Previously on "Metanoia"~
What was it about the Kingdom that made them soo.....furious?
Third person's POV
The temperature of the room dropped as the Princes abruptly stood up from their seats and walked outside. There was something dark and dangerous that surrounded them, their aura screamed rage....pure rage!
Their younger brothers and mate looked at their disappearing figures with puzzled and uncomfortable expressions.
Y/N wanted to ask them about their sudden change of mood but looking at their dark eyes she felt it was better to let them have some space and time to recollect their thoughts.
Y/N turned her frame and faced her sulking dongsaengs.....but their was something in their eyes......they were....hiding something!
"Is there something you guys wanna share?" She asked them rather softly not wanting to scare them off. Her question made the latter shift uncomfortably. A frown made its way on Y/N's face but she quickly masked it with a sad smile and gently patted Yeonjun's head. She stood up to leave but a small voice stopped her in the tracks.
"I-its not our place to tell you about this b-but we think that you should atleast know that s-something really terrible happened in the Prince's lives which made them leave the main city and settle here amidst this forest. N-noona this place is not what it seems.....hyungs are not what they seem........they are b-broken and only y-you can f-fix them~" Yeonie whimpered.
My heart started beating rapidly and an unsettling feeling developed in the pit of my stomach. They left the Kingdom and settled in heart of the forest away from their loved ones......all alone!......I literally ran out the living room into the hallway that led to the main door.
The main door was open! beads of sweat formed on my forehead when I saw a glimpse of something white running deep into the forest. I need to find them! God knows what they'll do if i don't find them in time!!
Adrenaline rushed through me as i ran into forest. I had no idea where i was going but it was almost as if my feet had a mind of their own. It felt like the forest was also helping me to find my mates, the way the trees shook vigorously everytime I took a right turn, the way the blowing wind cleared the forest floor and sidetracked all the fallen leaves.
"Witches can control the natural elements ~" Unnie's voice echoed through the forest. I jumped a little from her sudden appearance but nevertheless continued to run.......having unnie's powers within my body was something I always forgot. It was not unnie who was controlling the nature at the moment it was my own swirling hurricane of emotions that was interacting with the nature in form of a witch's power.
My legs were tired from all the running but i still pushed myself to keep running. I removed a group of ferns and stepped into an open land. I looked up from the forest floor and saw........
a beyond beautiful scenery in front of me. This world is quite astonishing, when you claw your way out of the mire of dysfunction. When you first peek over the horizon and see nature without the haze of discontent. Without any filter, with the naked eye and the brain open to the beauty of this reality, amazement comes. It is the amazement of the baby when they first meet a dog, or see a leaf move in the wind. And when you see those simple things, when you fall in love with the small, everything gets so much better. The larger things become almost overwhelming, the sense of love become so much stronger. It is then you realise that before you lived a half-life, greyed and without the warmth each human is born with.
In the tranquility of the moment i forgot about all of my worries and sat down on the forest floor. Gazing at the tranquil scenary a small smile made its way on my face.
Suddenly a whimper fell into my ears catching me off guard. I slowly turned to my right and saw a pack of very familiar seven wolves sitting on top of a rock near the lake. I quietly made my way towards them, surprisingly they didn't sense my presence and continued looking ahead.
I softly placed my hand on Shadow's (Yoongi oppa's) white fur and caressed his head. I expected him to growl by the sudden and unexpected touch but he just turned into my direction and snuggled into my tummy. His wet snout was pressed against the fabric of my upper as he nuzzled into my front.
I looked in the direction of the others and found them already staring at me with...........teary eyes? My heart sank looking at their glassy and broken eyes.
I gently held Shadow's face in my hands and removed it from my tummy, he whined and looked at me with irresistible big puppy eyes. I cooed and plopped myself in middle of them. All of them scooted closer to me, Blue (Jiminie oppa) and Echo (Kookie oppa) laid their heads on my lap.
While Shadow placed his head on my shoulder whilst standing behind me, his wet snout nuzzled into my neck as he started sniffing and taking in my scent. His actions elicited a giggle from me, hearing to which he started sniffing vigorously (or tickling me) making me break into a fit of giggles.
He stopped after a few seconds and plopped down behind me. I leaned on his warm cuddly figure and sighed in relief. I looked in the direction of the four wolves who were staring at me with love filled eyes. "Are you guys okay? What happened? I'm sorry I didn't know that you guys were not comfortable with me mentioning the Kingdom~ b-but please never run away like this again......you guys have no idea how worried i was!!" I spoke while softly caressing Nate (Joonie oppa) and Moon's (Jinnie oppa) fur.
"I don't want any of you to do anything outside your comfort zone~ I love you......i love you all soo much" I whispered softly. All of their ears perked up at my words as they stood up and ran into the forest leaving me dumbfounded. What the heck?!
I kept sitting on the ground since i was to lazy to stand up. Suddenly I felt weight on both of my shoulders, and then a mob of fluffy brown hair came into view.
Apparently Taetae oppa and Joonie oppa had leaned their heads on my shoulders and were gazing at me with those warm chocolate orbs. The others also joined us and plopped on the ground. Since they had changed into their human it had now become a lot easier for me to apologise to them. I parted my lips, but before I could say anything Tae oppa's lips came in contact with corner of my mouth and heat rose up to my cheeks.
"We will take you to explore the Kingdom tomorrow~" I again parted my lips to deny his offer but this time he pressed his lips against mine and my eyes widen. He gently peck my lips and pulled away "And we are not taking NO as an answer~" I pouted and glared at him which only made all of them to coo and aww at me. "We love you Y/N...more than you could ever imagine and we want to change for you~ we want to come out of our shells and become a new version of ourselves.....we want to be the best mates that have ever existed!" Jinnie oppa pouted at the end. I giggled and cupped his adorably puffed cheeks.
I wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled him into a tight hug. He nuzzled his nose into my neck and softly kissed it making me blush madly. Hiding my face into his neck I let out a small muffled 'thank you'..........soon a series of deep chuckles fell into ears and a large hand ruffled my hair making me whine and snuggle more into Jinnie oppa.
Time skip brought to you by Jin's adorable pout🍀
Next day~
Y/N's POV
My eyes fluttered open when the soft warmth of the rising sun caressed my cheeks and wished me 'morning'. I slowly removed Jiminie oppa's arm from my waist and tip toed towards the glass wall and gazed at the rising sun with a fond smile. Very gently a pair of strong arms wrapped around my waist and Jiminie oppa's raspy morning voice fell into my ears "Good morning baby~" He pulled me into a passionate kiss and wrapped his arms around my waist.
Tugging my lips between his teeth and eliciting a breathy gasp from me he playfully smirked and broke the kiss.
"Get ready baby~ we have to leave in a few hours" Jiminie oppa spoke in a soft voice and pecked my forehead. I playfully boopped his nose and skipped towards the washroom.
After taking a refreshing shower and applying the moisturizer I slipped into a beautiful white gown with meshy patterns and sleeves that Solar unnie had gifted me on the day of my arrival to Dalisay.
Styling my hair a little bit, I looked at myself in the mirror for one last time and headed downstairs. I slowly made my way towards the living room, behind the doors of which I could hear faint voices of the boys.
I entered into the living room as all the voices died down making me feel their burning gaze. "I-i'm ready! Let's go I'll be waiting outside~"
I quickly walked out of the living room without waiting for any of their replies.
Soon all of them trotted out of the living room near the main door. We all made our way outside the mansion and started our little expedition. Our dongsaengs were walking in front while the boys were walking behind my nervous frame. I could feel their dark and dominating eyes burning holes in my body. I nervously fiddled with my fingers and kept walking ahead.
Few minutes later~
We were walking deep into the forest and soon we came across a long tunnel. Everything turned black when we entered the tunnel and I felt the boys presence just behind my back as one of them's hot breath fanned across my exposed skin making a shiver run down my spine. "So beautiful~" Tae oppa's deep voice growled in my ear as his arm wrapped around my waist and pulled me closer to his muscular form.
Moving ahead a little more, faint city lights came into view and we knew the end was near. I slowly made my way outside......and my jaw dropped when I saw.....................................
"Welcome to Marilag~ the heart and soul of Dalisay~"
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