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scene eight:
the flowers for you

"It suits you so well*
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AVA WAS EXHAUSTED when she made her way to the kingdom's garden.

She trained too hard that morning and even had tea with the 3 princes who watched her train. Now, she's back wearing more casual clothes for the rest of the day.

She takes a seat on the ground. Her dress turning into a cushion for her to sit on the vibrant grass.

Flowers of different kinds surrounded her. A gentle smile was on her lips as she admired the blossoms of the flowers around her.

It was a sight to behold.

Although, the garden in her kingdom is bigger and has more - the garden in Kingdom Connect was comforting, relaxing to rest in.

"Oh, Princess Ava?" She turns around, delighted to see Prince Jake with his signature smile on his pretty face.

"Hello, your highness."

"Please, Jake is fine..." Jake lets out a chuckle until he made eue contact with Ava. "May I ask what you're doing here?"

Ava smiled and turned to face the flowers again. "Just resting after training earlier. I guess, training too hard after not training for a while really leaves a wreck on your body."

Ava heard Jake chuckle once more before the prince started plucking out flowers with his delicate hands.

"That is true. You should've adjusted your body more since it's been a while. Surely, your legs will be sore later as you continue walking." He continues to pluck flowers.

"Fortunately, I won't let you walk around with sore legs. It's better to rest, Ava." Ava watched the prince choose his flowers with thought.

He does everything with finesse. His gentle smile and warm aura always comforts the servants and people of his nation.

He helps many villagers and shows them the best side of him at all times. Ava admired him during her short stay so far in Kingdom Connect. Even his voice is enough to give someone butterflies.

"Hm - are there certain flowers you like?" Jake questioned without looking at her.

"I'm okay with anything really. Why do you ask?"

"I'm just curious to what our neighboring crown princess would like. She's a beautiful flower herself." Ava laughs at Jake's words.

A smooth talker. That's what he is. A giant ball of comfort who's good with his words. No wonder why female elders want him to be their son.

Ava closed her eyes when she felt the breeze heading towards her direction. Her hands held the flower she plucked earlier as she relaxed herself.

Unbeknownst to her, the prince had his eyes on her.

Flowers in his hands as he adored the princess. He frowns at what she has gone through in the past to get where she is now.

She must've felt lonely with all those duties and stubborn brothers.

Jake slowly takes steps forward Ava. With her keen heading, Ava opened her eyes for make eye contact with the prince.

"You've gone through so many painful seasons for a beautiful flower. It surely is a miracle that you haven't withered yet." Jake places the bouquet of flowers on her lap.

"My father told me something before we parted... The most beautiful flowers bloom from the dark." Jake takes a seat beside Ava and starts to admire the field before them.

"He told me this to stop me from discouraging and degrading myself. I am nothing without my ruling mother. I am a commoner who was lucky to be turned into a prince."

Ava noticed the bittersweet smile on Jake's face. What he said... It's only the king and queen of their kingdom that connects all 3 brothers.

"But I realized that the moment I become prince, so many opportunities appeared to release myself from the grasp I trapped myself in." He lets out a soft laugh.

"I bloomed into a courageous flower who found his home." He takes a flower from the bouquet he gave to Ava.

His delicate hands brought a flower near to Ava's ears and tucked it into her hair, right behind her ears.

"You are already blooming, Ava. You just need to continue to stay healthy."

Ava smiles when Jake rests his head on her shoulder. His eyes closed as he relaxed himself as well.

Her fingers gently caressed the petals of the flowers on her lap. The warmth of the sun and Jake's engulfed her. She was feeling drowsy as she continued to relax herself.

It was only a matter of time she falls asleep with the prince on her side as they bathe under the sun with the flowers surrounding them.

SUNOO PUT DOWN HIS VIOLIN. Leaves fall from the trees on the other side of the window. The sun shone through as birds flew pass.

He opens the window and gasp at the sight of Jake and Ava in the garden. A smile soon replaced his shocked expression as he reached out his hand.

A bird lands on his finger, chirping along the other birds around his area.

"Geez, I want to spend some time with Ava too... Hm, what should I do to make her spend time with me?" Sunoo pouted and watched the bird fly over to the piano in his room.

"Oh! You're so smart! I'll play some music with her tomorrow!! Wah, I didn't know birds have brains too." Sunoo clapped before getting hit by another bird on his head.

Sunoo laughs, "I'm just joking! I know you have brains. Stop hitting me before I flick you away."

Sunoo turns to Ava and Jake who was peacefully asleep in the garden before he turns to the calendar beside his grand piano.

"Where can we hide Ava? There will be a lot of people showing up on their coming of age day..." Sunoo worries, certain that Ava is unaware about it.

Sunoo heaves a sigh as he watches the birds fly around his room, finding comfort spots to rest in.

"My room was never your house."