"What the hell are you talking about Luhan? Stop playing around." Sehun glares but Luhan doesn't seemed phased. Instead, he just laughs.

"I'm not playing with you Sehun. You're so silly sometimes."

"You two are pranking me right?" Sehun looks to Kyungsoo but only gets a shake of the head in return.

"What's wrong?" Halmeoni's concerned voice catches Luhan's attention and he immediately slips off the bed, right past Sehun, to the old woman and embraces her in a tight hug.

"Halmeoni!" Luhan smiles, the familiar feelings of her gentle pat on his back reassured him.

"Aigoo! Luhan-ah, how are you feeling? Better?"

Luhan nods as Halmeoni gives his hand a tight squeeze.

"Much better! Even Sehun came to visit me!" Luhan turns to smile at Sehun who freezes momentarily in his spot.

--

"Kyungsoo, please. Explain this to us." Halmeoni leans forward in her seat and Kyungsoo shuffles his feet.

"It's about time I get an explanation. Luhan won't say anything." Sehun crosses his arms over his chest.

Kyungsoo took a deep breath.

"L-Luhan..after he woke up, he acted as if nothing had happened. Jongin was also there and when we brought up the marriage, he thought we were crazy. Actually, one of my aunts has this condition and she can't remember her ex-husband, which I guess is pretty good in her cas-"

"Are you saying that Luhan remembers everything except for the fact that we were going to get married?!" Sehun exclaims, outraged by this.

"I'm guessing so." Kyungsoo nods.

Halmeoni sighs and leans in her chair and Sehun scoffs.

"How is this even possible?! If we weren't going to get married in the first place, he wouldn't be living in the palace."

Kyungsoo tightens his fist in his lap but doesn't say anything at Sehun's comment.

"This is going to be a problem.." Halmeoni says with a frown.

"Obviously it's a problem! How could Luhan forget that we-"

"Why do you care so much?" Kyungsoo says tightly with a slight glare. "Wouldn't this actually be better for you? Considering that you were the one who wanted to break it off in the first place. You've basically cut Luhan off completely and now that he doesn't remember, there's no one to hold you back from marrying that Japanese princess."

Sehun is speechless at first, not expecting this from Kyungsoo. He observes the shorter male who seemed to have an invisible fire burning out the top of his head.

"That's besides the point. This entire this is just ridiculous to begin with." Sehun angrily stands up before marching out the door, leaving Halmeoni to sigh once more and Kyungsoo to huff in annoyance.

-

"Seh-"

"Sehun!" A girls voice cuts Luhan's off as he tries to wave at him from the other end of the hall. He had just gotten out of his room and decided to find Yixing to tell him about the plan.

Sehun hadn't seen Luhan but for some reason, he felt the need to hide himself in another hallway. Now that he had supposedly forgotten the marriage, there wasn't anything to be nervous or embarrassed about. He and Sehun were friendly, and comfortable with each other, like brothers. They were supposed to be, at least.

"Haru." Luhan can barely hear Sehun but he simply tried to convince himself that he honestly didn't care what they spoke about.

"Where are you headed?"

The more Luhan heard his voice, the more he wondered how she looked like.

Did she have flawless, pale skin? Big brown eyes that any man would get lost it? Soft pink lips that seemed so desirable to kiss?

Was she tall with a model figure or cute and petite?

Just her flawless Korean speech made Luhan jealous and disheartened.

The curiosity got the best of him and as secretively as he could, Luhan stuck his head out into the hallway the two were standing in.

His eyes immediately drifted to the tall blonde before realizing that he stood about 4 inches above a fairly skinny girl. She had soft curly hair that had the color of rich chocolate. Her pink dress made her look feminine even from afar and anyone could tell she was a beauty. That, too, made Luhan envious. Everytime the tiny green monster would appear, Luhan quickly tried to shut it down. He knew he didn't have anything to be jealous of because he wasn't even in the competition to begin with. He obviously couldn't compare to such a beautiful and wealthy princess.

"I'm visiting Jongin.." Sehun replies as if knowing that his response would cause Haru to lose interest.

That wasn't the case.

"Oh! The kid that always used to hang around you every time we had a date? Can I come with you?! I'd love to talk to him again. Such good memories!" Haru says excited and Luhan furrows his eyebrows. He sat down, leaning on the wall behind him.

Jongin knows Haru?

The three of them?

Sehun went on dates with her?

"Uh.." Sehun scratched the back of his neck hesitantly.

"I promise I won't be a bother! C'mon Sehun!"

"Fine."

Luhan widened his eyes and peeked around the corner only to be met with Haru openly, and a bit too tightly for Luhan's liking, hugging Sehun around his torso. Luhan could feel his ears and cheeks unconsciously turning red and his chest twisted in a painful way.

"I knew you would say yes! Just like with our wedding." Haru says almost flirtatiously and Sehun immediately looks up, having thought he saw something, or someone, at the corner. But when he looked, there was no one.

Luhan's heart raced as he dashed down the hall, attempting to be quiet and swift at the same time. The fear of getting caught swirled in his head and the adrenaline traveled through his arms and his legs, carrying him further and further away from the young prince.

"Ooof!" Luhan banged his head on something hard yet soft, snapping him out of his thoughts.

'Luhan! Are you okay?" Yixing asks, helping the other male steady himself.

"Y-Yixing!" Luhan laughs, tying to keep himself from falling over. Once he gains stability, he gives Yixing a reassuring smile.

"How are you feeling? Considering that you're running around the palace, you should be well!" Yixing pats Luhan back and Luhan nods.

"Better than ever really!"

Yixing nods.

"But..I have something to tell you about. Can we go somewhere privately?" Luhan slightly whispers, looking around. He immeidately panics when he seeings Sehun and Haru walking up from the end of the hall.

"What is it? Is something wrong?" Yixing asks, concerned but Luhan just looks from his friend before him and Sehun behind him. Where was he supposed to go?!

"Let's talk somewhere else." Luhan says, rushed.

"Why? Oh, isn't that Sehun? Seh-!!" Luhan quickly grabbed Yixing's hand and pulled him down another hallway but not in time for Sehun have seen the two running off together.

Sehun furrowed his eyebrows in confusion and, for some reason, betrayal.

How could Luhan already be prancing around so happily with someone else? Why is Luhan acting like this? Did he seriously forget?!

Sehun's face darkened at the thought and Haru quickly caught on.

"What' wrong? Who were those two, your friends?"

Sehun didn't respond and Haru looped her hand around his arm. "I didn't know you had any other friends other than Jongi-"

"Could you just not-!" Sehun says frustratedly, gently shrugging her hands off his arm and Haru frowns but doesn't say anything.

After realizing his mistake, Sehun sighs and turns around to the girl behind him.

"Look, Haru, I'm just really stressed at the moment. I don't mean to be rude to you but I just kind of need some space at the moment. I know you're really looking forward to spending time with me, but I can't have you clinging on to me every second. I'd appreciate it if you'd just give me my personal space." Sehun says, even surprised the words had come out of his mouth. He would have never said this to anyone two months ago, let alone Haru. Even when they were younger, he'd always be quick to push her away or refuse her presence.

Haru stared at Sehun before nodding with a faint blush on her cheeks. "I'm sorry, Sehun. I'm just really excited to see you, you know that, but after what you just said, I think..I like you even more."

Sehun blinked. Haru had always been direct with her confessions but now that she was standing before him, all developed and mature, he couldn't reject her as easily as he had done years ago. She was going to be his bride eventually.

"I- Y-Yeah. I didn't mean it that way-"

"It doesn't matter. As long as I know you love and care for me that way I do for you." Haru kisses his cheek quickly before walking ahead, leaving him stunned for no more than 4 seconds.

--

"I don't think this is a good idea." Yixing says gently and Luhan suddenly feeling self-concious.

"It was the only plan we could think of. To hurt him the way he hurt me. You don't understand how painful it was, Yixing! It felt like I was physically and emotionally dying. Let it be a canon that fired a 20 pound ball at me." Luhan explains as he paces back and forth in front of Yixing's bed. Yixing sighed.

"That's not how to work out a relationship."

"There is no relationship. He made he very clear when I confessed. He even said it was just a game from the very start." Luhan frowns at the memory. It was still clear in his mind.

"You know he doesn't mean it."

"He does, Xing! He does! He said it with every burning fiber in his body that he was not interested in me. That I was a joke, a toy to kill time. He even has Haru now. She the physical proof that Sehun is being serious."

"And are you happy with your plan? Are you confident that you can hurt Sehun?"

"Yes." Luhan says firmly.

"Are you sure that you can stand your ground even if Haru and Sehun are always together and will most likely be showing affection as Korea's hottest couple?"

"Y-yes." There was the slightest hesitation in his voice and Yixing didn't fail to miss it.

"The real question is: What do you plan on doing after you've hurt him?"

Luhan couldn't anwer.

"Do you want him to take you back? Or do you want him to painfully yearn for your love? Do you want him to throw his entire kingdom away because you were selfish for his attention? Do you want Halmeoni to be in a difficult position because Sehun would betray the contract they had signed years ago just because he's realized that he is gay and in love with another man?"

Luhan felt smaller and smaller as Yixing continued to throw questions at him.

"I-..I didn't think of this..Why are you trying to put me in such a difficult position?" Luhan couldn't help but feel victimized by Yixing's questions, who only shook his head.

"I'm only trying to give you an idea of what Sehun might think if he finds out you're faking your memory loss."

Luhan couldn't help but think he was right.

What was he thinking? What did he hope for? It was true he wanted to be with Sehun but he doubted his plan would get him any closer.

"Yixing, what should I do?" Luhan frowns and Yixing sighs.

"I'm not saying to give up, or that you were wrong, but I just think you should also put yourself into Sehun's shoes. You can't forget that he's a prince. He too has responsibilites."

"I know...I-I know."

"So..I'm guessing I have to break the news to Kris..he was working pretty hard on the painting.." Yixing says, trying to lighten the mood.

"I guess so." Luhan nods and Yixing pats Luhan's shoulder.

"Don't worry. If anything happens, I'll support you. We're in this together." He smiles.

"Your dimples are showing!" Luhan says, his sad mood almost immediately lifted.

"Where?" Yixing says jokingly, feeling his cheeks and Luhan laughs.

"Thanks, Xing! You're seriously a great friend."

"Anytime." Yixing fist bumps Luhan with a nod.

Sorry for such a quick and short chapter >.<"

Luhan and Yixing's bromance!!

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