RED | j.jk

chapter ten • ❤️

  "my sister is asleep." i walk into my bedroom, closing the door behind me. jungkook was casually sitting on my bed, but he got off and stood up when he saw me.

  i watch as he leans against the wall by the window, "it's pretty late, you should get some rest."

  "well, what about you? are you going to stay or leave?" i question.

  "i will stay until i know you're asleep, but i'll be gone for a while... night time is the only good time for me to hunt. not humans, of course." he explains. i nod, "how do you think jimin is doing?"

  "he is probably over the situation by now, but if i know jimin, which i do, he won't be back for another few days." jungkook folds his arms and gives me a reassuring smile.

  i look to my bed and then down at my clothes, "i should change, i'll just go to the bathroom." i say, gathering some pajamas from my dresser.

  "i can turn around, i won't peek." jungkook smirks.

  i roll my eyes, "don't peek, for real!"

  "i won't, i promise." he holds his hands up as if he is surrendering while he turns to face the wall.

  i do my best to change quickly, and when i am finished, i jump on my bed and pull the blankets over me. "i'm done."

  he turns back around and raises his eyebrows, "so this is what y/n looks like in pajamas. i'm stunned." he jokes.

  "whatever." i roll my eyes at him yet again and turn over to switch the lamp
off. i wasn't very afraid of being in a room with the person i knew could easily kill me. in fact, jungkook's presence brought me peace and comfort, more than i've felt in my life.

  he could probably tell i was drifting off, the last thing i remember was him saying something...

  "goodnight..."

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JUNGKOOK'S POV:

  once i knew she was in a deep sleep, i crept out of the bedroom and jumped out of the window. i wasn't going to hunt tonight, instead, i had to track down an old friend.

  i followed his scent as i ran through the brush. i really didn't have to follow his scent, i knew where he would be. i found my old house, the one we all used to live in together. my brothers, my parents, and i, all happy and alive. truly alive.

  i rushed up to the front door and found my own way into our mansion in the woods. over the years, the driveway had grown up and the house looked rugged on the outside. "jimin?" i call for him.

  he is definitely here.

  "jimin, we need to talk." i say.

  i hear footsteps heading towards me in the darkness, and just as i thought he was going to fight me again, i heard him halt. "what do you want?" he growls.

  "i want to know everything you told her. she knows too much already." i state.

  "she knows only what you want her to know. this entire time i knew that you two had a connection, i knew you would drag her into this. and now that a little mess is made, i decided to finish it off... she knows about our parents." jimin says, i could feel his smile burning through my skin.

  "does she know about you?" i question.

  "no, and she won't find out about me either. now that i think about it, i'd like to make some sort of arrangement." his voice changed from bright and soft, to evil and cold.

  i am confused, "what arrangement?"

  "what if you were to never return, what if you stayed here, or moved off? what would happen to y/n then? she would be safer with me. you know all of my strengths and weaknesses, and i know yours as well. we both know what your biggest weakness is, and that is exactly why i'm more fit for y/n." jimin explains.

  "we both know i can't leave her. she's already made up her mind." i explain.

  "how do you know?" he questions my judgement.

  "i just know, you can tell. she might not know it yet or understand everything, but i know i can't just run away. you need to tell her your truth, i'll give you that much." i say.

  "if i tell her, that means she will put pieces together. she can't find out about me or else she will go mad." jimin explains. he was right, she couldn't hardly handle finding out about me, she couldn't know about jimin too, or how we are linked together.

  "i'm not leaving though, you nearly killed y/n earlier, that's one of your weaknesses. you black out when you're angry." i say, and i could feel how empathetic he was. "i know, you know i didn't mean to."

  i sigh, "there has to be a way that we can make this work. i don't want to ruin her life, but i can't just leave her alone now. we are bonded..."

  jimin steps forward into the moonlight, and i can see how astonished he is, "bonded?"

  i nod, "i felt it before and i feel it constantly. even now, i can feel her. i don't think she realizes this, but we're bonded."

  "and to think, she liked me? instead, this whole time you've been swaying her." jimin groans.

  "the real issue is, what do i do? she is very young and innocent, she knows nothing yet, only what we want her to know." i frown.

  silence filled the room. it flooded over the dust covered surfaces and every inch of every wall. it found its way around us, but jimin couldn't take it anymore.

  "you have to do it." jimin's voice was soft.

  "no." i grow furious from the idea.

  "you have to, it's the only way. she knows so much and if you don't, then it will ruin her." he tells the truth.

  "we both know what happened with taehyung and mia. i refuse to think things could go correctly when i try. plus, y/n has so much to live for, she has a family and a beating heart. i wouldn't dare take that away." i turn away from him.

  "what happened was that taehyung was weak, you aren't weak. you are more powerful than any of our kind, even the first creators know. why do you think they placed our family in such a small deserted town? for this exact reason." jimin places his hand on my shoulder.

  i turn to look at him, he was only being honest. "if she ever wanted this... no... i still don't think i'd consider." i shake my head.

  "wait it out, her true feelings will surface soon. don't forget that if you are truly bonded as you say you are, she will be nothing without you." jimin reminds me, although i still remember the rules and all the stories i was told as a child. i nod, i would at least hear her out to see what she wanted. but, i know i couldn't bring myself to do what my other brother did...

END OF JUNGKOOK'S POV