Stranded| m.yg ✔

TWENTY-ONE| Steps

Authors Note: Ask and you shall receive! Stranded won the vote for the update :) Now prepare yourself because this is a lot~

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"Yoongi, it's been a minute. You're supposed to say something," you reminded your boyfriend in the quiet darkness. Your voice echoed through the tunnel the two of you were slowly shuffling through, and your grip tightened on the rope that Yoongi held the other end of. 

"Fine. Are you OK?" He questioned in slight irritation, repeating the same thing he asked every minute. Your aching leg throbbed a bit, but you managed a weak smile.

"Yeah," you lied once more, keeping up your act so you wouldn't worry him. A bit ahead, Jeb chattered as if urging the two of you forward in the rumbling dark tunnel. 

"Don't worry Jebby, mamas coming!" You assured your pet. You bit your lower lip and tried to move faster while ignoring the pain from the gash in your leg. Unable to see, you accidentally tripped on the slack rope and ran into Yoongi's back.

"Slower I said!" He chided, "We don't know what's in these tunnels. Stop trying to go faster, we need to take our time in order to be safe."

You sighed and rolled your eyes. You had agreed to the slow pace happily at first because it would be easier to hide your injury. Now you were irritated with his grandpa pace and wanted to go faster in fear of dying before finding any sort of escape. 

"Sorry Yoongi, I'm just worried about Jeb and-"

"Still worried about the monkey?! Why! That's the same kind of thinking that got us into this mess!"

His irritation echoed about the tunnel. You quickly shut your mouth and shied away from talking knowing he was right. After a long minute of silence, Yoongi sighed.

"Sorry." He spoke simply, keeping his vow to talk every minute. Your heart lightened a bit once more. "I shouldn't have said that. Even if it is your fault, who knows what might have happened if we were above ground right now."

You didn't want to know. The cave tunnels continued to lightly vibrate, and you couldn't help but feel as if the air had grown extremely hot. The island was usually warm during the day, even in the slow change of seasons. It was now so warm that you couldn't help but pant a bit.

"I-Is it getting hot in here?" You questioned, wincing knowing your sweat most likely didn't cause an amazing odor. 

"Yes." Yoongi spoke simply, and you licked your chapped lower lip thinking once again how you didn't want to know what was happening above ground. You clutched your journal to your chest and waiting for another minute to pass so Yoongi would speak again.

The seconds ticked by slowly; your anticipation rising as it became a minute.

"Are you OK?" He asked simply, and you sighed.

"Yeah I'm fine."

You focused on how hot you were getting as sweat stuck to the fabric of your clothes. You were feeling uncomfortable and scared, and you wanted to talk to Yoongi. Another minute passed, and soon his voice came with his usual statement.

"Are you OK?"

"Yoongi!" You protested, getting slightly annoyed with his inability to mix things up. "Yes! I'm fine! Can't you come up with anything else to say? It's sweet and all, but come on, I'm scared and bored. Say something else next time?"

He didn't reply, and you grew impatient as another minute of the two of you slowly making your way through the tunnels passed. 

"Are you OK?" He asked again smugly, and you gaped in anger.