The Prince

It's Never Yours

The night was crawling slowly, the moon was hiding under the thick blanket of clouds and stars were refused to shine. Roar of laughter from the outside was giving Onew a headache of his life time.

He was told to stay awake, being prodded with the hilt of the sword everytime he showed signs of dozing off. He failed to see the reason why he should be awake, his exhausted body and soul prevented him to stay sober.

He was still bleeding despite his effort to stop it, and that adding to his lethargy today. He had lost a lot of blood. He was nodding on and off for a while, when a shadow reach for the tent's door and opened it up.

He was only half awake when Yunho dismissed his guards and walking towards him.

"I won't let you go tonight, Prince. You've embarrassed me infront of my men." A husky tone of voice which was Yunho's was heard.

His voice successfully wake Onew up from his semi conscious state, his eyes widened and glassy, as if he was facing his doom. His plans were flashing before his eyes, and he was torn between executing or abandoning it altogether. Both choices will have a big impact on him.
"Who are you to think that you deserve better than that? Your action was nothing better than a cattle in heat on the peak of summer. And you claimed yourself a highness? do not mock me. Or could it be, you have an inferiority complex towards your brother, that you have to deem yourself higher than him? You took what's his to beat him, but all you did was nothing more than lower yourself, is it?" His whole body was trembling, his voice was bertraying him, but Onew stood on his ground, looking at Yunho deviantly.

The said man was standing not far from where he is, his fingers was touching the hilt of his sword lightly but that was all he did. His eyes shone silver under the flickering candlelight, looking coldly into Onew.

"Done talking? I'm tired, take my shoes and clothes off. Then we can get some rest." Yunho made it as a statement, it was an order for Onew to obey.

Onew was still staying where he is, sitting down on the bed angle, unmoving. He was just staring at the other man in disbelieve, that there actually someone who bossed him around. And to make things worse, his body didn't obey his order to move, it was too hard for him to just stand up.

"Are you deaf? i said get up and take my clothes off!" Yunho was becoming impatient and he strode into Onew's direction, and slap him until he fell backwards and his head hit the bed mattress.

He thought he saw stars infront of his eyes, and for a moment Onew was dumbfounded. He was unable to move even if he wanted to, and fresh tears starts to form in the corner of his eyelined eyes.

"I...can't..." He mumbled an incoherent words before his world was turning black.

Onew couldn't thank God enough to let him passed out before Yunho could touch him. It seemed all his worries are dissappear and his dreams becomes real.

"Father...why can't i go with you? i want to hunt too." Onew sulked like a little child, the way he used to act around his family.

"You spoilt son...it's not your turn yet,stay at home with your brothers." The King was beaming from his horse, his smile was so wide and cheerful.

With the first ray of sun, The King bid him goodbye with the wave of his hand. Onew's heart was shattered to pieces, and started to chase after his dear father along with a number of his brothers. They were all laughing while riding their horse to the scorching sun.

"Don't go..please don't go, what about me?" His strength was slowly drained away, and he fell on his knees, sobbing hard.

He was still sobbing hard when he woke up in the middle of the night, and realizing that there were arms around him which held him so tight.