… SORRY FOR THE LONG WAIT!

Reasons for being late is because I went to the hospital because of my long-lasting fever, and when I got out, school started and assignments crashed onto me! And final terms is very, very,very, VERYYYYY close!

Anyway…

Review replies!

asianchibi99: [A-A-A-A… … Hiru- Sayumi? Me- … Yoru- I think she's… dead…] Hahaha! Thanks Chibi-chan! And I'm a sucker for love triangles too, actually! You gotta love the love triangle (does that even make sense?)

Zatsune Krystal Misaki: Thanks senpai! And seriously, I don't know how I write this type of story… I just do…

KitsuneTHY: Hey, Carol-chan! It's okay~ And Rin IS kind, isn't she? KICK THEIR ASS, CAROL-CHAN!

Right, right, righties! Let's move on to the disclaimer!

Disclaimer: I don't own and neither does Crypton :D /punched by Yoru

Len P.O.V.

Prince Rinto had guided use to the castle (luckily, Princess Rin didn't wander off) and we had arrived to the castle safely. I stood next to the Princess whereas she sat at the table in the garden, waiting for the Prince and his maid. Why doesn't he have a butler but have a maid? It's a little strange if you ask me… (A/N: It's hard making Len speak like a guy trained to be a royal butler! I hope I'll succeed…)

The door opened and Prince Rinto had stepped in with a blonde girl following him shortly after. The Prince sat across the Princess and had beckoned the girl to serve some tea and serve some snack. She bowed and went to fetch the snack and tea.

"So, how are you enjoying you're stay here, Princess Rin?" Prince Rinto asked.

"I'm enjoying it very much, Prince Rinto… as I thought, the castle garden would be even beautiful than the village…"

"I am honored that you, the Princess would come to my kingdom… although I have never met you or went to your country, I've heard from villagers that you are very kind and very caring… and from what I've witnessed, all of it are true…" Prince Rinto said.

The doors opened and the previous maid came in, one hand holding a tray of snacks and the other a tray of the tea and teacups. Prince Rinto smiled at her.

"Three minutes, Lenka… a new record…" Prince Rinto said. The maid, Lenka I assume, smiled and walked over to the table. She was having trouble putting it down so I quickly moved to her side and helped her out. She glanced at me gratefully and smiled. I smiled and nodded. She served both the Prince and Princess their snacks and I poured them the tea.

"Thank you, Len and…" Princess Rin glanced at Lenka wondering what her name is.

"Lenka, Your Highness…" (A/N: surprisingly it's easy for Lenka…) she answered with a bow.

"Thank you, Len and Lenka!" Princess Rin exclaimed happily as she took a bite in the professionally made muffin, decorated with some fruits and whipped cream. Prince Rinto had nodded and took a bite in the same muffin.

"Very good work, Lenka" he stated as he took the second bite. Lenka had smiled and bowed.

"You made this?" Princess Rin asked. Lenka looks at her and nodded. "You're very skilled!" Princess Rin said happily. Lenka blushed and bowed, mumbling a thank you. I, myself was impressed at how she made it. It WAS professionally made…

"Well, why don't we stroll around the village, seeing as we have an honored guest today, Lenka?" Prince Rinto said as he stood up. Lenka nodded and made her way to the door but suddenly stopped and looked back.

"Please bring Princess Rin to her room and please get Len to know the ways around the castle…" Prince Rinto said. I feel slightly impressed and a bit shocked by how she knows when the Prince wants something, not waiting for him to call for her first. Prince Rinto walked past her and she bowed to him. Once he was out of the room she straightened herself and beckoned me and Princess Rin to follow her. Princess Rin stood up and walked to her, I followed her after.

"Please do not wander off… you might get lost," she reminded us before walking out. She must have worked with the Prince for a long time seeing as she is acting like an ideal maid. I bowed to Princess Rin as she walked out of the room. When she was out, I too had walked out.

Lenka guided us the Princess Rin's room and had reminded her to not wander around to avoid getting lost before asking me to follow her.

"Is it fun working with the great Princess of Yellow?" she asked, trying to make a topic to talk about.

"Very much… she never really troubles me… except when she's excited…" I answered, remembering what had happened this morning. Lenka giggled.

~Time Skip~

Lenka had showed me the places that the Princess and myself can enter and those that are prohibited to enter for several reasons that she didn't tell me. I was then asked by Lenka to get the Princess so they could go on the stroll that Prince Rinto suggested. I walked towards Princess Rin's room and when I got there I knocked on the door.

"Come in!"

I opened the door and saw that the Princess was wearing a different dress from this morning. She was wearing a simple, black dress that almost touched the floor. The dress had a gold sleeves(A/N: Do they call it sleeves? I dunno, I just write it…)

"Are you ready for the stroll, Princess?" I asked. She smiled to me and nodded enthusiastically. I smiled and extended my hand to her. She smiled and took my hand. Hand-in-hand, we walked to the entrance of the castle. Prince Rinto and Lenka was already waiting for us. When we reached them, I let go of Princess Rin's hand.

"Come, now… we don't want to be late…" Prince Rinto said, somewhat irritated by something. Lenka also looked a little sad looking at Prince Rinto acting like that. I only helped Princess Rin into the carriage.

The whole ride was silent and nobody even tried to talk to one another. I glanced at Princess Rin and saw that she was in her own little world. She was staring out the carriage, thinking about something. She's only like this when she really needs to think about something. I smiled. She has always been like this since I started working with her. The carriage had suddenly stopped which made Princess Rin come back to reality.

"Are we here? Did I space out too long?" Princess Rin asked, blushing a bit. I smiled at her.

"Not at all, Princess…" Princess Rin sighed. When we got out we started walking towards the park.

"Rin! Len!" we heard a voice shout both me and the Princess turned around to see someone we never expected to see here…

A little cliffhanger! So, who do you think it was? Try to figure it out! A hint for it is that she/he has cherry red hair~ so think, think, think!

I hope this covers for my long absentness… I'm truly sorry for that…

Let's just stop my ranting so you could go do something else…

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~Sayumi