
III
"I am sorry Master, but I will be working for His Majesty from now on" The prince who was busy playing "Symphony No.9" on his piano whipped his head towards his 18-year-old servant and husband who spoke the statement.
"What?!" He stood up from his chair, walking towards Jungkook.
"My father...had a heart attack yesterday night and he is no more with us. So, I will be taking his place as His Majesty's servant" Jungkook held his head low as he spoke, too afraid to even look in Taehyung's eyes.
"Your father passed away yesterday and I am getting to know this right now?! You never tell me anything, Jungkook. It has always been like this. Why are we even married?" Taehyung chided but calmed himself down because it wasn't the right time to fight with Jungkook, instead he should console him.
"Are you okay now?" Taehyung asked as he slipped his hands in Jungkook's, but to his shock, Jungkook had retracted his hands away from his.
Jungkook bowed as he spoke. "I am fine, Master"
Taehyung frowned.
"Why are you behaving like this, jungkookie?" Taehyung asked, his eyes turning teary with the unfamiliarity of Jungkook's behaviour.
After a few seconds of painful silence, Jungkook spoke.
"I....I am sorry for crossing my line, Master. Please forgive me for everything. I should not have done this" He spoke and that was when tears started slipping from Taehyung's eyes.
"So with your words, should I interpret that everything meant nothing to you?" Taehyung asked trying not to let his voice crack. He's a prince; he should keep his composure every time.
No words left Jungkook's mouth because what was he even supposed to speak?
"Forgive me, Your Highness" Jungkook bowed once again, his eyes on the ground all the time.
"Forgive you for what, Jungkook? Forgive you for what?" Taehyung was bawling his eyes out now. Because Jungkook was the only person he could lose his calm in front of.
"I will be moving to my father's servant house, from where I will be serving His Majesty" Jungkook spoke, ignoring Taehyung's question. He bowed and prepared to leave when Taehyung stopped him by holding his hand.
"Look at me, Jungkook" Taehyung spoke in a very blatant voice, sniffling his tears. The other had no choice but to follow his master's order.
His heart hurt seeing the state Taehyung was in. Eyes continuously leaking angry tears, and a frown over his usually happy face.
"I always felt it was one-sided. The marriage, the love, the bond, everything. Everything was nothing but a joke to you" Taehyung spoke, grabbing Jungkook's shoulders and making him look at him.
"I hate you, Jeon Jungkook. I wish to never see you or speak to you. Ever again" Taehyung spoke as he turned around, ready to storm away.
"As your Highness wishes" He heard Jungkook speak before leaving.
Taehyung stormed inside his bedroom, falling on his bed while wailing out.
His heart was hurting. He has always tried to work their relationship out. Sneaking Jungkook out for a date in the woods, secretly kissing him while his tutor wasn't looking at them, holding hands at the family dinner where Jungkook stood beside him.
But Jungkook was always scared. He was scared of their secret. He never tried loving it. Taehyung always felt Jungkook was creating a distance between them.
No matter how much he tried to remove the differences between them, Jungkook always made him feel that they only had a master-servant relationship.
Yet, the love Taehyung had for Jungkook never made him lose hope that Jungkook could accept their marriage with all his heart.
But today, when Jungkook had no answers to his questions, he knew that everything was meant to be a mistake, his love, his hope and this marriage.
He got off from his bed, reaching towards his wardrobe and took out the certificate.
He tried tearing it off but it was of no use, his heart just wouldn't let him.
He fell on his knees, clutching the certificate close to his chest; the only thing that ever made Taehyung feel he had a hope of receiving the love he needed from Jungkook.
But it was of no use, Jungkook had already chosen his path.
Which was not Taehyung.
"I just want to burn everything that reminds me of you" he cried out.
But the irony was that that the certificate was shoved deep inside the drawer of his wardrobe.
Never forgotten.
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