The Royal Selection

Burn

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After the Banquet party, the Queen thanked Minjae's group for creating such a wonderful party, that she think they did very well.

It did nothing but boost Minjae's ego even more.

"God, he's insufferable now." Yoongi groaned to Jungkook and Kai the next day. "If he wasn't annoying before, he sure is now."

Minjae has taken every moment to taunt them, saying how they'll fail at their party. But they hadn't even hosted it yet.

So Minjae can go fuck himself.

"Wanna see the set up?" Yoongi asked, and Jungkook and Kai immediately jumped to their feet. They walked down the stairs towards where the ballroom was. Opening the door, they peeled inside and found people rushing around, putting on decorations and pushing chairs and tables into place.

"Hey, it doesn't look too bad!" Kai exclaimed, looking around the room. It was almost what Yoongi had envisioned, with the tables and the flowers and the food and decorations. Now that he sees everything laid out, the butterflies in his stomachs settled a bit, but not entirely.

Later that evening, the same participants from the banquet party last night gathered at the ballroom, some of them murmuring in surprise at the chosen theme.

Since they were the ones who organized the event, they were placed the closest to The Queen.

Unfortunately, Minjae and his group of friends arrived just after them, and with a sour look on his face, Minjae plopped next to him, taking him by surprise. Yoongi glances suspiciously at him, but Minjae pretends he doesn't see him at all. Shrugging, Yoongi returns his focus back to his plate.

After the Queen takes the first bite, the rest of them start to eat. Since it was a Tea party, there wasn't much savoury foods, and more of sweet foods. Still, most of them even looked pleased with the decorations. Yoongi even caught the Queen pocketing the little animal sculptures they had put on the table.

Yoongi caught Jungkooks and Kai's attention and they shared a small grin, pleased to see that everything was going well.

That was, until Minjae decided to let his tea cup, "slip".

The hot tea splashed onto Yoongi's thigh, causing him to jump suddenly and yell out in pain, knocking off a plate of biscuits along of the way. The heat was searing, and Yoongi barely suppressed a pained growl when he sees Minjae smirking subtly at him. Even after the tea cooled, his thigh still prickled in pain and felt tender against the rough fabric of his pants.

Servants rushed foreword to clean up the mess, and Yoongi was escorted away to the doctors office to check up on his thigh. Jungkook and Kai pushed up from their chairs and followed him, their faces contorted with worry.

At the doctors office, the doctor had Yoongi sit on a bed before cutting away the fabric of his pants. When his leg was freed, they saw that the skin of his flesh was red and swollen, with blisters beginning to surface on the skin. Yoongi hears Jungkook gasp, and he wills himself not to look away.

"That's a pretty serious burn considering it was tea." The doctor said. "What happened?"

"One of the contestants accidentally spilled tea that was fresh out of the pot." Yoongi mumbled, and the doctor tsked. "Should've been careful." Yoongi didn't know who he was talking about.

The doctor took a cloth and doused it in cold water. He twisted it dry before pressing it against his leg, making Yoongi jolt from the difference in temperature. Yoongi hissed softly, and the doctor gave Yoongi control over the cloth, rolling his chair back to reach for some ointment and bandages.

He had Yoongi lift up the towel and taking an Q tip, he gently smeared some of the ointment onto his skin. He then put a pad on top and wrapped the bandage around to secure it in place.

"When you shower, make sure you clean the area well, but not with hot water." The doctor said. "Afterwards, try to leave the wound open to let it breathe. I suggest that you don't wear tight pants for a few days, and wear shorts or loose pants instead." Yoongi nodded and stood up, his right leg now stiff because of the bandage that's wrapped partially over his knee.

He puts his shoes back on and the three of them leave the office.

"Why did you tell him it was an accident? Minjae clearly did it on purpose," Kai pointed out, and Yoongi sighed. "That's true, but it'll cause a lot of unnecessary trouble, and nobody but me saw him do it. Beside, they all think he's an angel except for us."

Kai fell silent, but there was a deep frown on his face. "I think I know why he hates you guys so much." Jungkook raised an eyebrow at his words. "He hates you equally as much." Kai snorts. "That's because I hang out with you guys."

Kai continues. "Haven't you guys noticed? The princes pay special to you guys especially. It's making all the other dudes really jealous." Yoongi and Jungkook choked.

"Wait, seriously?" Yoongi deadpanned, and Kai nodded. "No joke. What Minjae did today was ruin your party, and distract the spotlight away from you. Others may do the same."

"Then what about you?" Jungkook asked, and Kai shrugged. "It doesn't really matter for me. Winning or losing I'll just take it and not whine about it."

They fell in silence.

"How do we make them stop?" Jungkook asked after a while. Kai hummed and stopped.

"Well, you'll just have to beat them I guess."

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