A smirk below the black velvet masquerade mask, the young man raised the paddle in his hand.
"100,000." He pressed, emphatically.
The crowd gasped at the numbers that were as bold as his clear, calm voice echoed in the spacious hall.
"...100,000, thank you sir-" Too stunned by the bid tenfold, the professional auctioneer promptly followed up.
"Oh Mr K, didn't know you're interested in this kind of- dainty little things." A lady sitting across the opposite roll scoffed at him, before her bidding paddle, so as the jeweled rings glistening on her fingers stood out in the air, flaunting her wealth markedly to the only competitor.
"200,000." She announced at ease, astonished the seated, or some groaned at their own disappointment since the auction had visibly turned into a game for two. Fortune would shine on either this lady or that man, both of them were determined to make their way out with the alluring treasure.
"200,000 from Lady M. It's 200,000 against you, would you like to-" Behind the lectern, the auctioneer challenged Mr K who had no plan to retreat, his paddle had been lifted half way, only to be pulled back by a pocket-sized pixie dragging his sleeve. "Taehyun!" The little creature scowled. "We talk about drawing lines."
"It's for hyung." Taehyun emphasized and easily brushed him off to the side. "Kai, I'm sure we can put some old toys on sale." Despite the grumpy pixie stomping his feet, he proclaimed, "300,000-"
"500,000!" The lady cut him ruthlessly.
"Selling the cars?" Hueningkai, the little pixie, his personal assistant, confirmed again in disbelief as he drifted nervously around his master. With the immense wealth he inherited, Taehyun couldn't care less. "Maybe the ships as well." He added nonchalantly.
"The 'sheeps'!?" The pixie embraced himself from the false perception by stretching the sides of his pointy hat to cover his ears. Shaking his little head, he had no means to stop his master at this rate. So he complied, flumping his butt against the man's shoulder to get ready for whatever coming for them.
"1,000,000."
They were engulfed by complete silence as soon as the outrageous amount slipped out of Taehyun's mouth, followed by tattle of amusement when senses came back to the participants.
Under scrutiny, Taehyun observed the lady through the boisterous crowd, almost declared his victory with a poker face, and she gazed back at him, pondered for a moment until she finally tsked, gritting her teeth.
"If you insist. Have fun with your new toy." She gave in. That's all she could utter– her cue to leave. She uncrossed her arms and stood up, fixing the hem of her evening dress before striding out of the venue, clacking her heels in temper.
"Going once. Going twice." The conductor announced, scanning through the room for potential opponents, in which the case was none.
"Sold to Mr K!" The gavel in his hand was hammered loud enough to express the exhilaration.
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To claim his prize, Taehyun halted before the steel cage. Be it a gift or not, he couldn't cast a lie– his anticipation was rendered by the heartbeats fleeting against his chest, given a rising desire to meet a mythical creature ever existed in tales.
Swiftly, the owner slid off the matt cloth that had been covering the crate. A slender figure scotting to the far back revealed after.
"How would you like us to ship-" She asked delightfully, searching for the key in her pouch, mood elated from the great profit.
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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗸, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘆 - Taegyu✔️
Fanfic✧*°࿐Taehyun, the reclusive biologist, expected to study elegance, not a shy, clumsy fairy tripping over the hose while watering his flowers, and obviously not one that discovered his ugly secret. As for his Ark, he had only one rule- 'When the sun s...
