***
"Is there anything else I could assist you with? Your royal highness?"
The royal physician bowed, as Taehyung smiled.
"No, thank you for your patience."
Taehyung bowed back, as they exchanged nods, and left.
Taehyung didn't tell Y/N about his actual sickness, and of course not about how many days he had left till he could be found in the royal cemetery, he liked what his relationship was like with Y/N, she seemed calm, sarcastic, and reckless at certain moments. They had a sort of relationship that Taehyung couldn't describe, perhaps platonic would be the best for it, for now. But wait, Taheyung didn't know much about her, and she'd only been here for 5 days maybe now's the time to ask her? He didn't want to seem dilatory about this.
He walked over to a pine tree, it was the one Y/N had sat underneath when she first saw Taehyung.
Maybe Taehyung would replay the first encounter in his head a thousand more times and wouldn't get bored of it, probably not but,
Perhaps.
***
"So, where did you come from Y/N?"
Taehyung smiled as he asked her, making Y/N's eyes widen at the unexpected question.
"I, uh...." she fiddled with her fingers "....It's a long story"
Y/N chuckled awkwardly, as Taehyung chuckled back.
"Well, it is a long horse ride back to the palace, and we're not leaving till evening"
Taehyung insisted, gently.
".....Okay..." Y/N agreed reluctantly.
"You wouldn't believe me if I told you..." Y/N mumbled very inaudibly, but Taehyung listened close enough to make out those muffled words.
"I promise."
Taehyung smiled reassuringly at Y/N, his caring gaze never leaving hers.
"I promise to believe every word that you utter."
He continued, he sure did know how to make Y/N's heart flutter even without realizing it.
Y/N explained everything to him, little by little. Taehyung let out a few gasps as Y/N narrated how she got here and also he kept his promise by believing everything Y/N told him and not asking her once if she was bluffing.
"And, that's that...." Y/N let out a big sigh, as she finally finished telling her little 'story'
"And, you don't know how to get back now?" Taehyung asked, concerned about her.
'Yet." Y/N replied, "I don't know how to get back, yet."
"Oh..." Taehyung listened to her carefully, then nodded.
"I'll miss my horse-riding partner when I'm back."
Y/N chuckled, as she patted Taehyung's head making his cheeks go up a brighter shade of rose.
"Yeah, me too~"
Taehyung chuckled as he rubbed his nape in embarrassment, Y/N sure was a witty and coy girl.
"Now, it's your turn."
Y/N stopped patting his head and chuckled. Taehyung had a bit of a frown plastered on his face, he enjoyed being patted by her.
"My turn?-" "Yes, your turn."
Y/N replied.
"Tell me any of your secrets now."
Y/N insisted, Taehyung was at a loss for words.
Secrets, Taehyung had tons of them but the most important one that he needed to tell Y/N, wasn't coming out of him. What's the point anyway? Y/N would time travel back and forget all about him, he was 100% convinced that nobody would be bothered about his death, as the whole kingdom didn't know much about him, but he wasn't sure about Y/N, not yet.
"Taehyung?"
Y/N snapped her fingers in front of him, which snapped Taehyung out of his trance.
"Oh um- sorry, yeah?" He asked, a little embarrassed about his head-in-the-clouds behavior.
"What's wrong? You don't trust me with secrets I guess~"
Y/N frowned sarcastically, but Taehyung wasn't one to catch sarcasm.
"No! I-I do really! I trust you-" "Sarcasm, Taehyung. I was being sarcastic"
Y/N chuckled.
"Oh, yeah..."
Taehyung chuckled back awkwardly.
And of course, as usual, time loses its essence with them.
(~To be continued~)
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