.

There were no guards following them. The white prince had managed to convince the head guard about giving private time for their first date. As for Kuroh, this was very troublesome.

"Are you worried?" The prince asked. He gave out a single sunflower for Kuroh. The bodyguard flinched. He knew that a sunflower cost a fortune in their kingdom. There wasn't sufficient ray of sun for its kind to grow on their land. It was rare and beautiful.

The white prince seemed troubled when Kuroh didn't accept his gift. "You don't like it? I'll grab the other one that maybe you'd like..."

"No!" Kuroh said immediately. His hand clung on the white prince's sleeve. For several seconds, they shared an awkward moment. Kuroh spotted a red from the prince's face. "It's okay. I'll have this..." He grabbed the flower very quickly from the prince's hand who was stunned.

"You are really interesting, my princess..." Tha sounded as a compliment.

"I am not and we better move on..." The bodyguard turned and walked to the opposite direction. He was irritated with the prince's habit to blurt out whatever inside his mind, not minding the other person's feeling about his comment on top of that.

The white prince followed his suit. "You walk really fast." He commented cheerfully.

"I have long legs." Kuroh reasoned more to himself. In fact, he couldn't hold it to stare those eyes any longer. However, the white prince had succeeded to catch up with his fast paces.

"May I hold your hand?"

Again, he asked something like that with the tone that made the black kingdom bodyguard wouldn't have a heart to refuse.

"Do whatever you like." He growled. Princes are infuriating, moreover if they were the type who fell in love...

Kuroh could feel the prince's cold hand against his. He never expected otherwise since the white kingdom was the coldest land out of the four kingdoms.

"I apologize if my hand is cold..." He smiled, weirdly his smile was the warmest Kuroh ever seen. This prince was full of contraries but he was a really nice person.

The bodyguard was trying to focus on anything else but to that cold hand he was holding.

"Why...?"

"Eh?"

Kuroh realized he just voiced out his big question to the prince. Now he had no choice but to finish that sentence.

"Why you asked me to do this dating things..."

"Really, princess... can't it be more obvious why I'm asking you out today?" He grinned and then chuckled. After a moment, the realization had sunk to him that the princess really had no idea about the date or his intention.

"Princess, you know that I lov - "

Kuroh couldn't hear the rest of his answer when someone on the street suddenly shouted, "THIEF... MY MONEY! CATCH HIM!" It was an old woman's voice. She fell on the ground together with her groceries bag. Her bag's contains were scattered all over the street.

Kuroh then saw a blurred shadow disappeared on the alley near they were standing. It seemed he wasn't the only one who had seen the culprit escaping toward that direction.

The white prince rushed for the old woman's aid. He helped her with the groceries and asking if she were okay.

"Maam, I will help you get your purse back." He said with really calm tone.

Kuroh frowned.

"Princess, wait here... I will be back before you know it."

Then he was gone like the wind. Kuroh couldn't believe it.

A prince of neighboring country was chasing a thief in here.

If something happened, surely something would happen, there would be a war broke out and Kuroh's head would take responsibility for it.

"DAMN..." The bodyguard cursed with sudden turn of situation. He had to do something to prevent the worst scenario.

Kuroh then ran inside to a vacant building down the road. He didn't have much time since the thief and the prince had taken off before him.

Kuroh slipped out from his dress where he always doubled it with his tunic and pants. The bodyguard regretted it that he didn't bring his sword with him. Kukuri said he was prohibited to bring sharp weapon for a first date and Kuroh had wondered why.

He had snatched a short dagger while the maid didn't notice and hid it in the area around his fake boobs. Finally he figured out the purpose of fake boobs, they were functioning to hid weapons.

He ripped the sleeve garment of his dress to cover up his face.

Then Yatogami Kuroh, the black kingdom princess personal bodyguard set out for the prince.

A thief, a prince, and princess/bodyguard. There must be a joke about that topic somewhere.

Kuroh had to jumping the roofs because that was the fastest route without crowds.

"STOP THERE YOU... ASSHOLEEEEEEEEE!" Shiro shouted his lung out to the thief. He would've let him go unscathed if only that thief hadn't interrupted his almost confession to the princess. He wasn't sure if he abled to make second chance or create the moment like that again. Looking at the princess personality, her heart would be difficult to tame with usual romantic dinner like other women.

This thief had ruined it all.

Shiro was confidence with his speed, actually it was his only strength in combat. He would be fast to dodge or made an attack. This time, he was gonna make sure that the thief would pay for ruining his only chance with the princess. He borrowed a white umbrella from the nearest stall vendor seconds ago. It was the only thing he'd come across as a weapon.

They arrived on a dead end, Shiro got him cornered. He threw a victory smile, "If you give me back the old lady's money, I will consider to not hitting you too hard."

The thief seemed panic since he had no way to run, "Either way you still hit me right?"

Shiro sighed, this would be a long day.

"AH!" The thief made a shocked expression while pointing at Shiro's behind. Shiro automatically turned his back around to see what had made the thief so surprised.

Finding nothing, Shiro realized that it was just a trap to distract him.

When Shiro turned around again, he saw the thief had made his way to push him back.

However, the thief was thrown back with an invisible force. Shiro guessed, the thief's foot tripped over something.

"White prince." A deep husky familiar voice called him. Shiro looked up to the roof while the black figure descended smoothly with only one jump.

Shiro knew him as the princess bodyguard, the guy he had had a spare with last night.

The bodyguard then grabbed the thief and tied him up real good so he couldn't run anywhere.

"Sir knight." Shiro greeted back to the mysterious masked bodyguard.

"My princess told me to find you... she's worried you are going off alone." The bodyguard replied with uninterest tone. He kicked the thief out to the street where there are royal guards doing patrol.

"Is she alright? I have to go back to her fast." Shiro was ready to run back to his princess when the masked guy blocking his way.

"You don't need to worry. There are guards fetching the princess back to the palace. My task is making sure you are okay."

Shiro only capable to see the other man's pair of eyes but he felt something really familiar he couldn't understand. "Okay, I guess this date is a bad idea after all..." Shiro sighed, feeling defeated.

The bodyguard seemed troubled. The white prince suddenly feeling down and he didn't know what to do.

"Ah-uh..." The black kingdom royal bodyguard stuttered for the first time in his life.

"Yes, sir knight?"

"The princess said thank you – for the flower... and for today... she said she had fun today although it was cut short..." Shiro saw the bodyguard turned his face and avoided his eyes while talking.

Shiro didn't care. The princess was happy and that was all the only matter for him. Although it was really a shame his confession mission plan was failed...

"Well, sir knight... give her back my apology for today... no, I think I will say it myself in person to her."

"Prince, we should hurry back to the palace. It will be darker soon..."

Shiro frowned... his title being called by this person really sounded wrong.

"Call me by name then. My name is Isana Yashiro..." Shiro offered his hand.

For a moment, Shiro felt his hand was being ignored. He felt the same feeling when the princess had taken too long to accept his extended hand. The same feeling.

"Yatogami Kuroh. Call me that."

Shiro felt happy to figure out his knight's name. It was like getting a special treatment from someone that cold. Wait... his knight... no, he is the princess knight.

However this time, Shiro's hand was ignored completely.

"Kuroh-kun, thank you for your help today." Shiro said it with his usual smile.

From a far, a white cat was witnessing their interaction.

A/N: Put on REVIEWS guys so I'll know you love me back :D Anyway, I've put on my email in my profile. If you have something like questions or anything and unable to do it through PM's, feel free to email me whenever wherever... I'll get back to you as soon as I can.