The War

Chapter 5

I was left alone in the graveyard, kneeling in front of my grandmothers grave. Tears still pouring down with my face.

The ceremony had ended a while ago but i couldnt find it in me to leave her just yet. I could feel a presence behind me and took it as one of the other guests who didnt leave either.

"So, she's the one who told you all about me. About us." the voice said and I immediately recognized it to be the man I was looking for just 3 days ago.

"What do you want?" i sobbed, still unable to look at him. Why today of all days?

"The least you can do is fulfill the task she gave you" he sighed. "I want to help you"

I got up slowly and looked at him, feeling some form of doubt. "Why?" I asked him. He just shrugged, running his hands through his hair.

"I'm bored." he stated. I just stared at him, wondering if this guy was serious. He's going to risk his life because he's bored. Okay. Umm.

"Also theres nothing left for me here. Even the ladies seem less attractive" he sighed in an over dramatic type manner.

Didnt know he had this side to him either but...my mind wondered back to my grandmother.

This is what she wanted me to do right? What she needed me to do. Not just her, but possibly countless of lives.

With a final sigh, I gathered all my courage and stood up. I need to do this.

"We begin tomorrow. I assume you're prepared?" I asked him, doing my best to forget everything that was troubling me.

"Yes, yes everything is ready, Yunji ah" he said. "How do you..." I trailed off. I really can't finish sentences can I?

"I know who I get involved with and what I get involved with" he stated, shoving his hands into his pockets and doing a quick scan of the area.

"So are you ready to become a world known criminal?" he laughed as if it were normal. A criminal? Why would I become a criminal?

He must have seen the confusion on my face because he spoke up, saying "You don't have a plan, do you?"

"You dont think you can just gather us 7 and then what?" he laughed "We're going to kill the kinds one way or another. Criminals"

"And what do you think we need to do in order to achieve it? I'm just saying, what we're going to do for a while isnt exactly ideal for most" he warned me, although i already knew that.

I am ready. I need to be.

"Let's stay at mine for tonight. We leave in 2 days" I commanded. He nodded, not saying anything to argue with me this time.

"So" he smirked, stepping dangerously close to me. "Your place" he whispered, leaning closer.

I felt myself turn red a bit but tried my best to fight it. "If we're going to be worming with each other, may I at least know your name?"

"My name is Jimin. Park Jimin" he said with a smile. Well more like smirk actually, as he extended his arm out.

I waved it off and brought us to my house. Using some of the remaining food we can't bring. We turned to the news, figuring we should at least be up to date.

The king is declaring a lockdown on the kingdom. Nobody is to leave the kingdom and there will be a limitation for the amount of people traveling city to city.

All must carry some form of identification and there will be more guards roaming each city. All citizens, prepare for war.

Any unidentified person in a kingdom or any immigrant from another kingdom with no valid excuse will be hunted and be punished accordingly.

These will be implemented in every kingdom too. All hail-

Jimin turned the TV off and let out an exasperated sigh. "I wonder how the other boys are doing" he muttered with a sigh.

"Perfect" I said sarcastically. "Getting out will be a walk in the park"

"So much for being prepared for this" He mocked me. I rolled my eyes at his comment and finished up my meal.

"If we're going to have to depend on each other, I will be training you while we travel" he said. I looked at him with disbelief.

"What? I cant protect yoy always" he shrugged. And once more, he had a very good point.

"You're so annoying" I grumbled.

"Only because I'm right" he laughed.

"Please tell me you at least have some weapons prepared" he said, suddenly turning serious again. I nodded. My grandma really did prepare.

I suddenly remembered something she told me. Under my bed. I scrambled to get up and.ran to my room to see what she meant.

I heard his footsteps coming to follow me and see what suddenly made me scramble from my seat. He stood by the doorway and watched me as I pushed my bed aside.

I dont know how I've never noticed the latch underneath my bed for years. I opened it to find multiple knives, daggers, a sword, guns, bows and arrows.

Around the sword, there was a necklace with the letters YJ on it. I heard Jimin walk towards me and see what I was looking at.

"I recognize those" he said, shock evident in his voice. "These were the weapons our parents specialized in"

He grabbed the sets of daggers. "This is what i specialize in"