Trapped In Hisstory

The sun has already set when they arrived in the greenhouse. All of a sudden, Jasper, who wanted to come all the way to the place where they are in now, was nowhere to be found.

'He was the one who wanted to come, but he just left. Just like that.' Chance thought and sighed as he was now left alone together with Caliber inside.

'Have a good time, lovebirds!'

Chance felt his cheeks heat up when he remembered what Jasper said. 'Lovebirds, seriously Jasper, what a tease.' he thought.

Lovers, lovebirds, what else? Although Caliber did tell Louis that they were lovers, that was not the case for them. They were never really lovers, to begin with.

They may have slept together once, but what would it mean for a man who is trying so hard to find a woman? 

Chance felt his heart ache and just want to go. Staying with Caliber alone makes him feel sad, but at the same time, he missed him so much that he does not want to leave his side.

Chance laughed awkwardly while rubbing the back of his neck. "Jas- your friend is...really weird." he said but Caliber did not answer. Chance looked away, embarrassed to look at him after being teased as lovebirds by his friend. "We should go back to the celebration." Chance said and walked towards the door.

Caliber was about to say something but he saw a shadow on his left outside. He turned and saw Jasper peeking through the glass. Jasper and Caliber's gazes met and Jasper was surprised while the Second Prince furrowed his brow.

The surprise in Jasper's face vanished and was replaced with a glare. Caliber saw his friend, raising his eyebrows on him then put both his index fingers up, pointing it the Crown Prince.

'Stupid! Do. not. let. him. leave!' Jasper mouthed.

'I. know. even. if. you. do. not. tell. me.' Caliber mouthed back. 

The Canopus Prince also raised his index finger horizontally to his neck and slid it to the right. Jasper turned pale and glared at the prince for the last time before running away.

Chance has already opened the door and was about to leave when all of the sudden, Caliber grabbed his hand and pulled him back inside the greenhouse. Chance looked up to the Canopus Prince with slightly widened eyes as they go further inside.

The two of them stopped, and Caliber still has not let go of him. Chance looked at his hand that was holding him and looked back up to his face, waiting for him to say something. Especially the reason why they went inside again.

Caliber turned to him and stared at his face still uttering no words. The Crown Prince cannot hold it back anymore, and asked, "Why did you pull me back in here?"

"Because I want to stay here for a while," he answered. "Do you not want to?" he asked in a tone that was as if he was pleading to him to not say yes.

Chance looked down, avoiding his gaze because his turquoise eyes seem to be pulling him closer, sucking his soul until he can no longer avert his eyes away. "As if I can say that I do not want to." he whispered.

The corner of Caliber's lips lifted up into a smile when he heard what he whispered. "I never expected that I would see you here." Chance said. "From what I knew, all noble houses from Antares will attend. I was not informed that some from Canopus will come as well."

"No one told you? Not even your servants?"

"Well, Alec did say that there was, but only mentioned the House of Cameron."

Caliber's smile turned to a frown when he heard his knight's name. 'Hmph. I guess he did not want to mention my name to you.' he said, but only inside his mind. 

Caliber held his hand tighter and pulled him closer. "I told you I would see you again." he whispered, referring to the time where Chance was about to leave Canopus.

"Indeed, you did." Chance said with a smile. Putting his negative thoughts away to just be with Caliber for once, without worrying about anything.

"I was right, huh? Fate arranged for us to meet again."

Even though the Crown Prince was smiling, sadness glinted in Chance's eyes. "I bet that was not the only thing that Fate had arranged." he said.

"That does not matter, what matters is what it arranged for us now." Caliber responded, not caring about anything else. Chance looked at him, admiring how he never worries about negative things.

Chance turned to the door and back to Caliber. "You do not want to go back and talk to the other nobles? It might help you as a Crown Prince Elect." he suggested, but it was obvious in the Canopus Prince's face that he does not care.

"I do not care about other people, the one I want to be with is you." Caliber responded with no hesitation and a blush escaped Chance's face. "Do not say that so suddenly..." Chance muttered, embarrassed that he could not hide the reddening of his cheeks in front of Caliber.

Caliber smirked. "Why? Your heart cannot take it?"

"Cannot, my ass!" Chance immediately said, "So confident are we?" 

Caliber chuckled, "I missed this side of yours." 

"What side?"

"Always flustered, yelling, cursing, something like that." 

Chance's eyes slightly widened. 'Was I always like that?' he thought, then suddenly memories of him in Canopus flushed inside his mind. Especially that time where he went into a Caliber's chamber, mistaking it as his room.

"You have been pretty quiet lately as if you always have something in your mind." Caliber said and gazed into Chance's face in worry. If only he could know what goes on inside the Crown Prince's mind.

Chance tried to change the mood, so he does not have to respond to what he was having inside his mind. "Why? It is as if you are very worried about me." Chance said and chuckled.

"Of all the many things I should worry about, only you make me worry so much. You are the only one I worry for."

Chance did not know what to say and just stayed silent, did not expect his answer. Caliber just smiled at his reaction and let go of his hand. Chance looked at his hand that was not holding him anymore and Caliber noticed the look on his face.

Caliber walked into the middle of the greenhouse where there was a circle pattern on the floor. It was already dark, with no sun to be seen anymore. All of the sudden, some lights opened, making the two of them see each other more clearly.

'But we are just here. Who opened the lights?' Chance thought and looked around and saw no one inside other than him and Caliber. 

When he returned his gaze to the front, he was surprised to see Caliber smiling at him while extending his hand. "Eh..?" Chance muttered in confusion.

"May I have this dance, my prince?"

Chance furrowed his brow and laughed, "What the hell, there is not even music in here." 

Caliber tilted his head and realized it as well, but then he shrugged. "We do not need it." 

The two of them would look stupid, dancing around with no music. Chance knows that well. But it did not stop him from taking the hands of the man he loves. "Alright then, Your Highness, Caliber."

Chance thought that he could not do it, he thought he could not hold his hand after he lets go, but here he was now, holding his hand. He placed his other hand on his shoulder, and the two of them started dancing.

Chance cannot help but to laugh at how stupid they look right now. "What are we even doing..." he muttered, but they still continued dancing.

"Dancing." Caliber replied.

"With no music." Chance said in return.

Caliber smiled and then started humming as they waltz around the center circle of the greenhouse. "I apologize, you are dancing with a man and not some beautiful woman in a gown." 

Caliber turned serious and looked at the Crown Prince. "You do not need to be a woman wearing a dress for me to dance with you." he said. "What matters is that I am dancing with 'you'."

Deep inside Chance, he really liked what he said. It made him fall deeper for him even more. "But then...why do you try so hard to find that woman?" 

Chance noticed Caliber flinch, surprise about his question. "How did you know about that?" he asked.

Chance looked away. "I overheard it." he replied. Chance was waiting until Caliber would tell him about him, but the time never seemed to come and so he asked it himself.

"I am trying to find her because she has something that I need." Caliber answered.

Chance stared back at him. "You do not have a relationship with her? You do not love her?" he asked, making sure that he was hearing it right, that he was just finding the woman, not because he loves her.

"Yes. I have something I want to know about. That is why I am trying to look for her," he answered. "Other than that, I have no reason to go find her."

Chance was stunned, and Caliber let out a chuckle. "You mean all this time, you thought..?"

Chance lowered his gaze, embarrassed that he was wrong. "Yes..."

The Canopus Prince stopped, and they both paused on dancing as Caliber stared down at his face. "Charles," he called out and lifted his chin up. 

"Underneath this night sky, you are the only star I see."