P r e q u e l 3/? (1/1)

White. White is what welcomes his sight. Not his blood nor his guts spread all over the walls, Taehyung almost believes that it all had been a nightmare. But no, while it is true that it’s a nightmare, it was in fact reality. It hits him when he struggled to sit up then have his upper body engulfed into a hug with a weeping woman. His mother, he realizes a few seconds later through the daze of the medication pumped into his system. Taehyung raised his arms to hug her back, but the pain on his left arm caused him to hiss out in pain. “Careful my son, they just did surgery on it.” His mother said with teary eyes. She gently strokes his hair noticing how rapid his heart beat began going. “You are such a brave boy, surviving a ghoul attack. We thought you weren’t going to m-make it, but you did.” It was Taehyung’s turn to soothe his mother into comfort. His face paled at the mention of ghouls, but he pushed it aside to make sure his mother is okay. “I’ll be ok, I’m sorry I couldn’t keep my promise…” His mother choked out a chuckle. “Don’t be sorry about that, you’re alive. That’s all that matters to me, us.” She said while sniffling. ~ After getting a thumbs up from the doctor three days later, Taehyung is lying on his bed thoughts swirling into dark thoughts. Why didn’t he die? He had been impaled by shards, bitten and eaten off of. Which reminded him, he now has butt skin on his left arm and shoulder. He shook his head. Did the blonde really save him or had someone contacted the authorities after hearing his screams? Taehyung closed his eyes momentarily, but that was a mistake; vivid images of the offender ghoul tearing off his flesh flashed into his mind. The image of the blonde ghoul with blood trickling down his mouth popped up causing Taehyung to shiver, he hoped he would never cross paths with him again. But that would be impossible, he thinks with fear, because they live in the same district. One way or another they’ll meet, a whimper passed his lips. Just one year, one year until he could finally be done with high school and leave to university. He opened his eyes with new determination, he’s going to be fine. ~ That plan came crashing late November when the blonde appears in front of his high school. Taehyung had been joking around with classmates when whispering around them caught their attention. Wanting to know what the noise about, he peered over a group of female students, looking towards the direction they were pointing only to freeze in cold blood. The chatter faded into the distance when the blonde stared right at him with furrowed brows as if the ghoul had right away sensed Taehyung’s presence. Even with the distance between the two of them, Taehyung could immediately notice the different, dangerous aura around the ghoul. And that terrified him. Breaking eye contact, Taehyung turned back and went inside the building, ignoring the confused calls of his classmates. No way, no way in the hell is this happening again. This is some weird dream, he thinks to himself. Wake up, Taehyung! You probably fell asleep during Maths. Wake up from this nightmare, he pinched his thighs only to wince. Ok, not a dream. Holy shit. Taehyung runs up the stairs, maybe he could get away with escaping from one of the windows. Yeah it’ll hurt jumping down from so high, but better that than getting eaten by some ghoul. That saved your life once and spared it another time, his mind whispered. Taehyung shook his head, it doesn’t matter what they did no way in hell is going to face them. Entering a random classroom on the second floor, he immediately walked towards the window and unlocks the latch. Taehyung wasn’t so much afraid of heights more so of breaking a limb, he rather skip on another hospital trip. It was either this or face the ghoul. Sucking in a deep breath, he lifts his left leg and right before he even got to lift his body over the window sill, he was pulled away. Thinking it was either a teacher or classmate, he tried to speak before the words caught in his throat when he was forcefully turned around and faced an irritated pale face. His eyes widen upon realization, his body shakes under the ghoul’s touch, a touch Taehyung really wanted to run away from. Small amusement filled the ghoul’s eyes just like the night of their encounter, but his expression was an entirely different story. “Trying to run away, kid?” Taehyung scowls. “I have a name and it’s Taehyung.” He snapped being called kid by someone he didn’t know made him uncomfortable especially when it sounded almost affectionate. “I know.” The blonde held no expression now. Taehyung wanted to know how he knew, there was no way he would have known. It was impossible! “At the hospital.” The blonde says interrupting Taehyung’s confused thoughts. Suga could practically see steam coming out from the boy’s ears from thinking too hard. “Hospital…?” “I took you there and visited.” The ghoul simply said. Taehyung splutters, if that were true that meant he must have met his family. He pressed his lips into a tight thin line, what the hell was he doing here? Is this some kind of debut Taehyung had to repay the ghoul back to keep him as far as away from his family as possible? Is the ghoul going to use his possible knowledge on Taehyung’s family against him? “Your siblings are adorable.” Suga almost croons, he wanted to see the boy’s reaction. Taehyung clenched his free hand, his anger and defenses rising. No way in hell is this bastard going to touch them. Suga liked the fire in Taehyung’s eyes, he liked it a lot. He’ll definitely make a fine addition and maybe, just maybe he’ll survive in the end. “I’m here for a reason, in regards of your family.” He says and raised his hand, his eyes glaring at the younger to dare and interrupt him. Taehyung bites his tongue and keeps the bitter words in his mouth for now. “The ghoul from the other day was of royalty, I didn’t know. I thought they were some lower, scum, but apparently not. “They want your head and mine.” Suga sighed. “And I’m here to offer you to join me.” Taehyung barks out a laugh. “Why the fuck would I go with some ghoul!?” He almost sounded hysterical. “So what if they get me, I rather die by their hands than go with you.” He sneered. Suga huffs out a chuckle, his eyes menacing. “You have no choice.” “Unless you want your dear siblings and parents to die by their hands too.” Taehyung freezes at that. …They wouldn’t go after his family…right? “They will unless you leave.” Taehyung was surprised by the blonde’s response, apparently he had been talking out loud. Suga looked at the boy with no emotion. “They haven’t picked up your scent, but they will eventually and that’ll lead them to your house.” “You’ll know what will happen then.” He said almost sympathetically. Taehyung looked anywhere but at the ghoul, his eyes stinging. His anger diminished in mere seconds, all he felt was hopelessness. What is he going to do? He looked at the blonde from the corner of his eye, is his only option to go with them? Even though he had said it only a few minutes ago, Taehyung didn’t want to die. He has his whole life ahead of him, he’s only sixteen for fuck’s sake. What did he do to deserve this? It would only be selfish to stay and wait for the day they come for him, but that would mean they would go after his family. “These aren’t the people you would want to wait around for to come around, Taehyung. They’re merciless, they will do anything in their power to make you suffer and then kill you.” Yoongi said as he watched the younger think about it. Taehyung stared helplessly at the floor upon hearing his words. His siblings were merely six and eight, they had more to lose than he did. At least he lived longer… Suga watched Taehyung in silence, his patience dwindling, but he knew if he waited a while longer it’ll be worth it. He knew the boy would go with him. - Taehyung had reluctantly agreed after thirty minutes of awkward, tensed filled silence. - With the ominous words of the ghoul ringing inside his head, that night he packed everything he had. It may be one of the stupidest of moves to make on his behalf, but he took his phone with him though the ghoul had warned him not too. Something about becoming weak in the moment that could have deadly consequences, but he didn’t care. This was his only connection to his family and he wanted to keep it. It was difficult enough to be leaving them behind, Taehyung just wanted one last connection with them. This day will be last time he will ever see them, his heart began throbbing at the thought. Shaking his head, he pushed those thoughts away. It would be dangerous heading towards them, he knew he had to go. There was no other way around it. He tried to think his way out of it, even to go as far as begging the pale ghoul to annihilate them on his behalf (it was a ridiculous thing to do, but he was so desperate), but it was to no avail. For the ghoul was powerless against the royalty that the other had come from. With one last look towards his bed room door, one leg out over the window sill, he whispered soft words. “I love you, I’m doing this to protect you. Please don’t blame yourselves, you did nothing to drive me away...I’m sorry.” The last words were muffled due to the fact he covered his own mouth to keep from sobbing out loud. Just a young sixteen year old, life in danger and off to be with some ghoul that had some apparent interest in him. It was nothing a normal teenage boy would find himself in, nothing Taehyung would wish on any one. With tear stained cheeks, he kissed the window before fully pulling himself out and ready to jump. The blonde ghoul waiting down there to catch him as he jumped. Once safely on the ground, he stared up at his home, his only home with teary eyes. He won’t be able to come back, not once, so he soak in the last details of the house as he had done during his last dinner that night. The memories of this night would forever be ingrained, he lets out a shaky breath before turning away and faced the ghoul with a slight nod. From this day forward, his former name will be erased. Everything about his previous identity will be erased along with his family and friends. This was the new start for V.