Trapped In Hisstory

The two princes lie in the bed with the white sheets covering their bodies with Caliber a bit lower than Chance. Caliber's hands were still wrapped around the Crown Prince as he gave his chest some pecks. He raised his gaze to his face, "My prince, are you tired?"

"No…" Chance responded.

Caliber's face lit up and he grinned, "Then how about-

"No." Chance said firmly, knowing what the Canopus Prince was going to say.

Caliber pouted and buried his face on the Crown Prince's face, "Don't you dare bite it again, Caliber." Chance said, warning him.

Caliber chuckled, "I would not dare." he responded and gave him another kiss.

The Second Prince of Canopus looked up at Chance's face again, "If it is all right for me to ask, can you tell me why you went to the manor of the Lanstones?" he asked.

Chance was in a bit of a daze and he stared back at Caliber, "I am trying to find a little girl." Chance answered and Caliber looked curious.

"A little girl? Is he the same age as Louis?" Caliber asked.

Chance laughed, "You still see your brother as a little boy?" he asked.

"But he is a little boy." Caliber argued, Chance laughed at the thought that maybe even if Louis turned eighteen, he would still be a little prince in his eyes.

"Although we still see him as a little boy, Cole is already fourteen. He can even reach my height." Chance said, well it is not like he did not call Louis a 'little prince' before.

"Ah, is that so? So it is possible for Louis to catch your attention since he is not 'little'. My prince, should I be jealous?" Caliber asked with a frown. 

The Crown Prince looked at him seriously and smacked him in the head, "Ow, what did you do that for?" Caliber said as he rubbed his head, the spot where he was hit.

"I cannot believe you will be jealous of your own brother." Chance scolded.

"But..."

"He is fourteen! We have a gap of seven years. Do I look like the type who goes for younger ones?"

"The Count and the Countess of Millington have a gap of eleven years." 

Chance fell silent as he forgot that it was quite normal in this time, and maybe even in the present.

"Wait, so does that mean that if Louis does not have that gap with you, he has a chance?" Caliber asked with a furrowed brow.

Chance raised his hand, about to hit him again but Caliber caught his hand and laughed, "I am kidding, I am kidding. Do not be mad." he said and grinned.

"I was just teasing you, your reaction looked so cute." Caliber said with a chuckle.

Chance frowned at his joke, but even though Caliber said he was joking, Chance knew that his jealousy would be the same as to other men. He laughed a little and caressed Caliber's head. "Sorry, does it hurt?"

"Hmmm," Caliber acted as if he was thinking deeply. "Maybe if you give it a kiss, it will not hurt anymore." he responded and grinned.

"You should just say that you wanted a kiss. No need to find excuses." Chance chuckled and kissed the top of Caliber's head.

Caliber slid up and matched his level, not facing the Crown Prince's chest anymore. He looked at his face and gave him another kiss, but this time it was on the lips.

"How many times have you kissed me, you kissing maniac?" 

Caliber grinned, "It is addicting, so I have lost count." he said and both of them laughed.

Chance smirked, finally found a way to get back at his teasing, "Come to think of it, were you not also trying to look for a girl?" he asked and Caliber's expression changed.

"Oh, it is not a 'little' girl. A woman right? I think about the same age as m—

Caliber put his hand on his lips, "Are you trying to put this topic up just because I teased you with my brother?" 

"You are not the only one who can get jealous, Your Highness." Chance responded. "Unlike with mine, the one you are trying to find is near your age." 

Caliber smiled, "I am happy to see that you are jealous, but I think I made it clear that you are the only one that my eyes focus on." he said and Chance blushed.

~~~~~

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, surprised 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."

~~~~~

"A-all right, you win." The Crown Prince surrendered.

"...Back to the topic," Chance said with a cough, "I am trying to find a girl that I saw in the royal library, but I failed." he said.

He began telling Caliber about what happened earlier in the Lanstone Household. 

~~~~~

"I am looking for a little girl with black hair. I saw her in the palace before, after hearing that a child of the Lanstones fit the description, I immediately came here."

"But I think you are mistaken, since as I said that she only came to the palace just once."

Chance nodded, but he still clings to the hope he has, "You are right. But if possible, I would still like to meet with your sister." He said.

Vanessa let out an inaudible sigh and nodded, "As you wish, Your Highness." She said, then turned her head to the Crown Prince, 'And she is not my sister." she added.

"As I thought. She does not have a silver hair, is she adopted then?" Chance asked.

"My father took her in after seeing her by the streets of Geminga's slums." She responded.

Chance was a bit surprised. He thought that he adopted her but she was actually from the slums. For a noble to take in a child of the lowest, just what was his intention of adopting her to the Lanstones?

"Actually, Sir Albert and most of the servants here are people that my father took in. They have nowhere to go, nothing to eat and so he made them work for him so they could have their own shelter, food and work." 

Chance was speechless, not only that child...but even the servants?

Is it really just pure kindness? He thought.

If it was, then it just made it even more complicated in his mind. Just earlier he was thinking of Marquess Calliwell's rebellion, but can a person who takes in people like that, could possibly be evil and rebel?

But for now he cannot trust anyone or think one-sidedly. 

"Your Highness," Sir Albert bowed. "Blessings from the Goddess." he greeted once again.

Chance's eyes shifted down to the child hiding behind Albert, clinging to him. "Forgive her, Your Highness. She is a shy child." he said.

'Shy?' Chance thought with disbelief, and Alec scoffed. It was impossible for such a person to be shy. 'It must be a mistake.'

"That is right, Your Highness. Nyssa was just recently taken in, so she is still uncomfortable with unfamiliar faces." Vanessa said.

"Nyssa, the Crown Prince is here, state your greetings." Albert said, touching her back to gesture to go on.

Nyssa slowly took a few steps forward and curtsied, "Nyssa Lanstone greets the Crown Prince. May the Goddess bless the Star of Antares."

~~~~~

"I see, so that was what happened. The maid told you that it might be the child from the Lanstone family, so you came to see that child." Caliber repeated.

Caliber let out a sigh of relief which got the Crown Prince curious, "Why do you look relieved?"

"I thought you went there to visit Lady Vanessa." Caliber admitted and Chance laughed as he remembered when Caliber confessed that he was jealous of Vanessa Lanstone.

"Of course not," he responded.

"But then, judging by your story. It seemed like the Marquess and Lady Vanessa were planning something." Caliber said and Chance nodded.

"Then if one day, the Marquess or Lady Vanessa tries to steal the throne from King Cadell...Will you support them?"