"Remember that a person's name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language."
~Dale Carnegie~

Tick Tock. Tick Tock. Tick Tock.

The sound of the clock is the only thing that I could decipher besides the smell of wood around me.

I can't see, a blindfold wrapped around my eyes.

Speaking is not also a choice. I have a gag preventing me to open my mouth.

The worst part is I can't even move a muscle. My head is the only part of my body that I could move since I woke up. My arms, wrist, torso and legs are bound by what I guess are large ropes.

I could hear the clock ticking but I don't have any idea how many hours had passed after the unknown man knocked me out. Hell, I don't even know if it's been days.

My stomach grumbled, indicating the hunger I was feeling. The last time I ate was when I was with the hatter, joining his mad tea party. That, isn't even a proper meal. I drank so much tea and I only ate the candies infront of me.

A click sounded throughout the emptiness of the room I am staying in. After that, a creaking noise of a door opening was heard followed by a pair of shoes making contact with the ground.

I felt the person who entered the room heading towards my direction and stopped right behind me.

The air in the room seemed too thick and the silence after that made my insides churn in fear.

"Did you slept well, señorita?" The person asked and I assumed that the question is directed to me.

I remained silent. It's not like I could answer his question verbally with the gag tightly latched on my mouth.

"My bad, ofcourse you can't talk with that piece of cloth in your mouth." The man spoke and removed the gag from my mouth.

He also removed the blindfold around my eyes. Blinking my eyes slowly to adjust my vision, I saw the man has moved from behind me to my front view.

He was the same man who knocked me out. The one who told me that the master he's serving told him to abduct me.

His emerald eyes watched me carefully, a smirk plastered on his luscious pink lips. He kinda looks like my lover if not for his eyes and lips. Jungkook's upper lip is not full and his eyes are big and is a warm shade of brown.

"What does he want from me?" I hissed, my voice breaking because of my parched throat.

The man raised a brow before grabbing something from behind me.

A plate of food appeared infront of me and my stomach instantly grumbled from the view. I pressed my lips into a thin line to suppress the embarassment I felt.

"Now, now, seems like the señorita is starving." The man laughed before untying the bounds of rope on my wrists and arms. "Eat. We have a long way to go to the master's castle."

Castle? His master lives in a castle?

"Don't even think of escaping señorita. I'd be more than glad to break your bones if you try moving against my commands." The man stated, his eyes narrowing at my form.

I started eating silently. The food looks strange but I'm glad that it's edible. The grumbling monster inside my stomach seemed to calm down after a chewed the first bite of the food.

As I savored the food infront of me, I couldn't help but think of various ways on how I would escape from the grasps of this man.

The fork could help me hurt this man and create a distraction when he attends on his wound. But, I don't know what to do after that. I don't have an idea where I am so that would be a disadvantage from my side. I don't even know if people are present nearby so I could call for help. Right at this moment, I think listening to this man is the best thing I could do. But, that don't mean I can't extract some information from him.

"What's the reason of your master for my abduction?" I asked after gulping water.

The man shrugged. "I don't know. Maybe he wants to have a spouse or a mistress. Either of those could be you, señorita."

I scrunched my nose in disgust. "Is he old? I'd rather die than be a spouse or mistress of an old man."

Snickering from my previous remark, the man replied. "You'd be more than glad to be his wife, señorita. He's the most powerful being that resides here in our world."

Rolling my eyes, I put a spoonful of food inside my mouth before talking again. "I don't care if he's powerful. It feels like he's a jerk to me. What's his name by the way?"

The man shrugged. "I don't know. No one knows his name. I just called him master because that's what they call him. It's even rumoured that only his spouse could know his name because it's part of his sacredity."

My eyes narrowed at that. "You don't know him?"

The man raised a brow, his emerald eyes flashing a look. "Well, should I?"

"You abducted me for him and you don't even know him? How could the two of you negotiate that way?" I asked.

Shaking his head, the man crossed his arms and looked at me. "It's not necessary for me to know people's name. What I need is the money he offered on whoever could bring you to him. I couldn't care less of his name."

Grimacing, I muttered under my breath. "Looks like you didn't even see him face to face."

"And what if I didn't really see him that way?" The man asked, one of his perfect eyebrows arched.

"That's fooli—" He cut me off.

"It is also rumoured that his face shall only be shown infront of his lover." The man stated. Not long after that, I found myself walking infront, him keeping a firm grip on my left wrist.

We reached the horse I assumed he takes care of and he lifted me up making me sit on it's back. He followed right after sitting behind me.

He slightly hit the horse's thigh making it move and we started our journey.

A few minutes had passed and the two of us stayed quiet. But eventually, the man behind me broke the defeaning silence.

"You seemed to ride a horse perfectly, señorita." The man commented and I flinched.

I learned riding a horse with the help of my lover. It was summer back then and Jungkook insisted on taking a vacation on the countryside. He was very enthusiastic about the idea of horseback riding back then. He pursued me on learning it with him in exchange of not pestering me while we're in our workplace. Ofcourse, I agreed. Jungkook was very whiny back those days and he's literally everywhere near me. So giving in to him that time is more of a benefit to my side.

"Señorita?" The man behind me called. The horse we're riding is still walking on a steady pace.

I gave him a side-glance before asking a random question.

"What would you feel if one day, you wake up in a whole different world where you think you're love ones' don't exist in?" I asked, trying to get rid of the uncomfortable atmosphere surrounding us.

"That's impossible." The man before me retorted.

"Right." I muttered, noting that the man behind me is not interested of what I'm talking about. I think his best interests only involves money unto it.

Time went by and soon I found myself admiring the ultraviolet on the horizon infront of me. It looked so pretty that I even forgot that I am travelling to be taken to some man I don't even know the name of.

"We're nearing the castle, señor—" I cut him off.

"Y/N."

"What?"

"My name. It's Y/N."

"So? As if I don't know your name." The man scoffed behind me.

"Then why continue on calling me señorita then?" I asked.

"It suits you." The man behind me answered.

He's the third man I've encountered in here that insisted on calling me using pet names. I wonder why they keep on saying the same thing.

"Your name?" I asked, giving the man behind me another side-glance.

He didn't utter any kind of word for atleast a minute before he sighed.

"I couldn't care less of you knowing my name." He stated and I frowned.

"You know my name, I should know yours." I said but he didn't answer.

"Is your name also sacred?" I asked, sarcasm evident in my words.

"You're not going to stop there are you? Why are you even so eager to know my name?" The man behind me queried and I could imagine a frown resting on his handsome face.

"I just want to know. That's all." I simply replied.

The man behind me clicked his tongue before I heard him sigh again.

"So what's your name?" I asked once again and this time, he answered, his voice as dull as the color the sky is turning into.

"Ethan."

A/N
Hey guys! It's been a long time since I updated so I made sure it's a double update! I'm sorry for making you wait and I'm sorry in advance because I don't have an idea when would be the next update :( My classes will resume this Monday :( Anyways, enjoy!

Belated Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! This would be my gift for y'all <3

Lovelots,
~RG2108~