Jin bursted into a wide laughter. "I-jun....y-you can be funny sometimes!"

"SEOKJIN I CLEARLY AM NOT JOKING!" I-jun stood up frustrated at his reaction. "He clearly stated to me that...that...he will kill Myeon-"

"I'm pretty sure he joked." Jin spoke but this time with a serious tone. "My brother maybe is a cold person but he have a heart which is way softer to do something like that. You misunderstood I-jun. He won't do anything to Myeong, Moreover he have a good chemistry with her."

I-jun bit into her nails as she could recall what happened back then. At the royal lake. She clearly remeber.

She looked at Seok-jin shaking her head while Jin frowned. "Jin... Beleive me, What I'm saying is completely true. Your brother, he knows that Myeong helped princess Jisoo to run away from her marriage. That's why he's trying to take revenge from her. Why do you think he suddenly decided to keep a personal Maid for himself? I don't know what kind of person Min Yoongi is but I have certainly witnessed what kind of person the king is." I-jun shivered recalling the memory of a blood covered Yoongi chasing Myeong like it was his prey. The fact that she couldn't save her but instead she choose to cover her mouth while sitting down in a corner, the guilt, never left her.

Jin stared at the ground for a good minutes before looking up at I-jun. Trying to find words to utter.

"What does he wants actually?"

"Jisoo's location and punish Myeong. He wants me to help him get Jisoo through Myeong and he also warned me he'll make sure to make me pay of I tell this to someone else." I-jun said calming down a little.

"Y-you sure.....he said that. I mean My broth-"

"He is not your brother. He is a ruthless king who cares nothing but his throne."

"I-jun please; don't utter such a thing about my younger brother. I won't bear to listen anymore." Jin replied looking away from I-jun.

"I don't care who he is to you but now my friend is now danger-because of me. I will tell her everything."

"Hey, Myeong!" One of the maids called out making me startled for a bit. "His Majesty is looking for you."

"Huh...?" I was genuinely confused as I looked back at the big bowl of garlic Soup in which three people can easily sit. "But I'm not don-"

"That's fine. Leave it to me, you should go now. It's his order." She said as she came over asking for the spoon and rest of the ingredients.

I handed her all that.

"You came so fast that I nearly fell asleep" the man inside the bath sarcastically remarked as he stood up. Myeong immediately covered her eyes. Yoongi chuckled,"I know it's not the right time, you can open your eyes..."

Myeong slowly removed her hands from her face looking straight at Yoongi, who's hanbok was stuck wet in his waist as her eyes travelled up on her body he smirked.

"Enjoying too much, aren't you?" Yoongi said as he stepped up from the water, walking towards Myeong. "You wanna know what is the reason I called you here for?"

Myeong stood straight gulping trying to speak but nothing came out of her throat.

Yoongi was just closing the centimetres difference into inches while Myeong tried to calm her fast beating heart. "Then let me tell you..." Yoongi leaned close towards Myeong while she just tried to lean back. Myeong closed her eyes, feeling the cold sensation of Yoongi's wet half naked body, his cold veiny hands gripping her wrist pulling her close. She could feel his hot breathe falling on her face turning her on, completely.

"Help me bathing" he whispered and smirked before letting go of Myeong who slightly stumbled.

"S-sure, your Majesty!"  She immediately moved over towards the bathing area.

Then she used soap on Yoongi, cleaned him, helped him to get shocked.

Yoongi changed when she wasn't looking. 

After the bathing Yoongi would ask for food, make her carry his stuffs, make her feed dogs, cleaning his room, arranging his stuffs, he would buy her time by making her do this and that and exhausted her. Because that's how his plan will work.

It was now night time when Myeong was very exhausted by Yoongi's sudden torcher. The only reason that was holding her back from doing anything to him was that because he's a powerful man, a king.

Yoongi was sitting in his room by the window. He was looking outside the window placing his face upon his elbow. "Maid!" He called lut for Myeong and she came running inside his room, panting heavily due to the exhausting schedule.

As she also have to handle the works of the kitchen and the whole royal household like other maids.

"Where do you always flew off to when I need?" With a slightly annoyed tone Yoongi asked, not looking at her properly.

"I also have works given by the head mead, your highness." Myeong replied him while greeting her teeths hard. She was growing hate towards Yoongi without even noticing.

"Quit it." Yoongi simply remarked.

Myeong's jaw dropped. 'Is all kind of stuffs are that easy to him? Only because he's The King?' Myeong mentally scoffed.

"I-I can't, your highness-"

"If you can't devote yourself in serving me then you really have to quit the other distractions" Yoongi sharply eyed her before laying on his back. "Do you know what I usually do this time?"

"I'm not certainly sure, your highness." Myeong was getting annoyed with the every seconds passing by.

Yoongi smirked.

He poured the drink into a small white cup. As he was about to place the cup upon his lips but he stopped on his track. He looked up at the standing Myeong. "Come here" he said in a commanding manner.

After hesitating for a minute Myeong finally walked over beside Yoongi. Yoongi immediately pulled her causing her to sit beside him. He now placed the drink upon her lips,"Drink." He ordered.

Myeong's eyes widened and she shook her head while Yoongi glared making her helplessly drink the liquor in the cup.

After that Yoongi made her drink 5 more cups. 

Myeong, who was completely intoxicated by now, had a wide grin on her red face and eyes closed.

Yoongi, who is trying to proceed his plan, started to inquiry her,"Where is princess?"

Myeong opened her eyes and looked at Yoongi with narrow eyes like he's a small creature,"Cindrella is a princess of west and it's Asia!" She said and laughed, smelling like liquor yet so sweet.

Yoongi scrunched his eyebrows at her reply. He is now regretting for making her drink extra cups. "what in the earth are you saying?"

"Oh. My. God! PRINCE!" Myeong shouted before grabbing Yoongi's chin and looking at him.

"King actually..." Yoongi corrected her before removing her hands from his chin.

"Hahaha, King? And a cutie potato looking guy is a king?" Myeong clapped and laughed like a child. "You look so cute, cuter than my ex-"

And like that Myeong's smile dropped. It wasn't unnoticed by Yoongi. Tears started to build up in Myeong's eyes not  soon she started to cry hard.

"WHY? Why did he cheat? And why with my only one friend? My best friend! Because of that bastard I'm stucked here, I left home, my mother, sister, faught with everyone important in my life for him! And he cheated!..." Myeong went on complaining about her ex boyfriend of her timeline. Unknown to her story, Yoongi kept listening to her rants , facepalming himself for his mistake.

Myeong went on blabbering about her life problems while Yoongi was done. Soon Myeong fell asleep upon Yoongi clenching him like a stuff toy that is the only vulnerable thing to her.

After taking over the throne Yoongi never have been soft to anyone;his siblings, step mothers, none. 

But after the incidents with Myeong, every meet up, her suddenly being the maid of the royal palace, his personal made-this things only made Yoongi go crazy.

He never been caught off-guard before Myeong's presence but after her entering in his life, it changed.

He lifted her up in his arms and placed her in his bed as any other gentleman had do. He surely didn't plan doing this.....he never thought this would happen.

His plan was to blurt out the location of her dearly sister-to know her well being. He was well aware he had been too hard on her and he still feels guilty for doing that to his sister but he never thought someone would ever have the audacity to make her sister run away.

He didn't liked it.

He was surely furious on Myeong but whenever his eyes meets hers, he forgets everything. Every single thing she have done wrong washes away from his mind whenever he sees her pure innocent eyes. His heart beat comes to and halt before beating like a drum.

He took a final look of Myeong's face, her eyes fluttered well and lips being chewed. She was peacefully sleeping. Even the sight of her makes Yoongi's day. He sighed and mumbled to himself,"I need to leave my bed for someone, god save me!"
         

The Day of the festival:

It was the morning as the festival before the Crown Prince marriage started.

Myeong was as always working her ass off but today was different than any other days. She didn't have much to do just wash few clothes and prepare soaps. She was done with those before the noon.

By twelve, Myeong was approached by both Seokjin and I-jun. They told her everything about Yoongi's plan which only made her terror about Yoongi alive.

"N-now what....?" Myeong walked back and forth out of fear as her life was in danger among with the grave secret of Jisoo's living location.

"You have two choices." I-jun blurted, her hands crossed over her chest. "First, tell princess location and King will make her life miserable again and you'll be spared with maybe no punishments." 

Myeong fall into deep thoughts biting her lower lips. She can do anything but not ruin someone's life for her own sake. "Second option..."

"The second option you've is...to avoid him. Anywhere and anytime he shows up you need to avoid meeting him or staying with him in a private space. He can never charge you when he's in a crowd afterall it's about his reputation being a king." I-jun added.

"How much she can avoid him? She's his personal maid." Jin added a new point.

"We'll be leaving the palace." I-jun faced Myeong while Myeong's eyes widened.

"WHAT?"

"Don't react like that. Seok-jin can never marry Pranpriya nor do you want your head divided from your body?" I-jun said horrifying Myeong more as she needed to agree with her. "Now we can relax, we'll discuss about this topic further in night time. We'll leave before the dawn. Seok-jin get ready and Myeong come with me, I'll prepare you. We'll enjoy the festival for now!" She smiled.

'Such a devious woman she's.' Myeong thought being pulled by her.

The three of them started to enjoy themselves by visiting different kind of shops. Seok-jin would buy stuffs for I-jun and Myeong while they would joke around. But Myeong always felt like a barrier between them. To give them sometime alone.

In the timeline she's from, it's call dating.

And the timeline she's in, it's call being in love.

Walking away from them she walked up towards a doll shop. Checking out few pair dolls which were made of pure mud.

She took one in her hand and surprisingly it was well sculptured. Myeong's sister in the other timeline is a sculpture Artist so she knows a little much about this.

"Hey girl, are you buying something or have any altered motives?" The old lady inside the taint of a shop spoke as she saw Myeong touching every single of her sculptures.

Myeong smiled at her softly before replying, "You've done a wonderful Job, Granny. They're so beautiful. If I had money I could've possibly buy all of your dolls." She pouted thinking that if she could've atleast buy one and take it to her real timeline, she would give it to her sister. She will probably cherise it more than Myeong herself as she knows better how much vulnerable this things will be in future.

"I want to buy them all." A person from behind spoke which startled Myeong a bit but his dark hoarse voice made it clear about the person's identity as Myeong could picture the person with only his voice even from far away. She looked back at Yoongi who was again disguised in those clothes he was wearing back in her father's weapon shop. Trying to hide himself.

"Huh!? You?" The grandma scoffed at Yoongi's demand. "Little child, watch your pocket before speaking."

Yoongi only smiled in return and it wasn't a genuine one. Myeong caught the sight of that and a chill run down her spine.

"Asking the ruler to watch their mouth-"

Myeong immediately pinched his wrist while Yoongi groaned in agony before glaring at Myeong who was now facing the Grandma. "Forgive my friend Granny. He sometimes looses his mind. Umm... can you pack that paired doll for us?" Myeong pointed at two joint dolls wearing matching marriage hanboks.

"How dare a little maid like you pinch me?" Yoongi whispered at Myeong while she weakly smiled.

"Stop acting like a king your highness. we aren't inside the palace anymore." Myeong whispered back.

"Here you go. Make sure to visit again, Young kids!" The granny smiled at both of them as Myeong waved her hands at her before departing with Yoongi- or moreover pulling him.

"What are you doing here?" She asked while walking shoulder-to-shoulder.

Yoongi stayed silent. Myeong felt so stupid that she glared at him. "I'm asking you somethi-"

"Shut up and walk." Yoongi remarked before fastening his pace.

"Ugh!" Myeong groaned as she felt irritated but she came to a halt when she remebered the earlier conversation between Her and I-jun. 'Do not go near the king'. She gulped.

"Um.... I think I forgot something in the shop-"

Yoongi pulled her back by the hem of her kimono before she coule run away."You're not going anywhere." He bored his eyes into Myeong's scaring her more.

"B-but-"

"I don't think any tricks will ever work on you so let's be straight. Where is Jisoo?" Myeong didn't know what to do at that situation so she only choose not to speak. She neither cam tell him about Jisoo's whereabouts nor she can walk away or protect herself from his rage, she was bound to stay silent. "Do you not want to talk? Fine." He pulled out his sword which was hanging by his waist and placed it right infront of Myeong's neck. Her eyes widened at her worst nightmare coming truth. "Now open your mouth or die. Choice is yours."

Myeong gulped and looked at Yoongi's piercing eyes the only thing she could see was her death.

He was tightening his grip around the sword and deepening it in Myeong's neck while whe yelped out of fear. "WAIT!" She screamed as she knew if he pressurized a bit more her neck will be cut apart from her body.

"Hm...so you finally opened your mouth. Tell me then, tell me where she is." Yoongi pulled back his sword and placed it back in it's place. He folded his arms towering Myeong to get an answer out of her.

"I can say that-" her eyes roamed around them and she figured out which direction is the most crowded. She didn't thought twice and started running with full speed.

Yoongi groaned and cursed under his breathe before chasing her with his Sword.

Myeong would get in any of the crowds and push people aside to run. She was running though the whole festival ground with Yoongi Chasing her from behind.

After a while of the marathon, Myeong legs started to give up while Yoongi was still behind her but a bit further. She took a deeo breathe and get inside the wooden path and stopped by near a big tree. She started panting.

'I never imagined him doing this to me sober. He is really Heartless! Dirty pig! Monster....'she pouted and she was about to start walking when she heard something strange. Really strange.

"How many of them are available?" One of the guys wearing black mask spoke to the other unknown black mask wearing guy.

"Enough to defeat the palace guards and knights. Now stop asking nonsense and come to the point, how much do you need?" 

Without even her knowing, Myeong gasp loudly but her mouth was immediately covered by a hand. It has long fingers. She looked behind her to see Yoongi, indicating her to calm down and let him listen to the rest.

Myeong surely was terrified of him but right now the worst fear was the people gossiping front of them. 'The Royal palace is in danger!'

"When we're going to attack? Is it tommoro-"

"Lower your voice. It's an abandoned path sure but still it's not something you can openly discuss like that. And for your answer, yes, Tommorow we'll take over the imperial palace according to King Manoban, you guys will start attacking the palace just before the marriage of crown prince and his daughter Pranpriya. Got it?" The mask wearing guy whispered loudly said the other guy while he nodded. "Now you're dismissed and don't show your ass to me until tommorow."

Myeong looked up to see a concentrated Yoongi. She thought if she should ask him to walk with her or just leave him here running away.

She sighed and slightly pulled into Yoongi's hanbok. Yoongi looked at her with scrunched eyebrows while she indicated him to run. Yoongi who wasn't planning to run just right away didn't move. He wanted to grab those who wanna harm the Royals-his people. He wasn't aware that the siams were this cheap. He knew that they didn't have any manner and are fool, but this.....

He now only wanted his head to roll bellow his throne.

"Your highness..." Myeong whisper called as she looked over the two people coming to their directions,"Let's go-"

"No!" He determinedly said. "I want to find about this matter more, They're going to attack tommo-"

"That's Right! Tommorow." She smiled "it's an advantage."

"What advantage you see here, little maid?" Yoongi scoffed. 

"You'll find out but for now please... let's go from here, it's dangerous now and there are only two of them if you killed them they will be notified about you knowing their plan, then nothing will go accordingly. Please your highness, let's go." Myeong pleadingly looked at Yoongi while he sighed in defeat.

They both walked back to the normal track of the festival.

Myeong suddenly recalled the memory of them running. Yoongi with a sword behind her. She took a quick glance from Yoongi which wasn't unnoticed by Yoongi.

"What is your thoughts?" Yoongi asked out of nowhere, even though he wasn't staring at her.

Myeong was about to open her mouth but she shut it. "I won't tell you."

Yoongi came to a halt,"What? Are you kidding me? For you I left my enemies roaming freely and you're saying you don't have any plans?"

Yoongi was furious but Myeong won't step back from taking her revenge. She folded her hands upon her chest. "I never said I don't have a plan. It's just I don't wanna discuss ut with you."

"And why is that?" Yoongi was annoyed by her tone of talking.He bend down to her level to make an eye contact while she didn't show any fear.

"You tried to kill me." Myeong replied with a frown. "-and never apologized."

Yoongi shook off a humourous laugh. "Oh? Is that so?" He stopped laughing and started smiling. He held Myeong's chin making her look up straight in his eyes,"King's never apologize. Understand, you little prick?"

Myeong rolled her eyes and removed his hand from her chin. "I-"

"O-oppa?"  Jisoo was standing front of them with tears in her eyes.

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