Jester | Jikook |

Chapter 2: Puppet strings

              Jungkook didn't want to stop staring at the puppet, he looked cute and the king was smiling at the performer.. Not realizing Jimin was getting uncomfortable now.

               Jungkook only pointed his attention to the performer, he ignored the other circus performers introduction and only caught the last one that was a dancer.

            "And I am the dancer, Jhope! But my real name is Jung Hoseok!" Shouted the happy performer, his attire was an average dancing clothes. Sweatpants, loose white shirt and shoes. He didn't seem to be wearing flashy clothes, maybe he was just the dancer and nothing else in the circus acts. Hoseok had red flashy hair, a nice smooth face and beautiful eyes. Jungkook thought he looks nice but, Jungkook only paid attention to Jimin. Hoseok seemed like the type that throws in that extra spark in the circus acts.

            During the times of the performance, clowns acted and their acts wasn't enough to impress Jungkook. He only wanted to see Jimin's performance. "Ugh... What's wrong with me? I only want to see the puppet dance... Why? What's so good about a circus peasant?" Jungkook thought as Jimin was leaning against the wall as the Ringmaster adjusted his mask on his face not wanting to show himself.

              The king noticed the tall Ringmaster began to talk to the puppet. Jungkook wasn't looking at the clowns and it seems like the Ringmaster knew it. The king watched the leader whisper into Jimin's ear and point his head to the king.... Jungkook knew the leader realized it.

            As the clowns ended, the Ringmaster ran up to the center. "We see you aren't smiling just yet! Allow me to bring another friend to the floor, Our Puppet dancer!" The Ringmaster claimed as there was another taller circus performer that walked to Jimin and held out his strings. This made Jimin seem he really was a puppet. As they got to the center, Jimin's mood was blank... Nothing else was happening until the man began to move the puppet.

              Jungkook watched as he forcefully pulled the strings, making Jimin look like he was some rag doll, the man controlling him did a good job on doing so too. Most of the act was like pleads from suffering, he moved like he was used. But the overall performance of the puppet was good in Jungkook's eyes. The point of the puppet was to tell a story and Jungkook did understand it.. However, it was sad to him, was he the only one that thought this act was a cry for help?

              After Jimin was done the man dropped the strings resulting into Jimin dropping onto the ground dramatically as the man dragged the motionless boy to the wall where he was supposed to play quiet for the. rest of the circus act. No matter what.

           Jungkook thought it was odd that Jimin was not going to move at all! Was he even breathing? Jungkook only smiled on Jimin's performance, but when he was done.. Jungkook was back to staring at him.

              The Ringmaster was stressed and didn't know what to do, The king only wanted to stare at Jimin and nothing else! The Ringmaster rolled his eyes and walked up to the puppet sitting against the wall. "You're getting stares, Park Jimin..." The Ringmaster whispered. "I know you are not supposed to move at all but what should we do? He's only looking at you and no other performers!"

                 "Well I only perform once.. That's the point of my character!" Jimin whispered under his breath as the king tilted his head wanting to know what was up with the Ringmaster and the Puppet?

              "King Jungkook seems stubborn and I don't like it.. If he wants to see you perform he'll have to watch all of us! This isn't fair to everyone..  If he liked you soo much why doesn't he buy you and keep you as his Jester?!" The Ringmaster hissed as Jimin sighed.

             "Stop talking about the king like that.. I doubt he would and I think this is our last time seeing him here.. It should be an honor to perform here so we'll make the best out of it.." whispered the Puppet as the Ringmaster stood up holding his black and decorated cane as he watched the rest of the performance in anger... Jungkook kept staring at Jimin and that's something he didn't like. He didn't want his performers to feel bad that the King was never paying attention to the rest. It was like he was being biased.

               Once the whole circus act was done, they all ran up to the center to bow and Jimin had to do so too no matter what. As they bowed all holding hands, Jimin looked up during the bow to see Jungkook still staring with his gorgeous eyes that only seemed to sparkle when Jimin would look back at him.

                "Thank you for having us, My King!" Shouted the Ringmaster as everyone turned around and started to leave but Jimin stayed staring back at the king like he was waiting to repay him with all these stares. Jimin wanted to see how Jungkook liked it if someone was to stare at him for so long, not even blinking! and Jimin was good at doing so.

             It wasn't until the Ringmaster looked back in the hall to see Jimin was still in the throne room. The leader sighed and hurried back to see Jimin just standing there as the king was smiling at him while they looked into eachothers eyes. However, Jimin was hoping to creep out the King but that only made Jungkook smile at the attention he was getting from his favorite performer!

               "Puppet!" The Ringmaster shouted as Jimin turned his head to look at his leader walk up to him and use the hook of his cane to grab Jimin's arm and pull him out of the throne room.. Jimin looked back to see the king was standing with his head tilted, almost like he was ready to say something to the Ringmaster.. But, nothing came out.

        At the end of the day, Jimin was just a circus performer and Jungkook was a king... Jungkook had no power over a Puppet. Even if he was a King, the Ringmaster owned him first and all he can do was stare at Jimin getting taken out of the Throne room. But one thing that floated around in Jungkook's head the rest of the day was, What did the Puppet's dark performance really did mean?