The City of Emerald | TaeKook

Chapter 4

***departed****

"the middle of the village where the festival is held. 7:30 pm"

And just like that,he left the sleeping man."the middle of the village where the festival is held. 7:30 pm"

And just like that,he left the sleeping man.

****present*****

Jeongguk woke up at 2pm and he can't find Taehyung anywhere in rhe castle that made him worry but he found Taehyung's note in his canvas so his worry flew out of the window.

Today, the carnival of Venice is held where people elaborates masks. And he is thinking of confessing his love for Taehyung in the middle of the village, in front of all the people and for tge first time in his life, he'll finally  take off his mask in front of the people.

He prepared his mask carefully, it's a black and white mask with a hint of gold dusts in it.

From his drawer he took the mirror Taehyung gave him.

"He is right. I should feel confident with myself. I shouldn't fear and hide to anyone just because they think I'm ugly. I'm as handsome as Taehyung says,"

7:45. Shit I'm late!

Once he reached the venue of the festival, he was confused because people are yelling "Kill him! Kill him!" And he saw Jong-in, Taehyung's brother was crying and being held by two muscular men.

He pushed people aside and there he saw Taehyung in a brown cloak, his eyes were closed,his mouth is coughing with blood. Blood. Blood is all over his body. He can't believe what he's seeing and began walking to where Taehyung's limp body was laying flat in a what looks like a cage surrounded by the bricks. The fire on the brick is starting to spread inside the cage some where on Taehyung's clothes.

"Tae! Taehyung! Taehyung!" Jeongguk went closer on the cage while screaming the boy's name. He was banging on the cage screaming the boy's name but he still got no response.

"No! Taehyung answer me! Taehyung! Taehyung get up! C'mon Tae!" Jeongguk shouted as he was still banging on the cage, fire is starting to cover Taehyung's lifeless body. Jeongguk was so panicked and he don't know what to do. He saw a drum of water near him, he ran to it and poured the water into the cage but the fire is still there. At this point he is breaking down. Half of Taehyung's body is now burning and the boy is still not answering. He can't be dead. He can't be dead!

Jong-in also lost his strength watching as his older brother is starting to covered with fire. He can't even see his face anymore.

Jeongguk stood up and took his mask off of his face.

"What the hell is wrong with you people?! Why are you watching that boy dying?!"

He pulled one man from the crowd out of anger and endlessly punch the man's face,he's so angry. He can't seem to stop punching the face of that man who threw the fire inside the cage earlier.

The man's body is now lying limp on the floor, the two muscular men who was holding Jong-in went to stop Jeongguk but before they could even hold his arm, Jeongguk threw punches at them. Two men can't even stop the angry punches Jeongguk threw at them. Hes too angry that all he can see is red.

"He deserves to die! He might look innocent but he is a thief! He had stolen everyone in the neighborhood!" A man shouts back at Jeongguk and the people bagan yelling "yes he is or that's right"

Jeongguk cried even more, he kniws it's true. Taehyung is a theif. He looked at Taehyung once again and cried even more. He can't do anything  now.

Why is this happening? Taehyung was the only one who made him feel this way. Taehyung made him feel how to love someone and how to be loved by someone. All his life people made him feel hated. But Taehyung is different. Taehyung filled the emptiness in his heart. But Taehyung also emptied his heart.

He took the small mirror Taehyung gave him from his pocket. Is this how love feels? Is it required to be broken when you already felt the love you've been longing?

"Why Tae? Why? Why did you came to my life. Why did you scarred my heart and bring tears to my eyes? Fvckung why?!" Jeongguk shouts at the small mirror while falling on hid knees. All hus strength flew out of the window.

"I was about to confess my love for you. I'm sorry. I'm sosl sorry for being a coward right from the start. I'm sorry,if I came here earlier...... I could've saved you. But my cowardness stopped me from doing so. It's my fault. It's my fvcking fault!"

Jeongguk cried and cried. The people felt sick bad for him but it's too late to feel the pity. The body of the boy inside the cage is now burnt.

Jeongguk felt the people beginning to walk away. Meaning the boy is surely dead.

He walked to the side of the cage only to see Taehyung's burnt body.

"Is it why you made me take my mask off? Is it why you made me see the world's beauty I didn't get to see? Is it why you made me come here? To see you die? If that is....." Jeongguk took the mirror in his hand and break it into pieces.

"I will die here.......with you." Jeongguk took the Smeraldo flowet from his pocket and gently put it in Taehyung's what seems like a hand. He pick up a sharp piece of Taehyung's now broken mirror and......

Stabbed himself right in his heart. His heart where he felt his love for Kim Taehyung.