The Meaning of Roses (Alberu Crossman x Cale Henituse)

Chapter 4: Blue Roses (434-439)

You probably know that red roses symbolize love and passion, but you may not know that the color, number, and how roses are combined have coded meanings.

Blue roses means I can't have you but I can't stop thinking about you.

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Alberu wasn't planning on barging into the Henituse Household, but he did it anyway.

He needed to talk to Cale about the celebration coming up.

And no, he didn't come to Cale's bedroom and stuffed Raon with cakes to gain cookie points from the young Dragon. Absolutely not.

It was quite adorable seeing Raon insisting that he was going to wait for Cale before eating the cakes though. Especially since the Black Dragon had stars in his eyes and couldn't wait a second to devour the cakes (read: bribe) when Alberu took them out from his spatial pouch.

The sight of Cale slamming the door open, clearly worried for Raon, gave Alberu a funny feeling. There was something about seeing someone you have feelings for being a protective parent figure that made you feel things, you know?

Alberu suppressed his sudden desire to pepper kisses on the red haired noble's face. (is it sudden, though? Is it really a sudden desire, Alberu?)

Cale was, obviously, distraught when he saw Alberu in his quarter Dark Elf form sitting in his bedroom. Their positions were literally switched from the previous times Cale showed up in Alberu's bedroom.

Now, if we don't know better, that sentence would sound like Alberu and Cale were a pair of lovers who just couldn't stop themselves from going to each other's bedroom and spending the night together.

But we do know better, don't we? (to Alberu's disappointment, of course)

Alberu then started talking about his plans.

"The position of my instructor is vacant," Alberu said after explaining about the greedy nobles and their (frankly disgusting) desire.

"...Instructor-"

"Yes, yes. The position of my instructor."

Alberu warmly nodded his head and chatted along with Cale. He then saw Cale start to frown.

"...Me? Why?"

Alberu started to frown as well.

"Why are you my instructor?"

"Excuse me?"

"Not you."

"Ah."

Now, why on Sun God's name would Alberu want Cale as his instructor? He wanted Cale on his side as someone to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, until they were parted by death! Not as his teacher!

He couldn't say that right now though, so he settled for the next best thing.

"Everything I am saying today is a suggestion, a proposal. Anyway, you'll be my dongsaeng."

"Ah, yes sir, a suggestion. I will ask Choi Han- excuse me?"

Alberu continued on, "You think the other nobles want to leave you alone? I thought you wanted to be a slacker. Then wouldn't it be easier for you to not have a position or a title? But imagine if you didn't have a position or a title. Do you really think the other nobles won't try provoking you? Huh? Raon-nim, don't you agree?"

"Mm! Hey Crown Prince, I think they would do that as you said! We are going to be busy farming, so we won't have time to deal with them!"

"Farming? Well, anyway."