Taehyung's first two weeks have been wonderful and he was sad to know that there was only one week left before he was returning home. The Caribbean sea was gorgeous, cerulean water stretching over his entire sight and giving him a peaceful feeling. Jimin has been swimming one time in the ocean together with a smaller group while Taehyung preferred to stay on board.

He was a fan of water but the open sea still made him feel anxious, that large amount of water under his feet was enough for him to fear sinking. But he didn't tell that Jimin but wished him to have fun while he was relaxing in the sun near the pool.

This was the life he could get used to, enjoying the sun warming his golden skin before diving into the pool for a quick swim then repeating the circle over and over again until it was time for dinner. The days flew by like nothing and Taehyung felt like he was in a holiday daze but not in a bad way.

It was heavenly.

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Taehyung was just returning to his cabin after another relaxed morning on deck and he was in the mood for a quick nap before returning back to the pool. Jimin has followed him, also in the mood for some lazy sleep and the two were giggling to each other, feeling much more comfortable with each other as time passed and also already promising to visit each other once returning back to Korea.

There was a little stumble in their steps but the two didn't mind at all, biding their goodbyes to each other before walking into their cabins, promising each other to meet up in exactly three hours from now on.

Only that it should never come to that.

But Taehyung didn't know that. Because as soon as his head touched the feathery pillow, he was out like a light and his thoughts drifted into Morpheus' land.

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There were sirens ringing right into Taehyung's ears in his dream and he groaned softly, trying to pull himself out of the sleepy embrace he found himself in, waking up very disoriented and confused on why the sirens of his dream continued blasting into his ears.

But he sat up panicked when he realized that the sirens weren't part of his dream but rather brutal reality. Something was wrong, heavily wrong because not only did the sirens alarm the passengers but there was also the loud blaring wind from outside crashing against the small bug window.

So when he stormed towards the window, he was shocked to see the usual blue sky tinted pitch black. There was a storm roaring outside. There was a storm outside and it was destroying the ship's construction, causing it to sink. Taehyung at first didn't realize what was going on but when he finally came into realization, he tried his best not to panic.

This was exactly why he hated being on ships, the risk of sinking low but still possible and it gave him anxiety just by the thought of it. Which was why he usually despised cruise ships but this one time, he wanted to enjoy it. And now see where it got him.

Taehyung couldn't panic now, if he did, he was going to lose precious time and he couldn't do that, every minute now was worth millions. So he exhaled for a second before turning back and grabbing his survivor kit, tying the straps around his body and feeling very grateful for the kit before storming to the door.

There was chaos outside of course, people running around and screaming while the other decks seemed to be already floated which caused even more panic. But Taehyung elegantly dodged them before speeding off to Jimin's door, banging his fists against the wood.

"JIMIN! Jimin, get out!!!", Taehyung yelled, hoping we would find his friend and that he wasn't already a victim to panic and ending up squeezed in the crowd. But the door opened and Taehyung released the breath he has been holding before jumping back a bit. "What's with all the rumors?", Jimin asked sleepily and anger hit Taehyung.

Jimin has been sleeping! "You idiot, how couldn't you realize?! Have you been sleeping the whole time?", Taehyung screamed over the tumult and Jimin nodded. "The ship is sinking, we have to get on deck!", the raven screamed nonetheless and Jimin's eyes widened in shock.

"Sinking?! How is that possible?!", he asked shocked but received no answer because Taehyung has already pulling him with him, following the panicked float of the passengers who all tried to escape the now turned nightmare of a ship.

They had to get outside or else they would be trapped once the water would surround them and would drown them since there wasn't no escape. A trap that has been a safe place before.

"Tae, not so fast!", Jimin gasped when he tried to keep up with the long steps of his friend and Taehyung merely slowed down. He pushed a few people out of the way and dodged some elbows before pushing a door open. The sirens were still blaring loudly and it was hard to communicate over the tumult.

Once they were outside, Taehyung pulled Jimin back close and looked around to make himself sight over the situation. The storm was howling over their heads and the ship was already sinking, the first decks under water. "I think something broke within the ship's body!", Taehyung tried to tell Jimin and looked around for lifeboat or life vests but there weren't any in sight.

"We have to get from the ship!", Taehyung screamed loudly, squinting his eyes. There was a little black surface in between the raging waves and Taehyung felt hope rising in his chest. "There's a small island there, do you see it?! We should try to swim there!", Taehyung screamed and pulled Jimin towards the railing.

"Okay! I trust you, Tae!", Jimin yelled back, holding onto the raven's hand when they climbed over the railing and stood close to the edge. Taehyung gulped, looking down into the black sea. He hoped that the water would still be warm and that the waves wouldn't pull them down. "I hope you can swim", he yelled over to Jimin who nodded before he gulped heavily.

"On three?", he asked timidly and the taller nodded.

"One."

"Two."

"Three!"

And they jumped into the water.

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What a ride! What's going to happen now?

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