The Masquerade Ball .II

♤°• Kingdom Fervour •°◇

Y/n

But before I could say another word, the change in partners occurs rather quickly than expected, also taking the stranger by surprise.

"I didn't like that."
Jungkook says in a slightly cold tone.

"And I didn't like that too!"

"Y/n I don't like it when you're in another man's embrace."

I innocently chuckle at his words,
"Come on Jungkook! What are you saying?"

His hold on me tightens a little and my smile falls off, I look at his serious eyes now,
"Why? What did I say wrong, princess?"

"N-nothing..."
His seriousness scares me, reminding me how much I hate it when people look at me with such coldness, I look down not wanting to look at him anymore. May be he notices the change in my behavior and immediately regrets,
"I-I'm sorry... I didn't mean to scare you..."

"Th-then you shouldn't have looked at me like that..."

His hold on me softens again and he pulls me a little closer to his body, not wanting to meet his eyes, I rest my head against his shoulder, hitting his muscular arm lightly,
"Bad guy, you scared me!"

Patting my head gently, he calmly speaks again,
"I'm sorry Y/n... I really didn't mean to. I sincerely apologize. And I was waiting for you, you fool!"

A genuine smile appears on my face at his words, I straighten myself and pinch his cheeks and exclaim,
"Awie... look at my cutie bunny!"

Totally flustered and equally annoyed he stops me while muttering how embarrassing it is. I laugh at his flustered state but before we could dodge the change in partners, the man on the other side seems to be more alert than us, and in a swift move we're in different arms again. I suppress my laugh not looking at Jungkook's probably flabbergasted state. The man, I am now paired with, having my attention now. It's the same stranger from before,
"Ah what a coincidence!"

He speaks and his voice comes out more hoarse than before and strangely, I wish to listen more of it,
"Hey! Are you there?"

His hand waving in front of my face brings me out of of my thoughts, a little flustered, I answer him,
"Ah... Yes. I'm sorry I.."

"It's okay."
He smiles at me while swirling me in his arms. After a few seconds of silence, I ask,
"What's your name?"

"I'm Yeonghwan."

"Hmm... Yeonghwan, interesting name. Won't you ask mine?"

"Ah, of course, what do they call this beautiful lady?"

I smile at his cheesy words, also getting a little suspicious,
"They call me Y/n."

"That's a beautiful name for a beautiful lady."

"Thank you."

He keeps looking at me with a strange familiarity but I don't bother asking, it's the time we exchange partners and I sense a visible change in his aura,
"Can't keep me for too long now, sweet mouth."
I say while leaving his side, smiling mischievously at him. But before I fall into the arms of someone else, he softly takes my hand in his and places a gentle kiss on the back of it, his words only coming to me as a whisper,
"See you later, Y/n."

With an odd smile he lets go of me and I end up with another stranger. Still a little shocked at the previous stranger's gesture, I excuse myself and take a seat at a nearby table, filling myself a glass of water from the table. I gulp it in one go, very un-lady like but thankfully my mother isn't near to lecture me on that.
"Boo!"
And the glass almost slips out of my grasp and I hear a mischievous laughter from the same voice. I hiss and place the empty glass safely on the table,
"Seriously Jaehyun!"

"Oh come on Noona! You should've seen your face!"

"And you would have to clean the mess of the glass."

He keeps laughing and takes a seat beside me.
"Ah Noona! It's so fun to tease you!"

"It's okay kiddo. Keep playing your games."

"I'm not a kid!"

"You sure are!"

"Noona~"
He whines like an actual kid and I smile as I succeed in getting my little revenge, my previous thoughts sinking into air. 

But a thud on the table takes us both by surprise, it's him, of course.
"Hi Hyung! Where were you? Dancing with some pretty girl huh?

Jaehyun teases him and I suppress my own smile at his words, but Jungkook's face holds some other expression, he's looking at me with seriousness. His hands are firmly placed on the table and his body posture seems stiff from some tension.
"Jungkook-"

"We should talk somewhere else?"
He offers me his hand, and I only look at him with confusion. My eyes shift to Jaehyun and I raise my eyebrows at him to which he only shrugs his shoulders. I take his hand and get up from my seat. He firmly holds my hands and starts walking outside of the ball room. I don't question and keep moving with him. He swiftly manages to dodge the guards and I can only smile at his weird bunny behavior. He then stops at a balcony away from all the chaos. The moon light falling is the only source of brightness there. He lets go of my hand and I don't notice much as the dark sky with a full moon is a beauty too engrossing in its own. It's mesmerizing, the sky, the moon, the silence, the garden below being almost invisible, I've always liked the architecture of this palace. Even the interior radiates beautiful vibes, the one you can stare at all day.
"Is it that beautiful?"

Jungkook's words pulls me out of my trance and I look at him, his honey skin glimmering under the moon light,
"Isn't it?"

"You are."

"Jeez... Jungkook as soon as you've turned eighteen you seem to act a lot more boldly hmm?"

He steps a little closer to me, confusing me of his behaviour, with a smirk, he mischievously questions,
"You think so?"

To stop him, I put a hand on his chest, which I don't remember when got so hard and manly.
"Gukkie... stop..."

This time he does, it's a moment of silence and we're just looking at each other. His eyes holding a strange emotion, reminding me that standing in front of me is no Gukkie, but a man, Jeon Jungkook in all his glory. He really has grown into a handsome man, every girl would die for. This mere thought unknowingly makes me a little insecure. My eyes leaving his, he then puts his hand on mine that is still placed on his chest, moving it to his left where I can feel a drum beating in the place of his heart, my eyes finding his again but before I could say something, he voices my thoughts,
"What are you doing to me, Y/n?"

I almost quiver at how huskily my name escapes his lips. Time seems to have gone so fast, it feels like we were kids just a few days before. And now, I have a whole grown man standing in front me asking me an absurd question. Not that I have missed his previous hints but I really thought he was just fooling around. And now-
"Y/n..."

"Hmm?"

"Can I... I k-kiss umm... you?"

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