The way you love me [private for me and MsJacobL]

[zajawa]

Akira bowed to Josh and then followed Harumi. She didn't know about them.. so he made sure to act like a good servant should.. not that he didn't try ealier. Nodding he took the spoon from the ground, cleaned it with his fingers and did what Harumi said. When it was ready he looked at the darkhaired woman questioningly, waiting for next instruction.

[RedRose4]

Harumi was grabbing some sponges while Akira worked on stirring, cutting them up into small squares and looking at him once he was finished. “Perfect.” Harumi smiled, placing each small sponge inside the shallow bowls and allowing it to absorb the nectar so that they’d be able to drink it without drowning in the liquid.
Harumi waited a short while for it to cool off, and once it was just faintly warm, she grabbed two and kept he other two bowls down for Akira to grab. “Okay, just take those please. Usually I put them higher than the tables, or anywhere that has a lot of butterflies. That’s your best option.” Harumi giggled and walked back towards the front of the greenery. “Have fun, put them wherever you want. If you hold it long enough the butterflies might even land on you to drink it.” Harumi smiled while placing one along the ledge of a wooden beam, having to go on the tips of her toes to reach it.

[zajawa]

Akira observed all that and then nodded. He soon enough found a perfect place for one of them.. but he wasn't sure where to place the other. Then he saw a lot of butterflies and went there. Sitting down he just waited for the colourful creatures to come and take it. And soon there did. Akira smiled as he observed it.. as it almost got him in some kind of trance. The fragile winged creatures were just so beatiful.. and colourful.. full of grace in their every move..

[RedRose4]

While Harumi was focusing on placing the other bowl down somewhere, Josh caught himself starring when Akira sat down with the small bowl in his hand and noticed how the butterflies surrounded him. Smiling at the sight of just how serene and at peace Akira looked, there was a moment Josh wished he always felt like that, he just looked so…normal, and perfect with that expression on his face.
Watching for a little while longer, Josh glanced at Harumi who was coming up to him, still smiling softly while glancing at Akira and letting out a soft laugh. “He looks happy huh?”
Josh glimpsed back at Akira and smiled yet again. “Yeah, he does.” he muttered, finding it difficult to look away. After a few seconds, Josh spoke in a hushed, low voice. “The butterflies still seem to like you Akira.” He said softly, hoping he wasn’t ruining Akira’s trance like state.

[zajawa]

When he heard his name being spoken only then he remembered where he was. Turning his head to look at master he chuckled and shook his head lightly. 'They doesn't like me but the sugar.. though it's still nice..' He was writing with slow and soft movements so only one or two butterflies reacted. Gazing back at them he couldn't stop smiling. Though then he stood up and found some place to set it down. Looking at them for the last time he went back to Harumi and master. After all he wasn't here to play. 'Is there something else I can help with?'

[RedRose4]

Josh chuckled lightly when Akira wrote that. It might be true, although it seemed when they first came into the greenery, it was as though the butterflies were attracted to him, to his quiet and non-threatening demure. Etching that smile into his brain, Josh watched as the butterflies dispersed and went to eat, looking at Harumi when Akira ‘asked’ her if he could help with something else.
The young gardener nodded, turning back around and speaking while looking in a few directions. “Yes, I’d appreciate it. But it might actually need both of you.” Harumi peeked at Josh, almost hesitantly while clearing her throat. “Since I’m not very tall Master…it would be helpful if you got the taller pots or flowers. We just need to go through them quickly, to make sure none are dying or maybe lacking water. Almost like checking over children, or animals to see if they’re fed and watered, maybe even lacking a lot of petals. If so I bring it to the back and treat them. Like a flower doctor.” Harumi said with a short, soft laugh.
“I wouldn’t mind.” Josh reassured, not wanting Harumi to feel like she was asking too much if he decided to help.

[zajawa]

Akira looked at Josh surprised when he decided to help. Though then he smiled. It would be nice to do something together with master. 'So, miss Harumi. You're a flower doctor and we will be your assitants.' He wrote smiling happily. Looking at Josh once again he blushed a bit thinking he looked perfect in this beatiful room. Like a real prince. Then he tilted his head remembering something Josh said to Alice. 'Master.. are you a prince?'

[RedRose4]

Harumi let out a light laugh and smiled. “Very good assistants at that! And you can say that.” She said while beginning to walk towards the entrance, looking at the flowers there to ensure they were alright.
In the meantime, Josh was focusing mainly on Akira, seeing what he had wrote to Harumi and thinking of how adorable it was. Letting out a faint chuckle, Josh took a step to the side, looking at the petals of some of the flowers before glancing back at Akira when he wrote once more.

There was an obvious pause, Josh’s reddish brown eyes focusing on him shortly before he smirked and began to speak slowly, as though he himself was unsure. “You can say that. I guess it depends on what a person thinks.” Josh touched one of the flowers and spoke a little more. “My father was a legally a King, although he never really called himself that. So technically I am a Prince, but I wouldn’t say I’m worth the title.” Josh said without any self doubt. He just didn’t think of himself as one.

[zajawa]

Akira stopped walking and looked at Josh, stunned. What?! He was a prince?! His father.. a king.. and his mother.. queen.. Poor young servant didn't know what to do or how the react on that. It was just too much.. and if not for the calming effect of greenery he would be a mess right now. Though he still got nervous what was well seen on his face as well as how lost he felt right now, not really knowing what to say. His green eyes were glued to Josh.

[RedRose4]

After he stopped speaking, Josh noticed something was evidently not right. Looking into Akira’s eyes, and sensing something was wrong, Josh creased his brow and looked down at him. “What’s wrong? I hope what I said doesn’t change anything between us Akira. I still care about you, you know that.” Josh glanced over at Harumi, she was too focused on her flowers to be focused on them.
As Josh’s gaze returned to Akira, he then tried his best not to get too close, not wanting to startle him in a state like this. “Being a Prince isn’t really something I call myself. It’s not that big of a deal…” Josh mumbled although knew that wasn’t true. It did mean a lot, which is why he was so heavily guarded and protected by others. To make sure he was safe.