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Justin turned his head in the direction of Alaina. I guess I was a little rash in my actions. Slowly, he climbed down to a lower branch and sat on it. He could see Alaina now. "Well, thanks," he said, face still a bit red from earlier. "I'm just not used to doing that in front of people." He chuckled a bit to himself. He looked at her again. He liked how she was smiling, but he couldn't shake the feeling that something seemed off about her. She seems to be running on low energy or something. He ignored the feeling then and smiled at her. "So, what are doing out here? It's kind of easy to get lost in these woods." Trust me, I know.

"Yeah, I got lost in here once. That's how I met Striker and the others." I'm surprised I'm talking to her like this. Justin jumped down from the tree. Landing on his feet, he walked up to Alaina. He stared at her for a few moments. Something does seem a bit off. I don't know her all that well, but she looks a bit unwell. "Are you feeling alright?" he asked her gently. "Not to be rude, but you don't look real good."

Justin was shocked a bit by her first words. When she yawned, Justin settled down. He listened to her and understood. "Well, that won't do at all," he responded. "Someone like yourself shouldn't have to go through that." He quickly lifted her up into his arms again, the same way he did last night. "I think I'll take you back. I know a good place you can get some rest," he explained with a smile. He looked down to Striker. "I'm gonna go, okay?" Striker nodded and retreated to the forest. He looked to Alaina again. "Just hold on."

Justin saw her reaction and laughed a little. "I'm sorry," he told her. "It's just that your reaction was so cute." But when she rested her head on him and whispered her thanks, his face felt hotter than before. "Well, no time to waste now." With that, they started to walk back to the castle. He never really said anything, in case he disturbed her. When they arrived to the wall of the building, Justin found a big enough shadow to enter through. He went through and exited in the one place he could think of at the moment: his room. No one was there and the door was shut. Phew. He took her to his bed and set her down gently. "I hope this is more to your liking," he spoke. Quietly, he went over to his curtains, opened them slightly, and looked out the window. He also stretched out his limbs a bit. "If you're all taken care of, I'll leave you alone."

Justin kept staring out the window. "N-no problem," he responded to her, as if it wasn't a big deal to him. In reality though, his face was hot. He looked over at her. "I don't mind staying to make sure you're well, but if you want me to leave you alone then I will. You know, just in case you think it's weird to be alone in a room with a guy. N-not that I'll try doing anything! It's just..." The prince sighed. Why did I say that?! You pick now to be awkward! He walked over to the bed and sat on the floor beside it. "I-I'm sorry, I'll just shut up now," Justin said as he put his face to the ground.

Justin turned around to Alaina. He gazed at her after she spoke. "O-okay then," he responded. He saw her cuddling the pillow and smiled. But it wasn't just the sight of her pink cheeks and gentle figure that made him smile. It was also that she was giggling. She's cute when she laughs. He realized what he was doing. She must feel like I'm a pervert or something! I keep staring at her! His face reddened some more. He didn't want to make any noise due to the fact that Alaina was trying to sleep. If she wants me to leave her alone, I'll do as she asks. Other than that, be quiet and try not doing anything stupid.