❛❛ you dont need to apologise soojin ❜❜
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san and soojin walked silently to their room. he lays his fingers on the doorknob of it before opening, not waiting for his sister to enter.
san sat on the bed first, his hands intertwined with eachother as he balances his head in between.
"san-" she started, her voice wavering.
"why?" he cut her of, his voice getting muffled in his hands "i know.. i know you arent fine soojin, and soobin's death took a toll on you- but.. i thought we were enough, i was enough for you to get through your grief"
"s-san-"
"im your brother too soojin, why didnt you consult with me first? this is dangerous! didnt you think that hongjoong and the crew is enough already? they've been with you for quite a while now-"
"i know you just want to protect me san, but i cant just stand still when she's killed soobin! she's ruling over zeeta when she's was never supposed to" soojin said it all with one breath, clutching her side as guilt started to bubble up inside "san.. i dont want to pull anybody into this, i never want to harm the boys.. but as jongho said, sagwa might help us. with their army and us versus that ratchet queen.. we might just claim back what's rightfully ours"
soojin walked slowly towards san, who looked deflated "please open your eyes. its been long enough.. its time, san. i know you're afraid.. i am too, but-"
"i just dont want to lose you too.. we've already lost soobin and if i lose you too-" he chokes ever so slightly as a tear falls down "i dont know what to do.. i just want to protect you, what's best for you"
"i know that san.. im sorry i shouted, im sorry that i did this without telling you, but.. think about zeeta, the kingdom we grew up in- the kingdom father and mother and soobin loved so much"
he turns silent, thinking what the right world he was supposed to say. he felt deflated, taking a deep sigh as he closes his eyes tight "...you're right. this is dangerous, but if you're willing to risk yourself.. i'll support and join you" san gestures her to hug him, spreading his arms open wide. soojin snuggles close to him, using her sleeve to wipe away to tears that trinkled down his face.
"im sorry" she said, hugging her brother tighter, san buried his face into the crook of her neck, his tears soaking her delicate skin.
he lets out a muffled voice "what for? you already said sorry earlier"
she gives a sad chuckle "im sorry for not being there for you.. when you were grieving for soobin. i've never really thought how you felt after being separated from us for the past two years.. im sorry for being selfish and im sorry for pushing you away. i just realized how selfish of a person i've been to both you and yeosang, i want to take care of y'all as much as you've taken care of me"
san hugs her tighter as well, trying his best to stop himself from crying harder. he pulls his face away from her and looks at her with a disoriented face "soojin! s-stop it" he sniffed "w-when did you g-get so mature?"
she laughs at her brother, the tears that was threatening to fall immediately retreated back to her eyes "what is this? we were having a serious moment"
san continues to ugly cry, using the back of his hand to wipe his eyes and his nose "im s-sorry.. its just that- i feel like you're growing up so fast.. you dont need to apologise soojin"
the princess laughs again, holding her brother's hand, who continues to cry "stop crying" she says "you look ugly"
san glares at her with foggy eyes "im never ugly"
"lets stop this" she tries to hold her laughter as san took a deep breath, his nose holes going big and his eyes getting large as he tries to calm himself.
"you're right. im not cut out for this sentimental thingy, please warn me the next you're going to do that" he says, rubbing his face making it all red "im the one who should say sorry.. i was a coward for not coming back"
soojin takes a deep sigh "lets.. stop saying sorry right now" she reaches for her brother's hand and squeezes it "all is forgiven?"
san smiles "yup"
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the sun beams through the curtains, making the princess stir and wake. a smile is plastered on her face as she stretches, looking beside her to see her still sleeping brother, his body curled for comfort.
she places her feet down, closing the curtains as san turns around, his back now against her.
soojin smiles to herself- feeling happy. her chest feels lighter after last night, as if a huge weight has been lifted off. maybe that was what she was feeling, the feeling that was itching inside her. amidst all her grief, she wanted to avenge her brother.
the princess puts on her jacket by the door and exits, hearing a soft click as it closes.
she knew jongho was already awake for the fact that the prince was an early bird.
she makes her way to yeosang and jongho's room that was just a short walk for their's. when she arrives, she lifts her hand up to knock and checks after if it was open.
she goes inside, peeking her head in and immediately sees the sleeping wizard by the bed, his hair sprawled all over, revealing his mark by the left side of his face.
jongho looks up from the couch, the reading glasses he wore sliding down his nose. he gives her a small smile as she enters "what are you doing here?"
soojin smiles back, approaching the boy as he removes his glasses and places it by the small table. he closes the book by his lap as well and motions her to sit beside him.
"i was wondering if you would like to walk with me"
he smiles "of course"
the two found themselves by the beach with the early morning sun peeking out of the clouds. it was perfectly cloudy- not too warm and not too cold.
the two royals held their shoes in the tip of their hands, letting the warmth of the sand sink into their feet as the walked down the shore.
"with sagwa.. i think we have a chance with taking down queen aora. your kingdom is known to be the best at hand to hand combat as well as swords- like zeeta. with your help and hongjoong, we might have a fair chance to win.. i hope king joonho would agree to help us"
"i would do my best to convince father. you have my word"
the two stop, their feet faintly touching the cold water. soojin turns to her side, meeting eyes with the prince.
"i just- all i wanted to say was that i appreciate you speaking out yesterday.. i was already losing hope but you-" she takes his hand into hers, squeezing it gently "thank you jongho"
the prince looks down to their hands, ultimately failing to hide the massive blush on his face- soojin had surprised him with her sudden action, her soft hands tingling against his.
he felt his heart increase its speed, thumping fast inside his chest as he felt his legs going soft. he coughed, leveling his head as he croaks out a reply.
"a-anything for you" my love.
soojin gives him a soft smile before releasing her hold. jongho grabs it quickly, keeping their hands connected as he looks down bashfully "lets keep it like this... j-just for now, please?"
soojin's heart felt a small thump as she too has a light pink blush on her face.
"sure" she managed to squeak out.
the two continued to walk, casually talking and joking with one another. after a while, the princess didn't mind their physical touch. she even playfully sways it back and forth whenever she got excited.
but the boy beside her, oh he minded. his pinkish blush has disappeared from his face, only to transfer to his now very very red looking ears.
his heart would feel giddy everytime she would smile and a surge of butterflies would attack his stomach with every laugh she produced.
he likes her so much.. no, he loves her, he knows that.
but he couldn't really ignore that small tinge of sadness at the back of his mind, for he doesn't know where he stands at the heart of the princess.
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they happily talk to eachother as they took their time to walk back to their small hostel.
yeosang and wooyoung were just about to leave the said building, standing side by side as they exit the wooden double doors. they stop in their tracks as they spot the two royals, eying them quickly before their eyes landed on their connected hands. both the boys were bearing different looks as they stared.
soojin sees them as well, freeing her hand from the prince to wave at the two.
the wizard squints his eyes as he looks at two skeptically "we were just about to look for-"
"captain said to gather inside his room in five minutes, he said he has something important to tell us so dont be late" the gunner cuts off the wizard before turning and entering the hostel, leaving the three confused.
"what's his problem?" jongho stuffs his hands inside his pocket as soojin faintly pouts beside him.
yeosang shrugs "i dont know, but uhh hongjoong did say to gather inside his room in five, so.. lets go"
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comeback is already on monday and IM NOT YET READY. DAMN