Trapped In Hisstory

William followed the Crown Prince in a corner, because it was an order from the prince himself. The butler was nervous as to why Prince Charles called to have a conversation with him, he does not recall himself making a mistake in front of the Crown Prince, being called with an unknown reason makes him anxious.

For some reason, he felt like he was being pierced from behind. The Second Prince of Canopus was staring at him enough to drill a hole in his back. 'W-what did I do?' he thought, worried.

He almost cried, begging the Crown Prince inside his mind, 'Y-your Highness, if you talk to me alone, His Highness Caliber might murder me…' he whined, seeing how obvious the meaning of the Canopus Prince's glare.

When the two of them were at a distance where it is enough for only the two of them to hear what they will talk about. Chance faced him with a smile and he felt even more nervous, "Your Highness, what did you want to ask a mere servant like me?"

Chance furrowed his brow, "You are not just a 'mere servant'. You are my sister's, Princess Carmilla, personal butler." he said and tapped his shoulder.

"But what is that Your Highness wants to ask?" William asked, cannot handle the suspense any longer.

Chance put his hand on his chin, "What do you think of Milla?"

William raised his head and was flustered by the sudden question from the Crown Prince, "P-pardon? Why this question..?" he asked and swallowed the lump in his throat. 

The Crown Prince chuckled at his reaction, "Why are you panicking? It is only a simple question." he said but the butler looked away, "Do not worry, it is only the two of us. Feel free to answer in any way you want." he added to calm him, knowing that he does not know how to answer such a question in front of the brother of the one in question.

"I...think my answer is already obvious by now. Anyone who sees and gets to know Her Highness would have the exact same thoughts in their head." he said and smiled while lowering his gaze.

"She is beautiful, kind and bright. A lady who would never be hated. A lady who is too nice for her own sake."

"Even though I am such an incompetent servant, someone who cannot do his job right once before, she still accepted someone like me." he responded while putting his hand on the back of his neck, embarrassed as he says his words.

"Her Highness is truly the sun who gives light to everyone, no matter how much they are swallowed by the darkness."

Chance stared at him and noticed him holding his hands tight, 'It seems Milla has helped this man greatly without her even noticing.' He thought and a smile formed in Chance's face.

"Then I have another question." The Crown Prince said.

"What would Your Highness want to ask?"

"Do you like my sister?"

There was a long silence between the butler and the Crown Prince as the servant was taken aback by his second question. William laughed awkwardly, "O-of course, Your Highness. No one would dare dislike the Princess of the Kingdom." He answered, choosing a safe response.

Chance sighed, "I am not talking about that. I am talking about your feelings for my sister. Your true feelings."

William turned his head to the side but it was too late to hide his blushing face, 'I already told you that you are free to answer me. I will not tell anyone, it is just the two of us here." The Crown Prince said.

William turned his head back to the Crown Prince's direction and slowly raised his gaze to meet with Chance's eyes. "Y-your Highness really mean it?"

Chance chuckled, "Of course." He answered. Back then, when William came to get him, he never showed this kind of expression to him.

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"Your Highness," a voice called out. Chance walked towards the door to see who it was and it looked like a butler. The butler has a golden brown, medium length wavy hair. The side of his hair in the front is combed back, tucked behind his ears so it won't go in front of his face.

He bowed as respect and when he stood up, he still did not look Chance directly in the eyes. "My lady would like you to visit her chamber." he stated. 'I see, so he is Carmilla's personal butler,' he thought.

"We have arrived at Her Highness, Carmilla's chamber." The butler stated and bowed as he opened the door for Chance. Chance went inside and Alec followed behind him after he gave the butler a slight bow of the head. The butler bowed his head back and also followed after them.

The butler held the princess and pulled her gently away from the crown prince. "I think it is not proper to call him that. In spite of your blood relationship, you are still talking to His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince." the butler said.

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He acted normally like any butler would, but now the William in front of him was being so adorable. Chance could tell the answer even by just looking at it, but he would like to hear the answer himself. He sees Princess Carmilla as his own sister, like a real one, even though he was not the real Charles.

He once caught a glimpse of William being like this but only for a few times.

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He sipped the tea and as he looked up, he met the eyes of the butler looking at him. Chance snorted quietly, 'Just before, in front of my chamber, he wouldn't dare to look at me in the eye.' The butler realized that the prince caught him looking and bowed his head.

Carmilla tugged her butler's clothes and chatted with him. William smiled while listening to the princess with Chance staring at them. 'I get it.'

The butler noticed the prince's stare, Chance looked at him in the eye, 'You like her, Am I right? You have feelings for my sister.' he said to William using his eyes.

Seeing the smirk on the face of the prince, William immediately understood what he was trying to say. He shook his head and bowed, 'I would not dare do something such as that, Your Highness. You misunderstood me.'

Chance let out a snort and nodded his head, 'Okay, okay.' clearly not a bit convinced.

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That was his first time noticing him act that way, and also the time where they were called earlier in the dining area with the two kings. His suspicious behavior gets Chance to think that he was the reason why Princess Carmilla could not attend, 'This one is so transparent.' He thought and laughed inside.

He has never seen someone blush like that before, he suddenly remembered himself and was embarrassed, 'W-wait, is that how Caliber sees me when I turn red?' he thought, 'Or even worse than that?'

He took a quick glance at the Canopus Prince and he was staring at him all this time. Chance suddenly turned red just by seeing Caliber staring at him. Caliber saw his reaction and gave him a wink and a smirk.

Chance looked away and tried to hold himself back or else the butler would see his flushed face. But there was no use to hide it since William was already aware that there was something going on between them.

William stayed silent as he noticed the Crown Prince was distracted. He thought maybe he did not need to answer anymore since the Crown Prince's attention was not on him now.

Chance returned his gaze to the butler, "Do not think I forgot what I was asking. I am waiting for a response." He said as if he could read his mind.

William knew that it would not harm him to admit it to the Crown Prince. Prince Charles promised not to tell anyone, and he believed that the Crown Prince would keep his word. "I…like My Lady."

Chance already expected this answer but he cannot help but smile.

"It is not only the type of like that a person would give a lady. I truly have feelings for the princess." He said, trying to show the Crown Prince of how sincere he was. "I know it is not allowed for me to have such feelings, but it is impossible for me to just make it disappear." He said and smiled bitterly.

"What do you mean it is not allowed?" Chance asked with a furrowed brow. "It may seem improper for some people, but there is no law that says you are not allowed to fall in love!" he scolded and William stared at him, dumbfounded by his words.

Chance was only saying this because he knows exactly how it feels.

Even though Carmilla Howard was not really his sister, he still loves her like his own, "I will allow it. If someday my sister comes to like you as well, I will let you two be together."

William looked at him in surprise, "Wh-what, but Your Highness-!"

"I will make sure that you two will be happy."

Because surely that was what Prince Charles had done before, the historian thought.