『JenSoo Short Stories』

Lend Me Your Hand (1/4)

*Note - How Royals are addressed:

King/Queen - Your Majesty

Princess - Your Highness

Duke - Your Grace

Viscount - My Lord/Lord *last name*

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Jennie was fourteen when she was told she would now be accompanied by a personal bodyguard practically everywhere she goes. She was furious when her parents told her as would any teenager at the stage where privacy and time alone was gold.

"I don't need protection, father!" A young and frustrated Jennie tells him.

"You're the heir to the throne, darling, and therefore you must be protected at all costs even if we aren't aware of any threats yet," he responds coolly.

"If that was the case, you would've given me one ages ago! You're- You're only doing this because Kai snuck in, right?!?" Jennie continued her tantrum, so enraged that she stupidly blurted out the name of her secret-but-not-anymore boyfriend.

"Hmm," the King hums, making Jennie start to fidget with her hands. "Actually, we only waited until now because we wanted to make sure your bodyguard was properly trained and ready, but I guess that gives me another reason to assign you one since it's apparently easy for someone to sneak into your room." The King glances at his head of security knowingly, wordlessly scolding them for allowing such a thing to happen before looking back at his daughter, whose face was now beet red.

Jennie knew she lost the fight after her slip-up, but that still didn't stop her from being mad at the new intrusion. She crossed her arms and looked away when she heard her father call for the bodyguard.

"Kim, come introduce yourself," he says and Jennie makes sure to keep her head to the side, refusing to look at her unwanted companion.

I bet he's a stupid, old, ugly, idiot-

"Yes, your Majesty."

Jennie's thoughts come to a halt at the sound of a feminine voice and she can't help but look at who the owner of the voice was. When she does, her jaw nearly drops.

The person now in front of her looked nothing like Jennie had expected. To start, she thought it was going to be a man, probably in his mid-20s. She never thought she'd be face-to-face with a girl who looks like she's the same age as her and a pretty one at that.

The girl across from her bows first before speaking again, "Hello Princess Jennie, my name is Kim Jisoo and I swear to honor my duty to ensure your safety and happiness. I will always be here to lend you a hand and protect you at any and all costs."

Jisoo bows respectfully once again and the two lock eyes when she comes back up. A second or two passes before Jennie breaks eye contact to look at her father. 

"Father, you can't be serious," Jennie nearly laughs in disbelief. "She looks like she's my age and you're trying to tell me that my life is in her hands?!" She points to Jisoo.

"As a matter-of-fact, she is one year older than you," the King says simply. "Your mother and I thought it would be best for your bodyguard to be around your age so they would feel like your friend and so that you can be more comfortable around them too. We believe growing up together will strengthen your trust with one another as well. And if you're worried about her skills, she's been training for years and has even bested some of my strongest guards. She's more than qualified to protect you, my dear."