As the warriors began the walk back to Aleumdaun, each warrior was assigned one of the four royals, standing very close to them; all of them making sure the Royals were in the middle of the group in case anyone wanted to attack them.

"NamJoon," Jinyoung suddenly called out, said male turning to face the one who called his name.

"Yes Jinyoung?" he asked, SeokJin watching his warrior closely.

Jinyoung bowed to the royal watching their interaction, "I was hoping I could speak with you, privately, for a moment."

The male nodded, walking away with Jinyoung and leaving SeokJin with the other warriors who were near him. Once the two were more near the back of the group, Jinyoung spoke.

"Joon-ah, I was wondering if you would be interested in being my second in command," the male asked, NamJoon's eyes widening at the offer.

"Seriously?" he asked, astonished.

Jinyoung chuckled, nodding, "yeah, so, what do you say?"

Before NamJoon could say yes, he heard the sound of SeokJin's laughter, the laugh he has grown to love since being Jin's guarding warrior. That's when he began to think. If he agreed to be Jinyoungs second in command, it would mean he wouldn't see Jin as often anymore. The blond-haired royal would receive a new guarding warrior.

With a heavy sigh, NamJoon looked at Jinyoung, "I'd love to be your second in command, but, I vowed an oath when I agreed to be Seokjins guarding warrior, and I do not plan on breaking that oath. But thank you for the offer, Jinyoung."

The black haired male smiled warmly, following NamJoons gaze, "See, I knew you weren't going to agree once you realized you'd be away from him."

NamJoon's head snapped back to Jinyoung, staring at the male wide-eyed, "w-what do you mean?"

"Namjoon, you make it so obvious that your feelings for SeokJin are not platonic," the male laughed, Joon's cheeks burning crimson.

"Confess to him NamJoon," Jinyoung encouraged, "imagine what would have happened if you didn't grab a hold of him in the attack, you would have never forgiven yourself. The worse that could happen is awkward tension between you both if he doesn't return the feelings."

The brunet nodded, "Thank you Jinyoung."

"Anytime bud, now go, your Royal is waiting," the male teased, NamJoon punching his shoulder lightly before going to his rightful spot beside SeokJin.

"So, what were you two talking about?" Seokjin asked once NamJoon got back.

"Nothing, Jinyoung just wanted me to be his second in command," Joon had stated as if it was no big deal.

Jin's eyes widened, "what did you say?"

"I said no," Joon replied, looking over at the royal.

"Why would you do that?" Jin questioned, really not comprehending why NamJoon would say no to becoming second in command, the blond assumed that was a big deal in the warrior community.

NamJoon shrugged, "I had reasons," he simply replied, Jin deciding to not push on the topic further and just keep walking.

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"Yoongi-ah, can we speak for a moment," Jinyoung asked the black haired male, Yoongi nodding.

"Hoseok-ah," Yoongi called out, said royal turning around, "I'm going to go with Jinyoung for a moment."

Hoseok nodded, Yoongi and Jinyoung walking away from the royal.

"I was wondering if you wanted to be my second in command," Jinyoung offered, Yoongis eyes lighting up.

"Seriously? I thought you were going to ask NamJoon?" Yoongi questioned, though couldn't keep away the gummy smile that spread across his face.

Jinyoung smiled, "I did, but NamJoon-ssi passed up the offer for his own personal reasons."

"Because he's in love with SeokJin?" Yoongi chuckled, knowing very well how the brunet felt about the eldest Royal.

Jinyoung nodded, "that's exactly why," he looked over at Yoongi, "so? What do you say?"

Yoongi thought about it for a moment, maybe a split second before saying, "Definitely, I'll be your second in command. "

The younger of the two warriors nodded with a smile, glad Yoongi agreed. "I will tell Jackson the news."

Yoongi raised an eyebrow, "why do you need to tell Jackson?"

"Jackson will become Hoseok's new guarding warrior, just like Soyeon became Jimin's," Jinyoung explained, Yoongi nodding, the male forgot that becoming second in command would mean he wouldn't be Hoseok's guarding warrior anymore.

The elder walked back to Hoseok, Jinyoung now speaking with Jackson.

"I'm now second in command," Yoongi blurted out before Hoseok could even say anything.

Hoseok gaped at him, though quickly regained his composure when he realized what he was doing. "Congratulations Yoongi-ssi, you finally got away from me," the blond male smiled, though anyone could tell the smile was fake.

Yoongi didn't know why his chest hurt when Hoseok walked away to go stand with his brother.