The Royal Tutor Oneshots

Licht's Feelings

Two Licht chapters in a row? Well, yeah, I'm kinda obsessed with him right now! 💖 February 16th is coming!! I can't wait for the OKH movie aghh! Btw I'm currently working on a chapter with over 2000 words that I'll release before the movie comes out, so stay tuned!
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"As you can see, here, we have an alcohol. This particular one only has single bonds, so how would we name it?" Heine turned around so he would face us, flickering his gaze from one side of the room to the other, where Leo-nii and I sat.

How come he can't answer this oh my gosh...  I thought to myself as irritation slowly crept its way to me. To tell the truth, I kind of felt bad for Heine, because he actually did his best on explaining stuff, yet somebody here still isn't grateful enough to show him some gratitude...

For a second, I turned my head away from Leo and noticed that Heine-chan was staring dead into my soul. And for the first time in my life I felt glad that he was not able read my mind. I mean, since when have I become an interested, caring student like Bruno anyway?! I can never imagine myself like that guy!

Nonetheless, my hand instinctively shot up, as a short nod came from Heine.

"Propanol." I spoke proudly looking directly into his eyes with a smirk plastered on my face.

"Correct, prince Licht." He shot me a sort-of-surprised-sort-of-not look, and then jumped onto another topic about alcohols.

"So, alcohols have an OH group somewhere in them, which as you may know is the main group for creating bases. However, that is only the case during inorganic chemistry. Alcohols, although containing this OH group show no connection to bases, instead they're more similar to acids..."

Ah, how much I liked this small guy. It's a shame none of the previous tutors couldn't even come close to him... I never knew that I would come to a point in which I'd like one of the Royal Tutors, but ever since Heine's arrival everything started to change in this boring palace.

Still, I know that he's hiding something. I've tried to get this secret out of him multiple times, but he just won't tell me! And I don't think that's fair because he knows about me working at the café!

I kept daydreaming, looking into Heine's eyes, and carefully examining his mouth movements, until I realized that something wasn't right...

I shook my head quickly to clear my mind and formed some words, "S-sorry, what did you say?"

He was calling my name apparently. A look of disappointment flashed through his eyes for a second, but then that look was wiped off of his face while a usual, stoic one was plastered there. Oh well it suits him nonetheless. He looks just like a cat sometimes! Cute. Shut up brain! Focus!

"Come up to the board and write the oxidation of hexanol." He sat on his chair as he motioned me to come forward.

Damn it. I didn't hear him explaining this part...

Still, I got up and slowly walked to the front of the room. Taking a chalk and facing the board, I cursed myself, but just as the tip of my chalk touched the blackboard I heard a feminine voice, one of the maids requesting that me and Leonhard go see Father immediately. My brother left in less than a minute, sprinting out of the room faster than a cheetah, and I was quickly left alone with the teacher who let out an annoyed sigh as he rubbed his temples.

"Um, Teach... are you all right?"

"Yes, I'm fine Prince-"

"Licht," I corrected him, writing something on the board anyway.

"-Licht. Yes, though I do believe that it would be more appropriate for me to call you Prince--"

"--Well, I do believe that after all this time, you must know how much I hate formalities," I mimic him, trying to sound as serious as he does.

He purses his lips, looking a little frustrated, but to be frank that was a cute expression. He truly reminded me of a child sometimes.

I drew a small flower with a smiley face in the middle and using my neatest handwriting I wrote a saying that I once heard from one of my girlfriends: "Be a proton to this world. Full of positive energy." I mean if that doesn't make him at least smirk a little I don't know what will. It's the cheesiest saying I've ever heard, and definitely reminds me of something a teacher would say.

He didn't exactly smile. I mean, does he ever? But I swear I saw his lips twitching the tiniest bit upwards before he shook his head playfully at me.

"Aw I made you happy! Don't you love your favorite student?" I teased him, expecting a professional reply from him, because of course he always has to have the last word. I put down the smooth piece chalk on his desk, but he grabbed it and handed it back to me.

"Actually, it would make me happier if you'd write that reaction that you're here for, Licht." His tone tinted with the slightest bit of humor, maybe even mischief? He was perfectly aware that I didn't know the answer, wasn't he? How typical of a teacher.

"But class is over?" I spoke nervously. He raised a brow at me and rose from his chair, coming closer to me. I tried to back away, but ended up knocking his book over the floor.

"And this reminds me! I gotta go! I have to go see what dad wants! See ya around, Teach!"

I ran off, smiling to myself, thinking of how I had gotten my brain into this sticky situation. I like you Heine, I can truly say that you're my favorite teacher, but I won't ever tell you that, because the irresponsible, playboy prince mustn't express his feelings to others.

No, no, that's not like me at all.