-annoying little werewolf-
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the vampire prince tensed. how was he supposed to last until the next night, with nothing but the faint taunt of fresh blood? the prince flashed back to his castle, trying to stomach the urge. he'd pace the hall- yet he tried his best to seem fine. taehyung closed his eyes, licking his lips as he thought about how he was going to sink his fangs deep into that werewolf's wrist. well, that was until namjoon appeared beside him.

"hello, vampire prince of barrowdell. i've brought you a squirrel from the warlock woods. i was visiting yoongi this night-" taehyung didn't even let him finish talking, he snatched up the rodent and sunk his teeth down deep into the skin of the animal. namjoon watched in almost horror as the poor thing deflated, losing all of its blood. nonetheless, it was for taehyung's pride. he would never get caught, taking blood from a werewolf! disgusting, foul creatures.

taehyung handed back the bloodless creature in satisfaction. the prince wiped his lips on his sleeve, knowing damn well his entire face most likely had the squirrel blood on it. namjoon was just.. in shock that his "friend" (although taehyung would rather not call namjoon that) had devoured a squirrel in front of him. with, no indication whatsoever that he was initially planning to.

"what, something wrong?" taehyung finished wiping away the blood from his face, sighing in contentment. "nothing?" namjoon shook his head, agreeing that nothing seemed to be out of the ordinary- an incredible lie! seen as the vampire prince of barrowdell just consumed a squirrel in .3 seconds. "then i'll go shower. tomorrow night is the half moon meeting. i can't look as if i haven't showered in a while. you know those judgmental warlocks."

namjoon nodded, carrying out the squirrel and relocating it to a more- logical place. basically he buried it in the woods beside the border. not the border near the werewolves, the one near the warlock woods. he surely didn't want to start up the war again, not while it was at bay.

taehyung finished up his shower while namjoon was on his burial quest. the night was growing old, and taehyung was getting more and more tired. he knew he ought to sleep sooner or later, and it seemed the sooner option was winning by a landslide. the king stopped by briefly to check in- not missing the once potent scent of dead animal lingering around his son. it was hardly there, masked by a manly smelling cologne, and perhaps a berry scented shampoo.

taehyung snuggled against his pillow, letting out a small sigh. the night had been an eventful one. he didn't experience busy nights like this, not before he was prince. he would mostly hang out with his half brother- and he would try and avoid that at all costs now. he watched his window, well more the space in front of the window. a slit in the curtains casted a bit of sunlight into the room.

taehyung fell asleep, soundly and unexpectedly- well until two rough, calloused hands grabbed at his shoulders and shook him from his silent slumber. the vampire prince let out a groan of ultimate disapproval, sitting in his bed and watching as the red covers fell from his frame.

"it's half moon time!" namjoon spun on his feet, walking over to the curtains and opening them widely. surely enough, the moon was bright- and half visible in the sky. they would meet on full moons, but werewolves get very rowdy and frisky during that time, so they avoid certain death by having them on half moons. "i've decided that i'm just going to ignore the fact that you sucked a squirrel dry of blood like it was your lifeline."

taehyung rolled his eyes, "it was given to me." he'd reach over and locate his crown, placing it on top of his head. his eyes flashed into a yellow, dazzling color. it stayed as that for a while, until namjoon hurried him out of bed. taehyung took that as a hint that the vampires chosen to go to the half moon were about to leave. taehyung went along with a few familiar faces, the main ones being his father, namjoon and himself. his mother was still too weak to go.

yoongi refused to do treatment on her, saying he had gifted the vampires too much recently and that it felt beyond natural. taehyung did not blame him. his mother usually liked to wreak havoc on the other species. she was truly a troubled soul, and taehyung was convinced his father only liked her for her good looks. her personality was very difficult to get past.

besides, his parents had been married for maybe 120 years. taehyung had been apart of life for about 80 of them. taehyung was a fairly young prince, his aging stopped when he turned 18. he had youthful skin, while his father had more aged skin. he was centuries older of course.

taehyung eyed the group of people, it was what he expected, a few royal vampires. taehyung was not even sure how he was related to them, but they looked ancient. one lady had the sprouts of grey hair on the top of her head, which don't occur to vampires often. taehyung could see her red eyes were beady and almost lifeless.

namjoon stayed in front of him, and if he stood on his toes, he could see his father in the lead. shouldn't he be up there too? taehyung left namjoon behind, deciding it was the best way to assert leadership, as a new prince. taehyung flashed forward, past the group of people and ended up shoulders aligned with his father. his father gave him a quick look, perhaps of shock. he had not expected his son to appear out of thin air like that.

"we are almost there." his father stated, winding down the path and into what taehyung knew as the grand center entrance. the grand center was a huge place in the middle of barrowdell that supported all species as they met. taehyung has gone to many of these, but this was his first one as a prince. taehyung had been too distracted to even remember that the annoying little werewolf would be there, most likely bowing to offer his neck. how embarrassing would that be?

taehyung knew he had to avoid him. he would only cause unwanted problems, besides, taehyung was no longer hungry. and from what he had heard from across the center- "the fairies have arrived!"

-chapter-end-