Slave to a King | Jinkook

Ten

Jin held tightly to his robe as a guard dragged him towards the King's room. The loud ring of his doorbell awoke him, and when he went to it, the guard informed him that the King wanted to see him. Although he attempted to explain why he needed to change, the guard refused to allow it. It was a good thing that Jin had put on his robe before going to the door.

While going to the King's chamber, he was nervous because he had never gone to this side of the kingdom before. Despite supposedly living on the same side as the King, as he walked the corridor and turned several corners, he felt like he was in an unfamiliar space; it looked completely different from his normal surroundings. There were many lights everywhere, as well as a lot of guards, which only added to Jin's nervousness.

The guard, dragging him towards Jungkook's room, was tightly holding his arm, but he did not dare say anything since he felt almost certain that it was not as painful as what would come when he met the King. It was clear to him why the King wanted to see him, as Prince Jimin had come to his room when he told him he wasn't supposed to be there.

As they approached a door, the guard shoved Jin to the side, causing him to collide with the wall, and something pierced Jin's arm, causing him to wince in pain. As the guard glared at him, he squeezed his lips tightly together to remain silent.

After knocking gently against the door, the guard pulled Jin with him, shoved him forward as he went through the door while four guards stood on the other side. While Jin had anticipated the guard would follow him, he didn't. Instead, another guard motioned for him to follow him.

"Can you tell me your full name?" The guard asked as he walked with Jin towards the King's room.

Jin kept his eyes down and responded by giving the guard his full name.

Several other guards stood outside the King's door as the guard smiled, "Okay, you are the right person, now wait right here until the King calls you in."

When the guard was about to leave, something caught his eye, making him stop and ask, "you are bleeding. Did you hurt yourself?"

When Jin saw the blood on his robe, his eyes widened, seeing that he had injured his arm as he walked over to see the King. "I think I hurt my arm while I was walking with the other guard."

A gasp erupted among the other guards and the one looking at Jin, "h-how did that happen?"

"I hit my arm against the wall, I think."

"He was brought here by whom?" One of the main guards of the King, Minjae, asked, stepping forward.

"I believe it was Micah," Kai responded, lowering his head.

"Bring him here-" Minjae stopped talking as the door to the King's room opened, and the King stepped out, "why is he not in my room?"

Minjae bowed to the King, "We are sorry, our King, we were just about to inform you that he was here, but Kai saw that he was injured, so we are sorry."

When Jungkook grabbed Jin, he pulled him towards him and turned him to view the bloodstain on his robe. He untied the strings from Jin's robe, dragged it from him, and dropped it to the floor as he examined Jin's bleeding arm.

All the guards turned around quickly when they saw Jungkook pulling at Jin's robe string, not knowing if Jin was fully clothed under the robe and knowing they would be punished if they saw something they shouldn't have.

"How did your arm get hurt?" Enquiring firmly, Jungkook stared at Jin.

"I-I think I hurt it on a wall outside some door."

"How?"

As Jin's heart raced, he didn't want to cause a problem for the guard; he was sure that the guard hadn't intended to do what he had done. He may not have realized he was injured or noticed that he was hurt, "I collided with the wall."