Time Will Tell

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A few months later

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"JOON!"

A booming voice came from outside.

Prince Namjoon abruptly woke up from his beauty sleep.

"This girl...!"

He hissed irritably and let

the guards open the door.

A highly spirited Nineteen year old sprang on to his bed and tugged on his sleeves.

"Let's go!"

Ananya gave a bright smile and said.

"Don't you think Chelsea will have your head for this?" Namjoon asked, signaling at her fingers clutched on to his sleeve.

"I can behave properly for the world.

But for my best friend? You don't deserve my kindness!"

Ananya grinned from ear to ear.

Ananya had just visited Conir last night. She was going through the

Viage Ceremony

and thus had to spend a month in Conir.

The last the two friends saw of each other was a few months earlier during the Royal Battle.

After the sudden war, it took a few weeks for the people to get over it.

Acharya's absence was explained to people and they took it pretty bad.

After all, the eldest was no more among them. Many people wanted a funeral but were refused as Acharya was still alive. Thus after a mournful month, the Royal Battle was announced again.

Meanwhile, all the Royal blood had spent an entire month together.

Most of the time, they would spend in the Royal Library and the Secret Library. They searched for many alternatives of bringing their teacher back. But all was in vain by the first week. The Princes had soon become familiar with the Kingdom and the Princess. They became good friends while Namjoon was considerably the closest to the Princess. Though all the boys knew that it was just friendship, they enjoyed the reaction of the

Duo's lovers.

Through the first few days, Namjoon had feelings for Chelsea and she had for him. Jungkook on the other hand was openly flirty with the Princess.

Even though it was a time of mourning, the Lovers kept the side of their loved ones through and through.

Thus, even now, both Chelsea and Jungkook get upset on hearing Namjoon's name on Ananya's mouth.

The other Princes enjoy a good show from the sidelines.

"Where is Chelsea?"

Namjoon asked as he quickly got into his Royal Robes.

"Still snoozing."

Ananya replied.

Namjoon chuckled and joined her as she went out of the room.

The duo talked heartily about Chelsea's sleeping patterns and Namjoon's snoring. Ananya swore that Chelsea might have to make herself tone deaf to get adjusted to Joon.

They reached the library and took their seats by a window with an overview of the Kingdom. Namjoon head over to some shelves and slipped up a few

blue-gold books.

" Time Reading? "

Ananya asked, with her sparkling eyes fixed on the book's cover.

Ananya had learned many things but was forbidden from reading some books. Though it was the same case in Conir, Namjoon had learned the trick of deception from Prince V.

"You know we aren't

allowed to read that right?"

Ananya hesitated after thoroughly going through the book's cover. She noticed the little specks of a lingering deception spell which could fool anyone with low energy Magic.

"Alright ! So let's not read such forbidden book!"

Namjoon snickered and sprang up on his feet. He was about to pick the book up when Ananya slammed it back on the bench.

"So you are reading?"

Namjoon asked with a sly smirk.

"A little peak would be

harmless, right?"

Ananya smiled awkwardly.

"Harmless? Ofcourse!"

Namjoon sarcastically replied.

The two sat back and started going through the book. Namjoon had already read it and was eagerly pointing out the important lines to Ananya. Ananya's eyes grew wider and wider as she went through the lines.

Namjoon looked up at her and saw her sparkling eyes, filled with a childish curiosity. He felt a sudden heat rush on his cheek but soon suppressed it.

All of a sudden, Ananya flipped close the book and got up with a start.

For a minute, she shut close her eyes and took slow deep breaths. Namjoon was confused and blankly stared at her.

She looked so much like Chelsea.

Very minute details added a speck of beauty to Ananya which made her stand out in a crowd. Chelsea was beautiful but it would take more than a minute of observation to realise her true beauty. Namjoon went speechless when he realised he was seeing Ananya in a different spotlight. For the first time he thought of her as a Princess and not just a friend. Her brown hair was playing in the air while her soft porcelain skin glowed in soft light. Her lips were a blushed red and looked like soft candied cotton.

Her face portrayed a calm he had never seen before. She stood like still water after her abrupt actions. Anyone staring at her at this moment would mistake her for a beautiful Immortal.

How he wish he could feel her lips...

Namjoon snapped out of his absurd thoughts and cursed himself for thinking so. He knew he swayed the way he did because because Ananya's face resembled Chelsea in way too many ways. The sisters were

a rare beauty indeed!

"Let's do it!"

Ananya exclaimed,

opening her eyes.

"Do what?"

Namjoon asked, trying not to

make eye contact.

"Read time!"

Ananya said smiling broadly.

"Now? Y-you hardly read a thing!"

Namjoon replied, shocked.

"Oh rubbish! Just say if you wanna see my future with me." Ananya said 

shoving off Namjoon's concerns.

"But- sigh...Fine!"

Namjoon rolled his eyes and said.

"Well you won't be able to see it like a story in your first few tries."

"I think I am awesome enough to nail this." Ananya said proudly while Namjoon chuckled at her

'Commoner' language.

The two Royals head to the centre of the library which had a circular podium with many geometric symbols around it. The roof above was made of glass and allowed ample sunlight to pour in. Ananya grabbed Namjoon's hand and hoped into the circle.

She stationed herself in a proper stance, shut her eyes and immediately started the ritual. Namjoon was taken by surprise and quickly grabbed Ananya's waist.

Ananya was in the middle of casting the charm and didn't notice the tall Prince holding on to her by her waist and breathing on her neck. She was determined to get the ritual right.

Soon, the two were engulfed in dense clouds of dark Golden-Purple mist and Blue waves crashed up to them. Thought they couldn't feel the mist touching their skin, nor the waves crashing on their feet , everything felt surreal. Namjoon was familiar with what happens next but decided to stay silent about it.

Ananya soon realized that Namjoon was clinging on to her waist. She didn't think much of it and nudged him away.

Namjoon cleared his throat thinking about the awkward situation when suddenly their surroundings started moving in extreme pace. It was like the ground below them was a ship speeding its way through the monstrous waves.

Namjoon immediately clutched Ananya's arm and snuggled close

as it was his first time in

someone else's future.

Suddenly, the clouds burst into a loud uproar. The duo fixed their eyes on the clouds in front of them.

...

Suga, "Careful!"

Ananya was at the edge of a cliff.

She was blindfolded and smiling at the Prince. On the other hand, Suga rushed up to her and pulled her close, narrowly escaping from the lethal fall.

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"RUN!"

An unknown voice yelled from another cloud.

Ananya was running through the woods and spun back to look at the person.

...

"You are one of us."

A man in powerful large wings patted on her shoulders.

...

"NOOO!"

Ananya yelled as she saw a falling Dragon.

...

"We are going too fast!"

Namjoon yelled out.

"We're going in the wrong direction!"

Ananya yelled back and tried to order the moving ground to turn around and go slow. Surprisingly, it did so ,readily.

They went slower and now could notice many little details.

...

"All stones merged as one."

Acharya said.

( "Acharya is alive!"

The duo yelled.)

...

"All stones merged as one."

The winged man said in a serious note.

...

A cloud showed the nasty smile of

Ash Izal.

...

A Secret doorway in the Conir Library popped up in another cloud.

("STOP!" Ananya yelled.

The moving ground complied.)

Namjoon, "Here."

( "The Conir Gem?"

Ananya asked confused.)

Ananya was about to touch the gem but the ground lost its control. It sped away in lightning speed, blinding the two for a second.

"What's happening?"

Ananya yelled before everything blacked out.

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Author's Note:

Sorry for the delay guys!

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