Princes in Love

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Hongjoong and the others were enjoying their time on the ice. From leisurely gliding across the ice, trying to beat it each other on who could spin the fastest  and reach a self-made finish line despite being consumed in dizziness, to flat out just trying to balance on the frozen lake with their skates.

Spending so much time on the ice, they actually forgot the time of day itself. But luckily Yunho and Wooyoung's mother's didn't.

“Boys! Come inside for supper, plus its more cold now,  we don't want you all to get sick now do we?””

“Also after dinner you can all take a nice and warm bath. And oh... I don't know, maybe some hot chocolate perhaps?”

“HOT CHOCOLATE!”

At the mention of the sweet yet warm drink, they all scurried back to the edge of the ice lake, and started to strip their skating shoes to their normal snow shoes. Racing each other on who could reach the two Queens at the door fastest.

“Ha! I came first, I ran the fastest, I beat all of you losers”

“Not fair San! You were close to the edge of the lake, plus you didn't even untie your skating shoes!”

“It's called 'Luck' my dear Wooyoungie, better try next time”

“Why you littl-”

“Finish that sentence, and you won't get any hot chocolate Jung Wooyoung”

“Yes mother”

Wooyoung, who now looked like a kicked puppy, and the other princes followed the two Queens to their base to dispose some of their clothing and wash their hands in the connecting bathroom. With everyone's hands washed, they all proceeded to make their way to the dining room.

Seeing the food that the cooks prepared, the princes quickly found their seats to start eating. To say that the word 'hungry' was an understatement according to the princes' stomachs, they were so hungry that you would think that you were watching a speed eating competition instead of having a nice dinner at a party.

“Slow down boys, the food is not going anywhere”

“Sorry mother, I guess we were really hungry from playing in the snow”

Explaining the reason for their appetite. Hongjoong and the other princes began to continue eating their dinner again, more slowly this time though. Soon after sharing some stories, and preventing both Seonghwa and Jongho from getting into a more serious argument all for the last piece of stake. It was time for the princes to take their nice and warm bath as promised and have their hot chocolate at the base.

Now freshly bathed, the princes were wearing more comfortable clothing for sleeping with their own robes for that extra warmth. Tonight they were going to sleep at their base, which was a tradition they just started last year. Their beds were just mattresses on the floor but it was near the big fireplace ;which brought wamrth to almost half of the room. And the fluffy pillows and blankets to make sleep come to the princes much easier.

“Can we have our hot chocolate now please?”

“Of course sweetie”

Despite being comfortable and just about ready for bed. Jongho was not gonna go to bed unless he got his offered chocolate drink. As if on cue, Hongjoong and Yeosang's mother's came through the door holding one tray each, which contained the sweet homemade hot chocolate for the princes and their mothers. The Kings, on the other hand, was off to another room where they were drinking their own preferred type of drink.

Eventually the princes and their mothers were finally done drinking their ambroisal drinks, they were now collecting the cups that they used and that they were cleaning the little mess that San made. He accidentally spilled some of his chocolate drink on his favorite dog doll that was given to him by his own mother on his second birthday. Seeing the brown drink on his plush doll, tears started to well up in his eyes.

If you know San since birth and that you practically and basically know him like the back of your own hand, you tend to know almost everything about him. Even though San himself doesn't speak about it, Wooyoung notices how the now ruined doll is going to be a problem, you see San here can't sleep unless he has something to hug, and in this case its the dog doll that he accidently spilled the cocoa drink on. So Wooyoung being the best friend that he is gives out an idea.

“You can hug me instead”

“Really? Are you sure?”

“ Of course I'm sure, we're best friends right? So as your best friend I allow you to hug me for the night. If you want we could even cuddle, if it makes you better that is.”

Wiping the tears that escaped from his eyes. San accepted his offer. The princes were now finally getting ready for bed, they thought that if San and Wooyoung got to be bed buddies why not the other six as well. Seonghwa and Hongjoong on one matress, Yeosang and Jongho, Yunho and Mingi, and of course Wooyoung and San on another matress.

“Can you sing us the lullaby?”

Hearing her son's request, Seonghwa's mother glanced at the other mothers who too was tucking their sons into bed, giving them a look as if telling them that they should sing the requested song.

“Getting closer one step at a
time
The closer I go
I have confidence
You're the real one

It was you, my shine light
True light that came with
destiny

Starlight staring at each
other in the night sky

The moment I looked at
each other
The dark nights are falling
We shine in it”

One by one all of the princes started to release yawns, flutter their eyes close, and fall into a deep sleep. Making sure that the kids were asleep, the mothers quietly made their way out of the room to get some sleep of their own.