UNTILL I MET YOU || JIKOOK

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JIMIN POV

The next week rushed by as they spent what felt like every waking moment forging more weapons.

By the end of it, they had a range of hammers and axes that could be distributed among the guards across the island.

Jungkook had also drawn up prototypes for boarding pikes and some sort of cannon.

Jimin didn't fully understand how the cannon was supposed to work and Jungkook was still trying to make sense of the more advanced alchemy texts so it seemed like something that complex was a long way off.

For now, they'd make do with tools and weapons that would even out the fight against the spelled ships.

The unrelenting work began to put a strain on both of them.

Jimin was all for powering through, but his father recommended they take a day off.

He'd been all set to argue until the king had insisted on it, for Jungkook's sake And Jungkook had a very strong opinion on how he wanted to spend that day.

"Are you sure this is what you want to do for the morning?" He asked him as they walked out to the training yard.

"We could go to the gardens instead."

"This is what I want," Jungkook insisted.

"If you're not comfortable with it...?"

"Why wouldn't I be?"

He'd only gone and promised to show Jungkook his shapeshifting abilities firsthand.

Changing form was as easy for him as breathing.

"You look like you're about to be subjected to another lecture from Lord Elton about decorum and propriety around the castle."

They'd both been given a stern talking-to only days before when they'd turned up for dinner in the great hall dirt-smudged and triumphant after a successful test of another weapon.

There'd been looks and whispers all through dinner but both of them were too high-spirited to take notice.

Despite Lord Elton's feelings on the matter, Jimin thought it had gone a long way toward showing the rest of the royal family Jungkook's place in his life.

Certainly, the attitude of some family members had taken a sharp turn for the better in recent days.

"We're not children and shouldn't be treated as such," he said.

"But that's all beside the point."

"I'm happy to showcase my shifting ability to you."

Jungkook put a hand on his arm, and Jimin slowed to a stop.

"Are you worried it'll change how I see you?" his omega asked softly.

"Of course not." Jungkook had already seen him as a bear.

This would be no different.

Except, of course, for the lack of pirates and adrenaline.

"Because it won't," Jungkook continued.

"I'm excited to see what you can do. You're the first shapeshifter I've ever met and a polar bear at that. I was in too much shock to appreciate it that first time."

"I sort of thought you were going to eat me."

He grinned, and Jimin barked out a laugh. "You and the pirates."

"My polar bear never fails to send them running."

"As it should. I'm excited to see it again."

They entered the training yard, which was empty so it would be just the two of them.