"Stay, Krissy. I can leave." Though it wasn't her fault, Kayla seemed to enjoy torturing the prince. So, he stood up, wanting desperately to be anywhere else.

"Kayla got me to admit I have..have feelings...for you." Helios spoke slowly, barely managing to form the words. "And..I told her that you should forget about me, and forget about your arranged marriage. You should be allowed to make your own decisions on who you marry. And as for me, well, I just do not deserve a girl like you." He finished with a gentle sigh.

Inside he wanted to scream and throw a tantrum without peer, but for some odd reason he couldn't muster the strength. The proud prince actually looked rather pitiful, or pathetic, depending on how you looked towards such things. And for once, those cloudy eyes looked as if they would rain.