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The sun that has just risen shined brightly, lighting everything under it. At the west wing of the palace, a palace maid was having difficulties trying to wake up her peacefully sleeping master.

"Wake up now, Natsume!" That was the ninth time Mikan said that line and still no movement from him.

I've got to try something else. He's sleeping like log. But what…?

Then a light bulb in Mikan's head lit up. It was genius.

"Natsume, if you don't wake up now, I'm going to tickle you and don't think I don't know where all your ticklish spots are."

It was all a bluff though. Sure she was going to tickle him but she doesn't have a clue where he is ticklish. And as her hand was nearing Natsume, he suddenly caught her arm and she was pulled to his chest.

"So you are awake, you big dummy." Mikan puffed her cheeks. "Now let me go and get out of bed. You've got a busy day ahead."

"No, I just want to stay like this the whole day," Natsume replied sleepily.

Mikan blushed. Something about what he said made her heart flutter and it was beating rapidly.

Mikan's thoughts went into hyperventilating mode. "What if he could feel my heart beating so rapidly."; "It's going to be so embarrassing."; "How am I suppose to explain to him?"; "It's okay… just calm down. There's a blanket between us. He shouldn't be able to feel anything."

But unknown to Mikan, the blanket was rather thin so Natsume could feel her heartbeat popping like popcorns. He unconsciously smiled.

Natsume then heard a candy wrapper crinkling and the next thing he knew, Mikan shoved something into his mouth.

"GAH! What did you put in mouth?"

"Well you didn't seem to have plan to let me go or wake up so I decided to put that piece candy into your mouth. Since you hate sweet anything, I figured you would definitely react strongly to it. It's strawberry flavored and if memory serves, you like strawberry flavor stuff so just relax and suck it up you big baby."

Natsume hated that victorious smile on Mikan's face. "She's going to get it from me one of these days and I'm not holding back" thought Natsume evilly.

"Since you're up and awake up now, you should go get ready. I wasn't kidding about you having a busy schedule."


Breakfast with the King and Queen went by rather quickly.

The golf game with the Prime Minister was not that eventful either as the Prime Minister only cared about kissing up to the Crown Prince and not on the actual game itself. So, Natsume decided to end the game early but finishing all eighteen holes in just an hour.

Lunch with the royals revolved around the topic of marriage between the daughters and nieces of the Dukes and the Counts with the Crown Prince. However, all these proposals were immediately rejected with just a glare from Natsume's ruby red eyes.

Tea with the parliament members was the most boring of all because the only the topic of discussion was about the economic growth of the kingdom and the future developmental plans.

Before dinner, there was a few interviews with newspapers and magazines such as Phorbes and Taimes. Unfortunately, all the female journalists were too smitten and engrossed with Natsume's looks that they messed up most of the questions they were supposed to ask.


When Natsume got back to his room, he instantly collapsed onto his bed.

"What do want for dinner? I'll go ask the kitchen to make it for you."

"Go to the cupboard at the corner and you'll understand when you open it," said Natsume tiredly.

And open the cupboard Mikan did. She just smiled at her discovery and quickly took out the portable stove, pot and a few packets of instant ramen.

The smell of the broth quickly filled the room. Natsume and Mikan sat around the pot and just ate out of it. One would think that sharing instant ramen with the Crow Prince and eating out of the pot would be awkward but the two found the atmosphere really comfortable and relaxing.

"If only time would just stop right now and forever be that way," is what the two coincidentally thought. They both blushed at that thought itself and continued eating their ramen.


Hope you enjoyed this chapter! Have a nice day/night depending on which time zone you are :D