Tied To You

Chapter 1: A Tale Not Quite As Old As Time

Once upon a time...in a galaxy far far away............wait a second, sorry.

Once upon a time...in a kingdom...hold on, or was it an empire? Oh whatever...

Once upon a time (again)...in a place very different from ours, there lived a wise king and a fair queen who gave birth to a beautiful boy. This boy grew up to be the most gorgeous person in the whole...kingdom (I guess, anyway). So gorgeous, that his face was only shown to a few people. But one day, before the prince's 18th birthday, a wicked sorcerer stole him away into his tower. The kingdom wept in fear for their precious prince. Until a young boy appeared and bravely challenged the sorcerer. They fought for three long days and three long nights, or so it seemed, as no one saw them during that time period. Finally, the boy emerged from the dust, the prince trailing behind him. The kingdom rejoiced over the victory, and celebratory festivals were held in honor of the courageous soul who was appointed as a knight. And thus, the people lived happily ever after...

[Editor: Pssst, Writer!]

[Writer: Eh? What do you want? I'm not even done wrapping up the story yet!]

[Editor: Idiot! You forgot that this is just the prologue! Keep writing, this chapter still has a couple hundred words left!]

[Writer: Ugh, why did I even agree to this in the first place, anyway, where was I...]

...until it happened again, and again. Soon, it was common for the prince to be kidnapped nearly every other week. Of course he was saved each time by the knight, but everyone was confused. Why was the sorcerer still kidnapping the prince? Well my good old friends [Editor: Oh my god you are so... *sighs*] [Writer: Shut up.], let me tell you the real story, from the beginning.

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10 minutes before the first kidnapping

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"Jeez, I'm so bored." Hyunjin groaned, rolling his eyes. His tutor looked at him sternly.

"Your highness, do not use the language of commoners! It is not noble of you to stoop to their level," She snapped, waving her baton at him.

He looked at her in lazy disbelief, "Aren't I supposed to be the King of the PEOPLE someday? I can't rule over them if I don't even understand them to the barest degree."She bristled, eyes narrowing.

"Also, class was over a couple minutes ago. Perhaps you should invest your time in working on your time management instead of trying to teach me things that I already know."

"Hah! In all of my years..." The teacher grumbled, gathering her skirts and shuffling out of the door.

"Old bat," Hyunjin muttered under his breath. Draping himself dramatically over an armchair, he watched his father's kingdom come to life under the sun reaching its peak. 

"Got nothing to do, little prince?" A voice asked, crawling over his skin like fleas. Hyunjin leaned back in his chair.

"Yeah, does Minho have any ideas this time, Ariel?" He asked, closing his eyes. the shadow was silent for a moment.

"...Just one, after this, Master said you'll never be bored again," It swore, vanishing. Suddenly, the large crystal window that Hyunjin had previously been looking through, shattered into a million glittering pieces. A boy around the age of 20 stood on the windowsill, hand outstretched.

"Ready, Hyunjin?"

"Hell yeah," The prince grinned, grabbing the sorcerer's hand. The older boy laughed, as his magic whisked them away.