This is the night, the night the Princess has been anticipating for the whole day.
Taeyeon leaned her ear against the door, waiting for the door of the main entrance to close, indicating that all of the other guardians have left. She jumped excitedly when she hurt the door close and spun around to face Baekhyun who is still preparing his backpack.
The puppies could sense their owner's excitement, so they stared at her as they sat obediently behind the door with their tongues hanging out.
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"Wear this."he told her as he handed her his grey hoodie.
"Why?"she pouted at him.
"Just in case someone out there can recognize you. Cover yourself and stay hidden."he said. Taeyeon grunted and reluctantly grabbed the grey hoodie and pulled it over her head. When the hoodie got stuck, he gave her a helping hand by pulling it down.
He muttered something along the words about what to do with this kid.
Taeyeon smelled something familiar after she wore the grey hoodie. It's a bit large on her, but she felt very warm wearing it especially when there is Baekhyun's faint lavender scent on it. She subconsciously inhaled his familiar scent as she stared at him who is packing some food into his backpack.
"Okay we are all set to go."he said as he swung the backpack over his shoulder. He opened the door for Taeyeon and she skipped out of the room. She looked around the house and checked the kitchen and the dining room. It looked exactly the same as she came into the house. It feels so good with a change of an environment.
"Do I look okay for this event?"she asked him, twirling at the spot in front of him.
"You look perfect."he said and smiled genuinely at her.
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The carnival was bigger than she thought. It's almost as if everyone from the other side of the planet came to the carnival. It was super crowded. The place is full of different people from the South, West and East. The guardians are probably the only ones from the North. The place felt dangerous to her because some people stared at her creepily when she walked past them.
She caught sight of a poster plastered on the wall and it has a sketch of her face on it. The bloody red word "WANTED" is written below her picture. The poster claims that she is a fugitive. Baekhyun noticed the poster too, so he helped her to pull down her hoodie to cover half of her face. She can hardly see what's in front of her, so she kept her head low and followed behind Baekhyun.
She didn't know how long she has been following behind him because she is too worried about hiding her face. But when she looked up, she realized that she has been following the wrong person the whole time. Her heart started to beat rapidly inside her chest as she glanced at her surroundings frantically. She is in a sea full of strangers.
Her breathing started to become heavier and heavier as her eyes darted from face to face to search for Baekhyun. She feels so insecure without Baekhyun beside her. Her hands balled into tiny fists as she tipped her toe to get a better look of her surroundings. She let out a small squeak when someone bumped into her shoulder really hard, almost making her fall.
