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"Slow down Minki!"

Jimin ran through the forest with his twin brother Minki. He struggled to catch up to the mischievous twin as they explored the magical forest.

"You're so slow Jiminie!" Minki said as he ran and pranced through the trees, "Hurry up or else I'm leaving you!"

Jimin sighed and quickened his pace to catch up to his brother. Truth is he doesn't even want to be out here in this part of the forest. They were near the border of Ondine and Veda and they could see the castle of Veda in the distance. It looked rather gloomy and dark from what they could see.

The boys stood near the edge of the lake, that separated the two kingdoms, staring at the pasture of Veda. Jimin wondered how anyone could live in such a dark and depressing looking kingdom.

"Should we head back before Seokjin yells at us?" Jimin asks his brother, throwing a rock into the water.

Minki looks at the sky and realizes it was close to sunset so he sighs and grabs Jimin's hand to lead them back home.

Jimin looks back at the castle last time and sees a small amber in the distance. Before he could question it he is being dragged through the forest once again.

"Minki, did you see that light near that castle?" the boy asks with worry laced in his voice.

"No why? Was it like a torch?" Minki questioned as he lead them through the trees.

"The way the light looked like someone using the power of fire to set something ablaze," Jimin said with a puzzled look written across his face.

Minki stopped and turned to his twin brother with a shocked expression.

"You mean like this?"

Minki reached out his palm and formed a small ball of fire and shot it towards a small sapling in one swift movement.

"Minki!" Jimin shrieked as he formed a ball of water and poured it over the small fire his brother created, "You can't just make random fires like that! It could get out of control."

Minki rolled his eyes and continued navigating through the forest while Jimin kept scolding him about keeping his powers under control and to not be careless.

As they made it back to the town square they were stopped by their guard, Jungkook.

"Where have you been?!" He asks with a look of relief, yet annoyance.

Jimin looked to the ground embarrassed but Minki just smirked and answered, "Why, did you miss me?"

Jungkook's ears started to turn a light shade of red as he shook his head and replied, "What? No! It's my job to protect the both of you but you both just run off to God knows where all the time!"

Minki giggles as he hugs the flustered guard while Jimin just peers at the two with a faint smile painted on his lips.

Anyone could see the two boys loved each other a lot but they would never admit it. He wondered if he would ever find someone like his brother had.

He wanted to experience love and security like Minki and Jungkook, but he knew that wasn't going to happen. He had too many responsibilities to even fall in love.

"Seokjin is going to be on your asses when we get back to the castle," Jungkook says as he starts through the town square.

The boys already knew that it didn't matter if Seokjin scolded them or not because they would always get out of punishment in some way.

As they walked through the town, something caught Jimin's eye. A woman stood behind a small stand with various types of jewelry placed on top.

He stops and admires the several necklaces and rings on display when he spots a beautiful silver necklace with a small charm holding a sapphire gemstone. It was simple but somehow still stunning to the small boy.

"Excuse me, how much is this necklace?" He asks the old woman with a friendly smile.

The woman looks at Jimin and gives him a heartwarming smile before answering, "For you my dear it's free."

Shocked and confused Jimin shakes his head, "I cannot take this for free ma'am! It's too valuable to just give away."

The woman chuckles and offers an alternative form of payment, "How about this, you take it if i can put a spell on it."

Jimin was taken aback by the woman's offer but his curiosity got the better of him.

"What spell would you be placing upon this jewelry?"

She looks at him and smiles before whispering, "The spell of soulmates."

The prince couldn't believe what he was hearing.

The spell of soulmates?

He never believed that spell worked but he wondered if it maybe did. You see the spell of soulmates is put on an object that only you and your soulmate can use. When your soulmate uses it for the first time it will glow and transform and split into two.

"Okay that's fine," Jimin says as he hands the necklace to the woman.

He didn't understand why she would just give away an expensive piece of jewelry just to put a spell on it. Jimin shook the thought away and watched the old woman in curiosity.

The woman takes the necklace and holds it up to her chest. She closed her eyes and inhaled deeply and brought the necklace to her lips and blew onto it.

As she blew over the item, a stream of purple smoke flows from her lips and engulfs the necklace.

When the smoke clears the necklace looks relatively the same but with a small change in the gemstone. Instead of a plain, blue sapphire it now has a purple center bleeding out into the blue.

Jimin stared at the necklace in awe as he didn't think it could get any prettier than before.

"You know how the spell works correct?" the woman asked as she handed him the piece of jewelry. Jimin nods and thanks the old woman as he walks towards the castle.

He barely makes it through the front doors of the castle before an annoyed-looking Seokjin stood in front of him with arms crossed.

"Why were you and Minki in the forest?!" Seokjin asked in a threatening tone still looking rather pissed.

"Minki wanted to explore and I obviously wasn't going to let him go alone. What kind of a brother would I be if I let him be alone in a forest?" Jimin replied simply with a sly smirk. He knew with that logic Seokjin couldn't be too mad at him.

With a sigh Seokjin just throws up his hands in defeat and walks out of the front room. Jimin chuckles to himself and makes his way to his room.

He walks through the halls of the castle passing various rooms and halls. One room, in particular, had its door wide open inviting anyone in.

The prince walked into the room and was met with a smiling doctor, Hoseok.

Hoseok was standing next to a small island with a kitten laying on top, presumably healing the small creature.

"Ah hello Prince Jimin!" he says with a small bow and friendly smile.

"Hoseok-hyung you don't have to address me so formally," Jimin says with a small giggle as he approaches the island.

He inspects the kitten napping on the island and starts to pet it softly.

"What happened to her hyung?" He asks still petting the fragile little pet.

"She got into the dog kennels while I was doing routine checkups and one of the bigger dogs thought she was their chew toy," Hoseok said sadly.

Jimin nodded and watched the elder place a hand on top of the small cat as a hue of yellow light surged through the doctor's hand and onto the creature. As the light faded into the kitten its eyes slowly opened to reveal a light blue color.

"Good morning baby." Hoseok cooed softly as he scooped up the little kitten.

Jimin smiled softly as he watched the white cat purr in the doctor's hands.

"Does she have a name hyung?"

Hoseok shakes his head and puts the kitten back onto the island before grabbing his clipboard to write down information.

"We don't know where she came from and the others were thinking about bringing her to the local shelter since-"

"I want her!" the young prince interrupted as the cat walked up to him.

The doctor widely smiled and laughed at the boy's enthusiasm before handing him a purple collar, "Well what are you going to name her then?"

Jimin thought for a moment and smiled fondly at the little ball of white fur, "How about Serendipity?"

"Well Serendipity it is then," he pats the white kitten on its head and Jimin picks her up and waves goodbye to him.

AS Jimin enters his room he sees a gift waiting for him on his bed. A basket filled with various cat toys, cat food, a bed and grooming items were wrapped in plastic and with a bow.

A note sat in front of the basket and it read,

Hope this helps with the kitten.

Yes I did know you would want the kitten so please take good care of her.

from,

Hoseok

Jimin smiled to himself as he set Serendipity down on the bed and opened the basket to place the items somewhere in his room.

Once he had placed all of the items away he heard a knock on his door.

"Who is it?" he asks while petting the kitten.

"Seokjin, who else would it be?" a snarky sounding Seokjin answered as he opened the door.

Jimin rolled his eyes at his advisor as he entered the room, "I didn't say you could come in."

The elder just squinted his eyes at the younger before handing him a folder filled with letters and documents.

"You have some things to decide Jimin-ah."

Jimin looked over a few of the papers and noticed how they were all from the kingdom of Veda.

"So the people of Veda are seeking refuge in Ondine?" he asks simply as he reads a few of the letters sent.

Seokjin nods and says, "Minki has already agreed to let them in but you have the ultimate decision."

A letter in particular caught the prince's eye,

Dear Princes,

My name is Kim Namjoon and I am pleading on behalf of me and my younger brother for refuge in your kingdom. We do not wish to harm none but only to work and have safety from the attacks in Veda. We lost our mother and father in the attacks and have been left to fend for ourselves. My brother is only sixteen years of age and I twenty-five.

We ask for your graciousness to let us seek refuge.

Thank you,

Kim Namjoon

The prince set all the paper back into the folder and handed it back to Seokjin, "Let them in."