X Dynasty~Why Feel So Blue?

Prince Ruka's POV

'She hugged me back! She SUDDENLY hugged me back!' I mentally jumped in joy as I try to recall the scene that happened few minutes ago.

For over a month that we are married, I am slowly starting to fall in love with her. Though slowly, I am sure of my feeling....I am sure that I am slowly falling in love. I even forgot the pain that the damned girl gave me back on those years ago...

I stopped walking. Looking at my surroundings, I realized that I am now in front of Nana's room.

I slide the door a little, peeking on my wife's room. She is using this room whenever I am not around in my mansion. Well, she feels comfortable in this room so I just let her use it.

I saw that her head was burried in her pillows, she seemed tensed. So I decided to close the door behind me, calling the maids near me.

"I've decided, I'll spend the night in this room. Maids please prepare the meals for me and my princess."

"Yes prince!" They exclaimed excitedly and call the others to prepare foods.

I opened the door again. This time, I decided to enter the room.

I walked up to the bed where the princess was laying down.

I sat beside her. "Hey princess. What's up?" I asked her in a concerned tone, casually patting her head to calm her.

She did recognize my voice and started to relax. Looking to the side while sitting up slowly.

"I-It's nothing prince. By the way, I am not informed that you would come here prince. I am sorry for that." She bowed down.

"No it's okay, it is sudden so I didn't inform you nor the maids." I reassure her.

After that conversation we have, the room went silent and covered with comfortable atmosphere.

I scanned the room, only to find a zither placed in the corner of the room and Nana's questioning eyes.

"Now,now...Don't look at me like that. Will you play zither for me?" I beamed at her, hoping that she will play zither for me.

"Sure prince, just sit here." Standing up, getting the zither set onto the table.

"I am not good at this. But please watch me, prince." She said with her ever-present angelic voice before sitting in front of the zither.

She started to play the zither.

At first, it sounds so rough. I don't understand it, it sounds unpleasant. But I just sit here and watch her, I can see that she was trying her best since it's the first time I ask her to play for me.

'She doesn't know how to play it properly?'

But man, I was wrong.

As she entered the pre-chorus part, the tone changed. It is slowly turning into an melodious sad music.

Upon listening to the music, it's like I did went back from the past. Reminding me the good things happened to me. Eventually the bad things that I don't wish to comeback came to me again.

As it continues, I felt like crying. Her memories on me, our precious memories, cameback at me like it only happened yesterday.

The tragic scene that the maids told me on those years ago, they are here.

I couldn't stop the fat tears that I produce. Well, maybe I'll just let them flow like that.

I don't feel anything right now but these damned tears continously flow like there will be no tomorrow.

'Why?! Why did I let that happened to her?! I am supposed to save her!'

As the music ended, I slowly came back to my senses. Without any second thought, I ran towards my wife to hug her tightly.

She was suprised by my sudden action but she didn't ask me, she just let me hug her and cry on her shoulders.

She soon pat my head, telling me it's okay to not to be okay. This thing really reminds me of my mother and her. I could also hear her voice inside my head, telling the same thing Nana told me a while ago.

'She--don't tell me she came back?!'

I shook my head. 'No, there's no way that she will come back....She died 5 years ago. I didn't even saw her body when I came back here.'

I got comfortable by my wife's touch and eventually calmed down. But I don't want to let her go so we stayed like this.

Nana's POV

I could tell there's something wrong with the prince so I just let him hug me and comfort him.

Don't get me wrong, I am still sad that I couldn't be with the man I love but this is out of topic.

I just don't want to see people around me crying....holding the pain inside them that was supposed to came out at them.

Upon hugging him, I could feel his sorrow and sadness. As if he loss something, rather someone important to him.

'All I do was to comfort him but I could feel his sadness that I made feel to tear up. Why? What happened to his past?'

I noticed that he started to calm down when I said that it's okay to not to be okay.

He already calmed down, but he is still hugging me. He didn't want to let me go.

"Prince? Are you okay now?" I asked him, hoping that he will let me go soon on his embrace.

He immediately let go of me and sat up like the honorable prince of the court.

"Mmmm. Better than yesterday!" He nodded, his face surely become brighter and jollier than before. But, his eyes was still covered with sadness and sorrow.

I look at his eyes, only to find the questioning look of his.

"Why? What do you want to ask me?" He asked me gently.

Slowly getting up from his sit, the maids burst at the door. They are holding tray of foods.

"Prince and princess, please enjoy your dinner tonight." The maid politely bowed down while they slowly started to disappear from my room.

I took a bite from the roasted meat served on the table, it's delicious.

"Back to the topic." The prince suddenly spoke up.

"What do you want to ask me?" He repeated his question to me.

Debating if I should tell him or not, I just ask him. I am curious about his life.

"Prince. I know it's rude to ask but.....Why did you cry out of the blue? Why don't you want Hana to come here?" I spilled my questions running in my mind right now.

"Well, I...." He trailed off.

"It's okay prince if you are not ready or you don't want to tell me the truth. There's no problem with that."

"No, it's okay. If you are willing to listen at me, please be patient. It's a long story."

He took a deep breath, finishing the food on his mouth....