Taehyung's POV

"Taehyung."

"Taehyung."

My eyes flickered open slowly while hearing Hoseok's voice.

I sighed seeing my staff and family peering over me.

"Can't I get some more sleep?" I whined while placing my hand over my eyes.

"It's been about two hours since the banquet ended." Yoongi mentioned.

"And you have been asleep for likely four hours." Jimin explained as he held a candle.

I sighed.

"Won't it only be like 1am?" I questioned.

"Yeah but all the crew have gone to bed except whoever's driving the boat. Plus we need time to actually use the small boat to sail back to South Korea." Yoongi commented.

"That is true, if we don't leave soon, their boat is obviously quicker than ours so we can't risk the crew getting up." Namjoon explained while stretching his arms sleepily above his head.

I sighed while sitting up.

"Alright, let's go." I muttered while standing up from the bed.

I watched as Hoseok leaned over my bed, putting my pillow below the bedsheets to mimic a body.

"Yup, let's go." Hoseok announced once he was done.

We all slowly creeped up the staircase as quietly as we possibly could.

"Yoongi-ah, can you poke your head around the corner and see who's driving the boat." Namjoon instructed in a whisper once we made it to the top.

He nodded, heading around the corner ever so slightly.

He popped his head back around to us with wide eyes.

"We may be fucked, captains driving." Yoongi whispered.

"Go back down to the beds, we need to have a new discussion." Jimin whispered.

Jin led us back down the stairs to our beds.

"Well what do we do now?" Hoseok muttered, a tone of annoyance seeping through.

"Um, if I may, I have an idea." Jimin murmured.

We all looked at him.

"Well tell us your plan because we may not have a lot of time." Namjoon stated.

"What if Taehyung stays behind and distracts the captain while we sneak away?" Jimin said.

My heart raced to his idea.

"What, no." Jin gasped out.

"Jimin, why would we leave Taehyung behind?" Yoongi questioned.

"Well, Taehyung is the only person that the captain wouldn't kill. Taehyung also can easily distract the captain while we sneak away." Jimin mentioned.

"But why only Taehyung?" Jin asked.

"Well obviously he'd likely kill any of the rest of us if we stayed. We don't mean shit to him. And obviously Taehyung is the most important person so we can get guards to come back for him." Jimin cooed.

Even though I don't want them to come back for me.

"That actually may work." Namjoon hummed.

"You guys really want to leave my brother all alone with pirates?" Jin questioned.

"Jin, what other option do we have? We are sailing away from Korea." Namjoon reminded jin.

"Fine, but we are coming straight for Taehyung." Jin whined.

"Taehyung, are you okay with Jimin's idea?" Hoseok asked, a concerned look on his face.

"Yeah." I replied simply with a nod.

"Great. Whatever you do, don't die." Namjoon hummed while pulling me towards him for a hug.

It was the first time I think a hug actually meant something to me from my cousin.

"Go work your magic," Jimin cooed.

"Taehyung, Jimin will signal to you with a three, two, one when we are dropping the boat and you are going to cough in case he hears the boat drop into the water." Namjoon announced and I nodded.

"Why me?" Jimin questioned.

"Because you have small hands, just Taehyung, keep looking near the stairs for Jimin's signal." Namjoon directed.

I nodded.

"Let's go." Hoseok hummed and we walked up the stairs quietly again, this time I grabbed my blanket and held it over my shoulders.

I just hope Jungkook doesn't try anything with me because if Jin see's, he may freak out and completely ruin their plan.

"Good luck." Yoongi whispered to me as I headed around the corner.

Jungkook had his back to me as he was clearly smoking and looking out at sea on the opposite side of the stairs, looking out at South Korea which I knew I'd have to stop.

I quietly walked up behind him, putting my hands on his waist as I made the noise, "Rarr."

He jumped a little but I could see a small smile appearing on his lips.

"I knew you were going to bother me again tonight." He hummed.

"Are you saying I'm predictable?" I questioned as he turned to face me.

"Maybe ye are a little." He said while blowing some smoke out of his mouth.

I needed to change positions though so that I could see Jimin's hand.

I walked around Jungkook, heading towards the edge of the boat to look out at the dark sea for a moment.

When I turned back around to face Jungkook, he was facing me with a raised eyebrow.

"I always forget how weird it is looking at the sea in the dark." I hummed.

Jungkook snickered when commenting, "Looks like a black mirror, waiting for you to fall in and drown."

I gasped, "Damn, who hurt you." I commented.

My eyes however caught the glimpse of Jimin's hand near the stairs.

I watched his three fingers up change to two fingers, and then one.

I coughed kinda loudly, even though I didn't hear the boat drop at all.

"Are you coughing from me smoking?" Jungkook asked, a hint of concern appearing on his lips.

"Ah yeah, sorry. I'm not fully used to cigarette smoke." I lied.

I watched him put down the cigarette into an ashtray beside him.

I smiled seeing Jimin's small hand wave from the corner to signal he would be boarding the boat.

Now I need to make sure Jungkook stops looking out at Korea.

Thankfully I have a plan for that.

Jungkook turned to steer the wheel a little.

I sat my ass down on the deck behind the steering wheel, my back resting against the back wall of the boat while my bedsheet was still wrapped around my shoulder .

Jungkook looked over at me amused.

"You alright?" He questioned me.

I nodded, "Mhm." I hummed.

I then patted the deck with my hand, leaving my arm open.

"Come." I said when seeing him look at me weirdly.

"Taehyung, I'm not going to join you." He muttered in disbelief from my actions.

"Jungkook, I don't offer cuddles to too many people so you should consider yourself lucky." I replied.

I could see his tongue running along his top teeth inside his mouth.

I knew he wanted to join me.

"I need to drive the boat. Maybe another time?" He replied, turning to face the steering wheel.

I panicked a little because I needed to convince him.

"But I can see from here that we aren't going to bang into shore." I mentioned.

"Yeah but I need to see the sea to look out for rocks." Jungkook replied.

"Jungkook it's dark, you won't be able to see rocks much anyways. Plus I may not always be here to give you this offer." I hummed.

I could see his composure change because I knew my words were sinking in.

I smiled seeing him turn, walking towards me as he took a seat in front of my arm.

My heart was now dancing in my chest as I wrapped my arm around his shoulder a bit to drape some of the warm blanket around the front of him too.

"You're not drunk are you?" He asked, looking over at me.

I shook my head, "No. I actually left the banquet maybe two minutes after you did." I told him.

His eyes widened a bit, "Really? Why? It wasn't because I left, was it?" He asked, a hint of guilt riddling his words.

"No, no. I sort of yelled at my brother and I just didn't feel comfortable being in the same room as him." I told him.

"Oh. That's unfortunate. I was hoping you'd have had a good night." He mentioned.

"You deserved to have a good night too though." I replied.

After a moment of silence he spoke again, "Um, I just wanted to say that I am sorry for what I said to you before Jin spoke up earlier. I'd had a couple shots before some beer so my brain likely wasn't in the right place when I spoke to you." He mentioned.

My cheeks heated up, remembering that he suggested seeing me naked.

"It's okay, I also drank some wine so I'm sure my brain was also a bit cloudy at the time." I replied.

He nodded quietly.

"Have the others gone to bed?" Jungkook asked me, not looking at me thankfully because I don't think my face is the best at hiding a lie.

"Yes. Crew and my people are asleep." I replied.

Jungkook nodded, resting back into my arm more.

Was he nervous we'd get caught by someone?

"Were you sleeping in your clothes?" He questioned me.

"Ah yeah, I felt a bit lazy and then fell asleep. How'd you know?" I asked him.

"Ah, you normally sleep shirtless or in a singlet, and also the fact you came out wearing the blanket also made me think you slept in your shirt." He replied while looking at me.

I could feel my cheeks heating up while I gulped.

Okay so my crush has seen me shirtless...

Did he like seeing me shirtless?

I mean he remembers me sleeping shirtless so he must've liked what he saw, right?

"You're cute when you blush." Jungkook cooed, his shoulder nudging me as I looked away from him while I knew he was looking at me.

What a night this ended up being... Not a wonderful sexual fling with Jungkook, but rather another soft night. At least I have another opportunity with Jungkook now. I am also reasonably certain he is interested in me after his flirts earlier. It's time I make my move...

Thoughts? Feelings? Concerns? Will the royals be caught by Jungkook and his crew?

If you like my writing, feel free to comment as you read my book or vote. Also add this book to your reading list/s so you get the updates and can help me promote my book.

That's all for now... Enjoy!!! Stay safe, healthy and warm my lovely readers... Byeeee :)