Part 4
PART 4
The next morning, after breakfast, Taehyung was walking towards Jungkook's basements. He had now quite understood the way to it.
Morning when he woke up ,Jungkook was sound asleep in his room, so he didn't had the heart to wake him up, just to ask him to show the way to dinning hall, so he had decided to do it on his own.
Warily he made his way to Jungkook's room, half-expecting a servant to stop him, but none did. Opposite to his thoughts they all bowed to him, which was too new to Taehyung.
In the doorway of his room, Taehyung hesitated. But the crook of the door gave him the view of his sovereign .Jungkook was inside, his servants tieing up his royal outfit and scenting him with the Very rich smelling Sandalwood perfume.
He knocked and Jungkook looked over to it, giving him a tight smile.
He signaled his hand to the servants to leave him and Taehyung alone and so they did.
"You don't have to ask for permission Pearl, You may enter the room on your own will. " He said, smiling a little bit more for Taehyung.
Taehyung walked towards him with soft moves. He contemplated in his actions, he didn't knew if he should talk just openly or stay quit, he didn't even knew why was he here in Jungkook's room first of all.
He stood in front of Jungkook his eyes staring the ground.
"When we are together alone like this, you don't need to feel low from me pearl, you may look in my eyes and talk freely as a companion to me"
Jungkook voiced and Taehyung smiled in his cheeks at the elders words. Jungkook was a well mannered man with beautiful, sweet words sworn on his tongue.
Taehyung looked up and smiled.
Jungkook smiled back.
"Can you tie this up for me? "
Jungkook asked pointing at the ruff on his neck, which was undone.
Taehyung nodded and moved towards Jungkook tieing up for him, his hands behind Jungkook's neck and there proximity almost none. Taehyung could feel Jungkook's soft breathe Fanning on his check and his hand around Taehyung's waist to catch him if he stumbles. But there was no touch, cuz Jungkook had just lined his arms around his waist without touching a skin of taehyung's body and taehyung felt butterflies sprinting in his Insides.
"It's done" Taehyung said more confidently this time.
Jungkook checked himself in the mirror, approving his look.
And taehyung couldn't stop staring at the handsome male.
The black trousers around elder's waist was fitted perfectly, ironed hard without any stretch marks. The White styled pure Linen Suite molded on his muscles perfectly, the golden embroidery on the suit making him look like a Royal prince and the beautiful golden brooch on his soft white ruff looking elegant .
He saw Jungkook moving across there room near his window and coming back with his hands tucked behind.
Jungkook stared at Taehyung's deep brown eyes.
"I couldn't tell you this yesterday because I didn't wanted to overwhelm you in anyways, but I don't think I can keep it in my heart anymore now. "
He leaned forward to Taehyung's face staring in his eyes and then on his lips as if he was calculating the distance from his beautiful eyes to Taehyung's luscious lips.
Taehyung felt a small tuck on his hair near the ear, and he wide eyed stared at Jungkook.
The warrior smiled as he went back at his previous posture again.
"You are truly very beautiful pearl. Your eyes, your nose, your reddened cheeks, the mole, everything, it's beautiful and so pretty"
Jungkook stared at the now cheeks deep red man, who had a small daisy tucked on his hair.
Taehyung touched the soft petals of the flower that Jungkook had tucked on him, he felt blood rushing from North to south inside his body.
"Have a good day my daisy, I'll come to see you when I'm back" Jungkook bowed 90 degree and moved past Taehyung walking out his room leaving blushing Taehyung behind.
Slowly days passed and Taehyung grew used to it, he no longer startled when Jungkook spoke, no longer waited for Jungkook to talk first, he no longer waited for Jungkook to call him inside his room, cuz now he did it himself before Jungkook did.
After breakfast, his feet would take him to warriors room out of habit, were he would everyday help Jungkook in getting ready with his royal suit. And everyday Jungkook would tuck a daisy on his hair before going out for his work.
As he grew closer to Jungkook he did grew closer to the disgusting looks and taunts he would get from the courtiers and the royals for always sticking by Jungkook's side.
They would call him names, would try to make him trip during royal dinner, and would haunt him with faul language when Jungkook wasn't around. If he wanted he could have
expressed the I'll behavior to Jungkook, but he didn't. He just didn't wanted to sound like child complaining all day.
And so he took all of it with zipped mouth.
At night he would get nightmare, but when he would wake up, sweaty and terror-stricken, the moon would be bright on the water outside and he could hear the lick of the waves against the shore.
From his wide open door he could see Jungkook from the little cracked open door sleeping soundly , In the dim light he saw Jungkook easy breathing, his scar glowing in the moonlight gracefully and he would feel his pulse and fear slowed.
Over a month of now being with Jungkook, Taehyung had learned that Jungkook was not so dignified and Cruel as he looked. Beneath his poise and solitude was another face, the face he wanted to sooth, the same face which he felt was on fire and needed water to cool him down, a face so childish and innocent.
He came to know that Jungkook liked to play Instruments and sing various melodies, he liked practising his sharp moves with his sword, and he realised Jungkook like tucking daisies in younger's hair too.
Jungkook when in court would resist smiling or talking much with Taehyung but when alone in his room, he would crack jokes and tickle Taehyung and stay glued to his side.
When Jungkook would smile, the skin at the corners of his eyes crinkled like a leaf held to flame. And the smile would glow up the dimmed room.
There had a glamour stuck to him, even when he had woken up from slumber, with his hair tousled and his face still muddled with sleep. Up close, his feet looked almost unearthly, the perfectly formed pads of the toes, the tendons that flickered like instrument strings. His claves full with muscles.
Slowly Jungkook began to share taehyung the stories of his day before we was choosed to fight for his kingdom. About his parents, his growing up days too his feeling lonely nights here.
At first taehyung only listened, but after time his tongue loosened. He began to tell his own childhood stories too, first of the palace, and later small bits when he was brought here as a prostitute.
"I'm glad that you were gifted to me pearl, I'm so thankful to the king and the God, to seek me to you" He would say and Taehyung would be flushed tomato red for the next half hour.
Now it was a bright afternoon and Jungkook had his and Taehyung's hand entangled with eachother. He walked ahead with a smiling Taehyung trailing behind him.
"Your Majesty were are we going? " Taehyung chimmed from behind.
"You talk too much pearl, just follow my steps" Jungkook said.
They took the longest way through the cherry blossoms grove’s twisting path, to the yard where the arms and weapons were kept.
Taehyung stood in the doorway as Jungkook selected his practice weapons, a spear and a sword, slightly blunted at the tip.
"Grab one for you pearl" Jungkook voiced.
Taehyung moved stepping back, with a sore expression on his face.
"I don't like fighting, I don't like using weapons, please forgive me, I cannot complete your edict" Taehyung sighed.
Jungkook moved forward with weapons still in hands. Before taehyung could step back more Jungkook had already grabbed his wrist and pulled the younger to his chest.
"As much as I love your innocence, I would hate it if anyone would try to harm you in my absence and you would take it all without fighting back daisy. I'm just gonna teach you some basic ways to protect yourself from the greedy world"
Jungkook leaned kissing Taehyung's forehead.
"Can you do that for me pearl? Can you learn fighting for yourself? "
Jungkook's voice was very wavery and soft, but his words had the warmth that made Taehyung say yes to his wish.
Taehyung grabbed the weapon .
"I'll show you few things myself, before we start doing it together , okay ? You may rest there and watch me doing this "
His spear, as he began the first pass, moved faster than the eye could follow. It whirled, flashing forward, reversed, then flashed behind. The shaft seemed to flow in his hands, the dark gray point flickered like a snake’s tongue. His feet beat the ground like a dancer, never still.
Taehyung was in awe of Jungkook's performance, he watched Jungkook move, with his face calm and blank, not tensed with effort. Taehyung couldn't move, watching. He almost did not breathe.
Taehyung's eyes followed Jungkook's lips which struggled for air, but at the same time he felt Jungkook's lips lingering on his forehead.
This was the second time Jungkook had kissed his forehead.
Last time Jungkook did when he had forgot to get the daisy for him in the morning and as a apology he had kissed his forehead.
Taehyung smiled wide.
Jungkook stopped, suddenly. Taehyung could hear his breaths, only a little louder than usual, in the still afternoon air.
"Comon take your weapons pearl, and come here" Jungkook motioned him.
Taehyung confidently walked over too Jungkook with his weapon.
Jungkook moved from his place showing taehyung some of the basics which taehyung tried to do effortlessly like Jungkook did, but every time he did, he would fail.
He would swirl on the other side and fall back on the ground, or he would twist his ankle sometimes while sometimes by just the mere push of Jungkook he would stumble back harshly and Jungkook would giggle staring at younger male.
Taehyung would flare his nose in anger and huff in annoyance making him look more cute then usual.
Jungkook cooed looking at taehyung falling on the ground but again standing back to fight.
"It's enough for today pearl, you look defeated, let's continue this tomorrow".
Jungkook knelt and laid his weapons in the dirt. He walked away, his weapons abandoned in the dust.
" No!! Your majesty, I would like to continue this, I can possibly do this better if I practice it few more times." Taehyung half yelled, making Jungkook to furrow his brows and look back.
"That's enough for the day pearl, you look like you'll pass out in any second. We'll continue this tomorrow. Come on now, let's get back"
Jungkook turned to walk back.
"Come back" Taehyung said.
Then louder
“Come back, my Honor, I'm not giving this up" Taehyung huffed when Jungkook paid no attention.
Taehyung clanked his sword on the ground and walked towards Jungkook to stop him.
His legs swallowed up the five steps between them, and then he crashed into Jungkook's back.
Jungkook stumbled forward, falling, and Taehyung clunged to his chest.
They landed on the bare ground, and a quick huff of breath was heard from Jungkook.
Taehyung panicked when he released he was on top of Jungkook, there every part of body, touching intimately.
Heat rose inside him.
But before Taehyung could speak anything, Jungkook was twisting around beneath him, he had seized Taehyung's wrists in his hands.
Taehyung struggled, from his grip. But Jungkook's hand were tightly wrapped around his wrists.
"I-I'm sorry, my Lord, Please let me go" Taehyung yanked his wrists against his grip.
"Not now, when you did something , after I told you not to do Pearl" This time Jungkook's voice was hoarse.
In a swift motion, he rolled taehyung beneath him, pinning him to the ground, his knee between Taehyung thighs.
Taehyung panted,scared but strangely satisfied.
"I'm sorry" Taehyung pleaded.
"Taehyung, Don't say sorry, but try to understand, when I'm stopping you from doing something there's reason behind it. You might get sick if you practice for so long"
"Don't try to disobey me during such times, you understand? This is the last time I'm saying this to you in words, try it again, to see how punishments work yeah? " Jungkook said in one breathe leaning forward closer to Taehyung.
Taehyung felt his body weak, with the elders word and there close proximity.
Jungkook calling him by his real name wasn't helping either.
This was the first time Jungkook had ever in months called him by his real name and for some reason he liked it, he felt the deep voice taking his name, sharp inside his bones.
Jungkook was never intimidating, but that he saw Jungkook like this now,he wanted to test him more and see the intimidating side of his more. It was strange wish, but taehyung felt his thighs squeeze and caging Jungkook's knee between them.
He leaned forward too, nuzzling his nose in Jungkook's neck crick.
"There's no one like you, your majesty" Taehyung mumbled still in elder's neck.
"What do you mean pearl? "
"You, look good when you practice sword, I have never seen anyone doing it so efficiently and skillfully. You amaze me, your majesty. "
"Is it so? I'm glad, but there are more great warriors then me who fight efficiently, I'm scared you'll like them better" Jungkook smiled tucking taehyung's sweat streaked hair from his forehead behind his ear.
Taehyung nodded in disappointment.
He wrapped his hands around Jungkook's neck hugging him close.
"It's you, For me it's only you, there's no one as great and humble as you are for me Your majesty. It's just you"
As Jungkook heard Taehyung , he smiled, his face glowing with pride and happiness.
Jungkook detached him from taehyung standing on his feet and forwarding his hand for the younger to stand back.