5 Chapter 05

"I thought I said a library, not someone's room." Maple chuckles but still followed a smiling Yoongi further into the said room and went through another door into a room that seemed like an office. Someone's work room with large desk filled with tubes and jars with questionable contents in the middle of a room, one side a shelf full of jars containing more and more dried plants and other things, while the other side of the room is filled with stacks of books from the floor to ceiling big massive shelf. It looked like a live in science laboratory.

"I'm sure Lord Namjoon would not mind you touching his books under my supervision." Yoongi states and went to sit by the chair near the large table in the middle. "Feel free to have a look and scearch for what you need."

"What kind of books does he have?" Maple questions as her eyes look through the books stacked neatly side by side on the shelf.

"Spell books mostly," Yoongi replies, looking at her in confusion as he questioned her, "Are you not aware of what he is?"

"Honestly," Maple starts with a chuckle, "I'm from a human society with technology and science so I can't tell the difference. Just that Seokjin and I might be the vampire because we craved blood." she glance at the man before getting back to the shelf. Picking out a black book with carvings on its cover, since it's was actually calling her to touch it.

How magical is that?

"Lady Maple is a noble vampire with special talent in magic and she's one of the most powerful user alive." Yoongi informs, his eyes watching the women opening one of the most powerful book of shadows ever in existence. It amuses him because the book was for no beginner if this Maple is not atleast a thousand year old. Even Lord Namjoon have difficulties properly reading the book and he is sure Lady Maple does not know the language very well.

"I, myself am from a noble house from the underworld," Yoongi continues, even though Maple seemed to be reading the book with just a hum to acknowledge his words, "Prince Seokjin is a vampire just like you said and Lord Namjoon is a warlock, then there's Lord Hoseok, who is a hunter first before he was turned a vampire. Prince Seokjin sired him and took him under his name. It was kind of him since Lord Hoseok was a hunter by birth. Then comes the three others, whom you haven't met yet. Would you like to know about them beforehand?"

"Please, do continue." Maple says but didn't even spare the man a glance, she was immerse in reading the text on the first few pages of the book and trying to believe how in the Hel she could understand them.

"Well, for starters, Lord Jimin is a werewolf. He was a rogue alpha before he met Lord Jungkook, who was a hunter by birth just like Lord Hoseok. Lord Jimin sired Lord Jungkook like his own. Lastly, Lord Taehyung is my own kin. He's a prince too." Yoongi smiles and watches on as the women flip through the book like it's nothing, is she even reading, he does not know. "We are an odd family, is what we have been told by others. But they respect us all the same and we have quite the reputation in this world for being high and mighty as humans put us."

Maple closes the book and set it neatly back on its place before pulling out another bulky looking book and striding up to sit by the chair near Yoongi, who was looking at her with an amused smile.

"Did you even understood that book?" Yoongi asks, amusement clear in his eyes and words.

"Surprisingly, I did, even if I never learn the language in my entire life back in my world. Though, I did saw the characters briefly when I was interested in witchcraft as a teenager." Maple answers, her voice light and warm as she giggles. She sit back on the chair and opens the book to the first page. The conversation was halted and the silence was an welcome company as she started to read another book.

One hour thirty eight minutes and ten seconds, Yoongi counted since he got nothing to do but observe the this Maple of another world. She was intriguing, as he had found himself wondering how she had lived her life to be this... how do he say? This charming self in her own way, even if she was still in the sleep pants and shirt Prince Seokjin might have put on her.

Lady Maple had been promised to Prince Seokjin as long as he knows, and the women had quite the harsh personality to her and Yoongi never actually had a proper conversation with her. Lady Maple is nothing but polite yet indescribably cold which make the people shudder and cower in fear in her mere presence. Even Prince Seokjin does not like that icy aura she had and Yoongi knows that.

But this Maple is polite like she respects them to a certain degree, she's nice and warm in regards to how she speaks her words with her slightly deep voice that makes his heart flutter. She seems guarded but she's friendly and open with her thoughts. She even dared to do speak against Prince Seokjin, and it says something, shows how bold and blunt she can be.

Maple got up and took three more another book with her and came back to sit on the chair and read. She was a quiet reader so Yoongi can hear her every breath and soft sighs she lets out every now and then. Maybe he is being selfish, but he really wished they had met in different circumstances and and Maple to actually exist in this world of theirs. He also wonders if he exist in hers, who he might have been in her previous life. He was particularly curious about that one.

Some more hours later (four hours and fifty minutes top) Namjoon came in looking calm as ever. He seemed surprised to find them but he was shocked to find Maple reading through his book, sitting opposite to Yoongi on one of the chairs.

"She read that book you've been struggling with and she completely understood it." Yoongi comments and tilts his head towards the shelf, "Twenty minutes, she read it all she said." he smiles, knowing how much Namjoon admires people who thirst for knowledge just as much as him.

Namjoon glance at Maple, who was immerse in the book with her eyes moving wth the text much faster than he had seen anyone.

"She reads fast." Namjoon seems in awe as he watch the women who seem have not noticed his presence yet. He looks genuinely interested to know more about this Maple, Yoongi can tell.

Maple put down the book she was reading and stood up, but stop in her steps when she saw Namjoon looming just behind her chair.

"Namjoon, you surprised me." Maple giggles and walks up to put the books away in the shelf, then comes back to sit on the chair. Namjoon sits down too, and he seems eager to make a conversation. So she starts it with a questions of her own.

"So, Yoongi here told me that you had trouble with reading that black book." Maple says, smiling politely and nodding her chin towards the said man.

"I am genuinely surprised that you can since Lady Maple couldn't understand more than a few words." Namjoon says, making the women smile more.

"Reading your book makes me feel like a sorceress," Maple states with a laugh, "Mother said my grandfather was a green witch and I've always felt like I could live spiritually. That's when you comes in." she waves her hand towards Namjoon, "I need you to cleanse my spirit and soul, and probably help me with my spiritual awakening." she looks at the two men, being polite as ever as she made her request.

"And what do I get in return?" Namjoon asks, although he doesn't mean it seriously, he was still curious about the possibility.

"I might be able to assist you with my knowledge," Maple smoothly answers, "I really need my spiritual awakening. It's etching under my skin, there's so much energy I can feel inside. I don't know if it's my own but could use it to break this." she says and holds up her wrist to show the binding on her skin.

"The runes are quite pretty but it's binding me to Seokjin so I want it broken." she offhandedly comments.

"Can I ask how you know all this despite your human upbringing?" Namjoon asks again and Maple can see how he was genuinely curious about it.

"As a teenager I was interested in witchcraft so I knew the general idea of it. I just never considered it enough to actively practice it." Maple smiles and answers, amused eyes looking at the two men. Maybe they thought she will be clueless about supernatural beings.

"She's not clueless Namjoon." Yoongi states and chuckles as the said man turn flustered.

"My apologies." Namjoon says but Maple just giggles at his blushing cheeks and waves him off with a smile.

A blushing Joon was quite the sight, Maple just wished they had all meet in a different circumstances. Ah, how she missed listening to BTS music and watching their Run series.