Yura and Hikaru went out and took a stroll on the market while wearing a commoner's clothes in order for them to not attract any attention

‘Nobody knows how I feel except for myself, people get close to me because of my status’ Hikaru thought to himself

‘But this girl remained the same even after knowing my true identity although she became so polite but the way she treats me is still the same as before’ he thought as he gaze at Yura walking on his side

‘Back then I only found her interesting because I was still so young and I was so caught up with my first love so even if I find her adorable before, I would have just ignored it’ he thought

"If I accepted her back then, what would've happen?" Hikaru mumbled under his breath

"So what are you going to buy here?" Yura curiously asked

‘But who would have knew that after I met her again, I would feel the same throbbing in my heart just like the moment I first fell in love with that woman’ he thought to himself

Yura waved her hand in front of Hikaru's face as she said "Hikaru!, why are you spacing out?"

"Oh!, I just thought that you have really changed" Hikaru stated

"What do you mean?" Yura asked with confusion written on her face

"Well I didn't think that the little chubby adorable girl who kept chasing me before would turn into a very beautiful woman when she grew up, I should have accepted you back then" Hikaru uttered with a grin

"Ehhh, so that's what you have been thinking?!" Yura uttered in surprise

Hikaru nodded his head and Yura just laughed at him

"Seriously though, I really had to thank you for not accepting my confession back then" Yura stated

"I was so young before that I wasn't able to distinguish love and fleeting adoration so we should just forget the past already and move on" Yura uttered with a smile

"Are you perhaps married with someone already?" Hikaru asked

"I'm still not married yet" she replied

"Then that's great, I'm looking for a certain bracelet that I have seen around here before so why don't you help me look for it" Hikaru happily stated

Yura nodded her head as she said "Okay, what does it look like?"

"It's a little green jade bracelet with a little lock on the center of it" Hikaru stated

The merchant who heard him, walked towards Hikaru as he said "Is this perhaps the thing you are looking for dear customer?"

Hikaru nodded his head as he said "Yes, that's the one"

The merchant handed him the bracelet as he said "Here it is"

Hikaru handed the payment and the merchant gave him a key

"So it's paired with a key" Yura uttered

"Can I see your hand?" Hikaru stated

"Why?" Yura confusingly asked

"Just let me see it" Hikaru replied

Yura reached out her hand and Hikaru immediately put the bracelet on her

"This kind of bracelet can only be opened using this key, so as your owner I shall keep the key" Hikaru stated

"What?!" Yura uttered in shock

"Why do you look so surprised?, are you really that happy about it?" Hikaru stated

"Instead of being happy, I felt like I have been doomed" Yura mumbled under her breath

"Huh?" Hikaru uttered

Yura immediately bowed her head and looked desperate as she said "Your Highness I beg you, can you be so kind as to remove this bracelet from my hand?"

"I bought it for you, why do you want it to be removed?" Hikaru asked

"Please, I'll do anything you want as long as you remove this from me" Yura uttered

Hikaru held her head up as he said "Do you hate me?"

Yura immediately shook her head as she said "Of course not"

"Then wear it" Hikaru stated

‘Why does she looked hesitant like there is something she wants to say but ended up not being able to say it’ Hikaru thought to himself

"Do you not like it?" he asked

"It is beautiful Your Highness but shouldn't you give this to the woman you adore" Yura replied

"Just think of it as a sign that you belong to me and didn't I told you to call me Hikaru when it's just the two of us" Hikaru stated

"Do we really need to have such signs?" Yura asked

Hikaru nodded his head as he said "Absolutely"

‘She look distressed but she already told me she thinks it's beautiful, I guess she feels indebted by it’ Hikaru thought to himself

‘What should I tell Kaname?, if he sees this then he will get jealous again and then I have to think of a way to appease him again’ Yura thought to herself

"You don't have to repay me for this, this is just a simple gift in welcoming you as my servant" Hikaru stated

Yura nodded her head and reluctantly smiled at him

"We should go back now" Hikaru stated

"Did you just came here to buy this?" Yura asked

Hikaru nodded his head as he said "Yes, that is my purpose for coming here"

"Are you not feeling well today Hikaru?" Yura curiously asked

"I'm feeling great though, why?" Hikaru stated

"Why did you have a change of character?, aren't you the type to ignore anything unnecessary?" Yura asked

"That was when I was still so young, also I'm always this considerate and attentive to my servant's needs" Hikaru replied

"But is there really no other way for you to removed this bracelet?, I am already your servant in name so we don't need to have this bracelet on me to prove I'm your servant also all your servant doesn't have this" Yura stated

"That's because you're my personal servant, if you say one more thing about removing that bracelet then I'll punish you" Hikaru stated

Yura looked down in disappointment as she said "I'm sorry"

‘Did I scare her?’ Hikaru worriedly thought

‘What am I going to say to Kaname?’ Yura thought to herself

Hikaru patted her head gently as he said "I was just joking so don't make that sad look, it bothers me"

Then, Yura and Hikaru went back to Concubine Ayumi's residence

"Your Highness, Lady Ayumi wants to see you in her room" a servant politely stated

"Alright, let's go Yura" Hikaru stated

‘Why am I also going?!’ she thought

"Yes Your Highness" Yura obediently replied

‘Well I did told her to only call me Hikaru if it's just the two of us, somehow Yura being polite makes me feel like we are nowhere from being close with each other’ Hikaru thought to himself

As they went inside Concubine Ayumi's room, Hikaru sat across her while Yura was standing behind him

"So what do you want to talk with me mother?" Hikaru asked

"Yumiha has arrived, aren't you going to visit her?" Concubine Ayumi stated

"She is probably not interested in meeting me anyway, she must be staying in Queen Yoshino's residence again so why bother going" Hikaru replied

"Hmmm, have you lost your interest on her already?" Concubine Ayumi uttered with a smile

"I'm already over with her" Hikaru calmly replied

"I can't believe that my son would lose to a servant in attracting a woman" Concubine Ayumi stated

"I did not lose to him, I simply don't want to waste my time" Hikaru stated

Meanwhile, at Queen Yoshino's residence

"You have grown to be a very graceful and well-mannered woman" Yoshino stated

"Thank you for your kindness Your Highness" Yumiha uttered with a smile

Yoshino smiled as she said "It's great to have you here again"

"I heard Kaname had brought a woman back here" Yumiha uttered

"Information sure travels fast, as expected from the precious daughter of the Fei clan" Yoshino stated

Yumiha gently smiled as she said "Care to have another tea Your Highness?"

"My pleasure" Yoshino replied

Meanwhile, Yura stayed in Hikaru's room after they return from Concubine Ayumi's room

"So you liked the girl named Yumiha?" Yura curiously asked

"She was my first love but I don't love her anymore" Hikaru replied

"Why?" she asked

"She already have someone she loves" Hikaru replied

"Who would dare reject a prince of the Aikawa clan?" Yura uttered in surprise

"How did you know I was rejected?" he asked

"Well you did say she already had someone she loves" Yura replied

"I liked her the moment I first met her and it was when I was still 7 years old, I confessed to her at the age of 15 but who would have thought that she had also fell in love at first sight with a servant at the age of 7" Hikaru stated

"Hmmm, how handsome can this servant be to steal the attention of Prince Hikaru's first love?" Yura curiously uttered

"You had already met him before" Hikaru replied

"Really?, who was it?" she asked

"He was raised by Queen Yoshino as her servant, his name is Kaname" Hikaru replied

Yura suddenly turned frozen as she thought ‘No wonder you got rejected’

"Hey! you don't have to feel pity towards me, I had already gotten rid of my feelings for her" Hikaru stated

‘I don't feel pity for you though’ she thought

Yura looked up then she smiled as she said "So this Yumiha, is she very beautiful?"

"Well ever since she was young, she is already so beautiful and very ladylike although she wasted it by always chasing that servant ever since she was still a child" Hikaru stated

"Even until now she visits the queen's residence just to see him but it seems like they never had a relationship because that servant always remained cold around her, maybe because that servant knows his place" he added

"Knows his place?" Yura asked

"Well Yumiha is from the Fei clan, the second strongest clan in Azania and he's just a servant" Hikaru replied

"That's not the problem!" Yura stated

‘Because Kaname is also a prince!’ she thought

"Huh?, why do you suddenly got angry?" Hikaru asked

Yura immediately cleared her throat as she said "I'm not angry, I was just sad that she didn't fall in love with you"

‘I don't want to have a rival!’ Yura thought to herself

"Didn't I told you already that I have no feelings for her anymore also I already have a girl I like" Hikaru stated

"Is she really a beauty?, why would Kaname reject her?" Yura asked

"Aren't you supposed to ask who is the girl I like?" Hikaru stated

"Huh?" Yura uttered

"Nevermind, you're too dense to get it anyway" Hikaru uttered with a sigh