I Would Travel A Thousand Years For You

Chapter 3

Taeyeon ah! They're here!" Tiffany yelled as she sped towards her friend.

"Wait, who's here?" Taeyeon asked curiously.

Tiffany smacked her forehead dramatically.

"Right, I forgot you don't remember. The Princess and Prince are here with Lady Jung! Yoona's lending them her room since they're close friends." Tiffany rambled excitedly.

Taeyeon merely shrugged, not seeing the big deal.

"I can't believe it! The last time they visited I was out running errands, apparently the Prince is super handsome. But I can't trust the other maids to judge, they think the King of all people is handsome. That man is 50!" Tiffany continued, not noticing Tayeon's unenthusiastic nature.

"But why is Lady Jung with them? She's not royalty is she?" Taeyeon asked, secretly hoping that she could see Jessica again.

"Ah right, Lady Jung is engaged to the Prince, and is set to be the Crown Princess and next Queen. Besides, she's super close with the Princess. They grew up together, well at least that's what I heard." Tiffany explained.

Taeyeon just nodded and continued her work while Tiffany chatted animatedly. A short while later, Yoona came running down.

"Taeyeon ah, can you help me bring my clothes to my room? The Prince, Princess and Lady Jung should be done by now. I need to go run some errands. Thanks!" Yoona yelled before running off.

Taeyeon sighed as she carried the heavy basket away from the stream. As she was nearing Yoona's room, she could hear voices nearby.

"Sica, we can't risk it. There's too many people around. What if Tyler finds out?" The first voice asked.

"Yul, it's fine. He knows. I told him everything and he agreed to keep it quiet. He knows that our marriage is purely for business, there's no love between us." The other person answered, a little irritated.

Taeyeon ignored it and continued walking, intending to leave the people to their business. She ignored the hurt at hearing Sica had a girlfriend and put on a stone face. As she reached the room, she noticed that the door was slightly open and walked in quietly. In the room, the princess Yuri was hugging Jessica tightly. Suddenly, Jessica pulled away and kissed Yuri. Taeyeon gasped and the two lovers pulled away sharply. Dropping the basket, Taeyeon sped out the door as fast as she could. Taeyeon didn't care where she was going, but she kept running. She could hear footsteps following her, but Taeyeon refused to give up. Unfortunately, the Princess was faster, and she managed to overtake Taeyeon and force her into a corner.

"What did you see?" Yuri demanded fiercely.

"No..nothing! I swear! I was just there to help Yoona drop off her clothes! I swear that I won't tell anyone." Taeyeon squeaked.

"Good, you are not to tell a soul. If this gets out, it'll ruin me and Sica. And I'll come and find you, and you won't see the light of day again. Got it?" Yuri snarled, and Taeyeon nodded meekly.

Yuri finally relaxed and released Taeyeon, who sped away as fast as she could.

"I had to run for my life" Taeyeon breathed when she reached her.

Tiffany's brow furrowed but she didn't pry, instead asking Taeyeon "Did you see the Prince? Is he handsome?"

"No, I didn't see the Prince. I did see the Princess and Lady Jung though. Charming couple of ladies indeed." Taeyeon answered sarcastically.

Tiffany knew better than to ask and pursed her lips, wondering what happened.

"Guys! I got a great offer for you!" A short girl squealed as she rushed towards Tiffany.

"Woah Sunny chill, what is it?" Tiffany teased, grabbing the piece of paper from her friend.

"It's a job opening at the Jung house! Taeyeon you should go! You're always mooning over Lady Jung." Tiffany shrieked.

"Yah! I do not!" Taeyeon objected, though inwardly she was rejoicing.

"Yeah you do! I see it in your eyes whenever someone mentions her. And you always speak of her as if you know her really well even though the only encounter you ever had was at the market. You're like Sooyoung when she talks about her boyfriend." Tiffany countered, and Taeyeon could not help but blush.

"Ooh someone's blushing!" Sunny laughed, and Taeyeon flicked her  forehead.