Galia.
The biggest, richest kingdom in South Korea. The king and queen had one son. At least that was what they told the world. They actually had two songs. Min Yoongi, and Min Geumjae.
The king and queen only revealed their son Geumjae, since he was gonna be crowned next king. Also, because Yoongi was the disappointment. All because he was weak, feminine, gay. His mother never treated him like that though, she still loved him as much as he loved her,
All his life, he was hidden from the outside world. All to keep his secret of being the king and queens second son. He was locked inside, with no one else to talk to. Except for one of the guards, and his mother. The guard's name was Dami, she helped train Yoongi when he asked her.
It was thanks to her that he learned to defend himself.
"You've improved lots, prince Yoongi," she complimented his skills.
"Enough with the formalities," Yoongi rolled his eyes at her. "You know I don't like to be called 'prince'."
"Sorry, Yoongi," she apologized. "I'm just used to calling everyone in the royal family king, queen, or prince."
"Well I'm not in the royal family," Yoongi shook his head.
"They might not treat you like you're part of it, but you still are," Dami stated. "Anyways, your brothers coming of age is just around the corner. Excited?"
"About what?" questioned Yoongi. "Excited to stay locked in my room for the whole party?"
"Sorry," she apologized. "I wish you could come party with us."
"I don't do parties," Yoongi said. "But I heard the knight speaking about hiring a guardian knight for me?"
She shrugged. "Maybe to make sure you'll stay in your room."
"That's stupid," Yoongi scoffed. "Father already knows how much I hate parties. Speaking of father, I have a plan to get out of here."
"And what is that?" asked Dami, who knew how much Yoongi hated being locked inside the kingdom.
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"Absolutely not," the king shook his head. "You are not to leave this kingdom. No one outside of this kingdom knows of your existence, and we will keep it that way."
"Why not?!" Yoongi yelled unintentionally. He quickly covered his mouth in fear.
"Do not raise your voice at me," he warned in a threatening tone.
"You never liked me, because I was a mistake. A disappointment," Yoongi began. "That's why you're pretending I don't exist."
The king stayed silent as Yoongi continued.
"You may have married into this family and became king, but to me you're still an arrogant fool under a stupid, golden crown-"
Slap!
Yoongi's cheek stung from the harsh slap he had received. He placed his hand on it, staring at father who had anger in his eyes. His hands were shaking as he tried to control his anger.
"I've changed my mind," he said. "You will be attending the party. Right beside me, as my second son."
Yoongi only stared at him in disbelief.
"You wanted nothing to do with this family before. If you'll attend the party, you have no choice but to act the part as our royal son. And when you're older, you'll get your own coming of age."
The king soon left without a goodbye, leaving a Yoongi in his dark room.
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The knights cheered as they celebrated their success of becoming the kingdom's knights. Hoseok was one of the cheering men, drinking with his friends as they celebrated together.
After swearing on their life to protect the kingdom, they were now drinking, singing, and dancing. Hoseok already knew where he'd be assigned. He'll be the new guarding knight for the king and queen's son, Min Yoongi.
"I thought their son's name was Geumjae," Jungkook peeked over Hoseok's shoulder.
Hoseok nodded, "He's their second son."
"They have two sons?"
"Guess so."
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Yoongi heard a knock on the door as he was getting ready. The lady behind him was doing his hair.
"Come in," he called out quietly.
His frown turned into a smile when his mother entered. He greeted her, and the lady behind him bowed nervously due to the presence of the queen.
"You look beautiful," she said.
"You're even more beautiful," Yoongi returned the compliment. "Where do you think I got it from?"
She chuckled softly. The hairstyle quickly excused herself after finishing up Yoongi's hair.
"I heard you, and your father arguing last night," she said. "I just wanted to check on you."
"Thank you, mother," he turned to face her directly. "But I'm fine. I don't care about what father or anyone else says."
"That's good," she smiled. "Let's not mention anything about the true heir."
The true heir.
As mentioned before, the king married into the family. But it wasn't just him who moved in, it was his son Geumjae as well. The king thought his son was better suited to be next king than Yoongi. Who was a complete disappointment. That was part of the reason his father didn't like him, but he never had feelings for the queen. He only married in for power.
"Mother?" Yoongi asked. "I heard that I'm getting a guarding knight."
"Jung Hoseok," she answered before he asked. "He is your knight."
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It was an hour before the coming of age. Yoongi was sitting on the bench of the fancy garden. This was kind of the only freedom he got, in the garden. Here, he felt at peace. Surrounded by nature.
It soon was disrupted when he heard a voice.
"Are you prince Yoongi?" asked the voice.
Yoongi turned around. Judging from the all black, gold embroider uniform, he was the guard. His knight.
"No, I'm Geumjae," Yoongi lied.
Hoseok, being the gullible idiot he was, started apologizing. "Oh I'm sorry, it's just you were wearing the colors of the royal family and I just assumed-"
"And who might you be?" Yoongi cut him off with a question.
"Jung Hoseok," he introduced himself.
"Hmm," Yoongi observed the man. "So you're my guarding knight? You don't even look like a decent knight."
"Decent?" Hoseok gave him an offended look. "So you are prince Yoongi?"
"Yes," Yoongi nodded.
"How do I know you're not lying?" he asked, even though he knew the answer. "The first thing you said to me was actually a lie."
Yoongi rolled his eyes, getting up from his seat on the bench.
"Where are you going, prince?" Hoseok asked as he followed Yoongi.
Yoongi soon stopped in his tracks, "First of all. Don't call me 'prince.' Second of all, you're not on duty yet. You don't have to follow me anywhere."
Yoongi continued walking until Hoseok replied.
"You know, all because you're a royal, doesn't mean you have to act so arrogant."
That made Yoongi turn around, giving him the coldest glare he's ever given anyone. That's when Hoseok knew he had hit a nerve.
"Hey I was-"
Yoongi soon stomped off to his room, leaving Hoseok in the empty hallway, "Sensitive, noted."
Author note:
The royal family is wearing red velvet clothing with gold designs. The guards are all wearing the same thing as Hoseok below.
I'm also putting Dami here because you gotta see how beautiful she is!!!