Jewel

Don't know

Jeongguk stares at the fire before his eyes. The vibrant and mellow glow within the heavy shadows of the dark. He watches as the fire flickers, following the movement of his eyes as it sways side to side, somehow finding some kind of relaxation with the way the flames move so elegantly. Almost something close to peaceful. It's ironic really how the most dangerous element can seem so quiet.

Gentle.

And still.

Yet in the wrong hands, it could destroy everything in its surroundings in a matter of seconds.

All it needs is a delicate blow.

Jeongguk motionlessly looks at the flames  with a chin rested on his knees that's to his chest. He didn't even look up when he heard the footsteps approaching his way, nor did he shift a movement when the person sat beside him before the fire.

Jeongguk knew it was Taehyung.

No one bothered to talk to Jeongguk for that matter here, especially as he sat by a small corner of the large dome with a small bone fire to himself. They'd glance in curiosity, but leave him to his peace alone.

As if Taehyung would ever leave him alone for that matter.

Taehyung didn't say anything to him, but he did stare at the fire too, watching as it sways tenderly like a smooth song. He watched as the flames went small, slowly extending longer and spreading to the sides in whirls of designs - looking like some flowers created of fire. A gentle stroke of a brush that created these beautiful lines from Jeongguk's creative mind, right before the fire bursts and now the design is burning along the fire.

Becoming nothing.

Taehyung frowns and he looks at Jeongguk, who's still looking at the fire, "Jewel..... You care about Jewel."

"Of course I do," Jeongguk whispers.

"No," Taehyung says back, and he softly takes one of Jeongguk's hands, "Same.... Like you care for me."

Jeongguk didn't respond to that. He sits up and heavily sighs, letting the burn glimmer his eyes, "I'm scared to lose him Taehyung."

Taehyung frowns deepens and he squeezes Jeongguk's hand, who finally let a tear trickle down his cheek, "I'm scared that.... He'll become the one thing he hated to become. I'm scared that he'll choose them over us."

The thought was like a weight of bricks on Jeongguk's chest, and his throat began to clutch, "And I..... I feel these things when I'm around him. I feel this energy. I feel the world. I feel..... Him, who he always goes on about. The Guardian or whatever it may be. There's so many things going on and I don't even understand myself anymore."

Jeongguk closes his eyes and he cranes his head back after finally confessing this, refusing to cry even more because he has done enough of that.

He doesn't want to cry.

There's no reason to.

Taehyung watched Jeongguk with a grimace, and he rubs his knuckles, "Jewel make choice. No give choice, Jewel build anger. Jewel strong, and very wise. Trust him."

Jeongguk looks at him, "Aren't you scared?"

"No."

"How come? How do you do it?"

Sighing lowly, Taehyung looks back to the fire, his gaze heavy, "I've seen nations fall. People die and great leaders go mad. I've seen the griefs of war. We are close to one, but Jewel clever. I choose to trust in Jewel."

"What if he makes the wrong choice?"

"Then.... We'll be there when he come back," Taehyung says back, and looks at Jeongguk, "Pack loyalty, no? But Jewel need this. Jewel need people, but trust him to come back to us."