Jungkook and Taehyung look at each other once again but the atmosphere changed....it wasn't warm anymore because it got swallowed up by something...haunted. The air was like something out of an asylum. You might've forgotten but the two of them are not quite what you say....ordinary. Jungkook's eyes became dangerously dark and said in a deep, raspy voice, "Can you help me with something, Doll?"
Taehyung asks, "What is it?"
"You see, in order for me to bring you back, I made a deal with a reaper. A reaper who expects..payment."
Taehyung's body shifts, a menacing grin that urges him to continue.
"I must help him collect souls which is the payment and in order to get the souls, I must take lives...but-" Jungkook looks at Taehyung while his eyes turn into a bright maroon color, lighting up which makes Taehyung gasp with amazement as Jungkook continues, "You see it is awfully tiring dealing with the screams, the begging, and especially the cleaning up. I was thinking...why not help me collect them?"
Taehyung's eyes popped with excitement, "OH! I would love to!" Taehyung hugs Jungkook, squeezing like he didn't have the ability to let go.
Jungkook's red eyes were burning, might even have the ability of burning Taehyung's skin if he was human. Jungkook stood up, dragging Taehyung with him and said ,"Lovely! We shall start our partnership tomorrow, my dear!" Taehyung giggles. "Now, I must finish my paperwork. You can head to my room because I won't need it for tonight and...wait...do you sleep?"
Taehyung thinks for a little bit but then says, "I can but I don't need to."
"It's a great way to pass the time."
"Good idea!" Taehyung runs upstairs and dashes into Jungkook's room, slamming the door with a loud bang. Jungkook doesn't flinch though, he just continues to where he left off before the whole situation with Taehyung happened. Like it didn't even exist...
Time skip:
The next morning was definitely something eventful because you see, the way Jungkook collects souls is by making the dolls look exactly like his victims and ripping the soul out of the body, to stuff it into the doll to create life.
Anyway, as for business, it was going very smoothly. Everything was in order, the only thing that wasn't usual as other days is that Taehyung was on one of the shelves, watching the whole store but mostly Jungkook talking to customers.
In the afternoons, business usually gets slow just like today and it was mostly Jungkook's time to relax and catch his breath from all the customers. Suddenly the bell that was attached to the door rang. A man was holding the door for someone, and a little boy waltzed in the shop with sharp, greedy eyes.
"Father, why are we at a little girl's store?" The boy said in a harsh voice that was filled with commandment. The boy turned to the man, who is his father who just looks down at the boy and says, "well James-"
There was a huge pause from the man who struggled to find the right words to say but Jungkook beats him to it, "Dolls have no labels as to who takes care of them." Jungkook looked around the shelves until he found a doll with a pure, white daisy in her hair. He took heavy steps that intimidated James but he tried not to show it. Jungkook kneels in front of the boy and moves the doll closer to him. "Wouldn't you agree?" James is hesitant but he grabs Jungkook's wrist and shoves the doll away from him.
The wooden plank that was keeping Taehyung on the shelf, cracked. Jungkook must've noticed and stood up, walking away from the boy. Settling in his old rocking chair, Jungkook looks at the boy and paints a smile on his face that stores no warmth. "Why not look around? You might like something." James was about to protest but was silent when Jungkook set his foot down that made a loud thud. James stiffly wondered around the store , looking at every doll on the shelf until his eyes landed on a doll with red hair. James points at it and says, "I want that one!"
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Everything stopped, The squeaking from the rocking chair froze in place. Jungkook's eyes turn into a dark red while making eye contact with the boy, "That Doll is off limits, display only." There was a silent pause before the rocking continued. James looks at his father with puffed up cheeks, demanding to get what he wants. The father trembled and looked at Jungkook, "We'll give all the money that anyone has ever hoped to imagine." The Father steps forward to where Jungkook is sitting. Heaviness surrounds the atmosphere as Jungkook rocks in silence, thinking.
"You can have the doll."
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Didn't see that one coming, did ya? 😈