A night with the Canopus Prince

'I may still have a chance.' he thought and got off the bed. He rushed to get his clothes to get out of the room and glanced at Caliber who seemed to be okay if he left because he stood there leaning on the bed post with crossed arms watching him gather his things. 'I guess he does not mind if I escape.' he sighed of relief but he felt uneasy about something he cannot explain.

As he walks away, he can see from the corner of his eyes that Caliber sat down on the bed with a smirk. When Caliber noticed Chance glancing at him, the smirk on his face vanished and he flashed an innocent smile while waving goodbye. 'Suspicious.' Chance squinted and walked towards the door.

He opened the door and saw two knights guarding outside. The knights turned and saw Chance but their faces suddenly turned pale as if they saw a ghost which confused him. "What is wr—"

He was startled by the gush of wind from the loud slamming of doors in front of him. Dumbfounded, he felt annoyed about what they did, 'How rude!'

He went to open it again but it won't budge so he banged on it, "Open up! Why did you close it?" he shouted but no one answered back.

He turned around and saw Caliber just sitting on the bed looking blank, Chance's face has an annoyed expression as he wants to get out as soon as possible, "Are your servants really this impudent? Tell them to open the door!"

"Open the door!" Caliber yelled loudly that people can hear it from another room. Despite the shout, the door did not open up. "They must have not heard me." he shrugged.

'As if!' Chance thought. He knows that the Canopus Prince would not do anything about it so he returned to facing the door. After getting tired from banging on it, he talked to the knights, "Seriously, why would you not open up? I am in a hurry!" Chance whispered in the slits of the door.

Since it was just a whisper and the other prince would not hear, one of the knights whispered back, "Your Highness, forgive us." The other knight also whispered, "Our death depends on you now. Please do not be stubborn and just stay there, Your Highness." they said and Chance immediately picked up the nervousness in their tone.

'What the heck?' he thought. He just sighed because he knows that he will never get out tonight. 'I was a fool to think I'd be able to go easily.'

He gave Caliber a glare and went to sit on the chaise lounge. "What are you doing there?" Caliber asked. "This is where I will sleep." Chance answered while finding a comfortable position.

"No, This is my room. I will not allow you on that sofa." Caliber said in a serious tone.

Chance closed his eyes tight in frustration and stood up from the sofa. "Then where will I sleep? On the floor? Maybe the floor is also prohibited since it is yours? Should I float?" he snapped.

Caliber furrowed his brows and crossed his arms, "Why are you being so grumpy? You were not like that the few times we met." he said with a smirk, obviously trying to tease him.

Chance went silent and could explode any moment as he recalled the scene from the terrace. He does not even know why he is annoyed, maybe because he was misunderstood as a gay and that he has a crush on him.

Or maybe irritated at the fact that Caliber kissed him again and it felt good.

Chance gasped at the thought, 'Hey, stop! Who's feeling good?' he shook his head.

"I said do not sleep on the sofa." Caliber repeated. "Then where will I sleep?" Chance exclaimed.

Caliber smiled and looked down at his side, he tapped the bed twice and glanced at him, "Sleep with me."

'Excuse me?!' Chance thought and he could feel blood rushing up to his face, "Hey, fix your words!" he exclaimed and tried to hide his embarrassed expression.

Caliber laughed at his reaction, "I mean sleep beside me. What were you thinking, Crown Prince?" he stared at him playfully.

"That is why I said you should fix your words." Chance muttered, looking at the side to not meet his gaze.

"Come here."

"No."

"I said come here."

"I said no."

Caliber hid the annoyance from showing on his face and smiled. He stood up from the bed and walked towards the spot where he was at. "Wait, wait, what are you going to do?" he said, all flustered to see him getting closer.

Every time Caliber gets close to him, something bad happens. Probably traumatized by all that happened tonight.

His eyes slowly closed as he could feel his face getting near his face but after half a minute nothing happened. He opened his eyes and he could see the smirk on Caliber's face, mocking him.

A vein popped out on his temple and his eyes twitched after realizing that he was toyed with, "You—!"

He was about to complain but his heartbeat quickened out of nervousness as he felt himself picked up from the ground. Caliber suddenly carried him which made him immediately put his arms on his neck. "Hey, put me down, this instance!" he yelled.

"I told you to come but you just wouldn't so I'll get you to come myself." he said while walking towards the bed.

Chance felt like he would cry anytime, 'I told you to fix your words!' he yelled in his head as his line sounded totally different from what was actually meant. "oh Goddess, bless my impure mind." he whispered.

No matter how low he whispered, Caliber could hear him since his head was just beside his ear. He laughed in his mind, knowing that Chance was expecting 'something'.

"Put me down I said!" Chance exclaimed. "As you wish." Caliber responded and put him down on the bed.

Chance almost got carried away by the pleasant feeling of the soft bed but then he remembered Caliber was there. 'This is not the time to propose to the bed! I need to get off!' he thought and sat up.

He was pushed down again flat on the bed and he could hear the beating of his heart as he stared at Caliber who was on top of him, trapping him with both arms. "You must sleep with me." he commanded.

'Again with that phrase! Does he really know what that means?' he thought and tried to calm his heart down from the sight of the dark sky above him.

His wet midnight hair was messy and looked sexy as the water in the tips of his hair rolled down his body and onto his face. Chance wiped the water that fell on his cheeks until his eyes went down into his neck and the revealing chest as Caliber was just wearing a robe. Chance shut his eyes closed to prevent himself from looking further.

Caliber, who was watching his face all this time, chuckled. He knew where he was looking since he could follow his gaze, "You do know that I can follow the direction of your eyes, right?" he teased.

Chance had just realized that and was ashamed. 'Since when did I become like this? So embarrassing.' he thought.

Caliber stared at him and it was as if Chance was a magnet pulling him every time he is near. While Chance was deep in thoughts, his face slowly went down until it eventually reached his lips. The slightest touch made Chance flinch and snapped from his thoughts, pushing his face away. "Why are you kissing me again!"

Caliber, startled, did not even know that he was going to kiss him, "I am sorry, I..." he did not continue his words and just sat down on the bed, freeing Chance.

Chance looked at the side and saw Caliber sitting, he also sat up as he was not entrapped by his arms and he sighed, "Look, I am not usually hot headed, but how could I not be? The man I just met earlier in the garden kissed me three times in just a night? How should I react?" Chance stated.

Caliber ignored it and focused on the number he stated, "Three times? Why is it three times?" he asked in confusion.

Chance let out a snort, "The garden, the terrace and now here." he responded. 'Is he surprised to realize that he kissed me that many times?'

"It was four times."

"What?" He stared blankly at Caliber, 'That was your concern?!' he thought. He assumed that he was surprised by the kiss count but he was actually bothered that the count was wrong?

"You kissed me in the garden, I kissed you twice in the terra—"

"I get it, stop now." Chance cut him off, can't afford to hear it.

"Twice because you pulled away from the first kiss then you got attracted to my face and I kissed you agai—"

"Excuse me? I was not attracted! You just kissed me again by force!" he justified but it just made Caliber smile.

"It is forced if you did not like it, but you liked it, did you not?" he stated while raising his eyebrows. "I did not!"

"You even looked disappointed that we got interrupted—"

"I get it, so stop!" Chance yelled. His face was as red as a tomato because of the topic of their conversation.

Caliber went silent and just stared at him. Chance avoided his gaze and got off the bed. "I am going to take a bath." He turned around and walked away, gripping the clothes on his chest, 'I need to calm down.' he said to himself and breathe in and out deeply.

When he was in front of the bathroom door, he stopped as he heard Caliber's voice. "You do not have to be nervous." he stated. Chance glanced at him who was wearing a serious expression. "I will not do anything to you." he added and smiled at him.

It was not the usual teasing smile but a real one that gives him reassurance. Chance was dumbfounded so he just nodded as a reply and quickly entered the bathroom.

As Chance get himself in the large tub, he could not help but to think of all that happened tonight. Because of the things that Caliber did, he had almost forgotten about the command of his father that made him upset.

"Is...Caliber openly gay?" he muttered. The thought of it will absolutely made his father hate the Canopus prince even more just by looking at how they could kill each other earlier with their glares.

The scenes with Caliber made him embarrassed again so he just put his face under the water.

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Chance opened the door and got out of the bathroom with the same robe of Caliber that was prepared inside. He had already dried his hair so that the pillows would not get wet.

As he approached the bed, he found Caliber already asleep. 'Must be so sleepy since earlier.' he thought.

As he lay down next to him, he avoided to move too much to prevent the prince from waking up.

He was just staring at above and was bored as he seemed to be wide awake. He twisted to the side and stared at Caliber. Chance must not have noticed earlier since he cannot look at his face for too long, but now that he is asleep, Chance could clearly see the tiredness on his face, probably from socializing and doing his prince duties.

'This man is dangerous for me.' he thought. He stopped Caliber from kissing any further because another kiss will possibly make him give in, 'A little more then I might have gotten trapped in your eyes.' he thought.

But that cannot happen, he thought.

'If I really happen to fall in love with you, then that would make Charles unable to meet his lover.'

For now, he could only enjoy these little things before all will turn into chaos.