Jimin could barely open his eyes. His vision was blurry. Head spinning like a top. He groaned, trying to understand what was happening and where was he. He looked down to see a orange surface. And was it moving?
He let out a puff of breath as his body jolted upwards a bit. The surface he was on felt soft and strong at the same time. Before he couldn't make out what it was. Darkness fell over him once again and he lost complete consciousness.
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The next time he opened his eyes, it seemed like he was in a wide open field. His vision was still blurry. He could hear a lot of different sounds mixing together. Some were calls of animals. Some seemed like whispers of humans.
His brows creased together in confusion. He still felt a little to weak to move his body. His eyes fell downwards. Again the orange surface. He knew what it was. But in his fuzzed mental state, he could find it. His throat felt dry. Eyes heavy.
"What..." Jimin tried to speak only to fall unconsciousness once again.
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When Jimin opened his eyes this time, he didn't feel like he was going to pass out any time. His throat felt painfully dry. His lips were chapped as he licked them. He creased his brows when he saw the outline of three people or something hovering over his head. As his vision focused he realized that it were three kids staring at him.
Jimin shot up straight out of impulse, scaring the three kids. One of them was a girl with white, braided hair. Her eyes were baby blue. Contrasting against her tanned skin. Her eyes were wide in fear as she tried to hid behind on of the taller boys.
Jimin guessed it was her brother, seeing their facial features were common. Except the boy had hazel hair. The other boy was bit smaller in height than the two. But unlike them, he was looking at Jimin with amusement. Jimin almost felt like he was some kind of exhibit that people were looking at.
He took the second boy's appearance. What confused Jimin was that the boy's iris were brown with bright red rings. They glowed like ruby against his dark skin. The boy tilted his head, studying Jimin.
Jimin then looked around to see where he was. It was wood cabin. Completely unfamiliar. There was a fire place opposite to the bed Jimin was in. Two more similar beds on his either side. Beside his bed was a wooden table with multiple vails. Some were filled with colored liquid, some were empty, and some had clear liquid.
"What are you kids doing here?" Jimin's head turned towards the door. At the enterance stood a man. He had jet black hair and olive green shirt. Even though, Jimin didn't want to admit, the man was strikingly handsome.
"All three of you, scram!" The man said.
Immediately those three kids rushed out of the room, giggling to themselves. The man then walked towards Jimin. However Jimin still panicked due to the unfamiliar settings and situations.
"I know you're scared. It's okay. I won't hurt you." The man said, holding his hand up.
His voice was calm and collected. Heavy and soothing. Jimin didn't want to trust him. His urge was to run, but the more the man tried to coax him, the more calmer he felt.
"There, see? I don't mean you any harm. I just need to ask you some questions." The man said.
But just as the man got a bit too close to the bed Jimin was on, he felt the urge to get away. His body moved in impulse as he rolled off the bed.
"What's happening here?" Jimin attention was drawn to this new deep voice. At the gate stood another man, leaning on the wooden door. His arms were crossed over his chest. The man was wearing a camoflauge print hoodie and black ripped jeans. There was a black bandance around his head. In contrast to his white hair.
Jimin recognized the man. The one from river.
"You-you're the one who-who change from a ti-tiger. How-how is that even possible!" Jimin croaked out. His voice breaking multiple times.
The man was stared at him with an unamused expression. Slightest amount of indiffrence and annoyance.
"Yoongi, would youlike talk to him?" The man asked, "Since you were the one who brought him here."
The white haired main, or Yoongi, gruffed as he stood up straight, "Tag along kid."
Jimin looked at him confused. Turning towards the other man. The black hair man simply nodded, jerking his face towards going. Jimin panted heavily, unsure of what to do. After several deep breath, he warily started walking towards Yoongi.
Outside, Jimin felt much better breathing in the fresh air. He also noted how the air here felt much better. It was much more clearer.
"I'll answer three questions for now. Ask wisely" Yoongi said, walking infront of him.
Jimin nodded though Yoongi wasn't looking at him, "Where am I?"
"My home." Yoongi answered, without missing a beat.
Jimin narrowed his eyes at the answer, "You couldn't possibly have answered any more vaguely."
"In a forest."
Jimin bit the inside of his cheeks, knowing he walked right into that one, "Uh... Yoongi? That's your name right. Please be a little bit more specific"
Jimin heard the man sigh before answering, "Right now, we're at the Grove"
"I still don't know what this place is called."
Yoongi sighed once again, giving Jimin an annoyed glance, "This place has a lot of names in different languages. All of them basically translate of the Forest of the Animals. Now, next question."
"Um... what the hell are you?"
Yoongi looked back, raising his eyebrow, "What do I look like?"
"A human... but you-you turned into a tiger" Jimin stuttered.
"Tiger is my spirit animal... and yes, people here can turn into their spirit animals. In most cases willing. In some cases, unwillingly."
"How is that even possible?"
"Is that the third question?"
Jimin pressed his lips together, shaking his head, "Nope...uh... Are you going to kill me?"
His cheeks turned warmer when Yoongi started to chuckle. He wasn't sure if what he asked was a stupid question. But he just wanted to make sure he wasn't dying.
"Just because I'm a tiger doesn't mean I eat people. I'm more human than animal. So yeah, I eat human foods." Yoongi answered, "But...I might steer from my usual diet at times"
Jimin's face turned ghostly pale. His legs freezing at one point when he heared. His eyes looked around, wondering if he could run away. But then Yoongi started laughing again. It made Jimin more confused than he already was.
"Geez, kid. I won't eat you. Even if my animal side takes over a bit too much. I stick to wild animals. Actual animals. The one you see in the forest. Though, I try to stick to human foods."
That piece of information didn't make Jimin feel anymore comfortable. But he knew he couldn't do anything unless he finds a way to get out of here.
"Are my eyes betraying me? The Min Yoongi is actually out of his den" Jimin stopped walking when he heard another deep, manly voice. A tall, handsome guy was walking towards them. Or towards Yoongi to be specific.
As the man came closer, Jimin observed his apperance. He had black, slightly curly hair that fell right over his stormy grey eyes. There was something dangerous in those eyes that Jimin couldn't quiet figure out. The way he walked. The lethal smirk on his face. Everything about him, made Jimin become more alert.
"What is it Taehyung?" Yoongi asked, rolling his eyes.
The black-haired guy, Taehyung, grinned. But Jimin didn't fail to see the posion beneath the innocence on his face. It wasn't intentional. Every single one of his behaviorism told Jimin that Taehyung wasn't someone you want to mess with.
While Yoongi had a straight forward strong, agressive aura around him. Like a burning fire. Taehyung on the other hand the ambience that was more devious.
"Oh, what do we have here?" Taehyung asked, in an amused tone. It reminded Jimin of a scientist looking at its next live experiment. Or in this case, a wild animal looking at its prey.
The man tiled his head slightly, as he took slow steps towards Jimin. The pupils turning into slits. He smirked, baring his fangs. And that moment, Jimin knew what animal he was. His stormy greys eyes had a deadly gleam in them. Pulling Jimin into almost a trance like state.
"You're... a snake..." Jimin stated, eyes widening a little.
The man smirked even more. Jimin froze in place when Taehyung ran his finger up Jimin's arm and leaned in. His mouth was right next to Jimin's ears. He could feel the hot breaths Taehyung exhaled. Jimin gulped. He wanted to run. Wanted to move. But Taehyung's presence stopped him.
"Not just any snake, darling" Taehyung whispered, placing his pointer finger under Jimin's chin and tilting his head up a little.
"I'm a bloody black mamba"