Heyy guys :) sorry this chapter's sooooooooooooooo short, its just tht I haven't updated in a long time, so I decided that updating was better than NOT updating, so… yeah xDD sorry, I'll try and update more in the coming weeks, cause exams are almost over!! Yay!! xDD anyways, so yeah. ENJOYY!! And please R&R :) thank you :) xDD
Chapter 5
Rui sighed.
"General Iroh, I will now be leaving, but, before that, I will escort you to the Prince's room, and I will make sure you are completely comfortable and have all the necessities before leaving." Rui smiled sympathetically at him, but he looked up at her in confusion.
"Aren't you staying as well, Rui?" he asked her, caught completely off guard by her words. Rui's facial expression turned worried. She looked down, biting her lip, trying to think of a good excuse to leave; She had to go and figure out her plan to get the Prince to forgive her (if he survived, that is).
Then something struck her. She could stay at the hospital over night with the General, putting her plan into action automatically. He would probably be softer towards her if she stayed the night, Rui realized. Then Rui felt a pang of guilt: she shouldn't be staying just because she wanted his forgiveness: she should really be staying because it was the right thing to do, considering he had saved her life and all. That's when Rui decided she would stay and support the General, as well as the Prince. If the Prince survived, then he would need all the attention and care he could get to heal faster, and Rui was going to make sure he had that – even if she had to stay up the whole night watching him, she would. She then looked back down at the General.
"Um, actually, I – " she sighed. How was she going to phrase this without looking like a total idiot? She tried again. "Um, actually, would it be ok if I stayed as well? I really want to, but I'm not sure if the both of us can stay, and I know you will want to stay with him, so I wasn't sure if I should – " Iroh cut her off, smiling sadly.
"Of course you can stay." He smiled at her, his eyes full of pain. He then chuckled. "And since when can any rule stop a Prince from doing what he wants in his kingdom? Even if there is a rule about it, being the Crown Prince, I give you, Rui Crystal Xiao, permission to stay the night with my son, Lu Ten, and myself, General Iroh."
Rui bowed down low to him and said, "Thank you, your Majesty." She then stood up and lent a hand to the General and helped him to his feet. He then looked her deeply in her eyes. Rui felt like he was scrutinizing her. She blushed. Then, after a minute or so of this, the General finally spoke.
"Thank you so much, Rui." She stared at him, shocked.
"Why are you saying thank you?" she asked him, curious.
"Because you have been a better support than you know in this situation, and I know that you blame yourself for this accident, even though it wasn't your fault, and if it wasn't for you, I probably would have gone crazy by now." He smiled at her. She smiled back.
"It is my pleasure, Your Majesty." She bowed down to him again. He smiled at her again. She then left to go and arrange for their stay at the hospital with the receptionist.
After a few minutes, Rui returned, and she informed the General that they were to go to the Prince's room in the meantime, and the beds would be brought to the room within the next 30 minutes or so. Rui explained that they were busy, and so that's why the wait for the beds was so long. The General, being the General, didn't mind at all and just asked the receptionist which room his son was in, and then walked off to his son's room, with Rui right behind him.