Prince vs. Prince.

xɪɪɪ. ᴋɪss ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ɢᴀᴍᴇ.

Half an hour and they are already at the Ishikawa Mansion. The butlers opened the car doors for them and Hokuto's mother held on his arms as they walked inside the house. It's been two decades since the last time she set foot in this house.

"Welcome back home, Young Mistress. Welcome home, Young Master." Everyone in the house bowed their heads and it was his first time to feel superior. He never thought that this would happen to him after all.

He took a deep breath when he saw his grandfather coming. He can easily tell that he is a strict one because of his physical features. He is feeling nervous seeing his grandfather's stiff expression but he blinked his eyes when he saw him smiling at them.

"Welcome back, Reika. And this is my grandson?" His mother nodded her head and he bowed down as a respect for his grandfather.

"I'm Hokuto. I'm already in my second year in high school at Royal High." He smiled and he received a hug from him. He didn't hesitate to hug him back.

After that, they took their seats and started to talk about things. They learned that his grandfather's health is already deteriorating and the doctor prescribed that he should start having enough rest and to lessen his stress because of work.

"Otou-sama, I don't think Hoku-chan is ready to handle the company. He is only in high school." Reika said as he only listens to what they are talking about. His eyes wandered and saw the photos hanging on the wall.

"Hoku-chan, I want to ask you properly. Do you have any intentions on handling the company?" His grandfather asked but he shook his head. He saw the disappointment in his grandfather's eyes.

"But if you will give me enough time to accept all of these, I will help you. I want to enjoy my high school years and also my university years with my friends. I bet you already know who my friends are." He answered and his grandfather nodded his head. Indeed, he already knew about it since he didn't stop from getting information about his grandson.

"He knows how to close a deal." His grandfather said and he suddenly felt embarrassed because of that.

The talk continued between his mother and grandfather. He excused himself and went to the garden. It is a rose garden. He saw how the red and white roses bloom so beautifully and he asked the gardener if he could have a red rose. The gardener quickly got him a long-stemmed red rose and made sure that the thorns were already plucked off.

"It smells good." He smiled softly after smelling the mild sweet scent of it. He took a seat on the wooden bench and enjoyed staring at the roses. He felt his phone vibrating and saw that Shogo was calling him. He quickly answered the call while smiling.

"Doushitano?" He asked Shogo and his best friend asked him if he was already preparing for the dance night. He pouted a bit and unconsciously shook his head.

"Not yet. Will you help me? But I'm not at home. I'll send you the address where you will go." After ending the call, he sent the address of the mansion to Shogo.

He went back inside and saw that they were still talking. The mansion is so large that he even asked a maid to accompany him while walking around. Their first stop is the kitchen. The maids were busy making some snacks when he arrived. He asked if he could request food and they agreed.

"Please make some karaage. My best friend will arrive here later. Thank you so much." He smiled widely while looking at the food which was already served on the plate. It feels like he is just choosing dishes at the school cafeteria.

While walking out of the kitchen, he finally received a text message from Shogo that he was already at the gates. He immediately went out of the mansion and asked the guards to open the gates. He waved his hand at Shogo and waited for him to finally get out of the car.

"Come. I'll introduce you to my grandfather." He hugged Shogo's arm and pulled him inside the mansion. Shogo's eyes widened when he saw the current president of Ishikawa Corporation.

"Oji-chan, this is my best friend. His name is Iwaya Shogo." He introduced and Shogo bowed his head down, amazed that he got the chance to see the president of Ishikawa Corporation personally.

"I'm Iwaya Shogo. Hokuto is my classmate and my childhood best friend. It's really nice to meet you." Shogo smiled widely and Hokuto's grandfather couldn't help but to laugh.

"I know you. You're the grandson of Iwaya. He is a good friend of mine. Maybe, you should tell your grandfather to see me once in a while. My bones are already aching because of my age." His grandfather said with a smile.

"Hai! I will tell Oji-sama about it." Shogo's smile widened and the two best friends looked at each other before they excused themselves to go to the kitchen.

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Hokuto got out of the car as they arrived at the school. It was already seven in the evening and Riku drove him back to the school. For the meantime, only Shogo and Riku are the ones who know that he is the heir of Ishikawa Corporation. He is looking for the right time to tell it to his friends.

"Everyone is so excited for this dance night." Riku said and he smiled as they were walking inside the school premises.

They got the spacious practice room of the dance club for this event. The Student Council designed it like a night bar and they also got the permission to have alcoholic drinks but only just that night.

When they arrived at the venue, the program had already started. The MCs are from the Student Council and they suddenly announced that they will have a game first. He looked around and realized that he couldn't see clearly in the dark. Riku told him that he would get some drinks first, so he just nodded his head and waited for him to come back.

"We will kiss in the dark game! We will give you ten seconds to look at the person you want to kiss and after ten seconds, the lights will completely turn off and you will all have a minute to kiss that person! Are you all ready?!" The crowd went wild because of this game.

He looked around for Riku but he couldn't find him. Since he is just near the exit, he will just leave the venue to avoid that game. The MCs started to count but someone closed the exits and the lights suddenly went off.

"Nani?" He mumbled and he almost screamed when someone pulled him and kissed his lips. His eyes went wide when the kiss felt very familiar.