The Heir

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~ Jimin's POV ~

Taehyung had chosen Areum as a volunteer to help demonstrate boxing techniques and that excited me. The outfit she was wearing hugged her body and accentuated her curves perfectly. She wasn't dressed as provocatively as the other contestants which I admired, but it also made me more eager to rip her clothes off to see the rest of her. I licked my lips as her hips swayed while she walked over to the edge of the boxing ring.

I watched the scene in front of me intensely. The aura around Areum had changed almost instantly. She turned to look at me almost as if she was asking for reassurance however I wanted to tease her more so I smirked at her, eager to see her make a fool of herself again and she quickly glared back at me.

I couldn't hear what she and Taehyung had said but before I knew it, Taehyung had thrown the first punch. Areum, however, was quick and ducked under and wasted no time in connecting her fist with his face, splitting the skin over his cheekbone with the force of the blow. I was taken aback, I had no clue she could fight that way, and by the looks of it so was everyone else. Taehyung stood shocked and touched his cheekbone, he looked down at the blood and then looked at Areum.

Taehyung wasn't one to lose easily, in fact, he hated to lose and now Areum had shown him up. He was angry, no he was furious. He was the captain of the guard for crying out loud and now a small girl was beating his ass. Fury colored Taehyung's vision. Taehyung was quick to get back on his feet and sidestep the next punch that Areum had thrown.

Before Areum could respond with a follow-up, Taehyung swiftly punched Areum's stomach, knocking the wind out of the spry smirking girl, and stunning her for a fleeting moment. Areum was now pressed up against the edge of the boxing ring. Areum was still catching her breath and Taehyung wasted no more time in throwing another quick blow causing Areum to double over. Taehyung followed that up with a quick rising uppercut.

The girls let out a collective gasp for Areum. I could tell some of the girls were actually laughing at Areum's weak state. She was clutching onto her stomach and gasping for air and all I wanted to do was beat the shit out of Taehyung for hurting her. I stood up, ready to stop the fight but Areum wasn't finished. She grabbed onto the ropes that were surrounding the boxing ring and hoisted herself up. She lifted her fists up to her face and flicked her hand at Taehyung signaling she was far from done.

I watched her in awe. Taehyung had thrown so many blows at her until she was writhing on the floor but she still wouldn't give up. Taehyung smirked in response and went for another punch but this one to the face, however, he couldn't land it. Areum was quick to duck and punished him with an uppercut that sent him into the ropes.

Taehyung staggered away, fighting to get his air back. For a moment, he looked like he would puke, but he managed to straighten up. Pure rage crossed his face. Taehyung charged back, fists flailing and Areum was ready. One fast straight punch to Taehyung's unprotected jaw and his head whipped back, his body arched backward, and all of his momentum snapped back on him like a broken rubber band. For one long moment, his body hung in the air. Then he landed with a thud that shook the ropes on the ring.

No one spoke a word, as everyone was shocked at the scene that had just taken place. Areum seemed to have snapped back to reality because almost immediately she ran over to Taehyung's limp body and started spewing strings of apologies. Taehyung groaned as he got up, but Areum wasted no time in helping him up. Taehyung grabbed Areum's hand and leaned his body against her as she continued apologizing.

I watched the scene in front of me and I couldn't explain it, it was like something was churning inside of me trying to claw its way out and all of a sudden all I could see was red. My fists clenched as Areum touched Taehyung's face and applied ice to his jaw, and how Taehyung smiled back at her and continued to lean against her like he was a wounded puppy.

I snarled and walked towards the two until I was practically towering over them. I grabbed Areum by the arm and pulled her away from Taehyung making him lose balance and fall to the floor once again. I instantly scanned her face to see if there were any cuts or bruises and saw that she had cut her lip slightly, I reached my hand to touch her lip and she winced slightly.

"Taehyung you're fine don't be a baby! Areum I'm taking you to the nurse, and the rest of you girls can train for the boxing round. And since all of you have just been standing around and watching your fellow contestant actually exercising and training I've decided to move the competition to tomorrow. Good luck." I spat

The girls let out a collective gasp but I didn't care. I turned around and brought Areum along with me, but she pulled her arm from my grasp. She backed away and frowned at me

"Jimin I'm fine, I've had worse injuries, I don't need to see a nurse."

I grumbled, she was stubborn and I was having none of it, I walked towards her until she was practically pressed against me.

"I am taking you to the nurse even if I have to pick you up to take you there. Now, are we going to do this the easy way or the hard way?"

She continued to glare at me, she crossed her arms and stood there silently provoking me. Okay, hard way it is. I grabbed her by the waist and threw her over my back and turned to walk into the castle, I didn't care if everyone was watching. Areum immediately started pounding her fists on my back and starting yelling for me to put her down. But that only fueled me on.

I walked inside the castle and into the hallway that led to the nurse's room. We neared the room and I stopped and finally set Areum on the ground. She was ready to walk away, however, I had other plans. I hastily pushed her up against the wall and placed both my hands on either side of her face. Her eyes widened in shock and she opened her mouth to yell at me

"Jimin! What are you doing?!"

I hushed her by placing my hand over her mouth and leaned in to whisper in her ear

"Princess as much as I love hearing you yell my name, how about we save that for the bedroom?"

~ End of Chapter 8 ~

A/n

Do you guys play mystic messenger?

I'm obsessed again like this game is perfect for my quarantine life even though I don't sleep when playing it.

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