But I Still Want You | Jikook ✓

Chapter 8: I Must Fear the Cat

Jimin

I move around, cleaning up the mess that is Jungkook's moving castle. Calcifer just stays in his place, making everything work. He really is spectacular. This place has so many intricacies and I've only been in this one room thus far.

It must be lonely, being forced to stay in one place for a while. I empathize with the fire demon in a way. Before getting cursed, I was basically confined to the hat shop and my residency above the shop. All I did was work. It was a social and emotional prison. Although I like to tell myself that I don't need other people and that it doesn't bother me that the children of the town cower in fear when they see me, it simply isn't true. We can try building up walls to protect ourselves from others, but in doing so, we tend to hurt ourselves instead.

The crackles of the fire demon make me feel a sense of calm. It's almost like a person breathing or a heartbeat. My eyes close and I try to imagine the intimacy of being close enough to hear someone's heartbeat.

I feel myself being transported into a different life where I'm wanted, where people care about me. I look up to see brown eyes looking into mine fondly. Confused, I bury my hands into a mop of soft brown hair. The male just laughs and I feel arms wrap around me. He opens his mouth to speak, but my ears don't work and there seems to be a blur over his lips or something because I can't understand the language that he's mouthing...

The sound of the front door opening breaks me out of my weird trance and my eyes dart to the entrance. I grip the broom defensively as a man with black hair walks in. He looks at me, an expression of surprise in his catlike eyes. His expression on the rest of his face is slated.

"Who are you?"

"P-Park Jimin, sir." I bow and my bones audibly crack.

He hastily makes his way to me and helps me return to an upright position before sitting me down in a chair. "Min Yoongi."

"You're not Jeon Jungkook?" I ask, confused.

Yoongi laughs. "No." His eyes narrow. "If I don't know you and you don't know Jungkook, then why are you here? Who let you in?"

"C-Calcifer did." I cower in the face of his dominating gaze. "He let me in."

The raven looks to Calcifer and then back to me. "Are you some type of wizard?"

I grin mischievously, trying to lighten the mood. "Yes, I am a wizard that cleans!"

He rolls his eyes. "Well, I'm not in charge here, so at the end of the day, whether or not you're kicked out is up to Jungkook. He's rarely around because that horny bastard is always looking for someone to lure into his trap, looking like a complete tool with that guitar he brings with him on his sexcapades. So you should have a place to stay for the storm at least."

His foul language makes me blush and I chuckle. "Thank you."

"Jungkook might be in charge, but don't get it twisted. If you wake me up from my sleep or disturb my sleep schedule in any way, I'll take matters into my own hands and kick you out myself. I'll be damned if I let your age—"

Silence falls over us as the man leans into my personal space, looking into my eyes.

"Oi, are you wearing some sort of disguise?"

My eyes widen. "What? No."

He scoffs. "Mhm. Sure. Well, I was going to say that I wasn't going to let the fact that you're older than me keep me from putting you in your place, but it looks like I don't have to worry about that."

His words confuse me and I cock my head to the side. "Are you a wizard?"

"Yeah. You may know me as Suga."