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After he made sure everyone was asleep, Kai silently left his room.
He was wearing his black night rope and was shoeless in order not to make any sound.
He walked to the kitchen and took a piece of cake and a glass of juice.
He ran to the door and lied to the guards, saying that he wanted to sit in the garden. They proposed to send someone with him but he answered that he wanted to be alone.
He hid behind the tree and observed the two guards who stood in front of the jail's door.
He looked around him and found a big stone. He threw it strongly so that it makes enough noise to make the guards worry and look for its source.
While the two men were busy looking around, he took advantage it to run inside the jail.
He headed directly to Hoseok's cell and opened it with the key he stole that day.
The prisoner was sitting in the corner of the cell, his head on his knees that were close to his chest.
Kai looked at him with a sad face. He thought it was unfair to make someone as innoncent as him suffer this way.
He approached slowly and knelt in front of him. He gently stroked his hair until the finally opened his eyes.
"What are you doing here?!" Hoseok whispered shouted, his eyes growing bigger.
"I could not sleep without seeing you." Kai whispered.
The prisoner felt his heart tighten inside his chest when he stared right into the prince's eyes.
He saw what he did not see in anyone's eyes since he left his country. Concern, sympathy, kindness and love.
"You cannot be here, the king made it clear." he mumbled coldly, chasing his confusing thoughts from his mind.
"I know." the prince sighed. "But I cannot sleep well knowing that you are dying with cold and hunger inside your cell."
"Your highness please.. I am a prisoner, you cannot get close to me or else it will only ruin your reputation as a prince."
"I do not care about my reputation." Kai said. "I do not care about people's useless opinions. But I do care about you Hoseok, I like you." he whispered, taking Hoseok's cold and dirty hands in his.
"You l-like me?" the orange haired widened his eyes. "It is impossible! You do not know anything about me, you cannot have feelings for me."
"My dear.." Kai gently caressed his cheek. "I do not need you to show me who you are. I have seen enough since they brought here and I will be lying if I said that I did not fell for you at first sight."
Hoseok, instead of rejecting his touch, closed his eyes and let the warmth of his hands touch his cheeks.
He was very surprised by his kindness when he came to help him for the first time. He decided not to care much and ignore his presence but as days passed, he found himself waiting for that moment the prince will stand in front of his cell with his charming smile.
"My brother wants to marry me to the princess of Blakia." Kai said. "But I do not want to marry out of love."
"But he is the king.."
"And I am a human." the prince said. "If I had to choose someone to spend the rest of my life with, I would choose you." he approached his face closer and stared at him. He smiled when Hoseok closed his eyes, like he was waiting for something.
The prince put each hand on Hoseok's shoulders and kissed him.
Hoseok gave up on his resistance and cupped the prince's cheeks to deepen their kiss.
"WHO IS HERE?!"
They parted when they heard the guard's fast footsteps approaching the cell.
"Shit." Kai mumbled. "I need to go, my dear. Here is some cake for you, please eat and wait for me, I will do everything to release you from this hell." he planted a kiss on his forehead and left, hiding from the guard.
He was lucky it was dark inside, he could see the easily go unnoticed.
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