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year 403. (thousands of years ago)

The flowers bloomed beautifully under the blazing heat of the sun who was proudly showing off its bright rays above.

Soft giggles, softer than marshmallows and pillows and melody-like laughters filled the fresh air, butterflies flying around surrounding them, matching their beauty with their smiles and the ones in their stomachs.

"Tae! Stop!" Jeongguk's beautifully cute giggles escape past his pink rosy lips as large hands surround all over his body, pinching both of his small and dainty waist and perky butt.

"Why would I, my love? Hmm? You're so irresistible I cannot get over you." Taehyung lightly gave kisses on the nape of Jeongguk's neck.

"I'm ticklish!" The bunny smile flashes right in front of Taehyung and he swears he falls in love again when he sees that smile on the doe eyed male.

"Ticklish huh?" Taehyung tickles Jeongguk once again, earning another mesmerizing giggles from him.

"Then I'll tickle you with kisses my babydoll!"

The older male kisses every inch and every part of Jeongguk's body. Their laughter surrounded the area and their burning passion for each other lingered in the air.

Oh, they are so much in love.

Jeongguk couldn't get enough of Taehyung and Taehyung couldn't get enough with Jeongguk. Both the orbits inside their eyes only focus on each other, seeing the whole galaxy rotate in them.

Just basking in each other's arms is already a bliss to the both of them. Both of their lips are always on each other, their heartbeats beating and singing to each other.

Their love is so precious that the villagers did not want to break them apart.

A month later, the crowned Prince was delighted to hear about his marriage with his lover. He couldn't wait to make Jeongguk officially his.

His lifelong dream was Jeongguk himself. He had been yearning for him ever since he was a preteen when he saw the doe eyed male come to the palace for the first time, hiding behind his mother's back.

He was a son of a servant but for Prince Kim Taehyung, he didn't care about that. All he cares about is Jeon Jeongguk, the one who is the reason why his eyes sparkle in happiness, the reason why he is a better man, the reason why he strives to be the better King so that he can give the other a better life.

They didn't care if they were both males. It was obvious they truly love each other and they will not step in their way ever. Taehyung will kill someone for Jeongguk for sure and they will not be even surprised if that happens.

So it's not a shock to everyone when his advisor and the people in the palace are not even against it. Everyone loves and supports what they have. Even his parents, the king and the queen, admire and want Jeon Jeongguk for their son.

"Ah! Ah! Right t-there hyungie..."

Both of their bodies connected with each other, like they were made only for each other. Taehyung's thrusts were rough, hitting Jeongguk in the spot. The feeling inside of the bunny toothed male was the most heavenly experience Taehyung has ever felt in his whole life and he couldn't get enough of it.

Taehyung drinks the skin on Jeongguk's neck like it was his favorite wine, sucking it like he depended on it his whole life. His hands roam everywhere in Jeongguk's body, feeling the whole ethereal being lying underneath him, allowing himself to get devoured and worshiped that he deserves.

"Angel, I can't get enough of you. Fuck! You're so good, taking my cock so well. Such a good boy for me." He thrusts and thrusts and thrusts, multiple curses escaping his lips.

The milky white skin that is now covered in hickeys and marks touches his fingertips and there was a burning desire and pride lit like flames in his chest as he let his eyes gaze on his lover's body.

Jeongguk's moans echoed into the air as Taehyung kept thrusting and thrusting and thrusting inside of him like he was a starved beast until he finally reached heaven, finally both of them reaching their climax. The white liquid of cum slowly dripped from Jeongguk's thighs and he had never felt so full.

Both of them were each other's first time. Taehyung's pride is higher than the sky knowing he was Jeongguk's first and last. He then crashes his lips against the doe eyed male, wanting to feel him again, roaming his tongue inside his cavern.

"I-I love you so much hyungie." Jeongguk declares, breathing heavily. Taehyung's tongue was an excellent skill itself, working wonders in every part of his body.

"My baby doll, my precious and my everything, I love you more, my forever beloved." Taehyung smiles and pecks those plump rosy lips again.

"Fuck I could bask in you for forever. I could stay here inside of you for eternity."

Jeongguk giggles at that. His cheeks are so round and chubby, Taehyung's hands made their way to it and grabbed it.

The doe eyed male sighs happily, feeling his lover's gaze burning on him. He could see his eyes full of love and passion directed at him and god, he fell hard all over again.

It wasn't that hard to fall in love with Taehyung. The prince might look cold and intimidating but Jeongguk was one of those lucky people who had seen the true persona of his as the older male lets himself be exposed in front of the bunny toothed boy.

It was the prince who made the first move, sending flirty glances at his way. Always staring at him like a curious owl, protecting and defending him from the rude guards in the palace and finally confesses his love for him under the moon.

Their first kiss happened when both of them sneaked out one night. Taehyung couldn't help himself anymore, seeing Jeongguk right there so close with his ethereal face, he just snapped and pinned the doe eyed male against the wall, their lips finally meeting like the waves and the shore in a beach.

Jeongguk could see himself loving this man on top of him who was caging him on bed with his arms for forever. The smell of the remnants of their passion love making lingered in the air and he sighs once again.

Jeongguk can agree. He could totally bask in this forever too.

"I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you." Taehyung chants it again and again while both of their lips touch each other. Jeongguk giggles like a baby once again.

"I love you for eternity, Jeongguk. You know that right?"

"I know. And I love you too for eternity, my prince. This heart will only be yours I promise."

It's been days since their love making. Both of them are busy due to their duties but they make sure they always meet at night.

Passionate kisses and touches are given everywhere. Declarations of their love for each other were heard by the moon every single night.

There is not a single day that they never proclaim each other's love, saying 'I love you' to each other every second, every minute, every hour and every day.

But every perfect love there is, no matter how pure, delicate and passionate it is, there will always be a single tiny flaw lurking behind the shadows, ready to attack and ruin everything.

It was a sunny day and Jeongguk had already finished all the chores given to him. Being a servant wasn't easy but he can manage. He could feel all the exhaustion around his body enveloping him.

He wanted to go visit and see what his Taehyungie is doing but he knows his lover is busy attending matters at the court, proudly doing his prince duties.

A sigh left his rosy pink lips at the thought of his lover. He decided to go to his chambers and rest. He had a long day and his body is itching for a long rest.

When he walks inside his bedroom, he notices a herbal tea placed on his small table. He walked closer to it and he saw a letter placed beside it. A smile instantly graces his ethereal face when he sees where it came from.

To my beloved moon

Here's a tea for you my love. Drink this for you'll be soothed after this. I know it's tiring to work constantly for hours and I give you this to erase all the tiredness in your body. I don't want you tired all the time. The only time you should be tired is when we finish our lovemaking.

I love you and I'll meet you later at night.

From your Taehyungie.

The big smile on Jeongguk's face was evident. He could feel all the butterflies and fireworks in his stomach. His lover is so caring and thoughtful. His heart beats fast inside his chest at the action.

He didn't hesitate to drink the tea. He trusts Taehyung's judgment because after all, the older male really takes care of him almost every single day.

After a few sips, feeling the burn in his tongue, he could feel himself getting dizzy, his vision spinning around and he stumbled in the bed.

Instead of feeling well because of the tea, he felt his whole body weak. A headache immediately hits him harshly and he groans in pain.

"What is happening...?"

He tried not to close his eyes even though he's close to fainting. While doing so, he didn't notice that the door was slowly opening, a huge figure entering inside, his eyes bored at the doe eyed male's body laying on the bed.

A smirk was plastered in the man's face. His heavy boots pounded loudly against the floor, making Jeongguk turn his head to look at his way, his doe eyes squinted in both pain and confusion, he couldn't see who was walking towards him. His vision is a blurring mess and is still spinning. His stomach was suddenly all upset and he wanted to cry.

"T-Taehyungie?"

"Yes it's me. Your Taehyungie." His eyes slowly raked everywhere in Jeongguk's body, he licked his lips at the sight. Damn. The prince is so lucky to have this beauty.

Jaehun was just a mere guard in the palace. A forty five year old ugly man with a long beard. He had been wanting to taste this boy for forever but he couldn't because of the prince.

And now he finally could have him at this moment.

"Taehyungie..." The doe eyed beauty couldn't recognize the man in front of him anymore. The drug is now working in his system. Jaehun hummed in response.

Before Jeongguk entered his chamber, an hour earlier, Jaehun entered inside. He saw the tea on the table given by the prince and he didn't hesitate to put the drug in it.

And now he has the boy drugged out of his life. The drug makes the victim have distorted images in their vision and Jaehun could clearly see that Jeongguk sees him as his Taehyungie. He wanted to laugh.

"I want to touch you." His lips slowly went to Jeongguk's neck and put small kisses under his throat.

Jeongguk seems like he's out of his mind already, recognizing this man as his Taehyungie. He softly nodded and closed his eyes.

"Y-Yes please. T-Touch me hyungie please..."

Jaehun smirked and he littered kisses around Jeongguk's neck, sucking and marking the milky white skin. There are now hickeys everywhere. His hands roamed around the younger's body and he was about to remove the panties off when he heard the door opening.

"WHAT THE FUCK?!"

He immediately stops and quickly turns around to see the prince heavily fuming in anger.

Taehyung could feel his heart drop at the heartbreaking sight. There was his beloved doll, laying underneath at Jaehun. He could see him begging for the man.

"Hyungie..." Jeongguk, literally drugged out of his mind, unconsciously went closer to Jaehun and kissed him on the lips.

Feeling his heart shatter in pieces in sight, the anger fuels more in his body. Enraged, he quickly went closer to Jaehyun and punched him hard right in the face.

"Y-Your highness-"

Jaehun's words were cut off when a pained yelp escaped his lips when Taehyung continued to punch him.

More blood came out, painting the prince's knuckles. Jeongguk is now long asleep, laying on the bed, the drug in his system made him lose his consciousness.

"You disgusting son of a bitch! I will fucking kill you, you bastard!" Taehyung kept punching and punching and punching the guard. The rage in his eyes is now heavily evident. He wanted nothing more but to kill Jaehun at this point for touching Jeongguk.

Jimin and the other servants who are now outside the door had their eyes widened in horror. "Oh my god! Your highness! Guards!"

Taehyung didn't stop punching Jaehun. His anger blinded him and all he could see was red. How dare this ugly old piece of shit touch his lover?!

And how dare Jeongguk let this man touch him?

With that thought, not only Taehyung felt anger at Jaehun but also at Jeongguk as well.

"Fuck you! You fucking worthless scum!" He didn't stop punching, feeling the anger in his chest rising up more and more.

Until he was stopped by the other guards behind him, trying to take him away from Jaehun who lay there on the ground almost lifelessly, There was a lot of blood. So much blood. Taehyung didn't regret a single thing.

Loud multiple gasps attacked the air. Almost every person living in the palace had now witnessed what happened, standing outside the door. Both the king and the queen finally arrived and they couldn't believe their eyes at the sight.

Jaehun. Taehyung's knuckles dripping of blood. Jeongguk lying unconscious on the bed littered with hickeys.

"Oh my god. Taehyung what the fuck happened?!" The queen roars. She could see her son's hands trembling so much from anger.

The prince's sharp gaze and eyes filled with tremendous hatred and anger scared every single one of them, even both the king and queen. They had no idea what happened to their son. It's their first time seeing him like this, like a beast ready to murder each and everyone in the room.

Taehyung was breathing heavily in anger. Despite what he had caused, he didn't feel an ounce of regret of what he did to Jaehun. He was a trusted guard of the palace and this is what he did to him? Touch his lover?

His eyes then lingered over Jeongguk's unconscious self laying on the bed. He looked peaceful and his ethereal features glowed.

But Taehyung felt his heart break when he saw the littered hickeys and marks around his precious lover's neck. Did he allow Jaehun to do this to him? Did he enjoy his touch? Did he smile at him like he used to at Taehyung?

The rational part of Taehyung's mind is shutting down at the sight.

Jeongguk had cheated on him.

He could clearly remember what the doe eyed male did right in front of him. He kissed Jaehun in the lips as he stood there on the door and the image was enough to make him go berserk again.

The heartbreaking scene was burning in his mind and then he quickly walked out of the room, feeling his whole body and heart carry a heavy weight. The pain is striking him like lightning. The tears finally escape his eyes and he sobs once he reaches his bedroom.

Jimin quickly went over to Jeongguk. He held the poor boy against his arms and caressed the top of his head. He already knows what was going on in Taehyung's mind right now.

Multiple whispers from the servants who still stood there lingered in the air. They are now realizing what truly happened. The lovely beauty Jeongguk had cheated on their prince!

But Jimin knew it wasn't the case. He knew Jeongguk very well. He knows the doe eyed male wouldn't do this. He would literally kill himself before even thinking about cheating on Taehyung.

A tear escaped his eyes as he stared at the poor doe eyed male. He didn't know what was going to happen now. Everyone saw what happened and he immediately already knew what kind of evil thoughts were swarming in their heads , thinking viciously of Jeongguk now.

Jimin knows there is one thing, Taehyung and everyone misunderstood what happened and he can't wait to defend and stay by with Jeongguk this time.

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*

The doe eyed male is crying helplessly outside Taehyung's room. He was on his knees and it was aching terribly in pain from kneeling there for three hours straight, begging to see the prince, his lover.

When Jeongguk woke up later that day, Jimin told him everything that happened and his heart dropped.

He didn't even remember kissing Jaehun. Hell, he would never ever cheat on Taehyung! He would never do that. Jeongguk was heartbroken and felt so disgusted at himself for seeing the hickeys around his neck. He felt so ashamed for letting someone violate him like that. How could Jaehun do this to him?!

Jeongguk was crying heavily while he was in the shower, scrubbing every touch of Jaehun in his body. His neck is red due to harsh scrubbing. He's intent on removing every single trace from that piece of trash. His whole hands were shaking and he couldn't help but to blame himself for what happened.

But how? It's not even his fault in the first place. He didn't even know it was Jaehun at that time. He could feel something in him the moment after he drank the tea and he knew he wasn't himself when it happened.

Jeongguk didn't hesitate to check on Taehyung right after. He knocked on the door multiple times and couldn't help but to shed a tear when heard no response. He knows his Taehyungie is in there. He knows the older male is ignoring him.

"Please Taehyung! Let me in! I can explain!" He begs, crying helplessly. His eyes were bloodshot and he had lost the sparkle and glow within him.

The guards who were guarding the prince's room looked at him in disgust. It's not a surprise that everyone already knows what happened and Jeongguk couldn't be bothered to tell them what truly happened.

They don't know the truth.

All of the servants treated him badly, shoving him harshly out of the way, mocking and laughing at him, scolding and throwing mean remarks at his way.

He was thankful that he had Jimin by his side. The shorter male defended and protected him from those people but it wasn't enough. Jimin can't protect him every time when the servants always find a way to make his life a living hell.

All of their secret jealousy for him had now come to the light, treating him like dirt. Everyday was painful for Jeongguk and every second of it he wished Taehyung was there for him, comforting him.

"Taehyungie..." He chokes out, feeling his lungs burning in pain and he suddenly couldn't breathe. He wanted the prince beside him right now and it hurts. It hurts so much.

Taehyung misunderstood everything and he wants to explain everything but how can he do that when the prince himself is shutting him out?

Few weeks have passed and he hasn't seen a single trace of the prince. It was obvious his lover was avoiding him and Jeongguk felt a big crack in his heart. It wouldn't stop hurting for days. The pain is increasing and increasing until it finally reaches its limit.

All the servants, guards and even both the king and queen stared at his way with hatred. He looked lifeless, shame and intense sadness filled his doe eyes. He couldn't handle their stares at him. It hurts so fucking much.

It's shocking how he wasn't even punished yet. He knows Taehyung prevented them but at this moment, he's suffering so fucking much. He wants to end it all now.

It hurts when people turn their backs on you at the moment without even asking what truly happened. Jeongguk wanted to explain it badly, that he wouldn't dare such a thing but their hatred made him drown in his misery, he could only blame himself for whatever happened.

To Jaehun, he wasn't executed. Instead, he was just exiled and thrown away out of the palace. Jeongguk wanted to scream at the king in anger for doing that. The former guard deserved death for touching and almost raping him!

Every night, Jeongguk goes in front of Taehyung's door, hoping the older male will come out and hug him but that never happens.

Jeongguk begged and begged and begged. He cried nonstop. His chest was howling in pain yet Taehyung never dared to come out to face him and hear his explanation.

Until the prince had his last straw over Jeongguk's pleadings outside the door and he finally opens it, seeing his former lover on his knees, begging for him, his own name lingering in Jeongguk's lips.

"Taehyung-" Jeongguk immediately stood up when he saw the door open.

"Stop calling me that. You're just a servant."

It was the first time Jeongguk had heard his voice ever since what happened but now the voice that used to hold so soft, lovingly and pure of endearing tone only for him, now holds that icy cold tone, full of hatred.

And Jeongguk's heart breaks and breaks again.

"T-Taehyungie you're hurting me." He chokes out, feeling a bile threatening to come out. He feels sick and heavy due to the immense pain he's feeling because of Taehyung.

"No Jeongguk! It's you who fucking hurt me! And stop calling me by my name because you no longer have the right to! The moment you spend time with that fucker is the moment we're over. You fucking cheated on me with that guard! I'm not going to forgive you for that!"

Jeongguk could see the pure hatred in Taehyung's eyes directed at him. His heart cries loudly at that.

"No Taehyung please, it's not that! It's not true-"

"I've seen you kiss him right in front of me, Jeongguk! How- How could you?" Taehyung's tone wavers, replaced with pain.

Jeongguk shook his head in denial, fat tears coming out of his doe eyes and he never dared to wipe them away, exposing his whole pain in front of Taehyung.

"It's not true at all! I never cheated on you Taehyung! How could you even think of such a thing?! When I drank the tea I didn't know what happened to me right after that. I felt like I wasn't myself at all, something must have happened. Please Taehyungie don't do this-"

He let out a pained yelp when his hand that was reaching out for Taehyung was slapped harshly by the man himself.

"Stop lying!" Taehyung grits his teeth and Jeongguk shivers in fear, backing away from him. "So you're telling me that the tea that I gave you made you like that? Huh?! Made you like a fucking whore ready to jump into another man's dick? Is that it?!"

Jeongguk couldn't bear the excruciating pain anymore and slaps Taehyung harshly across the face.

The silence immediately envelops the two of them. Taehyung could hear the small choked out sobs that Jeongguk was letting out and he immediately felt something from it.

"H-How dare you Taehyung?! How dare you! I can't believe you don't trust me at all. You're hurting me so much hyungie. You know damn well I would never do that to you! I love you too much to even do that! If I ever kissed Jaehun like you said then you have to believe me that it wasn't me at all! I don't even remember anything, any of it! I wasn't acting like myself!"

Taehyung froze in his spot. He couldn't utter a single word. Too shocked from the slap that he had received from the younger.

"I can't take the pain anymore, hyungie. It hurts so fucking much. It hurts to know that you didn't believe me at all. It hurts to know that all you ever saw me as was that I'm a whore. I was a victim hyungie! He touched me without my consent! And you weren't even there to be there for me and instead you turn your back on me! I hate you! I hate you so much!"

Taehyung widens his eyes at the words. Fuck. "Jeongguk-"

"Stop! Stop calling me that! You have no idea how much pain you've caused me, your highness." Jeongguk stares at him with his doe eyes filled with pain and Taehyung fills a sting in his heart.

"I kneeled at the ground for hours straight everyday outside your door, waiting for you to hear me out but all you ever did was shut me out and throw me away like I was a piece of dirt! Did your promises for me mean nothing to you now? You're breaking every single of it! I'm tired. I'm so fucking tired I can't- I can't handle this anymore, hyungie. I can't."

He doesn't even know what to do to make Taehyung believe him but now, he has had enough. He's too tired. He gives up. If the prince doesn't even believe him then he has no reason to explain anything to him anymore.

Taehyung's heart breaks when the look on Jeongguk's face changes. This time, instead of him, the doe eyed male now stares at with hatred.

"You don't believe me? Fine. But after this, I won't let you be in my life ever again. I won't let you in. I won't love you anymore even in my next lives because I'd rather kill myself than to be with you again. I'll make you feel the suffering that I felt because of you. I can't be with someone who doesn't trust me enough and I will make sure that in my next life and after that, I won't ever be yours again. I will hate you until the end of the time. You'll suffer for not having me for the rest of your life and I will never ever forgive you. Never. That's a fucking promise."

Those words were full of venom, full of hatred and anger and for the first time, Taehyung couldn't see the love in Jeongguk's eyes as the doe eyed male stared at him instead with intense hatred.

And with that, Jeongguk turned his back on him, walking away from him forever.

Taehyung shouldn't have let him go. He shouldn't have let Jeongguk slip through his fingers.

Because news broke out inside the palace and Taehyung is filled with heavy guilt, regret and shame.

Jeongguk had killed himself.

Jimin was cursing at him, throwing vile words at his way, blaming him for his friend's death

"This is all your fault Taehyung! Because of you Jeongguk killed himself! Fuck you! You do not deserve to be a king!"

It was the most heartbreaking sight he had ever seen in his entire life. Taehyung was the one who had found Jeongguk first and witnessed the most traumatizing scene that will haunt him for eternity.

After that conversation, Taehyung thought about Jeongguk's words a lot. He had come to the conclusion that he might have actually misunderstood the whole situation and instead, Jeongguk was drugged.

He quickly went towards Jeongguk's chambers with heavy regret in his chest, ready to apologize to the younger and beg for his forgiveness. He can't believe how foolish he was!

There were tears streaming down his face and heavy guilt became more heavier and heavier within the passing minute.

And when he knocks on the door and receives no response for a few minutes, calling his beloved's name, he finally opens the door and what he sees makes the guilt in his chest become a burning permanent mark.

Because there was his beloved, his baby doll, his everything, laying on his bed lifelessly, with a knife on his hand and blood on his throat.

Jeongguk had slit his throat, killing himself in the process.

Every vein in Taehyung's body freezes. His mind stops working for a second, the scene not sinking in yet. His legs were about to fall down and when he finally realized what was happening, he broke down completely.

His loud and anguish scream wakes everyone in the palace. He cradles his Jeongguk in his arms and cries harder than ever before, his entire heart shatters completely, turning into dust.

The thorns in his chest squeezes the life out of him. He could feel them stabbing every part of him. The guilt and regret completely washes over him like a tsunami and he drowns himself in it.

His Jeongguk, his beloved moon, killed himself because of him.

"No no no please." Taehyung cried helplessly, staring at his beloved lying lifelessly in his arms.

The excruciating pain was burning him so much and it was so strong he feels like a part of him also died with Jeongguk.

"My darling, please wake up. Hyungie is here now. Hyungie is so sorry baby. I'm so sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry Jeongguk please." He cried and cried and cried, wanting nothing more than to bury himself under the ground because of the heavy guilt.

"I'm here now Jeongguk, please."

He cried out and let out an excruciating but heartbreaking scream. The whole palace and even outside, everyone heard his pained screams.

"Jimin, help me. Help me wake my beloved up. Please. He's just sleeping, I know it. " He looked at Jimin helplessly. The shorter male only looked at him with agony and sadness.

"Taehyung... he's gone. Jeongguk-" Jimin chokes out, unable to contain the sobs.

Taehyung continued to shake his head in denial. The tears fell nonstop. His heart was no longer in his chest. It completely shatters and turns into dust. Jeongguk took it with him. Also took a part of Taehyung that now can never be retrieved.

"Baby wake up Taehyungie hyungie is here now. I am here. I'm sorry. I'm sorry." He apologizes multiple times, cradling Jeongguk closer to him. His lips gave kisses to Jeongguk's forehead, hoping the other would wake up.

Oh how much Jeongguk had suffered because of him. How much he hates himself now that he put all the blame on his lover when all along, Jeongguk was just a victim and that he should've blamed Jaehun instead.

He blamed Jeongguk, he hurt him, he didn't trust him, called him a whore and a liar, neglected and pushed him away, let his beloved moon get bullied by the other servants, let his Jeongguk think that he doesn't love him anymore, let him let go and let him unalive himself because of him.

All Taehyung could feel was heavy deep regret and he loathed himself even more. He fucking hates himself to the core. He wishes he could turn back in time. He wishes he could hug him, wishes he could comfort him, wishes he could've protected him, wishes he could've trusted him, he wishes he could kiss and make love with him again.

But now, all of it, it will never ever happen again and who's the person to be blamed because of that?

Taehyung.

It was Taehyung and Taehyung himself knows it.

He would carry all the pain, regret and guilt for the rest of his life. He would carry the fact that he was the reason why Jungkook killed himself. He would carry all the scars for eternity.

And he doesn't mind because he knows it's all his fault. He's ready to carry them, would regret until the universe explodes and even after that, he would still regret everything.

He was the cause of his Jeongguk's misery and pain and he's ready to take a heavy punishment because of it, because he fucking deserves it.

He's a fucking asshole, a fucking terrible and a horrible person to do that to his lover. A fucking monster who was the cause of Jeongguk's death.

"I will never forgive you for this, Taehyung. I don't care if you are my prince or my future king, what you did to my friend is unforgivable. I hope you feel the pain for the rest of your life."

Jimin said the words right in front of him and with that, the male walked away from Taehyung, walked out of the palace, quitting his job. He just can't stay in the same place where his only friend committed suicide. He can't bear to stand near or look at Taehyung in the same way again so he left.

Taehyung can't help but to look down and lower his head in shame.

It's been a few days since Jeongguk was peacefully buried and Taehyung spends most of his days there, sitting in front of the grave.

He was neglecting his prince duties and he is now due to be crowned in two months yet all he felt was misery and despair. He should be excited that he's now going to be a king but how could he feel that when his beloved is now long gone? All because of him?

He ordered the guards to search for Jaehun and they successfully caught the man. Turns out, the former guard is now a beggar in a village near somewhere. Taehyung gave him multiple punches again as soon as he met the guard again.

"I order you to tell me what the fuck happened! Did you put something in the drink?! Huh?!" He gave multiple hard punches everywhere in the man's body.

Jaehun couldn't handle the pain anymore so he told them the truth. "Y-Yes your highness... I-I drugged him but-"

This made Taehyung even more furious and he cut Jaehun off with a loud punch. The former guard's teeth fell and blood gushed out from the impact.

"You fucker! I'll fucking kill you this time!"

He throws punches at the male. He punched him to death. More blood filled the ground and his knuckles. He was heavily breathing, the rage in him fueled even more. All the guards took a step back away from the prince, scared.

Taehyung looked murderous. These past few days he was nothing but an empty shell. There were no emotions in his eyes, only anger but that was now rare these days. He became blank and emotionless, like a fucking robot with no feelings.

Both of his parents are now worried for him because of this. Taehyung became more and more like another person.

He changed for the worst.

He yells at the servants and guards, punishes them heavily even in the smallest things. They can also see scars on his wrist and they knew that when no one's around, Taehyung hurts himself intentionally, trying to feel what Jeongguk had felt when he neglected him.

It's been two months and now nothing's changed. Taehyung became a monster in front of everyone's eyes in a short time. Everyone in the palace now fears him.

It was the day of his coronation, the day that will finally become king of Silla.

But three hours before his coronation, an old woman dressed in black cloak enters the palace.

Everyone knew who she was, she was Jeongguk's grandmother.

But what they didn't know is that she was a shaman.

When Jeongguk's mother had died from an illness, she took care of him until Jeongguk met Taehyung and decided to become a servant in the palace just so he could spend more time with the prince.

She didn't know it would be her greatest mistake because now, her grandson is long gone, all because of Prince Taehyung.

Taehyung could recognize the old woman. He had seen her before with Jeongguk and he gulped down when both of their eyes met.

They were inside the court. All of the guards from outside and inside are lying lifelessly on the ground. Jaewa came closer to the prince and the king and the queen stared at her with fear in their eyes.

Taehyung remained there and stood on his ground. He could see the hatred in the eyes of the old woman and he fought himself not to cry in guilt.

Jeongguk's grandmother came here. She knows.

When the old woman is now finally in front of Taehyung, she let out those words that Taehyung will never ever forget.

"You are the reason why my Jungkookie is gone and I came here to punish you because of it." Her whole frail body shooks in anger, fingertips ready to cast a curse at Taehyung.

"I'm ready. I take all the punishment you will give me. I regret all of it. I swear I regret all of it." Taehyung's voice was shaking, tears started to pool on his eyes.

"You must bear the consequences! You killed my poor grandson! He doesn't deserve you."

"I-I know." Taehyung lowers his head in shame. The familiarity of guilt envelops him even more than before.

"And for that, I curse you to be a blood sucking creature, only to feed blood on humans and live for eternity to live with the pain. You could only go outside when it's night and the light of the sun shall burn you until you're nothing but dust of ashes."

A sudden wave of pain hits Taehyung and he groans, falling to the ground, clutching his body in pain.

"My Jeonggukie resembles the sun and now your kind will be forbidden to ever step foot under the light. You killed and took away the only light in my life and now that light shall be the reason your kind will burn to death."

"Tae!" He hears the queen, his mother shouting for him but it was all too late when she was immediately silenced when an invisible force slit her throat open, a fountain of blood came out.

It was her husband, the king was next. He was also killed the same way. Taehyung watches in agony as they are killed.

Taehyung screams when he feels every part of his body burning excruciatingly. Jeongguk's grandmother only watched him with satisfied eyes.

"You will bear pain and regret for the rest of your life. It will be a never ending suffering. Every time you meet my Jeonggukie's next life in the future, with only one kiss, he shall remember everything you did to him and he will forever be bound to hate you even more after that."

"P-Please... I'm sorry..." Taehyung cries out, the pain is too much. He could feel himself transforming, his heart is slowly beating and in any second, he will die.

But then, his heart completely stops and his skin turns cold yet he remains awake for he was the first vampire ever to exist.

The pain was a never ending stabbing of multiple needles in every part of his body. It was suffocating and burning him, feeling all of his flesh getting ripped out but it wasn't.

His eyes changed colors and now it was red. His stomach craved for something- a blood. He suddenly craved blood.

He screams and suffers. He could feel multiple shadows into the air, the demons, the blood sucking demons. They enveloped Taehyung.

Jaewa could only watch. Taehyung deserved this. This is his eternal punishment for making his grandson suffer.

Because of him she was now left alone in this world. She knows she will meet Jeongguk in their next lives and in that time, Taehyung will still remain as he was and won't grow old.

A vampire.

At that moment, vampires were born.

Taehyung became the king of vampires. He killed thousands of people. He turned thousands of people into vampires. The moment he was turned, he drank all of the blood of his parents and went berserk, either killing or turning everyone in the village.

He was also shocked to know when Jimin was accidentally turned into a vampire and the guilt doubled in his cold dead heart when the poor male blamed him for it.

"You fucking killed Jeongguk and now you turned me into one of those horrible creatures?! How much more pathetic and monster are you huh?! You're a horrible and sick and vile creature Taehyung! Jeongguk do not deserve you!"

Ever since then, he has become stone cold. He became a ruthless ruler. The monster everyone fears about. He is the strongest, the oldest and the fastest and the deadliest creature to ever walk on this planet.

Yet there was only one person who could bring him down to his knees.

Jeongguk.

There were a lot of wars and he managed to win every single one of them. The vampires became much more deadlier and spread out across the whole country. Just at the mention of his name, everyone cowers in fear. More blood was shed, multiple bodies were killed and burned and more were turned into his kind.

The humans feared them and since his Jeongguk was human and there was a possibility that he might reincarnate at this time, he forbade every single one of his kind to not kill every human they come across.

Since this was a huge problem to him, he didn't want every human to be wiped out and so he made a law. Both humans and vampires are allowed to interact peacefully and procreate.

Killing humans will now be a crime. Only vampires can drink blood on the humans who are willing to provide for them. This law made everything so peaceful and the humans were thankful for the king but everyone still fears the vampire king himself.

Stories were spread around about him, depicting him as the monster and the villain in their stories and even if he made the law and ruled the kingdom so great, there were still those who despised him and wanted him out of the throne.

Of course, Taehyung managed to kill every single one of them. He's not even immune to traitors. It's been centuries that he has been ruling and he knows who is trying to turn their backs at him.

But he will never forget the way he turned his back and neglected Jeongguk, his forever beloved.

It's now year 1519 yet the pain and guilt is still as strong as ever. His mind always remembers Jeongguk. He still yearns for him, he still in love with him and no matter how many centuries had passed, he never looked at anyone.

Both of his eyes, heart, body and soul only belong to Jeongguk.

Everyone wonders who is the vampire king's loved one but they never saw the king with someone else.

Until the night when Taehyung finally met Jeongguk for the first time once again in centuries.

Taehyung was over the moon when he saw his beloved once again, a human and still very much completely alive.

The king was ready to rewrite their stars again and to correct his mistakes this time.

And Jeongguk? He fell in love with Taehyung again.

He was nothing like his Jeongguk from before. Jeongguk's second life is different from his first life.

This Jeongguk was much sassy, stronger and had deep hatred for vampires.

But when he met Taehyung, the vampire king, it all changed. He fell for him.

Taehyung tried to make up for what happened last time. The deep guilt and regret was still there, hiding behind him like a shadow.

He couldn't believe he'll meet his beloved moon ever again. Even though they have very different personalities, he still fell in love all over again.

His cold dead heart was alive until it wasn't, again.

When he confessed and they both kissed, that's where everything went all wrong.

As soon as both of their lips touched, flashes of his past life came in Jeongguk's mind like a movie reel.

He quickly removed Taehyung away from him and stared at him with deep and passionate hatred in his eyes.

Once again, Taehyung's dead heart shatters into nothing but dust.

"You! You were the reason I killed myself in my past life..."

There was fear in Taehyung's eyes for the first time ever in centuries and he tried to reach out for Jeongguk but this time, it was his hand that was harshly slapped away.

And the guilt and regret completely took over him.

The tears finally rolled down Taehyung's cheeks. "Jeonggukie-"

"Stop! Stop calling me that! You have no right to!"

All the words that he had said to Jeongguk before are now backfiring on him and the pain almost squeezes the life out of him.

"I'm not the same Taehyung anymore. Please believe in me, my love. Please." He cries out and he kneels on the ground, begging for Jeongguk.

Jeongguk shook his head. All the love that he had felt for the vampire king had now vanished and it was replaced by deep hatred instead.

"Did you hear what I said before? I will never be yours ever again. Not in this life. Not in my next life and so on until the world finally ends!"

And when he left, the vampire king kneels on the ground for the rest of the night, feeling his punishment for his mistakes suffocating him but he doesn't mind. He doesn't mind at all.

In fact, he would allow himself to feel this pain over and over and over again until Jeongguk finally loves him again and forgives him, until the universe finally forgives him for what he did to Jeongguk, to his most beloved precious moon.

And the next day, he found out that Jeongguk committed suicide.

Jeongguk lit himself on fire, letting it burn every part of him.

Taehyung secretly cried out in regret and guilt once again. He became his weak and vulnerable self for losing what once was his.

His Jeongguk killed himself once again because of him.

And he knew, with every next life of Jeongguk he would come across, he knew he wouldn't receive the love that he had felt from his beloved moon once again.

He had no one to tell about his condition. All the people only saw him as a bloodthirsty monster. No one was there to comfort him. No one was there to be with him.

He was all alone.

After that incident, he became much colder and much more deadlier. He killed multiple vampires in his free time, trying to erase Jeongguk in his mind once again because he knows as soon as he let his mind wander about the doe eyed male, he would drown himself again in guilt and regret.

He met Jeongguk once again in the Victorian era. It was the year 1869 and the vampires already ruled the world.

But since he was a selfish bastard, he couldn't help but crave for Jeongguk's love and so they met once again and fell in love.

And when their lips crashed, Jeongguk sees his past life again.

Taehyung took every harsh word from Jeongguk after that. He remained silent even though his dead heart was hurting very badly at the words.

"I hate you! I fucking hate you!'

"No, please don't leave me again, my beloved! Please I'll be a better man this time. Please just- don't leave me again." The vampire king sobs, kneeling on the floor, begging for Jeongguk.

Taehyung won't let go of Jeongguk this time because he doesn't want the other to kill himself once again.

It's a never ending cycle of curse. They meet, they fall in love and when they finally kiss, the other would see his past life and the next day, the doe eyed male will kill himself.

It was Taehyung's eternal punishment and he suffers every damn time.

And the next day, Jeongguk killed himself by drowning willingly in the river.

The vampire king tried to save Jeongguk this time but the doe eyed male was adamant on leaving him.

For hundreds of centuries, Taehyung hid his guilt from everyone. Behind those cold evil dark eyes hides a lonely man drowning himself in guilt and regret for what he did to his long lost lover, aching to be held and loved again by the same person.

It was the year 1958 and this time, it was much more painful.

Because he hid himself away from Jeongguk. He avoided him this time to save the doe eyed male's life.

He watches Jeongguk fall in love with a man and have a family.

As Taehyung is the current king and forever will be, he let everyone love whoever they want to love. Be it a vampire or a human, he let everyone have freedom.

He just stood there behind the tree, watching his beloved smiling so widely as the man wraps his arms around the dainty waist. They were both laughing loudly.

Multiple tears fell from Taehyung's eyes at the scene. The sun was burning in the sky and unfortunately, he was the only vampire that could never be burnt.

The other vampires will only die if they were exposed under the sun but not Taehyung. No.

Jeongguk's grandmother was really adamant on making him live for eternity that death was even an impossible option to him.

Taehyung tried to kill himself multiple times but he just couldn't.

Seeing Jeongguk finally happy and have someone who trusts him and treats him well was all Taehyung ever wanted, even if it wasn't him.

The smile never reached his face. His eyes lingered over Jeongguk once again, taking in his timeless beauty. The doe eyed male became more beautiful than the last time and Taehyung couldn't help but fall in love once again.

The only thing Taehyung likes about his immortality is that he could never fall in love with anyone else, he couldn't and didn't want to. His heart forever belongs to Jeongguk only.

His lips craved to touch those rosy pink lips again but he held himself back. No Taehyung, your beloved is finally happy with someone else. He doesn't need you anymore.

Staring at Jeongguk with longing eyes, he finally turns around to leave, leaving himself heartless once again because Jeongguk owns it.

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It is now the year 2023 and nothing has changed, Taehyung is still in love with Jeon Jeongguk.

It wasn't a surprise anymore when Jimin barged in in his room unattended and without even knocking. He stares at him with confused eyes.

"Jimin, what's the matter?"

You might be confused why he has Jimin now living in his castle. The truth is, the shorter male found the vampire king crying in the dark forest one night when he left Jeongguk with someone else in 1958.

Jimin, throughout the thousand years, he still remained sassy and strong but the moment he saw Taehyung that night, he forgave the king for his past actions and comforted him.

He knows Taehyung endured thousands of years alone and was deprived of Jeongguk's love. Even though he hated the man for hurting his best friend, he could see how the king really regretted his mistakes from the past.

And that was the start of their newfound friendship.

"There is someone who wants to see you, your highness."

Taehyung let out a sigh. "Tell them to just leave. I don't accept visitors at the moment."

"But Tae, she told me you know her very well."

That got Taehyung's attention and diverted his eyes on Jimin. The king closed the book he was reading and stood up.

"Oh really? And she?"

Jimin nodded. "Yup and she's an old woman by the way, she said she needs to see you right away."

Taehyung's eyes widened in realization. This can be... No way.

"Alright. Bring her in."

As soon as the old woman entered the whole room, Taehyung stood frozen in his place, his hands started to shake in fear.

"W-What are you doing here?"

The old woman smiles. "I see. You still remember me don't ya?"

Taehyung gritted his teeth in anger. "Of course I do remember you. You're the old woman who cursed me and turned me into this."

Jaewa tilts her head in amusement. "Oh? But you deserve this punishment right? Have you forgotten?"

Taehyung looked away for a moment. Right. He knows. Of course. He would never forget.

"I was reborn once again but this time it's still the same." Jaewa smiles, feeling happy she's Jeongguk's grandmother once again.

"I ask again, what are you doing here?"

Jaewa didn't beat around the bush and the amusement glint in her eyes was immediately replaced by a serious look.

"I need you to meet my grandson, Jeongguk. This will be his last life and I give you a chance to redeem yourself this time."

Taehyung was taken aback. What?

Last life? This time it's gonna be Jeongguk's last life here in this world?

At the thought of that, Taehyung could feel the pain enveloping him again.

"I want to give you a second chance. As much as I hate to admit this but I want my precious grandson to fall in love with someone like you. The last one, though he was a great man and loved my kookie until his last breath, it didn't feel like a great match."

"So you're saying..." The vampire king felt his throat dry. He couldn't speak.

Jaewa turned more serious this time, her voice is icy old.

"Taehyung, I know you suffered for thousands of years. I know I said I won't forgive you but that was a millennium ago. But now, I am giving you a chance. I can already see you've deeply regretted everything."

Taehyung didn't know what to say. He was too speechless to even react and Jaewa chuckles at this.

"So, my king, will you take it or not?"

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It's been months since the shaman had come to see him and yet the vampire king had no intentions to believe her words or was it? Was it true? Did the shaman really mean it?

It sounds too good to be true and Taehyung didn't wanna believe it because after all, he thinks he really deserves this eternal punishment. He wouldn't mind carrying this heavy scar for the rest of the eternal moons.

He loved Jeongguk so much but at the time, he was just a human and having flaws and mistakes is just what makes us humans. It drives us to do the most fatal flaws to ever make. The image of drugged out Jeongguk kissing that guard was imprinted in his mind for days that he avoided the other for a month.

And yet, that was his biggest and fatal mistake.

He drove Jeongguk to the edge until the doe eyed male couldn't take the pain anymore.

Jeongguk didn't just give up. He had enough and the only emotion he could feel at that moment was tormenting and excruciating pain.

And the price was his death.

It's been thousands of years and Taehyung wanted nothing more than to travel back in time, if he could.

It happened like this, it was dark at night and the moon was shining brightly on the night starry sky. The vampire king wanted to go away from the castle, take a free time off from his duties and relieve for a moment.

He didn't expect to meet the love of his life under the moon.

Jeongguk, more beautiful than ever before, with his long hair that stands down on his shoulder length, wearing a denim jacket and pants, was running away from something, his eyes glinted in fear and Taehyung just stood there in the trees, in the shadows with his red eyes widening in shock and surprise.

"Help! Somebody help me!" That voice. Taehyung hears that voice once again after sixty five years since 1958.

The vampire king felt like he was struck by lightning. He didn't expect their meeting to be like this, to be under the moon again like they used to.

Jeongguk could feel the ache in his legs as he ran nonstop from the vicious vampire who was ready to drink his blood.

One moment, he was having a night camp out with his friends and the next thing he saw was all of them sprawled out with blood dripping from their necks, eyes no longer holding life. These rogue vampires killed every single one of his friends.

Usually, the vampires he encounters are friendly and kind from the city but these ones, they are the ones who are against the law and Jeongguk wanted nothing more than to run away. He was told they are vicious and rebels and held more danger than the most regular vampires.

He ran and he ran until he was met with a hard rock surface that he fell harshly on the ground because of it. A loud groan escapes past his lips and the pain in forehead aches terribly. What the fuck?

"Fuck, are you okay?"

"Dude, what the fuck? You're hard as a rock." Jeongguk mumbles, squinting his eyes in pain.

After a few seconds, he opened them and what he saw made the fear come crawling back in his veins again.

Bright red eyes with a dark gaze are staring directly at him. Those eyes should hold malicious and hunger intent but instead, they hold softness and... longing?

"Holy- Holy shit!" Jeongguk tried to scramble away from the mysterious dark man. He was wearing a black coat with a red shirt and tie underneath. He looked so scary and intimidating and... hot. But that's not the point.

Taehyung walks step closer to him and Jeongguk, with doe eyes filled to the brim with fear, crawls away instantly from him in fear.

"No- No! Please don't kill me please," The doe eyed male begs and something within Taehyung howls in pain at the familiar sight.

Those eyes pleading and begging for him, he knew those very well and he looked away from him in shame.

Jeeongguk saw this action and he got very confused for a second before he heard multiple heavy footsteps not too far away behind him and coming closer.

Frightened, he quickly stood up and went behind Taehyung''s back, hiding.

His hands clutched tightly in both of Taehyung's arms and he got the vampire king stunned for a second because of his actions.

Taehyung's eyes darkened when he could feel rogue vampires coming their way.

Finally, they came into their vision. There were four of them and all of their mouths were covered in blood, hungry for another drink. Their eyes viciously looked for the doe eyed male around the dark woods until they fell on the vampire king standing right in front of them.

All of their eyes widened in pure terror, witnessing their king and in that moment, they knew they were good as corpses.

"Y-Your Highness..." Their voices trembled in fear, legs about to collapse due to the heavy terror that seemed to weigh on their shoulders.

Oh, they are really fucked.

"Close your eyes, darling." Taehyung's soothing deep and melodic voice entered Jeongguk's voice and for a second, the doe eyed male felt safe and comforted.

Jeongguk complied, shutting his eyes out, ignoring the pet name at the same time.

He didn't know what happened. Everything happened so fast. The wind suddenly became cold and it was fast, faster than the lightning itself.

One moment, all the rogues were standing there, with their heads still intact but who were they kidding themselves? It was the king of vampires, the first one ever to exist.

Until all of their heads dropped to the floor, a fountain of blood spiked out of their beheaded bodies and they dropped dead.

Jeongguk jumped at the sudden sound and because of that he opened his eyes. He shouldn't have to.

His whole body shakes in horror at the most gruesome sight he had ever seen. There, he could see the man who protected him from those rogues standing over them, wiping the blood on his hands like it was nothing, like he wasn't even fazed that he had caused this murder.

Jeongguk didn't know to explain the comfortness surrounding his chest even though he should be scared of the man. He had watched him slowly turn around to face him and those eyes, they literally held longing for him.

"Are you okay?"

Mindlessly, he nodded. There was something about the man. He should be scared. He should be running away right now but he didn't. His feet glued to the ground. Something in his gut was telling him to stand still.

He won't hurt you. The voice at the back of his mind says.

"Who are you? And also, what are you?" His mouth asks before he could even think. The two of them stare at each other for a few minutes, silence looming over them.

Taehyung gulps and looks away from the love of his life for a second, feeling a tug on his heart.

"You shouldn't know about me."

Jeongguk tilts his head in confusion.

"Why not? You saved me from those rogues so I should have the right to know the name of my savior, right?"

Taehyung could feel himself being emotional, hearing his beloved having a conversation with him after sixty five years. He had missed so much. So fucking much. The urge to just run towards him and give him the biggest hug itches but he held himself back. He tried to and unfortunately, he succeeded.

He shook his head. "I am someone you should be afraid of, darling."

Jeongguk let out a small laugh. "Afraid? Why would I be afraid of you?"

Because I was the reason why you suffered for a long time, my love. Taehyung wanted to say but he didn't.

Jeongguk tried not to blush at that pet name again. Dammit. He should be scared but all he is feeling right now are the sudden butterflies in his stomach.

He couldn't help it alright? It's the first time someone had looked at him, had called him like that with so much passion in their voice. He had been single his whole life, a fucking virgin and he hates it. He hates how a mere stranger like this already affected him so much.

There were some people in high school and college that had a crush on him but they didn't look at him the way this man had looked at him just right now.

"I'm Jeongguk by the way." He gave him a big bunny smile.

"I know."

Jeongguk's eyes widened in a split second. "How did you-"

"You should go back." The man's deep voice had given shivers in his spine. In a good way.

"Will you come along with me? I don't wanna be left alone." Jeongguk bit his lip in embarrassment.

"Of course, I don't want you getting hurt or attacked by those damn rogues again."

A tint of red paints the whole area of both Jeongguk's cheeks at that. "T-Thank you by the way."

He wanted to puke when he saw the glimpse of dead bodies on the ground. He gave Taehyung a small smile before they proceeded to walk together.

Both of them were in a comfortable silence. Jeongguk wanted to ask the man a lot of questions but he kept his mouth shut. As for Taehyung, his hands itch to touch Jeongguk, to cradle him in his arms.

The craving was so intense that he didn't notice Jeongguk waving his hands at him.

"Uh mister? Yoohoo?"

Taehyung snapped from his thoughts and stared at his Jeongguk who was looking at him with confusion in his eyes.

"What?"

"I asked if you're uh- if you're like them? Those vampires I mean. Like uh- I just- I saw your red eyes when I you know- hehehe nevermind." Jeongguk mentally slaps himself.

Taehyung chuckles. Jeongguk is so fucking adorable. Nothing changed.

"Will you run away from me if I said yes?"

Jeongguk's widened doe eyes met his. The vampire king felt scared for his answer.

But everything changed when Jeongguk gave him another smile instead of running away.

"No. You saved me and if you are going to drink my blood then you should have done it moments ago, no?"

Right then and there, Taehyung fell in love with Jeongguk for the fifth time.

The two males finally reached Jeongguk's car, which was parked at the side of the road. Taehyung thought this would be the last time he would ever see the doe eyed male for a moment but he was wrong. So wrong.

"Go to the police station first and report what happened. I'm sorry about your friends."

Jeongguk nodded. "Right. Thank you again, mister. I hope to see you soon."

Taehyung's eyes widened and he swore he could feel his dead heart beating alive for a second.

When Jeongguk came home from the police station, he quickly went to his laptop to search for the name of V, the king of vampires.

The police ordered him to describe his savior after the tragic accident. When he had described the man who saved him perfectly to them, all of them had this huge fear and horror in their eyes.

"There is no way the king of vampires himself, saved you Mr. Jeon!"

And so here he is, searching in Google. Honestly, a normal citizen like him wouldn't know the face of the king of vampires, only the ones who had encountered or seen him did, mostly the police and the military on the human side or victims that are now dead, unable to tell what he looked like.

He groaned when he saw no picture of the man himself. Right. Of course they wouldn't have pictures of him on the internet.

Jeongguk leaned back. Are the police words true? Did he really encounter the vampire king himself? No fucking way. That means...

He quickly grabs his car keys and goes to that forest once again, hoping to see the man who saved him. He didn't have the time to mourn for his so-called friends, after all, all of them were backstabbing him anyway. He just agreed to go to the camp because they wouldn't bug him about it.

Here's the thing, a person that would go back to the woods at night where he almost finds himself dead would be so stupid. A fucking idiot. But here Jeongguk was inside the woods, with police and tapes not too far away from him.

He quickly walked deeper and deeper to the forest until he was finally out of sight of the police.

"Mister? Where are you?!"

He let out a loud yelp when someone suddenly jumped down from the trees right in front of him.

"What are you doing here again, Jeongguk?'

The doe eyed male smiled widely at his savior.

"You're the vampire king aren't you?"

He saw the man looked taken aback at his question.

"How-"

"Doesn't matter. I can't believe my savior was the king of vampires himself! Woah! I thought he would be so scary as fuck. Well, you were actually scary the first time I saw you but you saved me from those rogue vampires and..."

Well to Taehyung, nothing has really changed from his Jeongguk. He was still a chatterbox.

Noticing Taehyung staring at him fondly, he stopped. "Oh I'm so sorry! I'm quite rambling aren't I?"

"It's actually cute. No worries, my love."

Jeongguk felt his cheeks widen again. Goddamnit, never knew the vampire king is an actual flirt!

"Then what's your name? Your real name. I wanna know."

"You're so eager, doll."

Jeongguk groans impatiently. "I just wanna know who you are. You're quite interesting I might say. The fact that you didn't kill me right away on the spot says a lot! You're the king of vampires, you should've drank my blood the moment you saw me but instead you protected me you-"

"Taehyung."

"W-What?'

"Taehyung. My name is Taehyung."

Jeongguk didn't know what happened. He could feel familiarity in his lungs whenever he was with the man.

Ever since that fateful night, they continued to see each other. Jimin was actually surprised when he saw Jeongguk for the first time after sixty five years.

The doe eyed male continued to go to the castle almost every day. All of the vampires had looked at him with confusion in their eyes whenever they saw him with the king. This was the first time they had ever seen their king smiling and laughing.

The king was known to be very vicious and vile, doesn't spare mercy to anyone and wouldn't hesitate to smear someone's guts across the wall.

But this was different. They had now seen a new version of the king himself.

Jeongguk felt so safe and comfortable with Taehyung. The man never did anything that would make him feel scared. Instead, he made him special, so special.

Taehyung treated Jeongguk so well that the doe eyed male caught feelings.

They both knew they were each other's safe place.

Both of them recreated a lot of moments they had in Jeongguk's first life. Taehyung watches the doe eyed male slowly falling in love with him, giving him those biggest smiles and the sparkles in his eyes whenever they look at him, his heartbeat beating so fast and so loud whenever they hug.

He never even doubted Jeongguk for a second. He trusted him so much this time. He didn't let his past insecurity get a hold of him this time. He managed to understand and listen carefully whenever the younger would explain something that happened in the college where a lot of the boys would hit on him.

He knew he had fucked up a lot in a very long time ago. Even if we claim to love someone so much, we are also bound to make huge mistakes on the bumpy road.

There was one thing that was new was that his deadly urges to kill someone. He had just found out his lover is constantly getting bullied after the tragic incident but Jeongguk told him not to worry about that, he can handle himself he says.

He had sent his guards and knights secretly in disguise, in hope for protection for his beloved.

One night when the moon was at its peak, shining brightly, he held Jeongguk in his arms when the doe eyed male cried heavily, wanting to change schools because of the bullying.

Their love for each other deepens, mostly to Jeongguk since Taehyung had fallen so deep on him a millennium ago.

"Did you ever love someone before, Tae?"

A sigh escapes past the vampire king's lips as he holds Jeongguk closer to his chest. Both of them are cuddling inside Taehyung's expensive and luxurious penthouse, not too far away from the castle.

"I did."

Jeongguk slowly turns his head at Taehyung. "Do you- do you still love them?"

"Baby, are you jealous?"

Jeongguk pouted and Taehyung kissed his chubby cheeks, wanting nothing but to give ease and comfort to his beloved.

"Hmph! Hehehehehe stop." Jeongguk giggles and Taehyung swears it's the most heavenly sound he had ever heard.

"Okay! Maybe I'm jealous. They're lucky." Jeongguk pouted and Taehyung went in closer to him to peck his chubby cheeks once again.

Goddamnit, he's so addictive to those.

"You're lucky." Taehyung says without thinking.

Oops.

"Huh?" Jeongguk instantly looked at him in confusion. Taehyung smiles, shaking his head.

"Nothing, my doll."

"What happened... to them? If you don't mind me asking." Jeongguk bit his lip.

The vampire king let out a loud sigh, clutching both of his very hands tightly around Jeongguk's waist as the painful memories started to fog his mind. He wanted to forget every single one of them but it's carved in his skull for eternity.

"I had a lover, beautiful and ethereal just like you. We loved each other so much but something happened. I accused him and brought immense pain to him that till this day I still carry the regret in my shoulders. I lost him and it was all my fault. I was just still young back then but still, I should've known better. I should've trusted him more. It's my fault he's gone."

It's the first time in thousands of years he finally poured out all of those words to someone and it felt great and yet as he looked at those doe eyes once again, his stomach twisted in pain, emotions tangled in knots and his eyes looked like a waterfall was about to burst. He couldn't help but to be so emotional.

The ruthless vampire king finally cries under the arms of his beloved, the only one who could see his weakest and most vulnerable self.

He immediately felt Jeongguk's soothing voice, bringing comfort to his ears and he cried harder because of that, hugging his beloved closer to him.

The urge to kiss Jeongguk hard on the lips increased but he held himself back down. He's afraid. He's afraid that once he does that, he might lose Jeongguk once again and this time, he wouldn't ever see him again for the rest of eternity.

It hurted him not to kiss that ethereal being holding him so close and he wondered how did he even survive for so long, being Jeongguk deprived.

Jeongguk could feel himself cry at the confession. He should be hurt that Taehyung loved someone else before him but surprisingly, he didn't. He didn't feel hurt and instead he felt the need to hug the vampire king closer to him, to feel him and soothe him.

"It's alright, shh. You already regret it right? Then that means it's okay. It's most important that you regret what you've done and that you know you did something wrong other than pretending to yourself that you didn't. I'm sure if he was here right in front of you, he would forgive you because after all, it's been years right?"

The words felt like a stab in Taehyung's chest and he hugged Jeongguk so tight, the tears are now falling from his eyes.

It suddenly gave him hope that Jeongguk might be able to forgive him and start anew.

And even if the doe eyed male still forgives him, he would still carry the regret and guilt in his arms because after all, he was the reason why they are in this situation.

Oh how Jeongguk had no idea that he was someone Taehyung was talking about.

Taehyung, as embarrassed as he was that he kept sniffling, he raised his head up and met with the most beautiful face he had ever seen, looking down at him with concern filling his doe eyes.

"If you were him, would you- would you forgive me?" Taehyung's voice cracked.

Jeongguk's eyes widened and for a second, he could feel his heart beating so loud, drumming against his ears.

But a smile breaks out on his face as he kisses the tip of Taehyung's nose.

"I would forgive you because we cannot hold grudges for the rest of our lives, don't we? It's better if we let go of negativity because it holds us back and no matter how much pain you've caused to that person, just know that if you showed him how much you've regretted it and how much changed of a person you finally are, I think you deserve to be forgiven."

Taehyung becomes emotional once again. Goddamnit, he doesn't deserve Jeongguk at all. He doesn't think he would be deserving of his love this time again but he's willing, he's willing to prove everything.

Next few days passed in a blink of an eye and now they are sitting on the sand, watching the bright blue color of the ocean, sparkling under the beautiful orange hue of the sun.

Taehyung had his hands wrapped around Jeongguk's small waist and he was hugging him from behind. They still didn't confess to each other but went out to a lot of "friendly" dates already.

"I have to tell you something. It's been bothering me for weeks now. Promise you won't find it weird?" Jeongguk fiddles with his fingers, nervous all of a sudden.

"Baby? Of course I wouldn't. What's the matter? Hmm?" He held Jeongguk much closer to him, inhaling his baby milk scent.

"I don't know why I have this kind of feeling like- like I've known you before? Like I've known you for a very long time."

Taehyung stills at those very words. He already knows what Jeongguk meant.

"Oh it's interesting, baby."

Jeongguk huffed, trying to hide away the blush forming on his cheeks when he heard another pet name coming from Taehyung's lips.

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*

"Are you sure he won't die this time, Tae?"

Taehyung sighed. "The shaman said this was the last life of Jeongguk. I'm gonna cherish it this time, Jimin. I don't wanna waste an opportunity anymore."

"But are you sure the shaman wasn't lying? She could be fooling you, you know."

Taehyung looked down. He didn't even know to be honest. Multiple humans and vampires, he had succeeded numerous times to know whether they could be lying or not.

But this shaman, he couldn't study her intentions. He felt like he was reading a blank and empty page and he's frustrated.

But then again, there's only one goal in his mind and that was to be with Jeongguk once again.

He'll have to fight destiny itself just so he could have that life with his doll that he once had lost.

"I'm determined to have him this time, Jimin. You have no idea how much I want him back and I'm not gonna waste time anymore. If Jaewa says she could forgive me then maybe I can finally rewrite everything about our fate."

Here's about how it went wrong.

The two males were standing under the moon in the same place like they did in Jeongguk's first life thousands of years ago.

Taehyung didn't know how it happened. It was slow yet beautiful, as if time was making them remember every single detail of this moment when he felt the most magical and enthralling beauty of his most precious beloved moon's lips fitting in his like the most perfect prized puzzle.

His mind was blank, he suddenly forgot everything and the only thing both his mind, heart and soul was focused on was Jeongguk. Only Jeongguk, when he felt the other kiss him finally right on his lips.

Their moment was magical, both of them finally kissing under the moon after hundreds of years.

But as always, every perfect thing must come to an end.

A gasp of horror escapes Jeongguk's rosy lips and he immediately pushes Taehyung away from him, suddenly feeling burned from the other's touch.

"What the fuck?!" Jeongguk screams, his face contorted in both pain and shock.

And Taehyung stood there, feeling the familiar horror in his lungs, slowly suffocating him as he finally understood what was going on.

No no no no. This cannot be happening right now. Not again. Please no-

"Baby," Taehyung calls out for him, feeling his eyes moisten as he stares at Jeongguk with multiple emotions.

Jeongguk suddenly cries, the tears fall down without warning from his eyes and he takes a step back away from him.

Taehyung feels like he was burned into the chambers of hell, feeling the excruciating pain come crashing down at once at him again. He knew this feeling very well and it's the only dark friend that always visits him.

The doe eyed male's choked out sobs echoed into the air, his whole body shaking as flashes of his past memories, of his past lives flooded in his mind. He felt them attacking at once like a tsunami wave and he's drowning. He's fucking drowning at them.

"I-I can't believe this." Jeongguk cries. He felt like a harsh slap struck his face with the truth.

Taehyung... vampire king... Jaehun...

He remembered every single part of his past lives including the ones from the 1500s, 1800s, 1950s and his very first life on this earth.

He could feel the intense hatred replacing those pain in his chest and he found himself getting controlled by an unknown force, letting those vile words out.

"I hate you! I fucking hate you! You're a fucking monster! How dare you come into my life again and ruin it?!"

The vampire king is now heavily crying. He looked like a mess. He took a step closer towards his Jeongguk but the other shook his head, looking at him with pure hatred and disgust.

"Jeongguk-"

"D-Don't, please."

"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I'm sorry for everything. Please I-" Taehyung bit his lips to prevent letting out a broken sob.

Jeongguk wanted to run away from there and out of nowhere, without his will, he felt the sudden need to kill himself.

He tried to speak out yet it felt like his mouth was sewn shut. He wanted to yell in protest. No no no no. He doesn't want to!

Help me!

He looked at Taehyung with hopeless and pleading eyes but the other took it as hatred. No no no what the fuck is happening?! Why couldn't he control himself?!

And before his feet could run away, Taehyung grabs his wrist and hugs him.

"Don't leave this time." He hears Taehyung mumbles.

Unknowingly, he nods his head and both of his arms wrapped around Taehyung's waist, hugging him back.

The unknown spell he was in was slowly breaking and he didn't know why. He could feel the hatred slowly vanishing away in his system.

"I won't let you go this time. I won't. I'm not gonna lose you again, Jeon Jeongguk. I've lost you thousands of years ago and I'm not gonna let it happen again. Do you hear me? I won't, baby. Never."

That night, Taehyung was thankful that he was a vampire. He watches Jeongguk fall asleep for the rest of the night. He was scared that the doe eyed male would kill himself suddenly when he was out of his sight.

A lot of things happened. Jeongguk finally looked at him with a warm gaze, forgiving him for what happened in their past life. Jaewa telling them that the horrible spell that Jeongguk had casted on himself on his past life could only linger for a while and it was broken when the moment Taehyung hugged him.

Now the curse lifted itself, meaning the other wouldn't be in a trance anymore and having the need to commit suicide. The spell was broken because Taehyung was there to comfort him, to hug him when thousands of years ago, that was what Jeongguk wanted but never got after everything.

They were able to finally kiss each other on the lips and start a new fresh life. Jungkook hugged his grandmother as soon as he saw her and remembered Jimin, his old friend.

Things have changed a lot in the last couple of weeks. The vampire king was glowing as ever and happiness radiated off of him. Jeongguk looked at him lovingly.

"I knew it, TaeTae. I haven't forgotten about you at all. Maybe my mind did but my heart never forgot. It never surrenders when it comes to you."

Jeongguk kisses him passionately in the lips and Taehyung never had that fear anymore of losing Jeongguk while kissing him.

They had lovingly months pure of bliss. All of the vampires and even some humans had witnessed it all. Jimin was rolling his eyes at the fact that Taehyung was neglecting his king duties, ignoring other vampires' concerns but why would he care for that when his only priority is Jeongguk, his pretty dainty ethereal doll?

But again, their euphoric bliss suddenly was cut off in a short time when a few months later after that, Jeongguk was run over by a truck, killing him instantly.

Taehyung saw it, right in front of him. It felt like the time slowed down. One moment, he saw Jeongguk across the street, smiling and waving at him and when he tried to run to him, a truck suddenly appeared and before they knew it, Jeongguk was gone.

"Jaewa! What the fuck did you do huh?! How could you?!" Taehyung is a fucking mess. His clothes are full of blood. Jeongguk's blood. He looks so fucking broken and the glow suddenly wears off of him.

Right now, he looks like a monster, that vampire king everyone fears, that part of him finally surfaces.

"You fucking killed my Jeonggukie!" He growled and was about to lunge at the old woman when those very words made him stop.

"I lied. I lied when I told you I would give you a chance. I still don't forgive you for whatever happened to my grandson. I only gave you a false hope and short bliss in a period of time because I wanted to see you suffer for the last time. You deserve nothing but pain, your highness. You shouldn't have trusted the words of a mere shaman like myself." She gritted her teeth.

Taehyung chuckles, there were no emotions in his eyes anymore. He's tired. He's so fucking tired of this already.

"Have I suffered enough?"

Silence.

"I already suffered for it. Every single day for thousands of years, I've been suffering for my mistakes but do I really deserve this kind of punishment? I fucked up badly and I know that but please, I just want him back. I just want Jeongguk. He's all I ever need. I will give up everything, anything just to be with him. I'm not that same man anymore. I've changed and I know I can prove myself to him this time. I won't ever hurt or doubt him again. I had a whole millennium to reflect on my mistakes. Please give me a chance. Another chance."

Taehyung's knee wobbled and then it hit the floor harshly. Jaewa continued to stare at him. He didn't care anymore if he looked so weak, so hopeless and drained of colors right in front of the shaman.

His Jeongguk was like water, he needed to fill him, to feel him, to quench his thirst of desire over the doe eyed male and to make him feel alive.

And now he's gone, taken away by death.

Maybe this time, he wouldn't ever see Jeongguk. This was his last life after all and it gives Taehyung no reason to live anymore, even though immortality was his curse.

Jaewa looked at him for a moment, feeling a tug in her heart at the heartbreaking sight of the vampire king kneeling in front of her, begging for her to take Jeongguk back to him.

It wasn't easy to do that to her grandson but it was his fate. It was written in his fate and she has no intentions on stopping it.

"You'll give up everything? Everything that you built on this life?"

Taehyung suddenly looks up to her, eyes widening. A little bit of hope started to flame in his eyes.

"I'll give up everything for Jeongguk." He never hesitated.

Jaewa looks contemplated and is having a battle within herself. A huge frown overtook her features and a moment later, she stared right through Taehyung's eyes.

"Fine. I'll give you one last truly chance. I hope you don't make me regret this."

Taehyung immediately stood up, a determined look in his face was visible.

A sigh left Jaewa's lips and finally, for the first time in thousands of years, she finally smiled at Taehyung.

"You really love my Jeongguk."

It was a statement of fact.

"I'll grant you to travel back in time and rewrite everything. Save my Jeonggukie this time, I beg you. Be there for him in time."

Here's the thing, most people usually don't deserve a second chance.

But for the prince, who was now back in the time where it all started, from thousands of years ago, he knew, he knew he wouldn't waste the opportunity anymore.

Love. That mere word gives us strength and it also gives us our weakest.

No matter how much you love that person, hurting them was inevitable. We can't avoid getting hurt. We can't avoid being a fool sometimes. We can't avoid making mistakes.

Taehyung's mistake was hurting Jeongguk and doubting him of cheating but in the punishment he had received, he learned to acknowledge and see the light of the truth along the way.

He maybe at fault but just like us, he's only a human.

Both had suffered so much and now it's time to fix everything this time.

Taehyung was over the moon that he was given the chance to fix everything, to fix his mistakes.

He ordered the former guard, Jaehun to be executed already even before the guard could do what he would do to Jeongguk.

And when he neglected his prince duties this time and waited for Jeongguk's chambers, everything finally changed.

He hugged the doe eyed male so tightly, he vowed numerous confessions of love, worshiped him and gave multiple kisses full of love in his ethereal doll who was now laying on his arms, asking what happened so suddenly that made Taehyung emotional.

"What happened hyungie? Why are you crying?"

Taehyung shook his head, finally truly happy for the first time. He kisses Jeongguk's lips hungrily.

"I love you so fucking much. I missed you. Hyungie missed you so fucking much you have no idea."

Jeongguk cutely giggles erupted into the air.

"Silly hyungie! We just saw each other earlier this morning. You love me that much huh?"

Taehyung's tears won't stop falling from his eyes and he kisses Jeongguk once again, loving those lips against his.

"I do. So much."

"Well hyungie, I love you too! Hehehe."

Taehyung finally corrected his mistakes.

He finally saved his Jeongguk this time.

He finally felt the weight over his shoulders go away, vanishing into thin air.

No more vampires.

No more pain and no more regrets.

He didn't know if he actually deserved this chance but he'll treasure Jeongguk dearly for eternity.

"I love you, Jeon Jeongguk. For the rest of our lives, I'm only yours and you're only mine."

Seeing his beloved once again in this, looking so beautiful as ever, he looked alive and healthy and there was a glowing glint in his eyes, he felt his now alive heart beating once again.

At that moment, Taehyung knew he was back home.

And they finally lived all of their lives, completely and madly in love, only with each other.

fin.