Heavy footsteps were heard along the hallway.

The emperor had arrived at his own palace and is now headed to his precious wife.

She surely had been hurting these past days and he hopes that this simple powder that he got can make her smile a little.

Arriving at the front of her door, Jungkook suddenly felt a bad aura coming out of the room.

Nevertheless he still barged in.

He only got to spend a little time with her these past days and it's honestly irritating for him since he yearns for her 24/7.

At the same time, he thinks it's good too since it might probably help with his improvement. Y/n needs her own space and time sometimes, he reminds himself. As much as he wants to tie her to him all the time, he have to slow down.

Looking around the room, Jungkook immediately felt disappointed that Y/n wasn't the one who greet his eyes but rather another three figure.

Now that he had thought about it, does he need to smile more? Does that contribute to the improvement? He wants her to feel butterflies just like he always do after seeing her own smile. It might not be obvious but he always have that tingly feeling everytime he's around her despite being husband and wife already.

"Is she taking a bath?" Jungkook ignored the weirdly solemn atmosphere and looked at her bedside table, intending to place the powder that he currently holds with his hand.

"She's gone." After hesitating, Jin let out the two words he dreaded as of now.

The emperor stilled and the solemn atmosphere immediately became chilly.

"Come again?" A much deeper voice of his retorted.

"S-she's gone. Far a-away and we don't know where she went." Jin could already feel his hands becoming cold.

It was a hot season but the room made them feel like it's already winter.

A moment of silence before they heard a loud clanking and the fragrance of rose wafted through the air.

The powder had dropped from Jungkook's hand.

Upon getting the courage, the three of them got to look at his expression.

His eyes randomly dilating and if it was possible, for a moment they looked red.

"Is this some kind of shitty prank? Is my wife being a bothersome dragging you all to her silly jokes? She's so cute now where is she?" He smiled with gritted teeth.

"I'm not kidding Jungkook. As your friend, I'm really saying the truth." Jin says, his heartbeat increasing.

"I. Am really craving some blood." Jungkook smiled at the three, his hands centimetres away from his sword. He breathed out for a couple of moments. "Y/n... Yeah Y/n. I am not doing it just for you."

'Let's change. Let's change.'

"Oh the things I do for you." He took a deep breath again. "Hey Jin, lead the palace for some time will you?"

"Your highness where are you going?" Jin panicked.

A palace without an emperor is basically a vulnerable one.

"I am leaving to get my wife. Even if I have to spent years trying to find her." He declared.

"Jungkook you can't just leave like this! The palace will fall down!" Jin shouts while Min Seo and Hoseok watched at the back with wide eyes.

"I don't care!" He shouts with a crazed look. "Let the whole empire be ruined but I am still going to go and get my wife back to me." He continued and took one step away. "Try to hinder me and I'll completely forget the bond we had hyung."

With that, Jin couldn't help but just watch his friend, the emperor walk away from him.

It's a very bad day. The emperor is gone, trying to find his concubine that ran away and it seems like the incoming marriage will be cancelled. The whole palace is vulnerable too.

"You two." Jin started and looked at Min Seo and Hoseok. "This never happened. No one should know that the emperor left his empire alright? We can't let anyone know since they'll surely attack us. Marriage will be postponed due to the bride getting sick. Min Seo, I will spike a drink and you deliver it to Jihyun. Hoseok, you stay here and make noises. The emperor and his first concubine is not gone but staying here making love, understood?" Jin pants and stared at the two.

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"Hey Jeon." A voice chirped as Jungkook hopped on his horse. "On your way to get Y/n?" Jimin grinned as he watches the emperor ignore him. "You don't even know where to start finding her."

To his dismay, the emperor continued to ignore him and started to control the horse.

"I know where she is!" Jimin shouts.

The horse neighed after Jungkook suddenly stopped it from running.

He glared at the grinning boy, his face clearly showing his impatience.

"I won't tell without a price though." Jimin teased and hop on his own horse. Now, he got to look at the emperor on the same eye level.

"Stop stalling Park." Jungkook hissed. As much as he hate this man, he needs to know where to start finding Y/n. "Lead me to a wrong place and you'll get a taste of my sword."

"Ooh, no need to be violent." Jimin continues to smile. "I'm a simple man really. Since I know you won't give up Y/n to me." Jimin said while doing hand gestures.

"So I just suggest for you to share her with me."