3. PARTNERS

(Jimin, Tae, and Hobi chat)

Jimin: "Hey Tae I talked to your lab partner, I tried to trade partners with him...and he said NO! Jerk."

Taehyung: " Really? Why wouldn't he trade?"

Jimin: " How would I know? He was being a jerk I think...can't believe I thought he was cute!"

Hobi: "I believe you called him hot actually."

Jimin: "Well, I was blind! Blinded by his beauty, he is really a monster!"

Taehyung: "Blinded by his beauty? Really?!"

Jimin: "What you don't think he is pretty?"

Taehyung: "No I don't think so..."

Jimin: "WOW you are blind then!"

Taehyung: "I just don't see it. I mean I don't look at him often."

Jimin: "Really this face isn't pretty?" (Sends secret Jungkook photo)

Hobi: "When did you even take that?"

Taehyung: "You know that's like stalking right.?"

Jimin: "Who is gonna find out? What are you guys gonna rat me out.?"

Taehyung: "Nope, go ahead and stay in your imagination my friend."

Jimin: "Thank you! 😊"

Hobi: "Jimin you are sad man..."

The next day, Jungkook followed the same routine of spending his lunch in the library reading. Today be decided to look up the family name that Namjoon mentioned.

There was a ton of articles about the family.

There was nothing connecting them to shapeshifters.

No suprise there, most people didn't believe that vampires even existed. Which I mean there are like a million movies about them, but who's counting.

Jungkook skimmed a dozen articles, but came up empty. On the last article he found, there was something unusual.

There was an article from about 100 years ago, about a wolf killing a man. The article said that a member of the Kim family went after and killed the wolf.

He was named a hero but the body of the wolf went missing and was never found.

Jungkook went back further and found similar articles. Wolf attacks where a member of the Kim family would catch or kill the animal.

What are the odds that only this one family was able to do this, and others were killed or injured.

Jungkook decided to print all the stuff he found, and head to his next class. He wanted to show everything to Namjoon later. There was definitely something weird about it all.

His biology class went about as usual, except now the girls that once surrounded Taehyung's desk were all around him.

His patience was getting thin, and he couldn't take it anymore.

"Everyone! Move the hell away from my desk!" He said with a slightly amplified voice.

His voice sounded almost like a growl, and all the girls rushed off. Leaving Jungkook holding his hands in a tight fist. He could feel his eyes burn and closed them tight.

He had not lost his temper like that at school not in months. The urge to hurt someone had not been this strong, and had had to get out if there

He rushed past Jimin almost knocking him over.

"Hey watch it!" Jimin complained.

Jimin looked over at his friend who looked totally stunned.

"Tae what happened?" He asked.

"I don't know, I was talking to a couple of girls and he freaked out and yelled at them." Said Taehyung.

"Really? What is his problem?" Jimin asked.

Jungkook rushed to the bathroom almost breaking the door. He felt out of control and when he looked in the mirror red eyes looked back at him.

He couldn't control it, it was happening too fast. He reached for his phone.

"Hyung, I need your help! It's happening...and I can't make it stop!" Jungkook whispered frantically into the phone.

"Ok, look breathe I'm on my way ok? Keep breathing and go outside. Keep your head down and hurry ok!" Namjoon answered.

Jungkook took a deep breath and turned for the door but before he could open it, someone walked in. It was another one of Taehyung's friends. Jungkook looked up quickly before rushing past him.

Taehyung's friend froze. Were Jungkook's eyes red? He tought to himself. He stood stunned for a moment before lifting his eyes to the sink. The porcelain was dented. He ran his hand over the area, and looked up toward the door.

He had to have imagined it right? How is it possible for someone to do this? And people don't have red eyes, not like that.

He rushed out the door to try and catch a glimps at Jungkook again. But all he saw was his figure as he left the school. Hoseok ran toward the door, and saw Jungkook get into a car before it drove away.

Hoseok realized that he had been holding his breathe, and tries to breathe normal. His heart was pounding.

He had read about creatures with red eyes but only in fanfics and comics. There was no way that those creatures could actually exist, right?

When he got back to class, he found his seat behind Jimin.

"Man what happened to you? You look like you've seen a ghost." Jimin says.

"Jungkook what happened?" Namjoon asked.

"I don't know. These girls were around my desk flirting with my lab partner. I caught a scent and I felt my eyes burning, and I could feel the urge to feed coming on. So I ran." Said Jungkook with his voice trembling.

Namjoon hands him a cup, and Jungkook gulps down its contents. Slowly the urge subsides and his eyes change into the golden color that he had come to know.

"Have you ever picked up this scent before?" Namjoon asked.

"Maybe once before, last week but it was barely there, I would have had to focus to pick it up." Jungkook replied.

"Could you tell where it was coming from?" Namjoon asked.

"No, all those girls five off a ton of different scents that it always overwhelms me. But this scent was stronger, and it hit me right away above all those other scents." Jungkook said.

"What do you think it is?" Yoongi asked Namjoon.

"I don't know. I haven't heard of a scent that can be that strong to send a vampire out of control like that." Replied Namjoon.

"What do we do?" Yoongi asks.

"What do you mean?" Asked Namjoon.

"Well we can't send him back, if there is someone or something giving off a scent like that. Jungkook has gotten better but he might not be able to fight it next time. He could lose control again" yoongi replied.

Jungkook felt panicked, that scent had really gotten to him. It was so unusual, he had never smelled or sensed anything like it.

It almost smelled like fear but also pain and anxiety. He had no idea where it could have come from.

(Taehyung, Jimin, Hobi group chat)

Taehyung: "Seriously Jimin stop changing the chat name! I don't want it to be called 'Jimins chat'!"

Jimin: "It has a nice ring to it!"

Taehyung: "No it really doesn't."

Jimin: "Hey Hobi you all good now?"

Hobi: "What do you mean?"

Jimin: "Well after you came back to class you didn't look too good!"

Hobi: "Oh uh yeah I'm fine."

Taehyung: "Where are you anyway?"

Hobi: "At the library."

Taehyung: "Oh ok we will come to you!"

Jimin: "Did you want some food?"

Hobi: "Huh? Oh uh no I'm good."

Taehyung: "Are you sure you are ok?"

Hobi: "Yeah...yeah fine!"

Taehyung: "Ok see you in a bit..."

Jimin and Taehyung met at the doors of the library walking in together. They could see Hoseok sitting at one of the computers.

When hey reach him, Jimin taps him on the shoulder sending him jumping out of his chair.

The sound of Jimin sudden laughter echoed through the library.

This caused a sea of shushing sounds coming from all directions.

Jimin covered his mouth trying to silence his laughter.

"Dude, you jumped!" Said Jimin still laughing quietly.

Hoseok let out a frustrated huffed and turned to log out of the computer.

"What were you reading that had you so freaked?" Taehyung asked handing Hoseok his drink.

"It was nothing." Hoseok said shyly.

"Is it that same weird crap you are always reading?" Jimin asked jokingly.

Hoseok's face got slightly red from embarrassment.

"Why do you read that stuff?" Jimin asked teasingly.

"Leave him alone Jimin, your embarrassing him." Taehyung's said annoyed.

They walk on to their next class, and it's a class they share with Jungkook.

"He where is your lab partner?" Jimin asks Taehyung.

"How would I know?" He answered scoffing at the question.

Hoseok was looking down at his hands, still replaying the things he saw in his mind.

He didn't hear when Jimin started asking him a question.

"Dude? Hobi? Hoseok are you in there?" Said Jimin knocking on the desk.

Hoseok looked up and tried to act like he was fine.

"Huh, yeah what is it?" Hoseok asked.

"I asked if you like your lab partner! She is pretty cute, right?" Asked Jimin.

"Uh yeah I guess so!" Hoseok said.

This was enough to get Jimin to turn and continue talking with Tae.

"All I know is, if that Jungkook guy doesn't show up tomorrow I'm gonna kill him. The lab counts for 20% of our grade." Taehyung said annoyed.

"Just ask for another partner, like I dont know...ME!" Said Jimin.

"I wish but the teacher wont budge! I hate her!" Said Tae.

Meanwhile...

"Look kook I know you wanted to finish out high school, but if something is going on with you it may be too dangerous." Said Namjoon.

"No hyung I can do this! Just trust me, ok?" Said Jungkook pleading.

"Ok but call me as soon as something happens!" Said Namjoon.

Jungkook agreed.

The next day, Jungkook felt fine and hadn't sensed anything for the most part of the day.

When biology came around, he took several deep breaths before going in.

He sat down next to Taehyung who was surprisingly alone.

Jungkook looked over at Taehyung who seemed preoccupied.

"Hey!" Jungkook said.

"Hey." Taehyung replied.

"Uh you ok?" Jungkook asked concerned.

"Hm? Oh yeah I'm fine, just a headache." Taehyung said massaging the side of his head.

Jungkook watched him for a moment.

Something was off, Taehyung looked like he was sweating.

Before he could say something again, the teacher started explaining the steps of the lab they needed to complete that day.

Taehyung dropped his head and his heart began to race. Jungkook could sense something was wrong.