tarac

↻ seven

The Taracs were currently in the princes' room. They all still had their smiles plastered onto their faces from the events that happened earlier. All of them were scattered everywhere, on mattresses or just sprawled on the floor but they can only think about the humans.

❝I never thought any creature would look so cute when amazed... these guys apparently don't know what is the ocean or bubbles.❞ Soonyoung said out loud to the group. Some of them hummed in agreement or replied with exaggerated 'yeahs.'

❝I can agree, Jisoo looked so shocked when I showed him Vola. He kept on saying how cool our world is compared to theirs, I wonder why.❞

❝When we were in the courtyard, Seungkwan said something about how all six of them never saw outside their castle walls before... ❞ Chan piped up to them. They all look at each other with a frown on all their faces. ❝Do you think that's why they get so happy when they see these type of stuff?❞

❝Probably, but man that must suck. Imagine being locked up in a building your whole life?❞

❝That sounds horrible, I would feel like Wonwoo-❞

❝Hey! I wasn't in the palace today. You should be saying Minghao na-❞

❝At least I'm not a tree lover!❞

❝For the fifth time.... I DO NOT LIKE MINGYU! I'm not the person who kept a flower in a vase from one of them!❞

❝Why you little-❞

❝Yah! Cut it out before Jeonghan catches you guys.❞ Seokmin tries but fails to grab their attention.

❝How would someone just leave a flower to wither? I am keeping nature healthy, unlike you.❞

❝You shouldn't be talking to me like that. I'm older than you-❞

❝You sure aren't acting like one! A big brother shouldn't start fights!❞

❝We can blame Soonyoung for this! He was the one who started this conversation!❞

❝Why are you attacking me? All I did was try to bring up a conversation!❞

❝EXACTLY!❞ The two shout in unison. Soonyoung scowls at them before standing up and leaving the room. None of the others notice his disappearance as they kept on bickering to each other (mainly Minghao and Wonwoo trying to kill each other.) The others knew it was getting out of hand when Wonwoo was about to punch the boy, but Minghao zoomed away to the other side of the room.

❝Scared huh? Had to use your powers to escape-❞

❝Shut up! You're no different! Shutting away your little brothers! You don't know how hard it is for me to always be ignored or left behind!❞ Minghao shouted at the older prince. Wonwoo was shocked to hear his brother shout at him like that. The younger boy was one who usually stayed quiet in arguments, only said 'yes' when the person stopped speaking.

❝Hao.... I didn't mean for you to get-❞

❝It doesn't matter... you guys don't mean anything to heart when you apologize.❞ He left the room with tears spilling onto his face. The boys look to each other with with one thing on their mind. They all screwed up. Wonwoo cursed under his breath before fading away in black smoke. The room was left with only Seokmin, Hansol, and Chan who pouted at the situation.

❝W-what are we going to do now? Jeonghan won't like the fact that they fought...❞ Chan whispered to the two guards who equally looked sad.

❝You should sleep now, Chan. I will look for them, Hansol will stay with you while I'm gone.❞The two nodded at him as their response. Seokmin left the room after short goodbyes and made his way around the castle looking for the now three missing people. ❝Where could they be?...❞ He whispered to himself while walking through the dark and empty halls.

...

The others in their room were having the opposite feeling. They finished eating their food (which was lobster) and were all on beds. The feeling of a new scenery was amazing to the humans. If they about this world earlier, they would've dropped into the hole awhile ago.

❝Have you guys seen Piho yet? They whole city is in the sky! It was an amazing experience...❞

❝Seokmin took me to Vola, the whole city there is behind a waterfall. I never seen anything like it before. The people there are the sweetest things. Did you guys know that there is a thing called ponds? It's like a huge fountain!❞ Jisoo said to the group who all let out a 'wow' in unison.

❝What about you Jihoon? I heard you also went out...❞

❝Well.... I went to Perma with Soonyoung. Imagine what Jisoo just said about a pond, that but never ending is where I went, it's called an ocean. The city was under the ocean in a huge stretchy dome called a bubble. It was the most beautiful thing I've seen my whole life...❞ Jihoon finished with all the boys amazed and curious.

❝You guys are lucky you got to explore...❞ Seungkwan pouted and crossed his arms. Jisoo cooed and ruffled the boys hair which got him a sassy glare from the youngest. The five kept on talking about their day while Seungcheol sat on A separate bed from the four others. He was deep in thought, he was stressing about the home. What if they were in trouble? Do they know where they are? He kept these horrible things to himself, the boy didn't want the others to worry. Seungcheol glanced at the group and grinned, he never saw them so happy before. It was really a miracle.

After thirty minutes, most of the boys went down and were out. Junhui, Jisoo, and Seungcheol were still up in the late of night. The older boys were quietly talking to each other in a hushed tone, it sounded like they were discussing about Ledi. Jun quietly sat up and left the room without any of them noticing. He went out of the palace and into the gardens. The place was now dark with only a few lanterns lighting up the slim pathways. He continued to walk as he began to hear faint sniffles and whimpers. The guard became concerned as he tried following where the noises came from. He soon saw a figure curled up near a tree, the figure was crying. It took awhile for Junhui but then he realized who it was.

❝Minghao...?❞

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cliffhanger... i love them. enjoying the book so far?

-winnie