"You could just tell me before...",Seokjin glared at Jisoo who was fidgeting with her engagement-ring.

Jisoo sheepishly smiled at her brother.

"Trust me oraboni,I've wanted to tell you for a lot of times but...somehow I just couldn't!",she said apologetically.

Seokjin sighed.

"It could've been much easier that way,you know?"

"I know! I'm.... I'm so sorry oraboni....It'll never happen again,I promise.Please don't get mad at me! Oraboni~",Jisoo whined while firmly grabbing Seokjin's hand.

The elder omega chuckled.

"If you do such thing again,I'm not going to rescue you this time...",he smirked.

Jisoo pouted.

"Aah,Don't say like this....I feel guilty-", she mumbled.

"Don't...",Seokjin assured with his angelic smile as he pulled his sister into his warm embrace.

Their scents of Lilies and Jasmines blended beautifully;creating a strong yet mesmerizing fragrance.

"I'm so happy for you!",the older chimed as they finally pulled away.

"All credits to you!",Jisoo giggled and widened her eyes as if she suddenly remembered something.

"Oh....and Duke Taehyung-nim too...",she added

Seokjin faked a scoff but nodded anyways.

It would have been almost impossible without Taehyung.How can he deny this fact afterall!

He couldn't even thank the younger properly last night.

He has to thank him.But before that he has to know if Jimin had returned or not.

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Seokjin patted the collar of his coat and picked up a bottle of his favorite perfume from the desk.

As he was just about to apply the perfume on his cloth;he stopped abruptly.

"I prefer the fragrance of Jasmine over Rose."

Looking at the bottle of perfume,he smiled and put it back on the desk.

'What on earth is happening to me!',he thought as his smile turned into a pout.

He huffed.

"Why is Yoongi taking so much time?!",he muttered and impatiently walked up to the door only to find a silent Yoongi listening to the constant rambling of Hoseok.

Seokjin's eyebrows raised in amusement. That was definitely something new!

"I'm sorry but,What brings you here,Hoseok?",he politely interrupted their conversation; well one-sided,atleast.

Hoseok immediately stopped his chattering and bowed at Seokjin. Yoongi,on the other hand,remained perfectly reaction-less.

"Elder Prince.....I was....I just came to inform you that Jimin has come back...",Hoseok stuttered a little.

Seokjin nodded.

"I know....I met him this morning.",he replied.

"Oh....and...Gguk...",Hoseok tried to say something but Seokjin spoke before him.

"I thought about it a lot, Hoseok. And I think...we should let them decide what they want to do or how they want to solve the problems between themselves. It'd be better that way...",he concluded and finally Yoongi showed his reaction by nodding at the comment.

Hoseok smiled at the omega and nodded in agreement.

"So....that's it? That's all you wanted to say?",Seokjin quirked one of his eyebrows at the younger.

"I don't know why but he just talked gibberish.... He asked me if Namjoon was here or not.I mean the whole palace knows that he has gone to the Eastern Kingdom as a messenger.And he claims Namjoon as his bestfriend!",Yoongi grumbled staring boringly at the alpha.

Seokjin could see Hoseok sulking while looking back at the grumpy beta.

He suppressed a chuckle that was trying its best to escape his mouth.

He cleared his throat and said in a serious voice,-

"He has a point Hoseok.I mean you should be with Gguk all the time. He is the crown prince now and naturally needs more protection."

"I will be more responsible from now on, my prince.",Hoseok said as he ducked his head.

Seokjin frowned. Something happened inside him that he didn't even realize and he blurted out,-

"Don't call me that..."

Hoseok looked up at him with a confused face;scared if he had done something wrong.

"I-I mean I'd like it if you call me hyung like Yoongi and Namjoon;I've told you this m-many times before!",now it was Seokjin's turn to stutter.

"And....you can stay here right now because I'm going to visit Gguk infront of the meeting room.So,you may continue your conversation.",Seokjin said hurriedly.

Hoseok showed the omega his brightest smile and Yoongi just muttered something under his breath.

Seokjin nodded at the both of them before walking down the corridor in a hurry.

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Seokjin became impatient as almost everyone exited the meeting room except Jeongguk and..... Well another young alpha.

He kept raising his head as if that would help him to look inside the room.

"Are you looking for someone,my prince?"

Seokjin's breath hitched and he instinctively held the pillar behind which he was hiding.

He turned around to the face the blonde male who had a serious yet a bit of amused look on his face.

"Yes...I....I was waiting for...Gguk...yeah I was waiting for Gguk.",Seokjin breathed out.

Taehyung smiled.

"Younger prince is having a personal meeting with Her Highness, my Queen.", he said.

Seokjin gulped with a small "I see.".

"But my prince,I was...certainly looking for you.",Seokjin felt his heartbeat becoming uneven as those words rolled down the alpha's tongue.

"M-me?",he unintentionally stuttered.

'Don't Seokjin...Just don't do anything stupid for heaven's sake!',he desperately groomed himself in his head.

"Yes,I....I had to return this to you...",the younger stated flatly as he took out Seokjin's interlocking bracelet from his coat's pocket.

Seokjin looked at Taehyung, his lips slightly parted and confusion written all over his features.

"You and your family had to go through an embarrassing situation because of my stupidity. So....it is...it is my way of apologizing to you.",Taehyung said in a rather sad tone.

Seokjin looked at his special bracelet. He felt tempted.

After a moment,the omega sighed and finally spoke up,-

"I can't take this,Duke Taehyung-nim...",he said and the younger's eyes slightly widened at the unexpected reply.

"Once I've given anything to you... I can't take that back no matter what. Its....Its yours now.",Seokjin said in a determined way.

A sly smile crept up on Taehyung's lips as he tilted his head a bit and murmured,-

"Mine...?!"

Seokjin immediately lowered his gaze as he felt a heat rising through his neck and cheeks to his ears.

"Y-yes...",he replied quietly; earning a contented sigh from the duke infront of him and Seokjin felt his stomach flipping upside down.

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Let me know if it is getting boring.I just...wanted to make it a slow burn but I guess I'm quite weak at it;hehe.

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