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"Wrong" Jungkook rolled his eyes devilishly, throwing the sword at Bangchan.

The blade flew forward, but before it could get to Bangchan, he was fast to grab one of his remaining members, blocking himself with the guy.

The sword sliced down the head of the guy, and it joined the other four on the ground before the body fell with a loud thud.

Bangchan didn't completely escape though because the sword gave him a cut on the arm too.

His face, clothes and hands are red with the guy's blood, and his eyes are popped in pure terror as the sword returned to the magnet on Jungkook's palm again.

The rest of The Scorpios moved forward to attack, but Bangchan raised an hand, and they stepped back.

Yeji moved forward alone, but Juliet pulled her back fast.

"Are you blind? You don't see what's going on?" She glared.

Yeji released herself stubbornly, breathing hard and shaky.

As for Romeo, his eyes are wide behind Bangchan, and he kept gulping trepidly.

"How you like that?" Hyunjin said in a playful voice, sitting on the car bonnet.

Namjoon has a bored look on his face like Jungkook.

Lisa rushed to Jimin's body and tried carrying him up, but Yeji blocked her.

"Drop him!" She ordered.

Lisa placed Jimin on a stone, making sure his back balanced well before standing.

She threw a calve kick at Yeji, but Yeji avoided it by doing a handstand.

Immediately she got back on her feet, Lisa's punch met her mouth, and Yeji flew to the ground, landing in a colony of ants.

The soldiers of ants shrouded her, biting viciously while she screamed and cursed.

Juliet quickly went to pull her out, and Namjoon joined Lisa.

Jointly, they carried Jimin out of the cave, and Jungkook took slow calculated steps to Bangchan who's still looking like he was struck by lightning.

Bangchan couldn't move till he got to him and brought the phone out of his pocket.

The FaceTime with Master Kang is still ongoing, and the man is currently smiling callously.

"Good job, son"  he muttered, and Jungkook clicked red, ending the call.

He threw the phone on the ground and placed his black sneaker on it, crushing it at his feet.

Bangchan couldn't form a sentence throughout, just staring like he was stripped of his voice and power.

Jungkook returned his mask to his face before smirking, looking more ominous.

"This is only just a face reveal. Buy yourself a graveyard before you plan your next attack, because I'll be fucking killing you" he muttered, taking a quick look at Bangchan's bleeding arm before turning his back.

He walked out with the rest of his comrades, and Bangchan almost dropped on his knees.

Gently, he sat on a stone, staring speechlessly at the bodies on the ground.

"Are we actually gonna take this? Why did you tell us not to attack? We looked stupid!" Yeji shouted hotly.

"Fucking listen to yourself bitch! They looked deadly! Did you see Jeon's eyes? Dude was mad as fuck!" Juliet shouted back, and Yeji laughed maniacally.

"They were twenty two, and we're thirty!" She spat.

"We're twenty five, five gone" Juliet replied.

"I don't bloody care, we still outnumber them, we could win a make them bow!" Yeji insisted.

"Make them bow when Lisa's punch sent you flying? Try to think with your brain for once, not your pussy!" Juliet spat, and Yeji slapped her soundly.

Without waiting, Juliet returned the slap, and Yeji staggered.

"Don't fuck with me, you think I'm Lee?" Juliet snickered.

"Oh you're dead!" Yeji made to draw her gun...

"Stop!!!" Romeo's yell came, and the girls retreated, both exhaling hard.

"Bangchan got poisoned, and this is the best you both could do?" Romeo scoffed, and their eyes widened as they both turned to Bangchan at once.

His wounded arm is still bleeding, and instead of red, his blood is black.

"Jeon's sword" Juliet muttered.

Bangchan stood and stormed out of the cave, his blood trailing after him.

"Bangchan!" Romeo went after him with the girls.

"Book me a different flight, I'm returning to Jeju" he replied.

The rest of the members threw the dead Scorpios in the open pool and covered it before leaving the cave too.

*

BACK IN THE ISLAND, LODGE*

Seji, Jennie and Chaeryoung couldn't believe their eyes when Jimin was brought back unconscious.

The food feast was about to end when Namjoon and Lisa arrived with Jimin, and he was quickly tucked to bed.

His clothes got changed, and Lisa started wiping his pale face with warm towel to bring down his high temperature.

"Now I need a full explanation on all of these before I run mad. Jeon said he was gonna be staying in throughout, and we all agreed. We were in the island during the food feast when you got a text and excused yourself to use the restroom, but now you came back after one hour with Min's unconscious body?" Seji said impatiently.

"Calm down Seji" Lisa replied.

"Don't tell me to calm down Lisa, I hate being in the dark so start talking now!" Seji shouted.

"Seji..." Jennie pulled her back to calm her down.

Chaeryoung stayed quiet, same as Namjoon and Lisa herself.

Seji was about to speak again when Jungkook came in with Hyunjin.

"You want someone to yell at? Do it to me" he said, and Seji walked slowly to him.

"What did you do to him?" She questioned.

"Nothing. He got caught up in something rough, he'd be fine" he replied expressionlessly, but he's not even looking at Seji as he talked.

His eyes are on Jimin on the bed.

Before Seji could talk again, their phones buzzed at once.

It's a new update on the departmental group, posted by Yeji.

~•~The long suspense about our rival frat club is finally over. The Vikings. They're led by Jeon, and the members include his two friends and the respected princess of this college... Lalisa Manoban~•~

Seji's eyes widened when she read the news, including Jennie and Chaeryoung.

"No...am I dreaming?" Seji muttered, looking up at Lisa with big eyes.

"Lisa?" Jennie muttered.

"Shocking" Chaeryoung said.

Seji shook her head and left the room, Jennie followed.

"Girls! I didn't mean to keep it from y'all! Girls!" Lisa started going after them, but she bumped into Namjoon in the process.

She threw a cutting glare at him, and he smirked as she finally left the room.

"The most epic face reveal ever, it should probably appear in World news" Hyunjin said jovially, tucking his hands in his pockets.

"I hate your jokes" Namjoon shook his head, leaving the room.

"Don't tell me you're gonna shag again, bastard!" Hyunjin left after him.

Now it's just Chaeryoung and Jungkook in the room with Jimin.

Jungkook sat beside the bed, and he picked the warm towel.

He resumed from where Lisa stopped, wiping Jimin's skin gently.

The look on his face is so keen as he did it, and he's not blinking at all, like he'd die if he does.

Chaeryoung bit her lip slightly as she watched the scene in silence.

Jungkook suddenly took Jimin's hands.

The bandages he wrapped on his wrists is still intact, so he removed them, and the bruises came to view.

His eyes twitched immediately, he must have tied the chains too tight in the morning.

He brought the warm towel to the wrists and placed it there.

Jimin moved slightly, but he didn't open his eyes.

Jungkook released a exhale almost inaudible, and Chaeryoung suddenly placed her hand on his shoulder.

He paused.

"He'd be fine, you don't have to worry" she said, rubbing his shoulder.

He suddenly took that hand and twisted it before pushing her away.

Chaeryoung landed on the ground, sliding far from him with wide eyes.

He stood tall, towering above her.

"I...I was just...

"I dunno what your plan is or why you suddenly joined the girls friendship, but hey, I'll kill you if anything goes wrong, and the next time you lay your fucking hand on me, I'll fucking break it" he warned with ease, and she gulped fearfully.

Her phone buzzed, and she quickly checked to see it's Felix's text.

Felix: Where are you? I'm in your room.

She stood, rushing out of the room without looking back.

Jungkook sat back on the bed, taking off his jacket.

He got the first aid box and began treating Jimin's wrists, a small unhinged smile tugging at his lips.

*

BACK OF THE LODGE*

"So this is what you've been keeping from us? This big secret? Lisa!" Seji said when Lisa finally finished telling the story.

Lisa caught up with her and Jennie some minutes ago, and she has been narrating everything since then.

"I'm sorry. I didn't want it to get out yunno. I'm a princess, and the moment my father finds out, I dunno what to expect at the palace" Lisa replied.

"And you think you're safe right now? I'm sure Yeji will blow it beyond, proportion and His Majesty would have heard" Jennie said.

"I'll handle that when we get back to Jeju, but for now can you girls just forgive me? Huh?" Lisa hung her arms on their shoulders.

"Having my friend in a frat club is cool, you should teach me useful fighting skills" Jennie said, and Lisa laughed.

"I'm not saying anything till Min wakes up. If she forgives you, then who am I?" Seji said, and Lisa pecked her.

"I love you girls"

"So you didn't faceoff to Jeon because you're a princess, it's because he's your boss. You guys know how to conceal" Jennie said.

"Tell me about it" Seji replied, and Lisa laughed as they all returned to the lodge.

She fished out her phone when it chimed, and she sighed when she saw a new text from her father.

Royal Father: I sent a jet over, get on it and come back home, now!

"I knew it, he got the news" Jennie said.

"Darn" Lisa muttered, holding her forehead.

*

HYUNJIN'S ROOM*

The camera in Jungkook and Jimin's room is currently connected to Namjoon's system, and he's checking out the footage of when Jimin was unchained.

Hyunjin is behind him, and their eyes are trained sensitively on the screen, watching closely.

Suddenly, they saw the trenchcoat and vans person coming in.

"That's the bastard!" Hyunjin said, and Namjoon quickly pressed pause, zooming on the face.

Unluckily, the face is covered completely with a white chiffon scarf.

In fact, no single part of the body is out as he walked into the bathroom and unlocked the chains.

He did it perfectly, no mistakes at all.

"Shit, he's smart, and you're right, it's a male" Namjoon suddenly said, rewatching the footage to study the walking steps.

The person walks like a male for real.

"Now that he did a clean job once again, what's next?" Hyunjin asked.

"We take him serious" Jungkook's voice came from behind them, and they both stood to see him standing there.

He has been watching silently.

"You mean we've been playing with him since he started?" Namjoon said.

"Yeah. It's like a chess game, winning is never by luck" Jungkook replied bluntly, and Namjoon shut down the laptop.

"Shall we draw a plan then?" Hyunjin smiled.

*

CHAERYOUNG'S ROOM*

Felix came in with a cup of water which he handed over to Chaeryoung who's sitting in bed.

She took it and drank little before returning the cup.

Felix knelt in front of her, watching her closely.

"Don't worry, I only find it hard to digest food, not water. I'm not gonna vomit" she said, and he smiled.

He raised his hand to her lips to wipe the water, but she bent back and wiped it herself.

He sat beside her, his arm bumping into hers in the process.

She cringed in pains, and he quickly took her arm.

"I'm fine!" She tried to take it from him, but he raised her blouse anyways, revealing the redness of her elbow.

She hurt it when Jungkook pushed her earlier.

"How did this happen?" He asked with concern, getting a healing balm quickly.

"I fell" she lied, moaning as he rubbed the bruise.

"Sorry, geek" he said.

Chaeryoung chuckled, stroking her hair shortly.

She dropped her hand after a while, but he took it and placed it back on his head.

"Can you do it again?" He whispered.

"Don't be silly" she dropped the hand again, and disappointment flashed across his eyes as he started closing the balm.

"Felix" she suddenly called, and he looked up.

"You know I can't live without you, right?" She muttered.

"Me too" he replied.

She smiled widely.

*

JEJU, 6PM*

Lisa's jet landed just now, and her handmaidens and guards are already assembled at the port to collect her.

They took her bag, and she removed her Loui Vuitton heels to relieve her legs.

The shoes were replaced with fluffy flops which she wore to the car, and the drive to the palace started.

She nearly cried in the plane.

To think she'd be missing the games tonight at Hyeopjae, and she'd be missing the pool party too. Pity.

She'd be lucky if she doesn't get disowned.

Living as a princess hasn't been easy as Jennie said.

She can't even say she's lucky since she has to beg or sneak out before she'd be able to spent time with her friends.

It's choky to have guards and maids around you when you don't even want them.

She hates it, but maybe she wouldn't hate it this much if her mother didn't die.

Yeah. Her mother, the first queen is dead, and his Majesty changed completely since then.

He's planning to marry a new wife soon who'd be the new queen, and gawd knows she hates that woman madly.

She sighed out when the car drove into the vainglorious grandiose palace in the heart of the island.

It's so beautiful, surrounded by rainbow atmospheric design and a white waterfall.

A trojan horse is in front of the gigantic palace, symbolizing the elegance of the crown.

Her bags were taken in, and she was guarded in again.

The maids, chauffers, butlers and chefs all have their heads bowed as she made her entry.

She was led to the royal dining hall where her royal father was already seated, but he's not alone.

He's with the new queen-to-be, her name is Rosé, and she's smiling that fake smile again.

It doesn't take a genius to know it's fake, she doesn't like her.

"Welcome home, sweetie" she shone her teeth as Lisa sat.

Lisa didn't respond, she only picked a glass of water to drink from.

"Care to explain the news flying around about my only princess being a member of a frat club?" The king said crisply.

"It's nothing" Lisa replied, dropping the cup of water.

"Nothing? You are my crown princess Lisa, meaning you're ruling this island after I die, what do you want the people to think, what do you want your mother to think up there!" The king yelled angrily.

"Don't talk about mother! You have no right to talk about her when you don't even attend her remembrance ceremonies every year! You got yourself a new queen so just marry her and leave me alone! She has a son already, doesn't she? Adopt her son and make him your crown prince, I'm done here!" Lisa stood, rushing out of the hall.

Rosé smiled secretly.

"Lisa!!!" The king yelled again, but she didn't look back till she was out.

"Take it easy with her, your majesty" Rosé held his forearm, and he sighed.

"She's just a child, she'd come around" she smiled.

*

GRAND CASINO*

Bangchan came here immediately his flight landed.

It's currently past 7 at night, and the casino is busy as it should.

He changed bandages for his bleeding arm close to ten times already, but the black blood kept coming, the poison is spreading.

San met him by the rooms door, and his eyes widened when he saw the bleeding arm.

"Son! What the hell!" He gasped.

"Where's my adoptive father, Master Kang?" Bangchan muttered powerlessly.

San held him, leading him in.

He took him to Master Kang's office, and they met the man sitting like a carved statue on his desk.

"Please... please boss, save my son! I think he's dying!" San pleaded.

Master Kang raised the sleeve ofBangchan's shirt to reveal the cut, and his eyes narrowed.

"You got cut by Jungkook's sword?" He said, recognizing it immediately.

"Yes" Bangchan gasped, and Master Kang smiled delightfully.

"Please... please save him" San pleaded again.

"The cut is not deep, so he won't die. He'll just be in insane agony and pains for days. He'll almost bleed out his guts, but he'll be fine" Master Kang said.

"But the pains will be too much, please help...boss. He's your adopted son!" San desperately begged.

Master Kang remained neutral.

"There should be an antidote" San said.

"There is" Master Kang smiled.

Bangchan looked up.

"His early morning urine, make him drink" Master Kang said.

"What!"

*

BACK IN HYEOPJAE, 11PM*

The pool party is already ongoing, and as it should be, the lodge is empty.

Everyone moved to the pool spa already, all except Jimin.
He's still unconscious, but Jungkook is with him.

Seji and Jennie left for the party some minutes ago after Jungkook assured them he's gonna stay with him.

His health improved a lot, and his temperature went down already. Even his facial paleness is gone.

Jungkook made sure to bandage his wrists again after treating it, and now he's stroking his hair gently, zero emotions on his face.

Jimin's eyes peered open gently, and he was greeted by the red light in the room.

He squeezed his face, and Jungkook took mercy by changing the light to white.

Immediately Jimin saw his face, he spranged up and jumped down from the bed.

"What do you think you're doing here after almost getting me killed?" He glared hatefully.

"I'd say you're the one who almost got yourself killed. I chained you up for a reason" he replied easily without blinking, and Jimin scoffed.

"How does that sound, huh? How does that sound motherfucker! Do I look like your toy? You think you can do whatever you want? You have no right to chain me down!" He yelled, his eyes shooting laser beams.

"Would you stay in if I told you to stay?" He replied point-blank.

"When I'm not mad" he shot back.

"Of course, and chaining you down came in handy. You never fucking listen" he replied.

"Why would I listen to you?" He raised his chest.

"You were locked in a fucking freezer, and whoever it is is still lurking around so drop that attitude and fucking listen" he snapped, and Jimin only calmed down for a second before blowing up again.

"Why would you protect me? Did my family pay you or something? Tell me, Jungkook!" He shot, and his brows rumpled.

"Min" he called him second name.

"Don't call me that!" He shot and started bolting out of the room, but Jungkook dragged him back by the arm.

He broke free obstinately and started walking out again, but Jungkook grabbed him again, holding his two hands and folding it behind him so his chest pushed out and met with the wall.

"Let go of me! Get your hands off me" he exhaled, his chest mashing on the wall so much.

"Drop the attitude first" he replied, pressing his expansive chest knowingly on Jimin's backside.

He rubbed his lips on the shell of his ear, breathing down on his neck and licking his skin with his tongue tip.

"Stop that, Jeon... You don't own me!" He said with shaky breaths, but Jungkook inhaled him in sensually before licking the skin on his neck again like a cat.

"I don't? Say that again" he breathed him in for the second time.

"Jeon I'll kill you!" Jimin shouted, hardening his bones.

"Kill me, fox" he replied hoarsely with a groan, pulling his hair so he faced the ceiling, and he licked his exposed cleavage.

"Fuck you!" He cursed, and Jungkook chuckled madly.

"Are you wet? Are your pants soaked, fox?" He whispered, making Jimin shiver in his insides.

"In your fucking dreams, motherfucker" he replied, and Jungkook released him.

He ran out of the room, but Jungkook went after him immediately.

"You don't own me, and you never will!" He said as he rushed down the hall.

Jimin could smell nothing but his scent on himself.

Cinnamon, fucking cinnamon.

Why is it so strong and... clingy?

It smells like damnation.

He just wants to get as far away from this devil as possible.

He rushed into the pool spar where the students are, and he stole all attention immediately.

👥 He's awake?

👥 Oh I hate him more

👥 Why would the Vikings even save him?

👥 Who's he?

Murmurs broke, but Jimin doesn't care.

Yeji, Juliet and Romeo are together, watching him with unhidden contempt.

Hyunjin and Namjoon are together too, and Hyunjin grinned when Jimin came in.

Seji and Jennie are with Felix and Chaeryoung, and their eyes widened.

"OMG he's awake! Wifey!" Seji shouted, Jimin is not even seeing her

Jimin's eyes are on Lee who's coming in his direction too.

He's wearing a big turtleneck hood to cover the bruises he got from the snake coil, and he's smiling.

Jimin looked back, and when he saw Jungkook coming in with his eyes on him, he smirked.

He doesn't own him, Jungkook needs to understand that.

Thankfully, he doesn't get triggered by Lee too, so the plan is just perfect.

He smiled at Lee when he got to him.

"Glad to see you're fin...

Lee couldn't finish his statement when Jimin pulled him in, crashing his lips on his own.

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TBC.