DIAMOND| YOONMIN

III. Dungeon

"You've always had the power my dear, you just had to learn it by yourself." The Wizard Of Oz.

It was very dark inside, only a small candle that was about to melt completely and his shiny hair illuminated the dungeon.

Jimin was lying on the cold floor, his eyes staring at the railings, hoping to see someone approaching, but it had been hours since he was trapped in the castle tower without anyone offering him food. His stomach was gurgling and his throat was dry. Oh, how much he craved what he ate at the Duke's mansion.

Normally, in this kind of situation he should be thinking about how to escape from the castle or what happened when he landed in this strange world but no, the only thing that couldn't leave his thoughts were his eyes, the King's eyes.

It was fascinating how they changed color from one second to the next. Other people will probably be afraid but it was not the case of Jimin, he thought it was amazing and was curious to know why they changed, he wanted to see them again.

He looked around him, he could only see dirty walls, covered with some blood stains. He gulped, thinking that there were other prisoners before him and that they had suffered because of the violence.

"Where is he?" the king's deep voice made him jump from surprise.

"Follow me, sir." He heard steps approaching his cell, his heart was beating very fast and he quickly got up and sat on a small wooden chair at the corner.

He saw the king walking towards him and by his side a tall man wearing a long black cape with a hood that covered his entire face.

"Open the door for him." the king asked the guard.

The gnome took out his giant keys and opened it strongly, making the small boy scared.

"Oh, lord." the mysterious man mumbled when he saw him. "Such a hair.." he approached him slowly and knelt in front of the chair.

Jimin's entire body was shaking with fear, but a part of him was calmer thanks to the smell that emanated from the man, a beautiful smell of orange blossom along with lavender. "W-who are you?" he asked.

The stranger pulled his hood down to uncover his long, straight black hair that descended a little bit below his shoulders. He was a beautiful man with a radiant tan skin and gorgeous purple eyes that illuminated his entire face. "I am a Wizard." the man said with a comforting smile. "My name is Hoseok."

Jimin just nodded his head, still surprised by the strange color of his eyes.

"What is your name?"

"Jimin."

"Pretty name." Hoseok rubbed his chin. "Well, Jimin, I must say that your hair is very beautiful." he added. "May I?" he waited for his permission to touch his diamond locks.

"Y-yes."

The Wizard smiled and gently passed his long fingers through the magical hair. He breathed slowly and closed his eyes and he seemed to calm down every time he felt it against his skin. "Lord, this is incredible." he mumbled.

He opened his eyes and stared at Jimin with confusion.

"So, what is he?" the king asked from behind the grids.

Hoseok rubbed his chin and sighed. "I cannot seem to recognize what kind of creature he is, this is very new to me."

He gently turned Jimin's face to examine it and checked some parts of his body like his arms and his neck. The younger would flinch every time he touches him. "Oh, am I hurting you?"

"It does not matter if you are hurting him, just check!" the king shouted and Jimin got surprised when he saw his eyes shift to red again.

"Your majesty." Hoseok smiled. "Go easy on the young boy, he did nothing wrong to be treated this way."

"Nothing wrong?" the king furrowed. "He entered my castle and was about to steal MY portrait to sell it in the market."

"W-what?" Jimin's eyes grew wider. "I-I swear I wasn't trying to do such a thing." he shook his hands and stared at Hoseok, hoping he would believe him.

"He is not lying." The Wizard told the King who immediately calmed down and his eyes returned to their grey color.

"Then." he entered the cell to approach them. "Why did you enter my castle?" he asked coldly.

"L-like I told you earlier, I was lost, I didn't know where I was and where to go and..t-there was a voice who kept telling me to enter.."

"A voice?" both the King and the Wizard furrowed.

The young boy nodded. "A woman's voice." he answered. "She kept telling me to enter the castle."

"I cannot believe you." the King mumbled.

"Your majesty, he is telling the truth." Hoseok said. "You know I have the power to detect the liars and he is surely not one."

The King cleared his throat and kept staring at Jimin. "Did she tell you something else?"

"N-no, she just told me to come here.."

"But I still do not understand, how can someone ignore what he is?"

"I..I am a human..b-but not a normal one." Jimin sighed.

"A human?" both were confused. "What kind of creature is this?"

"It's..it's not from this world..I-I came from somewhere else."

The Wizard sat on the floor, cross-legged and rubbed the back of his neck. He seemed very confused. "From where did you come from then?" he asked the boy.

"From Earth?" Jimin replied shyly, feeling that his answers would seem very ridiculous to them.

"You are saying that there is a world other than Fantasia?" the King scoffed. "What a ridiculous joke."

"But it is true!"

The King furrowed. "Raising your voice again?" he gave him a death glare.

"I-I am sorry." Jimin nervously lowered his head.

"This young creature looks very lost and confused." Hoseok sighed. "Your majesty should maybe give him his freedom, he does not seem dangerous."

"I cannot trust him." the King crossed his arms. "I will not free him easily."

"P-please your majesty, I-I won't do anything bad!" Jimin begged.

A light green color blended with the gray of the King's eyes, he looked calm and confused as he watched him kneel before him, but it did not last long. "Getting on your knees will not help you get out of there." he mumbled coldly before heading out the cell.

"I am very sorry Jimin." Hoseok pouted and helped him stand up. "I cannot defy his orders."

"Thank you Hoseok." the boy quickly wiped a tear.

"I will come to see you tomorrow." the Wizard smiled and joined the king.

"Your majesty!" Jimin called, making the two males stop and turn toward him.

"What do you want?" The King asked coldly.

"W-what is your name?" the boy asked shyly.

The King's eyes grew wide as they shifted to a shiny blue color, like sapphire. Hoseok stared at the king with surprise then smirked and turned to face the strange boy. "His name is Yoongi, King Yoongi The Second."

Jimin blushed and slowly bowed to him. "I am pleased to meet you, King Yoongi."

Yoongi couldn't articulate a word, he just stared at him, the surprise not leaving his face. He couldn't believe how the young creature was being nice to him while he only treated him badly and how he was the first to ask for his name.

He quickly chased the thoughts from his mind and cleared his throat. "Well, I am not pleased at all to meet you." he mumbled before leaving.