The war // BTS AU //

Chapter Twenty Three

Namjoon and Seokjin looked at Jungkook and Harper, asleep on one another, in the back of the car and Namjoon gave a sad smile as he drove.

"Hey..." Seokjin whispered. Namjoon looked at him briefly before bringing his eyes to the road again. "She'd be happy with how you've dealt with things you know. I can guarantee wherever she is she's aware of what you're doing for yourself, for your friends... and I can guarantee she's proud." 

Namjoon's smile grew ever so slightly. "Thank you..." He whispered.

"I know you miss her, I know that even mentioning her earlier hurt your heart slightly." Seokjin continued, talking so the other boys couldn't hear him and talking so he wouldn't wake up Jungkook and Harper in the back. "But you're so strong. You managed to convert her, keep her, save her like Jungkook did Harper, but I promise you she'll come back."

"We can't even track her." Namjoon croaked. "How am I-"

"Stop the car!" Harper snapped upright, knocking Jungkook's head to one side and her eyes were wide. All the boys fell into silence and Namjoon brought the car to a screeching halt.

"What's wrong?" Jungkook, Jimin and Taehyung all asked quietly. 

"Stay here." She whispered, climbing over the boys and out the door. She hit the floor like a sack of potatoes at first, loosing her footing when she crawled out. But she got up and the surroundings around her lit up. The boys just watched in silence as she stood there, stood like a meerkat for a second before sprinting off towards a building.

"I'm going with her." Namjoon unbuckled and got out the car, following her. He looked back at the car. "All of you stay there!" He ordered and the boys couldn't help but nod and sit in the car. The boys attention turned to Jungkook. 

"Don't you even think about it." Yoongi glared. "I'm surprised Harper still has the magic power left that she does. It's known that AMA change drains you. So you mister loverboy, are staying in this car with the rest of us like they told us to."

"But-"

"No buts!" Seokjin chimed in. "Whatever they've sensed, they don't need any of us dragging them down as extra weight." Jungkook slumped in his chair and let out a huff of air. 

"Okay." He crossed his arms and pouted almost like a toddler throwing a strop.

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Namjoon followed after Harper, amazed by her stamina even after being drained slightly by the woman she defeated not that long ago. "H-Harper..." he panted, calling out whilst running but she didn't listen, taking another backstreet before she came to a cafe with blown out windows.

"Again?" She sighed softly rubbing her temples. She dropped to a crouch as she hid by one of the windows, her fire melting the glass on the floor so it made no crunch as she stepped on it. Namjoon watched from across the street. She dived through the window and the window suddenly flooded with fire.

Namjoon sprinted across, thinking she was in danger. But his eyes widened when he stepped in.

"Liz?" Harper asked quietly.

"Don't come near me..." Liz whispered weakly. "I know what you AMA mages do."

"She's not AMA anymore." Namjoon spoke softly, Liz's eyes snapping to his and her eyes widened. "She came for Jungkook... She converted."

"Joonie?" She asked quietly. Namjoon nodded and Liz smiled brightly. "The weather is lovely and sunny outside." She spoke and Harper threw herself at Namjoon, flattening him onto the ground and she formed a shield over themselves. 

"Harper- What are you doing?!" He yelled out, trying to push the girl off him. 

"It's a code we used to have." She panted lightly. "It meant that we were in danger."

"What about Liz?" 

"I can't cover her too. If I covered her they'd kill her. She's protected under them." 

"Who's them?"

"Your countries terrorists." She glared. "Stay close and sharp. We'll get her out of here."