enlightenment

Soobin is currently fixing his clothes. He's preparing for his visit at Thundering Sky Kingdom. Sunhee, and Byungho recently spoke with the Thundering Sky's King, and the King dismissed them for a while since he needed to think.

This time, it was Soobin's turn to negotiate, and will be the last time.

"Should I check myself in the mirror?" The moon prince questions himself, hundred percent hesitating.

The prince hated this part, so he immediately pulled the white cloth, looking at himself.

And for the first time, he's shocked on what he looks like.

"I.. I look good..?" He muttered, his eyes glistening in happiness. For the first time ever, he looks amazing. Soobin sighs in relief, putting back the white cloth that was originally covering his mirror.

He has a blonde hair, wearing a white suit, and a maroon velvet blazer. The prince was also wearing a golden necklace, and a black leather gloves.

"This is fine." He uttered.

Soobin breathes, then slowly opened his door. The recent days, Sunhee decided to change his door; went from doorknob to the long ass holder which the prince hates.

"Good day, crowned prince. Your carriage is ready, you can now proceed outside. Yeonjin is waiting for you there." Jeongchun, the butler, informed.

Soobin nodded as acknowledgement, and the butler left. The prince walked down the hallway, tons of maids were waiting there. All of them bowed at the sight of the moon prince.

Although some maids dislike the moon prince's attitude, they still highly respect him.

"Crowned prince, this way." Yeonjin spoke, opening an umbrella. It was scorching hot when Soobin was scheduled to meet the King.

"What's up with this kind of weather? So hot." Soobin chanted in his mind, blinking his eyes. The longer he stays under the sun, the more his vision gets blurry.

One of the butler, Eunsung, noticed this. He swiftly pulled out his fan, then started fanning the young prince.

Soobin looked at Eunsung, he nodded as thanks, and entered the carriage.

Before leaving, Yeonjin turned on the carriage's fan.

On the way to the Thundering Sky, Soobin's system slowly becoming stable as the fan cools his body.

Soobin sighs, throwing his head back at the chair's rest. The young prince unbuttoned the top, and second button of his blouse.

"Finally." The moon prince murmurs, tilting his head to look outside. Thankfully, the carriage wasn't fully covered, or else, he'll lose it.

The moon prince, then, closed his eyes. He wanted to rest for a bit.

"Cold."

"Crowned prince? We're here." A voice called to him.

Soobin fluttered his eyes open, only to see the butler who was waking him up. It was Baekyung.

The moon prince gently rubbed his eyes, then buttoned his blouse. He also fixed his hair, which was messy due to ride, and the position of his earlier.

Baekyung opened an umbrella as Soobin left the carriage. He breathes, and he admits, he's nervous. It's been years ever since he last negotiated, and it was when he was 15.

Regardless, he walked inside the Thundering Sky's property. He was quite surprised that the kingdom didn't change one bit. It was still the same kingdom— it rains every single day. If lives to its name, "the cold area".

As he enters the place, the King— Shin Hoyeon greeted him with a smile on his face.

"I know you would comeback!" The King spoke, walking to him, smiling. It may weird as it seems, but the King is a really smiley person.

Soobin chuckles, "of course." He replies with the same energy, walking along with Hoyeon. Both of them decided to talk in the silent dinner table.

The kingdom's dinner place was enormous, it could fit around 50~100 people. That's what Soobin estimations.

As they sat, there were foods waiting for them. Some were still smoking hot, Soobin assumes that Hoyeon prepared this later than expected.

"Well, as for your parents' proposal, I do accept it! But I just hope to add something to it." Hoyeon stated, cutting a piece of celery.

Soobin looked at him with cold hands, "what is it?" He asked, not sounding to be rude or mad. Hoyeon smiled, "i also wanted to have access to your little farm in Tempest Forest." He says nonchalantly, eating the piece of celery.

The moon prince was taken aback. No one knows about that place. Only their blood line.

He hesitated, but answered, "I'm afraid we can't do that. That place is very special, and only exclusive for the Choi." He paused, "its sacredness will be diminished if we let a non-choi to enter." Soobin added, taking a sip of wine.

"Did I do it right?" He asks himself, munching a steak.

Hoyeon laughs, "of course, you won't let anyone there." He snickers, "but I accept your parents' proposal, still." Hoyeon declares, smiling.

The creeps in Soobin's body crept up as Hoyeon neglected the topic as if it's nothing. Soobin was scared. Hoyeon spoke as if the Tempest Forest was nothing.

And after that encounter, Soobin doesn't wish to negotiate again with the other kingdom.

Yeonjun was currently at Visceral Forest, searching for blueberries to bring for their meet up.

While he was at it, Huening Kai wonders what comes in Yeonjun's mind. First, he searched for leaves, then for butterfly wings, then mushrooms, and now blueberries.

It was just Yeonjun, and Kai since Taehyun was busy helping his parents in planting.

"Hyung, why are you suddenly searching for random things?" Kai asks, curious. Yeonjun looked at him, and smiled.

Kai didn't understand, perhaps another chaos? Gift for his grandmother? Cooking? He doesn't know! And if this goes on, his mind may explode from thinking.

"Hyung, what are these for?" Kai questioned once again, hoping Yeonjun would answer him.

"These are for a friend of mine." Yeonjun finally replies, pulling some blueberries in bushes. The younger just nodded, and followed his hyung.

And now, Kai has new questions. Although he wanted to ask about a friend, he kept quiet. Kai knows how Yeonjun hates invading his privacy.

After minutes of picking up random materials, Yeonjun gave Kai a pie that he baked not earlier.

"It's still hot!" Kai eagerly gets a spoon, and uncovered the pie.

It was covered in aluminum foil to keep it's hotness. To add, the weather was quite hot so it also kept the pie that way.

Yeonjun smiles as he watches Kai eat the strawberry pie.

"Hyung, aren't you gonna eat?" Kai asked, his cheeks covered with crumbs.

"I ate a lot before I left the castle, so I'm fine." Yeonjun replies, getting a cold bottle of water from his bag.

Kai frowns, "so sad that Taehyunnie won't be able to be with us today." He speaks, as he munch the pie.

"Next time then. I'll cook for both of you so we could happily eat together." The chaos prince assures, which made Kai smile.

"Okay, hyung!" He beamed, enthusiastically eating again.

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a/n : i'm sorry for the late update lol! TT__TT