Blooming Period {TAEPYO}

The girl in the woods

I have every right to be hanged I'm so so so so so sorry for being so late again I promise never to I love y'all so much I'm so sorry.

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"Jihoon!!" I stopped.

Jihoon was kneeling infront of a small girl. She had ginger hair tied into a pair of pigtails, and was wearing a red hood. Jihoon looked up from the little girl. "Taeil come over here now."

"...Okay." I stepped slowly over to the small, terrified little girl. "Hello."

"Go.....go...away." The girl burried her face in Jihoon's chest, which got me a little a little ticked. Jihoon was looking at me with a small grin.

"Here, let Taeil see you. He might know where you should go. He often does." Ukwon said, and carefully, the small girl raised her head. "Who are you?" Her voice was gentle, and very quiet. But still there was something commanding in her voice that I couldn't put my finger onto.

"I'm Taeil. I'm from a far away place. We're here to complete a mission. What about you, little one? What's your name? Where are you from? What are you doing in these big woods?"

"My name's Anne..I live downtown with my granny, and I'm here because my cat's lost..." Then she gasped. "Oh my gosh, captain fluffers..! I have to find him!!!"

"Whoa," Jaehyo said, holding her back as she tried to sit and run off. "We'll help you find your cat. Can you tell us more about the woods?"

Anne nodded. "Yes.."

"Great," said Jihoon, helping Anne up. "We'll search the left-"

"Oh no please, why don't we all go looking together?" Jihoon frowned at the small girl. "What? Why?" Anne looked down.
"Uhm....I'm sortof scared......Can we...?"

"Sure, why not?"

I turned around and saw Jiho. He was staring straight into Anne's emerald green eyes. I knew he was listening. Anne turned away. "Thanks." Her voice was cold and edgey.
Had she known Jiho was a reader?

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After a long time of wandering around and calling the damn cat's name, Anne finally slumped down onto a log. "No more..." She whined. "I think Fluffy's gone forever..."

"It's going to be okay. We'll find her." Minhyuk reassured her. She nodded, sighing. "Right.."
Then Jiho opened his mouth. "I thought her name was Captain Fluffers."
Everyone stared.

"What?"

"You said your cat's name's Captain Fluffers."

"No I didn't!"

"Yes you did." Jiho's gaze was fixed on Anne now. "Why don't you show them who you really are? That way it'll be easier to talk, for you too."

"What are you talking about?" Jihoon asked, and Jiho hesitated. Anne broke in.
"Fine. You asked for it." Then she closed her eyes.

It was all in a second. There was a strong gush of wind and her hood, hair ribbon, and even her personallity flew away with it.

The girl left standing was way diffrent. Her long auburn hair was flying around in the wind. her pretty little frock was replaced by a mini skirt, with a dozen knives around her waist. And around her shoulders was a long green cloak that carefully caressed her body.

And on top of her head was a silver tiara.

"The Dryad Genieve." I said quietly.

"Yes. I see thee come from far away. But to what? I didn't have enough time due to thy reader," at this she nodded at Jiho. "to figure that out.

"Nothing really." Kyung suddenly cut in. "We just wanted to meet a dryad for real, at least just one time before we die. We all have diseases. quite life threatening, really."

Dryad Genieve nodded. "I see thee have urges to make into me kingdom. I shall proceed." Then she snapped her fingers and a dozen guards came scattering out. "Mistress!" The shouted.

"Guards?" The Dryad Genieve said loudly.

"Take them to the dungeons."