The Prince's Love

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HII!

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Taehyung never thought he'll see this side of Jungkook or more like this state of Jungkook.

Laying on the floor, tear stained cheeks, that has dried. His eyes set on the wall completely swelled. Taehyung called his name but it's like he has gone deaf. Taehyung carefully sits near his head and gently takes his head in his lap, Taehyung removes his sweater and covers him, still Jungkook was unfazed his eyes not leaving the painting on the wall, which is half covered with the sheet. It looks like Jungkook tried to unveil it but gave up and uncovered it just half.

Seeing Jungkook like that, Taehyung gets tear in his eyes, his heart is beating at an unstoppable rate, his throat feels like it's caged and Jungkook is not speaking anything and not even acknowledging  his presence, increases his worries tenfold.

Taehyung woke up after sometime when Jimin nudges him for dinner, he was sleeping since he came back from the Goldsmith's shop. He eats just a little and he looks still lost, it was almost midnight and he can't sleep.

He'll get engaged tomorrow. And in no time he'll become someone else's. Just this thought makes Taehyung tear up.

Do I have to live without him like this my whole life?  What will happen if everyone knows that the prince loves a man, I don't care about what will happen to me, but what will happen to him. Everyone respects him, listens to him, loves him, his ability, his competency,  everything. Would it change if they know he-he loves me, a servant and a man? Should I take the risk?

He did nothing wrong, but love me, the kind of love I always craved for, he loves me with that passion I always dreamt of, and I love him the same, and it hurts soo bad to hurt him, my poor Jungkook, what do I do?

"Chim I-I want to see him." He felt a sudden urge to go to Jungkook. And he just want to look at him, to touch his face. He'll just see him, he won't disturb his sleep.

"Who's stopping you?" Jimin replies with a smile.

It dark and late so, Jimin and Yoongi walks with him to the palace, he quickly enters the gate dropping a look at the both of them, Yoongi passes him a smile and Jimin waves a little and they leaves.

Taehyung pants when he reached in front of the prince's room, catches his breath and tries to open the door without making a single sound. To his dismay, the prince wasn't in his room and Taehyung frowns when he sees the blanket on floor and there's water all over the table, as if Jungkook hastily poured water in the glass. He runs to the bathroom and then to the balcony but can't find him. He gets out of the room and then his eyes land on the open door of the adjacent room.

"Jungkook." Taehyung softly says, his voice breaks but he keeps massaging Jungkook's head, trying to talk to him.

"I know you have a lot in your mind but talk to me, please." Taehyung begins to say very softly, he don't know what's going on in Jungkook's mind, what has happened that made Jungkook come in this room and lie on the cold floor. He don't know whose room is this, he don't know whose painting is on the wall. He can't see the person in it, just the attire and a little peak of the face is visible. But, whoever it is, they mean much to Jungkook, very much that made him like this.

"Why does he have to be soo cruel?" Jungkook suddenly says and Taehyung stops his hand in his hair. He is talking about the person.

"He used to say he loves me, he even jumped in the river to save me when he himself don't know how to swim." Jungkook sounds soo broken. Taehyung listens carefully, he don't know what to say. He holds Jungkook's hand, places a kiss on the top of it, trying to assure him that he is here and is listening to him. Though, he is confused surprised and what not, Who was him? Jungkook had a lover? Does Jungkook still love that person? And the last thought creates a crack in his already paining heart. But Jungkook said that Taehyung is the first person he ever fell for, to ever fall in love. Taehyung shakes his thoughts. It's not about him right now, it's about the handsome prince he fell in love with, who looks broken right now and Taehyung can't see him like that.