Chapter 5: Miniature Magic

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Jungkook

"So, what even is the point of catching a fairy?" Taehyung deadpans, unhappy with all of the hiking through the woods we've been doing.

To get wishes, of course! I giggle to myself, feeling happy that I'm being paid to look for the very creatures I've been dreaming about.

"There is quite the market for them outside of this small town," Hoseok explains. "People will pay top dollar for them. They make good ingredients."

I furrow my eyebrows at that.

Ingredients? That sounds... violent and deadly...

Biting my lip, I continue to follow, falling a few steps behind.

Signing quietly has always calmed me down a bit, so I do so, wondering if I will be so lucky as to catch a fairy today. Unbeknownst to Hoseok, I secretly brought my own bag of supplies. The stuff the hunter brought is much too crude and doesn't match anything the book my mother gave me said, so I will trust her over some guy who acts like fairies are ingredients, whatever that's supposed to mean.

"D-Don't you think we should split up, cover more ground?" I suggest, wanting to slip away and find my own fairy.

The brunet stops in his tracks and turns around, eyeing me. He steps toward me, getting all in my space as his eyes bore into mine. I swallow, wondering if he can somehow see into my soul. If there is some sort of potion he used on himself to make him hyper-perceptive.

"That sounds like a great idea! Way to be proactive, Jungkook!" The brunet claps me on the back enthusiastically. I'll take Taehyung with me since I doubt he knows what he's doing. We'll meet up in not too long, so try not to get lost."

"I'll be fine," I assure, itching to get away.

My brother opens his mouth in protest before Hoseok yanks him along, the raven cursing as the hunter animatedly explains the importance of fairies.

Once the pair leaves, I begin my search for a fairy. Hoseok does not know all that I know and it leaves me feeling smug. To think he claims to be a fairy hunter, yet he does not know that not all of them have wings.

A small frog catches my eye and I giggle, looking down at it.

"What is your name, froggie?"

It simply ribbets and jumps ahead.

I hop after it. "Where are you going, froggie?"

The amphibian continues its hop-filled trek and I follow it happily, a smile etched into my face as I watch the green creature do its thing.

"Can I hold you?" I bend down to pick the frog up, but it jumps out of my reach and I puff my cheeks in a pout before plopping down on my butt, propping my chin up on my knees as I hug them into my stomach. "I would have been gentle, froggie."

Rustling sounds from the nearby bushes and I internally squeal, hoping it's a bunny or another frog. Bunnies are cuddly and cute and frogs are really cool. They both hop around and make me happy. Being a part of nature and not worrying about money sounds amazing.

I part the bushes and gasp as I see a tiny person with blue hair staring at me with big, silver eyes.

Fairy.

As quickly as possible, I grab my spherical jar and trap the fairy, careful not to crush them in any way.

"I did it," I whisper, "I caught a fairy."

Author's Note: Jikook are finally in the same place. But Jimin is Jungkook's captive and Hoseok wants to use him as an ingredient for something. What does this mean? Will Jimin be safe? Will he hate JK?

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