[M] My Last Lie: Changmin (1/1)

"Do you know what's the worst thing out there, hyung..?""Worst thing? I don't know.. what is it?""...It's when you're smiling just to stop the tears from falling""Minseok, I don't get what you're saying.. are you sure you're okay?""Ahahaha don't worry I'm fine... I'm always fine..." * * * When did all started? I never knew. For as long as I remember, I have been in this room sitting and staring at the clouds as I recall all the memories I had with him. I've heard stories of it before but never paid any attention. If only I knew how painful it is to lose someone who used to be a huge part in your life can be gone in a second, I woul never let him go. I was such an idiot that I didn't see the signs.It was a very chilly november night that time when I first met him. I was helping my mom give out customer's orders at our small family restaurant when several palace guards and ladies-in-waiting passed by. Our village isn't exactly small, but it is too far away from the castle and on the main roads of travellers. So new faces especially people working for a royal family directly is a rare sight. But what really caught my attention is the young boy sitting on a horse.I admit he was really good-looking. He has beautiful cat-like eyes, porcelain white skin, hands that seemed like it never lifted anything heavier than a feather and judging by his clothes, I knew right then that he was a prince from the neighboring country. There were no amount of vocabulary can compare to how beautiful this divine creature is. I was so mesmerized on him that I didn't realized I was being rude. Everyone bowed at his presence but I didn't. I only snapped out of my thoughts when a palace guard with huge dark eye circles hit me hard on the head and threatened to punish me for being so insolent.He was a bout to hit me again when closed my eyes and I waited for for my punishment. However, nothing came and when I mustered the courage to look up, the sight really shocked me. Despite the height and difference in body size, this beautiful being's back now stood before me with his head turned to the side. "I have made a grave sin!" the guard fell down on all fours and cried "I deserve no mercy your highness!"I and everone else were so mortified of what happened. The guard just hit a prince because the beautiful royatly protected a rude commoner like me who also commited a grave sin of being disrespectful towards a royalty. However, th prince just laughed it off and I swear his voiced sounded like angels singing from above. "Don't worry, I'm fine Tao-ah" he said and gently held a hand for the guard "It's just like a bite of ant, it's not that much.. So stand up"After hesitating for a while, the guard named Tao finally took his beautiful hand and stood up. The prince then gently asked everyone to forget everything that happened today before he turned his attention to me. And just like what he did to Tao, he helped me up. I never felt so embarrassed in my life when he bowed down before me. "I apologize for what my guard to you.. It was really rude of me to let something this happen inside your own territory""A-Ah.. I d-don't really mind, your highness!" I mentally slapped myself for stuttering. But seeing him smile and giggle made my heart melt and butterflies flutter in my stomach. It was crazy I know, but I think I'm already in love. I was so lost in my thoughts that when I felt how soft his hands were against my rought calloused ones. And before I realized it, I was already being led inside our restaurant, and was forced---well, kinda---to seat beside him.He bombarded me with questions about the town after placing an order by asking my mom sweetly to prepare all of her specialty for a feast. There were shocked faces of the townspeople and whines of his ladies-in-waiting him for wanting to eat at a small and dirty restaurant. I admit I was really offended and to be honest, I've always hated royals because they all liked to step down and think lowly on people like us. But to him, I couldn't help but agree with them.He's a prince so it doesn't fit that someone of status like him should be in a place like ours. But as I get to know him more, I began to think that I'm wrong all this time. Not every royals are like what I believed them as. I watched how he ignored his servants' please of being unroyalty-like and told them to help themselves up in our restaurant and have their fill on all the foods he asked my mom to prepare."You're a local, right?" he asked as I ate my favorite dish "Can you show me around?"And for the first time, I spit a water in shock."I'M SORRY! I HAVE MADE A GRAVE SIN!"

"Hyung, can I ask you a question..?"Sure! What is it?""Would you come after me if I walk away..?""Of course I do, silly! Why do you asked?""...No reason..." * * * It's been 3 months now since we've known each other. I learned that his name was Kim Minseok and the oldest among four princes of the Kim Kingdom which almost... ALMOST... made me spit my water on him again like last time. I mean he doesn't looked like he's turning 18 soon. He looked so young and innocent like a child that I thought I was actually a pedophile along. Also, I found out that he only came in our village in order to learn more about our culture especially the beautiful things in our land. But whatever he means by that, I never asked him about it and that was my first mistake... I ignored his