Royal Flush | pjm; jjk

Chapter Twenty Three

Nora opened her eyes slowly, adjusting them to the sunlight coming from the window. For a second she got a bit confused, as her surroundings didn't seem familiar, but the foreign arm around her naked waist quickly reminded of where she was. Nora turned towards Jimin slowly, afraid to wake him up but was surprised to see his eyes glued on her. "Good morning." She whispered smilingly. "Good morning." Jimin answered, and Nora felt shivers run through her skin from his raspy tone. Jimin noticed the blush coming up her cheeks and smirked. "Why are we getting shy all of a sudden?" He purred into her ear, while Nora giggled, cheeks getting redder. "Last night you weren't shy at all when you were on to-" "Oh my God, Jimin, shut up!" Nora smacked her palm over his lips, still giggling.

Jimin wrapped his fingers around Nora's wrist, kissing the palm of the hand placed on his lips. Never moving his eyes from hers, he traveled with soft kisses to her wrist. Jimin scanned her face trying to memorize every detail. How her cheeks blushed red every time he kissed her, how her eyes would start burning when he'd smile. How the corners of her lips would twitch in a hidden smile, when he'd say something snarky. How her hair embraced her whole body, how it felt entangled in his fingers. How warm her skin felt, the sweet smell of lilies emitting from it. How inviting and welcoming she was, how she made him feel at peace. How she became his home. Jimin was so happy, he wanted to give Nora everything.

Unable to keep her eyes focused, Nora pulled her arm back, but Jimin wasn't planning on letting it go. Nora fell on her back and Jimin fell on top of her. "Get off of me, I'll suffocate!" Nora yelled out through laughs, barely breathing while Jimin simply laid with his whole weight on her. He pressed her a bit more, releasing another bubble of giggles from her and hovered back up. The moment their eyes met again, Nora felt another wave of blush coming up. Jimin kept scanning her face, and unable to hold his gaze Nora closed her eyes. Jimin leaned towards her slowly, and placed a kiss on her forehead. Then another on her cheek, then on the corner of her lips. Jimin traveled down her neck, leaving small love bites along the way. Nora felt the sting and quickly slapped him on the shoulder. "Stop that!" She yelled out, still laughing. Annoyed at her defiance, Jimin plopped his whole body weight on her again, and this time decided to not move for quite some time.

Nora was getting ready in her room when someone knocked on her door. "Come in!" She yelled out, placing the brush back in the drawer. Yoongi peeked his head in and smiled. "Hi. Hoseok and I couldn't decide which one of us should go, so we will go together." He smiled, and Nora tilted her head with smirk. "It will be a bit difficult to go discreetly if you two will look so.. formal." Nora gestured towards Yoongi's cape but he quickly shook his head. "Neither of us will wear our uniforms. We'll simply be two guys walking with you." He explained, and Nora nodded in agreement.

"When are we leaving?" She asked, tying her dagger around her waist. Yoongi looked back to the hallway. "Hoseok is almost ready, I need to change quickly and I think we're good to go. Jungkook should be here in a couple of minutes." Nora formed a puzzled expression. "How is he going inside and out from the premises without me? Wasn't that the agreement with the King?" She placed the question that's been bugging her for a while. Yoongi lifted his shoulders a bit. "I think he made a deal with some woman to sneak him in and out."

Nora tied her boots, still thinking about Ji-yeon. No other woman would be able to sneak the Prince in and out of the premises. A warm smile formed on Nora's face. She is simply amazing. Finishing up with her boots, Nora went out of her room. She promised herself, that she'll find some additional time to meet Ji-yeon today as well. Nora had not seen her since she got hurt and really started to miss her.

"Oh, you're here!" Jumping down the stairs Nora yelled out to Jungkook, who was talking with Jimin outside. Both of the men turned to her. "Yes. I'm ready to go." Jungkook answered calmly, eyeing Jimin's shift in attitude. He saw how Jimin turned his whole body to Nora and greeted her with a smirk, he saw how Nora pretended to ignore it, but quickly noticed the blush creeping on her face. They stood in front each other a bit awkwardly, as if having a conversation with their eyes and the pieces of the puzzle started to form for Jungkook. His chest felt heavy, but trying not to lose focus he quickly switched the attention elsewhere. "Where's Yoongi and Hoseok?" He asked in the most nonchalant tone. Nora quickly turned back, eyeing the entrance of the house. "I'm not sure, they were just behind me.." Before she could even finish the sentence, Yoongi and Hoseok stumbled through the doors.