Miss Royalty // BTS AU

Chapter Twenty-Four

8 Days Left Until The Ball

This morning, Ruby had gotten up early to take a bath and got dressed and in a beautiful red gown before she joined with the King for breakfast. "Father, I would like to wish you a very early happy birthday." The King looks at Ruby with a proud smile as he responds, "My dear, daughter, thank you. My actual birthday is in two days, but I will cherish your birthday greeting." He chuckles.

The maids brought in many dishes for their breakfast. "I assume Chip had already told you about your plans for today at Samba Square?" He asked Ruby. "Yes your majesty, I have already told her about the village's dance contest in which she will open the ceremony with a performance with one of the elite princes she chooses," Chip explains.

"Perfect, I will be at Dance Hall to watch. Make the opening perforce perfect as always," he says, clapping his hands in delight. After breakfast, Ruby had set off to Samba Square, along with Chip. They find the streets decorated with colorful decorations. Most shops were closed due to the early celebration.

As they were passing by the shops, they awkwardly bumped into Prince Namjoon. "H-Hello, Princess Ruby," he nervously stutters. "Prince Namjoon? Uh-, hi," she waves at him. "Princess Ruby, I want to apologize for what happened back at Practice Hall. It was never my intention to talk about my sister when I'm with you. You were right, I shouldn't be thinking about my sister when I'm with you. You had every right to be angry at me," Prince Namjoon said, bowing lowly at her.

"Prince Namjoon, I accept your apology. But I should also apologize for shouting at you like that, I let out my anger at you, I felt really bad that I hurt your feelings. I know how much you miss your sister, I know from the bottom of my heart, you will see her again. Just promise me one thing, please remember me as Ruby Royalty." Prince Namjoon looks at Ruby, a happy smile appearing on his face.

They both hugged each other, accepting their apologies and becoming friends again. "I promise I will get you something that it is you," he says. "You don't have to."

"By the way, the king announced that you will be opening the dance contest with a waltz, which prince are you picking?" He asked. "One thing's for sure, Prince Seokjin will be my dance partner for the dinner party and I wanted to dance with a prince I never got the chance to dance with. Either Prince Taehyung or...?" Ruby couldn't think of any other prince she hasn't dance with.

"Prince Namjoon, have you seen Prince Taehyung?" "I haven't seen him around lately, I also just arrived here." They desperately look around, to find Prince Taehyung. "If you like, your highness, I can fly around and find his highness for you," Chip said. "Yes, please. Thank you."

As Chip flies away, Ruby and Prince Namjoon walked around, hoping to run into him or at least spot him anywhere. "My beloved princess, I heard you're looking for a prince to dance with, why not me?" They both hear Prince Jimin speak as he walks over to them.

"I already have a prince in mind, we're just looking for Prince Taehyung," Ruby tells Prince Jimin. "Oh, that's too bad," he sadly states. Not even minutes later, Chip flies back to them, with some certain news. "I couldn't find his highness, but I did accidentally fly into his highness, Prince Seokjin. I asked if he has seen his highness, Prince Taehyung, and he said that his highness, Prince Taehyung has a light cold so he won't be able to attend the early celebration."

Ruby is disappointed that he won't be here for the early celebration, as well as her opening performance. "If you're still looking for a partner, I am the perfect match," Prince Jimin playfully smirks. Ruby thinks Prince Jimin is not that bad of a partner, she hasn't participated in any dance activity with him, only during dance practices.

"Fine, Prince Jimin, be my partner for the opening performance," Ruby said. They were all shocked at Ruby's sudden choice. "Well, I- uh, shall we go to Dance Hall then?" Chip asked. "Yes, I can't wait," Prince Namjoon smiles as the four of them headed to Dance Hall. As they get close to the location, they didn't expect many people to gather at Dance Hall for the dance contest.