A Royal Lie (Changlix)

Chapter 9

3rd POV:

A long week of preparations passed, and then it had finally arrived. The day of the royal ball. It was very early in the morning, but the royal driver was waiting at the front of the palace. It would be a pretty long drive to Jeongin's kingdom where the ball was being held, and because of this it was decided that Felix would just get ready there because the ball wouldn't be starting until much later that night, but he still had to wear his hair extensions and a bit of make up to the Dahlia kingdom because he'd be leaving the palace and there would be many people watching him.

Changbin was first to walk out of the palace, and as he was approaching the long, black limousine that they would be taking to the ball, he could see someone standing next to it. He assumed that it was the royal driver, but as he got closer he was surprised to see that it was someone he was very familiar with.

"Jimmy!" He called out.

The middle-aged man looked up and smiled brightly as Changbin approached him.

"Wow, look at you!" Laughed Jimmy as he pulled Changbin into a hug. "I can't believe it, you've gotten taller! And look at those muscles! You've grown so much in only 2 years!"

Changbin chuckled at Jimmy's compliments. "Thanks... but what are you doing here?"

Jimmy held up a car key. "I'm the royal driver."

"The royal-.... Wait! So... I'm assuming that you aren't Felix's uncle?"

Jimmy shook his head as he put the key back into his pocket. "Nope. It was a lie that Prince Felix made up in order to keep his identity a secret. My family has been working for the royals since my great-great-great grandfather."

"I see..."

Changbin couldn't help but notice how Jimmy hadn't changed much at all over the past 2 years. His personality remained the same, and the only thing that changed about his appearance was the fact that the gray hairs in this hair and mustache were more pronounced, and so were the wrinkles in the corners of his eyes when he smiled. It made him look older but also much more amiable.

"You know, one of the guards around here that I'm friends with mentioned that Prince Felix had gotten a personal bodyguard." Said Jimmy, "But when he said that the guys name was 'Changbin' I almost couldn't believe it. I thought that it just had to be you!"

"Oh, you finally ran into each other." Said Felix as he was walking down the stairs towards them. "I assume you found out.."

"What? That he's not your uncle? Yeah he told me." Changbin said while smiling at Felix, who wore an expression of guilt.

"Sorry for lying to you.."

"Don't be, it was for a good reason-"

"-Ah, seeing you two together sure brings back memories." Jimmy said while sighing as he reminisced on the past. "I used to quite enjoy driving you around to your little dates everyday."

Their faces turned light shades of pink in embarrassment.

"Th-they weren't 'dates', Jimmy..." Studdered Felix.

Jimmy let out a laugh. "If only you could see your faces! I may be a bit old, but I'm not blind."

Changbin and Felix glanced over at each other, but quickly averted their eyes as they looked away.

They then heard the queens heels clacking as she walked down the stairs.

"What are you standing around for? Hurry up!" She said to them.

Jimmy bowed and said, "Right away, your majesty." Before holding open the back door of the limo.

Felix and Diana got in the back before Jimmy closed the door behind them.