Fated to you ; Taekook

07

Jimin looked at the crowd before him. Women dressed in elegant dresses had drinks or desserts laying on top of the palm of their hands. While men were in their best suits talking business with one another. Jimin always hated this types of gathering. He hated how these people kept acting like they were greater than the rest of the people before them.

He hated the way they bragged about their achievements, assets, and whatnot. "Hi, Jimin." A lady in her forties greeted him to which he replied with a curt bow. It was Amalia. The sister of Taehyung's father and Jimin was not clueless of this woman's hate for him. In fact, almost everyone in the Kim family wasn't welcoming to him.

He could tell by the way they glance at him or by how they whisper to one another whenever he passes by. Some pitied him and only some genuinely felt sorry for him for losing his parents in an accident at such a young age.  But now, there was nothing they could pity the pink head about. He is sophisticated. He is smart and above all he is successful. So that's why they resolve and making him feel like an outsider.

Amalia never liked him every since he was first brought to the mansion. Even more now that he was given a title, even though he was only an adopted son. Giving Jimin a position would push away her sons further more from being the family's head person, and she hated that. She always have hate for every person who has a higher title than her. Amalia, albeit being a woman, was always hungry for power. She was even angry at her own nephews, Seokjin and Taehyung.

Jimin doesn't mind her at all. He had taught himself to no longer give her even the smallest fraction of his attention. She could take the position for all he cares. He is sure someone will take it sooner or later, knowing that she only wants it for her own advantage. Or maybe someone as greedy as her would steal the place from her.

The fact that Jimin is actually an omega, the rarest type of species of their kind, makes him more special. Despite, werewolves going through a lot of evolution, and the concept of true mating and other practices getting lost in the way, some wolves still believe in hierarchy. Mostly alphas still use their rank to prey on the weak.

Jimin is actually proud that he is an omega. Even more so now that his position in the family is proof that omegas like him can already become respected people. However, he is also not blind that this is all a facade. His title as one of the Lords in the Kim family would bring an advantage to the family too by wedding him to a good and honorable family. And after the sudden announcement of Taehyung's competition of him possibly betrothing the crowned prince, he doesn't doubt that he is soon next in line.

Jimin doesn't mind much though. In fact, he is actually looking forward in being married and having his own family. Maybe even have kids of his own.

"Hey, Taetae." Jimin greets as soon as he spots the blonde head sitting on one the chairs placed around the round table. He hasn't seen him since this morning, while the other was still asleep.

Taehyung replies, "Hi, chim." Though his eyes still stay on the crowd, looking for something, or rather someone. Jimin finally sees the other's line of sight. And he looks at his soulmate's eyes attached on the prince's figure. "You seem distracted." He says to gain Taehyung's attention again, but it all ends in vain. The boy still staring at the man two tables away in front of them.

Taehyung remembers his conversation with Jungkook this morning in the garden and frowns. A little part of him wanted to get to know the other, but he spoiled all of that this morning.

"It's me Taetae, kookie."

"Kookie who?" Taehyung wonders out loud; still befuddled by their on going conversation. The younger breaks the eye contact after a few seconds saying the most pained sound. "You hurt me, Tae."

The younger left as soon as he let those words out of his mouth. To add more to Taehyung's guilt, he knows that the prince must be someone important for him knowing that he just called him by his nickname; an action he forbids people from doing unless he actually trusts them.

"Yeah. Everything isn't going as good as I wanted, as usual." He soughs. Jimin looks at the other's face. Observing all the emotion that he sees. Taehyung's voice and face features a sense of longing, like he wants to reach out to Jungkook but he can't.

"Can you tell me what's wrong?" He questions, but it was ignored. Taehyung looked confused, he eyes whatever he is saying with full distaste. "That's Elizabeth."Jimin informs the other, seeing that he is so absorbed in watching Jungkook and the lady sweetly interact with each other.

"Eli who?" Jimin lets out a small chuckle which earned him a look from the other. Taehyung looks funny when he is jealous.

"Oh you know, she is the queen's candidate." The other finally turns to face him. His words succeeding in gaining the blonde's attention. "Her family is the lowest kind of noble. They're close to falling out of the society." He continues.

"How do you know all these?" Taehyung squints his eyes while looking at him. "Please, stop  suspecting me." He raises his hands in surrender while playfully rolling his eyes. "I was early and I heard the ladies' gossip. You know how loud their voice can get, it's like they have megaphones located inside their voice box." He whispers the last sentence. Taehyung lets out a chortle, finding Jimin hilarious.

"Oh, I know right." He continues booming in laughter, slapping Jimin's thighs while he is at it. "Listening to their gossip would be like learning the whole history of our universe."

Taehyung knows that he must collect himself. So what if the prince and the lady are in a romantic relationship? He is still one of the most worthy people who should be chosen to be added to the royal family. The lady had nothing compared to his level.

But wouldn't that mean that he is getting in between them? He always asks himself this question. What if they were both in love? Would that make him the villain? No matter what, it wasn't his problem. He was pushed into this role over night too.

Finally, clearing himself from his wild thoughts, Taehyung raises his head high meeting anyone's gaze who dared to look at him. For now he focuses on the present, the gathering. One of the many problems that he has still left unsolved. He just hopes that he can succeed in keeping low profile and hide from everyone.