Pirate King: An ATEEZ & ONEUS Novella

Chapter Two

We have time," Yeosang says and flops down into in chair, staring at Jongho with genuine interest.

"Wooyoung might not have time," San growls.

"You can make it short then!" Yeosang exclaims. "Come now, let's hear it."

Jongho rubs his shoulder, nervously.

"Tell us Jongho," Hongjoong grumbles. "Do I have to put on my pirate captain 'fit?"

Mingi rolls his eyes as he takes a seat.

Yunho smiles, looking at everyone. "I'm kinda in for an adventure." He claps his hands, energetically and childishly. "Pirate adventures with ATEEZ, it would make a fun show for Atinys. Am I right?"

"Is Wooyoung's kidnapping a joke to you, YuYu?" San growls at Yunho. "Cause it sure sounds like it is."

Jongho stands before them, taking in each member. "Okay, let's just say that I might have pissed off someone as a child. And he just so happened to be a revengeful, ruthless pirate."

San folds his arms across his chest, pressing his lips together tightly. Hongjoong shares a questioning look with Seonghwa, who runs a hand through his hair. Yeosang and Mingi blink over and over again. Yunho smiles, cluelessly.

"I didn't mean to. I was a child. I thought it was fun at the time."

"But you crossed a line?" Seonghwa inquires, sympathetically looking at Jongho. "It's okay, Jongho. I don't fault you at all."

"You don't?" San blurts out.

"No, I don't," Seonghwa says. "We're going to need to gather any and all information you have and you're going to need to tell us the longer version. But we're going to go and find Wooyoung and right all of this!"

Jongho nods.

Yunho claps his hands and screams into San's ear, "YES! ADVENTURE!!"

San flinches at the loudness and shoots a glare at Yunho.

Hongjoong jumps up to his feet. "I'll grab my gear!" He dashes off, before Seonghwa or anyone else can stop him.

"So where do we start?" Seonghwa asks.