Princess Lyn: Fleeting Dreams

"Huh?"

Before Rhys could say a word, a pair of dainty arms wrapped around Kazuya"s back. Lyn beamed happily, "Kazuya, I caught you."

Kazuya"s serious gaze softened. "Yeah," he turned around. "Mmm, your hair is still wet. dry it."

"Kazuya you do it for me."

"She"s definitely a princess, alright." "Lyn, sit down. Let me check your temperature."

Lyn looked over at him and peered with those cute eyes, "Rhys?"

"Yeah?"

She leaves Kazuya"s side and walked over. She kept staring at him, and Rhys felt very uncomfortable. "There is something different about you."

"Sharp."

"Nothing is different; just sit back down."

"Okay," but Lyn reached over and touched his cheek.

"Lyn, let go."

"I just want to check…"

Rhys liked the feeling of the girl"s hand on his skin, but he felt Kazuya"s mood drop. He removed it immediately and stood up to get some supplies from his medical cabinet. As he rummaged through the draws, he caught a glimpse of the two from the mirror. Kazuya had walked over to Lyn and was hugging her tightly, even giving her kisses on her cheek.

The girl looked absolutely clueless and delighted. "Kazuya, that tickles."

"Are you sure your okay, you worry me."

"I"m fine, don"t worry."

….

After the two left, Rhys sat there on the window ledge. He could still see them from here hand in hand, Lyn smiling brightly. "This is harder than he thought it would be." Rhys thought he was doing a great job avoiding her, but it turned out that wasn"t the case. If only he could do something to distract himself. He recalled Mikoto"s advice and sighed. He really isn"t the mood for it. Rhys tried for the past few weeks, but it just didn"t work out. He can"t return to how things were before.

His thoughts broke off when he hears the sound of his door opened. Beth came inside with a ma.s.sive pile of doc.u.ments. "Prince Andrew said this was all for you to look at."

That stupid first Prince. He must have heard of the theater group performance. Why is he giving him extra work? Rhys shook his head, don"t complain. He walked over and took it from Beth"s hands before placing it on the table.

"Well, I must go."

Rhys grabbed hold of her wrist, "Beth, are you busy?"

"N--no, I"m not."

"Stay." The two of them both knew what that meant.

"Did she just leave?"

"Yeah."

Beth wrapped her arms around his neck. It was familiar, and yet already, Rhys was starting to forget it. The woman"s scent. "Then, I"ll keep you company, Rhys. You"re lonely, aren"t you?"

Lonely? Is that the right word to use whenever she leaves his side?

…

"Rhys, are you leaving?" Beth called out.

Rhys said nothing and slipped on his robe. Beth reached out, "Wait, don"t leave Rhys. Stay with me.. Please."

Why is she acting so clingy? She"s not normally like this. Rhys removed her hands from his waist. "I have work to do; you know that. Don"t make things difficult, okay?" He didn"t want to be too harsh with her.

"I know," Beth looked down. "But lately you haven"t asked for me."

"I"ve seen others."

"Those girls, you only hung out with them. I know you didn"t sleep with them."

Rhys said nothing more and marched out of the room. He did not have time to deal with this.

To his surprise, he found Lyn standing there outside, "What are you doing here?"

"U--Um...I…" she seemed nervous, and Rhys understood why. Did she overhear?

"Is there something else?"

"Um my leg," Lyn mumbled.

Her leg? He glanced down and saw the blood and sighed. "You tripped after all."

Lyn blushed, "I"m sorry… I shouldn"t have come back.."

Rhys sighed and

"Rh-"

He kissed behind her earlobe and murmured. "You don"t have to be jealous."

"I-- I"m not…"

"Come with me for a bit. I"ll heal your wounds."

"Rhys, I--..."

Rhys grabbed hold of her hand and pulled her along, "Just come with me, Lyn." He didn"t wait for a response from her and dragged her down the hallway.

"Rhys…"

"Lyn," he mumbled against her ear. "Stay still. I want to hug you like this."

"Say," Lyn trailed off. "Are you okay?"

Is he? He doesn"t understand anymore. Rhys thought he already knew what he wanted. He thought he was satisfied already. No, Rhys understands that these feelings won"t disappear until he gets Lyn. Until he has her, he will be distressed like this every single day.

"Rhys, your acting strange. Do you need my help?" Lyn asked.

"When I"m not with you, I"m insecure. Could you come see me when you"re free?" Rhys knew it was an unreasonable request.

"Okay," Lyn nodded. "I will."

Huh? Just like that? Lyn laughed, "Um, I mean you did ignore me for so long, and I told you I missed you too. So I wanted to make up for the loss of time."

"Is Kazuya okay with that?" Rhys didn"t want to bring him up again. However, he really wanted to compete with his friend fairly.

Lyn nodded, "Un, as long as you don"t touch me."

Rhys looked at her with a serious expression, "Are you stupid? Why would I agree to that?"

"Then I won"t come to see you."

This girl---! She"s more sly than he thought. Rhys sighed, "What do you mean by no touching? I can"t even hold your hand?"

Lyn paused and shook her head, "You can but.."

"How about this?" Rhys said as he tucked the girl"s hair behind her ear.

"T--this is a bit weird."

"I"m just tucking your hair behind your ear," Rhys mumbled.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.

"Well, uh," he could tell Lyn was having a hard time deciding, so Rhys drew his hand back. If he behaves more like a gentleman, she would be happy, right? Indeed, right after he pulled her hand back, her cheeks turned slightly red, and she laughed.

"I think it"s okay."

So, acting like a gentleman works? No wonder she fell for her fiance, that guy is a gentleman. But then why does she like Kazuya so much? That guy has no manners at all. Rhys ran his hand through his hair; he still felt sweaty and wanted to take a bath. But he didn"t want his time with Lyn to be cut short.

Lyn looked curiously at him before her face turned red, "So uh, just now.."

Just now? It took a few minutes to understand what she meant. "You heard?"

"Yes, so," Lyn took a deep breath. "I want you to stop."

"Stop?"

"Ah-huh, I know there is nothing between us. But I can"t take your words seriously if you do things like this."

He knows that, and that"s why he really has stopped. It was just today - Lyn caught him at a bad time.

Beth was right; he didn"t even sleep with those girls he keeps bringing over to the castle. "What is it in it for me? I"m a guy. I have my needs. Are you telling me you can fulfill it?"

"I can"t," Lyn said sharply.

"Then, don"t ask."

He didn"t want to fight with her. But isn"t she being unreasonable? How could she make that request when they are only a subject and his Princess?

"Rhys, are you sure your serious?"

"Of course, I am."

"Then, think. Would you like it if I slept around with other men despite having feelings for my partner?"

Rhys paused and thought about it; she made a valid point there. He wouldn"t like it, just the thought of it irritated him. "Alright, but tell me what we can do first." The last few weeks his self-control has been breaking after all. That"s why he stayed far from the castle.

"We can cuddle."

At that comment, his eyes twitch in annoyance, "Leave already!!"

"It"s okay Rhys, cuddle."

d.a.m.n this woman, why is she like this? Is that why she was okay when he hugged her earlier? He really doesn"t know how to deal with her.

........

Rhys did not know how he got her on the bed, but since he did. He used it to his advantage, but unfortunately...

"Mmmmgh...-alright Rhys, that"s enough.." she covers his mouth with her hand, cheeks red due to embarra.s.sment. "C--cut it out!"

"You.." Rhys was in utter disbelief. He thought she liked it when he was kissing behind her ear.

"Aha, I"m sorry. I came to my senses at the last moment. Um, wasn"t that strange? Etto, we never go that far."

"You can"t just expect me to come this far and then stop, that"s just criminal !" he buries her head in her b.r.e.a.s.t.s.

"Uwah, um, um! Wait stop, if you stop I"ll buy you some food."

The heck, Rhys sighed and pulled away from her. He genuinely felt frustrated, "Do you really just want to stop at cuddling?"

"I"m in a relations.h.i.+p with Kazuya, Rhys.. So.."

She has a fiance too. People are already calling her a two-timer. While it"s normal to have more than one partner, she isn"t married yet, so, for now, it merely looks immoral. Lyn isn"t doing anything wrong though.

She has no romantic relations.h.i.+p with Prince Allen. But others think so. This was one of the main reasons why he held back his feelings for her.

"We can cuddle," Lyn repeated.

"The h.e.l.l? Leave," Rhys buried his head under the covers, and she blinks. Is he sulking? Yes. He thought he could make her change her mind.

Lyn crawls back onto the bed and hugs him tightly.

"So, are you doing this on purpose?"

Lyn looked at him, confused.

"Gee...just leave if you don"t want to do anything," Rhys mumbled.

"It"s okay Rhys; we can cuddle !"

He turned around and sighed in defeat, and she snuggles up to him, as his arms wrapped around her. "I don"t get it when you do this," Rhys wanted to ask Lyn a question.

Rhys stopped seeing her after that day because of his respect towards Kazuya. But also, "Is it just his imagination? It feels like Lyn likes him."