Pet

At Lee mansion;

It was the weekend, and the crazy four normally took extra royal lessons every Saturday and Sunday; they had decided to take the lessons together at each other's houses since it would be less boring rather than doing it separately on their own.

The royal lessons were lessons where they were taught the etiquette and manners that came with being royalty. They were also taught their duties and other essential skills that they needed to acquire. One of those skills was learning to protect themselves in face of danger, so they had taken a lot of Martial arts classes ranging from Karate to Taekwondo and even Kung Fu. They were currently having their lesson at Zane's place since it was his turn to host.

They had just finished up with a lesson on dressing and appearance in which they were taught the ways various patterns and designs, accompanied by their royal house colors, conveyed different meanings and messages to the people. They were now resting and taking a break in one of the lounges on the second floor.

"Ugh! You guys this is soo boring, why don't we play a game or something", Minjun whined. He was really bored just sitting around and doing nothing. The worse part was that they weren't allowed to use their phones or any mobile devices until they were done for the day, not even during break time. Their next class was a Martial arts training on self defense that would take place at Zane's back house. They were going to start off with an individual assessment, so he wanted to at least do something fun now before he would have to break his bones later.

Minjun looked over at the couch and saw that Auston had busied himself sketching something on a piece of paper. He contemplated bothering him, but turned instead and walked towards Zane and Minho leisurely sitting on bean bags with their eyes closed. "I know you guys are awake so don't ignore me!", Minjun continued as he stopped in front of the two. "Fine, you want to play sleeping beauty, then I guess I'll just have to be prince charming and wake you both up with my kiss", Minjun stated mischievously with a smile.

Seeing that there was still no response, he shrugged his shoulders as he leaned into Zane since he was closer to him. "Don't test me, I'm going to do it....I really am so you better wake up now", he warned. "Oh well, I guess everyone wants a kiss from me these days", he uttered as he leaned further into Zane only stopping inches from his face. He frowned in annoyance seeing as there was no reaction from Zane, and started to pull back in defeat when a wide outstretched palm came flying into his right cheek as Zane slapped him, hard.

"Ow!!!", Minjun exaggeratedly cried out as he pretended like he was about to wail in pain. He even managed to produce tears at the corner of his eyes on cue too. Auston briefly stopped drawing and glanced in their direction, only to roll his eyes at Minjun's act and continue with his work. Minjun was really such an overdramatic drama queen sometimes. "You didn't have to hit me that hard, you know I was just bluffing. Sheesh you're so violent for no reason", Minjun complained with a crumpled face.

"Well how else am I supposed to knock some sense into you", Zane replied with raised eyebrows. "I've been far too lenient with you these days, that's why you keep spouting nonsense every now and then. One more rubbish from you and I'm going to give Sumi an early birthday present!", Zane firmly stated with a meaningful gaze at Minjun.

Minjun's acting was immediately put on hold as he heard Zane's last sentence. His mischievous side was also nowhere to be found anymore. He just stood there wide eyed as he looked back at Zane, and he knew that Zane meant every word. "Pffft haha!", Kim Minho laughed out loud. He had opened his eyes right from the moment he heard Zane slap Minjun and had watched the two bicker while trying to hold back his laugh. However, Zane's last words and seeing the way color drained from Minjun's face as he transformed from a fearless lion to a timid cat broke his resolve and he ended up laughing at the two instead. Soon after, Zane's Butler walked into the room to get Kim Minho since he would be going first in the individual assessment.

Everything soon went back to normal as they gathered around, and Zane started to address Minjun and Auston the moment Minho left. "Okay, you guys all know that Minho's birthday is coming up a few days from now", Zane started and the two nodded. "His mum also won't be able to make it in time for his birthday, so it'll be his first time celebrating his birthday without his mum", Zane elaborated. "You're right, but isn't his uncle Chan coming over soon?, he'll be around for his birthday", Minjun added. Kim Minho's uncle, Kim Chan, was Marcus's immediate younger brother by a year, and he was really close to the family.

He was one of the few people that stood by Ayra and her son during the time of Marcus's arrest while his other siblings just clamored for the wealth of the empire. Marcus's other three siblings had wanted to split the entire empire amongst themselves, and were even one of the biggest supporters for the removal and downfall of the Kim monarchy in country V.

Aside from being a loyal and trustworthy figure, Kim Chan was also one of Ayra's closest friends while growing up, and was an amazing uncle to Minho. In fact, Kim Minho had long started to see him as a second father. He was like the father he never had.

After talking for a while longer, the three had already come up with a brilliant plan for Minho's eighteenth birthday. They soon returned back to their original positions. Zane went back to the bean bag and slumped down on it with his eyes closed, while Auston went back to the couch and sat to continue his drawing. Minjun stayed put for a while, and even walked around for a little bit, but he soon came back to square one which was the unending boredom.

Minjun decided to go bug Auston this time around instead of testing Zane's words earlier. Besides, he actually found bothering Auston much more fun because of his aloof and unbothered nature. So, each time he managed to annoy or get a reaction from him, he'd feel like he'd just won a lottery.

Soon, his mischievous smile was back as he stopped near Auston. "So, what's this statue Picasso drawing this time around?", Minjun playfully asked, and as expected, Auston completely ignored him like he wasn't there, and continued with his sketch. Minjun looked over Auston's shoulder and saw that he was sketching some red roses that he had scattered on the center table. The servants probably picked some for him from the garden at his request.

"These flowers would look perfect with this face of mine, don't you think?", Minjun continued as he sat in front of the table, picked up a rose, and struck a goofy pose while obstructing Auston's view of what he was sketching. Auston just stood and moved round him to get a better view of the flowers without sparing him a glance. "H-Hey, since when did statues learn to move?!", Minjun spoke in fake annoyance.

"Pester me one more time Minjun, and I'll give Sumi a call and tell her and the guys to come over", Auston smoothly threatened with a straight face. Sumi was taking her royal classes along with her friends Yujun and Nicholas at Nicholas's place, and Minjun knew it wasn't that far from Zane's place. Minjun wanted to believe that Auston was only kidding, but seeing his unwavering look, he remembered that this guy didn't even know what a joke was, not to talk of actually knowing how to joke.

Auston's lips curved up in satisfaction as he glanced at the now silent Minjun, and Minjun could only frown the more. He didn't like the fact that his friends were all using Sumi to tame him like he was some pet...The heck! He wasn't some kind of freaking pet!