Illusion || VMin

10- Careful

Jimin's POV

''Beautiful.''

How many times did I hear this word? I heard it lots and lots of times that I no longer vomit when I hear it.

He called me beautiful, so I smiled shyly like a normal girl. It was difficult when I was young, but now acting like a girl wasn't that hard for me anymore.

"Ummm, let's go to the stable. I will show you how great I am!" When he said stable, my heartbeat very fast. I loved horses so much, but my father forbade me from riding them when I became 13 years, saying that it is for men. I understand the rule, but I was a man myself.

On our way to the stable, Taehyung kept talking about how great he is. He was kinda cute, to be honest. When we reached our destination, he motioned me to stop and entered with Kookie to get horses. I understood his decision, but I actually wanted to enter.

A few minutes later, he came with a horse and rode it. He offered a hand for me to lean on, but I backed away. I wanted to join, but I couldn't because ridding behind him means giving him a back hug to prevent myself from falling. That action would make him feel my masculine body.

He will be disgusted. It wasn't something that I would despise, but he was treating me as a girl, so I shouldn't remind him that I was the opposite.

"I will get you one," Hoseok chirped, making my unconscious mind accept his offer.

I sprinted to him when he returned with the horse and ran my fingers through its smooth hair. The horse galloped and took some steps backward. Hoseok held it tightly, but I told him to loosen his grip.

It took me some time to tame the horse, and when it finally calmed I rode it by Hoseok's help. I kept patting it, drowning in the beauty of such creature until Taehyung snapped me out of my daydreaming. "So, let's go."

I hummed a yes, then both started to move. I wanted to give the horse a small kick to run in the vast area, but I was -unfortunately- acting like a girl. I should behave, or else it would cause a problem. The time was passed by chatting with Taehyung, who was listing the names of the horses which he owned. It drew a smile on my face as I remembered those days when I would ride horses without any kind of worries.

Hoseok would hold the bridle in his hand tightly and walk the horse with me on it. Back then, I didn't understand why my own father hated me, or what the future held for me. I was naïve.

I tightened my grip on the bridle that was actually held by Hoseok, trying to release my feelings. After about 30 minutes later, Taehyung decided to go wild.

"Okay, I will be watching you then."

He nodded and looked in front of him. He patted the horse then added some pressure on his leg while giving out a sound, showing the horse that it was time to show off their skills. As prideful as its master, the horse ran with all its might, running chill through my body. I lowered my head in frustration as excitement started to control me. My hands kept trembling for a while until I finally calmed down by inhaling and exhaling slowly.

An hour later, Kookie increased his pace to reach the prince who was lost in his own world to tell him that it was finally time to prepare for my father's arrival. They both approached after a while.

Tae was like a mass of sweat only. He was wiping the sweat from his forehead, then after failing miserably, he jumped from the horse. I smiled as he continued wiping his sweat then jumped off the horse like him.

Suddenly, Hoseok ran to me and said with his concerned voice, "A-Are you fine, my princess? Your legs are they hurt?"

As he said those words, I realized that I committed a non-girlish act. I am stupid.