Taming the Dragon

Chapter 2

The next morning, Jimin woke up Taehyung at the ass crack of dawn.

"Come on let's get to the palace!" Jimin whined. Taehyung groaned and rolled out of the covers. His bangs were covering part of his eyes (and thankfully the giant bags he had). He rubbed his eyes tiredly and looked up at the smiling Jimin. He was fully dressed and ready to go.

"Give me a couple more minutes please. My brain needs to properly function..."

Jimin sighed and went outside to wait for Taehyung. Taehyung slowly sat up and looked outside. It was a beautiful day.

Part of him dreaded having to take Jimin to the palace. Who knows what will happen when they get there.

At least half an hour later, Taehyung was able to get ready and drag himself outside. Jimin was picking flowers and making a crown. He looked up and smiled.

"Are you ready to go?"

Taehyung gave a reluctant nod. "Yah. Do you think I'll be okay." Jimin scoffed and pouted.

"Oh you'll be fine. You're going to be with me. Hell I'll even have arrange some guards to escort you back." Jimin dropped the flower crown on top of Taehyung's head. He said 'bop' as he did so. "Now, let's go!"

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Jimin hummed as he walked along. Taehyung followed behind. This time, he brought he sword with him. Who knows who might attack them. Jimin was clearly dressed like royalty, even though he wasn't. Probably why he was almost mugged yesterday, even though he wasn't carrying any money on him.

"So, what's Prince Yoongi like?" Taehyung asked. Jimin stopped in his tracks and turned around.

"Yoongi-hyung? He's kind of scary at times, but he can be nice."

That was all Jimin said. They continued onto the palace. Jimin was a chatterbox, someone Taehyung could actually keep up with in a conversation. Seokjin and Jungkook were always slow when it came to conversations. Taehyung would talk to fast and his two friends would get lost.

They stopped at the bottom of a hill. On top was a large walled palace. They had arrived. The royal palace. Taehyung was both excited and scared. Butterflies swarmed in his stomach and wouldn't stop. It was the moment of truth.

Jimin grabbed Taehyung's hand and led him up the road. The dancer was fuming with joy and happiness. Taehyung's sword was still at his side. Jimin stopped at the gate and waved at the tower. He cupped his hands and yelled up at the guards above.

"Soonyoung! Hansol!" A white haired guard and a brown haired guard peeked over. Shock spread across the white haired guard's face.

"Holy fuck Hansol, Jimin's actually alive!" The brown haired guard yelled out.

"OPEN THE GATES AND ALERT THE EMPEROR!" Jimin and Taehyung looked at each other. They both shared the same confused expression.

"Emperor?" they said in unison.

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"Your majesty, Jimin is back!" a guard alerted Yoongi. His advisor and friend Hoseok stood next to him. A wide, peppy smile spread across his face. He jumped up and down and held his scroll closed to his chest.

"Jiminie!" Hoseok shouted. He started running towards the gates. Yoongi sighed and tapped his finger on the armrest of his thrown. He and the guard were in a very silent and awkward situation right now.

"So," Yoongi finally spoke. "How did Jimin get back?"

The guard bowed again.

"He came with a stranger wearing a teal hanbok." Yoongi got up from his throne and followed Hoseok the front. Standing outside was Jimin. He was talking excitedly with another man. He had long black hair and bangs. He was wearing a pretty teal hanbok that was very well made. His long hair was in a ponytail that was held up with a silver ornament. He had dangling earrings and puppy-like eyes.

He was wearing a flower crown.

Yoongi's heart fluttered. The man was very pretty. He seemed to be getting along with Jimin. Yoongi just stood there as Hoseok ran down and greeted his significant other with joy. They gave each other kisses and then Hoseok went on to scold him for disappearing like that. Jimin said something. Then the flower crown boy looked at Yoongi.

Stay calm Yoongi stay calm! He's just a village boy. An extremely beautiful and handsome village boy. Yoongi finally got his shit together and walked down the stairs. When he got down, the flower crown boy bowed.

"Your highness," he said. His voice was deep and silky. Yoongi's weakness. It's like he's a gift from the gods! Yoongi motioned for the boy to rise.

"It's your majesty now," Yoongi told him. Wow what a way to make a first impression.

The boy blinked calmly. Usually when Yoongi spoke, people cowered in fear and begged for their lives. The boy didn't do any of that. He stood tall and strong.

"What happened to the emperor?" he asked.

Yoongi was silent for a moment.

"My father is dead. It happened at dawn. I'll be crowned emperor officially in a few days." The boy bowed his head.

"I'm sorry for your loss, your majesty."

Yoongi smiled. He got closer to the boy.

"Tell me, what's your name?"

The boy gulped. His face seemed to be getting very red.

"K-Kim Taehyung." Yoongi motioned for everyone to come into the palace.

"Taehyung, join us for lunch, and explain how you got my dear friend Jimin back. It'll be an intriguing story."