He slowly move to the carriage, his heart beat within him at such a giddy rate, which he conclude why he can’t hear anything or maybe it’s because of his surrounding is in silent right now but either way he is really nervous,

By the time his feet touch the ground, he look around people looking at him judgingly, glares everywhere he look he wonder what’s wrong, suddenly his confident fade like an air, he look down to his feet, vigorous private debate was being conducted in his head right now, he suddenly felt his decision had been wrong, wrong for a dozen different reasons, in his heart he might be feeling as hopeless as a condemned man on his way in his execution, he want to claimed back to the carriage and ride back home, or fly if it’s possible, he really want to go home immediately (even when his parent and joonmyun get left out)

he suddenly feel a hand in his shoulder, squeezing it, then he look up to see his father looking at him, encouragingly, then he move his eyes to look at his mother whose smiling at him right now, then to joonmyun looking at him confidently,

They may not see his face right now, but a gleam of unstoppable Irish determination shining from his eyes right now, he smile at them, thankfully.

yes, he thought, and right now his heart was throbbing with misery to know the path he must take,

but, at least he was making his way there with chin up and head high, he must face the truth and face it with dignity.

Then zitao start walking, each stepS he take scream confident.

Yifan is really tired right now, the person inside that carriage is taking a year stepping out, he sigh and drop his head, he just want to take a rest for tonight’s event, suddenly he felt his surrounding change.

bewildered, he look up.

and there it was, the person he's been waiting for to come out, looking like a vampire in all clothes like afraid to show his skin to the sun even his hand have gloves,

Confuse, yifan look around, to see people whispering to each other, he also did not miss how his parent look at each other with raised eyebrow, then he look back to the person who’s taking another year looking at the ground, rolling his eyes, he want to drag that person and get this over with,

But then it started walking (yeah walking at last), like walking as if it owned the whole world, which frustrate him more, how dare that person walk like that as if it did not just make an important people wait!

Yifan could feel his confusion and bewilderment growing as the said person stop in front of them (now bowed head).

he raised one straight eyebrow, there’s something about this person disturbed him deeply and he could not quite analyze what it was.

As they stop, Zitao immediately drop his head, walking like that with people all around you looking at you weirdly and kame whisper, was unspeakable torture(for him), he suddenly lost his energy,

As he wonder if they are still looking at him, he look up and start looking around and sure enough they are still looking at him,

He suddenly feels uncomfortable knowing there are people staring at his back, he look at joonmyun who is listening to the exchange of greeting of his parent and the king and queen of shanghai,

but as he move his eyes to the queen of shanghai shoulder, two pair of eyes snapped together like castanets, as their parents and joonmyun talking to each other neither of them notice the staring contests that the two prince are now doing,

Curse and Damnation! Zitao swore to himself, the breath left his body, the man before him was pure aristocrat, a perfect specimen, a beauty of which could bring tears to everyone's eyes.

Suddenly he was aware of a striking change in him, he feel quite unafraid, his original nervousness of this wild new place somehow magically all melted away, by just looking at this pair of hazel eyes,

At least one good thing had come out of this chaos, zitao thought to himself. He could look through that pair of eyes all day and then all his nervousness would go away, just the thought of that make his heart jump in excitement and make him giggle, it take a lot of effort for him to stop himself from screaming,

Zitao felt his heart freeze within him, as his mother motion him to come closer, to be introduce, wordlessly he obeyed.

“And this is my son, Zitao,”queen victoria said with a cheerful voice.

“ah yes, zitao it is, it is a great pleasure for you to finally joined us,” said Queen jisoo.

“the pleasures mine your highness,” answer zitao with a bowed head,

“ah, such a polite kid,” queen jisoo sigh, then motion her son to come closer, ”this is my son yifan”,

If such a thing is humanly possible this yifan guy was even more handsome close to.

The moment seemed to go forever, and with a lot of (and l mean a lot) of effort, zitao pulled himself together, as he tentatively offered a hand, “hi nice to meet you,”

Yifan snorted at this and look at zitao up and down, rolling his eyes, and ignoring zitao outstretched hand, he said “ l have already wasted too much time on this nonsense, l am already late for my other appointment,” and with that he turn his back and start walking,

but before he walk long, his mother stop him “why yifan dear, that’s not very nice of you, apologize now,” his mother demand with a warning look,

“Yeah sorry, whatever,” said yifan rolling his eyes,

“no, it’s ok right zitao?” queen victoria ask,

Zitao still in shock, ducked his head in embarrassment, and nod.

“Right, will why don’t you accompany prince zitao to his room son, as a payment for your behavior?,” ask queen jisoo,

yifan raised one eyebrow “ l do no such thing, this person already wasted my precious time to this lowly person and to think l would accompany him is outrageous,” his tone was sarcastic.

zitao just stood there, suddenly unable to talk, fighting back a near irresistible urge, and zitao would gladly have slapped him across his arrogant face,

And he has decided he would despise this prince yifan as one of those arrogant individuals who had, always had and always would have everything their hearts desired, and he would remind him such people dispensed favors reluctantly, they held on tightly to what was their and demand coldly weighted payment for every good turn done,

What a pity to have such godly image but personality as devil itself.

his father told him to avoid this kind of people, zitao smiled to himself knowingly, he would keep that in mind.

“yifan,” warned his mother, ”don’t mind him, he got a sharp tongue, but a good heart”

well hidden, though zitao.

“will” queen jisoo continue, “yifan why don’t you say sorry again,”

for a long agonized moment yifan regarded zitao in silent, the hazel sharp eye darkly inscrutable, “sorry” he said, without further ado he turned smartly on his heel and headed to the entrance of the castle, “come” he commanded, “follow me,”

no, thank you was right on the tip of zitao tongue, he remained standing where he was,

Yifan turned around then look at him directly, “are you coming or not,” yifan said with raised eyebrow,

zitao began to walk a little hesitantly, like one stepping barefoot on a broken glass,

Yifan rolled his eyes at this and began to walk to zitao and grab a hold of his arm and drag him inside the castle,

both queens look at each other and smile,

“yeah they will make a good friend to each other, indeed, “said queen jisoo with a giggle, followed by queen victoria.

Both kings and joonmyun just rolled their eyes at this,

Inside the castle, in the moment in zitao struggle he stumble and fell, this cause yifan to stop and look back,

“kindly remember that i'm your guest,” zitao challenge as he got up, “l expect to be treated with courtesy and respect that is right of any guest”

a flicker of amusement touched the lips of yifan, “oh, you seek to teach me manners? Said yifan.

“have l, indeed? Cause by the look of it you really need it,” said zitao, his tone was sarcastic.

“oh, really?” the hazel eyes gleamed wickedly down at zitao, apparently more amused than angered by his answer, “will don’t worry prince zitao of Gundong, l come from an ancient and honorable family, i have no need of your lesson,” yifan said as he walk forward to zitao.

“excuse me it's Guangdong, and why don’t you use your