Crimson Crown

⌠15⌡

Jinyoung woke up the early the next morning, quickly wiping the sleep out of his eye and rolling out of his warm bed. He was a bit surprised that Youngjae hadn't woken him up, but he was sure that the latter was being worked constantly with everything going on recently.

Besides, Jinyoung himself would be quite busy from now on; the first thought on his mind was the vampire that he planned on visiting as soon as he got himself ready. He headed out of his room, stepping into the long hallway of the palace. He turned down the corridor, only to stop in his tracks after taking a few steps.

He'd found Youngjae, but he didn't expect to see him against the wall with his lips plastered to a certain blacksmith's that he had been hanging around with more recently. 

Jinyoung slowly approached, awkwardly clearing his throat.

Youngjae's eyes snapped open, widening when they caught glimpse of the prince's polite smile. He shoved Jaebeom away, wiping his lips and adjusting the night robe that he had yet to change out of. "M-My Prince! Uh, w-we were just-..."

"Why do I have the feeling that this time more than just kissing was done?" Jinyoung asked as he looked between the guilty two.

Yoiungjae's face flushed red as he pointed at Jaebeom. "I-I'm sorry, he arrived at the palace unexpectedly and I tried to kick him out-"

"Dragging me to your room is the opposite of kicking me out, babe." Jaebeom commented while patting the latter's butt.

"Hush!" The servant squealed.

"How cute." Jinyoung chuckled; he was glad to have set the two up like this; distracting Youngjae from his plans with the vampire would prove easier than he thought with Jaebeom around. "I allowed him to come as he wishes, Youngjae. You're welcome."

"You set this up!?" Youngjae scoffed, his eyes darting between the two.

Jaebeom laughed. "He was mumbling all night about how he shouldn't be bringing outsiders into the palace, I finally had to shut him up with a good shake between the sheets-"

The youngest of the three slapped the blacksmith's chest, his face a bashful red. "Quiet!"

"It is dangerous that I know your weakness, Youngjae." Jinyoung chuckled with a wink.

The latter shook his head, his brows furrowing as if he could already sense the prince's plotting. "You can't get past me Jinyoung, you may be able to distract me, but I know when you're up to something."

"Me? Up to something? Why how rude to accuse the prince of such mischief." Jinyoung scoffed, his hand pressed to his chest in sarcastic offense. He let out another laugh as he bypassed the two, heading for the bathroom to get himself ready for his day. "I'm off to bathe and head out for a while. Jaebeom can keep you occupied for the remainder of the day."

"See! You're up to something now!" Youngjae called after him. "If it's about that... situation in the forest, please be careful."

Jinyoung glanced back, waving away his concern. "That situation was handled last night. Stop your worrying."

Youngjae worriedly watched the prince walk off, letting out a long sigh. He felt Jaebeom approach from behind, wrapping those strong arms around his waist.

"Situation?" the blacksmith asked curiously.

"Just... royal business." Youngjae mumbled.

"In the forest?"

"Jinyoung has peculiar pastimes."

Jaebeom hummed, a smirk creeping across his lips. "You know what a lovely pastime would be?"

Youngjae shuddered as kisses were suddenly planted along his neck. "No, I must get prepared to work."

"Aren't you only assigned to Jinyoung? And he told you to stay with me. You've got a day off." Jaebeom replied, slipping aside the younger's robe to expose more skin that he could taste.

"J-Jaebeom I should really handle business, servants don't just complete orders but they also handle delicate paperwork and lots of other important-..." Youngjae turned to face the elder, gasping as the blacksmith's hand slipped through his robe and between his legs. Their lips pressed together, the servant instantly melting against the warm softness. "... things that can be dealt with later."

Youngjae pulled Jaebeom into another kiss that led the two stumbling back into his room, the door shutting swiftly behind them.