Jungkook was walking circles in the room. He was left there when the maid said that Soyeon has bought a kid out of nowhere into the castle. His father has restricted everyone from bringing a kid into the castle since the day he was born but it seems like Soyeon must have missed it. After all, she was still a newbie who only started working last year.

Jungkook sighed and sat on his chair, glaring at the chess pieces on the table. Oh god, if only he has laser eyes, he swear he will destroy those pieces that made his life miserable. Jungkook slowly laid his head on the table and closed his eyes for a while. Thinking about it, the chess pieces are not the only reason for his miserable life, his father is. 

He remembered how his heart starting pumping in a fast pace due to the overloaded excitement he felt when the maid said there's a kid in the castle. But it faded away when his eyes landed on his father's fierce face. And before he knew, he stormed out of the room, bringing his mother with him.

" Don't you dare to step out of this room!" that's what he said before slamming the door at his face. Jungkook rolled his head on the table, not aware of the tears falling on his soft cheeks. Believe it or not, Jungkook had never seen a kid his age, let alone talk to them and he desperately wanted to. Being surrounded by matured adults since the day he came out of his mother's womb, he wanted to feel how it would be to talk and play with a person his age.

Going outside and catching a glimpse of the kid won't hurt, right?" he thought. He wanted to know, are kids immature and rude with sticky gross hands like how his father said or are they sweet and kind like how his mother described them?

" Well, there's only one way to know" Jungkook mumbled to himself and stood up. He walked towards the door and laid his small hands on the knob, ready to twist it open.

" Okay, just look at the kid and come back inside, it won't take a minute" he mumbled to himself and opened the door as slow as he can. 

" wow, I can be a thief" he said to himself proudly as he took small footsteps outside. He needs to be careful no one saw him, or else he will be doomed for the rest of his already miserable life. He walked slowly and reached the staircase. As he was about to get down, he saw a presence of a person and hide himself behind the stairs. Jungkook's doe eyes looked at the person's shadow curiously as it was smaller compared to a normal adult. And that's when he realized, it was a kid, specifically a girl.

Whatever his father told him, it was the complete opposite of it. She was nothing to what his father described. She had long brunette locks which was neatly tied into a braid. Her dress was  old, but still neat and clean. The girl was looking at the paintings on the wall, busy admiring them that she didn't even notice the boy looking at her. Her eyes then landed on the painting right below the staircase and walked towards it, giving Jungkook a better view of herself. 

Seeing her in the new position, Jungkook saw how her round almond eyes moved around the painting as her mouth gasped open. She took the bear she was holding in her hands and raised it towards the painting. Her mouth mumbled something, which Jungkook couldn't quite catch up because of the distance between them. He tilted his head and looked at her curiously, seeking for her next movements.

He was so immersed with her that he didn't realize a person standing behind him. He was so startled that he almost shouted when a hand landed on his shoulder.

" Your Highness, what are you doing here?"  his father's butler spoke up. Jungkook took deep breaths and rubbed his chest.

" Nothing" he spoke up. 

" You're lucky I'm the one who find you or else your father would kill you" he patted Jungkook's hair with affection. Jungkook smiled, showing his bunny teeth. The man in front of him  is the only close to him other than his mother. Sometimes, he will sneak Jungkook to the garden so that he could be free from his father's continuous mumblings about how unworthy he is to be the king.

" What were you looking at?" he asked.

"Oh, I-" Jungkook stopped talking when he realized the girl was not there anymore.

" What?" the butler asked as his head followed Jungkook's finger.

" Nothing" Jungkook shook his head and looked at the butler. 

" Come on, let's go" the butler said as he took Jungkook's petite hands into his and brought him back to the room. Jungkook looked behind and searched for the girl, wanting to tattoo her appearance into his brain but found no one.

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