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"Good afternoon sir Yoongi." Taehyung joined the king in the garden. He sat in front of him and the maid served their wine.

"Good afternoon sir Taehyung, thank you for coming."

"I needed to sit with you. It is too bad that you will be leaving us tomorrow."

"You know how much responsibilities a king has." the king smiled.

"Yes, I do now." the younger sighed. "It is not easy."

"Not at all."

"About Jimin, will you be alright?" Taehyung pressed his lips.

Yoongi took a sip of wine and cleared his throat. "I actually asked to see you because of him."

"Oh?"

"I am sure you know that we have developed romantic feelings towards each other."

Taehyung nodded.

"It has been years since I was at legal age for marriage and two years since I took over the throne. My family and my people tried to help me find a partner but none caught my attention.

Jimin is the first man to make my heart beat this way, also the first one to give me a reason to work harder and appreciate life."

Taehyung was looking at the older, his eyes wide.

The king was talking about his friend in a very amazing way.

"This is why I would like him to come with me."

At this, Taehyung gulped.

"I would like him to be Agustus's prince."

The younger's jaw dropped. "P-pardon?"

"I know he is your knight and closest friend, but I want him to be my husband. I love him."

Taehyung did not know what to say. He and Jimin spent their entire life together, since they were children.

He was used to having him by his side for the good and the bad.

He was not only his best friend but also his knight and his personal royal messenger.

"I do not know what to say, sir." he mumbled quietly.

Yoongi nodded. "I understand it is a hard decision to make."

"I know but, I would not like to be selfish, sir. I saw how Jimin was smiling when he was with you the last two weeks. I can say that I failed to make him smile beautifully like you did." Taehyung sighed. "I know that he loves you too, so I would not like to oppose your union. I only want my friend to be happy."

The older smiled and offered his hand for Taehyung to shake it. "Thank you sir Taehyung."

"You are welcome, sir."

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"Are you alright Tae?" Jungkook put his hand on his husband's shoulder.

"I am, I am." Taehyung sighed. "I have too many papers to read and sign."

Jungkook nodded and sat next to him.

They went to his office after saying good bye to king Yoongi.

"I know you are upset because of Jimin." Jungkook said.

"I cannot be upset Jungkook, I should let him be happy."

"You are not even going to see him after he leaves?"

Taehyung shook his head. "It will just worsen the things for us."

Jungkook sighed and kept staring at his husband reading the letters the ministers and foreign politicians sent him.

"I wish I could help you with those papers."

"It is alright now." Taehyung smiled gently. "When you will learn to read perfectly, I will also teach you politics in addition to some foreign languages."

"What are your favorite languages?"

"There is a language I like very much." Taehyung smiled. "Spanish. It is a very beautiful language. I learned some words when I travelled to Spain and Argentina with my late father and the queen."

Jungkook nodded. "How do we say I love you in Spanish."

"Te amo." the king said with an attractive accent, staring at his husband right into his eyes.

"Te amo." Jungkook repeated and smiled shyly. "It feels so romantic."

"It is." Taehyung nodded. "In our free time, I will ask sir Yoongi to lend us one of his planes to travel to Spain. You will like that country."

"Planes? What are planes?" Jungkook asked confusingly.

"They are big engines that fly. People in Agustus and other rich and developed countries use them to travel to somewhere far."

"Whoa, it looks amazing!" Jungkook exclaimed. "King Yoongi is that rich?"

The older nodded. "He is one of the richest and most powerful kings in the world, I admire him a lot."

"You should ask him for advice now that you are a king too."

"Yes, you are right."

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"Be my prince, Jimin."

The blond haired male widened his eyes and covered his mouth with surprise.

"I love you and I want you to come with me." Yoongi held his hand and gently kissed it.

The younger's heart was beating very fast. This sudden confession and proposal were really unexpected.

He thought about himself marrying the king and be a prince.

Can he be happy with him?

Judging from how Yoongi changed his life in such a short time, being his husband would be more beautiful.

"What do you say sweatheart?" Yoongi's voice woke him up from his reverie.

"Uh? I...I do not know. It is very sudden." Jimin shyly rubbed the back of his neck.

"I know." Yoongi chuckled. "I am sorry I could not confess before."

"No, it is alright!" the blond exclaimed. "I did not do it either." he mumbled.

Yoongi's eyes shone with happiness. "Do you mean..."

"Yes, I love you too." Jimin smiled.

"Oh then you will-"

"But, I cannot leave this country."

Yoongi frowned.

"I still have duties here and there are too much things going on."

The king looked disappointed. "So..."

"No, I am not rejecting your proposal your majesty." Jimin gave him a sad smile.

The king stared at the younger confusingly.

"Taehyung's father just died and he recently took the throne, you must know how hard it is in the beginning."

Yoongi nodded.

"You said yourself that two years ago, you struggled a lot because you were lonely and no one was there for you to help." Jimin said. "As his knight and best friend, it is my duty to stay by his side at the moment. Taehyung may seem tough but he can be weak when it comes to difficult situations. His husband will certainly help him emotionally but I am the one who could help him with his role as a king."

Yoongi just nodded with a smile. He admired the younger for being mature and responsible. All the things he just said were right.

"I understand." he said.

Jimin bit his lip. "Are you going to forg-"

"There is no way I would forget you Jimin." Yoongi cut him off. "I will wait for you."

The blond widened his eyes.

"I will wait until you complete your duties and feel ready to be my prince."

Tears started falling from Jimin's eyes. He approached the older and hugged him tightly. "You are amazing, your majesty." he whispered.

Yoongi smiled and wiped his tears. "Promise me that you will take care of yourself."

Jimin nodded. "Will you come back, your majesty?"

"Only if you start calling me Yoongi."

The younger laughed and hugged him again. "I love you, Yoongi."

"I love you too, Jimin."

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Taehyung finally finished his work and left the office.

He knew Jungkook was studying in the library, so he decided to pick him up and go eat together.

While walking in the middle of the garden, he spotted a blond haired male sitting on a bench, reading a book.

He raised an eyebrow and kept on walking, approaching him until he knew who it was.

He stopped and widened his eyes. "JIMIN?!"

The older lifted his head and smiled. He stood up and approached his friend.

"What are you doing here?!"

Jimin chuckled. "I was reading my book."

"Where is sir Yoongi?"

"He left hours ago."

"And why are you still here?!"

"So, you knew..." the blond smiled. "This is why he wanted to talk to you yesterday."

Taehyung nodded. "I gave him permission to take you to his country but why didn't you leave, wait, YOU REJECTED HIM?! OH GOD ARE YOU STUPID!!" he shouted, making the older laugh out loud.

"Taehyung!" he laughed. "Of course I did not reject him."

"But-"

"I just asked him to wait for me. Just for a little while." Jimin smiled.

"But why? Do you have anything to take care of here?"

Jimin nodded. "You."

Taehyung widened his eyes and stared at his friend.

"I can see that you are having a bad time Taehyung. You do not say it nor show it but I can feel it. There is not anyone who knows you more than I do."

The king stayed silent.

"I worked a lot with the late king before, I know many things about politics and the internal affairs." Jimin said. "I also leaded the army before so I can help you in a lot of things. I know you will need someone by your side and I think I am the right person for you."

Taehyung nodded, tears falling from his eyes.

He could not say a word so he just approached his friend and hugged him. "What did I do to deserve you?" he cried. "You are such a good friend."

"You took care of me, my family and our country. You deserve way more than this." Jimin smiled. "I cannot let you down now."

"But what about sir Yoongi? Will he come back?"

"He said he will, but it will take some time."

"Are you going to be alright?"

The blond nodded. "I have you and our friends, of course I will be alright."

"Jimin?!" Jungkook, Jin and Namjoon shouted at the same time. "What are you doing here?!"

"Whoa!" Jimin dramatically put his hand on his heart. "Seems like everyone wanted to get rid of me."

"But what about the king?!" Jin shook him.

"Did you reject his proposal?" Namjoon asked.

"I thought you were smarter." Jungkook mumbled.

"He stayed for me." Taehyung cut them off. "He will stay to help me for my duties."

The three men looked at him, shocked.

"I cannot let go of my best friend easily." Jimin said. "I will leave until I make sure he will be alright."

Jin and Jungkook shared a sad look and walked closer to Jimin to hug him tight.

Namjoon just smiled proudly.

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Two weeks have passed after king Yoongi left Virtus.

When he got back to his country, he got too busy with all the paperwork and meetings which were waiting for his return.

At nights, he would think of Jimin and wish the day of their wedding would come quicker than possible.

Taehyung was receiving a big help from his best friend.

He taught him a lot of things about the current political situation all over the world. How chaotic it was.

He would accompany him to the reunions and advice him to make only the right decisions.

"Why do they keep on asking me for things I cannot send to them?!" Taehyung roughly hit his desk after reading a letter from Exodius's prime minister.

"They keep on asking for wheat?" Jimin sighed.

"We do not have enough fields that produce it, we do not have many workers. People are hungry and dying and they want me to send it to them, for free, are they insane?!"

"We should send sir Jung to Exodius to have a talk with them. He will maybe make them understand our current situation." the knight said.

"Yes, you are right. Send him a letter and convocate him to my office tomorrow morning."

"Alright, go to rest now , you overworked yourself these days."

Taehyung nodded. "You need to rest too, we deserve it."

He left the office and headed directly to his suite.

"You are here." he smiled when he saw Jungkook lying on their bed, reading a new book. "Sleeping Beauty?"

Jungkook nodded. "It is a good story too."

"I see."

Taehyung put off his clothes and entered the bathtub he filled with warm water. "Come join me, my prince." he called his husband who blushed and left the bed.

"Here, lie next to me."

Jungkook entered the tub and shyly lied next to his husband. "It feels good."

"This is why I called you." Taehyung smiled before leaning to kiss his soft lips. "I missed you."

"But we just saw each other during breakfast." the younger chuckled.

"Too many hours without you, I missed you." Taehyung mumbled before planting soft kisses on Jungkook's wet neck, making him sigh. "Let us just stay like this for a moment." he said, resting his head on the younger's shoulder and closing his eyes.

"Are you tired Tae?"

The king hummed.

"After this, I will give you a massage. I am good at it, I used to relieve my mother's back pains."

"Mm good." Taehyung smiled.

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Jungkook could see that Jimin was not doing so well after his lover left.

He saw how hard he worked during the mornings and how sad he looked at nights.

He would stare at him through the room's window. He would always sit in the garden and keep on drinking until he could not bear the alcohol anymore.

Jungkook decided to cheer him up and make him forget a little bit.

He went to find him in the stables.

"Good morning!"

"Good morning Jungkook!" the blond smiled widely.

"What are you doing?"

"I just finished cleaning the horses and now I need to brush their hair."

"Give me a brush, let me help."

"Really?" Jimin smiled. "If you want so." he looked for another brush and gave it to the prince.

"The hair is so soft." Jungkook admired how Scarlett's hair descended majestically all along her body.

"Her name is Scarlett." Jimin smiled, caressing the black horse.

"She is beautiful!"

"She is, sir Yoongi used to ride her a lot."

"Oh." Jungkook stared at Jimin's sad face and sighed. "Can I choose a horse too?"

"Of course."

The prince rubbed his chin and kept staring at the horses. "This one!" he pointed to a white horse. "What is his name?"

"Crystal Snow."

"Beautiful!" Jungkook exclaimed. "Can you teach me how to ride?"

"With pleasure." Jimin smiled.

"Alright, do not be scared, he will feel your fear. Start by gently caressing his face and hair."

Jungkook did as the older said.

"Try to talk to him, he is yours now so you should get to know each other."

"How do we talk to horses?" the younger was confused.

Jimin chuckled. "Talk to him like you do with me. Whisper something to him."

Jungkook nodded and approached the white horse. "Hello Crystal Snow, my name is Jungkook, it is really nice to meet you."

"See? I can already feel how relaxed his is with you." Jimin said proudly.

After a long moment, Jungkook was finally riding his horse and Jimin was following him on Bulletproof.

"Now, I can understand it." Jungkook said.

"Understand what?"

"Why people get easily attached to you." Jungkook smiled. "You are so gentle and patient. You listen well to people and understand them and you would help them even if they take a lot of time to learn. I see why sir Yoongi fell for you." Jungkook said and internally cursed himself for mentioning the king.

"Are you perhaps falling for me Jungkook?" Jimin smirked.

"What? No! I have Tae."

"I was just joking." Jimin laughed. "Thank you for the compliments Jungkook."

"It is just the truth." the younger smiled. "I hope we will always stay good friends in the future."

"We have no reason to stop it."

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"Welcome back darling." Mrs. Jung kissed her husband. "How was your trip to Exodius?"

"A chaotic one."

"Why? What happened?" Hoseok asked.

"The king will certainly faint after I tell him." the prime minister said, his face covered with sweat. "Prepare my suit, I need to go to the castle." he ordered the maids.

"Father, what happened?" the orange haired male asked.

"Exodius' king, Suho declared the war on Virtus."