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@Prince Lay "He did...When the night broke down in the village and he ran with sunglasses, telling me to put them on. It was way too dark so I took them off but started crying again because it was still too bright for me. I was such a crybaby..."

@Prince Tao "I'd like to have seen his face." Lay chuckled, imagining his brother's expression at Tao's reaction, then re remembered how he reacted when the prince was crying when they were little. "And did he find any?"

@Prince Lay Tao sighed. "I ended up crying and he was pretty much taken aback, if I might add." he scratched his head, trying to remember more of the past. "He ended up being around me all day, trying to find me some sunglasses."

@Prince Tao Lay laughed a bit hearing about the king's reaction when him and the Dark prince first met back then. But imagining little Tao like that, avoiding a sun he kind of felt sorry for him, even though it was all in the past. "What a righteous king, screaming at a kid..." he smiled a little to himself, knowing that Yesung now wouldn't do that.

@Jaejoong "He started screaming." Tao bluntly spoke, nodding his head. "He was shouting that why am I doing this and everything and I was just covering my eyes and trying to avoid the sun. It was a crazy heat back then..."

@Prince Tao Lay watched the other as he talked about his meeting with Yesung and chuckled a bit, imagining the scene between the two of them. "Did he get mad?" he asked, curious about is brother's reaction back then. "Ok, then." he smiled a little at the Dark Prince nest to him.

@Prince Lay The wolf shook his head, letting out a small laugh. "It's okay to not be allowed to do much around, since I was only a child." he scratched his head, getting up on his . "Uhm, I was pretty much alone in the sun as dad left me with business and I was scared and I was covering my eyes...And bumped into Yesung as I was walking without seeing anything and chanting a small Chinese song dad would sing to me when I was scared." he bit the inside of his cheek, thinking about how sweet those memories were and how terrible the cracked voice of his father's would be the next morning after singing all night. "You're not talking too much. You're just fine."

@Prince Tao "I see... I can imagine that.. I guess..." he smiled a little seeing that Tao wasn't completely used to the light yet. "He never told me about that. How did you two meet?" he asked as he eyed the other prince curiously. "Ah, am I talking too much?" he added after a while, a sheepish smile finding its way on his expression, because he saw that Tao was one to prefer meditation over conversations, and he didn't want to bother him.

@Prince Lay Tao nodded, scrunching his nose. "I was not allowed to go out too much, after my father's death." he smiled, rubbing his eyes. The light was already being too much, but he couldn't do anything about it. "The first time was when I was a small child, when I have met your brother."

@Prince Tao Lay's eyes widened at the other prince's statement. "The second time?" he asked incredulously as he looked at him. "Wow..." he whispered more to himself. "When was the first time?" he asked as he turned a little more towards Tao. "Me too." he smiled brightly in response.

@Prince Lay Tao chuckled, searching for more clouds that could mean something. "It's nice to be out of my dark place...It's my second time seeing light, you know?" he laughed, shifting his head so he can properly watch the Earth prince though his cat-like eyes. "I'm glad I have meet you, too."

@Prince Tao "Mh, that's true..." Lay replied with a light smile, propping his hands against the soft grass under him. He raised his eyes towards the blue vault above his head hearing Tao's words, and his look searched for the cloud the Dark prince was referring to, finding it after a moment. "It really does." he laughed as he watched the soft clouds move slowly, carried by the wind, above their heads.

@Prince Lay Tao nodded, sighing in the process. "We can understand each other...Because we're not humans at all." he replied, looking at the clouds that passed by. "Look, that giant cloud looks like an unicorn!" he laughed, shaking his head. He felt just like a child once again.

@Prince Tao "So I guess it's kinda good I'm not a shifter." he replied as he thought of his own problems, because his health wasn't exactly perfect either. "Even though I kinda went through something similar I guess... kind of." he said as he sat down near the other prince. "Yeah, I guess I can understand that somehow."

@Prince Lay Tao shook his head, rubbing his back. "It's rather painful. I already got back problems, since I've been put up to pretty bad situations before, with other wolves...So for people injured like me...It hurts more while shifting back. When I shift in a wolf, I feel relaxed." he sighed, choosing to stop rubbing his back and just lie down, his hands under his head as he tried to not think about the pain going around. "It's a gift and a curse, I might add."

@Prince Tao Lay watched as the other shifted back into his previous form. Hearing the whimper Tao let out, it made him wonder if shifting his body was actually painful, and he wouldn't be surprised if it were like this, even though it didn't really look like it to him. The Earth prince listened closely to the other's explanation, discovering that, indeed, it was pretty complicated. "It's not so easy as it looks then." He said in response.

@Prince Lay Tao waited to reply properly as he slowly changed to his human form, giving a whimper as his back ached. Whenever he transformed back, his god damned spine would give him problems! "Hmm.." he hummed, stretching a bit his limbs before sitting down on the grass, playing with it. "It's a complex process. Once the future werewolf proceeds to hit a certain age, he'll go though a character change, physical changes are done too. For shifting, you have to know your inner self or sort to be able to embrace the wolf inside of you so you can sift? I don't know. For me it happened too early and my father was actually going crazy because for several months I couldn't bring myself to go back to a human form. I was too scared so I had to live like a wolf." the prince shrugged, thinking about the memories.

@Prince Tao When Tao halted his walk, Lay clibed off his back after hearing the little howl coming from the other, that urged him to come off. Looking at the Dark prince, the other tried to imagine how it would be to walk around and to run wildly, having the body of an animal. "How is it to be able to shift your body like that, between wolf and human?" he eventually asked Tao.

@Prince Lay Tao stopped abruptly as he reached the destination, giving a small howl to let the other know, that he could climb off his back so he could, finally, get back to his human form and engage himself in a new and fresh conversation. Being a wolf, in the prince's opinion was far more pleasant than being a human but the lack of speech made him fancy more being a human. Oh, the pros and cons of this life.

@Prince Tao The Earth prince quietly let the other carry him near the water as he continued to slowly caress Tao's fur. He didn't think he could be so relaxed with another member of royalty that he just met less than an hour ago, but maybe the other prince was special, or it was rather because he was his borther's friend. He didn't bring up the subject again though, or at least not yet, because he was actually crious about how Yesung was in the past with his friends; he was curious if he was any different from how he was with him.

@Prince Lay The wolf shook his head, almost laughing. The Earth prince almost weighted nothing onto his back, making him feel suddenly relaxed. Not that the price would be too heavy anyway. Thinking about his smile again, the wolf started walking towards the opening of water, where the two could spend more time and admire more of what the nature had to give.

@Prince Tao A light smile made its way to Lay's lips as he looked at the being in front of him, which was sopmehow smiling at him as well. The Earth prince blinked as the other stood up, motioning him to climb on his back, but he did so without any protest after a short moment. "I hope I'm not too heavy." he laughed softly. "But I guess it's ok, you look strong." Lay added as he d Tao's silky fur.

@Prince Lay The wolf slowly let himself be caressed by the wind, as his eyes watched the Earth prince, a small hint of a smile plastered on his canine figures. He wanted to talk so much, but he also wanted to enjoy the nature.
Suddenly, standing up, he nudged the prince with his nose, sending a small message to climb on his back so they can take a small walk.

@Prince Tao Lay retracted his hand from Tao's fur, resting it on the rock he was sitting on when the other stopped and sat down next to him. The Earth prince couldn't know what the other meant to ask or tell him, if he wanted to, of course, but the silence wasn't bothering him, and it seemed to be the same for Tao. He seemed to like silence quite much anyway, and Lay couldn't say that it was un unwelcomed thing in his life either.

@Prince Lay The wolf stopped. Too much it was too much. Deciding to sit next to him, he opted for a comfortable position as he lied down next to the Earth prince, his front paws under his head as he rested it on them, looking up at the prince, almost asking him a question though his eyes. He knew that he couldn't talk so it was quite difficult to communicate right now, but the pleasant silence between the two was calming.

@Prince Tao The Earth prince giggled when the other his cheek happily and ruffled the blond fur lightly. Tao seemed fierce and hard to approach just some time ago, when Lay had just met him, but now he was really friendly. He didn't know if it had been easier for him to open up because Lay had royal blood running through his veins like him, but the Dark prince was a good person nonetheless, despite the macabre tone of his status as the prince of the Dark kingdom.

@Prince Lay Tao wanted to smile towards the other but he did nothing more but act like a happy puppy, letting his tongue the other's cheek as a sign that he was happy. He really was. He always liked to be free from everything, but it was dangerous too. Placing his head on the other's lap, he continued his weird purr as he was petted.

@Prince Tao Lay smiled at the little sound coming from the other, urging him to pet him. He continued his gentle action as Tao bowed his head before him, relishing in the pleasant softness of his fur. "Your true form is really beautiful." the Earth prince remarked as he took in the other's elegant form.

@Prince Lay There was a little sound that reminded of a purr as the other hesitated at first to touch him, assuring him that it was completely okay to proceed in petting him. His blue eyes were soft as he let himself sit on the back legs, raising one of his paws on the prince's leg and letting his head low, as a sign of respect and a tiny (or more) bit for more caressing. It was a weak spot for him as he always liked the soothing feeling coming from it.

@Prince Tao Lay smiled back as he watched the other stretching, anticipating Tao's true form. His lips formed an "O" shape as the other prince's body began to shift, silky fur covering his figure and a beautiful blue shade now coloring his eyes. Tao's animal form looked trully elegant; he hadn't expected less anyway. Lay smiled seeing him wiggling his tail like that, somehow resembling a puppy. "Wow." he uttrered quietly, moving his hand slowly towards the other's blond fur, slightly hesitantly. His fingers eventually passed through the softness so pleasant to the touch, caressing gently. Tao was magnificent.