Mint jungkook *dreamily sighs*
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Sorry, onto the plot;
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That night Jungkook was by the window sill again. Something about the moon, drew him there, and a certain someone's thoughts were yet to leave, so why not wait by the moon for them to bid him a sweet goodbye?

The eccentric little (he still means strong) omega was in his chambers too, as quite as the static wind. And from where he sat, he could see him carefully reading from a scroll, occasionally shifting through the pile around him to find the others.

He swears to god, he was still gazing at the moon. But somehow, this moon had a small pout on his lips, a few interruptive strands of hair falling into his eyes and three moles scrupulously placed in their rightful places- left eye, right cheek and atop his nose tip.

Moon has never been this beautiful before.

He wasn't sure how long he was moon gazing before a squeak interrupted his reverie. Maybe not just his own, for the omega looked down at his visitor and gave it a death glare before snapping-

"What?!"

The visitor-a chipmunk- blinked twice.

"So? You escaped Rae's chambers again, didn't you? " Taehyung raised a brow at his visitor, almost comically.

The visitor blinked more.

"And that's for?"

The chipmunk looked down in guilt.

"Ahhh~ You need your pampering now, right? After supporting Rae? Against me? No way, onyx! No way! "

The chipmunk squeaked again, trying to prove his point.

"What now? Are you trying to bribe me? With those eyes? Ha! Bold of you to assume I will fall! "

The chipmunk then took a few steps forward, looking into Taehyung's eyes as the two continued with their glaring contest. And it was not so long before Taehyung was sighing heavily exclaiming, "Goodness! Doe eyes are gonna be the death of me! "

Begrudgingly stomping towards a basket kept high up above the racks, he took some nuts from within it in his hands before placing them before the chipmunk. Taking his seat, he glared at the chipmunk still refusing to touch his reward, before turning his head away in anger. Dramatic.

Then taking a small peek at his dispirited visitor, Taehyung mumbled a small "what?" as he saw the chipmunk nudge a single nut towards where he sat.

"You want me to feed you now?! " He glared at this onyx again, before sighing heavily and taking the nut in his hands. "Wish Rae would come remotely close to you. . . trying hard to mend things " He said placing the nut in his palm before the chipmunk.

And as the little visitor, hesitantly glanced at him and then back to the nut, he gave a warm smile to it before adding, " Am not angry, can never be with you. . .eat"

Fondly staring at the chipmunk nibbling on the single nut, Taehyung then went back reading the scrolls.

He wasn't sure wherever the hell his mind was, but he sure cursed it for not warning the startling nudge at his feet-

Oh! Now onyx was his visitor?

Jungkook kneeled down to pet the pretty creature before noticing something wrong. Something awfully off with the chipmunk.

"What happened bub? Did you- oh you poor little thing, " He sighed heavily inspecting the deep wound right above it's feet. " How the hell were able to walk with this? " He whispered, still examining the wound.

The pet nudged closer to him, as he gently ran his fingers over it's forehead.
"It must have been painful, right?" He cooed softly.

Scooping the pet in his arms, he slowly dragged his fingers over the wound, smiling to himself as a dim white light travelled along it's path before disappearing into thin air leaving an unwounded tuft of fur at it's wake.

The pet nudged closer to him, making itself comfortable in his arms. He softly smiled to this, his bunny tooth peeking through his lips.

A loud cough broke their sweet moment, and the alpha turned to the intruder with a scowl. He was ready to snap, reprimand or even shush the specimen who dared to awaken this sweet creature's beauty sleep, but the moment his head turned and eyes met swirling remnants of sky blue in a sea of almond brown, he swore none of these would apply to this specimen.
A selcouth exception. A whelved artwork.

There stood Kim Taehyung in his all magnificence, arms folded, eyes a mixture of the sky and ground together, and lips molded to the sweetest curl they could muster.

Jungkook breathed out a soft "what? " to which a shake of head and sudden replacement of a scowl answered.

"The hell are you doing with onyx?" And a sceptical brow.

"Healing him? " He was sure he was replying, though it came out more as a question.

"Wait- is he hurt anywhere? Should I take him to the healers? God! Rae won't let me live in peace now-" Taehyung rambled, a look of worry settling in on his features.

"No no, " He reassured, " Like I said, I healed him. . . He is fine now, just a bit clingy" He smiled to himself glancing at the sleepy-clingy pet in his arms.

"Guess he likes you, " Taehyung spoke again, smiling at onyx in his arms, "it takes pretty long for him to trust strangers"

"A healer isn't a stranger, " He gave a knowing smile before adding a small "your highness"

Few moments of him admiring the pet and him being admired by the king flew by in silence.

"Why should I trust you? " Taehyung asked breaking the silence, scrutinizing him as he did so.

"You don't? "

"I couldn't "

"Why?"

"I know a liar when I see one, that's why"

And jungkook couldn't find a better time to wonder whether being onyx at this moment would have been better or not. But fortunately his brain had a mouth of it's own-

"I don't lie, your highness"

"Neither do I, dear healer"

Jungkook tensed up.

" You don't, " He then spoke wondering where the hell did this brain of his mouth found space for itself, "You are just refusing the truth"

"Or maybe you are just covering up one," Taehyung shrugged.

"What's the difference? " Jungkook whispered to himself.

"Perspective" Taehyung replied with a smile that he gave when he knew something that someone didn't.

A stronger wind from outside the window had then both shivering slightly.

"Why aren't you asleep yet, " Jungkook asked, breaking the prolonged silence.

"Could ask you the same"

Now that one caught him off guard. Bold of him to assume he would get a reply-

"Couldn't sleep," Came a soft reply, interrupting his monologue.

"I know a liar when I see one, " Jungkook remarked, imitating the king's words moments ago.

"Well played, " Taehyung smiled, " Will give you that" Jungkook smiled to himself.

"Searching for something? " Jungkook asked noticing king's roving eyes around the room.

"Would say sleep, " Taehyung replied, "but since that's implied, let's go out. . .the weather's fine tonight"

"Are you- wait, really? " Jungkook confirmed, doe eyes blown out comically. "His highness is asking me out?"

Following a hearty chuckle that never failed to entrance the alpha, Taehyung replied with a shake of his head, "No! It's not that, I meant for a civil talk"

"Whatever you say, your highness," Jungkook gave a dramatic bow before eagerly walking out of the door.

After a short distance of skipping his way out of the living quarters, he halted on his feet finding no footsteps approaching. Confused, he turned around just to find the king hurrying out with the fated black robe and another one of the royal ones loosely hanging over his shoulders.

"Take this, idiot, " Taehyung pushed the black robe into his hands before adding, "It will get chilly outside"

And now with a dorky smile and warm robe, a civil talk didn't sound too bad anymore.

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"Have you ever ran away? " Taehyung whispered, after a short walk into the night.

Contemplating on the negatives, he decided, a few truths won't endanger his life. And so humming in affirmation, he softly replied, "quite a few times"

"Why?" Taehyung sounded like the wind; almost one with it.

"Because I was tired, " He said, "From running errands all day"

"Running errands? "

"Hmm, " He hummed, " They really cared for me- my uncle and aunt- I wont blame them, but I was a bit. . . Reckless back then so they took it in their hands to make me into a responsible young man with the running errands thing. But it was just too much for a boy who had just found his wolf"

"Just found your wolf? How old were you?"

"why should I tell? " Jungkook countered, worried how many more such truths will reveal whatever was hidden by him.

Silence.

"I have never spoken with my wolf, not once, " Taehyung softly mumbled sounding almost scared, " Not yet. . .atleast"

Silence.

"I discovered my wolf by around 13 years, not really late" Jungkook mumbled back distantly, "Just a bit. . .too much"

Silence again.

"Why? Is there somewhere you wanna run away to?" Jungkook inquired, turning to a moon lit Taehyung.

With the silent spell that befell upon the two, Jungkook had almost given up on a reply when the Omega's soft breeze like whisper spoke, " Not exactly, am still searching for it "

"Is it that far? " Jungkook asked, eyes wide with curiosity.

"No, " Taehyung shook his head with a small smile at the alpha, "Just hard to find"

"Well, am sure I could help you then, " Jungkook suggested.

"I'm afraid you can't, " Taehyung pulled a small frown, sadly shaking his head turning to the alpha.

"Why? If you wouldn't try, you'd never know" Jungkook countered, with a sincere pout.

With the warm smile stuck on his lips, Taehyung once again shook his head, swaying his dark night locks along as he replied, " If I myself don't know my way home, then dear sir, tell me how would you? "

Now the warm smile had broadened up to a boxy-toothy-grin, and not once in life did Jungkook believe that getting charmed would be that easy, until then. Lustrous with the golden hues of the torches lit along the road, and the mellow hints of moon light lighting up his carved features as his smile grew, Jungkook was enamoured.

"Staring at me won't give you answers," Taehyung interrupted.

" Everywhere is home, " Jungkook whispered refusing to turn away from the sight, "it's in the eyes that look around"

Taehyung's eyes wandered all along his features; he felt them. A slow swirl of sky blue danced in them, and grew the longer he stared at him. It had been long since they stopped in their tracks. Searching home. Lamp lit faces not so far, blown out galaxies lost where the sky met it's almond grounds.

"Everywhere?" Finally the Omega spoke, still in a whisper as if, if he were to be any louder it would break the air around.

"Hmm," Jungkook hummed back, "Wherever your eyes go "

The moment he replied, blue tides rose up in the Omega's eyes now just left with remnants of brown. They travelled down to his lips. And the king slowly enunciated, " Where ever? "

There was still an arm's length between them, and they were yet to continue their tread. Searching home whilst lost in it.

"Hmm," he replied back, drowned in the wonderlands and seven seas of the Omega's eyes. Sadly there wasn't all the time in the universe for him to stay drowned in there when a deep, forced cough broke through the moment. And there weren't blue swirls anymore, neither the omega who had already walked away shrugging his Royal robe close.

Hurrying up to him, Jungkook smiled to himself as their steps matched. A low rhythmic thud as they scolded the ground in unison. He liked this.

Left.

Left.

Right.

Right.

He was just smiling to himself wondering what to talk about or whether he can talk at all,when Taehyung spoke-

"It's cold, " He rubbed him palms for emphasis.

"And windy, " Jungkook added, "Wonder how these lamps haven't yet blown off "

"This is Kaatru- the land of wind, " Taehyung gave a proud smile, "What else did you expect?"

"Maybe incessant storms? Endless winds? Floating houses? Flying dogs?-oh! And dancing trees! Aaaaaaand . . " A hand flew to his chin for further emphasis, " Aha! Floating foods! And-"

"Stop it, silly!" Taehyung wheezed pausing his hearty chuckles at the alpha's antics.

"What? " Jungkook snapped from the spell of the boxy smile with a even more dramatic expression of hurt, "can a wolf not wish now!?"

"You can, but less absurd than those," Taehyung assured, "for the upcoming uvagai"

"Upcoming what? " Jungkook repeated, pretending not to know of his native motherland's festivity. Moon goddess, forgive this fool!

"Uvag-" Taehyung paused turning to the alpha. His eyes travelled along his features searching for something he didn't know. Then, softly shaking his head to himself, Taehyung got back to walking ahead as he replied, "upcoming uvagai"

"Now what's that? "

"The annual festive of joy in all five lands of the Gandharian empire, " Taehyung explained.

"A festive? Like Aaranyam? " Jungkook replied, ransacking through his knowledge of neighbouring kingdoms. He most certainly loved his father-for the rigorous hours of theoritical training-now more than ever. He was just about to explain the aranyan festivity to the Kaatru king before-

"Yes, you could say that, " Taehyung nodded before adding, "but this differs in celebration with each elemental state as compared the United carnival in Aranya"

Jeon Jungkook was flummoxed.

"How do you know? You have been to Aranya before? " Jungkook breathed out, barely picking himself up out of his daze.

"I am the king of this land, " Taehyung smiled at him, "I must of course know about my neighbouring kings and their kingdoms, shouldn't I? "

I obviously didn't expect you to;

"Right, " He nodded, "you're the king"

A gentle wind rang a low howl in the air as they took a sharp turn around the corner walking in another comfortable silence. Silence was rarely his companion, he preferred to hide beneath chaos. But somehow, his 23 years of belief systems vanished the moment he met the eccentric little omega quietly walking beside him. He wanted to know more.

"How's it? " He asked, favouring his want.

"Hmm?"

"How's it to have never spoken to your wolf? Free? Independent? In control? Peace-"

" Lonely, " Taehyung replied with a rueful smile towards his feet.

"Am so-"

"Sorry? " Taehyung turned to him, "don't be. . I can still use my powers"

Silence again. But this time it felt like a soundless disaster so he chose to break it again. But someone beat him to it.

"Why are you here?" Taehyung asked,"And this time don't add more lies to your list"

You aren't easy to deceive, my king

"I am pretty sure, I told you I don't lie your highness, " Jungkook replied. He liked this, this game of lie and chase. He wouldn't play for too long, not when its the Kim taehyung he's playing along with.

"What do you want from me?" The omega tried again, almost sounding tired.

I'm trying to figure it out too, my king

"Nothing, my king! " He replied, "just a roof over my head and enough food for a day"

"Why do you insist on lying knowing it won't convince me enough? "

Then I would lose my only chance to know you more, my king

"Because there isn't a lie I would wish to insist upon," Jungkook replied with a conviction sounding so true to himself, "my king, only the truth " He smiled.

"You can try all you want Jung jung hyuk, " Taehyung turned to him, " But I am no fool to believe all that you speak"

"But-"

"I know a liar when I see one, and I know no liar who is fluent in truth"

"But I am no liar, who isn't fluent in truth, your highness," He gave a knowing smile, as if he were really speaking the truth. " I still insist on my purpose as I mentioned before "

This time the king didn't reply, nor did he bother to acknowledge his. They simply walked in further silence until Jungkook decided it was enough.

"Do you believe me, your highness? "

"No"

So I have to play this your way, huh?

"Then why haven't you yet imprisoned me, or worse killed me yet? "

"I owe you nothing to offer a reply for that"

Playing hard, aren't we?

"But I do, my king, " Jungkook hung his head.

"You do? " Taehyung raised a brow.

"Yes, " He nodded, "my gratitude. .and I thus request an offer of employment under your protection"

"You are my hostage," Taehyung remarked, "and hostages don't receive employment, Jung hyuk"

"Then it's your loss, " Jungkook shook his head, "to waste my skills and abilities, my king"

"I don't need your skills and abilities to protect my kingdom"

"But I need your skills and abilities to unleash my potential and pay back my gratitude" He smiled to himself at the thoughtful expression of the king.

"What do you know?" Taehyung asked after moments of serious contemplating.

"Whatever you'd wish for me to, your highness, " He bowed, knowing the king had fallen for his game.

"And where from do you know what I wish for you to know? " The omega king raised a brow.

"From how you challenged me to spar with your trusted soldier, my king" He gave a knowing smile.

And now we are going to play this my way, your highness~

"Trust me, alpha" Taehyung whispered in his ears and a shiver ran through him, "two can play a game"

If jungkook was flummoxed before, he was now bewildered out of his brains.

The omega walked away with his Royal robe flying after, leaving the alpha spell bound and tongue tied under the cold.

Little tingles hadn't worn off when he ran to catch up with the Omega's long strides. And he zipped his mouth shut, realising it wasn't his game being played but him being played in the Omega's. Wonderful.

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An update as we wait for the grammys!

I hope it's not getting too boring despite the taekook content

And yeah, your pain in the ass of an author might be planning on a few new plots. (P.S bear with me)

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