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"You'll be safe under my control, just let me in"

-L.MK
 
"I trust you"

-L.DH
 Inspired by Alan Walker's "Lily" & other songsAlso inspired by "Princess Weiyoung"  
Disclaimer:

-BIG AGE GAP COUPLE, ALL ADULTS

-major character death
 I own nothing, but the plot. Plagiarism is a crime.-Wwanniee

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Donghyuck was a little boy, born into the royal family. The boy was currently four years old, his parents had decided to take him outside to let the little kid run out of his energy. The Jung/Lee family was a cheerful one. The king had been able to marry his one true love, Taeyong , and he had delivered their first child four years ago. Nothing could be of more joy than what the king felt. He had two loves that filled his heart. "Darling, we should keep an eye on Hyuckie. I don't want him to go deep into the forest" the king said, finding comfort in the seat next to his husband. He seemed to be sowing something, but Yoonho didn't know anything about that so he didn't pay it any mind. "Honey, he shall be fine. Remember when we were younger, we would always run off into the woods. No one to stop us, just us living out our young lives" Taeyong said, not paying any mind to his husband. "I know, but we all know about the dangers of the forest. I don't want anything to hurt him" he said.  Honestly, when he was younger, he was told to stay away from the forest. However, he and Taeyong never listened. They would always go in, until one day, they came across a creature. It was huge, they've never seen it since that time. It left a scar on both Taeyong's face, and Yoonho's body.. They didn't like to talk about it now that they were older, but the memory was forever engraved in their memories. To the point where their parents didn't let them meet for 2 months. Just for them to learn their lesson of never going into the deep forest. As he heard, Taeyong had night terrors for months. "Sir, please help! The villagers want to talk to you about spotting 'them' again" one of the guards came in rushing to where they both were. They both stood up, this wasn't just the King's duty, it was both of theirs. After all, they had been the only ones who encountered the beasts. Yoonho  turned to one of the maids "Take care of Donghyuck, DO NOT let him run into the deep forest. You shall be doomed 6 generations if that happens" he said, and both him and his husband ran into the main hall. The maid looked around, Donghyuck was nowhere to be seen. She cursed under her breath, and she went to look around. The little boy had wandered off into the forest, following the creek that only led him further into the woodland.  Once he realized he got lost, and started to cry. He didn't know where to go, nor did he remember that he was following the creek. The little boy wiped his tears, not knowing where to go, or where to look.  Then, he heard it.

"Follow everywhere I go"
 It surprised him, he looked around, just to make sure someone was following him. In the sky, he saw a large dark figure. It almost looked like a bat, but it was 5 times the size of the ones that roamed the palace. Something in him clicked. He started following the mysterious figure. 
"Top over the mountain or valley low"
 
 He kept hearing this mysterious thing speak to him, but he still didn't know what it was. However, being young and naive did come with its price. He kept looking at the creature, not realizing something was in front of him.  Well more like nothing was in front of him, he had walked so far he reached the edge of a cliff. Just when he was about to walk right off, something or someone held him in place.  The little boy looked up, it was the creature. It was indeed a bat, but much more terrifying than the little creature. This one was much bigger, in ever sense. It's head was huge, and it's wings. It almost looked like they were as big as a tree trunk. The little boy was amazed at what he saw, not at all terrified. He was just amazed.  The creature gently placed the kid down on one of the trees. It was weirded out as the kids eyes wouldn't stop staring at him. "What's wrong kid?" He asked, oh now Hyuck was even more amazed. The thing spoke? And it spoke his language? He grabbed the things wing and put it over his head, laughing in the process. The creature just looked at him with a weird face, it was hard to see as his entire body was covered in black fur.  As if it couldn't get any better for the kid, the creature turned into a human. It was a boy just like him, but of course an adult. Oh boy, this adult was handsome. All little Hyuckie could do was look at him in awe. This thing had wings, and it was a human, and he was handsome. "The cat bit your tongue little one?" He asked, still not sure why the little boy wasn't speaking. "You're so cool!" Was the only thing that left the little boys mouth. All the creature could do was laugh, as he extended out his hand "Minhyung, Lee Minhyung. Or Mark Lee. Whichever you prefer darling" he said. Once Donghyuck took a hold of his hand, he quickly gave it a kiss. "I'm Jung Donghyuck, I'm the pwince of the land. Mwak hyung. Oh and I'm fwou yeas old" he said. He was still eating most of his syllables as he was still so young. "Hwo owld awe yu Hyung?" He asked, 'hyung' being the only thing he could sort of pronounce properly. Mark just laughed at him, hugging him. "I'm twenty-two thousand years old" he said, trying his best to be excited because he knew what was to come next. Donghyuck started trying to count with his fingers, but quickly gave up. He sighed defeated, "That's a wot of numbes" he said innocently. Mark nodded and held on to the boys chin. "Can I tell you something?" He said, to what the child nodded. "You see over there, how the forest suddenly becomes darker?" He asked. Once again, Donghyuck nodded at his statement. "Over there, is where the real magic is. There's witches, fairies, werewolf's, vampires. Anything your mind can imagine lives there" he said, intriguing the younger to try and lean forward to see if he can see anything. Then he remembered, "I'm not allowed to go thwe" he said, sad as he was hoping to see a fairy of some sort.  "Why?" Asked Mark. "Pwapa and Dwaddy say it's dangerous. I'll pwobably get hwut" he said. Mark took a hold of the youngers hand. Leading him down the tree. The little boy didn't know why, but he decided to trust the older man and went with him. Mark then got in a squat position while pointing on his back. "Hop on" he said. The little boy complied and did as told. As soon as he hopped on. Mark made sure the kid was holding on tightly, and he dropped from the tree. The kid started to scream loudly, hoping to reach the hard ground. However, it never came, he opened his eyes and they were flying. He gasped as he looked at the boy who had once again turned into the weird creature. "Hyung, we fwing" he said excitedly.  They were now hovering over the dark part of the forest, Mark quickly made his trajectory in order to land properly without hurting the younger. Once his feet reached the floor, he turned back into his human form. He let the boy off from his back, letting him explore. Flying fish started to surround him as well as the tree branches lifting him up into a swing type of shape.  Then, something with wings. However, they were definitely much prettier than Mark's. He looked so aesthetic, but he was as small as Hyuck himself. "WHO awe yu?" He asked pointing at Hyuck. "I'm Jung Donghyuck, and yu?" Said the little boy enthusiastically. "I'm Huang Wenjun, Wrenjun, Renjun. I'm a fwaiwy" said the other little boy, fluttering his wings, as he also struggled to properly pronounce his words.  "Woah, you wanna be fwiends? I'm the pwince of the land" he said extending his arms, almost to make it seem like the actual land. 
"No yu not"
 
"Hm?"
 "You can't be the pwince because Mark hyung is the pwince" he said, confused. The other little boy looked at his Mark hyung, pouting at the news he just heard. "He means, I am the prince of this land. Here, the dark part of the forest. You're still the pwince out there" he said, pointing to where the forest got lighter. Hyuck nodded, but still held a pout. "Come on darling, I will take you home. Your parents must be worried" Mark said, getting the boy to be on his back once again. Flying upwards, back to where the little boy would be safe. "Hyuck, can you promise me something?" The older one asked. Donghyuck just looked at him, with attentive eyes. "I can make you come back here, anytime you want" with just that, the boy was hooked. He happily looked at the older man. "You'll be safe under me, just" he traced his fingers into a heart shape on Donghyuck's chest. "Let me in" and with that he blew, to what Donghyuck it seemed like yellow glitter, towards him. Causing the young boy to go unconscious. His vines glowing a bright yellow in the inside of his body.                                     🧚‍♀️                               "I told you, we shouldn't have left him to go into the forest" he heard one of his parents say. "How were we supposed to know he was going to go in that deep, he's just a child Yoonho. Calm down" he heard his papa say. The boy couldn't seem to wake up, he felt his entire body burning. He started to struggle in his sleep, moving around, but unable to wake up. He was sweating, and crying. It was almost as if he was having a  nightmare, but that was much worse because he couldn't wake up. He felt arms wrap around him, as they hugged him tightly. "My sweet little boy, what's wrong? Please I can't handle seeing you in pain" he heard his papa Taeyong say. He did calm down a bit, but only a little bit. His veins, once again glowing a bright yellow. He slowly opened his eyes, taking in his surroundings the best he could. He looked at his papa who looked back at him with a face of relief. "Thank the heavens, you're awake. I don't know what I would've done if I lost you baby" he said, tears coming down his eyes and onto his cheeks.  Donghyuck hugged his papa back, he didn't know what was going on inside his body. Although now gone, the sensation was painful. He cried into his papa's arms. "Answer me child, did you see anyone while you explored the woods?" Yoonho asked, hoping the truth from his son. Donghyuck held onto Taeyong's neck tighter as he thought hard about it. "I saw Mwak Hyung, and Wenjun" he said happily. The name Mark instantly made Yoonho's heart drop. He went over to Taeyong and took the boy into his arms. "Sweetie, when you say Mark Hyung, do you mean Lee Minhyung?" He asked to what the innocent kid nodded to. "Oh god" Were the words that left Taeyong's mouth. Anger soon filled Yoonho's face, now Donghyuck was scared. He quickly got off of his fathers arms and went to hide behind the legs of his papa. "You stay here, make sure he doesn't go outside. He will not go outside until I advise so" he said, clearly his temper out of the roof. Donghyuck started to cry once again, he didn't like this side of his dad. He wanted everything to go back to normal.                                🧚‍♀️                             "You did what? You cursed my child?" Was all that Yoonho could scream at the other male sitting in front of him. "I did not curse him, fate brought us together" was all that Minhyung said, not even glancing at the other male who was surely ripping his hair out in frustration at this point. "Mark Lee! You are a twenty-two thousand year old vampire, and he is a human child! He is four! How dare you do something so barbaric to a child!" He yelled out in frustration. That made the other man stand up, slamming his hands on the desk. "Did I say anything about right now? No! You're just assuming things, I will not touch him while he's a child, but you cannot keep him away forever! Especially not from me" he said, making his points clear. "I will wait for him to become an adult, your child sure is beautiful, but I will wait. You cannot keep him away from me forever because it will only cause the curse to become more painful for him" Mark said, smirking at Yoonho. "I don't want him to be with you, your kind is not to be trusted" he said. "Oh my kind, when will you talk about how your ancestors stole this land from the original owners. He made all magical creatures find refugee in the dark forest. Huh! When will you admit that Yoonho?" Mark said. "I will make sure to make the experience painful for both you and your child. Ungrateful brat, he glad I have not laid a single finger on him just yet" Mark Said, earning a slap from Yoonho. 
"You will not come near him again" 
 
"We will see about that. If you can handle the screams of pain as his body longs to be next to mine"
 That sentence made Yoonho stand there, unsure of what to say. 
"Yoonho, face it. He's my destiny and I am

His. Separating us will make it worse"
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“Oh, hello there darling”
Mark said, looking at the now, eight year old. He was trying to climb into the tree that the older one was in, but his little legs couldn’t get him very far up the tree.
“Don’t worry darling, I will come down to you”
he said, and let himself free fall from the tree. Landing right on his feet, and next to the little boy. 
 
The little boy looked at him amazed, no matter what he did, the little boy would always be amazed by the older.
“Mark hyung doesn’t age”
he said pointing at the other. Mark laughed, picking up the child into his arms. The burning sensation inside his body, which he will never admit, calmed down.
 
Yoonho didn’t take into consideration that not only his son would suffer if they separated them, but also Mark himself would suffer if they remained apart too long.
“I feel cool”
said the little boy, making Mark laugh at him. 
 
“Why is that?”
Obviously, he knew why. However, he was not ready to tell the child. Especially while he’s so young.
“Being around Mark hyung makes me feel cool”
the little boy said, hugging the others neck.
 
Yoonho and Mark had come to an agreement, as long as the monsters that attacked them that time remained in the deep forest, he and any other creature could venture into the regular world. However, if the promise was broken, then every single one of the creatures would have to go back to the dark forest and never come back out.
 
They made a deal, but Mark wasn’t exactly sure what was the thing that attacked the King’s and his spouse when they were merely kids. They mentioned it looking like Mark, but uglier. That just made Mark question them even more since most vampires are passive, and will only require blood from their partners, or their destined mate.

So yes, Mark needed to drink from Hyuck, but he promised Yoonho not to touch him until he was at least twenty. So for now, regular animal blood has to suffice him.
 
“Want to go for a flight? I bet Renjun misses you”
he said. Putting the child on his shoulders.
“I can’t I have to go home and take care of Sungchan”
he said.
 
Mark looked at him with a weird face,
 
“Sungchan?”
He asked.
 
“My little brother, he’s turning 4 soon”
he said happily. Mark nodded his head, he didn’t know Yoonho and Taeyong had another child. Well to be honest, he spent most of his time with Donghyuck so it made sense. 
 
“It’s okay, I will take you home”
he said, transforming back into his bat form. He flew them over the kingdom, the child stretching out one of his hands hoping to touch the clouds, but he got scared and held on tighter to Mark. The older let out a chuckle which went unnoticed by the younger.
 
Once the castle was finally in his view, he gently landed on the younger’s balcony, which led into his room. Donghyuck quickly got off of Mark’s back, and made his way inside, looking back to see if the older man would follow him.
 
“Come Mark hyung, I want you to meet Sungchan. He is this big, and his cheeks are very cute”
the child said, basically making fun of his younger brother. Mark picked up the younger once again, this time tickling him in any way he could, the child letting out a symphony of laughter in the process.
“You will always be the cutest,”
he said, tickling the boy's neck with his nose.
 
“Mark Hyung stawp, my tummy hurts from laughing too hard,”
the child said, clutching his stomach. Just then they heard the door open, they both stopped their childish activities to look over, it was Taeyong, with Sungchan in his arms. He did not seem bothered by what was going on at all, he just laughed at them.
“I’m glad you two are getting along just fine, maybe I will tell you to also take care of Sungchan. You seem to be good with kids Mark”
he said smiling at the other.
 
“Daddy gets angy with me if I get too close with Mark hyung”
the little boy said, holding tightly onto his hyung. Taeyong chuckled before letting the youngest of the two on the ground for him to go play with whatever toys he had in the room, and he headed forward to grab Donghyuck from Mark’s arms. Instantly kissing his cheeks in process,
“Bubba, daddy is just scared that you will love your Mark Hyung more than him, that’s all. In fact, papa is also afraid you will prefer him over me”
he said, kissing the boys cheek once again.
 
The boy pouted while looking at his Mark hyung, and then back at his papa
“Hyuckie will always love Daddy and Papa more”
he said happily. Mark just looked at him, trying his best not to smile. Taeyong also chuckled at the boys statement before setting him on the floor.
 
“Go on, to play with Sungchan”
he said, encouraging the boys to spend more brotherly time together. Both adults smiled as they looked at the kids interacting. Donghyuck trying to tell his little brother about the dark forest, but Sungchan not certainly understanding the words coming from the older brother.
 
“I don’t know how I’m going to do it”
Taeyong spoke up, breaking Mark out of his train of thoughts.
“Huh?”
Was the only thing that could come out of his mouth, clearly confused.
“I love them both so much, I don’t know how I’m going to deal with it when you have to take Donghyuck. My heart is too weak for that”
he said.
 
Mark felt, bad, he put his hand on Taeyong’s shoulder trying to find some way to comfort the other man.
“You’ve been strong enough already,”
he said, grabbing a hold of his hand.
“Why don’t you return to Hedelia?”
He said, putting the other man on the spot.
 
“So you know?”
He said, looking away from him.
“Taeyong, I am twenty-two thousand years old, I find it very offensive that you genuinely thought I didn’t know”
Mark said, making Taeyong laugh a little.
 
“But why? Why don’t you return? You know your body cannot be away for so long from your home”
he said.
“Minhyung, although Hedelian my blood, I am not Hedelian. Any customs of your people were banned from me at a very young age. I wasn’t allowed to learn the magic behind my blood, I fit in no better with my people than a foreigner”
he said.
 
You see, Taeyong is a fairy. His parents came from the dark forest to seek shelter from the monsters deep within the forest. However, to try their best to adapt to the new land, they banned their children from telling anyone about their origins, or about their magic. Not even Yoonho knew about Taeyong, and it was eating him up inside.
 
“Plus you know the rules, your partner must always be with you. I don’t think Yoonho will like the idea of going into the forest. Especially not to find out that his husband is one of those creatures he so despises”
he said, and put a hand on his flat belly.
 
“I should stress though, I’m about to give them another sibling”
he said, getting Mark’s attention once again. He wide-eyed looked at Taeyong before motioning a big belly with his hands. Taeyong only nodded before Mark could smile.
 
“What are you hoping it is?”
He asked, now fully invested in the drama.
“I would hope maybe a girl, we have two boys already, but if it’s a boy I’ll be fine with it”
he said.
 
“So is he your last one?”
Mark asked. Taeyong only nodded, while letting out a stressed sigh,
“Yes, baby three is the last baby. I don’t think I will handle another one well. Taking care of two is already hard enough”
he said trying to make quite a joke in there, but Mark just looked at him.
 
“I could take care of Dong-“
Taeyong hit the back of his head.
“You made a deal with Yoonho, don’t look at me”
he said, putting his hands up. Mark was about to say something, but he was interrupted by a small child, pulling another smaller child somewhere.
 
“Papa, I’m putting Sungchan in rice, I think he’s broken, he wont talk to me”
Donghyuck said, pulling the younger boy who didn’t seemed bothered at all, and just stared at the ceiling.
“Alright-“
he stopped himself before repeating what the child just said to him.
 
“Wait no! Donghyuck! Do not put your brother in rice! NO!”
Mark could hear Taeyong saying, as he rushed to catch up to both of his kids. The sight made Mark feel something inside. He also wanted kids, he’s wanted them for a long time, but just now at this age is the age when his destiny comes to him.
 
It will all work out in the end, he hopes.

🧚‍♀️

“Donghyuck, what are you doing here?”
Mark asked, he was currently sitting on the railing of a balcony within the ’Jung’ castle. The little kid tried to climb the railing, but was unsuccessful. Mark chuckled at the boy before picking him up and placing him on his lap.
 
“What was Markie doing?”
The little boy asked.
“Markie? No more hyung?”
He asked confused, the boy shook his head and attempted to grab Mark’s cheeks, but the older man moved his face away.
“You’re my closest friend”
said the little boy.
 
Mark was not gonna lie, those words, coming from his supposed destined partner did hurt. However, he knew he couldn’t interrupt within the boy's life. Especially not when he’s this little.
 
“So what did you do in school today?”
The boy had started school three years ago, but this was Mark’s first time asking about it.
“Good, I met a boy. His name is Jaemin, my daddy says that he’s the royal guards son, he’s cute”
the little boy said.
 
Mark couldn’t help but dig his nails into his arm, jealousy filling him up. Donghyuck has never mentioned him being cute, he couldn’t help it. He but his lip, hard enough to draw blood from it. The little kid instantly jumped when he saw the older bleeding.
 
“Markie is bleeding, we need a doctor”
the child said, Mark held him in place, a little bit hard; but he couldn’t exactly control his strength at that moment. His eyes turned red as his fangs were starting to poke out from his regular teeth.
 
The little kid whimpered, starting to tremble in fear as he looked at the older. Tears started to swell into his eyes as he looked at the older. The sounds of little sobs drew Mark back into reality, he looked at the younger who was now sobbing on his lap.
 
He just stared at the younger, his eyes slowly turning back to their natural brown, and his fangs going back into his gums. He tried his best to find a way to comfort the kid.
“I’m sorry Hyuckie, i-I didn’t mean to”
he said, hugging the younger tightly.
 
“Mark h-hyung I-is scary”
he said, sobbing into the orders chest. Mark patted his head, he really didn’t mean to scare the younger. He felt bad.
 
“I’m sorry baby, I really didn’t mean to. Remember, you are safe with me”
he said, caressing the boys hair in the process. His little sobs slowly subsiding as he hugged his Mark hyung tighter.
 
“What’s wrong baby?”
He asked.
“Mark hyung makes me feel calm, being around you makes me happy. But you’re scary”
he said.
 
Mark chuckled at the younger, hugging him. 
 
Mark brought him closer to him, and kissed his cheek. He’s wanted to do that for so long, but he still didn’t want to touch the younger. A kiss WOULDNT hurt anyone. 
 
The little boy giggled,
“Mark hung you're tickling me”
he said.
 
“Minhyung”
they heard someone call out, making both of them turn around. It was Yoonho, he had a serious face. 
 
Mark nodded and took the child off of his lap,
“Go to your room Donghyuck, you need to sleep”
he said softly. The younger nodded, and signaled for Mark to lean down. The older one chuckled and leaned down.
 
The younger then pecked his lips, and quickly ran to his father. He hugged his dad's leg before leaving the room and going into  his own to rest. 
 
Yoonho just looked at Mark with a serious face,
“I thought we made a deal”
he said.
“We didn’t do anything, we were just watching the stars”
Mark said.
 
Yoonho nodded, and headed towards Mark. 
 
“How do I take care of one of your people?”
He asked. Mark was beyond shocked. 
 
“You think I don’t know, I know Taeyong has Hedelian. I’ve always known, but I didn’t think being away from his land for so long would take a toll on his health. I don’t want to lose him”
he said, pressing his temples in frustration.
 
Mark looked at him, pure shock taking over his body.
“How did you know?”
He asked.
 
“Before we got married, I asked for his hand from his parents. They told me that they had to go back to Hedelia. Their bodies were getting weaker if they stayed here any longer. After all, their duty in raising Taeyong was fulfilled”
he explained, to what Mark just nodded his head.
 
“Well you could start with opening up to going there more often, taking Taeyong there will heal his souls and magic”
Mark explained.
 
Yoonho nodded at the statement.
 
“I don’t care what I have to lose, but I cannot lose him”

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“Hyuck?”
The man called out to the now, sixteen year old boy who was standing near the edge of the balcony in his bedroom. The boy smiled, looking at the older man. He instantly went in to embrace him, taking a moment to take in his addictive smell.
 
“Mark hyung”
he said, letting out the most delightful of sighs. Mark chuckled at the younger, caressing his luscious black hair. The boy had grown beautiful into his features.
 
He had beautiful caramel skin, big eyes that sparkled like the night sky, and his lips looked of the most perfectly drawn heart. Puberty definitely had it’s effects when it came to this boy, and he was all Mark’s. Mark gave him a light kiss on his cheek before pulling away from the hug.
 
“How are you, baby?”
He asked.
“Mark hyung, I’m not a baby anymore”
the other said, chuckling because he knew no matter how many years pass by, to his Mark hyung, he would always be a baby. 
 
Mark frowned while looking at the younger, it was true. The latter was starting to get older, and older, and finer, and finer. It was breaking Mark’s heart. Sure he always dreaded the day when the boy would turn twenty when he was younger. However, not looking at the boy, he wishes he could go back and see him when he was still little.
 
He grabs the others hands, and brings them close to himself. He leans down and kisses both of Donghyuck’s hands. He didn’t get to see him that much over the years due to the immense amount of work he had to do in Hedelia. After all, he was the prince soon to be king of the land. 
 
Donghyuck still remained close to the Hedelian land and people, mostly because of Mark and Renjun, but also because he was half Hedelian. He wanted to learn about the traditions his papa had missed out on, and everything about the land.
 
He learnt that not only were there mythical creatures, but also gods. Renjun was of course a fairy, but male fairies weren’t allowed to have their wings out in human form for some reason. It quickly made both Yoonho and Donghyuck realize why Taeyong never presented as a Hedelian.
 
“Mark hyung, you’re so romantic. I’m honored to be yours”
Donghyuck said, slightly lowering his body by bending his knees as a sign of respect for the other. Mark smiled, holding on to the youngers waist, the boy was near the age that he had promised Yoonho he would touch the younger.
 
By now, Donghyuck knew about his

curse

and how he was basically bonded to the older. Honestly, Donghyuck couldn’t wait either. Ever since he hit puberty, the world started to change around him.
 
Most importantly, he felt a new sort of attraction towards his Mark hyung. Of course, he was always attracted to his Mark hyung as the older one was very attractive. But when he hit the age of thirteen, something changed for him; he started feeling differently towards Mark.
 
He craved him, for his touch. For his attention, anything that had to do with Mark being with him, he wanted it. 
 
They held hands as they looked at the view just below them, the trees and the village were so beautiful from up there. The breeze hitting Donghyuck’s face, making his hair spread back with the wind.
 
Just then, they saw what seemed like Yoonho and Taeyong on a horse. No matter how many years passed, those two were still deeply in love with each other. It seemed like they were going into the dark forest.
 
Donghyuck smirked as he saw both of his parents drift off into the dark forest. He couldn’t help it, he turned to Mark and held onto his neck. Mark instinctively held onto the other's waist, bringing him closer.
 
“It seems that my parents are now gone, what shall we do?”
He asked, tracing his fingers over Mark’s chest. Mark froze, this kid would be the death of him someday, but he stopped himself.
 
“Hyuck, we cannot do anything. You are still a child”
he said, pushing away the younger. The younger looked at him with a sad face, he'd been waiting for a moment where it would only be him and Mark, but now that it happened Mark pushed him away.
 
“You don’t want me anymore hyung?”
He asked, sadly at the older. Mark instantly felt bad, and held onto the other's waist again. 
 
He chuckled, kissing the others forehead and then pressing his against the others.
“Darling, my heart only beats for you; I will always want you, but you are still a child. I promised your dad I would not touch you until you were twenty”
he said, making the younger pout.
 
“But I want you now hyung, I’ve been waiting for this”
he said. Mark could only shake his head.
 
The younger was really getting desperate at this point, it was almost as if his intrusive thoughts took over him. He grabbed Mark’s neck and pulled him in for a kiss, a kiss he had been craving for years.
 
Mark stared at the boy in shock, but his body soon gave up on him. Pulling Donghyuck closer to his body, he took over the kiss. Feeling Donghyuck’s plush lips against his own, it was quite an ecstatic feeling for both them. 
 
Donghyuck closed his eyes, his fingers tangling on Mark’s black locks. He could feel Mark’s breathe against his top lip. It was a messy kiss, but it made both of them feel amazing. 
 
Mark bit Donghyuck’s lip, not enough to draw blood, but enough for the other to open his mouth. As soon as he did, Mark took the youngest's bottom lip in between his teeth and started to suck on it. Swelling up the boy's lips.
 
The boy couldn’t help but moan into the kiss, and that drew Mark even further into the rabbit hole. He pushed his tongue inside of Donghyuck’s mouth. Exploring the others mouth, drinking in any amount of saliva he could from the younger.
 
When they finally pulled away, Donghyuck led the other back into the bedroom, and sat him down on the bed. He proceeded to sit on the others lap, continuing to kiss him as if his life depended on it.
 
Mark could only kiss the younger back, he had craved this feeling for so long. Twenty-two thousand years that he had to wait for his destined partner. He pulled away once again, trailing chaste kisses on the youngers jawline.
 
Donghyuck was letting out a melody of noises into Mark’s ear. Mark started sucking onto the others collarbone, it was the best way to hide the marks that were about to be left.
 
Lingering his finger on Donghyuck’s chest, he couldn’t hold back. He licked Donghyuck’s neck, leaving a stripe of saliva behind, before licking more and more of it.
 
His eyes started turning red as he sniffed the younger's neck,
“You smell so sweet”
he said as his fangs came out, but he stopped himself. He couldn’t, he promised Yoonho not to touch Donghyuck when he was twenty.
 
He put his own hand over Donghyuck’s neck and bit on it, it was hard and painful; but he would rather hurt himself before hurting the younger. The groaned into his hand, he stayed like that for a few minutes before taking it away from Donghyuck’s neck. His teeth slowly going back to normal, and his eyes turning back to their brown color.
 
He looked at Donghyuck, and gently pushed him away.
 
“I can’t, I won’t do that to you. I’m sorry”
he said, getting up, to leave the younger one in the bed.
 
Tears began to swell up in Donghyuck’s eyes, falling as the feeling in his heart worsened. The feeling of being rejected by the person you love the most, he couldn’t help but cry into his pillow for the rest of the day.

Mark had left him with watercolor eyes for the first time,

and it hurt.

🧚‍♀️

Lonely. Is what Donghyuck felt as he skimmed through the dark forest. It had now been a month since the incident with Mark happened, and the older was avoiding him the best he could. Tears fell from his eyes, as he just wanted to be in Mark’s embrace. To feel the others warmth again, for him to take away the excruciating pain his body was going through right now. But he knew he had to wait until he reached the age his hyung agreed on.
 
He managed to make it near a lake, and sat down at the shore. Hedelia was beautiful, no matter how many times he went into it, it remained beautiful and well cared for. 
 
He was about to lay down, but then he noticed a little kid, probably around his younger brothers, Jisung, age. The kid had bright Orange hair, and was as pale as snow.
 
Donghyuck turned his head to the side before patting the boys head,
“Who are you?”
He asked. The kid smiled, his eyes turning into little crescent moons.
“I’m Zhong Chenle, I’m a fire god”
he said happily. 
 
Donghyuck nodded, taking the child into his arms.
“Can you show me some of your magic?”
He asked, looking at hopeful eyes, the kid nodded and his orange hair started to burst in flames. 
 
Donghyuck clapped excitedly for the child, it truly reminded him of Jisung.
“How old are you?”
He asked. He honestly expected him to say something along the lines of nine or eight which was currently Jisung’s age.
 
The kid looked at him confused for a moment, but soon came to the realization of what the older was asking.
“I am nine-hundred years old”
the little kid said happily. Donghyuck looked at him wide eyed. It was definitely not what he expected.
 
But then he remembered that mark was twenty-two thousand and Renjun being sixteen-thousand  so it wasn’t that surprising. He nodded and just held the child in arms,
“Where are your parents?”
He asked.
 
Chenle looked at him weirdly, and shook his head. He pointed up to the sky where the sun,
“The sun bleeds, we are born from that”
he said.
 
What he meant is that the sun rays are sometimes so strong that the mini fire gods are born from that, but it wasn’t very often that it happened. Probably once every two-hundred years.
 
Donghyuck nodded, and stood up with the child in arms.
“I will be your papa”
he said, and the kid hugged him tighter.
“Papa?”
He asked. 
 
“What is that?”
He said, taking one of Donghyuck’s fingers into his small hands.
“Like a mom, but i'm a man, so I would be your papa”
he said.
 
Chenle looked at him happily, and pursed his lips into a pout.
“You’re so cute”
he said, pinching the youngers cheek.
 
“Have you eaten? Are you hungry?”
He asked the younger, and he nodded.
“I’m hungry,”
he said.
 
“What do you like to eat?”
He asked. The child looked to be thinking deeply about what he wanted to eat. Even when he was thinking, he still looked adorable in Donghyuck’s eyes. 
 
The child shrugged his shoulders, and held tightly onto Donghyuck’s neck.
“I’m sleepy”
he mumbled before completely falling asleep on the others chest. 
 
Donghyuck cooed at the sight, this child was way too cute for his own good. He turned around, and was instantly startled by seeing who was behind him the whole time.
 
It was Mark, he seemed to be looking at him and child for a long time.
“You cannot take him away from Hedelia, remember. It will only make his body weaker and he might die”
Mark said.
 
Donghyuck covered the child’s head, and turned him away from Mark.
“I can come live here”
he said, sad that Mark was at him for wanting to take care of the child. Mark shook his head at the other,
“You cannot, not yet”
Mark said.
 
Once again, Donghyuck looked at him with sad eyes.
“You don’t talk to me for a month, and now that you finally show up, all you do is scold me. Do you not love me anymore hyung?”
He asked, tears welling up in his eyes.
 
Mark’s face instantly softened at seeing the younger be so sad. He went forward, and embraced him, putting his face on the crook of Donghyuck’s neck.
“I’m sorry,”
he muttered.
 
Donghyuck looked at him with hopeful eyes, he’s been wanting an explanation since that day.
“It’s not that I don’t love you, it was prohibited by your father that I touch you until you became an adult. I want you as much as you want me, but I need you to wait”
he said, pulling away from the hug. 
 
He looked at the little boy in Donghyuck’s arms, and then back at Donghyuck.
“I’ll tell Yoonho about the child, you can stay at my palace for today”
he said before flying upwards again. Donghyuck could only smile, he finally got the explanation he wanted.
 
He felt the child squirm in his arms, and he started to hum to him. 
 
“It’s okay, I’m here, I will take care of you”

----- CHAPTER BREAK -----

“You know what day it is tomorrow, right Mark hyung?”
The now nineteen year old boy spoke. Mark nodded and grabbed a hold of the younger’s waist, and placed a kiss on his forehead.
“You’ll finally be twenty,”
he said happily.
 
The boy nodded and hugged the older tightly,
“We can finally be together after that, right hyung?”
He asked, Mark nodded at the question.
“We will, but you will have to leave home, you know what?”
Mark told him.
 
The boys smile soon turned into a sad frown, he knew that he would have to leave his home, but was he ready for it?
“I know, I have to give up the throne to Sungchan…”
he said, sadly. When he was younger, he could only dream about being in his fathers position. He really wanted to become to new king to Neo kingdom.
 
However, marrying Mark would require him to leave everything he knew, including his parents.
“Hyung…we could try, uniting the kingdoms. What do you think?”
The boy asked. Mark looked at the younger with a curious face.
 
Ever since the quarrel centuries ago, the kingdoms have been divided. Even more after the incident that happened to Taeyong and Jaehyun. But could you blame the creatures from Hedelia? 
 
It had only been the kingdom of Hedelia for millennias before Jaehyun’s ancestors thought it was a good idea to take over the colony. They went to war, and the man made himself the victim so that soldiers would help him. They succeeded, killing over 10,000 species of animals in the now Neo Kingdom.
 
Hedelian creatures vowed to never forgive the Neo people for the invasion. And it has stayed like that for a few hundreds of years.
 
“We can’t”
the older man said with a stern face. It was true, they couldn’t, just the fact that Donghyuck was Mark’s destined partner was them already breaking a lot of rules.
“Why not?”
Donghyuck asked, and it was honest. 
 
He didn’t know about the stuff that went down, and he might never know due to the difference in teachings in both places.
“Donghyuck, us being together was already a ban placed upon the Hedelian people. Remember when I would suddenly disappear? I was trying to change the ruling, my parents' views. Just so that I wouldn’t be banished or punished for being with you”
he said, grabbing a hold of Donghyuck’s hand and placing a kiss on top of it.
 
“But it is against every means to try and get the people together, we don’t know what anyone is thinking. Resentment might still be present, it is a risk that we take if we attempt to unite the kingdoms”
he said. Donghyuck nodded at the statement, and sat down on Mark’s lap. 
 
“I will manage to make change, just watch me”
he said, making Mark chuckle.
“If you truly are confident, I trust you”
he said. 
 
“Now I must go on, I need to help your parents set up the party”
he said, Donghyuck nodded before giving a kiss on the cheek.
“I’ll be expecting to dance with you then”
he said, getting up from the older lap. 
 
Mark bowed to him, showing his respect.
“Anything for you prince”
that sentence made Donghyuck instantly melt. He wondered how in the world he got so lucky to have someone like Mark. The older man exited the younger’s bedroom, and a child instantly came inside.
 
Donghyuck extended his arms to pick up the child, who was more of a teen but he was still short, into his arms.
“What happened Chenle?”
He asked. Chenle was slowly turning into a teen, and it truly broke his heart. Even though this kid is basically older than him, but he still looks around Jisung’s age.
 
“Jisung won’t stop bothering me”
he said, holding on tightly onto Donghyuck. Then his little brother also came into the room, looking like he was ready to take Chenle away.
“Jisung what did you do to Chenle?”
He asked sweetly.
 
“I didn’t do anything, it’s his fault for being cute. I just want to squeeze him, and keep him forever. Hyuckie, can he be mine? Please please Please please!”
He told the older. Chenle covered his ears, and looked at Donghyuck with pleading eyes to not let Jisung take him.
 
Meanwhile Jisung was looking at Donghyuck with puppy eyes. His younger brother was indeed the most spoiled one, no one could resist his adorable face. Not even him. He looked at Jisung and then back at Chenle, and then back at Jisung and so forth.
 
“What is it that bothers you about Jisung?”
He asked Chenle. The little boy looked at him with a sad face.
“He keeps kissing me”
he complained. Jisung pouted at the statement and looked at Donghyuck with a sad face.
 
“Chenle doesn’t like me”
he said, and ran out of the room with tears in his eyes. Donghyuck knew he had to fix this or else his parents might yell at him. He put Chenle on the floor before putting his hands on the others shoulders.
 
“Chenle, Jisung just likes you a lot, don’t you like him?”
He said, moving the child’s hair away from his hand, but instantly regretting it as the other was angry his hair seemed to be wanting to light up. The boy thought about it for a while,
“I like him, but I don’t want him to kiss me”
he said.
 
Donghyuck nodded, and pinched his cheek.
“You should tell him that, it’s called setting boundaries”
he said, making the other nod.
“Boundaries?”
He asked. Donghyuck nodded at the child,
“It is a limit you set on what someone can do to you”
he said.
 
Chenle nodded,
“Do you think Jisung will understand? His brain is this big
” he said making a pinching motion with his fingers. Donghyuck laughed, wanting to ruffle the others hair, but stopping himself.
 
“Yes, even Jisung’s peanut sized brain will understand. Believe me, it’s better to start setting boundaries, I can tell there’s something between you two”
he said, making the child look at his with wide eyes.
 
“I’ll just leave now”
he said, making sure to run away as fast as he could from Donghyuck’s room. Oh Donghyuck has been having so much fun raising this kid, but he could be quite a handful.
 
As he was starting to enter his teenage years, Hedelian people are able to control their aging, he started getting moodier. He would get annoyed at everything and everyone except for Donghyuck. 
 
But that was reasonable, Donghyuck laughed at the thought of Chenle and Jisung being together. Chenle being his usual sassy self, and Jisung attending anything Chenle asked him to.
 
It was true, Jisung was the most spoiled of the siblings, but he was a sucker for spoiling lele. Nonetheless Donghyuck laid down on his bed, the party would be at midnight, and he wanted to get enough rest before heading down.
 
He’d be dancing with his papa, his dad, and his Mark Hyung. The difference now being, that now they would be allowed to do more than just dance.

🧚‍♀️

“Everyone, everyone”
the king said, causing everyone to stop in their tracks.
“We are here today, to celebrate the twentieth birthday of my oldest son, Jung Donghyuck”
he said and motioned to Donghyuck who was in a velvet Green suit. It was symbolic as green was the official color of the kingdom's flag. 
 
He looked beautiful, his eyes, nose, lips, his beautifully tanned skin. The honey looking skin contrasted perfectly with the dark green, Mark felt like he was about to combusts. However, as a Prince himself, he knew he had to keep his composure.
 
“This is a wonderful time as you only turn twenty once, and it means the start of his adultery”
he continued.
“So everyone, please clack your glasses to show respect and love to the future of Neo Kingdom, my oldest son and first in line to heir the throne, Jung Donghyuck. Happy Twentieth birthday!”
He said, making everyone cheer loudly.
 
It didn’t go unnoticed that Mark had a weird expression on his face as he clapped. But no one paid mins to it, after all, this was Donghyuck’s day. Even Mark’s bitter attitude wasn’t going to get in the way of the celebration.
 
Mark didn’t let it bother him anymore, and stood up making his way to Donghyuck. The younger was just welcoming people, and talking to some pretty important people of the kingdom, he was indeed having fun. Mark tapped the others shoulder, in order to not be rude.
 
Donghyuck politely ended the conversation with the council before turning around, he smiled as soon as he saw Mark. He looked amazing, his pale skin contrasting with his velvety purple suit. Donghyuck couldn’t help, but smile at the other, he looked so handsome. And he was all his.
 
Mark went down on one knee, grabbing a hold of Donghyuck's hand. Gently, he placed a kiss on top of his, his eyes never leaving Hyuck’s. Something about Mark looking deeply into his eyes made Donghyuck feel his heart flutter. 
 
“Your majesty, will you grant me the honor of dancing with you tonight”
he said, Mark had almost never used royal talk with Donghyuck, but something about it; Donghyuck truly felt like he was the one that was about to combust. He smiled and bent his knee his a little to show Mark that he would indeed, take the dance.
 
Mark’s left hand grabbed Donghyuck’s right hand, and his own right made his way to the others waist. He pulled him closer, and Donghyuck placed his left hand on Mark’s shoulder. They were not only dancing, but dancing as a couple.
 
To Mark, it felt like everyone else around them had disappeared, it was only him and Donghyuck dancing in the empty space of the dance hall. He looked as beautiful and graceful as ever, it made Mark’s dead heart feel like it was beating again.
 
He brought him closer, and placed his other hand around Donghyuck’s waist. Now he was fully grabbing him, while Donghyuck placed his other hand around the other's neck. He felt at peace, thinking about the fact that now he was finally the age so that him and Mark could be together. 
 
Mark leaned down in order to whisper something into Donghyuck’s ear.
“Your lips, my lips, apocalypse. Think about it”
he mumbled. Donghyuck giggled at the statement,
“You sure you want to do it here? In front of everyone”
he said, a light blush crossing his face.
 
Mark nodded,
“I am finally allowed to, why wouldn’t I?”
He asked. Donghyuck nodded, getting on his top toes in order to reach Mark’s lips. Mark instantly kissed back, his eyes closing in the process.
 
Honestly, Donghyuck was quite scared about his first kiss. Taeyong always told him that it felt just like magic, or maybe that was just because he was a magic being himself. However, he had high expectations for the kiss.
 
Low a behold, it was just what he expected, his heart started beating faster as he felt Mark’s soft lips against his. Mark could say the same thing about Donghyuck’s lips. Mark really couldn’t stop himself now, the younger tasted just like sweet sugaring cherry candy, it was addicting. 
 
He placed his hands on Donghyuck’s head, bringing him closer. Donghyuck dropped his arms, enjoying the kiss. He felt a million nerves down his back, making his skin get goosebumps as their lips moved in sync.
 
Once they pulled away, they just stared into each other’s eyes. Donghyuck felt so happy, and looking at Mark’s eyes, he swore his heart would have an attack if it continued moving that fast.
 
Suddenly, they heard cheering and clapping coming from around them. They had completely forgotten it wasn’t actually just him and the other in the ballroom. Everyone from the Kingdom was there, and had just witnessed Mark and Donghyuck kissing. Nonetheless the people clapped for them, and cheered loudly.
 
At least, everyone in the kingdom supported the couple.

Because they didn’t know about Mark’s true origins.

🧚‍♀️

Donghyuck breathed heavily into the others lips, as to not stop kissing him. The sloppily walked into Donghyuck’s bedroom, remembering to lock the door behind them. Now words needed to be exchanged, just their hot breaths.
 
They’ve been waiting for this moment their entire lives basically, and now it was finally happening. Mark tapped the youngers hips, signaling him to jump. However, Donghyuck didn’t quite understand. 
 
Mark parted from his lips,
“Jump”
he said, and went back to devouring the youngers lips. Now it was Donghyuck’s turn to pull away from the kiss. He was panting heavily, his lips swollen from the amount of kissing him and Mark had been doing. 
 
His eyes half open, while his beautiful plump lips were parted, it made Mark feel butterflies in his stomach.
“What?”
Donghyuck asked, breaking the other from his train of thoughts of devouring him.
 
Mark couldn’t help, but let out a chuckle.
“Jump baby”
he said. The younger one understood, and jumped. Mark instantly catched his legs, and parted them along his waist. After that, they continued kissing.
 
This time Mark was carrying the younger, making there be more friction between the two. Mark had waited ages, twenty-two thousand years, in order to find his destined partner. Now, he had finally found him, and he was the most beautiful human being he had ever laid his eyes upon.
 
He walked towards the bed, and laid Donghyuck down gently. He definitely had waited for this moment for a long time, but it didn’t mean he needed to hurt the younger. He admired the younger with the dim light that came in from the moon. 
 
“You are beautiful honey”
he said, his finger trailing from the younger’s cheek to his plump lips. He leaned down, and inhaled the scent on his neck. He let out a delighted sigh, Donghyuck’s scent was intoxicating to him. His fangs slowly making their way out of his gums and his eyes turned red as he kept on inhaling the youngers scent.
 
“Donghyuck, can I?”
He asked, making the younger look at him. He nodded, causing for Mark to shake his head.
“I need your full consent, with words”
he said. Oh god, the way this man was so gentle with him made Donghyuck’s heart melt.
 
“Yes, go ahead”
he said, crooking his head to the side to make his neck more accessible.
 
That was all that Mark needed before sinking his teeth into the side of Donghyuck’s neck. The feeling was painful at first, but it soon subsided. He felt pleasure from the bite.
 
Mark knew he had to stop, but it was hard, Donghyuck’s blood was sweet. The sweetest blood he had ever tasted. 
 
He came back to his senses, and pulled away, not missing the chance to lick the part where he left the bite mark, and then kissing it. 
 
He waited ages to finally do that, and he was getting addicted to the taste of the younger. He moaned into the youngers ear in delight.
“You taste so good”
he said.
 
Donghyuck let out a moan as well, the feeling was quite strange. It was as if lust had take over his body, Mark’s touch felt like it was sending a million signals through his nervous system. He felt ecstatic.
“Mark hyung, please don’t stop”
he pleaded. 
 
The older smiled, and started tracing his tongue down the other's neck. It was a simple action that made Donghyuck feel thousands of things all at the same time. 
 
Mark’s hand started going down, and settled between the others legs, grabbing his crotch. Donghyuck let out a lout moan as the other grabbed his intimate part.
“Mark hyung , please touch me,”
he said, pleading.
 
“I will”
he said, instantly capturing the others lips into his. Their lips moving in sync, saliva dripping out of their mouths as they kissed passionately.
 
Mark started to unbutton Donghyuck pants, painfully slowly for the younger's liking. He wanted Mark to take him completely, he wanted it so badly, but he knew that rushing the elder would get him nowhere. He finally got the last button, and took off the others pants, revealing the bulge on the younger's underwear. 
 
Mark, while looking up at the other, leaned into the clothed dick, and started to lick it through the fabric. Goddamn this man is so sexy, was the only thing running through Donghyuck’s mind. He couldn’t help the moan that escaped his mouth.
 
Mark stopped licking, and started to touch him. Donghyuck let squirming under the others touch, the effects Mark had on him was keeping him out of breath.
“Donghyuck, I need to know”
he said, but not once did his hands leave the others dick as he kept palming it and squeezing it. 
 
“W-what wrong?”
He asked, unable to control his squirming body.
“Your consent, I need your full consent”
he said.
 
“I already gave it to you hyung”
Donghyuck said, not going to lie he himself was having a hard time understanding the older.
 
“No Hyuck,

Your consent so I can make love to you”

----- CHAPTER BREAK -----

“M-mark”
the younger said, looking at the older, his eyes glistening at the others words.
“Yes Hyuck?”
He said, his eyes not leaving the younger for a moment.
“You can, go ahead”
he said.
 
Mark smiled before leaning into the younger, capturing his lips, their saliva exchanging with every movement of their lips. Mark was trying to distract the younger as he himself was unzipping his own pants. He finally pulled away from the younger's lips, enjoying a few spare seconds to look down at the younger.
 
His lips were swollen from the intense kissing, it made Mark’s heart beat faster. He leaned down on the other side of the youngers neck and pierced his teeth through the skin. Donghyuck gasped at the, still new, painful contact.
 
An ecstasy of sounds left his mouth as he threw his head back. It hurt, but in a good way, he liked it. The thrilling feeling of the sting, followed by the pleasures of being drained. 
 
Mark sighed delightfully, pulling away from the youngers neck. His hands traveling down to the youngers boxers, he held on to the him of it, and ripped it. Donghyuck let out a gasp, not expecting this from the older.
 
“M-mark”
he stuttered, making the other stop all his actions and look at him.
“What’s wrong?”
He asked, his hands going up to cup the youngers cheek, his thumb rubbing it in order to comfort the younger of anything that made him uncomfortable.
 
“H-have you done this before?”
He asked, it was honestly out of curiosity. The older seemed to have much more experience than him. 
 
Mark chuckled at the youngers question, and quickly pecked his lips. He thought about it for a few moments,
“Yeah, once. Back when I was only one hundred-eighty years old. Her name was Dahyun”
he said.
 
He took a moment, taking in all of Donghyuck’s beautiful features.
“In fact”
he said, moving the youngers sweaty hair away from his forehead.
“You look exactly like her, everything about you. Your eyes, nose, lips, everything about you. I don’t know why, it’s like she has reincarnated in you”
he said, rubbing the youngers cheek.
 
“What h-happened to her?”
He asked.
 
“Your people took her away from me, they showed her no mercy for being with a beast like me”
he said, sadly.
“I’m scared Donghyuck, I’m really scared”
he said.
 
“Of what?”
The younger asked.
“I don’t want them to do the same to you, throw you out like you’re scum”
 
 
“What did they do to you?”
The younger asked, now it was his time to hold on to the olders face. Mark felt his eyes well up with tears, remembering the events of the past made him vulnerable to any emotion. 
 
He breathed heavily.
 
“They cut off her head, after throwing stones at her”
he said, guilty taking over his body. Donghyuck was beyond shocked.
“They didn’t know how to kill me back then, so they just held me down. Made me watch, as they stripped her naked in front of everyone. They threw stones at her until she was bleeding out, and then they cut off her head. All I could do was watch, they held me down with Chains and rocks.”
The tears had started to fall from his eyes.
 
“They even used locks in order to prevent me from escaping, usually, there is no force strong enough to stop a vampire, but they found it. I’ve never felt so vulnerable, it really hurt”
he said, letting the hot tears stream down his face. He loved to take care of Donghyuck, but in that moment, he couldn’t help but want to be taken care of.
“You’ve been alone for so long?”
The younger asked.
 
“It does not matter more, I have you now. You were destined to be my partner, and I love you”
he told Donghyuck. The younger smiled at him,
“I love you too”
he said.
 
“I’m not letting them do to you what they did to her, alright?”
He said. Donghyuck nodded, to say he felt safe in Mark’s arms was an understatement. Mark to him, felt like home.
“Shall we continue, my love?”
Mark said.
 
The younger nodded, letting the older do whatever he wanted with him. The olders hand went down to his now exposed dick. He grabbed it, and started to pump it. Donghyuck couldn’t hold back the moans of pleasure surfing through his body. 
 
The older was slow with his movements, wanting to savor the sweet moment he was having with Donghyuck. He slowly went down, taking one final look at Donghyuck, and he started liking around the shaft.
 
His tongue circling licks around the head, as his hands went further down to the youngers balls, massaging them. To say Donghyuck felt like the was on cloud 9 was an understatement. Mark knew exactly what to do and where to do it, as seen from his experience compared to the youngers. 
 
“M-mark, do something”
he pleaded. Mark listened to the youngers pleas, and he took the shaft into his mouth. Making sure to suck in while he did it. 
 
Donghyuck’s eyes were glued on to Mark as he sucked him, he felt aroused because the elder looked right back at him. His red eyes, it was waking something inside of Donghyuck, his mouth agape as the sounds kept coming out of him. 
 
He leaned his head back, fully closing his eyes. As soon as he did, he felt Mark bite into his inner thigh, drawing flood once again. He looked down once again, seeing the same red eyes look back at him. He shivered at the sight.
 
“Don’t look away” 
 
“Huh?”
The younger asked, confused.
 
“Don’t look away, I want you to see everything I do to you. I’m here to bring you pleasure, so I don’t want you to look away”
he said. Donghyuck nodded, a blush creeping onto his face as he watched the elder doing stuff to his private parts.
 
Mark lifted Donghyuck’s legs, and spread them apart. While still looking at Donghyuck, he leaned down, and started to rim him. Donghyuck really wanted to close his eyes and just moan in pleasure, but he knew Mark wouldn’t like that. So the best he could, he continued looking at the others actions, as his mouth was agape.
 
Mark could feel himself twitch at the sight. The youngers hair was messy, his forehead sweaty, his eyes were barely open, and his mouth agape. hickeys and bites all over his neck, lips swollen. He couldn’t wait to make the boy his.
 
He leaned forward again, chest to chest with Donghyuck. And pulled three fingers forward.
“It’s going to hurt, so I need you to coat them for me. Is that alright? Do you still want to continue?”
He asked.
 
Donghyuck nodded, taking in the fingers in his mouth. He sucked them, coating them with saliva as his big eyes looked at Mark. The older leaned down, and started to suck more hickeys into the youngers neck. 
 
Once Mark felt that his fingers were wet enough, he took them out of the youngers mouth. He leaned forward and started kissing him deeply once again, while his hands traveled to the youngers backside. He slowly inserted one finger into the youngers hole.
 
Donghyuck instantly tensed up, his chest getting tight as he found it hard to breathe. It was only one finger, but he was already a mess, when he heard about this he never thought it would hurt so much.
 
He whined into the kiss, causing Mark to chuckle and pull away. He leaned into the others ear, and whispered
“Don’t worry darling, the pain will go away soon. If you want me to stop, you can always tell me”
he said, making Donghyuck nod. Mark really wanted to show the younger that he could trust him, and he was doing a good job at it.
 
It took a little for while for Donghyuck to get used to the finger, but he managed. Mark inserted another one, causing for more moans to come out of the youngers mouth. He seemed to be quite stretched by now, so the older inserted the third finger.
 
“I-it feels good, keep going”
Donghyuck said. Mark started to move his hand faster in and out of the youngers hole. Donghyuck kept squirming under his touch, feeling so good. 
 
“I-it hurts, I need to pee”
he said, Mark of course knew it wasn’t really pee.
“It’s not pee, trust me you’ll feel better once you release”
Mark said, holding on to the youngers shaft as his fingers went in and out of his hole.
 
The younger grabbed the bedsheets, squeezing them as he felt his body get closer and closer to release. He legs were starting to shake as he struggled to keep them open and lifted. Mark’s hand movements started to become quicker, sensing that the younger was close to his release. 
 
His moans getting louder and louder,
“Mark hyung”
he moaned out. Honestly, Mark felt like he could ejaculate right then and there with the boy moaning under him, but he fought the urge.
 
The younger closed his legs as he felt his release, he felt like he was on cloud nine. It was a delightful feeling, he felt like so much stress had just been lifted from him. 
 
Panting heavily, Donghyuck slowly opened his eyes and looked at the older. He seemed to have a delighted grin on his face, making the other blush. The older leaned forward, and gave a quick peck on the youngers plush lips. 
 
“Do you want to continue?”
He asked. Donghyuck was still trying to calm down from his high, but nonetheless, he nodded. Mark also nodded, and took off his shirt.
 
Now they were both fully naked, and Donghyuck has to admit, Mark’s had a nice physique and well built body. He was a bit scared though, looking down at the olders length. Sure he already stretched him out with his fingers, but fingers could never compare to the real thing. 
 
“Baby, baby”
the older called out. Donghyuck looked back up at him.
“Don’t worry, I’ll make sure to be gentle with you”
he reassured him. Donghyuck nodded, breathing in slowly, closing his eyes and he puckered his lips. The older let out a giggle, but wasted to time in going down and kissing the younger.
 
Donghyuck knew, this was a way of distracting him from the pain. He felt the tip slowly lining up with his hole. Mark broke off the kiss,
“I’m going to go in, okay?”
He asked.
 
Donghyuck nodded, and just brought his head down once again to continue their making out session. The younger tensed as he felt Mark sowly going inside of him. Right now, it was just the tip, and he was trying his hardest to not tense his muscles. 
 
He decided to just focus on the kiss instead of the stretch, trying to relax his muscles. Once again, Mark pulled away from the kiss, this time going down to the youngers nipples, he started to suck one while playing with the other.
“You’re doing good, just a little more”
he said reassuring the younger.
 
Finally, Mark had successfully pushed himself all the way into the younger. They were both breathing heavily, Donghyuck from the stretch and Mark from the tightness.
“You’re so tight Hyuck, you feel amazing”
he said, trying his best to contain himself.
 
“Y-you too, I feel so full”
he stuttered to the older.
“Tell me when you feel comfortable enough for me to move, alright?”
He said.
 
Donghyuck nodded at the statement, biting his lower lip hard enough to draw blood. Mark instantly leaned down, and licked the blood coming out of the youngers lips.
“You taste so good, I think I may be addicted”
he said.
 
“I can hear your heart, it’s going thump thump thump”
he whispered to him. Donghyuck could only blush, he thanked the lord Baekhyun in that moment that Mark was trying his best to not make it awkward between them.
 
“Mark”
 
“Hm?”
 
“You can move”
he said. Mark nodded at him before he started to move. The other moaned, feeling the older going in and out of him. He threw his head back, feeling eagerness spread through his body. 
 
He took a moment and looked down to where they connected, but he was quickly interrupted. Mark’s shaft was causing for his stomach to bulge, to him it was the hottest thing ever. The older, leaned down, making their chests touch, and he put his head onto the crook of Donghyuck’s neck. 
 
The younger’s hands instantly wrapped around the others neck, pulling him closer. They were both moaning into each other’s ears, Mark could’ve sworn this was the best he had felt in a while. In one of his thrust, his hips stuttered, making the younger dig his nails into the olders back.
 
Mark groaned at the feeling of his skin opening, but he did the same motion once again.
“I-I don’t want to hurt you”
he heard Donghyuck say.
 
“Don’t worry baby, it’s hot”
he said, pulling out almost completely before going back in. Donghyuck let out a long drawn out moan, his nails digging onto the others back again.
 
It took a little bit for Donghyuck to feel the same burning feeling at the pit of his stomach. He started to moan louder,
“Hyung, I’m close”
he said. 
 
“Me too”
said the older, speeding up his movements. They were both moaning in bliss, everything around them was fogging. Mark started to move in and out faster, trying to reach his high.
“I’m going to”
Donghyuck said, but he was cut off by his orgasm. He felt like he was seeing stars, his nails digging back into the olders back as he felt himself release.
 
“Me too baby”
he said, speeding up his movements. It wasn’t long before Mark released inside of the younger. Donghyuck shivered at the feeling of the warm liquid inside of him. He felt weak, and slowly closed his eyes, drifting off to dreamland.
 
Mark pulled out from the younger, and instantly stood up. He pulled his boxers up, going into the youngers bathroom, he grabbed a towel, and took it back to the bedroom. He cleaned off the sweat, blood, and cum that was on the younger. 
 
Once he was done cleaning him, he went over to the giant closet. He picked out something he thought the younger would be comfortable in. He ended up choosing a night gown as it was the most freeing in case the younger wanted to stand up. He knew because it was Donghyuck’s first time, he would be in pain when he woke up and tried to walk around. He also chose a pair of boxers, and put it on the younger.
 
Once he was fully dressed, Mark grabbed a bath robe from the youngers closet, and went into the hallway. He walked until he was in front of a giant door, he knocked on it.
 
It took around ten seconds for someone to open the door, but once it was open, it was Yoonho. He was half awake as he saw Mark standing in front of him.
“What is it Minhyung?”
He asked, rubbing his eyes. Mark rolled his eyes at him.
 
“I need clothes Jaehyun!”
He whispered yelled. It took Yoonho a moment to realize what the vampire in front of him had said. He was taken aback by him using his full name.
“You did what to my son now?”
He asked. 
 
“Yoonho, clothes, or else I’ll walk around your palace in underwear”
he said, making the other nod and go back inside his room. He grabbed a regular shirt, and pants and handed it to the vampire.
“You better take care of him”
he said, and closed the door.
 
Mark quickly made his way back into Donghyuck’s room, locking the door behind him. He got into the clothes, and laid down next to Donghyuck. He kissed the youngers forehead, and mumbled,
“Goodnight my love”

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“Donghyuck, Donghyuck wake up. I made you soup”
the older called out. The younger slowly opened his eyes, getting used to the sunlight coming in from his window. He looked over at Mark and smiled, he wanted to hug him.
 
However, as soon as he tried to sit up, he regretted it. He was stuck in that position, his entire lower parts hurt from their events of last night. Mark placed the bowl of soup on to the nightstand, and went to help Donghyuck sit up.
“Slowly, slowly. Don’t try to rush it because it’s going to hurt”
he said slowly lifting him and placing a pillow on his back so he had more balance. 
 
“I made you this soup, with a little help from Renjun. It will help you with the pain”
he said, obviously going towards the fact that it was a magical soup.
“It won’t fully heal you, but it will make the pain go away for a while”
he said, handing the soup to Donghyuck.
 
“I thought you would leave by the morning”
he said calmly. Mark shook his head,
“I would let you suffer like that”
he said sounding offended at the younger’s statement.
 
The younger chuckled, and held onto Mark’s hand.
“I know, and I appreciate that you’re taking care of me”
he said. Mark nodded, rubbing circles on the top of Donghyuck’s hand.
“I will have to return to Hedelia soon, I’m about to be pronounced King”
he said making Donghyuck look at him sadly.
 
Mark knew exactly what this was about,
“I will try my best for them to be united once again. I cannot promise the impossible, but I will try. For you”
he said, placing a kiss on the youngers forehead.
 
“You know what I love about you?”
He asked the older.
“You’re so romantic to me, all the time, it melts my heart”
he said.
 
Mark ruffled the youngers hair,
”Drink the soup, and rest, you will be in pain for a few days”
he said.
 
“I’ll make sure to tell the maids to watch everything you do when I’m not here”
he leaned forward and pecked the younger’s lips.
 
“I will return my love”

----- CHAPTER BREAK -----

“Oh my god, you and my royal guard? And the royal general?!?! With you??!?!? That is, indeed quite a pairing if I’ve ever seen one”
Donghyuck said, still in bed. The truth was that, being Donghyuck’s first time, he was still in bed 4 days later. The pain had subsided a little bit, but it still hurt for him to sit anywhere.
 
“Meh, at least I haven’t gotten railed”
Renjun said sarcastically. Donghyuck looked him with a ‘what the fuck’ face.
“Renjun you’re so rude to your bestie, can’t you see I am in pain”
he said, pretending to wipe tears.
 
“Yeah whatever you had sex, it’s gonna hurt”
he said, laughing at the others situation.
“You have magic, can’t you help me?”
He complained to the other. Renjun instantly put his hands in the air, almost like he was getting arrested,
“I’m not allowed to interfere with human lifes”
he said. Donghyuck pouted while looking at his friend. 
 
“But then how come Mark was able to give me the magical soup you guys made? Huh?”
He asked. 
 
Renjun just looked at him with a weird face, and shrugged.
“It wasn’t to help you feel better”
he said, crossing his arms. 
 
Now Donghyuck was way too deep into the conversation in order for it to just end.
“What was it for  then?”
He asked. Renjun looked like he was thinking about it for a second,
“To stop pregnancy”
he said bluntly. 
 
Donghyuck made an ‘o’ expression with his mouth after that statement.
“Can he do that to me? Isn’t he…dead”
he said, taking a brief pause before uttering the last word. Renjun looked at him with a weird face.
“Of course he can Hyuck, we are born of magic”
he explained. 
 
Donghyuck sighed,
“Good, I don’t think I’m ready for that yet. After practically raising Chenle, why did he lie to me?”
He asked himself. Renjun just shrugged at the statement,
“King Lee Minhyung, keeping secrets and telling lies. Typical”
he said making Donghyuck look at him in a matter of instants.
 
“What do you mean by typical? Does he lie a lot?”
He asked, curious about his lovers life outside of what he sees everyday. Renjun nodded, looking like he was thinking about what to say.
“What has he lied about?”
Donghyuck asked.
 
Renjun looked at him in shock, truly surprised to see the older hadn’t let the younger know about anything.
“Hedelia”
he said, taking a moment to swallow thickly before continuing.
 
“We are in great danger, your people won’t accept us. They will riot and overthrow the crown if they ever find out King Taeyong is also Hedelian”
he said, worry filling his eyes and face. 
 
Donghyuck didn’t understand, they were the ones who were at fault for taking away land that was wrongfully theirs, the Neo people had no reason to be mad at Hedelian’s. They had no reason to riot, let alone try to overthrow the crown of Neo Kingdom. 
 
It scared Donghyuck, what if a war broke out between the two lands? What would he do? What would his parents do? And Mark? He shook his head, letting all the thoughts flow away. 
 
He tried to sit up, but struggled as when he made any force the pain he had on his bottom increased. He painted heavily after his attempt in sitting up before facing Renjun,
“Help me up, please”
he said, putting his hands forward in order for Renjun to help him get up. 
 
The other did, and pulled him up to where he was in a sitting position.
“It’s painful, but I need to inform my parents about it, I cannot have anything happen to them”
he said, trying his best to stand up. At last, he was successful and was able to stand up on his two feet. 
 
The pain was still there, but he tried his best to subside it, and went over to his huge closet. He just picked out some casual clothing, but something that would set him apart from the peasants in the village. He put a cloak over his body, and tied it to make sure no one could take it off. 
 
He signaled Renjun to go with him, to what Renjun complied. He turned back into his fairy form, which was much smaller, around the size of a thumb, and flew his way into Donghyuck’s chest pocket on the cloak. Donghyuck chuckled at seeing the other going into his pocket, he was so cute.
 
He silently made his way out of the bedroom, and headed downstairs. He had to be as sneaky as possible, in order to not get caught by his royal guards or his family members. 
 
“Renjun, do you have any spells that will make me invisible?”
He asked the fairy. The other thought about it for a moment before letting out a gasp.
“No, but I have one where I can stop time for everyone except me and you”
he said.
 
“Please use it, we have to get out of here as soon as possible”
he said, making Renjun nod. The fairy started to move his little hands around, something like orange glitter lighting up around his fingers. He held that position,
“Hurry, I can only keep it like this for a few moments”
he said.
 
That was all Donghyuck needed to start running, he ran the fastest he could to the ground level floor, and looked for the back exit of their palace. Just as he was about to reach it,
 
“Where do you think you are going young boy?”
He heard his papa, Taeyong, ask him. Both him and Renjun shockingly looked at the king. It caused for Renjun to lose focus, and accidentally end the spell, a crack on his wing went unnoticed by Donghyuck and Taeyong. The other could only raise his eyebrow while looking at his son, and his best friend. 
 
“I- how-“
 
“Did you forget I am also a fairy, Donghyuck you are Hedelian too”
he told the boy. The boy nodded, pretending to be surprised.
“Now”
he said, bringing his fingers up the same motion Renjun had done earlier, causing for everything around them to stop. 
 
“Where were you going?”
He asked politely.
“Papa, I have to go to Hedelia, I have to speak to Mark. We are in terrible danger from our own people”
he explained desperately. Taeyong looked at him surprised, before nodding. 
 
“Alright you can go, I’ll buy you some time”
he said, the same orange glow that was around Renjun’s fingers now around Taeyong’s. 
 
Donghyuck smiled at him before kissing his cheek,
“I love you papa, I will be back soon”
he said. He ran towards the back door, and made his way out. He sneaked past the guards, and quickly made his way into the forest. 
 
“You okay down there?”
He asked Renjun who was still in his pocket.
“Y-yes it’s just that”
he spoke trying to collect his breath.
 
“That’s the first time I’ve done a spell so strong, it cracked my wing”
he let out, making Donghyuck stop in his steps. He put his hand in his pocket, Renjun gently sitting down on it. He took it out, he looked at the fairy’s wing. The left wing had cracked in half, leaving a huge tear down the middle.
 
He looked at his friend with worried eyes,
“is there any consequences because of that?”
He asked. He was really worried.
“I just won’t be able to do magic for a long time”
he said, holding on to his broken wing.
 
Donghyuck brought him closer to his face, and cuddled his cheek into the fairy.
“Don’t worry, i will take care of you”
he said happily, and gently placed him back into the pocket. Renjun just peaked out of it, watching wherever the other was going. 
 
Donghyuck ran through the forest, as far as his legs could possibly take him. Unfortunately, he had to quickly stop his momentum causing him to fall forward, he had reached the edge of the mountain that Neo Kingdom was sitting on. Below it, he could see how the trees would change color into much darker shades of green. 
 
“Be careful, I’m still here”
Renjun complained, causing Donghyuck to come back to his sense. He looked forward, and realized he almost fell, face first into the dark forest. He quickly stood up, regaining his balance as he looked below him.
 
“How am I going to get there, Mark is always helping me get down”
he said. Renjun shook his head,
“Donghyuck, you are half Hedelian. You need to learn how to get down there without Minhyung’s help”
he said. 
 
Donghyuck nodded at the statement, trying his best to climb down the mountain. Just as he was about to take a fifth step down, he slipped on a pebble causing him to lose his balance. He slipped around sixteen feet from the mountain before being able to hold on to one of the rocks again. 
 
His hands were now bleeding from the sudden contact with the rocks. He hissed in pain as he held on as tightly as he could to the pointy rock. Renjun looked at him, worried.
“Should I return to my human form, I’ll try to do a magic spell”
he said to what Donghyuck shook his head. 
 
“Donghyuck this isn’t safe, other vampires could smell you. Heck even werewolf’s, you are half Hedelian and half human meaning your blood is very sweet”
he tried to reason with him.
“Don’t worry, I’ll be fine”
he said, gently trying to make his way through the remainder of the mountain. 
 
Just as he was about to slip again, he felt something warm and cozy embrace him and gently placed him down on the floor. The warm embrace escaped from him, and it was revealed to be
“Chenle! What are you doing here?”
He asked surprised.
 
“Why are YOU here? And without bringing me? How dare you”
he said, pretending to be dramatic, and looking away from him.
“I’m sorry Chenle, there was something I needed to talk to Mark about”
he quickly apologized. 
 
Chenle nodded before signaling Donghyuck to kneel down, to which the older complied. Once he was down, Chenle climbed on his back.
“It’s okay Papa, but next time being me with you. I also need to come back here every so often”
he reminded him, leaning his head into Donghyuck’s neck. 
 
Donghyuck nodded, sighing in relief. Now he had

two

babies to take care of. Before he continued his walk to Mark’s palace, he hissed remembering the pain in his palms. He took them out from under the cloak and took a look at them.
 
They were full of deep and light cuts from the rocks, blood was still dripping from some of the cuts. He just cleaned them on his cloak, and continued walking. 
 
“Why is the palace so deep into the forest?”
Donghyuck asked. Not only did his feet hurt, but he was starting to get hungry, lightheaded, and dizzy.
“It’s called the deep forest for a reason”
Renjun reason. 
 
“Right Chenl-?”
Renjun was about to turn to Chemle to back him up, but he soon realized the younger male was deep asleep on Donghyuck’s back. Renjun cooed at the sight,
“He’s so adorable”
he said. 
 
“Of course, he’s my son”
Donghyuck cockily said.
“He’s not your real son”
he retaliated.
 
“Yeah but I raised him, and he continued his growth when he met me”
Donghyuck said, sticking out his tongue at Renjun to which the other sent a small punch to his tittie under the cloak. 
 
“If you don’t stop, I will put you in the bucket of rice too like I did to Sungchan!”
Donghyuck threatened. That made Renjun stop what he was doing,
“You own a bucket of rice?”
He asked. 
 
“Of course I do, well we do”
he said. Renjun gasped at the statement,
“And you’ve never taken me to see it. What kind of fake friend are you?”
Renjun said, pretending to cry. 
 
“Oh don’t be so over dramatic fairy pants, I only use it to threaten people”
he said making Renjun gasp. 
 
“How dare you call me fairy pan-“
 
“Shhhhhhhh”
he hard Donghyuck sush him, making him look up at the younger. He saw Donghyuck almost frozen in place, as if trying his best to not be caught by something. He lifted an eyebrow, not understanding what happened.
 
Donghyuck slowly lifted his finger, and pointed in front of them. Renjun slowly looked to see what was in front. Behind a bunch of bushes, sat a wolf, eating what seemed to be a human that tried to sneak their way into Hedelia. 
 
He was chewing on the person’s bones, but then started sniffing the air. Donghyuck got scared as he remembered the cuts on his palms, but before he could react, the wolf was standing in front of him. He stumbled back, but tried his best not to fall as he still had Chenle. 
 
The wolf growled at him as it stepped closer, it’s eyes clearly wanting to drink some of Donghyuck’s blood. He skillfully grabbed onto Chenle before facing Renjun,
“Do you think you can turn back into a human?”
He muttered at him.
“Yes”
said the older, as he turned into a human, standing next to Donghyuck. 
 
Donghyuck quickly handed Chenle to Renjun and pushed him down a little hill, he knew they would be safe because the forest would protect them like it did to him last time. However, he wished the forest would do the same right now.
 
The beast was just waiting for the other two to leave, and it lunged forwards, making Donghyuck fall on his back, the beast standing on top of him. It was growling at him, saliva dropping on to Donghyuck, which made the human turn away. It was gross, and he didn’t want to see or smell the saliva. 
 
Donghyuck closed his eyes, almost giving up and just letting the beast devour him. The beast opened its mouth, but quickly let out a whine and ran away as it whined. Donghyuck expected a bite, but it never came. He opened his eyes and realized the beast was gone, he slowly stood up and started to look around.
 
“Donghyuck!”
He heard someone who he assumed was Mark call out. He looked behind him, and saw the vampire running towards him with Renjun behind him with Chenle in his arms. 
 
“What happened, all I saw was Renjun struggling to fly as he carried Chenle, and instantly ca-“
he got cut off as he sniffed the air. He couldn’t hold back his natural instincts, his eyes started to turn a shade of crimson red as his fangs made their way out of his gums.
 
He covered his mouth trying his best to not lunge at Donghyuck like the wolf.
“W-w-why do, why do y-o- your smell. It’s strong”
he said, now trembling. 
 
“I slid down the mountain, my hands are full of cuts”
he said, showing his palms to Mark. The older took the boys hands, and looked at him with pleading eyes.
“Go ahead”
he told him.
 
Mark smiled at him, and brought the youngers hands closer to his face, his tongue slipping from his mouth, dragging it on the youngers palms. Cleaning up any blood that had or was coming out, and closing the wounds. Donghyuck was amazed at how the vampires tongue was sealing all his wounds. 
 
Sometimes he forgets Mark also had magic, but it’s good, his wounds are now healed. Mark then instinctively dug his teeth into the youngers wrist, he really couldn’t help it. The youngers blood was sweet, and has a special taste, he was addicted. 
 
Donghyuck whimpered at the stabbing feeling, and the feeling of being drained. This time, it was different.
 
He'd been walking for hours to get to the Black Forest, he was fatigued, and hungry. His vision started to get blurry, eventually slumping forward. He had passed out.

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“Why did you bring him here!”
He heard someone yell.
“I didn’t, it was his own choice”
Renjun yelled back at the older.
“And you couldn’t stop him? Why? Why did he want to come here in the first place?”
He asked, clearly being mad.
 
That’s what it took for Renjun to break,
“Because you are a liar Minhyung! We know what you’re trying to do, and I’m here to tell you that all possible outcomes lead to our doom! Your doom!”
He said.
 
Mark let out a sigh
“I’m not doing it for me, I’m doing it for Donghyuck”
he said calmly. Renjun shook his head in disapproval of what Mark was saying.
“Mark please listen to me, I know what I’m telling you. Doing that will only lead to tragedy, please don’t do anything stupid, I have a friend in there who loves you, and losing you would be losing his world”
he explained. 
 
Mark shook his head,
“I have to do it, even if it means going to war. I have to at least make an attempt, what kind of king would I be if I don’t try to make a change?”
He stated.
 
“Mark please listen, I manipulated a lot of magic in order to be able to look into the future, it all starts with my broken wing. You have to trust me please, you’ll die!”
He yelled out. Mark looked at him with wide eyes, he knew fairies could manipulate time, but he didn’t know they could see into the future.
 
“I fear, for my friend, you too as you are also my friend, I do not want anything to happen to you. It’ll be too painful for Donghyuck”
he said, pleading once again. 
 
However, it seemed like Mark had fully made up his mind in the decision he was making.
“Please, let me try to be the change, I want to unite our people. I don’t want to have to sneak around in order to be with Hyuck”
he said.
 
Renjun felt tears well up in his eyes,
“Alright, but at least lend me a healing spell book”
he said, quickly wiping away his tears. Mark looked at him confused. 
 
“I tore my wing, it’ll take a while to heal”
he assured the older. Mark nodded at the statement before handing him a piece of paper that signaled in which of their libraries he could find a spell book, and in which section. 
 
Renjun nodded before bowing at the older, and making his way to the library. Once he was out of sight, Mark walked into his room, where he had carefully placed Donghyuck on the mattress alongside Chenle. 
 
They were both sleeping soundly, or at least that’s what he thought. He looked down at Donghyuck and realized that the boys eyes were on him.
“Did you use your magic to feed me? I feel like I ate a horse”
he said, stretching, but trying his best to not touch the sleeping Chenle. 
 
Mark chuckled at the statement before nodding,
“Yes, I fed you through magic”
he said calmly. Donghyuck nodded his, and sat up. He held out his arms, in order for Mark to give him a hug. Mark complied and embraced the younger.
 
It felt so warm, but at the same time cool, so cozy. Donghyuck never wanted it to ends but then he remembered what Renjun told him.
 
He pulled away, and looked up at Mark.
“You plan on uniting the kingdoms?”
He asked. Mark shook his head, and placed his hands on Donghyuck’s cheeks. 
 
“Let’s not talk about that right now”
he whispered into his ear. Donghyuck would be lying if he said that didn’t turn him on at least a little bit. Marks hands slowly made their way onto the youngers waist, as he pulled him closer.
 
They stood around like that for a moment; before Mark started to suck hickeys on the youngers neck. Donghyuck wanted to let out a sound, but he covered his mouth, remembering that his child is sleeping on the bed. He pulled away and looked at Mark,
“Chenle is here”
he whispered.
 
Mark let out a delighted breath, leaning into the youngers ear.
 
“Let’s take it to the bathroom then”

----- CHAPTER BREAK -----

“M-mark, I’m here to talk to you about something serious”
the younger said, his hands in front of Mark’s chest, attempting, but not really, to stop him.
“It can wait”
he whispered, his lips trailing down to the youngers neck. 
 
Donghyuck couldn’t hold back the blissful sounds that were coming from his mouth. It’s not that he didn’t want to, but they had more important things to talk about right now.
“Lee Minhyung I swear if you don’t let me talk, I will not allow you to touch me for another decade”
he said, making Mark quickly pull away from him.
 
He cleared his throat, and faced the younger.
“So what is it you want to talk about?”
He asked, now in a completely serious manner. 
 
“Mark, I know what you’re trying to do, and I’m here to tell you to stop”
he said, looking at him worriedly.
“What do you mean?”
He asked.
 
“That you want to unite the Neo Kingdom with Hedelia, stop it!”
He exclaimed.
“Donghyuck this is a decision for me to make, not you”
the older one fired back.
 
Donghyuck shook his head,
“No, I won’t let you. We promised we would try together, what are you even trying to do?”
He argued. It was true, when they talked about Mark said he wouldn’t butt into Donghyuck’s business. 
 
Yet here he was now, all up in his business trying to make things right himself. Donghyuck loved that he was caring about it, but he didn’t want Mark to do it all himself. Especially knowing the people of his land, they wouldn’t agree on it, and it would break out a war where Donghyuck would be in the middle. 
 
“Donghyuck, but what can I do? Must I lay in bed and wonder whether we will be taken well by your people? Do you not remember what they did to my first love?”
He asked, keeping his composure, and his hands behind his back.
 
Donghyuck nodded his head, leaning forward to cup Mark’s cheeks, he looked up at his eyes. True, the vampire was dead, but every time he was near Donghyuck it was almost as if he had been born again. His eyes sparkled, almost as if he had billions of stars inside of his dark orbs, it made Donghyuck heart flutter. 
 
A blush creeping up to Mark’s face as he looked at the younger, he scoffed.
“I know what happened, which is why I will not allow you to do that. Have you ever thought about how I would feel about losing you?”
He asked. Donghyuck could feel the tears swelling to his eyes. 
 
He leaned forward and hugged Mark, leaning his cheek against the older’s chest.
“You’ve been alone for twenty-one thousand eight hundred and forty years, and now you expect me to live with that?”
He said. The statement completely shocked the vampire, Donghyuck had gotten the amount of time he has been alone and bearing the pain by himself right. 
 
Down to every digit, he hugged him back, letting out a breathy sigh.
“I want to be with you Mark, I want to spend time with you. Grow a little more maybe, have kids in the future, and then I want to fight for you. For your right to openly set foot into Neo Kingdom, and for your place on the throne”
he said, pulling away to look up at the older.
 
“You are the real king of the land, not only Hedelia, but Neo Kingdom. If it weren’t for the greedy conquistadors that were my ancestors, you wouldn’t have had to be alone for so many years”
that statement made Mark tear up. He’d met countless of humans during these twenty-two years he has been alive. They’ve either thrown him out, or disregarded him as equal to them. 
 
Donghyuck has been the first human since Dahyun who made him feel like he belonged. Made him feel loved, and his dead heart to start beating again. For his blood to rush as if he were still alive.

He pushed Donghyuck closer to his chest, caressing his hair as he smelled it, it smelled it like vanilla. It made him feel calm, everything about Donghyuck, it was driving him crazy. He gave him a peck on the top of his head, as he kept caressing the boys entire body.
 
“I love you Donghyuck, you make me feel like I never died in the first place”
he said, pulling away from the hug to look down at the younger male.
 
He looked so beautiful, like always. His big, round, and sparkly eyes staring back at the older. His heart shaped lips slightly parted as he breathed. Speaking of heart, his heart felt like it was about to explode. It was beating so hard for the

man

in front of him. 
 
Mark couldn’t help it anymore and pulled Donghyuck close, their lips instantly touching. Neither of them held back from the kiss. Mark’s hands rested at the younger’s waist as Donghyuck hands were wrapped around the vampires neck. 
 
Almost as if instinctively, Donghyuck opened his mouth, letting Mark’s tongue inside of his. He felt his knees get weak. He felt as Mark’s tongue drew itself around his mouth, his saliva starting to invade the inside of Donghyuck’s mouth. The younger moaned out, the feeling of Mark’s exploring his mouth was ecstatic.

His fingers went up to the vampires hair, tangling them in it. Mark finally pulled away from the kiss to catch his breath, he stared at Donghyuck’s face. The most beautiful human being he had ever laid his eyes upon. 
 
Donghyuck continued what Mark was doing as he trailed kisses down the olders neck. He got to the olders chest, and started to unbutton his shirt, revealing the defined muscles of the olders abdomen. 
 
He started to kiss down the olders abs, his eyes not leaving the others for a moment. He left wet kisses all over the olders chest, leaving purple marks behind with every time he sucked in. 
 
He trailed down until he reached the older’s belly button, he stopped his kisses, and started to unbutton the vampires pants, and took the vampires zíper down with his teeth. 
 
Every move the younger did, it only turned on the vampire more and more. He couldn’t wait to get a taste of him. Mark brought the boy back up, and captured his lips once again. Devouring and savoring as much of the youngers lips as he could. 
 
He then started to unbutton the youngers shirt as well, his hands roaming anywhere they could get their fingertips on. His hands quickly going to the youngers pants and undoing them as well. He pulled the youngers pants down, alongside his boxers. 
 
Truly, Donghyuck was beautiful in every way shape and form. In Mark’s eyes, he was even more beautiful down there. He held on to the youngers waist, and pulled him close.
 
Both their naked chests were now touching as they looked at each other’s eyes. Mark quickly turned the younger around, his chest now in contact with Donghyuck’s back. 
 
He kissed down the youngers back, Donghyuck letting out beautiful sounds as he felt the olders hot breath against his skin.
 
Mark couldn’t hold back anymore, he inserted himself into the younger. Donghyuck could feel himself being stretched once again. It stung less as before as he had already been stretched out. 
 
Moans escaping both of their mouths, Mark wanted to move, but he decided to wait for Donghyuck to get adjusted. 
 
“M-mark, you can move”
the younger blurred out. The older nodded, taking in the youngers scent before moving. 
 
He started moving in and out of the younger, moving gently as to not hurt the other. 
 
Truly, it felt like bliss.

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“I’ll have Renjun make more of the soup for you, I have to go to some meetings”
Mark said. He was now dressing the younger, he had made clothes come to him by using his magic and decided to dress the younger while he was at it. 
 
The younger nodded, holding on to Mark as he dressed him. Mark cooed at the younger, no matter what he did, he was adorable in every way.
“I understand, being a new king isn’t easy is it?”
The younger asked, his hands now playing with Mark’s hair. 
 
Mark shook his head,
“I still haven’t been crowned”
he mentioned. The statement left Donghyuck shook, he was sure he heard Renjun call in King Minhyung earlier. 
 
The older chuckled as the saw the youngers face.
“I will be crowned tomorrow”
he said. Donghyuck nodded, so it wasn’t that far away which is why Renjun was already calling him King. 
 
He nodded, going back to hugging the older, taking in his smell.
“You’ll see me tomorrow, I want you to be there”
he said, moving the youngers hair from his face. 
 
“I’ll surely be there, my king”
he said, teasingly.
“Stop”
he said sternly. 
 
Donghyuck giggled a bit before looking back up at the older.
“Why?”
He asked, his fingers trailing down the olders bare chest. The older quickly grabbed a hold of the youngers’s hands on his chest. 
 
He was looking at the younger, a stern look plastered all over his face and attitude. He leaned down, to the youngers ear, before whispering,
“I might not go easy on you”
he said smirking. 
 
The younger quickly pulled away and punched Mark on the chest.
“You just had to ruin it you little whore”
he said, angrily looking at the younger. All Mark could do was hold his chest as he laughed at the younger. 
 
He fake wiped away a tear, and regained his composure.
“I will go now, Chenle is in the bedroom, and Renjun will come here with your soup not too long after. Please, make yourself at home, this place will soon be your home”
he said happily. 
 
“M-mark”
the younger stuttered out. The vampire turned around, looking at the younger confused, and worried at the same time. 
 
It wasn’t like Donghyuck to be nervous about something, let alone something that he’s going to tell him. The younger had always been bold about everything, and outgoing. So seeing him nervous made Mark worried.
 
“Hm?”
He asked gently. 
 
“Why did you lie about the soup?”
He asked, his head still looking down as he played with his fingers. 
 
The older exactly hear the younger because he wasn’t directly looking at him, so he asked once again.
“Hm?”
He said it gently again, as to not startle the younger. 
 
“Why did you lie about the soup?”
He said again.
 
“What do you mean?”
He asked.
 
“Why didn’t you tell me the soup was actually a contraceptive?”

----- CHAPTER BREAK -----

“So Renjun, do you think you could tell me more about the side of Hedelia I don’t know of”
Donghyuck said, looking at the other male, who was trying his best to get the prince ready.
“What do you want to know?“
he asked, buttoning up Donghyuck’s prince gown.
 
“About Mark”
he paused for a moment.
“Why is he dead?”
He asked. Renjun paused his actions for a moment, looking up at Donghyuck. He could see the desperation the boy had in his eyes to know more about the kingdom.
 
He sighed, giving in to his best friends wishes.
“Hedelian children are weird”
he said, making Donghyuck look at him with a weird face once again.
 
“Because we are born of magic, it means we don’t always get the same magic our parents do”
he continued. Donghyuck nodded at his statement, remembering how him not his siblings have gotten any sort of magic, so far.
 
“For example, your parents might both be fairies, but you will be born as human, and later in you will be granted with your magic. Unless you are born a god, like Chenle. You most likely won’t get the same magic of your parents”
he continued explaining to Donghyuck.
 
“And about Ma-“
 
“I was getting there, don’t interrupt me!”
He said, making Donghyuck put his hands up in defeat.
 
“Minhyung, is a different case. Minhyung, like everyone else was born a human. He had a normal life, he went to school, had friends, and everything a normal person would”
he said. Donghyuck was instinctively listening, he was really curious about what happened to Mark.
 
“Unfortunately, Minhyung only lived to be twenty-two years old”
he said, almost as if a lump in his throat had been stopping him from continuing the story.
“Minhyung was young when the war between the now ‘Neo Kingdom’ and Hedelia started. When he was around twenty-two, he was shot to death by soldiers from the other kingdom”
he said.
 
Renjun was now working on Donghyuck’s hair, as he continued to tell the story.
 
“His parents. Majesty Chittaphon, and Majesty Youngho. In a moment of desperation turned him into a vampire like them. Minhyung would have been fine, but because he never showed sign of being magical, he died that day. He has never aged since then, living in for twenty-two thousand years”
he finished explaining. Still focusing on his work to style Donghyuck’s hair. 
 
“That is the reason his parents will never accept our relationship, right?”
Donghyuck asked, staring at the floor beneath his feet.
 
Renjun stopped what he was doing, and looked at Donghyuck with a sad face. He knew this feeling.
“They won’t only not accept your relationship, they could ban Mark from every stepping foot back in Hedelia”
he said.
 
“Heck, they could stop me and Chenle from ever setting foot here again. Me because I’m with your guards, and Chenle because it seems like him and Jisung will be something in the future”
he said.
 
Donghyuck nodded, all of them were in great danger

thanks to him

. 
 
“But it all depends. I hope Minhyung was able to convince them, yknow?”
He said, adding final touches to Donghyuck’s hair. He did a bit of magic, and glitter fell on Donghyuck’s hair. 
 
As if the human wasn’t already beautiful enough, the sparkling in his hair just made him even more breath taking. 
 
“There is also the side where doms treat their partners like absolute garbage. Hedelia isn’t the heartwarming place Minhyung has showed to you. There is struggle here just like everyone else in the planet, and the kingdom barely does anything to regulate it”
he said.
 
“What do you mean?”
 
“Think about it as a food chain, people like me are at the bottom. No money, no rights. Not enough education, no rights. We need to learn magic at least at the age of 4 months if we want to go somewhere in life in Hedelia. We are close to worthless as a candle”
he said.
 
Donghyuck looked at him wide eyes, Mark had done a good job of keeping things like this away from him for a long time.
 
“Then it’s witches and warlocks, they are slightly higher than us, but the same rules apply to them. Then it’s gods, they have not rights due to their natural selection of having magic, and them being able to benefit our environment”
 
“So that would mean that Chenle has a higher rank than you?”
He asked. Renjun nodded at the younger. 
 
“Then there’s werewolf’s, they are the second highest. They have higher authority meaning if they want to do something, they can as long as a higher rank doesn’t stop them. Vampires are the last, and highest rank there is in Hedelia. There is another rank even higher, elder vampires, but they never go out of their hiding place unless they need to. If I didn’t mention anymore, is because they are lower than me to the point that they don’t make it to the food chain”
Renjun explained. 
 
“My people are not treated well here, it’s the reason I want to leave, but if I do, I will eventually die”
he said.
“Renjun, as the future king of Neo, and the future bride of the king of Hedelia, I promise you I will try my best to change things for you. You won’t be afraid to live in your own land anymore”
he said.
 
Renjun smiled, and went to hug him tightly. Donghyuck instantly returning the hug. 
 
“Renjun?”
 
“Hm?”
 
“Do you think Jisung and Chenle are soulmates? Like me and Mark?”
He asked, unsure of the question. Renjun looked at him confused for a few moments.
 
“It honestly depends, you never know. Chenle or Jisung  could be having the same symptoms you did when you met Mark, and not tell anyone”
he stated. This made Donghyuck think for a bit, Jisung has mentioned before about Chenle making his heart feel some type of what.
 
“Is it the same symptoms for everyone?”
He asked.
 
Renjun shook his head,
“No, everyone is different”
.
 
“How come?”
 
“Well for starters, it depends on what kind of lovers you guys are. Platonic soulmates have a much different effect to each other than romantic soulmates”
he said. 
 
“Platonic soulmates would probably not experience anything, only the need to constantly be together”
he said, making Donghyuck nod.
 
“Romantic soulmates, it depends on what type as well. You and Mark are destined romantic soulmates which is why you had it the worse. Being away from him made you feel like you were going to die. I do indeed believe that Chenle and Jisung however are unexpected soulmates”
he said.
 
Donghyuck crooked his head a little bit to the side, obviously confused on what he meant.
“I mean it like, they’re an unexpected pair. And they only realized they were soulmates after they met. It would explain Jisung’s constant need to kiss Chenle. Not to mention, Chenle absolutely hates it”
he said.
 
Donghyuck laughed at the statement, it was true, Chenle could only tolerate skinship when he started it. When someone else wanted to start it with him, he would cringe and yell at them. It made Donghyuck chuckle at the mere thought.
 
“Chenle and Jisung would be so cute together though”
 
“Just imagine a bunch of Zhong’s running around”
Donghyuck stated.
 
“I think you mean little Jung’s”
Renjun said.
 
“How would you know? They’re still kids”
Donghyuck said.
“Donghyuck, do you not pay attention to Chenle? That boy has the same personality as you, screams bottom”
Renjun said, his face expressionless as he said it. 
 
“You’re one to talk fairy pants, you out there looking like a fish next to your two shark boyfriends”
Donghyuck fired back. 
 
Renjun gasped, pretending he was about to throw fists at Donghyuck.
“How dare you!”
He said, pulling himself back.
 
“I think they will enjoy fishing with you”
he said, giving Renjun a smirk.
“Jung Donghyuck, I will personally kill you”
he said, keeping his composure.
 
“Oh you know you love me”
he said, making Renjun look away mad. But nonetheless, the shorter nodded. 
 
Donghyuck yelled loudly when he saw Renjun nod his head, and started to shake him in happiness. Until he had a realization. 
 
“Hold on, so you’re going to take both of them at the sa—“
 
“Jung Donghyuck!”

🧚‍♀️

“Mark, we should begin the ceremony now”
The short King told his son.
“Dad, can you hold on? I’m waiting for someone”
he said, standing tall and proud, not losing his composure once. 
 
“Lee Minhyung!”
 
“Honey, leave him. He should know when he’s ready”
the much taller king said.
“Thank you father”
he said, bowing to the man. 
 
“Are you waiting on that juman you were talking about?”
The short one asked.
“Ten, leave him be”
the taller man said, addressing the other by his name. 
 
“How can I Youngho? After what they did to him? Twice! He still falls in love with a human? How many more times does it have to happen before he realizes they are nothing good!”
He said, frustrated. 
 
“Honey, you heard the way he talks about this human. Maybe this time, it will be different”
the other said, not losing his composure for once as he argued with his husband. 
 
“Yes plus dad remember, he is half Hedelian”
Mark stated, his eyes stuck to the floor.
“He’s half Hedelian”
he said, mocking his sons tone.
“So what? He’s still half human! I’m telling you, I get a bad feeling about this, Lee Minhyung you will end up dead again!”
He said, putting his hands on Mark’s shoulders.
 
Mark shook his head, and took his dads arms off from his shoulders.
“If you cannot trust me, I don’t want you at my coronation”
he said in a cold tone, turning his back to the pair. He didn’t even spare a glance at his parents.
 
It’s true what he was saying, Mark was running the risk of being killed for a second time. This time not by a human, but by an elder vampire if they found out what he was doing. 
 
Ten stared at his son with disbelief in his eyes, he was pushing him away for some mere human?
“Youngho, are you hearing this”
he said, looking at his husband. The taller looked at him before looking at their son.

He placed a hand on Mark’s shoulder.
“Listen your dad is just trying to look out for you”
he said, trying to get Mark to understand.
 
“No I’m tired of it, all I’ve ever done is anything to make the two of you happy! But here we are now, it’s been twenty-two thousand years, you’re still holding grudges? I don’t think you remember, but I was the one who died, I was the one who suffered the most pain. If you didn’t want me to turn out like this, you could’ve let me die when I was supposed to!”
He blurred out. 
 
Ten stared at him in shock, and so did Youngho. Mark had never spoken to them like this, they had always been a pretty united family. Always making jokes with each other, and showing affection.
“You really don’t want us at your coronation don’t you?”
Ten said, his hands forming into fists as he held back tears.
 
“Fine, but don’t you dare come crying to me when your sweet human does something stupid and it leads to the doom of this kingdom! Mark my words Lee Minhyung! You will regret it”
he said, and stormed off. Youngho would’ve gone after him if it wasn’t the fact that one of them had to be present at the coronation.
 
It was tradition for the previous king to crown the new one, so as much as Youngho wanted to go after his husband, he knew he had to stay. He looked at Mark disappointingly.
 
“This is not how we raised you Minhyung!”
He said, sternly, but not loudly.
“You’re right, you didn’t even try to raise me. The maids did”
he said, not sparing a glance at the other. 
 
“Minhyung-“
 
“He’s here, let’s begin”
he said, quickly going to his spot, and ignoring whatever his father had to say to him.
 
Donghyuck sat the closest to the the front that he could, he wanted to be first hand to see Mark getting crowned. As soon as him, Renjun, and Chenle sat down, he felt uneasy. He felt eyes all over him, like they were eating him alive. 
 
He looked around and saw the other vampires and werewolves looking at him, with hungry eyes. The smell of his blood was strong, and he feared for what might happen. Just then, he felt both Renjun, and Chenle grab his hands.
 
He looked over at Chenle,
“Don’t worry papa, we won’t allow anything to happen to you”
he said happily. Donghyuck cooed while looking at the child, he was so cute. 
 
He was taken out of his train of thoughts as he suddenly saw everyone stand up to receive the new king. Mark looked around, and smiled once he saw Donghyuck. He walked his way up to where the coronation items, alongside his father and what seemed to be an elder vampire. 
 
He made his way to the stand, and took a bow to both men. After what seemed like 10 seconds, he stood up but just went back to his knees as he looked at the floor. 
 
“Sir, are you willing to take the Oath majesty?”
He asked.
 
“I am willing”
Mark replied.
 
“Minhyung. Will you solemnly promise to govern the peoples of Hedelia and any other territory belonging to the Hedelian people according to their perspective laws and customs?”
 
“King. I solemnly promise so to do”
 
“Minhyung. Will you use your power to cause law and justice in mercy, with the consequences of being executed by your judgements.”
 
“King. I will”
 
“Then the King should arise out of his Chair, supported as before, shall go to the Altar, and make his solemn Oath in the sight of all the people to observe the premisses.”
The elder vampire said. 
 
Mark stood up, and grabbed what seemed to be a gold cup.
“As the King. All this, I promise to do”
he said before lifting the cup into the air, and drinking the contents that were inside of it. 
 
Just then, he kept his head hung low as the previous king, Youngho, took the crown from the sage. He grabbed it, and gently placed it on Mark’s head. The elder vampire smiled as he looked at him.
 
“Then it is my honor to present to everyone, Hedelia’s new king. Who will bring a new generation of Hedelian’s and tule upon our people, King Lee Minhyung”
he said, making everyone clap at Mark.
 
Mark had turned to look at the audience, everyone was clapping for him.
 
“To a new generation of rule!”

----- CHAPTER BREAK -----

“I cannot believe it, Mark hyung you’re finally the king”
Donghyuck said as he stood next to the older. Mark nodded as he waved at everyone who was coming into the party.
“I’ve been waiting for this moment for so long”
he said.
 
Donghyuck nodded,
“Imagine waiting twenty-two thousand years to be king”
he said, letting out a scoff.
“I guess you can say I just couldn’t wait to be king”
he said, winking as he looked at the younger.
 
“Where’d you get that from? The children’s tale of the lion king?”
He whispered to the older, trying to stop himself from laughing any further. Mark chucked, but nonetheless nodded.
“When I was a human, it was my favorite book. I would make my….”
He stopped for a few moments, thinking back on the argument he had with his dad.
 
He cleared his throat from the lump he felt,
“I would ask my Papa to read it for me every night when I was a child. It was so long ago, I can’t believe people still know about that book”
he said, still looking at the guest. 
 
“Of course, it has been a child’s favorite at Neo Kingdom for as long as I can remember. In fact, they made it into a theater show”
he said. Mark nodded at the youngers statement.
 
The way Mark looked, the younger wasn’t stupid, he knew something was going on. He placed a hand on the king’s shoulder,
“Is there something bothering you?”
He asked, his tone filled with worry for the other. 
 
“Just had a fight with my parents before the coronation, nothing more”
he said, the same sad tone evident in his voice. Donghyuck looked at him sadly, and looked away, pulling his hand away from his shoulder. 
 
“What is about me?”
He asked, not sparing a glance at the older.
“Donghyuck I-“
 
“Don’t sugar coat it, I asked if it was about me?”
He said, finally facing the king. His voice was a little raised, but not enough to catch the attention of others at the party. 
 
“Hyuck, why do you think such things?”
He asked, his face wary. 
 
“I was talking to Renjun, I know how you died”
he said.
 
Mark cursed under his breath, he swore to himself that he would kill Renjun if he continued telling Donghyuck things that didn’t concern him.
“Donghyuck, those matters aren’t for you to worry about. Those are my issues”
he said.
 
“It is my issue Mark, if we’re going to get married I don’t want secrets between us”
he said. Their arguing had now catched the attention of the public, who didn’t recognize Donghyuck.
 
That people turned to look at them, while others pretended they didn’t hear anything.
“Donghyuck please, people are staring”
he whispered at the other, and placed his attention back to the people.
“Everyone, there is nothing to worry about here, please return to enjoy the party”
he said to the people.
 
Some of them looked at each other before returning to their activities, whispers didn’t go unnoticed by the pair.
“Listen Hyuck I—“
Mark was cut off as they heard the palace doors forcefully open, causing two boys to come running in. 
 
Most of the people were too drunk in their own activities to notice, but Mark and Donghyuck did. They both looked over to where they came in. Donghyuck let out a gasp as he realized it was Sungchan and Jisung running in, and making their way towards them.
 
Once they reached him, both of them started gasping for air, as if they had been running for a long time. Sungchan spoke first,
“Hyung, we. Something has gone wrong”
he said, frowning. 
 
“What’s wrong?”
He asked, leaning forward to his younger brother, noticing the small cuts and bruises on his face. He was only gone for three days, what could have possibly happen? He wondered to himself.
 
“It’s father”
Jisung spoke up this time. Donghyuck turned to look at Jisung this time, this little brother also had cuts and bruises all over his face. They were both covered in cloaks and Donghyuck could only assume the rest of their bodies were also covered in bruises. 
 
“What happened to father?”
He asked, grabbing Jisung’s hand. Both Jisung and Sungchan looked at each other.
“We’re not sure”
they both said. 
 
“Three days ago everything was fine, but for some reason, he completely lashed out today”
Sungchan explained. Donghyuck looked at them weirdly, it was rare for their father to lash out at anyone. Something was definitely wrong.
 
“What do you mean?”
He asked.
 
“He ordered for Papa to be executed tomorrow”
Jisung said, finally dropping the bomb in Donghyuck. Donghyuck felt his whole words stop after he heard those words.
 
“W-what?”
He said, completely stunned at the situation at hand.
“We don’t know, his eyes shined a bright green, while his body had a red aura. He even yelled at Jisung! You know nobody ever yells at Jisung, let alone him”
Sungchan said, worried.
 
Donghyuck turned to look at Mark, while the older also looked back at him. They nodded before facing the younger two.
“I will come with you guys, Mark hyung will go with us”
he said. Mark held his hand out to help Donghyuck go down the little stairs. 
 
“Everyone!“
he said, putting his arms up to stop the music.
“The party is over! Everyone go home, and make sure to lock your doors. There’s been an emergency”
he says. An uproar started with all the people as they struggled their away out of there. 
 
Sungchan and Jisung looked at each other while everyone was running out. Donghyuck placed a hand out their shoulders, making them turn to look at him.
“Mark hyung will fly us over there, alright so hold on tight”
he said. 
 
Both Sungchan and Jisung nodded, holding onto Mark tightly. Mark turned into his bat form, and took off. 
 
The crown falling from his head as he left behind his castle. 
 
A man slowly walked towards the crown, picking it up, before dusting it off.
“Was this your doing, Ten?”
The taller man asked him.
 
“No, I didn’t do this. What is going on?”
He said, turning to look at his husband.
“I’m not sure, but I am getting a feeling that something big will happen,”
Youngho said, looking up at the sky.
 
“Why did you come down by the way?”
He asked.
 
“I wanted to tell Mark that I will accept his relationship, but when I got down here everyone was running away. And he left with the boy, and two others”
he said, taking the crown back to the throne. He placed it down. 
 
“Is there something bothering you, love?”
Youngho asked his husband.
“I’m getting a bad feeling about this”
he said, his face not moving away from the crown he had just placed on the throne.
 
“I feel like something bad is going to happen to Minhyung, to our kingdom. Youngho, I don’t know what I’m going to do if something happens to Minhyung”
the shorter said, leaning forward to embrace his husband.
 
Youngho instantly hugged the shorter back, placing a kiss on his forehead.
“My love, I promise that nothing bad will happen to Minhyung”
he said, caressing the others hair.
 
“But what if something happens Youngho. You know, Murphy’s law. Anything that can happen, will happen”
he said, looking up at his husband.
 
“Then we must be prepared”
he said.
 
“Minhyung, I hope he will be okay”

🧚‍♀️

“Woah”
Donghyuck said as he looked down at Neo Kingdom. He had been gone for three days, and everything was going down in his kingdom. The village was on fire, and everything in the castle looked dark.
 
He couldn’t help, but feel cold as he looked at everything. Never in his twenty-years of life did he think he would witness something as horrendous as his home being burnt. 
 
He held even tighter to Mark as tears threatened to fall from his eyes.
“Hyuck hyung, don’t worry, we will find out what’s wrong with father”
Jisung said, holding on to Donghyuck’s hand.
 
Donghyuck looked at him lovingly before embracing him.
“I’m sorry you have to see this Jisung”
he said, moving Jisung’s strands of hair from his face. The younger just smiled at him, making Donghyuck coo.
 
“He’s right Jisung, I’m sorry you have to witness this. I still can’t believe your thirteen, stop growing”
Sungchan, joining in their hug. Jisung was now annoyed at both of his brothers. 
 
“Oh my god, stop it you guys!”
He said, pushing them both away. Sungchan then turned to Donghyuck.
“Our baby brother is so big now”
he said, hugging the other who was also sobbing at this point.
 
“I cannot stand you putas”
he said, putting his hand up at them in order to get them away from him. Just then, they felt Mark fly faster, as he was reaching the ground. They all held on tighter to Mark as he landed. 
 
They all got off, and Mark turned back to his human form, clutching his stomach.
“Did something happen Mark?”
Donghyuck asked as he looked at Mark.
 
The other shook his head, and extended his hand out in order for the other to get away from him. 
 
“I’ve never carried so much weight, I think I may be sick”
he said, gagging a little bit at nothing. Donghyuck looked at him with a

‘what the fuck’

face. He wanted to laugh at the older, but quickly covered his mouth. 
 
“Donghyuck hyung! Hurry!”
They heard Sungchan call our. He looked back at his baby brothers before turning back and looking at Mark with a worried face. Mark put his hand out again, stopping him from getting closer.
“Go on, I’ll be fine just”
he gagged once again, making Donghyuck back away. 
 
“It won’t be long, I promise”
he said, sending Mark a small finger heart. 
 
He ran with his brothers to their fathers bedroom, barging in. The man was standing in the middle of the room, looking at nothing that was in front of him.
“Father?”
Donghyuck called out, moving forward.
 
The man turned around, his eyes glowing a bright green, as his skin was glowing a dark red. The sight was terrifying, it sent shivers down the Jung’s siblings backs. 
 
“Hello, Donghyuck, I’ve been waiting for you”
 
Something about that sentence made Donghyuck feel eerie. His dad had never spoken to him like that, his face had a frown. This wasn’t his father. 
 
Just then, it felt almost as if time was slowing down. He saw his father move his hands in a certain motion, causing for a magic like green aura to form on his hand. 
 
He threw it towards him, making him flinch back, expecting a hit. However, it never came, instead, he heard someone collapse in front of him. He slowly opened his eyes, lowering the hands the had brought up at cover his face.
 
Both Sungchan and Jisung covering their mouths as they saw who had just taken the hit for Donghyuck. Donghyuck also looking at the person with wide eyes, and an open mouth.
 
His father could be heard also collapsing in the back, but that didn’t matter to him. The person in front of him was the main priority right now. 
 
“Papa?!”

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He yelled as he saw the man in front of him, instantly he went to check up on him. Grabbing his neck in odder to keep his neck up.
“Papa? Papa are you okay?”
He asked. His fingers touching his fathers face, as the other remained unresponsive.
 
He started to shake him, Donghyuck was scared. He was scared of losing his father.
“Papa? Please wake up!”
Sungchan said, also taking his place next to Donghyuck. Jisung just froze in place, he didn’t know what to do. He's never felt like this before, he has never felt so much.
 
Fear.

He felt hopeless, his knees getting heavy as tears pricked at his eyes. Both of his dads were on the floor, and he didn’t know how to feel about it. He fell down in his spot, sobs coming out of his mouth as the scene in front of him replayed in his head over and over. 
 
His dad just killed his father, his dad just killed his father.  Just then, he felt someone grab him and carry him. It was Mark. He looked at the older, and sobbed harder as he hugged the vampire.

“Its alright Jisungie”
he said, patting the youngers back in an attempt to comfort him. For someone to be Jisung’s age, this surely would be the most traumatizing thing they’ve ever experienced. Heck, even for someone’s Mark age, seeing their parent die in front of their eyes would be traumatic. 
 
He rushed over next to Donghyuck and Sungchan, Taeyong was still unresponsive.
“Mark”
he heard Donghyuck say, instantly drifting his attention to the younger. He, just like Jisung, was crying. His eyes puffy, as boogers streamed down his nose.

Mark wanted to hug him badly, but he was currently taking care of the others younger brother.
“Mark, he’s dead”
he said, grabbing Sungchan’s hand.
“No no, it can’t be”
Sungchan said, denying the fact that their father had passed away.

He quickly looked up at Mark, his eyes watery, and reached for his hand.
“Mark hyung, the deep forest had magic right. Isn’t there, can’t there be somewhere or someone who can bring him back”
he pleaded.

Mark thought about it for a moment,
“There is, inside the caves of time, but its too dangerous”
he said. Donghyuck looked at him with pleasing eyes,
“Please Mark”
he begged.

The other gulped.
“I can’t let you guys go there!”
He exclaimed.
“Why!”
Donghyuck was starting to get impatient with Mark once again, it felt like he was trying to hide something from him.

“Every hour that passes in that place, is four years for us. I'm not going to let any of you go in there, and i'm sure as hell not going in there myself”
he argued back.

It was true, the place was deeper within the forest, it was a cave like place. It stored the souls of all the Hedelian’s, and all the people from Neo kingdom who have passed away. However, spending an hour in that place is equal to four years in the regular time.

He had no intention in losing so much time with his partner, he made Donghyuck wait twenty years. And it almost made Donghyuck lose his mind, imagine waiting another eight years.

“Mark, please, we cannot lose my papa”
he said, tears streaming down his face. Mark was in disbelief
“When will you think about yourself?”
Mark asked him.

“You will lose not only four or more years of your life, but of all those around you as well”
he argued.

“Donghyuck?”
They heard someone call out, making all of them turn their heads towards the direction of the voice.

It was Yoonho.

They all looked at him terrified, Jisung hugging Mark tighter as more tears fell from his eyes. Donghyuck held his father closer to him, scared of what Yoonho would do.

“What happened?”
He asked, his eyes not glowing the bright green anymore and holding his head. His eyes widened as they landed on the lifeless Taeyong who laid against Donghyuck.

“T-Taeyong?”
He stuttered, trying to move closer, but Mark pushed him away with his magic.
“This was your doing Yoonho”
he said, anger evident in his voice.
 
“But I, I don’t remember anything”
he said, tears now streaming down his face as well. He seemed genuine, but they didn’t know if he was just acting.
“You wanted to kill Donghyuck, but Taeyong got in the way. Stop acting innocent”
Sungchan exclaimed.

That statement made Donghyuck think about something, if his papa would’ve never gotten in the way, he would be dead. Not his father. 
 
“Please Sungchan, you have to believe me. Something took over me”
he said, pleading at the others.
“And how can we be sur-“

“Mark, your elders”
Donghyuck spoke up, making everyone look at him.
“What do you mean my elders?”
He asked.
“I was at your coronation, they could probably smell my blood. What if this is their doing, their warning to our people. They were able to take control of my father, who knows what else they will do later”
he said, terrified. 
 
Mark looked at him, he had a point. Maybe after all…….

It was all his fault.

“You did what?!”
Yoonho asked, as he looked at Mark.
“He sat through your entire coronation?”
He asked. Mark nodded, hanging his head low from the shame of admitting that his greediness has Donghyuck sit through the entire coronation.

“What the fuck, and nobody did anything to stop him!”
He said, his voice filled with anger. Everyone was looking at him with guilt, it was true. None of them had done anything to stop Donghyuck from sitting throughout Mark’s entire coronation which put him in a vulnerable position where werewolf’s and vampires could catch on to his smell.

He let out a chuckle. It felt almost as if everything he had worked hard to protect his entire life, had fallen apart in a matter of seconds. He sighed as he looked at the lifeless Taeyong on Donghyuck’s arms. His eyes now becoming apparent with a sad expression.

“It’ll all be fine”
he said to himself, making everything question what he meant.

He slowly digged into his pocket, which went unnoticed by everyone. And pulled out a small dagger, bringing it up to his neck.

Everyone looked at him wide eyed, especially Donghyuck but nobody could seem to move. They were all frozen in their spot, not being able to move forward.

“I trust you”
he said, his eyes staring death at Donghyuck before he sliced his neck. Causing him to instantly fall forward, as blood splattered everywhere.

Donghyuck was still frozen in place as he saw Mark, Sungchan, and Jisung run over to his father. He wanted to move, but he couldn’t.

“I trust you”

the lines replaying over and over in his head, his father had just handed him the throne.

A throne he always wished to have, but not this way.

It was almost as if his whole world was falling apart, the tears finally started to come out from his eyes. As he hugged his papa’s body closer to his. He didn’t want to lose him, nor his father.

He felt a heaviness in his chest before everything went black.

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He slowly opened his eyes, taking a moment to adjust himself to the new but also not so new surroundings. He was in his bedroom now, tucked in bed, and in his pijamas. It was almost as if the castle had been rebuilt within the blink of an eye, and he was now laying in bed.

“Good morning

King

Donghyuck”
he heard someone say, he turned to look at the familiar voice. It was Jaemin, his royal guard. He turned to his side, making his back face the other who was now referring to him as the king.

He hates this, this is not what he wanted.

At least,

Not this way.

Jaemin sighed at the sight of the Prince not wanting to get up, he knew exactly why.
“Donghyuck, you have to get up. You have King duties to do now”
he said, looking at the floor.

“Your first duty is to attend your parents' funeral, and to be crowned”
he said, not daring to look up.

“I’ll go down, just give me a few minutes”
he said, still not facing Jaemin. Looking at Jaemin might just make him break down once again. Jaemin nodded before leaving the room.

As soon as he did, Donghyuck stood up. He changed into some casual clothing, and put on a black cloak. He grabbed his back, and moved over to his window. He looked back once more at his room, before exiting through his window.

Using the vibes that had grown around the castle walls, he managed to climb down without hurting himself. He looked around once again, making sure that nobody was following him. 
 
Once he was in the clear, he made a run for it. He ran right into the dark forest. He was just making a run for it at this point, he wanted to get to the ‘life’ caves Mark had told him about.
 
Yes he knew every hour would be the equivalent to four years in the regular world, but he had to. He needed to bring back his father and papa. He was not ready to be king.

He also didn’t want to tell Renjun or Chenle because they would’ve liked to tag along with him. Or try to stop him just like Mark had done. So he just walked, walked by himself.

Truly he had no idea of where he was supposed to go, but he tried his best to find his way. He assumed that the caves Mark was talking about where the ones in the mountains that could be seen from Neo Kingdom.

The mountains were big, and always had something different about them. It’s what Donghyuck had assumed to be the ‘life’ caves.

So he walked.

It felt like it had been hours when Donghyuck finally made it to the mountains, the moon was now high in the sky.

He sighed, thinking about this being the last time he might’ve seen Sungchan and Jisung while they were still teens. And Chenle, his adopted son. It was probably the last time he would see him as a little kid.

He sighed at the thought, and stepped inside. Seeing as everything around him stopped in time. He ignored it, and continued to walk. Making sure to look around in case he missed what he was trying to find.

“Child, what brings you here?”

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Donghyuck felt like he had walked for an eternity, there was really nothing inside this cave. Did Mark lie to him? He couldn’t help but think that maybe he lied, or maybe Mark really didn’t know what was back there. Since he himself said he never went.

The uneasy feeling of being followed settled in his stomach, he looked around, but couldn’t seem to find anything. He looked back to where he came from, and felt a slight breeze from his shoulder. Causing him to jerk back to face the front again.

There stood, a beautiful….person? Thing? Creature? God? He didn’t know what the thing he was looking at was, but it was surely beautiful. He had white hair, and was around the same height as Donghyuck. His golden white hair made his golden skin shine beautifully, and his eyes were completely white. But the lower half of its body seemed to be completely covered in white paint, so he quickly looked back up.

“Woah”
he muttered out, quite literally out of breath. The creature chuckled at his reaction before reaching his hand out to touch Donghyuck’s face. He studied him, taking in every detail of his face before gasping. He bowed down to him,
“Hello Prince Donghyuck”
he said.

“I have heard many stories about you, it is a pleasure to finally meet you”
he said, clapping his hands happily. Donghyuck smiled,
“this is the cave of souls?”
He asked. The creature seemed to look at him weirdly.

“Oh, Well to begin with. Hello, I am Shotaro, keeper of the caves. Also known as the god of life”
he said, bowing once again. Donghyuck wanted to return the gesture, and tried bowing back to him, but the creature stopped him.

“There is no need for that Prince, enlighten me. Why are you here in Hedelia? Let alone the mountains of life? You do know every hour that passed by in here, is equivalent to four years on the outside world right?”
He said. Donghyuck looked at him confused,

the mountains of life huh?

“ I’m sorry, I’m so confused. Can you elaborate?”
  He asked. The other nodded at him before pulling him deeper inside the mountain.
“This is the mountain of life”
he said, suddenly making a snap of his fingers and suddenly everything lit up a bright blue color inside the cave.

“Everyone’s life history is archived here, I watch people be born”
he said grabbing what seemed like a small insect, and it light up going around with the rest of flying light insects.
“But I also see when people die”
he said, grabbing one of the insects whose light was slowly dimming into darkness.

Donghyuck looked at him, the confusion inside his brain just growing bigger and bigger as the other spoke.
“So you mean to tell me, you can’t bring people back here?”
He asked, the little hope he had slowly disappearing.

Shotaro looked at him weirdly,
“No, you can’t bring back the dead”
he said, letting go of the dead bug.
“But, but. Lord Ten and Lord Youngho were able to bring back their son, Lee Minhyung”
he said.

Shotaro faced him, now the once happy face was confused.
“Prince Donghyuck, King Mark was destined to be a vampire from the very beginning. His death was planned by his parents, to finally start the ritual of him becoming a vampire”
that statement. That statement alone made Donghyuck feel like his whole world stopped.

“What do you mean?”
He asked.
“You can’t bring back the dead Donghyuck. Mark Lee’s death was planned by his parents, they paid people to kill him. So they could do the ritual to turn him into a vampire. They did it because in his twenty something years of life, it seemed like no matter what, he wasn’t getting powers. They did it to ensure the throne would stay as pure blood vampires”
he explained.

“So…..so Mark wasn’t really killed by my people?”
He asked, his fists clenching. Who were these Lee’s? Killing their own son for their personal benefit, and making everyone including himself, believe that Mark was killed mercilessly.

Shotaro could only nod.

“How come you’ve never shared this information with anyone?”

“I have been cursed to never escape this cave, it was courtesy of the Lee’s. They don’t want me to spread all their nasty secrets and lies to the world”
he said, now it was Shotaro’s turn to be angry.

Donghyuck took a step back, holding on to his chest. The truth of everything was coming to light, and it made him feel dizzy in some way. That was, until realization struck him.

“Shotaro, how long have I been here?”
He asked. The other looked at him before facing around the cave,
“I believe it to be two hours”
he said. Donghyuck gasped, quickly grabbing onto Shotaro’s hand and running to the exit.

“Prince please, no matter how hard you try, it will never work. I am cursed to stay here forever”
he said, trying to stop Donghyuck’s pull from his hand, but it was hopeless. Donghyuck was set on getting him out of there.

“No, my pa was a fairy. I’m sure I have magic too, I’ll make sure to get you out of here”
he said, the exit close. Almost as if it was a reflex, Shotaro closed his eyes and braced for impact.

However, it never happened. He slowly opened his eyes, taking in the world around him. He was outside…..he was actually in the outside world after what seemed like millions of years. He looked down, his bare feet touching the grass, he moved his fingers around.

“It worked, you’re finally out”
Donghyuck said happily.
“Hmm I guess it did”
he said, shrugging.

“Oh my”
he said, realizing his privates were all exposed. He quickly hugged his knees in order to protect himself from anyone seeing him. Living in a cave by himself for so long, he had forgotten what it was like outside. Also that his choice of……going full commando wasn’t exactly up to the outsiders best interest.

“Oh of course, here”
Donghyuck said, taking off his cloak and putting it on the other.
“It’s not actual clothes, but it will keep you covered in case anyone sees you”
he said. Shotaro nodded, thanking him before they went inside the forest.

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“Look Shotaro, right there is my home”
he said, pointing to the direction of which a kingdom could be seen. However, his joy was lived down.
“It looks so different”
he mumbled.

“Donghyuck, you spent two hours inside the caves of life…….that’s a total of eight years in the human land”
Shotaro mentioned.
“I know it’s just…..my brothers”
he said, tears slowly pricking his eyes.
“Hey it’s okay, at least you came back”
Shotaro said.

Donghyuck nodded at the statement, taking a step forward. The person at the gates instantly blew a horn, causing multiple soldiers to surround Donghyuck and Shotaro.
“Who are you?”
One of them questioned, pointing his sword at Shotaro. It seemed as if they were questioning Shotaro more than they were questioning Donghyuck.

Just then, the same soldier looked up. He gasped at the sight,
“D-Donghyuck?”
He asked. He was clearly flabbergasted by the sight in front of him, causing the others to also look at the Donghyuck.

“That’s right, how dare you disrespect your king?”
He said, clearly wanting to make it seem like everything has been alright. Well for him it’s been two hours, for everyone else it has been eight years.

The guard put his sword down, and slowly lifted his hands up to his helmet. He hesitated a bit, but finally took it off. Donghyuck couldn’t help but widen his eyes.

Tears started to swell in his eyes as he looked at the person in front of him.

“Donghyuck, it’s me”
the other person said, tears falling from his eyes too. Donghyuck went forward, and embraced the other person, placing his face against the other man’s shoulder. His tears instantly falling out.

“I missed you so much hyung”
he said, tightly hugging the other. Donghyuck then reached for the others face, touching every single detail of the face in front of him.

“Is it really you? Jisung? You’ve grown so well”
he said, the tears not stopping.
“It’s been eight years hyung, I’m twenty one now. Of course, I’m going to look different”
he said, finally pulling away from the hug.
“You’re even older than me now”

“Jisung what is going on? Is it someone dang-“
the other person came from behind the gates, also gasping as soon as he saw Donghyuck.

He instantly went to hug him,
“Sungchan, is it really you?”
He asked.
“Yes yes, it’s me. I can’t believe it’s you. Where have you been all this time?“
he asked.

“It’s a long story, for me, it has only been two hours”
he explained.
“What do you—“
he stopped himself as he looked over at Shotaro. Sungchan felt his world stopping as he looked at the beautiful creature.

He cleared his throat before doing a little bow.
“Hello, my name is Jung Sungchan. Second crown Prince”
he said, lifting from his bow and extending his hand. Shotaro stared at him in shock, the man in front of him had just done a full 180 of emotions.

He did a little bow too,
“Nice to meet you, Prince Sungchan. I am Osaki Shotaro, I am the god of life”
he said, taking in Sungchan’s hand. Just then, the cloak he had on, moved a little bit.

It revealed a little too much for the eye of public, causing Shotaro to lean down and hug his knees. Sungchan instantly took off his silk robe, revealing a white shirt with some basic brown pants, and placed it on top of the other, trying it tightly so that it wouldn’t fall off.

It was a little too big for Shotaro, which made him look adorably small. He let out a sly smile before facing the guards,
“All of you, cover your eyes before I scoop them out”
he threatened, causing everyone to look away.

He slowly lifted him up to his feet, and guided him inside the kingdom.
“What just happened?”
Donghyuck asked pointing at the two ‘love birds’ in front of him.

“I have no idea”
Jisung said.

“Well, let’s get back. There’s a lot of stuff you’ve missed”
he said happily. As soon as they entered the kingdom, a person ran up to Jisung.

“Prince Jisung, it’s Prince Chenle!”
The person yelled out, causing Jisung to instantly drop his happy face.
“What’s wrong with my husband?”
He asked, making Donghyuck look at him wide-eyed.

“He had another attack, his legs locked up while crossing the road. It almost caused an accident”
the person, who seemed to be a doctor said.

“What about the baby? Where is my husband?”
He asked.
“The baby is fine sir, your husband is now back in the royal palace. He is resting, please try to convince him to enter treatment, it could get worse for him if he doesn’t”
he said.

Jisung nodded, bowing to the doctor,
“Thank you so much doctor, but it’s my husband’s decision and I can’t do anything about it”
he said. The doctor nodded, and bowed at him before leaving.

“What’s wrong with Chenle? Jisung?”
He asked, looking over at his younger brother who was now staring at the floor.

“Jisung?”

“Chenle has Parkinson’s disease”

----- CHAPTER BREAK -----

"Where's my son?" He asked, clearly not wanting to continue this 'tour' that Jisung was giving him. All he wanted was to be right by his sons side, and take care of him. "Donghyuck, Chenle is not-"             "I said, where is my son? Are you going to take my to him or do I have to find him myself?" He asked, stricter this time. Jisung cleared his throat, reassuming his composure. "Yes my king, I'll lead you" he said, leading the way back to the palace.              "He should stay in the palace, unless told otherwise. He needs to take care of himself and his child, the fact that his body keeps locking up when he's walking is only going to get harder when he actually delivers" Donghyuck said, stating all the facts he knew about the disease. Jisung could only nod at everything his brother said.            "I have tried to convince him, but he still....he's very stubborn about it" Jisung explained. "And why is that?" Donghyuck asked him.        "Chenle doesn't exactly have a high fertility rate, meaning that if he terminated this pregnancy to start treatment.....he might never get pregnant again" Jisung explained to Donghyuck who could only nod. He then took his little brothers hand into his own.                       "Don't worry, I am sure Chenle will be fine. He is so strong, I mean he basically rejected you majority of your life, I still can't believe you two actually ended together" he said, making Jisung look at him with a face of disbelief.                     "Bitch, he was clearly always in love with me. He just doesn't like to show it, but it's ok because I'm the only one who can make him screa-"                   "Jisung I do not need to know about your sex life" he said, making Jisung chuckle. "Right, cmon let's go" he said, continuing to make his face through the palace.                         All Donghyuck could do was look at the things around him, it all looked so different, and weird to him. People he had seen as babies were now all grown up, and people who were his age were now married and had kids.               All the boy could help but wonder was, "Where's Mark?" He murmured to himself, but it seemed like Jisung caught on to what he said. "King Mark is on Hedelian duty, we're just not allowed to say it out loud" he murmured back.               Donghyuck was stunned, king Mark? What was that all about, he decided he would question Chenle when he met him. After all, Chenle was more prone to tell the truth than Jisung was.                        They walked until finally reaching the palace, Donghyuck couldn't stop but stare in awe. It looked completely different from the last time he saw it. It was reconstructed and everything. It was so different, it almost had that cozy feeling, but it was distant.                  "Come on, Chenle's and I's bedroom is on the fourth floor" Jisung said, making Donghyuck gasp. "How dare you make your brother walk this much? You're such a jealous dog that you locked my poor son on the fourth floor?" He said, playfully smacking the back of Jisung's head.             "You wanted to see your son" Jisung said, playfully rolling his eyes. Donghyuck could only giggle at him, and pinched his cheek. "I can't believe you're older than me now" he said, making sure to squeeze his cheek hard.              "Oh my lord Baekhyun, stop hyung!" Jisung said, shooing away the other hand. Donghyuck wiped away fake tears, as he dramatically sniffles. "They grow so fast"             "Speaking of growing, here is your sons bedroom" he said. He looked at the door...this was his old bedroom. He felt so nostalgic, almost like he wanted to cry.                 Suddenly, an idea came to mind.                  He turned to Jisung, and raised an eyebrow. "I hope you know me and Mark had sex on that bed" he said, as serious as he could, it was so hard to hold in his laughter. Jisung looked at him with a disgusted face.                  "We made sure to sanitize everything you dumb hoe" he said, smacking Donghyuck's head. Donghyuck started laughing, and rubbed his head.                His laughter came to a halt, and he reached out for the handle. He took a deep breath, and thought about the last time he saw Chenle. Last time he saw him, he looked to be around Jisung's age, he was so little, and adorable. Donghyuck loved him like he was his own.                 All this, scared him a little. He could only pray to the lord Baekhyun that when he opened the door, Chenle would still remember him. But it seems like he thought about it too much.                  The door in front of him opened as Jisung stepped inside, he could only be frozen in place as everything in front of him played out.               "Lele, baby. How are you feeling?" He heard Jisung saw. "Jisung you plover head, come here and love me!" He said, clearly angry, but almost sounding playful.                            "Of course honey, but I actually brought someone in for you today" he said, making Chenle look at him weirdly. "Who could be so important that you don't want to cuddle your husband?" He asked clearly getting mad at him.                     Jisung only chuckled at his husbands cuteness and moved to the side, allowing Donghyuck to walk inside of the room. Donghyuck slowly looked up, and stepped inside the bedroom. Chenle stared a few moments, tears starting to well up in his eyes as he looked at the person.                    Once Donghyuck finally fully  stepped inside, he let out a relieved sigh as he saw Chenle.... He knew when they first met, Chenle introduced himself as a god. But someone so young, you could easily think they were joking. However, now he definitely looked like a god.               His visuals were insanely beautiful, without a doubt. He went to him, and hugged him. Tight enough to repair all the years he had left him alone, but not tight enough to hurt his baby bump. He seemed to be along 2 months.               Chenle had started sobbing into his shoulder at that point. "Don't cry, it's not good for your baby" Donghyuck said patting the others hair. "I just can't believe it's actually you, you've been gone for so long" Chenle said, wiping away his tears.             Donghyuck pulled away from Chenle, and cupped his face, wiping away his tears. "You're so cute" he said, bopping his nose.           Chenle chuckled at him, and returned to hug him. "I missed your scent, how dare you leave me alone for so long? Do you know how hard it was to deal with plover head Jisung? Look what he did to me!" He said, massaging his baby bump.                 In both Jisung's and Donghyuck's eyes, it was the cutest sight. Chenle was the cutest human being on the planet.                    "How far along are you?" He asked, just wanting to make sure. "Five months almost six" he said, letting out a sigh. Donghyuck could only stare in shock. Chenle was tiny, it looked like he was barely two months along, or even less.                The bump hadn't altered anything in his body, it was amazing, only a tiny bump was present. "Wah, you're so...lucky? A lot of people out there who would die to have your figure while pregnant" Donghyuck said.                 "I mean it's good and all, but it's scary because......."            He paused for a moment.         "I have Parkinson's disease" he said, being sad.       "Why don't you start treatment Chenle?" Donghyuck asked, caressing the others hair. "If I start treatment, i will have to abort my current baby, and my fertility rate will go down" he said, sadly.           "Besides, I already named her" he said, once again rubbing his bump. "It's a girl?" Donghyuck asked, getting excited once again. Chenle nodded, and turned to Jisung who was also shocked. "The doctor told me the gender today!" He said excitedly.            "I'm so happy for you Lele!" Donghyuck said, hugging him. He still had something to ask about though.            "Where's Renjun?"           "Oh Renjun hyung, he's probably taking care of Jia and Injun" those names were definitely not something Donghyuck remembered. He tilted his head to the side, confusion clear on his face.              "Oh, one month after you went missing, Renjun hyung was pregnant. With his daughter, Jia. She is now eight, and Injun was just born a few months ago" Jisung explained.            "Oh my lord Baekhyun! Fairy pants had little fairies??" He said.          "Well yeah I mean, we are all adults after all anyways" Jisung said out loud.          "No Jisung you don't understand , fairy pants. Freaking fairy pants" he said, almost tearing up. "Had little fairy pants" he said, dramatically fake crying.        Oh boy, Chenle and Jisung just looked at each other. Donghyuck was just so....crazy.                                They definitely missed him.                          🧚‍♀️                              "Now wait here, he should be here, literally in five seconds" Jisung said, leaving Donghyuck inside a bedroom, and instantly closing the door.             Donghyuck looked around, admiring everything Mark had done to this bedroom in particular. Everything was well taken care of, it was neat and organized. Most importantly the color Royal blue.              He walked towards the closet, and grabbed one of Mark's robes. He smelled it, it smelled just like Mark. He really couldn't help him, and took of his clothes to cover himself with Mark's robe.              The smell, the size, it just felt so comforting. To him, he had just seen Mark yesterday, but for Mark it had been eight years. Of which he had already waited twenty to he with Donghyuck.           Something about the fact that Mark had to wait around twenty-eight years for him made Donghyuck feel more emotional. He held tightly to the robe, and just smelled it.           He really couldn't tell why it was so comforting, but it was. Tears had swelled to his eyes at the thought of Mark after so many years.           "Donghyuck?"                               ...

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Donghyuck turned to the face where the voice came from, he felt instant goosebumps. He felt tears in his eyes once again, and he walked towards the person. "I'm not dreaming right?" The other one said, using his hands to cup Donghyuck's face.       "No Mark Hyung, I'm here" he said, melting into Mark's soft hand, and holding on to his arm. "Donghyuck" he exhaled out, and took Donghyuck in his arms. Tightly hugging him. Both of them exhaled together, Mark taking in Donghyuck's scent.      "I missed you so much, please don't leave me ever again" he said, tears finally coming down from his eyes. Donghyuck pulled away from the hug, and cupped one side of the others face. He noticed something, Mark looked wrecked.   He had evident eyebags, his facial hair had started growing, and his hair was overgrown into a mullet. Overall, he just looked tired. "Why are you like this?" He asked, concerned for his lover.      Mark took Donghyuck's hand and led it to his chest, "My heart, only beats for you. When you left, it felt like I died again, it felt so empty here. I took care of my kingdom, and yours because I knew one day you'd return to me" he said. Donghyuck didn't know how to feel, he felt sad, he felt bad. This man waited twenty-thousand years for him, then twenty more for him to be of age, and then another eight because of his stupid decisions.     "I'm so sorry Mark, I'm really sorry that I didn't listen to you" he said. Mark slouched a little so that his forehead would touch Donghyuck's forehead. "It's okay, I always knew you'd come back to me, my love" he said sweetly.     Just this, the intimacy of being in each others embrace, it felt good. They both liked it, "You look as beautiful as the day I lost you" Mark said, finally grabbing Donghyuck by the back of his neck. "You never lost me" the other said.     "No, but it felt like it" he said. With that line, he pulled Donghyuck's lips on to his, capturing them in a hungry yet passionate kiss. Mark missed this, he missed having his lover close, close enough to feel each others heart. Donghyuck wrapped his arms around Mark, for him it had been two hours, but it still felt like an eternity.   Well, he could feel Mark's want, like he waited an eternity. Mark then traveled down to Donghyuck's neck, kissing it lightly. Donghyuck was letting out little whimpers, absolutely loving how his body craved more of Mark. "M-mark" he whimpered when the other took a bite of his neck with his fangs, drinking the blood that came out of the two dots.  He pulled away, and licked the holes to heal them. "You're still so sweet" the other said, making Donghyuck giggle. "You're my soulmate, no matter what, I'll taste sweet to you" he said happily.   "Yes mine, only mine" he said, picking him up and putting him on the mirror cabinet that was behind them. "Mark hyung, calm down" he said. Mark shook his head, opening the buttons of Donghyuck's shirt. Kissing the caramel skin that was presented to him, all Donghyuck could do was giggle.      "You're so adorable, it makes me want to fuck you even more. You don't know how much I missed you" he said, taking off Donghyuck's pants. Now in front of him was a completely naked Donghyuck. He hissed at the sight.      "You're so beautiful" he said, kneeling between the others legs. "Mark hyung?" Donghyuck asked, but before he had time to say anything else, Mark took his hardening member into his mouth. Donghyuck whimpered at the feeling, not being used to this Mark.      "M-Mark, please" he said, trying to push the other away and close his legs, but Mark kept them open. Fuck, that was so hot to Donghyuck, he leaned his head back, completely enjoying the blowjob he was getting from his boyfriend.     As he was enjoying, he felt something wet poking his ass. It was a finger, "Sneaky little shit, when did you wet your fingers" Donghyuck asked between whimpers.      Mark let go of his member, and smirked while looking at him, making sure to put the finger inside while looking him in the eyes. "That's for me to know, and for you to never find out" he said before going back to working on the other's member.     "M-mark hyung, please" he said, trying his best to not thrash around. He was feeling good, so good it was addicting. "Please what baby?" Mark asked. Donghyuck blushed at the question, and covered his face in embarrassment.    "Please put it inside" he said, completely embarrassed. Mark giggled at the other, standing up to capture the others lips once again. He quickly pecked Donghyuck's lips, and then started unbuttoning his  own pants.     Underneath revealed a size that no matter what, will always make Donghyuck's knees feel weak. Mark was big, and thick, he was just perfect, and Donghyuck loved it.      Mark lined himself up with the others hole, he looked at Donghyuck and leaned forward to kiss him as he slowly inserted himself. It was a distraction from the sting he was feeling. All Donghyuck could do was tense into the kiss as he felt himself be stretched to his limits by Mark.      It was perfect, he was perfect, he felt so full. So good. He was almost drooling at the feeling of Mark inside of him. "Donghyuck, baby. Can you hear me?" Mark said, wiping away the sweat from the others forehead. Donghyuck nodded, not trusting his voice.     Mark then caressed his cheek. "Donghyuck, my love" he said, making the other look at him, smiling.     "Let's have a baby, Hm? Let's have a baby" he said, which completely shocked Donghyuck. But he thought about it for a moment. His kid, Chenle, was now big, in fact his baby had babies now. He thought about it for a moment before looking at Mark again. "Mhm, let's have a baby" he said smiling.     Mark let out a relieved sigh before hugging him tightly, and starting to thrust into him. It felt good, it felt like home. He was ready to be a parent now, his lovely baby would have the best father in the world. He smiled at the thought of Mark with a baby in hands, a baby, their baby.                                        🧚‍♀️                         "How come you can still get me pregnant even though you are dead?" He asked, caressing the others chest. "Well I'm not sure either, but my parents conceived me. They were both already died when they did it, here I am. I mean, there has to be a way for us vampires to reproduce right" he said giggling. Donghyuck rolled his eyes and playfully smacked his chest.        "Oh come on baby don't be so mean, want to go for round four?" He asked, smelling Donghyuck's neck and chest. "No, I'm tired" he said playfully pushing Mark away. The other started to suck on his neck. "No Mark, my legs gave up" he said giggling.      "I just want to make sure I get you pregnant" he said, going down to kiss Donghyuck's belly. "I can already image our little one in here" he said, squishing a little pouch of fat that his husband had. "Mark stop, it tickles" the other one complained while giggling.      "Imagine when our little one is in here, I'll sing to him or her. I'll show them all the love in the world, they'll never suffer like I did" he said, kissing Donghyuck's belly once again. "I'm sure he or she will be the luckiest kid in the world with a father like you" Donghyuck said, caressing Mark's hair.       Mark hugged the other once again, "Thank you so much Donghyuck, I always wanted to start a family" he said laying his head on Donghyuck's chest.      "I mean, it was bound to happen. I love you too much to not want to start a family with you" Donghyuck said, caressing the others hair. "So about that round four-"    "Lee Minhyung!"       "Alright, alright, I was just joking. I love you my baby" he said, returning to his side of the bed.         Just as they were about to sleep, someone came in barging through the door. Both of them jolted awake to see who it was, it was Jisung. "Hyung Chenl- oh my god it smells like fish in here" he said covering his nose and looking at his brother with his in-law in bed, looking at him with a poker face.        "What do you want Jisung?" Donghyuck asked. "Hyung, it's Chenle, he's delivering early" he said, making the both Mark and Donghyuck stand up quickly. Completely ignoring the sting he felt, "What do you mean?" He asked, looking for clothes to put on.     "Hyung" Jisung said, leaning his face into his palms as tears came out of his eyes. "Chenle might lose our baby girl" he said sobbing into his hands. Donghyuck put on one of the legs from some random pants he grabbed, and then the other before walking to Jisung.     He smacked him in the face, "Stop being here, and waiting for us. Go to your husband, he needs you right now" he said, shaking Jisung back into reality. The other nodded before exiting the room, running to his husband.     Deep down, Donghyuck felt guilty. He could easily father a child without issues, he didn't have many health problems. The only family health problem was when his papa was pregnant of Jisung, he had very low iron in his blood. He could do it without an issue, but his poor Chenle has to suffer from Parkinson's. He felt so bad.        "Come on Mark, our son needs us"                             🧚‍♀️                        "We got here as fast as we could, what happened?" Donghyuck asked Sungchan who also seemed to be waiting for the results of his in-law and little brother. "Chenle is undergoing emergency surgery, there is still a 10% chance the baby will be just fine, we better hope to lord Baekhyun that that 10% is enough" he said, putting his hands together in a praying manner.         "Sungchan I'm here with foo- oh hi Donghyuck, I guess you received the news too?" Shotaro asked, sitting down next to Sungchan, and taking out a corn dog from the bag, feeding it to the taller male. He pointed at them, but decided to ignore it.      "Yes I did, do you know Chenle is doing?" He asked. "Renjun is operating on him" Shotaro said, taking a bite of the corn dog that he had just given to Sungchan. The other looked at him with a betrayed face, "How dare you" he whispered to what Shotaro looked at him and fed him once again.        "Fairy pants is a doctor?" He asked.           "Oh yeah, but fairy pants is there because of his magic, he can cure the child from it's prematurity. They don't want the child to die, so they only trusted him" he said casually.         "And you know this how Taro?" He asked. "Oh come on Donghyuck, i did not spend two hours explaining to you that I am the god of life just for you to question my knowledge" he said, and all of them just looked at him with a nonchalant face.        Shotaro sighed and leaned against Sungchan. "I'm nosy, I overheard people talk" he said. Just as he said that, Renjun came out of the room, he took off his mask and looked up.      He was stunned to see Donghyuck, and pointed at him "y-you're back? I'll ask later, I have news for you guys" he said, shaking his head. They all looked at him worriedly.       He smiled and looked at all of them, "Chenle has delivered a beautiful and healthy baby girl, her name is Yizhou"                   ...

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"Oh my god she's adorable" Donghyuck said as he grabbed Jia, Renjun's daughter. "Donghyuck, you still haven't answered my question. What happened?" Renjun asked, taking Jia away from Donghyuck and brushing her hair. Injun was safely wrapped around Renjun in a baby wrap. He was dead asleep.      "I too, would like an answer" Chenle said, as he finished breastfeeding Yizhou. Donghyuck look around, it was just him, Renjun, Chenle, Jia, Injun, and the newborn Yizhou. "Before I answer that, where are our husbands?" He asked.      "Donghyuck do you not remember? Jeno and Jaemin are royal guard and royal general. They are busy doing whatever a guard does. Jisung went to get food for Chenle, and Mark is doing king duties. Are you okay? You seem, out of touch" Renjun said, as he finished brushing Jia's hair, and tied it in a ponytail.      "There you go sweet pie, you should go to school now" he said, kissing her forehead. She smiled, and hugged him, carefully to not squish Injun. "Love you papa"   "Bye uncle Lele, bye uncle Pudu" she said before heading out of the hospital and to school. "So now going back to the topic, what happened Donghyuck?" He asked, for the third time that evening.       "Well you see, Mark had told me about these caves that supposedly contained the souls of everyone that has died, so I went there. Every hour there is-"     "Four years in the human world, yes I know. I heard about them" Renjun said interrupting him. Donghyuck nodded at him. "Well it turns out that you can't bring back the dead. Shotaro, the guy who was with Sungchan, he's the god of life, but he said that he does not have the power to bring back the dead. All he can do is watch as people are born, and when they die there. Which is where we lost track of time, and two hours had passed" he explained.        "Two hours passed for you, but eight years passed for everyone outside the cave" Chenle stated. Donghyuck nodded, "I, I feel like I've lost so much. I mean, I didn't get to see Jisung and Chenle grow up. I missed their wedding, I missed your wedding too fairy pants. It just, it makes me feel so much grief, not to mention I missed my parents funeral" he said, sadly looking down.        "But you made your choice, you knew it would be dangerous. Why did you make that choice?" Renjun said, clearly getting a little mad with the choices of his best friend. "Junnie, did I have a choice? I wasn't ready to be king" he said, sadly.        "Donghyuck, do you think any of us are ever ready for anything in this world? Like do you really think I was ready to have these beautiful angels?" He said point towards the little Injun.     "No, and when I first became pregnant with Jia, the thing I needed the most was my best friend. But you left everything and everyone behind just because you weren't ready to be king?" He says, his frustration seemed to have woken up Injun because the baby started crying which startled Yizhou. Making it now two babies who were crying inside the room.       Chenle started to rock Yizhou in his arms, hoping she would calm down. Renjun then started to breastfeed Injun, hoping he would calm down. It seemed to work, he turned back to Donghyuck. "Hyuck, your kingdom needed you during that time. A time of crisis, I need you. But you left everything, just because you weren't ready. Well let me tell you, nobody is born ready, you learn through trial and error" he said, finally calming down from his sudden outburst.       Donghyuck thought about what Renjun said, it was true. He abandoned everything, his love, his kingdom, his best friend, his siblings, and his son. He left everything just because he wasn't ready, it was something he would never be ready for, he just had to try.      "I'm sorry" he said. "I was thinking selfishly during that time, I am really sorry" he said again.       "I forgive you Donghyuck, it's okay, but please promise that you won't do that again" Renjun said. Donghyuck nodded to the statement. He then reached out to hold baby Injun, who by now had stopped crying. He cooed at the baby, "he looks just like Jeno" he said.     Renjun nodded, "tell me about it, he was a demon fetus. Motherfucker did not want to come out, and he had me waddling everywhere. I'm so jealous of Chenle, he didn't even gain 10 pounds during his pregnancy" Renjun said.     "Bitch, mine ended early" Chenle said rolling his eyes. "Chenle, by the time I was five months I couldn't see my feet anymore, don't talk" Renjun said, making both Donghyuck and Chenle laugh. "But how? He's so tiny, and he's gonna be a year old soon" Chenle said.     "To be honest I don't understand either, when Jaemin got me pregnant, I wasn't so big but Jia was a big baby. When Jeno got me pregnant, I was huge, but Injun is so small" he said. "And how is it? Being a parent?" Donghyuck asked.    "It's good, I love my babies. Both the big muscular ones, and the little real baby ones" he said, smiling. Donghyuck smiled at the little Injun in his hands, he was adorable, he couldn't wait till him and Mark had a little bundle of joy.    He then looked back at Chenle, who was slowly falling asleep with Yizhou against his chest. The baby, already deep asleep. "I want a baby" he blurred out. Renjun and Chenle looked at him in shock, "didn't you want to wait for a while? maybe get married to Mark first?" Chenle asked.    "Well yes, but we can always get married when I'm pregnant or after I have the baby. But I want to have a little me or little Mark" he said, handing Injun back to Renjun.    They smiled at each other, but quickly looked back because the door opened. Jisung entered the room with what seemed to be a cheeseburger bag. "Oh hi hyung, how are you?" Jisung said, handing the bag to Chenle, and taking Yizhou back to her little bed.   "I'm good, I'm good, but what's that?" Donghyuck asked, pointing at the bag he handed Chenle. It was a bag with a big W on it.   "Oh it's WcDonalds, it's a food chain right next to WanBucks, you know, the coffee shop?" Jisung said to what Donghyuck just tilted his head in confusion.   "Oh right, we'll you see we have advanced a lot as a society. We even have telephones now, they require you to pay lots of money, but yknow. Royalty, we get them for free" Jisung said pulling out a phone, and showing Donghyuck.   "Oh, it's a like a hologram device" he said.  Jisung nodded.    "Well kind of"  "Little hologram boxes"                                🧚‍♀️                        "Mark hyung" Donghyuck said, walking into their bedroom. Mark hummed, looking up from the pile of papers he had over his desk. He almost choked as he noticed Donghyuck was only wearing a royal robe.     "Can you explain to me what a telephone is?" He asked. Mark chuckled at the statement, not knowing that's what Donghyuck was going to ask for. "I'm being serious here Mark Lee, what are they? They look like little light boxes" he said, pulling out one that Jisung had given to him.    "Look, you can do lots of stuff with this. Like take a picture" he said, grabbing the phone, and taking a picture of Donghyuck. The other one looked at him with a puzzled look, until Mark showed him the phone. It had a "picture", or whatever Mark called it, of Donghyuck.     "Woah, it's like magic" Donghyuck said, Mark chuckled again, putting the phone against his desk before pulling the Prince towards himself.     "Well, care to explain why you're only wearing this? Is this a test?" He asked, arching an eyebrow. Donghyuck rolled his eyes before settling on Mark's lap. "Why? Am I not allowed to provoke my husband?" He asked, ruffling Mark's fluffy hair. "Never cut it from this length" he said, making Mark give him a questioning look.    "You like it like this?" He asked. Donghyuck nodded, "Mullets look so good on you" He replied. "Oh do they now? You look good without anything on" he said, slowly sliding Donghyuck's robe off his shoulder, leaving only his shoulders exposed and revealing the caramel-like smooth skin.    He started leaving butterfly kisses on the others shoulder, going up to his neck. Once he arrived at the other's neck, he started leaving marks, making sure he sucked hard enough for the marks to remain there. Just as Donghyuck was starting to get lost in pleasure, the door opened abruptly. Making Donghyuck push Mark hard enough he fell butt first on the floor. Now Donghyuck was on the chair, covering himself better with the robe.     "King Mark you- Donghyuck?" The person who came in said, it was Jeno, the royal general. Or in other words, Donghyuck's childhood friend. He looked at Donghyuck who was now giving him an awkward smile, and Mark who was on the floor rubbing his butt. He squinted his eyes, "something here would've smelled fishy if I hadn't come in at this moment huh?" He said.    Donghyuck started choking, "what is with everyone and saying it smells like fish" he said, throwing a pillow at Jeno who just laughed at him. "I didn't say it smelled like it, I said it was probably about to if I didn't come in. Now, wasnt it?" He said.   Donghyuck pouted at him, just nodding in shame.  "What do you need Jeno?" Mark asked, finally getting up from the floor. "You have a meeting with your parents today" he said, simply to what Mark nodded. "Alright, tell them to wait, I'll be in Hedelia in a while" he said, stretching.     "Of course King Mark" he said before winking at Donghyuck and wandering off. Mark dusted himself before turning to Donghyuck, giving him a quick peck on the lips. "I'll be back soon, alright my love" he said, and Donghyuck nodded.    "Of course, I'll wait for you"                   🧚‍♀️                   "So did you see it?" Jaemin asked Jeno, to which the other raised his eyebrow. "Yes I did, they were being gay" he said rolling his eyes. Jaemin chuckled, raising his wedding ring, "we are gay too though" he said, raising an eyebrow.     "Oh yes we are" he said, pulling Jaemin close to him.    "What are you bitches doing?" They both jumped as they heard quite a short man say. It was their hubby of course, Renjun, holding little baby injun. He looked at both of them with a mad face.    "You guys don't love me anymore because I was fat when I got pregnant right?" He said, turning his back on them and holding Injun away from them.   "Honey, this again? You are literal the same weight you were eight years ago"   "Yes cause you bitches wanna play with fire, now you deal with the devil" he said rolling his eyes, turning to look at them. Both of them cooed at him, and pinched his cheeks.    "Since when has the devil been a five-feet seven fairy? That sounds adorable. Right Jaemin"   "Mhmmm"    "Why you bully me? Bitches"               ...

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Now, did you really think Donghyuck would just sit around in his palace instead of spying on whatever his husband and parents are doing, then you are wrong. He followed where Mark was going, trying his best to avoid everyone. There wouldn't be another occasion where he could know what his in-laws were planning.     He hid around the bushes, seeing the carriage Mark was riding come to a halt. It wasn't their palace, it was some cabin in the woods. This made him all the most suspicious about what was going on. Was Mark hiding things from him again? He couldn't help but frown at the thought.   Eight years, but nothing had changed? He rolled his eyes at the thought. Mark got outside of the carriage, and whispered something that the younger couldn't quite catch. However, the driver went away, leading Donghyuck to believe he was told to. He observed every move the other made carefully. Mark looked back, trying to make sure there was nothing there.    The other hid behind the tree, praying to the lord and savior Baekhyun, that Mark didn't see him. To his surprise, he just heard a door close, making him look back at the small cabin. Mark had gone inside. He mentally cursed himself, and walked closer to said cabin.     He got closer, and spied on a slightly opened window. Somehow the people inside still hadn't notice that the window was not fully closed. Whatever, he decided to listen.   "So, Minhyung, we hear that soulm- boy. That boy of yours is back" he heard someone say. It was clearly Mark's papa, he had met Johnny before. However, Ten refused to meet him, and this voice sounded unfamiliar.   "Yes, how is he my boy?" He heard Johnny, Mark's dad, ask. Johnny was very nice to him the first time they met, it seems like he's the only one of the two who will accept him as his sons husband.  "He's fine, just as beautiful as ever" he said, the statement made Donghyuck blush. He smiled lightly, and rolled his eyes. "What a sweet talker" he whispered to himself, and went back to listening.   "I came here to talk to you guys about that, I want to arrange a wedding. Maybe for next week" he said, Donghyuck had to cover his mouth. He was happy, but he couldn't let himself be found out. "Why exactly do you need to tell us this? Even after he abandoned you for eight years? You still love him this much? Huh? Did you not learn from that girl Dahyun what happens when you fall in love with a human?" Ten said before dropping a huge bomb.    "Do you want your partner or you to die again? Hm? Is that what is required for you to not have these stupid ideas?" Donghyuck was fuming at this point. How dare he say that when Mark's death was planned by them. "Lee Minhyung, I prohibit you from ever marrying that brat. And if you do, then I'm sorry, but I cannot let you be king of Hedelia." he said.     "Papa, I think you may have forgotten, but I already am King, and no one can change that. Not even you" Mark spat back. Ten let out a gasp, "Talking back rudely now? What has happened to you? That brat had rubbed off on you or something. Youngho talk to your son!"    "Dad, talk to your husband!"      "Can all of you shut up!" They heard Donghyuck, he had had enough. Well, he had enough the moment he heard Ten threaten his own son. Who would even do that? And then go and call him a brat? He wasn't gonna stand for that. Mark looked at him wide-eyed, as Ten looked at him with a face of disgust.    "What are you doing here? Huh? Don't you have a kingdom to take care of that you abandoned eight years ago?" Ten said, rolling his eyes. That just added more fuse to Donghyuck's already lit flame.    "I'm irresponsible? How about you tell Mark why you decided to pay my people to kill him?" He said, calmly of course. To deliver more impact. Ten starred at him in shock, and so did Youngho. "W-what" he let out in fear.    "Go on, tell him how you paid my people to kill him when he was twenty-two, so that the heir would one-hundred percent be a vampire. Go on, tell him" Mark looked at Ten, who had a hand over his mouth. Almost like trying to cover himself from the shame he felt. "How do you know that!? Nobody knows that exc-"    "Except the guardian of the cave of life? Or the god of life? Yeah, he told me everything" he said.    "What, so this is true?" Mark asked, finally snapping out of the trance he first felt when Donghyuck made that comment. "Minhyung I-"    "You killed me? Did you also kill Dahyun?" He asked, it felt very cold, and almost like he was grieving. Ten seemed to notice his mistake as he saw his son in this state. "Minhyung I-"   "You killed the person I loved most?! How dare you! And now you're threatening Donghyuck's life too?" He said, grabbing his hair.     "No, forget this stupid meeting. I'm never returning to Hedelia, not while you" he said pointing at Ten. "Are still alive" he said. Ten's knees seemed to collapse, but Youngho was able to catch him in time. "Mark think this through, you are still King of Hedelia, and this is your papa you are talking to" he said, holding Ten closely.    "No, no. That's someone who is selfish enough to kill his own son. And you" he said, pointing at Youngho. "Should have thought about that before you let him kill me" he said, grabbing Donghyuck's hand, and leaving the cabin, and walking a few miles away to make sure the other two didn't follow them.   Once far away enough, Mark embraced Donghyuck. "Are you okay?" Donghyuck said, hugging Mark back. He felt something wet on his shoulder. A worried look came over his face as he caressed Mark's hair. "Mark im sorry for dropping such a bomb on y-"   Mark shook his head, and hugged his tighter. "I don't want to lose you too" he said, sobbing harder into Donghyuck's shoulder. "I can't believe they did that to me, are you sure about your claims?" He said, finally looking Donghyuck on the face.   "I can get Shotaro to tell you himself, he told me everything about your life. They planned to kill you so that they could do some magic stuff and bring you back as a vampire. They were afraid you wouldn't end up being a vampire because you never showed signs of being magical" he explained.     "It makes sense.....and about Dahyun?" He asked. "Well Shotaro never really told me about that, that was something your papa admitted in the heat of the moment" he said. That left Mark speechless, so it was true.   He looked at Donghyuck, and cupped his cheeks. He looked adorable in his eyes. "I won't let them do that to you, I can't lose you too" he said, more tears coming down from his eyes as he embraced the other once again.    Donghyuck chuckled, caressing the others hair once again. "You won't lose me dummy, I will always be here for you. I am yours, you are mine" he said happily. Mark nodded at the statement before backing from the hug again.     "Then"   He kneeled down on one knee, and took out a small box from his pocket. Donghyuck gasped, completely forgetting the whole "wedding " conversation Mark had had with his parents.     "Jung Donghyuck, would you do the honor of making me the happiest vampire alive...dead? Alive-dead? You get the point, on Earth. Uniting our kingdoms once again into the beautiful world they once were, and becoming my one and only. Lee Donghyuck? Will you marry me, your highness?" He said. Donghyuck felt tears coming out of his eyes as he nodded.    "Yes, yes I will" he said, making Mark smile. He placed the ring on the others hand, and kissed him.    "Welcome to the Lee family, Lee Donghyuck"                                       🧚‍♀️                                    "You guys are what?!" Chenle squealed as he looked at Donghyuck's ring. The other was still in bed rest for at least two more weeks, so Donghyuck had joined him in bed. "YESSSS, we are getting married, look how pretty the ring is" he said, also squealing from happiness.       "Hyung can I have my husband back?" Jisung said, he was on the floor as Donghyuck had pushed him off the bed in order to lay comfortably next to Chenle. Donghyuck rolled his eyes, and hugged Chenle. "Go away Jisung, it's my turn to cuddle the burnt bean" he said, making Chenle laugh.      "Burnt bean?" He asked. "Well your hair turned black after you had Yizhou, and it was pink while you were pregnant. And it was orange when you were younger. You have matured into a burnt bean" he said, hugging him closer as Chenle couldn't stop laughing at his statement.    "Alright, hyung. Can I please have my burnt bean of a husband back? Please" he said, insisting Donghyuck to move. "Go away chickenSung, Chenliet is mine right now" he said, once again kicking Jisung to the floor.     "Chenliet huh?" Chenle asked, these nicknames were making his stomach hurt from laughing. "Oh yeah it's what Jisung called you when he was like ten years old, whenever you weren't around" Jisung starred in disbelief at his older brother.       "I cannot I am being exposed on this lovely day" he said. Just then, he heard the door open. It was Mark, Sungchan, and Shotaro. Shotaro instantly joined the other two on the bed making Jisung more frustrated than before. "Jimeo calm down, at night Chenliet will be all yours" Chenle said, making Jisung smile, and everyone else around them make a disgusted sound.       "You guys can keep the bed talk, when we're out of here, now shoo. Leave, me, Chenliet, Belletaro will be here cuddling" he said, kicking all the men who were standing.     "Belletaro?"  Shotaro asked. "I had to come up with it on the spot, good am I right?" Donghyuck said, shaking his eyebrows up and down. "Now we only need fairy pants on the bed and we're complete" he said.    Both Shotaro and Chenle laughed, this was nice. "Well, King Mark, is there any duty for us to do today?" Jisung asked as it seemed he was not getting his husband back in the time being.    "Actually, there is" he said, making everything look at him intrigued.       "I need help finding a wedding robe" he said, making everyone look at him. Jisung and Sungchan started whistling at him while Donghyuck just hid on the covers. "They're finally getting married, after unpurifying every single room in this castle" Jisung said, wiping away a fake tear.      "That is not true, and you know it!" Donghyuck said, throwing a pillow at the younger. "Well, as I was saying. I need help selecting a wedding robe and attire, and so does Donghyuck" Mark said.     Sungchan nodded, and grabbed Mark by the arm. "I know exactly where to find the perfect attire and robe for you" before dragging both him and Jisung away from the room. "That's your future husband for ya" Donghyuck told Shotaro as he pointed the door.     "Hey! We're only talking right now, at least offered me clothes and food after he met me" Shotaro said, making Donghyuck let out a dramatic gasp.     "Now what is going on in here?" They all turned to the voice at the door. It was Renjun with Injun in his arms. "Fairy Pants! Come here we need you in the cuddling session!" Donghyuck said.   Renjun chuckled at the statement before settling Injun in the crib next to Yizhou. Before joining them in the bed.    "So what's the occasion?" He asked.          "I'm getting married!"                                                ...

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"What do you think about this one?" Donghyuck said, coming out of his bathroom dressed in a white dress shirt that was covered in various silver jewels, in a pattern that formed a dragon. It had a golden aiguillette across his chest. He had black pants on, with more silver jewelry making designs on the side. A white fur cape, and white and silver gloves.      Around five weeks had passed since the engagement, but everyone was being lazy, so they're barely getting around to choosing the outfit for the special day. Mark is out with Sungchan, Jisung, Jaemin, and Jeno. While Donghyuck is with Renjun, Chenle, and Shotaro, choosing the exclusively French hand made clothes his parents prepared for him in case he ever got married.      "You look great, Hyuck" Shotaro said, giving him a thumbs up. "Yes, Hyuck you look amazing, but are you sure this is the look you're going for?" Renjun asked.    "What do you mean fairy pants?" He asked, looking at himself in the mirror. He really liked this outfit, it was perfect for the wedding. "You look amazing, but remember that you'll be on your knees for the entire ceremony, not to mention a crown will be placed on your head afterwards" he mentioned.     "It would be around, 5 more pounds on your head, that you will have to wear the rest of the night" he said. Donghyuck thought about it for a moment, well he was right. "You're right, but I think I look good," he said.   "Then it's settled, get that one" Chenle said, piping into the conversation. Donghyuck nodded, he looked at himself in the mirror again, posing as he looked at the outfit, it was perfect. He smiled happily, but it didn't last long as he felt a foul smell.    He scrunched his nose, and turned to the others. "Do you guys smell that?" He said, covering his nose. Everyone else started to sniff loudly before turning back to Donghyuck and shaking their heads. "No, I don't smell anything," Renjun said.     "What is that smell? Oh lord Baekhyun what is that?" He said, covering his mouth as he gagged. He quickly took off the fancy shirt, which revealed a very simple shirt underneath, and the cape, and ran back to the restroom. He leaned into the toilet, pouring his guts out. "Renjun hyung, can you go ask the chefs in the kitchen what they're making?" Chenle said, standing up and going to the bathroom to comfort Donghyuck.    Renjun nodded, exiting the room. Both Shotaro and Chenle had gone to comfort Donghyuck. "Are you okay? How are you feeling?" Shotaro asked, rubbing his back. However, before Donghyuck could answer, he leaned against the toilet again as he started to throw up again.     Chenle nodded at what was happening, putting on a duck squinting face as he looked at Donghyuck. "I know exactly what's going on," he said, giggling behind his hand. Shotaro looked at him confused, "I think we should take him to the hospital Lele, he looks very pale. He's very sweaty too" Shotaro said, grabbing a towel from the sink and wiping Donghyuck's face.     "No need for that Taro hyung because I am so smart, I already know what's going on" he said, flipping his imaginary long hair. Shotaro brightened at the statement, "Ouh really, are you a doctor? What's wrong with our patient?" He asked. "Well I am no doctor, but I can assure you, I know what this is" he said, stalling the conversation the most that he could.     Donghyuck had finally stopped throwing up, and just tiredly sat next to the sink. "If I am not mistaken, this is what people call 'morning sickness'. The same thing me and Renjun hyung got when we were pregnant" he said, wiggling his eyebrows. Shotaro looked at him with a shocked face. "So you're saying he and Mark did the devil's tango? I mean what's new, but oh my god" he said, gasping dramatically.      "This castle is infested with their children all over," Chenle said, wiping away a fake tear. "Guys, I'm still here. I can hear you, also me and Mark don't do it that often, stop it" Donghyuck said, tiredly.     "Maybe we should get him to the hospital, he's turning pale," Chenle said. Shotaro nodded, helping Donghyuck get up. "So the royal chef said he's making meatloaf," Renjun said, going back into the room. As soon as Donghyuck heard that word, he gagged again, and made Shotaro let him go to once again lean against the toilet and vomit.    "Is he pregnant? That's exactly how I was when I got pregnant with Jia and Injun, but with different foods" Renjun asked, unconcerned as he looked at his best friend. "That's exactly what I said, you know us so well hyung" Chenle said, raising his hand to high-five the other, who complied.      "Okay, alright. Maybe me and Mark had sex and he didn't give me the 'after soup' or whatever you guys call it in Hedelia" he admitted. They all gasped. "Oh my god, that's so cute. You guys will finally have mini Mark's" Chenle said, clapping his hands.   Renjun rolled his eyes before turning to Donghyuck, "I kid you not, the amount of times Mark said he wanted to have kids with you when you weren't here. It was unbearable" he said, letting out a sigh.    "Yeah yeah guys, that's cute and all, but I'm starting to get really lightheaded here, so if we could go to the hospital" Donghyuck said, trying to stand up, but stumbling in the process. "Also, Chenle, shouldn't you be at the doctors to work on your Parkinson's issue?" He asked, holding on to Shotaro for balance.     "My doctor is Renjun hyung, he's using his magic to cure me. It's slow, but we're getting there, I can hold NingNing's bottle with very light shakes. Although, my legs and arms still lock up, so I have to work on that" he explained. Donghyuck nodded.    "Wait a minute, NingNing? Isn't your daughters name Yizhou?" He asked, clearly confused. "Well yeah, but NingNing is just a cute nickname I made up. Ning could be a shorter version of her nickname" he said, giggling.    Donghyuck nodded, once again loosing his balance as he was holding on to Shotaro. They all leaned to him, trying to stop him from falling. "I think" he stuttered out. "I don't feel so good" he said, finally blacking out as everyone rushed to stop him from hitting the ground.                                                    🧚‍♀️                                         He can't remember what exactly happened, but when he woke up, he was in a hospital room. He was plugged into IV fluids, and was dressed in a hospital gown. It took a while to adjust to the lighting in the room, but once he did, he noticed Mark was seating next to him, holding on to his hand.      He smiled at the sight, Mark so excited to be a dad. However, he probably didn't have the news yet because he looked worried. "Baby, are you okay? What happened? I rushed as fast as I could to the hospital when Renjun told me you were here" he said, caressing Donghyuck's hand with his thumb.    Donghyuck smiled weakly at him, "I'm fine just, kept throwing up, which made me pass out" he said, sitting up on the bed. Mark helped him by pressing the buttons on the bed causing the backside to lift up to provide a more comfortable sitting position, and helping Donghyuck sit up.     "Yeah I heard, are you stressed because of the wedding? Because if you are, we can reschedule it for later" Mark assured him. Donghyuck shook his head, "it's not that, it's just that I-" as soon as he was going to say it, the doctor came into the room.   He decided not to say more, and just left the doctor explain it to Mark. "So, King Donghyuck. Have you had any abnormalities lately? Headaches? Nausea? Weight gain?" He asked.  "Um just a little light headedness, the nausea has been going on for a while, but just today I was able to throw up" he explained. The doctor nodded, "Sir, Mark can I ask you to step outside the room, I have some questions for the Prince" he said. As soon as Mark stood up, Donghyuck pulled him to sit down again.    "He can stay," he said.    "But my King, I want to make sure you are comfortable when sharing stuff w-"  "I said, he can stay," he repeated. To doctor looked at him weirdly, "Prince Donghyuck, if he is threatening you, you can al-"   "Doctor, if you suggest my husband leave once more, I will have your title taken away," Donghyuck said. He was getting tired of this. Did the doctor know about Mark? That couldn't be possible, he shook away the thought, and focused on what he was saying.    "Very well, have you and your partner been intimate recently?" He asked. Donghyuck nodded, "Were you taking any contraceptives during the time? Or did you guys use protection?" He asked, writing more stuff down.    "No doc"    "Hm, then I think it's pretty obvious, but just to make sure, we're going to take an ultrasound," he said, standing up, and grabbing a machine. It had a screen, and a wand type thingy, at least it's what it looked like to Donghyuck.   He grabbed a bottle of lotion, and motioned for Donghyuck to raise the hospital gown a bit. Once his lower abdomen was revealed the doctor told him to stop. "This may be a bit cold" he said, and poured the lotion type thing on his stomach. He jumped at the feeling, it wasn't a bit cold, it was very cold.   After that, the doctor took the want, and started to move it around until he stopped on something, "Ah ha, there it is. Congratulations King Donghyuck, you are six weeks pregnant. There is your baby, they're currently around the size of a sweet pea, so you need to take better care of yourself" the doctor said, snapping a picture with the machine before removing the wand from Donghyuck's stomach and wiping off the gel.   Mark held tightly on to Donghyuck's hand before placing a soft kiss on it. "I will be prescribing you some vitamins to take, just make sure to not lift anything heavy or to get too stressed out. I will bring in the ultrasound pictures in a bit, congratulations" the doctor said happily before exiting the room. As soon as he left, Donghyuck bursted in tears.   "What's wrong Hyuck?" Mark asked. "I don't know, I can't stop crying, I'm so happy" he said, wiping his eyes, but tears kept coming out. Mark chuckled at him, realizing it was the pregnancy hormones that were making Donghyuck like this. "I just love you so much, and we're starting a family and I can't stop myself" he said practically bawling.    Mark cooed at him before pulling him into a hug, caressing the others hair. Donghyuck sniffled into Mark's dress shirt, which was now probably covered in tears and snot. "Mark"    "Hm?"   "You smell so good" Donghyuck said, holding on to Mark's shirt and rubbing his nose on the others shirt. Mark chuckled at him, "You're so cute like this" he said.    As he was comforting the other, the doctor came back into the room. "Here are the pictures of your baby, King Donghyuck, and your prescription. I hope you and your baby stay healthy" he said smiling before exiting the room again. Donghyuck grabbed the pictures the doctor had brought in. His baby was so small still.    "Look Mark, our baby" he said, showing the older the picture. Mark smiled before kissing Donghyuck's cheek.            "I love you"                                  ...

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"Mark"  "Hm?" The older replied, it was probably around 3am, and he had no idea why his hubby was calling for him. He was tired from doing king duties all day, but he opened his eyes anyways, and looked at Donghyuck.   "I'm really hungry" he said, rubbing his still flat belly. "Can you make me ramen? And add peanut butter to it, and make sure it is extra spicy, and with two soft boiled eggs please" he said, and the older just looked at him with wide eyes.   "Honey, I don't know how to cook" Mark said, rubbing his eye, still feeling sleepy. As soon as he said that, he heard sniffles coming from the other. He quickly sat up and looked at him. "You don't love me anymore" Donghyuck said as tears started to fall from his eyes.   He looked at him with a confused face, "Honey I didn't say that, I just said that I don't know how to cook. I don't want to make something that upset your stomach" he explained, the sleepiness he felt going away.    "It's the same thing!" Donghyuck yelled at him, wiping the tears in his eyes with his fists. Mark laughed at him, his hubby was getting the pregnancy hormones, and it was really entertaining.  "Alright baby, I'll make you the peanut butter ramen" he said, and kissed the others forehead.   Donghyuck sniffled, and wiped his eyes and nose. "Really?" He said, eyes glittering with hope. Mark chuckled again and ruffled Donghyuck's hair. Mark stood up, his body hurting from all the work he had to do that day, but anything for his Donghyuck.   "Do you want me to bring it up to the room for you or would you like to follow me into the kitchen, and watch me fail at making food your majesty?" He asked, trying his best to flirt.   Donghyuck giggled at him, and wiped away the snot that was forming in his nose from crying. "I'll go with you, my king" he said, standing up. Of course Mark helped him, this man was being the most careful he could when it came to Donghyuck doing anything.  "Be careful, we don't want anything to happen to little bean" Mark said, placing his hand on top of Donghyuck's still flat stomach. Donghyuck chuckled at him, Mark had always been gentle with him, but it seems that with the pregnancy, the older had become even more gentle. "I'll be fine Mark, nothing will ever happen to our little bean" he said happily.  Mark smiled, and held his hand, leading the way to the royal kitchen. All their staff were asleep, so the kitchen was empty, but the smell of the meatloaf from two days ago was still there. Donghyuck gulped, and he covered his nose.  "Please make that horrible smell go away oh my lord Baekhyun" he said, feeling himself physically gag. "Don't worry baby, I'll cook your ramen, or at least attempt to" Mark said, bringing out a pot, and filling it with water before placing it down on the stove.    "Mark  hyung"   "Hm?"   "How come you get tired nowadays, I remember when I was younger you would never sleep at night. I remember seeing you sitting on the balcony and watch the kingdom. I even remember that one time when you thought my dad was going to yell at you" he said, remembering the night he heard his father telling Mark that he knew his papa was a Hedelian.    It was surprising, but he can't say he wasn't happy, not only was he magical, but it also made things easier between him and Mark. "Donghyuck, taking care of one Kingdom is already hard enough, remember when I couldn't visit you for two months? Let alone taking care of two, I'm getting old, my body hurts. Obviously not for long, because of my regeneration, but it's still painful sometimes" Mark explained, placing the noodles inside the boiling water pot.   "A vampire that gets tired, the concept of that is so goofy to me" he said, giggling to himself. "Well when you think about it, it kinda is. My parents sleep too, although they're getting to the age where soon enough they'll be considered elder vampires" he said, staring off into space after the statement.   All he can do is think back on the good memories he had with his parents, there wasn't many because his parents busy schedule meant he was mostly raised by the maids and guards in the palace. However, he was still grateful for all the good memories he had of them. Unconsciously, he smiled, thinking fondly on those days.  "Do you miss them?" Donghyuck asked, feeling a little guilty about everything that had happened. Especially about opening his mouth about what really happened to Mark, but he needed to know the truth sooner or later.   "A little, but they need to learn their lesson. Killing their own son? Just to make sure that the heir of the thrown would also be a vampire? What kind of parents do that? Not only that, but then have a baby just to leave them to the maids and guards most of the child's life" he said, anger starting to consume him, as he placed the ingredients inside the boiling noodle water.  "That's not fair to the child, and no child should be brought up like that. They didn't ask to be born, you can't have kids and then neglect them their whole life" he broke two eggs and placed them inside the boiling ramen.   Donghyuck was sad, Mark had been through so much. Basically a child born just to be a heir and that's it, no child should be born with that much pressure on them. The thought of it scared him, and he placed a hand over his belly.   Mark looked at the other, "Don't worry, I won't ever let anything happen to our baby. Especially not after the way I was raised, I will make sure they are loved. Just like I love you" he said, finally playing the ramen. As the final touch, he added a spoonful of peanut butter his hubby so craved.  Donghyuck smiled happily, and dogged right in. Mark smiled, he loved seeing Donghyuck eat. Actually, he love seeing the younger do anything. He never thought he could love this much again after what happened to Dahyun, but here he was.  It was like looking at a reflection of her, he smiled happily, and ruffled the others hair. "Mark hyung this is so good" Donghyuck said, with his mouth stuffed. Mark sushed him softly, "Don't eat with your mouthful, you might get air, and then your stomach will hurt" he said, and Donghyuck smiled.    Ah, this is the life.                                      🧚‍♀️                                 "Donghyuck?" A voice called out, the boy opened his eyes, he was suddenly in a forest. "How did I get here?" He said out loud, looking around him before standing up.   He looked around, finally spotting a man standing in front of him, the person was kind of blurry. "Donghyuck, oh my god, you don't know how much I miss you" the mystery person said, and got closer to Donghyuck.   "Don't you remember me?" They said.  "I'm dead" they started with a sweet voice. "Because of your people!" They said, their voice suddenly turning demonic.  "But that's alright because I'm not really dead,and it wasn't your fault, but I'm coming for you. To help you, of course " they said, the blurry smile creeping out Donghyuck.  This had to be a nightmare, what the fuck is this. "Oh my apologies, I forgot you never got to meet me. I was supposed to be Mark's wife, me. I met him first, your people were unjust to me" it said, letting out tears. But soon, it was replaced by historical laughter.  "They threw rocks at me, then hanged me, what a delight it was. Now I'm here, I will be back, his grandparents love me, and they've been thinking about bringing me back for centuries. But Mark doesn't want me now, but that's okay, I don't care, I just want my life back" it said, getting closer to Donghyuck. He could see now.  The person, or girl, looked just like him, but with long hair. However, part of her face was coming off, and that scared Donghyuck, you could tell she had been beaten badly, probably from being stoned. He backed away when she got closer to him, her hand stretching out, trying to touch his belly. "Although I will say" she finally touched his belly, as he back had collided with a tree.   "You are in danger, his family doesn't like you. You don't know what Older Vampires are capable of. I also heard you're expecting and that could anger them more, you need to be careful" she said, her tone changing into a caring one.    "I mean his parents didn't care when I was expecting" she said, rubbing her flat belly. "They still paid the Neo People to kill me, but you're king. Things might be different for you" she said. This whole entire fiasco was really making Donghyuck panic, he was scared. This girlIn front of him looked scary, and her behavior was scarier.   "Here's a gift from me, make sure you take care" she said, and pushed her hand hard enough that it went inside Donghyuck's stomach.                     As soon as that happened, Donghyuck gasped loudly, and woke up. He instantly sat up, as he found it hard to breathe, tears pooling in his eyes as he touched his belly. It all felt too real for him. He was sweating, and gasping for air as everything had seem a little too real. His stomach hurt really badly too, it was like an intense cramp that wouldn't go away.    He felt like something was wrong, and took off the blanket from his waist down. There it was, it was a pool of blood forming between his legs, the instant thought that came to his head was, "My baby" he said in a panic, and started covering his stomach protectively.   It was almost as if his voice was caught in his throat, "Mark" he tried yelling out, but the lack of air made it hard for him. Finally he got the strength to do it. "MARK!" He yelled out, and the other came back into the room.   He had gotten up to use the restroom, but hearing his husbands voice calling out to him so desperately worried him. When he got to the room, Donghyuck had already stood up. He could see blood dripping down Donghyuck's bare legs.    Panic instantly filling his body, as Donghyuck started to sob. "Mark! Our baby!" He said, Mark finally snapped out of his thoughts and ran towards Donghyuck, picking him up bridal style before running out of the palace and to the hospital. Donghyuck was still sobbing in his arms as he held tightly on to him.    "My baby" he said between sobs, Mark could feel his heart shatter. What happened? Everything was fine a few hours ago, he thought to himself. They arrived to the hospital in five minutes thanks to Mark's super speed, as soon as he walked in, he called out for help. "Help! Please help! My husband is the Prince Donghyuck! Please help!" As soon as he said that, a group of nurses and doctors came out to assist them.   They brought forward a hospital bed where they would be taking him to the emergency room in, but he didn't budge. He wouldn't let go of Mark, "Baby it's okay, they're going to help you. I'm pretty sure our precious bean is fine" he said, finally convincing Donghyuck to lay on the bed. He did, tears still falling down his eyes as he rubbed his belly.   "Sir Mark, what happened?" One of the doctors asked. "I don't know, he was sleeping and I went to the restroom, and he suddenly yelled for me, and when I went back to the room, he was dripping with blood down his legs. Please help us, he's six weeks pregnant" Mark pleaded.     The nurses instantly rushed Donghyuck into the emergency room, and Mark wanted to follow, but he was stopped by another nurse. "Sir Mark, we have to make sure everything is fine with Prince Donghyuck. We will let you know when you can come in" she said, and closed the doors of the emergency room.                                🧚‍♀️                       Mark was forced to wait for hours in the resting area,  he was so worried about Donghyuck. What could have possibly went wrong? He was starting to fall asleep, when he heard the doors of the emergency rooms open. He instantly woke up, and looked at the doctor who walked to him.    "I have good news Sir Mark, Donghyuck's baby is fine. It seems like it was just a scare out of stress, but the baby is fine and your husband is fine" he said, leading Mark into Donghyuck's room. To say he relieved was an understatement, he felt a heavy weight lift off his chest.   The doctor opened the door to Donghyuck's room where he lay on the bed, he was really pale and looked like he had been crying for hours. Mark let out a relieved sigh and walked towards him, kneeling down next to the bed, and holding on to Donghyuck's hand.   Donghyuck almost started sobbing again at the action, but he saw the doctor walk into the room. "Doctor, how is my baby?" He asked, instantly sitting up, which caused Mark to place a soft pillow behind his waist.    "The good news is that your baby is perfectly fine, it seems like the bleeding was probably just a scare caused my stress. However, the bad news is that you need to start being more careful of your health. If you keep stressing you could miscarry, especially because you are still in the first trimester. Which is the most dangerous trimester, but for now your baby is safe. You have to be on IV for twenty-four hours though, it's just to make sure all your organs are doing their job while you're pregnant" the doctor explained before leaving the room.    Donghyuck laid back down, and held tightly on to Mark's hand. The other just kissed it while rubbing his thumb on it. "It's alright baby, you're fine. Our little bean is fine" he mumbled to him.  "I was so scared Mark, I was so scared we were  going to lose our little bean" he said, sniffling as his nose was full of snot from crying. Mark leaned forward and kissed his forehead.  "You're fine baby, You're fine. Our little bean is also fine. I was so scared too, I'm so glad you're okay. But why are you stressing?" Mark asked. Donghyuck didn't know how to bring up the fact that he head a nightmare about Mark's ex, that's absurd, he never even met Dahyun. She's been dead for thousands of years.   "It's just because of the wedding planning, it's all too stressful for me. I can't sleep well" he lied, but what else could he do? Mark sighed at the statement, "baby, if our wedding is stressing you out, we can postpone it until after you give birth" Mark sympathized. If their wedding was the thing that was making his baby so stressed, then he would postpone it.    "No it's okay, let's just do it faster. Yeah" Donghyuck said. To be honest, he couldn't wait to be Lee Donghyuck and the fact that this ordeal was going to delay the wedding even further didn't sit right with him.     "Alright baby"                     "But as your husband, and partially also your King. I command that you don't do anything that will stress you out. Staying in the palace for the entire pregnancy might be the best option"                             ...

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"Where is he?" Renjun said, running into the emergency hallway, a little Injun wrapped along his waist, as he held Jia's hand. "I'm sorry Dr. Lee-Na, are you looking for someone?" One of the nurses asked politely. He nodded frantically. "My friend, Prince Jung Donghyuck. I heard he was rushed to the hospital. Where is he?" He asked.    The nurses nodded, before pulling out some documents. "Ah yes, Prince Donghyuck. Hmm, Sir Mark has ordered for no visits at all during the Prince's stay at the hospital, im really sorry Doctor Lee-Na" she said before returning to her work.   Was Renjun gonna stand for this level of disrespect? Fuck no, he knew exactly what to do, with a quick snack of his fingers, he froze time. Yeah, he had gotten better at the time stopping spell from years ago. Jia giggled seeing the world around her freeze, Renjun smiled at his baby girl. "Come on baby, let's go meet uncle Pudu" he said, making the girl giggle even more.   They took the documents from the nurses hands and checked the room that Donghyuck was staying at. As soon as he read it, he held Jia's hand, and walked towards the door room. Once he opened the door, he was met with a very serious Mark standing in front of him, with his arms crossed.    "Did you forget we're also Hedelian's, fairy pants?" He said, raising an eyebrow, his face plastered annoyance. Renjun laughed awkwardly as he looked around, "ouuuuh Uncle zimba is scary" they heard the little girl say.  They both looked at her, the little girl looked at them confused before focusing her attention on Donghyuck. "Uncle Pudu!!" She yelled out in excitement and let go of Renjun's hand. The little girl pulled a chair closer to Donghyuck's bed, and laid her head down on his arm. She seemed to realize the other was asleep, so she decided to just lay there with him.  "All she does nowadays is talk about 'uncle Pudu' it's like me, Jaemin, and Jeno don't even exist anymore" he said sadly. He placed Injun next to Donghyuck as well, letting his two babies rest with their uncle. "To be honest, I need a break" he said, pulling up a chair, and laying on it.  But almost as if realization hit him, he sat back up. "So what happened? Why did you guys rush to the hospital?" He asked, remembering the original reason he was here. Mark rubbed his face, the night had been really stressful for him. "Donghyuck, he, he almost miscarried" he said, letting the frustration out.      Renjun looked at him with wide eyes, the Jung family was perfectly healthy in every way shape or form. Very fertile, all of them, with the ability to carry or make someone else carry. He had read their family history while Donghyuck was away, in none of the logs from centuries ago was there ever a mention of miscarriage.    "That's weird, Donghyuck is one-hundred percent healthy. All the Jung's are, I remember reading their family history and health history when I was studying for my medical degree. There is no mentions of a miscarriage, ever" he said. Mark nodded, bringing a hand to his hair.   "Why do you think I panicked? It has never happened, but suddenly it wants to happen with our child. I don't know what to do. Donghyuck said it was stress from wedding planning, but I doubt he would get this stressed over it" Mark said. Renjun nodded, it was unlike Donghyuck to get stressed over parties, almost impossible. Something definitely wasn't adding up.  "Do you think your grandparents cursed him?" He asked. Mark raised his head to look at Renjun, a frown displayed on his face. "But they loved Dahyun, it was my parents fault she died. If anyone cursed Donghyuck, it would be them, not my grandparents" he reasoned.  Renjun nodded, he hadn't been told about the whole Dahyun situation with his parents so he was weirded out. "You don't think that lowly of your parents, do you Mark?" Renjun asked. Mark didn't reply, he just looked at his Prince who was sleeping peacefully on the hospital bed. What could he say? After what they did to Dahyun, would it really be that far off if they were trying to do it with Donghyuck?  "Mark, you know silence is the biggest answer you can give someone?" Renjun asked. Mark still didn't respond, he didn't know how to. Was this what he really thought about his parents? No, but, what other reason could there be?  "Do you want me to ask him?" Renjun asked. Mark looked at him, "He told me the reason, it's because of the wedding. He's stressing out too much on planning" Mark said.   Renjun pressed his lips into a thin line, he couldn't believe THE JUNG DONGHYUCK was stressing over a ceremony and party. It was so unlike him.  "I love him so much Renjun, what would I ever do without him" Mark said. Renjun shrugged, "if you were never destined to be with Donghyuck, I would've never met Jaemin and Jeno. We both have to thank him for that. I'll figure out what's wrong with him, don't worry" Renjun said, patting Mark's back.    "Hey Renjun'     "Hm?"    "Can you resume time now?"     "Oh shit"                                          🧚‍♀️                                           "Hmmmm" Donghyuck groaned as he slowly stretched and opened his eyes. Slowly getting adjusted to the light inside the hospital room. He noticed a very particular short male sitting on the chair next to the bed. However, Mark was nowhere to be found.    "Good morning sleeping beauty" Renjun said, smiling at Donghyuck. Donghyuck smiled back weakly before attempting to sit up, Renjun assisted him before moving the buttons on the bed for Donghyuck to be in a more comfortable position.    You could tell Donghyuck was weak from the blood loss he had, he could barely keep his eyes open. He looked to side, eyeing a certain cup that was sitting on the counter. Renjun looked at it, "Are you thirsty?" He asked.    Donghyuck in fact was so weak, he couldn't talk. He needed to get a liquid down his throat immediately, he felt too weak. He could only nod. Renjun let out a sigh, he was worried about his friend. He reached for the cup, and handed it to Donghyuck, making sure the other drank slowly in order to not choke on the water.   Donghyuck let out a relieved sigh once he finished drinking water, and he laid against the lifted bed once again. "Donghyuck" Renjun called out making the other looks at him.   "Mark took Injun and Jia to eat, I just wanted to ask you something while he was away" he said. Donghyuck nodded, now knowing  where his husband was was a relief to him. Donghyuck nodded, finished the water in the cup.    "What exactly happened? I've read about your family history, the Jung's have always had perfect condition. Although, not much is known about the Lee's...." Renjun trailed off making Donghyuck stare at him with a weird face.    "You mean Mark's parents? Over a hundred-thousand years of history but there's nothing on their medical records?" Donghyuck asked weakly. Renjun shook his head, "Donghyuck, you're also a Lee" now he was even more confused.   He looked at Renjun with wide eyes, "What are you talking about? Me and Mark aren't married yet" Renjun let out a sigh.   "Donghyuck, king Taeyong's last name before he married your father was Lee. Hence, you're a Lee" Donghyuck could not believe what he was hearing. He was also a Lee? His papa was from Hedelia too, would that mean.....no it couldn't be, there was no way.     "I know what you're thinking, and no you're from a different family of Lee's. Mark's parents are Lee-Seo, your family is Lee-Na. Also if in any way shape or form you were related to the other Lee's, King Ten would have no reason to be hostile towards you since it would mean his family member is involved. But he hates Jaehyun, Taeyong, You, Sungchan, and Jisung the same" Renjun mentioned.    Donghyuck was relieved, that was scary to think about. But then it hit him, "Lee-Na", he turned to look at Renjun again. "Yes you are related to Jaemin. We found out, while you weren't here, that him and Jeno are also Hedelian's. Jaemin was king Taeyong's nephew. Jeno, he's just weird I don't know, probably Mark's cousin" Renjun said, trying his best to explain the family tree.   "But like I said, according to the information I was able to get, you should be one-hundred percent healthy" Renjun said, making sure that Donghyuck was well covered in the cold room. Donghyuck nodded, looking around to make sure that Mark wasn't hiding somewhere.  He signaled Renjun to come forward to him, "I had a nightmare. It felt too real" he said, oh now Renjun was confused. A nightmare? Well he had nightmares when he was carrying Injun as well, but never to the point it almost caused him to miscarry.   "It was about Mark's ex" he said. That sentence alone made Renjun back away from Donghyuck, a shocked expression on his face. "That cannot be true, Dahyun has been dead for centuries" Renjun said.  Donghyuck nodded, "She said something about Mark's grandparents liking her, but his parents hating her. And that his grandparents were planning on bringing her back or something. Maybe it's a sign" he finished. Renjun raised an eyebrow.   "Warning for what?" He asked.   "To not invite his parents to the wedding, if they go, the rest of Hedelia will know. Including his grandparents, and that would make them try to bring her back. So that she can make him fall in love with her again" he said. Renjun nodded, it definitely made sense. But why would she go to Donghyuck's dream? Wouldn't it make more sense to go into Mark's dream? Most importantly, how did he almost miscarry?     "She touched my belly, it felt like her hand went inside it. The pain felt too real, and it was what woke me up with blood between my legs" he said, recalling the traumatizing experience. "She mentioned something about Mark's parents not having any mercy on her when she was expecting, I guess she came back because I'm also expecting" said Donghyuck.   Renjun nodded, well it definitely made sense. "You should tell Mark" was the first thing that came out of Renjun's mouth. Donghyuck shook his head, even after everything that's happened, he knows Mark loves his family.   "I'll be fine, it was probably just a bad dream. Doctor said I need to not stress, so we pushed the wedding day to be earlier so that way we can do it faster and get rid of the stress" he said, stretching his arms.    "Hey I'm craving Mark's peanut butter noodles, can you tell him to hurry up?" Donghyuck said. "Peanut butter what now" Renjun said, flabbergasted at his friends pregnancy craving.    "Yeah sure I'll get him"   "Ah, the peanut butter noodles he made last night were amazing" Donghyuck said, his mouth practically watering.     "Oh my lord Baekhyun"                                          🧚‍♀️                               "Come on Doyoung, you're my most loyal guard. You're the only person I can trust from Hedelia with this task" Mark said, practically begging at the knight who was in front of him. Doyoung was Mark's personal guard in Hedelia, basically raising the vampire as his own child.    "My King you know that if I do, I could get fired, even black listed from the kingdom of Hedelia" the guard named Doyoung, who resembled a bunny, said. "Doyoung, if you can let me into the palace. I can provide a better job for you, in Neo Kingdom. I'm marrying the crown Prince" he explained.   "But King Mark those people"  "I promise they're not as bad as the history books make them seem here, and I promise they've changed since the wars" Mark said, making Doyoung look at him weirdly. "Would they accept me?" He asked.   Mark nodded, "Of course they would, they've accepted Me, Renjun, Chenle, their last King was married to a Hedelian. Times have changed" he said. Doyoung nodded, thinking about his current position as Mark's royal guard in Hedelia. He was tasked to ensure that if Mark came back home, to lock him in his room.   Of course, he wasn't going to do that, but with what he's going to help Mark do, he couldn't end up in even bigger trouble. He thought about it for a moment, "You said, you could get me any job right. And anything I want?" Doyoung asked. Mark nodded, "yes, literally anything you want, just say it" he said.    "Make me your personal royal guard in Neo Kingdom, that's all I ask" he said. Mark nodded.    "This is perfect because Jaemin is Donghyuck's personal guard, consider it done-"  "Hold on, I am not done yet" Doyoung interrupted the king. Mark stared at him weirdly, he had never interrupted him before, but to be fair he's asking for a lot. Nonetheless, he nodded.   "Yesterday, when I was guarding the west coast, a family from the Neo Kingdom approached the border, well it wasn't exactly a family. I got my bow and arrow ready, but suddenly, a beauty stepped near the border" he said, clearly remembering when it happened. His eyes looked dreamy as he couldn't get said person out of his head.   "He went for  a swim in the lake that divides the border, and he was so beautiful, and he smelt so good" he said. Mark raised an eyebrow while looking at him. "You saw a strange man strip butt naked and then go for a swim in the lake? Creep" he says, rolling his eyes.    If it wasn't for Mark's high ranking position, Doyoung would have definitely slapped Mark into next year. But he's the King, he's only a guard, a body guard at that. So he rolled his eyes and continued, "Yeah, but that's besides the point. I swear he was the most drop dead gorgeous man I have ever laid eyes upon. And I've been living for as long as your parents have" he said.    "So what is it that you're getting at exactly?" Mark asked, still not knowing what his guard wanted. He was purposely stalling what ha wanted at this point. "Well, can you make him marry me?" He asked, looking at Mark uncertain about what he just said.   "Doyoung- I- did you even get his name?" Mark asked, see when he said he would do anything for Doyoung to let him go into the palace, this definitely was not something the had in mind. Take a person away from their family because the king orders them to marry his own guard, seems a little selfish to be fair.    "Of course I did, he swam for  like thirty-minutes before his family started calling out for him. He had the most beautiful name to match his gorgeous face" Doyoung said, dreamily.   "Oh and he can sing really well, he was singing while swimming. Truly, an angel sent from heaven, and no one can convince me otherwise. I felt like I was in heaven myself, but then he  had to leave" he continues, a sad tone coming on his words as he felt defeated by not being able to speak to the human because of his beauty.    "Doyoung, it's not right to force someone to marry you. Especially when they don't know you. It's not acceptable anymore, times have changed since you were young" Mark said, it was true. He had heard a lot of stories about how in the old day, parents would just marry their kids off to whoever. Or if someone had enough money, he could just take kids or the person they wanted to marry.   It didn't matter if the person wanted it or not, but times are different now, and that's no longer socially acceptable. Well, for some people.   "Do you want my help or not?" Doyoung asked. Damn. This man was around about the person he saw at the lake.  Mark sighed in defeat, he needed to do what needed to be done. "But what if he doesn't want to marry you? What if he doesn't feel any attraction to you?" He asked. It was true, maybe he wouldn't be able to deny the King's orders, but that didn't insure he was going to love the bunny looking guard.    "It doesn't matter to me, I just want to have him by my side the rest of my life" wow, he was damn serious. Mark sighed and agreed, he wanted to be a laid back King who would let the people be with whoever they wanted, but it seems like he had to go back on his own word.  "Alright, I'll arrange that. What was his name?" He asked.  "Taeil, they only called him Taeil"  "Doyoung you cannot be serious right now"  "What?" He asked, confused on what the king meant. "There's plenty of Taeil's in Neo Kingdom and in Hedelia. Not even a last name? He will be impossible to find" Mark said. Doyoung stayed silent for a moment before snickering at Mark's statement.   "No, you just call all of them for a meeting, and I'll tell you which one it was that I saw" Doyoung said, rolling his eyes. Well, he definitely had a point, but goddamn. Mark still could not believe he was actually doing this.   "Alright fine, I'll do it. You'll get your Taeil, just please let me inside the palace to talk to my father and papa. Please" he said, and Doyoung sighed. He looked around to see if anyone was near them. To his favor, nobody was.    "Alright, come in King Mark" he said happily. Mark smiled at him, and patted his shoulder before running into the palace. He knows what he said, he wouldn't come back as long as his papa was alive.  But he didn't mean it, he was just in the heat of the moment. He ran to the prayer room, where he knew his papa would be. The room was to pay respects to their ancestors who died in the wars with Neo Kingdom.    He ran until finally reaching the room, there was his Papa, kneeling in front of many pictures of the many ancestors who had passed away. He had incense sticks burning as he meditated in front of the pictures.   "What are you doing here?" Ten asked, his back still facing Mark, and his eyes closed. He didn't need to open them to know he was there, his papa could always recognize the smell of his own child.   "Papa I'm he-"  Ten interrupted him by laughing at the start of his sentence. He finally opened his eyes, but did not dare to look up, as he himself knew he was weak to his child.  "Last thing I remember, I have no son. He disowned me" he said, bitterly. He couldn't even be mad about it because he knew it was his own fault. But he couldn't help but feel hurt at the fact that his own son said he wouldn't return home until he was dead.   "What do you want?" He asked calmly, not letting the tears forming in his eyes distract him.      "It's Donghyuck"    "What about him?"    "He's expecting, it's mine" that sentence made Ten tense, but he quickly breathed out. "And what about it?" To be honest he didn't really care, but the way he was going to have a grandchild excited him. Of course, he would never say that.    "He almost miscarried" that sentence made Ten's eyes widen. He didn't like Donghyuck much, but he would learn to live with it if it meant he got to see his grandchild.    "Why? None of the Neo Kingdom heirs have had an issue like that" he asked, finally finding the courage to turn around the look at his son. He thought about it for a moment, before gasping. "You don't think it's" he said, bringing a hand to his mouth.    Mark looked at him with a sad expression.   "Yes papa" he said.                              "I do think it has something to do with Dahyun" he said before turning to a wall where he had hanged a painting of her from many years ago. Almost a miracle that his papa never took it down.    "I think she's coming back"

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"So, sir Mark. How exactly did you and the Neo prince end up together?" Doyoung asked as he followed Mark through the dark forest. He didn't get fired by Ten, but he was tasked with following Mark everywhere and taking care of him. It was the same as what he would do when Mark was much young, so not much difference.   "It's been years, I met him once while flying over the Neo palace. I was just trying to scare the locals, but I saw him walking around. I felt a sudden spark in my body, you know" he said. Doyoung nodded, he knew exactly what the younger vampire meant.   "Oh, your soulmate I see. Did your and his bodies glow gold like the books say?" Doyoung asked, cutting tree branches that were bothering his face with his sword.  "Well, surprisingly, yeah. But he was only four years old. So you know, I didn't want him to suffer because I would've never forgiven myself for doing that to my soulmate. So I would see him everyday, I watched him grow up. Until he turned twenty, his father, King Yoonoh, allowed me to have him" he said.  Doyoung wiggled his eyebrows at him, as he knew exactly what he meant with "allowed me to have him", but Mark just elbowed him. "Hey! I'm not the one who was after a four year old, grandpa" Doyoung said, rolling his eyes. Mark also rolled his.  "Yeah, you say that as you couldn't be the grandpa of the guy you're after" he shot back. Doyoung hugged and puffed at the statement, looking around as they had finally reached Neo Kingdom. There was no doubt that both Hedelia and Neo were different.   Starting with the colors, sounds, and smells of the forests. He sniffed the air, looking around at the trees.  "This part of the land, why does Neo Kingdom smell so...tense?" He asked.   Mark looked at him weirdly. "It's probably because the Prince, well my husband, almost suffered a miscarriage. The news spread through the entire kingdom" Mark said, sad. He still couldn't believe that happened, his suspicions led him to believe it either had something to do with his parents.  However, Renjun had sent him a message on everything Donghyuck told him. Having a dream about his deceased ex? It sounds almost like a fantasy. "Hm, you need to be careful. You never really know what goes on" Doyoung said. Mark nodded, he knew it was true, "That's what scares me and the most" he mentioned.  "A vampire being scared of the unknown, that's new" Doyoung said, his nostrils flaring at the smell of an animals blood. "The animals here, don't smell so appetizing" he said.  Mark laughed at him, "You'll get used to it Doy" he said. "My parents never really tell me much about vampire pregnancy, what's that like?" He asked.   "Well, when Sir. Ten was pregnant with you, he started asking for human food. It was peculiar, although I presume for humans it might be the opposite" he said, not really knowing how to answer the question.   "Your son, or daughter, will be a vampire like you; meaning that the person carrying them needs to feed them enough nutrients. Hence, blood would make the best protein for the baby to be healthy" he said, it was all unknown to him, this was his best bet.   "What if, the child doesn't receive blood?" He asks.  "Then, it will consume the blood of the carrier. Therefore, most likely killing them" he said, making Mark look at with a shocked face. "How come my papa didn't drink blood when he was pregnant with me?" He asked. Doyoung let out a sigh, "Minhyung, you know how Hedelian children are. They didn't know if you were gonna be a vampire or not, plus. You were the one always craving human food. Look at you, loser, now you can't have human food" he said, putting his tongue out to make fun of Mark.  "Neither can you" Mark said rolling his eyes. "Yes but I was born a vampire, with vampire parents who actually craved blood while pregnant. You're just weird that's what you are" Doyoung said, smacking the back of Mark's head.   "Oh you wanna fight bunny guard?" He asked, pretending that he was about to throw a punch. "Square up, lion king" Doyoung replied, also pretending he was about to punch Mark. Neither of them threw a punch, so they just ended up laughing at each other.  They continued walking until finally reaching the giant protective walled gate that protected Neo Kingdom. Getting a permit to leave the walls without being a royal was almost impossible, it made Mark wonder how this so called Taeil made his way out to the river near the border. Let alone with his family.  "Well here we are" he said, and knocked on the gate. It was quickly opened by the guards who let them inside. "King Mark, where were you?" Jeno asked him. Jeno had become one of Mark's closest friends while Donghyuck was away. "Just reuniting with an old friend, his um, his ah, his kingdom was destroyed by some wild beast. He has nowhere to go, so I bring him here" he told, which Jeno just looked at him with an unamused face.  "Mark, we've been friends for years. We know about you, Chenle, and Renjun. Just tell me who he is, there is not point in hiding it from me" he said. Mark just made an 'o' expression, completely forgetting that Jeno, Jaemin, Jisung, and Sungchan knew everything.   "Well yeah, he was my guard in Hedelia, he basically raised me when my parents weren't there" he said, signaling for Doyoung to come inside the gates. Doyoung came in, somehow with a  dead bunny in his hands, and his mouth bloody.  "The bunnies here are not that appetizing" he said, and Jeno quickly knocked the animal from his hands and threw it back outside the gate. "Here" he said, handing him his handkerchief, "Wipe that off, nobody can know you're a vampire" he said, making Doyoung look at Mark confused.  He did wipe the blood from his face, but it didn't take away from him being confused. "Didn't you say that people were okay with it?" He asked, as he finished wiping off the blood from his mouth. "They're okay with us living here, it doesn't mean they have to know the truth" he said shrugging.  Doyoung nodded, handing the handkerchief back to Jeno. "Jeno, do you perhaps known anything about anyone named Taeil leaving the town in the past two days?" He asked.   Jeno thought about it, really thought about it. "It was the Moon family, and their eldest son, Moon Taeil" they heard a voice coming from the sky. They all looked up, and saw Jaemin at the top of the gate tower, eating an apple and smiling at all of them.   "Jaemin don't do that, what if you were someone else!" Jeno yelled at him, causing Jaemin to roll his eyes and throw the apple at Jeno. K.O'ing him in the process. Jeno held his head as he threw glares at Jaemin.   "Moon Taeil? What a beautiful name for such a beautiful face" Doyoung said, daydreaming about the short male he encountered a few days ago. "Oh my,I cannot stand. Jaemin! Do you know where the Moon residency is?" Mark asked, having enough of Doyoung's shit. Jaemin nodded, and headed for the latter of the tower, quickly climbing down. He smiled at Doyoung and at Mark, "follow me" he said and lead the way to the Moon residency. Doyoung looked around, admiring the land and people who were outside playing with their kids, farming, or doing god knows what.   "This is so different from Hedelia, people, people get along here" he says, amazed at how the people are not fighting with each for power. "Yeah, it's very different here" Mark said.  "Well, here we are" Jaemin said as he stopped in front of the door. Doyoung sniffed the air, "I can smell him already, gosh he smells so good" Doyoung said, practically mouthwatering at the sentence.  Mark tells him to calm down once again, as this sort of behavior was unacceptable, so he does. He cleans his mouth, and Jaemin knocks on the door. A rather short and old woman opened the door, as soon as she saw the royal guards and Mark, she bowed to them.   "King Mark, what bring you here? Come in come on in" she laid, letting all of them. "Um we come to talk about your eldest son, Taeil" as soon as Mark said that, a short figure, a little taller than the woman but still short, appeared.   "Mom what h-  ah, King Mark" he said, bowing to him also. Mark looked over at Doyoung who could only stare in wow at the short male. He's so beautiful, he thought to himself. That's how Mark instantly knew, this was the guy he was talking about.  He cleared his throat before facing the woman again. "We want your son" he said. Now, he could have definitely worded it better, but hey he was nervous here. The woman looked at him confused, "W-what?" She asked, not following.   "Your son will become part of the royal family, and marry one of the royal guards. This will ensure the protection of your family for the next hundreds of generations" Mark explained, making Taeil gasp.  "I'm sorry sir Mark, I can't do that, I have to take care of my family" he said. It was true, it was tradition for the eldest son to take care of their parents. Taeil went over and held his mothers hands tightly. "Mrs. Moon, the royal family will take care of you and your family, you just have to give your sons hand to our guards" he said, it was a good deal.  "Illie, this could be a good deal. If you take care of me until I'm old, who will take care of you when you're old? The royal family is very generous for this offer" she said, holding her sons cheek. Taeil looked at his mother before turning back to the royals.   "Fine I'll marry your guard, as long as you take good care of my family" he said. "Is this good man with us today?" His mother asked. Mark nodded and stepped to the side in order to give more space for Doyoung.   Doyoung bowed down to the woman's feet, surprising all of them. The woman instantly tried to get him to stand up, but Doyoung didn't budge. Until he finally stood up and grabbed the woman's hands. "I promise to take good care of your son, and that the royal family will take good care of your family."   "Thank you so much young man" she smiled at him, and with that Doyoung grabbed Taeil's arm. Everyone bowed once again to the woman, before exiting the little house.  Once they got out, Taeil instantly pulled his hand back, he was mad. Yes this was a good deal, but at what price? He loved his family, so it was normal to feel the anger he currently feels against the bunny looking guard.   "Can you look me in the eyes?" Doyoung asked, trying his best to prove a theory here.  When the shorter male didn't turn, Doyoung grabbed his chin and made him look at him. As soon as Taeil's soft brown eyes locked with Doyoung's crimson red ones, they both felt an electric shock.  A gold glow quickly went through Taeil's body, before he passed out. Doyoung catched him before he hit the ground.     "My theory was right"                                 🧚‍♀️                          "Ouch" Mark said, holding the back of his head as he walked into his shared bedroom with Donghyuck. The younger had been discharged earlier from the hospital, and him and Renjun had found out that Mark had left the Jia and Injun with Chenle and Jisung.   To say they were mad was an understatement when he himself knew that Chenle was still resting from his recovery of his illness. "Mark Lee you are dead meat" Donghyuck said, lifting up a tray to hit Mark again, but the other stopped him.  "Okay, that's enough. Now go make me those peanut butter noodles, your son or daughter is craving for them" he said, demanding the other. Mark only sighed, before leaving the room in protest. However, thanks to his vampire powers, he came back in what seemed like 3 minutes.  Bowl of peanut butter noodles at hand, and smiled at his soon to be husband. Donghyuck let out a delighted sigh before quite literally inhaling the noodles. "Woah baby, calm down" he said, holding the bowl away from Donghyuck.    "Give me back my food" he said, almost in a demonic voice, which terrified Mark. He quickly gave them back and watched as his pregnant hubby went to town on those poor noodles. "You're scary pregnant" Mark said.    "Better get used to it, I want three babies" he said, happily clapping his hands as he placed the bowl on the bedside. "Now come here and cuddle me plover head" he said, laying down in bed.  "Honey, I want to test something first" he said, making Donghyuck groan in frustration. He then sat up, "What's up?" He asked. Mark quickly smiled at him, and once again using his super-speed, went out of the room and came back in an instant.   "Here, try this" he said, holding a white foam cup with a straw in front of Donghyuck. Donghyuck looked at him skeptically before grabbing foam cup from his hands, and sipping from the straw. His eyes instantly lit up as he looked at Mark.  "This is delicious"  he says as he continues to happily drink whatever is inside the cup. Mark looked at him, a shocked face present.    "What is it?" Donghyuck asked as he stopped drinking the mystery drink. "That's that's, it seems like our baby will be a vampire" Mark said, passing a hand through his hair.    "What's in the drink Minhyung?" Donghyuck asked. "Maybe maybe a red thick liquid some people might describe as metallic tasting, but to people like me it taste like absolute heaven" he says, squinting his eyes at the other, who just looked at him unimpressed.   "Where did you get it?!" He asked, worry coming over him, thinking he was drinking a humans blood. "Maybe from one of the bunnies in the garden" Mark said, still squinting as he backed away from Donghyuck. The other just looked at him with an 'o' expression.   "The cute bunnies?" He asked, tearing up. Goddamn these pregnancy hormones were going to get the best of him. "Drink it again, the taste will make you forget why you're sad to begin with" he said pushing the drink back to Donghyuck who gladly drank it.   "It's so good, but the poor bunnies" he said, sobbing as he drank the blood. Making him choke a little, which Mark instantly panicked and gently patted his back. "Calm down baby" he said, cleaning the others mouth. "They're so cute, but why do they taste so good" he said, sobbing even harder.   Mark laughed at him before sitting laying down in a sit up position next to him. He lifted his hubby's shirt, revealing a barely bulging stomach, which he giggled at.   "It looks like the blood is good nutrient for the baby" he said, kissing Donghyuck's belly. The other one sniffled, "I'm gonna get fat" he said, going back to sobbing.    "Oh my god"                                             ...

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"Mark stop it tickles" Donghyuck giggled out, Mark was currently on the others belly, blowing on it. Not hard enough to hurt their growing baby, but hard enough that it made a farting noise whenever he blew on it. Donghyuck giggled again as he did.   It hadn't even been a day, but the male was downing those cups of bunny blood, he had drank 10 only in the morning. But his stomach was finally starting to grow, which is why Mark is currently playing with the big bump that had formed on his husbands belly.   He was still quite small, but definitely big to be considered seven weeks. Mark was just fascinated by the anatomy of growing vampire babies. It seems that when someone is pregnant with a vampire, the baby grows faster, and the pregnancy shouldn't last very long. Possibly around five months. As evident by the ever so growing baby inside Donghyuck's tummy.  Mark giggled at the thought of their baby in their hands, he smiled and continued blowing on Donghyuck's tummy. Making the other one laugh at either the farting noise that emitted, or the tickes he felt. "Stop your spit is getting on my stomach" Donghyuck said, laughing once again.  Mark shook his head, "this baby is going to know how loved they are" he said, and started to gently caress the little bump. The sight made Donghyuck's heart flutter. The way Mark wanted him as much as he wanted Mark was just, it was heart stopping. "Mark can you bring me more of the bunny blood? Your baby is really craving it, Ouuh maybe you can mix it with the peanut butter noodles. My mouth is watering just thinking about it" Donghyuck said. Now Mark was at a loss for words, the sound of bloody peanut butter noodles, did not sound appetizing at all. He almost gagged just at the thought of it, but played it off for Donghyuck.  "Of course baby, I'll be right back" he said, for once not abusing his vampire powers, and leaving the room at a normal speed. Everything was complicated now that Taeil lived in the palace because of Doyoung.  So he had to take the long way in order to do anything, but as soon as he was out of the hallway where the bedrooms where, he instantly used his super speed.   He quickly ended the bunnies life before whispering a "I am so sorry, but my husband is right. You are delicious, just not as delicious as him" he said, wiping away a fake tear. He quickly made the potion, or so he called it, or peanut butter noodles, and rushed back to their room.  Making sure to take a pause before walking normally in the bedroom hallway. He opened the door, and found Donghyuck staring at himself in the mirror. Well, more like staring at his belly. He was gently poking at it. Probably still not believing there was a human  being growing inside of him.   "I felt him move, but he won't do it again" he said, sadly as he continued to gently poke his bulging belly. "Him?" Mark asked, tilting his head, as he approached Donghyuck and handed him the bowl of noodles. Donghyuck gladly took them, practically feeling his mouth water at the mere sight, before turning to Mark.  "Yeah, I know we don't exactly know the gender yet, but I definitely feel that it's going to be a boy. I just know it" he said, and happily began to eat away the bloody peanut noodles. Mark nodded before drawing his attention back to the belly.  He smiled, and reached out for it, getting on his knees in the process. "How is my little fella feeling? You're hungry?" He asked in a cute baby voice, making Donghyuck snort at him. This was a new side of Mark, and holy mother of the lord Baekhyun, it was funny.  As soon as Mark finished his sentence, a little bump moved along the front of Donghyuck's belly. They both looked surprised, yeah. Vampire babies do indeed grow fast because there is no way a baby can kick with only seven weeks, it's what Donghyuck thought. "Do it again" he said, slurping more of the noodles.  "Huh?" Mark asked, still flabbergasted from what he just saw.   "Talk again, the baby responds to your voice" he said, happily.   Mark nods before turning his attention back to the belly, "Little bean, don't grow so big, don't give your papa back problems" he said, once again using the baby voice. The baby seemed to kick once again, making both of them squeal in excitement.   "Our baby is moving" Mark squeaked out, causing for a voice crack to come out of him, he cleared his throat as Donghyuck laughed at him. "You're so excited that you seem to be going back to puberty, my dear Minhyung" he said, making Mark whistle as he looked around the room. Obviously trying to avoid his husbands teasing.  "I'm just so excited, our baby moved! We'll have a baby soon, a mini us. Isn't that exciting" he said before gently kissing his husbands belly. As soon as he kissed it, the baby kicked, once again. If heart eyes could be possible, they were exactly what Mark and Donghyuck had right now.   Donghyuck finally finished eating his noodles, and set the bowl aside, and continued to look down at Mark who was gently playing with his belly. "What were you doing back in Hedelia though?" He asked. Mark stopped kissing the others belly, and got up. "Well, I went to get my most loyal guard, he basically raised me, and I brought him to protect me. Just how Jaemin protects you" he said, grabbing Donghyuck's hands, and gently kissing them. Donghyuck blushed at his action, and turned away.   To be fair, it was incredible that he still got nervous with how romantic Mark was. "So he's living here now? What's his name?" He asked changing the topic for Mark's romantic self.  "Yeah, his name is Doyoung" he said.    Speaking of the devil, he heard a loud thud coming from Doyoung's new bedroom. The worst case scenario of Taeil finding out the truth came to his mind, and he instantly turned to look back. "Donghyuck, you should stay here, I'll be right back" he said, making Donghyuck nod. Mark gave him a kiss on the forehead before heading out to check out what was going on.    He walked to Doyoung's room, and heard a loud slap coming from the inside, not to mention the door was a bit open.  He looked inside to see what was going on. Taeil was on the floor, holding his face as he looked up at Doyoung with teary eyes. It seems like the thud might have woken up everyone other person in the palace because soon Renjun, Chenle, Jisung, Jaemin, Jeno, and Donghyuck were also looking through the little crack of the semi opened door.   "Mark, what happened?" Donghyuck asked looking at him. Mark shook his head and shrugged, then did a subtle "sush" as they turned their attention back to what the other two adults were doing. Taeil was shaking on the floor, refusing to let go of his cheek as his lips started to shake.  "You're one of those monsters, aren't you?" He said, his lip quivering from the hit he had received earlier, causing him to fall on the floor. Doyoung turned to look at him, an eyebrow cocked up at his words. "What did you say?" He said, his eyes flashing from their natural crimson red, to full black, even the whites of his eyes turned the beautiful shade of black.   "There, you're one of those monsters! You're one of the Hedelian people from the books, you, you wanna kill me don't you?" He asked, backing away from the angry vampire. Doyoung almost stomped towards him, and tightly grabbed his neck, not enough to choke him, but tight enough where he wasn't able to get the hands of the other off him and it was somewhat painful.  "Mark who is that?" Donghyuck whispered to him, but the other told him to quiet down, as to not blow their cover. Then returned his attention to the events playing in front of him. Still confused at the scenery playing out in front of him, he pointed for Donghyuck to keep his eyes in front.  Taeil tried his best to get Doyoung's hands off of his neck, but the vampire wouldn't budge no matter how hard he tried. "Why do you have to be so pretty, but have such a foul mouth?" Doyoung said, sarcasm obvious in his tone. Taeil whimpered as he looked at the perfect black orbs looking at him.  Mark observed Doyoung, there was something weird about him. The aura he was giving wasn't his usual self, something is going on. This wasn't the Doyoung he knew, the Doyoung that raised him, that was when Mark saw it. For a brief second, a green glimmer rose in Doyoung's body. It was similar to what happened to Yoonho that frightful night.  It almost struck him as dejavú.  "You're so pretty, so so pretty" he said, and harshly grabbed Taeil's wrist, bringing it up to his face. He gently kissed it, completely contracting from the fact that we had harshly pulled the others hand moments ago. The then took a big sniff from the others wrist, possibly to the fact that he's so skinny his veins are popping out. Making their smell, while Doyoung is right next to them, more intense than he'd like to admit.  He started to lick the others wrist, making sure to look at him as he did it.   Taeil was terrified, he started to sob. He had read a lot about these creatures in school, but this was his first time encountering one. "Renjun, Chenle, take Donghyuck back to our room" he quickly instructed. The other two Hedelian's wasted no time in taking the other back despite his protests.  Himself, Jisung, Jeno, and Jaemin were still looking at the events. "Should I bring out my sword?"  Jeno asked, but Mark shook his head.  "No, something isn't right" he said. When they turned back, Doyoung had opened his mouth, revealing a set of long fangs. Taeil started to struggle more, trying to get away from Doyoung but to no avail. Vampire strength was too much for humans, it was true.  However, he wasn't able to do much more and Mark and the others busted into the room. Jaemin making sure to check up on Taeil, while Mark pushed Doyoung to back off. Jisung and Jeno at each side of him to prevent him from going anywhere. When Mark pushed Doyoung's chest, the other hit himself with the wall behind him. The impact was so hard that Doyoung held is head after it. He opened his eyes once again, and the full black was gone, going back to his natural crimson pupils.  The bad aura that Mark could sense was gone, it was definitely dejavú what he was feeling at this point. "What happened?" Doyoung said as he held his head, looking at Mark.   "Y-you you were acting like an animal" Mark said, making Doyoung look at him with a weird face. Sobs suddenly filled his ears which made him look around the room, only to find Taeil on the floor, sobbing as he held on to Jaemin. Instant worry hit his face as he turned back to look at Mark, "I- I didn't do anything, I don't remember anything. You have to believe me, I wasn't myself, I would never want to hurt him, let alone expose us" he didn't realize the last part he blurted out, making everyone in the room look at him with wide eyes.   "Us? You're one of them too?" Taeil asked, as he pointed at Mark, well now Mark was definitely stressed. Mark turned to look at Taeil, and smiled, showing off his fangs. Fuck it, he already saw Doyoung, and this situation is really fucking with him.  "You can't tell anyone, I'll have guards monitor your every move. You won't be allowed to be by yourself in rooms with windows either. I never wanted it to come down to this, but you won't be allowed to leave the palace" Mark said, he felt bad. He was stripping away this commoners rights, for what? Because his best guard slipped up?   "But my family -"  "Your family will be fine as long as you stay quiet about what happened. No one can know, and until we're sure you won't say anything, you won't be allowed to leave the palace" Mark stated.  Taeil shook his head, "I won't say anything I promise, here" he said, standing up from the ground and presenting his neck to the two vampires. Mark looked at him confused, "What are you doing?" He asked, clearly confused. Taeil looked at him confused, "isn't this what you guys do? In the books it say that -"  "Don't trust those books, we don't want that from you" Mark said, these books people talked about brought a really damaging image to vampires and their values. Yes they do crave human blood, but it's usually from their partners. "Does Prince Donghyuck know?" He asked.   Mark nodded, "he's known since he was four" he said, making Taeil nod. "Did King Yoonho and King Taeyong know?" My god, this human is adorable was the only thing in Doyoung's mind. "Yes, King Taeyong was a Hedelian himself. His parents ran away during the war, his real age in unknown since his parents were faries, they did a spell that made him stay frozen in time until they were ready" he explained. Taeil looked at him with shocked eyes, but nodded.   "How long will I not be allowed to leave?" He asked, "I want to see my family every now and then." Mark nodded at the statement.    "When we know you won't say anything, and when we find out what happened to Doyoung because we saw this a few years ago too" he said, images of the way a similar green aura so rounded Yoonoh during that night. "But I -"   "I'm sorry Taeil, we don't know you that well, and we can't let people know about this yet. The way you reacted to this, imagine how the entire kingdom will react, we're doing this to stop an uprising" he said, and Taeil just nodded.  "So you don't want to kill me?" He said, looking at Doyoung with doe eyes. Doyoung could have sworn, right then and there that his heart started beating. But everyone knows that's not possible, definitely felt like it though. He shook his head, "no no, I want you by my side" he said, holding the others hands.  Doyoung could have sworn he saw a tad bit of a blush when Taeil turned away, "But you were really scary" he said. "I promise that wasn't me, please you have to believe me" he said.   Mark looked at him,  "I believe you"                                                  🧚‍♀️                                 "Oh my god, Mark!" The younger male said, practically throwing himself at the vampire. Mark held the younger close, tightly, but not tight enough to hurt him and his growing belly. "What happened? Are they okay?" He asked.   Mark nodded, still not wanting to let go of his Prince boyfriend. "It's okay, it was resolved, everything will be fine" he said, caressing the others head. "It's a long story, don't worry about it, you shouldn't be worried about anything. Don't stress, it's not good for our baby" he said, his hands dropping to caress the others belly. "Mark"  "Hm?"  "I don't know if it's the pregnancy hormones, but the way you're gently touching my belly is making me horny. Like really horny" Donghyuck said, shocking Mark as the other stated at him. Mark's mouth was agape because he knew it was the pregnancy hormones talking.    "Baby, we can't do that, you might hurt little bean" he said, gently patting the little belly bulge. The other pouted at him, "but I want to" he said. Mark nodded, "yes but we have to think about little bean" he said, happily.   Donghyuck pouted, but then nodded, and looked down at his belly. "You better stop making me feel horny since your dad won't take care of my problem" he said, gently poking the bulge.   "Imagine how cute our baby will be" Mark said, also looking at the little bulge. "I hope he looks like you, but had my skin color, that would be so cute. Ouh what if he looks like both of us, how would that look?" The younger asked.  "I'm not exactly sure beautiful, but I do know that you're very beautiful so he'll probably be the most beautiful baby in the world" Mark said.   "Don't tell that Chenle, he will fight you, Renjun too" Donghyuck said, skipping towards the bedroom door. "Let's go to the gardens, the flower one, not the bunny one. Those poor bunnies" he said, pouting as he thought about the bunnies.    "But before that, please get me another one of those drinks" he pleaded, well Mark could definitely get used to this. It was cute, it was fun. Definitely not what he expected his life to look like at twenty-two thousand years old. Mark sighed happily, and finally used his super speed.  He was back in five seconds, "Record time" Donghyuck says, pretending to hold a watch on his wrist, and snatched the drink away from Mark. Mark just laughed at him, and held his hand, walking him down the hallway.  He didn't want Donghyuck to see what went down back there because it could trigger ptsd from that night, and be too stressful for their baby and for Donghyuck himself. And so they made their way to the castle's flower garden.   It was beautiful, really, the perfect place to relax. Donghyuck sighed contently as he looked at the flowers. "The baby needed this" he said, gently patting his belly. Mark raised an eyebrow at him, "and by baby you mean our baby, or you?" He asked, laughing at the other. Donghyuck showed his tongue to Mark in a mocking manner.   "I hate you" he said, walking to see other flowers. "I love you too baby" Mark said, kissing the youngers cheek. Donghyuck rolled his eyes at him, "Don't you have king duties to do" he said, raising an eyebrow. Mark stayed still in shock, before before pulling out his so called "hologram box", and then turned to Donghyuck.    "Actually I do, but don't worry I'll be back soon. I'll make sure to bring more bunnies for you my love" he said, making Donghyuck roll his eyes. "At this rate, all the bunnies in the kingdom will disappear" he said, wiping away a fake tear.  "Baby ..... have you seen how bunnies reproduce" he asked. Donghyuck shook his head, how would he know. He was a Prince, this wasn't important information. "Just know that bunnies won't run out, at least not anytime soon" he said.   Donghyuck nodded before the sudden realization of what Mark said hit him.        "Oh my lord Baekhyun"                                        ...

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"Mmm" is Mark let out a hymn as he stretched on the bed, his hand reaching over to hold Donghyuck. However, his hand just ended up colliding with an empty space next to him. Not feeling the humans warm body next to him, he instantly sat up.  He rubbed his eyes and looked around, sleepy, but he was concerned as to where his Prince was. "Donghyuck? Baby?" He called out. It had been two weeks since the whole incident with Doyoung happened, and Donghyuck's belly kept growing. However, due to vampire pregnancies being very fast, it meant his belly was growing bigger and faster than a regular pregnancy.   It had gotten to the point of being uncomfortable, especially whenever he felt the baby kick. So as Mark looked around, he saw a dim line of light coming from the bedrooms bathroom. He stood up, and walked over to the restroom. Gently opening the door, to reveal a very tired Donghyuck, leaning against the toilet bowl as he held is growing belly.    "Baby what's wrong?" He asked, pulling the younger into a hug. Donghyuck just kept his face against Mark's neck, breathing in his cologne. Surprisingly, he no longer felt disgusted by it like he did when he was in his first few weeks of pregnancy. He kept him hands on his stomach, rubbing it lightly. "Does it hurt?" He asked, Donghyuck hummed a 'yes'. "Is he making you nauseous again? Or is he kicking too hard" he asked, seeing a little bulge move around in the front of the others belly as soon as he asked a question.   "He's kicking too much, he always responds to your voice and starts kicking me without mercy. The kicking is making it hard to breathe, and it's making me nauseous. I also think I may need more bunny blood, I feel really drained" he explains, and Mark just nodded, rubbing his hair.   He then lifted Donghyuck into a bridal position, "Mark put me down, I'm getting too heavy" he complained. Mark looked at him with a questioning look, "You are still as light as a feather, are you kidding me? You're just fuller than before and it makes you look adorable, I want to eat you whole" he said booping the others nose.   Donghyuck laughed, "Well you could, I'm still horny" he said, a blank stare looking at Mark while he said it too. "Baby you know I don't want to hurt our little bean" he said.   Donghyuck shook his head, "No no, Renjun told me that when he was studying medicine, he read a book from Hedelia where it said that having sex during pregnancy can ease the pain" he said, correcting him. "You're kidding" he said, not believing him.   "No, he himself told me, 'intimacy between a vampire and the person carrying their baby could temporarily soothe the pain caused by the babies rapid growth'" he said, mocking Renjun's voice while at it. "he also mentioned something about werewolf pregnancies being similar, but they just have sex cause neither can keep it in their pants" he said, thinking back to that day.    "So you're telling me this entire time, I could have been railing you?" He asked, and Donghyuck playfully hit him on the shoulder. "Don't say that in the presence of our little bean" he said, rolling his eyes.  "Oh" Mark said, lifting an eyebrow, "but you can say you're horny?" He asked. The question made Donghyuck blush. "Yes because he's the one that's making my hormones be so hyper, I want sex Mark! Give it to me!" He said, this whole conversation had Mark in tears. Tears of laughter.  Donghyuck had had enough of the others stubbornness, so he pulled him into a deep kiss. Instantly opening his mouth to let Mark's tongue into his mouth. Who was Mark to resist his beautiful husband? He instantly kissed back, diving his tongue  into the others open mouth.   Truth be told, he had been wanting to do this every single night, but with Donghyuck's pregnancy, everything was more complicated. Or at least that's what he thought, he can't help but think why Renjun didn't tell him about still being able to have sex.  He gently placed him on the bed, and started to leave wet kisses on his neck. It's true that vampires crave their partners blood once they have found them, but he wanted to refrain from doing that. He didn't want to hurt Donghyuck more than he was hurting already, not to mention that if he didn't eat correctly, the baby would consume his blood.   So for now, he only kicked the others neck. "Mark, why don't you bite anymore?" Donghyuck asked, but doe eyes looking at the other in curiosity. Mark looked at him with a smile, kissing his pretty nose. "I don't want to drain you more, our baby is already a big drain on your health" he said, massaging the youngers shoulders.   "But you're probably hungry" Donghyuck said, trying his best to avoid Mark's gaze, as it made him feel nervous. "That's okay baby, I can live off of animal blood. You're my main priority, and I want you be healthy and happy. I can live without your blood for a few months, I had to do it for eight years" he said, completely understanding.    The way Mark took care of him, it made Donghyuck want to cry all the time. He was always understanding and nice, and treated him just like the Prince he was. Even though he has gained a bit of chub due to his pregnancy, Mark still treats him with the outmost love and affection.   All that, piled up with his pregnancy hormones. He couldn't help but cry, wondering what he did to deserve someone like Mark. Mark cooed at him, "Aww baby don't cry" he said, gently leaning down and taking the other in his arms. "I just wonder how I got so lucky, I love you so much Mark" he said, ugly sobs leaving his lips.   Mark chuckled at him, and leaned down to kiss his eyes. "You know I wonder the same thing, you're just, perfect for me. I love everything about you, you're the only one in my heart" he said, making Donghyuck sob even harder.   "Mark you asshole, you ruined the mood" Donghyuck said, mid sobs as he kicked Mark off of him. Making the vampire laugh as he got up from the floor, and laid down next to Donghyuck.   "I mean we could still do it" Mark said, as Donghyuck cleaned his face from the amounts of tears and boogers that came out of him while he was sobbing.   Donghyuck turned to the vampire, and he instantly knew. "Yeah sure whatever".                                                   "Papa!" Jia said, running to Renjun who was busy reading yet another spell's book. "What's up baby?" He asked, taking her into his lap. "I was just playing around with Lyn, and I passed by uncle zimba's and uncle pudu's room. I think uncle Pudu might be in trouble" she said innocently.  Renjun raised an eyebrow, "What do you mean?" He asked. "Well uncle Pudu kept screaming, and saying 'right there, there' and uncle simba kept saying 'you like it?'. I hope uncle Pudu is okay" she said, pouting her lips.  Renjun was too stunned to speak, he wanted to laugh at his daughter for being so innocent. However, he also wanted to punch Mark and Donghyuck for doing such things at this hour, the only reason he was awake was because he ate too much. And Jia? Well she had one too many candies from her daddies, so now they were both awake at ungodly hours.   Still that's no excuse for those two to be horny, at least it's what he thought, until. "It's almost like what you and daddies do all night" she said, that made Renjun swallow whatever he was going to say. He looked at her nervously, "Haha, don't worry about that, we are just, fishing. Yes, we go fish, they don't hurt me, I just really have a passion for fishing. Just like Donghyuck" he said, and Jia looked at him amazed.   "Can I go fishing with you guys next time?"  "No!" He instantly yelled, and looked at her with wide eyes. He cleared his throat before hugging her, "it's just a very private fishing session, and we need as much quietness that we can get from you and Injun" he said, tickling her waist.   "Alright papa"                                          🧚‍♀️                                    "What's going on?" Mark asked, seeing the paramedics near the gates of the kingdom. He politely asked people to move, but the people would not budge. Until finally, the people moved to let Mark walk between them.   When he got there, he saw Ten, his papa, as the paramedics were taking him into a bed. He seemed to be unconscious, and there a lot of blood on his hands. He instantly looked worried, and lunged forward, helping the paramedics get him into the stretcher.  "What happened?" He asked one of them, he only shook his head. "Sir, we don't know, this young man just showed up to the palace gates, covered in blood before passing out. Do you know him?" He asked. Mark nodded, "this is my papa" he said, worry filling his voice.   The paramedic looked at him in shock, then looked at Ten one more time before turning to Mark again. "Your family have amazing genes sir, but we really need to rush him to the hospital" he said. "Wait!" He said, making all the paramedics turn to him.   "Can you tell Doctor Lee-Na to take care of him, he's the only one I trust" he said, and the paramedics nodded before heading off. Mark running right behind them. What was going on? He saw them take him into the emergency operation room before he was stopped by a nurse. "I am sorry, sir Mark, we cannot let you pass further" she said, and Mark nodded. He sat down in the waiting room, worry filling him.  That was until 30 minutes later, Renjun came out of the operation room. Mark went up to him, "How is he?" He asked. "He's alright now, in fact, he woke up, you can see him. He's probably still a little shaken, but he wouldn't tell me what happened, he asked for you" he said, and Mark nodded at him.    "What room is he in?" He asked.   "Room 116, don't worry. I made sure no one found out he's a yknow" Renjun whispered to him, and Mark nodded. Oh what would he do without fairy pants.   He shook off the thought, and walked towards the room. He could see his papa through the window of the room, Ten smiled at him. Mark sighed and entered the room. Instantly going to hold his papa's hand. "Papa, what happened to you? Where's father?" He asked.   Ten looked at him, and swallowed deeply, tears swelling in his eyes. "Your grandparents, they wanted to impose war on Neo Kingdom, they told me and Youngho that if we tried telling you, they themselves would kill us. They have Youngho" he said, tears and sobs coming out of him at the last sentence.   "Your father sacrificed himself to save me, I don't know if they really killed him, but they have him" he said, more sobs coming out. Mark felt his heart break, not only was his father possibly dead, but his papa was having a strong reaction to it.   He went forward and enveloped his wailing papa into a hug, which the almost elder vampire gladly took. "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry" he said, hugging Mark tightly. "I'm so sorry about everything I said, and how I always denied you and Donghyuck. I'm so sorry about Dahyun" he said, a bit of snot coming out of his nose.   "Papa, it's okay, it's okay" Mark said, patting his papa's back.   "My sweet baby boy, you're so mature now, I'm so sorry that I've been so unfair to you. I wanted Hedelia to be perfect, and I ended up causing more trouble. I'm so sorry my rainbow baby" he said, and Mark only patted his back.    "Papa, please pull yourself together. Did you get information on when they would make their attacks?" He asked, and Ten shook his head. "I really have no idea" he said, hiccuping from how hard he was sobbing.    Mark sighed and let go of his papa, gently placing a kiss on his forehead. "Don't worry I'll take care of myself and Neo Kingdom" he said, Ten nodded. However, as soon as they both embraced each other, there was a loud BOOM heard all over, and the ground shook. Mark held Ten tightly, as he looked around. Once the shaking was gone, he went over and opened the curtain from the hospital room window.    He saw smoke, coming from a part of the castle that seemingly been blown off. The part seemed family, that was, until it struck Mark.                            "DONGHYUCK!"                                   Cliffhanger 👀

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Mark ran into the rubble that had formed from the stone that was blown off of the castle. He recognized that side of the castle to be the bedroom hallway, where Donghyuck was resting. And everyone else....  Panic filled him as he helped the guards who were trying their best to pick up the remains of that particular part of the castle. "We found someone!" One of the guards yelled out, pulling the person up from the pieces of debris. It was Jisung. Mark loved Jisung, he felt like an older brother when he took care of Jisung, but in that moment he felt a bit of hope escape him.   He was badly injured, with many open wounds, and blood falling from everywhere. He started coughing, bits of dust coming out of his mouth. "Jisung! Jisung ah, can you hear me?" Mark said, slowly lifting Jisung to a sitting position.  Jisung looked up to see Mark, his face was so bloody it was unrecognizable, but his voice and everything else gave it away. "M-Mark hyung?" Jisung asked squinting his eyes as he tried to make out the elder. "Yes, it's me. I'll help you, just please tell me if Donghyuck left the castle" he asked.  It was almost like his sense of smell was failing him, he couldn't smell the other's blood under all the rubble. Jisung coughed again, this time blood coming out of his mouth. He had lung damage from the fall..  "Donghyuckie hyung, Taeil hyung, Shotaro Hyung, Renjun hyung, and Chenle hyung all left to buy more wedding stuff. They took the kids with them, it was only me, Jaemin, Jeno, Sungchan, and Doyoung hyung were eating together in the bedroom" he said before he started convulsing, more blood coming out of his mouth.   "Sir I'm going to need you to move, we have to help out Prince Jisung, he's going into shock" one of the paramedics said, pushing Mark over, and helping his coworker get Jisung into a stretcher as the other paramedics tried their best to lift all the stone.  At least Mark was calm about one thing now, Donghyuck was safe. But now another thing, his husbands siblings and best friends, not to mention his own best friend was under all that rubble. He started helping out the paramedics, helping them clear up the rubble.  To say he was panicking, was an understatement. He knew Doyoung would be fine, after all he was a vampire. The only way to kill him was if an elder vampire did it. But Jisung, Jaemin, Jeno, and Sungchan weren't. They are people, and that's what's terrifying him right now. What if they don't make it?    As soon as he had that thought, a pile of rubble started to shake, before anyone could approach to help, Doyoung moved out the rubble in front of him, and gasped for air as his head sticked out. Doyoung started coughing as paramedics ran to him.   Doyoung sticked his hand out, signaling them all to stop, and not get close to him. He dragged himself out before he started moving the rubble, and pulled out two people. Who seemed to be Jeno and Jaemin, but Mark couldn't tell exactly.   They were both too bloody and injured to be recognized, what he assumed to be Jaemin. His left hand was destroyed, completely.    He himself or Renjun would have to work some sort of magic in order to repair it due to the severity of the damage it had. His elbow bone was sticking out, and quite a few holes were visible on what used to be his arm.   Now Jeno, Jeno was the worst out of the three he had seen. Jeno's entire face seemed to be deformed due to all the bricks that fell on him, even as a vampire, Mark felt the urge to throw up at the sight.  "H-he protected him" Doyoung said, trying to catch his breath. So Jeno put his own life at risk for Jaemin, a true husband. The paramedics instantly ran to them, lifting Jeno into a stretcher ...... with a bag on it, and zipped him up. Even the parademics knew ....   "Mark?" He heard a voice call out, a voice he knew all too well. Without even thinking about it, he ran to Donghyuck, using his vampire powers, and gently placed the others head on his chest. He didn't want his husband to be traumatized by the view. Donghyuck instantly tensed up, a lot of people who didn't know Mark was a vampire just saw what had happened. The very thing they'd been hiding for a long time.   "M-mark, you just, you, people saw you" the other said, nervously. Mark nodded, "it's okay, let them know, I don't think any you seeing what's going on" he said, using the same magic he used when he first met Donghyuck, making the other pass out in his arms. It was the best he could do, he didn't want Donghyuck to be traumatized by what had happened. Soon the others started arriving, Renjun instantly covering Jia's eyes, and looking away. He too, used his powers to make his daughter fall asleep. Quickly catching her before bringing her up to his arms.  All the paramedics, and civilians around them gasped at the sight, but Mark didn't care and neither did Renjun. He carried Donghyuck away, going to one of the guards. "Can you please set up a rental house for me and the Prince?" He asked, clearly the guard was uncomfortable talking to him.   "Listen, it's not for me, it's for the Prince, and his best friends. I know you guys hate Hedelian people, but geez, find it in your heart to at least have a little compassion for the Prince himself" he said, his anger making his eyes turn from their natural brown, to a crimson red like Doyoung's.   The guard gulped, and nodded, going away to find a vacant rental home for them. Shotaro also went up to one of the paramedics, alongside Chenle. Chenle holding dearly onto Yizhou. "Sir, where is Sungchan" he asked.  "And Jisung!" Chenle asked, butting into the conversation. "Prince Sungchan, still hasn't been found. As for Prince Jisung ..... we don't know about his condition yet, he was rushed to the hospital" he said, Chenle could feel his knees get weak, but Shotaro supported him before he fell.   Renjun was a whole different story, he handed Jia and Injun to Mark, asking him to hold them as he needed to help out in the hospital. However, before he made his way with the paramedics, he went up to the ones who had the stretcher with the bag and the one where Jaemin was gently placed.  "It's me, doctor Lee-Na, I need to see my husband. They're Na Jaemin and Lee Jeno" he said, pulling out his doctor ID. The paramedics nodded before leading Renjun to the stretcher that had the bag on it. Instant panic filled him when the paramedics started opening the way. Once he saw what was inside, he turned and started gagging in panic. He held his chest, groaning in pain as tears swelled in his eyes. The worker instantly zipped Jeno again, before turning his attention to    "Jeno" he whispered out, his lip quivering at trying to stop himself from crying any further. Still gagging, he turned around, calming himself. "W-what about Jaemin?" He asked, silent tears escaping his face. He other paramedics quickly brought the stretcher with Jaemin towards Renjun.   Finally, the sobs slipped out. Yes Jaemin's body wasn't as dismantled as Jeno's. But it still hurt seeing the loves of his life in this condition. "Jaemin, honey" he tried to each for the others hand, but as soon as he did, Jaemin started convulsing.  Blood coming out of his mouth as his body shakes, yes Renjun has seen a lot being a doctor and all. He never thought he would see the day where he has to see his husbands on a stretcher, one dying, and the other one dying.   The paramedics moved Renjun as the doctor seemed to be in shock, and they started to take Jaemin's vitals. "He's going into cardiac arrest, hurry him into the ambulance to the hospital" one of them said, and they started to take his body away.   "Doctor Renjun, although your effort is well recognized in the kingdom, I ask you to not come to the hospital. It's for your own well being" one of the paramedics said before taking off with the rest of the workers. Of course, some stayed behind, looking for Sungchan.    Renjun looked at the ambulances as they left, gentle sobs coming out of his mouth. "My loves" he said, placing his hand on his chest once again. Renjun looked around, seeing some of the workers still searching through the rubble for Sungchan, as the others helped out Doyoung who assured them he was fine and that they should look for Sungchan.   When he looked at Doyoung, Taeil went running to the vampire. Hugging him in the process, and asking him if everything was alright. The sight made him sadder, boogers coming out of his nose now from the intensity at which he cried at.   "Renjun hyung" Chenle said, coming closer to him, and hugging him. "It's okay, we have to be strong" he said, obviously holding back his tears as to not scare his precious baby.   "I know"                               "But it really hurts"                                         🧚‍♀️                                  Donghyuck let out a groan as he sighed, sensing he was in a bed, he slowly opened his eyes. Surrounded by an unfamiliar room. He looked around, his eyes spotting Mark, he was mad, but he decided to breathe as too much stress could be bad for the baby. "Why didn't you let me see what was going on?" He asked, in a semi, passive-aggressive tone.   "You don't need that stress baby, also good morning to you" Mark said, gently placing a cup of tea he had on his hand on the window frame. There was something different about Mark, Donghyuck noticed.   Yes the vampire usually wears black, but it's not everyday, Mark had accommodated to using more normal clothes like the humans. But, here he was. Not only was there a semi monotone present on his voice, but he was dressed in all black, and his head did not rise from the ground, clearly looking down.    "What happened?" He asked, clearly upset that there wasn't much he was able to do or see. Mark took a deep sigh, looking up, still trying his best to hold back tears. "It's Jeno, and Sungchan, they" he looked around, avoiding Donghyuck's eyes.   "They didn't make it" he said, breathing heavily. "And Jisung, and Jaemin are in a critical condition" he said, finally looking at Donghyuck. Letting the tears silently fall out.   "They won't let Renjun or me into their hospital rooms because they found out were Hedelian's, they're afraid of us doing something. If  we don't do anything, Jaemin will never be able to use his left hand again, and Jisung has a spine injury, he will never be able to move again" he explained, Donghyuck felt his knees buckle.  Mark leaned forward to catch him, but Donghyuck sticked his hand out to stop him and sat back down on the bed to stop himself from falling. "Sungchan......Jeno" he whispered, placing a hand on his mouth as he started to sob. Mark leaned forward and brought his face against his chest.    "Please, we need to be strong, we need you to give the order that Hedelian people aren't dangerous, and that we have as much right as Neo people. We couldn't save Jeno and Sungchan, but we can save Jaemin and Jisung. Me and Renjun just need an order from the crown Prince" he said, holding back sobs.     Donghyuck nodded, hugging the other back. "Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to you. I'll protect you and our baby with my life" he said, and that sentence alone was enough for Donghyuck to sob harder.    "It'll be okay" he said patting his hair.       "How's Renjun?"                                         "Not well"