What Are We?

I did not at all share the prince’s confidence and an uneasy feeling developed inside of me when I wondered what exactly our relationship was. It wasn’t hard for me to imagine what we would appear like in the view of other people when we made our appearance together. People were always so ready to gobble up gossip and they were undoubtedly prepared to get the wrong idea about us. However, I didn't even understand what my relationship with the prince was actually like.

Were we just close friends, or are we something more?

To say that I was confused would be an utter understatement.

“If that's something that you would like to say, you can go ahead and say it, Dahlia,” the prince said as he stared directly at me.

“I actually don't have something to comment or say but I do have something that I would like to ask you,” I replied as I sat up slightly straighter than before.

After reminding myself that I didn't actually have much to lose, I decided to ask the prince directly.

“What are