"He that has light within his own clear breast May sit in the centre, and enjoy bright day: But he that hides a dark soul and foul thoughts Benighted walks under the mid-day sun; Himself his own dungeon."
~John Milton~

I hissed, groaning in pain when my bottom hit the ground. Yoongi sure is heavy even with his petite body.

"Señorita!" Someone called and I looked up to meet the eyes of the huntsman.

He was holding a large piece of wood which I suspect, the thing he used to knock the captain out. His clothes were torned and bruises littered his body and face. The cut on his right cheekbone caught my attention the most because it looks fresh.

"Seokjin, what happened to you?" I asked worriedly.

"That's a story to tell another time, señorita. For now, let's focus on getting out of this place." He stated, striding to where I was.

I slowly removed the captain's knocked out form from me and stood up dusting myself off. The huntsman grabbed my hand and started walking to the dark path where I think he came from but before he could go any further, I dug my feet to the ground making him hault.

"Why did you stop walking? What's the matter, señorita?" The huntsman asked curiously.

"We aren't getting out of here without Yoongi." I stated turning to the captain's knocked body.

"Yoongi? Who is he?" The huntsman queried, following me.

"A friend. He saved me." I answered, lifting the captain's body and wrapping one of his arms around my shoulders. I struggled to lift his whole body and I almost stumbled but the nearby wall prevented the motion to happen.

Looking up, I saw the huntsman staring at me blankly and I raised a brow. "Aren't you going to help me with him?"

The huntsman let out an annoyed sigh. "Why bother bringing him with us? He just helped you once and bringing him would just make it harder for us to escape from this hellhole." He complained.

Rolling my eyes, I shoot a glare in his direction. "For your information, Mr. No Name, Yoongi is the first friend I had in this cursed land you grew in. He found me first before anyone else. Before the hatter and before you. Also, he didn't saved me once. He's been saving me the moment I stepped a foot in this land. So if you don't want to help me with him when you're the one who knocked him out, We'll both find our way out without you." I sarcastically remarked.

The huntsman scoffed at me before turning his back to me. He started walking to the dark path and my face fell realizing my harsh words. I stayed quiet, biting my lip as I watched his silhoutte disappear in the shadows.

Sighing to myself, I adjusted my grip on the captain's limped body before taking the same path the huntsman took. My pace was slow because of the weight I'm carrying but that's not the most difficult part. The path I'm taking is too dark and I can't make out where I was heading. The path also seems to get more narrow the deeper I go. After a while of walking, I felt like my shoulder would give up on me and detach itself from my limbs so I stopped and placed the captain's body softly to the ground before sitting beside of him, catching my breath.

I turn to face the still form of the captain and awkwardly laughed. "Seokjin must have hit you too hard."

Bringing my hand up, I unconsciously run my fingers on his raven locks. The tangles untangle when my fingers run on them and I couldn't help but smile.
His hair is soft but in a huge disarray.

I missed doing this to Jungkook.

Flashbacks of those times when Jungkook and I were enjoying each other's presence clouded my mind and I couldn't help but let out a bitter chuckle. Those times I would run my fingers on his brown locks and earn a kiss or a cuddle from him, his eyes sparkling in happiness, makes me miss him more.

Then, I recalled the moment I started to notice Jungkook.

It was one of those days when he was still the vice president of his uncle's company. Girls were all around him and he appreciates them for giving him attention. He would give them subtle winks, create heart gestures, flying kisses or compliment their looks. Ofcourse, all those girls would blush and squeal happily to themselves.

But, that man loves attention very much.

The thing I couldn't give him back in those days so he made it his mission for me to give him attention.

He was always around me if not in meetings or in his office. Sometimes, when he's busy, he would ask for me to be in his office so that I could help him. Yet, I still didn't let him get what he wants because my business with him only includes professionalism and nothing more.

That irked him because he for some reason, after trying to woo me over a lot of times, developed a craving for my attention.

He started fetching and dropping me from my apartment to which I declined every single time. He would visit me in my day-offs and bring me out sometimes.

Those things he did didn't make me grew feelings for him nor did it make me give him the attention he wanted.

Until one day, when I think everything was falling apart right before my eyes, when I decided to give up my life and end it all in the road, he came.

He pushed me to the corner of the street, enveloping my weakened state in his warm embrace. He didn't call me insane for trying to commit suicide. He didn't yell at me when I continuously blamed him for not letting me take my life. He just embraced me tightly, his face nuzzling the crook of my neck, his lips pressing softly at my temple.

He whispered four words in my ear that overwhelmed my senses but calmed my whole being.

"I love you, sweetheart" was what he said.

That day, while I was in his embrace, I felt the wild thumping of his heart against his chest. It's not the only thing that I felt that time because I felt my own heart thumping and beating the same melody as his. Our heartbeats harmonized. That's the day I realized that, maybe, if I give him a chance, he'd make me experience the beauty of a blooming love.

He would make me experience euphoria.

A piercing scream ripped me out of my thoughts and I abruptly stood up, trying to make out where the sound came from. Sobs of dismay followed after the scream died down, then nothing. A piercing silence once again.

Frowning, I decided to follow my instincts. The sound may came from the end of this dark path.

I need to know what's waiting for me there.

Slowly, I started walking again. I didn't bring the captain because if there is danger ahead, it would be hard for me to flee from the scene.

Turning around a corner, a faint lighting caught my attention. It was where this path leads to and I think, by the looks of how bright it is, it is the outside world. The sun must be shining so bright today.

I walked towards the end with silenced footsteps. If I were to make a tiny noise, I'm sure that if someone was out there, he would definitely hear me and I'm going to be a lifeless body in a second.

As I approach the brightness, my eyes squinted into slits as my vision gets invaded by the harsh amount of light. Yet, after some time, my eyes got more acquainted with the strange amount of lighting and I'm able to see what I assumed was the outside world.

"Like what you see?" A deep voice echoed throughout the walls of the bright chamber of sparkling gold.

Is this castle nothing but gold?

Slowly, I tried to retreat but the voice spoke once again.

"I know what you're trying to do. That's useless, milady. I already know that you're here and I've been waiting for us to meet once again." The deep voice taunted.

Gulping the lump in my throat, I emerged from the shadows. Turning to my right side, I saw a lady feeding a very ethereal looking man some grapes. The man's eyes are sharp just like the arch of his brow and his jawline. His eyes were focused on my figure but I couldn't decipher the emotion underlying those dark optics. He portrayed a blank and emotionless facade.

The lady looked terrified and her eyes continuously spill drops of tears but she was silent and incredibly fulfilling in her work as the man fed from the grapes slowly. I'm surprised that she hasn't dropped a single piece of food when she was trembling like hell.

"Get closer." The man commanded and I scoffed, raising a brow.

"Who are you? What part of the castle is this place? And what did you mean about meeting me once again?" I questioned, not obliging to his command.

He turned towards the lady feeding him and leaned closer to her face. The lady on the other hand looked like she's going to pee on her dress if the man beside her gets more closer.

He whispered something in her ear to which she nodded vigorously before stepping away from the man. She bowed to him before making her exit, leaving me with the unknown man infront of me.

The man turned to me and smirked dangerously. One of his hands lifted and he flipped the time glass sitting on the table beside him.

"Let me answer all of your questions before the sand on this timeglass completely gets in the other side." He stated before leaving his throne.

"I am Kim Taehyung. The youngest prince. But, humans prefers to call me beast." He introduces, the smirk on his face never faltering as he make his way towards me.

"You are inside my dungeon." He chortles, whistling a dark melody.

The sand is more than halfway done.

"Our first meeting wasn't really pleasant for you, I guess. But, it is very amusing for me to see that pretty face of yours morphed in shock and horror."

The time glass was done.

He gets nearer, a few inches away from me and I raised my arm to try to shove him back but my fist stopped mid-air.

"Trust me, milady, doing what you want to do to me will be the worst decision you'd ever make in your life."

A/N
uhm.. Hey? ≧ω≦
Sorry for not updating for the past few weeks although I said that I'd update more coz I was freakin busy voting for the bbmas with all the accounts I have lol

BUT Y'ALL ALL HARDWORK WAS WORTH IT COZ OUR MEN WON ALL THEIR NOMINATIONS!

ALSO! STREAMING BUTTER ALSO GOT ME OCCUPIED AND CONGRATS BECAUSE WE AGAIN BROKE RECORDS! HELL I'M SO PROUD OF ALL OF US AND BANGTAN!

LET'S KEEP THE HARDWORK AND STRIVE FOR MORE!

BORAHAE GUYS! STAY SAFE AND HEALTHY!

AND NO, I'M NOT YET LEAVING ;)
who among u had their bts meals already? Lucky to the one's who had it already! Was it good? It's a bummer that the bts meal comes a lot later in my country :(

BUT a BTS pop up store opened here recently! I was planning to go with a friend but because of COVID and because I'm not adult yet, I can't go out :(

Anygays, ARMY always finds a way so I'm sure I'd get to go there atleast once ≧ω≦

CONTINUE STREAMING BUTTER ANF LET'S BREAK MORE RECORDS! WE CAN DO IT SO LET'S GET IT!

LOVELOTS!
~RG2108~