The Princess pulled back her head and stared up at Cid, one tear falling from an eye, "I didn't mean it! I missed you, you…You nasty man!"
Cid smiled to her small fist hitting his chest and the sob that escaped her lips.
Even though she looked this way, crying and hitting him, he had never felt such happiness and hopelessness ever in his life!
And those direct feelings seemed to take him to do something that neither of them expected!
With the lips…That were now against his, Cid suddenly stopped in complete shock!
How long...How long had he wanted to kiss her?
It was like a dream, it wasn't real!
Except, just as he went to draw away, the Princess put her hands around his neck and kissed him back.
Neither of them wasn’t well learnt in the art of kissing, just putting lips against the other, but that seemed enough...
Putting a hand to her face, Cid lingered on her lips, those soft lips, like he had finally accomplished some goal, and this was his prize!
…He'd never kissed a girl before, he didn't have any deep thoughts towards the procedure but now that he had experienced this much, he knew...He knew that he had underrated it!
With the Princess in his arms, Cid felt like he was on top of the world. There was just no other pce he'd prefer to be...
Such a treasure she was...
Releasing his lips from hers, Cid then kissed her cheeks, her forehead and then her nose, hearing her small giggle because of it.
Ah, he thought, now she is happy.
…Could it really be so simple?
That he, just him being with her and who he was, was what made her happy?
...Cid didn't want to believe it...
After all, he was practically a servant, a man that wasn't even standing on his own two feet!
How could such a sweet, perfect and pretty Princess rely on him for her happiness?
Putting his forehead against hers, Cid sighed.
What was he going to do with her!?
"You love me, don't you!" He heard her say, making him open his eyes to hers, that were now only inches away from him.
"Of course, I do!" Cid stated back easily.
But...What he never thought, was that the Princess would see right through his words, "I meant more than a friend, more than a sister type of way. You love me!"
Pulling back, Cid fought against showing how much he knew how sneaky and brilliant she was!
I do love you Princess...Much more than that of a friend and sister!
I love you that much that I can’t feel right if you’re not around…That I want you beside me, selfishly…
"Say it!" The pretty Princess stated, now looking angrily at him.
Cid moved a stray piece of her hair behind her ears and sighed.
For the life of him, he couldn't say that he didn't...He couldn't do it! At the same time though, could he say that he did!?
After a short silence between them, the pretty Princess hit his chest again and then grabbed his head, making him look at her, "Say it!"
Cid blinked rapidly and started to shake his head...
He can't promise her anything! How could he swear his undying love for her!? Wasn't she better off...
"Say it!" She stated more loudly now.
Cid didn't reply to the pretty Princess, just looking down at the ground instead.
He didn't want to hurt her, and he couldn't seem to say the words, so he really was at a loss!
Taking his hands to hers, that were on the sides of his face, he brought her hands back down and went to let them go but, the Princess didn't let him go.
She looked down and then pulled one of his hands up, closer to her face.
Cid saw what she was looking at and quickly went to pull his hand away.
He had made that ring a while ago now but never intended to give it to the person that he had made it for.
It was a simple gold ring, looking at it now but...
With the Princess taking his hand back, with a force that he didn't know she had, she turned it around and Cid looked around randomly upon wondering what to do.
Yes, he had pced the ring the wrong way, just showing one side that was gold. It made him fit that part of becoming more of a 'noble', yet...On the other side of the ring, there was a colorful stone in the middle of a word.
He had spent so much time engraving this ring, to now have it be seen by one other person...And that one other person...Was her!
"Promise."
Cid sighed, looking over her head.
It wasn't just 'promise', as the eternity symbol was before the 'p'...It was eternal promise!
The first time that something, anything, was engraved and thought of...Was this ring...It was indeed a new idea that he was going to improve on in no time!
The courage of the Princess made Cid stunned as he suddenly became aware of the ring that was on his pinkie was now removed!
"Hey!" He stated, going to get it back.
The Princess held it into her hands tightly and looked directly at him, "I want it! I want your promise!"
My...How...
Princess...It is your ring...
My promise to you was to only hold you in my heart, Cid stated silently.
Only her...
Closing his eyes for a short moment, Cid then pulled her hand opened, hearing her obvious dislike to it but then he pced the ring on a particur finger.
It fits...
It was only slightly big, but it wouldn't fall off too easily, so to him, he thought that he had done well!
With the ring now upon her finger, the Princess looked up at Cid and saw his proud smile.
She was right! He did love her!
The Princess smiled then and turned his head to look at her, "I love you too."
She watched at how stunned he was and let out a chuckle. "Idiot!"
Pulling his head down, with courage that she never knew she had, she quickly gave him a kiss and let his head go again.
"I'll look after this ring really well!" She stated happily.
Cid didn't know what to do!
Not only had the pretty Princess finally seen his true feelings for her…But she had kissed him herself!
She really was a piece of work!
Just…
She said…
Still stunned, Cid finally took in the words that she had said.
‘I love you too.’
‘I love you too.’
It kept repeating in his mind…
So…She…
She loves me!
Cid hadn’t heard such great words in…Well, maybe since his mother had died.
Remembering his mother and comparing it to now, Cid was sure that this was different. This girl, this pretty Princess, and her words, meant so much to him that he felt like his heart might actually explode!
…She loves me…
No other thoughts seemed to enter Cid’s mind at the moment as he took her into his arms once again.
He felt so unworthy of her love yet wanted to accept it all completely!
It really was so conflicting to him that he started to soon come back to his senses…
It really was a dilemma...
Even now, knowing that they loved each other, she was already engaged to be married to someone else...And if they were able to, somehow, stop her engagement...How was he still able to marry her himself!?
He needed to get on his own two feet, as fast as possible!
Did he...Did he really have a chance though, even if he worked like crazy to become someone?
The Princess saw Cid with a worried and conflicted look, and she hit him softly once again in the chest, "Don't worry. We'll make it work!"
Cid stared at her, utterly shocked!
Shouldn't it be him telling her that it should be well?
Shouldn't it be him that should make things work!?
Such a scary girl!
She really might make his life harder!
Of course, he only smiled at the thought. Was there really a chance!?
Could he really think of a future with her by his side!?
