Another day rises, Prince Ethan was busy with his father, The King.
She is left alone in the Palace with Princess Nami, Yumeko knows what will happen if the two of them were put in the same room.
Yumeko is currently reading the book while seating on the chair quietly, Princess Nami keeps looking at her and she's really bothered by something.
So she approached her.
"Lady Yumeko, What did my prince told you yesterday?" She asked. Yumeko looks up to her.
"Prince Ethan assigned me to look after the Lake. What do you expect him to say, Your Highness?" her voice is dry after mentioning his name.
"You are lying, I know that's not it."
"Then tell me what he said if you know it." She stands up and faced her. The Princess frowns.
"Talk back again and I will kill you-"
"What? Take advantage of you being a Princess? You know," she stepped towards the princess and sighed. "Stop being a bummer, Your High-"
*slap*
Princess Nami seems to not like what she just said. "You are just nothing, yumeko. I'm glad My Prince loves me than you-"
"So?" the fact that she's not scared of the princess anymore because it keeps happening. "I don't care if he loves you, I know my place and don't lecture me. You are a Princess and I'm not. It's clear that Prince Ethan suits someone who is a royal also since he will be the next king generation."
"Oh, My Prince, you're back." Princess Nami said while looking at Yumeko's behind.
Yumeko froze, not wanting to turn around. The Prince is just right behind her and she bet he heard all of what she said to his princess right now.
The Princess shoves her beside and hugs the Prince. She bit her lips and bow down to them just looking on the floor and head out of the place.
After she close the door, she hurriedly left. Walking faster in the halls, she's glad that there were no one in the hall.
It's just her-
"We'll talk." a hand grabs her wrist and drags her out of that place.
She's completely surprised when it's Prince Ethan who pulled her somewhere just to talk privately with her and it's just them and no one else.
They stopped in the library. The Prince locked the door before turning to her who is now looking down while fidgeting her fingers due to nervousness.
"I heard what you said awhile a-"
"I'm sorry if i disrespected your princess, your highness." she said.
The Prince bit his lips before touching her shoulder, again. The skin ship is happening once again.
He touched her.
"What does made you think that i need a royal who will seat beside me once i get the throne?" He asked and tilts his head to look at her. "Hm? Answer me, yumeko."
"Isn't it true? Prince Ethan, You deserve someone who you.. who you.." her heart aches. Prince Ethan who was just staring at her. "Love."
He sighed before putting both of his hands behind his head. Yumeko looks at him before stopping him to.
"No, Please don't, Your Highness." She said, still stopping him from doing it.
The Prince shoves her hands away and continued to remove the laces of his mask. With that, yumeko looks away, not wanting to see his face behind the mask.
"Look at me." He said. Still, she didn't do what he said so he cups her cheeks and forcedly make her look at him.
Her heart pounds while staring at him, It's just that she's seeing a handsome guy in front of her. He don't look like Prince Jake. Comparing the prince's, Prince Jake is handsome but Prince Ethan is more handsome for her since she liked him.
"I'm.. not allowed to see.. unless I'm the one you-"
"Now, think why i let you see my face."
He said and that made her stomach grew some butterflies inside and still her heart is still beating fast.
Not to assume but..
"Y-you love me, Your Highness?"