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You were frozen solid to the chair as you maintained eye-contact with the person whom you knew murdered your parents all those years ago. Your mind raced with the images of the countless drawings your brother had given you; and they matched him almost to perfection. What was more disturbing however, was the fact that he was staring straight back at you – as if you were the only other person in the room. You couldn't force your gaze away from his intense, dark orbs; and it was almost like he was reaching into your soul with the half-crazed look in his eye.
Jungkook quickly looked back over his shoulder – observing the four figures shifting their weight at the top of the steps; before to his horror, they began slowly descending the staircase, as bold as brass.
"Jungkook" Serrena stood up suddenly – fully aware that your heart was beating way too fast, but not knowing exactly as to why. Every single Vampire in the room could practically taste the fear that resided within you, but you weren't the only one that was stricken with such terror.
"Jimin – my darling, what's wrong?!" Taehyung whisper-shouted to Jimin upon seeing him behaving in a much similar fashion to you – his breathing erratic and his eyes full of fright as he clutched on to Taehyung's grasp.
"It's him…the one who bit me – I can feel it now, he's the one" Jimin was barely able to talk as his eyes darted between Taehyung and the same figure that was staring directly at you. Serrena and Jeonju heard his words loud and clear, while Taehyung felt like someone had just single-handedly ripped his guts out with a cold, steel knife. "He…he bit him…and left him for dead? My own brother…" Taehyung could have fallen apart right then and there.
"Jungkook, Taehyung – get them both out of here…right now" Serrena spoke sharply as her eyes took a deathly serious form. "I will keep them here for as long as I can. Go to the Manor and stay there – we will join you as soon as possible" she added, with the rest of Jungkook's family instantly sitting up in their seats as they all took a defensive stance. The Jeon family knew that they couldn't just get up and secure Yoongi where he stood; for humans were in their presence as well. Everything had to be done in secret – to avoid any drama or scandal that could be printed about the event.
Without any further need to hesitate, Jungkook's fight or flight mode kicked in. He knew that he had to protect you at all costs – and as much as he wanted to face the monster that turned your life upside down and shattered your world into a million different pieces, he knew that getting you out of harm's way and into a safe place was his number one priority.
"(Y/N), we need to go – now" he spoke firmly, grabbing you from underneath your shoulders before almost pulling you like a ragdoll into his chest. Before you even had time to realise what was happening, Jungkook was quickly guiding you in the direction of the fire-escape hallway at the back of the event room – with Taehyung doing the same to Jimin as they both never looked back once.
"Jungkook – I…I can't breathe I…I –" you began, but you couldn't even find the strength to finish as you felt overcome with dizzy-sickness.
"Hold on (Y/N), just hold on to me and I –" Jungkook cut his own sentence off upon swinging open the heavy fire-escape doors, feeling your heartbeat dangerously pound in behind your rib-cage. After you both managed to step out into the hallway that lead to the back door of the building, he observed huge droplets of sweat on your forehead, running down your face and cascading over your neck. "If she doesn't calm down, she's going to have a damn heart-attack"
Jungkook then took it upon himself to sweep you up into his arms in a bridal-style, knowing that your legs wouldn't be able to carry your weight for much longer. But as he did – he felt you slip from your own consciousness; and you had truly passed out due to so much shock.
"Is she –"
"She's fine" Jungkook cut a worried Taehyung off. "It's better this way – her body will relax and we can move quicker" he seethed through his teeth. "What's wrong with Jimin?" Jungkook asked – all three Vampires now running down the hallway at lightning speed with you passed out and oblivious in Jungkook's arms, before Taehyung made the doors in front of them burst open with his own telekinetic powers, and all four of you being engulfed by the cool, night air.
"Jungkook…he bit Jimin. He's the one who turned him" Taehyung muttered almost breathlessly, hardly able to collect his thoughts as he held on to Jimin's hand even tighter.
"God damn him…fuck!" Jungkook spat angrily into the night, as they made their way to the valet service cubicle to collect their keys.
A few moments later, Jungkook had gently placed you in the passenger's seat of his car, before securing the seatbelt around you and getting into the driver's side and locking all the doors.
"Follow me to the Manor – and stay on my tail. Don't stop for anything…we have to get there as quickly as possible. Mother will hold them for as long as she can, but let's not take any chances. Do you understand me?" Jungkook ordered his cousin after letting his window down to converse with Taehyung who was currently with Jimin in his black, BMW X5 land-rover series.
"Yes my Prince – we'll talk again at the Manor" Taehyung replied quickly, before Jungkook nodded at him, both Vampires exchanging unspoken words of confusion and fear to each other with their eyes. Jungkook took one final look at the poor sight you in the seat beside him– listening carefully to your heartbeat and observing your vitals with his Vampiric prowess, which let him know that you were stabilising at long last. And with that, Jungkook sped off in his BMW i8 – the tires screeching on the ground in wake of his haste to get away, as Taehyung proceeded to follow hot on his heels; both Vampires trying to protect the precious cargo that each of their vehicles held - the ones they loved the most.
"I swear I'll protect you, (Y/N). Until my dying breath, I'll defend you with my entire existence"
Yoongi, Namjoon, Hoseok and Seokjin observed you, Jungkook, Taehyung and Jimin making a break for the back door – and seconds later, Yoongi felt all of your presences vacate the building.
"…why are they leaving?" Namjoon spoke up as they all reached the bottom of the steps – the chatter in the room becoming livelier again, but every single Vampire had their sights set on them.
"Fucked if I know" Yoongi replied with spite in his voice. "…why did she have that look on her face? She's never seen me before…does she know who I am?" he battled inside his head.
"If we move quickly, Jin and I can go back out the way we came and cut them off – you and Joon can run after them and –"
"Don't be so fucking stupid! We…we can't do that now" Yoongi raised his voice a fraction, glaring at Hoseok with burning eyes. "God damn you, Jungkook" Yoongi cursed his younger cousin for completely ruining his half-assed plan to confront both you and him at the ball – as he knew that now, he had Serrena to deal with. And; as if right on cue, Serrena slinked her body around the table, motioning at Yoongi to come forward to her from across the room.
"Yoongi! My darling – what a surprise it is to see you! And a relief as well! Come, come to aunty Serrena…I've been so…worried about you!" her grand voice beckoned him as Yoongi let a scowl unfold on his features. "And bring your little friends over too – it'd be so nice to have a chat with you all! Come…now" her voice took a slight menacing tone as her eyes glistened with a certain wickedness.
"Fuck" Yoongi screamed internally, knowing that he had no other choice but to comply with the wishes of his Queen. It was no secret – even to natum lamia's, that female Vampires were the stronger and more formidable of their entire species, compared with their male Vampire counterparts. As much as he hated the Jeon's and as much as he despised the Queen…Yoongi knew that he was essentially sailing up shit-creak without a paddle. For – if Serrena so wished, she could wipe him off the face of the earth without so much as having to lift a finger.
"Are we really going over there, Master?" Namjoon whispered as Yoongi began boldly walking forward – with Seokjin and Hoseok following close behind.
"We don't have a choice. Keep your mouth shut, all of you. Let me do the taking." Yoongi growled as they approached the table – an uncomfortable atmosphere settling in the air as the Jeon's came face to face with the four, rogue Vampires that stood before them.
"Serrena~" Yoongi tilted his head ever-so-slightly – his voice donning a more than sarcastic tone as he let a fake smile plaster its way across his handsome, yet exhausted features. Even though he was practically dying to chase you and Jungkook down, he knew that he had to stay and play along with Serrena's game; and she was notorious for playing such games extremely well.
"Come my dear, take a seat and have some merlot~ I'm sure your friends are parched as well" Serrena pointed to the four vacant chairs that you had all left behind. Hoseok, Seokjin and Namjoon all looked to Yoongi for direction, before seeing him roll his eyes a little and motion them with his head to take a seat.
"Actually, we're just after having a bite to eat. We couldn't possibly eat or drink another morsel" Yoongi grinned wickedly with perverse double meaning as the three other rogues pulled up the empty chairs beside Yoongi – who was now sitting in the chair you had previously sat on. Serrena chuckled impishly as she swapped chairs with her husband – who never took his eyes off all four of them.
Serrena sat down, waving her hand in the air at one of the Vampire bar-tenders who already knew what she wanted with the way she stuck all five of her fingers to the ceiling. "You will sit and enjoy a glass of the finest merlot with me; understood?" her voice dropped ominously, but her face stayed perfectly angelic as the bar tender came over with five glasses of merlot that had all been heavily diluted with the Jeon's own manufactured blood for all the Vampires there that night to enjoy.
Yoongi knew what she was doing – filling him and his lackeys up so they weren't bloodthirsty or otherwise; essentially being a thorn in his side by making him overeat more than his fill. Part of the reason that every Vampire in the same room knew of his presence was the smell; the smell of consumed human blood that reeked to the high heavens from all four of them.
"If you insist~" Yoongi purred, taking a sip of the merlot as Namjoon, Seokjin and Hoseok followed his lead.
"I believe your friends haven't yet introduced themselves to me!" Serrena smiled warmly at them, obviously waiting for them to speak up and address her directly.
"Uh – that's Hoseok, that one's –" Yoongi began mumbling, but was soon cut off quite sharply.
"My dear, are they not capable of speaking themselves? Or do you keep your reigns around their throats so tightly that they have lost the use of their voices?" Serrena's voice was sickly sweet as she passed a knowing glance to her husband – who then waved his hand in the air before clicking his fingers thrice to attract some unknown attention. Yoongi scoffed, letting an airy chuckle escape him, before raising his eyebrows and looking over to the other three who all sat to his right – letting them know they had his permission to talk while the others at the table sat in silence, almost glaring at all four of them.
"I'm Jin"
"Uh…I'm Hoseok"
"Your highness, it's both a pleasure and an honour to make your acquaintance. My name is Namjoon" Namjoon's soft, well spoken voice made Yoongi almost want to regurgitate the entire contents of his stomach, as Namjoon politely inclined his head towards the Queen. To say that Serrena was more than a little taken aback by his respectful behaviour would have been somewhat understated; yet, it made her feel an ounce of sadness for Namjoon in turn.
"Oh my, what a mannerly gentleman you are. The pleasure is all mine" she nodded and smiled back at him. "Such a shame" she added as she took a sip of her wine.
"I'm sorry dear aunt, what's such a shame?" Yoongi challenged her on her added words – thinking that she would try to make a successful transition at quickly changing the subject.
"I said – 'such a shame' my pet. As in, it's such a shame that a boy made from apparent good stock reports to you. But I guess we can't help who our friends are sometimes, right Namjoon?" Serrena directly challenged Yoongi back, yet again exceeding his expectations. "You always know how to be such a fucking bitch, Serrena" he continued to stew in his pot.
"So! Tell me Yoongi, what have you been up to as of late? Everyone has been…so worried about you and how you would fare out in the real world. I'm so glad you decided to join us tonight. Why – I haven't seen you in aeons! How long has it been – ten years? Twelve?" Serrena knew exactly how long he had been locked away for committing unthinkable acts, yet she decided to toy with him further.
"Thirteen, actually" Yoongi smiled at her. To any human on the outside looking in, it would have appeared that Serrena and Yoongi were just two people have a normal, friendly chat with each other – but their chat was far from friendly and normal. Serrena and Yoongi were engaging in a battle of wits; who could get the most eloquent jabs in, who held the best poker-face, and whoever could put the other into checkmate would be the one to be crowned the champion. Serrena knew she had the upper hand playing the role of Queen, for she knew that Yoongi was much like the Knight on a chessboard; cocky and overconfident with his recklessness to go over anyone's head without a second thought. Yoongi, however, liked to think of himself as a King; which in turn, only added to his self-defeating, inflated ego.
"Actually – I came here in the hopes of being able to have a chat with Jungkook and (Y/N); but it appears they had matters to attend to – along with my brother and his…his plaything" Yoongi so valiantly chuckled; before suddenly realising, he had just given his entire position away at letting your name roll off his tongue and ultimately leaving him wide open for the Queen to close in on him.
"Now…do enlighten me, Yoongi" Serrena licked her lips kittenishly, gazing into Yoongi's eyes as her face inched forward towards his a fraction. "How is it that, that child's name came to be in your mouth…hm?" Serrena knew absolutely nothing of Yoongi's intentions, but she made it seem like she did with the playful tone laced in her tender voice. Essentially; she wished to call his bluff.
Yoongi laughed through his nose as he finished the last of his merlot in one swig. "Oh Serrena – you're really so out of the loop today, aren't you? Poor thing~" he uttered most disrespectfully, causing Jeonju to tighten his fists underneath the table as he wanted nothing more than to lay him to rest for good.
Serrena smiled in defeat, tracing the top of her wine glass with her ring finger that produced a gentle humming sound. "Well – no matter, I'm sure you have your ways. Her name is common knowledge now, after all…seeing as she is…promised to my only son~"
Namjoon knew in that moment that Serena had just put Yoongi into the check position from the way his face lost all composure – his eyebrows furiously knitting themselves together as Namjoon donned a blank look on his face. Meanwhile, the other two sat looking around them at the faces of other Vampires glaring at them constantly; leaving an uncomfortable feeling that lingered around them. Yet – at the same time, Namjoon, Seokjin and Hoseok found themselves rather enjoying the comforting, securing sensation that the merlot mixed with manufactured blood brought them.
"Oh – you didn't know? Jungkook is very much in love with (Y/N)! And it's more than apparent she harbours those same ardent feelings towards him. Quite a delightful creature she is – she'll make a fine addition to our long lineage, don't you agree?"
Yoongi clicked his tongue in pure annoyance. "She's lying – she has to be…Jungkook wouldn't fuck a human…would he? Why is Serrena so happy about this?" he scowled to himself, as he wanted to be the one to get to you first; and conquer you for his own gain, completely. Yoongi knew that Jungkook may have possibly been enamoured by your mysterious touch; but he wasn't counting on him actually developing real feelings for you and mating with you. Yoongi also knew that Jungkook was regium – from Royal blood; and he had been firmly under the impression that the Prince would never even think about a real future with you. With Jungkook being the Prince of the Eternal Kingdom, it was written in Vampiric tradition that he would marry another Royal Vampire to keep the line pure; leaving Yoongi totally and utterly enraged and perplexed at such a notion. "You've made my life even harder once again Jungkook, but I can assure you – you haven't completely fucked my plans up…"
"Congrats to the new couple then" he collected himself, speaking rather obnoxiously as he spread his legs in his seat. "Must be disappointing for you though, my Queen. Your only son wedding and bedding a mere human? I didn't think you'd agree to such atrocities. Such a shame~" Yoongi could have cackled with glee as he regained the feeling of being one step ahead of Serrena by reusing her previous words she so challenged him with.
Serrena smiled brightly as her two daughters passed uneasy glances between each other – practically able to feel their own mothers rage rise inside of her. "Oh Yoongi, there are a few disappointments in our family…but thankfully – Jungkook is not one of them"
Yoongi felt petty anger spread through him like wildfire, absolutely hating the fact that he wasn't able to elude Serrena in any way possible. "Oh – that's right. I suppose my brother and his natum lamia are bigger disappointments. Can you believe it? How dare my own brother bring such filth to your grand ball!"
"Oh my dear – yet another piece of information you're lacking!" Serrena gave him a believable shocked face – leaving all four rogues completely confused at her words. "Your dear brother's beloved Jimin is no longer natum lamia~ He's already a fully fledged Vampire! Isn't that wonderful?" she paused, watching ten levels of absolute pandemonium habituate Yoongi's soft, yet cross features, before adding "Well, I suppose – how could you know? Had you not bitten him and left him for dead…had you kept that line of control, like you did with your three friends here; maybe you wouldn't be the one so – how did you put it? Out of the loop, today?"
"Checkmate" Namjoon almost let an impressed smirk cross his lips.
In that moment, Yoongi wanted nothing more than to stand up, flip the table that all the Jeon's were sat at and lunge for Serrena. Everything about her made him so enraged – her senses that let her know that he was the one who bit Jimin, her words that dripped with the heaviest form of artificially sweetened sarcasm and the way that no matter how hard he ever tried; Serrena – the Queen of the Eternal Kingdom always had the ability to make him feel like nothing more than a complete, dispensable pawn on a chess board.
"Damn…she's good" Namjoon thought quietly to himself, watching Yoongi almost come undone from being so filled with spite and vexation.
"It's not possible! I bit him two weeks ago…he should STILL be natum lamia. How is this happening? Why is this happening? Did Serrena do something? What could she have done?" Yoongi couldn't form proper words to try and retaliate and refute Serrena's claims as he continued to become more and more confused by the entire events of the evening.
"Oh my love, it appears you've become…rather upset" Serrena clicked her tongue in a patronising manner as she looked down to her dainty platinum wrist watch, observing the time while her husband waved his hand in the air to attract the attention of three, very large male Vampires who stood against the back wall. "No matter" she paused briefly as the three Vampires approached them all, standing behind the four rogues. It was at that moment that Hyeja and Chaewon, along with their husbands, stood up and began walking in the direction that you, Jungkook, Taehyung and Jimin had went before.
"Yoongi, your parents have been going out of their minds – sick with worry for you! So, on that note, I'll have my security escort you back to your mansion to deliver you all safe and sound to your mother and father. Do make sure to send them my regards! Tell your mother that I'll be in contact soon~ It was so lovely to talk with you again Yoongi; I dearly missed our little chats" Serrena stood up gracefully, looking down upon Yoongi as he sat staring up at her with the same scornful look he had been wearing for the past twenty minutes of their conversation.
Yoongi stood up – with Namjoon, Hoseok and Seokjin following suit as the three Vampires behind them stood side by side, almost ready to pull them all out by their ears. "I guess we'll be seeing each other soon then, dear aunt" Yoongi snarled as Serrena held her hand out for Yoongi to perform the traditional Vampiric custom of kissing her royal hand upon departing her presence. He glared at her as if he wished she would burst into a fiery ball of flames, before unwillingly taking her hand in his to lower his head to her knuckles. But before he could get his lips anywhere near her skin, Serrena forcefully pulled him close into her – so close that her own lips were almost right against his ear.
"If you so much as put a toe outside your parent's mansion again, I will break every single bone in your body and I will smite you where you stand. Do you understand me?" she whispered viciously in his ear – her voice being enough to send a chill through Yoongi's entire body as he felt himself quiver in response. However – he smirked, pulling himself away from her.
"We'll see" he cocked his left eyebrow as he hummed his reply in a lowly fashion, before turning around to begin walking towards the main exit. Seokjin and Hoseok immediately shadowed his movements – along with their three escorts; however, Namjoon stayed still, his eyes still transfixed on the Queen as he once again bowed his head respectively.
Serrena flicked her fiery eyes to him, her demeanour becoming slightly soft as she wore a faint smile in the wake of his actions – before extending her regal hand to him. Without a moment of indecision, Namjoon gently took her hand and pressed his plump lips flush with her skin; letting them linger for a moment, before standing back up once again to look her in the eye.
"Namjoon" Serrena spoke, still holding his hand in hers and never taking her gaze off him as the other three began climbing the stairs across the room. "Listen to me when I tell you…whatever he has planned; I can assure you now that, whatever he has promised you? He won't stay true to it" her voice was low and calm – yet an element of fear resided in it as she genuinely worried for Namjoon's fate when Yoongi finally achieved whatever he had hoped to accomplish. Serrena knew that Yoongi didn't have friends. Rather, he had foot-soldiers that were merely just a means to an end.
"…I know" Namjoon barely let out an audible whisper as he cast his eyes to the floor – knowing all too well that he meant absolutely nothing to Yoongi in the grand scheme of things. Namjoon knew, without any shadow of doubt in his intelligent mind that Yoongi would dispose of him the moment he became useless or unwanted; but he also knew that there wasn't a damn thing he could do about it. Since Yoongi was the one who bit him and made him his own…he belonged to him. In short; Namjoon didn't have a choice.
Serrena let out a regret-filled sigh as she smiled thinly to Namjoon, her eyes which were previously filled with terrifying aggravation; now filled with empathy and sorrow. "If there comes a time your master were to…accidentally loosen the ropes he has you bound to; you are always welcome to run into my embrace. Remember my words well, child" she squeezed his hand with a touch of motherly tenderness that struck even Namjoon's tormented heart.
Namjoon swallowed hard, feeling like his soul was being pulled apart in two different directions – before inclining his head once more and retrieving his hand from Serrena's grasp. And with that, he turned around silently – sprinting slightly to catch up with Yoongi and the others before they reached the top of the steps.
Serrena watched Yoongi as he never even glanced back at her – the three security Vampires ushering all four of them outside to escort them back to Yoongi's parent's mansion.
"(Y/N) called him 'Dracula'…" she thought back to your troublesome words when you first laid your eyes on Yoongi that night – throwing her into a deep state of lament as the doors closed behind him.
"My love – I requested for the Hawk to be ready as soon as they all sat down. It's ready and waiting for take-off. Hyeja and Chaewon are already on the roof with the boys" Jeonju stood up beside his wife, explaining how earlier when he clicked his fingers three times; it was codeword for "Get the Hawk ready."
Serrena turned to him, producing an exasperated sigh as if to try and let the stress inside her free into the air around them. "Very well darling – we'd better get a move on, then"she smiled at him as he held his arm out for her to latch on to. They walked towards the back doors at what would be considered a leisurely pace as to not attract any unwanted attention from the others in the room – as it would only hinder their need to get back to Jungkook's Manor.
No sooner had they stepped out into the hallway, Serrena hiked her stunning white dress up to her calves, before both the King and the Queen made a left turn to begin scaling up the building stairwell at an inhuman speed. They could have, of course, taken the elevator up; as the top floor was twenty-three stories high. Alas, being the King and Queen meant that they could make it to the rooftop far quicker than any elevator could ever hope to.
Serrena and Jeonju burst through the rooftop door – being met by the familiar sound of the Jeon's custom made BlackHawk helicopter; much smaller in comparison to the usual military models, but it still could fly at the same velocity and hold a substantially heavy weight on-board. Serrena had already deducted that by now – given the top speed of Jungkook's car which was around 155mph, that he would already be home with you, Taehyung and Jimin; all of you safe and sound. It was a calm, windless night – which meant that the BlackHawk could make the 38 mile journey back to the Manor in approximately fifteen minutes.
"Up you go my dear, mind your head" Jeonju placed his hand to the small of his wife's back as she lifted the bottom of her dress to allow her to climb the small steps up and into the helicopter.
"Mother – he's gone now, yes?" Hyeja, who was sat beside her husband, shouted over the sound of the whirring blades of the helicopter upon Serrena and Jeonju climbing inside – the crew of assisting Vampires around them making the necessary preparations for take-off.
"Yes! They just left!" Serrena shouted back upon placing the noise cancelling headphones over her ears to communicate through the radio system to her family.
"What was that all about? Why was (Y/N) about to have a bloody heart attack? And Taehyung's boyfriend too? What's with (Y/N)'s skin – why did it make me feel so odd? Why was that good for nothing –" Chaewon began firing question after question to her mother.
"Enough, Chaewon!" Jeonju interrupted her, hardly being able to think straight with all that had happened in one night; knowing that it certainly wasn't about to be over any time soon.
"Everything will be explained when we get to the Manor. (Y/N) needs to know what she is…she needs to know what we are. And I need to find out how she knows Yoongi and why she was so…terrified of him" Serrena shook her head in frustration as she gazed out the window, looking down at the city lights below the building. Amidst looks of worry, confusion and complete disbelief, Serrena was taken out of her moments trance by the sound of the pilot's voice through her headphones.
"Jeon Tower, Hawk is ready for take-off – requesting permission" the pilot's voice paused, waiting for confirmation from the Jeon's own radio, air and weather tower to begin their flight. "Cleared take-off Helipad 3201, Hawk over and out" his voice vanished as the helicopter doors slid closed – locking in position and securing all Vampire souls on board.
As the helicopter lifted off the helipad and began ascending in the air – all that was going through Serrena's mind was confusion mixed with turmoil.
"Does Yoongi know what she is? If so – how? Does…does he plan to use her in…in that way?" was all that she could think about, as the helicopter began gliding through the air - making its quick flight to Jungkook's Manor. Serrena knew you would be completely safe in the Manor for it was physically impossible for Yoongi to step foot behind it's gates without being permitted to enter. She felt secure in the thought that she knew Jungkook would wait until she arrived to begin explaining everything to you. But ultimately, Serrena knew that you would be ignorantly waiting their arrival; while being completely unaware of the dire evil that was threatening your very existence.