Prince or Princess Charming "..."

[Jungkook's POV]

"If you behave well, be a good girl, God will be pleasured with you and bless you a gorgeous prince charming."

"Really? Then I will be mommy's good girl."

I wish I could desire like that small girl, not because I don't obey my mother, well I obey her more than enough. I'm not a bad person either, I can't even raise my voice at a stray cat......

The fact that I can't dream of a prince charming..I'm a guy. Can I dream of a princess charming? Nay! Without protection or help, she will create great obstacles.

"Here is your pay." The middle-aged woman placed an envelope on the table.

"Your daughter is a fast learner. I would like to teach her again."

"Sure. I will contact you." She gave a genuine smile expressing she's not gonna contact me ever again.

I took leave throwing a few glances at the silly girl who was reading fairy tales with her new tutor.

It was my 5th and last job which I had lost till now.

Over the past few months, I had lost jobs sequence before I could even cope up with the previous loss.

I leaned on the street bench facing directly to the sky. The sky had multiple stars yet without a moon, it looked deserted. I stared at the sky motionless letting cold air relax my calm.

My phone buzzed and I opened to see new IG notifications. My useless friends tagged me in a photo where I wasn't even present.

"So they're hanging at Hoseok's room."

I texted saying I'm gonna join. After an hour, I reached the dorm and went to Hoseok's room.

Hoseok's a lazy guy. He does nothing except playing video games. Once his father was so pissed with him, he decided not to give him any food. Hoseok starved for many days but he didn't even try to do a single work for surviving.

"I could only pay rent, electricity bill. I will have to starve...God. Help me find a way of getting money," I grouched.

"Get a rich girlfriend." Advised my forever single friend, Taehyung. All his fantasies, dreams, talks center on girls yet he's single.

"Where in the world I would get a rich girl?"

"It's here."

Taehyung showed a girl's IG account. After observing her photos, anyone can say she's super-rich.

"She's interested in you," Taehyung grinned.

"She's from my department, " Hoseok said.

"She follows me on IG. I didn't even notice," I yelled.

"Text her."

We chatted with her all night and she told me to meet in the music club cafeteria the next day.

We all slept in Hoseok's small space bed. I even got to smell Taehyung's raw fart of the morning. I'm sure one day, his wife's gonna beat the shit out of him for farting.

I skipped the second class and went to the music club. Everyone there seemed busy as they were preparing for the campus's fall festival.

In my two years on campus, I had never come here. Moreover, I hadn't seen any of their programs or performances despite there were some popular girls in this club.

I entered the cafeteria looking for Lisa. She waved at me holding a guitar in her hand sitting at a small table.

I went to her with a smiley face, "You are..?"

"You didn't recognize me? I'm Lisa, the pretty girl you talked to yesterday."

"You're the prettiest girl I have ever seen, " I smiled.

She blushed and melted completely hearing my words.

But the only thing I could think after meeting her was...

SHE'S FLAT AS A PANCAKE!

Cinderella

"He's Bambam," Lisa introduced me to a boy sitting beside her. Bambam was getting on to perform a duet with Lisa at the incoming festival.

I took the seat beside Lisa. It was awkward to talk in front of a stranger guy.

After a little talk, Lisa told Bambam to bring coffee.

"Let's take our first meet photo," she came close and hold the phone to take a selfie.

"Say..cheez.."

She didn't like my forced smile and took photos again.

"Jungkook ah, can't you just give a proper pose?"

"Okay, fine."

"I'm looking like a dumbhead. Let's take another," she whimpered.

It continued for a long time, she finally captured her desirable photo and began editing it.

"Lemme send it to Jennie. Let's see if she likes it or not..."

My cheek's gonna crack giving poses for her

"..."

"Jennie likes the other one. What do you say?" She showed me the picture.

"I think your friend...."

"I liked it too..Let's upload it...Caption: Love at first sight," she giggled.

"Lisa, you have seen me earlier, We have talked before. This isn't our love at first sight."

"Doesn't matter. Who's coming to see it anyway?"

Lisa asked me to check my IG. I opened my phone, found out that my mother had called me several times.

"I need to talk to someone." I moved my chair to stand up and my arm crashed with Bambam. The three cups of coffee he was holding fell on a guy who was approaching our table.

Lisa stood up, "You okay, Jackson?"

Jackson, a tall and masculine guy grasped my collar at once.

"What have you done to my limited edition shirt?" Jackson yelled.

"I'm sorry," I looked around, everyone was watching yet no one came for my defense.

He gave me a punch throwing me on the ground. He was about to kick me when someone held his shoulder from behind.

"JIMIN..!!" Lisa shouted.

Jackson seemed hesitant to kick me.

"No fighting inside the club, " Jimin warned Jackson.

Lisa came to comfort while I was on the ground in a half-sitting position, I assured Lisa that I was okay while my mind was like......

PARK JIMIN!!! The rich guy I robbed years ago!!

He stared at me for seconds then moved his gaze to Lisa.

"The meeting will start in a few minutes." He said in a deep voice.

"Right! Jungkook, I will have to go. Sorry for...."

"It's okay, " I smiled.

Bambam reached me a hand to stand up. I stood up mopping my lower part. I looked at Jimin who was walking with Lisa.

"Don't worry. He doesn't care for any girl after someone robbed him completely, " Bambam patted my shoulder.

"Did he inform the police?"

"Well...I mean she stole his heart and left like a robber, " Bambam laughed.

"So he doesn't have any girlfriend after that, " I asked.

"No, he's still looking for his Cinderella."

School Festival- Past (Eight Years Ago)

[Third Person POV]

"And why do I have to wear it?" Jungkook complained clenching the dress inside his palm.

"Helena's sick...She can't perform...Please, Jungkook, " the class president said in a hasty voice.

That year Jungkook's Junior High school had arranged a huge festival for the new year. Many students from other locale schools also came to the festival.

Jungkook's class was selected to perform a play but the girl who was about to play the lead role, Cinderella, was sick.

Jungkook in his teenage had a round face, fair skin, regular height. His voice was sweet like most teenagers. So it was quite difficult to think of him as a boy if he wore a girl's outfit , make up. Moreover, Jungkook's class have only ordinary looking girls so the class president and others chosed Jungkook as the lead.

"No one's gonna know you're a boy...Your identity's gonna be sealed. I promise.." The class president convinced.

"Jungkook, for our class's sake please!"

"Fine...I will do it."

Jungkook tried to memorize the script at the last moment. His character didn't have many dialogues so he endured somehow.

The other characters also played their parts well and they gained whistles, flowers, claps, and much praise for their performance.

The class agreed on to throw a party and Jungkook went to the dressing room to change. He checked his phone and saw that his mother had texted and called him many times.

The texts said... His father's condition wasn't good and his mother concluded to sell her engagement ring for his treatment. Jungkook's heart dropped after seeing the texts. The ring had been passed through his father's family for generations. His father can never withstand that it was sold for his treatment.

Jungkook went to the corridor to call back his mother.

"Mom, don't sell the ring..It's father's.."

"What can I do, Kookie? The ring isn't more important than your father's life, " His mother cried over the phone.

Jungkook closed his eyes to avoid the progression of the tears.

"Mom, wait for me, I will organize the money somehow..."

Jungkook hung up the call. He decided to ask for some money from his friends.

"HEY! BITCH!!!!..."

Jungkook dazed and looked behind. He saw many high school girls standing there giving him sharp gazes.

Jungkook realized protesting would give rise to more crisis so he followed them silently.

They brought him on the rooftop. The sun had set and it was already evening. They took him to a dark place.

"My boyfriend took your photos..."

"The boys of my class have gone mad for you..."

"Even Jimin's interested in you.."

Two of the girls held Jungkook's hand while others started messing with his hair and dress.

"Lemme go...I have to save my father, " Jungkook yelled.

A girl was about to slap Jungkook when someone held her wrist from behind.

"LET HER GO!"

The girls got afraid and left the spot rapidly.

"I'm Park Jimin.."

Jungkook looked at the smiling boy under the rooftop's dim light.

Isn't he's the boy who came with a foreign car? Jungkook thought to himself. His classmates were talking about it a lot.

Jimin reached Jungkook a hand and Jungkook glanced at his Rolex watch. The only thing was going inside Jungkook's head was how to get money, save his father, and the ring.

Jungkook gripped Jimin's hand at once and snatched his watch. He pushed Jimin aside, put his hand inside his pocket, seized the wallet, and began running.

"I NEED MONEY. YOU'RE RICH SO IT DOESN'T GONNA MATTER, " Jungkook screamed.

Jungkook took cash from the wallet and threw it on the ground leaving the place.