next day,

Taehyung was still a little unfamiliar with the town, he hadn't been here in so long. People were very surprised the first time he entered the town. some of the older people there knew who he was and the story about him spread eventually. people recognized him as the man in the forest Mansion. He was known for his doll production, almost every child had received a doll made by him. People wanted to talk to him, but Taehyung wouldn't talk for long. He had things to do, he didn't come here to make friends. He walked over the center of the town and looked around him, seeing a boy who looked in his teen years, holding a bag of groceries in his arms. probably going home with them. The raven walked up to him and pretended to drop his wallet by accident. The boy saw it and bent down grabbing the wallet and hurrying after the strangely dressed man. Taehyung stood quite out in his fashion. people here didn't wear such expensive looking clothes. Unlike Taehyung, their clothing changed over time. Taehyung just kept in his old fashion not getting much from the outside world when he was in his house for so long. But he didnt care, he didn't look THAT different in his eyes.

"Sir, you dropped your wallet," the boy said, tapping Taehyung's shoulder. Taehyung looked back and smiled, grabbing the wallet while his eyes looked at the boy's hands. He smiled wider and quickly grabbed the boy's wrist when he was about to pull his hand back.

"You have beautiful hands, young boy," Taehyung said, feeling the soft skin and delicate looking fingers. He had more feminine hands than the usual men here. It was hard to find people like this boy, so Taehyung was happy to find it all piece by piece.

"A-ah...thank you" the boy said, a little uncomfortable and pulled his hand back wrapping it around the paper grocery bag. "so, have a nice day. i will be going now"

"Yes, thank you for the wallet." Taehyung gave the boy a slight bow and watched him walk off for a long time until he was too far away. "And for your hands.." he chuckled and made his way back home, satisfied with his find.

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Jimin stood in the garden picking flowers from the owner's rose garden, his left hand filled with a nice bouquet already. but he found beautiful white lilies near the pond and decided to get a few of them. When he picked the last flower he needed he sighed, seeing the crack that spread over his arm to his hand. he was trying to be very careful not to break a finger off, the crack was really dangerous. he could hear the crack in the porcelain rasp when he tugged too hard at something and the separated sides rubbed over each other. It was worrisome. but then again, he chose this. He chose this fate; he chose to give him himself for taehyung.

Jimin stood up and looked at the flowers. Sunhee said that summer is starting and he will always decorate the mansion with fresh flowers from Taehyung's own garden. it kind of became a yearly thing over the years. Taehyung would request it each year, So Sunhee now just planned it yearly to decorate everything with the flowers. Taehyung had enough flowers outside, each year there came more. He let them spread naturally, but only let sunhee keep them off the roads, in their own marked area to grow. It was beautiful and so thought Jimin who was gathering the last bouquet for the house decoration. He had just finished dancing for the whole morning so he decided to help Sunhee out while waiting for Taehyung to return.

Which he didn't notice had already returned. until he saw a hand snake around his waist and got a piss on his cheek and neck. Jimin turned his head seeing taehyung stand next to him with war looking eyes.

"Hello Jimin, im back"

"How was the town? Did you find what you were looking for?"

"I did, it was nice to be there again. '' Taehyung replied and held up a paper bag which was filled with new fabric, beads, thread and nail polish. Jimin smiled and walked with the man back to the mansion.

"I am very curious what you're making," Jimin said , he knew taehyung was making something for him as a surprise. taehyung told him before.

"It will be a secret until it's ready." Taehyung smiled. "your favorite color is black right?"

"yes, and blue"

"perfect" taehyung smiled, he bought the right colors then. he was a little worried he might have remembered it wrong, but he was right.

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That night taehyung went out of bed for the second time, Grabbing the lantern and lit it up with the matches next to it. his gaze was dark. The flame was moving around excitedly when he opened the door to the basement, the cold breath of air making the flame dance. His steps echoed through the cold stone room below him, even though the air was cold, Taehyung didn't feel it. He didn't feel anything. Because this wasn't him, this was a different him. He walked to the first cell right in front o the stairs and bend down to the level of the person inside the bars.

"It's time," Taehyung said, looking at the boy who opened his eyes. one eye was black and his lip was cut. his clothes were dirty on one side like he had been dragged over the ground. both arms chained to the ground making him unable to stand up.

"p-please let me go"

"I cant" Taehyung replied and patted the boy's hair gently. "I need what you have. but your death won't be for nothing. you will be another piece to something great" taehyung looked at the younger boy who started sobbing. 

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thank you for reading, see you in the next chapter. the end is nearingggg.