Seven | Book 1 (An EXO fiction)

32.

"Good afternoon Kyungsoo."

"Hello." Thank goodness he dropped that whole 'mistress' thing. Chanyeol, Sehun and I sit at the long counter in the kitchen. We had come down to find something to eat for lunch and luckily Kyungsoo was in here to greet us. The castle is far calmer than it was, and as clean as if the party never happened. The halls are empty save for the few Charmer servants that are milling around and doing whatever jobs that they seem to be constantly doing in the shadows. I see none of the humans anywhere...where have they gone? Solar is in the city over, talking to a few of her advisors, and I know that she won't be back for at least a few more hours.

"Do you happen to know where Jongin is?" I lean my face against my palm. I haven't seen the guy since...since I saw him perform at the party perhaps? I don't even fucking know. It's been a long ass time and I need to ask him for a favor.

"Not yet, but..." he looks at the time projected on the wall. "He usually comes here around this time to talk, so he should be here any minute now."

"As I expected." I turn to Chanyeol on my left. "You decide on lunch today."

"Why not me?"

"You chose breakfast, and dinner last night." Sehun frowns even though what I said was nothing but the truth.

"Chanyeol never chooses good food though." He mumbles.

"Kyungsoo, what do you suggest? What would you eat for lunch today?" I ask the wide eyed male in front of me.

"Um well we got a bunch of beef in this morning, so maybe something beef related. It's really fresh." He says.

"That sounds delicious. We'll eat steak then, and Sehun can have a single sausage." Chanyeol chimes in with a wide grin.

"You're a mean person."

"I agree with Sehun, also steak isn't lunch food and sausage is usually pork?"

"Doesn't matter. As long as Sehun gets the shitty food I'm happy." Chanyeol's arms slinks around my waist and I let out a yelp of surprise.

"Uh..." the attention in the room shifts to the doorway where Jongin has actually walked into the room. I'm actually not use to seeing him enter a room on his feet as opposed to teleporting in out of nowhere. I jump away from Chanyeol and run up to Jongin to put my hands on his cheeks.

"Jongin!" he smiles. Finally I can get him to take me to see Kris, Luhan, and Tao. I get on my toes so that I'm right beside his ear. "I need you to take me to the 2nd ring." I whisper. He pulls away harshly and gives me a look full of such shock and almost horror that I recoil in fear.

Maybe I shouldn't have just thrown it out at him like that. He frowns and pushes me back over to the group of boys who are looking at us concerned.

"What are you saying?" Jongin hisses. I take in a deep breath and lift my head high.

"I need you to take me to the 2nd ring. You don't have any reason to freak out. It's Sunday, all of the royals are in town shopping, and the Queen is gone for a few hours. I'm almost always the only girl here on Sundays."

Chanyeol nods at my side. "She's not wrong..."

I motion towards the tallest in the room. "See!"

"Why do you need to go back?" Kyungsoo's smooth voice inquires. I look away from Jongin to face Kyungsoo.

"I need to speak with Luhan about something. He left too early after the party, and something came up."

Sehun jumps in next. "Are you leaving?!"