Chapter 2
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I Will Steal Your Heart, part 2
"I apologize for the sudden visit, Your Highness." Yoh tried his best to not stare in shock at the her of Douji family, "My name is Hao Douji, pleased to meet you, My Prince." All Yoh's effort failed then, he take a step back and show his shocked to the boy in front of him.
The boy seems to notice so he finally looked at Yoh straight in the face, and Yoh can tell that he is froze of shock too. There's no one that wouldn't shock at this point, Hao looked exactly like Yoh, the only difference is the length of their hair and their clothes. While Yoh's hair is only barely touch his shoulder, Hao's hair is much longer, his hair went past his shoulder blades and the end of his hair touch his waist.
"I'm Asakura Yoh, The Prince of Forestria." Yoh said slowly, "Um, do you think our family is relates to each other or this is pure coincidence that our faces look exactly the same?" he can't help but asked, it's not like the chance for two person from different family have the same faces is often happen, never happened before actually.
"It's not like I have the answer for that, My Prince, but I can say that the Douji family didn't have any connection to the Royal Family in term of blood connection." Hao said with the same surprise in his voice, but his facial expression is more calmer than Yoh.
"I, I see." Yoh said still in shock, "Um, let's move to the back garden first." he nodded to him and lead the way. His mind go blank, no, it's more like he has too many thought at once that it's causing him a headache so he decided that there's no need for him to think about it and his mind go blank in response.
Hao managed to pressed his shocked expression, he never expected that the Prince has the same face as him. But, he thought as they made their way to the back garden, his shocked expression is rather cute.
The Palace is certainly big, but it's like a maze too. There's many stairs and corridors, there's many room too. I wonder if I will ever get out if I lost in this big Palace, he thought in horror, it's true that Hao is a high class thief, but he is a bit bad at memorizing a layout of a building if it's have many rooms with the same shape, making him lose his count since everything is the shame shape.
Hao can see the spacious greenery in front of them, so many flowers, grass, and tree. But, the Prince didn't stop, causing him to wonder if there's another back garden.
One of the guards then stopped his walk, "Prince Yoh." He called out to the Prince.
The Prince stopped and turned to them, blinking a few times and looked around, "Oh, we are already here?" he asked in confusion.
"Yes, Prince, you are spacing out again." The other guard answered, what caught Hao's attention though, is his blue hair, that kind of hair color is unusual.
'Oh, I see." The Prince laughed sheepishly, he then walked in to the round shape table and a few chairs, he sat on one of the chairs and looked at Hao with gentle eyes. Get the hint, Hao also sat on the chair, the one across from the Prince. The Prince smiled at him, "I'm sorry, I often spacing out when I think I need some rest for my brain".
Hao nodded politely, "It's alright, My Prince." He said calmly, "People have their own problems, I often get lost in spacious building myself, like this Palace, I'm sure I will get lost if I even wander off by myself." He offered the Prince with a friendly smile.
The Prince smile back to him, somehow, his heart beat faster because of the adorable smile on the Prince face. Hao acted normal though, "My Prince." He called politely, "I'm sorry if I'm rude, but can I talk to you in private?" he looked at the Prince seriously.
The Prince blinked, but he smiled warmly at him, "Sure, we will get our dinner served soon, after that we will be left alone, at least, we have enough space to talk in private since the guards will keep watching from afar." He explained calmly, "Do you like green tea?" he change the topic easily.
"Yes, I love Japanese food the most." Hao answered with a bit surprise, he blinked when the Prince grinning wide at his answer.
"Then it's good, tonight dinner them is Japanese food." He said cheerfully, but he said nothing else afterward.
Not long after, a few person come to them, and a man with weird hairdo wearing chef uniform walking on the front line. "Serve the food." The chef said stiffly, from Hao's observation, he tried to stay quiet and watch his behavior.
"This is our chef, Ryu." The Prince said suddenly, causing the chef to flinched, "He is the best cook in the Palace, he is a bit talkative usually, but I figure he is restraining himself in order not to be rude to you, Douji-san".
Hao looked back at the Prince in time to caught a bit of naughty grin before his facial expression turned back into a calm one, "Please just call me Hao, My Prince." He said instead, ignoring the comment about the chef.
Yoh smiled again, "Then please call me Yoh, Hao." He said cheerfully, "At least, just call me Yoh when we are in my Palace and not in public".
Hao can't help but smirked at that, he was waiting for the servants to walked away first though, "Sure, Yoh." He said with seductive voice, the Prince has caught his interest, and he will get whatever it is that caught his interest.
Yoh grinning widely without knowing Hao's intention, "Let's eat then, they are more delicious if they are eaten when they are still warm." He said cheerfully.
Hao want to said his agreement with him, but then a girl walk in, "Yoh-sama." She said seriously, "I heard you ordered the guards to give you some space, so I bring you this." she handed the Prince a sword, from the look of it, the sword is a really fine grade sword.
The girl walked away right after that, causing Hao to sweat dropped, but he chose to shrugghed it off, "Is this Harusame? Isn't this Amidamaru's sword?" Hao asked in surprise, he heard that Amidamaru cares about his sword so much, since the sword is forged by his best friends, the infamous Swordsmith Mosuke.
"Yes, Amidamaru gave the sword to me when I turned 13, he is my teacher and like my own brother to me." Yoh answered calmly as he slipped the sword in his belt, he turned to face Hao with serious expression, even if he is still calm like before, "So, Hao. Let's get to the point, what's the reason you come here for? If it's to maintain the link between the two family, you should visiting my parents, not me".
Hao coughed by the sudden change of topic again, but the most surprising is the fact that the Prince able to read past his cover, seems like he is not as clueless as what he appeared to be. "You got me." He said with a grin, then turned serious too, "I merely come because I want to know about you, not just as one of your people, but as your friends and more." He explained carefully, he smiled softly as he waiting for Yoh's reaction.
"By more, you mean . . ." Yoh's words trailed off and he blushed deeply, "Uh, I see, you are a gay then?" he asked hesitantly.
Hao only smiled and shook his head, "More like a bi." He said calmly, causing the Prince to blushed even more if that's possible, "So, I want to know more about you, Yoh".
Yoh is the one who cough this time, and his face is really red, "Le, let's finished e, eating first, I need to calm down." He stuttered and refused to say more.
Hao smirked again, the Prince is really interesting, he thought as he continued to eat his food.
Yoh is really confused, not only confused, but angry and embarrassed too. It's already passed midnight and yet he can't sleep, his mind spinning so fast that he has a headache again. Sleep, Yoh, you need to sleep. He told himself, he decided that there's no need for him to think anymore and sleep, he had a meeting the next day after all.
"Yoh, it's time for you to choose your future partner." Yoh gawked at his mother, Queen Keiko. He want to protest but his mother didn't give him any chance, "You have two candidates, please choose between them".
Yoh gaped at the sight of Phoenix and Hao, "What?" he asked in whisper.
"Choose between us, Prince." The two figures said in unison, "Phoenix The Phantom Thief or Hao Douji the heir of Douji family, which one your choice fall into?" they both winked at Yoh.
"What the hell?!" Yoh yelled as he sat up on his bed, bed? "I see, that's only a dream." He sighed in relief, but then he realized something. If his dream is like that, does that mean that he is a gay too? No, he has an interest in a girl of his childhood too, so does that make him a bi? But, but, his mind spun so quickly, but he was dreaming about Phoenix and Hao! "Don't tell me I fall for them?" he asked in disbelief.
Yoh shook his head, it's true that he thinks that Phoenix is an interesting fellow, but that's mainly because he is a strong opponent and . . . and. . . and a bit cool too, but that's doesn't mean that he likes him in that kind of way.
About Hao too, Hao. . . he blushed again. "Are you alright, Yoh?" A voice snapped him out of his thought, "You seems a bit off and it's really rare for you to woke up this early, it's only 5 in the morning, normally you woke up at 6".
Yoh blinked and looked up to meet eye to eye with Anna, "Uh, Anna?" he asked in confusion, then he take a better look at his surrounding, "Uh, since when I'm in the dining room?" he scratch the back of his head.
Anna's face turned into a frown, "You are already here for half an hour, and you were waiting for Ryu to make your breakfast.' She said in annoyance, "What in the world has gotten into you this time?" she waved a hand in front of Yoh, "Are you feeling not well or anything?".
Great, I make Anna worried about me, he thought sarcastically, "I'm fine Anna, it's just. . ." he trailed off as he remember what had happened when he sent Hao off the night before.
**Flashback**
"Thank you for your visit, Hao." Yoh said formally as he sent Hao off at the front gate, "Do you think you will visit me again?" he asked timidly, "It's would be nice if we can become friends".
Hao smiled naughtily, "I would like to become more than friends with you, My Prince." He said with seductive voice, causing Yoh to blushed again, "I would like to meet you outside the Palace next time, so that we will have more privacy".
Yoh grinned, "Okay, let's call each other later, we have the number after all." He said cheerfully to him.
Hao smiled warmly at him, "Sure, My prince." He said softly and leaned forward slowly, but then he pulled Yoh into a tight embrace, "I will make you to love me, definitely." He whispered to Yoh's ears, "I want you, My Prince, I really want you".
Yoh blushed deeply, his heart beating so fast that he can heard them in his ears, "I, I don't know." He can only said that, "Why don't we become friends first?" his voice only a bit above a whisper.
Hao chuckled as he tightened his embrace, then he released Yoh slowly, but his head still hidden in Yoh's hair, "I will try my best then." He whispered huskily before he turned and leave.
**End of Flashback**
Yoh blushed deeply at the memory, no wonder he has dream like that, "Uh, I'm fine Anna, it's just that I was thinking about Phoenix and wondering when I would have another match with him." he lied to her, but it's not like he can tell anyone the truth.
"Then the answer is very soon, Prince Yoh." Ren said as he entered the dining room, "Lady Jeanne come here and want to meet with you, she received a notice from Phoenix the night before".
Yoh stood up and ran to the guest room immediately, ignoring Anna and Ren's yells that told him to change his clothes first, "Jeanne!" he exclaimed excitedly as he entered the guest room. He looked around and found a silver haired girl sitting quietly in front of the aquarium, she turned to him as he walked to her, revealing her beautiful red eyes, "Long time no see".
Jeanne smiled sweetly, "Long time no see, Yoh." She said warmly and sounded like she is older than Yoh, but she is actually younger than Yoh by a year, "How long is it since the last time we meet?" she stood up and hugged Yoh, "I missed you my friend".
"I missed you too." Yoh answered her greeting, "It's already 3 years since you went to study in the foreign country." He pat her back lightly, then he pulled apart, "Where do you live now? Are you will leave again?" he gestured for her to take a seat.
Jeanne smiled sweetly again, "I lived not far from Lyserg's place, and I will often go and back from this Kingdom, I still need to finished my study over there, it's just I'm on holiday for a week." She explained softly, her voice filled with happiness, "I'm a bit sad that I can't meet with you as often as before, but I'm happy that you are still healthy and cheerful like usual".
Yoh grinned, "Lyserg has been following his father way and become a detective, right?" he asked cheerfully.
"That's right, Yoh-kun." A new voice joined them, they turned to see a green haired boy walked from the door, "Long time no see. I was chosen to help you in this case, Yoh-kun, and I'm happy to see you again, Jeanne".
"Lyserg." Both Yoh and Jeanne called the boy's name, "Long time no see." They stood up and hugged the boy in triangle hug.
"It's already three years since we last meet together like this, right?" Lyserg asked cheerfully with a big grin adorning his feminine face.
"Yes." Yoh nodded, both Jeanne and Lyserg are his childhood friends, they are both from noble families that have great influential in Forestria. Jeanne has became the head of the family from young age due to her parent's illness, she has a big connection to the neighboring country. Lyserg, on the other hands, is from a family of detectives, they helped to protect the Kingdom since ages ago, "Does this mean that Liam-san sent you to work together with me?" he looked at the green haired boy expectantly
Lyserg nodded, "Yes, but I bet I won't be of any help at all, seeing how good you are by yourself, I'm afraid that I will only become a burden for Dragon." He admitted sheepishly, "Do you think that I can really be of any help to you?" he asked timidly.
"Of course you will." Yoh said in carefree way, then he turned to face Jeanne, "Can I see the notice?" he asked in friendly way.
Jeanne nodded, "Yes, this is actually relates to you." She said calmly and handed him a piece of red paper, Yoh read it immediately.
Hello there, Lady Jeanne.
I will warned you that I will steal your Ruby of Cross Maiden at 10 P.M tomorrow, March 20th. I will get bored if you aren't prepared when the time comes, so I want you to call Dragon so that I will get entertained for a bit and there's a chance I can fail, not that I would fail though.
Phoenix The Phantom Thief
"I see, he sent a letter of challenge through you and if I lost, you will lose your Bloody Maiden." Yoh make a conclusion, then looked at Jeanne, "What do you think?".
"Wait." Lyserg lifted his hand, "The one Phoenix want is Ruby of Cross Maiden, why did you called it Bloody Maiden?" he looked at Yoh and Jeanne in confusion.
"Both names are the same, look." Jeanne placed a picture on the small table, "The Maiden is red because the figure is made from Ruby, then she carrying a silver cross, that's why some people called it Ruby of Cross Maiden while the others called it Bloody Maiden." She rummage her small bag, "The Maiden is displayed at The X building, where all my subordinates secure it, and to get in the building you will need this special card." She handed both boys a silver colored card with a red X on the upper right corner of the card.
"Thank you." Yoh and Lyserg said together, then something clicked in Yoh's head, "Say, Jeanne, is there any possibilities that there's help from the inside?" he asked his suspicion.
Jeanne blinked, "Why do you think so?" she asked in surprise.
"Because it's like this Jeanne, if you need this card to enter the building, then how do you think Phoenix will enter the building not by the help from the inside?" Lyserg explained for Yoh, he looked at Yoh for confirmation, which earning a nod from the Prince.
"Yes, that's what I mean." Yoh agreed, "Jeanne, do you have any idea of who might be the spy?" his voice turned serious.
Jeanne looked thoughtful, "Hm, I remember my subordinates working together with the Patch Clan lately, may be one of the Patch is a spy from Phoenix." She muttered slowly, "But I don't know who is it, I'm sure that mu subordinates are all clean though".
Yoh nodded solemnly, "Okay, leave this matter to Lyserg and I, we will success in catch him tonight, or at least failed him." he said with determined eyes.
To be continued . . .
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