Hello again, this chapter is really short, I'm trying my hand on something new (look at the end notes ) I do hope you guys'll enjoy :

CHAPTER 4

Mori Mori sat on the wooden floor in the hallways, facing the garden, with the wind mildly blowing. The moon was very beautiful that night. There was something sorrowful about the moon, he thought. It was beautiful, yes, but it was nothing compared to the sun. He believed it wasn't nearly as beautiful as the sun because he was still able to look at it without the risk of being in pain. The pain made him feel that its beauty was real.

Much like how he was feeling now. He knew what he felt for Kagura was real because he was in pain. He couldn't sleep after overhearing the officers' conversation and now the feeling was gnawing at him. He couldn't quite explain what it was. It wasn't jealousy, he convinced himself. He thought that if you were to become envious of someone, you would also hate that person. But he didn't hate Sougo. In fact, he felt a strange connection with him, now that Mori Mori knows how the captain felt.

While contemplating, the sliding door behind him suddenly opened to reveal Gin.

"Alright, I'm going now. See you tomorrow, kid." Gin said.

The prince didn't respond, which made Gin stop. Mori Mori didn't care what was happening around him. He only cared, right now, for what he was feeling and how he would go about it. Gin must've been waiting for him to respond because he spoke again:

"You know, he's a rather difficult opponent, that sadist. Believe me, I know. Kids shouldn't mess with him. But apparently you annoy him, and quite frankly, I like seeing him this vexed. It's like an early Christmas gift."

Mori Mori looked at him. "I don't want to mess with him. He terrifies me"

"Trust me, you terrify him as well, kid." With that, Gin gave a good-bye wave and walked out of his sight. It was becoming annoying to him how these adults kept on speaking in cryptic messages. He was beginning to believe that there are certain things that he can never learn inside the house.

"Okay," he said to himself.

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The next day, it was the same scene again. Kondou and Hijikata watching from a safe distance while Sougo was really paying attention to Mori Mori and Kagura now. But this time, Gin and Shinpachi were nowhere to be found.

"Gin said that I could handle this on my own and that they had other job requests to do. Makes more money, he said." Kagura was making a sort of flower crown for Sadaharu but was awfully bad at it. She kept knitting the flowers together but somehow they'd fall apart. The prince found it adorable and tried to help her.

He mended the flowers but they still kept falling apart. The flower stems just wouldn't seem to hold on to each other. He almost gave up but decided to make something smaller than a crown. It took less flowers and less time. He made a flower bracelet.

Kagura looked at her watch. "Oh, I have to get back. There's this soap opera I'm watching and today's going to have a highlight!" She enthusiastically said. Kagura took her umbrella and stood up, while the Prince panicked. She was leaving too early, he didn't want that.

"Ah, Sougo," Kondou said. "You should go with China on the way. Girls shouldn't be walking alone, right?" He sheepishly smiled.

"Well, girls shouldn't own that large of a dog, so I don't see your point." Sougo replied.

Mori Mori quickly stood up before she left, carefully attaching the bracelet on her left wrist. "It's okay if it doesn't last long. I'll make you another one." He was slightly touching her hand and it made him blush. He looked at Kagura to see her smiling.

"Okay, I'll be back tomorrow." She said.

The prince saw her off at the main gate, she hadn't left yet when he saw Sougo walking towards the gate as well.

"Come on, China. I need to keep an eye on you before you kidnap anyone else." Sougo said.

They exchanged a few insults, without looking back or saying good-bye to Mori Mori. The prince just stood there, staring at the back of the two. He felt another sickening sensation. Maybe he was jealous. As he pondered, before the gates closed, he caught a glimpse of Kagura smiling. He hadn't seen her smile like that before. It looked like she was hiding something maybe a memory or a thought. As much as he enjoyed seeing her smile, the sad thing was, he thought, he didn't know if she smiled because of him or because of Sougo.

I am in love and hurts.

END.

I really have an obsession with heartbreaking stories. This is just something I wrote because I may not be able to update soon (it's my birthday yaaay there are guests in the house hahaha). I'm trying to write this chapter so that the readers would develop sympathy for the protagonist (is it working? Haha). I would like to know how you guys thought of this one, I do hope you this was an alright chapter : :