𝐫𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 | 𝐭𝐬𝐮𝐤𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐠𝐞

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the music played loudly, accompanied by the laughs and conversations held by those around. though everyone seemed distracted, all eyes were on him. he'd been stepping around shards of glass since the night had begun; greeting people and meeting those who his mother thought were worthy of becoming his spouse.

people rapidly spoke to him, offering him jewels and money of all kinds. anything he wanted just so they'd be in relation to the tsukishima family. declining one person after another kei searched for someone that was of his age. his height giving him the advantage, he'd caught a glance of someone running.

kei followed the unknown person, pushing through crowds and chasing until they'd finally reached an empty hall.

"who are you?"

the prince whispered. not wanting any palace guards to hear him.

"i'm what you'd call a thief."

"what are you here for?"

the thief let out an annoyed sigh, throwing away almost every rule he himself had made.

"i'm here for a crown, one that the king wore himself before he passed. do you know where it is?"

"i do."

"take me there."

kei was baffled beyond belief. a thief. in the midst of the party a thief had snuck in and was there to steal the deceased kings crown.

"what's in it for me?"

"you're royalty, what more do you want? remember, i'm the lowlife thief here."

"freedom."

"define freedom."

"take me with you."

"why would i do that?"

the thief let out annoyed breaths, cutting kei off before he could speak.

"take me to the crown, i'll help you leave this place."

"how do i know you're telling the truth?"

"you don't. now if you tell me where the crown is then i'll tell you where to meet me."

it was a chance he was willing to take. anything to leave the palace.

"if you travel down this hallway and take the flight of stairs that lead to the library, there's a vault that's currently unlocked. behind the vault is a door and behind the door is the crown."

"pack whatever you need and go to the watch tower in the east, none of the guards are there.. if you're not there by the time the clouds clear in the skies, i'll leave with the crown and without you."

kei hurried over to his room, grabbing a few articles of clothing and shoving them into a small bag before running towards the east of the palace. picking up his pace when he saw the theif setting up ropes, he whispered a hello.

"you actually came."

"did you get the crown?"

"i didn't come here to play hide and seek, of course i got the crown. more importantly, are you afraid of heights?"

"i'm not."

"good. this'll be easy then."

the man jumped off the tower, the rope tightening as he fell. the wind blew, ruining kei's styled hair.

one jump and the life he'd known for so long would finally not be his.

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