III

"Do I look alright darling? I am afraid my dress would not be enough to impress the others." The black-haired woman said, checking herself in front of the tall mirror.

"Yes mother, you look good. Why are you giving this too much importance?" the young man rolled his eyes.

"Hoseok...darling, this is the prince's wedding, how is it not important?" Mrs.Jung raised an eyebrow.

Hoseok shook his head and flipped his book's page, just staring at the words without actually reading them.

One of his friends who work at the castle told him that Jungkook was the one the prince chose and since that day he did not go out of his room. He would spend his days sleeping or reading a tragic book. He was only obliged to go out that day because he had to attend the wedding as the prime minister's son.

"My dear, you should wear the suit I prepared for you. I asked the best tailor of the country to make it. With it, I am sure you will catch the attention of all the young women invited today." Mrs.Jung smirked. "Especially the interior minister's daughter Jennie. I heard my friends saying that she has an eye on you."

Hoseok sighed. "And I am not interested." He mumbled.

"What are you saying?" His mother frowned. "She is the most qualified young woman in the country. She has everything; she is well educated, rich, skinny and very beautiful. What do you need more?" She raised an eyebrow.

I need Jungkook.

"I just need to be left in peace, mother. I am not ready to get married."

"You are almost twenty-four my dear. You need a young woman to bare your future heirs." She said, before taking a small pot where a beautiful red rose was gorgeously standing to smell it.

"Do not touch it!" The orange-haired male shouted before taking the pot away from his mother.

"Oh, god." Mrs.Jung widened his eyes, putting her hands on her chest. "What is wrong with you lately? You seem very different."

"Nothing mother, I just do not like people touching what is mine." Hoseok mumbled, staring at the rose with sad and angry eyes.

"But no one touched something yours darling."

Jungkook is mine.

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"Everyone! Your attention please!" Jin clapped his hands with a large smile.

"It is a very big day as you already know." He started when all eyes were on him. "You know how important today's event is so you must also know that we have to prepare a very big feast. Let us show our guests who are coming from all over the world how our country Virtus has the best food." The chef smiled proudly and all the cooks and assitants started clapping and shouting in the middle of the large kitchen.

"I want them to crave our food after they leave the castle and I also want their highnesses to be proud of us."

"We will do all our best chef!" One of the cooks shouted.

"Yes chef, let us work hard!"

"Will you need any help Jin?" Namjoon asked.

"Uhm not really my dear, I will just need you to warn people not to enter the kitchen today, I do not want anyone disconcerting us." The older said.

"I will do so." The peach-haired butler smiled softly and squeezed his friend's shoulder.

He was willing to do anything to help the handsome cook since he was secretly in love with him during years.

He still could not forget the day he first came to the castle , saying that it would be an honor for him to cook for the royal family. He said that his dream was to make all the food they desired and always stay at their service.

He loved him for his confidence, his motivation and his desire to make everyone happy around him. He also loved him for making each of his days inside the castle different and more entertaining.

And above all, he loved him because he never left his side. He was always there for him when his work got tougher or when he missed his late parents.

Chef Jin was one of the most amazing and beautiful people he ever met in his life.

"And you Namjoon? Do you need any help? Is Taehyung giving you a hard time today?"

"Just a little." The younger sighed. "The prince is really nervous. He keeps on rejecting the food and spends the entire day looking through the window. He does not even listen to me when I talk to him."

Jin sighed and patted the butler's back. "It is normal that he is acting this way my dear. He is getting married to someone he barely knows and the king is very sick. He must be worried about a lot of things, you should understand him."

"Yes, I should."

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"Do you feel comfortable in your clothes, sir?" The chief maid asked Jungkook after finishing to adjust some details of his white shirt and fixing his brown hair.

"Yes, I am alright." The younger answered shyly. "Thank you for helping me, I am still not used to wear such fancy clothes."

The maid smiled. "You remind me of the first time I came to the palace. I came from a poor family like you and I wasn't used to anything here. But her majesty the queen was very kind to teach me along with my other companions all the castle protocols and created these beautiful uniforms for us." She said, pointing at the white and baby blue dress she was wearing.

Gentle knocks could be heard on the wooden door.

"Can I come in?"

Jungkook smiled when he heard Jimin's soft voice. "Yes, of course."

"We shall excuse ourselves." the maids bowed and left the room.

"Good aftern-oh woah!" The knight widened his eyes when he saw Jungkook dressed in his wedding clothes. "Very beautiful." He mumbled.

"T-thank you." Jungkook blushed.

He was wearing a long white shirt decorated with black lines which descended majestically along the cloth and on the end of the sleeves which fitted perfectly his black skinny pants and shiny black leather shoes.

"The prince will certainly lose his mind after seeing you." Jimin smirked. "I must admit that he is very lucky." He added.

Jungkook blushed and smiled to the blond haired male.

"You are very kind Jimin." He said.

"And also very handsome." He added, shyly.

"Oh thank you!" Jimin dramatically put his hand on his chest and pretended to faint before bursting out laughing, making the younger laugh along with him.

"I am glad that you are smiling Jungkook, or should I call you, your highness?"

"No, no!" The younger quickly shook his head. "It is very uncomfortable, keep on calling me Jungkook, please."

"I will." The older smiled. "You just looked very nervous and I wanted to make you smile a little." He said. "I should get changed now, I will see you later!" He smiled widely before leaving.

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The guests were all gathered in the castle's hall.

Kings and queens, princes and princesses, ministers and nobles were wearing their fanciest suits and dresses and were all waiting for the ceremony to start.

Jin was watching the guests from afar, smiling widely watching their surprised reaction every time they tasted something made by him or his assistants.

The orchestra was playing and some couples were dancing or just enjoying the music in their table.

"Oh, lord! Son you look absolutely amazing!" The queen hugged the prince.

"Darling, look at him!" She told her husband.

"We gave birth to a very handsome son." The king smiled, looking at the prince in his groom outfit.

"Do not be nervous sweetheart, eveything will be perfect, trust me." The queen patted his back . "And Jungkook looks very kind, I am sure he would not make you unhappy."

"Yes, I know." Taehyung smiled nervously.

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"Everyone, welcome and thank you for coming today." Namjoon greeted the guests. "I will ask you to applaud for our prince Taehyung." He said before the orchestra played music and Taehyung entered the hall accompanied by his knight and best friend Jimin.

All the guests were clapping, admiring how handsome and elegant the prince looked.

"Who is this young man?" A silver haired male asked his secretary.

"He is the best knight of this country, his name is Park Jimin. He is also a horseman and I heard that he is prince Taehyung's best friend."

"I see..." the male smirked, not taking his eyes off the blond haired male dressed with his official knight's uniform.

He felt his heart beat faster when the said man turned and made eye-contact with him.

"Park Jimin." the male sighed. "Jimin..."

~~

The prince sat on his throne next to the king and queen.

"Now let us all welcome our new prince, the new royal family member, Prince Jungkook." Namjoon smiled widely, staring at the younger who walked slowly between the crowd.

Taehyung bit his lower lip and tried his best not to look very surprised at his fiancee's breathtaking beauty.

"An angel..." he mumbled to himself, staring at Jungkook who was approaching him with a shy smile.

"God, am I dreaming?!" Mrs.Jung widened her eyes. "Isn't that our gardener? How is that possible?"

"I cannot understand how the prince chose him among all the qualified young women of this country." The prime minister shook his head in disappointment. "I hope you would not make the same mistake, right Hoseok?" He asked his son who did not listen to a single word of his because he was under a horrible shock.

He was used to see Jungkook wearing his dirty ripped clothes, with his messy hair and his face covered with grass. Seeing him wearing fancy royal clothes, his face shining bright like the most rare diamond made his chest tighten.

He wanted to scream and cry, he wanted to tell the world that this man belonged to him. He wanted to steal him from the prince.

He wanted him back.

"Grooms, will you please stand and face each other?" Namjoon asked.

Both princes stood in front of the guests. Jungkook shyly staring at the older and Taehyung doing his best to look confident.

"We are all reunited today to celebrate our first royal wedding after the king and queen's union twenty-two years ago.

The prince grew up to be a very kind and modest gentleman loved by his family along with his people.

Today, he is here to share his heart with a very handsome gentleman, Jungkook.

He chose him among a thousand of young people and promised to make him a very good prince to their people." Namjoon said. "Your highness, I hope you will share some words with us."

Taehyung nodded and took a deep breath. "My dear people, I would like first to welcome you in our castle." He smiled and all the guests clapped for him. "You must be curious about why I chose Jungkook to be my husband." He added before turning back to face the younger. "I saw something in him that I have not found in the others; simplicity and modesty." He said. "Do you know what he offered me? Not gold, not diamonds and nothing shiny. He offered me his sincerity, what truly represents him; a flower." He smiled, making Jungkook blush.

"I knew he was the prince I will need by my side in the future, this is why I am introducing him to you today."

The crowd clapped once again.

Namjoon recited his long speech and both grooms made their promises, looking nervously at each other.

"Now, you can kiss."

Taehyung nervously rubbed the back of his neck and stared right into Jungkook's eyes, asking for permission.

The younger nodded shyly, feeling his heart beating faster.

Taehyung approached him slowly and put a hand around his waist. "Welcome to my family, my prince." He whispered in his ear before facing him and closing the gap between them.

They shared a very shy and sweet first kiss.

"Congratulations my princes!" Namjoom shouted, as excited as he has ever been.

~~

The guests came one by one to greet and congratulate the grooms who were sitting on their thrones.

It was finally Hoseok's turn. He approached them nervously and bowed. "Congratulations my prince." He mumbled softly.

"Thank you, Mr.Jung." Taehyung smiled.

"Your highness." The orange haired male bowed to the new prince who was looking at him with sad eyes.

"Congratulations." Hoseok said, feeling his heart shed into small pieces. He kept staring at Jungkook's eyes during long seconds, telling him everything through his stares.

Taehyung furrowed and stared at them confusingly, a million questions playing inside his brain.

"Your highnesses." Hoseok finally break his and Jungkook's eye contact and bowed to both princes before leaving.

"Are you alright?" Taehyung asked his husband whose hands were shaking.

"Y-yes, I am alright your highness." He nodded slowly.

"I want you to call me by my name now." The prince put his hand on the younger's.

"Yes, T-taehyung." Jungkook blushed.

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"My princes, I would like to introduce Min Yoongi, king of Agustus." Namjoon said before a very charismatic silver haired male approached them.

Jimin, who was standing next to his best friend widened his eyes because of the king's allure.

He had small feline dark eyes, his hair was arranged in a very strange but interesting way and was wearing clothes different from theirs.

He looked stunning and very intimidating.

"Congratulations sir Taehyung

"Congratulations sir Taehyung."

The blond haired male's heart beat faster when he heard the king's deep voice.

"Thank you sir Yoongi, it has been such a long time." Taehyung stood up to hug the older. He was the only guest he made a contact with.

Jungkook looked at them with questioning eyes.

"My prince, king Yoongi is a very old friend of mine. I met him in his kingdom Agustus when I went with my father there years ago." Taehyung said and Jungkook simply bowed to the silver haired king.

"You chose well sir Taehyung, you chose very well." Yoongi chuckled looking at Jungkook. "And I see a new face here." He added, smirking at Jimin.

"He is not very new, it is just that you have not come here in a long time. He is Jimin, qualified knight, an amazing horse rider and my beloved best friend." Taehyung proudly said, putting an arm around Jimin's shoulders.

"Well, your friends are also mine, am I wrong?" Yoongi smirked and Jimin simply bowed.

"I took advantage of this wedding to spend some days here in Virtus, I really like the environment." The king said. "Maybe sir Jimin would like to show me around?" He asked, admiring every inch of Jimin's beauty. His soft blond hair, his small brown eyes, his pink plump lips, his three small moles on his forehead, his very dangerously sharp jawline and his skinny and well built body.

"Of course Jimin would like to do it!" Taehyung smiled tapping his friend's arm.

"Yes, with a very immense pleasure." The knight said.

"I feel like the next days will be very interesting," Jin whispered to Namjoon, staring from Taehyung and Jungkook to Yoongi and Jimin.

"Yes, very."