It's Kuon's turn! This time, he'll be the one singing about how he needs Carly (the MC, me) at his side, and how much he loves her. As we know from his route, Kuon once tried to ditch the whole royal lifestyle because he was not confident he'd make a good king. Losing his parents when he was only thirteen was really traumatic for him, and his grandfather (Glenn from the first game) telling him to suck it up and move on was about as helpful as leeches on a corpse. But after meeting Carly, he not only finds his way, but he finds love in her.

Now, here's Kuon's serenade, "I'd Rather Be With You" by Joshua Radin! The truth is, I had a hard time deciding between Kuon and Kevin for a really good song, "Never Knew I Needed" by Ne-Yo. Either way, I think this song works. Just let me know if it doesn't in an anonymous review and I'll revise it. I hope that you all enjoy Kuon's "Sweet Serenade"!


A few months after the succession ceremony for the prince of Oriens Kingdom got postponed due to the successor of the throne bolting at the last minute, things seemed to get back to normal for the heroine of the story, Carly, a beautiful pastry chef. The young heir to the throne had gotten a marriage interview with her after meeting her at a party in Nobel Michel announcing the Nobel Expo, and the prince ended up bolting and hiding out at her house for two weeks. To say it was inconvenient for her was an understatement.

However, as time went on, he had fallen in love with her, but he could not voice the feelings in his heart to her until she left Oriens to go back to Nobel Michel.

In Oriens Kingdom, the twenty-eight year old Crown Prince, Kuon J. Casiraghi, was at the docks in the middle of a rainy night, without an umbrella; he had finished up his work for the day, so he went out to relax. He was looking out to the ocean, and the scene was gloomy; the rain was hitting the surface of the ocean, and Kuon sighed sadly.

"Oh, Carly… I miss you." Kuon said, as he felt tears fall from his eyes, but it was hard to tell whether or not it was his tears or the rain on his face. His heart pained whenever he remembered the day she left, and there was not a day where he did not think of her.

"Sittin' here, on this lonely dock, watch the rain play on the ocean top..." Kuon sang, as he let the rain batter him. He sighed as he thought back on everything that happened the past few months.

Kuon had been taking his royal duties very seriously, but he felt really empty and sad, just like the weather. Kuon sat down, letting the rain pelt him. He looked down to the surface of the water and the face of the girl he loved, Carly, appeared; her smile was there and Kuon reached out to the water, and touched the surface, before her face disappeared. Kuon's face fell and he hung his head. He felt his heart break.

"All the things I feel I need to say, I can't explain in any other way." Kuon sang, as he felt his eyes water from the pain of not having his beloved Carly next to him.

He got on his knees and he reached out to the water; he scooped some water into his palm and looked at the water sadly. He saw Carly's smiling face once again, but it looked like she was right behind him.

"I need to bold, need to jump in the cold water, need to grow older with a girl like you." Kuon sang, as he imagined Carly right next to him, but she was not there.

He turned around and saw that he was all alone, much to his consternation. He stood up and merely saw that there was a path all the way back to the castle. He saw that he had to get back to the castle, as the limousine for his family was parked nearby, with his butler, Kent in the driver's seat.

"Finally see you were naturally the one to make it so easy when you show me the truth." Kuon sang, as he started his way to the limo. Soaking wet, he got into the backseat and Kent started to drive to the castle.

He thought back on the memories that he and Carly made together, including going to the amusement park while he was in hiding, getting busted by his friends, getting read the riot act by his grandfather and not knowing where to go. He knew that Carly was the one who helped him find his way, and he knew that he would never let her go ever again.

A tear fell from his eye as he wanted Carly at his side already. Once again, he felt that he needed Carly with him, and he felt that he wanted to find her right away.

"Yeah, yeah, I'd rather be with you. Say you want the same thing too." Kuon sang, as he wondered what Carly was up to that very moment.

About an hour later, back at the castle, Kuon had stepped out of the shower and he had a towel wrapped around his waist, while he was drying his hair; the sun was coming out and he had his towel around his neck. He sat on the bed, sighing sadly, and feeling depressed. He saw that the rain had stopped and the clouds were parting; the sun was coming out, and as he saw this, Kuon imagined Carly rubbing his shoulders after a tense day. Kuon once again felt down in the dumps.

"Now here's the sun, come to dry the rain, warm my shoulders and relieve my pain." Kuon sang, as he looked into his full-length mirror.

His mind and his heartache playing tricks with his eyes, he once again saw Carly in the mirror. He went over to the mirror and he put his hand next to the mirror, on the wall, and started sobbing a little bit. He wanted Carly next to him right there and then. Carly was the girl who showed him new things and helped him find his way, and yet she was gone. This made Kuon feel horrible and he wanted her to be with him.

"You're the one thing that I'm missing here, with you beside me, I no longer fear." Kuon sang, as he shed tears knowing that Carly was not with him.

He let his mind wander as he changed into some casual clothes and sat on the bed. He fell on his back as he looked up to the ceiling, and he felt his heart beat. He wanted her to stay with him for the rest of their lives. He did not care that she was a commoner; his grandmother was a commoner, too, and Carly reminded him of her, so this only drove Kuon's feelings for her even more. Carly meant the world to him, yet she was gone, and he felt all alone.

His fantasy led to him an Carly on a private island owned by the Levancois family, whom his friend Prince Max of Charles was a member of. He did a cannonball in the water as he was wearing swimming trunks, and he made a splash. He floated in the water on his back as he sighed; he was able to relax. Carly was swimming next to him, in a beautiful, pink bikini. He looked at her with love in his eyes.

"I need to bold, need to jump in the cold water. Need to grow older with a girl like you." Kuon sang.

Carly showed him some sea animals when they were looking in a tide pool; there were animals like sea urchins, barnacles, sea stars, etc., and they were waiting for the tide to come in so they could leave. Carly took out a sea star and showed it to Kuon. He took it into his hand, and the star he held in his hand looked like the stars that were often reflected in Carly's eyes. At least, as far as he could see.

"Finally see that you were naturally the one to make it so easy when you show me the truth," Kuon sang, as he put the star back and then hugged Carly to him. However, the fantasy broke and Kuon was back on his bed in his room; he looked out the window and looked across the ocean, his heart longing for Carly at his side. "Yeah, yeah, I'd rather be with you. Say you want the same thing too."

The succession ceremony and parade was set in Nobel Michel. It had been a few weeks since Kuon was caught out in the rain. Needless to say, he was lucky he did not catch a cold, or get laryngitis. His grandfather had already read him the riot act for that, but Kuon had Carly on his mind the whole time. The night before, he snuck out of the castle again. This time, however, he intended to come back, and Kent was in the loop this time.

Carly was sleeping in her bed at the apartment, feeling that everything was back to normal. However, that was soon to be changed. Kuon, noticing the window was open, scoffed to himself about how she did not heed her warning. Once again, Kuon snuck in to her apartment by climbing through the window.

However, he seemed to have gotten caught; Carly's eyes opened at hearing his sneaking in. Not noticing it was him, Carly was about to scream, but Kuon ran over to her side and covered her mouth.

"Calm down; it's me!" Kuon shushed, and then Carly relaxed knowing it was him.

"Kuon…?" Carly asked, as she realized who it was she was talking to. Kuon gave her a smile and then he felt relieved at seeing her again.

"I could have saved so much time for us, had I seen the way to get to where I am today," Kuon sang, as he caressed Carly's cheek and pulled her close to him. "You waited on me so long. So now, listen to me say…"

Kuon started dropping kisses all over Carly's face, he was so happy to see her. He felt his heart on fire.

"I need to bold, need to jump in the cold water, need to grow older with a girl like you," Kuon told Carly, in song, while trying to keep the others from waking up. "Finally see you were naturally the one to make it so easy when you show me the truth."

Carly relaxed in Kuon's arms, and Kuon felt complete as he felt Carly in his arms. She was so happy to know that Kuon was going to be okay. He had told her everything that happened over the past few months with including trying to break the ice with his grandfather. He was so happy to be at her side that he felt all of his locked-up passion just burst out.

Kuon dropped more kisses on Carly's face; Carly received them happily, as she was happy to see Kuon again after so long. Kuon kept giving her kisses and she kept blushing as he did. After he stopped for air, he caressed Carly's cheek, and gazed into her eyes.

"Yeah, yeah, I'd rather be with you. Say you want the same thing, too." Kuon sang, as he had one arm around Carly's waist, the other on her cheek.

Carly teared up, her eyes all wet, and then Kuon wrapped his arms around her again and pulled her close.

"Say you feel the way I do." Kuon sang, as he once again kissed Carly and she blushed before closing her eyes and relaxed.

Kuon had fallen so hard for Carly that he could not bear the thought of having her leave him again. He intended on making her his after the succession ceremony. He rocked Carly's body against his own, feeling her warmth against his body. He felt so much better and happier now that she was with him.


That's a wrap for Kuon! I had a bit of a hard time with the imagery and the scenes for Kuon, probably because I don't know this song very well. I think I'll have an easier time with Sieg in the next chapter. Hope to see you soon!