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this chapter contains violence. all this is fiction, it never happened. please only read the paragraphs in italic if you do not wish to read the parts that contain violence. at the end of the story, i'll help to sum it up to let you know what happened. this is an italic font.

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Empress Min stood up from her throne. "WHO THE HELL DARES TO INSULT THE QUEEN?!" she snarled. The servants and maids flinched visibly. The young prince lowered his head, unable to make eye contact with her. He sat by his adoptive mother, adam's apple bobbing up and down as he gulped.

Please go easy on her, he pleaded silently. "I'm sorry, your majesty." a petite looking lady knelt on the rough, painted red carpet, head lowered to the extent it was almost touching the floor. She wore a pink hanbok. Pink made its way down her chest. Then, white trailed down the rest of her body.

She was beautiful, in the young prince's eyes. "Sorry?" his mother snickered sardonically. But all he could focus on was the hanbok that the ethereal princess was wearing. The dress was so long, he couldn't see her legs, even though she was kneeling.

The sleeves of the hanbok stopped at her wrists. The white jewelry glistened under the lights. Towards the end of the hanbok, there were a variety of colourful flowers painted on her dress. Blue, pink, orange, and more.

Instead of using green, purple was used as the colour of the grass. The necklace he had given her dangled in mid-air. A smile formed on his lips as he looked at the symbol. His symbol. On her hands, there were multiple jade bracelets.

Her whining voice filled his ears as he remembered how she used to complain about having to wear the jewelries. "They are so heavy," she'd pout, shaking her hands vigorously. The jingles of the bracelets colliding into each other would reverberate in the air.

There were multiple golden jewelries placed on top of her neatly styled hair. Thin, golden strands hung across her forehead. "You little vixen!" his mother walked towards her, face scrunched up into a nasty looking snarl.

"How dare you seduce my son and spread dirty rumors about me." Empress Min gripped her chin tightly, causing the princess to make eye contact with her. Glaring at the lady, Empress Min stretched her hand back, releasing her anger onto the girl. In a swift movement, the Queen's hand met the lady's cheek. The princess's head shoots towards the right, a stinging, bright red colour rising to her sugar white skin.

The young prince winced, tilting his head away from the sight. "Throw her out." Empress Min ordered the guards. And with that, she returns to her spot. Thunder made its way to the prince's ears. No. They couldn't leave her out in the rain.

"Anyone who objects," the older women glared at her son, "will be executed." He was dejected, guilty. He couldn't do anything. Being in this spot should've given him the privilege to have a say in things like this, no? The guards placed a hand under the lady's elbows, dragging her out.

The ends of feet were now exposed to the prince's eyes as the guards pulled her down the hallway. Her pink-white dress mopped the dusty floor. They locked eyes right before the guards threw her out. A tear slid down both their eyes.

"Jimin!" Jungkook shook the older's body, brows pulled towards each other as his lips tugged downwards. He was the only one unconscious out of the four of them. Hoseok had his arms around you.

"Kook? What happened?" The male slurred, groaning as he held his head. He immediately turned towards you. Sobs rolled off your tongue as you melted in Hoseok's embrace. "You don't remember?" Jungkook whispered, somber hid between his words.

Holding his head, he tried to recall. They were in a different room, surrounded by darkness. There was only one candle that lighted up the room. They had been caught. After Hoseok passed out, numerous demons entered the room from the second door at the end of the hallway.

Hong Guk and the other demon regained their posture, ready to fight with them. The demons rushed past Hoseok, attacking you, Jungkook and Jimin. Jimin and Jungkook sandwiched you in between them. Holding up their fists, they got into their fighting stance.

Hundreds of demons formed a little circle and surrounded you. In times like these, you wished that you hadn't quit Taekwondo just because you didn't like it.

"Human," they echoed, a nauseating grin formed on their lips. "Don't worry donkey, we got this," Jimin shoots you a playful wink, running his tongue across his bottom lip. You scoff, a smile played across your lips.

"Get them!" one of them shouts. One by one, the demons rushed towards you. Jungkook grabs you by the hand, pulling you towards him. A rectangular-shaped demon rushes towards him with a knife in hand. Jungkook dodges, pushing you towards Jimin.

You trip over yourself, landing right in Jimin's arms. Jungkook threw a punch at the demon's jaw, causing him to stagger. Then, Jungkook uses the demon's knife to stab him in the neck. "Hey baby," Jimin grins absurdly. Jimin hugs you tightly, hand pushing your head into his chest.

Jimin dashes forward, hand stretching backward, then forward. An 'oof' was heard. You guessed he had punched someone. A hand then grabs you, causing you to let out a surprised squeak.

"Just me, tulips." Jungkook assures, spinning you to the right to avoid a purple-coloured demon that held a pitchfork in his hands. Then, using force, he pulls you back into his chest. Except now your back was facing his chest.

He holds you by the waist, using the knife to slash two demon's necks as they lunged themselves towards both of you. He grabs your wrist and swings you towards Jimin. They were like two children, playing monkey with a bunch of red and purple supernaturals. And you were that ball everyone wanted to get their hands on.

Jimin took you by your shoulders, using you as a shield as he snatched a pitchfork from the demon behind him. A short demon made its way towards you. It was shorter than a midget. He wasn't even hip-level.

Releasing a loud squeal, you kicked him in the stomach. Like a soccer ball, you sent him flying to the back. Jimin and Jungkook chuckled loudly, "That's my gorilla!" Jimin yells in exhilaration. Jimin grabs your wrist, pulling you forward. You threw a punch at his chest, "Stop it, you annoying lizard." Jimin laughed it off, penetrating the weapon into the demon's stomach. Blood stained the black colour stick as Jimin removed it.

He then flings you into an unfamiliar pair of arms. You landed on the supernaturals' chest. Looking up, you realised that it was Hoseok. He had wakened up. "You okay?" you questioned, as he spun you out of his chest. It was as if both of you were practicing for a dance. Then, he pulled you back into his chest by the hand. "Yeah, I forgot they had placed some sort of device on me. It's like a taser device, you know?" Hoseok explains.

Then, he lifts you. Placing your foot on his, he began to move swiftly side to side, bringing you along. Hand on the back of your wrist, he bends forward, pushing you downwards. If he wasn't holding you, you would've broken your back, and fallen down. Your faces were inches apart, and you could feel your breaths mingling.

Hoseok barely managed to dodge the fist that swung towards his face. "Hey! That's my meerkat, not yours!" Jimin yelled, grunting as he threw a punch at a tall, bulky demon. Hoseok laughs, helping you up again.

He then swings you in another direction. A pair of hands caught you. You could see Jungkook and Jimin fighting tall, giant monsters. Wait... if you could see both of them battling the demons, who was holding you?

A loud shriek rolled off your tongue as you locked gazes with a smirking Hong Guk. "Y/n!" three of them chorused, eyes enlarging at the sight. Taking advantage of the distraction, the demons tackle Hoseok, Jungkook, and Jimin. They were pressed onto the floor by three giants. The rest of them were panting, hands on their knees while others went to dispose of the dead bodies. Hong Guk wrapped one hand around your neck, the other around your waist. He tilted his long neck, placing his lips on your neck. "Human," he scoffed, trailing his long, skinny tongue down your neck.

You shivered in his hold, tears welling up in your eyes. "Let go of her, you shithead!" Jimin screams, thrashing around. But the giant was way bigger and held the ghost down despite him squirming around. Jungkook growled loudly, attempting to get out of the demon's hold.

"You dirty giraffe head, let the innocent girl go! Bully someone your size!" Hoseok yelled in anger, eyes flashing red. What did that mean? Is it related to how Jimin's eyes flash blue?

He gropes your body, holding you by the neck. You gulp, the tears you tried so hard to hold back pours out as he touches you inappropriately. "STOP IT!!" Jimin screams, voice breaking. "Hong Guk, that's enough. Boss said give them a warning, not place your hands on a lady. Let's go." A demon, taller than the rest, spoke. He was different from other demons. His skin was black, and his face was stern. He looked as if he doesn't have a heart.

Hong Guk releases you, snickering as you dropped to the floor, curling yourself into a ball. Feet shuffled out of the room, and a pair of arms wrapped around you.

"It's okay."

It was Hoseok. Tiredness laced through his raspy voice. From the corner of your eyes, you could see a limping Jungkook making his way to an unconscious Jimin.

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i honestly had a hard time writing this lmao. the hardest part to write was about Hong Guk and Y/n. i swear i procrastinated so much just to not write that part. i hope you enjoyed it! i'm so happy to have readers like you! thank you for the reads, votes, and comments!

also, thank you for the 663 reads and 116 votes! i'm so thankful god. it's almost coming to a month since i've written this book. whoa, time passes fast lmao. thank you for your support!

summary : y/n, jungkook, jimin, and hoseok got into a fight with demons. after hoseok passed out, hundreds of demons rushed in. they (jk and jm) played monkey using y/n as a ball during the fight LMAO. okay byeee, see you soon :D