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Goodnight, Sweet Prince (Part 4)

A few days had passed since our evening in the forest and at Yeonjun's estate. We had collectively come to a decision about where to stay while in Paris through Yeonjun's many suggestions. Soobin was in the bedroom, packing a few bags full of clothes for us while I stood within the study, looking down at Beomgyu's guitar that sat upon its stand next to the piano. I was trying to figure out whether or not to take it with me until I felt my phone buzzing at me in my back pocket. I withdrew it from my jeans and looked down at the caller ID.

Junnie

I accepted the call without a further moment of consideration.

"Do you miss us already?" I asked, grinning with the phone pressed against my cheek.

"Hah! Hardly," Yeonjun replied with a teasing giggle. "Have you left for London yet?"

"Not yet."

"Oh good. Listen, kiddo, I've cancelled your reservations at the hotel you had planned to stay at."

I blinked "What? Why?"

"It only came to me after you both left. There's one other hotel I forgot to mention. It's... pricey, though. But trust me, it will be well worth it."

I looked over my shoulder to make sure Soobin wasn't going to walk in at any moment to overhear the conversation.

"Uh... why, exactly?" I asked in confusion.

Yeonjun then spoke his reason to me deeply, slowly and I almost dropped my phone from my hand at his words, barely able to believe what he had uttered to me.

"... What? Such a place exists?" I asked, wondering if perhaps Yeonjun was joking.

"Only one of its kind in the world. I know the vampire who owns it. We used to go to the same dance academy together for a while back when I did ballet. I managed to book you two into the hotel last minute through personal request."

I shook my head in disbelief. "And.. how much is it per night to stay there?"

There was a small moment of silence before he eventually answered ".... $100,000."

"Junnie!!" I almost yelled at him. This was way too excessive.

"Don't worry, don't worry! You know Soobin has more money than he knows what to do with. It'll be fine!" Yeonjun tried to keep a bright attitude about it.

I sighed deeply but started to let the concept of the place circle my mind. Even though it had a hefty price tag attached... I almost knew Soobin wouldn't mind paying for the certain experience the place offered that I barely believed had come out of Yeonjun's mouth. I slowly began to smile and nodded.

"Okay then... I trust you. Thank you, Junnie."

"Don't mention it. The place is called Aeternum Spes. It won't show up on any GPS your phone has though, so call me when you get there for directions, okay?"

"Okay" I turned around, Soobin now standing within the doorway.

"Is everything alright, Kai? I heard you raise your voice suddenly."

"Yeah, I'm just talking with Junnie."

Soobin gave a smile and a polite nod, turning back around to leave to continue with packing.

"I'll let you go, kiddo. I hope you two have an amazing time. Especially Soobin" Yeonjun deepened his voice endearingly at me with his last few words.

"I'm sure he will," I smiled. "Thank you again. I'll call you when we get there."