KoyiTar & xD3siR3x

[KoyiTar]

"You did your majesty but I told the queen I would clean up in here." She said deciding it was best to tell him what she had told his mother. "I explained what happebed when she asked about my bruises. She also told me to rest but I figured I would at least do what I had said I was going to first." She said rambling a bit, she wanted to make sure he knew that she hadnt let the queen believe her firat assumptions that he had done such a thing to her.

" I am sorry that I went against what you said but I follow through with what I tell people." She said as afterthought and somewhat defiantly, no one else would have cone to clean it up really unless it was Nana and Nami hadn't seen her yet today.

[xD3siR3x]

Hearing what Nami said made it clear to him, that those servants who bullied her, will be out of the castle by evening. He scratched his head and started to undress throwing his clothes on a nearby chair. Not paying attention that Nami was still in the room, Andrew slowly submerged in the hot bath. He felt his body relaxing.

"You know," he started," You're a very stubborn woman, Nami. You should rest, otherwise you'll be in no shape next week..." he said resting his head back against the bath brim.

[KoyiTar]

"Whats next week?" She asked curiously she had turned around when he had started to undress her face bright red in embarrassment. She had left before any announcements had been made over dinner since she thought she would be meeting the queen. She rubbed her arms absent-mindedly at the memory of last night. She still really didn't know what to say to Andrew over it she pretty much owed him her life now.

"I never did thank you for helping me last night. So um thanks." She said not sure what else to say about it she was still feeling tired over it and standing was making her dizzy.

[xD3siR3x]

"Next week the Duke is holding a ball which will probably go on for a couple of days," he explained, "and I wanted you to accompany me there."
Andrew didn't know how he would react, however that was one way of making her look after herself.
"You're dismissed," he said without waiting for her reply.
"Oh! By the way, please leave some clean towels."

[KoyiTar]

"Yes sir." She said getting the clean towels and leaving the bathroom. Stopping a passing servant she told them that the prince had given her a bit of time off and would need someone to serve him till then. The other servant just nodded knowingly in seemed as she went back into her room.

"Why in the world does he want me along. I am just a servant." She thought not sure if she heard him correctly or not. She changed back into more comfortable clothes and climbed back into bed. "I don't what he's planning I just hope it doesn't get him into troble." She said to herself as she closed her eyes to go back to sleep.

[xD3siR3x]

Once Andrew finished bathing, he got out of the bathtub and dried himself with the towels that Nami left him. It was almost noon and he was starting to get hungry, his hangover almost gone. Andy went to his room and got dressed before calling someone to serve his meal. The one to answer his call was Nana of course.
"Nana, any news about the cook and a few other maids?" he asked her.
"The Queen issued order for them to leave the castle by evening, Prince." she answered. Just as Andrew thought.

In a while Nana brought him his food and the prince felt much better. Not knowing what to do he went towards the music room. It's been a while since he played any instrument at all. He knew how to play piano and a violin however he always had a hard time choosing between two. After thinking a little, Andrew settled for piano. A minute later the room was filled with sounds of delicate piano playing.

[KoyiTar]

Nami had stayed asleep and had almost missed lunch if it hadn't been for little Nuria wanting to check on her she probably would have alept thw entire day and not ate at all. After she had eaten she decided that sleeping wouldn't help the soreness completely so she had decided to wander the hall. She was feeling but restless not picking things up and cleaning them but the prince had already gotten on to her enough as it was.

As she was wandering around she started hearing beautiful music and decided to follow the sound she opened the door of the music room quietly so as not to dusturb whomever it was playing the piano she was hearing. Upon entering she noticed it was Andrew. She snuck in and over to the side quickly hopping he hadn't herd or seen her.She found a chair and sat down just to listen to Andrew play she just hoped if he had seen her that he wouldn't mind her being there.

[xD3siR3x]

As he continued to play he got more and more absorbed into the sound. He could put his joys and his worries, his anger and love into the instrument and it would always respond in a correlating sound making him feel a whole lot better. At some point, a music instrument was like a friend whom he could tell everything.

The Prince didn't notice anyone enter as the sound turned to one of confusion and frustration mixed with worry and hope. As he played that, Andrew had Nami in mind, the things that others did to her and how she was treated, re thought about his parent and the Duke's daughter and the fact that he was to attend their ball. It was suspiciously sweet, he knew he could just toy around with her for a while then make her dislike him at the very least.
The music slowed down drastically as he hung down his head and began to watch his fingers dance on the keyboard, and think when did life in the castle become so complicated. Or maybe he's just making it complicated?

[KoyiTar]

"Don't stop playing its beautiful." Nami said before she could stop herseld, she clapped her hands over her mouth feeling rather foolish of having said anything."How stupid can you be he told you to rest not invite yourself to listen to him play music ugh." She thought to herself wondering what he would aay about her not resting.

[xD3siR3x]

Andrew opened his eyes widely as he heard someone speak. Nami? When did she come in? He was slightly confused, however he didn't let int show, his face quickly hiding his surprise. It wasn't hard, since he wasn't facing her directly. The Prince smirked. "You truly are one disobedient servant, aren't you?" he said, his voice bearing no ill will, not even implying that she should leave. He too a beeper breath as he thought of what he should ply next. That will do... he said to himself as his fingers once again started dancing and running through the keyboard. A soft, sweet and soothing sound came from the piano. Andrew was improvising and was quite surprised himself to hear the sounds that seemed to come naturally.
"Consider this a compensation...." he said, "Or a bribe if you will," he spoke while playing. "But you must listen to people when they say you should heal your wounds," he said softly.

[KoyiTar]

"I know, it's just hard to stay in a bed and rest when your used to working all the time." She said listening to the music he was playing. It was quite soothing and comforting. She had soon drifted off to sleep on the chair she had sat on to listen which was more of a small couch than a chair in the first place. She had tried not to go to sleep but the music was so soothing that she couldn't help it.

[xD3siR3x]

Andrew chuckled silently at her response and continued playing for a little while longer. Somehow he found her company enjoyable even though a bit unusual. Eventually, he stopped playing and looked back at Nami only to find her sleep soundly on the couch. He sighed with a soft smile on his lips and covered the piano keyboard lid being careful not to wake her up. The prince then turned and walked over to her. Her face was beautiful even bruised, he watched her for a minute before slowly extending his hand towards her. Somewhere midway he hesitated, his hand twitched, yet still, he stroke a stray hair strand off her face gently.

Quickly moving away, Andrew turned around and silently left the music room. Finding Nana in the hallways, he asked her to take care of sleeping Nami. The old woman couldn't help but grin slightly as she nodded and went to the music room.

[KoyiTar]

Nami awoke to being shooken lightly, at first she thought it might be Andrew but opening her eyes she saw it was Nana. "I guess I should go back to my room if I'm going to sleep huh?" She asked getting up slowly from the couch. She was still feeling rather stiff from what had happened and ealking it out hadn't seemed to do much good since she had sat down to listen to Andrew play rest was probably best for now.

[xD3siR3x]

Nana sighed and shook her head. "How come you just can't sit still?" she asked with a worried look. "You can always sew, knit or take up some other easy jobs if you feel the need to work, " she patronized Nami before smiling. "Or is it something about the Prince that makes you this way?" she asked with a curiosity of an old woman. Of course, she meant nothing wrong, she just wanted to tease Nami a bit.

[KoyiTar]

"No it's nothing like that. It's just hard for me to stay still. I am used to working on something." Nami a said a slight blush on her face over what Nana had said over the prince. "I have never taken a real break from working even when I was sick." She said to give a different example. "I don't know if its just because I am so used to being in the garden working or cleaning up after things. It's just been taught to me ever since I was eight that doing your job is the most important thing. That what my mom always told me anyway."

She said looking at Nana hoping she would understand, it wasn't as if she didn't want to listen to what the prince told her to do and take a break and heal her injury's her teaching from her mom told er to ignore her pain and do her job regardless.