"Deep in the forest I stroll to hear the wisdom of my soul."
~Angie Weiland-Crosby~
"That's eccentric."
"It's fantastic."
"Seriously? You sip blood because you just want to scare people but you don't even find it tasty? That's very stupid of you." I stated, scrunching my nose to emphasize my disgust.
"I'm used to it. That trait of mine also makes me special you know." Hoseok grins, multicolored eyes sparkling under the sun.
That time, when I thought I was free from the grasps of the forest, when the hatter let me go, I thought I would never encounter the hatter again.
I was wrong.
After a while of being out of the forest, the mad hatter suddenly popped out of nowhere, wearing his glorious hat paired with his very fashionable clothing, smiling ever so widely at me.
When I ask why is he with me, he replied with, "Because I want to know the woman who sees me as a special human."
That answer of his led as to what we're talking about now, which is, our hobbies, traits, and other stuff.
"Still, that's really disgusting." I grimaced but the mad hatter beside me laughed like I didn't just insult him.
He softly nudged my side while laughing heartily. "You know, it's not fun if you don't know someone eccentric. Your life would be so bland."
Raising a brow, I turn to look at the mad hatter. "I know someone very eccentric, Hoseok. His eccentricity level is higher than his dreams."
"Who? Me?" Hoseok asked, making a cross-eyed look.
"Nope. My lover." I said giving him a tight-lipped smile after.
"Oh." Is the hatter's only word after what I said.
A minute of silence occurred. Only the chirping of birds and the crickets could be heard.
"Is he ugly?" Hoseok suddenly asked, breaking the deafening silence.
"What?" I asked bewildered, my tone somehow sounding like a hiss.
The hatter grinned sheepishly nodding his head repeatedly signaling a positive answer.
He just asked if my lover is ugly. Well, I'll left that for you to answer.
"I thought that your lover maybe ugly because you seem to badmouth him. Perhaps you got framed up then the only way out is to be with that lover of yours." Hoseok rambled out then proceeded on munching on his cotton candy.
Wait—
"Where did that sweet come from?" I asked baffled.
Hoseok looked at me for a few seconds before pointing at the cotton candy he's currently devouring with his sweet-cotton-candy-coated lips. "This? Oh, it came from my hat."
I tilted my head to the side. "Your hat produced that sweet? That little hat on top of your head did that?"
"Uh huh. This hat of mine is like my best friend. No, scratch that. This hat is my best friend. It gives me everything I want and need. And I mean everything as in everything." Hoseok explained, motioning his hands here and there to describe what he is saying.
"Wow, so that hat of yours could help me? Could that help me go back home?" I asked starting to get amazed by the wonders behind the mad hatter's hat.
"No." Hoseok stated clearly.
"W-why no? Don't that hat give you everything? If you tell it to bring me back home, it will fulfill your wish right? So why can't it—" He cut me off.
"I'm sorry honey. But this hat only provides me what I want and need. The mad hatter is the only one who benefits from this hat. In your case, you can't because you don't have the blood that's running in my veins. That special blood." Hoseok apologized, his multicolored eyes dimming a bit, as if he was feeling down.
"Oh, right. I'm sorry. I-I just...." I tried to reason but I can't find words to form a sentence.
"You don't need to apologize, honey." Hoseok chuckled, a look of fondness replacing the look he had on his handsome face earlier. "Anyways, let's change our topic. How did you met your lover?"
The homesickness I felt earlier doubled at his question but I tried to hide it with a small smile. It felt nostalgic to reminisce my memories with my lover that I don't know if I would ever see again.
"Our first encounter was when I was five. He was the reason why I cried because he broke my sofia the first porcelain doll." I narrated and Hoseok hummed telling me to continue.
"I am five and was dumb. I love watching fairy tales where a prince is meant to be with a princess or an ordinary girl that the prince wants to marry." I continued. "Then, I asked if I could kiss him." I shyly said, my face still blushing everytime the memory comes in my mind.
"Whoa, you're that young to lost your first kiss, I see, honey." The hatter commented and I lightly punched his side.
"Ofcourse we didn't kiss! My dad came right after I said that sentence and nagged at my mom saying '"she's been watching inappropriate movies. You shouldn't have bought her those DVD's and CD's'" then he walked to the kitchen carrying me with him." I explained, mimicking my father's voice.
"Bet your mom would even take a picture of you when the two of you kissed that time you were kids and say "'You're really destined for each other! Look I got a photo of you kissing from when the two of you are lil' kids!"' Hoseok joked, mimicking a high pitched feminine voice of a lady.
I scrunched my nose, shaking my head. "I hope she does something to stop my dumb mind that time. That'll be a traumatizing experience for a child."
Hoseok laughed, his whole body also shaking as he did so. "Atleast you get to have him as your lover now. It won't be that traumatizing for you, honey."
"Still." I muttered hopping a little while walking.
"Slow down, honey. An animal trap might be lying in the way you're going." Hoseok cautioned.
"Don't mind that. I know where I'm putting my feet on. Besides, you're here to help me if ever I get into one." I kidded.
Hoseok pouted at that, his full plump lips puckering. "Whatever, honey. Go on with your love-story-telling."
I narrowed my eyes before turning to him. "Stop calling me 'honey' first. If people are around, they would mistook us as lovers."
"What do you want me to call you then?" Hoseok mused. "Pumpkin? Cupcake? Caramel? Humpy Dumpy? Sweet—"
"Where did you even get those pet names? Caramel? Humpy Dumpy? Seriously Hoseok?" I scoffed, walking a little ahead of him. "Just call me Y/N."
"And I would not do that." The hatter grimaced.
"Why? Do you have a problem with my name?" I asked, my right brow arching.
"Your name is pretty but I prefer to call you honey~" Hoseok sang.
At that statement of his, I remembered someone who also had the same thought.
'I prefer lassie.' The voice rang in my head causing my mood to drop down.
"Why honey? Do you really not like being called 'honey'?" Hoseok cooed, making goofy looks as if he's trying to make me smile.
I shook my head and tried to give him a genuine smile but I think I failed to do so because of the disappointed look he have on his face. He then grabbed my wrist and led me somewhere in the forest that's very dark and covered with canopies.
"Hoseok? Where are we heading?" I asked but the hatter didn't even bother to answer my question as he kept on walking to an unknown place.
He stopped at a cave-like place covered in different vines. He moved the vines away with his arms and led me inside the dark place.
"I'm going to show you something. It's a surprise so close your eyes~" The hatter giggled and I raised a brow before doing what he told me to do.
He guided me around the place and we stopped after a minute of walking. I couldn't hear anything except our breathing.
"Open your eyes now, honey~" The hatter sang again and he sounds so excited.
I opened my eyes and the image infront of me made my jaw drop. My eyes sparkled and I couldn't help but squeal in so much delight. I immediately took my shoes off and walked forward feeling the lukewarm water with my bare feet.
"How come a lagoon is here? The water is amazing." I complimented, admiring the beautiful blue shade of the water.
"It's not just a lagoon. It's the Mystic Lagoon of the Pangaea." Hoseok chuckled, also feeling the water with his bare feet. "It gives you the chance to see what you want to see with it's magical waters." He added turning to me.
"Then I might as well not waste this chance." I said closing my eyes. "I want to see the face of my lover."
When I opened my eyes, I saw the water moving on its own then forming into something like a man's physique. The water soon stopped forming and there stood a familiar man infront of me making me stunned in my position.
"So he's your lover? I thought he's taller than me." Hoseok teased beside me and I shook my head from left to right denying his assumption.
"N-no t-that's—" I was cut off.
"Don't move, Y/N." an unfamiliar voice ordered. "Or this friendly mad hatter of yours will say hello to his death."
I stumbled trying to back away from the unknown man that held Hoseok as a captive. I fell on my back and from there, I didn't try to move again.
My eyes fell from Hoseok, to the unknown man and to the water image I've been staring at before the unknown man came and threatened the hatter's life.
His eyes. His nose. His lips. His hair. All those features are familiar to me but I couldn't help but question why he's the one who appeared instead of Jungkook.
He's not my lover.
He's my captain.
He's Min Yoongi.
A/N
Hey there guys! OUAT just reached 1k and I'm so thankful for the support it gained from y'all even though it's not that interesting at all. I remember that it started fron a random thought of mine while reading a work from Max. But now that it even reached a thousand of reads I don't know anymore lmao haha
This update is a thank you for the 1k reads OUAT got ;) Also, I'm feeling a little fine now after resting a bit. I hope Yoongles also rest more and come back healthier than ever <3
STAY SAFE AND HEALTHY GUYS! BEING SICK SUCKS!
I've got a random question here tho :)
Where are you guys from? I wanna know!
❤❤ Leaving with lots of love ❤❤
~RG2108~