Game On (markson/kaisoo/jikook)

19 Blood Rising

*Jimin POV*

The boat trip went from bearable to impossibly challenging in the blink of a bloody eye. Hoshi was tearing around like a madman trying to prevent Jongin, Kyungsoo and Jungkook's death. I was panicking, aware of how useful I wasn't. The mist surrounding the boat only thickened, creating a threatening aura. What if there were more of these lizards in the fog, waiting to jump out and attach themselves to Minseok and I? We would be royalty screwed then, Hoshi could only do so much.

"Kamisama! I swear, I can't do this on my own!" He howled into the white nothingness.
Of course, like every other time, Kamisama didn't respond, leaving the pink haired 'youth' exasperated and worn out. He really looked like he had reached wits end. Chanting safe words into Jungkook's ears, pulling at the purple reptile gently. It had been half an hour since my boyfriend had fainted, he still seemed to be uncomfortably out cold.

He returned to the drowsy Kyungsoo, who was muttering words which none of us listened to. His eyes were almost spinning, like the obvious headache he was enduring. Whatever the lizard was doing, was leaving major loopy side effects. Hoshi had said the red ones spat fires and acids, but he had failed to mention that they numb the prey's nerves, from the inside. We couldn't stop it from entering his system through his trachea, causing him major breathing issues. Hoshi explained that it wouldn't belong before eggs would be present in his abdomen somewhere. The thought made me shudder.

But what was most evident now, that I didn't think was present before, was the amount of stress Hoshi went through over one man. Jongin. What was that about? Did Jongin have a special meaning to the game? Did Hoshi have a plan that required the older? Or was there feelings that they were both hiding? I desperately wanted to know, but at the same time was aware that it was none of my business. Was it?

"Jimin," a soft, understanding voice said behind me, placing a small hand on my shoulder.
I turned to face the welcome interruption to my thoughts. "Minseok."
"I know it's hard, but I'm trusting Hoshi to look after my boys, you should do like wise for Jungkook."
I nodded, it made me feel somewhat bad that I was acting so selfishly, when Minseok could possibly suffer through the death of two important people to him, family members. I leaned onto his shoulder, even though we were near enough the same height.
"Jungkook-," he began, his body tensing up while he thought out his question.
"Mmm?"
"Does he... no, do you....what am I getting at?"
"Ask, I'll answer if I can."
"Okay, then, have you and Jungkook been spoken to by, uh, someone peculiar?"
"Peculiar? How? Like mysterious?"
"Yeah, in so many words, more like-," he paused, looking around before leaning in to whisper into my ear, "godly?"
I was about to repeat the last word louder, to confirm if I'd heard him correctly, but I knew I had, and I knew why he was keeping it on the down low.
"No, we haven't," I shook my head, "Well at least I haven't, Kook and I haven't spoken properly in a while."
"Fighting?"
"Mmm." I agreed solemnly, I hated fighting with the younger, he was my everything. This game was creating trouble for us in so many ways.
"Well it seems you regret it, just make sure when he wakes up, that you tell him that."
"I will, thanks."
"No problem."

The ship shuddered vigorously, followed by a voice shouting, "Land ahead, prepare for a bumpy docking."
I wanted to hit whoever just said that, I mimicked his words making him seem dumb, earning a chuckle from Minseok. Hoshi ordered that we each carry a man off the ship and onto shore. I took Jungkook, Minseok took Kyungsoo while Hoshi brought Jongin.
We dragged their weak bodies to shore, laying them on the sand that was dusted white from the sun. The fog dispersed as soon as we departed from the Titanic.

"Aaarrrggghhhh!" Hoshi screeched, as the grand ship immediately set sail away from us, leaving us stranded on this god forsaken island. Though wether the gods had really forsaken this place was the question. After Hoshi's loud out burst, he cursed at Kamisama using a very foul word, that my delicate ears tried to ignore.