Don't Love Me Chap. 16

[kumo_is_kumo]

Title: Don’t Love Me

Pairing: Jongkey

Genre: Romance, Fluff, Smut, Drama, Angst, Historical

Length: Series

Summary: The feeling was forbidden between a Prince and a slave, yet no one could hold it back any longer.

Chapter 16



The Prince ran and ran. His lungs felt like burning, his muscles ached yet he kept on running, not really caring to stop. Not now.

The sounds of his footsteps were echoing all around the empty hallway. The sounds were so loud that they made him kind of scared. His fists gripped tightly, mind full with understanding and unanswered questions.



“What is it?”

“How... How did Kibum become my... slave?”

The King’s eyebrows furrowed in confusion at the sudden question. “Why do you ask?”

“I... I was just curious. Can you tell me the story?”

The King shrugged and Jonghyun went closer to sit on the chair across him. He started. “It was when you were seven, if I’m not mistaken. We were going out and we met him. You were so interested on him that I decided to take him in.”

“M-Me? Interested? How?”

“You were practically staring at him all the time, my son.”

“You can’t be serious... And then? What happened?”

“I took him in but his mother refused to comply. They had to take him in with force. Unfortunately or luckily, I didn’t know which one was the best word, he lost his memory.”

“What happened to Kibum?!”

“A horse ran on him when he tried to escape. There was a lot of blood and I thought he wouldn’t survive, but he did. He lost his memory and I told his mother that he was destined to be brought in since he couldn’t even remember his own mother.”

Jonghyun winced at the sentence. So, that was why.

“I ever thought whether this was fine, but when I saw how happy you were to have another kid beside you, then I knew it was a good idea.”

“How... What did you do to his mother?”

“I told her to move away, not too far away but to never try to come and found her boy.”



He pushed past the door to the advisor room. “Yunho hyungnim!”

“Jonghyun? What’s the matter?”

He panted, gulping down the saliva through his dry throat. “I-I need... your help... with something,”

“My help? What is it?”

“Can you help me to find someone?”



***



Kibum sat beside the window in his room, fingers tracing the glass. He hadn’t heard from Jonghyun since he snapped at him yesterday. Maybe he was mad? Or he was disgusted? Maybe he was thinking about a proper punishment for him since he acted so rude towards the royal family?

He sighed and stared out at the orange sky. Maybe he should never come out with that topic. But he missed his mother. How was she? Was she still alive?

No matter how hard he thought, the answers would never come.

“Kibum!” The door was slammed open and the said boy turned around in surprise. Jonghyun entered the room with a wide smile on his handsome face, chest rising up and down as if he had ran all the way here. Or did he really?

“P-Prince Jonghyun...?”

“Come with me!”

And he grabbed Kibum by his wrist, pulling him towards the door. “W-Where?” Kibum tried to release his hand, but Jonghyun chose to lock their fingers together to prevent him from escaping.

“You will see. Come on!”

Jonghyun pulled him to run along the empty hallway. They walked through the short-hidden tunnel which they passed when they sneaked out to the town before. Kibum stared at Jonghyun’s back. Did the Prince plan to take him to the town again?

“Prince, where are we going?”

Jonghyun simply ignored him and they walked out from the palace, stopping at the hidden spot behind a big oak tree. Kibum widened his eyes when he saw that the King’s advisor was there. He tugged on Jonghyun’s hand, trying to tell him that someone saw them but Jonghyun only squeezed his hand in comfort, as if saying ‘it was okay’.

“Hyungnim,”

“Here’s the horse. Are you sure you don’t need me to come with you?”

Jonghyun nodded his head and the King’s advisor simply smiled. He patted the Prince on his shoulder before smiling to Kibum and walked away. “Be careful, Jonghyun-ah. I’ll try to cover you up but make sure you come back before noon tomorrow.”

“Yes, I will. Thank you, hyungnim!”

Jonghyun turned to Kibum with a grin. “Come on,”

Kibum yelped when Jonghyun grabbed him on his waist and lifted him up, easily making him sit on top of the horse. Kibum stared in horror since it was his first time sitting on the horse. He saw Jonghyun climbed up to sit behind him and the horse ran. Jonghyun secured him by holding onto him and they were going away from the palace, to the unknown place.



***



They arrived at a small hidden village after almost an hour of journey. Kibum looked around after Jonghyun helped him got down from the brown horse. The Prince held his hand, pulling him towards one wooden house and they stopped in front of the door. Jonghyun turned to face him, a grin on his face. “Ready?”

“W-What?”

He knocked on the door and heard the muffled sound of ‘yes’ from the inside. The door finally opened after seemed like forever and that was when Kibum’s eyes widened in pure shock.

“Yes? May I help you, young man?”

Jonghyun smiled at the woman and greeted him politely. “I’m sorry to disturb you at this late night but are you Kim Gwiyoon, ma’am?”

The woman nodded in confusion, “Yes, I am. And you are?”

Jonghyun grinned. “There’s someone who wants to meet you.”

He tugged at Kibum. The woman stared blankly. Kibum gripped onto the Prince’s shirt, hiding on his back and he felt his body trembled. Jonghyun whispered, “It is fine. Come on,” to him.

Kibum squeezed his fingers tightly and stepped out from behind him. He stared at the familiar face which had become so old with so many years passed. The woman stared at him blankly before her eyes went wide.

“...kibummie...?”

At the mention of his name, Kibum broke down and ran to hug her. “Mommy.”



***



He cried as if he was a newborn baby. He hugged his mother so tight, so, so tight and he wouldn’t want to let her go. She cried just as much as her baby boy as they both tangled in a tight embrace.

Jonghyun simply stood at the corner of the small house, teeth digging down to his lower lip as he stared at the heart-wrenching sight. He could see how looked-alike Kibum to his mother and the most significant mark was their eyes. The words of ‘miss you’ were spilling out from Kibum’s mouth and he gripped his mother tighter in each second, afraid of losing her again.

After rounds of crying and wailing, Kibum fell asleep on his mother’s lap, hands gripping tightly to one of hers. His eyes were closed but they were so puffy, and the streak of dried tears was still visible on his cheeks. His mother smiled, her free hand caressing his cheek and wiped the tears away.

“Prince?” called her and Jonghyun sat straight on his seat. “Yes, ma’am?”

She smiled bitterly and shook her head. “Please don’t be so polite with me, Prince. I’m just a commoner.”

“No, you are Kibum’s mother. I can’t act rude to you, ma’am. After all, everything was my fault. My father took Kibum away from you just to make me have a companion in the palace. I’m terribly sorry for that.”

“It was all in the past, my Prince. I am sincerely happy that my boy is still alive, healthy, and grows up to be a beautiful boy,” said she while caressing Kibum’s cheek. Jonghyun glued his eyes on Kibum’s face and smiled. “Yes, sure he is. Very beautiful.”

“I know it is not my place to make a request but will you hear this old woman’s wish just for a while, Prince?”

Jonghyun nodded his head, ears all perked up to hear. She smiled and stared down again at her son.

“Kibummie... he is a crybaby. He cries easily and he is sometimes very sensitive. I apologize if he happened to offend you, Prince. I can’t be by his side to make sure that he behaves well or anything... But... I just hope... I just hope you can take care of him.”

At the sincerity of the request, Jonghyun felt his heart warmed. A smile curved on his lips and with a firm nod, he answered: “I will.”



***



After a long goodbye and messages to well-behave along with another round of crying, Jonghyun finally had Kibum back on the horse. Kibum stayed silent along the way back to the palace. It was dawn at the moment, the sun was about to rise in about an hour. The temperature was still so cold and Jonghyun moved closer to Kibum in order to warm him up. He practically dragged Kibum out without giving him a chance to dress properly.

Jonghyun knew that Kibum was thinking so hard, about everything that just happened. He wouldn’t disturb the boy’s deep thought, he knew Kibum needed it.

They got back to the palace. There were no guards around and once he helped Kibum to climb down the horse, he easily intertwined their fingers and pulled Kibum in. Kibum made no rejection though.

Jonghyun stopped at every hallway, checking whether the guards were around and to his relief, they were nowhere to be found. He grinned slightly before pulling Kibum gently with him, escaping to their rooms.

He stopped in front of Kibum’s door, fingers slowly releasing the younger boy’s. “So, you must be tired. Take a rest, Kibum-ah. Umm... I will see you later.”

Jonghyun grinned and ruffled Kibum’s hair gently, before turning on his heels to move to his own room. Kibum gulped down his saliva, fingers gripping onto his shirt robe before deciding in his mind. Just for this once.

And he ran forward, arms holding Jonghyun close and pressing his face on his broad back. (Yes, in my own happy world, Jonghyun was tall. Way taller, puahaha)

Jonghyun was taken aback at the sudden embrace and he stopped. “Kibum?” called him. The younger boy buried his face closer into his back and the muffled trembling voice was heard.

“Thank you... Thank you so much. And I’m so sorry for everything.”

The young Prince smiled and sighed contently. “Why are you saying sorry? None of this was your fault.”

“Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much...”

Jonghyun smiled, the smile was so wide that it started from one ear and ended to the other ear. He easily turned around, arms finding their way to hold onto Kibum’s petite body. “At least you are happy, Kibum.”

At the words, Kibum’s thick wall broke down. He stood on his tiptoes, head tilting up and pressed his lips against Jonghyun’s in the softest kiss. “Thank you very much, my Prince Jonghyun,” whispered Kibum against his lips once he pulled back. And there was a smile visible on his face. Jonghyun couldn’t hold himself and he took quick steps back, pulling Kibum along with him and closed the door.

Their lips pressed again and this time, Jonghyun wouldn’t let go. Not so soon.

Kibum gasped, fingers gripping onto the Prince’s strong upper arms as Jonghyun drowned him into an intimate deep kiss, pouring all the unsaid feelings.

“Thank you for smiling again, Kibum-ah,” said Jonghyun softly before kissing him again. The kiss was so soft, softer than the feeling of silk, and it felt so nice, so pretty, prettier than any flowers all over the world.

Just for this once, Kibum let his feeling grew a bit more. Just a bit.









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A/N: Hahaha.

So, the past is revealed and we have the in-good-terms Jongkey again. Oh, gosh. I want a Jonghyun, please. Someone give me, I beg you. lol

And I already have the continuation for the next chapter but I won't give you any :p lol
Be patient, and tell me what do you think about this chapter! Until next time, dears! ^^~~