SAO drabbles ~

Asuna's magic carpet ride | PART 6

There I was, upon a balcony located in my room of the palace, about to tell the princess I've been lying to her this whole time. 

I have to tell her the truth, no matter what.

If I really love her, she has the right to know who I really am...genie was right after all.

I felt the princess reach out to grab my hands, to which I sharply pull away from.

The princess softly gasps, then smiles lovingly at me. 

"Prince Kazu?"

I nod nervously.

Asuna faces the view of Tokrabah. 

"This kingdom, it is rather big... you could tell my father put a lot of work into building this Kingdom for all these years... I never really did get to see much of the world... stuck in this Palace all the time...till you showed up..." she says, while softly chuckling. 

She then sighs happily. 

"You showed me the world..how may I ever thank you?"

She notices that I look downwards and turns to me with a worried expression.

"Prince Kazu?"

I face my princess with a serious expression plastered onto my face.

"I...I'm not a-"

As I was about to reveal the truth, a thud can be heard within my room, the sound of a falling object. 

"What...was that noise?"

Asuna wastes no time into inspecting the sound, stepping into my room to investigate. 

"Prince Kazu?"

I follow the princess, wondering myself. 

"Yes, princess?"

My eyes widen as I walk in seeing Asuna holding Klein's genie lamp. 

I stand there like an idiot in shock.

Oh crap, she found the lamp. 

I nervously clear my throat.

"I see you found my..errr...tea maker?"

The princess looks up at me. "A...tea maker?... hmm, I swore it looked like a lamp decor of some kind."

I kneel down to the princess who was sitting on the floor. 

"Ah yes, it's my antique tea maker from...my kingdom, in Abagwa?"

As I help the princess to stand, she smiles at me before walking over to a tea tray that was in the corner of my room, left untouched.

"I'll make us some tea then."

My smile instantly fades and worries take over. 

"P-Princess, you can't do that!"

Asuna pauses, about to pour tea into the lamp to serve us both.

"And...why not?"

"B-Because, a princess shouldn't pour their own tea, how un-princely of me, allow me to pour you tea, my princess..."

I walk up to the princess who smiles at me. 

"My prince, allow me to do so since I ever so kindly offered."

I nervously gulp and sigh in defeat. 

"A-As you wish...princess."

As the princess smiles and pours the tea into the lamp,  my face cringes at the burning sensation Klein must have felt.