In a place far far away from the palace,
Byun Baekhyun came out from his room after being shook awake by the incredibly loud bell in the town near them. He wasn't surprise to see Sehun in his fluffy ear muffs to muffle out the alarm.
"It almost made Kyungsoo pee his pants when the alarm went off. I thought something huge happened."Chanyeol said as he chuckled, earning a painful nudge from Kyungsoo. "Turns out it was just an alarm to alert everyone to help find the Princess."
"Who cares if she is missing. Nobody even knows what she looks like."Suho said.
"I don't care if she is dead or alive. She is one of the people who is causing the poverty among the people."Baekhyun said, crossing his arms in front of his chest. "If I ever see her, I will not return her to the palace. I will definitely strangle her with my own hands."he continued, sharpening the knife he took out with him thinking that someone has invaded their safe house.
"Woah Baek, you can strangle a girl?"Chanyeol asked as he put out the fire he accidentally cause on the small candle.
"I can. She isn't a girl to me. She's the enemy."Baekhyun said. "She is related to Lord Chun. And he is the one who banned us from using our superpowers."
"I heard one of the wind guardians was captured and executed near the palace."Sehun said. "I have no idea why he even went there."
Suho sighed and looked down. "Another decrease in the population of the guardians."
"I really hate these non-guardians. They are just jealous that we are born with superpowers and they don't."Baekhyun muttered angrily. "I will make them pay one day."
"Chill. Don't let vengeance do your head in."Suho said. "It doesn't look good on you cause you are the light. And vengeance is darkness. Get it?"he chuckled at his own lame joke. The room was quiet, making him feel awkward.
Kyungsoo clapped amusingly to encourage Suho that his joke was funny. Then he stood up to go to the kitchen to cook something. Chanyeol followed after him. The three of them were left in the living room, staring at everything other than each other.
"I'm going to my room. It's late."Baekhyun said as he got up from the couch.
"Night!"Suho called after him as Baekhyun unlocked his door and stepped into his own room. As soon as he closed the door, he gasped when he saw a figure standing in the middle of his room.
It was his father. He rarely sees his father, so he was surprised to see him in front of him. It has been a year since he last saw his father, since he's so busy working in the palace.
"What are you doing-"
"Shh!"his father hissed at him. "Quiet."Professor Byun said to his son as he pulled him away from the door, making sure that nobody outside can hear their conversation. Baekhyun was about to question his dad again until he realized that there is another unusual presence in the room. He snapped his head to the right to see a girl in a white night gown, looking through his books shelf. Her back was facing him, so he couldn't see how she looks like.
"Who is that?"he asked his father as he sneaked a glance at the girl again, making sure that he isn't hallucinating.
"She is the Princess."his father explained.
"What Princess?"Baekhyun furrowed his eyebrows. "Oh that runaway Princess..."he trailed off. "Why did you bring her here? You knew how I always felt about the Royals."he seethed at his father.
"You need to hide her."
"What? I'm not helping the enemy."Baekhyun said. "Why should I help hiding her? I don't want to risk my life to hide some stranger."he said. Taeyeon spun around to eavesdrop on their conversation. She slowly walked towards them as Professor Byun explained briefly to his son the reason the Princess is here.
