Back In Time [WenGa] Short Story

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"Your highness, this isn't right," Namjoon said after the meeting is done and when the others left already.

Min Yoongi, the king of the evil world turned to his adviser. In a calm voice, he asked, "What's not right?"

"The princess, the marriage, you should know that already." He answered.

Yoongi didn't give out any reaction or statement but simply stared ahead, at nothingness, thinking...

Namjoon added, "Your highness, there's a movement in the south already, if words spread that there's a woman from the Good world, it will be bad. They are not like any other organization, they've been recruiting from our side, gaining power and authority in other areas waiting for a chance to take your throne."

Still, he stayed silent. Jimin who's beside the King asked next, "What should I do, your highness?"

"Have the arrival of the Queen a secret for now and keep an eye on the organization, I'll tell you tomorrow what to do next." He's gonna wait for now.

After dismissing his adviser, Jimin asked if he's going back to his quarters so he could tell the servants to prepare for his bath.

"No, I'll go to her quarter first."

Jimin was surprised, the king? in a woman's quarters?

Nevertheless, he nods his head, "Then I'll tell her servants ahead to-."

"No, there's no need to prepare."

Jimin nods his head once again. ***

"Leave us." Min Yoongi said to the people inside, as soon he arrived at her quarters.

Yeri and Seulgi nod their head with little smiles on their faces while Jimin has a bother look on his face but doesn't dare defy the King's order so he went outside with the two.

Yoongi sat where Wendy sat earlier and took the book she was reading earlier, Wendy continued standing there with her head facing down on the floor.

"Do you like to read?"

"Ne..."

"Why are you looking down? What did I say earlier?"

Her eyes widen, she lifted her head in an instant and found him staring at her.

"...A queen should never keep her head down," she muttered.

"Then, no matter what, in anyone's presence nor mine, should you lower your head."

"I understand." Wendy smiled, she suddenly found herself confident, Yoongi who is looking at her was stunned for a moment. She added, "...May I ask, what will happen to me?"

Yoongi cleared his throat, "Sit down first." He pointed the seat in front of him which she obliged immediately.

"...Aside from managing the people inside, you will become my other half, so I will share my troubles with you and you also have the power to command anyone."

Isn't that abuse of power? And what? O-other half? share? Isn't he embarrassed to say such things? We're not even married yet. Speaking of marriage...

"Do I... really need to get married to you?" Wendy almost panicked when she saw how his face changed all of a sudden as if he's angry.

"Are you rejecting me, is that it?"

She waved her hands at him frantically, "No, no, of course not. I don't dare reject Your Majesty."

"Then why?"

Wendy was about to lower her head to avoid his gaze but she remembered what happened earlier so she forced herself to look at his stern eyes. "There's this rule in our world that I've always taken to heart..." she stopped for a moment and continued," 'When a person is committed to the other person, who you consider as another half, you have to be loyal and faithful to that person and You can't betray that person.' When I came here and was told that I have to marry you I've already prepared myself and decided firmly that I will be faithful to you, marriage is not just for anyone moreover to you who is a King, but since I'm doing it, I'm not going to do it half-heartedly. What about Your Majesty? Are you willing to marry a woman like me?"

He must still be thinking. Since he just stared at her.

"... And also, I don't know how it is in your world but if you have no thought in marrying me, I'm willing to... s-sleep together with you if it's the way to take what's inside me. But if you're going to think that it's lowly of me to suggest something like this, please know that I haven't done it with anyone and I find it holy for two people to do 'it."

She's been sick all her life so she spent her time reading books and came to know about the outside world and things about men and women.

She was biting her lips, waiting for his reply when he laughed out loud all of a sudden.She stared at him with wide eyes. "Are you okay?... Your Majesty?"

She doesn't know why he's laughing suddenly but she found herself mesmerized by his laughter, he laughed with his gums showing and she found him that moment very cute.

"Then it's decided. We're gonna do it once we're married."

Wendy found herself being embarrassed once again hearing him say such things without being embarrassed a little. "But your highness, forgive me for asking this, don't you have a woman you lo- deeply care? "

He shakes his head, "They can't find anyone that suits me."

"You can't choose the person you want to marry? You, a King?"

"That rule applies to everyone."

"I see." The people here are really loyal to their rules, even their ruler is included.

"That's why, right here, right now..." the King stood up from his seat and kneel down with one knee in front of her.

Seungwan was surprised at his action, "Your Majesty, you don't-"

"Listen first." Wendy shut her mouth off in an instant seeing that he might be enraged. He took her left hand on his, his hand is rough but gentle at the same time, there's a profound warmth that Seungwan has never felt before "...Just like the rule that you follow in your Kingdom, the rule applies here too. No matter what happens, I will be loyal to you... my future Queen."

Where they are surrounded by no one, but by themselves, fireflies went inside through the windows making their way to them radiating a unique glow. Both she and his Majesty looked up seeing all the fireflies flying around their head before looking at each again. The fireflies that Seungwan could hardly count suddenly turned into golden dust and magically as if it has its own mind, transformed into a golden thread, slowly making its way to their joined hands, from her wrist and his wrist, two threads met and tangled on their hands. Seemingly as if it was a hallucination or a dream, the thread disappear.

"W-what was that?" Seungwan asked still amazed.

His Majesty gave her a lopsided smile amused by her reaction did not answer her question but instead gave her knuckles a quick but lingering kiss.