There was a nostalgia feeling...

Yein turned around with an expressionless face yet he could see that her pride was hit pretty hard. She faked a smile and looked at the other young lass behind them. She walked over with confidence and the later folded her arms in confidence as well

“Hello Miss Yeri.”

“I’m sorry I am not as low as you and its Lady Yeri.” She spat out and Yein ignored her bitterness.

“Jungkook, I was wondering if you would accompany me as I will be performing a song for the King and I wanted you to hear it.” She tugged on Jungkook who gave her look desperation to run away from this woman.

“May Miss Yein accompany us?” he asked and Yeri was shock that he dare invited such a petty person come along with them.

“B-but..-“

“Miss Yein, shall I accompany you?” Jungkook slipped his arm in hers and was already walking with her to the venue where a grand piano was. Yein couldn’t believe her eyes as she saw the grand instrument. Never in her life had she seen such a beautiful thing and it made Jungkook chuckle as he watched her amazement display on her eyes.

“There is Yeri! Now please show me this piece you have perfected.” The King smiled and the young lass walked with a gloom and daggers flying towards Yein and Jungkook.

“I had recently read the book, “Anastasia” and I decided to compose a song about it.” Yein introuduced and walked onto the piano to start the magic. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpXHdegMTtw  (this is the song, if you guys are wondering what it sounds like)

When her finger began to move a dark melody began that  caught the audience’s attention. It was bold, dark and powerful, those were the first messages conveyed through the song. Yein had realised this and noticed how the song seemed to have gotten darker and darker as she continued to play. It never once lifted up and became happy. It made Yein a bit frighten as she took a step back slowly, it brought an uncomfortable feeling to her chest that she didn’t like.  Jungkook noticed her actions and placed his hand at the small back as he drew circles gently into her back to calm her down.

When the piece had ended, all clapped and she bowed with pride and confidence. Her gaze shot to Yein and with a smirk she challenged her.

“My king, I had heard from many servants that the Lee family’s Lady Soojung’s maid can play rather well.” Yein straighten her back and frowned at Yeri. “Why don’t you play something, Miss Yein?” she dared to challenge and Yein felt anger but she didn’t let it show. She never backed down from challenges.

Even if she didn’t know how to play the piano, she would play it. Simply because her pride wouldn’t let her back down and the King gave her this anticipated look. Jungkook whispered encouraging words as she clenched her fists. She walked over to the piano and starred at the white and black notes that were foreign to her. She really didn’t know what to play but she had to play something, anything. Lady Soojung could sense a disaster coming and glared at the young Lady Yeri who smirked as she enjoyed the scene in front of her, Yein sitting on the piano with a mind blank. She was about to interrupt the pregnant silence but was stopped when Yein had played a single note on the piano.

Yein didn’t know what she was doing and she could feel all the judging eyes on her. Everyone was looking at her and she didn’t like the pressure, like they were expecting her to play a famous piece like Mozart. She started to hear whispers and murmuring as the people who gathered around the piano were all rolling their eyes at her and mocking her. It made her frustrated and humiliated and she wanted to melt into a puddle of water as she could feel the disgrace she would bring to her Lady’s household and even Jungkook as he made it very clear that he was courting the young miss.

She squeezed her eyes shut as the whisperings got louder and she could feel the frowns and mocking laughs about to emerge from the audience however she heard a small young girl’s voice at the back of her head whisper something into her ear.

Breathe and relax

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1ERVXHNSJQ  (same for this one! This is what Yeiniie is playing )

She closed her eyes as she drew in some air and exhaled slowly, releasing all the knots in her fingers and her chest. Then when she opened her eyes again she played the same note and soon her fingers continued to play. Almost as if her hands and fingers were a separate part of her body that had a brain, they moved flawlessly and slowly a melody began that caught everyone at the party attention.

Jungkook eyes widen as he watched her play, it was beautiful. Yeri had played well and Jungkook had condemned her for her piece as it was bold, dark and myserious. Something that caught people’s attention due to its dark voice, however Yein’s piece of choice was the complete opposite. It was light and bright, colourful and soft yet bold. She was a bit off tone but it was appeared to be her style and the way she emphasised on certain notes and sections had created a warm fuzzy feeling that made everyone smile. It was calm yet strong and bold at the same time as it was soft and fragile, it was different and unique. It never stayed at the same tempo and was in a way choppy as she constantly changed certain passages however they added colour and gave it a different feel, almost like her fingers were tip toeing on the keys and then taking long steps that were soft and almost unheard.

Jungkook watched as he felt a wave of nostalgia hit him majorly, Yeri who was shocked by her performance, glanced at Jungkook and she felt furious but sadden. He had this look that she couldn’t explain but it was a lopsided smile and his eyes had this certain gleam in it. She remembered the first time she saw this expression, it was when he heard someone play it in their house and he had sneaked into the room to see who played it. Yeri didn’t peek into the room but she remembered that look on his face and when the person had finished playing an older lanky boy had walked out with a young girl who looked around the same age as her. Jungkook had started pestering the older boy to play the song again in which he refused and told him to play outside.

“Jungkook, you have that look.”

Hoseok was next to him with his hands in his pocket and Jungkook smiled at the ground. It had been a while since he heard someone play well and he was impressed.

“So do you, Hoseok.” He teased back, the elder chuckled but narrowed his eyes at the young lady playing on the piano.

Jung Yein, what an interesting person you are.

***

Yein was in the heart of London where there was barely any space for one to breathe, she was at the markets gathering the necessary things for the next couple days as she visited every couple of days to the markets to receive the goods. She was accompanied with Myungeun , Mijoo’s hand maid; they were looking at the different fruits that had been imported from all different countries out of England. When she went to grab an apple, another man’s hand went to grab the same fruit. She turned towards the young lad and was ready to have a full on argument on why she should have the apple but her words were stuck in as the young lad was someone she never expected to meet at a local market. Jeon Jungkook.

“Good lord…” She covered and he turned towards her with the same clueless look that she always found attractive about the young lad. He was dressed in simple clothes, an undershirt, with black pants and a sword on the left side of his hip. His hair wasn’t styled like the last time they had met; instead it was fluffy and a bit frizzy, like he had woken up. It had appeared that he had taken a nap in the horse stable as hay was stuck in his hair, which he seemed to have not noticed.  Almost naturally her hand went to the hay sticks and gently tugged them out of his hair as he ate the apple she originally wanted. She chuckled when he noticed what she was doing and gave her a gaze that made her melt on the spot. He gave her the other half of the apple he had eaten and she gladly took it.

“I didn’t know that the King’s brother goes to local markets in London.” She raised a brow and he attentively looked around to make sure no one had heard what she had said. He relaxed when she said that no one had heard what she had said.

“Oh my, why do you look so pretty today Miss Yein?” He leaned in closer so their nose was almost touching. She felt the air in her lungs taken away from her, he looked at her lovingly as he looked deep into her blue eyes.

“Aren’t I always pretty?”

 She turned around quickly before she lost all the oxygen in her lungs. He smiled brightly as he followed behind her; he loved seeing her flustered it was hard not to think that the young lady in front of him wasn’t cute. She’s one of a kind that he had never came across before in his life, it made him want to be closer to her more than anything else.

“I’m joking, you’re beautiful.” He whispered into her ear and she felt a blush overcome her cheeks. His voice was a sweet melody that always made her heart race.

“Thank you…” She mumbled, feeling flustered and he gave her a heartwarming smile before gently caressing her hair.

“May I ask why you are here?” Yein asked, she was curious as to why he was here in such a dirty place.

“Looking for a lovely lady such as yourself to ease my heart.” He winked and she frowned at his answer.

“My good lord, I am very convinced that any women would ease your poor heart, I am merely a victim that you have decided to pick on.” She joked and Jungkook placed a hurt expression on his face, and she couldn’t help but laugh.

“Dear god, the lady that I admire so much doesn’t even feel my feelings for her.” He replied and she laughed once again.

“I am sure you have admired many women.”

Jungkook looked at her with a smile as he shook his head, ‘ She really doesn’t believe me.’ He grabbed the basket that she was carrying in her left hand and replaced it with his. Her face was shocked and he loved seeing a surprised Yein, it was side that she didn’t show to others.

“Come, I’ll show you how I treat the woman I admire so much.” He tugged on her hand and intertwined their fingers together. She felt her chest become tight as he guided her through the busy city with ease and even pulled her so close that his chest touched her back as he guided her through the crowd.

“May I ask where are you taking this woman?” She said with a raised brow, as she regained her composure. He didn’t reply to her query but smiled brightly as he went to triplets who were braiding each other’s hair, he whistled to them and they turned to him with eyes sparkling. They braided her long blonde hair with ease and excitement and placed many different flowers in the empty spaces. She smiled and thanked them afterwards.

“Don’t you look more breathtaking?” He breathed out when she stood in front of him, curling a loose strand behind her ear. He took her hand into his and placed a gentle kiss on the top of her hand, he looked up with his sapphire blue eyes that were darker than hers.

“Come, my lady. Let’s go and explore this city.” He guided her to nowhere in particular, she chuckled and followed him.

As they went around the city, Yein was more surprised how affectionate he was towards her. He always held her hand and gave her this disturbing gaze as if she was the only woman in his world. She honestly enjoyed his presence however she started to become scared, the way he was looking at her, holding her, caring for her, was making her heart flutter more and it was hard enough to push away his good looks but his actions made it harder. She was afraid that if she fell more in love with him, it would be harder for her to push him away, because being with him like this was a dream that she never wanted to wake up from. It was only a matter of time before reality will hit either of them or for her… a lot harder and harsher. She shut her eyes tight and held a bit tighter on his hand, hoping that when she opens her eyes the man in front of her would still be there.

When she opened her eyes once again, he was there standing in front of her. However they were in a dark place, a foreign place in which the young prince did not know. He kept walking and guiding her despite being lost in the dark place.

“Jungkook, are we lost?” She mused and the young man felt heat rise to his cheeks and he shook his head vigorously.

“N-no… I know where we are going….” He stuttered, and she couldn’t help but smile at his clumsiness that she fell in love with so much. She went in front of him and held his hand tightly like he held hers.

“Close your eyes.”

He did as he was told and held tightly onto her hand, like a lost child in the darkness. He felt glad that she was here with him as she felt like his light in this dark maze. He loved her presence, it was warm and bright, and she smelled of vanilla, however what he loved about her the most was her sincerity and kindness, she was strong and independent and she didn’t rely on him, in actual fact it was her that he relied on the most. And also, she was with him because she enjoyed his company as much as he did, not because she wanted to be closer to the royal family and overthrow the king.  He felt his surroundings become lighter and warmer, however when he opened his eyes…

She was gone

He felt a tap on his shoulder and he turned immediately, however it wasn’t a petite young woman who was looking for him, but a young man that was all so familiar to him.

“Seokjin…”

“Jungkook… I won’t say anything to your brother, but your parents won’t like the idea of you showing interest in a hand maid like her.” The taller man leaned against a brick wall and blew from the stick with a small flame and ash falling.

“I know…” Jungkook said with a gloom in his voice, ‘But I still love her…’

Edited 16/10/16