REWRITING!!!!!! PROMISE (Ateez/seongjoong fic)

Chapter 7: The Island

Once everyone was seated in the dining hall, filling in the exact amount of 16 chairs there, their impromptu meeting began.

"So, let's begin, shall we? We don't have an eternity. Well, we do. You don't. Not yet at least," Halajoong chimed.

"Yes, yes, let's get on with it. What do we actually have to do," Hongjoong rolled his eyes. He was beginning to come to terms with the fact that he didn't like this other version of himself very much. He was snarky, and acted like he was the most intelligent in the room. Which, he probably was, but that wasn't the point.

"Well, to start the journey, there's something you need to find. It's on an island west of here. We shouldn't have any difficulty getting to it," Halahwa added.

Unlike Hongjoong, Seonghwa had taken an immidiate liking to his mirror self. He was everything he wished he was. Bright, and quick. Subtle, but not boring.

He thought he was the opposite of those things. He thought that maybe if he was, he wouldn't have lost her, or his job.

He was over her. He had someone better now, but it still he hurt. Knowing he wasn't enough for the girl he wanted to marry.

They sat across from themselves at the table, and Seonghwa eyed the team of dark men precariously.

He was curious about their lives. He wanted to know more about them than he probably ever would, so he tried to shake himself of the thoughts he was having and tune back into the conversation that had moved on without him.

"We don't know what it looks like, but we imagine you should know when you find it," HALAsan nodded into his voice leaving his mouth, as to try and make his words sound more official.

Wooyoung noted that both San's seemed similar in demeanor. Sweet and kind, but willing to break the mold. He pondered whether or not their woosan pair were as close as they were.

"Then let's set course for it, shall we?" Yeosang clapped his hands together for dramatic affect, and stood from his chair in a second flat. He seemed excited for this treasure hunt.

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It took slightly under a day for them to dock on the island. The sands before them were a shade of vibrant orange they had never seen before, and it glittered under the ever-dimming light of the setting sun.

The overgrown trees and brush that guarded the heart of the island were all pastel shades of pink, blue, and purple.

The groups of boys' eyes sparkled with excitement and they didn't waste any time to get off of the boat.

All 8 of them ripped off theirs shoes, and let their bare feet dance in the damp sand.

Halateez did not get off of the boat.

In fact, they were hidden back on the piece of the ship that was the furthest away from the heart of the island.

Hongjoong was the first to notice this and marched back toward the ship, leaving the other 7 to continue to enjoy themselves while he figured out what was happening.

"What are you doing up there? Come down! It's Beautiful here!" He called up to the ship. There was no response for a minute.

"We can't," Halasang called back down.

"What do you mean you can't?" Hongjoong yelled up.

"We literally can't. If we try, we'll get blasted to some far corner of Wonderland," HalaSan popped his head over the edge of the ship, an exasperated expression etching its way across his beautiful greyish festures.