Snow White's Romeo

[10] The Agony

After his father's confrontation, he was brought to a long silence. He only seeks freedom. Freedom to love Taehyung. That's all what he asked for. But his love for him was caged inside his heart. "Taehyung..." He softly spoke against the wind that swept his hair. Why does he feel so much pain inside his heart? It's like something bad has happened that he wanted to know.  He feel so much agony, sadness, and... grief? His emotions are mixed up that he can't cry, nor scream in pain. He's numb.

Why does he feel so... sad?

"S-Sire! I have bad news!" General Min Yoongi scurried and slammed the door open, as Jeongguk turned to look at the panting general. Bowing first to adress Jeongguk, Yoongi stood up as he relayed a very important message. "It's a bad news to you."

•••

"Men! Search for the Young Prince in the woods!" The King of Daegu, Kim Namjoon, commanded his soldiers who immediately spoke in unison, "Affirmative!" as they set through and scattered around the woods to search for the Young Prince who ran away with lighted torches on hand.

"You don't deserve my son, Jeon Jeongguk." Namjoon told as he gaze at Jeongguk's body that floated on the river towards the waterfalls. "He deserves the whole world." Namjoon whispered, as he left Jeongguk on the river and started searching for his son.

The night goes deep as the king still proceeded with finding his son. If anything happened to his son... he'll be haunted forever by the promise he made for his wife, Seokjin.

It was when Taehyng was born. Flawless milky skin, pointy nose, and pinkish lips. Since Taehyung was still a first-born, he has been beautiful just like his mother, Kim Seokjin. "U-Uwaah!" The little Taehyung cried, as the maid carried him.

"Give him to m-me.." Seokjin smiled, the maid carried the wailing Taehyung towards his mother who's a little bit weak after bearing Taehyung. As soon as Taehyung was on the hands of his mother, he stopped crying and instead started giggling.

"H-He's so like you." Namjoon told, as his voice cracked seeing his son playing with Seokjin's finger. "Stop crying, you idiot." Seokjin laughed, as Namjoon quickly wiped his tears. "I'm just happy, you know." The king told his queen. "We both are." Seokjin added, as he pulled Namjoon into a passionate kiss.

"Joonie... can you promise me one thing?" Seokjin spoke after they broke the kiss. Both parents looked at the smiley Taehyung, before gazing back to each other. "I'll do anything, my queen. For the both of you, I'll do anything." Namjoon softly spoke as he caressed Seokjin's hand, kissing the back of his hand, softly.

"Protect him from any harm... Can you promise me that, darling?" Seokjin told as tears escaped his eyes. "I promise you, my queen." Namjoon told him, as he kissed Seokjin's tears away as Jin laughed heartily. "Look, our baby is out of place! Aww, coochie-coochie-coo..."

"I can't afford it when something bad happens to my son. I can't." King Namjoon whispered under his breath as he ran everywhere around the woods and still saw no sign of his missing son. He didn't expect that his promise would be challenged like this.

Eager to fulfill his wish, he locked Taehyung inside their castle. Not even letting a tiny bug bite him. How did it come to this?

The moon shone brightly as it lighted the king's way. Hearing rustles on a bush, he quickly went to where the sound came from. But what he saw behind the bush just shattered his whole world. "T-Taehyung... my son?"

His hands trembled as his knee give out, making him kneel infront of Taehyung's lifeless body. "N-No... NO!" The king screamed on top of his lungs as he hugged Taehyung's body. Pierced with so many millions of knives, it struck the king. "M-My son!" He cried in pain, as his whole body seemed to shut down. His promise that he made, was broken in an instant.

"WHOEVER DID THIS TO MY SON WILL PAY! I'LL MAKE YOU PAY!" He screamed angrily and in grief.

The news of the death of the said prince reached the whole kingdom of Daegu, as they all grieved for the death of their lovely and innocent prince.

•••

"S-Sire! I have bad news!" General Min Yoongi scurried and slammed the door open, as Jeongguk turned to look at the panting general. Bowing first to adress Jeongguk, Yoongi stood up as he relayed a very important message. "It's a bad news to you."

"Bad news?" Jeongguk's heart started beating, as soon as Yoongi spoke those words. Yoongi took a deep breath first before exhaling. "News told that the prince of Daegu has... died." Yoongi gulped the lump on his throat as soon as the prince looked at him with dark, glaring eyes.

"Are you fucking with me?! Do you think that's funny, huh?!" Jeongguk angrily growled, grabbing Yoongi's collar, as he glared at him. The general quickly told, "Young Prince, I would never joke about your lover's death." He told, making Jeongguk step back as he can't seem to process the news he just heard.

"No... I-It must be another person that has a-a name like him. No way, t-that's fucking impossible..." Jeongguk denied as his heart crashed down, feeling so lost. His love for Taehyung is unconditional, and yet in a minute, his whole body seemed to be shaking from pain and in fear.

"Sire—"

"Get out." Jeongguk told, as his eyes became lifeless. Yoongi was taken aback by the sudden change of the young prince's attitude. "I said, GET OUT!" Jeongguk angrily growled, making Yoongi sigh as he got out of the prince's chamber.

"Taehyung... my love." Jeongguk sobbed as tears streamed down his face. "I-I'm sorry... I am not able to help you... t-to save you... I'm sorry." He choked on his tears, as he screamed in pain. His chest seems to carry heavy rock. It weighs him down, pulling him into the brink of darkness.

"AAARGH!" He screamed frustratingly, as anger to himself enveloped hi whole being. He was so angry to himself for being unable to save his suffering lover, so, so much angry that he slammed the vases and glasses around. He thrashed angrily around his room, kicking the tables and chairs. Punching the walls as his knuckles.

His anger seemed to be as endless as well as his tears that streamed endlessly. His whole room seemed to be destroyed by his anger. It hurts him, because it matters. Taehyung has been the only person that ever mattered to him in his whole life. He wanna be free with Taehyung. Live with him inside a simple house, and love each other until both of their lungs give out. But after a short rejoice, he left without any warning. Not even a goodbye.

"T-Tae..." He sobbed weakly as he slide down the wall. "Taehyung, p-pplease come back... even as a shadow... and walk with me. Come and s-save me from this agony... p-please."