Pirate King: An ATEEZ & ONEUS Novella

Chapter Seven

Wooyoung startles at the sound of heavy stomping. He nuges Jasmine lightly, since she'd decided to take a little nap on his lap and stay with him in the iron prison. He isn't quick enough as Hwanwoong bursts into the room.

But the sound of his grand and noisy entrance, jerks Jasmine from her slumber. She sits up and stares at Hwanwoong.

"What is this?!" Hwanwoong growls.

Jasmine gets up to her feet, brushing herself off. "It's not...I was curious...and I..."

Hwanwoong shakes his head. "You're a blushing mess."

"Don't hurt her!" Wooyoung snaps. "It's my fault! I told her it was okay."

Hwanwoong seizes Jasmine by the wrist and yanks her away from Wooyoung. Then he bends over and backhands the singer across the face. Wooyoung pitches to the side nastily, but he steadies himself and sits back up. A bright red mark on his cheek and blood gushing from his nose.

"I thought I was being nice by keeping you in here, but I can see that my niceness was squandered."

Wooyoung glares at Hwanwoong. "Is that all I get?"

Jasmine covers her mouth with her hands.

Hwanwoong rubs his hand on himself. "I should tell you that your friends are on their way. Before long they'll be here. I didn't want to have to kill two people, but you're just asking for it. Jasmine is MY girlfriend, next time, I will kill you."

Wooyoung spits at the ground. "The heart wants what the heart wants. Not my fault that I'm prettier than you."

Hwanwoong leans toward him once more. "Say that after sharks disfigure your pretty face, Jung Wooyoung."

"Sharks wouldn't eat me, I'm too pretty."

"You wanna try it?"

"Go for it."

Hwanwoong roars with fury. "I hate ATEEZ!!"

Wooyoung smirks. "Oh, right, you can't try it, cause you need me alive. I could literally call you an untalented pig and you couldn't do crap."

Hwanwoong bites his lip, forcing down his anger. Instead he stomps toward Wooyoung, passes him and unravels the chain.

Jasmine watches as he drags Wooyoung by the chain out of the room. She scurries after him, heading up a rickety set of wooden stairs and up onto the deck of the ship. The sun is shimmering overhead, casting warm rays upon them.

Hwanwoong storms across the deck, heading for the mast. He shoves Wooyoung roughly against the pole and then wraps the chain around him. He makes sure it is extra secure and agonizing. "Call me a pig again?"

"No thanks," Wooyoung remarks. "Once was enjoyable enough. I'll let my friends deliver more insulting names to you."

Hwanwoong whips around and his eyes shoot wide open.