◇LOVE OR DREAM◇ ♡Jikook♡

《The Horse returned》

We have already seen that, Jungkook was grown as dad's little prince. Hoseok took every role in Jungkook's life. He was a loving mother, a best dad, strict teacher and best friend. If Jungkook had any trouble or conflicts or may be in need for any mental guidence, he will approach Hoseok and Hoseok only.

If there is any doubt, Jungkook's solution is his papa Hoseok. If he find anything that made him happy, then it should be shared with Hoseok. If he find any story or poem or maybe song interesting, then he will definitly share it with Hoseok.

The same goes to Hoseok. He will share every single thing to his little bean. Afterall Jungkook is his sunshine. Father and son were like 2 body with 1 single soul.

But, all these were lasted until three years before. In these 3 years, there is an imaginary wall between the hearts of Jungkook and Hoseok. The thought of the sequesterd prince Jimin didn't got away from his mind. He tried so hard to forget that prince and move on his life. But couldn't. He wanted to share his thoughts about Jimin to someone. But who?

For his whole life, he shared all his inner secretes and thoughts to his papa Hoseok. But he couldn't speak freely about Jimin with his Papa. Even if he try to ask anything, Hosoek will behave like he didn't catch what Jungkook is asking and will answer lethargicly. Only now, Jungkook started to feel that he missed having a mother.

So, to remove that feel, that longingness  for a mother, Jungkook tried to befriend with Jimin's Mother i.e Queen Jin. But we already know that, Queen Jin left for Pilgrim tour with Min-ho on the exact day Jungkook amd Jin met.

During the pilgrim tour, Queen Jin and Min-ho visited the Hope city.  Prince Jungkook was also there in Hope city that time. He often went to meet Queen Jin. Jin talked with the Prince sweetly. But their heart didn't merge. How can they mingle? How can their heart merge? Here Queen Jin's heart was boiling that this boy's father is the reason for Jimin suffering in some nameless land.

On the other side, though Jungkook loved Jimin, he didn't say anything against Hosoek. He loved his father dearly and he know what Hoseok did is only according to law. He always felt proud about his Papa Hoseok. Often Jungkook thought, 'My Dad have won against The Great Kai. Silla is already paying extortion to Goryeo for like 200 years. Then why now? Can't Jimin feel happy that he is under the rule of a great Emperor?'

Like this, Jin and Jungkook's heart were different in thoughts. That didn't let them to get close. They started to love each other but still some part were kept locked between them.

One day, Queen Jin managed to open his heart a little to Jungkook. He said how his marriage was first arranged with Hoseok, How he fought against it and adamantly said that he will only marry Namjoon. Queen Jin also said how he planned to marry Jimin with Jungkook. Hearing that, Jungkook felt his heart fluttering, his body getting heated, his tummy filling with trillions of butterflies.

But, that lasted only for a second. The next line Queen Jin said almost made him wanted to yell.

Queen Jin said, "But that are now just a dream. It will never happen. Anyways, I wish you to marry some good person and live long happily."

"No Momma. I don't have interest in married life. Sooner I'm going to become a saint." Jungkook said. But oblivious Jin didn't get the hint.

In another time, when Jungkook asked Jin that, If Jimin accept the reign of Emperor Hosoek he can return back to home country. Why won't he do it?. And Queen Jin's face frowned in disgust. He said, "I would be happy to hear he was dead rather than him accepting Emperor's reign and paying him extortion."

Meanwhile one day the Fake Monk came and met Queen Jin in Hope city. Jungkook saw this fake monk when he was on his way to Hope city palace. He couldn't catch the monk because he already vanished inside the forest.

Jungkook rushed to Jin and asked about the monk. But Jin didn't have a definite answer cause he itself don't know who the monk is. So he just simply said, "Our Guardian. He promised King Namjoon on his death bed and he is with us since then."

After some days, Jungkook heard the mews about Jin gone missing. He was so sure in his thoughts that, all these mysteries were related to that Fake monk.

Taemin, Jungkook's elder brother returned from Jiju Island after successfully conquering it. He was always fond of Jungkook and loved him to the core. So now, Jungkook found little peace by sharing about Jimin to his brother.

Taemin understood what Jungkook was feeling. LOVE. He was too determined to go to Mayura Island and bring Jimin back for his little brother. So, with this thought he asked his father Hoseok to give him permission to held a sea travel. But Hoseok didn't agree with that. Emperor Hoseok said, he itself have a plan on going sea conquest. So he made Taemin to take charge as acting king for now.

In this situation Jungkook compelled his hyung Taemin to make Daejun as Commander of Silla and he also brought him to Hope city. Taemin and Jungkook both ordered Daejun to find the fake bearded monk and find the missing Queen Jin. They also ordered that both princes Taemin and Jungkook will visit Spring palace in Seoul, so to make the preparations.

We know how Jungkook asked permission from his father Hoseok and yeah, now both Taemin and Jungkook are on their way to Seoul.

It was the day after Jimin jumped into the jungle stream and was saved by Yoongi. The royal group was 1km away from the jungle stream and nearly 3 kms away from the hall were Jimin stayed at night.

Taemin was saying stories about how he fought in Jiju Island to Jungkook. He kept saying about how beautiful the island was. Jungkook was listening to everything intently. But he couldn't help, he sometimes thought about the Gem merchant from Mayura Island. He himself was surpirsed to think about that man. He convinced himself saying, "As he said he is from Mayura Island, I guess I'm thinking about him continuously only to get information about Jimin."

"No! No! May be the smilarity between them is making me think often." A part of his heart said.

"But is it true? Or my eyes betraying me? If it is truly they are similar, didn't Dad notice the similarity? Stupid brain. If he have seen the similarity will he save him from the thieves? No way. He would have beheaded Jimin for trespassing by now." Jungkook thought. "Will I meet the gem merchant in Seoul?" He thought.

Like this, Jungkook thoughts kept running while he partially also heard the stories of Taemin. But what he saw infront of him made him want to burst out in tears.

The scene is, a black expensive horse was coming towards them without anyone on its back. Why should he want to cry seeing it? - He didn't know himself. When the Horse came near them, Jungkook confirmed that this horse was indeed the horse of Emperor Hoseok. He have seen the Emperor travelling on this horse often.

'How is this horse is here? Did Dada came here? No way. We bid good bye to him at Gwangju. He can't be here now, right? Did he come fast before us? If yes then where is Dada and why this horse is running alone?'

'Oh yeah! Dad said he gave his horse to gem merchany right? Then where is he? What happened to him?' Negative thoughts start to surf around his head which made him want to throw up. The possibilites of the merchant got beaten up or stuck in flood or worse cases made Jungkook's breath hitch.

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Hello. Sorry for late updates. Actalluy I'm a masters student. And recently I got so many works. I have also enrolled in many extra courses which took so many hours in my time. So I couldn't update the stories often.

But I won't abandone it.

So let me make something clear. Jungkook was confused about the gem merchants identity. He feel like this person was saying lie and he was actually his beloved Jimin. But still not sure.

Hope you have a great day ahead.

Heather_violet💜
21.09.2021
1449 words