Underwater Voices // NamJin

Chapter 2: Poked & Examined

Namjoon's pov

Watching this interesting human walk away, I couldn't help but think about how he was going to get himself hurt... or even better killed.

So as I slipped into the water, I couldn't help but bring myself up a little to watch as the taillights disappeared. I don't know why but the human might've sparked something in me or it could be because I wanted to see if anyone followed us. I guess no one will ever truly know since I slowly began to submerge the rest of my body underwater.

As I started swimming, my tail swiftly going up and down in a repeated motion, pushing me nicely against the current. Feeling the semi-cold water slip past my gills and scales, I let out a high-pitched scream to find my way back to my ship.

It was kinda like echolocation but just cooler, like me!

Soon, I was able to poke my head out of the water after a few hours of seeing nothing for hours. I suddenly smiled widely, my sharp teeth shining like the moon now above me, while my selected crew stood over the bow to wave down at me.

I did the same and with a couple more pushes with my long tail. I was able to climb up the built-in ladder on the side of my ship, however, when I got to the top, I fell over and hit the wooded ground roughly. Taking a deep breath, a towel was thrown at my very good-looking face.

I kept my big smile though and waited for the sharp scales on my tail to dry so I could switch to human feet. Nevertheless, there was the usual weird gooeyness that followed. The substance covered my legs, but I just have to peel it off and throw it back into the water, where it disintegrates.

"Namjoon where the fuck have you been?" Standing up a little shaky, I instantly deemed it a bad idea, when I was slapped a considerable amount of times. Growling, I looked down at a small and angry male.

"Babe you hit the Crowned Prince one more time and I will not hesitate to yeet you over the fucking boat." Yoongi snarled, coming over to pull me in a protective hug while glaring at his annoyed husband. 

"I'm fine. Jimin is my brother. I get hit all the time, like all the time." I teased and looked at the younger right as an explosion went off making us all fall to the ground.

"I got the police radio!" Hoseok cheered and I moved back, eyes wide. Though we were miles and miles away, you could still see the smoke fly up to the once-blue sky.

"Offic-.. down, call- fire departme.. and hospi-" there was more static and then a chain of coughing erupted from different people. "H-Help! Officer Se-Jin still insi.. need bac.. up." I furrowed my eyebrows at the familiar name, this going unnoticed by the one who always had an eye on me, Yoongi. As I was looking at my feet, the crew turned to me suspiciously.

"This Jin guy, you know him don't you?" Taehyung grinned, coming over to rub my face with his big hands.

"I- He... I think he's the one who got me out of being held captive, but I'm sure he'll be fine." I said nodding to myself after shoving Taehyung back into his husband's arms. "Come on, I'm finally out so let's go home!"

"Wait is this SeokJin, like the surfer?" Jungkook pushes his husband away and gets in front of me with his big doe eyes looking into my own. "Like um broad shoulders, really good-looking, strong?" I shrugged.

"I don't kn-".

"This is Officer SeokJin, guys I am fine, I- shit.. I got out in time but I'm a block back. Hongseok, you need- fuck, get the dogs here now. I got four guys on the- stop fucking moving or I'll kick your nuts in, don't test me, boy... I'm in view of their supposedly getaway car. They smell like shit and I got a kilo of meth in one of these idiot's pockets." I smiled and looked at the others.

"I told you-".

"FUCK HE'S RUNNING!"

"Yo Jin, I see you, damn your ass looks fine in those pants. Can I have them?" We heard sirens and then a gunshot. Which made me groan loudly, and throw my head back to look to the moon annoyed.

"Okay, we're all good here." I quickly strutted over to the radio and turned the knob until it shuts off.

"Now that's enough." I snapped. "We're all going to bed and leaving for home in the morning. Don't turn that radio back on, I mean it, Hoseok." I gave a special look to each member of my crew before heading below deck to my room.

Opening and slamming my door shut, I changed into some clothes since I have been naked the whole time, then jumped on my bed to stare at my wrist. The red marks on them made me start to think back to when I first met the fake scientist. I closed my eyes, pulling the covers over my body and up to my chin.

Waking up to the pounding of someone's fist on my ugly fish tank was something I still haven't gotten used to. I opened my eyes and snarled at the first guy but stopped instantly when I saw another, this one looking much smaller as he hid behind the stupidly fat one.

"Freak... this is Sandeul, he's your new everything." I tilted my head very slightly and watched the smaller male adjust something on his face.

"I don't think you should be pounding on the glass, sir," he starts. "it bewilders and disorients animals. And not only does tapping on the glass throw ocean animals off, but it also bothers their hearing. They possess extremely strong abilities in those senses, apart from the possibility of injury. Tapping on the glass can also bring about vibrations, which in turn can trigger damage to a fish's internal organs. Then all this would be a waste of money which I'm sure you don't have enough to redo everything here." He says and I nearly let out a small laugh at how surprised I was, though what he said was true, yet, I have been here long enough to know not to show any emotions.

"He's all yours nerd. We know he can hear and understand us so don't be afraid to talk." I squinted my eyes and played out the fat man's murder in my mind as he walked away.

"Hi, I'm actually over here." I turned to the dude with the things on his face and rose a brow. "Do you know how long you have been here?" I leaned back and simply looked around the glass, then at the spears which are meant to scare me, so I let out a hiss. "Ah, so you're angry, understandable. I assume you're not going to answer me, I get it. It's hard being trapped in a place you don't like, am I right guppie?"

I rolled my eyes. 'He's just saying that.'

"All right... I have to be here for an hour so I guess I could catch you up on the News." He says and pulls out this rectangle box that lit up. I zoned the man out the whole hour and as our stupid ass session came to an end, I knew what was going to happen next when I caught the water being drained.

"Um, what are you doing with guppie?" The new guy asked following the evil crew up the narrow path to me.

"We have to know what he is before we sell him. Duh." I am pretty useless out of the water so when I was unchained and lifted onto this weird cloth thing, I didn't exactly put up a fight when they carried me out. However, this Sandeul guy kept asking questions but then I caught a glimmer of him being dragged away. 

'Guppie? Wait was he making fun of me?' I suddenly wondered while we went through the usual everyday door.

I was roughly thrown on a cold counter where I was strapped down again just to be pocked and examined like some experiment gone wrong.

I felt so exposed that I might have bit a couple of the scientists and hit a few with my tail just because I just could, no judging here.

Soon I was able to close my eyes, knowing I couldn't do much of anything to better my situation. I thought back to my kingdom and the folks I'm protecting back in the ocean by not speaking a word.

It may be hurting me but as the future King, I must protect my own.

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