Young Wings • h.hj & h.js

21

The moment you had woken up, Changbin immediately headed over to you. He gave you your dinner and as you ate, you two conversed about the kingdom, what happened while you were asleep, training and all of the random stuff in between. Although Changbin noticed that there was one thing that you avoided. 

And when you both ran out of topics, he finally decided to discuss the elephant in the room,

"How are you gonna deal with the bratty prince?" He asked. You chuckled at the term he used for Hyunjin before lightly hitting him on the arm. "Stop bad-mouthing the prince!"

"But what are you gonna do? He was freaking out you know. He never left you throughout the week. We had to get the queen to make him leave the room"

Your eyes went wide at Changbin's last statement. "It was that bad?" The knight could only nod his head in reply.

For Hyunjin to stay by your side the whole time you were unconscious made your chest hurt and your mind go blank for a literal minute. Yes, he was your best friend, but he was a prince before that. He had his duties but he threw them aside for you.

It wasn't unusual for Hyunjin to do that occasionally. But the previous times he acted that way -'selfish' as everyone else like to call it- it was just little things.

"Changbin my chest hurts" you whispered.

At first, the older panics, asking you where the pain is and getting ready to call a medic. But when the situation sinks in, he realizes that it's not physical pain.

"y/n you're so oblivious" He says with a little chuckle. 

It was always obvious that the prince liked you. But no one really knew if you liked him back. you were knight after all, so tending to his every need was normal. That and the fact that majority, if not all of your friends, are of the opposite sex.

It was previously confirmed by Felix (previously as in a year ago) that you didn't  have feelings for Hyunjin. The guy asked out of the blue and you simply chuckled, brushed it off and said no, but a lot of things can change after a year.

"anyway, why would that idiot do that?!" You whispered. "Look y/n-"

The door suddenly bursts open, and at the entrance stood none other than Hwang Hyunjin who seemed a bit out of breath.

"Speak of the devil and he shall appear" Changbin muttered. "Well y/n, it was nice chatting but I have to go. Rest well and drink lots of water kiddo" The man says as he stands up, ruffling your hair before walking passed the prince.

Once Changbin's out, Hyunjin closes the door and simply stares at you with an unreadable expression.

"Hyunjin... hi"

The said guy is still silent. He slowly walks to your bed side and sits on the edge, eyes never leaving you. For some reason, the air is tense and awkward at the same time. 

You squirm a bit, suddenly feeling a bit conscious because of Hyunjin's gaze.

"... Is something wrong Hyunji-"

"How are your injuries?"

"They're not yet fully healed but I'm fine"

"Good"

Silence fills the air after that. And you know that there's something stuck in Hyunjin's mind that he wants to say but can't start. So you decide to open the topic up.

"Hyunjin, what's really bothering you?" You ask, holding Hyunjin's hands in yours for a moment.

Hyunjin stares at your hands which are holding his.
They're warm.
And for a moment, he forgets all of the pent up anger and frustration that he felt because all that he could think about was that he didn't want you to let go. But at the same time he'd wish you would.