As you deepen the kiss, your front door bursts open. Four vampires grin at you, their eyes blazing. "We found you."

Namjoon's eyes widen. "Shit..." He glances down at you, and bites his lip.

The four vampires grin maliciously, their eyes and canines gleaming. Their group is made up of three men and one woman. Namjoon takes your wrist and guides you behind him. He shifts into a protective stance, a low hiss emanating from deep within him.

"Aww." One of the vampires chuckles. "He thinks he's tough."

"We're going to kill them, right?" One of the other opposing vampires sounds bored. She's a female. "Especially him." She points a manicured nail at Namjoon.

Namjoon's mouth sets into a hard line. "You can have me; just leave the girl alone."

"Who, her?" A male vampire steps forward and licks his lips. "She's pretty cute. I wonder if her blood is sweet." His voice is rough. He tries to peer at you as you hide behind Namjoon.

You grip the back of Namjoon's shirt in a trembling fist. Namjoon takes a deep breath and turns to face you. He still has his guard up as he gazes down at you. His expression holds so much pain and regret. "I'm sorry, Y/N." His voice is strained with emotion. He brushes your cheek with his fingers. "I'll keep you safe, like I promised. But if something should happen, I want you to know that I..." He trails off and you feel your breath catch in your throat.

"I like you." Namjoon presses his lips to yours. The kiss is so emotionally charged that you feel an electric current course through your veins. You grip Namjoon's upper arms as tightly as you can, anchoring the two of you together for the moment. As the kiss continues, you can feel powerful waves of anxiety, anger and fear rolling off of him. The feelings are so intense that you feel tears well up in your eyes.

When Namjoon pulls away and catches sight of your tear-stained face, he pulls you to his chest. "Oh, BabyGirl..." He rests his cheek against the top of your head. "What's wrong? Please don't cry."

"Namjoon," you sniffle and look up at him, gripping his wrists in your hands. "You have to promise me that you'll come back to me. Don't let them kill you! I know you're strong, but—"

Namjoon grins. "You have my word." He presses his palm to his chest. "I'll come back."

"Are you done yet?" The female vampire speaks up, rolling her eyes. "Watching you two makes me want to throw up."

Namjoon ignores her, keeping his gaze on you. "I want you to stay close to me, okay?" His voice is gentle.

"But—" You grip his wrists. You're worried your presence might break his concentration.

"Don't worry," Namjoon cuts you off, the ghost of a smile flitting across his features. "I'll keep you safe. I promised, remember?"

You nod, your heart skipping in your chest. You grip Namjoon's shirt in a shaking fist as he turns to face the four intruding vampires.

"Like I said, you can have me; just leave Y/N alone." Namjoon's voice holds a low, but intense note of power.

"Oh~" One of the male vampires grins, his canines gleaming. "That's a pretty name. I'll be sure to say it as I'm draining her blood later." He catches your gaze and winks. You can't deny the fact that he's incredibly handsome. His eyes are dark, his gaze piercing. He has an earring in his left ear. His raven black hair brushes his collarbone.

In fact, all the vampires are beautiful. You're struck by them. Your breath catches in your throat. You can't tear your gaze away from them.

"Y/N." You almost don't hear Namjoon's voice. You keep your gaze locked on the vampires in front of you. "Y/N!!" Namjoon forcefully grabs your arm, the pressure snapping you back to reality. You blink and look up at him. "I'm sorry I grabbed you, but they had you drawn in. I had to snap you out of it, okay?" He ducks his head so he is completely dominating your field of focus.

You shake your head. "Right. I'm sorry. How did they do it?"

"I don't know." Namjoon looks back over his shoulder at the other vampires. "I guess some of us learned how to harness latent abilities."

"That's right," the other vampires grin. "Those of us with privilege were trained by the very best. Trash like you are no match for us. You don't even deserve to associate with us."

"I don't want to be associated with you." Namjoon's tone has a bite.

In an instant, the four vampires have you surrounded. They're close enough to touch. One of them reaches for you, and you quickly suck in a breath; drawing back, gripping Namjoon's shirt tighter.

Namjoon hisses, moving you away. "Back off."

"Is she the only one you have?" The male vampires look around, their eyes alight with interest. "I guess we can share her."

"Stop it," Namjoon growls, putting himself right in one of the male vampires' faces. "I don't want to fight you, but I will if I have to."

"Fight us?" The vampires' faces twist into four identical smirks. "How barbaric."

In the space of a breath, one of the male vampires has sucker punched Namjoon in the gut. Namjoon gags, falling to his knees, and clutching his stomach.

"Namjoon!" You drop to your knees behind him and rub his back. "Are you alright?!"

He coughs in response, shaking his head. After a moment, he looks back at you. "I'm fine. It's nothing." He slowly gets to his feet, keeping his gaze on the enemy before him.

"Aww." One of the male vampires grins. "He's a brave one."

"I want to fight him." Another male vampire steps forward. His beauty is harsh. He scowls down at Namjoon, grabbing his shirt in his fists. "I'm going to kill you."

"Not if I kill you first," Namjoon grunts, gripping the hands that hold his shirt with both of his fists.

The other vampire smirks before ramming his head into Namjoon's. Namjoon groans and shakes his head as if to clear it. Before you can even move, Namjoon throws a wild swing, nailing the vampire in the temple.

The vampire smirks. "Was that supposed to hurt?" He chuckles. "This is a real right-hook." His fist collides squarely with Namjoon's nose.

A sickening crunch pierces the air. Namjoon yells, slipping from the other vampire's grasp. He falls to his knees, his breath coming out in small moans. You take a step toward him, desperate to help in some way.

"Get back!!" Namjoon growls, throwing a hand out to stop you. He looks back at you, and his expression is not kind. His stare is hard, his eyes narrowed.

"Joon... I..." You feel a weight in your heart.

"Stay back, Baby." This time Namjoon's voice is gentler. "I'm fine. Just stay there." He lets the ghost of a smile flicker across his features.

"Yeah; stay back, Baby." The female vampire's voice hits your ears. Her nails dig into your bicep as she pulls you back against her. Her breath breezes against your neck. Her lips brush your neck, making you shiver.

"Joon..." You reach for him, but another male vampire appears at your side, taking your wrist and holding your arm down at your side. The vampire's lips brush your cheek and you recoil away from him.

"He's going to die." You can hear the smile in the vampire's voice. "Don't worry though. I'll be gentle with you."

You don't know what comes over you, but before you can even think, you've slapped the male vampire across the face. "Don't touch me!! Namjoon will definitely beat all of you!!"

The vampire scowls. His glare makes your heart skip a beat and freezes you in place. "That little weakling?" He chuckles harshly. "You're funny. Didn't you see what we did to him? He couldn't even protect that kid. Hell, he can't even protect himself. What makes you believe either of you will walk out of here alive?"

You feel a physical response in your stomach as you open your mouth to respond; but no words come out. It's as if you've lost your voice. Your hand strays to your throat, your eyes wide.

Suddenly, you are yanked back by your hair. You cry out as pain laces sharply through your scalp. Your hands fly out blindly in an attempt to grab onto something to steady yourself. You find nothing and your back crashes into the wall. Hands grip your shoulders, holding you in place. You feel a sharp pain on your neck. You're being drained. You feel another stabbing pain on the other side of your neck, and you moan.

"Y/N," Namjoon calls, keeping his eyes on the vampire in front of him. "Are you okay?"

"Unh..." You can't even manage a coherent response. You can feel yourself slipping. Pleasure floods through your veins as your blood is drained further. Your vision blurs and you sway on your feet.

"Whoa." the female vampire giggles as she allows you to lean on her for just a moment before she shoves you toward the male vampire on your other side.

Before your eyes slip closed, you see Namjoon turn toward you. You see his eyes widen, his mouth open in a scream that doesn't reach your ears.

When Namjoon sees your body fall limp against the male vampire's shoulder, then slide down to the ground, he hesitates for the space of a breath. Then he shakes his head and rushes to your side, resting your head against his chest. "Y/N, Y/N, Y/N." He rests his hand against your cheek, ducking his head down to your mouth. Your breathing is shallow and faint as it fans against his cheek. "Oh, God..." His eyes shut as he heaves a sigh of relief.

"Back off." The four vampires surround him, fangs bared. "She's ours now."

Namjoon glares at them, his expression hard. "Why me? What did I even do to you? I went out to feed earlier; why didn't you find me then? Why involve this girl?"

"Why you?" The male vampire that Namjoon was fighting before steps forward, grinning and cracking his knuckles. "Because you resisted us. No one else has ever tried to defy us. We had to make an example of you."

Namjoon's face twists into a hard scowl. "You're the ones who will be made an example of. I'll show all the others like us that there's nothing to fear!"

"Nothing to fear?" The four opposing vampires grin, moving closer. They're close enough that Namjoon can see their dilated pupils. "You're mistaken..." Before Namjoon can even blink, one of the male vampires delivers a nasty right-hook to his gut. A chilling moan rises from deep within Namjoon. He falls to his knees, losing his grip on you. You land beside him; he keeps his gaze on you, shallow breaths heaving from his chest.

"Y/N," he gasps, reaching out with trembling fingers to touch you. His fingers fall just short of brushing against your shoulder. He squeezes his eyes shut as a few stray tears roll down his cheeks. When he opens his eyes again, something is different. There's a fire coming to life in his gaze.

He gets to his feet, keeping a hand on his stomach. "You know," he grunts. "You guys really are assholes. What do you even get out of doing things like this?"

"What do we get out of it?" The female vampire lists forward then. She comes right up to Namjoon, caressing his cheek with a gentle hand. The nails of her other hand trail down his arm with a slight pressure. She angles her face toward his, her lips curled up in a devilishly seductive smirk. "Why, it's fun to kill. It's even more fun to seduce our prey before the big finale."

"Fun?" Namjoon's face twists in a mixture of revulsion and confusion.

"Just watch." The woman's voice drops an octave lower as she leans even closer to Namjoon. Their lips are close enough to touch. She smiles, and it looks genuine. She presses her body up against Namjoon's, breathing heavily. "You know, you're kinda handsome. I think I'll have some fun with you before I kill you." She runs her hands up and down his torso.

Namjoon keeps his gaze hard, his eyes averted. He clenches his jaw. His hands are itching to rip her throat out, but he knows that attempting such a dangerous move wouldn't be wise right now. So instead, he holds still. When the female vampire presses her lips to his, his fists ball up at his sides.

She pulls away and grins at him, licking her lips seductively. "What?" She rests her hands against his chest. "I'm way cuter than that ugly girl. You know you want me."

Namjoon looks down at her, his expression so icy that the temperature in the room seems to have dropped a few degrees. He knows he said that he wouldn't rip her throat out, but the idea is seriously tempting.

The female vampire frowns; after a moment a laugh leaps from her mouth. Although the sound is harsh, it still has a musical quality. "Oh my... You're actually into her!" Her face twists into a mask of pure fury. "I'm going to ki–"

Namjoon rips her throat out. Her eyes widen. A sick, wet wheeze of air attempts to pass to her lungs, but that's impossible now. She falls, her eyes still wide open yet seeing no more.

Namjoon frowns at the mess of her throat covering his hands. He throws the mass of skin and muscles in the direction of the male vampires. He wipes his hands on his pants and turns his icy glare on the male vampires before him.

"Was that supposed to scare us?" The opposing male vampires grin. "She was annoying. Thank you for taking care of her before we did. You saved us a lot of trouble."

Namjoon's mouth sets in a hard line. "You guys really are assholes. At least this place will be peaceful once you're all gone."

The three opposing vampires glance at each other, then they leap forward simultaneously. One of them lands right on top of Namjoon, pinning him to the floor. Namjoon grunts and squirms, lashing out with a closed fist. He misses, and the vampire on top of him grins. "What was that?" The vampire punctuates his question with a punch of his own.

Namjoon groans and tries again. He connects, and the vampire on top of him scowls. The vampire attempts to strike him again, but Namjoon is able to avoid it. The vampire's fist crashes into the floor, and his mouth puckers.

"I can't wait to see your blood ruin this cute apartment," the vampire growls, wrapping his hands around Namjoon's throat. He squeezes slowly, smiling as if he's enjoying hearing Namjoon's small grunts of pain.

Namjoon opens his mouth, but all that comes out is a squeak. He grits his teeth and raises his knees before head-butting the vampire on top of him. The vampire falls back—removing his weight from Namjoon's torso. Namjoon takes advantage and gets to his feet. He shakes his head and rushes forward with a quick intake of breath. He slams into the vampire that he head-butted, knocking him flat on his back. He pins the vampire down, smirking.

The vampire beneath Namjoon hisses, his eyes black with pure rage. "You worm! Just wait until I—"

Namjoon rips his mouth out. He studies the flap of skin in his hand with mild interest before throwing it to the side, a noise of disgust passing from his lips. "Who's next?" He looks to the two remaining vampires, his gaze passing between both of them.

When the pair keeps still, Namjoon sighs. "You guys talked a really big game, and now you're scared? I thought I was just a worm? Why don't you squash me?"

The pair of vampires scowl, then launch into the air as one. As they are in midair, Namjoon nonchalantly stretches out his hands, catching both vampires by the throat. Their eyes widen and they look at each other with expressions of pure shock. Namjoon smirks as he slams them down to the floor.

The vampires groan upon impact with the hardwood. Namjoon pins them down, grinning as they squirm beneath his hand. "Looks like this worm is going to kill you." He tightens his hand slowly, enjoying the rush of power surge through his veins. "We'll meet again in Hell. Goodbye." Namjoon digs his nails into the vampires' necks, smiling at the feel of blood exploding over his hands.

After a moment of stillness, Namjoon shuts his eyes and takes a deep breath. He shakes his head as if clearing it, then stands and turns to look at you.

His eyes widen. You're gone. Namjoon's gaze flits around the room, his breath caught in his chest. He spots a trail of blood leading down the hall toward your room. He hisses and hurries down the hall, bursting into your room and looking towards the fire-escape.

Namjoon's hands grip the fire-escape's railing with a white-knuckled death-grip. He peers over the escape and catches sight of a dark shadow running quickly passed his line of sight. Namjoon growls and vaults over the railing, landing on the balls of his feet below. "Hey!" He hurries after the shadow at top speed.

As he gets closer, Namjoon realizes the shadow is actually one of the vampires from before. You're hanging over his shoulder; and he's making a half-hearted attempt to keep you steady. The vampire glances back over his shoulder, and Namjoon catches sight of the grotesque, bleeding maw where his mouth used to be—the mouth Namjoon ripped out a short while before.

A chill runs through Namjoon's body, slowing him momentarily. This small break in speed is all the opposing vampire needs. He winks and flits out of sight.

Namjoon skids to a stop, resting his hands on his knees. "Damn it!" he growls, wiping at his eyes. "What now?!" He feels a wave of anger rush through him. The feeling is hot and raw and he digs his nails into his palms in an attempt to ground himself. "Calm down, calm down, calm down..." His vision has turned red and he wonders briefly if this is how it will always be.

Namjoon takes a shaky breath, his fists trembling. After a moment, he takes another breath; this one steady. He catches a whiff of something on the wind and his head snaps up. The scent is sweet and heady and very familiar. Namjoon would know it anywhere. It's your blood. He grins as he takes off in the direction of the delicious aroma.

He's lead to an abandoned house. The whole street is dark, but your scent is so strong it's almost overwhelming. Namjoon knows he's in the right place. As he's about to sneak into the house through a broken window, a high-pitched, blood-curdling scream pierces the night.

Namjoon's eyes widen and he bursts through the front door without hesitation. The door falls to the side on broken hinges. "Y/N." Namjoon's voice echoes off the stripped walls of the space. "I'm here." He rushes through the house, stealth be damned.

Another scream sounds, making goosebumps rise on the skin of Namjoon's arms. His head turns to the stairs. He grits his teeth and takes the stairs two at a time. On the massive landing, he spots you against the wall. Your eyes are wide with fear and tears are streaming down your cheeks as you stare up at the vampire in front of you. He reaches out to touch you, his eyes crinkling up in what would be a smile if he still had a mouth. You turn away from him, making yourself small to avoid his touch.

"Hey!" Namjoon's voice commands the room's attention; and you make eye contact with him. He offers you the ghost of a smile. "I'm here, Baby. You don't have to be scared anymore."

The vampire in front of you stands tall, turning to face Namjoon.

Namjoon gives him an icy glare. "You should've died like the others. Since you tried to steal my precious person, I'll make sure your death is slow and painful." With that, he rushes forward and slams the vampire into the wall before slamming him into the floor. The old wooden floorboards splinter on contact with the sudden weight.

Namjoon holds the vampire down with one hand while he raises the other high above his head. When he brings it down,