Pride(ful)

Beholden

I really need to update Bangtan Family, but I really don't want to🙃

Also credit to my college roommate for coming up with the title.

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Taehyung made an effort to protect his cast from the little droplets of rain falling from the sky. This must have been the plan all along.

With his body pressed up against the side of a building, Taehyung used the sweater IU gave him as a blanket to cover his front. The little cover the building provided only stopped the rain from hitting his upright body but his legs were outstretched getting soaked.

"Ugh, I hate that stupid King. He planned this I know he did." Taehyung spoke to himself. The only BIG question he had was, why him?

Why does the King want a male partner ruler? IU seemed to be the only one to go against the King but Jessi is a strong woman with attitude certainly capable of being his queen.

"Is it because I'm a male?"

Thunder broke the sound barrier forcing Taehyung out of his thoughts.

"Shit!" Taehyung tried to get his legs close to his body but they weren't getting the protection they needed since the cast pushed them out.

"Yeah, this was definitely his plan." Taehyung glared at the other building.

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Jungkook walked towards his front door and leaned against the frame.

"Finally you show up." He pulls out his wallet and hands the food delivery driver.

"Stay safe." Jungkook closes the door and turns around to yell out. "Ladies! Food is..." Tzuyu runs in and steals the take-out and runs off to the dining den. "Here, lively bunch."

Before he could walk away there was a knock on the door. With confusion, Jungkook opens the door to reveal a male with his head down. A smirk grew on his face.

"Is it death or safety?"

Taehyung looked up and glared to the man in front of him. "I don't like to be beholden to anybody."

Jungkook's smiled dropped and his eyebrows creased. "Be what?"

"Beholden. Owing a person for their help? Being in their debt?"

Jungkook gives an understanding nod. "So it's death."

Taehyung scoffed. "No you big dummy! I'll be whatever you want me to be. You already know I have nothing, nothing to give you in return. Use me for whatever, not like I can complain."

Jungkook said nothing and just signaled him to walk inside. "I'll get IU to fix up your cast, but right now they are eating so it may be awhile."

Taehyung didn't say anything as he followed Jungkook. "This is the 'eating den' as Tzuyu calls it. We eat here mostly all the time only because the girls love to watch movies."

Taehyung tried not to trip off the stairs as they stepped down into the room.

"Ladies! We have a visitor."

All ten women stared up to the staircase except for Jessi, she was still stuffing her mouth until IU hit her side.

"Hey, loser!" Jessi waved her hand.

"Oh shut up." Taehyung fired back. Jungkook looked at Taehyung with a smile.

IU stood from her seat and walked towards the two males.

"You're cast is wet, I'll need to change it before it starts to smell."

"He already does." Jessi spoke out but Sana flicked her on her head. "Play nice damn it!"

"Do what you must." Jungkook continued to make his way down while IU lead Taehyung to her hospital room.

"Alrighty, let's get this off." IU walked away to grab a saw from her cabinets.

"I don't like sharp things." Taehyung has many memories some of them include claws, teeth, and knives.

"I'll try and be quick." And quick she was.

"There. The little sponge bath helped a bit, at least for comfort?"

IU noticed that once the cast was off, a lot of muck was inside so she quickly washed him up and placed on a new cast.

"I guess." Taehyung didn't really want to talk. He felt lower in this mansion then he did outside of it. Now having a chance to sit and think tears slowly ran down his face.

"Did I choose right?"

IU turns around after putting the now cleaned saw back up in it's designated area. She could hear the sadness in his voice. "Do you think you did?"

"It's not like I had any other option. My family is dead, my own cousin betrayed me and took everything that I had. Including my last name. I'm nothing, I'm non existent. I have nothing." Taehyung rubbed his eyes trying to stop his crying but it only made it worse. Realizing he is crying makes it known he really does have nothing to own.

"I tried so hard to be somebody but I always fail! I hate I'm here! I hate this is what I have to resort to! I've been ranked down to female! I'm not a woman! I'm not a lion, I'm......"

IU hugged the distressed Lion who was quick to wrap his working arm around her. The hug brought comfort to him, just like his mom used to.

"If you feel this way, why did you come back?"

Taehyung sniffed into her chest. "I was cold."

This hurts. It hurts she can't do anything. It's not like she can snap her fingers and bring in Lionesses to worship him. She could do nothing. His response made her tear up.

"He wanted you to stay in his room and he still does. I'll bring food up to ya for now, I'll take you there so you can rest."

"Fine."

Those were the last words both exchanged before leaving towards Jungkook's room.

"I'll be right back, try not to move so much."

Taehyung nods his head and watch the lioness walk out. The silence lasted two minutes. "Hello my queen."

With rolled eyes, Taehyung looked from where he was sitting on the bed. "Don't call me that."

Jungkook walked towards the sitting male and placed his arms on either side of him, leaning forward into him. "I am and I will call you anything I want. You failed at being a King, let's see if you're at least able to be a queen and fulfill the King's needs."

Jungkook loved to see the failure show his emotions, it felt good to know he can't leave.

"I'll let you sleep, so you in the morning, my queen."

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Words: 1034

Just a quick filler, I think I'm going to do a little two month time skip since I'm sure none of you guys want to see Taehyung's healing process. Jungkook wouldn't be able to "interact" with him with the torso body cast so, a time skip.

Anyways, here is a chapter the next will not be updated, not until I get my classes all sorted and assignments done.

Thank you and don't be a silent reader.