among thieves ✨ || bts • pjm [COMPLETED]

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The gang didn't waste any time.

With their climbing gear, they lowered themselves down and left the rock, making their way around the pond to the old pirate ship.

It looked impressive, an intimidating aura exuding from the giant builtand its historical value. Even if the signs of the time became visible from up close. It had surely lost the shiny glory it once had hundreds of years ago and the ship's back was partially underwater while a big whole on the side was gracing the front part of it. And yet, it remained a breathtaking view.

After a short dip into the water, they eventually reached it. The destructed side providing them with a good spot to climb up and get inside. Everything was inclining due to the ship's prone posture, making navigating through the old wooden space rather difficult.

"Alright, where's the treasure now?"
"Let's simply devide since it's such a big area. And whoever finds anything, calls the others," Jimin suggested. It made sense covering more space in shorter time, especially since they somewhat in a hurry.

And so they split, everyone going to seperate directions. Jimin went to the ship's bow towards crew's quaters, Arabella went to the back where the officer's quaters were located at, Yoongi upstairs to the main deck and Taehyung decided to go downstairs to the supply decks.

The deeper into the ship they proceeded, the stuffier the air became. The subtle smell of moisture and wood from centuries of being forgotten there, getting more and more distinguishable.

Shoving some wooden boxes aside which had probably fallen there when the whole thing tilted, Arabella reached a door to what looked like a small bedroom. Most furniture was decaying and covered by a thick layer of dust and dirt. The planks creaking underneath her feet and she slowed her steps, afraid of them collapsing right underneath her.

She reached inside her jacket then, fishing out her flashlight to illuminate the sparsely lit room. Letting the light wander over the shelves and drawers, eventually lending on a wooden box on the desk which quickly caught her interest due to its shiny material.
She opened it carefully, afraid it might crumble into dust at a wrong move. And her eyes widened in glee when seeing its content. It wasn't exactly the kind of treasure she expected but she wouldn't decline the pearl necklace. Its golden pedant decorated with countless tiny diamonds.
Carefully, she picked the necklace up to put it around her neck, before zipping her jacket back up to protect it from any commotion.

She decided to roam around the rest of the quarters, in case there were any more jewelery or hints to the actual treasue but soon she had to realise there wasn't anything else of value besides diaries with mostly faded notes. She sighed, brushing off the dust from over her clothes when suddenly the distinct noise of a uncocking gun echoed behind her.

"Not so fast, Arabella."

She tensed. The blood in her vessels freezing when hearing this familiar voice again. It had been years, over a decade actually, but even so she'd never forget it. Not that she hadn't tried, pushing it into the furthest back of her mind. Yet she hadn't been able to, as much as she'd wished to.

Slowly raising her hands, she turned around. Facing the woman of her nightmares and earliest childhood memories with a blank expression.

"How did you even find this place?"
She did her best to cover her seething emotions, keeping her voice stable.

"It wasn't too hard," Kir smirked with her gun pointing right at Arabella's head, at the space between her eyes, "While searching up the forest, we found the entrance to a tunnel and realised you and the thieves must've been there shortly before. So we simply followed your tracks, as you had also figured out the traps for us. Really, it wasn't hard to find this place."