{cat and mouse}

Jin and Tessa both looked up in shock as they heard the gunshot, watching Taehyung's figure crumple and fall to the snow. The valley had fallen into silence once again, "Is that-" Jin couldn't finish his sentence, he'd seen Taehyung become hurt many times in the past, but this hit differently. 

Pulling herself away from the bonnet of the car she was just working on, Tessa clenched her fists by her side, knuckles going white as she trudged vengefully through the snow. Picking up her pace, the blonde haired female didn't care that Vee was still carrying a loaded gun as she pushed past Jungkook's frozen form, raising an arm and swinging her fist directly into Vee's jaw. 

"YOU TRAITOR!" Tessa screamed, grabbing a tight hold of Vee's collar as she swung another fist into the girl's face, breaking the girls lip and sending her to the floor. "What the fuck is your problem!?!" she exclaimed. 

Spitting out a mouthful of thick blood onto the snow, Vee chuckled, a low almost insane laugh through bloodstained teeth, "I had no choice," she grinned, wiping the blood from her lips, "you can't create the cure, I need to do it first." she spat. At those words, Tessa lost herself. With a cry, Tessa slammed a foot into Vee's stomach, kicking the girl with the top of her combat boot before jumping over her form. Straddled over the top of Vee, Tessa began to pummel the smaller girl, releasing her pent up anger with actions and not words. 

"You," she slapped Vee's cheek, "fucking," she punched the girl's nose, "bastard!" Tessa shout. She rose her fist, about to land another punch to the beaten girl until a pair of strong arms wrapped themselves around her slim waist, pulling Tessa off of Vee and into a strong chest. Tessa began kicking around, scratching at the male's arms as she begged for him to let her go and finish her off, but the male didn't loosen his hold. 

"Tessa," Namjoon spoke, voice calm but stern as he held her back against his chest, "Tessa, please. Fighting won't solve anything." he said, letting out a sigh as Tessa stopped her struggle, loosening herself up in Namjoon's hold. 

Letting her eyes fall over Vee's now unconscious form, Tessa knew it was best to stop. The girl was now as revolting as she should be, purple splotches and patches of blood covering her skin. The girl who had snaked her way into their squad and broke them from the inside was now laying in a puddle of her own pitiful blood. 

Behind them, Jungkook was still at a loss for words. The brunette felt a layer of tears gloss over his eyes as emotional pain flowed out of him, from his mouth came a choked sob as he stumbled through the thick snow to Taehyung's side. 

"Tae-e?" Jungkook stuttered, falling to his knees beside the male's unconscious form. Jungkook placed a hand underneath Taehyung, taking the male carefully into his arms. With his spare hand, Jungkook brushed the male's hair from his eyes. Blood was trickling from Taehyung's lips, his usual honey skin now ashen and cold. 

A single tear trailed down Jungkook's cheek, down to his lips and past his chin, "JIN!" Jungkook called out in desperation, feeling Taehyung's blood beginning to soak into his own clothes as he held the male tightly to his chest, "HE'S LOOSING BLOOD!"

As quickly as humanly possible, Jin stumbled through the snow, cold prickling at his skin as he reached Taehyung's side. His expression fell into something unreadable as his gaze fell over Taehyung's torso, blood soaked and smeared over the ground like a horror movie. "He needs a blood transfusion, and fast..." Jin spoke up, trying to keep himself calm in the situation. He turned towards Jungkook, "Bring him inside."

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Jungkook sat by Taehyung's side. The male was hooked up to their only IV machine, taking in fluids as he lay unconsciously in bed. His eyes were closed and his breathing was shallow, an almost peaceful site as Jungkook's eyes remained fixed on the male's form. 

Jungkook remained still until Hoseok walked in. The younger turned, watching as Hoseok's eyes went wide and lower lip began to tremble as the orange haired male hurried to Taehyung's bedside. His eyes wondered from the IV down to Taehyung's bandaged torso, "This is my fault." Hoseok breathed, earning Jungkook's attention. "Taehyung and I had our suspicions about Vee, but we decided to not take action just yet." he murmured, gaze turning to the floor, "I'm so sorry."

With a lifeless expression and half lidded eyes, Jungkook shook his head, "You had no way of knowing this would happen." he sighed, "besides," he gestured towards the spare bed in the room, Vee's conscious form laying blankly in the bed, "Tessa showed her a little something to make up for what she did to Tae." he scoffed, taking a gentle hold of Taehyung's cold hand as he laced their fingers together. 

Dragging a chair up to the bed, Hoseok took a seat. "How long till he wakes up?" he asked, watching as Jungkook bit down on his lower lip, 

"A day or two if we're lucky Seokjin said..." he began to explain, tightening his hold on Taehyung's hand, "The equipment we have isn't very sterile, so there's still the off chance of infection," he paused to draw in a shaky breath before he continued, "I think he'll pull through."

Hoseok nod, "we can only hope." he sighed, eyes trailing off to the side and out the open window. A cool breeze of winter air swept through the medical room lightly tousling Hoseok's hair and prickling at his skin. The orange haired male stood from his chair to go and close the window, but froze at the sound of the door opening. 

Snapping his head towards the entrance of the room, Hoseok gulped as Yoongi stomped his way through the door. The blue haired male was practically fuming, fists clenched tightly by his side as he made his way past Taehyung, all the way to Vee's bedside. 

Hoseok opened his mouth to protest against the older's actions, but zipped his lips when Yoongi grabbed a tight hold of Vee's collar, pulling her into a seated position, "What the fuck is your problem!?" Yoongi bellowed, voice deep and intimidating as he bore his eyes into hers. 

Casting his gaze to the girl, Hoseok watched as Vee wore nothing but a blank expression, eyes lidded as she failed to react to Yoongi's stance. Brows furrowing in distaste, Yoongi rose his other hand, grabbing the girls collar with double the strength. At this stage, he didn't care she was a fragile looking girl. 

She tried to kill Taehyung. 

Yoongi spat, "You better start talking," he scoffed, removing a hand as he slipped his handgun out from his pocket. Vee's eyes went wide the moment she felt the cold metal of the gun pointed underneath her chin, tilting her head to meet Yoongi's serious gaze, "I aint playing." 

Swallowing her fear, Vee kept her blank expression plastered over her face as she parted her chapped lips, 

"I'm from Alpha." she breathed. 

From across the room, Jungkook felt a cold shiver run down the back of his spine. Slowly pulling himself away from Taehyung's bedside, Jungkook's lips began to tremble, "...Alpha?"

The news hit heavily with Hoseok too, orange haired male taking a step back from the window cill as his body froze up in place, "I knew this would happen." Hoseok murmured, throat going dry as he spoke, "Out of all the big three camps, I knew Delta and Alpha were going to be the most likely camps to turn." 

Yoongi nod in agreement. Everyone knew Delta was a powerhouse and would obviously turn against them, but Alpha was just as bad. Thinking back, Yoongi could recall how skilled Alpha was at research and medicine. They had many skilled civilians who could create fully functioning and secure facilities. It was the largest and most skilled camp, which is why they were currently fearing it more then Delta. 

Anger boiled deep inside Yoongi's system as he turned back towards the bruised girl, hand still clutched tightly around her collar and gun still aimed at her throat, "What about it." Yoongi spoke, still questioning as to why she would go as far as to try and kill Taehyung. 

Rolling her eyes, Vee opened her mouth to speak, "You're all more stupid then I thought you were," she chuckled lowly, earning a snarl from Yoongi, "Alpha is on their way, they're after you all right now." she laughed, an evil grin spreading across her face as she watched the three male's pale, "Ever since Taehyung ran off with Jungkook, people had a reason to believe you had all actually done it... that you all created a working cure." she explained, pausing before she continued, "You should know that humanity could never reach its former glory. The next leaders of the earth will be the camp to create the cure first." she stated. 

She had a point. Humanity was long gone, leaders and government officials nothing but meaningless titles of the past. The people who'd have the most control over humanities next rise would be the camp who'd create the cure first. If a camp managed to create a cure, they'd be able to control it's distribution and use, therefore controlling the world as a whole. 

See continued, "My injuries were self inflicted, infected bite was all fake, all in an attempt for Taehyung to give up the vaccine." she paused, eyes falling shut as she let out a sad chuckle, "but unknown to us, you never actually came up with a cure, which is why I still have a chance to make one." she spoke more sternly, voice lowering into one of seriousness. "Taehyung isn't the only smart person in this apocalypse, I can do just as well as he can." she spat, raising a weak hand and grabbing a hold of Yoongi's wrist, "Alpha will create the cure, and I will be a leader of the new era." 

Scoffing, Yoongi pushed Vee away. Her back collided with the bed once again, a gasp escaping her parted lips in surprise. Running a hand through his hair, Yoongi bit down on his lower lip, "So you'd kill someone to make sure you create the cure first?" his sharp feline eyes narrowed, "You make me sick." he barked, turning on his heels and storming out from the medical bay. 

Still standing in the room, Hoseok remained glued by the still open window. His skin was now frozen, teeth almost chattering as he failed to comprehend how serious the situation now was. They weren't safe anymore, 

"Alpha is on their way."

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{Author Note}

The good stuff is finally here! 

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