DOLL [vmin]

19: sacrifice

The next day Jimin stood in the garden. his eyes staring at a rose that grew against the iron gates fence. He found it interesting. somehow he could see it dying in front of him. He frowned seeing it again. He saw how the red roze slowly withered and crumbled up into a brown ball until all the petals fell down and the rose was no more.

"oh...." Jimin said softly in surprise and confusion. He looked at the other roses looking if more would die like that but it seems fine other than that.

"Jimin?" Taehyung said, walking up behind the doll. his hands touched the doll's waist standing now next to him. also looking at the flower.

"they are...dying"

"Are they now?" Taehyung hummed. He didn't seem so surprised.

"why?"

"hm, nothing for you to worry about, i'm going to eat dinner. Please join me at the table" taehyung smiled, patting Jimin's head and turning around. He walked back to the mansion but when he entered the doors he buckled over grabbing coughing. He uncovered his mouth and grabbed the doorpost to straighten himself before continuing his walk. not seeing jimin had noticed it.

"He's dying '' Jimin whispered to himself and walked to the front door as well. Seeing a few blood spots that had come from Taehyung's hand. seeing the hand lines. "The curse is too strong....he won't survive '' Jimin suddenly got it. He got the puzzle pieces together. The curse taehyung had was slowly killing him. the spirits could endlessly go on while taehyung had his limits. his human limits. His heart cant take so much anymore. The dark spirits were poisoning his heart slowly.

"Ah jimin, i am just setting the food ready. He is waiting for you" Sunhee said when he saw Jimin in the doorway.

"i am on my way. '' Jimin followed her to the dining room where taehyung sat at the head side of the table. waiting patiently with his hands on the table folded together. his head turned when he saw his precious doll enter. The doll who was such a beautiful creation. the creation of eternal beauty.

"Here you go," Sunhee said, placing the last plate on the table. always a rich filled dinner for them two. She sat at Taehyung's right and Jimin at the other's left. He wanted Jimin to sit to the left of him, To fill the empty spot where his heart once was. how he wished to just feel whole again. to feel complete again. Luckily for him he had Jimin now. He had something to fill his empty chest with. something to give him feelings again. something to live for.

"Sunhee, eat something too," Taehyung said, looking at the maid. she usually ate after taehyung but the man insisted on it today.

"but-"

"It's fine, here" Taehyung pushed sunhee the plate of chicken. "it's delicious"

"okay, thank you sir" she smiled and filled her plate as well. Leaving Jimin just staring at them eat. something he will never be able to do again. He wasn't human, he couldn't eat and enjoy food. He can't even enjoy the feeling of touch. He was just a ghost inside an empty shell. nothing more, nothing less.

"Can you possess a human?" Taehyung suddenly asked.

"You're asking me?" jimin asked turning his head.

"mhm"

"uh, i think so, yes."

"really now..." Taehyung chewed his food and looked up. "interesting"

"why?"

"just curiosity." Taehyung said everything, his eyes back to his food, cutting a new piece of chicken with some of the salad. "It would be nice to have dinner with you. you must feel left out"

"a little bit...yes"

"How about we spend some time together after dinner?"

"I would like that," Jimin said happy. he would really like that.

"then that's planned." the raven gave the doll a smile and continued their dinner.

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so said so done. Taehyung had taken Jimin for a dance first and then they went to his bedroom where taehyung had to change. Jimin accompanied the man in the room, his back facing him as he sat on the bed waiting for the man to finish dressing up.

"My parents had a store in the village," Jimin said. "They sold flowers and seeds. mostly for medicine"

"they did?" Taehyung asked, he had ever heard anything about Jimin's parents.

"Yes, I would help my mother collect them in the fields and forest. my father then taught me about them."

"Thats nice" Taehyung walked to the doll and sat in front of him on the bed, now changed into his casual sleepwear.

"I was collecting flowers alone in the forest like my mother told me when mr. Kim walked up to me."

"oh.....i see" taehyung already had the graphic images of all the experiments they did on Jimin. he could remember all the photos. a shiver went down his spine.

"but it's okay now... I met you '' Jimin said, looking at the other.

"I'm glad I gave you this doll. it really suits you. the perfect match"

"Do you think so?" Jimin looked at himself. "I think I look very pretty like this."

"you're just...perfect," Taehyung said, placing a hand on the doll's cheek. He couldn't help it but place a soft kiss on the doll's lips. lips who were just as perfect. Every drop of blood, sweat and tears was worth it. The doll was everything to him. "I love you"

"I...i love you too" jimin would be blushing right now if he could. hearing those three words from the raven who was so handsome and caring in his own way made him feel warm. Jimin was glad he could still feel emotions, he wouldn't feel so...dead.

"I will go to sleep, would you like to stay?"

"No dolls, '' Jimin said almost immediately.

"oh?" Taehyung was confused but then looked around and saw a few dolls in his bedroom. He sighed and stood up. He will make an exception for tonight. He took each doll and put them inside a box in his room, closing the top. "better?"

Jimin nodded, laying down on the bed already getting comfortable.

"Good, I know you wont sleep. i hope it's not awkward or boring for you"

"It's fine. it's okay," Jimin said, assuring the other he will be fine through the night. He will just enjoy Taehyung's company next to him, he won't feel so alone at night.

Taehyung will believe Jimin's words and close his eyes after getting under the warm covers of his bed. Letting the doll watch him through the night. And that same night. at the deepest hour of night Jimin had given Doll his choice. a choice that will change everything.....

He looked her right in the eyes.

"So what will it be Jiminie?" she asked tilting her head.

"I'll do it.....let him be"

thank you for reading, see you in the next chapter!

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