The stormy season | Under the queens umbrella x reader

19 • storm

EDITED

The Queen was right. It was a stormy and cold night , not perfect weather for anyone. You had just put Mihi to sleep and you rushed over to your room , hoping to cuddle up into your own sheets just like your daughter was doing. You never realised you'd be so envious of a baby.

Despite the high winds and the cold weather you drifted off to sleep quite well. Maybe it was the soothing warm tea you drank earlier that helped, honestly you didn't care you were just glad to sleep.

You got woken up by the doors opening, you looked over to see Seongnam creep in and get into bed next to you.

"Did I wake you?"

"Don't worry, I'll fall back asleep soon." You whispered already drifting back into slumber. The two of you drifted off to sleep that was until you were alarmed and shocked out of bed.

"CROWN PRINCE! CROWN PRINCESS! WAKE UP ITS AN EMERGENCY!" Ms Kim shouted at the two of you.

Running, shouting and screaming clear from everyone around. Then you heard the baby cries. You both looked at each other quickly getting out of bed and running outside.

The nursery was on fire. Guards were trying to get water but the wells were frozen due to the winter weather.

"Mihi is in there!" You shouted to a guard.

"Crown princess please we are trying-" you pushed passed the guard trying to get into the burning nursery.

"This is your job! If you can't do then I will-" you were cut off by Seongnam holding you and pulling you back.

"Get off me!" You cried , hitting his arms to try and escape his hold. He pulled you back causing your legs to kick in the air. "Get off!!!" Tears began to fall down your cheeks.

Seongnam tried his hardest to keep you from entering the burning building although the fact his daughter was in there was physically making him weak. Although the fact itself was soul crushing what got to Seongnam the most was Mihi was awake, he could hear her blood curdling screams despite being meters away. And as much as he wanted to run in there and get his little girl he had to stop you. He couldn't lose you too.

"Y/n." He said soothingly "please...stop it please." His voice although tried to come out strong couldn't help but reveal its own pain.

"But Mihi..." you let out looking at him, you were a mess.

The guards continued to beat at the frozen water, in hopes it was only the top that was frozen but it wasn't an easy task. The flames consuming more and more of the building whilst everyone watched , worried, scared and frightened. In the time it took for them to finally get water the King and Queen had arrived. The burning building just becoming ash after a gallons of water was chucked on the building.

However the baby's cry had stopped and it had stopped before the first drop of water touched the flames.

"Ms Kim!" You shouted out to your lady in waiting. Needing her comfort. In a situation like this someone would probably call out to their mother...but you didn't have that fortune. So you called for the only person to be able to give you such a motherly comfort. She quickly ran over to you, distress all over her after she heard you call for her. Everyone knew you were in pain, you weren't the only one. But she knew you needed her comfort especially after that cry for it.

"Don't worry sweetie, I'm here." She said soothingly.
You fell to the floor as she held you. Yujun and Seongnam ran over the nursery, in the rubble they had hoped to find Mihi safe . Your white undergarments were stained with the mud on the floor, your hand gripping onto it in a way to let out your pain. In your crying you looked over to see an all too familiar face and you knew in that second you wanted them dead.