The scene Jungkook was watching through the screen was unlike anything he has ever seen. There was a vast field as far as his eyes could see illumiNamjoond by moonlight. The moon was extremely bright shrouding the whole field in some kind of ethereal glow. Looking at it, Jungkook could only define it as otherworldly, it was like magical.

He looked away from the moon and observed the area. It really felt like he was there. There were people huddled together dressed in the same midnight blue robes with silver trims. A few were standing at a distance there robes as dark but there was a gold trim to them. He couldn’t see their faces. It would be better if I could see their face too… but just as he said that it was like the glasses were zooming on each one.  Oh nevermind, I can now. There is Namjoon hyung…someone unknown…don’t know that woman…nope…uhum…oh look there is Jin hyung talking to a really scary looking man. With his internal monologue running he completed the whole group which he assumed were the council members judging by their darker robes and the gold trim, also the presence of Namjoon and Jin. He noticed that although the council had people of all ages Namjoon and Jin appeared to be the youngest.

Jungkook looked at the people huddled together trying to locate Jimin. He was talking to Taehyung and a few other people. Jungkook couldn’t help but admire the way the moonlight was highlighting his features. There was just something about the way he looked standing in the moonlight…like he was home, like he was free.

His attention was ripped from Jimin by someone clapping their hands. It was the scary dude Jin was talking to before.  “Welcome witches and witchlings! It’s time for our monthly circle.” After saying that, he lifted his hands to sky and bolt of grey light shot from his hands. Jungkook looked at the sky and was surprised to see that was a translucent symbol in some form of shield shimmering silvery-grey stamped there. “I as the Noir Guardian provide you the protection with my shield.” He brought his hands down.

The next four in line (two men and two women) lifted their hands together shooting a yellow bolt of light one by one. He noticed symbol glowing orange in the form of a flame then blue as a water drop turning brown as mud and then white as wind. He noticed them merging and taking a pale yellow color in the form of a star? “We as the Chartreuse Guardians provide you the protection of our elements.”

He then watched Namjoon and Jin lift their hands together taking turns shooting first pale pink bolt taking the shape of a brain and then a forest green one which took the form of a leaf. They merged together forming a purplish crescent symbol. “We as the Lavender Guardians provide you the protection of Mind and Nature.”

Another women who was already lifting her hands up shot a maroon-ish bolt which quickly stamped the sky with shimmery maroon symbol in the form of  a twisted ribbon. “I as the Auburn Guardian provide you with the protection of Quick Spells.”

The guardians then joined hands chanting something. Jungkook saw how the symbols glowed and illuminated the field in a form of a circle.

“Let the circle begin.” The Auburn Guardian smiled.

He saw a group of more than-well it was more than twenty (he stopped counting after that)- witches forming a circle. He noticed that after every five witches there was a gap in the circle. The only exception was the ten people who stood with a gap after every two witches and those two witches happened to be holding hands. 

Jungkook had so many questions he wanted to ask but there was no one he could ask them from.

“Jimin hyung” he sighed. “I wish you were here.”

  “Jungkookie? Are you okay?” He heard someone whisper. “Hyung?  But…you are…not here?”

“Think of it as a phone conversation without an actual phone. Tae helped me with it. I wanted to check on you but then I heard you sigh. Is everything okay? You are not overwhelmed right?” He whispered.

“No! I just have so many questions…I want to know so much.” He mumbled the last part but Jimin heard him.

He giggled. “Oh Jungkookie! Heheh.”

“Don’t laugh!” He whined.

“I can explain a few things to you.” He murmured.

“But won’t you get in trouble for that?” Jungkook couldn’t help but ask. He looked at the screen trying to locate him and then saw him sitting with other witches in supposedly another circle outside the first one.

“No I won’t. We are not part of the actual circle remember? Besides it hasn’t even started yet.” Jimin said.

“Okay.” Jungkook let out.

“So a circle has two parts an inner circle and then there is an outer circle. You see those witches there?…” Jungkook saw him nudging his chin towards the witches standing together forming a circle through the screen. “…They are the ones leading the inner one which means they will perform the spells. Us sitting here, are part of the outer one. We are like their cheerleaders. They perform and we support them.” Jimin smiled as he said the last part.  

 “What were they doing before? The council...I mean.” Jungkook asked biting his thumb. Seeing Jimin smile does something to him and don’t ask him what because he doesn’t know.

“How do you know they are the council members?” Jungkook saw Jimin parting his lips in surprise and couldn’t help his eyes from flicking down, he noticed them glistening even in the pale light of the moon. I just want to….Just want to…What do you want Jeon? What? I just want to bite…his lips!

 Wait…What?

Jungkook shook his head leaning his head back towards the couch. What am I thinking? What did he ask me? Oh right!

I just thought they were. Their robes are different.” He spoke softly.

“A gold star for excellent observation skills Jungkookie.” He was startled by Tae’s deep voice in his ear.

“Wait, why are you in our phone call?” Jungkook asked exasperated. “Of course I am here! Our magic is connected remember? And I am offended you don’t want me here.” Tae said petulant. Jungkook couldn’t help but laugh. “Okay okay. You can stay.”

“Yay!” Tae smiled his smile wide. But Jungkook was more focused on the smaller fluff ball sitting beside Tae who has was smiling so wide at the exchange that his eyes were almost shut. It was the first time that he noticed a dimple making an appearance on his cheek and if his hands were itching to poke his squishy cheek no one has to know. Especially Jimin or Tae or Namjoon or Jin…oh it! No one has to know fine?

“The council members were securing the circle so no one outside gets hit by wayward magic and the ones inside are protected.” Tae said. “The inner circle has 5 of every type of witches there. Like there are 5 caster-channeler pairs and FYI they are the ones holding hands. 5 nature witches, 5 of each element. You get the gist. Right? They are 45 witches in the inner circle and the rest of us who are older than 15 are outside, since there are no limits on the number of witches in the outer circle. The rest including the parents-who are not part of the inner circle-and kids, are home probably sleeping.”  Tae shrugged.

“Shouldn’t all of you be there?” He asked.

“Well for full circle we have to be. The full circle you see is when we do bigger magical stuff, like one time there was a tsunami coming and though we couldn’t stop it ‘rules of the universe and balance and some butterfly effect mumbo jumbo’ we could minimize its intensity thus limiting the damage it caused.” Jungkook widened his eyes. Here he was worried about grades and completing his assignments on time and there they were saving the world. He couldn’t help feeling inadequate. What do they even see in a weak human like me?

“Don’t be too impressed. We haven’t done those things, witches super old than us did. And we can’t do a full circle for more than twice a year, it drains us.” Jimin butted in. “Half circle gives us a boost of energy so we can be strong till the next moon.”

“It’s starting.” Tae whispered. He have to end the ‘phone call’ Jungkookie.” And then there was no other voices whispering in his ear anymore.

He saw as the witches of the inner circle took a deep breath and then it began. He could hear people of the outer circle singing in unison some song about strength and unity.  Must be witch-song.

One of the witch of the group he assumed to be fire witches chanted loudly.

“We the one gifted with Fire

Ask for warmth and unity

That is what we wish to strive

We call on our element with voices five”

He could see their hands glowing red forming a fiery red globe. He could feel goose bumps on his arms.

We the on gifted with waves

Ask for adventure and for peace

That is what we wish to strive

We call on our elements with voices five

The hands glowing blue repeated the same actions. One chanted and the others follow.

We the one gifted with wind

Ask for love and prosperity

That is what we wish to strive

We call on our elements with voices five

We the one gifted with land

Ask for fertility for us and soil

That is what we wish to strive

We call on our elements with voices five

Two more globes one muddy brown and one white illuminated the faces of their holders.

We as the gems protecting nature

Ask for love and kindness

That is what we wish to strive

We call on our magic with voices five

Jungkook noticed the change in spell. And saw the forest green balls shimmering in their hands.

We as the gems blessed with wisdom

Ask for strength and morality

That is what we wish to strive

We call on our magic with voices five

Just like the nature witches the wisdom witches produced a pale pink globe. 

We as the holders of spell magic

Ask for virtue and confidence

That is what we wish to strive

We call on our elements with voices five

We who channel their powers

Ask for courage and passion

That is what we wish to strive

We call on our elements with voices five

The casters and channelers repeated their actions and the whole circle was illuminated by globes of different lights. Slowly each one of them directed their globes towards the centre of circle where they all combined in a shimmery ball of golden dust.

He saw the people who were channelers closing their eyes and waving the hand not held by their casters in the air like they were weaving and to Jungkook’s surprise the golden shimmery ball lifted up in the air surrounded by a net like pattern. The casters then chanted something and the net surrounded the ball engulfed it completely. The ball grew larger and began levitating higher and higher.

It was about about 4 feet above their heads at that point when it suddenly glowed a brighter gold and then burst. As soon as it did things flew out of it something resembling golden small butterflies or maybe birds and the air was permeated by the sound of chirps. One went to each witch present there and on touching them dissolved into golden shimmery fairydust raining on witches. Witches and their love for glitter. God!

Some flew away most likely to rain on the ones not present. He focused his glasses on Jimin just as the bird? Butterfly? Whatever flew over him bathing him in golden fairydust. The sounds of witches laughing flew in his ear but he couldn’t focus on them because the sight in front of him was too endearing to look away even for a second. The way Jimin was giggling, hood down and his head thrown back made his heart race. Not to mention the way he let out a little sneeze rubbing his nose right after with the hands covered with sleeves too large that they were giving him sweater paws. Jungkook’s heart was racing in his chest and he wanted to squeal which he did.

Because it! No one was there and if he wants to hyperventilate over how cute and utterly adorable Jimin was being, he can and you are no one to judge. If things stay the same it won’t be long till he actually falls for him, he’s already half way there. 

He heard a voice whisper in his ear it was Tae telling him that the circle was over and now they are heading to mingle and eat with others so the feed would close automatically and to just tap the screen to make it disappear. He nodded and murmured an affirmative eyes still following Jimin on screen.

“Go to sleep Jungkookie. It’s late.” Jimin whispered right in his ear. He saw Jimin on screen wink at him and then giggle. Why is he such a tease?   Jimin waved his hand cutely in a parting gesture and then was gone. Just then he noticed witches leaving the field.

    Jungkook stifled a yawn and looked at the time. He was surprised that it has been 3 hours since he started watching. Where did the time go?  

Just as he stood up to close the screen which was just showing an empty field he saw something moving across the tree closest to the circle. He looked closely but found nothing suspicious. He shrugged.

He touched the edges of the screen and just like Tae said it closed off on its own and then disappears. He was told beforehand to stay the night and was shown the way towards the guestroom. He made his way there and flopped on the bed hugging the pillow which though couldn’t hold a torch to the fluffiness and softness that is Jimin, would have to do.  

He fell asleep wishing that he was hugging the mochi he came to adore and couldn’t imagine his life without instead of the damn pillow.

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There in the deserted field a shadow came from behind the tree, eyes glowing red. The presence laughed.

“Oh no little one! Should have looked a bit closer.” The face then morphed to one of anger. “Humans! So childish, so naive….” It laughed again. “So breakable!”

I’ll break you! You just watch. It whispered.

“Enjoy your time little one! As long as you can. You won’t have much….I promise.”

It laughed then and disappeared in a smoky mist.

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Across town sitting on a sofa beside Tae, Jimin shuddered. They have changed back into normal street clothes after the circle.

“What’s wrong Jiminie?” Tae asked wrapping his arms around Jimin.  

“Nothing. I just feel cold all of a sudden.” Jimin murmured.  He felt like something cold went pass him. He looked at the window towards the field and couldn’t help but feel uneasiness settle deep within him.  

“Here take this.” Tae said as he passed Jimin an eerily familiar leather jacket.

“Isn’t that Jungkookie’s? The one he was wearing today?” Jimin asked the material.  “Oh is it?” Tae questioned eyes widened innocently.

“You are insufferable Tae.” Jimin said pouting tough there was mirth shining in his eyes. He put it on smiling at the warmth that engulfed him. He couldn’t help taking a whiff and then sighed.

Jungkook’s smell always soothed his nerves and he didn’t know why it had such a calming effect but it did.  He wrapped the jacket tighter.

“Your eyes are glowing orange again” Tae said his mouth hanging open in awe.

“Again?” Jimin sighed. “I hope Joonie hyung finds something soon.”

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Sleeping in bed Jungkook smiled. He felt like Jimin was a lot closer to him than before. It was like he was next to him buried in his arms. He sighed and unconsciously hugged the pillow tight

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