You woke up to a dark room. You looked around to see if you could see anything. With the help of the light coming in from underneath the door, your eyes slowly adjusted to the darkness. After laying on the bed for awhile trying to wake up, you slid off the bed and felt around for the metal door. When you arrived you banged on it and yelled out to anybody on the other side. "Hey, could you guys light these candles!"

You heard a few footsteps outside of the door, then a click. A maid walked in the room closing and locking the door behind her. She lit each candle and lamp then gave a little glance over at the bed and walked out. You looked over at the bed to see what she had looked at. There on the bed was Kouha, he was sprawled out across the bed. One hand was on his stomach the other was hanging off the bed. He had one of his legs out from under the blanket and the other under it. Lastly, his mouth hung wide open as he drooled all over the bed. You giggled to yourself, when he looked like that it was hard to believe he wasn't some kid. Now what surprised you was that he was still asleep after you had banged on the door and yelled through it. Hadn't he woken up when you fell off the bed that one time?

You walked over to the bed and poked his cheek, which he didn't have any reaction to. You couldn't believe you hadn't noticed him earlier. Based on his position he was obviously a bad sleeper. You must be a heavy sleeper.

You sat on the bed next to Kouha and he rolled over so that one of his arms was on top of your thighs. His face snuggled up to you just below your hip. You poked him again and whispered to him, "Kouha."

After nudging him and calling him a few times he began to slowly wake up. He opened his eyes and looked into yours, then gave a tired smile and pulled you down onto the bed. He held your waist tight and cuddled close to you. Then he lifted his head up to yours and kissed you. "(Name), I love you."

You looked into his eyes as his eyes began to water. It looked like he was about to cry. "I'm sorry," you didn't know why you were apologizing to him. He rested his head on your neck. You both laid in that position for a while. He was so still you thought maybe he was asleep."Kouha?"

Immediately, he got up off of you and walked to the exit. "I'll make sure that I'm the only one you can love." Then he left through the door. You sat there for a bit, wondering what he meant by that. How could he be the only one you loved? Maybe he was going to resort to solitary confinement. You scratched that idea, you were already in solitude enough. It didn't matter too much to you though.

You stayed in that room for another week after that during that time the chain had been removed, because Kouha thought it was 'too much of a hassle'. Besides Kouha the only other time you saw anyone was when the maid who would bring in your meals came. Not only were you lonely but you hadn't seen sunlight for a week. Now you couldn't stand the darkness anymore. You banged on the door and like always the one maid rushed over to see what you wanted.

"Could I go outside for just a little?" You begged already knowing the answer. "Please? You don't know what it's like not to be able to see the sun."

"I-I c-"

You cut her off, "I won't try to run away, no one will even know I'm gone."

"Um, well I-I, there are... Um how would you even get past the guards?"

You looked at her with pleading eyes. "Surely they aren't always here. Isn't there a time that they're gone?"

She hesitantly looked into your eyes. She didn't seem to be a very strong willed girl. "Well, they do rotate shifts every hour. No one's around for about a minute."

"Then may I go if just for an hour. Please, we can make it back here without anyone noticing!"

She looked down at the floor. "Um, well..."

"Please!"

"Oh, okay. Alright, b-but tomorrow. Prince Kouha could return any minute."

"Thank you." You said gratefully as she closed the door and locked it.

Just like she said, barely 5 minutes later Kouha entered the room. He looked strangely upset, but you didn't want to bother asking him what happened. He walked over and latched tightly to you. "(Name), I hate not being with you. So I've decided that you have to be with me all day tomorrow."

You looked at him. "Why tomorrow?"

"Why not tomorrow? Are you busy or something?" He asked sarcastically.

He had a point, however you wouldn't let him have his way. "Because I could have went with you today. Why did you have to wait 'till tomorrow." You couldn't believe what you were saying.

"Well, it's too late for that so you'll have to stay with me tomorrow."

You started to pout. "No! I won't go with you tomorrow!"

He looked at you puzzled. "(Name), it's not like you to pout like that. What are you up to?"

Ack! Maybe that was a little out of your personality. "Well, I just feel upset, that's all."

He stared at you and didn't seem to be buying what you were saying. "It doesn't matter what you want. I don't want to be away from you so you have to deal with it."

"Fine, but I will only go if you leave me alone tonight!"

"As if you even have a choice. Your not your own, your mine and I'll do what I want with my property." He jumped onto you and wrapped his legs around your waist and hugged your head. You walked over to the bed and tried to push him off of you. He wouldn't budge though.

"Kouha..." You muttered trying to pry his legs off you. He let go of your waist and pulled down on top of him.

"(Name), I may look like some adorable kid. But, I think you have forgotten that I'm still a man."

"Really? You don't act like one." His face turned red at the remark. "See, your blushing."

"Do you want me to act like one? Because I can." He ran his hand down your stomach. It looked like your remark had turned against you.

"That's not what I meant."

"I know, but that's what I mean, (N-a-m-e)." He run his other hand against your cheek.

You pulled yourself off of him and quickly ran to the wooden door, grabbing a wooden chair on your way. You slammed the door shut and blocked it with the chair.

There was a soft knock at the door. "(Name), let me in before I have to break down the door."

You felt like you needed to keep a conversation going to delay his entrance. "How?"

"I'll use my metal vessel."

"Do you have it with you?"

"I always do."

"Really? Where is it when you come every night?"

"Leaned up against the wall. Haven't you noticed?"

"Well, where was it just now?" You couldn't remember him having it on his back and he didn't have time to put it up against the wall.

"I shrunk it down."

"If you use that you could accidentally kill me. You don't know where I am against this door."

"(Name)!" He was getting upset. You waited a moment, but nothing happened. It surprised you that he wasn't trying to break in yet. Could he have actually given up because he thought it could kill you? He probably could easily break down the door without doing that. You couldn't believe he would fall for your bluff.

"Kouha?" You called out. There was no reply but you hadn't heard him leave that room. You stayed in the bathroom for about another hour at least. You called out to Kouha once more before removing the chair and slowly opening the door. You peeped out the door very cautiously. You saw Kouha leaning up against the wall nodding off with that stupid book, Ghost of the Theatre.

He looked up at you sleepily and yawned. "Heeeh, you finally came out? I'm tired lets go to bed."

You cautiously followed him. Had he forgotten why you had ran into the bathroom? He climbed onto one side of the bed and whispered, "you have to listen to what I say otherwise you'll be punished."

"Huh?"

"I'm saying you aren't allowed to lock yourself off from me. If it happens again you'll regret it." You almost replied that it wasn't like him to give a warning. Normally he would make you regret it the first time, however, you didn't want to make him change his mind so you kept your mouth shut. You laid down in the bed and he wrapped his arms around your neck. "Tomorrow your going to stay with me, and one more thing," he whispered. "I'm having a new maid assigned to you." You froze, there was no way he heard your conversation before, right? But, if he did, what would of happened to that maid? Whatever happened was your fault. That night you couldn't sleep a wink.

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