An ancient love story ✔️

Perfect day

On a peaceful Sunday afternoon, the sky was a beautiful shade of blue without a cloud in sight. A gentle spring breeze blew, rousing the last remaining slumbering spirits from hibernation. It was the perfect day to be outside and watch as friends and students ran around playing silly games in the knee-deep green grass.

Jungkook sat on the veranda and observed as Jimin tickled Yoongi, who stood on one foot while holding two chopsticks in his mouth, each end supporting a small bowl filled with water. Yoongi struggled to fend off the flying little bags that the students hurled at the bowl. Ultimately, the bowl toppled and spilled water all over Yoongi, prompting him to give Jimin an angry glare. The latter simply grinned and said innocently, "oops, seems Master Yoongi lost." Jimin then turned to Nari, one of the older students who aspired to become a teacher, and congratulated her on her victory. With a mischievous grin, he turned back to Yoongi and whispered, "Master, I hope next time you think twice before interrupting my lesson." Yoongi rolled his eyes and retorted, "your lessons are boring and today is the perfect day for outdoor activities."

Everyone was taken aback when they heard Master Jungkook laughing. Some of the students had been at the Northern Star Academy for more than five years and had never seen Master Jungkook laugh so heartily. Master's laughter brought all activities to a halt. Yoongi cleared his throat and instructed, "Nari take over for me. First and second-year students, continue with your activities." The group of the students, ranging from 18 to 22 years old, bowed and replied in unison, "yes Master."

Hoseok left a different group of students to their activities and walked up to the veranda, followed by Namjoon, who handed to a student a pile of papers and asked him to bring them to the library. Yoongi and Jimin sat beside Master Jungkook and waited for him to speak. Jungkook grinned mischievously and pretended not to know what they wanted to hear. He asked, "why are you all looking at me like that? Is something on my face?"

Hoseok rolled his eyes and said, "please Master, stop teasing us. Tell us, who's the boy you brought in this morning and when can we meet him?"

"Yeah! And why did you brought him here in the first place? I thought outsiders weren't allowed to enter the academy" Yoongi interjected with a little frown.

Jungkook chuckled and replied, "he's still unconscious, and it will take a while for him to wake up. He was badly beaten and his spirit isn't strong, so his body won't heal quickly."

"Why was he beaten?" Jimin asked as he pulled his cushion closer to Yoongi's and leaned on the latter's shoulder. Yoongi groaned in annoyance but didn't push him away.

Jungkook closed his eyes and took a deep breath. The awful memory of the boy being beaten made his blood boil. To calm his mind, he focused on the present moment, enjoying the beautiful spring day with his friends. He wondered why he felt so content despite witnessing such cruelty. Was it just the weather, or was it because of the boy?

After inhaling deeply, Jungkook continued with the story of how he met the boy and saved him. When Namjoon asked why Jungkook brought him to the academy instead of leaving him with the villagers, Jungkook looked into the distance and realized he couldn't entrust the boy to anyone else. Yoongi noticed the longing in Jungkook's eyes, but he couldn't decipher what kind of longing it was. Perhaps it was a yearning for the old days when the world was at peace.

As Jimin rose from the large bean bag cushion, he asked if anyone wanted tea before abruptly stopping mid sentence. The front door had suddenly swung open, revealing the boy who had been severely beaten. Jimin's eyes widened as the beautiful boy approached them, appearing surprisingly unscathed despite his recent ordeal. All eyes turned towards the newcomer, admiring his ethereal beauty and graceful demeanor. Yoongi noticed Jungkook's astonished expression as he stared at the boy with his mouth slightly agape, unsure of what to make of his friend's reaction. This was a look that Yoongi had never seen on Jungkook before.