Young Wings • h.hj & h.js

13

Half of the day was already gone and not even a single girl had caught Hyunjin's attention as usual. The news was both good and bad for many. Good for the girls who were still lined up at the entrance for Hyunjin but bad not only for those who got rejected but for everyone in the palace because it meant that the staff's jobs weren't over and that you still had to stand by as girls practically threw themselves on Hyunjin.

Meanwhile, Hyunjin wasn't even paying that much attention to the event. Every time a new girl would be faced in front of him, he's glance at her for a few seconds before zoning out a bit as other thoughts entered his head.

She's too loud and doesn't know when to shut up. Unlike y/n, she always knows when it's the right time to talk or just listen.

She's too flirty. y/n's probably highkey judging and cringing at the way she bats her lashes at me.

She won't be able to handle me, She's too nice. y/n has a certain edge that this girl doesn't have. If I end up with this girl, she'd just agree to everything. y/n speaks her mind and corrects me if I'm wrong or about to do something stupid.

Too much makeup. Speaking of makeup, y/n mentioned that she wanted to try putting some on sometime. Maybe I should gift her a set.

How is she so narcissistic when she isn't even that pretty? y/n looks and is a hundred times better but she never brags about it.

The girl has a rose designed dress. It reminds me of that time that y/n pricked her finger from a thorn in the rose garden when we were kids. I was such a douche then. I just laughed at her for it.

Speaking of y/n, she's probably tired from standing beside me all da-

"-Um, your highness? Prince Hyunjin? Pri-" the girl in front of Hyunjin continued to call out, noticing how bored and zoned out Hyunjin was. Your eyes went wide at your childhood friend's actions so before he became anymore 'disrespectful' towards the girl before him, you lightly tapped his shoulder, which you then realized probably wasn't the best idea after he suddenly screamed.

"AAARRRGGGHHH" Hyunjin furiously messes up his hair in frustration, startling the girl in front of him. "YOU'RE ALL JUST- TOO MUCH" He lashes out before suddenly getting up and leaving the room.

The noise slowly dies down after Hyunjin slams the door on everyone and a deafening silence follows. You, the girls lined up, the staff, Jisung, Minho, Jeongin, and the king and queen all remain still for a few seconds, still in shock.

You all recover from the initial shock at the sound of a girl's sniffles and you all turn your attention to the young lady who was previously talking to Hyunjin. Suddenly, the room comes to an uproar and the King immediately talks to some staff, saying that he'll give an announcement while the Queen rushes to the crying girl, before she does though, she approaches you, telling you to go after Hyunjin while they try to clear the issue at hand.

You nod your head at the queen before rushing out as well to look for the prince. And when Jisung sees, he follows behind out of worry for Hyunjin. Of course, leaving the two -Minho and Jeongin- to trail behind their prince as well.

"PRINCE HYUNJIN?" You screamed as you ran though the halls of the castle. Every staff that you came across, you had asked them where the prince was but they all just said that they haven't seen him. 

"The rose garden" You muttered to yourself, rushing there. Although your tracks come to a halt when the little cottage where you two would stay had a door which was wide open and no signs of people in there.

"Atleast I know that he passed by here" you muttered to yourself. Because if there was one thing you always did, it was to close the door to that cottage.

*

"Chan is Hyunjin here?" You ask, bursting through the doors of the study. Chan's arches a brow. "Isn't he at the event?" "He stormed off" "Did you check the rose garden" "He's not there anymore" "Check his bedroom" "Thanks Chan"

The exchange of words between you and Chan are quick and you don't waste a single second to rush to where Chan told you to look. 'Of course he knew I'd check the rose garden'  You thought to yourself as you continued running along the hallway.

With heavy breaths, when you finally got to the front of his door, you didn't even hesitate to pull it open and rush in.

"Hwang Hyunjin!"

You see the boy sprawled across his bed as he stared at the ceiling. As usual, your intial thoughts are to lash out at him but by the troubled look on his face, you knew that something was really bothering him.

"Hyunjin what happened back there?" You asked, voice laced with concern as you approached the boy before taking a seat by the side of his bed. Sure, Hyunjin easily got hot headed, but he never burst out at anyone.

"Please get out of my head" He suddenly whispers, covering his face with his arm.

"What?"

"I said get out of my head"

"Hyunjin what are you talking about?"

Silence fills the air for a few seconds before Hyunjin suddenly sits up, leaning on one hand and facing you, with you leaning back a bit to create some distance because of close Hyunjin's face was to yours.

"Do you know why I don't like any of them?" His voice is soft and he looked you in the eyes.

"Why?"

"Because they're  not-" As Hyunjin spoke, he slowly lifted his other hand close to your face, as if he was about to caress your cheek with the back of his knuckles although his words and actions come to a halt.

Hyunjin had to stop. He was always selfish when it came to you but a part of him knew that now wasn't the time. If he continued whatever the hell he was about to say, he knew that it would change too many things too quickly. His actions would cause an uproar and would prove what everybody had been telling him that they observed.

You held your breath as you waited for whatever he was about to do next.

When all of the sudden Hyunjin flicked your forehead and got out of bed, saying "Let's just go back and finish the damn event" before leaving the room.

And you stood there, dumbfounded by his actions as you stared at the open door way before rushing out as well.

*

"He doesn't like any of them because they're not you" Jisung mutters, finishing what he assumes Hyunjin was about to say.

He really didn't mean to overhear and partially see you conversing with Hyunjin but after you stormed in the room, the door was left a bit open.