Running in My Veins: Jicheol SVT AU ✓

Chapter 1

Hi, guys! Welcome back to my story. This is the first full chapter, so I hope that you are as excited as I am. This is basically just going to set up Seungcheol and his world, so I hope you enjoy. That's all I'm going to say, so go ahead and check out Chapter 1!

Months Earlier

"Wake up, Choi Seungcheol!" Jeonghan shrieks as he throws a pillow at the sleeping young man's head. The black-haired man groans and turns in bed, tangling the blankets around his legs. They're in a huge room that is made for royalty. Seungcheol lies in a huge bed that has beautiful gold columns and velvet sheets. On either side of the bed are handcrafted wooden side tables with interesting sculptures sitting on them. The cream colored walls have a blue and gold trimmings. A huge chandelier hangs from the ceiling and there's a window with velvet curtains keeping the sunlight out and leaving the room fairly dim. There's a huge dresser near a private bathroom and a large desk setup by the window. "You are a pain in the ass, you know that," Jeonghan huffs, "I don't understand how you can oversleep. It's not like you need to rest!"

"What is it Jeonghan?" Seungcheol murmurs, his head buried in his pillow.

Jeonghan scoffs, "Now, he answers me. I'm not your servant, you know? You should be lucky I'm here. Get up. You have a meeting to attend."

"I don't want to go," Seungcheol whines.

"You don't have a choice," Jeonghan says, slapping the man's head, "You're already late. The Queen sent me to wake you." Seungcheol snorts and slowly sits up. He runs a hand through his tousled hair and blinks a couple of times to clear the sleep from his eyes. "Of course she did," Seungcheol mutters, "She probably expected the light to hit you and me to wake up seeing this shining angel and request for your hand in marriage immediately."

Jeonghan rolls his eyes, "You're so over-dramatic. If your parents really wanted us to be engaged, we would be."

"It's only a matter of time," Seungcheol says as he slowly gets up from his bed. He doesn't even bother fixing the sheets and makes his way over to his large dresser. "Well, you don't need to worry," Jeonghan says, "I love you, but I have my heart set on someone else."

"Who?" Seungcheol asks his friend, "Shua?"

"Yup," Jeonghan says with a faraway look in his eye.

"You know he's human, right?" Seungcheol says as he takes out a couple of pieces of clothing and makes his way to the bathroom.

"Yes, but he knows about us, so I'm sure we can make it work," Jeonghan says, "Worse comes to worse, I bite him."

"That is illegal," Seungcheol calls from the bathroom.

"You would pardon me, wouldn't you?" Jeonghan says, taking a seat at the edge of Seungcheol wide bed.

"You overestimate my power," Seungcheol says as he walks out of the bathroom, garbed in a long coat with golden emblems on top of a black button down and matching pants.

Jeonghan shakes his head, "You underestimate your power. You're still crown prince, Seungcheol."

"If my parents had their way, I would have no power," Seungcheol grumbles as he fixes his hair, "I may be crown prince, but it means nothing while my parents are on the throne."

"You're so annoying," Jeonghan sighs, "You have to stop letting them control you like that. You have more say in the way the society's run than you think."

"That may be true, but how do you think my parents would react if I do something that they don't agree with?" Seungcheol asks, "I'm supposed to rule just as they have. I can't bring about new ideas or change the laws because anything that I come up with is ridiculous and unethical." Jeonghan frowns, knowing that his friend does have it hard. Seungcheol is fated to be the next ruler of the vampire society. Their next king, but it is unknown when that will be. They are vampires after all. Seungcheol's parents have been ruling for years and they don't seem to be close to death anytime soon. Seungcheol could forever be a crown prince, not getting his chance at the throne. It didn't help that his parents didn't trust him to do anything, saying that he was still young and knew nothing. Jeonghan knows that it isn't true. Seungcheol has been prepping his entire life to lead and if anyone knows the vampire society best, it is him. But, nothing could be done when the current vampire King and Queen refuse to give their child any say. Seungcheol has tried many times before, but his parents never budge. It really did damage the prince's self-confidence. "You haven't argued with them in over a millennium," Jeonghan muses, "Don't you think it is time to try again?"