• Selfish Prince • || KookMin

27. Strange magic

He is... disappointed.

There's something missing.

"It's because it's not him." Jimin mutters to himself under his breath. Long black hair spread out on the huge bed he occupies. He lies back and turns in on himself. Body naked and barely marked in specific areas.

Jimin takes a deep breath and closes his eyes, stretched out on the pillows and messy sheets. Disappointment permeates the depths of his mind and brain. He is deeply disappointed. How could something expected go so wrong? To be so little in his entire being.

It was great. It felt good what little happened, but why isn't it enough? Opening his eyes, he is startled to find Jungkook's face. One that the next blink, isn't there. A slight disappointed whimper leaves his lips.

He just hallucinated it. It's the day of disappointments. Except for the panting promise that he would have the institution that punishes homosexuality eliminated. It won't be a quick and well regarded process, so he'll have to hide for a while, but it will be inside the imperial palace and with Leeseung!

"I wish you were Jungkook" he muses under his breath, stretches out his arms and squeezes the pillows, resembling a cat in his behavior. "My untouchable emperor..."

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Hosook takes what the bird brings tied around its neck. A simple letter from the outside. It's the way they translate important news. No announcer or newspaper will come to let them know. Nor is it in the plans to totally isolate themselves from the outside world.

They have to enjoy the misfortunes that happen, after all.

"WHAT!"

Taehyung bites his tongue in fright, Hosook's context-free scream startling him. The woman gets up abruptly and rushes off with the paper still in her hands. She reaches the room where Yoonji plays the violin and Namjoon plays the piano.

"JIMIN IS THE IMPERIAL PRINCESS'S FIANCÉ!"

Yoonji strums the strings with such rawness that the sound shatters all the glass in the surrounding room. Namjoon holds his hands to his ears, holding back groans of pain.

"What he... WHAT!"

"So he made it. Now that was easy."

"Too easy" opined Taehyung, also rubbing his ears. He came after Hosook, wanting to know what made her so scare. "I didn't know that people could just like that happen to meet the emperor."

"Knowing the current nobles: I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't resort to all their options before proposing assassination." Yoonji regards Namjoon with disdain. Sometimes he forgets how treacherous and double-dealing he was.

Not noticing Jungkook is present, as disheveled as he has been these days, Taehyung blurts out a comment that makes him widen his eyes and growl from deep in his throat:

"I didn't think they really loved him enough to fulfill his whims, just like that" Taehyung comments and pouts. "The princess and the emperor, otherwise, he wouldn't stay there No?"

Taehyung shrieks in fright at Jungkook's growl and goes to take shelter behind Hosook. The redhead gives an awkward smile, holding up his hands.

"Little cousin, you know what-"

"JIN!" barks Jungkook rabidly and Hosook exhales in relief. At least he thought directly of him and isn't breaking down the walls.

Getting him wasn't complicated. Jin is tucked into his room. One that defies any law of physics. It's a mansion in itself. Pompous and ancestral looking. As if it came from the ancient age itself. Jin descends the granite stairs. Barefoot and with barely a Greek robe on top.