Prompt: 'Aaron's love life'

Heyo

Sorry again for not positing in forever, I swear I'm trying.

Here's a chapter that'll be focusing mostly on Aaron!!!
Also, just a note -Aaron still doesn't know that Virgil is dating Roman, Logan and Patton yet

I hope you like the chapter!!

Aaron paced back and forth as he read over the letter Virgil had sent him in response to the one he'd sent a few days ago. He'd sent the other prince a letter telling him -or more so gushing to him- about this one guy that had worked at the palace for several years for trade and delivery.

He had smooth olive skin with warm honey undertones that absolutely glowed in the sun and a dark brown mole the size of a pea beneath his left ear on his jaw, and had dark hazel colored eyes in a thin almond shape. He was about the same height as Aaron if not slightly taller, and had thin black hair that he kept up in a high bun most of the time, but went to his shoulder blades when let down. His name was Kai and they'd technically know each other for almost five years.

At one point Kai had apparently learned about Aaron's personal garden and began to bring him different plants from all the places he went to for their trade system. At first they were just plants that didn't seem to hold any implied meaning, but then he began to bring plants that began to have something in common.

Blue violets.
Jasmine.
White dittany.
Peonies.
Orchids.
White carnations.

Aaron had taken the time to learn as much about plants as he could, and that included flower symbolisms. These weren't the only plants that Kai brought him, but these are the ones that stuck out to Aaron the most in the sense of symbolism. Each had his face flushed a few shades darker than it usually was when Kai brought him plants. Yet Kai never seemed nervous when giving him the plants, which made Aaron think he didn't know their symbolism and it was all a coincidence.

But then Kai also began try and spend more time with him, walking around the kingdom together, sitting in the garden together, even leading him into parts of the forest where he had somehow managed to find unique or unusual plants to show Aaron. He even wrote letters when he was away on trade business.

Aaron was embarrassed to admit it, but he had fallen head over heels for this guy. So, when the anxiety about his feelings finally began to become to much, he decided to write a letter to Virgil, explaining everything and anxiously asking what he should do.

And now Virgil had sent a letter back, which Aaron had all but tore open when he got back to his room.

Dear Aaron,

He sounds like a nice guy, and seems like he may like you back.
Maybe you could try giving him a bouquet of flowers like the ones he sent you? Perhaps he does know their meaning and will understand that you feel the same?
If not then I'd say to either tell him next time he's there, or send him a letter explaining your feelings so that you don't need to tell him in person.
Logan says that may not be a wise decision, since he could just never answer and you'd be in the dark about it.
Patton thinks you should tell him in person and hope for the best.
And Roman thinks you should do something showy, but that's Roman and we don't need to listen to him now do we?

Anyways, this probably didn't help much, but I hope everything goes well for you, tell me if it goes well, and if it doesn't you can come visit me and I can attempt at making you feel better even though Patton's better at it than me.

From your friend, Virgil.

Aaron sighed softly and set the letter down on his desk. It was kinda helpful, and he appreciated it, but it didn't do much to rid him of his anxieties.

He could send the letter, since Kai was away right now and he didn't know when he'd be back, so he wouldn't have to deal with the anxiety of saying it to his face, but he had no clue what to write.

He eventually decided to think about it a bit more before doing anything, he had time since Kai shouldn't be back for at least a week.

-

Kai wasn't supposed to be back yet.

It had been a few days since he'd gotten the letter from Virgil, and since then he'd drafted up several letters to Kai, but always ended up crumpling them and starting a new one. He never found the right words, or he sounded too cringy, and he'd ramble, and it just didn't feel right.

Kai shouldn't have been back yet, so when Aaron was sitting in his garden, he didn't expect anyone to be joining him.

"Fancy meeting you here, your highness."

Aaron jumped with a small squeak, and almost dropped his watering can in surprise before whirling around.

"Kai?" He said in both shock and confusion, "you're back already?"

"Well, Yes." Kai said his smirk turning into a confused smile. "Would you rather I leave? Did I come at a bad time?"

"Oh! No no, I didn't mean it like that," Aaron rushed to say, his cheeks turning red, "I-I was just surprised cause you weren't due back for at least a few more days."

"Well I wanted to surprise you," kai said with a shrug as he walked closer to Aaron, "I got you a gift."

"Y-you got me a gift?" Aaron said as his cheeks managed to turn an even darker shade of red, "you didn't need to get me anything." He added, now noticing the fact that Aaron's hands had been behind his back the whole time.

"I know, but I wanted to," Kai said with a kind smile that made Aaron's heart flutter, "close your eyes, and don't open until I tell you." He said.

This is what Kai always did when he brought Aaron something from his trips. He had him close his eyes and wait till Kai  had brought the gift out to let him open his eyes.

Aaron did as he was told, closing his eyes as he waited for Kai to tell him to open them. He felt like he could barely breath, and he was sure that Kai could hear the hammering of his heart.

"Okay, you can open." Kai said.

Aaron hesitated slightly, before opening his eyes.

He immediately saw the beautiful dark red flowers with thick frilly petals on pale green stems. It was a small pot, smaller than the last one Kai had gotten him, but it still made him turn a bright cherry pink.

Dark red carnations.
Deep love and affection.

"They're so pretty," He said softly as he carefully took the pot when Kai offered it to him.

"Really? I know I already got you a pot of white carnations before, so I hope it's not repetitive." He said with a smile.

White carnations.
Pure love and good luck.

"No I think it's sweet," he said with a smile as he looked down at the small pot of flowers.

"I almost got you some lighter red ones, but the florist said these would be better." Kai said, and Aaron couldn't tell if he sounded sheepish or not.

Light red carnations.
Admiration.

"I would have liked anything you brought me," Aaron said, "you could have brought me dandelions and I would still love them."

"Really?" Kai said, "That's very sweet of you."

Aaron smiled and lead him to a portion of his garden where he kept the flowers Kai brought him, setting the new pot next to his white carnations. He actually set it up in the garden bed later.

"They all look so healthy," Kai said, "you do a good job at keeping them alive."

Blue violets.
Faith, affection, intuition, love.

"Well it'd be a bit difficult to have a garden as big as this one if I couldn't keep it alive." Aaron said as he watered a few of his flowers.

Orchids.
love, luxury, beauty, strength.

"Still, I can barely keep the plants alive long enough to bring them back to you," Kai said, "so I'm still impressed."

White dittany.
Love and passion.

"You flatter me," Aaron said with a sheepish smile as he turned his face to try and hide his blush.

Peonies.
Romance, prosperity, good fortune.

"I only speak the truth," Kai said with a smile and he looked at one of the flowers, gently lifting its head with the tips of his fingers.

Jasmine.
Love, beauty, sensuality.

"Doesn't make it any less flattering," Aaron said as he gently set his watering can down.

"I suppose that's true," Kai said.

There was a beat of silence.

"I um, I actually have something for you as well." Aaron said softly. Wait, what was he saying?

"Oh really?" Kai asked with a smile, "and what might it be?"

"A-a surprise." Aaron said, "wait here with your back turned and I'll go grab it."

Kai laughed softly, "Alright," he said, "you won't make me wait long though will you?" He asked playfully.

"No, I won't be gone for long." Aaron said, before quickly rushing to a different part of his garden before Kai could say anything else.

Why did he say that? He didn't have a gift for him planned. He needed to find something.

He quickly began looking through his plants and flowers, trying to find the right one.

Purple irises symbolize royalty and wisdom. Yellow irises symbolize passion. Blue irises symbolize faith and hope. White irises symbolize purity. No, none of those were right, they were too vague.

Red chrysanthemums, symbolize love and deep passion.
Maybe, red Chrysanthemums might just work...

Mallow, symbolizes love, protection and health.
Mallow could also work, not as straight forward as chrysanthemums, but not vague.

Tuberose, symbolic of wild pleasures or primordial passion, because of its somewhat seductive fragrance.
No he didn't want to seem too desperate or needy, and this flower was a bit much for a first gift. Maybe later though, if things go well...

White and orange jonquil, symbolizing desire, sympathy, the desire for the return of affection.
Hmm, that one sounded good, and the flowers were cute as well.

He quickly went to get a small pot, and transferred some of the flowers from their bed into it, making it look as nice as he could before hesitantly walking back to where he'd left Kai.

Wait. What if Kai didn't know what they meant? Should he make a note and write it out? Yeah, yeah he should do that.

He set the pot down on a small table that was covered in other potted plants, and quickly went to write a note, thankful that he had paper and such stored in a small cupboard in the garden.

He quickly wrote out the meaning of the flower, folded it, and tucked it into the soil on the back of the pot, half of it poking out and painfully visible.

He finally went back to where Kai was, his back facing him.

He bit his lip as he stood behind him, the pot in his hands. Was this a good idea
No, he couldn't back out now...

"You can turn around." He said softly.

Kai waited only a second before turning around, a curious expression on his face. Then he smiled.

"What kind of flower is it? It looks like a daffodil." He said as he gently reached forward and tilted one of the flower head up to look at.

"I-its jonquil." Aaron said with a small blush.

"It's very pretty," Kai said, before he seemed to notice the note tucked into the back of the pot.

He plucked it out of the soil, and sent Aaron a curious look before opening it.

Aaron watched as he read the note, a storm of anxiety and apprehension swirling up inside of him.

"Do you...," Kai slowly began, "Do you know what the flowers I brought you mean?" He asked softly as he looked up at him.

Aaron slowly nodded, his cheeks turning a darker red.

"Oh, okay," Kai seemed to relax, "I though for a bit when you didn't comment on it that you didn't know." He said as a smile worked it's way onto his face.

"Wait, so you knew what they meant?" He asked.

"Well, yeah." Kai said, and the small blush on his cheeks surprised Aaron a little. "I asked the shop owners and they showed me what flowers meant what." He said.

"And if you knew," he continued, "Do these mean what I think they do?" He asked as he gestured to he jonquil.

Aaron bit his lip and shyly nodded. "Yeah...they do." He said softly.

"Really? This ain't some joke?"

"No I wouldn't joke about this," Aaron said as he looked at him.

A large smile broke out on kai's face, and he looked like he was glowing. "Can, can I hug you?" He asked, and he seemed to barely be containing his excitement.

Aaron blushed and quickly set the flowers down as he nodded.

The moment the pot was out of his hands he found himself swept up in a large hug, Kai lifting him of the floor and spinning a little as he laughed. Aaron couldn't help but laugh as well as he hugged him back, pressing his face into kai's shoulder.

"Oh gosh you don't know how long I've wanted to hug you." Kai said softly as he set Aaron back on the ground, but didn't let him go.

"You could have asked for a hug at any time." Aaron said with a small laugh, feeling way more happy than he thought he would be.

"I know but this is different," Kai said, "can I kiss your cheek? If that's okay?"

Aaron nodded, "yes yes of course," he said with a grin, "you can kiss me whenever and wherever." He said, his heart fluttering.

"Can I kiss you? Like, kiss you kiss you?" Kai asked as he pulled back a bit to look at Aaron, keeping his arms still loosely looped around him.

"Y-yeah, yeah you can." Aaron said, his cheeks plum red as he looked back at him.

Kai smiled, and moved one of his hands gently to cup Aaron's cheek, before slowly pulling him into a short but sweet kiss.

Kai's lips were slightly chapped, the kiss sent sparks of electricity coursing through him, every nerve tingling as he shyly kissed him back, closing his eyes as he tightened his hold on kai's shoulders.

They pulled away after a few seconds, and Aaron couldn't stop the laugh that bubbled up and out of him as he hugged Kai again, pressing his face against his neck as he Kai hugged him back.

"You don't know how anxious I've been about this," he said softly, "I didn't know if you knew what the flowers you were giving me meant, and I didn't know if you'd feel the same as me."

"I felt the same way," Kai said as he gently carded his fingers through Aaron's short locks, "I didn't know if you knew what they meant, or if you not saying anything about it meant you didn't feel the same." He admitted.

"I would have said something," Aaron said, "if I had known you knew what they meant I would have said something much sooner."

"Me too."

And ta-da.
Another chapter!
Hopefully yalls like it!
The next one will be out soon! (Hopefully)

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