Dynasty {BTSxReader}

Chapter 20: Spirits

"We are kindred spirits, forged in different fires but kindred."

                                                                                       -Aaron Polson

A soft yawn escaped your lips as you walked through the deserted courtyard, your hand moving to cover your mouth as you closed your eyes briefly.

After your conversation with Jungkook the previous night, the young Emperor practically begged you to allow him to sleep in your room.

You, of course, were going to decline him. After all, you still had no idea about his true personality. He was a mystery to you and the last thing you wanted to do was put Grace in any kind of danger.

But, as Jungkook stared at you with wide, fearful eyes, you knew that he meant it. For whatever reason..Jungkook was scared for his life and you could tell...

Not wanting to push him, you allowed him to stay with you for the night. He slept in a pallet on the floor while you and Grace shared your bed.

You couldn't sleep.

Even after staying awake most of the night, consoling and counseling the young royal...you just couldn't seem to close your eyes. You guessed that your body was just too active and awake for you to fall asleep properly....but you couldn't help but feel like something was...wrong..

It was probably just the effect of not sleeping and you were more than likely overthinking your own emotions....but a small amount of doubt blossomed within you.

Something wasn't right about Jungkook...that much you knew for sure. The man was heartless. arrogant and cruel. He only thought of himself and he was constantly trying to force you into an unhappy marriage with him, claiming that it was for "the good of the country".

But yesterday..It was as if he was a completely different person....He acted different, spoke different, he even smelled different!

Everything about him had changed...but the one thing that caught your attention was his eyes.

When you had first met him, they were a shade of hazel, numerous shades of greens and browns..They were light in color, but yesterday they were a deep shade of brown... Now, you had seen eyes that changed color before, but never that drastically. Why were his eyes a lighter color one day and then darker the next?

Maybe your imagination had just been playing tricks on you... But you didn't think so...Yesterday..his dark brown eyes looked natural. They shone with happiness and joy as he played with Grace...but when you had first met him..they didn't look natural...they looked..off. They were always filled with rage and annoyance almost all the time..

Strange.

"Y/n?"

You footsteps halted at the familiar sound of your name, blue eyes raising to find the source.

Jin sat on the edge of the lily pond, his robes splayed out on the stone ground and his face covered in a cheerful expression as he waved at you.

Your face lit up instantly, body moving to approached the white-haired spirit.

"Jin." You greeted. "What are you doing here this late?"

The spirit pecked your cheek fondly, his hand ruffling your hair .

"Can't sleep." He stated.

You tilted your head cutely.

"Ghosts can't sleep anyway." You deadpanned.