Thank you for all the review! :D I am one working day late since I was a bit busy with something and I feel that this chapter is somehow rushed but I did not have as much time as I thought haha (or actually I got distracted very easily these days ).

Anyway, I read the review and I guess different people want different pairings, but I have decided about the pairings since the moment I wrote this story. So just wait for it and enjoy :D

And also about the gender role and such, it was most probably my language problem, so I'm sorry about that, hope you still enjoy the story though.

I guess that's all, do wait for the next update in... hopefully 2 working days :P

After basically getting kicked out of the room, Gilbert and Antonio somehow still continued their pointless bickering.

"Now, look at what you've done. You've make him mad."

"That was not my fault, it was you who made him angry isn't it?" Gilbert retorted.

Antonio frowned and he finally asked, "Who are you anyway? What are you doing in the Prince's room?"

"I'm the GREAT Gil…" Gilbert was cut off by Alfred clearing his throat. Well, Alfred had been watching since the beginning and he decided that he needed to interrupt before it became bigger problem than it is.

"Prince Carriedo, this is Sir Gilbert Beilschmidt. He has been appointed as Prince Vargas' bodyguard from today onwards." Alfred said calmly, maintaining stoic look on his face.

Antonio was shocked for a while, he could not imagine someone like Gilbert to work as a bodyguard. He took a closer look at him and studied his figure. For a young knight, he did look capable and fit physically, but his attitude caused worries to Antonio. He did not want Lovino to be guarded by someone with seemingly carefree attitude like Gilbert. He really had his doubt about his capability as a bodyguard.

Alfred now looked towards Gilbert, "Sir Beilschmidt, this is Prince Carriedo and he is Prince Vargas' fiancé."

Gilbert had known about it since Antonio declared it not so long ago. Now it was his turn to study him carefully. He had heard about Antonio's kingdom before, the Kingdom of Espana. The Kingdom relied heavily on vegetables and crops. It sounded primitive but it was actually one of the most prosperous kingdom around the neighbouring kingdom. Antonio was the third son of the current King and he had heard that he rarely made his appearance in the public. Regardless, Gilbert knew that the two Kingdoms had been on a good term with each other and at least Antonio seemed to genuinely care about Lovino. The red mark on his neck had convinced him so.

Alfred cleared his throat again and he asked permission from Antonio to dismiss them as they still have some business to attend to. Antonio was hesitant for a while, but he decided to let it go for now. This was not his Kingdom and he knew his say would not worth much at this point of time. However, he was determined to do anything to protect Lovino. If Gilbert did anything that endangers the prince, he would not hesitate to take action. Antonio soon left, leaving the two bodyguards in front of the Prince's Room.

The rest of the day was spent by Alfred trying to explain to the new bodyguard about his job scope and whatnots. On contrary to Alfred's belief, Gilbert was a good listener and he took his job seriously.

For the past 10 years, Gilbert had dedicated himself to the order of the Knight. Training to become one of the best knight in the Kingdom, he spent countless hours on trainings and fights. His determination rooted from the incident that happened in the Kingdom. He had blamed his weak self for the incident and he felt that he needed to become stronger, in order to protect the people whom he cared about. He had thrown away his status as a noble and toned down his ego, everything in order to be able to stay by his side.

His resolve had earned him the title of the best Knight in his age group. Since the coronation was going to be held in a few weeks, he had expected the Kingdom to increase security and hired him as a gatekeeper or guard. However, much to his joy, he had received an offer to become the Prince's personal bodyguard. He would not miss this chance. This time, he was determined to protect him to the end.

They sat across each other, by a small round coffee table stood between them. Feliciano held his face down, he knew what was coming next was not going to be nice. Lovino folded his arm and stared at Feliciano who seemed to be very scared of him right now.

"I demand an explanation for this, Feliciano." Lovino growled, still staring.

Feliciano cowered back, Lovino sounded so angry to him and with a low voice, he muttered a reply, "That… umm…"

"I cannot hear you damn it! Speak louder!"

Feliciano moved back in shocked, he did not expect Lovino to suddenly raised his voice like that. Now he was really scared and he felt like tearing up, but he tried his best not to. "I'm sorry!" he tried to say as loud as possible.

Lovino realised that Feliciano was trying his best not to cry and he let out a long sigh. "This whole mess is giving me a headache. Come on, Feli, what's done is done. Just tell me what happened." Lovino proceeded to say, now with a softer tone, trying to assure Feliciano that he would not get angry anymore. To be exact, he actually had no more energy to get angry.

Feliciano gathered his courage, "Actually… I think I somehow… said yes to the engagement."

"Well, that definitely seems the case. I heard him loud and clear, he said I'm his fiancé."

"But he looks like a nice person." Feliciano continued, "And he seems to know you already."

Lovino took the time to register what Feliciano had said. Antonio may have claimed to have known him but he had no memory of someone like him. He saw him during the mess earlier but even after that, he did not recognise Antonio as his acquaintance.

Honestly, Antonio did not look bad (compared to his other suitor he believed) and he could see that Antonio was really trying to protect him just now. He had guessed that somehow the news about the engagement had been spread around the kingdom, judging from Alfred's behaviour. After some thinking, Lovino let out another long sigh. He decided to take the chance. Anyway, he did not want to bother the King for something so trivial.

"Whatever, I will see him tomorrow. I'm going to rest, you should too, Feli," he said as he walked off.

Feliciano looked at him, trying to assess his mood which seems to be better now. He did not actually expect Lovino to accept it so easily, but considering the sequence of events that had just happened, he remained quiet. To tell the truth, Feliciano was intrigued by the incident that Gilbert and Alfred mentioned before. He had been in the Kingdom since birth and he did not recall any incident that needs to be kept a secret in the Kingdom itself. When he thought about it, he actually did not remember much about his childhood as well. He had meant to ask Lovino about it, but he quickly brushed it off , knowing Lovino's bad mood.

With that, Feliciano just stood up and retreated for the day.

A man was seen sitting on the branch of a large tree just outside the castle's stone wall. The hood he was wearing had camouflaged him nicely, not that anyone would expect to see a person there.

"You're here early."

A voice was heard, calling out to the mysterious man. The man did not move, he simply smirked, "Twenty more days. There's no harm in being early."

"You're the same as ever. Anyway, do you remember the silver haired boy?"

"Silver haired? Ah, of course, that boy. We would have failed miserably if it was not because of him last time." the hooded man replied sarcastically.

"You did fail your mission 10 years ago, I remind you."

"I won't fail again, I assure you."

"Well… Good luck to you then, Arthur."

The next day, Lovino rose early to see Antonio. He had decided to assess the man for himself. If he looked up to his standard (which was actually a pretty high standard), he would suck it up and proceed with the engagement. It would do good for the Kingdom anyway as it would maintain the relation with the other Kingdom. Lovino at the same time also tried to convince himself that there was no need for him to be thoroughly involved with the man in the end, because even if he accepted the engagement, it could be passed as something called political marriage.

He had left early and secretly, not wanting Alfred and especially Gilbert, to follow him. He had wanted to ask Gilbert some questions about the past, but he decided to do that later and finish the more pressing matter first.

Soon, he reached the guest room where Antonio was staying and he knocked on the door.

Meanwhile, at the same time, Gilbert woke up early. He had meant to see Lovino early to ask some question. He knew he was not supposed to do that but he just needed to ask, he would do this once and after this, he would dedicated himself just to his job.

Gilbert proceeded to the Prince's room and took over Alfred's shift. Now that there were two of them, they divided their shift into two, with Alfred mostly taking the night shift and Gilbert taking the afternoon shift. During important meeting or ceremony though, the two of them would be on guard. After making sure that Alfred left, Gilbert knocked on the door.

"Prince Vargas, may I come in?"

On the other side of the door, Feliciano was making the bed. He basically had nothing to do when he was alone so he usually try to find anything he could do, mostly cleaning and tidying the prince's room. He could recognise the voice as Gilbert's as he heard his voice yesterday. He had not seen him though, but he was sure that it was him, his voice was just easy to differentiate somehow. Feliciano knew that Lovino left early without telling the bodyguards so he thought for awhile.

If he did not answer, he may just barged in to check and he would be found out. If he hid in the room, one may think that the prince had disappeared and it may cause problem. In the end, Feliciano decided to reply, trying to imitate Lovino's tone and voice as much as possible, "What is it, Gilbert?"

It was quiet for a while before the door was open with a loud sound and Gilbert emerged from the other side, smiling widely. Feliciano was caught in surprise, not only by the sudden opening of the door, but also by Gilbert's appearance. It was his first time seeing Gilbert and it was his first time seeing someone with a silver hair and eyes as red as his. Normally, he would feel scared, but somehow Gilbert did not instill fear on him.

"Hi, Lovi. Ah, don't worry, I won't rushed on to you like yesterday." Gilbert quickly defended himself when he saw Feliciano taking a step backwards. Gilbert realised that the prince looked different from yesterday, more relaxed he would say and he concluded that Lovino was just in a very bad mood the previous day.

Feliciano tried to force a frown on his face, "What do you want?"

"Well, I just want to ask something." Gilbert said softly, his expression turns solemn, "Do you really not remember me? How about the promise? Do you… remember about it?"

A sense of déjà vu came to Feliciano, not so long ago, he was also asked about a promise. But he learned from his mistake, he learned that saying yes would not solve it, especially remembering the fact that the previous day, Lovino had claimed that he did not remember him.

"I have to apologize." Feliciano said calmly.

Gilbert was dejected by his reply, not that he expected anything from his reaction the previous day. However, his heart had inevitably hoped that he had remember at least something about him after the whole incident yesterday.

"That alright, Lo… Prince Vargas. I will go back to my duty."

Just before the door was closed, Gilbert muttered softly, "Sorry."

Then Gilbert left. Looking at Gilbert's expression, Feliciano could not help but to think twice. Was it really the best decision to say 'no' just now?

End of this chapter, do Review if you like it XD