Forbidden forest • Yoonmin •

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"And then I told the leshiy to keep his hands to himself because clearly the camomile triplets were not having- Jimin are you ok? You're spacing out." Hoseok asked Jimin who was staring at the trees with a blank face.
"Yea, it's your sixth time already. Are you sick? We're worried you know," Jungkook added.
"Huh? Oh sorry guys I'm fine. Hobi what were you saying?" Jimin said flatly and the other two frowned.
"You've been like this since yesterday ever since you returned from your stroll. Did something happen?" Hoseok waved in front of Jimin's face who sighed.

"I'm not sure to be honest.."
"Jimin, spill." Jungkook bluntly told the older, resulting Jimin in sighing once more but finally speaking up.
"It's weird but.. yesterday when I was flying I fell and fell asleep on a bush. I remember being flinged to the ground in my dream and I woke up with a giant creature staring at me. I instantly flew away though.."
The friends looked puzzled and worried, to say in the least.
"Do you recognise what it was exactly?" Jungkook cautiously asked, afraid of Jimin going into a trance again.

"Well," Jimin looked up, trying to recall what he saw, "I remember a large pale face.."
"Like a ghost?"
"No! At first I thought it was an oversized elf or fairy, but it didn't have wings nor pointy ears.. I also thought I might have been a nymph because it was beautiful with pale skin and deep eyes... but once again I didn't detect any familiar magic feels, you know?"

Jungkook and Hoseok were staring wide eyed at Jimin, as if he'd just said the most bizarre thing they'd ever heard.
"Do you think there was a possibility of it.. being a human?" Hoseok lowered his voice incase of others hearing him.
"A human?" Jimin swiftly looked at Hoseok with wide eyes, "no way.."
"I mean, it is a possibility."
"But.. aren't there only a few old couples living in that village nearby? That human looked about the same age as me.. if it's even comparable."

"Jimin.. humans can travel and do other things using technology, he could've just came here by car or other transport mean to get here." Jungkook explained to his poor friend, who seemingly has forgotten everything, "You covered 'The study of Humans' in like, middle school. That's basic knowledge."
"I never would have thought..." Jimin trailed off. But now that he thought a little, it made so much sense. The large size, the non-magical feeling, the beautiful silky hair...

"I'm getting distracted again. You know what, I'll take another stroll to check if the flower babies returned with their foolish play," He said, smiling nervously. He excused himself and flew away to 'check certain things'.

Meanwhile Yoongi was back at his house, also restless and thinking about the tiny gorgeous creature he found in the forest. Was he a dream? Likely. He was known for being lazy and it wouldn't be really surprising if he just layed down in the forest to rest a little after collecting berries. Except that's stupid, who does that. And this time Yoongi really didn't think it was a dream, as insane as it may sound. At least he didn't want it to be a dream. Odd right?

He thought of it all day and even considered asking his grandparents about possible spirits or creatures inhabiting the forest, but he didn't want to come off as psycho to them just yet. Instead, he decided to take a walk in the forest. Just to clear his mind.

He told his grandparents and left, taking a chocolate bar with him in case he decided to stay there for a while and would get hungry. He walked into the forest, following the familiar path in secret hopes of encountering that creature again. He was walking slowly, observing the things he never would have payed attention to before.

Such as delicate young grass seeping through the soil, with plantain leaves sprinkled in the midst of all that. Old mushrooms encircling the mossy tree bark, looking like a nature's take on a spiral staircase. The patches of dry leaves and needles fallen from the trees. The occasional bird chirping and even a rabbit, sprinting out so suddenly and scared the lights out of Yoongi. All was so simple and not that special, yet, turned into a magical gathering of all beautiful flora imaginable, creating a harmony of woodland greenery.

Lost in the fascinating atmosphere and the wonderful pine scent, he didn't notice when the surroundings began to look unfamiliar.
"Great," Yoongi thought. He might as well be heading back as it probably will get dark sooner or later, and he wouldn't want to find his way home in the darkness. This place is scary as shit at night.

It's not that expected to stumble into the creature again, but deep inside he couldn't help but feel disappointed.

Suddenly some rustling was heard above his head. Yoongi looked up, expecting to witness a squirrel or an animal of some sort. Instead he saw something falling. His instinct reaction was to quickly extend his hands to try and catch the falling object. It landed safely in his palms and Yoongi's eyes widened in astonishment. It was the creature that Yoongi had encountered yesterday!

Looking up at Yoongi with horrified eyes, it stumbled out of his palms and tried to move away but fell on the ground. As it then tried to scramble away, Yoongi shouted before he could think.

"W-wait! Don't leave! I won't hurt you!" He desperately cried, not wanting to lose that creature again and possibly never find it after that. It seemed to have worked because it stopped and turned to face Yoongi, still with a scared expression.

"Please stay. I promise I'm harmless." The bigger boy spoke quietly this time. And miraculously, it did.