"I told you a hundred times and I'm telling you again. I don't want to go there, jimin." Naaila whined as she kicked the pebbles in the water aggressively.
"Even i told you a hundred times and I'm telling you again. You are coming with us and that's decided. We're leaving early in the morning tomorrow and be prepared." His voice came out stern and demanding unlike the goofy chim.
It has been two weeks since the incident and they returned back to erewhon. The kims left to Avalon and now here they were, at the lily pond bickering like every other day. It was the coronation ceremony of the Kim's and they received an invitation. Alana sent special invitations to the Jungs as she wanted them to be the special guests on their auspicious ceremony. Hoseok being the respectful king wanted Naaila to tag along with them to attend the coronation.
Naaila splashed a handful of water onto his crisp clothes and glared at his Annoyed figure. He sighed and sat beside her running a hand through his dark locks in frustration.
"Why are you so stubborn?" His voice came out muffled due to his palms covering his face.
"Why are YOU stubborn on taking me there?" She poked his chest with her finger as she pouted in a playful manner.
"Because it's the king's order."he reasoned softly. Naaila sighed in disappointment.
"I don't want to go anywhere. I want to stay here."she slowly said and jimin nodded his head.
"I understand. But a lot happened in the past few days and you need a break, Naaila. Trust me, this will help you take things off of your mind and relax for a while. Hm?" He says and she nods defeated.
"Okay. I'll come." She gives him a small smile and he returns back a huge grin.
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The streets and roads of the kingdom were decorated and Naaila could spot children playing happily in the streets. Their cart entered the streets and the people gave them a way to move.
"The people look happy for their new king." Jimin said as his eyes trained over the excited people through the window of the cart looking at them.
"Yeah. I remember similar scenes before the coronation of erewhon." She smiled slyly and looked at her elder brother who was next to jimin.
Hoseok gave her a bright smile. Jimin gave them a toothy grin before facing the crowd again. He ran his hand through his hair and winked at a group of young girls who started squealing in excitement.
"Stop it. Will you?" Hosoek said from the side while naaila giggled.
"Let me have my time hyung. Looks like I will die single." He mumbled under his breath.
"Not with those looks." Naaila patted his shoulder and hoseok nodded.
"Looks like you will find someone here. There are a lot of girls for you." He said as he scanned the people around him.
"Hopefully." Jimin sighed and waved at another group of girls with a sad smile.
"Your majesty, we're here." The soldier opened the door of the carriage and bowed in front of them.
Their demeanours switched within an instant. They're faces were now stoic and serious with no little hint of playfulness.
Hoseok got out of the carriage and all the guards bowed deep in front of him. He nodded at them and they returned back to their old positions. After him it was Jimin and he helped the princess get out of the cart.
The palace did not give a fairy tale vibe like the erewhon. It did not have vines of plants on its walls or flower paths. Instead, the castle was made of stone and sand. The gates were large and metallic which required a minimum of 50 people to open or close.
It had two large statues on either side of the gate and sculptures engraved on its walls. There were large and tall trees scattered randomly. Despite all these strong vibes, it did not look like a prison or jail cell. It was magnificent with red carpets spread over the paths and beautiful men and women walking around.
A wide staircase led to the throne room. The door opened and hoseok being the king was leading his siblings and the younger ones followed him on his sides. They entered the magnificent room as their names were announced signalling their incoming.
The throne on the highest platform was empty but seats next to the throne which were slightly lower were occupied by Alana and Taehyung and the other two seats were occupied by two men whom she identified as jin and namjoon. Yoongi was standing on the right of the large stage.
"Welcome, king jung, princess Naaila and prince jimin." Alana smiled warmly at them.
"Welcome to Avalon." Taehyung walked forward and bowed to hoseok. Naaila and Jimin followed him and bowed again.
Alana embraced Naaila in a warm hug and she tucked a few strands of her hair behind her ears.
"I'm so happy you came. How's your wound? Are you healthy now?" She asked as she rubbed her hands up and down on Naaila's arms.
"I'm healthy and perfectly alright. thank you princess kim." Alana smiled again.
As they were about to leave, a voice stopped them.
"My, my, never once in a hundred years, I've seen a woman walk along with a man. Shouldn't you be a step behind, princess Jung?" The source of sound was an old man dressed in a blue silk robe with pearl jewellery hanging on his wrinkled body. His beard was snow white in colour as he sat cross legged in his assigned seat.
"Minister Shin!" Taehyung growled as he took a step forward. His eyes darkened and his jaw clenched. Hoseok gripped his sword but naaila stopped him with a firm hand on his chest. She shook her head at him signalling that she is going to take care.
She turned to the old man and saw him shivering under the gazes of multiple young men. She raised her eyebrow in a mocking way and covered her mouth softly with her fingers letting out a fake gasp.
"My, my, my, never once in a hundred years I've seen a minister who doesn't know the consequences of disrespecting a noble woman. Did i?" The man's jaw was wide open and his mouth went dry. Everyone in the large hall tried hard to stop themselves from laughing out.
"Just because you are the eldest one among all of us doesn't mean you can open that mouth to spill garbage,minister." Seokjin threw a dirty glare to the old man.
He turned to Naaila and gave her a warm smile.
"I apologise for the rambling of roaches in my kingdom. I promise to get rid of them very soon. And ..Welcome, princess. I am Kim seokjin." He bowed and Naaila reciprocated.
His face was more handsome when spotted from near. He had broad shoulders and long legs. His blonde hair was short, unlike Taehyung's messy shoulder-length hair.
Hoseok sent another glare in the old man's direction and he crouched down under his intimidating gaze. Hoseok was usually the most playful and jovial person despite holding the king's position. But no one was lucky enough to survive the times when he was pissed off.
Another man walked towards the trio with a warm smile. He tried to ease the growing tension between the old man and hoseok who was at his threshold of bursting out.
"Hello, I'm Kim namjoon. I'm glad You all here. Please let me have the pleasure of escorting you to your rooms." He bowed to hoseok once again and gave a warm smile.
Jimin walked to the old man and dusted some fake dirt off his shoulders. He gave him a tight smile with gritted teeth.
" i can happily poison your wine and cover it up as a natural death. Next time you try to raise your voice against me or my people, think twice." He raised his eyebrows at him and walked away.
As Namjoon escorted them into the hallways, Naaila could hear the faint voice of Taehyung asking the minister to meet him later for an 'important discussion'. She smiled to herself and walked away.
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