In The Mountains | JiminxMalereader | ❌

| 2 | - | The stranger and the deal |

I follow the man with dimples to some sort of place where lots of people are sitting watching someone dancing. I know that I should find the tiger baby, but I do not remember anything of where things are, have not been here for years. So it might come to use, to get some help getting around. We sit down and he calls someone over for something. "So what does your home look like?", "LIke home" The man chuckles, and thanks the same man from earlier - when food is set on the same table in front of us. "Then what are your purpose here?" I know that I can not tell him why, so with a half-truth and lie I say: "I have a family member to find" The man nods and pours up something in my cup "Do you know where to look?" I shake my head "But I got an idea" He nods and smiles "What is your name stranger?" Name? I do not use my name anymore - it is hard for me to remember what it is if I do not think of my father's name "Yang M/N" The man freezes for a second "Yang? Do you perhaps know the family Kim?" I shake my head, my father never told me anything about friends or about anyone from work.

"Really? Hm okay, well my name is Kim Namjoon, son of General Kim" I only nod, I am not even looking at him - my eyes are fixed on the performance in front of me. Namjoon and I stay for some time before someone comes up to talk with him. As he leaves for a moment, I overhear a convocation next to me that catches my attention "The king is really lucky this year, winter was amazing, we won the war and now they caught maybe the last tiger in the country" Tiger? "I know right? One of the soldiers told me that the tiger will be taken to the king tomorrow midday" Tomorrow?

"Sorry I am back now- Are you okay?" Namjoon says as he sees my face with eyes focused on the table. "I heard that there is a tiger in the city, is it true?" Namjoon only looks at me with a small concerned look "Y-yeah there is, how do you know?", "I heard it, do you know where it is?" I say as my face gets back to normal "Uh I do, why?" I let my fingers on my left-hand play with my ring finger on the right. "Can you take me? I have always wanted to see a tiger, but they are all gone now because of war and stuff" I look at him and give him a fake hopeful face.

"Sorry but I am not allowed to - it is getting delivered to the king tomorrow, if something happens my father will disown me" Delivered? Make it sound like the baby is an object thanks - not. It grosses me out. "But I got to go now, see ya tomorrow when the soldiers are delivering it" I only nod and stands still as Namjoon walks away from the spot. I groan and looks around, I already hate this place, home is better - away from humans who are like monsters.

I walk towards the biggest tree that I can see, I climb out to the top and try to spot where the baby could be. Instead, I see someone somewhat far away standing by the balcony, I see the person stand with a fan closed in their hand. As my eyes try to see their face I get somewhat eye contact with the person. I pull the scarf closer to my eyes just in case the person sees my face. I am not here to make a scar in their memory of who I am. I see their head turn away and walk away from the balcony.

A feeling of having to follow that person, stuck with me as I get an overview of where the person is going. And with a matter of minutes, I stand on the other side of where the person is standing "Who are you? And why are you spying on me?" I say nothing but hears the male's voice - the tone gives me a few chills "No name. Looking for something", "What?" I pause for a second and think if I should ask where the general's place is, or if I would reveal what my plan is. I got nothing to lose but the chance to get the baby tiger back. "General's place, looking for something there I own" The man on the other side laughs "Ahh looks like that old man is in trouble. What are you looking for stranger, maybe I can help?" I stay silent, giving him the signal that I will not tell him. He chuckles for a moment and says with a soft voice: "Is it money? Jewellery? Books? What is it" I groan, everyone thinks about money - it is annoying. "No, family", "Family? Does that old man have your family? Is she or he a slave?" I want to shake my head but I know that he can not see it anyway. "Sort of, where?" The man chuckles again "Ah sounds like a favour you are asking for, how about I get something in return for it? It would not be fair to only give and not get"

I shift on my spot "What do you want in return?", "Woah handsome voice I must say runs chills down my spine - you must be a handsome stranger" I groan "What in return?" He chuckles "The king is getting the last tiger tomorrow, but I want it gone - Those soldiers are stupid to take it from its family" At least one human understands something out of everything in life. "Easily done-", "And I want to see your face before the deal is done" I stay silent as I think about the deal again. I can not risk him seeing my face and remember who I am, but without him, I will not get the baby tiger back before tomorrow. "Half face, that is it no more" He chuckles again and I imagine him nod.

"Deal stranger met me here again in half an hour - we are getting that tiger out first before your deal is getting done"