Chapter seven || 일곱 장
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7| Over My Dead Body⚰️
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This one is bit long, so enjoy reading! xo

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By the time Taehyung returned from the bathroom, I had managed to calm myself down.

I had decided not to dwell on what had just happened or, more accurately, what had not quite happened.

I added it to the growing pile of things I would deal with later. At this rate I was going to have to start writing it all down.

I fixed my hair and splashed some cold water on my face, in Taehyung's bathroom, making myself presentable for dinner and we went downstairs.

"Taehyung, y/n." Jae In, his mom smiled, when we got to the kitchen. "Go on through. We're almost done here."

"What took you guy's so long?" Jungkook smirked, he was helping JaeIn with the plates.

"Motherfucking cockblocker." Taehyung grumbled, making me blush, I would have anyway, but it was so much worse, because his mom was right there!

Jungkook laughed and returned to helping her, who was ignoring them both.

Taehyung led me into the dining room where Mr. Kim and Jennie were already seated.

"y/n, it's good to see you again." Mr. Kim got up from his seat as I entered.

"You too Mr kim."

He smiled warmly.

Taehyung helped me into the seat next to jennie, and I gave her a smile as I sat down.

Taehyung went to the sideboard and pulled a gun from somewhere about his person.

Considering I'd just had his body pressed against mine, you'd think I'd have felt it, but I swear to God I have no idea where he keeps that thing. He checked it and placed it into a drawer.

"JaeIn has a no guns at the dinner table policy." Jennie explained when I looked at her questioningly.

"Oh right." I said nodding, as if I thought that was totally normal, but honestly, what kind of family needed rules like that? What happened to 'don't talk with your mouth full' and 'elbows off the table'?

"Jungkook accidentally shot one of her favourite antique vases, when a debate about American Idol got a bit heated."

I giggled, thinking she was joking.

"A bit heated! The fucker tried to shoot me." Taehyung exclaimed from across the room, halting my laughter.

"He was aiming for V when he broke the vase." Jennie confirmed when I stared wide-eyed at her.

"Shit taste in TV and a shit shot." Taehyung grumbled.

Mr. Kim sighed. "Can we please not get into this again. We have a guest, and it would be nice to get through dinner without having to re-live the great American Idol debacle."

Taehyung snickered as he sat down beside me, and I raised my eyebrow at him.

"Don't worry Princess, I got him back." He winked and grinned at me happily, like his best friend trying to shoot him at the dinner table was all just a harmless prank.

"You shot him?" Nothing would surprise me.

"If I'd shot him he'd be dead. Unlike some, I can aim" He said quite seriously, still smiling.

"That would have been too easy. V couldn't just shoot him and get over it." Jennie scowled at taehyung. "No, he had to make the whole family suffer."

Taehyung laughed, and I think I even caught mr. Kim supressing a chuckle.

"What did you do?" I asked, intrigued now.

"I waited until the final. Everyone was in the living room watching. Jungkook made us, fucking idiot was so excited." He managed to get out between laughs. "And just as that guy was about to reveal who'd won….," He had to stop talking he was laughing so much.

"You changed the channel!" I guessed, quite pleased with myself.

Taehyung almost doubled over in his seat, spluttered "changed the channel!" and laughed even harder.

"Don't be ridiculous y/n." Jennie scoffed angrily. "This is V we're talking about, the over-dramatic jackass, shot the fucking TV! Got Ryan Seacrest right between the eyes." She shouted, as Taehyung howled with laughter.

Yeah, like I'm the ridiculous one here! I laughed, because really, what else could I do but embrace the crazy.

The Kim's were like nothing I had ever experienced, but I was here, so I might as well enjoy the ride.

"Three days we had to wait for it to be replaced!" Jennie was clearly still quite angry about it.

"Hmmn, let's see." Jimin entered the dining room carrying a big bowl of mashed potatoes. "V's hysterical, Jennie's pissed, I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say y/n just heard the American Idol story."

Mr. Kim nodded amused.

"Well, it was either that or the beach incident." Jimin shrugged, causing Taehyung, who had been on the verge of calming down, to burst into another round of loud laughter.

"I don't think that's appropriate for the dinner table." Mr. Kim told him. Leaving me wondering what on earth the beach incident was.

A/N: everyone is asking about the beach incident, so here it is,
/everyone was on the beach as a 'family hang out' and Taehyung decided to put a crab in Jungkook's swim shorts before he wore them and well... There ya go.

Jimin agreed and pulled out a gun, putting it in the same drawer as Taehyung had used earlier.

Jae In, Jungkook and Rose came in carrying the rest of dinner and Taehyung straightened up and composed himself.

Rose also went to the drawer and then turned back to the table, where JaeIn arched an eyebrow at her.

Rose sighed and took out a second gun and handed it to her mother, who looked in the drawer, seeming to be checking its contents before she shut and locked it.

There was general madness as we all filled our plates. It was loud, boisterous, fun, so unlike the dinners my dad and I shared at home.

"Hey JaeIn, did you search Little y/n?" Jungkook asked once everyone was settled.

"Why on earth would I do that?" she asked, as we all stopped eating to stare at him.

"V's a sneaky fucker. He's probably got her hiding a gun just in case we say anything to embarrass him."

"Fuck me, he actually has a brain. I didn't even think of doing that." Taehyung said surprised.

"That's because you were too busy thinking about her concealing a different kind of weapon." Jimin smirked suggestively.

"What?" Jungkook said confused.

"It's a euphemism." Rose explained.

"A what now?"

Rose rolled her eyes. "Never mind."

"So y/n." JaeIn turned to me, obviously as keen to move on from the last topic of conversation as I was.

"Jungkook tells me you're fairly new to Busan, how are you liking it?"

"How the fuck do you know she's new in Busan?" Taehyung asked him.

"Redse told me?" Jungkook shrugged.

"Redse?" I asked taehyung.

"He means Rose." He said and I frowned trying to work out where it came from. "red, red hair, Rose, Redse." he quickly explained jungkook's strange nicknaming logic. "How did you know?" He then asked Rose.

"y/n told us at the diner." Jimin answered. "Right before mike told us Chief was her father." He added smugly.

"You fuckers knew that and didn't tell me?"

"Well we didn't know you were going to see her again." He said. "We didn't even think to mention it at the time, and I'm so glad we didn't. Otherwise we'd have missed out on seeing Jungkook re-enact your freak out when you found out for yourself. That shit was fucking priceless!" Jimin laughed.

"Fuck, yeah!" Rose agreed giggling. It was the first thing I'd heard her say.

"Fuck!" Jungkook said wide-eyed as he pretended to run his hands through his hair as he did his impression of Taehyung.

"That is fucking spot on." Jennie laughed.

"Motherfucking assholes." Taehyung muttered.

"The next person to say fuck, in any form, at this dinner table will not be going to Seoul next weekend." JaeIn scolded, and all five of them muttered an apology.

"I'm so sorry about my children. I don't know where they get their manners from." She shook her head and glared at them. "So are you enjoying Busan?"

"Um yeah, it's ok, it's quiet, the weather is terrible and to be honest I always thought it was a bit dull, well, up until yesterday anyway." I answered honestly.

"Oh yes your date." She smiled. "Jungkook told me Taehyung took you out and showed you a good time in. Did you enjoy yourself?"

"Uh, yeah?" I said unsure. Was that a date? I didn't have much experience of dating, and I suppose we did have dinner and go for ice-cream, but I was fairly sure clubs and gunfights didn't factor in most first dates.

I felt Taehyung kick Jungkook under the table.

"Motherffffffffff…, mother of god these potatoes are good." Jungkook shouted.

"Nice save." Jimin told him.

"JaeIn, I think Jungkook was winding you up. Taehyung was there on family business yesterday and y/n was with him, but I don't think it was a date." Mr. Kim told her.

"At least I hope it wasn't a date. You've never dated before have you Taehyung, but I'm sure I raised you better than that." mr. Kim smirked.

"For fuu…., For goodness sake. It wasn't a date!" Taehyung said frustrated.

"Another nice save." Jimin laughed.

"Kook you're such a dick." Taehyung scowled.

"He said dick!" Jungkook said excitedly.

"She didn't say I couldn't say dick, did she you dick."

JaeIn sighed. "Are you coming to Seoul with us?" she asked me.

"Um, no." I have no idea what's happening in Seoul.

"It's Taehyung's twenty-second birthday, I thought you'd want to come."

"Oh…, um…, well…." I didn't want to tell her that I hadn't been invited.

"You think your dad would let you come with us Princess?" Taehyung asked and I took that as an invitation.

"No!" I scoffed, before I remembered where I was. "Uh, probably not, no."

"I could talk to him." JaeIn offered. "Let him know that we would be with you. I'm sure Taehyung would like to have you there?"

"I'm sure V would like to have her anywhere." Jimin said.

"Shut the fu…., Shut the hell up." Taehyung said as Jimin laughed.

"I'll call your father. See if we can't arrange that." she nodded, and that was that.

"Fucking Excellent! Little y/n on a Kim family vacation." Jungkook laughed.

"He said fuck!" A chorus of voices shouted, there was even some pointing. Good God they were like children.

"Oh, fucking hell. It was an accident JaeIn." Jungkook grumbled.

"It's like trying to raise a pack of wolves." she rolled her eyes.

We managed to finish dinner amicably and without cursing. Taehyung, Mr. Kim and Jennie got up to clear the table, there was obviously some kind of order to how things worked around here and I made to get up but Taehyung stopped me.

"Sit down Princess. We'll bring dessert." Taehyung assured me, so I sat back down.

We were halfway through a delicious apple pie when Taehyung's phone rang. Mr. Kim's rang seconds later and both of them left the room.

I ate and chatted with Jennie until they came back in a few minutes later.

Taehyung looked distraught and Mr. Kim was looking sombre, but no one commented and they didn't offer any kind of explanation, so we finished our dessert in a somewhat awkward silence. No joking or laughing, or any of the carefree atmosphere of moments ago. Everyone seemed to know that something was up and acted accordingly.

When we had finished our desserts Mr. Kim announced a family meeting and we all got up, Taehyung and the others retrieved their belongings from the drawer and we all followed him through to the living room.

Mr. Kim and JaeIn sat side by side on the smaller sofa. Rose sat on Jimins lap in the armchair. So Jungkook, Jennie, Taehyung and me sat together on the large sofa.

Taehyung put his arm around me and pulled me towards him. He kissed my temple and whispered. "I'm so sorry."

I didn't understand, and was waiting for someone to say something. I looked to Taehyung hoping he'd explain what was going on.

"Jin called." Mr. Kim said solemnly. "He's had word that as of today, Kai no longer intends to honour the code of conduct."

"Motherfucker!" Jungkook exclaimed.

"He plans to take down the Kims. He is specifically after Taehyung and he is prepared to use any means necessary." Mr. Kim glanced sideways at me and I got a horrible feeling in the pit of my stomach.

It was made worse when Taehyung tightened his hold on me.

"What does that mean?" JaeIn gasped.

"He's coming after y/n." Jennie stated, voicing my own fear aloud.

"Not gonna happen." Jungkook growled.

"There's a contract already?" Jimin was clearly surprised.

Mr. Kim nodded. "The good news is he wants her alive."

If that's the good news, then I don't want to hear the bad news.

"Plan?" Rose asked.

"Jin will be here soon, Yoongi is flying in now, he was due here next weekend for Taehyung's birthday anyway, but he's bringing his trip forward, he should arrive later tonight. We'll discuss a long term plan then." he explained.

Taehyung, who was still as a statue at my side, holding me tightly to him and saying nothing.

"Jungkook you stick to Taehyung like glue. Stop him doing something stupid."

"On it." Jungkook agreed.

"I'm not going to do anything stupid. I'm going to kill him." Taehyung said, emotionless, cold, distant. It wasn't Taehyung it was V.

"Taehyung. No!" JaeIn cried.

"Until he acts, we have no justification for going after him directly." mr. Kim said calmly.

"No justification!" Taehyung jumped up, jostling me from his chest. "He came after us last night, that should be justification enough and now he's put a fucking price on my girlfriends head. That fucker's had it coming for years and all this code of conduct nonsense is bullshit. If he doesn't have to honour it, then why should I? One day, one fucking day, and he's already put a hit out on the Princess. Fuck that shit! You think I'm gonna wait for him to take a pop at her before I act. Not fucking likely. Jungkook and me can go and finish this right now."

Rose stood and I watched as she put her hands on his chest staring up into his eyes. "Think." She said simply and he seemed to calm a bit.

"You won't get near him now he's made the order, he'll know you're coming for him, you'll get yourself killed. This could all be a ploy to ensure you do just that." Jimin told him. "We need to plan, we can protect y/n and do this properly. He won't get near her."

"Taehyung, we will keep her safe." Mr. Kim promised. "It's your call."

Taehyung stood still for a few long minutes, and everyone seemed to be waiting for him to make a decision. Finally he ran a hand through his hair and took a couple of deep breaths before turning to me.

"Jimin is gonna need your phone Princess." He stated and the room burst back into activity. Mr. Kim took out his phone and made a call, Rose left the room, Jimin grabbed a laptop from somewhere, and Taehyung and Jungkook went outside to talk to their men.

Jennie and JaeIn stayed with me, while I freaked out on the sofa. I didn't know what to think. Some mob boss had apparently put a hit out on me. Me! Y/N, shy, quiet, seventeen year old high school student. Surely that stuff only happens in movies.

I had met Taehyung for the first time less than a week ago and actually got to know him just yesterday. I'd only officially been his girlfriend for about two hours. It didn't make any sense for him and his family to go to all this trouble for me. I wasn't worth it. Don't get me wrong, I was pleased that they were, but what if he decided I was too much trouble, would this Kai guy still come after me or would he leave me alone if I wasn't with Taehyung.

I never considered for a moment that I should walk away from Taehyung. I knew he was worth it. Maybe my life wouldn't be in danger if I left him, but it wouldn't be much of a life.

I couldn't go back to the dull monotony of just last week, not knowing what I knew now.

Once I was clear on what I was thinking, that left me worrying about him. He had been so angry, frightening almost in his intensity when he said he was going after Kai. The thought that he might do something rash and get hurt or worse, killed, sent shivers down my spine.

"Kook won't let him do anything stupid." Jennie said as if she had read my mind.

"V's a hot headed motherfucker, but he's smart. Once he's gotten over his initial anger, he'll calm down. Jin will be here any minute. V listens to him more than anyone. Well, except maybe you."

"I'm going to call your father." JaeIn pulled out her mobile. "See if I can arrange with him for you to stay here tonight."

"It's a school night, he won't let me. I have to be home by ten." I told her.

She just smiled and jennie whispered. "Let het work her charms on him." I gave her his work number and she dialled.

"Hello, can I speak to the Chief  please…., Oh yes, hello…., no, no emergency…, I'm JaeIn Kim, Jennie's mother….,y/n is here with her, we've just had dinner and she's feeling unwell…., no nothing serious, my husband is a doctor and he's checked her over, she just needs to rest…., yes she told us you were working until quite late, so I was wondering if she could stay over with us, I don't like the thought of her going home to an empty house when she's ill….., no it wouldn't be any bother…., of course….," she handed the phone to me.

"Hello."

"y/n you ok?" my dad said worried.

"Yeah dad, just got a….,um, stomach ache." I raised my eyes at JaeIn and she nodded.

"I can send someone to get you, he could sit with you until I'm home."

"Er, no, that's ok, I can stay here…..," I was a crappy liar and I needed my dad to agree and get off the phone as soon as possible. Luckily I was hit with a flash of inspiration. "I think its cramps, I might just be getting a heavy period." I blushed, but I knew the P word would put my dad off continuing this conversation. Jennie giggled silently beside me.

"Oh…, well…., right….,well, hmmn,…., I suppose Mrs Kim could help you out with, er….,that, better than, um, so…., are you sure….,"

"Yeah dad I'll be fine." I smiled at his typical dad reaction.

"Ok, call me if you need me, can you put Mrs Kim back on."

"Sure, bye dad."

"Love you y/n."

I handed the phone back to her and she reassured him that it was no problem for me to stay and that Jennie would bring me home in the morning before school to get my stuff. She hung up with my dad and turned to me beaming.

"The period excuse, works every time." Jennie laughed.

"I'll get you some pyjamas." She patted my knee and stood up, leaving me and Jennie on the sofa.

"How are you holding up?" she asked.

"I don't know, it's a lot to take in."

"It'll be alright y/n. We've got this."

"Yeah?"

"Yeah, let V do what he does best, the rest of us aren't too shabby either. By the time we're all finished, it'll be easier to get to the President than it will be to get to you."

I nodded and took comfort in her words. They did all seem to know what they were doing and I'd just have to trust that they'd keep me safe. It's not like I had a choice anyway.

Jimin bought my backpack over and asked for my mobile. He explained that he was going to fit it with a tracking device and some other technology that I didn't understand.

I shrugged and handed it over to him.

"What the fuck is this?" he asked staring at my phone.

"Er, it's my mobile phone."

"Hah! Kook said you were funny. Where's your real phone." He laughed.

"That is my real phone."

"Holy shit!..., V!" he yelled causing Taehyung to rush into the room looking worried.

"What, what is it?" He said panicked.

"Have you seen your girlfriends mobile?" Jimin said incredulously.

"What the fuck, you nearly gave me a heart attack, I thought something was wrong."

"Shit you've got it bad." Jimin shook his head. "I'm going to get her a new one from upstairs, this is too old for me to use with the computer programme, I swear to God, I thought they stopped making these." He looked at my phone and chuckled again before disappearing upstairs.

"You ok Princess?" taehyung asked me.

"I think so." I nodded

"You hate me yet?" His eyes scanned my face for an answer.

"Never." I assured him, looking him directly in the eye so he'd see the truth in my words.

There was a small commotion outside and jungkook came in followed by a man who looked just like Mr. Kim, but he had black hair. This had to be Jin.

He stood straight and strong, his mere presence demanded attention.

"Taehyung." He nodded. "Is this the girl?" He looked me over, as if trying to work out what the big deal was about me. I shrunk back in my seat under his intense scrutiny.

"Jesus motherfucking Christ! Don't scare her, she didn't do anything." Taehyung yelled.

"Shit, Jungkook you weren't kidding." Jin broke out in a grin that was so similar to Taehyung's it was disarming.

Jungkook laughed. "I know right."

"Fuckers." Taehyung smiled.

I was struggling to get a hold on what was going on, the changes in mood and personalities was difficult to keep up with.

"y/n, it's nice to meet you. I'm Jin." He held out his hand and I shook it. "I hope you'll excuse Jungkook and me, we were just fucking with Taehyung."

"Oh, uh, yeah. Nice to meet you too." I said nervously.

"Hey Jennie." He bent and kissed her cheek.

"What time is Yoongi due to arrive?"

"Around midnight." Taehyung answered.

"Ok, we'll use the basement. Have Jimin set up in there." He nodded and left the room, I heard him greeting JaeIn affectionately in the kitchen.

Taehyung came and sat next to me. He pulled me straight onto his lap. Jungkook sat with Jennie and we actually just hung out, watching a movie.

Taehyung held me, playing with my ponytail, or kissing my temple, and believe it or not, I was able to forget about the situation for a while.

I was yawning before half nine and by ten I could hardly keep my eyes open, after my late night last night I was ready to sleep.

"Come on, let's get you into bed." he said as I snuggled up against him.

I said goodnight to them, and followed Taehyung up to his room.

JaeIn had left some pyjama pants and a tank top on his bed for me. The realisation that they expected me to sleep in Taehyung's bed caused a wave of panic to come over me.

Did he think that we would pick up where we'd left off earlier? Was he assuming that we'd have sex? I didn't think I could, not after everything else that had happened tonight. I wasn't sure I was ready anyway and I was certainly in no fit state to find out.

I must have looked terrified because he was at my side instantly.

"What's the matter Princess?"

"We're sleeping together." I blurted, too strung-out to censor my behaviour.

"Um yeah, is that gonna be a problem?"

"No, just, well, um, I've never done this before." I admitted embarrassed.

"Uh, me neither." He rubbed the back of his neck.

"Don't lie to me Taehyung."

"I'm not! I told you earlier I'd never had a girl in here before."

"That's not what I meant." I said in a rush, feeling my cheeks heat up. I was hoping not to have to spell it out to him. I figured we would have had to have this conversation at some stage. Why not now? When nothing could get any worse and I was feeling uninhibited, due to emotional and physical exhaustion.

"What is it Princess." He frowned, not understanding me at all.

"I just…, well earlier we were…., you know…., and I don't think I can….,um, not tonight..., but I thought that maybe you wanted to…., and I haven't done that before…., uh, ever."

His eyes widened with the realisation. "Never?" I shook my head no. He took my hand and led me to the bed, where we both sat down.

"I didn't bring you up to my room so we could, uh, you know. I just wanted you here so I could protect you. We can take the other stuff as slow as you want. We don't have to, um, do that, anytime soon. It doesn't matter to me if we don't, I don't care. I mean, I do care, I don't want you to think that I don't want to, er, do that, with you, because I do, uh, want to, like, a lot, but not if you're not ready. Shit, this is coming out all wrong." He groaned and pulled at his hair. I stifled a smile, at my lovely, normal, unsure Taehyung.

He sighed. "I just need you here, so I know that you're safe, not for anything else. I'm gonna be downstairs most of the night. As soon as Yoongi gets here, we'll be meeting in the basement. We have to work out what we're gonna do about Kai, and that could take hours."

"Ok. You won't do anything silly will you?" I asked.

"No." He said like the very idea was preposterous.

"I mean it, it's not worth it, don't go off all gung-ho and get killed because of me. I couldn't take it."

"I won't." He assured me. "And Princess." He put his palm on my cheek and raised my head so I had to look at him. "You are absolutely worth it." So softly, so sweetly, he kissed me. "I will keep you safe. I promise." He whispered against my lips with his eyes closed.

"I know." I whispered back.

He left me to change, and go to bed, telling me he'd check on me later. JaeIn had left me a new toothbrush and some toiletries, so I went into his bathroom and took a rather luxurious shower.

After I was washed and dressed I got into his bed, which, for the record, is ridiculously comfortable. I spent approximately three minutes trying to sort through things in my head, before I succumbed to the numbness that was sleep.

At some stage in the night I was aware of Taehyung climbing into bed beside me. He wrapped an arm around my waist and pulled my back against his chest.

I felt him kiss my shoulder and whisper "Night Princess." before I fell back into a contented sleep, safe and secure in his arms.