Princes vs. Princesses.

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"I'm already fine, Angel. Stop crying." He hushed her softly while caressing her hair. She sobbed hard, trying to wipe off the dried blood on her hands. The nurses and doctors made sure that both of them were not in life-threatening situations anymore. He groaned softly when he tried to move his body to move closer to her.

"The doctors finally removed the bullet on my shoulder and I will never ever leave you alone." The Third Prince whispered to the Ninth Princess and she slowly nodded, stopping on crying as well. The nurse excused her for a while to help her wash off the dried blood.

It's been a week since the incident happened. The campus photoshoot was about to get postponed but the Third Prince insisted that they should go through with the schedule as he didn't want to waste the staff's effort. She stared at him and he smiled at her while carefully putting the coat on. She bit her lips gently and fixed his necktie. He chuckled and then, he stole a quick peck on her lips.

"Don't worry. It's not that painful anymore." He kept on assuring the Ninth Princess and then, he hugged her gently. She made sure that she would not be able to press on his wound when she hugged him back.

The photoshoot turned out to be their graduation photoshoot. After the schedule, the couple decided to stay in the treehouse while the First Prince and the Sixth Princess decided to go for an amusement park date. The Fifth Princess looked at the Second Prince and she frowned when she saw him smirking. She squealed loudly when he suddenly carried her and then, he ran out to go to the parking lot.

She heaved a sigh when they arrived at one of the Aoyama Empire's five-star hotels. The Second Prince got a key card from the receptionist and they went to the top floor of the hotel in which his skyscraper was located. She was nervous when they walked in but she was surprised when the first thing he did was to call for a room service. He ordered her favorite food and coffee and when the room service staff arrived, they prepared the table for them.

"Let's eat. I'm thinking that you might be hungry now." The Second Prince smiled at him and she couldn't help but to blush faintly at his little actions. He pulled the chair for her and then, he took the seat across from her.

"I'm indeed hungry. Thank you, Riku." She smiled gently before taking a sip from her glass of iced coffee. She looked at the view through the huge glass windows and it was a perfect place for them since the sunlight is not bothering them. Everything was just so right at that moment.

They ate while talking about things including their plans after graduation. The Second Prince shared that he has plans on continuing his studies in another country and somehow, this made her feel sad. The three princesses decided to continue their studies in Royal University and if the Second Prince will leave, it means that she will feel a little alone. The warmth he was giving is different from what she was getting from her friends, so she would definitely miss him but she would never admit it.

"It will be difficult for me to go to another country for my studies, so I decided to stay here and continue it in Royal University. If that's really your plan, then I will support you." She said and then, he suddenly cupped her cheeks to wipe her tears. She didn't know that she was crying already, so she felt embarrassed about what he did.

"It's just a plan, Gia. I'm also considering Royal University but I don't want you to think that you're the reason why I will stay in Japan. No, it is not like that. It is my decision to stay here and with you. You should not feel bad with my decisions in life because I'm the only one who made it." The Second Prince said and this made her cry more. He panicked a bit, so he immediately had her in his arms.

Months had passed and it was their graduation ceremony already. Aside from the ceremony, there will also be a coronation night for the new princes and princesses of the Royal High. There will also be a graduation ball and party within the week and the start of the enrollment for the first semester in Royal University will be next month. After the graduation ceremony, they took photos together wearing their graduation dresses. It was a hectic schedule for them but at the end of the day, they enjoyed everything they experienced.

"I'm always thinking of going to another country with you. It sounds like we will elope." The former First Prince, Kazuma, chuckled while walking with the former Sixth Princess, Lauren. She pinched his cheeks and he gently slapped her hands, ending both of them to chase each other around the campus grounds.

"Sho, my grandfather is inviting you for tomorrow's dinner." The former Ninth Princess, Fuyu, smiled at her lover. The former Third Prince, Sho leaned closer to her and whispered something to her ear that made her blush furiously. She smacked his arm and puffed her cheeks before walking away from him.

"Will you be my girlfriend now?" The former Second Prince, Riku, asked the former Fifth Princess, Gia and she raised a brow while looking at him. He gave her puppy eyes and she rolled her eyes before brushing him off. He immediately caught her in his arms and she shook her head firmly with her arms crossed on her chest.

"What happened to your compassion in courting me forever?" She asked and the older one pouted while staring at her. She shoved him off and followed the two former princesses since they planned on going to the pet café with the former Fourth and Seventh Princes, Itsuki and Hokuto.

The former Eight Prince, Makoto had plans on helping the former Tenth Prince, Shogo to make new designs for their newly-built fashion apparel. Fuyu informed her twin brother first that she will go home a bit late because they also planned on going for a quick shopping after going to the pet café. He trusted the two men that they would take care of the three women, so after that, they left the Royal High. Gia stuck her tongue out while looking at Riku before going inside the van. He gestured to her to make a call once she got home and she nodded gently. Kazuma furrowed his brow and went inside the van as well. Lauren gave him a look and tried to push him out but he won't really budge.

"You're not included in this plan. Get out." She punched his arm lightly and he glared at her as she ended up asking for help from Riku and Sho. The two men went inside the van as well and everything turned chaotic but after some time, the three men were left at the parking lot alone and sad.

"Sometimes, I don't trust women." Sho said while staring at the van driving away from them. The two other men nodded, heaving deep sighs as they went inside their own cars to drive away. They were about to leave the parking lot already when they suddenly heard a loud explosion outside.

They rushed out and saw the huge black smoke coming out from an apartment building and there were lots of casualties around the place. They immediately called ambulances until Kazuma noticed the van's plate number at the side. The windows crashed and his heart started to beat so fast. He dragged the two men closer to it and they realized that everyone inside it was injured.

"Gia." Riku called her name, same for the two men. They were unconscious inside the van as the driver was already dead. His neck was slit and blood kept on gushing out from it. The ambulances finally arrived and they rushed them to the hospital.