Trapped In Hisstory

There was a short silence and it took long before Chance could react. 'Say what now?' was what the Crown Prince would like to ask. He was expecting her to say a name that has been on his mind since earlier.

His expectations shattered upon hearing her answer, he chuckled, "It is all right, you can tell me. They will not hear." he said and smiled at the princess.

"B-but brother, I already told you my answer. The one I am in love with." The princess whispered.

Chance's lips parted, "You were serious..?" the Crown Prince said in a whisper, surprised that she was really in love with a man that she sees in her dreams. "You are in love in a dream?"

Princess Carmilla let out a deep sigh and her shoulders slumped, "I knew it, you will find it strange. Brother will laugh at me!" she said and looked like she was sulking.

Chance immediately shook his head, "Th-that is not it, I was just expecting another answer. That is why I was surprised..." he said, trying to explain.

Princess Carmilla ignored him, but all of a sudden her face turned red. Chance's brows furrowed, curious as to why she reacted that way.

Then he flinched when he heard someone stifling a laugh. Chance slowly turned to his side and saw Caliber covering his mouth with his hand.

"C-Caliber..." Chance muttered. He forgot that he only ordered the knights to go, but Caliber was still beside them.

"Apologies...both of your reactions are just..." Caliber said while still holding his laughter back. 

Chance returned his gaze to the princess and Carmilla's whole face was turning red because of embarrassment. Even she did not notice that the Second Prince of Canopus was actually listening to them.

She tugged at her brother's sleeves and hid behind him, "Brotherrrr, he heard!" she said with tears forming in her eyes.

Caliber rested his face on his hand, "Calm her down, my prince. At this rate, she might die out of shame."

Carmilla turned even red but Chance doubts that it was from being embarrassed, there was smoke coming out from her, might be from Chance's imagination.

Chance hit Caliber on his arm, "Do not tease my sister!" he said, trying to stop him from making the situation worse.

"All right, after all you are the one I like teasing the most." Caliber said and winked, making Chance the one blushing.

Caliber laughed even more seeing two tomatoes in front of him, "There is no doubt that you two are siblings." The Canopus prince said, wiping the tears from the corner of his eyes, too much joy from seeing their reactions.

Chance felt annoyed and stomped on his foot, making Caliber bend down in pain as he reached for his foot. "That hurts, you have really become sadis—ow!" he grunted again when his foot got stomped again together with his hand.

Chance turned to his sister, Princess Carmilla, and caressed her hair, "Now returning to the topic, it is all right, you can tell us." he said.

Carmilla glanced at the knights, 'Does she think that they are still not far enough?' he thought. He looked at the four and waved his hand, "I apologize, but can you all go a bit farther? Please stand by the door." he requested with a smile.

The four looked at each other and they returned their gazes to the Crown Prince, bowing their heads before taking steps back.

"Now, it is all right now. They are far away so they will not hear even if you laugh, cry or anything you want to say." he said, reassuring the princess.

The princess stared at him, in a daze, "What is the matter?" Chance asked.

"You..." The princess muttered, "It is all right for you that your knight is far from you?" she asked.

"Erm, but you said you do not want others to hear…"

"But I am sure you know that your knight does not care even if I say top secrets of the Kingdom, he is not the type. So I do not mind." the princess said.

"It is just surprising, back then you always had him by your side, but now it looks easy for you to push him away." the princess said as she glanced at the Valorian Knight from afar.

Chance did not realize that it looked easy, 'Was that why Alec seemed upset now that I am not too close with him now?' he thought and bit his nail.

The princess raised her arm and pointed at the Second Prince of Canopus, "But why is it all right that he is with us?" She asked.

"Oh, well…"

"Is it not obvious? It is because he wants me to be beside him." Caliber said with confidence and Carmilla looked at him in surprise and her grip on her brother tightened.

"What he meant is that...he already heard what you said earlier, so it is all right for you to say anything in front of him." Chance chimed in.

Princess Carmilla stared at the Canopus Prince and glared at him.

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King Cadell smiled and pointed at the seats, "You may all be seated, it is not right to keep one of the guests standing." he said. His act of being a good ruler is making Caliber sick, so does the Crown Prince, especially with what he did.

The two princes went to their seats, Caliber and Chance glanced at each other for a short moment before taking their seats. It was such a shame that they could not sit next to each other since the father of the Crown Prince was with them, watching their every move. 'So annoying.' Caliber thought.

Leonidas watched as his brother sat down and their eyes met, 'Are you annoyed, my little brother?' he asked using his eyes while wearing an amused expression.

'Quite obvious by now, do you not think so?' Caliber responded, looking at his brother in irritation.

'Hmm, should we kill him?'

The two of them stared at each other and chuckled.

They are all on the long table so they could not even hold hands in secret or be seated near each other. At both ends of the long table, King Cadell and King Leonidas are seated. Sitting at the left of the Canopus King was Caliber. While Chance sat down at the right side of his father, just beside the Princess.

Princess Carmilla grabbed his brother's arm and clung to it, "Brother, I missed you!"

Chance smiled sweetly at his adorable sister, "I missed you too, Milla. Where were you during my birthday celebration?" he asked.

Princess Carmilla slowly averted her gaze but kept smiling, "I was there, but I had to leave and rest early in my chamber." she answered. What an obvious lie, Chance thought.

Chance looked at William, Carmilla's butler, and he was startled and also looked away. 'Fishy…' he thought and smiled, kind of getting an idea of why his sister left early.

Princess Carmilla glanced at the Crown Prince's knight and the Second Prince and pouted. She pulled his brother near so she could whisper in his ears, "Brother, which one?" she asked.

Chance was surprised by her question and acted like he did not know what he was talking about. "I have a feeling that it is with the latter," she whispered again and pouted once again.

Chance noticed the troubled look on his sister's face, 'What is she thinking?' he thought.

Carmilla sighed internally, 'This is bad, I was shipping my brother with the knight in shining armor but prince charming appeared?'

She looked at the Second Prince and gave him a death glare, Caliber felt something weird and looked but saw Princess Carmilla still smiling sweetly. '...What is this feeling, who is cursing me?'

'I always see my brother with Alec, so maybe I was just used to it. Let us see if you are better, old prince.' she thought and returned her gaze to the food.

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'Even though I said I will observe and accept him, I—It is still hard for me…' Princess Carmilla said in her mind, frustrated to see Caliber and Chance together.

She glanced at the knight from afar, 'Oh, Alec, poor you.' she thought.

'My ship, my ship is ruined. Will it really sink now that this foreign prince is here?' she thought.

'First of all, that ship never sailed officially,' her mind argued.

'No, shut it. Do not ruin a shipper's heart!' she said, trying to get the thought away.

"Are you all right?" Chance asked, making Carmilla look up to him. "Now, you can explain why you fell in love with the man in your dreams."

'The man in my dreams…' Carmilla thought. 

How funny it was that she does not remember every dream she had but she still fell in love with that man.

"The feeling of falling in love with someone who I don't even know if he exists...it is painful. Yet somehow, I cannot stop this feeling I have."