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  Rating:
      Explicit
  Archive Warning:
      Graphic_Depictions_Of_Violence, Underage
  Category:
      M/M
  Fandom:
      방탄소년단_|_Bangtan_Boys_|_BTS
  Relationship:
      Min_Yoongi_|_Suga/Park_Jimin, Jeon_Jungkook/Kim_Taehyung_|_V
  Character:
      Kim_Namjoon_|_Rap_Monster, Jung_Hoseok_|_J-Hope, Kim_Seokjin_|_Jin, Lee
      Donghae, Lee_Hyukjae_|_Eunhyuk, Park_Bogum, Kim_Himchan, Im_Jaebum_|_JB,
      Kim_Yugyeom, Choi_Junhong_|_Zelo, Yoo_Kihyun
  Additional Tags:
      AU, Pirates, Witchcraft, Royalty, Age_Swap, Fantasy, Crack, Light_Angst,
      Character_Death, Implied/Referenced_Rape/Non-con, Implied/Referenced
      Torture, Implied/Referenced_Abuse, Action/Adventure, Supernatural
      Elements, Explicit_Sexual_Content, Blood_and_Gore, Disturbing_Themes
  Series:
      Part 18 of Bottom!Yoongi
  Stats:
      Published: 2017-04-29 Updated: 2017-12-17 Chapters: 9/? Words: 29253
****** The ode of the sea ******
by xsxuxgxax
Summary
     Two princes decide to escape - adventure ensues ~
Notes
     Other things you should definitely consider besides the tags are:
     there is not a specific time since this is an AU, still I will add
     little things from ancient and modern history – there’s that underage
     tag in this universe, one would be of age at 16, keep this in mind
     but is you’re not comfortable then stop right here – there’s going to
     be character death, mentions of abuse, rape and torture which doesn’t
     involve main characters, in case that concerns you. A few weird
     situations that are not going to be explained. Also, implied/barely
     there minor relationships. That clarified; Please, I hope you enjoy!
***** Chapter One: The Family Jewels at the sea *****
 
 
Crown Prince Yoongi is tired of everything, having reached already his breaking
point and if his father thinks he’s really baffling about just escaping one day
he has another thing coming because today Yoongi is going to hightail from the
castle. He doesn’t care about wealth and status, there are more important
things.
And it’s all good till he notices his younger brother following him –like the
little thing does since he learned how to crawl– all amazed by the outside
walls of the castle. Little baby has never put a foot outside, right.
“Jeongguk, stop following me”
The younger crosses his arms, pouting “If you are getting your freedom then me
too”
“You’re a baby, you need to–”
“Oh my god, I’m seventeen. I’m of age since last year” and dear lord he heard
his father talking the other day about getting him married soon.
“Yeah, a baby” Yoongi deadpans and just when the younger prince is about to
replay there’re loud noises coming from a tavern close by. They quickly hide
behind some barrels outside the already closed bakery –it’s probably past
midnight.
They peek only to see a bunch of what they presume at the beginning to be
either drunks or criminals because no decent man would be out at this time
getting himself drunk. Yoongi is thinking what they should do now because his
plan only included getting out and away from the castle, he didn’t think
further –he thought he’d just cross that bridge when he got there, he’s there. 
Jeongguk gasps by his side, “…What?” Yoongi panics for a second thinking they
were spotted but then his brother turns to him, eyes wide.
“I think they are pirates” Jeongguk whispers.
“How?” Yoongi whispers back.
“The one with the patched eye, I think I saw him on the wall of must wanted at
Commander Park’s quarters”
“And what the hell where you doing there?”
“Exploring”
“You s–”
“Oh look!” and that voice doesn’t belong to any of them. The princes look into
each other’s eyes and then above them. A guy is peering down at them, amused
smile dangling on his face. “What do we have here? Are you little ones perhaps
hiding?”
Yoongi gets hurriedly on his feet, Jeongguk follows. “No. We’re just passing
by” he shrugs, motion for Jeongguk to follow him. They stranger speaks again,
though not to them.
“I think they are nobles, Captain”
Just then both princes turn their heads and surely they’re four pair of heads,
presumably pirates, looking at them.
Jeongguk’s breath hitches when he notices that that man is definitely the
Pirate on the Most Wanted Wall –Kim Taehyung, 1.000.000.000 rubies death or
alive. He had ogled at those posters enough to be sure. And by his side there
are other familiar faces from that wall as well. Jeongguk feels somehow static
and eager for the first time in his life. Next to Kim Taehyung is Park Jimin,
his Quartermaster another terrifying pirate 700.000.000. Kim Namjoon
500.000.000. And if Jeongguk’s memory isn’t wrong the other one is Im Jaebum
500.000.000. That there is a tremendous reward if Jeongguk were a bounty hunter
or taller or stronger.
“Then just let them” Im Jaebum, known theft of royals speaks.
“I think I saw their faces before” Namjoon narrows his eyes.
Kim Taehyung and Park Jimin stay quiet.
Yoongi feels dread crawling his chest, “We’re just on our way home” he grabs
Jeongguk and leads him to walk away from the men.
Jeongguk pouts because that was adventure coming on their way but he understand
though, that if they want to really be free from the royal life they need to
get out of there and walking into a bunch of pirates that wouldn’t doubt a
second to kidnap them and ask for payment isn’t exactly the way to go.
“The crown prince!” Namjoon finally yells.
 And that’s their cue to start running.
 
Yoongi doesn’t know if they are been chased but he’s not about to turn around
and find out, Jeongguk is by his side. They don’t know the street well but he
thinks he saw a poster with the word Port and wow, that’s not a better route
for them right now. “There!” he points at a corner, maybe the forest is close
by from there and–
All the wind is pushed out of his chest when a strong arm grabs him from
behind. He sees at the corner of his eye how his brother is held back as well.
There are chuckles in the middle of all their panting “The Crown Prince can
surely run”
“I think this one must be one of his brothers” the other sizing Jeongguk says.
“Has the same imperial ring hanging on his neck”
“Let go, you bastard!” Yoongi demands.
“Ssshhh” the man says, “Captain didn’t give us specific orders but we could
definitely get something good out of this” he chuckles again and to Yoongi’s
horror he drops a kiss on his cheek.
“Oh my god” Jeongguk’s eyes seem about to pop, “Im Jaebum kissed your cheek”
he’s secretly jealous now.
 
Yoongi screams, kicks his legs and throws his arms in every direction still,
fifteen minutes later he and Jeongguk are sat in front of the Captain of the
Red Wing Ship, hands and feet tied.
Jeongguk should feel a little more afraid, terrified even but he can’t stop
himself from eyeing the Captain of the Ship. The man looks as imposing as the
King himself, he is dressed in black slacks and a dark blue dress shirt, black
boots, a few rings adorning his hands along a long golden necklace with
something hidden inside his shirt. He has one patched eye like Jeongguk noted
before, medium size brown hair, messy in stile but fitting for his whole
aesthetic. He’s handsome. Dangerously handsome. The other pirates around him
the same.
“Don’t touch me” Yoongi says just as the Quartermaster makes a motion to touch
his hair.
The silver haired pirate smiles with mischief and proceeds to shrug off the
hair bothering Yoongi’s eyesight. He leans only for Yoongi to hear his next
words, “I will touch all I want” and he says it more to scare the prince than
as an actual threat –he isn’t that kind of man anyway.
“Where were you going?”
Those are the first words the Captain says and Jeongguk feels weak at the knees
because fuck, even his voice is hot –not like he’s suddenly feeling attracted.
Nope.
“None of your business” Answers Yoongi, head held high.
“Two Princes in the middle of the street at midnight” Jaebum inhales from his
cigar, “They must have been running away. From what, I wonder” he chuckles,
“Don’t you have everything inside the castle?”
They have nothing, Yoongi thinks briefly.
“Oh, that’s interesting” The one Jeongguk hasn’t been able to identified says.
“But please, don’t be rude to our Captain”
“Rude?” Yoongi almost shrieks, “You kidnapped us and tied us up like animals”
“My mistake then” the Captain says standing up and pulling a small blade out of
his belt. The two princes hold their breaths watching him coming closer to them
but all he does is cut the ropes keeping them down. They’re relieved for about
five seconds before the man crunches down level with Jeongguk’s face, lifting
his chin up with the tip of the blade. “Where were you going?” he asks again
and this time the princes look at each other before Yoongi rushes to replay. 
“I’ll tell you, just– take that thing away from his neck” The Captain does so
with a chuckle. “You’re right” he looks at Jaebum, “We were running away. Don’t
know where. Didn’t got the chance to think that further”
“Why?”
Yoongi purses his lips, “I don’t have to explain our reasons”
“Fair enough” he says, looking away towards Jimin.
Yoongi thinks these two have maybe known each other for long because there are
no words exchanged still Jimin says “Yes, Captain” and along Jaebum takes them
both to a different room.
“You’ll be staying here. At least for tonight, we’ll see tomorrow. Feel lucky”
Both Princes hear the lock of the door and promptly go topping on the bed that
is surprisingly quite comfy on their bottoms, not the best like in the Castle
but well.
“What are we going to do now?” Yoongi sighs looking down, hands holding his
head by the sides.
Jeongguk licks his lips, “Look at it this way” he tries to cheer his brother,
“We are definitely away from the Castle and our father”
Yoongi laughs aloud, or shrieks, or cries.
 
                                      ---
 
It’s a bright morning at the sea when Jeongguk steps out to the deck after the
quick breakfast another member of the crew brought for them –Yugyeom, quite the
nice guy the kid. He also explained to them that they could walk around if they
wanted to “Just don’t enter the Captain’s quarters”
Yoongi is by his side, he has a little blanket over his shoulders and head that
don’t go unnoticed by the Quartermaster passing by.
“What’s this?” Jimin points at.
Yoongi turns his head and heads for the closest railing, the sea can look
immense which is scary he thinks looking ahead.   
Jeongguk shrugs, “He doesn’t want his skin reddening” he looks back at his
brother to then whisper at the Quartermaster “Between you and me, I just think
he likes his fair skin just the way it is. He has always be proud of it”
Jimin looks surprised for a few seconds then his expression shift back to that
of a sneaky bastard, “I see” and if it wasn’t because of the fact that Taehyung
is probably waiting for him he would stay to tease the crown Prince a little
bit. He’s about to turn away when he remembers something “Hey, Prince” Jeongguk
looks back at him, “A friend of us is probably going to arrive soon, don’t
freak out”
Jeongguk tilts his head, “Arrive? There’s another ship around?”
“Not in these waters” Jimin shakes his head.
“Then h–”
Yoongi’s yelp is probably heard in the entirety of the ship and just as
Jeongguk turns, whose is probably the friend arrives, feet touching the
polished wooden surface just as Jeongguk’s eyes land on him.  
“Good morning!” he greets patting down his attire, this purple and orange
kimono with silver details embroiled which match his colored hair, his
appearance complete with little gems around his eyes. He has a broom on his
left hand, both princes notice because that’s what he used to get there –the
broom. “I see the Princes found their right way here” if possible his smile
widens, “I’m Hoseok!”
 
 
They’re sitting around a big crystal table in a room with just one big glassy
window where you can see back of the ship. The Captain is seated at the head,
the Quartermaster at his right and the one introduced as Hoseok at his left.
The other people around are Im Jaebum, Kim Namjoon, Park Bogum, Kim Himchan,
Lee Donghae and Lee Hyukjae. Yugyeom and Junhong are peering inside trying to
hide behind the door ajar.  
 Jeongguk is still looking at Hoseok whose is still smiling at him. “You wanna
ask me something Jeonggukie?”
Yoongi cocks up an eyebrow because they haven’t introduced themselves yet, and
well he did call them Princes first thing too.
“You are a…”
Hoseok’s eyes look like they’re sparkling now, “Oh, Jeonggukie. I am a user of
this old and powerful thing called magick. An enchanter of–”
“He’s a witch” Himchan cuts in, looking bored and done. Hoseok pouts.
“…So witches do exist” Jeongguk mumbles looking down before getting on his feet
to exit and return to their designed room.
“What’s with him?” Jaebum asks.
Yoongi stays quite for a bit, eyes cast down fingers touching. “His mother was
burned by religious barbarians saying that she was a witch that bewitched the
King. They tortured her before killing her. I don’t think they even asked her
questions. She was beautiful yet a simple commoner, I heard some people said it
was the current Queen the one that put those rumors over her head to get her
killed.”
“Is she–?”
Yoongi shakes his head, “My mother died a long time ago. I couldn’t even meet
her. All those barbarians are dead now too. Don’t think there are any more
cases of that since that one. My father eradicated them, one of the few good
things he has done in his life”
Jimin huffs, “What a bitch” he takes another sip of his drink, Kyhyun the
actual Cook of the Ship brought them a bottle of something blue-ish earlier.
Jimin is referring to the current Queen, distaste in his words. 
Yoongi eyes him and finally dares to take the glass from the Quartermaster’s
hand to take a sip himself. Jimin has offered a bit when saw him watching with
curiosity, “Yeah, maybe that’s why even if she had a child before marrying my
father she cannot conceive a heir for him. People call her the wither Queen.
Always bitter” he smiles.
 
 
Jeongguk comes out of the bedroom for dinner when Junhong, a boy that turns out
to be his age, finally cracks out a laugh from him. The younger Prince looks
for his brother immediately once entering the dining hall. He has mentioned to
Yoongi before how this ship looked in the inside more like any fancy cruiser
than an actual pirate ship as it looks on the outside –Junhong has told them to
never judge a book by its cover.   
Yoongi looks annoyed with Jaebum and Namjoon sitting by his sides. His bored
eyes shift to surprise when he sees Jeongguk. “Hey!” the brunette quickly
pushes a chair next to Yoongi making Namjoon chuckle and move away to give him
more space.
“Junhong said you were missing me” he smiles, eyes crinkling.
Yoongi scoffs, “Right”
Kyhyun himself brings a plate to Jeongguk not much later, “Enjoy your
highness!” he croons with a smile. Jeongguk flustered asks him to just please
call him by his name, Kyhyun pouts “But you’re a Prince. A beautiful one too”
he pinches his cheek. “So cute” and with that he leaves again just as the
Quartermaster comes out of the Kitchen, eyes searching till they land on the
royals.
Jimin approaches them with unhurried steps. “Hope you’re enjoying our
hospitality”
Jeongguk is about to say yes when Yoongi speaks, “I’m pretty sure I remember
correctly the fact that you people kidnapped us”
Jimin waves him off, “Details. You’re better here anyway. Just imagine what
would have happened in you were caught by common criminals or worst”
“Wouldn’t you be the ‘worst’?”
Jimin ponders his answer with pursed lips, eyes smiling at Yoongi. “That
depends of how you see it. Anyway, what’s important now, my lovely Prince”
Jimin leans down face coming closer to Yoongi’s, the prince feels his cheeks
warming, “It’s that you’re going to see our palace real soon. Feel honored” he
finishes with wink.
 
 
There’s a legend around many more in the Pirate World, less known too which is
good. It’s about an island. There are a lot of island with special creepy
stories and this one is no exception.
Namjoon is still sitting with them after bringing glasses of more blue-ish
liquor that both princes find rather sweet, Yugyeom that was about to leave
with the rest of the crew has taken a sit next to Jeongguk to hear the story as
well. There are only the four of them left in hall.
This secretive place with no name you can find only is you look with enough
conviction and special eyes. Beyond the dark sea of North and passing through
the feared Curtains of Hell that hide it from undeserved souls.   
“The curtains of hell supposed to be just a myth of ancient tales” Jeongguk
points out lifting his hand.
Namjoon snorts. “My dear Prince, the curtains of hell are very real” he puts
his glass down lifting his right sleeve, “I got this the first time we passed
through them. I was careless” there in his right arm are three long scars, skin
pinker, they look more like something did them with malice instead of been
accidentals. Namjoon confirms it. “There are creatures in there but don’t fear.
Just do whatever we tell you to”
“And what does make this place special?” Yoongi asks.
Namjoon shrugs, “it’s our Palace. After the ones that built it centuries ago we
are the only ones that have managed to reside in there with no problem” he
stops Yugyeom from taking more of the liquor “But you have to see for yourself”
he leaves the bottle and hurries his comrade. “Have a lovely night, Princes”
The brothers shrug after they leave and pour themselves one more glass.
 
There’s nothing like just one more glass when you’re new to the Blue Nectar and
haven’t been taught about measurements, the preferred drink in the Red Wing
Ship.
 
Yoongi stumbles in his steps and Jeongguk promptly falls on his ass on their
way back to their bedroom. They’re both giggling aloud in the middle of the
hallway and they aren’t even sure where are they going.
“I see you got yourself familiar with our special drink”
The voice comes from behind them and when they turn, there in all his
mysterious glory is the Captain of the Ship with his arms crossed over his
slightly exposed chest.
“Aye!” Jeongguk shrieks with a hand up, Yoongi burst out laughing.
Taehyung hums amused. Jimin comes behind him. “Bet one of the guys let them
drink over the limit. Maybe a bottle”
Taehyung looks back at his friend. “I don’t think they even got into a fourth
glass” or a third.
“You grab one, I got the other” Jimin says just as Yoongi stumbles again this
time right into his arms.
Taehyung looks down at Jeongguk, “C’mon”
The boy pouts, lifting his hands. “…piggy back?” then his eyes widen, “Aye!”
and he’s laughing again.
Taehyung sighs; Jimin is already walking Yoongi to their room. He leans down
helping the boy up. “I’m not gonna carry you”
Jeongguk pouts, eyes sad, “Aye?” he mumbles.
Taehyung can’t but laugh a bit, he looks back Jimin is already pulling Yoongi
inside the room. “Just this time”
Jeongguk’s face breaks into a big full smile and he’s jumping in Taehyung’s
arms before the Captain can say something else, only sigh in defeat.
 
 
Jeongguk has never experienced a hangover; it would have been less painful if
he did. “I’m going to die” he whimpers. “Write my will”
Yoongi is no better and Namjoon is giggling while giving them suspicious
looking beverages. “This will help”
They have been out in the sea for two days, this one the third. “We’re almost
close” Donghae, the sailing master, yells at Namjoon from his spot behind the
wheel on the main deck.
It’s not much later when Yoongi almost lets his glass fall when he sees them,
right in between two medium sized mounts there’s a cascade of red water into
the dark cold waters. “It can’t be real” he whispers. Jimin is close enough to
hear him.
“It’s very real, Prince”
Yoongi does let the glass fall, already empty, when the Quartermaster takes his
hand. Jimin catches it. “Come with me, is better if you stay inside” Yoongi
turns to Jeongguk who has Hoseok by his side.
Yoongi realizes he hasn’t seen the witch since the reunion around the crystal
table.
“He’s going to be okay. Don’t worry. Come”
Yoongi follows quickly when a screech high and creepy is heard from somewhere
ahead.
 
 
“If you want to see, you can stay with me here” Hoseok offers.
“Why don’t we just surround it?”
“It doesn’t work that way”
“Yugyeom said that you guys have some kind of deal with this place. I don’t
understand” there’s no one else outside, the sound of a door locking loud in
the eerie sudden silence.
Hoseok pats a spot next to him on the deck next to the mainmast “This is a
forgotten and cursed route that leads to frontiers no common sailor can see”
Jeongguk looks up, the wind seems to have stopped, the great giant pirate black
flag still, yet the Ship keeps going forward.
“Why would you guys want to go such a place?”
“What better place to keep your treasure that one where nobody else can get
into”
“Cursed route. Creatures. That’s kind of extreme to me”
Hoseok shrugs. “Look behind you but don’t scream”
Jeongguk turns his head before he can accurately process what he has been told.
He sees a humanoid being black in his entirety, bulging yellow eyes and big
toothless mouth with its jaw hanging open except for a single long fang, and
the thing is of course way too close for comfort. He screams.
 
 
 
 
 
 
***** We call it our Palace *****
 
 
…Or he is about to scream when Hoseok presses his hand over his mouth. The
creature steps back in his four limbs, hurriedly climbing off the ship into…the
water? They both walk towards the rail. Jeongguk can see now the mountains
close enough, the earth in them seems to be black with dried grass and dead
trees. He clings to Hoseok’s arm when he sees something swimming close to
surface. “Those are mermaids” Hoseok says, “Horrible creatures that like to rip
hearts out of people’s chests”
Jeongguk shudders. “This is very…”
“Very?”
“Unreal”
The large splash of water at front is very real though, made by something
probably big and…real. And then they’re even closer to the cascade. The flow of
crimson water clashing to the surface of the dark water that looks even darker
here. Jeongguk wants to step back because he doesn’t want to get touched by it
but Hoseok keeps him in place.
“Trust me. Just close your eyes”
Jeongguk does as told. The witch feels somehow safe and he might have trusting
issues –as in trusting too fast, Yoongi does not appreciate it.  The last he
sees is the tip of the hand belonging to the headless statue at the very front
of the ship going under the water.  
Jeongguk waits for the splash but it never comes.
“Hey” Hoseok calls.
When he opens his eyes again, they’re at the sea which is stupid to think
because they never left. The water is still dark, the air a little bit more
chilly, the cursed route behind them while at front not too far stands what
Jeongguk assumes to be an island.
The island.
 
 
“We call this our Palace” Jaebum says with a smile before stepping down on the
dock where not only the Red Wing is but another ship, less scary at first sight
and smaller.
“I call it a dock” Yoongi says besides Jeongguk. They are all pulling boxes out
to take to their so called Palace. Ahead of them at the end of the dock there’s
a small cabin and then just vegetation.
“C’mon!” Someone yells.
Jeongguk has counted the numbers of Pirates in the ship and for the kind of
reputation they have he would have thought they would be more, maybe the others
were there?
They take a short walk, pass over a very unsettling wooden bridge and come to a
clearing right across the biggest Castle the two Princes have ever seen.
“Wow”
 
Contrary of what they thought, there’s only one person inside the huge castle.
“Yo, Kim Taehyung!” the man says walking to them, long black coat hanging from
his built frame, heavy boots clacking and echoing in the marble floor “Oh! Who
are the cuties?”
“Princes”
“Mm?” he looks them up and down, “I’m the King of this Palace” both Princes
turn to the Captain.
“He is”
“You can call me King”
“Just King?” Yoongi dares to speak up.
“Yeah, that’s me”
“…Okay”
 
 
With Kyhyun saying how much he missed the vast kitchen of the castle and the
lovely smell of the flowers coming through the open windows Jeongguk leaves the
kitchen, a piece of cake in his hand since he wants to explore and Captain has
not said anything against it. The supposed King either.
“Do you have a penchant for adventure?”
The voice comes from behind effectively scaring the shit out of him. Jeongguk
turns around trying to compose facing the other, cake luckily still in hand.
“What?”
The King tilts his head, “There’s a treasure in this island. One that these
pirates haven’t been able to find yet. Do you want to try your luck?”
Jeongguk blinks in confusion, “Why would you say that to me?”
“You seem fit to it, Prince Jeongguk”
That doesn’t answer his question, “Why haven’t they been able to find it? I
mean, they’re pretty famous and people says they have big treasures” Some
stolen from his own royal family might he add.
The King chuckles, “The dock is at the North of this island so you need to go
west from there and pass the first mountain” he purses his lips, “You will find
soon that this is not the only Palace around here but the only one that is
actually on the ground” he pulls out a golden key extending his hand to
Jeongguk “With this you’ll be able to open the room where the treasure is. And
you know? Whoevers that finds it can keep it” he winks and leaves hurriedly
rounding a corner. Jeongguk is still taken aback but when he tries to call him
and go after him, the King is pretty much gone, long hallway empty.
Jeongguk clutches the key in his hand and turns around to run back to his
brother.
 
“Fuck, no.” Yoongi says as soon as his brother ends with his account.
“But–”
“Look, he said not even them have been able to find it. What makes you think is
going to be different with us?”
Jeongguk shrugs, “C’mon! Where’s your sense of adventure?”
“Death since I discovered the castle’s dungeons when I was 10” Horrible.
“Think about it this way” Jeongguk is anything but persistent, “If we find this
treasure they’re going to respect us since they haven’t been able themselves
been all badass pirates. Just imagine the Captain’s face, maybe he could even
give us ranks on the ship”
“Oh my god. Are you hearing yourself?”
“It’s not like we are going back home. They might have been right after all”
Yoongi frowns, “It would have been so much worst is someone else had found us
then or if we had come back”
“Whatever. We’re not going out there by ourselves. Didn’t you see that gigantic
spider on our way here?” Yoongi is pretty sure he did because Jeongguk was the
first to scream, “We don’t know what dangers are around here. Cursed hidden
place, did you forget?” he smacks him on the head.
“Ouch” the younger brother is about to protest when another voice joins.
“What if I help?”
Both princes turn to the balcony door of the bedroom only to find the witch
–Hoseok, standing there beaming in all his colorful glory.
“…W–”
“I’ll keep you guys safe but you have to find the treasure by yourself”
“But about the others? Why t–”
“They only tried once” Hoseok pouts, “They are brave and strong but” he trails
off dusting his shoulder, “So, we leave at the first sign of sunrays tomorrow”
and with that he turns, curtains waving.
Yoongi sighs, falling face first on the soft bed.
 
Supper with the pirates is loud as usual; as least Jeongguk thinks it must be
usual. They have only been with them since three days ago.
The table is long, like back in their Castle. The King is sitting in one
extreme while the Captain takes the other, the rest of them filling whatever
seats –Jeongguk of course chooses to sit to the Captain’s left and is funny how
Yoongi doesn’t even look annoyed sitting between the Quartermaster and Jaebum,
conversing with them occasionally. There is also soft music as a background,
thanks to Himchan.
“How are you two doing?” the Captain asks, taking him by surprise.
“Oh! We…We’re good. You’re all…nice”
“Nice?” Taehyung cocks an eyebrow, “We’re pirates, baby. We’re a lot of things
and nice is not one of them”
Jeongguk rolls his eyes –heart skipping a bit because holly shit did the
Captain of the Red Wing called him baby just now? He takes a sip of his wine.
“Sure”
“By the way. How are you planning to pay me for my hospitality?” he looks the
Prince up and down, licking his lower lip before a smirk tugs his lips up,
amused by the Prince’s reaction.
Jeongguk can totally feel how his face is burning red, heartbeats hastening
threatening to break his chest. Is he going to faint? Because just now the
Captain of the Red Wing has asked him to–
“Just kidding, baby boy. Relax” he winks. “Finish your dinner. Kyhyun doesn’t
like dishes that aren’t empty if he is the one that made it”
Nope. Jeongguk can’t relax. Nope.
He called him–
Just…nope.
 
 
When the first sunrays break through the clouds, Hoseok makes the sheets
covering broth princes slid off their bodies, holding itself midair. “Good
morning!” he croons, “Time for our quest to start”
Yoongi grumbles, eyes opening just a fraction. He sees the witch, tells him to
go to hell and shoves a pillow over his head. Jeongguk is still fast asleep by
his side.
Hoseok is bewilder for about three seconds, “Let me switch tactics then”
He walks closer to Jeongguk leaning down to whisper direct above his ear, “Wake
up baby” and his voice stops been his to sound more accurately as the
Captain’s. Jeongguk’s eyes open in a second.
After that –and Jeongguk’s complains about Hoseok been so mean– the younger
Prince wakes his brother up.
 
They enter the jungle leaving the white sand of the shore behind.  
“I can’ believe I agreed to this” Yoongi says, looking ahead of them. “Wait. I
didn’t agree. You guys just a–”
“This is the way” Jeongguk steps forward then turns to Hoseok –he’s still not
that comfortable with him but things take their time– “Right?”
“I don’t know. Your quest, not mine”
“How helpful” Yoongi deadpans, “By the way, aren’t they going to notice we
aren’t in the palace anymore”
“Probably” Hoseok hums, “Look where you’re stepping into, Jeonggukie!”
Jeongguk looks down with his food still in the air, and there’s this jelly like
red substance covering a big part of the ground crawling its way up a few thick
trees. All trees there are huge and dense, once inside they don’t feel or see
the sun anymore, it’s not that dark though. Yoongi has two lanterns of his
hands just in case. They avoid whatever that thing is leaving it behind a few
feet ahead.
Hoseok is humming a song none of them know but it helps them to relax a bit.
Yoongi feels like they have been walking for hours when they finally see a
clearing at the foot of the mountain the King mentioned.
“Correction” Hoseok says, pulling out a water bottle for them from the inside
of his Kimono –they don’t ask. “We have been walking for forty seven minutes.
You guys are fast, by the way”
“Aaahhh” Jeongguk whines, taking a seat above a rock feeling the sun again.
“What should we do now?”
“And don’t you dare to say is our quest again because I swear I’ll shove that
broom of yours up your ass”
Hoseok’s eyes widen before he breaks into a laugh, “Oh my! Oh my! Okay, I’ll
help you a tiny bit” he pulls out a small plastic container Jeongguk receives
it with a big smile because it has little sandwiches inside. “You need to
surround the mountain”
“…And?”
“And that’s what you need to do now. Worry about what’s next later”
They eat, drink some more water and continue.
Yoongi is getting his guard down a bit since nothing has come to attack them as
of far when they are stopped by a tiger eating from the corpse of his prey
right in the middle of their path. It wouldn’t be so much of a problem with
just a common tiger but of course this one has half of his head black with red
bright eyes and is probably the size of an elephant.
Yoongi wants to tear up a bit, just like two or three drops –he’s manly after
all.
Hoseok takes care of it to both Princes relive. He does something to the
creature and tells them to just keep walking. Yoongi sees how the thing’s eyes
are now focusing on the witch only. They get far enough before Hoseok catches
up to them. “That was scary but I think that’s pretty much it for the jungle
part. You guys are lucky”
“The jungle part?” Jeongguk’s voice is low and tiny. “Lucky?”
 “Fuck” Yoongi, who is a few steps further, gasps once he sees what’s exactly
waiting for them at the other side of the mountain. “Let me guess” Jeongguk
comes next to him only to be stopped by the sight. “The key he gave you opens
something in there” he points to the large vast structure hanging between the
mountain and another rocky elevation where a cascade is flowing down full
force. It’s another castle, they knew that. The tricky part apparently is that
is suspended at least 10 feet off the ground.
“A long, long time ago there was a staircase going up” Hoseok comments.
“How you know?” The witch shrugs.
Jeongguk licks his lips, “We– We can climb up those bushes” he points. “They
seem to at least go up till there” one single cracked concrete step that is
left from that staircase.
Well, they are already there.
 
“Give me your hand!” Jeongguk helps his brother and they are finally up.
Yoongi let’s go of him to grab a long leaf and hit Hoseok who is getting down
from his broom. “You” he hits him once, “Could” and again, the witch whines,
“lift us here!”
“You didn’t ask!”
Jeongguk pushes the big doors of the entrance, they crack and sizzle. The
inside is luckily illuminated by the sunlight entering the open or broke large
windows.
They walk around checking the few things they dare to touch, the atmosphere
inside is heavy but they don’t feel threatened so far.
“So we should look for what? A chest?”
“Should we separate?”
“No!” Yoongi and Hoseok say at the same time.  
 
Yoongi is getting annoyed. He’s tired and even if nothing has jumped onto them
nor Hoseok has say anything about curses or ghosts, this place is creepy and
they haven’t found anything that looks like a chest nor anything were the key
fits.
They are heading to the third floor, the staircase is broken mid-way so Hoseok
gives them a lift this time (see? you’re asking now.)
And if the previous floors were creepy this one takes the prize because is
freaking terrifying. Yoongi sees skulls and broken bones that are definitely
human; he sees lot of dust too. Ew. There are scattered on all the walls and
ceiling symbols and draws that just scream evil.
Hoseok looks serious and muffle. “You didn’t go here when you guys came
before?” Asks Yoongi.
The witch shakes his head, “He got us on the second floor”
Both Princes stop, turning around “What?”
“What do you mean with he got you?”
The ground seems to shake just as he finishes his question.
“The King of this castle”
 They hear a heavy breathing.
“What?”
“I’m not sure” Hoseok purses his lips crossing his arms over his chest, “But I
think that key opens his chambers and it must be in the tower that is only
accessible through here” he points at the other side of the wide space, no
hallways no rooms, just a few walls here and there. “The treasure Seokjin told
you must be the one he gathered from all the pirates he stole from and the
magick of all the witches he killed”
“Wait! What? Who the hell is Seokjin?”
“The King”
“What? The dude that told us to call him King?”
“Yes. I think he must be a demon, not sure”
“And here is what? His brother?”
“I suppose”
“Yoongi” Jeongguk whispers.
“What?”
“I think something is behind that wall”
Hoseok yelps when the Crown Prince grabs him placing him between them and
whatever is behind the wall.
Hoseok remembers it. Tall, over seven feet. Wide frame clothed in dark clothing
just as what one can see of his cracked skin. “The difference between him and
Seokjin is that Seokjin is kinda sane while this one fellow has gone crazy due
all the power he acquired. He’s the reason this place is hidden from the
outside world. It was like in those eastern myths, where sailors were drawn to
that island and then they were eaten. I think it goes like that” he clutches
his broomstick.
“Ew” Yoongi whines when he gets a better view. Black sparkling eyes, sharp
teeth peering outside his mouth with saliva pooling around. No nose, one ear,
there’s a thick silver necklace hanging off his neck with a beautiful red gem.
“You know?” Hoseok eyes Yoongi, “I heard that with that gem he was able to
hypnotize his most powerful victims”
The Prince averts his gaze, “We need to distract him while Jeongguk goes to his
chambers. If he gets his hands on his treasure then it will be his, right?”
And to this Hoseok grins, like if his interest has been picked up, “Yeah, if he
doesn’t have it anymore then he has no reason to be here. I think”
“Jeongguk go”
“…Aaahhh?”
He launches over them, Jeongguk shrieks and runs to where the passage to the
tower must be Yoongi picks up a sword from under a few crushed bones after
pushing Hoseok forward.
For the first time Hoseok looks serious, having hit him with his broom that has
changed from a dark brown to silver. “Your brother better hurry”
 
 
Jeongguk trips with something but dashes to the next set of stairs that go up,
he finds a metal door with a golden keyhole. It must be it.
He hears trashing from behind; with shaking hands he goes to fish the key out
of his pocket. He gasps when his hand comes out empty. He looks in the other,
in his jacket and nothing. Fuck, it must have fallen. Where? Downstairs? He
turns and walks the way back luckily avoiding a blow from the creature just as
he runs close to him.
“What the fuck, Jeongguk?” Yoongi yells, sword in one hand the other clutching
his shoulder.
“I lost the key”
“What?” Hoseok’s voice goes high enough to threat their ears.
The King starts snickering, croaky and eerie.
 Yoongi throws the sword, mouth in a thin line so done with this whole thing.
“Jeongguk!” Four heads turn to the new voice.
And Jeongguk has never been any happier to see the Captain of the Red Wing in
his life –not that they know each other for that long but still.
Taehyung smiles and throws the golden key at him, “I think is yours”
Jimin, Jaebum, Namjoon, all the crew comes behind him, even Junhong and
Yugyeom.
The King screams, loud enough to force them to cover their ears and to crack
the few glass windows left around. Jeongguk grimaces but takes the opportunity
to run back to the tower.
 
The key fits perfectly, before he opens it though he turns back and can see how
at the bottom of the stairs they guys, mainly Jimin, are holding the demon
down. Bogum pressing both hands in his head. Jeongguk hurries inside closing
the door.
And it’s all dark till one flame sparks to life at his left before many more
follow. The room gets lighten up soon enough and yep, that’s definitely a
treasure. Jeongguk can see gold, gems, jewels, rubies, his knees go weak with
the diamonds but before he can touch one his attention is caught by a medium
sized red coffer. There’s another keyhole in there but just by the size he
knows it can be the same golden key –he looks around.
There’s pounding on the door, just then he remembers his brother and the guys
are outside so he has to hurry.
What can it be? What can it be?
The pounding stops when he takes a hold of a small triangular diamond that
looks like it felt from the table, there’s a little chain tied to it. He
doesn’t give it much thought and tries it.
Another perfect fit.
He opens the box and inside finds the biggest round gemstone of all he has ever
seen, it might look black but when he takes a better look he sees something
flowing inside. It sparks and feels powerful –like when he’s close enough to
Hoseok. It must be the magic then. He pulls the lid down.
 
When he opens the door again, still wary he finds everyone scattered around the
stairs and at the bottom. Yoongi is rolling his eyes at something Jimin is
whispering at his ear no visible wounds on him. They all look fine. Hoseok
thumps up saying just that. 
 
                                      ---
 
“I see your quest went well”
King… “Seokjin?” Jeongguk tries. The other smiles. “What should I do?”
The King shrugs, “Apparently you gave them more to fill their own treasure’s
rooms” he motions behind them, where everyone is carrying bags and chests
around packed with the prize. The Prince shrugs this time. “I don’t care about
that”
“But that!” Seokjin points at the bag he has over his shoulder.
Okay, so Jeongguk is really, really weak to diamonds. Who can blame him?
“What about all the magick he gathered?”
He looks more curious than anything, “I gave it to Hoseok”
“Oh, he must be having a blast”
“I don’t know anything about magick so”
“Wouldn’t you like to learn?”
“Nope!”
“What about your brother? I see he took something for himself as well”
Jeongguk turns around to see Yoongi, seating between a few cushions, smiling at
all what the others are saying. “I didn’t see him taking anything”
Seokjin takes another step into his personal space, his wide chest brushing
against Jeongguk’s back. He leans to whispers at his ear level, “Look around
his neck”
Jeongguk lets himself feel overwhelmed by the other’s presence for a moment
before noticing the thick silver chain around his brother’s neck. Yoongi
haven’t used a necklace before.
It must be then– Oh!
His brother definitely has a future as a theft if he took that from that
demon’s neck while fighting him off before it disappeared –according to what he
was told by Hoseok.
 
 
***** Pirates we are, children no more *****
 
“That’s a powerful thing you got there” Seokjin brings him little bag of
candies Kyhyun probably baked out of boredom.
Yoongi shrugs, “I took it. It’s mine now”
“Wow, look at that!” He sits next to him, “You and Jeonggukie are on the right
way to become pirates if that’s your goal”
“It’s not” Yoongi contemplates the thought, “I wanted to escape” Seokjin hums.
“I wanted to be able to decide for myself what I wanted in my life. Jeongguk
always reads these books to me about great stories of adventures and so and he
looked so enamored with the idea. I couldn’t help myself and I wished for
something like that too. My father was always pestering me about royal duties
and all that is just shit, they say they’re there for the people but they’re
not and people, people is sort of stupid. I don’t know. That just wasn’t for
me” he sighs, “That night I probably would have gotten back to the Castle. Half
way out of there I thought I was been selfish leaving Jeongguk behind but then
he followed me and then we bumped into them and here we are” he looks around
“Somewhere” Seokjin reminds him, the island is past the curtains of hell at
north.
Yoongi rolls his eyes but then a thought comes back to him, “Wait, does that
mean we’re in hell?”
“No necessarily”
“But no one else can come here”
“Not precisely”
“Can you explain then?”
“Donghae” Yoongi raises a brow, “He was the one behind the wheel, right?”
“I think so. Yes”
“Well according to that silly legend, you can only find this place is you look
with enough conviction and special eyes” he hums, “Beyond the dark sea of North
and passing through the feared Curtains of Hell that hide it from undeserved
souls” Seokjin takes one of the candies, “You see, Donghae was the first one of
them to come here. This world is packed with magick and he was one of those
gifted children that later were condemned as evil”
Yoongi remembers reading something about that in the library news records of
the castle. “I read about one with the ability to speak with animals” But not
much later all of the gifted children of that island were killed merciless just
because they were different.
“That was the less. There were lots of them, most now dead. People will always
fear what they don’t know. Donghae got lucky; his mother protected him taking
him far away from all that chaos”
“What else could they do? Wait! What can Donghae do?”
“One question at the time” Seokjin smiles patting his tight, “I know about nine
of them. All cute little boys that escaped on time. The first one could breathe
under the water and swim really fast, spending all his time down there.
Another, with this full soft cheeks, could lift and break anything he wanted
too” like super strength? Yoongi asks, “Other, and this one is the cutest, he
could smell everything and distinguish between scents. Never forgetting one”
The tallest was so smart no one could revoke any of whatever he was saying
because even when he lied sometimes he would do it so smartly that it could
almost be the true. 
The playful one could make you feel the flames of hell with just a touch of his
tiny fingers.
There’s this one too that could make little animated dolls to do what he
wanted, a puppeteer of sorts –creepy but very useful I think.
There’s this other, always loving the open spaces, that has the agility of a
feline, its resistance and rumors has it, its nine lives as well.
“But I think” Seokjin looks away, “That the most powerful one was the one that
couldn’t die, yet–” he turns again to Yoongi, “that would make him the saddest
one too, right?”
Yoongi narrows his eyes, taking in everything that has been said to him.
Seokjin gets up, “Don’t be late for lunch, okay? And please, hide that thing
under your clothes. We don’t want anyone with a weak will staring at it” he
points at the necklace.
“Wait. You haven’t told me about Donghae or what are you?”
“Donghae can see everything, Yoongi. What is visible and what it is not for the
simple eye. And about your second question, you didn’t ask and I assumed Hoseok
must have told you”
Wow, Donghae is suddenly a really, really cool guy. “He said he thinks you’re a
demon and honestly, if the other King in this cursed island was and it was your
brother why wouldn’t I believe him?”
Seokjin shrugs, “I’m just the King of this castle, Yoongi-ah. There’s no need
to ponder too much into that”
Yoongi keeps pondering, the way Seokjin spoke. Wait. How old is he?
 
                                      ---
 
Yoongi starts seeing it just after he has been told what it is exactly –he
tells everything to Jeongguk of course because they’re gossips between each
other.
The brothers are sitting with the rest around the table when Kyhyun enters the
dining hall holding one big wooden spoon and narrowing eyes. He walks towards
Bogum and smacks him on the head asking him why the hell was he doing in his
kitchen and to open his mouth because “God help you, if you’re the one that ate
half of the dessert I’m gonna be real mad”
Bogum did apparently because his mouth stinks at blueberries. Everyone is
cackling while the Cook takes the pirate dragging him carefully by his
clothing.
Yoongi counts to two but later, he realizes that while some of them are really
touchy, Bogum isn’t.
Yoongi counts to three.
 
Four and five come from Jeongguk’s rapid tale about his visit to the shore with
Jaebum and Hyukjae to check on the Ships –the second and smallest is one they
took a few years back in the middle of a fight.  
Jeongguk has shrieked in surprise an excitement when Jaebum climbed the main
mast like if was nothing, jumping onto the foremast and the others and then
back into the deck landing gracefully on the tip of his feet.
Then as clumsy as Jeongguk is sometimes he has let two of his rings –a new one
with several little diamond incrustations– and one of the little boxes they
were supposed to bring to the Captain fall into the water while he was taking
it out of the ship. Both pirates only smiled at him telling it was okay and
that the water isn’t that deep, and without any other word Hyukjae took his
shirt off -and well, yeah, Jeongguk might have ogled a bit more than he
should–  and jumped inside. Jeongguk couldn’t see that well but wow the guy
could certainly move with easiness down there and he didn’t come out at all
until he had the three items with him.
 
Yoongi is laying belly down on the bed writing in a little notepad he found
their little discovers when at his door someone knocks. “Come in!”
Yoongi was expecting anyone but Kim Himchan at his door much less holding two
little dolls.
“I brought you something” Himchan steps in, “It’s a little welcome gift” he
says serious but there is this little twitch in his face, like if he wants to
laugh but refrains from it. “Seokjin said you’d probably like them since you
apparently stole all the plushies from one of his rooms” he points to the
stolen property behind Yoongi on the bed.
Yoongi is flushed all right “I didn’t know they were his”
“Well these are yours” he places the little dolls in front of him, there are no
bigger than maybe two inches.  
Yoongi reaches forward to touch the one that has this creepily similarity to
his baby brother when the doll laughs falling face first on the bed, hiding its
face saying he’s shy in little high pitched tone.
What…
The other doll rolls his plastic little eyes getting on his feet and adjusting
the little outfit that looks a lot like the one Yoongi is wearing right now. It
shakes its head and waddles toward Yoongi nuzzling against his hand.
–The fuck?
“…Thank you”
Himchan nods, “Your welcome. They’ll be helpful. See you”
And that must be number six.
 
Jeongguk is trying to figure it out what the heck Seokjin and Hoseok are
telling him when Namjoon passes close by and luckily picks up in the distress
on his eyes. “What’s going on?”
“Oh Namjoonie” Hoseok claps a hand around the tall pirate’s arm. “We are just
chatting with Jeonggukie about how magick works and that if he wants I can
totally teach him about it. Seokjin knows one thing or two”
Jeongguk shakes his head, “I didn’t hear any of that”
Namjoon chuckles “They get excited sometimes” he looks at the book Seokjin
seemed to be showing him, “Can I?” He takes it turning it to see the cover
before snorting, “Seriously? Magick 101? How does something like this exist?”
Hoseok points at the bottom where the name of the writer is
♥ Jung Hoseok ♥
Of course. Namjoon sighs, “Wanna take a walk with me?”
 
Namjoon explains to him, in words that sound tricky but are actually easy to
understand –Jeongguk thanks the hard study sessions he got back in the castle–
how magick works, he illustrates him with examples and even makes an apple that
has fallen from a tree flight into his hand. “We all have a little magick in
us. You just need to learn how to use it and I have seen Hoseok and Seokjin
more than once. It’s very easy once you get the hang of it”
“Do you think my mother was a witch?” Namjoon looks away, pondering his answer.
Jeongguk continues a little tentative “She was killed for it, just like people
killed all the people that was born deformed because they were supposed to be
evil. Just like those children that came from that island at south. They first
thought they were gifted with special abilities then they just killed them
deeming them cursed because they were different”
“Well Jeongguk–”
“Why are people so stupid?” 
“That’s an excellent question. I want the answer too” they walk under a big
tree giving it shadow to a wooden bench were they sit. “What I can tell you is
that there is always going to be stupid people but is up to you to be like any
of them or be yourself. Let them rot in their own inanity, they have the
capability to move forward but most of them refuse so is only fair. This world
can only change is we bring new inhabitants. I don’t think there’s hope.”
“That’s–” Mean? No. “Is this why you are all pirates?” Because pirates are
against the supposed well-shaped society, right?
“We are pirates because here we found our place. Our home is with each other
and not trying to fit a role that has been imposed to us because is the right
way. The right thing to do is always depending on something. You are a Prince,
they told you how to act, how to dress, how to speak, how to live. Why?”
“Because I am– was” Jeongguk corrects himself with a smile, “Because I was a
Prince and that’s how Princes are supposed to act. I met once the son of the
Castle baker. He was cute, I told him once to play with me but he said no. I
asked him why and his answer was that I was the Prince and Princes don’t
suppose to get their hands dirty with simple commoners. Royalty is always above
all, he said” he looks at Namjoon. “I didn’t understand so I just took his hand
to get him to the garden and he yelped pulling it back when I looked down my
white glove was black and then some guards came and took him away by his hair.
Never saw him again. We were 9”
“Don’t take it the wrong way but I hate royalty”
Jeongguk shakes his head, “Me too. But I bet Yoongi beats us to it”
“Why is that?”
“He saw our father ordering the genocide of an entire city because they
developed a flu that was stronger than the common medicines. You know? That was
simpler than to create new ones”
Namjoon sighs, “Yeah, the world sucks. You know? Jaebum said it at first as a
joke”
“What?”
“He said that we should steal all their treasures because that’s what they love
the most”
“That’s your goal?”
Namjoon shakes his head, “No. our goal is to live our lives” he pinches softly
the younger’s cheek. “But we do have our fun stealing from them”
“You know? You could be like one of the heroes in the stories I read. He stole
from the rich and gave it to the poor”
Namjoon cocks a brow, “Well, we are not heroes. We are pirates. And you know
not everyone deserves it”
Jeongguk pouts. “Seokjin says Yoongi and I are pirates too” his pout depends
“He said we were so brave for going out there by ourselves even after you guys
got their asses kicked”
“I’m pretty sure he didn’t say it like that but okay” he can’t but laugh.
“Anyway” he takes the apple that is still on Namjoon’s hand, cleaning it with
his shirt. “What kind of special ability you have?”
“Excuse me?”
“You know?”
“Well, they say I’m smart which I don’t personally believe since I’m always
learning new things every day, every second” Jeongguk blinks, “I guess that’s
why the Captain lets me make all our tactical technics and strategies, picking
up targets and so”
Hum. Number seven.
 
Yoongi is happy with his list so far, he would say he is not but the last two
that they haven’t asked still are well…those two.
And by logical elimination, they can only be either the strong one or the
immortal. And just by looking at them Yoongi thinks he can even flip a coin.
They could be either.
He watches them carefully which isn’t the easiest thing since those two somehow
disappear in the blink of an eye. Maybe Seokjin got it wrong and they are
super-fast.
Yoongi is still trying though, to catch them doing…something.
He has Taehyung at sight; the Captain is reading a book in the library. He’s
sitting over a desk in front of one of the too many tall shelves. Yoongi has
sent Jeongguk but the kid is just now lost in the section Seokjin pointed out
to be all Adventures relative. Lost case. 
“What are you doing?” the Quartermaster whispers loud enough for him to hear
having crept behind him. Yoongi loses his balance on his spot perched on the
window and falls. Jimin catches him before he touches the grass of the too big
garden.
“Put me down” Jimin drops him. “Yah! You son of a–”
The Quartermaster laughs, all melodious and soft. “Hey, you wanna come with
me?”
Yoongi gets on his feet. “Not even an apology? Where?”
“Around”
 
 
“Where are we?” Yoongi looks around, even though the sparkling and glowing
flowers looks stunning in this particular swamp, he could have sworn something
big was swimming close by.
“We’re on our way” Jimin says, he is walking in front of him. “Careful with
your steps”
Yoongi almost slips twice.
Once they leave the swamp behind they get into a more flowery part of the
island, less creepy but still –Yoongi hasn’t let his guard down about that big
tiger he saw the other day. 
There’s a rush between some bushes close to them, Jimin stops in his tracks and
Yoongi bumps into him –not for no looking but out of fear. “What’s that?”
Jimin shrugs, “Don’t know” he looks down where Yoongi is clutching his arm.
“There are lots of animals here. I’m surprised you only met the tiger”
That is not what Yoongi wanted to hear. “Is it close you special place or
whatever?” the pirate nods and they keep walking.
Yoongi is relived and astonished when they finally make it. It’s close to a
cliff where you can see the vastness of the sea and Jimin is pointing to a
wooden construction up as in up in the trees “You brought me to your tree
house?”
“Yeah. My tree house. Let’s go”
There is a ladder but it starts a couple feet above Yoongi’s head “How do you
climb?” and before he can turn back to Jimin his feet leave the ground with the
Quartermaster lifting him up. “Yah!”
Jimin chuckles, “Just get a hold of it”
Once Yoongi is climbing, Jimin goes next. He isn’t as graceful as Jaebum and
the high isn’t challenging but he has his own perks. Yoongi is a little salty
above him.
When the crown prince reaches the little porch he is honestly a bit tired,
climbing is tiring for someone not used to it –that’s his excuse.
Jimin is still mocking him but whatever. They sat in there for a bit, just
watching the skyline. And well, Yoongi has to admit it. “It’s nice” Jimin hums
in question, “Your special place. The view is nice” and there’s only the sounds
of nature that aren’t really that bad, at least for now and in this part.
Inside, is like a mini house. Yoongi has seen before their arrangements on
books. There’s a living area, what he assumes to be a kitchen, a room with
comfortable looking thick skins and covers and then there’s this –bathroom?
With a roof but only three walls to have the same nice view while relaxing.
Yoongi ponders how the hell Jimin filled that tub with water once he lift the
lid above it to check and then he sees there is plumbing that goes all the way
up there coming from somewhere. It is indeed a little house. He needs to ask
Namjoon later.
Yoongi turns around to see what Jimin is doing and the pirate is just right
behind him, just watching him, “How is the water?” Yoongi turns around again
checking. It’s warm. “Good”
And dear god, right there in front of Yoongi, Park fucking Jimin takes his
sleeveless shirt off. Yoongi can’t help it, his eyes trail down the torso
exposed to him. Fuck, the abs.
“Something you like?”
“No”
Jimin hums, “Gonna take the rest of my clothes off”
“Are you telling me because?”
Jimin does gets rid of his clothing and Yoongi tries really hard to not look
down. He fails completely.
“Ah so good” Jimin moans once inside the tub, “Hurry, Prince”
“I beg your pardon?”
Jimin eyes him with the look of a predator, Yoongi shivers “Take your clothes
off too and get in”
Wow, wow. Is he ordering him? Min Yoongi does not follow what people order him
anymore –still he does just that because who is he kidding he has the hots for
the Quartermaster since the beginning and the slut in him is calling for
attention.
The tub is wide enough to fit them both but the best place for Yoongi is with
his back pressed against Jimin’s chest between his legs and with the sun coming
down, sky gaining orange and pink colors while the big star disappears, of
course nothing of that matter because Jimin is literally breathing down his
neck.
“Never could I’ve imagine I would have such a lovely thing in my arms” Yep, his
arms that are now touching. Yoongi gasps. “You smell so good too” he nuzzles
his nose against his neck.
“So you brought me here to have your way with me?” he’s not complaining.
“I just thought you would like it. The flowers, the view, they’re all pretty
like you”
Oh yeah, he likes it. “Are you just going to sweet talk me or-” Jimin’s hand
that was over his chest, brushing his nipple goes all the way up cradling his
face the right angle to finally kiss him.
Yoongi might have experimented a little before but fuck he has never kissed
anyone –until now.
And Jimin likes kissing. A lot.
Yoongi turns all the way, Jimin lift him easily to get into a better position
with the Prince straddling him. The water sloshes around.
They’re mouths are hungry, hands delving all over their bodies. The need for
each other growing with each heated second ticking by. Yoongi can feel the
Quartermaster getting hard under him and there’s no doubt he is the same.
“Touch me” Jimin whispers, grabbing one of Yoongi’s hands and leading it to his
crotch, “Yeah”
Yoongi takes the heavy meat in his hand and brings the other to help himself,
Jimin is thick.
They kiss some more, Jimin pulls him closer both hands on his thighs that he
then slide towards the inside. Yoongi whimpers and whines a little with Jimin’s
tongue still in his mouth when the Quartermaster’s fingers start prodding in
between his cheeks and the tender space between his asshole and balls.
“Touch me too” the prince demand and the other obeys.
“Such a cute prick you got, your highness”
Yoongi bites him.
 
                                      ---
 
“It’s dark outside!” Jeongguk is peering through a glassy window of the
library.
“Aha” The Captain tilts his head.
“Yoongi is still out there”
“With Jimin” Taehyung adds, Kyhyun has told them Jimin said they were going to
be out and that he also gave a lot of food to Jimin so don’t fear.
“Are they going to be okay?”
“Of course”
“Even with whatever that is out there?”
Taehyung confirms again. Just then Jeongguk pays attention to the Captain again
–he got so distracted earlier with all the books and he has so many in line to
read, that he almost forgot why he was there in the first place.
“Captain” the other hums, “You either have super strength or you’re immortal.
So which one it is?”
Taehyung closes the book, lifting an amused gaze towards the younger. “I see
you talked with the rest” he beckons the Prince with one finger. “And Seokjin
must have told you too. Did he still think of us as babies?” Jeongguk nods,
remembering Yoongi’s words quoted exactly from the other and takes the chair
next to the older.
“So?” Taehyung looks at him straight in the eyes, Jeongguk feels nervous but
his curiosity wins. “Tell me”
“Even though Donghae was the first one to come here and they are all pretty
much the same age. I have seen a thousand more sunrises than all of them
together” Jeongguk blinks. “They found me in some island down at South, wasting
my time” he chuckles, “They were all kids by the way” So he understands
Seokjin, “I looked just as of age while they were just eight little kids
walking inside a pub demanding my presence. Jimin was the one that dragged me
out. Literally”
Oh.
“And?”
“And? Why so curious about us?”
“Why wouldn’t i? We are together now too”
 “Huh? So are you planning on staying with us, Prince?” Jeongguk nods eagerly.
“Even if you know we are ruthless pirates and those so called cursed children
of evil”
Jeongguk tilts his head to the side, “Yeah”
 
 
 
***** There was never innocence here *****
 
Yoongi whines and hits whatever that is bothering him in his sleep.
Above him, Jimin giggles amused by the Prince’s morning habits “Wake up, my
Prince”
“…Shut up” Yoongi doesn’t open his eyes.
“We need to head back. We’re leaving after midday”
Yoongi slowly opens one eye “What?”
“We are going to do some pirate deeds. Are you up for adventure? Ain’t gonna be
pretty though” he winks. “By the way, your dolls are whining for you” he points
at one side of his head where indeed the two little dolls are sitting. Waiting.
Yoongi wakes up.
(And he remembers he didn’t bring the dolls with him).
 
 
Jeongguk adjust the black vest over his chest, adjusting all the straps and
chains the design has. From all the clothes he has worn before he loves this
outfit the most –he can’t thank Himchan for it enough.
He seriously considers getting Himchan something for such piece when the
Captain’s eyes stay on him a little longer once he sees him.
“You wanna go with me?”
The question startles him a bit, “What?”
“To the Ship” Taehyung gets on his feet, “Jaebum and Bogum are already there,
the rest is going to take their fucking time to show up and I have to check on
some things”
Jeongguk finds himself nodding before really processing what he’s been told. He
only considers when he is already out and walking along the man.
“Aren’t there horses in here?”
Taehyung shakes his head, “Horses don’t like us and Kyhyun panics at the sight
of them. It’s not really a long walk, right?”
“No. Was just curious”
“You’re certainly a very curious baby boy”
Here comes again the baby boy –Jeongguk is sure his cheeks are a little warm
already.
“What do you guys do besides, you know? Pirate’s things”
Taehyung keeps walking straight, “We steal. We kill.” His gaze shifts to the
Prince, small smile dangling on his lips.
“There’s gotta be more”
The captain shrugs, “Sometimes unexpected things come in our way, we just have
to make sure we can manage”
“Like what?”
“Like two runaway princes”
Jeongguk giggles. The guy is a criminal, pirate, probably murderer, gifted or
cursed child that technically kidnapped them and here is Jeongguk, giggling
around him and having his knees going week every time the guy pays him a little
more attention. He either has something wrong in his head or life is just that
twisted like Namjoon said.
The captain stops, turning his full body towards Jeongguk. “…What?”
“Don’t move”
Huh?
Taehyung gets closer standing right in front of him; he leans down a bit and
takes something from his shoulder. Jeongguk could feel himself fainting at the
sight of a little red snake. “It must have fallen from a tree and you didn’t
realize”
“That things was getting close to my neck”
“No worries, these aren’t poisoned though it has only bitten Bogum that was
bothering them so I’m not really sure since we are…”
“Okay. Just–” he points, “get it away from me”
“This one is a baby too” They continue their walk, “Mother is probably like a
hundred times bigger”
“What?”
“Has sharp teeth too”
Jeongguk hurries his steps with the undeniable nice laugh of the Captain.
 
Back in the ship, they guys are getting everything ready. Jeongguk offers his
help but they tell him they have it covered, Jaebum points behind him. Taehyung
is just standing there. “Think he is waiting for you”
Jeongguk does not think so but as soon as he is walking towards the Captain,
the elder turns around. He must follow then, no?
“Haven’t been in this room, is that right?”  
Jeongguk nods, because that red door has always been locked –he and Yoongi
tried. Taehyung has the key.
Inside there are a few small tables and a bigger one where Jeongguk can
appreciate a big map that seems built into it. He can see their entire world
there, he has seen one similar but not in this scale back when he spied, and if
his memory isn’t wrong there are a lot of places that weren’t in that one.
“Donghae design it. He keeps adding places from time to time”
“I assume all kind” he points at a red spot that has the words “Hell door”
around.
“All kind”
“This is like your navigation room”
“Sort of. We discuss strategies too”
“Where are we going?”
“You just had your first adventure” Taehyung has hear a lot about it in their
little library gathering. “You mentioned something about a big treasure on the
Capital. A story?”
“Ah yeah, it was just fantasy but the treasure is real”
It was a story about this incredible group of theft that managed to break into
the most guarded and safest Bank in the world, which is based in the actual
Bank located in the Capital –even the King has lots of assets there.
Taehyung takes one small and thin crystal and places it above where the words
Capital City are –the Princes native home. “Tell me about it again”   
“It was silly. They couldn’t even get into the second vault since to gain
access they needed to be from the royal family. They never suspected till they
realized the manager that cooperated with them never came back after escorting
them out and they were all caught a couple days later” Then it hits Jeongguk.
“Oh my god you want to rob the Bank”
“Indeed, baby boy” he winks. “That’s why we were around that day”
“How? I mean, are you planning to–”
“Didn’t you say you wanted adventure?”
“Yeah but–”
“Then here’s your chance”
“How c-”
“We’re not getting into the first vault either, by the way”
Yoongi laughs his ass off later when Jeongguk tells him about it. He stops
smiling when Jimin tells him he is going to help too (Gonna let your baby
brother do all the work?).
 
 
Once they get into the city with the night close, only the Captain,
Quartermaster, Himchan, Bogum and Jaebum left the Ship, along the Princes of
course –Himchan puts dark glasses on them just to be safe, they all have masks
covering their mouths and noses and left the Ship away from the port and navy
soldiers but close enough to get back fast.
There are always posters around the Capital with wanted criminal, some other
with missing people, job offers and so. Today, on all the posters they have
seen so far are mentioning how the royal second prince is missing, there is too
a big reward for any valuable information.
“They don’t want panic to ensue if people know the Crown Prince is missing.
Maybe they think that if they find one they will found the other” Jaebum shrugs
leaning back into the wall of the alley, just a couple blocks away from the
Bank.
“Better for us” Namjoon turns to Yoongi, “You are going to be the one stepping
into the Bank then Crown Prince”
“What?”
“Asks for access to the second vault and we’re going to be your loyal personal
guards to carry the bags out for you”
Just then, Bogum shows up along Himchan with two of those new vehicles recently
produced, a small trunk five seats and no roof “Works with some kind of fuel or
whatever, and I don’t think the previous owners are going to like their absent
so we must hurry”
“I look hot driving this thing” Himchan checks his image on a hand mirror.
“You don’t look like my personal guards”
“Think of something if they ask” Namjoon pushes him out of the alley.
“Wait, you mean now?”
“Yes?”
“Did you plan everything just now?” wasn’t he supposed to be smartest than
that?
“Not everything.” He sends Jaebum and Jimin as well glancing at Himchan who is
whispering something to his own doll before letting the little thing down.
Namjoon sighs when it disappears.
Yoongi only takes his glasses and mask once he is outside the building, taking
a deep breath he looks back at Jimin and Jaebum, they’re both wearing dark
clothing –nothing like the white and golden from the Palace.
Someone opens the door for him.
“Can I h–” The doorman’s eyes widen. “Your highness” he bows.
Yoongi greets him and steps in, the two pirates following.
The few people and security guards around are watching them now, Yoongi
internally cries, it would have been better if he just came in with the Captain
because these two look more like hired thugs that royalty guards –but they are
gratefully skillful, all of them, that should do if something goes wrong. 
He stops at the door to the main manager’s office; one of the guards next to it
opens it for him. They three of them walk in been welcomed right away by the
fatty woman wearing an excessively amount of jewels and yellow. Yoongi doesn’t
like yellow; he hates it –personal choice.
“Oh my, your highness! So great to have you here!” she bows and offers him a
seat, her eyes linger a little on his companions. 
“Yes. Thank you” he sits down, “I just came to make a real quick withdraw, just
brought these two with me. Didn’t want to call the attention, you know? With
everything that is happening”
“Oh yes! I’m so sorry about what happened to your younger brother. I’m sure he
is going to be found soon”
“Of course”
“Follow me then” She smiles, “You know how it is”
The Crown Prince has come in two occasions before.
Jimin and Jaebum remain calm but Yoongi can see it in their eyes, those fuckers
are excited. Dear lord.
They follow the woman through a door behind her desk into a hallway, there are
more security guards scattered around. Yoongi walks impassive wondering what’s
the next step on the plan because there is so much the three of them can carry
and he doesn’t think is going to be ignored if he carries the bags himself and
they’re definably going to call the attention if Jimin does it himself.
They stop where the hallway divides; he knows that at the left is the first
vault of the Bank, lots of money there from nobles and others, they keep
walking to the right finding a set of high metal doors, it takes the four
guards around to open it –Yoongi sighs, now it comes the stairs, snail shaped
going down.
“It’s quite the journey” she laughs, Yoongi smiles polite, behind him Jimin
holds back a chuckle when he gets a glimpse of Himchan’s doll stumbling on the
top of the stairs.   
There are more guards, certainly.
Another set of high metal doors but this time, it takes the two keys around her
neck and the imprint of Yoongi’s royal ring for them to open.
It’s a spacious room, metal walls like a huge case. There is a wall full of
little safe deposits boxes, probably to each royal member to keep something out
of sight from the others. But right in the middle there are piles of gold, bags
and bags of rubies, diamonds and so on.
Yoongi can feel them salivating behind him, is funny.
“Something in specific you’re looking for your highness? Maybe I can help”
“Oh, don’t worry. I got it”
She nods and turns to wait outside along the guards. Yoongi turns to the
shelves of safe deposits boxes finding his own. With his ring he opens it as
well. Jaebum and Jimin come subtly close. “What are we going to do now?” Yoongi
whispers.
“You stay here and keep the door open” Jaebum says
“We are going to take each of all those guards down”
“Are you insane?”
“Watch me, darling” Jimin places one hand on his waist leaning over to drop a
kiss on his neck. Yoongi faintly hears the manager asking him what’s going on,
having notice the act, but it’s hard to focus on something else that isn’t the
fact that Jimin just kissed him.
Then it starts.
There are a total of 8 trained guards between the second vault and the
staircase, Yoongi counts while taking a seat down on the cool floor. He thinks
he saw Jaebum hitting the women on the neck.
Then there are two more guards at the top of the stairs, five on the hallway
and four at the first gate. The ones between the first vault and the entrance
thought the manager’s office, the two outside,
Ten give it or take scattered all over the first floor and three more at the
entrance. They all have guns, swords and military training.
Still–
He gets quickly on his feet once he sees Jeongguk rushing to him, “What the
fuck?”
“Himchan knocked all the clients out with a gas bomb and apparently Jimin and
Jaebum took care of all the guards? I don’t really know” he pouts. “We need to
hurry”
Jeongguk tells him to help him put the gold bars in containers and to close the
bags. Yoongi does as he’s told not without taking out of his personal safe
deposit box the silver reliquary with his mother picture, the only place he
found safe to have it without the current queen finding out. He knows Jeongguk
hasn’t brought anything in there.
 “And now?” it’s been like five minutes.
“You did well darling” Jimin comes in, immediately going to pick up the big
containers. There are 10 of those, full of heavy gold bars that Jimin lift like
nothing.
“All done” Bogum comes in.
Yoongi and Jeongguk drag one of the black bags full of rubies. It’s super heavy
and Yoongi almost falls on the stairs, he’s about to cry because he doesn’t
think they’re going to be able to carry it all the way out when just besides
the staircase one of the walls has been…melted? Yoongi doesn’t dare to touch
the falling pieces, the hole goes through a room at the other side and then to
and alleyway where the vehicles are waiting.
Himchan beckons them with a finger his doll in front of him doing the same,
when they are out they see that the guys have attached rolling platforms behind
where Jimin is placing one of the containers. Still, there’s no way they can
take it all even with the help of the night. They get inside the vehicles and
watch as the others bring out more and more bags, Jimin brings five more
containers and they are full. Namjoon brings a few big thick blankets to cover
everything.
Just as he and Jaebum are done, someone screams inside. They rush out.
 
The port is fifteen blocks away. They have to load a few boats first to bring
everything to the Ship and they’re half way when the alarm bell resonates. Even
if they take the less crowded roads people is still around, watching with
curiosity the strangers with their fancy vehicles and big stock.
They are in a hurry, following Namjoon’s instructions when a couple soldiers
doing rounds thought the harbor recognize Jeongguk, who is watching everything
from above on of the empty platforms. Just then the younger Prince realizes he
hasn’t covered himself again.
“Prince! Prince!” he thinks for a second to run to the others but instead he
runs to the very opposite direction, the soldiers follow him.
He doesn’t stop running till he bumps into another group.
“Prince Jeongguk?” One of them says as the others catch up to them.
“Yes. It’s the Prince!” one says, “We saw him first, he was cl–”
“Shut up!”
“What?”
“Prince we have been looking for you” the one that seems to be in charge
speaks, “We need to call General Commander Park right away. The King is going
to be so happy. At least something good between this confusing situation with
the Bank” he takes him by the arm to lead him someplace else, away from the
port. “Tell the group under Choi’s command to go help in the Bank. We’ll take
the Prince to the Castle”
Well, at least they aren’t chasing his brother and friends, his pirate friends
that he and Yoongi just help rob their own royal pockets.
“Baby boy”
Fuck, Jeongguk turns his head quick, never been so happy in his life to hear
something. Standing there, in all his sexy glory, is the Captain. Patched eye,
fitted pants, dress shirt always unbuttoned just right, heavy black boots and
long sword. And just now, Jeongguk realizes he has never seen him wearing the
hat some Captains use. He needs to ask about that later.
Several guards widen their eyes, because Kim Taehyung’s face is well known.
“Look at this” the one clutching at Jeongguk’s arm speaks. “It’s not other that
the Captain of the Red Wing. You filthy pirate Kim Taehyung”
Taehyung smiles and gives a little bow, “The very same”
“Oh” he shoves the Prince to another soldier, taking his sword out. “Hear me
out my soldiers, this is the day we are going to get unimaginably rich. We
bring the Prince safe and kill one of the most wanted pirates in the world”
“You have great expectations” Taehyung chuckles and Jeongguk scoffs gaining the
attention of the Captain. “I see you wanted to experiment the damsel in
distress role too”
“I do not!”
“You’re puffing your cheeks baby boy”
“Don’t talk to the Prince y–”
Jeongguk is so not a damsel in distress. Kim Taehyung just watch.
The Prince has the little advantage of a basic military training imparted by
the Commander Park, so he can totally defend himself. He steps the heel of his
boot in the guy behind him, pushing him away after taking his gun. Chaos ensues
with Taehyung moving forward.
Jeongguk can see him moving gracefully avoiding all the attacks but not
striking just yet. He’s playing, maybe gaining some time as well for the others
to get everything ready.
A couple soldiers try to restrain him again, telling him to calm down and that
he is going to be okay. Jeongguk does not appreciate soldiers, never has he
since that one time he saw from a hole in one of the Castle external walls a
couple of them kicking someone while another group laughed along them, or the
time he hear the maids talking about how one of their friends was raped by them
because soldiers and royal guards are above common people, that’s the
hierarchy. Jeongguk dared to ask under the conceal of the night to one of the
old librarians, the old man refused at first but then he told him the true of
things. “There are a lot of good people in the world, your highness. But if the
bad people weren’t the majority we wouldn’t be like this. A navy soldier killed
my son” and when Jeongguk asked why, “Because my son won a chest game against
him. None of the others soldiers or the commander himself wanted to hear me and
bring justice”
Maybe Jeongguk is a little biased but this is his life now, he hits one of them
with the gun and kicks the other in the crotch doing the same. Another one
grabs him from behind but releases him right away when one of Taehyung’s knives
buries in the back of his head.
The Captain deems the game done and with a swift move of his blade cuts the
officer’s throat. He gets rid of the two guards launching over him and sighs
when three others run away.
When he turns to Jeongguk the Prince lifts the gun in his hand, a shoot passes
right next to his head. There’s a thud of a soldier’s body hitting the ground
behind.
Jeongguk lowers the gun, “…He– he was going to shoot you”
Taehyung licks his lip, “You remember I’m immortal, right?”
Jeongguk rolls his eyes. “You know? Another person would be thankful”
“Thank you”
“Right. Shall we leave?”
 
They take one of the navy’s boats and when they’re back in the Ship; Yoongi is
the first to jump in his arms, the little dolls aw-ing and waving from the
inside of his dark blue jacket.
 
“You didn’t even hesitate when you shoot him for me”
Jeongguk is startled, jumping a bit on his spot which is quite dangerous since
he is on the railing next to the headless statue, Taehyung’s arm circles around
his waist. No, he isn’t falling. The Captain manhandles him onto his feet. The
Prince shrugs, “What is so surprising?”
“You took a life”
“People take other people’s lives every day. It’s the easiest thing”
“How about living with it”
The Prince shrugs again, “They get used to it, I guess”
“You have done it before”
“Once”
“Enlighten me”
“I used to escape sometimes, Yoongi doesn’t know. But I only got up to the Navy
Center” In one of those escapades during the night, on his way back, he saw one
of the many horrors about soldiers that the maid inside the castle gossiped
about. There was this soldier cornering a woman in the lonely street, the
Castle was just one block away. She was trying to get away, kicking and
screaming but he covered her mouth before he started ripping her clothes.
Jeongguk told him to stop. The man turned around and the woman used the little
distraction to escape, not minding if the person that just helped her was going
to be fine. The guy was drunk and told him that now that the bitch was gone he
was going to be her replacement. The guy reeked and his words were just as
disgusting. Jeongguk hit him, told him to not come closer but it was like the
other couldn’t hear him so Jeongguk hit him and kicked him harder making him
stumble and fall, head hitting the edge of the sidewalk. “I watched his eyes
while he was dying” And he felt nothing. Why should he? The guy was just
thrash. “And here I am”
“Here you are”
“You still think I’m an innocent boy?”
“Baby boy”
Fuck, he could call him like that forever. Jeongguk takes a step closer.
“Bold”
“Thought you were aware of that by now”
Kim Taehyung has never felt this level of excitement outside the voyages he has
taken with his crew.
Jeongguk huffs “Kiss me now idiot”
“Ask nicely”
Jeongguk pouts, “Hurry”
All that it takes is for him to lean forward for their lips to finally meet.
 
Jeongguk would say later that it was awesome.
***** Living like this *****
 
Yoongi sighs when he bumps into Jeongguk again around the deck –this time
though he decides the little prince needs to be brought down to earth
(technically, sea).
“Ouch!” Jeongguk whines when his brother smacks him on the head, “What was that
for?”
“Hyukjae asked me to help him and Junhong said Kyhyun needed an extra pair of
hands so go”
“Okay”
 
Only when Jeongguk is –for the first time in his life– washing the dishes that
a thought occurs to him.
If Taehyung is immortal, and with immortality comes the ability to get cero
damage to one’s body, why does he wear an eye patch?
He needs to ask. Now.
 
Taehyung is sharpening one of his knives when there’s a knock on his door. He
smiles, “Come in”
Jeongguk opens the door wide, “Why do you use an eye patch?”
“Huh?” Taehyung blinks. That was definitely not what he was waiting from the
prince. “What do you mean?”
“You’re immortal” Jeongguk points out.
Well, yeah. “Aha”
“What do you use an eye patch?”
Taehyung puts the knives away, “Come” he pats his knee, legs spread in his
chair. He finds amusement in the fact that Jeongguk doesn’t even hesitate. The
Captain is very pleased by that. “I met this pirate once” he rest one hand on
the small of Jeongguk’s back, the other on his thigh. “He was scary. He had the
usual getup of what people deemed for pirates. Hat, black patch, wooden peg
leg, long bear, gold teeth and I think I remember seen a parrot around”
“Must be quite the character”
“Yeah, met him when I was like five. I think”
“You think?”
“I don’t age like the others and they don’t age like you either. Do you know
for how long we have been doing what we do?”
Of course, Jeongguk is the good boy that did his homework. “Twenty-one years”
wait. “Fuck” the Captain chuckles, what kind of language is that for a prince?
“I didn’t think about that. Does that mean–”
“We started when they looked old enough”
“You told me they looked for you when they were still kids”
“Long time ago”
“How did they met? How did they know about you?”
“I guess Seokjin is the one that linked us all”
Seokjin told Donghae regarding of how he knew about this one kid that lived
with his old grandfather at the top of a mountain in a small Island at west.
Donghae was like 8 but he could think rationally by then and he could see very
well too. Seokjin send him with a pat on the shoulder and a “Make daddy proud!”
Donghae went by himself in a small boat to that island with a whole load of
fruits that according to Seokjin would help him grow.
He met Jimin there when they boy was been cornered by a group of older kids,
Donghae have the thought about intervene but before he could do anything Jimin
was already beating the shit out of all of them –been careful though because he
didn’t want the extra attention.
Donghae introduced himself and helped him bringing the groceries he was
carrying home where his grandfather was waiting with a smile, Jimin didn’t want
to go with him at the beginning because he was fine there but a couple of weeks
late his grandfather was murdered and he was been target as someone ‘weird’
since the old man wasn’t around anymore and people didn’t think a kid could
raise by himself and often the questions about his upbringing raised.
Donghae stayed all that time in the shore, waiting. He already knew. 
Donghae and Jimin went to Seokjin before going out to fetch the rest of them.
“While alone, you are all weak, I’m afraid. But together you will find a home
and the strength to defeat any obstacle on your way” they both believed
Seokjin’s words and soon the other six too. Hyukjae, helping his father to fish
since his mother didn’t stick around to watch him grow. Kyhyun that didn’t know
why everyone around the Capital smelled so dirty despite being most of them
nobles and soldiers. Namjoon that was already on his way to be charged as a
witch because of his great knowledge. Bogum that lived locked away by his own
family because of fear. Himchan that liked to spent his time filling his room
with dolls of everyone in their small town to manipulate them if necessary.
(“I saw the ones he gave to Yoongi, they are so cute!”
“I know. I have one too. Let me continue with the story, baby”)
Taehyung heard once about the gifted children and a little later about the
cursed children. He had been alone for so long that he didn’t found in himself
the need to look for them, because they were family. As much he knew.
One day he was trying to get his mind off things in a pub in the new island he
decided to visit when a small kid stood in front of him and when he looked
ahead he saw seven more. “…What?”
“Come with us, brother” the child said, puffy rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes.
“Where?”
“Home”
“I don’t have a home”
“Yes, with us”
“We’re the same” One of them added.
“Hurry” the kid said again. “C’mon!”
Taehyung shook his head, “I’m fine–” if he have been alone all that time, what
was a little more?
The kid pursed his lips looking upset.
And it was a minute later that Taehyung found himself been dragged into a boat,
encircled by eight kids, strong –really strong grip– in his arm during the
whole time. None of them took their eyes off him, like afraid he would escape
even surrounded by pure salty water.
 
“Seokjin tried to convince me but at the end I stayed because of something that
Jimin said” what was it? “He said to me”
I dreamed about you once, and you saved us all.
Jeongguk might tear up a bit –he controls himself though.
“Curiosity fulfilled?”
Jeongguk shakes his head no, “Why do you use an eye patch?”
“Can’t let that go, do you?” Taehyung that has been leaned back in his chair
this whole time lunges forward to catch Jeongguk’s chin in hand, “Himchan loves
fashion”
“So?”
“He told me I would look hot”
“…Does that mean you wear an eye patch because of?”
 “Fashion”
Ah, yeah. Of course. Totally reasonable.
 
                                     – – –
 
Yoongi tries to hide his smile but then the little dolls start throwing kisses
at him squeaking cute, cute at the picture of baby Jeongguk he’s showing to
them. “I’m a proud big brother” he ponders for a moment about how the little
dolls definitely have a different outfit matching with his current one when
someone clears their throat behind him.
Jimin waves with his right hand, bringing the other one up that’s holding a
doll. Another doll. One that looks like him. Yoongi refrains himself from
squealing and jumping to take it.
The Jimin–shaped doll bows to him and then to the other two before taking a
seat with them across the little round window. Yoongi stands up from the desk.
“Hey”
“Ahoy, your highness. Crown Prince Yoongi” The younger punches him softly on
the chest. “Joking”
“What are you doing here, Quartermaster?”
“So icy” Jimin takes a few steps effectively cornering Yoongi against the
wooden table –the dolls distracted by something out of the window. “I just
wanted to see you, my prince”
“You’re seeing me”
“And kiss you”
Yoongi’s breath hitches. “…You’re doing nothing”
Jimin cocks an eyebrow “My bad” and leans to drop a simple kiss on the Crown
Prince’s mouth. “Look at me” Yoongi opens his eyes, “We are going to make a
stop in The Hole. You know what that place is?” Yoongi has no idea. “Like a
shopping center to guys like us, so there are going to be lots of pirates and
criminals”
“And you’re telling me because?”
“I assume neither you nor your little brother are going to stay here, so just
be careful or stay with one of us”
Yoongi nods, “Okay” Jimin’s hands are still around his waist, pulling him
closer to his own body. “Are you letting go of me now?”
“More kisses”
The dolls are later distracted by what their owners are doing on the bed
–little Jeonggukie doll covering his eyes.
 
 
Jeongguk feels his heart leaping out of his body when Hoseok creeps behind him
with a “Boo” while he walks around the deck after the night has fallen.
“I hate you”
“No, you don’t” the witch chirps.
“Where were you? I didn’t see you since–”
“I’m always traveling, Jeonggukie. Can’t stay in one single place for too long.
Get restless.” He brings out a box of the little bag he has hanging of his
wrist, “Here, this is for you”
Jeongguk opens it to find a necklace inside. “What it is?” he pulls it out.
It’s pretty.
“It’s for protection so wear it all the time, okay?” Hoseok helps him to put it
on.
They both walk into the main deck, Donghae is yawning next to the wheel.
“Why don’t you go sleep and Jeonggukie and I stay here”
The pirate hums looking around, nothing seems to be coming their way anytime
soon. “Okay” he agrees, “But if you take us out of course, I’m beating your
asses”
“Aye!” Jeongguk is suddenly eager to have the control of the Ship. Well, Hoseok
is there too but still.
He feels his hands shaking before he rests them over the smooth wood of the
wheel.
“You like this too much” Hoseok sits on the railing. “Bet you’re going to be a
great pirate Jeonggukie”
“Hope so too”
“So you do want to be a pirate”
“I always wanted adventures and pirates have them all the time”
“You could just have get on a navy ship”
“No.” he scrunches his nose, “Never liked them and pirates have more fun”
“They are in great danger too”
“That’s part of the deal I’m willing to take the risk”
“Such a brave Prince you are”
“Evening” the Captain greets.
“Oh TaeTae!” Hoseok chirps standing up.
“TaeTae?” Jeongguk blinks.
The Captain sighs, Hoseok continues “Yes, TaeTae the Lord of the ocean. The s–”
“Just forget about that idea”
The witch pouts, “It could have been such a great nickname if you haven’t gone
and introduced yourself by name” mumbling under his breath the witch retires to
the berth, probably going to see Yoongi or the others.
Taehyung steps behind Jeongguk, his bigger hands resting above the prince’s.
“Your first time?” Jeongguk nods, “Heard you want to be a pirate too” he signs
again in confirmation, “Pirates take oaths, you know?”
“Yeah. Am I gonna have to do it?”
“If you want, none of those did”
“Why?”
“We don’t need to voice it out loud. We know we can trust each other and that
we are all going to do what is best for us”
“You can trust me”
The Captain chuckles, leaning down to bury his face on the crook of Jeongguk’s
neck. “I think I can” he drops a small kiss on his jaw. “Ready for The Hole?”
“I want to buy some things”
“Go ahead”
They stay a little longer till Hyukjae comes out to take their spot.
 
 
The Hole is full of all types of characters here and there; luckily they don’t
pay too much attention to them since this supposes to be one of the three
neutral places around the world for their kind of people, where they can go
freely without any worries –not navy soldier would set a foot in there. The
island got its name due a supposedly endless hole located in the middle. 
“What am I, kid?” Himchan raises an eyebrow, “Your personal tailor?”
Jeongguk smiles, “I know you want to”
“Excuse me”
“Dress me up!”
The older sighs, “Whatever” he takes his leave going in the opposite direction.
Jeongguk hurries to catch up to Yoongi and Jimin. “Where can I buy fabrics?”
“There’s a market just for that at the end of this street”
“And where are you guys going?”
“We all need to get supplies but we always end up buying things for ourselves
as well. We can’t take our fortune to the afterlife, right?”
“I’m going to buy everything I see and like” Yoongi says simply. The dolls
peering their heads from his coat pocket. “Yeah, I’ll buy you guys something
too” he keeps walking.
Jimin hums. “Why are the pretty ones the craziest” Jeongguk smacks him on the
arm, “Kidding, your highness. Though, I think he stole my doll. Bet he has it
in his other pocket. He’s so much worse than Jaebum” he follows him.
Jeongguk waits for Taehyung, who is still talking with a few scary looking guys
a few feet away, he taps his foot impatiently and the other surely notices
hurrying to said goodbye. “Acquaintances?”
Taehyung shrugs, “Sort of. Let’s go”
 
 
Yoongi is left alone when Jimin goes inside a store that looks about to fall
any second now. He doesn’t pay it too much mind and keeps walking down the
street until he stops at a shop with the words Enchanted above.
It’s creepy inside of course. There are five aisles full of things Yoongi has
never seen in his entire life. And when his sight finds the main counter Hoseok
is there checking a catalog. 
“Oh, hello! What I can do for you?” the clerk greets. They guy doesn’t look as
scary as the rest of the place.
Hoseok’s eyes widen, “Yo–” his mouth opens and closes, “What are you doing
here?”
He shrugs, “Got curious. What’s this place? Supplies for witches?”
“Sort of”
“A new apprentice. I got exactly what you need” the clerk turns to fish
something from behind the counter.
The clerk places an old large box full of dust. When he opens it, there’s what
Yoongi can only guess to be a wand. It’s beautiful, black with gems and
crystals all over though it has what look like an empty space in the tip. “It
belonged to a powerful wizard” the guy says.
“Yah!” Hoseok shrieks, “You had had that this whole time and why the heck are
you offering it to him if he’s just an apprentice?”
Yoongi tries to intervene to clarify that he is in fact not an apprentice when
the clerk replays.
“Haven’t you notice” he gives Yoongi a quick onceover. “He looks exactly like
the Wizard’s spouse. Longer hair and they could be the same”
“What?”
“Maybe a reincarnated relative?”
“I don’t know” Hoseok purses his lips, “I always thought these two have
something else. But the other refuses to learn having no interest in magick”
Yoongi sighs, walking closer and taking the wand out of the box. He’s so not
interested either. “This is stupid. I never saw you with a wand before” he
points at Hoseok who dodges away.
“Careful with that”
Yoongi shakes the thing, “I does nothing” and just then the red gem stone under
his clothing glows for a second. He thinks is just his imagination.
Hoseok turns to the clerk again crossing his arms, “I’m upset, Taekwon”
Yoongi wiggles the wand again, this time pointing at a window, and what follows
to him is like in slow motion, there’s a tiny spark that forms at the tip then
it shoots, Hoseok’s and the clerk’s voices fading in the background.
When Yoongi blinks again, there’s a hole where the window used to be and when
he turns back Hoseok has his mouth open wide, big eyes bulging.
Yoongi walks quickly to him, giving him the wand “I don’t want it” and gets out
fast, bumping into Jimin outside. “Don’t ask”
 
 
Jeongguk can’t decide between the black leather and the black stretch fabric so
he decides to take both, Himchan can say which one is better later. Taehyung is
by his side, handing the money and carrying the bags.
“Look at that” someone says, “The feared Captain of the Red Wing being the
loyal dog of–” he looks Jeongguk up and down, “Who are you?”
“You should introduce yourself first, before demanding someone else’s name”
Jeongguk doesn’t like this one guy at all.
“Hah! I’m Xiumin. Captain of the Exodus”
Ah, Jeongguk knows. Another one in the Navy records, reward of 1.500.000.
Cheap.
He purses his lips, “Jungkook”
“Never heard of you”
“Don’t worry you will” he winks and beckons Taehyung with a finger to keep
walking, he still have things to get and Yugyeom and Junhong gave him a list of
favors too. Taehyung has a little smile tugging his lips.  
 
 
Jimin shrugs, “Just do whatever you wanna do” he whispers before kissing him
again. Yoongi indulges him a little more.
They are close to the port between a formation of rocks, the slow waves
crashing against them. All the things they bought and supplies already in the
Ship. Kyhyun is preparing a feast just because and is not going to be ready
till at least one more hour.
“It’s not like I don’t like magick, it’s just not my thing” Yoongi insist,
ignoring Jimin’s hands roaming all over his body, unbuttoning pieces. “Do you
think Hoseok would get offended?”
“I am getting offended here”
The Crown Prince averts his gaze from the sky full of stars to the
Quartermaster’s eyes. “Sorry”
Jimin sighs, shaking his head.
They get into a more comfortable position with Yoongi still lying down on a
blanket Jimin brought, the Quartermaster still between his legs but with his
head resting above Yoongi’s chest.
Jimin sighs again, “You don’t have to do anything you’re not comfortable with”
he repeats, “And Hoseok is an understanding guy, he won’t get offended if you
don’t like magick that way so relax okay, baobei”
Yoongi giggles and breaks into a laugh when Jimin takes the opportunity to
tickle him. “Yah! Stop!”
“Okay, okay” Jimin searches for his mouth to kiss him again. “Can we try
something?”
Yoongi seems to think for a moment but then nods. He’s very eager and willing
to try things with Jimin, as long as it feels good.
 
“Fuck!” Yoongi shivers, whining and scratching at Jimin’s shoulders. He’s upset
about the fact that he’s the only one naked now but Jimin is doing such a great
work there that–
“This is flavored lube, you know?” Jimin says, moving his fingers the same way.
Yoongi moans some more, twisting in his hold, “Here?” he nods, blush covering
his face all the way down to his neck, Jimin’s eyes land again on his perky
nipples. “It’s strawberry. Can you smell it?”
Mind you, if Yoongi doesn’t care at all about a stupid smell.
“Gonna add another finger, okay?” Yoongi nods, lower lip trapped now between
his teeth.
Jimin enjoys the show of Yoongi eventually rocking back against his hand when
he is four fingers in. “Damn baobei, bet you’d look even better with my dick
stretching instead of my fingers, yeah?”
“Yes, yes. C’mon, Jimin!”
“Don’t be impatient” Yoongi pinches him hard, “Okay”
Yoongi gulps when he the Quartermaster finally frees his cock, is indeed thick
–he wonders if is going to fit. It better be.
“How should we–” Jimin’s words are cut short when the Prince takes the
initiative turning around, getting an all fours.
 “This okay?”
Jimin groans, jaw tense “What kind of question is that?” his eyes that are
usually a deep brown get a little darker, almost black. “You’re trying to tease
me, baobei?”
Yoongi is about to replay something snarky when the sting of a spank fills his
brain. He gasps. There’s no doubt his skin is probably reddening as the time
goes on.
“I asked you a question” Another smack.
It surprise even the Prince himself when he moans, shaking his head. “No…”
Jimin hovers over his back licking a stripe of his neck “Good”
The pressure of a dick stretching you open is quite the feeling, Yoongi shuts
his eyes. There’s also the fact that they’re still in the open; anyone could
easily walk on them.
Still, Yoongi asks for more, for Jimin to not stop. To keep touching him, to
pound on him harder. “Whatever you want”
Jimin’s hands hold him steady, the touch is hard but it feels so good. 
“You squeeze my dick so well” Jimin snickers, “Are you gonna cum just from it?”
still he keeps sucking a few hickeys all over Yoongi’s back and neck, he wants
for everyone to see his mark. “Wanna cum, baobei?”
“…I–”
“What?” Jimin thrust up particularly harder.
“I want you to cum too”
“Don’t worry about that” That’s just a fact.
Yoongi finds his release just when Jimin decides is going to be a sweat idea to
pinch his already puffy nipple. He stumbles forward feeling boneless and sated.
Jimin’s arm around his waist tightens his hold before he lets go.
“Come here” Yoongi lets the other manhandle him into his front. “Won’t you get
me off too, baobei?”
Yoongi’s half lidded eyes land on the other’s dick, visible hard and red. Jimin
is stroking it slowly. Yoongi nods and gets on his knees, still weak but very
eager to please. He pushes the silver haired hand away replacing it with his
own, “You’re big and thick” Yoongi needed to say it aloud and he swears he felt
it twitching at his words. “Want it my mouth”
Jimin curses, grabbing him by the chin bringing him up to ravish his mouth
before getting on his feet. “Open up”
It doesn’t feel disgusting, like the time his cousin asked him to do it and he
refused. He doesn’t feel uncomfortable though it does feel a little weird,
having a guy’s cum in his mouth and face. It taste weird too but it isn’t bad.
And Jimin says he has never looked more beautiful.
 
                                     – – –
                                        
Jeongguk furrows his brows, confused. He starts tugging at Taehyung’s jacket.
They are talking with Donghae in the main deck next to the wheel.  The Captain
finally turns to him, “What?” The younger prince points somewhere below them,
“I don’t see anything”
“He dragged him behind the barrels” Jeongguk whispers, still pointing.  
Donghae and Taehyung are definitely puzzled now. The sailing master finally
spots Jeongguk’s doll-like seated against the mainmast covering its eyes.
“What do you mean?” Taehyung asks again.
“Jimin was eating Yoongi and then he dragged him behind the barrels”
“What?”
“Like their dolls. Not them” he pouts looking up at the Captain.
“Ah” Donghae laughs, “They are small versions of us” he tries to explain, “So
they tend to act like it”
“Like us” Taehyung remembers his own doll trying to sneak out of his room just
the night before to probably look for the others –or Jeongguk’s in specifics.
“I don’t think he was going to eat him” He has seen the dolls acting weird but
never something like that.
“He’s probably fucking him or something alike” Himchan climbs the few steps
towards them. “Kyhyun says dinner is ready”
Jeongguk covers his ears horrified, “I could have live my whole life without
knowing that!” he runs back inside.
“Where are they?” Taehyung wonders.
Donghae looks around toward the port and shore. “…On their way here”
Taehyung nods, “Let’s not make Kyhyun wait” he gets bitchy. “We’re leaving
after dinner. I don’t want to stay here for too long”
 
 
Yoongi rolls his eyes at his brother been prude all of the sudden and demanding
for his poor doll version to not be subjected to be around the two little
perverts.
Yoongi looks down at his own doll and Jimin’s leaning their heads against each
other in his lap. “Shut up, they’re cute”
Later that night, Yoongi gets in the Captain’s quarters when he is out and
leaves Jeongguk’s doll with a ribbon above its head in front of the doll-like
Captain.
 
 
***** Interlude *****
Chapter Notes
     double update interlude + chapter six. Make sure to read both
     [the interludes do not follow an specific timeline]
 
                                  Interlude:
                                  Doll House
                                       I
“Hey, why did you give Yoongi my doll?”
Himchan shrugs, “He wanted to go with Yoongi”
Jeongguk hums, “I–” Himchan puts the fabrics down looking up at him “I used to
follow Yoongi everywhere when I was a baby, even now” he smiles “He said that I
only learned to crawl quickly just for that. Which can’t be true because he was
like two. How can he remember?”
Himchan snorts. “Princes…”
 
                                      II
Jimin is walking down the hallway when he sees through the large windows that
show the middle garden. Yoongi is crunching down behind some bushes with little
white flowers peering over it to see just a few feet away Jimin’s, Jeongguk’s
and his own little dolls waddling around…searching. Are they playing hide and
seek?
Yoongi is laughing so hard, the three dolls have jumped onto his chest, lying
down on the soft grass when he notices several pairs of eyes watching him from
one window. He sits up quickly –the guys at the hallway rushing away. Jimin is
the only one that stays a bit longer waving at him and winking.
Yoongi feels so mortified, rushing away.
 
                                      III
“Hey, Captain?” Taehyung turns around to face his comrade. Bogum is scratching
the back of his head, “How do I say this?” the man has his cheeks slightly
flushed “You know your creepy mini version? Well, the little guy is in the
kitchen threatening Kyhyun because he told Jeongguk that he couldn’t eat more
sweets since supper is close and now Kyhyun can’t keep doing his work due the
doll with the sword scraping his neck. He’s literally cornered in a chair”
Bogum sighs, “Himchan’s powers are definitely the most disturbing”
“…Are you kidding me?”
“And Himchan is sleeping so I can’t asks him to do something” Taehyung is
dumbfounded, “I told my guy to do something but you know, you’re our Captain
so”
When they step in the kitchen Kyhyun is already mixing ingredients while
Jeongguk has the Captain’s doll sitting on his shoulder while he munches on a
cookie. The doll whispers something on Jeongguk’s ear and the younger laughs
turning around to drop another kiss on its head. Taehyung feels something funny
on his chest.  
***** Dangerous Sea *****
Chapter Notes
     double update interlude + chapter six. Make sure to read both
 
 
“Oh my god” Jeongguk’s eyes always big double their size once he sees what has
everyone laughing.
Right there on the map table, is what can only be Taehyung’s doll –tiny like
the rest, with an outfit just as Taehyung’s, an eye patch and a little sword–
which isn’t the main point here but the fact that Taehyung’s doll has
Jeongguk’s tied up and sitting on its lap. “Mine” the little guy has said when
Bogum asked him what was he doing with Jeonggukie.
“Oh my god” Jeongguk repeats.
Himchan is grinning mischievously from his seat, “Definitely my creation”
The Captain enters the room wanting to know why the big fuss is about just as
Yugyeom comes running to them. “Donghae spotted a Navy Ship close by”
Bogum, Namjoon and Himchan, calmly get on their feet “We’ll handle it Captain”
However, Taehyung would never leave his crew alone, “Stay here” he says to
Jeongguk.
A couple minutes later, Yoongi is shoved inside the room by Jimin. The Crown
Prince is about to yell something at the Quartermaster but the other just
closes the door at his face. “Jerk”
“There’s a Navy Ship” Jeongguk purses his lips.
“Yeah” Yoongi hums taking a seat over the table.
“And they left us locked here”
“Probably don’t want them to see us”
“So that’s it? We’re going to remain as the missing princes”
Yoongi looks back at his brother, “That’s….”
Missing Princes.
Yoongi can picture his father’s face saying how much of a failure he is. How
weak he is. Most likely thinking him pointlessly death in a ditch giving
himself time to think something to tell the people, maybe planning already who
is going to be his new successor.
And Yoongi would be an idiot if he didn’t recognize the desire in his brother’s
eyes.
“Ew”
Jeongguk grins, big teeth showing. “Aye”
 
 
Donghae tilts his head, eyes going from brown to yellow. “They’re 100 plus
their General and two other guys” he says as the Navy Ship gets closer.
“Cannons are ready” Yugyeom shouts.
“What do we have here?” Hoseok lands as elegantly as always on the deck.
“An exciting morning” Hyukjae chuckles.
They have democracy in their ship. “So we all agree to sink them down” Taehyung
asks.
“Aye Captain!” they all reply.
 
“We will give you filthy Pirates one chance to surrender” General Lee says
through the speaker. “We are 100 and you’re just 8. Do yourselves a favor. I’ll
make sure the ropes around your necks are tight enough for it to be fast”
“Come and kiss my pirate ass!” Bogum yells. “And for the record, we’re 9!”
Hyukjae is probably already cutting holes at the bottom of the Ship under the
water since he can’t see the axe the usually leave at hand.
“Hoseok” Taehyung calls “You and Donghae stay alert” he’s aware of the two
people Donghae couldn’t identified.
The Navy Ship gets even closer for the army to start boarding –Jaebum boards
them as well. They throw ropes and planks, the first marine to touch the Red
Wing encounters with Kim Namjoon’s gun pointed at his head. “This is not your
lucky day”
With the first fire, the real fight ensues just as quick.
Jimin stretches his neck and shoulders before giving the first swing of his
fist to a particularly well built soldier, behind him Himchan is giving a quick
explanation to the five marines around him of how the single doll in his hand
represents them all –and then he breaks its neck.
Bogum gets a puny blow on the face from a shaking soldier that he returns full
force before grabbing him by the neck enjoying his yells of pain while he walks
thought one of the planks to get into the Navy Ship –Taehyung follows him. 
Kyhyun is hitting an already bleeding soldier in the face with a pan, telling
the others to wait a second; he has his knives too so “Don’t worry”
Yugyeom and Junhong are waiting by the cannons for their Captain’s orders.
 
Yoongi is the only one thin enough to get out through the small circular window
they could open. He almost falls to the water but manages to climb into the
back; he knows the chaos is just a couple meters away. He gets below the deck
again through another window, running to the navigation room and opening the
door. Jeongguk is already restless at the other side. 
“Let’s go to Namjoon’s room”
“Why?”
“He keeps the weapons there”
“How do you know?”
“Yoongi!”
“Fine!”
They get two swords and two handguns. “These models were modified to shoot 32
bullets” Jeongguk looks at his brother, “You better shoot down 32 soldiers”
“Why are you doubting of me, brat?”
“Sorry” he smiles, “By the way, I’m Jungkook to them and the rest of the
pirates”
“Pirates supposed to have nicknames brother. I’ll call you Kookie then”
“Yoongi! I swear I’ll tell everyone our aunt’s nickname for you was Sugar when
we were younger”
 
 
Taehyung is fighting sword against sword with the General when he realizes that
besides the soldiers and him, the other two individuals in there are the well-
known pirate’s butchers Bong Kenzo and the vicious Kiri Ten.
And Taehyung is almost sure they know a little about magic, he deems them
dangerous. Before he can take a final swing at the general more soldiers
surround him, one of them shoots him and fuck he has no time for this –and boy
does bullets hurt.
Jaebum purses his lips, “Why do I get the nasty ones? Pretty boys are better
though I don’t think there’s any here”
He dodges bullets, blades and thinks that is a nice idea to tangle them in the
ropes he spots hanging of a mast. “You’ll be the sharks’ dinner today. Hey
Bogum!” The brunette waves distracted, focused on the task of melting the
mainmast of the impressive Navy Ship with his heavy heat, a few sparks flying.
 
“Prince!” Kyhyun yells when he sees Jeongguk, covering his own mouth soon
after.
A soldier that was about to bounce on him stops to take a better look, Jeongguk
buries his sword in him pushing him out of the Ship.
Yoongi is on the main deck, already been scolded by Donghae when Hoseok bumps
into him giving him the wand. The wand.
“What the–”
Donghae shoves him aside when Kiri Ten is about to slice Yoongi in half with
his big scythe.
“Hello. Hello” he says, glassy red eyes not focusing any of them. He’s dressed
from head to toe in ripped clothing that seemed to be sewed into his skin.
“Kill you. Kill you. All” he makes another swift move. Hoseok stops it with his
broom that has gone silver again being transmuted into metal, his arms shake.
“Someone else is controlling him and gave him a protection against magick.
Donghae?”
The pirate pushes him with all his strength until he falls down “I see red
strings but the person is too far away. Himchan?”
“Coming!”
 
Jeongguk pouts, that guy is huge. Kyhyun said he’ll help but he is entertained
with some others soldiers. Smaller ones. Why does he have to fight the huge
brute? “You seem familiar” his voice is low and husky.
Jeongguk sighs, “Well, I’m Jungkook. Never forget that name”
There’s a soldier with a bloody mouth coming their way, eyes wide. “The prince!
The prince!”
“Prince Jeongguk?”
“I’m no prince”
The guy seems to ponder the situation, “I see” he lifts the big iron club in
his left hand, it has spikes surrounding the tip and pieces of what Jeongguk
assumes to be flesh besides the blood stains. “If you are a pirate too, I
should kill you” he swings the thing straight at him.
Jeongguk isn’t the freaking damsel in distress of this adventure, and he is set
to prove it.
He avoids the hit by mere inches bending backwards falling on his knees first
into the ground while the guy brings the club towards him again. Jeongguk
slides the blade of his sword through the middle of his legs.
 
Bong Kenzo is screaming in pain on the now dirty wooden floor of the Red Wing
taken by surprise at the sudden attack of the prince. Taehyung has to double
check with his eyes that he is seeing what he is seeing.
“Big guys fall hard, you should know” Jeongguk says dodging another attempt
with the club.
 
Jimin hurries on his way to the main deck where he saw Yoongi. He freaking saw
Yoongi! When he gets there, Donghae and Hoseok are holding Kiri Ten down while
the Crown Prince strikes him on the head with his own scythe. Himchan couldn’t
control him since he is already under someone else’s strong influence –he left
to help Kyhyun.
Kiri Ten shoves the both of them away and gets on his feet, clumsy hands
feeling his head before he takes the blade of the scythe off.
“Ew!” Yoongi deadpans watching the action.
And now Kiri Ten, eyes bright red, has a new target in his head and he isn’t
going to rest until he gets him.
“Yoongi!” Jimin calls.
The Crow Prince motions with his head behind him, a couple soldiers want to get
him again. Some others go against Donghae and Hoseok, the witch easily eluding
them.
Yoongi knows he’s quick on his feet and for what he can see this crazy dude
might be a bloody killer but he is clumsy as hell. Not swinging that shit
though.
After he avoids the third consecutive strike, a couple of his hairs fall into
the floor. He purses his lips –he can hear him still –his father laughing,
telling him to be better if he wanted to be a great King no matter if Yoongi
already excelled in everything. 
And yeah, maybe he wasn’t that great back in the castle but he is sure as hell
he isn’t letting this crazy psycho puppet kill him.
His sword is on the floor, his gun in his hand with less than ten bullets. He
wonders why Hoseok hasn’t come yet to help him. He feels the wand in his
pocket.
“Gonna kill. Gonna kill you. Gonna kill.” Kiri Ten croons.
“Don’t talk about what you are going to do, just do it” Yoongi spits just as
Kiri Ten lunges for him.
Yoongi runs forward shooting him in the head, running towards the closest wall
where he takes impulse to jump and climb over him taking seat on his bony
shoulders. Kiri Ten is still looking up, mouth hanging open, with two bullet
holes on the forehead another on his eye. Yoongi smiles before burying the long
wand in one of the holes. Kiri Ten yells.
Yoongi falls backwards, when he looks up the wand is glowing red, there’s a
silence that is followed by Kiri Ten blasting around little portions of
himself.
“…Ew” Yoongi feels like puking when Jimin kneels by his side wiping off
something slushy on his cheek.  
 
Not too far away, Taehyung can’t help but feel a little turned on when Jeongguk
cuts without hesitation Bong Kenzo’s head off. There’s still chaos around but
fuck that was totally hot.
 
                                     – – –
 
They sink the Navy Ship but let 5 injured but still alive soldiers free, in a
small boat with some water. “Dead men tell no tales. And someone needs to
spread this amazing story, yes?” Hoseok said after he himself told the guys
exactly what to say –he may or may not have bewitched them a bit and filled
some blank spaces.
“You’re kidding me?” Jeongguk yelps, hitting Yoongi’s shoulder. “We killed two
famous pirate slayers”
“Stop hitting me!”
“And it was so easy!”
“Easy?” Yoongi smacks him this time, “I saw my head rolling on the floor each
time he came after me”
“Which was very dangerous” Taehyung says, the rest of the crew looks at him
like if he just said the stupidest thing. He knows he did.
“I’m so proud” Hoseok hugs Yoongi by the head, crushing it against his chest.
Yoongi’s doll, along Jimin and Jeongguk’s are on his lap nuzzling against his
belly –they were worried.
Yoongi sighs, “I ain’t touching that shit again. Now that I know where it has
been” he points at the wand on the crystal table. Jimin shoves Hoseok away to
take his place besides the prince– no, no crown prince.
“I guess you’re officially pirates” Taehyung speaks again, Hoseok nods by his
side.
“We should celebrate!” Kyhyun takes Yugyeom and Junhong back into the kitchen
for their help.
Jeongguk beams happily and gets extra touchy once Taehyung’s close enough.
Yoongi drags Jimin out of the room.
 
After another feast. Hoseok is about to leave, broom ready, when Yoongi calls
for him.
“What did you tell them?” to who? “To the soldiers. What did you tell them to
say?”
Hoseok shrugs, “The true”
 
 
Taehyung’s little doll bumps into Jeongguk’s foot when he is getting out of the
bathroom. “Hey”
The doll smiles at him and runs, stopping to look back at him, expecting.
Jeongguk guesses the little thing wants him to follow, so he does. 
He peers inside the Captain’s quarters before entering. “Captain?”
The door closes behind him and Taehyung is right there, trapping him in between
his arms, hungry mouth looking for Jeongguk’s.
“Are you seriously turned on by me killing someone? Because when I shoot that
guy you didn’t even–”
“Not the same” Taehyung’s hold tightens shoving the younger against the table
where he lift him enough for him to sit.
Jeongguk spreads his legs for the Captain to settle in between, sucking hickeys
on his throat, squeezing his thighs. “Do I have to kill strong enemies to have
you like this?”
“Of course not, baby”
“W–”
“Stop talking” Taehyung whispers carrying him away towards the bed.
Jeongguk focuses then in getting rid of the Captain’s clothing and his own,
having imagined this same scene since day one. Kim Taehyung is sexy and now
that he knows him a little more is even better. He takes the patch as well and
yeah, Kim Taehyung’s eyes are pretty.
“Look at that, the baby boy has abs” Jeongguk pouts, “I wanna lick you all
over”
God, yes. “Please”
“Whatever you want”
Jeongguk did not see that coming. He gasps, moans and throws his head back,
still holding his thighs apart to have Taehyung’s head in between his parted
cheeks, sucking right over his rim. So filthy and so good. 
“Fuck, Taehyung!”
The Captain hums, sliding one slicked finger along his tongue. Jeongguk is
seeing stars.
Correction.
Jeongguk sees stars when Kim Taehyung starts ramming into him with his big dick
telling him how much of a good baby boy he is, “Taking me so well” looking at
him straight in the eyes, kissing him breathless.
Taehyung makes him come with his words and a hand around his cock. He doesn’t
stop with his movements and Jeongguk doesn’t complain about the
overstimulation. “Gonna fill you up”
“Please” he opens his eyes, gasping. Taehyung leans down but they don’t kiss,
just their foreheads touching. “Cum”
Taehyung is set to always please his baby boy from now on.
                                        
                                     – – –
 
It’s a week later when they step on land again, a small city at west.
Yugyeom comes running towards them showing the new posters of the most wanted
criminals and pirates updated.
Bogum reads them aloud.
Kim Taehyung, Park Jimin, Kim Namjoon, Im Jaebum, Lee Donghae, Lee Hyukjae,
Park Bogum, Kim Himchan, Yoo Kyhyun. Pirate Vessel: the Red Wing.
Nothing new there, Himchan still complains about the sketch not detailing all
his best features, but are the last two posters the ones that leave everyone
speechless. 
                                        
         Jeon Jungkook – Wanted Death or Alive – Reward to be settled.
                   Known Offenses: Piracy, Burglary, Murder
         Additional info: Second Prince in line [Entitlement Removed]
                                        
                Min Suga – Wanted Alive – Reward to be settled.
      Know Offenses: Crimes against the Empire, Piracy, Burglary, Murder
                         Additional info: Crown Prince
                                        
                                        
***** Till the day I die I shall live how I want even if it’s tonight *****
 
 
“I’m a wanted pirate” Jeongguk grins, “In the most wanted section”
“You seem very proud.” Seokjin sits next to him.
“I am” he takes another sip of his tea. Tea is delicious.
“Hoseok told me everything until the last detail”
“He probably exaggerated something”
“Probably but is still the true” Seokjin grabs a pastry, “Having a price on
your head–”
“Dangerous?” Jeongguk tilts his head, “Are you going to lecture me about
choosing this life?”
“No. I was going to say that now that you all have prices on your heads I made
some calculations and I’m probably the richest guy with a Castle full of you”
Jeongguk grins, “You and Yoongi are my new babies, since the moment you stepped
in here so you can count on me for whatever”
“Well, I would like to learn”
“About?”
“All you can teach me”
 
 
Yoongi is still a little bitter about the fact Jeongguk told Hoseok about his
nickname and now the world knows him by that. At least they don’t know that the
reason behind that is because his aunt, who was surprisingly nice, once told
him to be a little more sweet –Yoongi’s four year old self thought that what
better than sugar to be more sweet? He went to the royal kitchen to eat some
but ended up covered in it when the jar fell on his head.  
So embarrassing.               
“Hey baobei” Jimin comes behind him, circling his arms around his waist. “My
sweet sugar bae”
“What?” Yoongi gasps.
Jimin smiles, “You should know. Jeonggukie can’t keep secrets”
“I’m gonna kill him.”
Jimin hums and when he wants to sneak his hand inside Yoongi’s clothes he
notices the necklace, “I was wondering?” Yoongi hums, “You have this powerful
gem the whole time and you haven’t use it”
Yoongi shrugs, “Don’t know how. I only took it because it looks better on me”
Jimin looks around the room, Yoongi brought a lot of things from the Hole and
Jimin is sure he did not pay for half of them. He still has the creepy plushy
collection Seokjin had in one of his bedrooms too. And Jimin’s doll. “You sure
you ain’t just a klepto?”
“Excuse me?”
Jimin shrugs, shaking his head. “Hoseok is asking for you, by the way” he drops
a kiss on his cheek. “He said you should look for him in the roof”
“The roof?”
“Never been there?”
Yoongi deadpans “Sorry. Just moved in”
Jimin giggles, freaking giggles, “I’ll walk you there”
Jimin’s idea of walking him there is stopping in the middle of the staircase
for a quick fuck because he oh so casually bought vanilla lube and they just
needed to try it right away.
 
 
Hoseok is seating on the edge, holding a parasol when Yoongi finally makes it.
Jimin had to do something. “Hey!”
“Yoongi!” the witch pats the space next to him, “Come sit with me”
Yoongi shakes his head, “Too high” and sits behind him. Hoseok turns around.
As soon as the witch does it, Yoongi sees what he is holding in his other hand.
The wand. “It’s impractical. And I would totally look ridiculous shaking that
shit around like a crazy”
“What are you looking for excuses? I haven’t say anything either”
Yoongi shrugs. “What do you want then?”
“Yoongi-ah!” Hoseok pouts, “After that Wizard, no one has been able to use this
magic object before”
“It even looks nonsensical”
“Oh my god. Then just change it to something else. I transmute my broom when
I’m on land. Look!” effectively, the broom is now the size of a pinky dangling
from Hoseok’s wrist by a thin silver chain.
Yoongi is about to retort something else when the witch throws the wand at him,
“How?”
And this is the part when Hoseok tries to make him read his magick 101 book and
explain to him what magick is, and how to summon it a–
“I’ll figure it out by myself” Yoongi says before getting on his feet. “See ya”
“Wait!”
“What?”
“About that poster” Hoseok trails off, eyes looking everywhere but Yoongi’s.
“What?” Yoongi repeats.
“It didn’t say they removed your Crown Prince title”
Yoongi stays silent for a moment. He did notice that little detail, he doesn’t
want to think on whats right now so he waves the witch off. “Don’t worry about
it”
“But–”
“It’s okay!”
 
 
Jimin sits across Taehyung on the table. “What’s up, Captain?” the rest of the
crew at their sides.
“Hoseok did some research due to Donghae’s concern about how he couldn’t see
those two”
“Dark Magick was involved, I assume”
“All magick is the same” Himchan adds. “It all depends of who uses it and for
what purposes”
“He tried to follow the thread of magick that was controlling Kiri Ten and came
across the Red Sea at South. Remember that particular island in there?”
Jimin nods, “The one where we almost couldn’t make it out alive?”
“The Den” Donghae supplies.
“Nasty place full of pure darkness.” Jaebum lights up a new cigar with Bogum’s
finger. “Please tell me we’re not going back there”
“You know we will” Namjoon states.
“Why?” this time the ones complaining are Kihyun and Hyukjae.
“Hoseok went all the way into the heart of the island to see what info he could
catch, and apparently there are prices, besides the ones the Navy and Empire
have, for our heads.”
“Should we be surprised?” Himchan raises a brow, “Probably the same navy
wanting to pay less to those monsters to do their job”
“Those two came from there, right?” Hyukjae wonders about the slayers.
“Yes” Taehyung says. “Nothing new there, what it is new–”
“Oh boy.” Bogum sits straighter, “Let me guess. It has to do with our Princes”
“–is that when Hoseok was about to leave he overheard some cronies talking
about this fancy person that went there to offer a big reward for the two
fugitive princes”
“Mh, not even the Navy has put prices yet”
“Who was the guy?”
“Hoseok managed to see this person getting in a Royal Ship after so take a
guess”
“What lovely family they have”
 
                                     – – –
 
Seokjin is showing Jeongguk another section of special books in the library
when Yoongi comes bumping into him, snuggling onto his back hooking his legs
around his waist “Catch me and don’t let me go, brother”
“Okay” the younger smiles stumbling a little.
“You two look so cute together”
“We are not cute.” Yoongi gets on his feet again, “We are manly wanted pirates.
Excuse you”
Seokjin laughs, hand holding his belly, “My bad”
Yoongi glances around, “Do you perhaps, have something about–”
“Magick?” Yoongi nods and is about to say something else when Seokjin adds,
“That is not Hoseok’s book?” Yoongi nods again. “Sure, sure”
 
 
Jeongguk is cooing, rubbing his own little doll’s belly with a finger making it
giggle when Yoongi throws himself next to him on the bed back in his bedroom,
Yoongi’s own doll clutching its hands on his shoulder before letting itself
fall on the bed as well rolling onto Jeongguk’s searching for attention as
well.
“…I don’t want to say it but Hoseok might have been right?”
“He might?” Jeongguk kisses the top of Yoongi’s doll crown. Yoongi lifts up his
hand for Jeongguk to see a beautiful intricate bracelet with a medium sized
golden chain with several pieces of sparkling red gemstones alongside, it
encircles his hand before connecting with two rings on Yoongi’s index and ring
finger with a thinner chain. “It’s pretty”
Yoongi hums, “Wasn’t really that hard” Jeongguk tilts his head, “The freaking
wand” he motions to the bracelet, “Hoseok told me I could transform it” he
purses his lips.
“Namjoon said we all have magick”
“I saw a picture of your mother once, you know?”
“…Where?”
“Inside a book on father’s bedroom. It has her name.”
“I have never–”
Yoongi shifts his gaze towards him, “She was indeed beautiful. I can get it for
you if you want”
Jeongguk looks away, “Really?” He doesn’t doubt she was. “You’re gonna get
inside that Castle again to get me a photo of the mother I don’t remember”
“Sure. Why not?” He licks his lips, “Besides the book I mentioned, I think is a
diary of sort. Not sure? But that wasn’t his handwriting and it looked rather
feminine. Couldn’t pay it too much attention since a maid caught me and ushered
me out before he could see me” Yoongi watches with affection how his little
brother buries his face on the soft sheets beneath them.
“Are you serious?”
Yoongi shrugs, “I’m a wanted manly feared pirate, right?”
 
 
“Are you serious?” Taehyung raises an eyebrow, face impassive still.
Yoongi sighs, “Yeah, freaking serious”
“And why would I take my crew right into the King’s domains?”
“Because” Yoongi looks away, thinking on something interesting enough “Have you
never been curious about the insides of the castle?”
“Jeongguk has told me enough to not be that curious”
“He doesn’t know much” Taehyung remains silent, “You know about Kim Gonz the
Demon, right?” the Captain nods slowly holding back any small gesture that
indicates anything opposite to stoicism. Every pirate out there in the sea
knows about that name, the Captain of the impressive Black Star known for been
successful in every strike he took and feared because of rumors saying all his
victories were due a pact with a devil. “It was my great grandfather the one
that captured him” almost a hundred years ago.
“They were smart tricking him. Had a long pirate life still”
“Anyway” Yoongi continues, “All his things are still there”
And now Yoongi finally sees something else in Taehyung’s expression, “What
things?”
Yoongi knows he has him, “All that he had in his ship and with himself”
“And the Black Star?”
“Was taken apart but some pieces are still there, like the wheel and so”
Taehyung hums, “So, you want to go back to the castle you escaped from in the
first place to get your brother a picture and you’re currently trying to bribe
me with a hundred years old treasure”
“Jeongguk would be really thankful you know?” Yoongi tries.
Taehyung chuckles.
 
                                     – – –
 
“We’re taking this little baby” Bogum grins patting the Ship next to the Red
Wing. “Name is Cloud”
Yoongi snorts, “Why?”
“Cuz you’ll feel like you’re flying” he winks making Yoongi smiles. “Fast and
quiet”
Due the nature of their current mission, not all of them are going. Taehyung
isn’t risking anyone unnecessarily. Jimin is with Donghae behind the wheel.
Jeongguk seated against the mainmast.
“Come back soon Captain!” Junhong waves from the dock.
 
 
“Hoseok said he’ll come by later” Jeongguk comments entering the Captain
Chambers, looking in size like the ones on the Red Wing just less cozy.
Taehyung nods from his spot on a chair; he spreads his legs just a bit more for
Jeongguk to sit on his thigh without being told. “You really want it?” he asks.
Jeongguk looks back at him momentarily confused before catching on, “I have
never seen her” he leans down resting his head on Taehyung’s shoulder. “Do you
think is stupid?”
“Of course not. Never met my mother either but I would have liked”
Jeongguk wants to ask further but decides to leave it for later dropping a kiss
on the Captain’s neck that’s the closest to his mouth. “I’m sleepy, you know?
You woke me up at an ungodly hour only to sail at midmorning”
“Sorry. Sleep if you want”
Jeongguk does, he falls asleep on the pirate’s arms, not flinching one bit when
carried later to a bed.
 
 
Yoongi has Bogum’s hand in his own, one finger tracing small red lines on his
palm. It’s warm, a little hot but not unbearable. “Want me to make a flame?”
“Can you?”
“Yeah, been practicing” he shows Yoongi the tip of his finger where a little
spark flashes before a tiny blue and orange flame appears. “Cool, right? Used
to only been able to heat and melt, some controlling but couldn’t make fire out
of nothing until now”
Yoongi’s next words are interrupted by Jimin; the Quartermaster comes behind
him, chest pressing against his back, both hands holding onto Yoongi’s waist.
“Hey” Jimin says looking at Bogum, “Donghae is calling for you”
“Oh, really?” Bogum nods walking away, “Talk to you later” he winks at Yoongi
again. Jimin’s grip tightens.  
“Ou”
“Sorry”
Yoongi looks back at him, “You don’t sound sorry at all”
Jimin’s face is blank “Sometimes I can’t control how strong I am”
What? Yoongi frowns taken aback until something on his mind clicks.
He holds back a smirk, “Is that so?” Jimin hums, “You should show me some time
then” what? “How strong are you really” he places one hand over Jimin’s upper
arm twisting his body still around without breaking away the contact.
“Sure thing, baobei”
Yoongi feels his knees going weak when Jimin leans forward placing a kiss on
his cheek, eyes never leaving Yoongi’s.
(Yoongi discovers later that Donghae wasn’t calling Bogum at all)
 
 
“Why do I have to cook?”
“Because Kihyun isn’t here” Taehyung deadpans.
Jeongguk looks up from the pan to four pair of eyes staring back –Jimin is out
behind the wheel.
 “So?”
“We don’t know how to cook” Taehyung says again.
“I don’t know either!”
“Yeah, but you lost rock-paper-scissors” Yoongi speaks this time. “Go on”
“You’re evil” Jeongguk whines.
“No worries little prince” Bogum smiles, “Kihyun said he let everything ready
to just put over the fire”
“I’m not a prince anymore”
“You’ll be our little prince forever” The rest starts laughing.
Jeongguk manages, not by much, to deliver a rather decent meal which is
apparently more than what the others were actually expecting –assholes. But
Taehyung’s praise surely makes him forget quick taking a seat by his side.
“You’re quite good in a lot of things” the Captain says when they are the only
ones left at the table, “Kinda the full package. I must be lucky then”
Jeongguk’s heart fastens his pace. “…Go on” Who would have guessed he would
have the feared Captain of the Red Wing throwing compliments his way.
Taehyung laughs making him pout. “What do you want to say? That you’re
beautiful too? Because that’s just a fact, darling”
Jeongguk leaves his chair for his, as of lately favorite spot, Taehyung’s lap.
“I am?”
“You…you are a little shit with a praise kink apparently too”
“Of course….not”
 
                                     – – –
 
They are still careful of where they leave the Ship to not call any unnecessary
attention once they arrive. Donghae stays on the ship.
“You know?” the brothers are walking side by side with the cover of the night
along hoods, “I’m not even scared anymore”
Jeongguk hums, “I thought I was but now I see I’m just sort of excited, I
guess”
“Why?”
“…I’m gonna see my mother”
Yoongi nods, taking one of Jeongguk’s hands on his own. Their father better
still have that diary where he last saw it.
 
They gather at one of the exterior walls of the castle where there are fewer
guards, the hidden crack that both brothers used to escape has been sealed
though so Bogum kneels in front of it and melts a new one. They sneak inside
through some bushes and Bogum does the same again this time in a wall that
leads to the servant’s quarters.
Yoongi is the first to enter to make sure everyone is busy somewhere else. He
walks slowly through a hallway and comes across some maids talking; he leans on
the wall out of their sight. They are gossiping about the King and Queen been
out to a birthday party.  Of course they are going to assist parties no matter
the current situation.
He goes back to the others and they decide to split. Bogum Jeongguk and
Taehyung go for the room at the east wing where things his great grandfather
kept from pirate Gonz.
Yoongi promises to bring him the picture and walks away with Jimin in tow. “Hey
Jimin” he asks after they avoid a couple guards.
“What?” he whispers.
“Wanna see my bedroom?”
“Seriously Yoongi?”
“After we get what we came looking for, of course”
Jimin sighs holding back a chuckle, “All right”
They take a little staircase that is meant for the servants to the second floor
sneaking into the main library where Yoongi shows him a hidden hallway behind
the wall that leads straight into the King’s Chambers. “For emergencies, I
guess”
Jimin is not impressed really, “Mine is bigger and better”
Yoongi laughs then stops, “I have never seen your room back in the island now
that I think about it”
“Don’t worry, I’ll show you”
Yoongi hums walking inside the King’s closet, he shoves clothes aside until he
finally finds the right tile in the wall –he thinks– and pushes it slightly
sighing in relief when it gives in and he is able to slide it sideways.
“Find it?” Jimin inquires, standing by the door and looking back.
“Don’t know yet” there are a few things inside the compartment. Yoongi holds
his breath until he finally pats something at the back and when he brings it
out he sees it’s indeed the diary, he opens it quickly looking for the picture.
“Yoongi?”
“Let’s go!”
This time, Yoongi leads him by the hand to the main door of the bedroom; there
are no guards outside since the King isn’t there probably. Once out on the
hallway, Yoongi points to another room and says that was supposed to be his
when he took the crown. “Wanna see it?”
“Thought you were going to show me your room?”
“C’mon”
“Yoongi, we shouldn’t be here in the first place. What about–” Yoongi shushes
him, pushing him inside.
The walls are a vibrant red with lines of silver at the top and bottom. There a
few beautiful paintings around, a huge window and a set of doors leading to a
balcony probably, a walk in closet, a bathroom, a table with pretty roses in a
crystal red vase. In the center of the left wall the bed presents perfectly
tucked, black silky covers. Indeed the chamber of a ruler –the only thing out
of place is a plushy white and blue bear leaned against of the small pillows.
“The night we all met, I was spending it in here” he sits at the edge of the
bed taking the toy. “My father told me to get used to it” he is about to hug
the plushy but stops, “That’s why it was so easy for me to escape, it was on a
whim that my father brought me here so everyone else thought I was in my old
bedroom, I guess Jeongguk came here a saw me leaving”
“Well I–”
Yoongi shoves the fluffy bear aside, spreading his legs, “Wanna fuck?”
Jimin sighs, but the sound coming can be confused with a low growl. “Seriously,
Yoongi? We should leave now that we got what we came for. This place honestly
gives me chills” Yet, Quartermaster Park Jimin of the Red Wing is already
walking up to Yoongi, shoving him gently down on the soft surface. “You’re so
demanding.” Yoongi shrugs, not breaking the eye contact.
Jimin complies because he wants it too. He wants to wreck Yoongi right there on
top of those pristine sheets, inside those scary walls owned by a terrifying
King he has only seen from afar but heard enough.
“…Jimin”
Jimin kisses him breathless.
 
                                     - - -
 
Jeongguk sees that all that Taehyung and Bogum take from the place are a
logbook, a sword and small empty black and red chest that has its key missing,
even when there are actually jewels and gold nearby and other things that look
more valuable. 
He says nothing and they hurry to get the hell out of there soon, walking with
careful steps up to their meeting point with the others. Jeongguk’s chest feels
constricted and he knows he’s not going to breathe with ease until they’re all
safe and away in the sea. 
 
 
Yoongi and Jimin are stepping out of the room when they walk right into three
guards coming their way. “…Opss” Yoongi looks back at Jimin.
“Crown Prince?” One of the men says.
Yoongi purses his lips, “I’m not a prince anymore”
Before two of them, that have rushed forward, can touch Yoongi, Jimin is
already barricading onto them sending them hard against the opposite wall
falling down unconscious. The one left brings his sword up that Jimin easily
breaks knocking his head back.
“Let’s hurry, okay?” He tells Yoongi behind him.
 
 
They meet in the courtyard, Jeongguk immediately dashing for the picture Yoongi
holds out for him, thanking him again and again, grabbing the diary as well.
It’s the exact moment when they all breathe in relief that there’s a flash of
light before gunshots are heard, someone yells and they’re all kneeling behind
trees to shield themselves there in the open.
“…I could have imagine it from Jeongguk, always a dreamer, I wasn’t even
surprised” Yoongi shudders when he hears it, hears him. “But you, Yoongi”
Yoongi turns around, Jimin’s body is trying to cover him but his father has
always been an imposing man and he’s right there, surrounded by his royal guard
in his favorite white attire. More guards coming to cut their escape.
“Father”
“You, Yoongi, are going to be the example everyone needs to see of my power”
He scoffs, “Wanna kill me with a show?”
“Oh no, I’m going to mold you to be the perfect Crown Prince you’re supposed to
be, you just gave me and yourself the best incentive” his eyes are always been
this light blue that used to intimidate Yoongi along his tall built body and
tonight they look icier than ever. “You’re my best work Yoongi, I’m not going
to leave you to waste playing pirates with your little cursed friends–” Yoongi
is about to retort but he continues, raising his voice just a tad more, “–that
I can easily take down now, you know? I would make sure Jeongguk is the last if
you still doubt” Bogum wants to speak next but the King is always in control,
“Park Bogum, Kim Taehyung and Park Jimin. I know exactly who all of they are”
he glances at Taehyung. “The son of Kim Gonz” Jeongguk gasps, “I hope you have
found value in all that crap we have stored back there”
Taehyung, on his part, looks eerily pensive, “How could you take us down, if
you know who we are?”
“Kid, do you think you’re the only special ones?” the King takes a step forward
which is the only they all see because the next thing that happens is in a few
seconds blur.
Jimin makes a sound between a yell and a gasps when the air is knocked out of
him by a fist colliding in his guts that sends him to the external wall that
breaks like glass under his weight and the strength.
“Jimin!” Yoongi screams just as five guards take a hold on him, keeping him
restrained and he is only able to see how after Jimin follows Bogum, Taehyung
and then, his father seems to think back before striking Jeongguk as well.
He looks down at Jeongguk’s shaking hands, “Take good care of that picture
while you can” and turns around walking towards Yoongi. “I’m going to let them
leave now but they’re still wanted pirates so they should take my kind offer,
you too Yoongi” the guards let go of him, helping him stand. “Come back to the
Castle with me or I’ll have to turn back and make sure your little friends
never stand again” he peers back at Jeongguk, “You want your brother safe,
right?”
It’s an empty promise but Yoongi has learnt to think with his head cold in hard
situations. “…Let them go”
“Good boy”
One soldier, Yoongi thinks his name is Jinyoung, is the one helping Jeongguk
up, holding him and practically carrying him out to where the others are barely
recovering, more from the shock than actual wounds –though superficial, they
surely hurt – the young prince yelling for his older brother.
Yoongi walks inside the Castle behind his father shadow.
 
 
By the very next day, the most wanted posters are updated again. The Red Wing
and its crew have priority.
                                        
                 Jeon Jungkook – Wanted Death – 2.000.000.000
   Known Offenses: High treason against the Empire, Piracy, Burglary, Murder
         Additional info: Second Prince in line [Entitlement Removed]
 
Also, the King has made the announcement that morning that the Crown Prince is
back into the Castle. People will know more about it soon.
 
 
 
 
***** There’s nothing easy in this life, that’s why good decisions are hard
*****
Taehyung tells him on the deck that same night that he did meet his father,
Jeongguk hums, not really paying attention, his head a chaos due the recent
events “He brought the curse to the so called gifted children” The ship was
quiet just like the night embracing them.
 
One week later Hoseok comes rushing inside Seokjin’s Castle. The mood around
has been down since what happened and Jeongguk has been miserable in his room
only accepting the company of his doll and Yoongi’s, barely eating what Kihyun
brings him.
“He’s like Gonz!”
Taehyung shifts his gaze away from the window towards him, “What?”
“I think I might know what happened. I have good news and bad news”
“Explain yourself” Seokjin takes a seat around the table. Jimin is laying down
with a hand above his eyes on a settee close by.
“Yoongi’s grandfather was obsessed with him, right? So what I think happened is
that when he was finally able to capture him, using magick might I add,
whatever that was your father’s deal” he looks at Taehyung, “He gave it to his
own son, Yoongi’s father”
“I don’t know what my father had” Taehyung says impassive. “All I know is that
he was no human and that somehow he spread the curse to unborn children,
including me”
“Yeah” Hoseok nods, “The only reason they are all younger than you is because
you were in direct contact with him. He didn’t let the curse just there, he put
a seal in it and then something triggered it later”
“And what should we do with this info?” Jaebum steps in, dragging a chair. “We
have already thought about everything. Hell. Not even Namjoon knows what’s
going on.”
“That’s because even when you’re what you’re, you still underestimate magick”
Jimin finally opens his eyes, sitting straight “What happened?”
“What?”
“With Yoongi. In the Capital. What did his father do?”
Hoseok purses his lips, “You guys haven’t gone out there?”
“Hoseok” Jaebum deadpans, “In case you haven’t notice from your spot up there
in your freaking broom. There are lots and lots of people looking for us. We
were about to go out there but Donghae saw them. The Marine, mercenaries, other
Pirates”
“I know” Hoseok finally sits down at the table. He looks back at Jimin “I don’t
know how he did it but–” he bites his lips, “He convinced everyone that
basically the black ship was Jeongguk and that Yoongi was just in the wrong
place at the wrong time. He asked for the forgiveness of the Crown Prince
reminding them the love they have for Yoongi before and…he made Yoongi asks for
it himself in an open speech at the Palace” he pauses, “Some people are still
wary but the majority has accepted him back as the Crown Prince because
apparently everyone makes mistakes even the Royals and you know? The King is
good with words, I guess”
“Why doesn’t he just escape again? I mean, he knows we’re safe and I’m pretty
sure he’s smart enough to get himself here” Hyukjae says, leaning against the
wall. Kihyun, Namjoon and Himchan stepping in as well.
“That’s the bad news”
“What?” Jimin furrows his eyes.
Hoseok sighs, “Back to what I said at the beginning. The good news is that I
don’t really understand this whole thing going on but there’s someone that
does…or might”
“Okay” Seokjin purses his lips. “The bad news?”
Hoseok looks back at Jimin then down, playing with his little broom. “I know it
was super risky but I went into the Palace to get to Yoongi, because his
coronation day has been announced, only to find out he’s not there anymore” he
licks his lip. “I did some things and found out he’s current location. I went
there as well and yeah, he was there but…he was not there too”
“…Hoseok?” Seokjin urges.
“I think they did something with his head. He couldn’t even recognize me but I
was thinking that maybe we can use Himchan’s dolls.  I’m not sure but I know
that whatever that they did to him; he’s trying to fight it back. I could see
it in his eyes.” Hoseok keeps to himself the little detail about Yoongi’s
almost successful attack towards him because no, he didn’t recognized Hoseok at
all.
“…Fuck” Namjoon groans, hand coming up to his face. “Something else we need to
know?” The witch shakes his head. “Okay”
“Okay?” Jimin hisses.
“Yes. We’re going to think this one through before we act and we don’t tell
Jeongguk yet and Hoseok–” Yes?“When is the coronation day?”
“In less than a month”
“Okay. First of all we are going to see this person you’re talking about–”
“Wait. There’s another thing”
“Fuck. What?”
“You’re all wanted pirates, even Jeongguk”
“Hoseok”
“All of your rewards have been raised ten percent, except Jimin’s that matches
Taehyung’s now. But Jeongguk’s, the Empire itself is offering the double for
however that brings him there.”
“The King wants to do to him the same?”
Hoseok shakes his head. “No. I mean his body, he’s wanted dead only”
“Fuck” Namjoon takes a seat. “Okay. We–”
“Wait. There’s something else”
“Damn it, Hoseok”
The witch grimaces, “Yoongi’s current location” Where? “The den”
“Fuck. Something else?”
Hoseok tilts his head, “The person I was telling you about?” Yes, Jung Hoseok?
“He’s kind of dead and well, he’s not really a person either.”
 
                                     - - -
 
Jeongguk gasps when Yoongi’s little doll starts crying once it’s crouched in a
corner of the walk-in closet, he can see real tears falling off his black
button eyes. Jeongguk has noticed the little thing has been dull and looking
sad for the past days since Yoongi’s absence. His own doll has been trying to
give some form of comfort but both are missing the crown prince.
“I miss him too” he sits down. He has his mother’s picture resting on the bed
next to a diary he hasn’t dare to read yet with everything been so overwhelming
lately.   
Yoongi’s doll leaves his spot to waddle up to him, Jeongguk takes it in his
hands, his own has leaned against his hip. “Don’t worry” he sinks his teeth on
his lower lip, closing his eyes. “He’ll be back soon, okay?” Jeongguk has been
repeating it to himself. “He’ll be back soon”
He stays in his room for the rest of the day, Seokjin been the one bringing him
food, not asking him anything.
 
Late in the night Jeongguk thinks he feels Taehyung around him, kissing his
cheek but he ignores it in favor to fall completely into dreamland, to forget
at least for a bit. 
 
                                     - - -
 
The greyish bald head on top of the altar coughs, grimacing. “You- You children
came for a story?” The thing coughs again dry black tongue licking equally dry
cracked thin lips before finally settling, small grey eyes focusing on his new
visitants.
Jimin purses his lips –someone needs to remind him to punch Hoseok later. They
have went through woods that sweat blood because apparently nothing is worth
getting there if you don’t almost die on the way, and Hyukjae almost losses and
arm due the poison of a freaking Chimera and here they are in this nasty altar
that looks even older than the sea expecting for this rotten head to help them
just because Hoseok said it might help.
“Something like that” Jimin says, closing his eyes.
“Asks away”
“You know about Kim Gonz?” Hoseok starts.
“Mm, yes. I know everything about that particular person. If we can call him
that.”
“Tell us, please”
“Mm, isn’t his son between you all?” All eyes turn to Taehyung. “I know all
about you too, Kim Taehyung”
“Yeah, well. We’re not interested in me right now”
“What can a head on an altar in a forgotten land can possibly tell us that is
going to be useful?” Hyukjae turns to Hoseok.
“Lee Hyukjae, always rude” the head says.
“Excuse me?”
“So, about Gonz?” Hoseok repeats.
“Oh yeah, what do you wanna know?”
“What was him?” Taehyung inquires.
“He was many things but definitely not a human. Like you. Have you child
perhaps, ever wondered about your mother?” Taehyung shrugs. “She was a
beautiful one. Demon, of course. From the very core of hell. Sometimes confused
for a goddess, she likes chaos, by the way”
“So she had a son with a pirate”
“She wanted to spread chaos and what better way than to make people fear. So
she created this cursed children myth, previous to that she and your father
made a deal. He was never going to lose in a battle, die in a fight or lose his
way at the farthest sea”
“He was captured and killed.” Hyukjae adds unnecessarily.
“Yes, thanks for pointing out what we all know Lee Hyukjae.” The pirate glares.
“In order to make sure she didn’t betray him, he took the vase with the curse
she wanted to spread and hid it very well out of her reach taking advantage of
the night she gave birth to their son. Still, she made a deal with the King of
that time and took away Gonz’ power. He never told her where the vase was but
she didn’t care. She knew the seal on it would break someday.”
“Wait.” Bogum, who was sat, gets on his feet. “She is around then?” he looks
back at his Captain.
“I believe she’s closer than what you think” the head says, tilting a little to
the side.
“How do you know all this?” Jimin asks this time.
“My purpose is to know everything I need to know, if I’m kind enough to share
that’s up to me”
“Feeling like sharing some more?” the witch sighs.
“I believe, Jung Hoseok, that you haven’t asked me what you really want to
know”
“We want to know about Gonz because if I’m not mistaken, we’re going to know
more about the current King that way.”
“That’s probably true”
“We want to know too about the Crown Prince, Yoongi”
“Of course you want to know about him. One of you is going to die for him”
“Excuse me?” “What?” Hoseok and Taehyung say at the same time.
Hoseok looks disconcerted, “I thought you couldn’t say anything about the
future”
“I don’t. I don’t know about the future but I know about things that happened,
things that are happening and if you keep going this way, one of you is going
to die.”
“None of them is” Taehyung shakes his head. Hoseok and the few members of his
crew around see for the very first time a little of worry on their Captain’s
expression.
“Speaks the one that can’t”
“What about Yoongi?” Jimin takes a step forward. “What’s going on with him?”
“Park Jimin. Quartermaster of the Red Wing. The strong one. Are you sure you
want to know about the Crown Prince?” Jimin nods, holding back any bad replay.
“The Crown Prince, Yoongi. His aunt Heeyeon called him Sugar since he was four.
The favorite son of King Yoonzu and the one he has always considerate his only
rightful heir.” The head looks away from them for a moment before continuing.
“Unlike his brother, he has more affinity towards magick–”
“We w–”
“Don’t interrupt Park Jimin. Everything I tell you is important” the head
scowls, “Due his affinity towards magick it was more difficult for the King and
the witch by his side to control him, he even asked Chaelin for help but she
refused. Now they only have managed to sleep one side of him but I believe his
true feelings are been channeled.”
“What do you mean channeled? And who’s Chaelin?” Hoseok ponders.
“Who’s the other witch?” Bogum adds.
“His brother Jeongguk is currently in possession of Yoongi’s doll made by Kim
Himchan. Lovely one, tell him to come visit. I won’t tell you about the future
because I can’t, I won’t tell you how to do anything because that isn’t my goal
here. I just share knowledge.”
“…But?” Hyukjae leans forward.
“Yoongi is a lovely one too. I like him.” “To answer your previous question,
like I said, Jeongguk, second prince in line now a pirate, is in possession of
Yoongi’s doll. Use that. Chaelin is a demon. The witch by the King’s side is
his current Queen who’s also the murderer of Jeongguk’s and Yoongi’s mothers.”
They all stay quiet for a few seconds before Taehyung speaks again. He heard
what the head said but that was not an answer. “Who’s Chaelin?”
“Ah little Captain, she’s your mother. And before you ask, you are not one of
those cursed children though it might look like it. You’re just the son of a
demon and a pirate with a corrupted soul”
Hoseok’s eyes drift away from the scene to the horizon where lighting has
flashed through the clouds. He looks back at the head, “So Yoongi is under a
spell”
“Be careful Jung Hoseok. You have never faced another powerful witch like you
in a real battle and she is definitely waiting for you.”
 
                                     - - -
 
Jeongguk frowns; upset because the others have left him behind going somewhere
no one that stayed in the Castle is willing to tell him about. That’s why he
currently has Taehyung’s doll cornered and tied.
“You know that I’m sorry but I need to know what’s going on.”
Taehyung’s doll refuses to make eye contact, Jeongguk considered taking Jimin’s
but found the little guy hugging Yoongi’s so he just gave them privacy and went
after the Captain’s only.
“Please” he begs.
Finally the little thing looks at him, the stiches that form his mouth move a
bit before it finally releases one of its hands to point at it, shaking its
head.
“Oh” he frowns, “You can’t talk” the doll nods. “Wait! I heard you that other
time!” the doll shrugs.
“Can you like– write it or something? I need answers right now” the little guy
shrugs again, “Aish!”
Jeongguk slumps on the carpeted floor of the bedroom. Defeated, worried,
anxious.   
The double doors creak before Seokjin’s head peers in. “Jeonggukie?”
“…What?”
The King of the Castle steps inside the room making a beeline for the young
pirate, “Come here, baby boy” he opens his arms.
Jeongguk could have protested at being treated like a child or call Seokjin
ridiculous because he’s a grown man and he doesn’t want to be babied but–
Jeongguk quickly goes straight into the other’s arms. Who could have guessed he
needed a hug so badly?
“If you wanna cry some more just let it go. I’ll hold you through it. Don’t
worry.” He says gently running his fingers through Jeongguk’s hair while his
other hand rubs his back.
Jeongguk feels like crying just a bit more before he’s going to set back into
this dangerous and wanted pirate persona and go out to look for what he wants.
He wants his brother back.
 
                                     - - -
 
Jimin smiles softly, eyes lost in the vast open of the sea they’re travelling,
the wind messing with his hair. 
“What are you thinking about?” Donghae asks coming closer to him on his way
from the main deck.
“I’m a feared nasty pirate but I can’t help it with him. It’s a way to call
your love one. You know baobei means baby in Chinese?”
Donghae hums, “Yes, I was there in China with you, in case you have forgotten
and I don’t think you’re nasty.” He smiles softly.
“Well, I want my baobei back. He tries to act so tough and I know he’s capable
of defending himself but he’s my little fragile baobei, you know? I can’t just
no– he’s soft and I want to protect him and I failed. I was weak and have never
felt weak before–”
“Don’t beat yourself too much. You all got your asses kicked that night. And he
only did it to protect you. Feelings are reciprocated, I guess.” He places one
hand over his shoulder. “And you are the strongest guy I know. Don’t let that
King say otherwise.”
 
                                     - - -
 
Taehyung gets slapped for the very first time in his life as soon as he steps
food in their home the next morning.
Jeongguk breaths out, eyes puffy and cheeks red, he hugs the Captain a few
seconds later.
“Sorry. That wasn’t very manly of me.” Taehyung hums. “I should have punched
you instead.” Taehyung still feels his cheek warm so he’s glad Jeongguk didn’t.
“But you guys are bastards. Where the hell were you?”
“Looking for info, baby boy” he squeezes his hand and leads him towards the
stair along a corridor. “We’re leaving again this afternoon.”
“Where?”
“To look for my baby boy’s little bro”
“Really? You know where he is?”
“Yes.” Taehyung opens a door ushering him in, “I don’t want to see you or my
friends sad. I know he means a lot to you and he’s family now. We all worry. We
all miss him. He save us that day, we shall return the favor.”
“What about–”
“He’s not going to take us by surprise again, don’t worry.”
Jeongguk looks around nodding. “Is this your bedroom?”
“Yes, join me on the bed. I wanna hug you.”
 
 
They leave again with the light of the day still, thought they stop not too far
away from the island. 
“What’s going on?” Jeongguk asks the Captain watching Hyukjae walking shirtless
towards Donghae who’s leaned on the railing looking down at the water. 
“We thought we wouldn’t need them but I guess this is a special occasion” he
winks.
Donghae points at something down, Jeongguk can’t see anything due the dark blue
of the water. Hyukjae nods before jumping right in.
A while later Hyukjae resurfaces holding a thick rope he throws at Jimin, the
Quartermaster pulls at it until a metal chest is out.
“What’s in there?”
“Weapons” Hyukjae is helped by Donghae to get back in the Ship. Jeongguk
notices how Donghae’s hand stays a little longer than necessary on the pirate’s
bare waist.
“What kind of weapons?”
Jaebum, Namjoon and Bogum walk to them coming from the orlop, the latter
holding a key. “Especially made for us.”
Jaebum sits down in front of the chest starting to pull the things out; he
first throws a shining purple kaleidoscope for Donghae, a small sealed crystal
bottle of water for Hyukjae, two golden metal bracelets for Bogum along a thin
black thread for him to deliver to Himchan. “Where’s he?”
Bogum hums, “Last time I saw him, he was playing with Yoongi’s doll.”
Jeongguk doesn’t get time to question that because Taehyung is already speaking
to him. “Some of these things help to enhance our skills, others are just
useful” He says then smiles. “Some we stole them from very important people
too.”  
Jaebum takes for himself two light and sharp daggers while Namjoon holds two
black guns in each hand. For Jimin, the quartermaster takes two slick black
brass knuckles with small blades by both sides that shine with the thirst for
victims. Jeongguk thinks is pretty.
Namjoon motions for Taehyung to take something but the Captain shakes his head,
“I already got something” he takes one of the swords inside anyway and hands it
to Jeongguk. “Use this when you have to.”
“It seems like we’re going to war”
Taehyung shrugs, “Maybe. We don’t know what’s already waiting for us there”
 
 
Later, they see that what’s waiting for them to bring them down is no other
than the King himself –a powerful witch by his side as well.
Yoongi, on his part, is still locked like how Hoseok saw him last, this time
though he’s been cornered by a voice whispering for him to wake up.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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