"If you can get nothing better out of the world, get a good dinner out of it, at least."
~Herman Melville~

"Do I really need to go to that dinner?"

"Yes."

"Why?"

"You have no choice, darling. Either you go have a dinner with the youngest prince or get in trouble." The sorcerer stated making me sulk again in my seat.

"Also, some maids will get you ready before the dinner. Go to the second room, in the west wing, at the second floor, straight in the right corridor, down to the to the left staircase. You'll find the maids there." Namjoon instructed and I nodded absentmindedly.

"I'll come with you." The huntsman offered but the sorcerer was quick to deny.

"She's expected alone." Namjoon stated firmly.

"Did you honestly get Namjoon's directions, lassie?" The now awake captain, teased.

"I'll find my way. Try to not die while I'm away, Min." I jested, opening the door of the study, slamming it before the captain could reach me.

"She's a handful isn't she?" I heard the sorcerer mused.

"She really is." The captain replied.

"I could still hear you!" I yelled from behind the door and I heard the sorcerer laughing.

"Of course, lassie! Ears are for hearing!" I heard the captain snicker.

Annoyed, I started stomping out of there, my destination still unclear in my head.

I did a few turns here and there, opening random doors that were mostly empty. Sulkily, I turned around intending to go back to the sorcerer's study but who I saw upon the sudden turn made me hault in my steps.

"Hatter? Is that really you?" I asked, bewilderment clearly plastered on my face.

"The one and only, honey." Hoseok grinned, his multicolored eyes showing off it's beauty.

He immediately lunged himself at me and initiated a bear hug. At first, I was just confused but after some time, I realized something.

"How'd you get inside? A guard might come here and seize—" He cut me off.

"Hush, honey. I'm welcomed in this castle. If you didn't know, I'm quite popular here." The hatter giggled, starting to drag me somewhere.

My mouth twisted in distate. "So, you know...... Jimin?" 

Guards are passing that moment and they all gave us a side glance.

"Ofcourse! Who wouldn't know the lovely, amazing, intelligent, sexy and charmimg crowned prince?!" Hoseok replied rather loudly, emphasizing each adjective. "Plus! He's such a gentleman! He entertains every single lady! I bet that if we're going to gather every single lady in Pangaea, he'd offer a room for every single one of them!"

The guards passed by and so is the hatter's joyous act. He led me to a golden door and opened it, letting me in, him following after before closing the door shut.

"Who wouldn't know HIM?" Hoseok sighed dramatically even going much further as to throw a hat nearby to the wall opposite him.

He breathed a deep and long one. "That good for nothing prince who's very proud of himself! That guy who thinks he's to be worshipped by everyone else! That bastard who literally walked around naked the whole day because he didn't like the clothes prepared for him! Hell! He was even proud of showing his tiny—"

"Woah, woah, you need to calm down hatter. I know Jimin is a literal walking crisis but you need to calm dowm now. You look like you're ready to combust any minute." I remarked and the hatter just glared at me, stomping his feet repeatedly.

"That guy is the reason why I always get stressed! He steals my teatime away!" The hatter complained.

"What do you mean? Does he not allow you to have your tea parties?" I asked, trying to not get the mad hatter madder than he already is.

The hatter turned towards a wall and he harshly pushed it sideways, the once wall looking thing sliding to the right, revealing tons and tons of clothing from hats to shoes.

I stared wide-eyed at the different types and colors of clothing revealed right infront of me.

The hatter turned to me gesturing to the different types of clothing he revealed. "These! These are the things that steals my teatime! That prince makes me work overtime just to sew this extravagant clothes that he doesn't even want to wear!" The hatter huffed, stomping one of his feet. "He kicked me out of the castle and out of my position as the royal tailor! I've got to have my tea parties because I'm now free but he disgraced me! He announced that I'm the worst tailor ever! He drives me mad!"

Pursing my lips, I slowly approached the hatter. "If you no longer belonged to this place, why are you here then? Do you want to have a tea party with the prince?"

The hatter grinned out of the blue. "I almost forgot! I'm going to invite that brat of a prince in my tea party and put poison in his tea! That way, I'd get rid of him and he's not going to bother you anymore. Aren't I a genius?"

Giving him a tight-lipped smile, I put my fingers on his shoulders and made him sit in the nearest chair I saw. "Hatter, although it's really tempting to execute your plan and get rid of Jimin, I don't think that's the best idea." I shrugged, thinking of what to say next. "Besides we already had a truce and he won't dare touch me if he wants to still be in good terms with prince Taehyung."

The hatter turned to me, mouth in the midst of opening, ready to argue but I beat him to it. "If you really want to help me, you could help me get ready for my upcoming dinner with prince Taehyung that's happening in....." I took a glance at the old fashioned clock displayed at the center of the room. "thirty minutes."

The hatter stood up abruptly, causing me to back away from him. "Well then, let's get you ready! I'd turn you into a real princess!"

The hatter pulled my wrist and he dashed to the opposite wall and slide it open, revealing gowns and dresses of different colors and styles.

The hatter smiled proudly, picking one cocktail dress that's too revealing for my own good. "Isn't these amazing? These are the dresses I made for the future princess! Now that you're here, these won't go to waste anymore!"

I smiled genuinely, feeling the fabric of the dresses as I run my fingers on them. "They're pretty." I commented.

The hatter's smile grew wider. "And you're gorgeous! You'd look absolutely stunning in them!"

Acknowledging the hatter's compliment, I continue to graze my fingers at the dresses until it stopped on a particular royal blue gown. I removed it from the rack just in time as the hatter removed a yellow gown from the other rack.

The hatter frowned, mouth twisting in distaste, looking at the fabric in my hands. "That's too distinct and dark for a lovely dinner in this castle, honey." He gestured to the yellow gown in his hold. "This one will suit you well! It will compliment your skin and you will blend in, in the castle's golden interiors! Plus, you're meeting the beast! It's going to be a dinner between Beauty and The Beast!"

I shook my head in disapproval, smiling gently at the fabric in my hold. "I'd go with this. I think blue will suit me the best. Besides, I don't really think Taehyung should be called a beast and I'm not really that beautiful."

The hatter sighed, glaring playfully at me. "Honey, I wouldn't let you have these dresses if I don't find you stunning. Stop saying you aren't pretty because you are." Hoseok objected. "Now, if you really like that fabric in your hold, go and put it on already! We only have twenty minutes left! You don't wanna be late for this dinner right?"

The hatter pushed me inside a door which I recognized as the bathroom and closed the door behind me. "Hurry up, honey! Knock on the door when you're ready!"

Turning away from the door, I stood infront of the vanity mirror displayed just atop the large sink. I admired the beauty of the silk royal blue gown, my eyes glistening at the sight of the design embroidered at the back of the majestic fabric.

Carefully hanging it in one of the racks inside the bathroom, I undressed myself, leaving me in my undergarments.

I quickly changed into the dress and luckily, unlike every other day, the zipper is friendly enough to be zipped without the help of another being. The dress fitted me perfectly, accentuating my curves in a beautiful manner.

Smiling to myself in the mirror, I take a quick spin, admiring how the blue fabric flowed in a silky smooth way, swaying gorgeously.

I decided to put my hair in a bun with few strands framing the shape of my face. Makeup isn't a choice because since I got here, I noticed that makeup is not present in this place. Luckily, I'm confident with my bare face and is more comfortable without those things.

Bringing my hand to my sides, I scanned myself through my reflection one more time when a distant memory suddenly flashed in my mind.

"Let's get married." My lover stated, looking straight to our reflection in the enormous mirror displayed in the main bathroom of his humble abode.

"Out of the blue?" I chuckled, admiring our huddled form.

We were clad in pairing fashion, the Louis Vuitton signature flashing the way it should do as one of the most luxurious brands.

'Purple passion' that's what my lover excitedly declared when he showed me the pairing fabrics the first time. He told me that we're going to the company dinner together, as he wanted to announce an important thing to all the employees and company officials.

I would say that we looked perfect. The mystical and graceful beauty of the last color of the rainbow, giving us a lovely but mysterious look.

My lover cutely rubbed his tall nose in the expanse of my neck, putting a gentle kiss after, his strong arms that's encircled around me, tightening. "I've been asking you to marry me more than a year ago, sweetheart."

My lover continued peppering me with butterfly kisses, stopping right at the mole in my temple, pressing his cheeks there endearingly. "You really love making me suffer, don't you?" My lover grumbled near my ear, making me laugh.

"It's not my fault that you're a hormonal adult, Mr. Jeon." I teased, making my lover's eyes widen.

"What—"

"We're getting late, sweetheart. You do know that it's a big day for your company right? We don't want CEO Jeon Jungkook to appear as someone irresponsible, don't we?" I interjected.

"Sweetheart—" I cut him off.

"It's Ms. Bang to you, Mr. Jeon." I teased once again before dashing out of the house, my lover hot on my tail.

"Honey? Are you done?" I heard the hatter's honey-like voice call out from behind the bathroom's door making me realize that I was spacing out. "You only have two minutes." The hatter reminded.

I opened the door and the hatter turned to me, his eyes sizing up to the size of saucers, his mouth forming an 'o'. I nervously looked at him, pursing my lips, seeing him overwhelmed.

"Do I look bad?" I sheepishly questioned, tucking a strand of stray hair behind my ear.

The hatter frowned, grinning like a Cheshire cat after. "Absolutely no! You look great! I wished the youngest prince to have mercy on you and not have you as his own dinner." The hatter joked but an uneasy feeling settled inside me upon his words.

'I wish Taehyung's nothing like Jimin.' I thought, suddenly feeling nervousness invading my senses.

"Let's go now! The youngest prince might get mad if you come any later! We wouldn't want him to cover the whole Pangaea with gold right?" The hatter remarked, getting a hold of my wrist before pulling me along with him.

We took so many turns and was slowed down by the silver stilettos I was wearing that the hatter pulled off last minute. When we arrived at the double doors which led to the gigantic dining area, we became bewildered seeing the doors shining as it became more golden than it is.

"Where is she?!" I heard someone roared, followed by a shattering sound behind the double doors that separates the hatter and I from the dining area.

The hatter and I halted from our steps looking at each other, our expressions mirroring the terror we're feeling at that moment.

"Get inside. He'd get angrier if you're not in there another minute." The hatter stated, pushing me towards the double doors.

Goosebumps formed on my skin when the double doors once again, glowed, the golden color getting brighter than the sun.

I glanced at the hatter one last time and saw him giving me an encouraging smile, gesturing me to knock.

Sighing to myself, I try to appear more relaxed before bringing my hand up in the air to finally knock on the yellowish metal colored mahogany.

However, my fist froze in mid-air when the double doors opened abruptly, revealing a raged up Taehyung.

Our eyes locked and I stopped breathing seeing his eyes flashing gold before it goes back to it's jet black tone.

His eyes checked me out and I awkwardly brought my hand down, averting my gaze away from his dark eyes.

At that, I noticed that he is dressed in a red suit completely opposite to the eerie dark clothing he was wearing earlier. His face is also bare but he still looked like a prince straight out from a fairy tale. He's indeed, without no doubt, ethereal.

"What took you so long?" His deep voice growled.

I contemplated whether I should tell him that I was planning not to have dinner with him in the first place and just obliged when the time was running short.

"I—"

"She lost her way, my prince." The sorcerer reasoned, appearing behind me. "The hatter was kind enough to help her though." Namjoon said, smiling grimly at me. "But that doesn't matter anymore. I hope you have a good meal." He said, sending the youngest prince a polite smile.

"Whatever." Taehyung growled, stomping towards the long table that's composed of atleast 12 seats. He sat at the other end of the table and completely ignored my presence.

"This is your chance, darling. Get close with Taehyung and know what he's really like." Namjoon whispered in my ear, giving me a light push, before closing the doors behind me.

Looking at Taehyung who's busy devouring his meal, I sighed sitting at the other end of the table, infront of him.

"This is going to be a very long and tiring night."

A/N
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ARMY! WE TURNED 8 YEAR OLD THIS YEAR!

quick question, what era did you became an ARMY?

Also, PERMISSION TO DANCE IS COMING LATER! LET'S ONCE AGAIN BREAK RECORDS AND PASS THE BATON TO PTD AS WHAT YOONGI IS PRESUMING!

ONLY PERMISSION TO DANCE CAN BEAT BUTTER!!!!

BUTTER IN IT'S SIXTH WEEK AND OUR HOBI STILL ASKING WTF IS HAPPENING XD

And the Louis Vuitton show got me whipped! When I received the invitation, I was like how the heck did LV find me?

Jimin looking like a hot MAFIA

and before I forget visualize the gowns as these or you could imagine what you want ;)

And Tae in red 🔥🔥🔥

STREAM EVERY BTS SONG GUYS!

❤❤❤BORAHAE❤❤❤

LOVELOTS!

~RG2108~