Don't Love Me Chap. 23
Jul. 12th, 2014 03:12 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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.
Morning had become one of the moment that Jonghyun favored the most. When he woke up, he could stare to his dear’s pretty face, hugging him close, whispering sweet nothing into his sensitive ear, and then kissed him breathlessly.
But then there was something weird this morning.
Jonghyun woke up from the blinding sunrise entering his room, and not from the adorable soft shaking on his body. He groaned, rolling over while his hands trying to reach this certain someone closer. But he failed to find him.
That was when Jonghyun’s eyes snapped open. He blinked the drowsiness away, staring through his still-blurry eyes on the empty spot beside him on the bed.
Where is him?
Jonghyun rose up, the blanket sliding down and pooled around his hips. His gaze ran from one corner to the others, mind trying to think from any possibilities about his dear’s where being.
“’Bum?”
Of course there was no answer. This person was not here. No longer here.
Confused, Jonghyun slid down from the bed and collected his already folded robe on the edge of the bed. Without really thinking about it, he put them back on his body and walked towards the bathroom. “Kibum? You there?”
But he couldn’t hear any sound of water running. Slowly, he pushed the door, revealing the empty bathroom. Jonghyun sighed in confusion and then decided to clean himself for a while. Maybe Kibum went to the kitchen. But he was wrong.
The bath went too comfortable for Jonghyun to realize that his dear still was not coming back. He had his new robe on his body, hair styled so handsomely, but his mind was wondering about Kibum.
“Kibummie? Hey?”
He stood by the corner of his room, watching how the curtain of his window was moving from the blowing wind. He could see how empty his room was. And that was when he realized that something was off.
“Kim Kibum, this is not funny so come out now,” said Jonghyun with a weird smile plastered on his lips. He felt his heart dropped down when his question was greeted with nothing but silence.
“Kibum! I said come out now!”
Still no answer, Jonghyun pushed past the door and ran out from his room. He stopped by the balcony where he could see the garden, but then Kibum was also not there. Jonghyun ran down to the kitchen, getting the bowing from the cooks, asking him why the Prince would come to such place. He ignored their question, but then threw them his own question.
“Did Kibum come here?”
When the cooks were shaking their head, Jonghyun ran out from the kitchen, getting confused looks from them. Then he ran out to the garden, pushing everyone in his way and stopped breathlessly. He grabbed one gardener passing him, asking whether he saw Kibum but with one terrified look on his face, the gardener shook his head to the Prince’s question.
Jonghyun ran away, pushing every door in the palace only to be greeted with no Kibum. No Kibum.
He knocked on the door to his brother’s room, asking Kibum to him through his short gasps and the Crown Prince stared at him in confuse while shaking his head. Jonghyun shook his head, not wanting to believe this one conclusion that started to form in his head.
He ran, ignoring his brother’s calls and continued his searching through every door.
Kibum is here. He must be in one certain room. He wouldn’t go that far. I know that he is still here. He wouldn’t be that cruel to leave because he has no right to leave. Kibum is—
“Jonghyun.”
He stopped his attempt of unlocking one more door when he heard that booming voice behind him. Jonghyun turned around and saw the King, with his running brother behind him.
“Jonghyun, what happened?” asked Prince Jongwoon through his breathless gasps. Jonghyun stared, lips parting to form any word but he didn’t find anything to say.
“Jonghyun?” called his brother again. He stepped closer towards the frozen Jonghyun, hands grabbing his shoulder and shook his a bit. “What hap—”
“Kibum.” Mumbled Jonghyun weakly, eyes staring blankly.
“What’s wrong with Kibum?”
“He is not here. Kibum is not here.” Jonghyun whispered in pain as the realization was slowly hitting him right on his head.
“What do you mean with Kibum is not here? Where is he?” asked the Crown Prince and Jonghyun wanted to scream, to yell about how much he also wanted to know the answer.
But then before he could do that, the King answered it for him.
“He left.”
The hands on his shoulder dropped as Jonghyun took a step forward. “Huh?” He was stupid. He was a bit slow. Jonghyun knew that fact. But he felt like he didn’t understand what his father just said.
“You heard me. He left.”
“W-What do you mean l-left?” whispered Jonghyun, feeling his strenght leaving him bit by bit. The King avoided his stare and sighed. “Kim Kibum left. He is no longer here.”
“A-And why would he left?!”
“I ordered him to leave.”
“AND WHY WOULD YOU TELL HIM TO LEAVE?!”
Jonghyun lunged towards his father but then he was stopped by his brother. “Jonghyun!”
“I told him to go. Far away from here.”
“WHY DID YOU TELL HIM TO GO?! WHAT DID HE DO?! HE DIDN’T DO ANYTHING WRONG!!!”
“Do not talk to me like that! I’m your father!”
Jonghyun felt his heart thumped, so fast, so hard that it hurt him. He could hear how his blood rushed so fast, how his rage was blinding him.
“WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?! WHAT DID KIBUM DO TO YOU—”
“YOU DO NOT WANT ME TO SPELL THIS CRIME THAT YOU TWO HAD, JONGHYUN!”
And Jonghyun felt his body went weak. So, that was the reason. “H-How—”
“Do you think I would not know what you did behind my back, Jonghyun? Do you think you can deceive me?!”
Jonghyun’s trembled hands gripped onto his brother’s which were holding him from lunging towards the King. The Crown Prince stared at his father in confusion and shock, not believing that his father would do something like that behind them.
“Father, what is—”
“YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO TELL HIM TO GO!!!” Jonghyun screamed, cutting his brother off. The King stepped forward and sent a hard hit onto the young Prince’s face, sending Jonghyun’s head roughly tilted aside. His eyes stared blankly at the ground, tears filling his lids as he felt the painless hit on his face.
“I’m the King of this country and I’m still your father. Respect me, you brat.”
“Father!” scolded the Crown Prince in surprise. He quickly stood in front of his younger brother, shielding him from any danger his father might did. The King glared at both of his sons, “Move away, Jongwoon! I have to teach this brat a lesson!”
“No, Father. Fight wouldn’t end anything. Can’t we just sit and talk everything?”
The King huffed angrily and turned on his heels, walking away. “I will give you time to think, Jonghyun. I’m on my way of discussing your marriage with Princess Yoo.”
And then he left, leaving Jonghyun still shocked on his spot.
“Jonghyun! Are you okay?”
Jonghyun simply ignored the question and stared, face stoic as a stone. His brother brought him to his room after the King left and he sat down on the chair.
“Jonghyun, answer me. Stop making me worried.”
The young Prince shook his head, teeth sinking down to his lower lip. He slowly lifted his head and murmured the weak, “Hyungnim.”
“Jonghyun, tell me. Please tell me everything.”
He brought his palms up and rubbed his face harshly with them, only to be stopped by the older man. Jonghyun shook his head; his trembling grew worse in each second. “Kibum... How could he leave...”
“Jonghyun, what did Father say about Kibum? What kind of crime?” asked the brother concernedly. A tear rolled down to the young Prince’s cheek, soon followed by other drops. He sobbed and then he broke down, fists clenched tightly as if it could lessen the pain in his heart.
“Everything was so fine... We were so happy... I never thought this would happen... If only I could be more careful...”
“Jonghyun!! What happened?!”
Jonghyun ignored his questions and continued on his rambling. “But how could Father do that, hyungnim? Kibum did nothing wrong. If there was someone to be guilty, it was me. I know now why Kibum refused to realize it at first...”
“Jonghyun? What are you talking about? I don’t und—”
“If only... I hear what Kibum told me at that time, this would never happen. Kibum warned me before. He told me not to do that. But I ignored him. I still confronted my feeling to him...”
“Jonghyun-ah...” and the Crown Prince realized the ‘crime’. He watched as the endless rolls of the tears streaming down his younger brother’s face. He hesitantly reached his hand out, pulling his brother into his arms and let him cried against his shoulder.
“What should I do, hyungnim? I can’t without Kibum. I can’t live without him!”
“Shh, Jonghyun. Stop talking...”
“I can’t... I want Kibum. I only want Kibum! Hyungnim, what should I do?!”
The Crown Prince went speechless and sighed, hands rubbing his brother’s back up and down. “Calm down, Jonghyun...”
“I want Kibum. I want Kibum. I need Kibum. Hyungnim, Kibum is so cruel... He left without telling me about it. I could have held him here, begging to Father to let him stay here even I have to get on my knees...”
Loud sobs were filling the room as Jonghyun continued to cry. “Kibum, where are you...? Why did you go?”
The Crown Prince’s heart clenched at the sight of his brother crying like this. Jonghyun was a crybaby since he was so little but he never cried too much. He would only spill some of his tears and then he would be back to that grinning boy. Seeing Jonghyun crying his heart out like this made him felt the same pain.
“I... I’ll try to talk to Father, okay? Just... stop crying, Jonghyun-ah.”
“Hyungnim... Kibum... I... Kibum, he—” His words died when his sobs turned into loud hiccups. The older man smiled sadly at him and wiped all the remaining tears from his face. He cradled his brother’s cheeks in his hands and stared into his teary eyes.
“Jonghyun, listen to me.”
The crying Prince lifted his gaze and tried to stare at the other through his blurry eyes. The Crown Prince smiled and patted his head softly.
“You are my brother, Jonghyun. You are this country’s Prince. You are Jonghyun, the boy who always smiles even though you fell down on your run. You are my brother that I love so much. Sometimes things don’t go as we want to... but I know you. I know you are stronger than this. So, Jonghyun... promise me. Promise me you won’t do anything stupid.”
Jonghyun shook his head; lips trembled as the urge to cry came again. He clutched onto the older boy’s shirt robe, sobbing like a child. Prince Jongwoon sighed and forced a smile on his face.
“I... I will take care of this so promise me you would not try to do anything stupid. Do you hear me, Jonghyun? Okay?”
Jonghyun nodded his head, eyes stinging as the tears were still making their way down his cheeks. The older Prince hugged him and patted him on his back.
“I will take care of everything. I will make sure you are happy, Jonghyun...”
Jonghyun could only nod his head and cried more. His cries eventually died down after a while and he called for his brother. Prince Jongwoon hummed at his call and Jonghyun murmured, “I love Kibum...”
A/N: Yes, Jonghyun, just let hyung does everything for you! /hint/ Sorry that this one is a bit boring hahaha~ Anyway, two more chapters left! It's kind of sad but I've been preparing for a new story so I hope I would see you there as well! ^^~~
And then, hope you enjoy this chapter, and let me know what you think about this one! Until next time~! :D
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Date: 2014-07-12 10:44 am (UTC)poor puppy.. if only the King can accept them.. do your best Crown Prince!!!!
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Date: 2014-07-19 06:39 am (UTC)thanks for reading! ^^~~ the next one is out!
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Date: 2014-07-12 12:03 pm (UTC)Thanks for the update!! :D!
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Date: 2014-07-19 06:40 am (UTC):D
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Date: 2014-07-12 05:32 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-07-19 06:40 am (UTC)thanks for reading, by the way! :)
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Date: 2014-07-14 03:45 pm (UTC)Thanks for the update.*thumbs up* and good luck for the new fic.
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Date: 2014-07-19 06:41 am (UTC)the new chapter is out! ^^~~
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Date: 2014-07-29 06:28 pm (UTC)So...
If I were Jonghyun, I would quit the palace and go find Kibum and live with him forever, away from that kingdom. Period!