- My heart Is Beating When I'm Next To You -

Princess Lucy asked if we could go somewhere quiet and peaceful. They came across a garden with swings. "Your Highness, may you sit?"

"What is your name?" the princess spoke, her voice soft yet commanding, curious about the identity of the one before her.
"My name is Alver Gemstone, Your Highness." She bow. Princess Lucy sat on the swing as Alver about to helped her move the swing alittle, " My apologies for asking you to come out somewhere else." Princess Lucy smiled. "Don't worry about it, it's my pleasure to talk with you" Alver said confidently smiling. Alver squat down, capturing her beautiful lip closely. She has never seen such beauty in her entire life, she's a woman too but compared to her? Her hands, height, and body built was nothing alike.
"Ha?"
"Ah! My apologies Princess I got to close" both blushed. One is on the ground her leg was crossed with her hands inside. And the other on the swing, her face was red as tomato holding tightly on the swing rope.

For a moment of silent. Princess Lucy spoke but got cut off, at the snap of swing rope.
Alver turn to look. "Princess?" With a soft of muffled. Thud!

"I-"

In  a swift motion, Alver captured her. Her hand firmly held her waist, and their faces were so close they could hear each other's heartbeat and breath. The moment was filled with a tense intimacy, their eyes locked in a silent exchange, feeling the warmth of each other's presence.

Her hand rested on her chest, feeling something odd. Confused, she wondered, Is that... a breast?

They got up awkwardly, both feeling shy. Princess Lucy, with her clever but forward nature and soft voice, asked out of curiosity, "Are you a woman?" Though it seemed impossible since Knights were traditionally for men, but she wasn't the type to judge. There was something she felt towards men—fear. But when she was with her, she felt safe?.

"W-what are you talking about? Me? A woman? Princess, if I was a woman, I wouldn't pass the physical test. Women can't join school knights. Your Highness, you are really funny." Alver chuckled and her Adam apple ~gulp~ she sweat a little, but she saw right through her.

Princess Lucy looked at her. Her hair was a mix of black and brown, and her lashes were longer than those of an average man. Her eyes were a striking gray—something Princess Lucy had never seen before. Her eyes wandered.

"Ahem! Sir Alver, Gemstone."

"Ah.. y-yes Your Highness" She straightened her back.

"..."

Lucy laughed "HAHA~~"

Princess laugh...

"W-w-what wrong?"

"You are really bad at lying" Princess Lucy whip a drop of laughter tears.

"Don't worry, I'll keep your secret. This is a secret between us."

"Your highness..." Alver took her hand

"Yes Alver?"

"I know I can't say this to Your Highness generally..."
Alver blushed.

"I... like .. to talk with you more and-"
Princess snap her hand away, she trembled holding her hand close to her chest.

"Eh?"
She ran away.

At that moment I thought she felt... the same.

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