{ Ehann }
Chapter 32
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"Love?" Agatha questioned. Staring at him worriedly.
"..Hmm ?"
"What's got you thinking so hard?" She clasped their hands together, drawing circles in his hands slowly.
"Nothing... of importance." He smiled lightly.
"If you say so."
"I'll be on my way then, I'm very busy today but you know where to find me if you need me." She giggled.
Agatha stood up from the prince's office, and left, the guards closing the door behind her.
After a long minute passed, making sure no one would enter his office. He collapsed in his table.
Arms covering his face, dim light all around him. And the clock, tik-and-toking with every second that passed by.
He was tremendously tired, so tired he could sleep standing, actually. But with the amount of paper work, and the amount of time he's spending with Agatha.
Is trying him out. Emensly.
But what tired him out the most, were the three measley words that spilled out Aelius's mouth.
"I love you"
He can't move on, he just.. can't.
Maybe, he just needs more time with Agatha, and he'll realize what type of beautiful marriage he'll have with her.
Instead of.. dwelling in the past.
He loves Agatha, right?
Of course.
Agatha is the one he's getting married to. So there's no point in contradicting himself any longer.
He sighed a long sigh, and continued on with his paperwork tiredly.
He only needed one more stack to finish for the day, it was noon though. So not much free time even if he finished quickly.
It's been a month since he's last seen Aelius, and there's only a month left till he gets married. He doesn't expect him to be there, due to their... Situation, and relation. But he supposed it was for the best.
It's all the people have been talking about, the wedding designs and all the organizing there is to still be planned, It's good that he's keeping his mind occupied, the more the work the better..
He glanced at the clock and widened his eyes in surprise, 6pm already? It seemed like only minutes had gone by, not hours. Last time he sat down in his desk was at 12 pm.
He sighed and tapped his shoe on the wooded floor agitatedly, picking up the last paper and quickly signing it without reading- or even hovering around the words it contained, not like any if these papers were any of his importance.
He stood up and immediately started stretching everything, every muscle, every bone, every bend. Anything he could think of really, his whole body was really sore.
He looked out the window and lightly smiled at the beautiful scenery, it was the view of the kingdom and the more beyond that, you could see the trees and the little people walking and running around.
But then he spotted one familiar home, crazy even though he's extremely far away, and his smile dropped, he looked down back to the wooden floor.
He closed his curtains and walked out of his office, the prince wandered around the castle looking at the same walls he sees everyday.
He thought to himself 'am i really.. willing to live in this castle for the rest of my life?', he stopped and looked around the depressing place.
And started heading his way towards the garden- in the little secret place he showed her, its the only place she's ever wanted to meet up in if they had busy schedules.
No one ever finds them there, so maybe that's why she chooses that place. You could say.. it's they're little place now.
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"Agatha!" He called out gleefully.
Agatha turned around and smiled warmly at the prince, her eyes turned soft and her lips parted ever so slightly at the prince's presence. "Ehann.." she replied softly.
He took her hands and pecked her in the lips, the princess kept and entrancing look in her eyes, staring at Ehann like he'd created earth itself. "What my lady?" He asked her curiously.
"Has anyone ever told you how.. breathtaking you are- ?" She said, tangling their hands together and Inching closer to him.
Instantly, the prince started giggling uncontrollably, looking anywhere but Agatha's eyes, "What?" He giggled out. She started giggling with him as well.
"Do i make you nervous- ?" She tilted her head towards him, squeezing their hands together and ever so slightly pulling him towards her, closing the gap between them.
The prince looked at her in defeat and smiled at her without a thought, then he let out a small gasp at how close the two of them were.
He inspected her every move, the way she smiled, the way she gently held they're hands together, the way she looked away when she got flustered.
He thought it was cute of her to do so.
Then he thought of the question she asked him, "Has anyone ever told you how... Breathtaking you are- ?" . The prince furrowed his brows lightly, then smiled at her for smiling at him.
Then he thought of Aelius, Aelius was the first one to ever tell him he was "Breathtaking". He smiled at her again but this time looked away, he had to move on from the guy, they're over, done, 'nada' like how Aelius translated 'nothing' to him.
Ehann looked out into the sky sadly, he still loves him as if nothing had happened. He had changed his life, either for the better or the worst, but he changed it.
"You okay prince?" Agatha asked him, bringing him back to his senses.
"What? Oh, yes I'm fine Agatha." He smiled calmly.
Agatha smiled at him, and then her eyes traveled all around his body; and then her eyes landed on his lips, Inching closer than she was before.
Seeing this, Ehann also inched closer to her face, his arms slid to her waist, holding her from the back and lightly pulling her closer. Her arms wrapped around his neck and cupped his face.
Agatha closed her eyes and leaned in, kissing him with small little pecks, asking for more from the prince. The prince held her waist firmly, tilted his head and pushed his lips further into the kiss, he felt the princess smile into the kiss when he kissed her back, making him smile as well.
The more they kissed the more they felt the need of more, switching hand positions, tilting they're heads to every angle, Agatha found her way into the prince's wavy hair, lightly yanking it to her pleasure.
The prince loved the kiss, he felt butterflies swarm his stomach with the kiss, and he felt the lust and need for her.
But it didn't feel right.
It just.. didn't.
He slowly, started ending the kiss with her. Leaving it to a stop, he released his lips from hers and took a deep breath in and out, and opened his eyes.
The princess still hasn't opened hers, but she had a memorized look on her face. She took a deep breath in, and a deep one out, and parted her lips to speak. "..Prince.." was all she managed to let out.
"Hmn-..?" He replied breathlessly, releasing his grip on her waist, but not entirely.
"I love you." She smiled, and opened her eyes.
The prince froze, and his heart stopped beating. He looked at her well and fierce, then hesitantly looked away, and looked back at her, not wanting to worry her.
His breath started to shake, and his heart started to beat rapidly. He looked at her eyes as dearly as he could, and smiled at her the best he could.
"I love you too, love."
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Very few more chapters to go !!