Stay with me

Chapter 9

Jungkook: "Umm...I have something to give you."

Yewon look at his hands that were hiding behind his back and she smile briefly because he look cute while trying to hide shyly.

Yewon: "May I ask what is it?"

Jungkook walks closer toward her and put his hand out in front of her, and in his hands was a hairpin with a cherry blossom engraved onto it. When she saw the cherry blossom, she starts to tear for a bit because the cherry blossom represents her love with Seokjin. She quickly turn around so Jungkook can not see her tears.

Jungkook: "Do you...not like it?"

She turn back quickly and shook her head, "It is not that, I like it but..."

Jungkook: "Here, take it. I went out this morning and look for the best one for you. Thank you for taking care of me yesterday."

Yewon: "I...can not take it..."

Jungkook lower his hands and hold tightly onto the hairpin, he looks onto the ground and his eyes were in sadness. Yewon notices it and realized then that he was still a young child who needs love. He was someone that never experience a fun childhood. 

Yewon: "How about you put it in my hair?"

Jungkook looks up towards her and smile, he took a step towards her and because she allowed him to take a step towards her, he knew he was in love and like her a lot. He was willing to forget the fact that she tried to kill him, he thought he can change her heart. 

While putting it on her, Yewon begin to tear again. It should of been Seokjin who put it on her, it should of been Seokjin who walk towards her, and it should of been him who she married. The memory of his hand reaching out to her until the moment it dropped still pains her, everything about Jungkook remind her of Seokjin.

He put it on her and in his life, he finally felt happy. As he turn Yewon around to look at her, he saw her tears and it pain him. He begin to wonder why she was crying, and without knowing, his hand went to wipe her tears away. Jungkook and Yewon eyes met and they continue to stare at each other for a long time before she pushes him away. 

Jungkook: "You... why are you crying?"

Yewon: "Because it is pretty."

Jungkook smile and said, "You are my wife, I can get you more if you like it."

Yewon: "It is enough, 14th prince."

Jungkook: "But-"

Yewon: "I will take my leave now."

As Jungkook watch her leave, he smile widely and believe that she truly enjoyed the gift. He did not know it then that everything was a lie and that in her heart, he was never there. 

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It was during the night when Yewon woke up and she sits in front of her chamber door and look into the sky while holding the hairpin and the embroidered cloth. She look at both of them and sigh deeply, she hate how Jungkook gave her a cherry blossom hairpin but hate herself more for accepting it. 

Namjoon: "Cherry blossom."

Yewon: "5th prince, what are you doing here?"

Namjoon: "I can not sleep, so I took a walk and notice you were not asleep as well."

Yewon: "5th prince..."

Namjoon: "Yewon."

It was the first time he cross the line and called her by her name. 

Yewon: "Namjoon."

It was the first time she allow him to cross the line and treat him not as a prince but as a friend. 

Namjoon: "Tonight, just for tonight, I want to be your friend."

Yewon: "Do you remember when I told you that you were too high of a position that I can not be friends with?"

Namjoon: "I know what you are going to say, but-"

Yewon: "I had always seen you as a friend."

Namjoon: "Oh..."

Yewon: "Sit here."

He came to sit next to her and together, they watch the sky.

Namjoon: "Why are you sitting out here?"

Yewon: "Tonight, I do not wish to talk about me. Let us talk about you tonight, why are you not sleeping?"

Namjoon: "You always surprise me."

Yewon smirks a bit and said, "So why are you out here?"

Namjoon: "Because you were here."

Yewon turn to look at him in the eyes and it was as if time had stop for both of them, then Namjoon starts laughing, "It is a joke."

Yewon: " I should of known."

Namjoon: "Royal father wants me to marry the princess of the Northland."

Yewon: "I heard that the princess of the Northland is elegant and proper, if you marry her, your reputation would be good."

Namjoon: "The princess of Northland is not like the person I want to be with."

Yewon: "As a prince and a princess, we are only limit to marry the person our family want us to marry. We can not choose."

Namjoon: "I regret."

Yewon: "What do you regret?"

Namjoon: "I regret..."

(I regret not choosing you as my wife. I push you towards the 14th prince when I had the chance to be the prince you married. If I had chosen the marriage proposal then would I be regretting?)

At first, the king had chosen the 5th prince to be engage with the princess of the Eastland but because he did not want to marry at that time due to his business affairs, he rejected it and push it towards the 14th prince. 

Yewon: "It is okay if you do not wish to tell me."

Namjoon: "I just regret many things I done in my life that made me miss out on something special."

Yewon: "The princess of the Northland is nice, you will like her."

Namjoon: "I can not like her, because in my heart... there is someone in there."

Yewon: "Namjoon, you are a caring person. The person who is able to receive your love is a lucky woman. But who is the girl?"

Namjoon: "She is someone who enjoys to do things that many girls do not enjoy and she had beaten me over many things. When she smiles, I want to look at her smile all day. But I know very well that the person who she wants to be with is not me. No matter how much I want her, I can not have her."

Yewon: "Then let her go."

Namjoon: "It is easier said than done."

Yewon: "It is better for you to be able to still talk to her and laugh with her even if she is not by your side. If you were to force her to be next to you, you will never be happy and neither will she. There will only be hate and revenge."

Namjoon: "But I do not want to give up and let her walk away. I want to try and maybe one day, she will love me."

Yewon: "The flower of a cherry blossom will wither but they will always grow back on the same tree. If you were to pick it, it will never grow beautifully."