Pied Piper (Kim Namjoon x Reader)

Chapter 42

The official's hands were shaking as he handed Seokjin the reports. You carefully watched the exchanged from the desk. "I have already submitted these last time. You really don't have to look at these again." he said.

"Thank you for your concern. But obviously something don't add up." you said, giving him a fake smile as Hoseok escorted him out. Seokjin sat across from you and the two of you began looking through the numbers. You had also brought the reports the official submitted to compare side by side. You eyes narrowed in on some parts and taking notes of those. Hours passed and you finally slammed the reports down on the desk. Seokjin jumped and so did Hoseok. You leaned back into the chair.

"That bastard. I can't believe this happened right under my nose."

"Your Majesty, don't be too hard on yourself. He did a good job at faking the reports."

"I'm gonna kill him. He stole money from his citizen to get this." you yelled, looking around at the lavish room. "This whole place he stole from the people. I'm a horrible Queen."

"Your Majesty, don't ever say that." Hoseok said.

"Yeah, Y/N, you did nothing wrong. I'll go kill that son on a bitch right now if you want."

"We'll deal with him later. I have to go see everyone and tell them things will be alright." You grabbed your coat and headed outside. The official had set up a meeting with the town, he already announced that you were coming. On the way over, you ignored him completely. He knew he was going to lose his job soon, so he didn't bother putting up the act.

"The people here are hopeless." he said. "Even with money, they'll kill each other just to get it. I just did a favor by not spreading that evilness." You were about to speak up but Yoongi moved faster. He elbowed the official in the back, and then he fell to the ground. You chuckled before walking into the meeting place. It was the cherished temple of the area. People stood all over the place, they scattered like puzzle pieces. They didn't notice at first that you had already entered since you wore a normal outfit. You saw a mom in the corner, holding on tightly to her children, somewhere in the room, a men were yelling at each other.

You got to the front, and began speaking. "Hello there. Thank you for coming to this meeting." Everyone turned to stare at you, for the most part they were quiet. "I know that things in the area hadn't been the best, and I owe you all an apology for not being able to see the corruption until now. And I can promise you, you will get food, you will get money, and you will get all of the support you need." No one said anything. You looked at Seokjin from the side, and he encouraged you to go on. "The official will be removed immediately and replaced. So please, if there are any other concerns, you can tell me right now."

The woman from the corner came forward with her children. "My children haven't eaten in days. Could you help us?"

"Of course." You gestured for Seokjin to come over, whispered something in his ears, and then he left. Once he came back, Hoseok and Yoongi helped him carried bags of food and rice into the temple. People rushed to get a piece for themselves. You were happy that you could give them some hope. But then one man moved pushed passed the crowd and walked to you, "My wife died because we didn't have enough money for the doctor. You're telling me you're going to fix that?"

It broke your heart, he was a mess, physically and emotionally. "Sir, I am so sorry for your loss. I know I can't bring your wife back, but I will do everything in my power so that it doesn't happen to anyone else."

"That's not good enough. She was all that I had." he said, his voice shaking. He was no longer looking at you, but suddenly, he took out a knife from his back, and planted it into your stomach. As you fell, you could hear Yoongi and Hoseok screaming, their voices raged through the crowd and it was the last thing you heard.

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He ran into the hospital, pushing passed people who were in his way and he didn't even apologize like he normally would. He didn't wait for the elevator, so he sprinted for the stairs instead. The tears were blinding him and he nearly fell when he reached the room. Seokjin caught him before his knees gave up on him.

"Namjoon." Seokjin said, trying to calm the man down.
"Where are they? I'm going to kill them." Namjoon growled.

"They're inside with her. Namjoon, I know you're mad but they're beating themselves up too, don't be too hard on them." Namjoon pushed Seokjin off and went inside the room. He didn't know where to look first. He could look at you, lying on the bed, unconscious with wires hooked up to the machine. You look like you were sleeping, but he knew you were in pain. The second option was to look at the boys, who stood together on one side of the bed, their heads low. They noticed that Namjoon had entered, and they quickly wiped away their tears. Before Namjoon could get closer, both Hoseok and Yoongi got down on both knees.

"Your Majesty." Yoongi said. It shocked Namjoon, seeing Yoongi so formal to him, for the first time ever. "We failed you. I am so sorry."

"We don't deserve to stay by her side anymore. We will leave once she wakes up." Hoseok added.

Namjoon's knees finally gave out and he knelt right in front of them. He pulled Hoseok collar. "I'm so pissed I could kill you. I trusted you with her life. I trusted that you would keep her safe and bring her back to me. She trusted you too. And now, the woman I love is hurt. If she doesn't wake up, I'll never forgive you two." he cried. He lets go of the collar and leaned on the boys for support. They held him tightly like their little brother. "I didn't say bye to her this morning, I didn't give her a kiss. I'm the worse husband" he whispered.

"No, you're not."

Namjoon's head jerked up, he scanned the bed, but he didn't see any movement. He thought he might have imagined it, but even the boys looked confused. Namjoon quickly got up and cried again when he saw that you were awake.

"Oh my god, Y/N, Princess, you're awake." He held your hand tightly, and kissed it a thousand times. "How do you feel?"

"Hungry." you chuckled, but it hurts to move and he saw that.

"I'm so sorry, I should have been here with you. I'm sorry for being such a jerk yesterday. I don't mean it okay. I know you are capable and I know you can do things on your own. Please know that."

"Honey, slow down. I'm okay and I'm sorry too. I shouldn't have assumed the worse." you said, voice quiet.

"No, no. I was being selfish. I said those things because I wanted you to rely on me more, I wanted to be useful for you. You work so hard and I thought I could be able to help you. But i just made things worse and I'm a jerk. Please forgive me."

"Of course, Namjoon. I understand. I love you. I'll always need you. Okay?"

"Okay. I love you too, darling." he answered. He then leaned in to kiss you on the forehead. You could then hear the soft sniffles coming from the end of the bed. The pair were still crying, they looked like lost puppies.

"Come here, you two." you said, holding out your arms to them. They dashed for you as if they had been waiting for that command.