Blood Bank

A w a k e n i n g - 34

The moon stood high in the sky, illuminating the ground below. It was a eerily quiet in the village which disappointed Taehyung. He expected to see a few awake to see them struggle.

"Namjoon, let Jungkook play by himself. He needs to get revenge for his lover, right dear brother?" Taehyung patted his shoulder and gave him an assuring squeeze.

"Yes sir." Namjoon followed Taehyung away from Jungkook, leaving the unstable male to himself. They walked through the village as Taehyung decided which house to raid first.

"What do you think Namjoon? Which house looks the best to you?" Taehyung asked.

"Any one sir. If you'd like you can pick the closest house to you." Namjoon suggested. Taehyung nodded and entered the next house he saw. It was dark and quiet much to Taehyung surprise. He frowned when he found no one inside.

"Namjoon, check the other house would you?" Taehyung instructed. Namjoon followed and searched the house. He looked through the rooms and found no sign of anyone is inside.

"No one is inside sir." Namjoon reported.

"What the hell is going on?" Taehyung frowned. A loud crash was heard, followed by a scream from Jungkook. It echoed in the quiet village, alarming the elder brother. "Jung—"

A figure jumped out from the shadows and charged at Taehyung. The figure barely grazed his cheek and continued to attack continuously until Taehyung pushed him back hard enough into the wall.

"Park Jimin what is the meaning of this?" Taehyung growled. Jimin smirked and spit on Taehyung's face. Angered, Taehyung pulled the silver knife from it's sheath and swung it down towards Jimin's heart.

Moments before inside the house from before, Jungkook walked around. He twitched slightly at every small sound he heard. The voices in his head kept him company in the quiet home, whispering violent and horrific things to him. One voice was more quiet than the rest. His soft sniffles and whimpers could be heard if he listened enough.

He entered what seemed to be the master's bedroom and felt his lips curl up at the sight of movement. He approached the bed, ready to kill.

He deserves it.

You can get her back if you kill them.

They killed her.

Your brother will leave you if you don't.

They're the reason why you're all alone.

Don't do it, she wouldn't want you to. You're not the monster everyone thinks you are.

"Shut up!" Jungkook shouted. He hit his head in hopes of shutting the voices out. He directed his anger to the sleeping person on the bed. He ripped the sheets off and was surprised to see no one under.

A hand grabbed him from below and pulled him off his feet. He blocked the incoming punches and pushed the unidentified person off. He felt his heart twitch upon meeting eyes with desperate ones.

"Jungkook please tell me you remember me. It's me, Hoseok." The elder looked for any emotion in his friend's eyes, but it was useless. "I was the one who taught you how to cook remember? The one who taught you how to be a human."

"I'm not a human." Jungkook's raspy voice came out.

Jungkook disappeared in the blink of an eye and appeared behind Hoseok. The elder was able to just barely block Jungkook's blade from cutting off his head. The blade went through his arm, blood spilling from the slit.

"Hoseok hold him down even if it's just for a bit. I might miss his head." Jisung shouted. Hoseok glared at her before dodging Jungkook next attack.

"Cant you see I'm trying?" He grunted. He tried to find an opening in Jungkook's attacks but he could just barely dodge the younger. The cuts on his body increased faster than they could regenerate. "Taehyung is the one who took Aera away from you! Snap out of it, she's alive!"

"Liar!" Jungkook shouted. He twitched harder as the voices in his head got louder. "Taehyung is on my side! He's the only one I have left!"

Hoseok took a blow to his stomach, Jungkook's fist almost going through his flesh. He fell to the floor as he coughed up more blood. His vision was blurred from the tears that pricked his eyes from the pain. Jungkook broke the chair in the room and made a makeshift weapon with the leg. He swing it high in the air, ready to drive it through Hoseok's head.

"Don't do it!" Jisung cried. Her hand was on her neck as she used her magic to mimic Aera's voice. As she expected, he froze on spot as his eyes flashed neon aqua blue in a split second. "Now!"

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"You've been working since earlier Aera don't you want to rest?" Jin asked. He watched the girl play with the children before ushering them away.

"It's alright, I think it's best to keep the children occupied at times like this." Aera assured. A soft smile was on her chapped lips. "Has all the families been given the relief?"

The two were in charge of protecting and helping the village people in the evacuation place. Upon hearing the risk for his people, Jimin had them evacuate so that they could fight with no difficulty inside the village.

"Just because we're humans doesn't mean we're weak." Jin sighed. He was itching to fight but he knew if something ever went wrong he would be able to help. Aera swayed slightly, almost falling over. "Are you okay? See I told you to rest."

"My health relies on whether or not Jungkook has fed. He probably hasn't eaten in a while." Aera took a seat as she felt really dizzy. "What if I find a way to force him to drink my blood? Do you think that he'll come back.

"I wouldn't know for sure." Jin answered. "He's unpredictable right now and we should risk it."

"I don't want him to be killed." Aera sniffled. Her voice cracked as the fears she had been keeping to herself showed themselves. "I still want to be with him. I can't imagine my life without him. Jin what should I do?"

She would give anything if it means he could be back in her arms again. She would do anything to make him smile and love himself.

Jin hugged the crying girl and rubbed her back soothingly. He wanted to give her an answer but couldn't. He can't say anything for sure and he can't give her false hope.

"Stay right there okay? I'll get you a snack and some drinks." Jin instructed. He pulled back and walked towards the relief station. Now that he realized, where was Yoongi?

Aera only looked blankly at the exit of the evacuation place.