The Last Seven - a BTS AU Story

Chapter 13 - Past Lives

A man, in the outfit of a prince, staring at the bright greenery from his castle balcony. His hair is blonde, and his eyes are closed as he lets the breeze flow around him. Something about his face seems...familiar. He hears the door open, but doesn't look back, still absorbed at the beauty of nature. Another boy in a princely outfit comes up to him, whispering, "Chris, don't we have stuff to do?" This boy has silvery-grey hair, much like Yoongi's, and a prominent jawline. The red-haired boy, Chris, turns to the newcomer. "Huh? Oh yeah. Coming, Jack. Tell Kimin hyung I'll be there in a sec." Jack placed a hand on Chris's shoulder. "Prince Christian, y'know we're up to our necks with a war, right?" he asked. Chris, or Christian, if Jack had been right, nodded. "Wanted to enjoy one last moment of peace before the world falls for us." Jack grimaced. "Don't get all melodramatic, let's go, before Jin hyung starts rapping again." Christian gave a short laugh and left with Jack, back indoors.

Jimin woke up, eyes wide at what he had just dreamt. His short nap wasn't relaxing; he saw a prince-like person talking to another prince-like person, about a brutal war or something, Jimin felt. "Jiminie," Hoseok asked, "You good?" Jimin nodded and got back to thinking. "Hey," Yoongi said, amazement in his voice. The older kids looked up. "Yeah hyung?" Taehyung asked. "My...my quiver of arrows," the older boy said, holding it up. It was filled with fresh arrows, as if it had never been touched. "I used over two quivers and yet it is still there," he explained. "Wow," Seokjin said, his face containing sarcasm and amazement, "These things are magic."

A scuffle broke out which alerted the boys and they turned to see that Yeonjun's battle with Beomgyu about mint chocolate ice-cream hadn't subsided; the two were yelling at each other, with the other youngsters staring. Namjoon, so done with his life, leaned sideways and asked a very-entertained Soobin, "Is this normal?" "Yep!" the boy answered, "Yeonjun's an Asian mom for us, so this is typical. He always picks on his middle child. It's Taehyun and Kai he hardly scolds; Taehyun would clap back with a smart-aleck remark and finish the battle and Kai's an innocent bean to be screamed at." Namjoon stared at the fight, where Kai and Taehyun were dragging a flailing Yeonjun and a shouting Beomgyu away from each other, stopping a fistfight.

Just then, a massive boom rang throughout the surroundings, making the boys alert. The older ones gripped their weapons and got ready. Yoongi whispered to Soobin, "Get them to safety. There's a cavern close to the clearing. I'll give you the word to leave. Whatever you do, whatever happens to us, don't come out." He said the last three words with such force Soobin actually flinched a bit, but understood and told the plan to his friends.

The older ones stepped out of the cave, facing the weird structure of the alien headquarters. Just then, a hundred or so aliens managed to climb up the mountain and began fighting with them. As Yoongi fired arrow after arrow at the aliens, he shouted, "Go on, Soobin!" to the younger boys, who were cowering close to the cave mouth. Even though the shout wasn't audible over the din, Soobin got the hint and began leading his friends away to the cavern Yoongi mentioned. The aliens didn't seem normal : their skin tone went a bit more reddish and their eyes were lit with the slightest trace of red.

As the battle ensued, the aliens getting more brutal by the second, Namjoon felt something stab him in the chest. He didn't let the wound overcome him and kept fighting. But it was nevertheless really hard. He saw Yeonjun come out of the cavern towards the scene of the fight and ran back to stop him, fighting his way out of there. Once he was standing close to the younger boy, Namjoon clutched Yeonjun's arm. Unable to stand, he said, "Get out of here Yeonjun. It isn't safe." He tried to let go and join the fight, but wasn't able to and fell to the ground. Yeonjun, worried for him, crouched down close to Namjoon and reassured him, "Come on hyung, let's go in. It'll be okay." Namjoon stared hesitantly back at the battle, and turned to the young boy and whispered weakly, "No, you get to safety. I'lll manage..." Just then, an alien fired a bullet at Yeonjun, which missed his chest by a millimetre. The alien didn't deter and kept firing. Namjoon managed to get to his feet and led the boy into the cavern, where the others were huddled. Yeonjun was shaken, and was shivering continuously. "Hyung?" Kai asked, rubbing Yeonjun's shoulders to console him. "You all, don't come out. You heard Yoongi hyung," Namjon said with an air of high finality. The stab wound on his chest was staining his shirt red, and he was weakened by it. But he left the cavern, ready to fight the aliens with every amount of waning strength he got.