The Heir

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~ Areum's POV ~

The golden rays of sunshine crept in through my curtains, onto my face gradually awakening me from my slumber. The birds were chirping it seemed like it would be such a wonderful day but sadly I had spoken too soon. Suddenly my door busted off its hinges as my little brother naruto ran into my room.

"What the heck Jungkook!! You broke my door!!" I hissed at him angrily with gritted teeth.

"Stop overreacting it's still standing up straight," he says playfully as the door falls to the ground

"Really?" I say my voice laced with sarcasm as my eyes shoot daggers at him. Jungkook slowly backs away and screams

"And I'm off!" as he bolts out my room with me right on his heels.

Jungkook nears the stairs and I lunge forward causing both of us to tumble down falling right in front of our mother who looks at us disapprovingly.

"If you two are done horsing around, The Hair's contestants are being aired right now, so get your tiny asses into the living room right this second!"

"Mom how many times have I told you it's not The Hair, it's The Heir," Jungkook states whilst rolling his eyes

Jungkook grabs my wrist and drags me towards the living room and we both plop down onto the couch. Both my father and mother are already watching, and Jungkook squirms in excitement as the host comes onto the screen.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, my name is Kim Seokjin and I will be your host for the oncoming competition which all of you know as The Heir! For those of you that don't know what The Heir is, let me explain. There will be thirty girls that will be chosen tonight to take part in the competition to win our very own Prince Jimin's heart. Prince Jimin will choose which girls will progress to the next rounds. Each round will be different than the last and the theme for each round will be chosen by our very beloved King and Queen. The lucky girl who captures Prince Jimin's heart will become the next Queen along with Prince Jimin becoming King in his coronation ceremony. Now without further adieu let's introduce our beautiful contestants!"

"Do the King and Queen have nothing else to do with their life? I mean this competition sounds idiotic." My father exclaims with clear disgust on his face

My father and I always shared the same beliefs when it came to these stupid competitions. However, my mother and Jungkook loved watching these competitions since they were jam-packed with drama. I mean just last year our neighboring kingdom had done a similar competition and the finale lasted 48 hours and neither my mother or Jungkook slept a single wink until the show was over.

My thought was interrupted when I heard the host speak once again "Our first contestant is Lee Yeunhee from Carbonara town. Her occupation is Miss Carbonara 2018." Seokjin squinted at the occupation and laughed "She's not as beautiful as me though"

I scoffed at his comment "This host is full of himself." My father laughed with me as my mother threw a pillow at me for interrupting the show. I rubbed my head and reluctantly continued watching.

"Our next contestant is Kim Minjung from Einsteinium town, and her occupation is Cosmetologist." Seokjin laughs as he says the town name "Wow I never knew our kingdom had such absurd town names."

I groan and lightly bang my head against Jungkook's shoulder as contestant after a contestant is announced until finally, we are at the twenty-eighth contestant. I noticed as Seokjin announced each contestant he seemed to blatantly express his dislike for each of them, and it was no different for the twenty-eighth and the twenty-ninth.

"Surprisingly the twenty-eighth and the twenty-ninth contestants are twins, Min Nari and Min Nabi from Por-por-por yeah that town and both are fashion bloggers." I looked at the town name and giggled 'Porrrnesian parrrapio'.

The number thirty showed on the screen and I sighed in relief, it was almost over. I looked at my father and he had the same expression of relief.

"I wonder if the next girl will be from our town," Jungkook questioned and my mother agreed. I scowled at my mom

"I thought we weren't allowed to make commentary during the show?"

"My Jungkookie can make comments but not you since you hate the show." She said whilst caressing Jungkook's hair. I rolled my eyes and turned to face the screen for the last time and the host spoke up once again

"Our last contestant is from Worldwide Handsome town, oh very nice I was born there as well, that's why they call me Worldwide Handsome. This contestant is a professional dancer and by the looks of it she could be a model too."

"It sounds like he wants to get together with this girl." My father states but then quickly closes his mouth when my mother smacks him.

I bite my lip when I hear my town name and my occupation, but there's no way it could be me there were a lot of professional dancers that lived in our town, right?

WRONG!

"Our last contestant is the beautiful Choi Areum!"

I gasp and everything around me fades away, I can hear Jungkook screeching next to me, my mother is jumping around with joy, and I can hear the slight cursing from my father. However, I'm shocked, I can't move at all. I don't want to be in this competition.

"These are our thirty lucky contestants that will compete for Prince Jimin's heart. All contestants will be required to assemble in the main hall of the Castle in one week at 9 pm sharp. Thank you for watching, my name is Kim Seokjin, I will be your host for the rest of the competition. Bye for now."

For my 22nd birthday, all I wanted was a new phone maybe some new socks but instead, I was greeted with "OMG YOU GOT SELECTED FOR THE HEIR"

What am I going to do?

~ End of Chapter 1 ~

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