House of Cards || Taejinkook

⚜3⚜ New enemy

♦Jimin♦

I hurry on down to the kitchen to help the chefs and maids with the dinner. On my way there I keep having to readjust the tie around my neck. I absolutely hate wearing clothes like these. I feel like I'm being strangled, but the other servants insisted I should be dressed like this for the dinner. They want me to help serve the food since they need all hands on deck behind the scenes. 

Jungkook warned me that his cousin would be staying here for a while and apparently he's a bit of a dick. The new prince's presence forces me to work harder than normal, which already makes me dislike him. I haven't even seen his face yet, but just the thought of him makes me annoyed. I wanted to spend my evening out in the city, but nooooo. Now I'm stuck in the castle like a fucking waiter. I hate being here. It's so boring. I want to be out clubbing or getting wasted at a bar with Yoongi. Around here I can only entertain myself with my phone or by spying on people. 

When I get down to the kitchen it's complete chaos everywhere. People are running around practically on top of each other to try and get things ready. The main chef spots me at the door and pushes his way through the crowd to get to me. He's a fat man and almost knocks over some pots with his big belly.

"There you are, Jimin. We've prepared a tray for you over there," he says and points at a sliver tray with plates full of crackers and different cheese types. "Oh, and take this too!" He forces a jug into my hands and inside there's some red liquid. I think it's lemonade of some kind or maybe punch.

"What should I do with this?"

"Take it up to the new prince's bedroom. We forgot to do it earlier since we're so busy already. Oh, and why don't you take some other snacks with you while you're at it? Rumor has it that the prince really likes candy. Last time I saw him a couple years ago he occupied himself with gulping down all the fudge we'd prepared."

The chef hands me a bunch of different jars and bowls with candy to take upstairs. I have no idea how he expects me to carry all of this at once. I try to arrange everything to fit onto the tray, but I have to take the drink in my hand since it's too heavy. It feels very risky to balance the tray in one hand, but it's what I have to do. 

I slowly head up the stairs and it's first when I'm stepping up on the third floor that I remember that I could've just used the dumbwaiter. I always forget that thing exists. I think there's even one leading straight to his bedroom. Oh well, it's too late for that now. I turn the corner at the top of the stairs to go to the new prince's bedroom, but I come to an abrupt stop when I walk right into someone. I lose my balance for a second and the drink gets spilled all over the place. I manage to save the tray with food before it crashes to the floor and it doesn't take long before I feel the anger building up in me. 

"Watch where you're going, you fucking dipshit!" I yell at the person who caused this mess and to my surprise it's a man I don't recognize. He has his mouth open in shock from me yelling at him and he looks offended as fuck. His suit and white shirt is stained slightly pink from the drink and somehow even his black hair got wet in the collision. His face isn't all that bad, at least until he starts frowning.

"How dare you talk to me like that?!" he yells back at me. "This is all your fault, you little peasant! You're the one who ran into me!"

What the hell? Who is this dude and why is he screaming at me? The people in the castle never dare to raise their voice, especially not at me since they know I'll fight back. 

"Uh, excuse you, but I was just turning the corner and then you practically came and pushed me back down the stairs! You should apologize to me! You interrupted me when I'm trying to do my job!"