Everything felt perfect. Warm. As if the earth was set perfectly aligned for them. The setting. A soft chill of wind, in the breezy climate. Sounds of chimes could be heard, A melody created by the singing birds. Who knew they could still sing so well in the war zone of blood thirsty creatures? Serenading mindlessly and oblivious. They could represent Jungkook. Living in the moment. Accepting the surroundings, yet not addressing them. Blinded by the morning bliss that is Taehyung. Maybe he enjoyed ignoring the blood lust, and the smell of strong and heavy iron all over the castle. He loved blocking everything out, just to enjoy what was infront of him.

Beautiful silence. He turned and shifted in the bed, the piercing light forcing him awake. If only he had powers to close the curtains without getting out of bed. He groans, sticking out every limb, stretching them. His hands tighten up in a ball and his feet curl as he releases a sigh. Looking over at Taehyung, who us still peacefully sleeping. Managing to look so perfect, flawlessly wrapped around the spot that was once Jungkook.

"For beings who don't need rest, it seems that's all your kind does!" He grumbles.

"Maybe we like it." A very deep, raspy morning whisper responds. The vampire groans next throwing a pillow at Jungkook who catches it luckily. "For someone who needs it, you sure don't get enough."

"And who's fault is that?" Jungkook mumbles. They always get carried away-or at least Taehyung-at night. Marks left all over his body, that take weeks to heal fully, or fade away; but before they could even fade away, more appear. Taehyung could never make it weeks without touching Jungkook, last time that happened the human couldn't get move his lower half. So he'd much rather have the bruises, though Taehyung does apologize often, and tries to be more careful. Jungkook stimulates more aggressive reactions from the vampire whenever he tries to be gentle. Jungkook groans again hopping out of bed, he carelessly stumbles over to the curtains in his naked glory. Much too drowsy to even care.

"Sorry, I just didn't hear any protests against it. In fact I heard-"

"Shut it!" Jungkook screams.

Taehyung mischievously giggles. Rolling around in the bed like a playful tiger. "What? Do you deny it?" He teases. Of course Jungkook didn't deny it, and the vampire knew that very well. The human is practically the cause.

"No. I never said that! Just...don't go saying it."

"What?"

"You know!"

"What? Tell me. I'm clueless~ Jungkookie." Taehyung sings teasingly. He sits upright in the bed finally, not dizzy in the flightless from his constant rolling. He smiles brightly puckering his lips as if to ask for a kiss. "Tell me. Tell me." Speaking like a child, he taunts the naked human.

Jungkook just stared at him.

"Alright, I give up." Taehyung puts his hands high in the air and his head flops on the bed. "You're no fun." He grumbles with a soft pout.

"You're just not funny." The human counters. Giggling to himself.

"Oh really?" Taehyung smirks and the human just about dashes away. He knew that smirk meant nothing good. The vampire always had something up his sleeve. Jungkook picks at his knee nervously and half expectant. The human is suddenly pulled forward by an unknown force, that is obviously Taehyung.

"Yah!" Jungkook shrieks then erupts in giggles as Taehyung tickles him.

"Who says I'm not funny?!!!" The vampire endlessly tickles Jungkook, constantly changing places around the human's body. He pokes at the boy's hips and thighs, even ducking his head to nip the boy anywhere he'd like. "If I'm not funny, why are you laughing Jungkook?!! Huh?! What'd you say? Can't hear you!"

"Okay!!OKAY!!" Jungkook screams in painful laughs. He can't take the tickling anymore, he nearly pissed himself. "Alright! I have to pee~ Taehyung~!!" He whines while continuing to chuckle painfully. He almost cried.

"I thought so."

"You're crazy!!" Jungkook screams running to release his bladder. Barely making it. No candles or fire had been lit, so he shivered in the dark, dripping wet room. "It's so fucking cold in here!" Running back to the warmth of Taehyungs bed, he buries himself in the thick blankets.

"It's still winter." Taehyung whispers

He joins Jungkook in the bed wrapping more blankets around the human instead. "I'll have to ask others to light fire around the castle. It'll be difficult to explain why, but I'll just have to order it." Vampires will question why the king requests fire being lit throughout the castle when he didn't need the warmth. He could just make up a random excuse, but it felt wrong to lie to them. He lived with them as family, minus the counsel, he knew every vampire and personally tended to them at least once. They built strong bonds and trust amongst one another, to eventually form rebellion upon the elder counsel who do nothing, but greedily take the vampires fortune.

"I'm ready."

Taehyung snaps his eyes to Jungkook in surprise. He surely didn't expect that. The day was perfect, more than perfect. Everything felt too well. Something had to disrupt it, surely they couldn't have such a glorious day? "Are you sure?"

"Wow, time after time you practically begged me with your eyes, now you aren't sure?!" Jungkook giggles. Taehyung softly chuckles himself, still awaiting an answer. "Of course I'm sure. There's no need to wait now. I trust your judgement, if they all are as cool as Yoongi, I'm absolutely positive. I trust you. Yoongi will protect me. Jimin will protect me. You'll protect me. I know that now." He ends confidently.

Taehyung actually beams, biting his lip. "Really?!" Why did it feel like he was introducing his fiance to his parents? His body practically shook in excitement. "Okay let's go!"

"What?! Now?!!" Jungkook gasps.

"Yes now!" He drags Jungkook out of bed, full speed ahead.

"TAE!!!"

The vampire stops in his tracks immediately. He turns around with a pout. "Why are we stopping?" He asks as if they are in a car ride or something. Clueless, that man. So in a rush he didn't even realise.

"We're NAKED!!" The human shrieks covering his privates with one hand out in the open.

"Oh! Right. Right!" Taehyung pulls them back in. Running around, a blur to Jungkooks vision. He lets Taehyung craze around until he calms down, which might be long.

"You're quite jumpy." Jungkook mutters.

"I'm just so happy!!" Taehyung giggles and sound throwing his clothes around for the perfect ones. He threw multiple on the bed making sure to stack Jungkooks bunch to keep him warm.

"I know." Jungkook feels happy as well at Taehyungs happiness. It felt good to see the vampire so cheerful, eyes sparkling. He knew Taehyung didn't have parents, around at least. He could see the others meant a lot to him, quite like a replacement for his loss. The thought stirs bubbles in his stomach. He wished he could fill in those empty spots as well, all he had was Taehyung. Jimin was family, and he could see Yoongi as one too. It just somehow didn't feel like much. He would love to have a kingdom in harmony and respect for him. Growing and working together.

Jungkook hoped the vampires would see him as family one day. That they all could work together somehow. He longed for such a bond. He knew the possibility of that was low, and that he shouldn't wish such foolishness, but he could only dream of a perfect life. With Taehyung. He also knew the vampires were to just tolerate him, at the least. For their kings sake.

That once again, like his kingdom, he would only be tolerated, overlooked and not taken seriously.

"Jungkook?"

"Ah?"

"Don't worry so much." Taehyung smiles reassuringly. Jungkook didn't have to think those things for the vampire to read his emotions like an open book. Still, he tried to gaurantee the human, that everything would be okay. "Now, do you want fancy or elegant?"

"Aren't they the same thing?"

Taehyung gasps comically, a hand over his mouth. "Oh honey no! Fashion, you need to learn about fashion."

Jungkook giggles. "What?"

"Fa~shh~ion. The clothes you wear. The style you arrange them. How you pull it off!" Taehyung walks around elegantly, holding his chin high and on hand out, bend down at the wrist. His fingers sticking out in weird directions. "It's how you show it off, baby~."

"You must have visited the westerners. I've never heard of such a thing." Jungkook decided Taehyung must have picked that up traveling in all his years living. Maybe it was from hundreds of years ago.

"You must live underneath all that gold the maids bathe you in." Taehyung snarks. "Even common human folk understand what fashion is, and they have less than a quarter of the clothes you own. Let alone the money."

Jungkook rolls his eyes and snatched the 'elegant' clothes laid out. "I'll put this on, your majesty~."

"Ohh. I kind of like that." Taehyung bites his lip suggestively. He winks throwing the rest of Jungkooks clothes. "You should start calling me that more often. After all-" the vampire makes his way to Jungkook with the bundle of clothes in his hand, blocking Taehyung from getting to close. "I am your king."

"Pshh..I am your king." Jungkook huffs, his face firm.

"Wearing my clothes, sleeping in my bed, and living in my kingdom. I think not. Also how will you eat? I have to feed you. Don't I? Or will you starve, your majesty?" Taehyung stares into the soul that fades away inside Jungkook.

"Sorry, didn't know I was such a bother." Jungkook pouts. Dropping the clothes just to fold his arms, and stomp his foot. Turning his back and stomping his way to Taehyungs bed, but stops remembering the vampire's words, he then decides to just stand growing more frustrated. "Then I won't go out."

Taehyung makes his way quickly over to Jungkook, still chuckling at the childish behavior. "You're such a baby..." The younger groans at Taehyungs ruffling, and fiddling, trying to push him off. "It was just a joke, baby."

"Fine."

"Will you still come out of hiding with me?" Taehyung asks seriously. He hugs Jungkook from behind, his head resting on the human's shoulder, fitting unusually right in the spot. Humming to himself.

"Of course I'm still doing it, asshole." Jungkook groans back. He goes to pick up the clothing again, fumbling with the stack. "Why is it so many damn clothes?" He hissed to himself, muttering the frustratingly angered words at the pile that endlessly fell from his arms.

"Let me help you bathe first."

"Seriously? That's what you think about right now." Jungkook ignored the elder and continues his endless struggle. Until the vampire walks up to him again and effortlessly takes the pile. The vampire bundles them up and throws them on the bed. He stares at Jungkook again, his eyes set firmly.

"Let me bathe you."

Jungkook tries holding the reflecting gaze, but eventually gives up. Not saying he has a choice in the matter, not when Taehyungs eyes were deeply piercing, and the pressure of his gaze melted Jungkook away. In a heated, pink daze Jungkook just nods in agreement. And I'm supposed to be the baby? Spoiled, perverted, sadistic, asshole.

"Keep talking like that and I might just make the water too hot."

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As they get dressed Jungkook can't help the beating that thumps against his chest. It won't slow down. His hands tremble with each know, and his eyes won't focus. The sweat on his forehead joins the sweat soaking his palms. Feet clicking together, despite the oddness. Hands picking at anything that isn't a string on his clothing. Perhaps he was procrastinating. Holding this out longer than it should be.

"Calm down. They can't all hear your heartbeat. They can only slightly feel your pulse. Don't let them think you're scared." Taehyung says seriously.

"But, I am scared. Shit, I'm so nervous." Jungkook whispers mindlessly to himself. His pulse continues to race at the thought a countless vampires lined up to see him. Was he actually ready for so many disgusted faces? What if someone recognised him? What if they knew his father?

The vampire holds Jungkooks shoulders tight. His gaze steady and determined. "Don't show weakness, they won't see you worthy. You are my marked one. You are also a king. You are Jeon Jungkook. Do not let them make you think otherwise. I'm here with you, trust in that."

Jungkook can only inhale deeply in response calming himself. Thinking of his clueless times as king, walking amongst hungry vampires without fear. Before Taehyung placed that emotion there. He tried hard to calm himself.

"Good boy, very good."

They walk out together, walking toward the calling. The large area in the main hall of the castle, were everyone lived. Some decided to live outside of the castle, but they weren't banned from entering as humans status would determine. They had free roam of the castle, elite members and stronger vampires noticeable. They still had status and respect among one another, and still managed peace. They could understand balance and where they stood in terms of power, intelligence, strength and combat. They didn't challenge it, and didn't need to. If they felt out of place they were free to leave.

"I'm ready." With one last calming breath, and Taehyungs hand in his back he prepared to step out.

Taheyung felt so proud. His human stood strong and his heart calm. Just like the king before, but more. Not a clueless boy, A determined man. He inhales the scent of Jungkook and the scents of home mingled around him, and nothing could be more perfect than right noe. Suddenly sharp winds begin to pick up, and it smells off. The humid, thick wind of a storm.

That smell.

A witch.

"Irene?"