Confused by the encounter with Minato, he wasn't sure what to do going forward.
The basic art class had their yearly trip to the art museum planned just a few days later, and when the day arrived, Jeong-wu went to find the prince. He found him standing by the bus with the others, but without any of his friends.
"Prince Minato," he bowed.
"Good morning," he said, wrapped up in his coat.
Seeing that he was still a bit downtrodden, he asked, "Are you alright?"
He nodded. "Yes. Let's just go."
They got on the bus and sat together, both silent for a while.
Looking out the window, the prince finally broke the silence. "I'm sorry, I hardly know what's happening. I just found out that my friends were trying to get use me to advance themselves, my roommate tried to steal from me, and before all that, I'd just broken up with my boyfriend." He sighed. "I just don't know who to trust."
Jeong-wu put a hand over his. "I'm sorry. This must be so difficult for you."
He sniffed and tried to stop the tears. "I'll be fine. It's not like I'm the only one with problems."
Jeong-wu sighed. "No, but they're no less real to you. If I may ask, how is your family? I mean do they support you?"
"Yes," he nodded. "I guess I'll always have them."
"Good." He chuckled. "My family's a bit more dramatic. Two of my uncles wanted the throne, and one was so intimidated by the other that he left everything to become a monk."
"Really? Wow... I guess I really am lucky."
They arrived at the renowned museum in Paris and filed off the bus. The tour guide started showing them through the exhibits, and Minato soon fell to the back of hot group with the other stragglers who wanted more time at each exhibit.
The prince often pointed things out and added his own knowledge - especially of the Japanese displays. Jeong-wu hung on to every word he said, appreciating his love of the art.
Part of the way through, Minato stopped and turned to him. "You're a remarkably good listener. Either that or very good actor, pretending to be interested in everything I'm saying."
He smiled and shrugged. "And why shouldn't I be? You're very interesting."
He gave him a rather odd look mixed with a smile as he turned to rejoin the group. And Jeong-wu followed happily as ever.