Stars & Golden Feathers

Chapter 1

Minho's p.o.v

Minho looks at himself in the mirror, his wings which had been pearly white and gold, are now, thanks to the court witch - who is known around the castle as 'Magic Chris'- a dark and ashy gray. He smiles slightly at his reflection, before a voice pulls him out of his thoughts, "His Royal Highness, what is your opinion on the color?" The red-haired man asks and smiles in a kind, but somewhat unreadable manner. "I quite like it. Do you think they will know?" Minho bites his cheek a bit out of nervousness, "No, as long as you come back every 6 months, they will never find out." The witch has a mischievous glint in his eye as he speaks, but Minho doesn't care, he's just excited to finally get out of the castle.

The King - Minho's dad - had finally agreed to let him attend the best school in the kingdom, all the best security guards and soldiers had attended. On Minho's 21st birthday the King had given him a letter from the school, which stated that he had been accepted. He had begged his parents about it for as long as he can remember, and when the Queen had died - the security guards had failed to protect her during her weekly trip to the market - he wanted to, more than ever, become the best security guard in the kingdom.

The problem is that he is the Crown Prince, he has beautiful white and golden wings that reveal his status, all the security guards have dark grey or black wings. The only option, if Minho wants to go to the school, is to get his wings to appear grey, he had asked the court witch for help, and he just finished casting a spell on his wings.

The door opens and Minho's dad walks in to the room, he looks a bit surprised when he notices Minho's wings, but then he smiles, "They look good on you" Mino is a bit taken aback by the sudden compliment, his dad has never really been one to compliment others, so he knows that he truly means his words. "Thanks, Dad, It's all thanks to-" Minho looks over at where the witch is standing only to find that he's gone, "oh" Minho scratches his head in confusion, the King chuckles, "He does that sometimes."

They make their way to the front of the castle, where a group of security guards are standing. "Minho!" a familiar voice cuts through the air, Minho turns around right when his little brother is crashing into him, he is hugging him as if his life depends on it, "I'm gonna miss you so much" he mumbles while squishing his face into Minho's shoulder, "I know Jeonginnie, I'm gonna miss you too. Take good care of the castle while I'm gone okay?" he feels the other boy nodding. They stay like that for a few moments before they break the hug, "His Royal Highness, are you ready to go?" one of the security guards asks, Minho hates the formalities everyone uses when they address him, he is more than ready to start a life where no one knows his status. "Yes, I'm ready, let's go" they walk over to the rest of the security guards. "Take this, read it if you ever become homesick or need someone to talk to" his dad hands him a white envelope with the royal seal on it, a simple 'To Minho' is written on the front. "Thanks" he takes it and puts it in his bag. They say goodbye and then Minho and the security guards take flight.

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After 2 hours of nonstop flying, they finally landed behind the school building. A man comes to greet them, he's short and plump, his small — barely bigger than a pair of hands — wings are struggling to keep him off the ground. He's floating a couple of centimeters over the ground so he's the same height as Minho, "His Royal High-" Minho cuts him off, "Please call me Minho, I want to be treated like an ordinary student while I'm here" the man hesitates a bit, but then he continues "Minho, I'm the school's principal, you can call me Mr. B. we're very honored to have you here, I talked to the King-" he can't help but notice the man's sagging double chin, it goes all the way down to his collarbone, it doesn't look real, but it doesn't look fake either. He looks kinda familiar "— so I've asked our best student to take care of you and help you while you're here" Minho snaps out of his thoughts as he realizes he's been staring at the principal without listening to what he was saying, and blushes out of embarrassment, "uuh, thank you" he hopes Mr. B won't notice his nervousness, but it's probably way too obvious for Minho's liking.

The security guards fly back to the castle, and Minho follows the principal into the school. "I would show you the school myself, but unfortunately I have a meeting soon." They stopped in front of a door, "as I told you earlier, I've already asked one of our students to show you the school, he's also your roommate, so you will have lots of time to get to know him." Minho didn't catch the excited grin on Mr. B's face, as he was still stuck on the fact that he will have a roommate, he doesn't really know what to expect, since he has never had any friends outside of the castle before, I hope he's nice. "Here's your key, I have to go now. Meet me in the office if you have any questions." The Principal turned around and floated down the hallway, Minho unlocked the door in front of him and walked in.

Minho thinks the room is small but very cozy until he notices one side of the room. The wallpaper on that side of the room is painted completely black, Who paints their room black? The bedsheets are also black, but the thing that catches Minho's eyes the most is a bunch of metal pieces on the desk. That's not a weapon, right? It really looks like a weapon, he's a bit frightened by the thought that his new roommate has a weapon on his desk. He looks around a bit more and notices a leather jacket thrown on the bed, it looks like something a gang member would wear, Well, he's definitely a gangster. Minho begins unpacking his stuff, he keeps looking nervously at the door, hopefully, this guy won't be too scary.

When Minho is almost done unpacking, he finds his toothbrush and toiletries. He walks to the bathroom, the bathroom door is between his roommate's desk and closet. He catches his own reflection in the mirror and studies his wings again. He still can't believe that this is real, he's really going to live on his own - well, with a roommate, but still - outside of the castle, he never thought it would happen. Suddenly there's a sound coming from the other room, he startles a bit, oh no, it's probably my roommate, what do I do? He takes a deep breath and, with trembling hands, opens the bathroom door.

It would be a bit of an understatement, to say that Minho is surprised by the sight that greets him. In his head, his roommate looks like your typical movie biker or gang member, covered in tattoos and scars, and just scary looking in general. But instead, he sees the cutest boy he has ever seen - don't tell Jeongin he said that, he will get hurt, and no one wants that. - His hair is as black as the wallpaper in their room, he is a bit shorter than Minho. The only thing Minho was right about, are the tattoos. His arms are covered in... Wait, are those cats? and unicorns? The boy is staring at Minho with wide eyes as if he's looking at a ghost. After a few moments, Minho extends his arm forward, and introduces himself "Hello, nice to meet you. My name is Minho, I'm your new roommate." The boy doesn't say anything.

When he still doesn't say anything, Minho lets his arm fall to his side, maybe he doesn't want to talk to me? Good job Minho! you already made a fool out of yourself. Finally, the boy opens his mouth "h-hi" he squeaks, his eyes got even wider - if that's even possible. Minho has to move a bit to the side when the boy reaches for something beside him. "What are you-" he stops talking, when he sees that the boy is holding the weapon, Is he going to shoot me?! Amazing job Minho, you made a fool out of yourself and you made someone want to shoot you, he mentally scolds himself. But instead of shooting, the boy turns around and bolts out of the room. That's when Minho notices his wings. They're so black that Minho thought the night itself had been glued to the boys back, he has never seen anyone who has that black wings, even the castle's strongest security guards had merely dark gray wings compared to his new roommate.

A/N

Hello! This is our first fanfiction, I really hope you like it. The chapters will update once a week. Hopefully. Comments are appreciated! :D - J

We want to make another version of this story, where the conversations we had about each part are included. So if you like the idea please tell us! - S

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