How to Chase a Royalty. [j.jk + k.th]

7.

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There's Something about Yoongi.

The sun came up and lightened up the room. Taehyung's eyes flickered open. The King wasn't there beside him.
As he woke up stretching his limbs, he noticed a tiny bedtable with food on it. Also, there was a pair of new clothes placed next to the table.

Ohh~ Taehyung grinned wildly. What's this? I like this kind of treatment.

After eating his breakfast and changing into new clothes, he was all ready for a brand new day.

I guess the King is at court. Wandering around the palace, he spotted his juniors quietly moving to the backside of the kitchen.

Taehyung swiftly followed. He watched from the bushes as Yeonjun opened the latch of the little gate while the others kept watch. Soon, one by one, they left the area leaving no proof that the gate had ever been touched.

Taehyung chuckled. Sneaking out, huh. What a bunch of troublemakers! Haha!
Since he had nothing to do for the day, he decided to follow his juniors.

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Laughter filled the streets as the five delighted juniors went skipping away, bumping against each other playfully, and giving each other high-fives.

Little did they know, their senior stood right behind them.

"Hah! This trick never gets old!" Soobin exclaimed.

"What if we get caught?" Huening Kai asked, sounding scared.

"Aiyah. Have we ever been caught?" Beomgyu boasted.

A big grin appeared on Taehyung's face. Acting all serious, he cleared his throat to announce his presence. Making his voice as deep as possible, he said, "Caught you."

The juniors went stiff on the spot, even their smile froze.

Slowly, like a wind-up doll, Taehyun gathered up all his courage and turned his head to look back. However, seeing that it was only Taehyung - their senior who also loved trouble - he flashed a big smile.

"It's only you, Senior. We thought it was someone else." Taehyun let out a sigh of relief.

"What? 'Only you'?" Taehyung scowled, his hands on his waist. "Am I not scary enough?"

The boys shook their head as a no.

"The disrespect." Taehyung groaned. He bit the inside of his cheek in annoyance as he nodded. "Fine! I know who scares you. I'll go tell him right away!"

"Wait! Wait, Senior." Yeonjun called out. "It's not like that. We aren't scared of you because...we feel we are close to you."

Beomgyu nodded quickly. "Whereas on the other hand, His Majesty is like a very...strict father. Our instincts tell us he is a danger and must be feared."

"So true!" Soobin agreed.

Taehyung flashed a smug smile. His chest raised with pride. "Ah. Is that so? To you, I am like a tender, loving mother. A complete polar opposite to the King."