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3RD PERSONS VIEW。

taeyong sighed and stared at the two younger kids, his fingers massaging his temples as he let out another heavy sigh. kun was literally done for. his body was flopped onto the couch, not even bothering to look at the creative mess jaeyoung and renjun had on their faces and hands.

jaemin chuckled, "oh? i think it's cute though~" he said, pointing at their painted cheeks.

"it is," taeil nodded, "but you need to wash that up before we eat."

and they did. taeyong stood outside the two bathrooms as jaeyoung and renjun went to wash off the paint on their hands and faces, of course they had to take a picture before taking them off.

as jaeyoung went outside the bathroom, taeyong let out a chuckle upon seeing her. "gosh, an actual cutie." he mumbled and reached to grab his handkerchief, helping her wipe off her damp face.

"thank you!" jaeyoung exclaimed as they both waited for renjun to get out.

a loud shrill scream emitted from the boy's bathroom, "AH! INJAE IT WONT COME OFF–"

taeyong and jaeyoung bursted in laughter upon hearing his complaints. taeyong pushed himself off the wall, "i'm gonna go help him." he said before ushering himself in the bathroom.

jaeyoung felt bad hearing renjun's complaints, but it did look cute on him. after a few minutes, renjun came out of the bathroom with taeyong tailing behind him. renjun frowned and pointed at his face, "it was a great masterpiece, sorry i had to take it off."

she shook her head, "i don't mind!"

"let's go get some dinner you two."

after the dinner, mark lead jaeyoung to the pet garden as she held the canvas in her hands. mark would sneak glances at the girl beside him.

as they reached the pet garden, jaeyoung smiled and ran towards the tiger while mark watched her the whole time. he looked down at the painting she did of prince and laughed, "princess, this is cute!"

"is it? i thought of prince and decided to paint him." she said and patted prince's head.

"okay, now you seem to love prince more." mark whined, crossing his arms over his chest and walked towards the tiger and the girl.

"well, prince is the only one i'd bother calling prince."

mark hummed, resting his head on her lap, "will you call me prince minhyung?"

she froze for a bit, looking down at mark, "only if you want to..."

"call me prince, too!" he said all giggly, "though it's quite good to hear you call me mark of minhyung regularly, i want to hear you call me a prince."

"i don't mind." she shrugs as her hand reaches down to now play with mark's hair.

"hmm... prince minhyung?"

mark smiled, "yes, princess haera?"

"okay, let's stop here." she laughed upon hearing him call her by her real name.

mark crinkled his nose and reached up to poke her cheek, "pretty princess indeed."

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days in the palace were more fun than she had imagined. maybe the whole ambiance changed after she started living in the palace, but she did notice how talkative they had become after spending a lot of time with each and one of them.

today, she had piano lessons with chenle and jaehyun. jaeyoung sat on the seat, her hands hovering over the piano keys.

"do you know how to play the piano, jaeyoung?" chenle questioned her as he sat on her left.

she shook her head, "no... i only bake and read..." she sheepishly replied making chenle smile at her.

he stretched out his hands and placed them on top of the keys before gently pressing down, playing a slow soft tune. "oh, i've heard this before, isn't this river flows in you?"

chenle nodded and continued playing, "i'll teach you the basics."

jaehyun walked into the music room, a yawn coming out of his mouth as he tousled his hair. "you two are up early hm?"

"chenle was excited to teach me piano." jaeyoung giggled and glanced at chenle who was slightly embarrassed. he held a sheepish grin and looked up at his older brother, "maybe a bit..."

jaehyun stifled a laugh and went behind them, ruffling their hair as he watched chenle teach the girl how to play basic piano songs.

"you shouldn't press on the piano keys too hard, jaeyoung." the older boy advises and placed his hand on top of hers before pressing down on the key gently. "the sound of music will depend on how you play it."

"feeling angry while playing? the tone of the song will express anger. feeling happy? the tone will shift into a lighter and more delightful sound." jaehyun explained and let go of her hand. "that's what's great about music."

jaeyoung nodded, "it expresses people's emotion..."

"very good." jaehyun smiled and went to sit on the right sight of her.

"what do you want to do for tomorrow, jaeyoung?" chenle questioned her as he stood up, letting jaehyun teach her this time.

"hmm... i really miss baking..." she frowned, eyes still casted onto the piano keys.

"oh? why don't you ask doyoung and kun to bake with you tomorrow!" chenle suggested to which she smiled at.

"i can?"

jaehyun chuckled, "if you want to, i'll tell to bake with you."

jaeyoung chuckled, "i was actually wondering if all of you wanted to bake with me."

jaehyun froze at the thought before shaking his head, "a mess, i'm telling you... that would become a mess..." he laughed making the two younger ones laugh with him.

the eighteen princes baking together? that would be a mess indeed.

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we gonna have happy moments first before the bad things come :/

-jibin