His Bride - A Minsung Story

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Minho's POV:

When the alarm goes off I instantly know what going on. The past couple days there have been sighting of the northern rebels getting closer to the castle. I just didn't expect to the attack to come this fast. The staff is busy getting everyone into safe rooms and as the prince I also have to make sure that all the guests are okay,

I quickly usher the stragglers who mostly are frozen in fear towards the doors of the ballroom. I follow closely behind once I make sure that Chan, Seungmin, Felix, and Jeongin are out of the room. We run towards the safe rooms as fast as possible as the alarm sounds in the background.

A sudden crash sounds from behind us and I look back to see a huge rock has been thrown through one of the windows. I try to keep as calm as possible in hopes that the people around me won't panic even if I know that if that hit anyone they would've died. I turn back to see Felix running up to me.

"What are you doing!? Why aren't you in the room?!" I have to shout to be heard over the sounds of the alarm. Felix looks at me with eyes wide in fear.

"Where's Jisung!!?? He's not here!" Felix's voice is muffled but I'm able to make out Jisung's name. Oh my god., my expression quickly mirrors his fear. He said he was going for air but never came back. Shit.

"I'll find him, just go with Chan, okay?!!" I shout at Felix as I'm running away. I don't get to see if he heard me or not because all my thoughts become consumed with if Jisung's okay. I can't lose him. He means......he means to much to me now. This white-hot fear for Jisung makes me realize just how much I care about him. I couldn't live with myself if something happened to him.

I rush through the hallways surrounding the ballroom in hopes of finding him. Just as I'm about to give up and search somewhere else I see him. Jisung is curled up on the floor, it's a miracle that I saw him, he looks so small.

When I finally approach Jisung I realize that he's crying, what happened to him? I crouch down on the floor and gently reach out towards him. I take Jisung's hands away from his face and hold them in mine.

"Jisung, we need to go," I say loud enough for him to hear. He nods but still stares at me with a blank expression. I try to take my hands away but he only grips onto them harder.

"Can you stand up?" I ask. Jisung nods his head and gets up on shaky legs. I know instantly that he's not going to make it if he can barely stand. In a split-second decision I pick him up bridal style and start walking towards the library. I hear him squeak in surprise and despite the situation I can't help but laugh at his adorable reactions.

The small room in the library is the best place to hide for now because the safe room is much to far away and I don't want to risk anything. I run up the stairs to the hidden room and lock the door behind us. Hopefully no one will find us here. The alarm is much more muffled and I can finally think clearly.

I try to place Jisung down on one of the blankets but he refuses to let go, "Don't go, please." He locks eyes with me and you know I can't resist those eyes.

"Of course, come on let's lay down. This may be a while,"

Jisung's POV:

I'm not sure what possessed me to say that but I'm still shaken up from that guy, the possibility that I was actually taken away. Once we've laid down I instantly wrap my arms tightly around him and bury my head into his chest, breathing in his comforting scent. My body instantly relaxes when I feel his strong arms holding onto me and I realize how tired I am.

"Sleep, I'll protect you. I promise," Minho's voice floats through the air. I nod in response and my heart flutters at his promise. He really will be the death of me. My eyes begin to droop and soon I'm lost in dreamland.

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When I wake up again I'm completely on top of Minho to which I let out a squeal and move away. I hide my face in one of the pillows when I hear the familiar sound of Minho laughing.

"Don't be embarrassed Sungie, you're not that heavy," Minho teases me. 

I momentarily lift my face from the pillow and pout, "That's mean."

"You're the one sleeping on me," After answering he focuses back to the book he was reading.

"Whatever." I start to lay down but I the muffled sound of the alarm makes me shoot back up, "Wait what's happening?"

Minho puts down his book, "The people from the North who want to take over the castle invaded the walls yesterday. I'm not sure what happened after we entered this room but we won't go out until the alarm stops."

I nod slowly as I begin to remember the events from last night. Going out for air, the guy, and the miracle alarm. Just the mere thought of that guy makes my eyes fill up with tears, I fight for them to not fall.

"Jisung," Minho asks softly and I turn towards him eyes full of tears, "Come here."

He holds out his arms and I dive into his embrace. My tears stain his shirt but he doesn't let go of me and instead whispers calming words. Once my sobs subside I just let myself feel content in Minho's arms. He runs a hand continuously through my hair that almost lulls me back to sleep.

I fight the urge to sleep, he deserves an explanation, "There was this guy who came up to me while I was outside a-and.." I try to get out the words.

"Take your time, it's okay," Minho whispers into my ear.

"H-he grabbed me and......" I recall the words he was saying to me, "I think he wanted to kidnap me. He kept talking about how much money I was worth."

"What?!" Minho yelled in shock, "He must've been a northerner that got into the castle before the attack."

"I don't know Minho, when the alarm off he looked really worried and dropped me," I explain still shaking a bit from fear. What if he really got me?

Minho tightened his hold on me, "Okay, let's talk about something else."

I quickly agree with him, this conversation is only making me more anxious about what could've happened.

"For now, just forget about it, okay Sungie?" Minho says. I gather the courage to look up at him and I'm met with him giving me a genuine smile. I blush and go back to hiding in his chest.

This whole situation has made me realize how much I miss Jinnie and my family. Although Minho has comforted me, I need my best friend. Only he truly understands, and I need that right now. There has been so much happening in so little time, I need Hyunjin right now. Will Minho agree? He's been nicer to me these days, maybe I have a chance.

"Minho?" I call out. He hums to tell me he's listening, "Can I see my best friend?"

"Felix? Well, I mean the alarm hasn't stopped yet so n-"

"No no. I meant from town, from before I came here," I make eye contact with him to hopefully show him how much I need this right now.

"You want to go into town? Right after you were almost kidnapped?" Minho's eyebrows furrow in confusion. That is a good point, I don't want to risk that. I'd much rather stay by Minho's side where I feel confident that he'll protect me. I start to frown and lower my eyes when I realize that I probably won't get to see Jinnie.

"How about we bring him here? What's his name?" Minho asks. My eyes snap back up to meet his and a large smile takes over my features because oh my god, that is perfect!

"Hwang Hyunjin."

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Double update!! Yay! Hope you enjoyed the chapter! Have a nice day/night!!

*Alex <3*

Word Count: 1,372