° Chapter. 21

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Silence took its seat in the room as the 11th guest in Jungkook's Manor as you all sat around the dining table – listening to nothing else than the gentle hum of the refrigerator as Serrena turned to you in her seat. She softened her eyes at you, giving you a warm and reassuring look of kindness as you held your coffee mug close to your chest – wondering how on earth you were going to explain what caused you to pass out upon seeing Yoongi.

"I'm sure you're all wondering why I acted so strangely tonight" you piped up as you cast your eyes to the floor – feeling everyone's stare on you that made you feel like you were back at school, about to give a presentation that you never practised for. Jungkook's chair was right beside yours, and you could feel his arm as it snaked its way across your shoulders in an encouraging manner. You looked up to Serrena before panning your vision across the many faces staring back at you, but you could hardly open your mouth to begin explaining anything.

"Would you prefer if I gave them…a brief explanation?" Jungkook spoke – his words like a soothing lotion to cool the scorching blisters that were your memories. "There's no way in hell that I can relay everything to them without bursting out into tears" you concluded, before nodding your head at Jungkook's request. You'd already felt like you had embarrassed yourself enough for one night; and the last thing you wanted to do was open up the floodgates to your emotions and let them pour down your cheeks.

"It's an excruciating topic for (Y/N) to speak of, so I hope you'll all be able to appreciate how brave she was to even tell me" Jungkook raised his head to his mother, looking her straight in the eyes and she nodded her head sympathetically. "Thirteen years ago, (Y/N)'s parents were murdered, leaving her and her younger brother orphaned…" he widened his eyes knowingly.

"Please don't say…" Serrena swallowed, fearing what Jungkook was referring to, and Jeonju furrowed his eyebrows in pure curiosity and confusion.

"The police reports document that her parents were killed by several knife wounds to their chest and neck area; however, her little brother who saw the whole thing believed that…that they were subject to a Vampire attack – or rather, as he put it…they were murdered by 'Dracula'"

You cringed at the words 'Vampire attack' and 'Dracula' – causing you to speak up without hesitation. "Yes, he did say that…but what I believe is that the person who did it was just an insane psychopath who thought he was some kind of Vampire. I don't think anyone in their right mind actually believes that Vampires exist. That's the reason why my brother was sent to live in a mental institution, so please don't get me wrong when it's put like that" your voice never wavered as you couldn't believe how much strength you found in the power of hatred. However, as you still found yourself with your eyes fixed between looking at the floor and your fidgeting hands – you didn't see the looks of undeniable shock and terror that Jungkook's family passed between each other; especially Serrena and Jeonju.

"(Y/N)'s younger brother, Cassidy…he survived the attack; thanks to two unknown men who came in and took the attacker into their own hands" Jungkook looked to his father – letting every single one of them in the room know that he was absolutely talking about Yoongi.

"Ever since then, my brother has been drawing pictures of what this 'Dracula' looks like. And…" you trailed off as you raised your eyes to look Serrena straight in hers.

"Tonight…when I saw his face…Yoongi's face…" your eyes filled themselves with bitter tears as you tried to keep them in with all your might. "Whoever this Yoongi person is…he is the one who murdered my parents. He looks exactly how my brother draws him – exactly how he described him. This person who Jungkook told me about tonight…the person whose family that the Jeon's have been business partners with for years; he killed my parents."

You looked down at the floor once more, completely ignorant to the reactions on the faces around you. Taehyung flinched at your words - feeling the pain in your voice that filled every corner of his soul and exploded like a ballistic missile inside him. He could barely control his breathing - hardly able to look you in the face for fear of your realisation that the one who caused you so much anguish, was his own brother.

Jeonju tightened his jaw – internally cursing the Montgomery's into hell and back for not knowing that there was another child involved; you. "Gabriel and I were the ones to remove Yoongi from the scene…I had no idea that (Y/N) even existed…how could I have been so careless?" he filled himself with undeniable regret. Serrena blinked several times, completely shocked and taken aback by not only what had happened to you, but the fact that your brother's deductions were pretty much spot on. The room fell eerily soundless, for what seemed to all of you, like the longest time – before Serrena took it upon herself to remove your coffee cup from your hands to the table, before taking your hands and placing them in hers; like a delicate lily flower.

"My sweet child…I am so, so sorry that you had to relive such a horrendous atrocity tonight" her eyes burned into yours with such candour and compassion that it caused one of your held back tears to roll down your cheek. You nodded your head quickly at her as a means to accept her words of benevolence while you unknowingly gripped her hands in turn. Across the table, Taehyung and Jimin could hardly control the emotions that had since bubbled beyond their tipping points at the sight of you looking so fragile and pained; compared to the blinding ray of opulent sunshine you always presented yourself as.

Serrena raised her head deftly, looking her only son straight in his eyes. "Jungkook; have you explained anything?"  she questioned in regards to the possibility of him having told you even a slither about the world you had never asked to be thrown into; to which he replied with a simple, downhearted – "No."

You knitted your eyebrows together a fraction, elevating your eyes from your hands to Serrena's face to see her donning a pensive look – before turning your head around to observe the features of the man you loved. "Huh? What do they mean?" you questioned yourself as you watched Jungkook become more uncomfortable and nervous as the seconds ticked by. Serrena let her head fall back slightly – her throat producing somewhat of a disgruntled sigh as she looked to the lights on the ceiling, before trailing them back down to Jungkook.

"Well darling, would you like to offer (Y/N) an explanation, or shall I?"

You immediately shot your line of vision between the both of them – removing your hands from Serrena's grasp as you sat back in your seat. At this stage, you could have cared less about the live viewing audience watching you as you took a severely defensive tone towards Serrena and Jungkook.

"Excuse me? What are you talking about? Explain what, Jungkook?" your eyes set themselves on him like fuel to an open flame. Jungkook felt like his skin had just been exposed to the seventh level of hell with the furiousness in your voice as he desperately searched his mind for the words to tell you everything; whilst begging you to stay.

"I said – what the hell is going on here?! What aren't you telling me?" you raised your voice – causing everyone in the room to stare with a mixture of fear and dread as they knew what was about to unfold before their eyes.

"Jungkook…it's now or never my darling" Serrena spoke in a barely audible tone as every Vampire could sense your rage and confusion almost become you. Jungkook swallowed the lump in his throat that felt much like swallowing shards of glass, before bravely raising his head to look you in the eyes. He turned his body fully towards you – extending his open hand to take yours; to which your natural reaction was to allow it. You watched him collect his words as he softly moved his thumb over the backs of your knuckles in slow, soothing, circular motions. And, unbeknownst to you both, Hyeja and Chaewon had since began holding hands underneath the table as if to pray for a miracle – as did Taehyung and Jimin.

"…Cassidy wasn't over-imagining things when he told you that…Dracula had killed your parents" his voice was softly-toned yet resonant enough for everyone to hear. You widened your eyes – almost letting out a disbelieving, dry chuckle at his remark.

"What?" was all you could say, as he continued to look at you so soberly and serious. "If this is a joke - it's not a very funny one…are you all in on this? Is this supposed to make me laugh? Is this supposed to make me feel better? If so – it's not fucking working" you scanned the table and looked at everyone's face individually; each person wearing the same, sorrowful h your knees – scanning the room in the hopes of finding a small camera crew ready to jump out and tell you that everything was all just a big joke. Yet – all you were met with was everyone looking to the floor with sombre expressions; everyone that was, except Jungkook, Serrena and Jimin.

"Are you in on this joke as well?!" you slammed your hands down on the table as you almost roared at the top of your lungs into Jimin's face – your voice reverberating throughout the entire room that made Mugsy dart out into the hallway in panic. Jimin – almost on the verge of tears across the table, looked you dead in your eyes, and shook his head slowly before casting them back down to his lap; not able to bear the distraught look on your face for a second longer.

"It's not a joke" he whispered.

"Alright – I'll play along with this little 'family' game that these warped bastards are playing with me. These people are fucking insane" you grew an extra chip on your shoulder as you turned around to face Jungkook who had since silently stood up to converse with you on your level.

"Okay! Okay!" You raised your arms to the ceiling in satirical anger. "Where's your proof, huh? Show me. Prove to me, Mr. CEO of Jeon Corporation, that Vampires exist. Hmm? Give me the evidence of your farcical claim!" your voice was laced with nothing less than patronising sarcasm as you truly couldn't believe that he was really trying to trivialize not only your intelligence – but your feelings as well.

Jungkook began looking at every Vampire in the room before his eyes found their way to his mother, who was staring right back at him with the deepest, most tender form of encouragement – as if to say, "You must do this, my son."

"I said prove it!" you took a step towards him as you screamed right into his face. "You can't – can you?" you paused, your expression wicked and wild as you felt your own body heat spread across your shoulder blades to dance on the back of your neck. Jungkook never flinched as you fully squared up to him, before he met your stare with unwavering earnestness.

"(Y/N)" his voice near trembled at the harrowed sight of you, knowing full well that you may possibly loathe him for as long as you may live once his next few words left his mouth.

"Everyone in this room…with the exception of you; is a Vampire"

You looked at him with such petty vexation – completely tired and finished with his attempts to get you to actually believe that Vampires were real. "Bullshit" your voice was low and venomous as you looked him up and down in disbelief. "You know, I didn't think that you'd be the type to belittle my intelligence and take advantage of what I've been through to try and pull a joke at my expense" you sneered at him; when out of nowhere, Jungkook grabbed you by your upper-arms, almost causing every ounce of breath to vacate your entire system.

"I'm not lying to you!" his voice raised itself to match your previous ferocity towards him. "You look me in the eyes right now, (Y/N) – and tell me, what reason would I have to lie to you and hurt you even further…when you're the only person I've ever loved?" he paused, clearly able to see the terror his words were causing you; knowing that the realisation of what he told you had just sank itself like an anchor inside of you.

"I'm telling you the truth, (Y/N)" Jungkook loosened his grip on you slightly – his voice softer and more feeble than before. "I…I'm a Vampire. We're…all Vampires" he whispered.

A million different thoughts raced through your mind as you stared back at him. You didn't want to believe him – but you felt compelled to as you knew that he was telling you the truth. You looked to your right, seeing the faces of his family staring back at you with mixed looks of pain and tenderness painted on their features that further instilled the reality of Jungkook's words.

"No…I – I don't –" you began to stutter as you started backing away from Jungkook – feeling like a thousand tonne weight was crushing your chest as the small of your back bumped against the marble counter behind you. Serrena quietly rose from her chair – keeping her distance from you to avoid startling you; but it was already too late.

"Get back! Don't come near me – none of you! Stay back…" your breathing became more erratic as all you wanted to do was run for the door; but you knew you were cornered. "How can this be happening?" you manically questioned yourself.

"So…if you're all Vampires…and Yoongi is a Vampire…then that means…" you let your sentence die as you became filled with the damning thought of the only person you ever loved – the person whom you gave all of yourself to in every way imaginable having a direct role in the murder of your parents. "He lied to me, he's been lying to me this entire time - he's not only a fucking monster but he murdered my parents too!" you let such thoughts fill your mind to the brim, completely and utterly terrifying you to the point of rendering you almost speechless.

"My darling, I can assure you that none of us in this room had any involvement with Yoongi when he chose to take your parents from you. We're not like him in that respect" Serrena raised her hands slightly in front of her body to let you view her palms as a gesture of honesty. Before you could even open your mouth to reply to her – out of the corner of your eye, you saw Jimin slowly rise to his feet. In a moment of madness, you looked behind you to view a large block of knives sitting on the worktop; to which you grabbed the biggest one and unsheathed it from its stand.

"If any of you come near me – so help me God I'll –"

"(Y/N), please put the knife down, before you hurt yourself" Serrena's unwavering, calm voice sounded throughout the air around you as she took a graceful step towards you. Jungkook, along with everyone else, heard your heart rate almost double in that moment as you held the knife out towards Serrena.

"You take one more step towards me bitch and I'll sink this straight into your heart!" you bellowed at her, your legs shaking like jelly as Jungkook knew that things were quickly spiralling out of control. Everyone looked to one and other in the wake of your words to the Queen; knowing that if it were anyone else, Serrena would have decimated them right there and then.

"I've just about had enough of this – if any of us wanted to kill you, don't you think it would have happened long before now?" Serrena stepped forward to barge straight up to you as you flung your arm up and back to give you enough leverage to strike her; but in doing so, your hand smashed straight into the glass display cabinet directly behind you – causing you to drop the knife and cry out in pain. Immediately, Jungkook went to move forward towards you as your cries brought out a protective instinct in him that he didn't know he possessed until hearing your pitiful whimpers; however, Serrena was much quicker. In less than a millisecond, Serrena had already taken your hand that held a few small shards of glass in your skin – clearly able to see the blood that escaped your veins below the surface. Not only that; but every single Vampire around you was exposed immediately to the smell of your fresh blood. In general, humans would describe blood as tasting somewhat similar to iron with its metallic tones when mixed with oxygen; but to a Vampire, fresh human blood smelled like hot pancakes dipped in maple syrup on an early Sunday morning. Your aroma was both intoxicating and erotic at the same time – but, due to all of them having previously been conditioned to consuming synthetically manufactured blood, the smell; while it was severely appeasing…it brought them no desire or want to indulge in you. But, as you were the only soul in the room completely ignorant to this fact; you instantly thought of the worst possible scenario that could unfold.

"Oh god…no" you almost trembled, watching Serrena as her eyes locked with your hand, your blood trickling down your skin while she kept a firm grip around your wrist. Jungkook – who was still a few steps away from you could clearly observe you as being a doe caught in the headlights; all while your heartbeat continued to drum in everyone's ears. Without further hesitation, Serrena proceeded to surprise you by placing her hand to the small of your back – before carefully guiding you in the direction of the chair you had previously sat on.

"Now now, let's get you on to this chair and we'll have you cleaned up in no time" Serrena spoke softly into your ear as her cheek almost brushed with yours. "There was no need for that entire spectacle my darling…none of us here wishes to cause you any harm. Especially not Jungkook, for that matter" her voice was wrapped in a certain type of mothering sternness, yet it comforted you in ways you couldn't quite comprehend. You did as you were told, watching Jungkook quickly pull up a seat close to you for his mother to sit on, before he cautiously backed away from you.

"She's terrified of me now…I shouldn't have raised my voice like that" he lamented in woe, watching your fearful eyes try their best to not make contact with his.

"W-what, what are you going to do to me?" you asked, absolutely terrified of what might become of you in the same room with nine Vampires – your blood completely exposed to them all. Serrena glanced up at you, giving her usual radiant smile of warmth as she placed your hand palm-side on hers.

"Let me show you one of the many great things that a Vampire can do" she looked down at your hand – counting three small shards of broken glass. "Jungkook; be a dear and brush up the other broken pieces on the floor; we wouldn't want (Y/N) to cut her feet, would we?"

You watched Jungkook as he moved without hesitation – going to retrieve his broom and dustpan from a side-cabinet at the far end of the kitchen, before swiftly brushing up the broken glass on the floor and disposing of the shards in the trash. You watched him from the corner of your eye – suddenly feeling awful for causing yet again, another catastrophe that night.

"Now my love, I'll begin by picking out these shards. Thankfully, they're only superficial lacerations" she informed you as she began removing the shards with her fingers and placing them on the table. Jungkook – along with the rest of his family, watched as she picked out the last one which so happened to be the larger of the three; causing the release to produce more blood to pump out from your skin.

"Do you think I'll need stitches for this?" you asked ever-so-innocently, causing every Vampire to chuckle at your child-like question. Serrena then placed her hand on your right cheek, meeting your gaze directly as she spoke.

"Oh no, darling. You won't need stitches. In fact, if you still don't believe that Vampires do truly exist…you can decide for yourself after this" she gifted you with a small, light-hearted giggle as she returned her eyes to your hand, leaving you both confused and bewildered at her statement.

"You might feel a tiny bit of discomfort – but I assure you, it will only last but a moment" her kind voice sounded as she placed her hand directly on top of your small wounds. Immediately, you felt a sharp, searing heat that radiated from her hand into yours; but just like she said, it was over no sooner had it started. You kept your eyes on her hand atop of yours the entire time – and to your wonder, you saw your blood almost reverse trickling under her hand; much similar to that of a sponge soaking up water.

"What the…" you couldn't help but gasp as Serrena removed her hand to let you see that your wounds and blood were completely and utterly gone. Hardly believing your own eyes, you raised your hand to your face – searching both sides back and front and feeling it with your fingers to make sure that she didn't just perform some kind of great magic trick.

"They're…they're gone!" you looked around the room to everyone's face in amazement, seeing them all smile at you in turn. "How…how is that even possible…" you babbled in shock, completely dumbfounded at how Jungkook's mother had just done the seemingly impossible.

"Now do you believe us, (Y/N)?" Taehyung's familiar voice caught your attention as you looked upon his smiling face – seeing Jimin who was donning a similar grin right next to him.

"Holy shit…." you found yourself absolutely mind-blown – looking at Serrena as if she was the second coming of Christ who just turned water into wine; or rather, turned blood and wounds into thin air. A few moments ago, you had been so overcome with fear – thinking that perhaps this whole ordeal was orchestrated by Jungkook to finally get you alone to finish off what Yoongi had started thirteen years previously. But now; you found yourself riddled and burning with questions – almost like an adrenaline rush due to being in awe.

"…can I ask a question?" you still couldn't find yourself able to tear your eyes away from your hand as Serrena chuckled at you in turn.

"Of course you can (Y/N) – it would be most peculiar if you didn't have questions that needed answers" she smiled back at you.

"Well…there are a few questions I have"

"Ask as many as you want my love – to your heart's content"

You swallowed deftly, blinking several times in an attempt to gather your thoughts. "So…Vampires exist, and you're all Vampires, and Jungkook's a Vampire, and Yoongi is a Vampire…but you don't want to hurt me? I mean – like, don't Vampires kill humans to suck their blood? Isn't that how they live? I've walked with Jungkook many times in the sun and I've seen his reflection many times – and we even ate garlic bread together before, and –"

Serrena cut you off with a hearty giggle – followed by much the same from around the room as Jungkook stood his distance, listening to your heartbeat return to normal while he shifted his weight uncomfortably from foot to foot.

"My darling – and this is meant as no offence towards humankind…but, the images portrayed by humans of Vampires are mostly false these days. We can freely bask in the sun, we can see our reflections just like you; and garlic, silver, holy water and the likes do not offend us in anyway" she paused, "However, you are right in the notion that, yes – Vampires…we do require blood to sustain us and keep us alive; but not in the way you might have originally assumed so."

You tilted your head slightly, waiting for her to continue.

"Why don't you explain this to your love, my son?" Serrena turned her head towards Jungkook – beckoning him over to the chair beside you with her hand. You looked to him, seeing him almost hesitate for a moment, before he slowly walked over beside you and sat next to you. Jungkook wanted nothing more than to take your hand in his and hold you close to him…but he was ultimately left unsure of how you felt about him in that moment. Alas, you welcomed his presence just like any other instance; but you would have been lying to yourself if you said that you didn't feel a little ambivalent about him in the wake of finding out the truth at last. To say that you didn't feel slightly betrayed would have been untruthful; but when you thought about it logically, you understood why he had kept it hidden from you. "I guess, we're even now" you thought, knowing that you had revealed your deepest, darkest secret to him; and he had just returned the favour to you.

"Well…the first thing you have to know, is that there are two kinds of Vampires when it comes to how we keep ourselves alive. The first is probably the one that's most like how humans perceive Vampires in lore and horror tales; the ones who kill humans or animals to sustain themselves. We refer to such filth as 'rogue Vampires'" Jungkook's voice dropped at the mention of rogues as he saw your curiosity pique.

"The second type would be us – Vampires who do not live off of sentient beings. But…we drink synthetically manufactured blood. There are companies all over the world to accommodate such beings like us…as being a rogue isn't something we value or have any pride in."

"Companies around the world? So, it's a pretty big industry?" you asked – your inner businesswoman coming to light that made Jungkook produce a gentle smile upon his lips.

"(Y/N)…you've been working for this company for the past eight months…you are the personal assistant of the one who orchestrates the entire business" Jungkook's father spoke up from the other side of the table as you found yourself almost speechless.

"…you mean? The Jeon Corporation is all…for Vampires?" you asked with wide eyes as you stared back into Jeonju's; seeing him nod with a knowing glint on his face.

"The company also works on medical research and helps with charities and cures for rare blood diseases; alongside importing and exporting medical equipment. But – the main priority is to feed the majority of Vampires in this world who wish to not harm humans; those who wish to live alongside humans peacefully, as their fellow inhabitants of this earth" Jungkook's warming tenderness returned to his eyes as he caught your gaze – watching you nod and take in his words.

"Okay…that certainly wasn't included in the job description…" you raised your eyebrows as you tried to process everything correctly. You knew about the medical equipment and the research that went on as you directly dealt with that in your line of work as Jungkook's personal assistant – setting up his meetings and greeting his different clientele.

"Of course, we don't just deal with Vampires. We have a large demographic of human clients and investors that we work alongside with as well; most of which you would be familiar with" Jungkook added to reassure you; but your mind wandered elsewhere.

"I'm sorry if this is like, a weird thing to ask but…since you're all Vampires…do you guys have fangs?" you asked in the most serious tone with a ridiculously momentous look on your face. Jungkook and the rest of his family all chuckled at your pure innocence, making you almost smile in turn.

"Yes my dear – we do! But, I'm afraid that real Vampire fangs aren't as beautiful and edgy as they are in the many cult films that humans create and produce." Serrena informed you post-giggling in her seat as everyone continued to smile at you endearingly.

"…could I see them?" you asked very hesitantly, looking between Jungkook and Serrena – hoping that they would say yes. Jungkook slowly blinked at you, feeling himself being filled with ease as he knew that your questions and desire to see the parts of him that he had hid away for so many years meant one thing and one thing only; acceptance.

"Jungkook – why don't you show (Y/N)? But perhaps…let's not go the full nine yards. It always proves to be a little daunting on the first viewing." Serrena tapped Jungkook on the shoulder as she was referring to the fact that when a Vampire fully let their fangs show on display; that it wasn't a pretty sight. She knew that you probably assumed that his upper canines would just elongate – when in fact, if a Vampire were to fully protrude their fangs with intent to poison or kill; the top canines and the lower lateral incisors would grow exponentially large, causing the entire jaw to dislocate to allow for a bigger mouth.

Jungkook turned slowly to you – throwing caution to the wind by putting his hands out in the hopes of you placing yours in his. "I'll show you – but please, don't be afraid of me" his soft voice travelled to your ears as his deep mahogany eyes caught you in a trance; like they always did. You nodded your head as you gently took his grasp and watched with eager eyes to witness what you had always thought of as nothing more than special effects in a movie.

"I'm not afraid of you" you whispered, both of you smiling rather gingerly at each other.

"Alright then" he kept his stare fixed on you as he opened his mouth slightly to begin letting his canines grow a fraction – enough for you to see a considerable change in the structure of his mouth and teeth. You sat in wonder, absolutely fascinated and amazed at the sight before you – leaning back to get a better view of him as a whole; before thinking to yourself how ethereal and magnificent he looked.

"Can I touch them?" you raised an eyebrow  - seeing him grin one of the biggest smiles you had ever saw him form; his fangs peeking out from behind his lips that made your heartbeat increase ever so slightly. "Why does he look so damn sexy with his fangs?" you scolded yourself in that moment for letting your train of thought jump off the tracks – feeling yourself blushing at the thought; to which, Jungkook immediately picked up on.

"Go ahead; I won't stop you" he smirked, protruding them just a little bit more as he embedded the same thoughts as you in secret. Sheepishly, you raised your hand to his mouth – extending the pad of your index finger to gently touch his left canine, feeling that it was very obviously real as you felt his saliva coat your finger. Becoming braver, you pressed a little harder – tapping it and moving your finger underneath to feel its sharpness.

"It's pretty sharp…" you let out a sigh of amazement as you retracted your hand – seeing him smile as he in turn, retracted his fangs and let his mouth return to its normal physical build-up. "To be honest, I'm actually really impressed" you admitted, not caring if you were to sound like his number one fan-girl with your statement in light of knowing that he wasn't even showing you them in full.

"Mine are nothing compared to mother's" Jungkook gave you an airy chuckle of sweetness as he gently laced his fingers with yours. "With her being the oldest Vampire, hers are much larger and more impressive than mine"

"Ahem, oldest?!" Serrena cackled in playful offence. "Come now, my dear son. You know that word offends me. Eldest is much more accurate" she retorted, making everyone laugh – including you.

"My beautiful aunt – you don't look a day over thirty~" Taehyung gave a coy, impish smile as the laughter continued throughout the room.

You bit your lip nervously through your smile, your need to know her actual age consuming you. "Serrena…would it be rude of me to ask how old you are? I mean – like Taehyung said…you really don't look a day over thirty…I'm kind of bitter actually" you said truthfully, seeing her grin widely at your words. "It's just that…you have three children who are all over the age of thirty, yet you look so youthful? Is that another trait of…Vampire-ism?"  you used your newly coined term to describe her that had everyone feeling more at ease now that you were more than accepting of them.

"Not at all darling – it's not rude in the slightest. We view immortality as both a blessing and a curse - but our ability to control our metabolisms and polymorph to a degree is entirely the former~" her beautiful smile graced you as she leaned forwards. "How about, we all reveal our ages starting from Jimin and going around the table?" Something that you had noticed ever since you met Serrena, was that she and the rest of her family all seemed to have a wonderful rapport with each other, making you feel a certain kind of warmness inside you that you had never previously felt from seeing such a close-knit, family unit.

"Alright then, so the youngest, newest Vampire is our little Jimin over here – Jimin?" Serrena nodded her head at him to speak.

"I'm twenty-eight" he smiled bashfully at her words as he looked at you.

"And I – my little butterfly, am seven-hundred and seven years young!" Taehyung exclaimed; to which your jaw hit the floor. Chaewon spoke up, informing you that she and her husband were both six-hundred and forty-two years old – with Hyeja telling you she was nine-hundred and eighty-nine, with her husband being just ten years her senior. And, as if you weren't already in a state of shock from absolutely everything, Jeonju had seemingly put the final nail in the coffin with telling you he was a majestic seven-thousand, eight-hundred and ninety-seven years old.

"And I just so happen to be the eldest here" Serrena gave Jungkook a coy look from the corner of her eye in reference to his previous misuse of the word old to which he bashfully smiled and looked at his shoes. "My dear, I am eight-thousand, five-hundred and twenty-three years old and still feeling just as young as the day and hour I was born" she smiled directly at you as you felt your mouth near dangle around your ankles.

"Your expression is totally priceless (Y/N)! Never before have I had the pleasure of telling a human my true age! It's certainly more humorous than I would have expected!" Hyeja cackled at your shocked face as everyone else joined her in admiring your pure, blissful dumbfoundedness. In that moment, you collected your mouth from the ground as you turned to Jungkook – seeing him with a wry smile on his lips as he knew what your next question would be.

"So…I take it I'm not dating a man who's thirty years old?" you asked with a smirk, watching him keep his eyes fixated on you, giving you an insolent shake of his head.

"Well, it appears you might have a thing for older men – seeing as this year, I'll be turning four-hundred and one…" his voice was as impudent as ever while he watched you widen your eyes to their full capacity.

"Jesus fucking Christ…" you whispered – making everyone roar in laughter. "I guess you're wrong though, Jungkook. It appears I don't have just a thing for older men…but perhaps, instead…older Vampires." You shamelessly rolled your eyes and returned his smile as everyone in the room came down off their hysterical highs.

After a few more moments of exchanged looks of contentment, you sat back – your mind still racing with theories and questions and everything else that you could possibly think of. One on hand, you were still attempting to get over the shock of finding out that your boyfriend – who you previously believed to be a human; was actually a Vampire. Not only that, his entire family were Vampires and they owned one of the biggest corporations in the world to mass produce blood to keep their inhumane tendencies at bay. When you thought about it logically, it was pure genius. On the other hand, however, you couldn't ignore the fact that; due to all this information that had come to light – it just made you even more nervous about the real reason why your parents were taken from you…and why Yoongi even did it in the first place.

"There's just…something that's not sitting with me correctly" you spoke suddenly, catching everyone's attention as they looked to you. "I believe you when you tell me that…you guys are essentially the good guys – for want of better words" you paused, seeing everyone smile and nod in turn. "But then…why is Yoongi different when his family are close with you all? You said you didn't have any time for rogue Vampires, yes? I'm assuming he's rogue because he killed my parents…but I'm just really confused as to why he has suddenly appeared again in my life. Forgive me; but I can't help but think that this is all too closely related to be a mere coincidence"

"Clever girl" Jeonju thought quietly to himself. Jungkook knew you were beyond no doubt an intelligent woman – as it was something that he always admired about you. He adored the fact that you weren't like the typical ditzy office girls he had employed in the past. Rather, you possessed incredible amounts of attractive intellectuality; and you had a certain type of intuitive knowledge that couldn't be learned, meaning you had always been an intelligent, well-informed human.

"Well, my child…to begin explaining that to you; it is necessary for me to start right at the beginning. When Vampires were first created, so that you can know more about who we are rather than what we are. And more importantly…who you are" Serrena addressed you directly.

"…who I am? What have I got to do with this?" you asked, confused beyond belief.

"Perhaps, meeting Jungkook as his personal assistant was mere coincidence, my darling. But…I'm afraid in the case of Yoongi, you are correct in your deduction of it not being just chance or coincidence. Your…ancestral line plays a rather large part in Vampiric history" Serrena caught the attention of everyone in the room – especially Jungkook and Taehyung as they burned with fierce curiosity; knowing that Serrena was referring to your touch.

"…and now I'm even more confused" you gave her a blank look of bewilderment as she smiled at you understandingly. Serrena looked to Taehyung and Jimin as she raised her coffee cup in the air.

"Now boys, I think refreshments are needed all round. Would you both be so kind?" she raised her left eyebrow as Taehyung and Jimin took to their feet and began collecting everyone's cups to hastily brew up some more coffee.

"Tell me, (Y/N); do you enjoy stories?" Serrena turned back to face you – looking down at your hand that was still laced with her sons; watching him softly caress the side of your thumb with his.

"Um…I guess? Why?" you smiled with uncertainty – the sound of the coffee machine humming in the background as Jimin and Taehyung got to work on playing baristas.

Serrena sat forward in her chair, crossing one leg over the other as she raised her elbow to rest it on the oak table. She gave you her usual gleaming smile – her eyes full of warmth and endearment as she prepared not only let you in on Vampiric history that no human had ever heard before; but she was about to drop the biggest bombshell that you would ever experience in your life – what you really were, and how you were not just a mere human like the approximate 7.5 billion that shared the earth with you.

"So, are you sitting comfortably?" she asked, to which you nodded quickly in turn; finding yourself almost excited to hear what she had to say, but also feeling extremely nervous as to what she meant by who you were.

"…then let us begin"