His Buried Past| Taekook

Chapter 40

"So, are you gonna tell us what happened with Jeon?" Baekhyun asks as he stares across the dining table at his little brother, his brow arched. After Chanyeol had walked in on their talk in his office earlier, they'd calmed down and the 3 of them were now eating dinner.

Choking on his drink, V splutters once he catches his breath, "What do you mean hyung? I haven't seen him since I left!"

The older man snorts, "Don't play stupid with me V. I meant what happened with him before you left. It's obvious he had feelings for you, and anyone could see how protective he was. Are you trying to tell me he just calmly let you leave?"

The younger bites down on his lip before clearing his throat. "I didn't talk to him about it. Suga-hyung and I left while Jungkook wasn't around."

Chanyeol sighs, "I'm willing to bet he was pissed about that."

Shrugging, V mumbles, "I don't think so. He hasn't tried to come after me since I left. He was probably relieved to be rid of me since I caused him so much trouble."

Looking surprised, Baekhyun exchanges a look with his husband, before prompting the silver haired boy, "Did you want him to come after you?"

The younger's head snaps up at the question, his eyes wide, "N-no! Of course not! Why would I?"

Chanyeol rolls his eyes, muttering under his breath to his husband, "Oblivious, just like you always were. Must be a family thing."

Brow furrowing in confusion, V leans forward, "What did you say hyung?"

"Nothing at all, don't worry about it."

Elbowing the taller man, Baekhyun shoots him a quick glare before continuing, "Anyways! Sweetie, we can see that you feel something for him. Why did you leave him without saying anything?

The younger is silent for several moments before he swallows, "I was afraid he'd stop me. I knew I needed to do this, but...leaving him hurt. If he'd tried to stop me, I might have given in. He...", V trails off, his eyes unfocused, "He scares me hyung. He makes me feel weak. He can hurt me. Since I woke up in that hospital, nobody has ever made me feel vulnerable. But he's different. It scares me hyung."

Baekhyun's face softens at how lost the younger sounds. "Sweetie, that sounds an awful lot like being in love. And you know what? Being in love might make you weak in some ways, but it makes you so much stronger in others! I would never change how I feel about Chanyeol."

"But hyung, what if he doesn't feel that way about me? He hasn't even tried to come after me since I left!"

Chanyeol opens his mouth to speak, but before he can, an alarm sounds, making the men shoot to attention. Baekhyun's phone lights with an incoming call from his security manager. The shrill voice is shouting, making it so each of the 3 can hear as he spits out, "Breach at the front!" Each of them draw their guns as they race to foyer, various security members arriving at the same time.

Just as V is about to ask where Suga is, he sees the older man running down the stairs. "V, get behind me!" the older man snaps, grabbing the younger by the wrist and dragging him backwards.

As he opens his mouth to argue, a sudden commotion outside the doors makes V turn to look, right before a small explosion blows the doors inwards, smoke filling the foyer and making the occupants cough. Raising his gun and aiming around Suga, the assassin watches as a figure walks forward through the smoke, casually waving it away from his face. "Damn, I need to work on that. Made too much smoke."

The men filling the foyer gaped at the relaxed looking man, V's eyes wide with shock at the familiar face. "Hobi-hyung?"

Hoseok smiles brightly at the surprise on the younger's face, "Hey V!" Seeing an equally shocked look on the normally stoic man standing in front of V, the redhead's sunny smile fades to a smirk, "Hi babe. Miss me? Looks like I managed to surprise you again."

Suga feels his face heat up as a rosy blush covers his porcelain skin. "Yah! Jung Hoseok, what the hell are you doing?!"

As he's about to answer, another figure strides through the door, resting a hand on the redhead's shoulder. The taller man's ink-black hair is parted to the side, his dark eyes flaring as they immediately fix on the shocked boy behind Suga. V swallows, for some reason feeling threatened, like a prey animal in front of a hungry wolf. Struggling to hide his nervousness, he tries to sound outraged, lifting his chin as he demands, "Jeon Jungkook! What were you thinking coming here?"

"Are you trying to start a war, Jeon?", Chanyeol snarls, his gun raised and pointed at the other mafia leader.

Rolling his eyes at the older man, Jungkook snorts, "You can put that away Park. We're not here to harm anyone."

At his words, Namjoon, Jin, and Jimin slip in behind him. Jimin's full lips form a happy smile as he sees the silver haired assassin, his voice excited as he squeals, "V! I missed you!"

The younger can't stop a smile from forming on his own face, "Chim!"

Clearing his throat, Chanyeol gradually lowers his weapon. "If you're not here to hurt anyone, then why the fuck did you blow up our doors?!"

Hoseok shrugs and answers for the leader, "To make an entrance?"

Suga rolls his own eyes, snarling at the intruders. "And why the hell are you here?"

The redhead scoffs and narrows his eyes at the pale older assassin, the cheerful pretense dropping from his face. "Really babe? You wanna play stupid and pretend you don't know what we're here for?"

Scowling, Baekhyun steps forward from his position behind Chanyeol. "Would you all quit screwing around and just tell us what you want??"

Eyes still fixed on the bristling V, Jungkook arches a brow, his voice calm, "Simple, Byun. I want what's mine. And I'm not leaving without him."

AN: I'm so sorry this has taken so long to get out! I should be able to update a little more often over the next couple weeks, and since this story is almost finished, it should be done before my next semester starts. After that I'm looking forward to getting started on The Monster's Family. I'm also going to work on updating Sound of His Heart. I recently published a new story in my one-shot collection, if you're interested go ahead and check it out! I 💜 you!