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Here's Chapter 10, it's not as long as the last one 'cause I wanted to get straight to the climax in this one. TheHappyLol, you gave me some inspiration for this chapter 'cause I thought your analysis was AMAZING. Totally blew me away with your review, thank you so much. And to the others that reviewed, thank you!
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"Do you have any rice?" I asked Jan as we are currently in the kitchen. I was planning on making an apology gift for Prince Joshua and needed rice to accomplish the task. Jan nodded his head and went into the pantry; he came out with a bag of rice. "Here, it's our last bag too. I'll inform the chefs we need more. Anything else?"
I nodded my head, "Yes, do you have any nori?" Jan titled his head and I quickly added, "Dried seaweed." Jan tapped his finger to his chin, "Nori...hmm, I don't think we do, but let me check anyway." Jan then headed back into the pantry for a while. I was about to go in and see how he was doing, but then he came out holding a bag of dried seaweed. Jan laughed a little, "Surprisingly we do have some. I would've never thought we would, his highness has never requested a meal with it." My face lit up at the sight of it, "Thank you so much, Jan!" He bowed, "It was my pleasure. Now I must take my leave. If you need anything else, don't hesitate to come and find me." With that he left. My cheeks felt rosy as I thought about how Jan bowed. 'He's such a gentleman. Bowing even though I'm not of royalty.' I shook my head, "Now's not the time to dilly dally! We've got work to do!"
And with that, I began to prepare my gift for Prince Joshua.
After a half hour I finally finished my gift. It was four rice balls neatly packed into a bento box. Even though I'm not of Oriens origin, I still love their culture and wish to one day visit their kingdom. I only know of rice-balls from a festival I went to as a little girl. It was the celebration of the six kingdoms and it displayed something from every kingdom. From Charles, roses. From Phillip, tea. From Altaria, mini-sailboats . From Liberty, little flags. From DresVan, tennis balls. And from Oriens, riceballs. It was a small festival, not one celebrated throughout the whole kingdom, but a town celebration. It was one of my favorite memories as a child.
'I hope he enjoys these.' I hopefully thought as I walked towards his office. Jan had called and said his highness would be in his office filling out some paperwork and it would be best if I gave him his gift then. I reached the door and knocked, "Come in." His deep voice said from the other side of the door. I opened it as I walked in holding the box behind my back. "Sorry for the intrusion, your highness." Prince Joshua shook his head, "It's not at all. I was almost finished. Do you need anything?" He said while keeping his neutral bored expression. "U-Um actually, I came to apologize for my rude actions these past days. It's been bugging me to no end and I feel terrible for acting that way. So, I decided to make you an apology gift." I pulled out the box behind my back and placed it on his desk.
"Y-You didn't have to do that." Prince Joshua softly said while blushing a little, his face then turned angry, "I can't accept this! You've done nothing wrong! It's me who has, not you. I stripped you away from your family; you had a valid reason to act that way. I, on the other hand, acted wrong." His emotions turned from anger to sadness, "Prince Joshua...it's okay. I don't mind staying here, Jan and you have treated me so kindly. And I've seen my family plenty of times before. A small vacation from them is perfectly fine." Prince Joshua's eyes widened, "I thought you hated it here..." I shook my head and waved my hands, "No, No! At first maybe I was a little upset, but as time progressed I began to enjoy it here. Even though, it's only been a couple of days." I smiled, "So, will you accept this gift?"
Prince Joshua eyes the box suspiciously, then carefully opened it. His eyes widened, "W-What are these?" I pointed to the items in the box, "These are rice balls with dried seaweed." Prince Joshua took one hesitantly from the box and sniffed it. Satisfied with the smell, he slowly took a bite. I could see his face light up as he chewed. Once he swallowed he began to eat a little bit quicker as he finished off his first rice ball. I giggled, "You like them?" Prince Joshua blushed, "So, what if I do? Does that bother you?" He said as if he was offended that I commented on his affections. "What? Of course not! I was just wondering, since I actually made them." Prince Joshua turned back to his rice balls and quickly devoured it. "They aren't terrible, I'll give you that." I was taken back, "Why don't you just tell me your true feeling instead of hiding them up with excuses. I can tell you really like them."
Prince Joshua scoffed, "Like you could tell what I like and don't." I felt hurt, "Whatever, if you hate them that much I just won't make them again." I crossed my arms and turned my head away from him, my lips holding a slight pout. Prince Joshua's eyes widened, "T-They weren't that bad to stop making them." I laughed, "Okay. I'll tell the chefs to start making them as a snack." His voice was loud, "No!" He became flustered, "I mean, what happens if they mess it up. They've never made them before so it may come out bad." I smiled a little, "If you want me to make them that bad, why don't you just say it then?" Prince Joshua became red and put his head in his hand. "Women are so annoying..." I heard him mutter and shook my head, 'It's even more annoying to cover your true self up with excuses. What's the word? Ah yes, tsundere. Prince tsundere at your service.' I giggled a bit at my thought.
Prince Joshua heard and looked my way, "What are you laughing at? Don't you have work to do?" I smirked, "I finished the paperwork you gave me an hour ago, your highness." Prince Joshua looked surprised, "You finished them that fast?! It at least took Jan a day to fill it all out!" I shrugged, "It wasn't that hard. Just personal information and easy questions." Prince Joshua made a 'tch' sound, "Are you positive you answered them correctly?" My eyes narrowed into a glare at Prince Joshua, "I'm not stupid, your highness. Those questions were child's play." Prince Joshua raised an eyebrow and had a mischievous glint in his eye, "Child's play? But I thought you were a child yourself?" I clenched my hands together, "For your information I'm 21! That's far past the age of childhood!" My cheeks became red out of anger. Prince Joshua saw this and chuckled a bit, "Your face gets red when you're angry. Just like when we were kids..." I tilted my head, "Excuse me?"
Prince Joshua seemed to sadden at my question. His eyes that were just sparkling with humor, now held nothing but sadness. "You really don't remember..." I shook my head, "Your highness, you're not making any sense." Prince Joshua stood up, suddenly walked around his desk, and embraced me. My body was flush to his as he pulled me closer to him.
My body became stiff as he held me. 'W-Wha?! What is h-he doing?!...Oh god, my boobs are pressed up against his chest, this is super embarrassing!' We stayed like this for a while. I could smell his scent on his shirt, which was a musky smell. I could also feel his toned chest through his thin purple t-shirt. I couldn't help but listen to his heartbeat beat erratically against his chest, until Prince Joshua whispered, "You really don't remember?" My eyes widened and I came out of my shocked state. I struggled against his grip, signaling I wanted to be let go. He just held tighter. "Prince Joshua! Stop this!" He immediately let go and I sprang away from him like he was fire.
"Why are you acting this way? This isn't like you at all! And I have no idea what you're talking about!" I could see the hurt in Prince Joshua's eyes. He then turned slowly and looked back out the window. He put a hand up to the glass, "Sorry that was uncalled for." He said softly. Prince Joshua looked out the window for a while then turned towards me, his eyes void of emotion. "Thank you for the present. You may take your leave now." He turned back around so I could only see his broad back. I stood there for a moment, and then exited his office. I quietly made my way back to my room and flopped myself on the bed.
I stared aimlessly at the ceiling, thinking about what Prince Joshua had said. 'What does he want me to remember?' I tried to think of anything I've forgotten but couldn't find anything that was relevant. That's when a certain feeling captivated my body. I became flush as I recalled what happened moments ago. I could remember the feeling of his body pressed up against mine and how his arms were wrapped tightly around me. How his muscular chest felt against mine, how hands felt resting upon my body, and how his hair tickled my neck. These thoughts caused my skin to become like fire. I curled up into a ball on my side and tried to push these thoughts away, but they wouldn't. They kept coming and they weren't just thoughts from the hug.
Memories from the night we first met, the first time we danced, him visiting the orphanage, him calling out to me when I ran away, his outburst, his apology, how he became flustered when Prince Roberto visited, his laugh. My chest hurt and I felt light headed. I felt like I wanted to laugh and cry at the same time. 'Wh-What is this?! Why am I feeling like this?! Make it stop!' I grabbed my pillow and curled around it. I stuffed my face into it and screamed, causing a muffled sound to resonate around the room. I pulled my head out and just laid there. I gasped when I felt something wet trickling down my cheek. I wiped it away to find it was a tear. Soon more tears came rushing down at a slow pace, streaking my face. I just sobbed and sobbed. The tears wouldn't stop, and I don't know why. I never cried a lot, even when growing up as a kid. The only times I would cry is when one of the children were adopted. Other than that, no. The pain in my chest wouldn't stop and so wouldn't the memories of the past week. Every time his face popped up my chest would become tighter. Soon it was hard to breath. After a while, I took some deep breaths and calmed myself down. I wiped some stray tears away and laid there not moving, just staring into oblivion. That's when it dawned on me; I'm falling for Prince Joshua. Even though I've only known him for, what, a week? But, this week as felt like years. This dorky, stand-offish, tsundere, awkward, douche of a guy, is the one who captured my heart. I covered my blushing face with my hands, 'No! Why did it have to be now?! Why couldn't I fall for him after I finished working here? Ugh! Now everything's going to be more awkward than it already is...' I sighed, 'Just forget about it, they're just spur of the moment feelings. Nothing more. It's not like I'll ever tell him. Besides, he's a prince and I'm a nobody. Why would he want me?...' I turned over onto my stomach and closed my eyes. With that I fell asleep, dreaming about a certain purple haired, rice ball loving, prince.
do you think I moved to fast with the whole falling in love thing. idk, feedback please?