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He was lost.One moment he was following the little glowing firefly hoping to catch it and the other he lost the track of his surroundings. He looked around and tried to figure out where he was but it was pointless. He was lost in the heart of the forest, in the middle of the night. He knew oh so well the paths of this immense forest, but he didn't really adventure off the beaten track, especially when he was barely able to see anything. He got hist lantern out of his bag, but the luck wasn't on his side today. The flickering light announced him he was going to run out of battery soon. He tried to see as much as he could around him with the little light he got, but all he could see were trees. No trace of the path he was following, no trace of any other light nor sound. He was by himself. When the light turned off completely, a heavy sigh escaped his plumpy lips. He was not planning on spending his whole night in the middle of a forest. It was spring so the blowing wind was warm, at least he didn't have to worry about being cold.Jimin used to walk through the forest ever since he was a kid. He didn't have friends because they considered him a freak for believing in ghosts and magical creatures. But he didn't care what anyone said, he knew the magical world existed. That's why he came to the forest every night, to try and find what he saw years ago when he was just a child. He saw a boy, through the thick trees he saw a boy for a couple of seconds before he strangely disappeared. He was the most beautiful person Jimin had ever seen. He had a really intense blue coloured hair and yellowish eyes that sparkled like two fireflies in the night. His complexion was really fair and porcelain-like so Jimin just assumed he must have been a ghost, a really pretty one.Since then he came to the forest daily, right before the sunset and wandered through it until there was no light outside. He wanted to see that person again and hopefully be able to talk to him this time. Although many years had passed since then, Jimin never gave up the idea that he wanted to meet the pretty boy from the woods again.He started to walk towards the direction he thought he came from hoping he would find the path again. All he could hear were his careful steps on the moist grass. The silence surrounding him was a calm one. To be able to feel at peace in his situation was a pretty abnormal thing, given the fact that most people who lived in the proximity of the forest tried to avoid it as much as possible because it was a place where you could easily get lost. But not for Jimin, he loved the forest. Spending that much time exploring it gave him the feeling of belonging.He kept walking slowly for a couple of more minutes, but he didn't find the track. He stopped and a sigh escaped his lips again, there was no use in continuing walking, there was no way he found the way back through the thick darkness. All he could do was wait until morning came.He sat down at the base of the nearest tree. Now that he wasn't moving anymore he just let himself enjoy the beautiful silence. A waft blew through the trees' branches moving all the leaves creating a beautiful sound.It didn't pass more than five minutes when he saw the little firefly again coming towards him. His eyes instantly sparkled at the sight of the glowing creature. He was absolutely amazed by fireflies every time he met one, what kind of magic kept them glowing was still a mystery for Jimin, one he intended to decipher. Seconds later another one appeared near him, and another one and another one, until he was completely surrounded by them.It was the first time he saw this many fireflies at the same time. His eyes sparkled with excitement watching them freely fly through the air lightning the area so he could see in his vicinity.It was breathtaking. The moment he stood up all the fireflies started flying in one direction like a beautiful cloud of light. He couldn't have missed the chance of following them, maybe he was going to find even more of them. He hurried to catch up with them and followed them probably even deeper into the forest for a good ten minutes. At some point, all of them suddenly stopped and turned off their lights. He was confused now and when his eyes accommodated to the darkness again he started seeing multiple patches of green light on the ground.He hadn't seen this kind of things In this forest ever before, so he started to question his location even more. When he approached to inspect one of the light circles he ascertained that they were mushrooms, something like bioluminescent mushrooms. He heard of their existence in the jungle, but not here.He started to take small steps, as careful as he could, not to crush any of those wonders of nature. When he put his foot down an odd sound echoed to his ears. He then stepped on the same spot with more pressure and the odd sound could be heard even louder, the sound of emptiness."Wood?" He was beyond bewildered at this point. Something really unusual was happening, first the mushrooms and then a plaque of wood above an empty space in the middle of the woods? It couldn't have been a trap for wild animals because he would have activated it already.When he approached to see what was there the fireflies started flickering above him again. Under a layer of fallen leaves, he caught a rope in his hand and pulled it. He almost fell when a hole opened in the middle of the ground."What the actual hell is this?" He would have lied if he had said the curiosity wasn't boiling through his veins. Stairs were going down. He looked around, but he couldn't see very far so he just put his foot on the first step of the stairs. When he was completely underground he closed the passage. Some of the fireflies got in with him and made his walking a little easier. When he reached the end of the stairs he was met with a long hall which seemed endless. There was no other direction to go to so he kept following the fireflies.As he was walking he saw a little dot of light in the distance. When he got closer he was able to see that it was actually a keyhole. It was quite big and out of nowhere, all the fireflies that were leading Jimin through the hall entered the room behind the door through the keyhole.He was left in almost complete darkness again when he heard it. The gasp of a person."Guys, what are you doing here? How did you enter without help?" The melodic voice asked the fireflies probably which only made Jimin even more curious and confused than he already was.What was actually happening and what was he supposed to do now? He couldn't just enter the room, could he? He had no idea who could be behind that door. He was questioning his decision of coming down here when he heard the soothing voice once again."Did you guys prepared a present for me because it's my birthday? You know that was not necessary, but I really appreciate it. So what is it?"After those words were said, the fireflies invaded the hall again through the keyhole and he heard movement on the other side of the door.He was at no more than one meter away from the door when he saw it opening and his body froze. The sudden cascade of light made Jimin squeeze his eyes shut.When he reopened them, his eyes grew wide at the sight in front of him. He was met with a just as shocked blue-haired guy. His face was so pale and flawless and his features seemed to be out of this world. When his mind connected the dots his already big eyes went even wider. He let out the breath through his plump pink lips he didn't realise he was holding."You are..." they actually said that at the same time which made both of them cut their words. Their palms were sweating now and their hearts were beating abnormally fast, without any of them understanding what was actually happening.Jimin tried to get rid of the lump in his throat when the male before him spoke again."Jimin." If he felt like he was dreaming before, now he was sure that he left reality a long time ago."How do you know my name?" His mind was currently blank. He was unable to think of anything else besides the male before him."Did I actually say that out loud?" Now the blue-haired boy's face was a terrified one and Jimin couldn't help it but giggle at his cure reaction."Yes, you said it out loud. So how do you know my name?" Jimin smiled at him. He was feeling so good just to be in the presence of the blue-haired male."Oh the whole forest knows your name, you're pretty famous here." He scraped at the back of his neck embarrassed and Jimin just fount it adorable, even though he was really confused about his words."What do you mean by that?""Well, you know, you come here every day, and, I have...I mean everyone has seen you around a lot...and you are so pretty and you seem so nice...it's inevitable for someone not to notice you around here...and what I want to say is that it's not hard to find out someone's name."If Jimin wasn't completely enamoured at the beginning with the now blushing boy, he surely was now."Did you just say I am pretty?" The rush of unexplainable confidence he just felt made him both slightly smirk and blush at his bold question."I...you are." And he wasn't wrong. The boy in front of him was ethereal.Jimin blushed even harder. For some moments they just stared at each other in silence, each of them taking in the other's presence and features.Jimin was sure this day was going to come at some point, the day when he met the pretty boy again, but he surely wasn't expecting to be brought to him by a bunch of fireflies."Are you a ghost?" Without too much thinking Jimin just threw this question at the male which instantly laughed showing the most beautiful gummy smile he had ever seen."Out of all the creatures you could have thought of, why a ghost?""Well I've seen you, years ago, and you looked so pale and frail and also vanished in a blink of an eye so I just thought about a ghost."Hearing his explanation he was quite shocked Jimin still remembered that day. He didn't want to be seen, but he felt pulled towards the other boy like a magnet he forgot that he should have kept the distance. Since that day he was more careful when he was going outside to see the boy. He thought he was never going to be able to actually talk to him, but life is full of surprises."I am Yoongi by the way, and no, I am not a ghost, I am a wizard and I am glad to finally be able to meet you properly." Jimin's eyes went as wide as they could go and Yoongi just smiled at his reaction.Jimin was absolutely speechless. He knew magic was real, he felt it, but he didn't imagine the boy he was looking for being a wizard."Come inside, it's rude to keep you outside so much." They both entered the room Yoongi was in before meeting Jimin. The black-haired boy was absolutely astonished. He felt like he was the protagonist of a fictional film. Everything seemed surreal. He entered a huge room full of shelves and objects you could only see in films, and a lot of them not even there. The tall shelves were stuffed with books of all colours and sizes."This is amazing!" Yoongi was just staying to the side watching how beautiful the man before him was. Jimin's eyes were literally sparkling seeing all his instruments. He never felt so happy about being a wizard. It was weird, but at the same time, it was a really warm feeling inside him."What do you do? Like...can you do the things they do in films?" Jimin moved his glance to Yoongi only to find the blue-haired guy adoringly staring at him. A bright shade of pink made its way all over his face as they both kept staring at each other without saying anything more.It was weird, on both sides. This was the first time they actually met, but they both felt like they belonged together. It was magical and clearly unexpected, but they just went with the flow without questioning anything. It was meant to be."No, I can't. Those are just inventions. Some of them may be indeed inspired by reality, but the majority of them are the fruit of human's imagination and nothing more."Another pause followed Yoongi's response when they still didn't move their eyes from the other. It looked like they were in trance, absolutely fascinated with the other's presence."And why do you stay here, alone in the forest, in the middle of the night?" His tone was barely above a whisper, he didn't want to disturb the atmosphere that was created between them."I create light and I need to keep it alive. I am responsible for everything that glows during night time." The more he watched Jimin's reaction, the more important he felt about his work, which was unusual. It was odd, every time Jimin's face showed the littlest spark of admiration and astonishment, he felt like he really mattered."So you wanna say that fireflies glow thanks to you?"When Yoongi nodded, Jimin just felt like the happiest man on Earth, just because he felt so lucky to meet that man who stood two meters in front of him. He had absolutely no idea how to contain all the happiness and excitement he was feeling."You are amazing! And those fireflies, they have consciousness. They are the ones that intentionally brought me here. They wanted me to meet you! Ah...you said it was your birthday. Happy birthday, I would have brought a gift if I knew." His voice was high pitched due to his excitement and Yoongi just cooed at his adorable reaction."You're cute, thank you, but your sole presence is enough for me." 'For the rest of my life', he thought without saying it out loud this time.Jimin's face reddened even deeper and he moved his glance from Yoongi and started to look around again. He was mesmerised by everything starting with the man that was still watching his every move.At that moment Jimin completely forgot that he was actually lost in the forest in the middle of the night. Nothing else mattered, the world outside that room was non-existent for him anymore, not when he felt like he just discovered what had been missing in his life all along. Like the black-haired boy who was inspecting his crafting room, Yoongi completely forgot about all the loneliness he was feeling. The moment he saw Jimin in front of his door any worry and dark emotion that was troubling his mind and soul vanished, he had a magical effect on him. It was the first time he felt magic on himself.They both felt complete."What kind of other wizards do exist?" Jimin just wanted to feel a little bit less emotional, so his coping mechanism just told him to keep asking questions."There are a lot of them, you'd be surprised to find out there is a wizard for almost anything. There are a few more in this forest as well." Jimin was absolutely speechless. He had no idea what he could say anymore. He found both the most beautiful person he's ever seen and the evidence magic existed, on the same night. It was overwhelming for him.He moved his glance on the books again, he didn't actually know what kinds of emotions he felt in that moment, they were too mixed inside of him."What about you?""What about me?" Jimin couldn't stop himself from watching the other once again."I only know you love the forest so much you spent time in it every day for the last couple of years. Tell me something about you too.""Well, I am living with my parents in the city that is really close to the forest, I don't really have friends because all the people my age who know me think I am a freak because I always believed magic existed and I really love dancing, I've been studying contemporary dance for quite a few years now."Yoongi was quite surprised at the boy's answer. He saw Jimin as a really social person so he didn't imagine that people really judged him because he thought magic was real. Were people that bad?"I believe you! I really believe you that magic exists. You hold so much magic just in your eyes." At that moment Jimin's happiness reached a whole new level. His eyes started watering and his heart was beating so hard."I..." That was the only thing Jimin was able to voice anymore."Tell me Jimin, do you believe in soulmates? Two souls that are looking for each other all their lives and when they collide they just create something beautiful, something unbreakable, true love. Do you know it is said that when soulmates touch for the first time, it glows? Do you believe in their existence? Because from now on, I do."Jimin just nodded. Looking at the man in front of him and feeling all the good emotions that were travelling his body at that time he had no doubt.The blue-haired male started taking small steps towards him and he just smiled, from ear to ear, with his heart beating crazily in his ribcage and his eyes still watery. When Yoongi stood right in front of him, he barely contained himself from not immediately embracing him.With a slow-motion, Yoongi raised his hand a little bit and gently grabbed Jimin's in it and there it was, the little glow that emerged from their soft touch.With their eyes locked on each other now, they knew they were in the right place with the right person.Yoongi again raised his other hand this time and slowly wiped away the tears that Jimin never knew escaped his eyes. He saw the slightly shorter boy as the most enchanting person he has ever met in his entire life and he couldn't get enough of him. Good thing they were going to have a lot of time just to enjoy each other's presence.Jimin as well saw in Yoongi the most ravishing being that he ever met and he was sure he wasn't going to meet anyone like him ever again.As he was looking into his soulmate's eyes he took the first step now and slowly closed the gap between them. It was an indescribable feeling. Their lips melted perfectly together. With their hands intertwined and Yoongi's other hand still on Jimin's face, all was left for Jimin's arm to go around Yoongi's neck.Jimin always tried to imagine different scenarios about his first kiss, but reality really exceeded all of his expectations this time.When they separated and looked each other in the eyes again Jimin could only see all his wishes coming all together in the form of his soulmate.He wasn't lost anymore.