The stepmother

Part 7

Imagine a Hoseok looking at you with this smile and soft eyes T-T...I would die.

Warnings: not proofread, bad grammar, spelling mistakes

During the outing, Hoseok spent most of his time in the silk and clothing shop. Even though Hoseok had been dressing and acting like a woman for years now, still being a man Hoseok had no idea what sophisticated ladies like to do once going out or how others see it, for fun. Being the main reason why he tried to spend most of his time in the back of the shop, hidden from everyone. But after a while he got both bored and hungry, making him go out in search of food. Seeing as other ladies were also eagerly going from stand to stand Hoseok felt a little more comfortable going to each stand, trying the different delicacies they had. Not giving any attention to the crowd Hoseok happily shoved his face with different types of food and pastries. That is until he felt a hand pulling at his dress, as he turned he was only greeted by a handsome young man. 

That day Taehyung wanted to go out and get some fresh air. Since he made up his mind to take the spot as King Taehyung needed to work night and day. The poor child did not even have time to breathe, he would either be constantly surrounded by paperwork or guards. He was losing his mind. But the thing that frustrated him the most was his father, every time Taehyung saw him he would either want to talk about marriage or would push young ladies to his side. At first, he would just ignore it and play it as a not-so-funny joke but through time, it got out of control. Not long ago after his night sword practice Taehyung tiredly returned towards his bed chambers to only see a soft and delicate young lady laying on top of his bed. That was his last straw. That night he yelled and fought with his father, indicating that he would not get married until he meets his one and only. Or in his version, until he can pass down the approval of same-sex marriage.

Wanting to let off some steam the prince sneaked out and went into the market. It was indeed noisy and dirty but he enjoyed it, mostly because he got to see his beloved. After finding out where his lover was working Taehyung would sneak out and try to visit the store, or just walk by it in the hopes of seeing him. Unfortunately, today was his beloveds' day off and so he could only walk around, and try out the small desserts. However, to his surprise as soon as he entered the market he was able to see his beloved happily eating some fruits. Seeing as many others were eyeing his lover Taehyung felt infuriated and made his way towards him. But who would have thought that as soon as he took a step towards he was pulled back by some small and soft hands? Turning around he came to meet the little girl that annoyed him the most, but hey he couldn't hate her that much. The reason, because she is the reason he got to meet his lovely moonlight queen. Feeling a little frustrated with the girl in front of him Taehyung was about to speak up and say she had the wrong person but was beaten to it by a scream. Seeing as the girl turned around Taehyung happily slipped out and made his way to his lover.

At first, Taehyung felt lost and very angry, having lost sight of his lover he wanted to turn back around and slap that girl until the point of unrecognition. But of course, he could never do that, why? Because his moonlight would get angry with him and he did not want that. How else would he get love every night? ( authored: yo child, children are in here.) After a few seconds of search Taehyung once again made his way towards his lover but stopped after a few seconds. Feeling as if it might be truly awkward to just randomly go up to someone Taehyugn thought of a plan quickly and bought a few roses, he would just simply act as if he is selling them. Feeling proud of his little plan Taehyung quickly made his way towards his lover and tap his shoulder. Seeing his lovely moonlight up close made his heart beat incredibly fast. 

Coming face to face with the dirty young man Hoseok felt his heart soften, he reminded him of his daughters. Hoseok just gave the young man a tender look and smiled softly, "Is there something I can help you with young man?" After a few seconds of looking at him with a dazed expression the young man just smiled at him, seeing the young man's happy face made Hoseoks' smile widen even more. After a few seconds of staring at each other Hoseok got to see how the young man grabbed one of his roses and handed it to him while saying, "A beautiful rose for a beautiful lady." Hearing the young man's words Hoseok couldn't help but laugh out loud while commenting, " What pretty words you use, but sorry young man, you came to the wrong person, I don't have any money for this rose." Believing the young man would give up Hoseok turned back around and pay attention back to the food in front of him. What truly surprised him was that instead of giving up the young man just pushed the rose towards him and quickly said, "I do not need your money, I just wanted to gift you this rose, it suits you." Feeling a little lost Hoseok just sigh and accepted the rose while also giving the young man a piece of candy he just bought. Looking at the small rose on his hands Hoseok turned towards the young man and warned, "Don't be giving things away, otherwise you won't have any food to eat." Giving a hard nod the young man smiled and skipped away, blending into the crowd. 

When Taehyung first came in contact with Hoseok he felt shocked and over the moon, seeing those sweet eyes softening up and that bright smile of his made him stop breathing for a second. Feeling a little daze Taehyungs brain stopped functioning for a few seconds that is until he heard a small little giggle. Falling out of his trace Taehyung continued with his plan in giving the rose to Hoseok. After arguing back and forward with one another he got to see how his lovely wife sigh and accepted the rose, at first he intended to leave immediately after completing his mission but seeing his lovely wife offer some candy in exchange for the rose Taehyungs body started to heat up. Oh, how he wished he could already hold him, kiss and love him all day and night. Feeling as if he could lose control at any minute Taehyung quickly gave a small little vow and left skipping. After a few seconds, his skips started to slow down and he dazedly looked at his hand. He could remember that soft and warm touch, just imagining the delicate skip rubbing against his made him smile from ear to ear, closing his eyes while humming he slowly kiss his hand. Not looking back at the market he made his way back to the castle. 

Before entering the secret passage only he knew about he burned the commoners' clothes he had taken, he couldn't leave any evidence behind, at all. But who would have thought that at the end of the passage a guard waited for Taehyung to return? Seeing the tall and muscular guard right in front of him Taehyung just sigh and kept walking. Seeing that Taehyung was ignoring him the guard quickly spoke up, Your majesty you know you can't sneak out if your father..." However, before the guard got to speak finish his sentence Taehyung interrupted him, "June, you should know your place. Not only did you not show respect to me but you also spoke directly at me. I have the right to end your life as I wish, but I have given you a second chance so you better stay quiet and obedient." Hearing the princes dark and low voice made the bodyguard's body shiver, hearing the prince response the guard just lowered his head and kneeled, " I apologize for my rudeness your majesty." not wanting to hear any more of the guards excuses Taehyung simple left, leaving the poor guard kneeling. 

Having entered his room, Tae quickly locked his doors and windows and made his way to a small book railing he had. As he slowly pulled out one of the books a small door open up at the side of his bed. Once he entered the small room the door behind him closed tightly. He had ordered to make this secret room once he turned 16, no one knew about this secret room, not even the king. The small room was clean and comfortable, there was a small bed and table on it. The room also contained three secret compartments, no one knew what he held in those compartments, not even the room creator. Most of the time Taehyung would come into his secret room to either rest or when he felt lonely. Laying on the small bed Teahyung took out a small piece of candy he had hidden inside of his shirt. As he lifted the candy his ears couldn't help but turn red. Slowly standing up he made his way to the first compartment. As he opened up the compartment he neatly placed the piece of candy next to an empty bottle and a small portrait of a crying man. Laying down the candy Taehyung softly stroked the portrait and kiss the top of the bottle.

Feeling extremely happy Taehyugn opened the other two compartments and started to dance around the room while humming a melony. After a few minutes of dancing, he stopped right in front of the second compartment, which held a beautiful wedding dress. The dress was completely covered in silver and diamonds, the wedding dress looked like it came out of a fairy tale. As for the third compartment, it held a small crown. Making his way to the crow Taehyungs smile grew. Slowly picking up the crown Taehyung couldn't help but stroke it and whisper, "Soon my queen, we will soon be together. Just wait for me."

( Hello everyone, thank you so much for waiting for this update, we are almost done with this short story. Aren't you guys excited? The next update might take a little longer than usual but please bear with it, I am having a hard time in school. Also, don't forget to comment and vote, I love reading all of your comments. Hope everyone is staying safe and sound. Have a great day.)