Both look at eachother still shocked by her sudden presence but they again look at door hearing her squealing badly.
Jeongguk look at him but he didn't look at him. He lean again to kiss him but
" enough ! "
He stop immediately backing away sitting up, gently helping him to sit up him with soft smile, happy, knowing the reason that his Thistle is getting more flustered just cause of him.
Tae feel a bit awkward, not knowing what to say so he start to get off from bed, obviously going but Jeongguk hold his wrist tenderly stopping him.
Tae sit back on bed while Jeongguk hold his both elbows pulling him back softly. He was looking down can feel his front body and his breath fumming over his neck.
Jeongguk's's hands going up holding his forearms as he start to leave soft pecks over his nape.
" thankyou, for trusting me, giving yourself to me, i promise I will never break this trust " Jeongguk mumble sincerely while he have his eyes closed under the effect of kisses.
Jeongguk hold his chin softly turning his head and he open his eyes looking at him. He searched for anxiety in his eyes but when he found none he lean more closer tilting his head going to kiss him again.
Tae feel his cheeks burning more, he lower his eyes in shyness.
Jeongguk open his eyes when he suddenly got pushed softly and watch how his little sweetheart run out from the room, he chuckled softly, falling back on matter exhaling a dreamy sigh.
But smiled widely ear to ear thinking about their moments.
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Hira was literally squealing telling every single servent what she saw and they all too squeal, it's not their fault when they all literally waiting for them to do little romance.
" next time I will make sure, I don't ruin their moment " Hira mumble going to kitchen but smiled teasingly seeing Tae who was standing outside the kitchen looking down holding his shirt from chest tightly, his cheeks was burning red, taking deep breath.
She went to him and bump her shoulder with his, gaining his attention. " ohhh blushy blushy young master " she said wiggling her eyebrows smiling teasingly and he feel his cheeks burning more. Their relation too turning a turn in beautiful way.
He turned his head other side covering his burning cheeks and she was watching him in aww cause she didn't failed to noticed how his unique boxy smile came in view.
But he frown noticing few new servents and Hira noticed.
" ohh he is new here, he is assisting head chef " Hira said and called all new servents.
They were 8 to 10, they stand infront of him as Hira introduced them one by one.
" now you all can go " she said and they went away.
" why did you came ? " Tae ask softly remembering.
" ohh yeah I came to ask what should be the manu of lunch " she replied.
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" are you going somewhere ? " Tae ask softly watching Jeongguk getting ready hurriedly.
Jeongguk hummed wearing his coat and turned to him. " an emergency came in company, I have to go hurriedly " he said cupping his face pecking his forehead.
" i will be late so don't stay awake " Jeongguk said as they both come down from stairs.
Tae watch Yugy is also coming completely ready in suit.
" till when you come ? " Tae ask softly. " i can't say sweetheart but I will try to be not much late but you don't wait for me, after having dinner just sleep hmm " Jeongguk said softly patting his cheek.
Yugy watching them with a smile than he glanced at new servent who was assisting main chef. He nod his head at him and in return the servent nod his head assuring him.
" take care ! " Tae said softly making him feel warm inside his heart.
" you too ! " Jeongguk replied kissing his head one more time and both he and Yugy left.
Tae sigh already feeling a little strange but in good way.
" aww already missing your hubby "
He look beside himself and find Hira standing there and he roll his eyes on her. But she grin feeling satisfied by her teasing seeing his cheeks turning pink.
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" young master sleep naa " Hira whine while Akira too nod her head looking at Tae.
" am not sleepy, you both go and sleep " Tae said reading a book.
It's 11 pm and both were waiting for him to sleep. " but young master, it's already 11, please sleep " Akira said glancing at clock.
" am really not feeling sleepy, you both go and sleep " Tae said again softly.
" just said you can't sleep without your hubby " Hira said yawning and he glanced at her.
He closed the book, " if you both feeling sleepy than sleep " he said softly.
" nevermind, am gonna get something to eat am feeling hungery " Hira said and went to kitchen than he look at Akira.
" it's okay young master we are also not sleepy, we will accompany you " she said taking another book from table and start to read it, they were in living room.
" why are you awake till now " Hira ask narrowing her eyes watching the new servent.
" am not sleepy like you " the servent sleep in robotic manner.
" you don't have to rude with me " she said judging him and he stare at her but internally he was in disbelief.
" you don't even have to glare at me ༼;'༎ຶ ༎ຶ༽ " she said dramatically and he give her a *is your screw loose or something* look.
" hmm nowdays people don't even know how to talk nicely " she said taking a bowl and start to make cookies while he was still stare at her in disbelief. He didn't even said something to her ¯\_ಠ_ಠ_/¯
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Both Tae and Akira look up when Hira put cookies plate on table.
" you made cookies in midnight " Akira said in disbelief seeing the time.
" i was hungery " Hira replied and start to it, she pour herbal tea in three cups and one forward to Tae who take it.
She forward cookies but he shake his head negatively. She shrugg her shoulders and start to eat.
" where are you going young master " Akira asked when he get up gathering all books.
" to put them back " he replied and she closed the book she was reading. " it's okay you read it " he said and went to study room.
" young master is so kind " Akira said smiling a bit and Hira nod her head.
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Tae put books in shelf one by one but he frown when he noticed a half burnt book.
" why a burnt book is here " he mumble taking out the book. They book's pages had turned yellow and fragril already. " it seems old " he mumble scaning the book.
He opened the book and frown when a half face sketch came in view and he find it very familiar !
He turned pages after pages but only saw half burnt pages, he flip whole book but stop when he find his own sketch on last few pages.
his heart skip a beat !
He crease the brunt page where " My Dazzle " written !
Those sketches from 10 years ago.
He find his vision getting blurry but he blink them to get his vision clear.
First teardrop.....
than second.....
than third......
than planty....
Tae take a deep breath and start to saw the diary from start and now he understand why they all were familiar,
that boxy smile....
that mole on lower lip......
those small bread cheeks.....
Ohhh how beautifully Noble Jeon had crafted every single small details even in sketches.
Tae smiled through tears, watching that sketch where his eyes sparkling.
Dazzle !
Noble Jeon have beautiful magic in those hands.
He wonders, how can a person filled a whole dairy with someone's sketches who he just met one time. He remembered, he was around 13 or maybe 14 that time, he didn't rememberd correctly but he came with his mother, he was staring at chandelier in aww and that time a little boy was staring at him.
Yess he noticed !!
That time he didn't know that boy gonna be His Prince Charming !
His Noble Jeon !
His ??? really, is he allowed to call him his ???
He didn't noticed that he was already crying softly watching those sketches.
" why you love me this much Noble Jeon, what you saw in me, why me ??? "
He mumble and it's completely natural for him to think like that. A man who have everything money, power, luxury, a man who even get a princess effortlessly, chooses him !
A man full of pride didn't give a thought toward his reputation before meeting a prostitute constantly.
A man, more like a Noble Prince chooses a prostitute like him over princesses !
Why ?
What he have ?
Taehyung have nothing than why Noble Jeon love him so much ?
He don't have anything to give him in return than why ?
" Young master ?? "
He immediately wipe his tears and saw Akira entering in study room.
" you didn't come so I thought to check on you " she said putting the book on table but frown noticing the burnt dairy.
" what is this " she asked but he shake his head negatively holding it against his chest tightly mumbling " nothing ".
Suddenly all lights went off of the mansion. " what happened to light suddenly ? " she mumble.
" i will get candles " Akira said going out from study while he also follow her.
" ouch " he hissed when his head bump with Hira's. " ohh am sorry young master, i can't see " she replied holding his hand close to cry.
" stop being dramatic and go check why lights went off " Akira said searching for candles.
Hira leave Tae's hand softly and went outside. Akira got candle liting it up.
" young master ?? " she called and he hummed going to him.
He hold the candle while she take out other candles. " only our mansion light went off " Hira said and Tae turned from where the sound came but his heart shiver seeing Sehun infront of him, watching him with a wicked smirk.
A scream left from his throat and candle fall from his hands and once again darkness envelope them.
" young master " Hira called immediately holding his hand and find his shivering on spot.
Akira immediately lit another candle and went to him. " young master what happened, why are you shivering " she ask worriedly.
" i.... i saw.... " he stutterd pointing his finger and they look where he is pointing. " he.... he.. i... saw... him.... " he stutterd holding Hira's hand tightly.
" who young master ? " Hira ask gulping and he look at her, his eyes already tearing up.
" him " he breathout and her heartbeat speed up.
" let's go to your room, young master ! " she immediately said and the trio start to go upstairs.
But suddenly Akira scream when someone pulled her hairs from behind and the candle fall down from her hand.
Both Tae and Hira was completely shivering in fear. " go to your room young master " Hira mumble to him but he shake his hand negatively holding her hand more tightly.
" young master please go to your room " she plead but they freezed when they heard boots sounds.
Both stay rooted without uttering any words. " A.... Aki.....ra... " Hira called looking around but didn't heard any thing.
But she went silent holding his hand tightly feeling presence behind herself and Tae too felt.
Hira immediately free her hand from Tae's grip, " master run " she mumble pushing him away immediately and move her hand searching for something immediately.
And she turned hitting the person's head with the first thing come in her hand. It was something made up of steel maybe that antique piece which was placed in corner.
Tae's elbow got hit by pillar when Hira pushed him but he heard groaning sound and by tone he already know who is it.
He look around due to darkness he can't even see anything but he flinched immediately turning, " it's me young master, calm down " Akira said in weak tone.
" you are okay ? " he asked worriedly.
" my head is moving, someone pulled my hairs from behind and pushed me away, my head hit the pillar " she said in weak tone.
Tae hold her hand tightly looking around, he wipe his tears breathing out, they need to go upstairs immediately !
" come with me " he whisper and slowly slowly start to take step ahead.
Akira feel herself stepping in candle, she took the candle and good thing she already have lighter. Her head was aching badly but still she lite up the candle, Tae was already looking at her. But she gasped looking infront, Tae too look and he literally shiver seeing Sehun standing infront of them, his side head was bleeding a bit, glaring at them.
Hira was a bit away from them and due to light she can watch them. She was afraid but clenched her teeths holding onto the steel antique tightly and walk very silently.
Tae was watching him with teary eyes, they were full of fear while Akira was also scared holding his hand tightly but she look behind watching Hira and he noticed.
He turned around and before he could take any action Hira hit him in the same spot again. He groan painfully falling, Hira immediately went to them.
" you both okay " she asked, by her tone and shivering body clearly telling how scared she is.
They both nod their head, " are you okay " Tae ask and she took a shaky breath nodding her head.
" let go hurriedly " she said and they immediately go toward stairs.
" YOU FUCKING BITCH " Sehun shouted angrily making them flinched.
Hira feel her blood boiled so did Tae. " AND WHAT YOU ARE, A FILTHY DOG, EVEN DOGS ARE BETTER THAN YOU ! " Tae said glaring at him.
Sehun glared at him and marched at them making their eyes wide in terror.
But before he could reach to them he groan when his head got hit very badly from behind and the trio watched him falling down on the floor.
They gulped seeing shadow of a man. Akira lift the candle a bit to up and that new servent came in view.
He look up at them making them gulp. " who... who the hell " Sehun mumble trying to get up but the man again hit his back with his hockey stick.
Suddenly all lights lit up and trio watch the scene in horror. The living room was not looking less than the crime scene, the bloody steel antique was laying on floor. Whole floor having blood drops and most shocking thing that all new servents were present there in living room, holding guns pointing at Sehun.
" what the- " Sehun mumble blinking his eyes to get his vision clear but become shocked noticing his surrounding.
" who.... who are you ? " Hira ask gathering a bit courage and the assistant chef look at him, the one who hit Sehun.
But they turned their head when 2 men entered in living room.
All servents standing straight on their spot. Mingyu and Eunwoo watching Sehun.
" well done officers " Mingyu said and they all smiled at eachother.
Eunwoo look at both ladies and Taehyung . " go " he said softly and Akira nod her head and they immediately went upstairs.
As soon as the trio was out of their sight after confirming they are inside of the room. Eunwoo immediately removed his coat taking hockey stick from Officer Wang and start hitting Sehun who cried spitting blood.
" how dare you " Eunwoo roar kicking his stomach. Sehun was trapped badly not even in his proper senses. Eunwoo beat him nearly broking his every single bone.
He back away catching his breath. Sehun was groaning in pain badly, not even in his senses. Mingyu pat Eunwoo's shoulder telling him to calm down than sit infront of Sehun holding his chin harshly.
" his husband and brother is out than how dare you to come inside, try to be over smart " Mingyu said with clenched jaws.
" quite impressive but also a fool at the same time for not knowing his other two brothers guarding him in their absence " Eunwoo said glaring at him.
Mingyu punched Sehun making him cough out blood.
" waah, waah, what a bloody scene "
Sehun's blurry vision got cleared for a sec and he saw Yugy coming toward him smirking at him.
Eunwoo smirk fist bumping with Yugy. " i know in our absence something gonna happen like this " Yugy said looking around.
" aoudicity of this mf " Eunwoo said hitting Sehun between his legs making him scream in pain.
Eunwoo throw away the stick, " throw him infront of his own house " he said and two officers take him.
" clean it all, their should not be a single trace is anything " Mingyu ordered his officers and they immediately start cleaning around keeping things in spot.
" where's hyungnim ? " Yugy ask. " upstairs " Eunwoo replied and they went upstairs.
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Hira was traumatized sitting on couch looking down, her body still shivering same goes to Akira and Tae who were sitting on bed. With shivering hands Tae was bandaging her head.
They flinched when a knock heard on door, they gulped glancing at door than eachother.
" Hyungnim it's us " Yugy said from outside.
Hira get up slowly, with slow steps she go toward door and with shivering hands she opened the door.
Worried Yugy, Mingyu and Eunwoo were came in view. Mingyu was looking at her and she immediately hugged him pressing her face in his chest breaking down. He can feel her shivering body.
Eunwoo looking at Akira and immediately go to him. Tae get up and Eunwoo immediately sit beside Akira cupping her face and she cried watching him.
Tae was watching them, his heart still beating unevenly. " hyungnim are you okay " Yugy ask softly and both boys also look at Tae.
Tae nod his head sitting in sofa, taking a deep breath controlling himself from crying, looking down.
Yugy go and sit beside him having good distance. He look at him feeling sad for him, he extende his hand but stop in mid air, don't know how he should comfort him.
When he need Ggukie the most in this situation !
So he just pat his head slowly looking ahead, " Ggukie will be here soon " he mumble softly.
" he hold my hairs from behind " Akira said crying. Eunwoo nod his head wiping her tears cupping her face comforting her. Same goes to Hira.
Both men trying their best to calm their ladies and they even got successful in that. Hira slept during crying in Mingyu's arms while Akira too passed out cause of headache.
" i kept those officers for your safety, hyungnim ! " Mingyu said suddenly but the trio glanced at Tae when they didn't got any reaction.
Tae was sitting silently way too silently but they can still saw his slightly shivering figure.
" woah having gossip without me " Jeongguk said entering in bedroom and truely saying he was bit shocked seeing his friends there and he also noted the thickness in atmosphere !
" ohh I never thought am gonna saw you both like this " he said chuckling seeing Mingyu and Eunwoo.
Woosik get up taking Hira in his arms, " we just entertaining hyungnim in your absence, is that how you should behave with hyungnim, apart of being a businessman you are also a husband, it's don't seems much appropriate keep hyungnim waiting till late night " he said in funny way and Jeongguk nod his head.
" tell him everything, hyungnim " Yugy mumble to Tae than getting up. " now am going to sleep, good night guys " he said and went to his bedroom.
Mingyu and Eunwoo too left with their girls. Jeongguk closed the door and turned around but his breath hitech finding how Tae looking at him.
" sweetheart... " he mumble and next moment he watch Tae getting up and running to him hugging him, crying.
Jeongguk hugged him back, pecking his head. Tae softly melt in his arms crying softly already leaving him worried.
" are you okay ? " Jeongguk asked feeling something odd.
Tae pressed his face more tightly in his chest crying. Jeongguk was patting his head while holding with his hand with another.
Not seeing him calming down, Jeongguk upwrap his arms from around his waist and bending down a bit wrapping his arm around his thighs lifting him in air. Tae hugged his neck still crying.
Jeongguk go and sit on bed corner and comfortably adjust him in his lap. " are you missing me that much that you start crying " he said softly wiping his tears.
Tae was looking at him, " am scared ! " he mumble is very low tone. Jeongguk tilt his own head a little barely catching his words !
" of what ? " Jeongguk ask softly wiping his tears. Tae lower his head crying again.
" if you will not tell me than i ain't gonna know ! " he said again lifting his chin up slowly.
Tae again look at him, will be trust him ???
Will he trust him when he gonna tell him that how his friend misbehave with him ?
He shake his head negatively wiping his tears. But Jeongguk cup his face, " say something please " he said already getting dead worried.
" will you trust..... me... ?" Tae mumble again looking at him. Jeongguk feel his eyes stinging seeing fear in his eyes.
" without any single doubt ! " Jeongguk replied softly staring in his teary eyes.
Tae looking at him, mind full of thoughts already.
" what's new in there, since 10 years you are facing this than what happened if he did that to you and what's wrong in that if he did that !!! "
He shake his head negatively going to get off from his lap. Jeongguk hold his hip firmly pulling him more closer than before.
" i can't solve it untill you tell me " Jeongguk said softly and Tae look at him.
" just for once !, put your trust in me and I will never break it, only just once, my love ! " he said again sincerely, gently caressing his head.
Tae looking at him anxiously, he lower his eyes, " yo....your.... fri...friend... " he started. " i.. i.. was not feeling sleepy, Hira and Akira too didn't slept and accompanied me, but.... but suddenly.. " he breathout feeling the point so nerve breaking.
" hmm " Jeongguk hummed still caressing his head, interwinig their fingers.
Tae take a deep breath already getting breathout out of anxiety, " than..... Akira lift up a candle, i... i was with her, Hira went out to check the lights.., your.....your friend was there... he was there... " he said tone already breaking while Jeongguk was listening silently, giving silent comfort to him.
" it was your.. friend... i screamed seeing him suddenly..., he was.... he was.. smirking at me... it... was.... it was... i was scared ! " he said breaking bit by bit.
" i was holding candle.... it fell down... and again it's goes all dark... till that moment both girls were beside me. Akira hurriedly lite.. up another candle and went start to come upstairs but... but he h....old.... her... hairs... from behind.... " he said completely breaking down this time.
" he.... her head got hit by pillar cause of him.... candle fell from her hands, we were afraid but Hira hit his head, he cursed at her.... " he said inbetween his cries. His body shivering badly holding on him.
Jeongguk was in pure shock, he is understanding everything, his Dazzle's shivering body, shivering hands, painfull cries saying it all.
He take a deep breath, blinking his tears, " than ?? " he ask.
Tae was sniffling badly, he take a deep inhale, " than we tried to go hurriedly upstairs but he followed us and coming too close but before he could touch them, Noble Cha and Noble Kim came, Noble Kim had put officers already inside, that new officer hit his head from behind, Noble Cha told us to went in room, after that we came here " Tae said crying.
Jeongguk didn't said anything, he just hugged him pushing his face under his chin. He was looking up, blinking his eyes every now and then.
This much big betrayal by his friends !
He understand whom Tae is talking about !
But Yugy, Eunwoo and Mingyu too hide this from him, if there are officers inside mansion than the thing is big, something is going on behind his back !
" did..... " He breathout stopping himself from crying, " did he misbehave with you ? " he breathout, tone full of fear.
And he closed his eyes finally allowing his tears to fall, feeling Tae fisting his shirt, crying more painfully.
" what he did ? " Jeongguk didn't dare to speak these words even though they are on his tongue but seeing him cry, he couldn't bring himself to ask.
He hugged him tightly completely hiding him in his arms.
" i can't even ask for forgiveness this time ! " he mumble drowning in guilt.
This time it's his own friend and he didn't even aware of it.
He shed tears in silence holding Tae tightly who was crying painfully hugging him.
This time no gentle words ! Cause this time he have nothing to speak, what should he say ???
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Jeongguk was staring into nothing, his tears already stopped falling, his mind was numb.
He slowly look down and found Tae sleeping, holding his collar in sleep. He take a deep breath getting up.
He gently laid him on mattress securing him by pillows. He stare at him, rubbing his thumb pad softly over his teary stained cheek, his heart aching !
He wipe his own new tears, covering him by him blanket. But he stop looking up when Tae hold his finger, " don't go, please ! " Tae mumble in weak tone, making him tear up again.
Jeongguk gulp caressing his face, " an not, am here, with you " he said softly gently stroking his fingers and he slowly slowly closed his eyes, going back to dreamland.
Jeongguk get up carefully and left the room after closing the door.
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Yugy turned back, " you didn't sleep till now ? " he asked, still in formal attire but without his coat.
" what's going on ? " Jeongguk ask and Yugy stop reading book and look at him.
" what you all are hiding from me ? " Jeongguk ask firmly but also in anger, his eyes already glistening with tears.
Yugy state at him, " you just focus on hyungnim ! " he replied.
" what Sehun did with him " Jeongguk ask angrily.
Yugy closed the book turning to him, " did hyungnim told you ? " he ask.
Jeongguk went all stiff, " no.... not completely, he told what happened today " he said controlling himself from crying, " but you are also keeping things from me ! " he said in disbelief giving a heartbroken look.
" see Ggukie, you are already very much worried about hyungnim, I don't want you to make more worried- " " when it's comes to my Thistle, every single thing is important for me, so don't say this, you better tell me what's going on behind me back " Jeongguk said angrily cutting him.
Yugy turned more serious, " if you keep focus on other things you can't focus on hyungnim, see Ggukie you are not even aware what danger is lingering over you and hyungnim but I don't want to focus on that part, I don't know till when things will go right- " " why you always talk in riddles when it's comes to hyungnim, why you never said straight, what danger, what's that thing which I don't know " Jeongguk said angrily.
" your and hyungnim's life in danger ! " Yugy said and he was taken aback.
" wh- " " many ! whole town ! you think everything is over now it's not, Hyungnim was something which keeping that brothel alive the most precious THING of that place and whole town is offend cause only you having him and also protecting him " Yugy said and Jeongguk frown.
" see Ggukie, I know you must be feeling betrayed and heartbroken but I can't tell you anything, i surely know what happened with hyungnim but it should be hyungnim who should tell you, your bond is start to mend recently and i don't want it to break it slightly and in anger you get all crazy and will surely take wrong step, just listen don't interrupt " Yugy said and he nod his head.
" your work is staying with hyungnim, things are getting better between you both, your life revolves around him but apart from that you don't know what's going on around you, so listen to me calmly and do what am saying, you just focus on hyungnim, guarding you and him is my work, you will be part of us, me, Eunwoo and Mingyu we don't want you to give unwanted worry when your platter is already full " he said patting his shoulder.
" you just make hyungnim comfortable, secure your relationship more with him, protecting you both is our work and about Sehun than Eunwoo suspected that he is hiding something from us, he had been backstabbing us from a long time so we just trying to know what he is hiding, let us handle this you just focus on yourself and hyungnim " he said patting his head.
Jeongguk looking at him and he just give him a soft smile. " had I ever told you how much I feel thankful to have you as my friends " he said but Yugy pulled him in a hug.
" abd how many times I told you there's no sorry and thankyou in friendship " Yugy said.
" it's hurt me seeing him like this " Jeongguk said in broken tone hiding his face in his shoulder.
Yugy just caress his head, in deep thoughts, " I just prey, their relation become more stronger before grandpa Jeon come back ! " he mumble internally.
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