Dreams of Arcadia

15

While I could hear Hobi squealing inside, I laughed and dropped onto one of the mattresses and just lay there. The sky I was now staring at didn't look like it did in the world of the living... this one had a slight hint of purple in the blue, which looked really nice. I wonder if there were seasons here too? Or did it always just stay pleasantly warm, like now? I almost fell asleep, Hobi had stopped screaming, Jungkook had probably stuffed his mouth... However, the sound of an engine and the beeping of a van reversing came closer and closer. I turned to the side and saw Yoongi drive the white van straight up the driveway, then jump out and open the back doors.

"Kookie... I got supplies." He called out to the maknae, who came running out of the house seconds later, beaming, hair tousled, and threw his arms around Yoongi's neck.

"Thanks hyung... how many are there?" he asked cheerfully.

"Twenty-four, as many as we could fit in... do you think they're enough for the fortress?" he asked and Jungkook nodded.

"Yes, shall we build it today? Oh man, I'm excited." He wobbled back and forth on his feet excitedly, which made Yoongi smile and pat the younger boy on the head.

"Of course, that's why I went all the way. But... what do you look like? Either you've been sucking on a chili lollipop or you just had a wild make-out session..." he realized with a laugh, but when he saw Jungkook's grin and Hobi came out with tousled hair and a slightly confused look. Yoongi's eyes grew wide before he looked at Jungkook reprovingly.

"Kookie... what have you done to Hobi, please? Poor guy looks like he's revisiting his afterlife.... " he scolded the cheekily grinning youngest, who didn't look very remorseful.

"Oh come on, he should be finished by now, it's only been a few days. And Jimin survived without any damage..." he justified himself and Yoongi finally looked around and spotted me. He smiled at me and waved before walking up to Hobi and taking him in his arms. Only then did he seem to come back to reality.

"Hyung... my lips... my innocent lips... and my tongue... and he grabbed my butt too... He did things to me..." he mumbled distraught and Jungkook giggled.

"Oh come on hyung, you clung to me moaning and kissed back." he told me proudly and both Yoongi and I looked at Hobi questioningly.

"I never said I didn't like it... just let me be upset... hmpf." sulking, he broke away from Yoongi and started pulling mattresses out of the van.

"I just heard something about building a fortress... Let's get going so we can finish before it gets dark." he distracted us from the topic. We grinned at his coy demeanor and actually started to make Jungkook's dream of a mattress fort come true.

"Guys, I have to go pick up Taehyung... since there's enough sleeping space at your place and we're already gathered here anyway, I think we should crash at your place, Kookie... Besides, this is our fortress, no other place can top it." I said at some point when we were almost done.

"You know where TaeTae is? He wasn't in his apartment, Yoongi and I went to get him yesterday." Jungkook's eyes lit up and I already felt sorry for poor Taehyung... I wonder if Yoongi was also attacked or if Jungkook didn't want to die a second time after all.

"Yeah, he's drunk at GD's and cuddling with Key..." I informed the others, who looked at me in shock.

"They're here too? I didn't even see them at the event..." Hobi asked in surprise.

"I got them completely drunk off the trampoline... Well, I'll drive and see if they want to come too." With that, I got into my car and drove back to my neighborhood, which was in the same residential area... The only one who lived a bit further away from us was Taehyung, whose apartment was in Gangnam. I also wanted to go and get Namjoon, maybe stop by Jin's, although he was probably full up in his gaming room, and I suspected that Namjoon was exploring the deserted Seoul on foot, so Taehyung was my priority for now.

"What the..." I just managed to slow down, otherwise I would have run over the naked man who was running across the intersection. He didn't even stop and I got out of the car, stunned.

"Hyung... come back..." I called after him and he turned to me.

"Not yet Jiminah... I'll come to you another time." came the reply.

"We're at Kookie's house, Namjoon hyung." I informed him and he just scurried on with a loud "Woohoo". Shaking my head, I looked after him... he looked happy and free... but it was still strange to see him running naked.