13. Three Hearts

Now Changmin knew why Yunho agree to the contract marriage.
'Hee.. He has turn gay, just like me..' Changmin chuckles and smiles.
'Deserved him right! Now he is a sissy himself!' he thought. But at the same time, Changmin felt sad. He realise that he likes Jaejoong a lot, since the first time he met him. Now Jaejoong is going to be the princess, to be wed to his own flesh and blood.

'God is playing with me, isn't He?' Changmin thought.Flashes of Jaejoong exchanging pink shoes with him is still fresh on his mind. Also, some flashes of him with hanbok and glossy lips.
'Aish... I have to stop thinking of him!' Changmin sigh.

Yeowang Hae Jung touch Changmin's hair a little. Her boy is lying on her lap, trying to take a nap. She strokes and strokes his blond hair, singing him a lullaby. Yeowang Hae Jung can sense the sadness in his little boy's eyes. She can only guess, but only Changmin knew whats in his own mind.

"Omma... did appa ever love me..” Changmin ask.

"Wae gurae sseo, my child...” She replied. (Why..)

"Because he always sent me away..” Changmin sulk.

"You know that is not true, Min..” She answer.

"But he also going to give his throne to Yun-hyung.. Did he ever love me, omma..?” He ask again.

"I...” Yeowang Hae Jung stops there. She totally lost her words to Changmin. She almost cry but she held her tears back very hard. Yeowang Hae Jung continues stroking his child's hair.

"Omma loves you, Min... Appa loves you too.. and we both loves you a lot...” She said, trying to comfort him.

"How did you know, omma? Now appa find a wife for Yun-hyung and not for me.. He don't loves me as much as he loves Yun-hyung..” Changmin sulk again.

"Min, please stop thinking that way..” She replied softly.

"Ne, arasseo yo.. Arasseo yo. I know, I know.. I'm sorry, omma.. I'm just a little bit... jealous... of Yun-hyung..”Changmin changed his position and look up to her mother's face."I don't want to be Crown Prince, I don't even desire to be an emperor... I just want appa to love me..." He said.

"I understand how you feel, Min.. but we must be humble.. We also must be grateful of what we have now... Omma is here for you.. Okay?” she said.

Changmin knew his mother will always be there for him.“Omma, you're the best mother in the world...~” he mumble. Then he close his eyes again. He tried to catch some sleep. Yeowang Hae Jung continues her lullaby and comforting Changmin on her lap. She hopes her boy will be okay soon after he wakes up.

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Yunho jumps on his own bed. He jumps from another spot to another spot happily. He hides his shy face beneath his pillows, then he start jumping again.

"Aigoo...~ I gave him the stupid magazines and he don't like it!!! I should have listen to Min at first place!" Yunho punch the pillow a little.
He felt totally embarrased by the mistake. He wonder how Changmin can be so good at this.
'Of course, he has been gay since he's small.. Of course he is better than a week-old gay like me!' He mumbles.

Yunho can still remember of how cute Jaejoong was when he got the candybag from him.
'Aigoo...~ he is so good-looking!' Yunho give himself a cheesy smile. He felt like something has tickle his heart. Yunho just couldn't stop grinning!
'Aish... I'm so lucky..' He threw his pillow to another place. He lie down and later he got up suddenly.
'Aigoo... I, I hug him just now.. Woohoo!' (excited) He jumps and jumps, flapping his hand and dive around his big bed. Yunho never felt so happy like this before.

"Kim.... Jae.... Joong!" He recall Jaejoong's name over and over again."Oh, yes! Tonight we're having a big family dinner! I should start finding some clothes. Have to look good in front of him..!" He said. Yunho quickly got up and start digging his closet....

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Jaejoong yawn for the hundredth times. He just could not take it anymore. The book is just too boring! He threw the book away.
'I wish I can eat pudding now...' he mumbles and scratches his head.

Jaejoong look around him. It was a complete silence. Dry leaves fly and hit the ground. Seems like no one is around. Jaejoong gets up and start creeping. He creeps and creeps, knock his head on the door pane, flinch back, frown, rub his own head, creep again, and peep outside the study room. No one is around.

Jaejoong is thinking of how to get away from the palace.
'I don't think I can escape from this huge place... But maybe I can escape the assistants...! Tee-hee!' He let go an evil laugh before he creep slowly to another area, lifting his hanbok up to his knee level....

He remembered Changmin had say something about 'hide and seek' game. In this huge palace, it is the best place to play this game because you can never lose!

"Ooohhh... Now I understand! Playing 'hide and seek'! This game is going to be very fun indeed...! Let them look for me! I want to see how good they are..." Jaejoong laugh naughtily and start hiding.

The assistant brought Jaejoong another piece of hanbok. She just realised that Jaejoong is not in the study room. "Where did she go?" The lady assistant thought. She call up another girl to help her find Jaejoong.

Meanwhile, Jaejoong is laughing behind some shrubs near the garden.
'This is sooo funny! Haha! Catch me if you can!' He quickly fled.
This time, he saw the two lady assistants talking to two young bodyguards in black suits.

"Have you seen the princess?"

"Princess? No."

"Oh Lord! Where did she go? Lady Sung Min definitely going to toast my ass for this.."

"Good God! Let's find her!"All of them split and start looking for him.

Jaejoong close his mouth. He was trying hard not to laugh. He watched them running like chicken without head, looking for him.

"No.. not that easy to catch me..! Hee!"And he fled again.

Jaejoong walks and hide, creep, and hide, step on a stone, almost fell, lift up his hanbok, walk again and hide behind a building. He is now entering an unknown place. The place seems very busy. There are a lot of people moving in and out, carrying something in their hands. At least a pot or a trays. The smell was inviting as well.

"Smells like.... food!" Jaejoong exclaim happily.

Without his knowledge, Jaejoong is entering the palace kitchen or known as The Royal Court Kitchen...Another adventure will begin soon...