matter to me at all," Jimin blusters, doing his best to sound unaffected. The truth was, he'd found himself feeling annoyed by how close Suga was with V, even though he knew he shouldn't be upset by it.

Hoseok hears the forced sound to his lover's voice and gives a small smile at how the younger is trying to hide how bothered he is. Taking a deep breath, the older's voice comes out uncharacteristically serious, "Jimin, I love you so much, you know that, right?"

The younger lifts his head to meet Hobi's eyes, worried by his boyfriend's tone, "Of course I know that baby. I love you too."

The older nods, his face thoughtful before he sighs, "Jimin, I know you love me. And I know I love you. But can I be honest with you?"

The younger sits up, feeling his heart race with dread. What was wrong? What could have the older have to say that has him looking so worried? "You can always be honest with me Hobi."

The older sits up too, reaching out and clasping his boyfriend's small hands in his larger ones. "I love you baby, but I have to admit...I-I've been feeling attracted to Suga," he lifts his eyes to Jimin's face to gauge his reaction, "A-and I think you kinda like him too. Don't you?"

The pink haired younger feels his face flush, his plump lips falling open in surprise as he tries to absorb what the older is saying. 'Hobi...likes Suga too?' Tears fill his eyes as he looks at the handsome face of his boyfriend, the only man he's loved since he was a teenager. "I-I'm sorry Hobi. I love you though, I do! I would never leave you!"

The older smiles, pulling the teary boy into his arms. "Shhhh, I know baby. And I'd never leave you either. But, we have to address the fact that we both like someone else."

Jimin thinks about the gummy grin on Suga's face, and the way his heart fluttered every time he heard his gravely voice. He remembered how he'd felt excited instead of jealous when he'd seen the way the mint haired older had made Hobi blush. Chewing his petal-pink bottom lip, he looked up at his boyfriend's face. "So we both like Suga. What are we going to do about it?"

AN: I feel like I'm rushing things with Suga, Hoseok, and Jimin, but I also feel like I need to explain that not all of their interactions are being seen. Hence the fact that when Suga was teasing Hobi and Jimin about their nick-names, it wasn't the first time he'd annoyed them with the pet names. So really short interactions are taking place behind the scenes too. Since they're a side-ship, I'm only showing the bigger or more important interactions between them. Thank you all for reading this story, I hope you're enjoying it. I 💜 you!