Jester | Jikook |

Chapter 60: Fear

              "I-It?" Hoseok's voice trembled when he felt the cold iron of the knife press against his neck.

               "It..." Adviser Yang assured as he removed the knife and shoved Hoseok. "Tell anyone, your little friend Sumi gets hurt. Hurt as in..." Adviser Yang then pretended to drag the knife across his neck with a smile. "I'm not scared of anyone..."

           Hoseok eventually came home in fear...  He wasn't feeling himself after the threat and became very scared. He didn't want Jimin to ever approach the castle at all and needed to warn him.. but how? This was terrifying to Hoseok and feared losing his best friend.

             The dancer walked into the house to see Jimin was in the kitchen eating cereal as Taehyung was writing something on his notepad. As soon as Hoseok walked in, he closed the door and pressed his body against the door while he looked at the floor.

         "Hi, Hoseok!" Jimin greeted as he walked up with a bowl of cereal. "Are you alright?" Jimin wondered as Hoseok looked up.

          "J-Jimin... Please don't go back..." Hoseok whispered as Jimin can see the fear in his friends eyes.

            "What? What are you talking about?" Jimin asked as this drew Taehyung's attention.

            "The King... Don't go back to him.. Don't go back to the castle.." Hoseok warned as Taehyung walked up.

             "Did the King... Do something?" Taehyung asked as Hoseok shook his head.

            "No.. n-not the King... Just don't go back to the castle." Hoseok claimed. He couldn't risk telling anyone.... Hoseok didn't want to lose his daughter.

            "Is there... Something wrong? Did something happen between you and Yoongi?" Taehyung wondered as Hoseok shook his head and walked up to Jimin.

           "If you value your life... You will NOT got to the castle... Stay away from it, Park Jimin..." Hoseok warned as he walked away. It was very shady and suspicious to Jimin that his happy, close friend was acting very weird.

            "What was that all about?" Jimin asked as Taehyung shrugged.

             "I don't know.. But it almost makes me want to send you to the castle and find out... What on earth is going on over there?" Taehyung inquired as he placed his hands on his hips. "If fate gave you a chance to head back to the castle and see Jeon Jungkook, would you love to see him?"

              "... I'm a bit worried on what Hoseok said. Either way... I don't want to see Jungkook... I don't know why but I feel scared now... I feel like if I let him in on my life again something terrible will happen." Jimin claimed however... He did want to see Jungkook and did love him. But of course this feeling lingered in his head. Seeing Hoseok's face when he got home was enough to scare Jimin.

             "Don't you love him?" Taehyung asked as Jimin looked down.

             "I do... But what's the point in loving someone if you'll never see them ever again?" Jimin asked as Taehyung wanted to actually tell Jimin the truth but hated to spoil the big surprise in the performance.

            "Hey, Jimin?" Taehyung asked as Jimin looked up at his Ringmaster.

           "Yes, Taehyung?"

            "Let's go practice for the next performance." Taehyung claimed as Jimin looked confused. Taehyung was just talking about the odd way Hoseok warned Jimin and suddenly wanted to practice the  performance next week...

          Jimin didn't think too much on how Taehyung easily changed the subject... Normally he would talk more about a subject and stick with it, but changing it too quickly? Something was going on and it made Jimin raise a brow... Yet Jimin just never asked.

           Hoseok was in his room the whole day as all of the performers were at the Circus tent... But not him. Hoseok knew Jimin would ask why would he say something like that and tried to avoid him because he couldn't tell Jimin. However... How would Adviser Yang know if Jimin or anyone else finds out?

           While Hoseok was wasting the day away in his room, Taehyung was tired of seeing Hoseok not around and hurried to the older man's room to get him.

         "Hoseok? You have to perform.... Why are you acting so weird today? First you tell Jimin to stay away from the castle and now you are avoiding him? What's going on?" Taehyung asked wanting to know.

           "Nothing... It's nothing.." Hoseok replied. "I can't have Jimin ask any further questions.."

           "You can tell me Hoseok, what's going on?" Taehyung asked in worry as Hoseok looked at the Ringmaster.

            "Taehyung... Please I-"

             "You know you can't keep things from me..." Taehyung added as Hoseok had to be honest. This alone was eating him alive.

         "I trust you to keep this to yourself..." Hoseok claimed as he walked up to Taehyung. "That Adviser doesn't want Jimin near the King... He will kill him if he returns to the castle..."

         Taehyung's eyes widened, he was shocked that the Adviser would say such a thing! "W-What? You're lying!"

           "Taehyung, you know how honest I am..." Hoseok replied worryingly as Taehyung was shaking his head.

           "We need to tell Jungkook... This isn't safe!"

           "Shhh! You can't tell the King! I know Adviser Yang won't hear me telling you this now... But I don't want to see Jimin get hurt if he ends up going to the castle one day.."

            "Hoseok.... How could you keep this to yourself? Either way, he might Kill Jimin soon."

           "No he won't, as long as Jimin doesn't set foot in the castle, he will be fine.." Hoseok believed but that wasn't the real reason.

           "This could mean if Adviser Yang ever see's Jimin walk near the King, he could kill him!"

           "It makes no sense... Is he willing to kill Jimin on his own?" Hoseok thought as he had little doubts on this... Maybe Adviser Yang had people to take care of this situation... And was just waiting on Jimin to show up around the castle eventually...

            In reality, Adviser Yang was in his room writing a letter to.. someone.... He was responsible for sending Yoongi far off to a shady town just to deliver the mail to a creepy man. Secretly, this creepy man Yoongi confronted to deliver the letter was no other than the man Adviser Yang was to hire to watch over Hoseok and make sure he tells no one....

           Of course this shady man alone won't be used for one reason... Adviser Yang hoped to use him for greater purposes. Paying the man to kill Jimin just so the Adviser can keep his job, his high class and respect while Jungkook will remain unmarried and unhappy... This was the dirty truth behind royalty.