The next morning came fast. Sleeping in such a new unknown place made Taehyung unable to rest well and sleep in. He was awake early. But so was Jungkook.

Just when Taehyung sat up in bed and rubbed his eyes, Jungkook came through the exit door of their room, carrying a paper bag with him and two cups.

"Hey, good morning Taehyung," he smiled and locked the door behind him before walking to the small table in their room and unpacking the paper bag.

"Where did you go to?" Taehyung asked and got out of bed. Walking over to the wizard.

"I went to get us some breakfast. We have a lot to do today, I want to leave before nightfall. I have to arrive at the other side of the sea by next Sunday. I lost a lot of days when Zuzu got hurt. I need to catch up the time i've lost."

"thank you. And that's okay, I will follow you wherever you're going. I'm just happy to be able to see and experience all this. And to know there is even more out there, I can't wait" Taehyung smiled. "I will brush my teeth and get dressed, then i come eat."

Jungkook smiled and just continued unpacking the food he brought back.

the breakfast was short but very delicious, taehyung had never eaten something like that, the flavours were very different than at home. He loved it. "So, i want to head out and look around before we go buy our supplies" Jungkook said. "I promised you to show you the world, so let's go take a look around tyrano city, it's a really lovely place. the people at kind, a bit bold and nosy since they don't get visitors often. But really welcoming."

"I can tell, they are all so.. extrovert, '' the prince chuckled and followed Jungkook out of the room with his bag. They will not be sleeping here again so they packed up everything into their bags again. He was not used to carrying his own things like this. Usually his butler held his bags and other items. Not that he was complaining, it just made him feel less special, he felt really like a traveller now. carrying a bag with sleep stuff and food. He smiled at the thoughts and his smile stayed on his face for a long time as they explored. going from 'ooooh' to 'aaaah' every now and then when they passed something cool.

"Jungkook," Taehyung said and halted in his steps. While they were walking through the quite empty frozen streets Taehyung noticed a paper on the wall with a drawing on it. "this got your name on it.."

At those words jungkook stopped in his tracks and quickly turned around, his long coat flapped in a twirl and flowed after him with his fast steps. He went in front of taehyung to looked at the paper on the wall. 'Jeon Jungkook, wanted. -alive- highly dangerous' the wizard ripped the paper off the wall and crumpled it up before putting it in his bag. "we will leave before sunset, this place is no longer safe" Jungkook said and grabbed Taehyung's hand to make him follow.

"what was that all about? it said wanted, how can these... normal, people know about you? and what's with the 'highly dangerous'?"

"People from my world want me caught, it was only a matter of time before they seek help among your other siders, you normal people. They have eyes here. I can not stay too long. we are going to get the stuff and leave as soon as we can, I can erase my trace when we are at the ocean." Jungkook said and kept walking, straight into the first store.

the medicine store.

it was a cute shop, a small fire in the wall that warmed the room, on the other side and behind the counter a display of the shopkeeper his medicine.

"good morning sir, i would like to buy ten packs of Chy"

"ten packs!? sir, that is my complete stock of Chy-"

"I will pay extra, I just really need those packs. my friends are sick and hurt, they will die if i don't get them something to get better" Jungkook said, showing a sad and worried expression. This made Taehyung feel a bit strange. Jungkook was.... really good at acting.

"a-alright, okay. ten packs it is" the shopkeeper sighed and grabbed the full wooden crate of packs with Chy. unopened and even still burn marked on the wood.

"Thank you kindly" jungkook looked relieved and quickly paid for the medicine, grabbed the crate and made sure that he was out of there quickly. nudging Taehyung to come along when he passed him.

"What else do we need?" Taehyung asked. "Shall I go ahead and get something already?"

"Yes, sounds good. uhm, can you stock up on our food? i will get all the other materials, i know where to get them, i've already explored a bit"

"okay. What do I need to buy?"

"Just get some herbs, vegetables, bread and meats. I have enough to drink at the cabin, i just need spices and meats"

"Okay, got it. Where do we meet?"

"let's meet at the gates once done. we will go back to zuzu together. I can't have you slipping off the mountain wall"

Taehyung shivered at the thought, he already wasn't looking forward to getting on the slippery thin edge again. But they will have to, if they want to reach Zuzu again.

"got it, i am on my way!" taehyung ran off quickly and there they split up.

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Jungkook was now done with his shopping list and held the tall mountain of crates and a paper bag in his arms, but he had been waiting for a while now. Jungkook was already at the gates, with tired arms he put the heavy stuff down and sighed looking around for taehyung who was nowhere to be seen.

"they cant have caught up to me... no of course not" jungkook said but he was getting worried when taehyung took this long.

Did something happen on the way?

Jungkook began to regret ever splitting up. He had to go find him...

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thank you for reading, see you in the next chapterr!

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