Boss Rimi's posts

"I figured I would remove you from that situation. I could tell you were growing upset." Troy said softly as they stood at the foot of the stairs. Lyle smirked, "It was that obvious?" He asked and Troy nodded. "This is still out of my comfort zone. Having people point it out doesn't make it any easier." Lyle explained. "I can understand. I didn't like social gatherings either but after a while you get used to it. My aunt means well, but she does have a problem with keeping her opinions to herself. I apologise for her actions, she doesn't do so to upset you." Troy assured. "Just take a deep breath and let's go back in there." Troy suggested. "Thanks for understanding..." Lyle said quietly. Troy chuckled and wrapped an arm around Lyle's shoulders. "Of course I understand, I've been in your shoes once. You're doing a fine job though. The people here look happy. You should be proud." He said. Lyle looked at Troy and smirked, "Oh but I am." He replied and started to walk back to the dining room, Troy following behind and then both of them sitting down once they entered the room.

Troy stood up and looked at Aria. "I have. This kingdom is lovely. Perhaps I'll have to visit it more often. I'm happy to see that you are feeling better, miss Aria." He said and looked at the others, "Excuse us." He said and motioned for Lyle to follow him out of there. Lyle looked at Aria and frowned before quietly following Troy out of the dining room.

"See? Told you she'd be fine." Lyle said simply, looking down at his empty plate and empty glass. "I'm glad you feel better dear." The queen said with a smile. "I agree with what Prince Troy said. I am aware that I need to talk to people a lot since I am the future king and with all due respect, I'm doing so right now." Lyle continued and looked at Troy's aunt. "One day at a time, nothing wrong with that." Troy commented.

"As the future king, you do know that you'll have to talk to many people almost all the time right?" Test aunt pointed out. Troy cleared his throat and gently pat Lyle's shoulder. "I think that Prince Lyle knows that very well and I'm sure that he'll talk to people eventually, once he feels comfortable." Troy started. "As my parents say, everyone opens up at a different pace and there is nothing wrong with that." He added. Hearing what Troy said surprised everyone. "Your parents raised you well I see." The queen said with a smile.

"Getting along?" Lyle repeated and looked at Troy then at his aunt. "Yes... I suppose so." Lyle started. "It's strange. Having someone else to talk to. Normally I wouldn't be talking though, I'd be working with my father instead." He answered truthfully. "So you still don't exactly enjoy talking to people?" Troy's aunt asked. "That's right." The king answered with a nod of his head.

They joined the adults back in the dining room and took their seats. "How is she?" The king asked once they had sat back down. "Miss Aria is fast asleep at the moment." Troy answered. "Well at least she's getting some rest." The queen said softly, finishing her food and drink. "At least she has no classes to worry about right now." She added, looking at her husband. The king nodded, if she's still sick tomorrow I'll call the doctor over. However, I'm sure she will be fine." Lyle hoped that she would be. He continued eating and sipped his drink. "It looks to me like you both are getting along." Troy's aunt noted, looking at both Troy and Lyle.

Troy looked at Lyle, "Oh, and you will?" He asked. Lyle sighed mentally. He knew Troy had a point, checking in on Aria wasn't supposed to be interesting. He just didn't want this guy near her. There was an unspoken rivalry between them to impress Aria and he didn't plan on losing. "Follow me." He said quietly and excused himself, Troy doing the same and following Lyle out of the dining room and up the stairs. "You have a beautiful home." Troy said honestly. Lyle glanced at him and smiled. "Thank you." Lyle answered before stopping in front of Aria's bedroom door. He knocked on it before opening it and walking inside, Troy silently following. They both smiled when they saw her sleeping. "Poor thing." Troy said quietly and walked over to her bed then pulled the blanket over her so that she was comfortable. "She'll be fine." Lyle said. "You seem confident in that." Troy said quietly then he noticed the fox and laughed softly. "You got her a fox?" He asked. "She wanted one. Come on, we should let the lady sleep." Lyle said and started walking out of her room. Troy looked at Aria one last time before following Lyle out and closed the door behind him.

"It's a shame miss Aria is feeling unwell." Troy said softly. His aunt nodded, "I know. I've never seen her get ill before. I hope it's nothing serious." The queen commented softly. "I'm sure she'll be fine dear, she's a strong girl." The king pointed out. "Father is right, Aria will be fine. I can go check on her right now." Lyle said, taking another bite of his lunch. "Why don't you take Troy with you?" His mother suggested. Lyle looked at her, a surprised look on his face. "Mother, I don't think that Troy would be interested in such a thing." Lyle said. "Nonsense. I'd like to check on her too. I see nothing wrong with that." Troy answered. "Don't you want to stay and chat? You're our guest, I don't think you'll find this interesting." Lyle pointed out.

Lyle watched her leave and hoped she would be okay. He wondered what could be wrong, she seemed to be fine only moments ago. He continued to eat his lunch and listened to the conversation going on, rarely speaking up. He was too busy thinking about Aria. He already missed her even though she was only gone for a few seconds now. Troy hoped that Aria would be okay. He glanced at Lyle then looked back at the adults and smiled politely. He wanted to learn more about Aria.

The king and queen looked at her and nodded. "You may." The king answered. The queen frowned, "Get some rest dear, I hope you feel better soon. If you need anything, just let us know." she explained. Lyle would have walked her to her room but he wasn't sure his parents would allow him to leave the table and abandon their guests.

"I know the feeling. I'm always busy with work too. The life of royalty, am I right?" Troy asked and laughed softly. Lyle just chuckled, not letting his guard down around the guy who had flirted with Aria right in front of him. Of course Troy didn't know the situation but that didn't matter. He looked at Aria and followed both her and Troy down to the dining room where everyone was waiting for them but having some sort of conversation. Lyle again, wasn't comfortable. He just didn't like social gatherings. He only went through with them because he had to. He was going to pull out Aria's chair but she had already sat down so instead he walked around to where his mother was and handed her the flower, looking away. "Oh? Did you get this for me?" she asked him. When he nodded, the queen smiled and took the flower, smelling it before standing and hugging her son then kissed his cheek. "You really are a sweet boy. Thank-you dear, it's beautiful. I'll put it in a vase and in my room, I promise." she said and kissed his cheek again. "You're welcome." Lyle said quietly then walked over to his seat and sat down. He just wanted to disappear, he was very embarrassed and the day wasn't even over yet. Troy took his seat then as well, smiling at how the queen behaved after receiving a flower. It was sweet to see how close this family was.

When he finished, he ran his hand through his hair and looked over at Troy when he heard him start clapping. Oh wow that was embarrassing. Lyle stood up and bowed politely. "T-thanks..." he said quietly and sat back down. "You play very nicely. Being doing this for years right?" Troy asked with a smiled. Lyle nodded. "Y-yeah." he answered. "I thought so. My parents wanted me to take up an instrument but I never was interested in it. I can tell you love playing the piano. Do you play it all the time?" Troy asked. Lyle looked at him then looked at the flower and picked it up. "Not really. Just some days. I don't have time to play every day. I'm busy with work."

Lyle continued playing, focusing on not missing a single note. It would be embarrassing if he messed up in front of Aria and Troy. Troy smirked as he listened to Lyle play. He had to admit that he was talented. The way his fingers moved quickly across the ivory keys and never once messing up. It was like magic really and he could tell that playing the piano was Lyle's passion just by looking at how he played and how relaxed he looked.

Lyle led them inside and over to the room where his piano was waiting for him. He set the flower down on top of the piano and sat down, looking at the keys he let out a deep breath. He had never played in front of anyone before, he always played by himself and usually stopped if someone walked in. He had to play something, anything and so he started playing something off the top of his head. He just hoped no one else walked inside while he played.