Bite Vs. Bark

Stages

Taehyung's POV
"Has anyone seen JungKook? Or Jin for that matter?" I asked, realizing the two have disappeared mysteriously. "I have not. I also haven't seen Yoongi or Jimin for a few hours." Hoseok says. They have seemingly disappeared. Namjoon comes back. "While you were out did you perhaps see Yoongi, JungKook or Jin? They've been gone for... We're not sure how long." I asked him. "No. No I did not see them... I uh was.... Busy." He replied a blush on his cheeks. I smirk. "Thank you Hobi, now I would like to talk to Namjoon. You may leave." I said looking at Hoseok. He nods and leaves. "So... How'd it go?" I asked. His blush turning darker. "Hush." He responds. "Nope. Tell me. How'd it go?" I asked again. He stays silent. "It went.... Well...." He mumbled. "It went better than well didn't it." I said. "Oh would you just--- yes.... It went fantastic would you---" he starts but I cut him off. "Did you kiss her?" I pried. He goes silent. His blush even darker than I thought possible. "YOU DID!" I shout standing up. "Yes! Okay I kissed her would shut up and keep it down?!" He asked getting more flustered by the second. "You're a smitten kitten... Even though you're a wolf but you understand." I said. He gives me a playful glare. "Okay so I've told my mate how you feel. What about you? Are you going to?" He asked immediately my smile dropped. "No... Not anytime soon at least..." I trailed sadly. "Why not?" He questioned not ooh my change in mood and tone. "I.... Get the feeling.... She doesn't like that fact that.... I'm her..... Bloodmate..... Or should we call it soulmate... So... I'm just gonna wait until she accepts it.... And if she never does.... Then... I'll just live my life without her." I explained forcing a smile on my lips. "You can't do that Taehyung." Namjoon said his voice full of worry. I turn to face him. "What do you mean?" I asked. "Taehyung, you're only in the first stage of the after math of finding your soulmate, as we'll call it from now on. There are five stages. The symptoms only get worse, and they only stop when you both kiss. And that doesn't mean you kiss her and it's all okay, she has to kiss back and mean it, or it won't work." He explained. "Could you expand on that?" I asked. "Stage One: overheating. How often would you say you over heat?" He asked. "Hmm.... About once a week." I say.

Namjoon's POV
My eyes widen. He's almost at stage two. "Stage Two: under heating. The opposite of stage one, instead of overheating you're not heating up enough. Stage Three: ....... People around you start to become more....... A-attractive....... A way to put it delicately. Stage Four: aggressiveness. Stage Five: .... Death...." I explained. His eyes widen. "So you're telling me I could die of she doesn't accept this?" He asks. I nod my head. "Holy crap... How close am I to stage two?" He asked. "At most.... Two weeks..." I trailed. "At the least?" He asked. "Five hours." I responded. "Namjoon...." He says. I hum in response. "If I die from this... I want you in charge." He says. "Taehyung don't be doing this! You're still three-four stages away... If you get to stage four we can start worrying." I told him. He nods and I take my leave.

Your POV
I haven seen Kiara or Kc for a while... I wonder where they could be. "Hey Klaire have you seen Kiara or Kc?" I asked. "No, I've been talking to Khloe and Cordelia for the past two hours." She responds. I nod my head and she continues walking. Where could they be?

??'s POV
I snuck back to the clan. "Where have you been? Fangs was looking for you." Klaire said. "S-sorry I was out for a walk." I responded. "Well at least you didn't go missing for weeks." She says with a chuckle and walks away. "There you are Kc! I've been looking for you where have you been?" (Yn) asked. I told her the same I told Klaire. I hope she doesn't know I was out with Jin.