Five months. That's how long its been since the Prince last saw you. The Engagement was called off a week after you left, which left him into a silent depressive state, holed up in his room.
"Donghyuck," Prince Jeno says and knocks "Look I know how it feels to loose someone you love but you have to believe me that locking yourself in you're room won't help"
Prince Jisung nods and knocks on to Prince Donghyuck's door "Hyung come on, please let us in" which was greeted with no reply, Prince Jeno, Prince Jisung, Prince Jaemin and Prince Mark all sighed
Prince Chenle groans when he finally appeared, Prince Renjun right behind him "Crowned Prince of the West Lee Donghyuck, pull yourself together, get over the fake relationship and let us in"
The other Prince's eyes went wide at the younger's words and Prince Donghyuck opens the door "Get the fuck inside and shut up, all of you" He spoke coldly and harshly that the other Princes obeyed Prince Donghyuck without a second thought
Once they've entered the room they were greeted with The Prince sitting on his bed. The Prince had eyebags under his eyes, his clothes were a mess, mismatched and buttoned all wrong, his bed wasn't in good shape either, the blanket was curled and pushed to a corner while his pillows were placed around the room. It was obvious the The Prince hasn't eaten breakfast either from the sight of his untouched plate of food
"Oh Hyuck" Prince Mark says sadly "You look horrible"
"Thanks Hyung" He rolls his eyes "I can't believe you told them"
"I had to Hyuck, its been what four months? 'till we last saw her and you"
"We want to help you" Prince Jaemin agrees
Prince Jisung looks at him with a soft smile "You look like shit, seriously"
Prince Donghyuck smiled at the way the youngest teased him "If you are gonna curse at least try not to sound awkward"
The Princes all smiled at how the room's mood elevates when Prince Donghyuck smiled, they were glad to see him smile at least. Prince Donghyuck sighed and counted the people in his room "I count five people," He pursed his lips "Where's Lucas Hyung?"
"He wanted to come" Prince Jeno assured and summoned some maids to clean up the room before Prince Donghyuck could say anything "But he and Lady Yeonli are preparing for their marriage ceremony"
Donghyuck stands and leans against the window so the maids could clean up "Its fine, none of you had to come" He looks out the window "Congratulations Hyung"
"You know you're invited too" Prince Renjun aswers and shows him the invitation "And Y/n" He places them both down on the bedside table and Donghyuck sighs looking off
"You really need to get yourself together," Prince Renjun starts and Prince Mark closes the door after the maids leave "You were the one who started the agreement"
"I know" Prince Donghyuck sighs once more and tilts his head "doesn't mean it'll help make me feel better, the thought of her so far away, or that the last memory I have of her is her crying on to my chest 'till she fell asleep" he frustratingly ran his fingers through his hair
"The last?" Prince Renjun asked
"I fell asleep by her side that night," He looks at the bed and remembered that night, the way you clinged on to his shirt, the half tiara discarded to the side as you cried on his chest until you were too weak that you lost consciousness, he remembers how you clinged on to him even as your energy decreased, he gently lifts you and placed you on your bed ready to leave you for the night so you can rest, the hand that held his top was still in place and he smiles, lying down beside you, letting you snuggle as close as you want 'till you feel better, he remembers how happy he was to see you depend on him so much, he remembers wiping the stray tear that would escape your eyes, he remembers how he whispered how much he loves her. "She wasn't there when I woke up" Prince Donghyuck stands up to get something from his bedside table "She left me" He shoves the letter to Jaemin's chest " And this is all she left behind"
Jaemin took a step back from the force the older Prince have him the letter as read it aloud: "Good Morning, My Prince. Please forgive me for my actions last night, I wasn't in the right mind, if his highness can't find it in himself to forgive me I would accept any punishment I am charged with but if the Prince does accept my forgiveness, I will be forever indebted to you.
His Highness, shouldn't worry about me anymore, the sadness I felt will soon become a memory and I will make sure that it will, I thank his Highness for being my Rock and for taking care of me in the two weeks I have been under your care. I wish the Prince nothing but Joy and Happiness in the years to come, I may not be the girl that truly lies in His Highness' heart but without a doubt it is an honor to experience it. I wish The Prince to meet someone he will love with all his heart and love him back, I wish you all the best
Love, L/n Y/n
P.S. Thank you for the wonderful night, I hope his Highness doesn't mind but I kept the gift" Jaemin reads and looks back at the Prince who motioned for him to look at the envelope and he does, he takes out a familiar silver bangle moon charm bracelet that was supposedly his birthday gift, then a gardenia flower necklace, then the silver necklace she wore on her birthday
"These are all your gifts" Prince Jeno mutters
"It is," Prince Donghyuck starts and takes the jewelry from Prince Jaemin "The only thing she kept was the hair clip I got for her" He says sadly and covers his face, tears pricking his eyes once again
"You should confess" Prince Chenle suggested flopping on Prince Donghyuck's bed, making the latter lift their head to narrow their eyes at the younger boy "So she could reject you"
Prince Donghyuck scoffed and wiped the stray tear "Jisung you're nearer do me a favor and whack him for me?"
"Hear me out Hyung" Chenle pointed out and crossed his arms at the snickering Jisung in his peripheral vision "When she properly and straight up rejects you, you'll be able to move on, isn't that better than locking yourself in your room?"
Just then there was a knock on his door, Prince Mark opens it being greeted by Doyoung holding a tray "Excuse me Princes, but I have brought tea and refreshments"
"Come in Doyoung" Prince Donghyuck instructs, in an attempt to stop Prince Chenle's train of thoughts
Doyoung bows and places it down on a table and started handing the Princes their favorite flavors, "Mint tea for Prince Mark, Honey tea for Prince Renjun, Black Coffee for Prince Jaemin, Rose Tea for Prince Donghyuck, Cinnamon Tea for Prince Jisung and Vanilla tea for Prince Chenle"
They all bowed in thanks and Prince Donghyuck makes a face at the smell of roses, something about the scent of roses made his anxiety spike and now he can't bare the scent of it "Thankyou" He says and watches Doyoung leave before he presses the cup against his lips to take a sip before placing it back down with a sigh
"Doyoung is really good at brewing tea," Prince Jisung notes before looking at Prince Donghyuck who refuses to touch his tea "Isn't Rose tea your favorite? Why aren't you drinking it?"
Donghyuck nods "It tastes," He looks at the tea "Different. I haven't drank Rose tea in a while cause of this" He answers and hums
Prince Chenle sighs and stands from his position on the bed "We're going to Y/n Noona's flower shop and you'll confess to her"
"Does Chenle have a problem with his hearing? Did you hear anything I said?"
"I did," Chenle says "and it hurts to see someone who we think of as our brother, locking the world out just because they lost a love. Hyung you deserve to be happy even if the girl isn't noona, all I, all we want is for you to be happy" He looks at Donghyuck in the eye "And this is the first step in getting over her, so I'm forcing you to get up and change into something decent cause we're heading out"
"Hyung" Jisung cuts in and nods "We think this might be good for you" Prince Jeno, Prince Jaemin and Prince Renjun all nodded at the youngest's words
Prince Mark placed his hand on Prince Donghyuck's shoulder "We're not the only one who's worried about your well being"
Donghyuck looks at the untouched Rose Tea and nods "Fine, Lets go"
"Welcome!" You greeted once you heard the familiar bell of the door open, Donghyuck smiled for the first time in a very long time at the sound of your voice, even if the reason he left his room was to finally experience closure "Your Highnesses?" you asked surprised
Donghyuck smiled at you and opened his mouth to greet you before Chenle whizzed passed him to hug you "Noona I missed you"
"Hi Noona!" Jisung called with a wave of his hand
You grinned "Hi" You waved back, bowing down to great the royals in your shop
"No need for that" Prince Renjun spoke "You're still our friend"
You stared at him as you straightened making you tuck your hair behind your ear, the clip, Donghyuck can now see that you're still wearing, no longer doing its job in keeping your hair out of your face. Donghyuck's fingers twitched and his heart swelled, he wanted to walk up to you to clip your hair in place like before and he was more than happy to see you still using his gift just when he was about to say one more thing the door to the storage opened and he met Hendery's eyes
Hendery was shocked to see the amount of royal in his your shop but he really doesn't have the right to say anything about it, he bows "I humbly greet the royals"
"Rise" Price Jeno was first to speak after a long silence
Doing as he was told he looks at you "I've already did what you asked"
"Thank you" You replied and looked at him, you both kept the eye contact a bit too long than usual, you only woke up from your trance when Hendery cleared his throat and looked away while you looked away as well "Oh, Right before I forget" You grabbed a glass of water and handed it to him "Here drink something first, its hot outside. And this is the key you asked My brother last week" you showed it to him
He nods drinking the water and taking the key "Thank you" He smiles and you smiled softly "I should go" He replies
You nod "Right," You took a step back "See you around?"
He looks at you and nodded, placing the glass down, his eyes not leaving yours before he smiled softly once more
Donghyuck looked away and sighed "Yeah" He says turns around "I'm not doing it"
Prince Mark grabbed him by the forearm to prevent the Prince to leave, waiting 'till Hendery finally left
"Prince Donghyuck?" You called and he looks at you "Are you ok?"
"Yeah" He answered quickly "I just wanted to see you, I mean, how you were, I wanted to see how you were"
You tilted your head and Prince Jaemin holds your hands "Actually Prince Donghyuck wanted to tell you something"
"Oh?" You looked at the Prince just met your eyes "What is it about, My Prince?"
Prince Jeno pushes Prince Donghyuck's shoulder "I think it'll be better if you both talk alone"
"But His Highness, I can't I have to watch the shop"
"You heard her," Donghyuck replies and pulls his arm away from Mark "We're intruding on her work time"
"Don't worry about it" Prince Jisung starts "We'll watch the shop while you two speak"
You blinked "No, I cant, you can't I cant ask royals do this" You panicked and grabbed Prince Jaemin's hand again
"You can, besides we're Royals if we can't watch over a shop for a little bit then we fail as possible future Kings" Jaemin points out and you pout
"We'll be ok, Y/n" Prince Jeno assures and you nod
"If the Princes wish it" You replied with a bow and smiled at Prince Donghyuck "This way your Highness" You lead him to the back where a couch and a coffee table was
"Oh," You smiled "Would His Highness like tea? I can make you a cup of Rose Tea"
He stares at you and nods "Yeah, that would be nice"
You nod "make yourself comfortable, My Prince, I'll make you a cup" You smiled and left the room momentarily to prepare the tea for the Princes
"Noona!" Prince Jisung calls with a tilt of his head "Did you and Hyung already talk?"
You shake your head and motioned to the make shift kitchen "No, not yet. I was on the way to make tea for the royals"
"That'd be lovely Y/n" Prince Mark says as he puts away some of the mess the Prince's made. You chuckle and started readying the tea "What Tea are you making Y/n?"
"Rose tea" You smiled and added a bit of honey into the bottom of the cups for an added flavor and then you poured the hot water, placing the tea on the counter you happily handed it to the Princes "There's still honey, If it doesn't suit, His Highness's tastes?" They nod and all adjusted the tea according to their tastes "I can do it" You yelped once Prince Renjun adds a bit more honey
He swats your hand "Focus on Donghyuck, and give him his tea"
"But I can serve you all too, Prince Renjun"
"Nonsense, Donghyuck wants to tell you something important, besides he hasn't drank Rose tea in a while," He starts remembering their earlier conversation
"He probably misses it" Prince Jaemin adds and takes a sip, he didn't adjust the taste and he hums in approval "You're Rose Tea is so refreshing"
You tilt your head "Wait, Prince Donghyuck hasn't drank- Thank you, Prince Jaemin" You bowed before continuing your sentence, Prince Donghyuck's tea in your hands "The Prince hasn't drank Rose Tea?"
Prince Chenle nods and places the tea on the counter "He says it tastes different"
You looked at the tea "Weird" you mutter
"What is Noona?" Jisung asks taking another sip
"I'm sure I left the procedure of how Prince Donghyuck likes his tea in the kitchen before I left" You answered
"Doesn't matter" Mark cuts in and motions for you to return to Donghyuck with a wave of his hand "Maybe he'll drink now, Go to him Y/n"
You nod and left them to walk to where Prince Donghyuck was waiting for you, "My Prince?" You called and he looks at you "Here you go" You bowed
He takes it, the scent of roses was calming now he smiles, and he takes a sip before looking up at you "This tastes good" He starts and takes another sip
You chuckled at the sight "Your Highness, may I ask you something?"
He nods
"Are you ok?"
He looks at you "What?"
The Princes all take a sip of the tea "Someone should listen in on their conversation" Prince Chenle starts and they all look at him
"Are you really a Prince?" Jisung replies "You know we shouldn't"
"No, No lets hear him out" Renjun says and places his cup down
"Its Donghyuck Hyung, he might back down. Hyung will only have a hard time if he decides not too" Chenle spoke
Mark nods "I'll do it" He stands and places his tea on the counter "Chenle has a point, so I'll do it."
"Yeah? Why not me?" Prince Jeno asks pointing a finger at the oldest
Mark scoffed and pushed his hand away "Pointing is rude, besides" He points at the door "Customers" He smiles slyly and goes to where you and Prince Donghyuck is before the others would tell him to stop. He stood in front of the door, listening to the conversation
"Your Highness, what did you wanted to talk about?" Mark heard you speak
There was a long drawn out silence before Donghyuck spoke, Mark can only guess he was drinking the tea "It doesn't matter" Donghyuck says and Mark sighs, Chenle was right, he did back down, "Don't worry about it, ok? When the other Princes ask, just say you said no" Mark gently massages his temples, He knows that nobody can really force Donghyuck to confess if he truly doesn't want, In fact Mark is ready to defend Donghyuck, if he really doesn't want to confess then Mark is willing to lie and say you turned Donghyuck down
"I don't think so?" You spoke up and Mark froze, that was an unexpected answer
"What?" Even Donghyuck was surprised
"I- I'm so sorry, I spoke without thinking!" Mark heard the distress in you voice
"Don't bow" Donghyuck says and shifts to help you sit up "I told you, speak your mind, I won't do anything that'll hurt you"
"Its just." You took a second to gather your strength "If it doesn't really matter, Why does my Prince look so sad? or why you refuse to look at me? And I don't think the other Princes would take His Highness here to speak with me without a good reason"
Mark smiles, you were able to see through Donghyuck's white lie, he's relieved, if you were to have stayed by Donghyuck's side, Mark can tell you'd be a wonderful Queen one day, he wishes both you and Donghyuck happiness in whatever the outcome maybe
"You're getting good at that" Donghyuck murmured
"You taught me" You replied "His Highness doesn't have to tell me, forgive me, I forgot my place-"
"They wanted me to confess" Donghyuck said, getting angry at your words and how low you think of yourself
Mark grinned, the moment was perfect there is no way Donghyuck can go back on what he says now, he nods and leaves the two to speak, satisfied
"What?" You asked surprised
The Prince licks his lips and takes the tea he previously placed down in an attempt to calm his nerves "I love you" He whispers and takes another sip "A lot, I just didn't confess cause You and Hendery were still together"
"So," You narrowed your eyes, "Now that we're not-?" You asked
"They wanted you to reject me" he cuts you off once more "So I can get over you properly" He places the cup down and looks at you
"Well in that case, Your Highness I'm flattered but I respectfully-"
"I don't want you to"
"You, I'm sorry?"
"I don't want you to reject me, the five months I experienced without you was horrible and I refuse to go through that again," He gets off his seat to hold you hand in between his as he kneels "Please, let me love you, I want to make you happy, I never want to do something that'll hurt you. I don't care how long it takes but please, let me stay by your side"
You stared at the Prince in shock
"Let me court you, let me win your heart" He takes a deep breath and bows his head "If you decide to reject me now, I'll honor your words and leave, but hope is cruel thing isn't it? If there is even a slightest chance of me, winning you over, I'll fight for you, Because I love you"
"What- what is all this, My Prince?" You asked in confusion as The Prince entered the shop holding a bouquet of Primroses, and behind a truck full of primroses were waiting "Primroses?"
"Miss Y/n" Says MinJung, one of the hired help that Prince Donghyuck practically hired for you so you don't have to work as much, "Where should I put these?" She asked
"My Prince?" You asked and raised your hand as a way to tell MinJung to wait "What's this for?"
He tilts his head "You said last week you wanted Primroses"
You blinked and stare at the Prince, pursing your lips to avoid smiling "Forgive me, but when?"
"You showed me your garden and mentioned that Primroses would be perfect or it"
You smiled
"You didn't ask for it, did you?" He says in realization and you shake you're head "Oh god"
You laugh and took a step forward to cup his hands "Thank you" You looked to the side "MinJung please put half of the ones in the truck for display here in the shop and the other half," You turned to look to the other side to spot another hired help "YeonWoo," You called "The other half plant them in the garden" You instructed and they did as they're told
You pulled away from the Prince and he pouts "If you don't like them you can give them back, you don't have to do that"
You smile and lead the Prince inside "I like them" You assured handing him a cup of tea you were previously making "Forgive me but that's not Rose tea, would you like to try?"
"What tea is it?" He aske inching closer to you
"It would be an honor if Prince Donghyuck would guess"
He raises an eyebrow and takes a sniff of the air "Lavender?"
You grin and nod "Does His Highness want to try?" you asked with a small tilt of your head and The Prince smiles and nods
"You made it right?" You nod, and offer the cup to him which he accepts and takes a sip
"How is it?" You asked "Does the Prince have a suggestion?"
"You can add a little bit of honey" He answers after a second sip "But other than that I like it"
"Honey? isn't it already flavorful?" You moved to pour yourself a cup so you can taste it yourself, when the Prince handed you his "Pardon?"
"Drink from here" He instructs and you pursed your lips "Y/n come on"
You nod and accepted the cup taking a sip "Honey?" You asked again
"If you're unsure you can always go to the palace and ask Doyoung yourself," He points out as you add a bit of honey "He hasn't seen you for a year, I know he'd be happy to see you" He bows thanking you when you readjusted the taste
That's right, its been seven months since Prince Donghyuck asked to properly court you and a year since the agreement, he still comes here almost whenever he can and gives you gifts and reminders for his affection "Doesn't my Prince get tired?" You thought aloud
He turns to look at you "What?"
You blushed "I'm sorry, I misspoke"
He reaches out to hold your hand "Speak your mind" he lifts it to kiss the back of your hand. You take your hand away and he frowns, he thought he at least got you comfortable around him that you're letting him hold on to you like before "Y/n what's wrong?"
You look down "I've said this before, Your Highness, but won't you get tired, waiting for me I mean, I could say No. Its been, seven months and I am still here, I don't want the future king of this country spend majority of his time wooing a woman that would cherish him"
The Prince tries his best to not look at you, as a smile leaves his lips. He looks back at you and cups your cheek, making you look up at him "You know, I know you're very serious right now and that I should assure you that isn't the case but the mere thought of you being worried about me I just- I'm very happy" You scrunched your nose and pulled your face away from him and he reaches out to hold your hand, locking your fingers together trailing random patterns on your skin "I'm not getting tired" he says before leaving a soft and loving kiss on the back of your hand "Forgive me, but I will never get tired of you, besides this future King won't accept anyone else as his Queen unless its you." He leaves a soft peck on each of your fingers before trailing up your arm
You found your breath getting caught in your throat, you didn't want to push the prince away and before you could process what was going on, there he was mere inches from your neck, breath fanning against your skin making you catch your lip between your teeth as your eyes fluttered close, cheeks and ears going a shade red
The Prince happily smiles at you, he was happy you're not pushing him away, for him you're worth the wait "I love you, I always have and I always will. I'm never leaving, so its either you or I'm never marrying, In all honestly you might be the first to get sick of me," He whispers, making you shiver, "I'll always be waiting for the day you accept me into your heart officially," his free hand reaching up to release the lip in between your teeth "You were the one who'd scold me when I'd bite my lip cause it'll affect my natural lip tint right?" He keeps his thumb over your lip
You placed your free hand the wrist of the hand on your lip, he didn't move or say anything letting his hand go slack so you can pull it away if you wanted, you didn't. He also noticed the way your eyes flickered from his eyes to his lips, and he grins.
He decided to be bold and moves to peck your lips, well he actually kissed his thumb, the one pressed against your lips. Neither of your lips touched but The Prince smiled at the thought of something like his thumb being the only thing that separates that desperate wish of his to reality
You grip on both his hand tightened at the sudden action but it didn't come, He kissed his thumb and the fact he was so close made your heart beat fast enough to think of you're still alive
You both just end up staring at each other's eyes a little longer, his hand, that was previously holding your chin and pressed against your lip, has snaked its way to your nape, slowly leaning in.
You leaned towards him too, letting his hand guide you towards him, you were both close enough that his lips was just brushing against yours, both your eyes closing, ready to feel each others lips
"Miss Y/n, someone asked if they could speak with you" YeonWoo calls opening the door and you immediately push the Prince away by covering his lips with the palm of your free hand while your head lifts up and away from him to look at a panicked YeonWoo in the eye "I am so sorry, I didn't- I wasn't expecting, I'm just gonna go- Um, we can handle the one outside, uh resume?" He asks and leaves closing the door
You looked back in front of you to see your hand still on the Prince's mouth and you flinched "I am so sorry" You pulled it away and he chuckles lifting your still intertwined hands up to leave another kiss on the back of it, You quickly pulled it away
He laughs and sits back down and you pressed your lips into a thin line the earlier possible scenario still in your head "Shouldn't you check on your customer?" He teased smiling at how you seem to stare of into space
You stood up "Right, I-I, uh, I'll go now, your Highness" You moved to walk away but stopped "Shall I walk his Highness to baby first?" You picking on the skin of your finger when you spoke to the Prince about his car and he grins
"No I'll go out the back," He looks at his phone "Doyoung is summoning me anyway" He walks up to you and you take steps back until your back hits the wall
"You've-you've become quite bold your Highness" You replied while he stands in front of you his hands in his pocket
"You've become quite shy, My Love" He chuckles, leaning down to your level, holding to your wrist so he can leave a soft kiss on your cheek "I'll call you tonight" He pulls away and your hand flies up to your cheek touching the tingly memory of the Prince's lips against yours "Don't overwork" He waves and leaves via the backdoor and out of your sight
You released a breath you didn't know you were holding before forcing yourself to stop thinking about it and walked out, to do your job "Yes? I was called?"
MinJung, who was holding a bouquet of lilies smiled at you, "YeonWoo handled it, Miss" She smiles and gasped "I love the new bracelet, Miss Y/n" She complements and assists another customer
You mad a face and looked at your wrist to see a familiar silver bangle bracelet, complete with its moon and star charm and you smile "I can't believe it"
Prince Donghyuck was busy instructing all the hired help into setting up the stand for todays Flora Festival that You were so excited to join in, the stand and the flowers were her and already prepared, everything was ready, all except you, you weren't here, and its been ten minutes vut why hasn't he heard anything from you?
He fishes his phone out of his pocket, dialing your number, he counts to the third ring before a familiar click "Darling!" He happily exclaimed "Everything is ready all we need is you, where are you?" He waits for a reply only to be greeted by a sob "Y/n? Y/n are you crying?"
"I-I'm so sorry" You cried and The Prince's instincts went to over drive
"Sorry? Sorry for what?" You let out a choked sob and a quick intake of breath before exhaling sharply only to repeat the process. It took the Prince a moment to realize you were in the middle of an anxiety attack "Oh God," He breathed "Y/n baby, I need you to relax, I know its hard but I need you to do that ok? I'm here over the phone, forget about everything else listen to my voice ok? You can do that right? Breathe with me, my Darling, slowly, in the nose out the mouth, please, you can do it, breathe with me" He says and starts breathing in his nose and exhaling through the moment it took a couple of coaxing before you followed after him and slowly the sharp intake of breaths slowed and stopped, only a steady breathing remaining "that's it, good girl" He praises "That's right, just like that breathe"
He waits and nods till your breathing normalized he spoke softly "What happened? Can you tell me?"
You sniffed and took a while to reply but the Prince was patient, he couldn't stay still he kept pacing back and forth as you slowly forced your voice to come out "I can't come to the festival, I know you worked hard, I'm-I'm so sorry" Your voice cracked at the end and he can tell you were about to cry
"Y/n, the festival doesn't matter, are you hurt? is that why you couldn't come?" He asks worriedly
"My Brother" You choked out
"What happened to Hyung?" He asked softly
"He-" You sobbed and he bites his lip in worry "He got into an accident, he's hurt badly, he's in the E.R." you trailed off
"Y/n?" he calls out to you
"I'm so scared" You finally spoke
"I'll go to you, Darling tell me where you are"
"Dre-Dream Hospital" you sniffed
"Ok, I'll be there in fifteen minutes, wait for me ok?" there wasn't a reply, he pulls the phone away ready to turn it off "Would you like me to stay on the line?"
"Yes please" You choked out
"Alright darling I'll stay on the line"
"MinJung" He calls to the hired help "Give me your phone, I need to make a call"
MinJung nods and unlocks it before handing it to the Prince, he hears a total of two rings before Doyoung's voice greeted him "Kim Doyoung Hyung, summon Dr. Hwang BonHwa"
"My Prince?" Doyoung asked suprsed at the unknown number "What's wrong are you hurt?"
"No, take Dr. BonHwa to the Dream hosipital and have him treat Y/n's brother, L/n JiOk," The Prince ordered
"I'm sorry, You want me to take the royal physician to look after Y/n, your ex fiance's brother?" He asked surprised
Donghyuck growls, he really wasn't in the mood to entertain Doyoung "Good your not deaf," He barked "Do it, Now"
"Yes, My Prince" was said after a silence and the call ends
The hands the phone back to MinJung "You're incharge of the stand, Y/n and I might not return" He nods and bows before leaving
"Your Highness?" you called
He flinches before speaking softly "Yes? I'm here, I'm sorry did I scare you?"
There was no reply as he unlocks and sits at driver's seat of his car "Darling I know its hard but please try and reply whenever you can ok? I need to hear your voice just like how you need hear mine" He starts
"Ok" you replied and he nods
"Thank you" He says and "Y/n I'll close the door of baby ok? so don't be scared if it's loud" He warns and closes the door "My heart you still there?"
He heard a small hum and he smiles thankful you tried to reply, but he needed to you to get you mind off that "Y/n do you wanna hear baby purr?"
"Purr?" you asked voice soft that he barely caught it, He starts the car and it purred to life, he heard a small giggle coming from you, he smiles thankful to hear it again
"Y/n I'll connect my phone to baby, so I might be disconnected for a second, I will be right back, ok?"
"Ok" He nods and connects them, just like he said he disconnects from the call for a quick second, it made your heart spike, fear wrapping itself around you as if wrapping itself by your neck making you loose your rationality and breathing until you hear his voice
"Y/n? My Love? are you still with me?"
You take a deep breath a choked sob leaving your lips "Please, quickly" You begged holding on to your phone like a lifeline, with it and his voice literally being the reason why you haven't lost your sanity
"I'll be there, I promise" He says worry in his voice as he drives towards the hospital,
"Doyoung Oppa?" You called out and Donghyuck breathes a sigh of releif as you spoke with Doyoung and Dr. BonHwa. The short way to Dream Hospital, he speaks softly and lovingly, saying weird and different things to get your mind off it and he's thankful that you'd try to reply to him
And finally he was there he parks and grabs his phone, turning the engine and car off ending the call and he runs in "Where is L/n JiOk?" He asked the nurse who stared, frozen at The Prince in surprise, He growled "I said where?" he says intimidating the nurse who quickly looked for it and gave him the the room he is supposedly staying at and he ran
Once he got there, right infront of the door his breathing stopped as all he heard was your crying plee "Your highness?! No please! you said you'd stay! No! No! No! Prince Lee Donghyuck! Please, I need you please!"
"Y/n" He says and opens the door, running up to you to hug you "Shh, I'm here, The call got disconnected, I'll never leave you, I'm here, I'm so sorry" He breathes and kisses the top of your head as you clinged on to him
"I'm so scared" you choked out
"I know," He whispers and holds you close, "Its ok, I'm here now, let me be your rock. I'll protect you, you'll be safe with me"
"My prince?" You asked when he entered the shop, slightly out of breath, You poured him a glass of water ready to pick it up and give it to him
"Why are you closing the shop?" He asked taking steps towards you making you step back until the wall stops you from taking another step back "Did something happen? Let me help you" He says worriedly sandwiching you between him and the wall and you laugh
Placing your hand on his chest and gently pushing him away "Don't worry about it, Your Highness"
"No, I will worry about it, is it financial problems? I can pay off the debt, do you need more help? I can hire more people, Do you need a new building? I can buy-"
You laughed a bit louder and held his hand "I have to take care of my brother while my parents are away and nobody could take care of the shop that's why I have to close the shop for a little while. I appreciate the offer but I won't accept your gifts, My Prince"
"Then why do you need to close the shop?" He asks you have the help
"I'd rather them rest"
"Y/n but they're the hired help"
"You might be right, Your Highness, they're my hired help, and I don't think I'll be able to relax when I have to take care of both my brother and shop"
"Then" He smiles "I'll take care of the shop"
"Sorry?"
He nods and motions around "I'll watch the shop for you"
"No" You answered and shook your head "I can't ask The Prince to watch the shop for me"
"Well you're right you can't ask the Prince" He nods agreeing with you "But you can ask Lee Donghyuck" He grins knowing how romantic that line was and honestly it made you smile back
"Still, My answer is still a no, You're Highness"
He whines "Ok, fine. One week" You looked at him "come on, You refused me when I offered to pay for the hospital bill"
"That's because I can't ask the Prince"
"You have to, you should," He crosses his arms "I would do anything, give you anything as long as you ask"
"Which is exactly why I don't ask for anything"
"I-" He reached out to pin you against the wall caging you between his arms "Do you even know why I want you to ask me for things? I'm a Prince, I can get anything you want and I'll gladly give it to you," bit his lip "I want you to have everything and anything like, you deserve at least that much, I want to be someone you can lean on, let me spoil you"
You blushed, your hand pressed against his chest in an attempt to get him to leave a couple of inches away from you, he was too close, you can see every detail in his eyes, way his tongue darts out to slightly wet his bottom lip, you shamelessly followed it as your cheeks turning pink even more
The Prince leans in, his breath gently fanning against yours, he was so close that you were afraid the the Prince could hear your heart beat against your chest, he hand fell from the wall to your nape gently tugging you closer. Your lips brushed against one another before you flinched at the sound of the door opening as one of your Hired Help opened the door, pulling away from the Prince's lips and hide your face against his chest
He laughs, this was the second time someone walked in on the both of just when he is about to kiss you, should he build another room just so he can kiss you? He holds you close, even if he doesn't get to kiss you, holding you like this is enough "Please?" He asks "Just one week then after that you decide on what to do yourself"
You grunted "You get one week" You said face still against his chest
He grins "Thank you" He kisses the top of your head
You came to the shop every morning before you go to the hospital to help your brother, only to see the Prince holding a bouquet of flowers that YeonWo wrapped and prepared, he handed it to a customer who bowed once they spotted you, The Prince hasn't seen you yet so he continued conversing with the customers
Every morning you see the Prince getting more domestic than then the last, the first day he was in the make shift kitchen giving the hired help some breakfast, the second he brewed coffee for everyone, the third day he was carrying a crying child who couldn't find his mommy, the forth day he sat in front of a little girl who thought him how to make a flower crown.
And everyday when he sees you he drops everything and happily hugs you like a puppy you couldn't help but giggle and pat his head, this time was a little different you didn't visit in the morning and The Prince started sulking all day, until that evening when he was cleaning up ready to close the shop when you entered, the most he caught sight of you he dropped everything and tackled you in hug making you yelp at the force
"Y/n!" He says
"My Prince~" You smiled and pet his hair, something you learned early on he really liked, you were getting used to his hugs at least that was what you thought until he hides his face in your neck making you stiffen "My, Prince-" You said in shock
"I know," He murmured "just a little longer, I won't see you for a long time, I need this"
"What?"
He pulls away and smiles a bit sadly "My Birthday is coming up" He informs and you nod "The King and Queen will host a ball to celebrate, so I won't be able to see for a while"
"You're arranging it yourself?" You asked and he nods "That's fine, don't look so glum" You playfully teased and rubbed his cheek with the back of his finger
He held your hand that's on his cheek and gently nuzzled it "How can I? When I won't see you often for the next couple days?"
You chuckled "It'll be over before you know it, then we can go to the place His Highness loves"
"You're house?" He teases and You blushed "I'm kidding, When you're finally mine, I know you'll show me your home yourself" You refused to look at him and he smiles "Can I ask you for a favor?"
You tilted your head and nodded
He takes a step back and kneels offering his hand "Would you, L/n Y/n do me the honor of letting me escort you to the ball?"
You stared at him "But-but there'll be rumors"
"I don't care, as long as I'm with you." He confesses "I want to to show you that I can love you and care for you better than anyone, so please let me"
"OK" You answered and he looks at you as you accepted his hand "I'll let you escort me" He grins and stands up to tackle you in a hug
"You will not regret this! Thank you, Y/n!" He says and pulls away slightly, only then did both of you realize how close you were, how if he leans in and press his lips towards you he could finally kiss you "Y/n?"
You were awoken by his voice and you looked up at him, before seeing how close he was, you squeaked and he grins keeping you in place "Y-yes?" you stuttered
"I really want to kiss you" He confesses and tugs on your waist, making you come even more closer "But I know that I'm only courting you and a kiss is out of the ordinary, but I love you so much and I know that I told you I'll wait and I will and it doesn't change my previous promise, you-you don't have to agree actually, on second thought can I just kiss your on the cheek? Forget everything I said up until this point-" He rambled on
You blushed, listening to him ramble his grip on your waist still firm and you thought about it what the Prince meant to you, how you've learned not only to depend on him but wait for him to burst into your shop's door and greet you, you started to anticipate his calls every night before you sleep or how he sends you pictures of his food and say how he misses eating with you, you learned not only to accept yourself and Hendery's decision but you also learned the reason as to why Hendery made that choice. You looked up at the Prince as he continues rambling and you smile, "I like you too"
He stops mid sentence "what?"
"I-I like you too, My Prince"
"My name, please, say-say my name" He whispered afraid that all of this wasn't real
You smiled and cupped his cheeks "I like you too, Donghyuck" You answered
He exhales sharply and hugs you, tears trailing down his cheeks as he held you close "I- wow" He chuckles "I never expected how happy I'll be to hear you say that. I love you, Y/n" He says in another attempt to hear you say it
"I like you too, Prince Donghyuck"
"Thank you" He breathed and and smiled wiping a tear away "God, I'm so happy" He kisses your cheek "Thank you, Thank you" He repeats and leans his forehead against yours "I love you" He said again.
And you giggle "I'm sorry that I just realize it now" You whisper
"I don't care, as long as you're mine," He looks at you "You are mine, right?"
You playfully pursed your lips "maybe, You haven't asked me anything yet, My Prince"
He laughs and holds your hand "Will you be my girlfriend and be mine?" He asks
And you nod Yes, I'll be your Girlfriend, My Prince"
He smiles happily and pecked your lips, he didn't realize he did, he only did once he pulls away ad you both froze
"Oh, uh, I'm sorry-" He starts and rambles on again about how he lost himself and you leaned up to peck his lips making him stop "I-I" He stutters out
"Now we're even~"
He blinks and held you by the waist "Again" He commands tapping his lips "I want one again, right here" He says and leans in to you, gently pressing his lips against yours and you kiss back, moving your lips together into a slow rhythm, it felt absolutely amazing, the way the two of you seem to perfectly fit into one another it felt so good that neither of you wanted to pull away even with the lack of air
With great reluctance he pulls away, and you pout and he chuckles, chest heaving as he leans back down again to happily give you another breath taking kiss
"I love you" He breathes and leans his forehead against yours, he smiles happily "So so so so so much" he pecks your lips once moreA