Royal 5 Seconds of Summer Imagines

#2 Prince!Michael: Royal Duties

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5 Years Later Perspective

Working as a servant for the royal family didn't start till you woke up Michael. You entered his room and pulled back his curtains. You heard him groan and shift on his bed, covering his body with the blanket to block out the sun that was shining through his window. "Prince Michael, it's time to get ready. You have a long list of duties to fulfill." "I don't want to do them," he mumbles tiredly. "Yes, yes, I know," you said pulling off the bed sheets. He gasped at the cold air and grabbed your wrist glaring at you. "(Y/N), sometimes I just dislike you," he says with his cranky morning face. You smiled at him and shrugged off his childish whining. "The faster you get ready, the more time you have to eat Prince Michael," you said before helping Michael change into his clothes. "I can dress myself," he says buttoning up his shirt but making it one button off. You chuckled and fixed it, and he leaned his head against the top of yours tiredly. "You really going to make me go to class? You know how it is (Y/N)," he says. "You will be crowned later in the year...It is most important that you at least try in your studies," you said before slipping his jacket on and fixing his hair. "What if I don't want to be a king?" he says to you, and you stare at him confused. "If you don't want to be a king, what do you want to be?" you asked, and he refused to give you an answer. He left to head to the dining room where you served him his breakfast. You saw him off to his studies, and you left to tend to other chores. For the past 5 years, you've served under Michael. He always had a habit of denying his royal duties. You knew for a fact that Michael was smart and talented to be a fine king like his father, but he just showed no interest. Michael would always ditch his classes or cause trouble to his teachers to the point where they would quit. Along with all the castle chores and caring for him, you had to always find and chase after Michael when he did ditch. "(Y/N)," a head servant called for you. "Yes?" "The prince stormed off during his class again. The teacher is angry and demands the prince to go back to class or he quits his job as the royal tutor." "What? That's the 7th tutor this month," you said sighing. "Please find him? Knowing how close you serve under the prince, you must know where he is right?" the servant asks looking worried. "I'll handle this matter, thank you," you said before putting down what you were doing and went on the search for Michael. You checked the usual places but still no sign of him; if he wasn't in the castle, he was outside in the garden. You went to the garden searching through the bushes to find Michael napping in between the rows. You walked up to him and gave him a worried look knowing his possible answer if you told him to go back to his studies. You shook him lightly. "Prince Michael...You must get up and go to class," you said softly. His eyes opened, and he observed you for a moment before giving you a sad irritated look. "I don't want to," he says. "...This is the 7th tutor your parent's hired. If you don't go back to class, he's going to quit," you said. "Let him quit, he was annoying anyway," he says. You were silent again feeling a little frustrated by his questioning attitude. "(Y/N)...I never asked to be a prince. I never asked to be born into royalty. I'm not fit to be a king. I wish I was born a peasant, maybe make my money like those singers you see in the village that perform during festivals. Not like the boring ones we always have at balls, the ones that people can have fun with," he says before sitting up and fixing his hair out of his face. "Is that really what you want?" you asked. "Yes, but tell me, why are you so determined to make sure I do my royal duties?" he asks. "The king gives us hope, he protects those in his kingdom, and I am honored to serve the royal family. If you don't want to be king, then there is no purpose for me is there?" you said standing up. "What are you talking about?" he said giving you a confused face. You look at him and give him a smile. "I like serving the royal family. If I never had this position, then I wouldn't be able to serve under you and see you grow. Don't worry about going to class, I understand, I'll handle this," you said nodding your head and leaving. You went to the room where the royal tutor was waiting. "Oh, did you find him servant?" "I did, but he refuses to come here." "What use are you if you can't even get the prince to attend his studies?" "I have forced him into class countless times, but I've decided that if the prince doesn't want to become king, then I should respect his wishes," you said and the tutor slammed his fist on the table. "What would you know about royalty? Do you know what you have done? You've doomed the kingdom. The prince's dreams of being some sort of musician is silly. Go find him and drag him here." "Don't say that about Prince Michael, and I refuse such a request." "You best know your place servant; with my standing I could make sure you never serve the family again-" the tutor threatens and raises his hand at you but is only stopped by Michael's hand. "That's enough," he says letting go of the tutor's hand. "Good, you are back, let's back to the lesson-" "After what you tried to do to my caretaker, I think not," Michael says standing beside you. "What? She's nothing but born in the line of servitude. She isn't worth anything but to clean this castle spotless," he says. "Consider that statement a letter of reassignment from being the royal tutor," Michael says nonchalantly. "B-But your majesty," the tutor says stuttering but stops. "You will be a terrible king. Both of you have doomed this kingdom," he says before storming off. You stood there wide eyed and looked at Michael worried, "What have you done?? The tutor quit and oh god, what would the king and queen say? I must take responsibility-" "You weren't the one who made him quit, I was. Don't worry about it (Y/N)," Michael says before entering the room and sitting down. "I applaud you for your actions and defending me today though, thank you," he says looking at you. "Listen, I'll do my royal duties and study as you wish, but in return, you can't leave my side. You are my caretaker, you still have a purpose as long as I'm alive," he says. You gave him a smile and felt your face grow warm. Before you could thank him, the both of you were interrupted with Michael being called for by his parents about the tutor.