The Crown Prince's Love

"Are you ready?" Desmond asked as we exited our dorm room, both of us dressed in the dormitory's blue tracksuits with our names boldly printed on the back. We exchanged glances and held hands as we left the dormitory.

Inside the elevator, our connection remained unbroken, even as others joined us. We reluctantly let go as the crowd filled the space, but our eyes continued to meet. I felt a surge of happiness knowing that he had finally acknowledged me, and we were now together.

When the elevator doors opened, we hurriedly stepped out, and Desmond led me to a large pitch where many others had gathered.

The blue dormitories were on one side, while the other four dormitories occupied the opposite side.

The red dormitories, including ours, stood beside the yellow ones.

As I walked past Sonnia, she called my name.

"Randy." I turned to face her, offering a smile.

She mouthed three words to me, "I am sorry."

I nodded in response and then joined the blue dormitory with Desmond. "Your Highness,"

Henrich greeted me, bowing his head.

"Welcome. Please come to the front." He reached for my hand and started pulling me forward, but Desmond slapped his hand away.

"How dare you touch the Crown prince!"

Desmond shouted, drawing everyone's attention to us.

Henrich laughed and playfully pushed Desmond's chest. "What are you doing? Are you the prince's bodyguard?"

"I dare you to touch me again." Desmond threatened.

I glanced around and noticed that everyone had started murmuring, giving me judgmental looks.

They assumed the fight had started because of me.

"Is the Blue Dormitory implying they're going to give up?" Someone from the Yellow Team shouted.

I glared in their direction, and upon seeing my gaze, he quickly lowered his head in apology. At least, my position as the Crown Prince allowed me to prevent further comments. "Stop acting like the prince's bodyguard just because you share a room with him. I heard he's supposed to move out, so you..."

"Stop talking!" I shouted when I saw Desmond clenching his fists, giving Henrich a murderous look.

It looked like a physical confrontation was imminent, and I couldn't allow that to happen.

I grabbed Desmond's hand and rubbed it. "Desmond," I whispered his name, and he turned to me. "Please, for me."

Desmond hissed in anger but nodded. "You're lucky the prince stopped me, otherwise, you'd be missing teeth right now," He threatened Henrich and pulled me away from him. "Desmond," I said softly as he led me away from Henrich.

I almost chuckled at how jealous Desmond was acting.

I gently placed a hand on his back and rubbed it, and when he turned to me, I smiled.

"Shall we begin now that this is over?"

Noah shouted as he walked to the center of the pitch, representing the Red Dormitory.

Henrich did the same, and leaders from the other dormitories also moved to the main pitch. They spoke among themselves until Noah blew the whistle.

The crowd erupted in cheers, leaving me feeling utterly bewildered as I had no clue about the cause of their enthusiasm.

"Why are they cheering?" I couldn't help but ask Desmond.

He seemed to ignore me.

"Desmond," I called his name again but still received no response. Just then, everyone started moving to take their seats above the pitch.

I walked alongside them and noticed Desmond standing still, not attempting to join me.

I couldn't help but wonder why he was acting this way.

Did I do something wrong?

I rubbed my hands together and looked toward Desmond, noticing that he was deep in conversation with Ana.

I frowned and stood up from my seat only to realize that Ana was standing by his side, and they were locked in an intense gaze.

"Is this payback to me?" I muttered the words only I could hear.

"Your Highness," Henrich approached me and extended his hand.

I stared at his hand for a moment but made no move to take it.

"Your Highness," He chuckled and sat down beside me. "I apologize for not explaining why I needed your hand," He said, still chuckling. "We're about to have the first competition, and its called the survival game. It's usually played with members from different dormitories, but I'd like to partner with you."

I frowned. "And why is that?" I asked.

"Because," He paused and chuckled, "You are incredibly handsome, Your Highness, and I truly admire you."

I widened my eyes when I noticed the way he batted his eyelashes at me, making me wonder if he was just like me.

For a few seconds, I looked away from him and saw Desmond, who had his eyes on me.

When our eyes met, he quickly averted his gaze and locked eyes with Ana.

"Your Highness," Henrich called for my attention again, extending his hand for me to take. "Will you please do this survival game with me?"

I rubbed my hands together and glanced toward Desmond, who was not looking my way this time. After some consideration, I decided and placed my hand in Henrich's, walking back down to the pitch with him. We took our positions, lining up beside Desmond and Ana as the third pair.

"Your Highness," Henrich called, leaning closer to me.

As he was about two inches taller than me, he lowered his head to speak directly into my ear. "I'm going to take the lead since you're not familiar with any of this. Let me teach you."

I raised my eyebrows in confusion, not entirely sure what he meant. Then, I felt his hands around my waist.

A gasp escaped my lips, my eyes widening, and I quickly turned to look at Desmond.

Desmond was glaring intensely at me and then at Henrich.

His look conveyed a clear message to me, one I deciphered in my mind.

'How dare you?'

I imagined him saying that to me.

I sighed deeply as I turned away from him.

It hadn't even been a full day in our relationship, and we were already acting this way.

He had started it by ignoring me, and as jealous as he was, I didn't expect it to escalate to this extent.