"Visiting you." His majesty answer as he slowly walks towards me.

"Isn't it appropriate to visit a girl at this hour?" I asked him, looking directly to his eyes.

He didn't give me an answer. Instead he dismissed everyone on the room.

It make me uneasy. I looked at him, weary and alert of what will happened. This is dangerous and I need to be alert.

He raised his hand as if someone want to rob him, then stop his step. "I think I made a wrong move." He put his right hand down and used his left hand to brush his dishelved hair.

Shit! It make him hot!

"Do you need something your majesty?" I asked him again. He seems stressed. I notice it the moment everyone leave the room.

"Can't you call me by name?" He look at me then smile forcely.

"I'm not worth to call you by you given name." I answer. I bow my head, showing him that he is higher than me.

"Call me Ence or Max. It's a royal order."

I let out a deep sigh the I look at him. "What if I defy your order?" I bravely asked.

Everything happened in a flash. I don't what he did. In just a blink of an eye he is in front of me, holding my waist and his lips is in mine.

I blink a lot of times. I can't move. He took me by surprise, making me unable to move.

Our lips parted, but our distance is still the same. His mint breath is fanning my face as his eyes bore in to mine.

"Would you still defy my order?"

"Your... Max.." He smile and gently let me go. He pushed me down to sit in the bed then he sit beside me.

"Your lips are sweet." He said.

"What the hell!" I shouted and pushed him away. He almost fell of the bed so I immediately grab his arm and pull him.

He laugh and then look at me. "Sorry."

"As a king... tsk never mind. You're a king after all and you can do whatever you want." I said.

I'm annoyed. Very annoyed. Not because he kissed me, but because I like that kiss. I like his lips. It's sweet and soft. And damn it, I want more.

"I know what you mean. Touching you is something that I should take responsiblity."

"No need." I answered him immediately. I look at him and he is looking at me with full of confusion.

I let out a deep sigh. I know what he mean. If a king kiss or slept with a girl, no matter what her status is, the palace will took her in and give her a title as a concubine. I'm not sure of what the exact title is, but she will be part of royal family. Her title will be alleviated depends on how the king will treat her or how she will grasp the king's heart.

"You don't need to take responsibility of what happened." I said again.

"What do you mean? Don't you want to be one of my woman?"

I lowly laughed. "Not everyone want to be your woman or be a part of your kingdom. And when I said not everyone, that includes me."

Max expression suddenly change. From confusion to amazement. I think this is the first time he heard something like that.

"I want to know why? Why you don't want to be my wife or my queen."

"I hate restriction. I don't hate rules because it's part of daily life but I hate too much restriction. Besides, I don't deserve to be one of your wife."

"Why is that?" Max seriously asked.

"Because I'm a poor. I don't have a proper education. In short, compare to those daughters of elite family, I am nothing."

"And I'm deceiving you."

"Status is not a ticket for them to be a queen. I think my mother already said that earlier."

I nod as an answer.

"Besides, the selection is just for formalization. I already choose my queen."

"As expected." I murmured to myself.

Max lay down on my bed then he pulled me down to lay beside him. I was shocked but I just let him.

I looked at him as he stared at the ceiling. His eyes is lonely but his lips is smiling. The contracdiction of his eyes and lips made me think of something.

"Don't you think you will get a minus points from her because you are here with me?"I asked, shattering the silence that envelope us.

"I already got a negative points from her."

I immediately sit up and look at him with surprised.

"That's why you are here?"

He laughed in a low voice, then sit up. He looked at me and shrugged his shoulder.

"Kinda."

"How?" My curiousity is up. For a reason, I can fell strange inside me that stir my curiousity.

"She don't want restriction."

"Well, there are still lot of people who love freedom. Palace is like a cage. For me it is and I think its the same to that girl."

"I know. This place is a big cage, a prison, but what I can do, this is where I belong." Max sadly said.

"Then prove to her everything." I advice. "Besides you have a lot of choices. It's up to you what to choose."

"Do you think it will work?"

"Hard work always have a good result. Well, not all the time, but if you think that girl is worth everything, then go for it. Who knows, she will accept you and be your queen."

I want to laugh go myself. I sounds like a love guru where in fact I know nothing about relations and love. I'm one of thus people who asked WHAT IS THE MEANING OF LOVE.

"She's worth everything, and I'm willing to do everything for her."

"Then stop sulking. Go back to your chamber and think of things that you need to do for her."

"Do you know that what you are doing will make you sleep in dungeon right now?"

"Whatever. You're a king. You can do whatever you want." I said, dismissing the fact that I might really sleep in dungeon tonight.

"One more question." Max said. He hold both of my shoulder and turn my body to face him properly.

I forcely removed his hand. "You can asked it without holding me." I said in annoyed voice.

"Can we be friends Nath?"

"What?" I was shocked and at the same time amazed on what I hear.

"Can you be my friend?" He repeat his question.

"A king asking me to be his friend. That's new and tempting. Can I know why? I mean I'm a poor. I might take advantage of that status."

"A lot of people already taking advantage of their status."

"I might be also like that."

"No your not."

"How sure are you?"

"Declining to he my wife is enough for me to know that you are not one of them."

I was stunned. He flicked my head and then stand up. He lower his upper body to level his face to mine.

"Let start from being friend. If I can't make you mine in my own way, then I will make you mine in other way."

"What do you mean?" I curiously asked.

"Nothing. I'm just practicing some line for that girl."

"Tsk. Words that come from heart is better than those words that was practice to be said." I pushed him away. His face is too closed.

"I'll remember that. Anyway, starting tonigh, you are my friend. "

"Can I say no?"

"No. It's royal order."

I grimace. Hearing those word is really annoying. It sounds like he is abusing it just to get what he want.

"Whatever you want Max. Now leave. I want to sleep." I wave my hand, dismissing him.

He laughed loud while waving his hand to me and walking his self out.

I shook my head. He's a one crazy king.

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A/n

First base touch...but Johniel... is he really clueless or acting as one? What do you think?