Chapter 3: Whispers of the past.
The moon claimed high over the Sahara village, casting her light through the cracked windows of the blue moon palace.
Jungkook couldn't sleep. Still.
He sat on the edge of the grand bed, bare feet. The sheets surrounding him, covered his half self.
His hands touched his chest -- still fast, disturbed. Throbbing.
Then he heard it.
A sound like whispering.
He stood up. As if hypnotized the room was dim, lit only by the moonlight streaming in.
The voice called him from the hallway...whispering in his ears the walls seemed to close in on him. He shivered.
"Don't" the voice in the head warned" Don't go there."
He pushes the door slowly, the room smelled of parchment and rot. Veins crept through broken window. Curling across the book and scrolls.
In between, a candle burned, and his mind...got lost.
Cloaked in black. Hooded. red eyes glaring.
Then the burning came -- A scream, a hand reaching, clawing.
Jungkook's breath caught.
"My prince...you returned."
He turned, finally regaining control. Heart thumping.
He froze...something gripped his ankle.
Stumbling back - crawling, breathing ragged. And the touch left.
Through the corridors, through the walls, the walls around him felt moving, chasing. And when he finally burst into the bedchamber, Jimin murmured in his sleep.
Jungkook stood frozen. Shivering.
He sagged down, curling in himself...the house had chased him, scared him .
A lone tear fell from his eyes.
Something had touched him
Far from the sahara, in the city, Taehyung stirred in his sleep. The room was still. Dark. His eyes fluttered open, his breath shallow and slow, as though something had called him.
His gaze fixed on the ceiling, then -- curtains flew, he turned...then stood up as the chilling wind came inside...disturbing.
But just as he closed in -- he saw it, a shadow then...cracks running at the top corner -- one that hadn't been there earlier. Claw marks?
He blinked. Confused.
A cold gust rolled across the room, touching him.
He turned and froze as fog appeared in front of him -- a silhouette. Small. Slender. Familiar.
His chest tightened.
He stepped closer and the shape twisted ...then -- it vanished.
Taehyung's breath grew heavier heart calling, his husband.
He rushed towards his phone, but paused -- a message...from Jungkook.
No call. No talk....just an image.
Blurred. Dark. A corner of a room. Eyes so red -- staring, unblinking, directly at the camera.
His hands shook, Throat tightening and then the phone fell from his hands. A scream ringing through it.
He woke up with gasp, chest heaving as tremors ran through his body, drops of sweat touched his forehead.
Kim Taehyung
"Jungkook…" he whispered.
Then swiftly Taehyung reached out for his phone. But he paused when he noticed the time -- 2 A.M.
Kook would be asleep right now... thinking, he put it back down, standing up as his sleep was forgotten by the nightmares. Heart still squeezing with unease.
He didn't know why, but...he felt as if something was wrong.
And he could only hope that it was not with his husband.
Jungkook stood a few steps behind the others, taking in the interior of the abandoned palace. Rose and Jimin were ahead with the guide laughing, talking as they discussed the project with him. But Jungkook remained quiet.
He couldn't explain it, the sense of disquiet that settled in his chest like a constant heart-beat. His fingers twitched now then, eyes darting in corner to corner...he still felt like someone was watching him...the house.
He hadn't said anything to others. Not what he felt. Not what he saw. Not even when in the morning he felt like someone was touching him.
The guide stopped near the broken gates of the blue moon palace, explaining...but all voices died down as he felt something beneath him cracking. Moving -- he was losing himself in it again, he -
His phone buzzed softly in his hand.
He answered instantly, moving away from them.
Kim Taehyung
"Hey" his said in a warm tone. "You okay, love?"
Kim Jungkook
Jungkook hesitated, then forcing a smile he replied "Yes. I am alright."
But tae caught his distant tone instantly.
Kim Taehyung
"You sure?... You sound a little distant, My life. Why?"
Silence fell between them as kook stayed quiet while Tae waited.
Kim Jungkook
" I guess...I am just feeling weird. This palace is unsettling me, a little."
Taehyung didn't speak right away. His nightmare flashed through his eyes.
Kim Taehyung
"Are you scared?"
Kim Jungkook
"I don't know. But I feel unsettled."
Kim Jungkook
"Maybe it's just because of my nightmares...or because you're not with me!"
Kim Taehyung
"I am coming then."
Kim Jungkook
Kook smiled. "Please. But, first I want you to crack that deal."
Kim Taehyung
"It's not more important than you." he said softly
That made Jungkook breathe out slowly, tension unraveling just slightly.
Kim Taehyung
"I miss you, my life."
Kim Jungkook
Kook giggled. Soft. But comforting "I miss you too." a pause, then "Crack that deal sooner. And come to me."
Kim Taehyung
"Stay close to Rose and Jimin okay? And if you feel anything call me...anytime. Please."
A soft breeze brushed past him, for a moment he thought he heard something -- like breathing near him.
Kim Taehyung
"I love you."
Kim Jungkook
"I love you more."
Author Deep
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Author Deep
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