|Ch.44

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"So,how is Hazel doing here?",Jimin asked as he watched the trainees going on one on one combat in the training field with the help of their seniors. His eyes were on his sister who was sparring with Nakamura.

Yoongi and Hoseok were next to him watching the training as well.

"She is improving in an unbelievable speed. She is the best at close rage hand to hand combat. But she still has yet to improve her sword handing techniques. In that area of expertism,Nakamura is the best",Hoseok answered.

Jimin,"Nakamura huh? I know that kid"

Yoongi and Hoseok looked at him unison. It was very rare for Jimin to acknowledge someone other than Jungkook who is the only person to beat him in a duel.

"You know him? How? Heard he is a hostage from another country or something",Hoseok asked curiosity getting the best of him.

"You see,few years ago there was a war between two kingdoms from North and East right?",Jimin stated.

Yoongi,"I remember"

Jimin,"Nakamura was from East. He was a soldier at the age of 9 or some"

Hoseok widened his eyes like he couldn't believe it. "That's sick! A kid? What kind of sick joke was that?!"

Jimin,"I know. Somehow East didn't win. So during that time,Nakamura was taken as a war criminal by North"

Yoongi,"He must have been a war hostage. What's with the tag 'criminal'. Only adult soldiers are named as war criminals"

Jimin,"That's how our kingdom works brother. Plus,Nakamura was a soldier with a sword. So he wasn't a hostage but a criminal to them. And after that overwhelming win over East,they targeted our kingdom too"

"Hm? Wasn't that your first ever war experience? Father sent you to North to solve the matter",Hoseok said remembering about the almost war between North and their kingdom in the west side.

Jimin scratched his neck remembering how excited he was back then. It was embarrassing to him how he got excited to beat up some royal asses from another Kingdom. "Ehem,so I went to North with brother Namjoon. We were able take over the imperial Palace and we had to take hostages to keep the peace between the kingdoms after coming to an agreement"

He looked at Nakamura who was having the upper hand in sword fighting against Hazel. "I happened to see that kid trying to run away during all the chaos going on. I caught him when he was falling down from the wall of the castle. And in a split second,when I was careless,he pulled out my sword from my waist and tried to fight"

Hoseok almost laughed in amusement,"No way!"

Yoongi,"Jimin,are you that inferior to a kid that you let him take your sword?"

Jimin was fuming in anger at that statement,"I said I was careless!! Who would have thought a little punk like him would steal my sword!"

Yoongi,"So what happened? Did you get beatened up?"

"Are you kidding me now?! I snatched it back but he seriously tried to give me a fight. It was surprising how fearless he was at that young age. So I asked if he wanted to be a knight"

"So you brought him here?",Hoseok asked.

"Of course. How can I let such a potential go to a waste when he was willing to go with me. But he was a war hostage even after coming to our Kingdom. So he wasn't able to return to his own kingdom. Anyways,I put him under royal knight order. I forgot about him after that",Jimin said waving his hand as if it was a trivial matter.

Hoseok scoffed,"You forgot? What kind of irresponsible man are you"

Jimin had a vein popping out his forehead as he lashed out,"What do you expect when your own father brought a random girl saying she is your sister! And that little brat was always upto something that I had to be on my guard every day trying to escape from her silly little schemes! "

Yoongi,"You still think of her as a random girl?"

Jimin looked away,"...no",...."Anyways,I forgot about others when that little brat was infront of me all the time"

Hoseok,"Why can't you just say you only care about Hazel and nothing else matters to you? Is it that hard? You and Taehyung are so stupid"

Jimin had a flustered face knowing his facade was thrown away. "W –Whatever!"

Jimin looked at Hazel and smiled slightly when Hazel was finally able to pin down Nakamura to the ground. He truly treasured her. Why else would he come to this camp when he had works pile upto his nose. He even schemed to push half of his load of works to Jungkook and convinced his father to let Jungkook take the matters about anti Pendragon organisation. Or else it would have been Jungkook who came to the camp. Jimin missed his sister.

"By the way, I heard there was a mana explosion when Hazel snapped? What was that?! We never had a mana explosion!",Jimin exclaimed as if he just remembered it. "If she has that much mana,why didn't Taehyung notice it?!"

Yoongi,"Taehyung said something like her mana was hidden inside her soul or something. It's not like we can understand all the sorcery theories. He said it's a complicated matter and didn't tell us much"

Jimin,"He really regards us as idiots,doesn't he? Does he think we can't understand even if he tried to explain?! Geez,what does he take us as?"

Hoseok,"We must look as potatoes to him"

"Oh and he must have not told you guys this. He almost died if it wasn't for that prince garbage",Yoongi pointed at Dylan who was now speaking with the tired looking Hazel. "He came on time and helped Taehyung. But seriously,he has been hanging around Hazel a lot these days"

Jimin clenched his fists when Dylan grinned like an idiot infront of Hazel. "Is he flirting with her?! I'm going to kill him! That bastard! OI! YOU FUCKER! GET YOUR HANDS AWAY FROM HER!",he rolled up his sleeves and was ready to start a fight when Hazel immediately ran towards Jimin to hold him back.

"Now now Jimin! You can't kill him!",Hazel held him by his arm as soon as she reached him and pulled him back.

Jimin glared at Dylan who was teasing him with a smirk as if he is challenging Jimin.

Dylan,"Hazel! Don't forget about the date you promised me!"

Jimin's nostrils flared as if he had seen the most poisonous and vilest creature. "You bastard!! What date are you talking about! Over my dead body!"

Hazel hissed at Jimin as she pulled him harshly trying her best to protect the peace between imperial prince and her family. "He is lying! Don't fall onto his lies Jimin! He is just trying to provoke you!"

"Then he succeeded because I want to kill him now!"

Hazel had no choice now. She decided to use the deadly weapon she had. With a flustered face,she called him,"B –Brother please"

Jimin paused and blinked twice to register what he heard. He slowly looked at her with wide eyes,"W –What did you say?"

Hazel never really call Jimin as brother because of their bickering all the time but now she called him that,it was embarrassing to Hazel that she went red from all the blood rushing to her face. It was awkward but she still called him trying to give him her puppy dog eyes,"Brother please,don't be angry"

Hazel cursed at herself from her mind. She felt cringy all over her body.

Jimin cleared his throat and calmed down. Ruffling Hazel's hair,he turned around to back down. "Whatever"

Looking at the scene,others understood one thing. Her brothers are damn fools for their sister! They are all wrapped around Hazel's finger like obedient puppies. One 'please brother' from her was able to stop a tornado.

Luca cursed loudly,"What the fuck was that?! Oi shit babe! What did you do?! They almost killed each other! Why the fuck did you stop?!"

Hazel abruptly ran back to Luca and kicked him to the ground,"You heartless punk!"

Dylan whined,"Aww man! I thought I could tease him more"

Hazel had enough of these men around her. All are crazy! No one is sane!

Somehow there was nothing much really happened after the whole drama but the rumours of Hazel dating Dylan started to spread like a wild fire. Hazel wanted to dig a hole and hide.

But that night,Dylan had asked Hazel to come and meet him in the hunting forest. They met at the river where they could sit on the grass and talk.

"So you're leaving now huh?",Hazel said with a slight disappointed smile.

Dylan,"Hmmm. I have to. And I promise to bring back that sword. I only need it to destroy my family back there in my previous kingdom. After that it is all yours"

"It's not like that sword belongs to me. It was yours to begin with. But for real,can I really say it is yours? And your family? Come on!"

Dylan smiled understanding the meaning behind Hazel's words.

"The sword isn't mine. And that family isn't mine. And I'm not Dylan. Are you satisfied now?",Dylan smiled softly staring at her.

"Not yet. I knew you're not Dylan way before that time. But I couldn't bring it up because you'll know my whole facade. But who could have guessed that you knew I wasn't Hazel. And you're the one who brought me to this world",Hazel whispered looking at the river. A flashback of her falling into a hole and Dylan jumping after her came to her mind. She didn't dare to think after what happened. She'd rather not think about it.

Dylan sighed,"I'm sorry. It was my fault"

Hazel shook her head with a sad smile,"No. It was meant to be. I was meant to be here. And I don't regret"

Dylan looked at her and felt guilty for dragging her into a mess. "You don't have to carry all the burden. I'm here you know"

Hazel chuckled nodding her head,"That's why I'm not scared. Because you are here"

And that statement pulled a string in Dylan's heart. He looked away not liking how his heart reacts to her words.

"So when will you return back?",Hazel asked looking back at him.

"We are talking about real Dylan's family. They are royalty after all. It will take about 2 or 3 years to the maximum. I can't reveal who I am and cause a huge ruckus which might make it hard for me to stay beside you. If I need to be by your side,then I have to do everything in a human's speed to not arouse suspension"

"Alright,then I'll be waiting for you. But when you return,promise to reveal your identity to me. All I know is you're not Dylan. You're powerful. More than Taehyung. That's all I know"

"Hmm. I promise. It is only fair to reveal it to you since I know your every little secret now"

Hazel smiled. "Then it's a good bye?"

"It is. Until we meet again"

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