Managing a cat

T W E L V E- Meeting the prince

"Your profession"

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"I hate this" Yoongi mumbled quietly to himself as he let himself be lead through the huge mass of bodies on the ballroom floor.

Sure– the hybrid felt somewhat safer in the care of Taehyung, who was gently holding him close to said person's body, so that they wouldn't loose one another... but the shorter boy couldn't help but to feel his throat clog up and his tongue stinging, as if laced with acid.

—Although the prince was rather occupied with greeting the many lords they passed by, he did feel when the older's small frame tense up in his arms. Taehyung wasn't really sure what to do about it though.

In the end the younger decided to rub [what he hoped to be] soothing circles on his Kitten's back, with his hand that was already placed there. Yoongi snapped his head up at Tae, surprised by the initiated contact. The taller boy was however not even facing him, as the younger was making quick small-talks with almost every human that they met.

The cons about bring a prince...

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Namjoon was chuckling at the view of his husband gossiping with the neighbourhood kingdom's crown prince —Jung Hoseok had always been friendly with everyone, so it came as no surprise, to the soon to be king, that they were friends.

"No way? Are you sure?" Seokjin spoke in disbelief and the shorter man eagerly nodded. "Uh huh! But then again, how much can you really believe my spokes master about species?"-

"...Though its also so sad, right?" Hosoek quickly continued their conversation, but his sentence quieted down slightly, his head hanging a bit lower on his shoulders

– Namjoon was somewhat listening to what their subject revolved around, somewhat. Instead he felt his eyes gravitate towards the head of his younger brother, that he could clearly see above all the shorter people- though he couldn't manage out any date of the younger...

Soon a swarm of the humans standing on the dance floor rushed forward towards his brother and the eldest prince rolled his eyes at the overly eager lords and ladies. He was sure that the younger had been forced to make conversation with more than enough people already.

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"Excuse me sir, but I need to speak to Kim Namjoon" Taehyung explained courtly and the man sighed with a small smile. "Of course my prince! I'm sorry" He beamed, with a fake apology which the taller youngster chose to  ignore.

Yoongi was protecting himself by hiding behind Tae's large back, he still had a small grip on the taller's shirt as the two of them made their way the last couple of meters to a person which the hybrid had never met In person before. Just as they stood before the older prince– The cat easily recognized the said person...

What on earth are we doing in front of the next king?! Yoongi thought with a big lumP knotting itself in his stomach. "T-Tae?" The shorter muttered, irritated at the fact that the younger had brought him to such a prestigious person without him knowing.

"Why the heck are we so close to the future king?" Yoongi hissed quietly and the taller chuckled at his Kitten's reaction. He turned around to fully face his adorable hybrid, that he hadn't noticed clutched onto his shirt.

—Nonetheless the young prince bent down close to the cat's ear, taking a deep breath before exhaling.

"He's my brother Kitten~" the taller mused with a grin coming upon his face. He leaned back to see the cat furrow his brows in utter confusion.

"What the fuck are you babbling about? How could Kim Namjoon be your brother when you're not royal?" Yoongi rambled in a dizzy haze. He tried to make sense of the other's confusing words by scratching his head, but it wasn't working.

"Kitten dear~ My full name is Kim Taehyung, I'm the youngest prince of this kingdom" the younger spoke softly, not wanting to make his Kitten too nervous around him.

Yoongi was mad...

Mad at himself for trusting the other as much as he had done. He knew that he couldn't blame Tae, because he remembered how it was his own fault for ignoring the possible hints about the taller's origin. The hybrid bit his bottom lip harshly, ignoring the blood that zippered out– he wanted to run away.

The cat glared up at the person before him just as he let go of the other's shirt.

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At the same time as Taehyung was kind of blocking the view– Namjoon tipped on his toes, trying to get a better look at his brother's date.

He could make out a small boy that seemed upset for unknown reasons. The elder thought he could help, so he walked up to the pair with striding steps.

"Hi, Taehyung and~?" The older prince questioned and Yoongi was forced to snap out of his inner battle... he couldn't exactly run away from the soon to be king.

"Yoongi" the cat said shortly, unwillingly bowing his head down. He knew that it would be rude to ignore the tall man's higher rank.

"No need for such formalities! You're my little brother's date after all" the oldest spoke softly and Yoongi would lie if he said he wasn't surprised at the prince's calming tone.

"So, what do you do Yoongi?" Namjoon asked with an interested expression. "Huh?" The cat didn't really comprehend the question asked and glanced over to Taehyung for help, who he was still slightly inconclusive about...

"He means your profession" Tae whispered into the shorter man's ear and Yoongi both nodded and tensed up at the same time. He couldn't lie to a king, could he? - But he was also too scared and ashamed to speak the truth.

"Uhm..."

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[On the other side of the room]

Enthusiasm spread across Seokjin's face, as he spotted his spouse talking with a hybrid! He and Hoseok had just spoken about how a lot of species were dying out [especially hybrids], since most people killed them right after birth.

He waltzed over to his husband and the other two, a smile prominently plastered on his face. As the oldest of them came closer to the trio, he noticed how small and cute the little boy was- his big dark eyes and dolly lips screamed to be taken care of.

"You are so tiny and cutesy!" Jin cooed at the smallest and Yoongi snapped his head quickly towards the extremely handsome man. Seokjin had moved swiftly in between everyone, no one daring to stop him in his determined phase. In the cat's eyes, Taehyung was better looking, but the stranger was radiating with beauty and a motherly spirit, which the hybrid appreciated.

"I'm Kim Seokjin! Nice to meet you" the man introduced himself with a high but lean voice. "H-hi?" Yoongi mumbled back, not really sure who this beautiful man was, nor if he dared to speak any louder.

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//AN: I've gotten so so many comments lately and it makes me really happy to see them~ you're all very nice and funny!! (UwU) Thank u for continuing to read this story!