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Silence.

Utter silence had landed between the two of you and none of you did anything or to be exact didn't know how to break the silence.

Jungkook had drag you both softly and reason that you need to wait for Hoseok and Seokjin while Yoongi investigate and this time he didn't hesitate to put his ground as he drag you back.

You had walked in front of him as he recalled he was afraid if he turns his back you'll start running. But with what happen before it felt like running was not an option, in fact you wanted the earth to suck you in from the situation.

So now here you are walking back as Jungkook was no longer beside you, behind you as he observed from the back, you could feel Jungkook stare in the back off your head.

The cold air tonight was really harsh and you didn't realize that you were shivering like crazy, the clothes that Seokjin you wear was not design for this kind of weather, you wanted to feel the thick satin that you were given earlier by Jungkook, you doubt that he could magically make it appear again but you were embarrassed.

But how could you not be? His perfect soft lip was against your crusty lips, and as you remember you could not make this as weird as it seems.

No... how do I explain Hoseok and Seokjin what happened, if they ever find out what happen anyway but they would have notice the silent treatment you're giving Jungkook, but they are very quick in reading the situation. You were in a serious dilemma.

On the other hand Jungkook was staring at you from behind.

She must think that it was too fast... I mess up, he thought to himself. It's true if he was to tell he had feelings for the human over the past few days he would be a laughing stock, nothing is love in first sight, interested is what's more suitable in Jungkook's situation but Jungkook would disagree.

His feeling started to bloom when his eyes landed in your staring orbs or when the human suddenly appear in front of him, when he saw her, his stomach suddenly erupted with butterflies, the world started to stop and everything was blurry except for her. He saw that day you were looking so lost and confuse makes his heart melt and that moment he wanted to protect you and all, his hyungs might have rolled their eyes on how much he had talked about the human over the course of the day.

But when he saw you were on top of Yoongi that day something inside him stir a bit, he didn't know why he wanted his hyung to suffer. He didn't know he had thought of something undeniably so cruel, he even thought that he was Hades. He didn't know what had happened between you and his hyung but he shook at the thought of harming anyone, yet.

Call him lovesick but that was what it is.

He looks at your small figure, you were a bit shorter than he was, and perfect for cuddling, he thought.

'Seokjin and Hoseok hyung is over the alley of the dead, we should head out there,' Jungkook mention again to you.

'The valley of the dead...?' you asked the demigod behind you as you slightly turn your head. It was the first thing you both had said tonight after, the kiss.

'Yeah... the valley of the dead, don't worry though, you'll love it there, it's not as bad as the name of the place and it's much brighter than Yoongi hyungs place.' He chuckles, making you smile a bit.

Waiting for your responds, he was expecting a sudden spark of conversation, but alas you only nodded and his hope for a sudden conversation vanquish. 

Silence had taken over the place yet, he wanted to say something else but he couldn't really ask he was afraid of your lack of answer.

He was close to giving up when suddenly he saw your body halt into a stop making his body to an unexpected stop too.

'Y/n... is something wrong, 'he suddenly ran in front of you to shield you from whatever made you stop but when he look in front he saw you both had end up on the outskirt of the woods and just a little bit you both will be in the alley of the dead.

'Thank god, we didn't find any trouble at all,' he mutters under his breath as he sighs in relive. He turns his back to you

'Come on y/n... let's go,' out of sudden he had grab your hands and try to pull you, but you didn't move at all, he sure is full of surprise.

'Y/n...?' he looks back, you had retracted back your hands as your steps.

'Could you not do that,' your monotone had Jungkook's eyebrows twitch. You didn't know why you retracted your hands back, but somehow in your mind as his hands had grab yours you didn't feel like it's right, Jungkook was someone who you held so dear over the past days and no doubt that if he was to return with her on earth he would become like one of those idols on the TV you like to see.

He would have made thousands of girls screaming his name over how famous he was, and it was undeniably that his charming looks could have any girl he wanted, he would have girls and maybe guys giving their hearts to him, sure you were a little bit attracted by how Jungkook had treat you, he was very nice from the beginning up until now. But it somehow didn't make your heart flutter; it seems as if your heart had belongs to another.

'Why is it wrong?'

'Well for sure it is in my culture,' you retracted another step.

'I don't think it's wrong to hold your hands.'

'You might not know we humans don't just hold hands like that,' you crossed your hands over.

'But were not holding hands I was just holding out your wrist,' he grabs them again as your silent glare gaze his smiling figure.

'This! –'you hold your hand, the one he had grabbed, in front of his face –'your holding it right now.'

Your angered face had amused him as a sudden idea came into his head

'I'm not holding your hands my dear human as for you just because I'm a demigod and your human were no different, so as for now –'he had let go of your wrist and instead he had intertwined his hands into yours –'there if you're going to accuse me of holding your hands might as well, now let's go my human.'

Dragging yet again this time to surprise by the sudden act he smiles as you didn't retracted your hands, you were too dumbfound by the situation that you reluctantly follow him.

Your heated face was an enough reaction that Jungkook need that, but alas he didn't hear your true feelings.

Walking side by side, yet again silence took over the whole place.

With Jungkook's smug grin walking beside your red beet face.

An international playboy he is.

You both were walking over a vast field of tall grass and even after a while Jungkook wouldn't let go of his hold, every time you try to slip your fingers or just to shift a bit he will tighten his hold, as if his afraid you would run away yet again.

'Y/n... is this alright?' you heard Jungkook as you.

Upon hearing the question you couldn't answer at all, are you okay with this?

'I don't know...Jungkook, this is just too fast I don't know how –'a hand suddenly grabs a hold of your face and there you are back again staring at those beautiful chocolate eyes –'Jungkook... you're doing it again.' You sigh for the thousand times.

'Does it make you all weird when I grab your hands? Does it gives you butterflies in your stomach when I'm as close as,' he suddenly move towards you as his face was just an inch in front of you,' this?'

He waited for your answer as always but then you step back again,' Jungkook... I don't know what happened with you and I don't know where you're getting this courage from...'

You took a deep breath,' but I don't like you like that... cross that I don't even know what my feelings are right now. I don't know how to feel about this situation... all of this is going too fast and I'm here missing home and I don't know where I am...' you were close to breaking down, you didn't realize that a single drop or tears had slid down your check, Jungkook's eyes widen and the soften at how vulnerable you are.

He thought it is too fast to ask you to confess your feelings, and it was inconsiderate of him to think about his own feeling and not yours, especially since you were out in the big world, not only for girl but he knows that if he was thrown out of Olympus he would be scared too.

Remembering your state, he was about to engulf you into a big hug but he knows better not to do anything for now. So instead he lifts his right hands as he pat your back soothingly as your tiny sobs poured down.

'I'm sorry... I don't know how I'm like this. It was not fair in your part if I force you into anything but just so you know, you mean a lot to me and I don't want to burden you with my feeling until we can take care of this mess I'll stay away alright?' Jungkook retracted his hand unwillingly from you as you look at him as he gives you his bunny smile.

'We're almost there... if I'm correct the valley is up ahead in those gates, I could entangle the vines then we could search, I promise not to hold your hands but promise me you'll stay beside me, as happy as the valley is I can't  promise if stray souls try to catch you.' He looks at you, as you nod an okay for him he nodded too and when ahead, leaving you a bit behind.

You couldn't help to be a bit embarrassed that you cried a bit, so took a deep breath and usher him to continue walking as you sort your feeling out.

Somehow 2 demigods had really occupied your mind and it's killing you, somehow when looking at the two, their different personality is making it difficult for you. You're out of space when suddenly a piercing scream interrupted your thoughts.

Alerting Jungkook also he held you, and this time you don't mind as your mind was jumbled with the piercing scream.

'What is that?' a sudden piercing sounds yet again resonates throughout the place and you look to your south.

'I'm not sure... but this the border of the creeks, anything could be from there,' he shrug, but moving you to his side.

'Why... what's out there.'

'When Kronos was vanquish so did his minions, they were killed by the 3 Gods and some of them escape to the creeks, since they don't classify as monster or goddess or god, any at all to be honest... they are roaming free, but they don't usually come out, their afraid someone might catch them and killed them.'

'So anything could be out there, anything...'

'Yeah... I guess' he responded once more

'Come on y/n...' Jungkook starts dragging you with him, you both stood in front of the giant gate as Jungkook puts his palm in the vines and his eyes started to shine and the vines started to unbind themselves.

As the gates creaked open you unconsciously held Jungkook's robe, you were a bit skeptical with the whole place but Jungkook hold your hands,' don't worry it might look scary but you'll love it inside, if you're afraid then hold my robe and close your eyes until I tell you to open them alright?' nodding your head.

You close your eyes as Jungkook maneuver your hands into his robes as you held them tightly and you heard Jungkook chuckles at how scared you were, but he was not surprise, the valley of the dead is somehow scary and then beautiful at the same time, leading you he started to walk.

'You'll love it there y/n...' he started to tell you,' it's called the valley of the death but I never thought of it as gloomy at all.'

'Oh?' suddenly interested on how lovely Jungkook had describe of the place,' then what exactly is the place kook?' hearing his nickname come out from your mouth made Jungkook's check red, but he doesn't have to worry as your eyes was close.

'Jungkook?' you ask suddenly snapping Jungkook out of his daydream.

'Right... it's the land of the remember... all of the humans and souls who have died goes there as long as they remember those before them, no sadness is present, everyday is a party there y/n and its rule by the god name Dionysus, god of wine-maker.'

'Is he nice?' you asked hopefully

He chuckles,' He is... he is my uncle... my godmother use to bring me here if I was feeling sad, after going here all of my worries and doubt goes away.' Remembering how young Jungkook must have been.

He would remember how tired he was coming from practice and being a perfectionist himself he had beat himself for not perfecting his archery, his godmother will bring him here to dance... to let go of the stress that was not healthy for a kid, he would always smile as he saw his godmother dance around, she was never his real mother, but he knew that she was something that Artemis couldn't be. So hearing her pass didn't just hit his hyungs but he was taking a big toll.

Around the age of 7, Jungkook knew his mother, Artemis was someone who wouldn't tolerate any weakling roaming in her armies, despite being the goddess of archery she was more ambitious then Athena the goddess of war strategy and Ares the god of war himself. So training at a young age was something Jungkook was used especially after the war happened when his mother lost her best friend. He could always remember how his godmother took him here to enjoy himself to learn more about the human world as the ancestors had live there generation through generation, he hasn't been down here since his godmother wasn't around so around 750 years ago, well his old by his real age.

Hearing Jungkook's sad voice made a tug on your heart,' you must be close with your godmother huh?'

'I was... but after what happen –'he stop himself, his old past, no matter how he tried to forget it as his mother always say that is what makes him weak, he couldn't just let it go. It was a part of who he was, how he was mold into the person he is. He even thank the gods that he was given a very gentle godmother, he wouldn't be Jungkook that everyone might know if it wasn't for his godmother.

'You don't have to tell me alright... let's just keep walking.'

You took the silence as an agreement as you both started to walk again.

After 15 minutes of walking, you feel like you're going to collapsed but despite the burning sensation on your legs, you were going to whine to Jungkook to ask if you guys could take a break, but then remembering you're not exactly in a place you want to stop, you refrain from talking.

Not a single peep came from you as you tightly hold Jungkook's robe, afraid that if some earthquake suddenly hits you again you'll be able to held on Jungkook.

Suddenly you were jerk forward as Jungkook suddenly stops.

'Jungkook you could be gentler,' you grumble under your breath when suddenly you heard Jungkook's gasp as he suddenly ran leaving you alone.

'Wait! Jungkook you promise not to let go!' you were panicking at how Jungkook was acting so suddenly that you had to open your eyes and in front of you made your jaw drop.

The land of the dead that Jungkook had described, the parties, the laughter, the warm feeling was all gone. Nothing... not a single soul was present... nobody was partying and no laughter could be heard, the city was dead, literally dead.

'No...no-no... how could this happened...' Jungkook was trembling, the memories that he held so dearly was gone,' who... could have done this...'

Jungkook was franticly looking around when you hear a shout.

'SOMEBODY HELP!' a cry of help was heard, running towards the voice your eyes widen as you look at whom shouting help.

You were about to leap into the scene when suddenly you felt hands had grab you.

Your frantic movements made your kidnapper stun.

'Wait y/n... y/n... me calm down...' Jungkook was searching in your eyes,' I was looking for you as you were running away, I –' you didn't let him finish as you sprint yet again and looking back, confuse he looks up front to see the scene and how his doe eyes had open wider.

'Jungkook! That was Seokjin screaming,' hearing his hyung name he dashes, when suddenly they hear another scream coming from the opposite direction.

'JUNGKOOK! Y/N! GET OUT OF THERE NOW! THERE IS –' Seokjin loud scream was not fast enough when suddenly looking back you see a big Cerberus in front of you with the biggest deadly grin as it looks at yours and Jungkook's figure.

'It looks like my dinner is served.' Its said making your eyes widen in fear as it talks

'RUN!' off you go.