✔️Fire & Ice || Jikook

Fire & Ice

Their love shattered like glass, yet the pieces were brought back together by a miracle...

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The silver-haired male woke up to the sound of birds singing in the distance. His eyes fluttered open and adjusted to the bright daylight that bathed his entire body in warmth.

What...?

He slowly sat up on the strong branch of the magnolia tree and looked around in reverence. "Was it all a dream?" he voiced while searching the area until his eyes fell upon the man who was sitting up in the grass. His breath stopped in his throat when the dark-haired boy looked up and locked eye contact with him.

"J-J-Ju-" Jimin felt tears of disbelief prick the corners of his eyes.

"Jimin?"

His beautiful, round eyes peered up at him with bewilderment.

A second didn't even pass when Jimin jumped off the tree and tackled the male with a hug, causing them both to fall onto the chartreuse grass.

"W-oahh!" Jungkook choked, unable to breathe from how hard Jimin was hugging him. "J-Jimin, I can't breathe!"

The older immediately pulled away just slightly but enough so he was sitting on Jungkook's lap, arms latched around his neck. "How are you still alive? You - you died!" he cried, eyes wide and confused.

Jungkook frowned at him. "I...thought I did too, but I guess not?"

"What the hell happened?"

"You tell me." Jungkook chuckled as he placed his hands on Jimin's small hips. "What happened after I died?"

Jimin pursed his lips and slumped slightly in his embrace. "I killed Noman, and the war ended with us winning, but many died," he sighed heavily, "Weeks passed by and I left the medical wing to come here. I think I died too because of the warmth that's supposed to be my poison. I'm not really sure..."

"Are you okay?" Jungkook asked quietly while gently stroking the older's hips.

Jimin chuckled. "I should be asking you that."

"Well I feel perfect right now. Wow, this must be some sort of miracle or something!"

Jimin smiled and got off from his lap, walking over to the withered tree with eyes full of sadness. He placed his hand on the parched wood and stared up at the drooping branches that were once laden of beautiful magnolia flowers. Jungkook went beside him and did the same, using the other arm to wrap around the shorter's waist.

Something about the tree was different, however. It seemed..alive.

The duo stayed there for a few minutes in comforting silence before deciding it was time to go back home. As Jimin was about to step into the narrow cave, he could've sworn he heard someone whisper his name from the distance. He turned his head and saw nothing but the tree that looked a little brighter than before.

Maybe it was just the forest spirit, he thought and turned back around to continue his way.

Behind him on one of the tree branches, a small magnolia flower uncurled its petals and bloomed in the reviving sunlight, and the sound of a little girl laughing echoed around the field.

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When Jimin and Jungkook returned to the castle, everyone shouted and cried in a mixture of disbelief, confusion, and joy. All their friends came and bombarded them with questions they couldn't quite answer themselves. They were even more surprised when they saw three boys following right after them. Kyungsoo widened his eyes and ran towards them, tackling all three to the floor.