•=|Exposed|=|YoonMin|=•
•=|Merfolk|=•

°•●•°

Yoongi was scared out of his mind when he was almost caught. Milliseconds. He had milliseconds before he was discovered.

His heart always pounds in fear whenever he bathes or swims with his members. Even as a popular idol group, his secret cannot be leaked.

His cold attitude, his wish to stay out of water.

His parents.

Even though they're gone for the summer, he's terrified.

It scared him up to a point of dehydration risk.

°•●•°

"Guys! Get up! It's time for Bon Voyage!"

Yoongi groans at the sound of Seokjin screaming at them to get up. His dark room is quickly filled with light from a familiar face.

"Yoongi, we have an activity today after breakfast. Do you want to help me cook?"

Yoongi shakes his head at Seokjin's question.

The door shuts again and immediately Yoongi throws his blankets off.

He quickly gets off and starts collecting all of his shed scales. Their flexible surface easily slips through his fingers a few times.

He stuffs them into the side pocket of his bag in the closet and quickly dresses in something comfortable.

He checks his legs for any scales and just wipes the remaining cover off before he exits the room.

Usually he would wake up around midnight to swim, but with Bon Voyage he just doesn't have enough time.

He looks into the hallway mirror on his way and pulls up his turtleneck to cover his showing gills.

"Hyung." Yoongi mumbles, walking in on Seokjin and Hoseok. "How long until the crew comes?"

"Two hours or so."

"Can I go out for a swim?" Yoongi asks softly. "Alone."

Seokjin turns to look at him, handing Hoseok the spoon he holds. "I heard today is already going to be a water activity. If you really want to, go for it."

Yoongi nods, turns on his heels and taking the backdoor out.

He runs to the dock, looking back. No one follows him. With a deep sigh at the salt water scent, he takes off every bit of his clothing and jumps into the cold water.

The familiar tingle on his lower half burns and spreads over his body like a fire, curling in like a rock.

He hugs his scales, his gills flaring open to take a deep breath as he unfolds and dives down into the slanted depth.

His shimmering golden scales shine in the dark water, from his tail to his arms and shoulders and even parts of his chest. His tainted purple-fiery tattoos illuminating just a bit.

His golden eyes look up at the water surface, smiling a bit to himself when he sees the water calmly flowing around.

His skin feels rested. His body feels relaxed.

With a slight smile, he swims down deeper, just enjoying whatever he can from the time he has.

°•●•°

Waiting to dry on the dock is a dangerous thing, but its something that must happen.

A simple few drops of water on his legs can change his appearance, but his scales are sensitive.

Yoongi patiently waits for his tail to turn into his legs before he takes his clothes and dresses himself before going back inside.

There is a note on the breakfast table with a plate full of food.

I didn't want to get you out. Here's your breakfast, get ready for the crew.

Yoongi takes the note and shoves it aside, taking his food like it's the last thing he'll eat.

He looks up when he sees a shadow running by the window, seeing Taehyung running away from a whiny Jimin.

Yoongi eyes them for a bit before setting his dishes by the rest and finally going outside to join the rest.

He sees the crew setting up their gear and waves Seokjin a hello. He ignores the two bickering boys and goes to sit under the tree before the filming starts.

He sighs. His brain is begging him to dive into the water as the heat turns unbearable in a t-shirt.

But he knows he can't. A few drops on his legs can cause his blood to boil. But how badly he wants it.

As the camera has rolled for hours and the others are happily splashing in the water, Jimin suddenly runs up to Yoongi, the older trying to pull his legs back from the dripping wetness that is his hair.

"Come on hyung! Come in with us!"

Yoongi shakes his head. "I don't like water."

"Come on! Don't be like that!" Jimin whines. "Just this once!"

Yoongi shakes his head again as Jimin sighs.

"Don't make me get Kookie!"

"Jimin, I told you no." Yoongi sighs. "So it is a no."

Jimin huffs and runs back into the water as Yoongi closes his eyes. Its the only way he feels his tail without actually needing it to be there.

The transformation was never painful. Just... bothersome for clothing and his surrounding.

Merfolk are are extremely warm blooded creatures. Water can be cold, so their body must keep itself warm even during icy winters.

His eyes snap open when he feels someone grab him, his body being lifted.

"What--"

"You can't stay here all day! You'll die of heat!"

"What?! Hyung! No! Let me go!"

Yoongi snaps at Seokjin, the one and only man who had lifted his body and is currently carrying him to the slanted entrance to Yoongi's doom.

Not on camera.

Not with them.

Not like this.

Yoongi struggles to escape Seokjin's tight grip, but the oldest doesn't budge.

"Don't pull the water excuse. You went this morning you can go again. I can practically feel you sweat."

"No, no. Hyung, you don't understand--"

"What would I not understand?! I'm worried about you!" Seokjin snaps at him. "At least go dip if you really don't want to swim, but don't stay there and die from dehydration!"

"Yoongi hyuuung!" Jimin smiles and waves at him, jumping up to them. "I called the hyungie brigade!"

Yoongi almost wants to drown the younger, but he doesn't have time. As soon as he opens his mouth to speak, Seokjin gets pushed into the water, taking Yoongi with him.

There is no time to think for the merman but to realize his sight down at the shells, the wetness soaking his clothes.

His clothes.

In a rushed hurry, Yoongi pulls off his shirt and pants, not caring about his pride or shame, but the already panic bursting in his lungs.

The water isn't deep enough to swim away...

With his eyes shut, he curls himself into a ball of shame and sadness,waiting for the disgusted gasps and screams.

"Yoongi-ah! Put your clothes back on! What's wrong with you!"

"Hyung? Are you okay?"

"Yooooongi hyungie!"

"Hyung...?"

Yoongi flinches as soon as Jimin's hand touches his shoulder, hearing the younger gasp at the extreme heat radiating off Yoongi's body.

"H-hyung...? What... What is that?"

Yoongi doesn't answer anything. He waits for his transformation to finish so he can go and leave the land for good.

With this, his secret out on camera, to his friends. His family will be disappointed in him. The entire merfolk will despise him once their secret comes out into the public.

"Yoongi? Are you okay?"

"How is he holding his breath for this long?"

"... He isn't." Namjoon frowns, taking a deep breath as he dives down, taking a look at his hyung from under the blue.

He is right. To Namjoon's even bigger shock, rather than expecting the older to have fainted, Yoongi turned to glare at him, huffing out a sad breath.

Coming back up, he pulls at Yoongi's shoulder, but the older is much too strong to go with it.

"He's not fainting, nor is he holding his breath..." Namjoon mumbles. "He's breathing."

"Breathing?"

"You're lying!"

"I'm serious!" Namjoon whines. "He looked at me, huffed, turned back! He had golden eyes, hyung!"

"Don't talk such nonsense." Seokjin crosses his arms. "It's not like he's a mermaid of some sort!"

Taehyung taps the older's shoulder. "I... I think that's exactly what he is, hyung..."

Seokjin huffs and looks back down, eyes widening when Taehyung is right. Elegant yet fierce tattoos spread over the right side of his chest, scales covering his body, his fin curling in.

"Yoongi..." The oldest gulps.

He's scared, but he feels guilty also. He's the one who carried Yoongi over, he's the one who dropped him in the water.

Jimin feels guilty for telling Seokjin and Jungkook about wanting Yoongi in. If he never even suggested it, it would've never happened.

Jungkook feels bad for pushing Seokjin over, causing the older to drop Yoongi in.

Those guilty look at each other and back down at Yoongi. Although everyone is scared, Yoongi must be feeling worse than all of them.

The merman can't take their stares, unrolling himself and crawling out to a deeper point to leave the land alone.

"Hyung! Where are you going?!"

At Jimin's question, Yoongi turns to them, popping his head out of the water for a few seconds.

"I'll be hated." He mutters. "No one likes secrets. Especially not these ones."

"Then where are you planning to go? We aren't mad!" Hoseok pleads. "Stay..."

Yoongi shakes his head. "It's all out. I'm on camera and you've all seen me. It'll be no use for me to stay. It would be a risk for my family and others."

"Please Yoongi! We aren't mad!" Seokjin screams when the younger crawls himself deeper.

"It's not about you!" Yoongi snaps angrily. "Don't you get it?! I'm not human! This was never supposed to happen and no one was ever supposed to see me like this! My family will look at me like a stranger if they find out I've revealed myself!"

"But you didn't do it! I'm to blame!"

"Me too..." Jungkook mutters. "I'm sorry..."

Jimin looks down.

Yoongi shakes his head, turning around with a final goodbye before he takes a leap into the deep.

Jimin looks after him before frowning. He runs deeper into the water and starts swimming after his hyung, but the merman has gone out of sight faster than he can leave the shore.

With a held back sob, Jimin returns to his members.

They're all in shock.

It all went so fast. Yoongi, merman, his reasons, his goodbyes.

Seokjin frowns, rushing out of the water and running inside, not caring for the wet puddles as he screams for the crew to delete the recorded clip for good.

His fingers scroll down to a familiar last name, immediately pressing to call.

"Hyung, what are you--?"

"Geumjay hyung."

Namjoon's eyes widen at the name and he shakes his head for Seokjin to quit the call, whisper yelling at him.

"Hyung! Stop! We don't know if he's a mermaid too!"

Seokjin ignored his demand and continues to talk. If anyone knew what it meant what Yoongi said, it would be Yoongi's brother.

"Yeah, I know it's been a while." Seokjin mumbles. "But listen, we've got a problem."

"Spill."

"Yoongi is a mermaid, isn't he?"

There is a long silence before laughter bursts from the other end of the line.

"Where did you get that nonsense from?"

"We saw it." Seokjin sighs. "It was hot and he stayed in the shadows. We wanted him to come swim so we... sorta... forced him in there..."

There is another silence again.

"What are you telling me, Jin?"

"We know what Yoongi is, but he swum away from us. We have no idea where he could be right now and he said something about being hated and his secret being out on camera--"

"Camera?!"

"I told them to delete the clip as soon as I called you, but please help us!" Seokjin begs. "We're not mad! Judt shocked and scared. But we don't know where he is and he said goodbye forever and now we don't know how to get him back!"

After a silence, there is a deep sigh from the other end of the line. "Who else saw him?"

"Just the members, our manager, and small film crew of six."

"Small?!" Geumjay scoffs. "Let me tell you something Jin. He is not a mermaid, but a merman. Keep the difference in that skull of yours. Besides that, of course he's leaving! His secret is out! Out secret is out! He has no use to stay here and nor do we if this gets out! There is a reason why he never told you! There s a reason why he swum away!"

"Then tell us! Please! At least let us know how Yoongi became this was or what happened to him that caused him to refuse to swim!"

Seungjay sighs deeply. "Where are you now?"

"Recording for Bon Voyage at the shores of Busan."

"I'll be there in thirty. Get the crew out and everyone inside."

"What what--"

Seokjin listens to the beeping of the end of the phone call, slowly laying his phone down.

"What did he say?" Namjoon asks cautiously.

Looking at the other members, Seokjin gulps. "Geumjay will be here in thirty minutes... He said their secret is out."

"Well, of course! If Yoongi is a mermaid his entire family could be one!" Namjoon snarls. "How do we know we're all human?! Knowing that creatures like that exist! How can we believe to be human?!"

Realization sinks into the members. It's true. Though they have believed to be human, with this piece of information there is no doubt blood from another species running in them.

"I wonder if we have forms we never discovered." Taehyung mumbles. "Like... we're in our human form now, but... a cool real form!"

The silence makes Taehyung regret his words a little, shying back again. Seokjin eventually sighs and sends them off to dress and dry.

When he's left alone, he thinks back. This morning, all the other times he went out.

It's because of this.

°•●•°

Half an hour later, Jimin sits at the shore in a tank top and shorts, his feet buried in the sand.

He's waiting for Geumjay.

His head raises from his knees when he sees a familiar face jumping out of the water and diving back in with a jump.

Geumjay... Of course he's a merman too...

In contrast to Yoongi's golden tail, Geumjay's is a sparkling copper color. About a few feet from the slanting to land, Geumjay stays.

"Where are the others?"

"Do you need them here?"

"Drying out without towels takes a while and I'm not feeling like coming out." Geumjay huffs. "Can you go get the others?"

Jimin nods, getting up and calling everyone out from the doorway.

As soon as their eyes fall on Geumjay, the sight is still unusual. It will always be. To see a merman with only the fin out of the water, leaning on sand like in a movie.

"Whoa..."

Geumjay frowns. "You could have told Yoongi that before he left."

"You don't have to rub it in..."

"Well I am!" Geumjay growls. "He's my little brother! You chased him away!"

Namjoon sighs and sits down. "Hyung... I'm worried about Yoongi, but can you tell me if... If we are human?"

"THAT'S your concern?!" Geumjay sneers. "You are hopeless. I can't believe I agreed to help. Listen, Yoongi is a sensitive soul. I can try to find him but bringing him alone is a difficult job."

"What do you suggest we do? We can't... breathe underwater!" Seokjin whines.

Geumjay sighs deeply. "I'm so going to regret this..." He groans. "Okay, listen. There is a very slight percent chance one of you has merfolk blood in them. We need that one of you to take a risk on your human life and become a merman to help me find Yoongi."

There is a shocked silence by all of them. Their human life. A normal life, gone. But that'd only be if they had merfolk blood in them.

"I'll get myself tested." Namjoon mutters. "I want hyung back. If I have that blood, I'm willing to be something different."

Geumjay smiles a little at him. "I wasn't going to give you a choice. You'll all get tested anyway."

"Where will we get tested then?" Jungkook mumbles.

Geumjay grins. "Yeah, so. Our dad is a merman. Our mom however is a spellcaster. She can read a person like those all-seeing people do at fairs. She does not have a mer gen though, so we'll have to do a bit of a wait."

"... Why?"

Geumjay chuckles. "A familiar doesn't go as fast as mermen do. Especially not if its a little dragon."

Taehyung snaps up. "Little dragon?"

Geumjay nods, crawling himself onto land and asking for a towel, drying himself up for his mom to come.

°•●•°

Yoongi's sight is blurred through tears. He's been swimming for hours, exhausting himself. But he knows where he's going.

To a friend.

Kihyun.

Kihyun is not a merman, not is he a mix. He's a siren. Dangerous for his species unless they like you.

Thankfully Kihyun does.

As Yoongi approaches the deep dark lair, he already catches glimpse of his tail, the lightly flickering illuminating purple.

"Kihyun...?"

The siren turns at the familiar voice, eyes widening when he hears the broken tone in his voice.

Immediately his stance changes, his tail starts shocking with electricity and he bares his sharp teeth and claws.

"Who hurt you."

Yoongi shakes his head and just embraces himself in Kihyun's arms as the siren wraps his tail around his friend's.

His quiet sobs break his heart.

"Who hurt you, Yoongi."

"It's nothing..."

"No, it's not nothing." Kihyun hisses. "I know you. You don't cry. Who did it."

Yoongi gulps a little. "It's really hot on land... I didn't wanna swim because my tail would show. So they accidentally pushed me in..."

"Did humans hurt you?"

"No..." Yoongi shakes his head. "I just got scared and fled... I mean, humans saw me! I was on camera! Our existence will be ruined!"

"Hey, hey! Easy..."

Kihyun looks up at the edge of the water, growling at the thought of Yoongi's existence being ruined. Not over his dead body.

°•●•°

The remaining six members are nervously waiting for their tests to come out.

Yoongi's mom had arrived shortly after Geumjay dried into a pair of legs. She wasted no time to chat and immediately pulled Seokjin with her to be tested.

After everyone had been, they were stuck with each other and the dragon who Taehyung and Jungkook were obsessed with.

"So... Who of us do you think has mer DNA?" Namjoon asks quietly.

"Geumjay said the chance was small any of us have it." Hoseok sighs. "I feel so bad for Yoongi hyung..."

Jimin nods. "I wished he had just... explained us instead of leaving."

"I mean, I get it." Taehyung shrugs. "I wouldn't stay either if I thought all my friends were going to betray my secret life."

"But we aren't!"

"But he thought so." Taehyung says. "Remember? He was so panicked he swum away in fear of the existence of his kind being exposed. I agree that he should have talked, but we have no idea how his species is. We can't blame someone we don't understand."

There is a long silence around his words. Taehyung is right. They have no idea who Yoongi is when in this form. Maybe the cold hyung he was before was an act?

They have no idea...

Everyone perks up when they hear the voices of Yoongi's mother and brother coming closer.

"We have results." Yoongi's mother says. "But only one of you will be able to help. And it will be painful."

Geumjay nods. "It will be." He averts his gaze. "Jimin, are you ready to get your hyung back?"

The younger freezes in shock as all of the others look at him. He's the one who has to get Yoongi...

He takes a quiet deep breath and nods.

"What about the rest of us...?" Seokjin asks softly. "What are we?"

As Geumjay takes Jimin back inside, Yoongi's mother comes closer to them.

"Try to close your ears. It's going to be an extremely painful process. As for you all. It's quite interesting, really."

All of the members listen thoughtfully as Yoongi's mother explains Jimin's process. That is will be painful because only 2% of his DNA is merfolk.

Seokjin is 13% vampire and 7% elf. A mix which, when both active, could create a weird mix between a kindhearted and uncontrollable person.

Hoseok is 21% a dark fae, explaining his obsession with cleaning a lot better.

Namjoon, strangely enough, was a weird mix of 12% angel and 12% demon.

Not even he understood how that logic was possible, but he didn't question it.

Taehyung had some demon blood in him as well as some dragon blood. The percentage however is unknown.

And Jungkook, he was one of the most humane. With only 3% werewolf DNA.

Even after the results, they still can't really believe that they're not fully human.

Not long after they've all calmed down from their results, all of them are startled by Jimin's loud scream.

"Is he gonna be okay?" Taehyung asks softly.

"I hope he will." Yoongi's mother sighs. "A transformation with such little DNA is extremely painful. Jungkook's pain would be significantly more painful than Hoseok's for example."

"How big is the chance of this working?" Seokjin mumbles, not liking the way he can hear his friend scream and cry.

Yoongi's mother smiles at him. "Seokjin, when you take in a part of yourself, there is no chance of failure. Just the pain."

"Than I want to go through it too." Seokjin growls. "I can't stand Jimin being the only one in pain!"

"You'll never be human again..." Yoongi's mother sighs. "Are you very sure?"

Seokjin nods when Taehyung raises his hand.

"Me too!"

"I want it too..."

"I'm in. I feel so bad for him..."

The members all look at Namjoon, who finally starts chuckling. "I'm in it too. Angel or demon. They're my friends. I wouldn't want to disappoint them."

Yoongi's mother gives them all a sweet smile, once again pulling everyone inside one by one, to explain them about their transforming situation.

°•●•°

Geumjay is quickly starting to grow annoyed with the pain of the younger. He's not enjoying the screams and cries for sure.

He doesn't get why it hurts, but it's for his brother.

All he did was force the boy underwater for two full minutes.

Usually being on or over a certain human limit in the environment of their DNA can force a transformation to save your body's life.

That's exactly what happened here.

Although it doesn't take all too long, about the average length for a merman to change in water, it's extremely painful for the human.

Scales, bones, organs, gills. Everything new hurts.

But as soon as the pain stops, Jimin is engulfed by Geumjay into a warm hug.

"It's okay. It's over."

Jimin's gills spread open with each deep exhale as he slowly calms down from the pain, looking down at himself.

In contrast to Yoongi's gold and Geumjay's copper, his tail is a silvery gray. It sparkles in the sun, just like Geumjay's.

Whereas Yoongi and Geumjay have the same tattoos but each on a different part of the chest, Jimin has a different mark.

One that is much rougher and sharper than theirs.

He dries his eyes and looks up at Geumjay with a pout. He's unsure of what to do next. He doesn't feel like he's missed out on a life or that having a tail is any different from legs.

Geumjay smiles at him. "You're a merman now, Jimin."

Jimin nods, looking down at himself. He's a little confused, but he's glad. He takes a deep breath before looking at the older.

"Let's go look for hyung."

°•●•°

Seokjin feels a little frightened at what he has to do. He has to be starved and panicked.

Starved because his vampire gen will cause himself to find a way to feed and not die.

Panicked because elves are naturally peaceful creatures. He'll calm himself down automatically when he feels like going insane.

He's alone in his room. Cold. Dark. With the door locked and no way out.

He's just wondering what the others will have to do...

°•●•°

Hoseok is supposed to overwork himself. Fae are clean creatures and must be busy at all times. Overworking will give Hoseok that kick to his extended stamina.

Namjoon and Taehyung get to help with the mess and to give him work, since both of them are going to have to do some mischief.

°•●•°

Namjoon was supposed to help Hoseok by making a complete mess, but also to do right. It was going to be tough to do wrong and right.

As someone who doesn't like to do wrong, Namjoon is going to have to work extremely hard for his DNA to work.

°•●•°

Taehyung would have to eat more spicy food, make a mess, quick reaction timing, and a really small temper.

Whoever this Taehyung was supposed to be, he didn't know himself. He was the happy kid! The bubbly one, the mood maker!

But apparantly dragons didn't have that attitude...

°•●•°

Jungkook... Jungkook was forced into the forest, far, far away from the house.

He was honestly scared. Alone, with nothing but trees around him. The smell of pine, palm trees, flowers.

His wolf instincts need to kick in at some point... right?

Before dark...?

°•●•°

"I think I know where he is." Geumjay mumbles. "But you have to promise me to stay calm."

Jimin nods. "It's been hours, hyung. I'm scared he'll be dead or something..."

"You've done amazing so far. I'm impressed. But when Yoongi and I were little fish, he had a friend. This friend is a siren. He's nothing like mermen and if anything used to be the most playful being I'd ever seen. Yoongi would always turn to him when distressed."

"So then why should I panic?"

"He lives within the sharks. And last time I saw him, he was slaughtering and skinning a merman."

Jimin's eyes widen and he abruptly stops swimming. "WHAT?!"

Geumjay growls at him. "I told you to stay calm!"

"He might eat my hyung!" Jimin screams. "Don't you realize?! You told me so many times you can read people yet you're so stupid to get me!"

"What in Atlantis' name are you yelling at me for?!"

"I'M IN LOVE WITH YOUR BROTHER AND YOU'VE NEVER NOTICED?!! I thought you knew since you told me... You told me you figured out my secret." Jimin gulps. "Yoongi is my hyung and my crush... If his childhood friend is eating mermen now I can't let him stay there!"

Geumjay stares at him, mouth agape to say something, but no words escape his lips.

He nods, grabs Jimin's wrist and pulls him down with, going to find his brother and couple someone together.

°•●•°

Yoongi keeps looking up at the edge of the water. The shore isn't even in sight.

He kinda misses them. His family, his friends.

"What's bothering you?" Kihyun asks, coming up to him.

"I miss my friends..."

"Humans are not your friends." The siren hisses. "Humans are your enemy."

Yoongi shakes his head. "Not these humans."

"Yoongi, listen to yourself!" Kihyun snaps. "You're a merman! You drown humans! You decided to live on land which was one for me, now you come back because of those humans and suddenly want to go back?!"

"I never said I wanted to go back." Yoongi mutters. "I made a mistake, so this is my choice."

"You're not the Yoongi I knew before." Kihyun growls, baring his fangs. "The Yoongi I knew was afraid of humans. Hated humans. What happened?"

Yoongi looks at him. "I learned to get over my fear. I'm a better person."

"You're a merman! Not a human!" Kihyun scowls. "Why are you so oblivious?!"

"You have no idea what my life on land was like!" Yoongi snaps back. "Don't tell me what's best for me!"

"But I know, Yoongi! I know what's best for you!"

"You are not my mother!"

Kihyun bares his fangs, his tail tensing, claws curled and his eyes filling with bloodlust.

Yoongi's eyes slowly grow in fear, quickly starting to apologize, but he screams as soon as the siren starts lunging for him.

"HYUNG!! NO!!"

Kihyun abruptly stops at the noise, glaring over at where it came from. As soon as he catches as glimpse, a sharp silver fin hits him in the face.

"YOU DO NOT TREAT MY HYUNG LIKE FOOD!!"

"J-Jimin...?"

Jimin sheepishly smiles at his confused hyung, waving at him before continuously slapping Kihyun in every way he can.

Yoongi sees his brother chuckling. But he himself is confused. How? How is Jimin here? How is he one of them?

As Jimin leaves Kihyun alone for a bit, he rushes to Yoongi, hugging him tightly.

"I was so worried hyung..."

"How...?" Yoongi mutters. "I didn't see you transform..."

Geumjay nods. "He isn't naturally born as a merman. We... forced it out of him."

"We?"

"Mom and me."

"Did he consent?"

Jimin nods. "All I want is for you to be safe. You are, so please lets go home..."

Yoongi looks down. "I... can't."

"Why?"

"I'm exposed, Jimin. I'm... out."

Jimin shakes his head. "We deleted the clip. The crew is gone and the others are worried dead about you! I was so scared you were gonna die..."

Yoongi shakes his head. "Why did you come to look for me?"

"If I was one second too late you were siren food." Jimin sighs. "I love you hyung, don't make the same mistake again."

Yoongi gulps a nervous jump down his throat. "Can I even go back? Are they not going to be scared of me?"

"They're not. I'm not. We all need you hyung, and I need you most. I love you..."

Yoongi grins shyly at him. "I... You know I don't express my feelings..."

"I know... I know..."

"JIMIN!! WATCH OUT!!"

Geumjay screams out at the younger. Just as they turn to him, Jimin screams out in pain, blood rising up he water from the sharp teeth sunken into his arm.

"KIHYUN!! LET HIM GO!!"

The siren had swum up again and bitten Jimin right on his elbow. Every little drop has a scent that attracts the sharks.

But its not for food.

Because as soon as Geumjay pulls Kihyun away, he sees the tiny, purple colored drops floating up.

"Oh no..." His eyes widen, inspecting the wound as Kihyun slowly swims up to Yoongi, who hugs his younger merman in worry.

"Jimin, you have a problem, and Kihyun, I'm going to kill you!!" Guemjay screams angrily. "Yoongi, get back to the other members. Tell them Jimin won't be back for a few days."

"What?! Why?!"

"Kihyun used his venom, Yoongi. Jimin isn't going to be the same!"

"I want to stay!"

"Leave!"

"I WANT TO STAY!!"

"GET OUT OF HERE BEFORE BOTH OF THEM KILL YOU!!"

Yoongi gulps, looking down at a circling Kihyun, who smirks at him with bared fangs, and a shivering and confused Jimin.

With a soft kiss to Jimin's lips, Yoongi swims back up the the shore, slowly returning to his friends.

Jimin stays, confused when Geumjay starts explaining what happened.

As soon as he's finished, he forces Kihyun to promise to take care of him.

And that's when Jimin was alone. Surrounded by sharks, blood, and venom, and a siren who quietly takes him into his arms.

°•●•°

Yoongi is... confused. As soon as he dried he ran back into the house, but... no one was inside.

It was empty, dark, a mess at some places.

"Guys...?"

No answer. It's eery quiet and dark.

"... Anyone?"

He listens closely, flinching when he catches a loud howl, metal sliding through something.

Yoongi immediately runs outside, panicking at where his friends are.

Outside around the corner he finally sees them. But... not exactly them.

He's completely shocked at the appearance of his friends. But the most shocking are clearly Taehyung, Jungkook, and Namjoon.

Taehyung was covered in scales, wings curled in behind his back with big horns and a swaying tail, predatory eyes.

Jungkook stool tall above all of them, a werewolf creature standing up on his back paws. You could barely recognize him if you didn't look into his eyes.

Namjoon... Really was a mix match. With two feathered wings, his left wing was black with white spots, his right wing white with black spots, gold running throughout his feathers. Tiny horns peek through his hair, gold sparkling at the tips. Two colored eyes in red and blue, with a clear difference in personality.

"Yoongi?"

The returned member smiles at his hyung, waving a little at the others. "So... What happened while I was gone...?"

Yoongi listens closely as they explain what happened, and he explains what happens to him. And when they ask for Jimin, he tells them exactly what his hyung told him.

°•●•°

With a month or so having gone past, the water is still a great home. The tattoos on his body gone black and white, his teeth sharpened and claws constantly ready, Jimin has forgotten land.

He vaguely remembers life on land, but none of the memories he has are good.

All he has are the sharks, his food, and his friend.

Hissing through his fangs, Jimin's claws have finished another prey. Hunting time was as good as any other.

"Will you calm down. You'll steal my food."

Jimin grins at his friend. "You can't blame me. I'm a hungry one."

Kihyun growls at him. "It's so weird. I keep telling you about land and what happened before a few weeks ago. Why are you so persistent on not listening?"

"I know what I remember. That'll all I need."

"I seriously wonder how someone so stubborn as you is my species." Kihyun shakes his head. "But at least I'm glad you're as good of a hunter as I am."

Jimin grins widely at him, showing off his bloodied fangs.

Both of them halt, ears perking. The water feels warmer around. Jimin immediately looks up, hissing loudly at the approaching figures.

"You came back for him, didn't you." Kihyun growls. "Well, you're late."

Yoongi slowly shakes his head. "I... I came because I missed him, yes, but I also want to offer you something."

Jimin frowns. "What would you have to offer that would interest us?"

Yoongi holds out his arm. "My brother didn't approve... But I want you to bite me... Like Kihyun did with you."

"And why would I do that?" Jimin snarls, circling around the merman. "What would you, and why would you, want me to waste my precious venom on you?"

Yoongi looks at him. "Jiminie, you used to be human... We all miss you. I'm planning on giving my memories to my mother, who can give them back to me after this. I don't like not being with you. I hate it. I miss you, and I want you with me. Wouldn't you want a third hunting partner?"

Jimin frowns, looking at Kihyun. "Did you know he wanted this?"

"I've never even known I had venom before your tail dropped in, how was I supposed to know he wants in now too?"

Jimin scowls a little at him. "Have you already handed over your memory?"

"My most important ones." Yoongi nods. "I've wasted my time thinking about someone I might never see again. Do me a favor and bite me."

Jimin's scowl turns into a sinister smirk as he lunges for the older merman and immediately buries his teeth into his waist.

Silver drops of his venom slowly float up with Yoongi's blood as the older hisses in pain.

Kihyun looks at him, growling. "Why, Yoongi. Why now."

"Because I can't live without him. I can accept my change, as long as I can get my memory back and meet my friends again, now that I'll be unable to live on land."

"I don't get you."

"He does."

°•●•°

As soon as Geumjay appears in the siren circle he can feel the water turning cold. He almost regrets it.

But he recognizes that shimmering golden tail, chasing an all to familiar silver one.

"Yoongi!"

The siren looks up with bared fangs, lunging up for him, but Geumjay opens the box in his hands.

White orbs float out of it, attacking the siren's memory. Like he knows it.

Yoongi screams out in pain, holding his head and pulling his hair as the other two quickly come to comfort him.

As soon as Yoongi looks up, he smiles a little at his brother.

"Thank you hyung..."

°•●•°

Yoongi pulls Jimin up with him to the shore, where he promised to remeet his friends.

Jimin is wary, uncertain of what's going to happen.

He quietly peeks out of the water, flinching a little at the warm sun and five other creatures playing out in the sun.

"Jiminie?!"

"Where?!"

"Woah... You're different..."

Jimin plops back into the water, but Yoongi pulls him back up, holding his hand.

Jimin hisses, baring his fangs as soon as the vampire dips into the water. The vampire cocks his head, hissing back at him.

"He really doesn't remember any of us?" Seokjin asks softly.

Yoongi shakes his head. "It's like being reborn. Your memories are wiped except for the ones that are usable for survival."

Jimin moves a little further back when Seokjin reaches out to him.

"It's okay..." Yoongi tells him. "He's not going to hurt you."

Jimin hisses a little, but doesn't move.

Seokjin gently grabs his hand, bowing his head at him. "You really do not know who I am?"

Jimin huffs and shakes his head.

"I'm Seokjin. The eldest hyung." He smiles. "I told you a lot of good jokes."

"No he didn't!"

"Do not disturb me and my good jokes with your negativity, Kook!"

Jimin gulps a little, swimming closer to Yoongi, who holds him close.

"I'm Namjoon. It feels so weird... knowing him for a long time and introducing myself..." The half-breed chuckles.

Jimin looks up at him. He hisses a little, hiding further behind his hyung.

"You're scaring him, hyung!"

"You're a firebreathing beast, don't tell me I'm scary."

Taehyung huffs angrily. "I can't spit fire yet..."

As everyone greets and introduces themselves to Jimin once more, the siren keeps hissing at them.

Perhaps he just isn't ready yet.

They say their goodbyes as they dive down again. Yoongi presses a soft kiss on his lips.

"I'm so proud of you."

Jimin smiles at him. "They're scary."

"To them, we are too."

Jimin nods a little, anticipating their next visit.

•=|THE END|=•

Questions of the Chapter:

Why was Yoongi so scared about showing himself?

Why was Seokjin so protective?

Why did Geumjay come to help?

Why did Yoongi's mother agree to help turn the other members?

Why did Kihyun attack Jimin and not Yoongi?

Why can merfolk get out of water but sirens can't?

Not spelling checked.