This one is mine (Chanbaek) 1st book

04

A few hours later:

The volunteers who applied to get in competition to win so one of them can marry a prince, Baekhyun. At the ball, a prince enters after his father's announcement. Each of the volunteers introduces themselves and shows their manners and that makes him feel interested in a few of them, 'interesting... I like it,' his mind commented and his nervousness stopped. He smiles when he sees Sehun as long as everyone is enjoying their time to get to know their crush, Baekhyun also asked a few competitors to dance the waltz with a handsome man, Baekhyun. Still, his heart hasn't throbbed and inside him is still dead. Lastly, he also danced with Sehun as their eyes locked into each other, his heart finally beats but not much until a widowed king came in. His heart sank again...

Baekhyun gets confused, "what is he doing here...? Isn't he supposed to marry my Hyung?" I whispered while dancing with him. Sehun whispered, "I don't know...I have a bad feeling about this..." there is something that Sehun is hiding from his childhood best friend aka his crush and Baekhyun hasn't asked! Still, Baekhyun could tell he's hiding but acting smooth.

"Me too..." then his father approached Park Chanyeol and exchanged their greetings, they walked up to Sebaek.
"Father, what is he doing here...?"

"He is interested to join, I have made the choice, why don't you marry this one?" The king suggested.
The prince shook his head, "what? You told me that I'm the one who makes decisions. It's unfair that you control what I can handle!" He gasped. The king with pride started to turn stern, "Byun Baekhyun... don't be disobedience."
Sehun and Chanyeol exchanged the stare, Sehun shook his head and Chanyeol scoffed, "how about no arguments instead, may I have a dance?" His hand gets behind his back and another to offer while he bowed Into 90 degrees.

Sehun squeezes a prince's hand to reassure him to go ahead...

Baekhyun exhaled, "why, of course, your majesty." He faked his smile and released Sehun and grabs his masculine hand to hold, "shall we?"

Three of them can sense how proud their father is after Baekhyun accepts the offer.

"We shall," Chanyeol kissed his hand softly and acted normal. Both walks together with their hands intertwined and the music sound so romantic and slow, they follow the rhythm while Chanyeol pulled Baekhyun so close as their bodies touch each other while Baekhyun puts his hand on Chanyeol's shoulder and another with their locked hand, "why didn't you warn me earlier that you would come?"

"Aw love, I thought you figure it out earlier." His lips whispered Baekhyun's ear before nips his lobe seductively. Baekhyun felt the lust temptation for the first time and not knowing why, it makes him think Chanyeol might casted the spell to get him but definitely, he admires the tall man in front of him. Yet, Baekhyun knows how to reverse it and he isn't always affected even many had tried. But something is up with Chanyeol that makes him that way.

"Pervert..." he dodged his head to look at his lips then his eyes before his eyes roam to memorize his appearance and scent, "stalker... you did something to my mother, did you...?" He whispered.
Chanyeol shook his head no even he secretly smirked, Baekhyun scoffed and rolled his eyes, "you did it and yet, I'm not going to choose a murderer king, pathetic! Tsk, might you excuse me..." he was about to let go but the powerful king embraced him without being too harsh, "to free you, of course... is this what you want?"

"How did you know?" Baekhyun felt the butterflies in his stomach again, shaking the feelings off, and stays tough, "I don't trust you... you knew all the time that my mother would reject you to date me because of the reality... sorry love, no. Definitely won't happen."