• Selfish Prince • || KookMin

29. ███████ desire

"Kookie, honey, I don't think this-"

Yoonji makes a negative gesture to Hosook. Saying this now, is of no use. Quite the opposite: it could further ruin the situation in the are. Indifferent, Jungkook pays no attention to either of them. He knows they are coming with him and not much else. He made sure that was the case.

He couldn't leave his cousins at home. Not without them doing something terrible to them. His family are experts at breaking everything beautiful and then, blaming them for breaking. Jungkook will stop this from happening no matter what.

Even if it's with the most terrible decision of his entire life.

Jungkook gets off the horse and his cousins do the same. Hosook adjusts the skirt of her dress and Yoonji opens the umbrella. It feels like an oasis in the middle of nowhere. A half-destroyed and ancient building. Who knows which civilization. Jungkook ignores the signs, the obvious cries of his instinct begging him not to enter.

He should not approach the sorcerer's guard.

The so-called demon who grants favors for a small fee.

His cousins timidly walk behind the huge figure. They look around, try to find something other than desert and nothingness. However, it is impossible. Jungkook passes some debris and offers his hand to his cousin to help her cross.

"Jungkook," Hosook says sternly. "I understand that you are... affected by everything that has happened these days, but this is a bad idea" says the redhead worriedly. Her skin looks shiny with sweat. Under the sun and with her dense clothing, is a menace. She starts to redden. "Let's go home..."

"Without staying" Completes Yoonji taking a couple of steps forward and catching Jungkook's attention. "We have a fortune on us. We'll be spared if we travel to Spain or Italy. They are strong and discreet kingdoms. We'll be safe." proposes the shorter woman and Jungkook taps his tongue against his cheek.

"It's not just because of the Beaumonts."

"We know. That's why we want to get you away from here."

"They know, but they don't understand," Jungkook raves. "They're...not able to understand how important this is and-"

"Being beautiful is important," admits Hosook grimly, "but to go to these lengths for that, it's absurd, Jungkook."

"Let's go home. Let's take money and go to Spain." proposes Yoonji in a low voice.

"Spain? What would they want to go to Spain for? The tiresome empire where the sun never sets."

The three turn abruptly.

~ * * * ~

Jimin retches a second time, with something trying to come out of his throat. It swells, as if a huge ball is trying to pass through the thin channel. Jimin rests his hands on the ground and tries again to vomit, and when he finally does, he starts with faint whimpers until he screams uncontrollably.

On the ground, his heart throbbing and bloody. Lying there like a mere piece of meat. He brings his hands to his chest and is unable to feel anything. There is no heartbeat. Jungkook roars loudly and Jin laughs. He takes Jimin's heart, which slowly turns into a crystal figure.

So small and elegant. It takes on a lovely circular shape with a bird inside.

"If you long for the love and heart of others, you must make room" Jin teases playing with the sphere in his hands. "I show you what you now have a chance to do."

Jin clenches his hand into a fist and gives a tug. Jungkook wheezes and falls to the ground, gasping. On the ground, he spins the huge heart. Resembling that of a bull in its colossal size. Jin walks up to it and in his hand, it becomes a sphere that he can barely hold. Inside it, an animal figure alike.