"Get rid this off me." The black princess took off his frilly annoying dress once he arrived the princess chamber. Kukuri had been waiting him with the rest of the maids. Kuroh found out Kukuri had this huge smile plastered on her face. Today could not be worse than this.

"Welcome back, princess... I guess dancing under the moonlight was soooo fun?" She teased. Oh yes, she had been watching those two interaction like the king had ordered her. She held down more giggles because Kuroh's face was turning red from anger and embarrassment. "Shut up, I don't want to hear it from you." Kuroh replied coldly. He managed getting off the dress alone.

"The white prince is sure quite charming, isn't he? I wonder if Neko ojou-sama was here she would like this prince." Kukuri smiled slightly. It had been almost 2 days and there had not been any news yet.

Kuroh wanted to search for his princess too, if only he hadn't got his hands full with this marriage games, he would've gone to find her. Kuroh clenched his fist, for the current situation was not good for all of them.

"I will go to the training ground for fresh air." The knight had replaced his attire with his usual black palace guard uniform. He was about to walk away when Kukuri calling him. "Yatogami-kun, I'm sure you'll need this."

It was a scarf, a black scarf.

"Put this to cover your face. You don't know if you will cross path with him." Kukuri said calmly.

Wait… him? "Hadn't the prince returned back to his home already?"

Kukuri shook her head, she knew it would be interesting to see Kuroh's reaction upon the news she would be delivered to him.

"He stays for a couple days. Again, you both dancing under the moonlight seems has changed his opinion greatly about the black princess. Scratch that, he is all over you…"

Kuroh gaped, he was speechless. "No… you're kidding."

"Cover your face, I mean it." With that, Kukuri closed the door right on his face.

He headed toward the training ground slowly. His mind was wandering to his conversation with Kukuri earlier. He couldn't believe the white prince would've stayed. It was very difficult to be a princess for one night, now he obliged to endure it for couple more days?

"Princess… you should come back soon… I don't know what I'm going to do if you don't." Kuroh prayed quietly.

Once he arrived at the training ground, he picked a bamboo sword. Practice always made him calm. He only needed to get his focus back toward the important matter. Yes, because since the last dance, his mind had been a mess by that guy's smile.

Kuroh swung to the front, the sword seemed it was splitting the air into two.

He has the tendencies to compliment people a lot. Kuroh sighed and then blushed in the next second.

-"Not people, just you…"

Oh yeah, he is the real charmer. I can't approve that kind of snake with princess…

He swung again, harder and faster. This time, the dusts around him were blown off by the force.

"Wow… that's awesome. I think the knights from black kingdom are really strong…." Claps behind him made Kuroh almost dropped his bamboo sword. He didn't surprise at all, he was only taken off guard because he knew the voice owner.

The white prince.

Kuroh immediately straightened up his posture and bowed a little to greet the white haired guy. It was a good thing he had put on the black scarf to cover his face.

"Your highness…" Kuroh bowed his head with two purposes. Hiding his face and avoiding those irresistible eyes.

"There… there Mr. Knight, no need to be so formal. It's just the two of us here." Shiroh answered with friendly tone. Kuroh glanced up, it was true, there were no other people in time like this.

"Say Mr. Knight… will you doing spare with me to kill time? I saw you and I want to swing this thing like you." Shiroh then chose a random bamboo sword like Kuroh had in his hand.

He lowered his tone, the white prince still wouldn't find out if he had used his usual voice though, "Your highness, I can't. You can be hurt." The black knight wished the white prince had not done anything that make situation more complicated.

Shiroh threw his usual bright smile, he swung his sword and pointing it on Kuroh's face. "Now Mr. Knight, I am insulted… that's the same as you say you can easily hit me, don't you?"

Kuroh hated this. He hated this kind of aristocrats. They always turned the situation and put the blame on their subordinate. The game of words. That was why he liked his princess because she only said the truth and can be read like an open book. This person in front of him right now was a different case. He couldn't help but to tag along with him.

"Alright then, I guess you want me to not to hold back?" Kuroh formed a stance. Shiroh still with his unwavering smile followed the movement.

"No, don't hold back."

The knight found this interesting. A moment ago, he and this person both had been dancing and all, but now he was standing there as completely different person and was about to fight with this prince.

Show me something other than that stupid smile…

The fight which they called sparing went more intense for each swings. The knight still couldn't land a hit on the prince. The guy was really smart in dodging because the prince almost did not do any offense to attack at all. It was like the knight was being played.

"Mr. Knight, I said no holding back…" Shiroh said, his tone taunted the irritated black night. Kuroh decided this would be end soon.

Kuroh was observing the white prince's every movement. He always stepped to the side or dodged to the back. So, Kuroh would aim for his feet.

The black knight tipped the prince's foot a little which then after that, the white prince lost the focus and balance. Quickly, Kuroh disabled the sword from him. Shiroh's wooden sword flew away and landed on the ground several feets from the two were standing.

The black knight caught the prince's body before he fell completely. He broke the prince's landing for second time. Kuroh amused with turn of event, the similar situation had happened on the last dance. It seemed the prince had hobbies to fall easily.

"… You won, I guess." Shiroh put on back his smile.

"As expected, you are strong, sir knight." Shiroh went back standing on his feet. For a second, he smelled something from the knight. It was the similar scent like black princess had on her.

Kuroh noticed that the prince now calling him with Sir, not anymore.

"It was sign of respect. I expect no less from the princess personal bodyguard." Shiroh winked.

He knew…

"I aware your uniform is different than usual guards around here. Then I remember, his majesty also had a guard with the same uniform you are wearing and he is the king's personal bodyguard. So…" Shiroh concluded everything since the man in front of him smelled the same like the princess.

"I guess the princess is safe since a strong guy like you staying by her side."

Kuroh caught the sentence. The smile on white prince was cracked a little. Finally he shows me something aside that bright shining smile…

Yatogami Kuroh, the princess personal knight was a type of a man who rarely smiles. But when he does, someone will never forget the scenery. Right now, beneath his mask, Kuroh was quietly smiling as he was watching the white prince.

"You are a good guy, your highness." The knight said. After that, Kuroh excused himself from the training ground. It was his turn to do a patrol duty.

Isana Yashiro, the white prince and the heir of throne of the white kingdom was a type of man who hard to be read. Everything he was thinking he had kept bottling inside him. He always smiled so others wouldn't notice his true character. However, today his habit didn't apply at all. The princess without even a sweat had made him to come out of his shell a little. Then this mysterious black mask knight…

A simple sentence of praise from the knight, really… how does it make my heart beat weirdly?

A/N: Sorry for the long wait, I hope you won't wait for a whole month for the next chapter (_ _).