Lemon & Lime

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Jimin is a very sweet child; anyone who meets him would definitely fall in love with the little cute shy baby faced cuddly child. However, this child suddenly heard a cry from somewhere deep in their garden followed by a sound similar to chirping noise with a tiny crunch.

Jimin is aware his parent told him not to go too deep into the grass and crops field as they are a little taller than him yet he couldn't help his curiosity.

He looked around and waited for something to divert his mother and elder sisters attention away from him before quickly tiptoeing and sneaking to go check out the strange sound he heard.

When he got there he saw a boy in dirty cloths, torn and oversized big clothes while the boy himself looked as skinny as a stick; the odd boy fell over their fence wall when he saw a red cherry which hangs over the fence and had climbed up in an attempt to just pick the one over the fence from the tree but instead he fell over the entire fence over to the other side of the fence.

The odd skinny and tiny looking boy with long, lean and slightly pale fingers was also wearing a cute Lime green coloured knitted beany which hides his hair that also made his ears stick out like an elf's ears.

He busied himself munching away at the fruits and crops of all kinds that were in his reach.

The boy hurt his foot in the processes and is bleeding a lot yet the oddly beggar looking boy only focused on eating the fruits freshly ripped from Jimin's parent's garden ignoring his injured foot.

His eyes brightened with surprise mixed with shock whenever he bites into each fruit as if it's his first time experiencing each taste, then he gets excited right after and hurriedly pluck more to eat like he has been starved for days. But he looks so cute and adorable with each movement that you would find yourself awing; and that is exactly what Jimin is currently doing while he observes and watches the boy closely and giggling.

Jimin watches him closely slightly amused at how hungrily the boy was devouring the fruits in front of him so fast like this is his first time tasting something like this and then almost choking on the seeds.

Jimin quickly gave him the water he was using to water the plants to drink so he can stop choking.

The boy reached for it and drinks it then gave the jug back saying thanks before reaching to pluck another fruit then stopping in the middle and frantically backing away. He just now realising Jimin's presence, who has been crouching down next to him the whole time but the boy was too busy munching to notice.

The boy tried to run away but couldn't seem to be able to walk on that injured foot. He was frightened and scared that he was in trouble for eating someone's fruit without their permission because he was hungry and the fruits looked delicious and also tasted heavenly; this being his first time eating fruit in his whole life.

''S-sorry I-I am s-sorry they-they just look so juicy and inviting and I-I didn't think and just reached for them, I-I ruined your crops. I-I am not a th-thief I-I swear, i-it just that I-I i-it look s-so pretty and t-tasty I-I couldn't help myself pl-please for-forgive me'' the boy begged clasping his palms together while kneeling on his injured foot, head bend towards the ground eyes shut crying and trembling.

He desperately begged Jimin looking so scared, frightened and trembling.

Jimin quickly calmed him down so he could help the injured foot that the boy is holding onto with his dear life.

''You have stwawbewwy all over your face and you look funny'' laughed Jimin and the boy awkwardly laugh too

''I am Jimin and I am 5. Who are you?'' ask Jimin showing the number with his fingers

''I-I am H-Hoseok and I t-think I am 6 t-today'' said the other boy more like a question full of uncertainty when he cocks his head to one side red juice all over his face. He held up his fingers not sure and just mimicking exactly what Jimin did because he doesn't really understand it, showing the same 5 fingers and Jimin laughs again giggling with how innocently cute Hoseok's reaction was.

Jimin's heart started beating faster sending tingles all over his body when the boy stares clueless yet intrigued back at him. Jimin noted those small quirky reactions he makes with his face, hands and body.

His reactions are pretty odd yet they are easy to read and they make him appear almost like a baby curious about things unknown to them. He looks like a lost green fairy boy; his outfit mostly in green, big and loose on him.

Like those babies who finds unfamiliar things that appears colourful bright and interesting to them, and gets drawn to it reaching to touch or put it in their mouth to taste it first and once it bites back they suddenly flinch and get scared then eventually break out into tears. That is exactly Hoseok and he even looks like one; a baby.

''Hoseok –hyung who thinks he is 6 today will you be fwiends with Jimin? Jimin thinks you are cute and pwetty. You wemind (remind) Jimin of the faiwy (fairy) in my stowybooks (storybooks) Hihihi (He giggles). Jimin really likes you so pl-pwease be my fwiend and-and you can have more of my mum's st-stwawbewwies (strawberries) and pw-pwenty (plenty) others like it hum pwetty pweaaaase, I pwomise?'' he said a little fidgety and worried then he quickly plucked more fruits to give to Hoseok.

Jimin still struggles with pronouncing some of his 'L' and 'R's especially when his emotions are flying too much for him to calm down enough to remember the right pronunciations. However, once he calms and takes his time he makes sure to say them correctly. Right now he is excited and worried and also anticipating becoming friends with this awkward creature thinking that Hoseok isn't human in the meantime. He hopes the fruit he is offering will make the lost green fairy boy stay and want to be Jimin's friend and keep him company in his small little caged world within just the premises of his house and spread-out garden.

Jimin then looks up to see Hoseok while smiling that crescent eye smile with his eyes almost closing and the other boy vigorously shakes his head up and down without even giving it much thoughts and then stares at the mountain of strawberries in Jimin's stubby cute little hands. He hesitates whether to pick them up looking back and forth to be sure until Jimin literally shoves one in Hoseok's mouth himself feeding it to him. Hoseok immediately obeys gobbing the fruit down at once.

The two continue with Jimin feeding the entire fruit he plucked from his little palms directly to Hoseok himself while sitting on his knees facing him. Hoseok's eats too fast at times that Jimin sternly tells him to eat slowly and he quickly obeys the whole time Hoseok never takes eyes off Jimin. He even waits when he is done eating for Jimin to get the next fruit to feed him after he wipes Hoseok's mouth since he is a messy eater.

It's like they switch roles with Hoseok being the young baby and Jimin the mother. Jimin loved every bit of it and couldn't stop smiling and giggling the way Hoseok listens to him immediately and behaves obediently.

Once his had enough Hoseok smiles and the sun literally appears behind his head shining so strongly that Jimin has to cover his eyes just to see clearly.

Jimin keeps the boy Hoseok living in his back-garden treehouse/shed a secret and since that day he has been taking care of him.

Hoseok could not move much due to his injured foot so he never leaves ever since falling into Jimin's parents' garden by accident. During their time or days together with Hoseok sleeping in the kids shed house built for Jimin to play house in, they grew much closer learning more about each other. Hoseok sharing his knowledge of the town outside of Jimin's house with Jimin who has never been allowed to step foot out of their house unto the other side of their wall apart from their back garden where they grow all kinds of crops and fruits; the garden very large enough to occupy an entire house.

It seems that Hoseok not only wounded his foot but he had twisted it somehow and so it is taking longer for it to heal based on the little the help that Jimin could offer, and so, Jimin brought Hoseok to stay inside the small wooden shed house built for Jimin to play in or sleep in just in case he got tired from helping out in the garden.