"I'm done," Taehyung stood up lifelessly and began walking out of the room. "This is just too much for my brain to handle. I can't do any of this anymore."

I turned to Jimin who'd fallen eerily silent during the entire conversation and almost wanted to wince at the expression on his face.

The blue-haired demon was leaning ever so slightly away from me, eyes darting across my features and to my hair. A wary look filled his gaze, clearly uncertain on how to react to the revelation.

Finally he cleared his throat. "Purple looks good on you," he half mumbled, dragging his eyes from my hair and to stare down into his lap.

Missed the entire point Jimin, but, uh, thanks?

Namjoon exhaled heavily, eyes shutting again. "Why didn't you tell me earlier hyung?" it was unclear which 'hyung' he was referring to but both Yoongi and Jin hung their heads. "Did you think I was going to kick you out of the group or something? Did you just not trust me?"

Hoseok slowly stood up. "I wish you'd told me about this too, Yoongi hyung," he said, the hurt in his voice clear. "Now please excuse me. I'm going back to Jungkook." A few seconds later after he left the room his cry rang down the hall. "NO Taehyung, you're not supposed to take more than one Aspirin per four hours!"

A muffled reply could just be heard before Hoseok's loud voice erupted again.

"Yes it's dangerous! And you just took five!"

Jin rested his head back. "When I realized it was you, Y/N, I freaked internally. I had no clue what to do, so I resolved to just make sure you were kept under close eyes at all times."

That explained how frantic Jin had been when he'd assigned Jimin and I as babysitter and (what was the word?) babysittee. It also explained how he'd always gotten onto Jimin's case whenever I might've not been under full guard. I had just dismissed it at the time as just motherly instincts or whatever.

"This half demon thing," Jimin cautiously reached out and took a few strands of my violet hair in his fingers. "What's going to happen do you know?"

I swallowed hard. "I have to get back to Earth to stop it," I told him quietly. "If I stay I'll become dangerous. I'll lose memories, I won't be able to control my powers and that can be fatal."

Jimin let my hair fall and his eyes flickered away. "Oh."

"Have you gained any powers?" Yoongi asked cautiously.

"I released some on accident a few days ago," I admitted. "It's just like Sakura said. It's uncontrollable and therefore very dangerous for—"

"Back it up," Namjoon cut through my words. "Sakura?"

Ah bless myself, I mean, curse myself. When will I learn to control my dang mouth?

"So that's what she was talking to you about," Jimin immediately pounced on my words. "She somehow knew you were turning half demon?"

"How does the insurance lady even get around so much?" Jin scratched the back of his head. "It's like she's everywhere."

"Hey guys! Why is the insurance lady standing outside of the bathroom window waving at me?" now Taehyung's deep voice called out.

Without thinking Jimin and I exchanged glances at the same time Namjoon and Yoongi clambered to their feet.

"Everywhere I'm telling you," Jin hissed.

I watched as Namjoon cautiously approached the living room window. A few seconds later no other than Sakura appeared in front.

"Be careful Namjoon," Jin looked over the armchair headrest. "I find it strange how she appears right after the entire incident."

Sakura walked right up to the window and knocked on it with purpose.

Namjoon slowly unlatched the window and cracked it slightly. "Can I help you?" he asked wearily.

"Namjoon, why the heck is there some Snare Spell around your house?"

"You sense it too?" he frowned.

"Whoever laid this spell down did a terrible job," Sakura scoffed. "I'm so unimpressed. It's so messy almost like whoever did it cast it while they were doing ballerina twirls around the house. Glad you guys stayed inside before one of you triggered it."

"Yeah well the thing is someone did trigger it," Yoongi stated darkly. "Hence why it looks like someone was doing ballerina twirls when casting it."

A grave look I'd never seen before fell over Sakura's face. "But the human is right there so obviously it didn't catch the intended target."

"Glad your eyes are functioning clearly," Jimin replied drily.

"Then that means," Sakura's eyes snapped back to meet Namjoon's.

"It got Jungkook," Namjoon told her quietly.

For the first time the sassy, brisk façade dropped from Sakura's face and concern filled her face. "No," she murmured quietly.

I recalled how the Bangtan members assumed she was the little sister's spawn and how close she'd been close to Jungkook. Though they said that Sakura had no memory of being with them because she was the spawn, part of me wondered if somehow deep down she stiller served the slightest care for them that the demon who spawned her held.

Just then Hoseok entered the room, half dragging a now pale looking Taehyung. "Sit down and I'll grab you a glass of water," Hoseok grumbled as he all but tossed the green-haired demon onto the couch.

"What's wrong with him?" Sakura leaned forward upon catching sight of a wasted Taehyung.

"Oh, Sakura," Hoseok startled a little, glancing between Taehyung and her. "He didn't read medicine instructions and shoved a bunch of aspirin in his mouth."

"Oh," Sakura exhaled a little. "And Jungkook?"

Hoseok's face darkened slightly. "I guess Namjoon told you. Or maybe you just learned it yourself in your weird ways of getting yourself involved in business that's not your own," his voice took a surprisingly sharp tone.

"Namjoon told me," Sakura replied simply, undeterred.

Hoseok crossed his arms. "Jungkook was the one who triggered it," he told Sakura. "He took the brunt force of the entire spell. And it's now formed this poison-like substance running through his body now."

Sakura rubbed her forehead. "I was afraid of that," she murmured.

"Do you know anything of this thing that Jungkook's under?" Hoseok demanded. "Is there an antidote? A cure?"

"If there is an antidote no one has found it," Sakura replied slowly. "And if there is one out there, you're not going to be able to find it in time."

"Then what the hellhounds are we supposed to do?" Taehyung was barely hanging on to sharp consciousness, the pills obviously swirling all over his brain.

Even Sakura seemed unsure of what to say next. A heavy silence fell over everyone. Until Taehyung, now slipping into unconsciousness, slipped off the couch and tumbled to the ground with a large thump in a graceless heap on the floor.

"I give up on him," Hoseok sighed heavily at the lump (aka Taehyung) on the ground.

"But Jungkook I won't give up on. I can't. Would more blood transfusion work?"

"No, it'll only worsen his condition," Sakura immediately replied. "He's weak as it is already. And the new demon blood would only cause the poison to grow faster. It's the very magic in demon blood reacting with the spell that is in him that's killing him."

"The irony," I couldn't help but murmur under my breath. "The very blood that saved me on Earth because of the magical properties is now killing Jungkook in Itzborough."

"That's it!"

I jumped as Sakura exclaimed, pointing at me. "Y-you heard me?" I gaped in disbelief. Stupid insane demon hearing skills.

"What's it?" Hoseok leaned forward, expression open.

"It's exactly what the darling said," Sakura seemed almost excited. "It's the magic in Jungkook's blood that is killing him. Which also is the reason that makes it so hard to find a cure. The more magic or healing spells we try on him, the more the poison will spread."

"Are you trying to tell us a solution us or are you trying to make us feel more hopeless?" Jin rolled his eyes.

"But if, say, we got Jungkook out of Itzborough, out of the magical dimensions," Sakura leaned forward earnestly. "He might get better. Just as Y/N didn't start becoming an actual demon until she came to Itzborough, once Jungkook is out of Itzborough, the magic will stop."

"So you're saying..." Namjoon trailed off, eyes wide.

Sakura met the white-haired demon's face straight on. "Exactly. I'm saying that when Y/N is sent back to Earth by a Shadowseer, Jungkook goes with her. Or else he'll die."

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