The fallen relm| Taennie story / bangpink

WASHED UP

WASHED UP

 

  Rosé rolls a few red berries around in her palm testing how ripe they are. Her golden blonde hair is tied away from her face, silky white gown flowing with the breeze. Hoseok stands beside her cluelessly, chewing on a wheat plant. He watches her do her thing, following around like a private body guard.

Rosé moves between bushes, and trees, kneeling to feel a few mushrooms. They begin walking down a creak to start looking for better fruits that they could give to Jungkook as he traveled. "Do you believe it?" Hoseok suddenly says.

"I don't know what I believe. In this relm anything could be real." She says softly, shoes crunching against leave as they walk.

"I mean yeah, but from all the stories she was only meant to be here for the undead plague. Why would she still roam the relm for years after."

Rosé simply shrugs her shoulder, she honestly couldn't think of a reason either. Why would she still be here? What was her purpose, "I can't imagine how lonely that is."

Hoseok hums in agreement, "kinda makes me want to go exploring too."

Rosé laughs at him they stop at an apple tree and she plucks them from the branches throwing them into her basket. "You wouldn't last a day out there."

"And you would do better?"

"Actually yes." She smirks. "I guess Jungkook believes he can hold his own."

"You could say th-" Hoseoks words get stuck in his throat. His eyes widen as he looks pass the blonde in front of him.

"Hoseok?" She questions, waving her hand in front of his face. Hoseok raises a shaky had and when rosé finally turns to what he's looking at she gasps. Over in the creek, floating, a man in all black.

"I-is he dead?" Hoseok stutters, Rosé quickly places her basket on the floor and rushes into the creek. Not caring if her dress got wet and messed up she crosses the light current. Hoseok rushes in after her to make sure she got there safe. As Rosé gets closer she grabs a hold of the mysterious man's arm. "What's wrong with him?" Hoseok asks again.

"I don't know, let's figure it out once he's out of the water." Hoseok grabs the man under his arms and rosé holds his feet as they drag him out of the cold water. When they lay him on the grass rosé can see how pale he is, there is a katana over his shoulder and a few bags pinned to his belt. She places a palm against his chest and feels for a heart beat.

"It's there, just a little faint." She says just above a whisper. She brushes the man's wet hair away from his face so she can get a better look at him. "Okay, pick him up Hoseok we gotta take him back."

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"Jungkook are you really leaving me?!" The little brunette boys trails him around his hut as he packs a sack of things.

"Yeosang I'll be back, after I prove the red knight is real."

"Hyung, don't you think your a little to big to be chasing stories?"

At this Jungkook flicks the young boy in the forehead, "ouch!" He shrieks immediately rubbing the spot.

"You don't talk to your hyung like that. And you're never too young to chase what you believe in."

The boy pouts and slumps into jungkooks bed. "Sorry I'm just gonna miss you. Who gonna play ddakji with me:" he continues to whine

"You've got hoseok." Jungkook taunts, he looks over to the younger boy and he rolls his eyes. "Hoseok is bad at ddakji I want a challenge."

Jungkook and yeosang had become pretty close with each other ever since he had started staying there. He saw the little boy as a younger brother.

Suddenly they hear a bunch of yelling and scrambling outside. Immediately Jungkook grabs his katana throwing it over his shoulder. Yeosang quickly follows behind him. "What is that?" He questions.

Jungkook flings the wooden door open and he sees towns people going over to the clinic. Immediately Jungkook is frightened, thinking about his friends that had gone out earlier to get him herbs. He runs over pushing through the people to get to the front of the clinic. Just as he's about to push the door open hoseok comes out a large satchel in his hand.

"Oh my gosh is everything okay?" Jungkook questions looking over the man frantically. "Rosé?"

Hoseok laughs, "we're good, we found some man washed up in the creek while getting these." He pushes the satchel into jungkooks chest.

He sighs and grabs it holding it close, hoseok pats his shoulder. "Rose is working on the man, but while everyone's distracted I think this would be the best time for you to leave."

Jungkook nods understanding the pressure of the moment. "I wanna say goodbye to rosé first."

"The man's in pretty critical condition I think it's best that you just go now she can't be distracted."

"Fine." Jungkook says softly, he looks over to yeosang who has water in his eyes. "Oh come on, don't make me feel bad."

"Sorry imma miss you."

Jungkook smiles softly pulling the young boy in for a hug. "I'll be back, you know who I am. I'm tough , if anything...whatever is out there should be terrified of me."

Yeosang laughs and Jungkook is glad he was able to do at least that. Hoseok doesn't wait before he leans in giving Jungkook a tight hug also. "Be safe."

"I will." He smiles, and then he turns around and is off to the stable to get Crimson. Once he gets to his horse he greets him with a hug then attaches all his things to the back of the saddle. As he leaves he looks back at the village one last time a smile on his face. They had given him a home when he needed it the most and he was glad for that.

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