Watching the servants robotically clean became dull, so his eyes landed on Akito to make sure he hadn't inwardly exploded or something. Surprisingly enough, Akito was looking right at him rather than looking at his feet or something other than him. As a royal, it was always important to look the other in the eye. . . Something he learned from his father about strong forces and dominance and the likes. Of course, he wasn't thinking of that now, in fact, he was noticing the simple fact that Akito's eyes were black in color. It was something simple, and yet he had never seen them till now. [I]'Nothing out of the ordinary, but they're nice.'[/I]

Akito's gaze falters and the prince only accepts it as something comfortable to his betrothed. [I]'He'll learn. . .'[/I] Right after the thought, Akito looked back at him causing a small smile to form from Hiro. [I]'He's gotten some boost of bravery. Well, good for you Akito.'[/I] The simple gesture nearly made him miss the shorter man's words. Fortunately, he caught on and gave him his full attention. When Akito paused, Hiro started to respond, but decided to give Akito his opportunity, just in case he began to falter. The confidence in him trickled out slowly, but Hiro held his gentle smile. It was nice that the effort was being made. At least the guy was trying. 

More and more, Akito began to falter in confidence and speech, and for some reason, Hironori found it just so adorable. [I]'He really is trying. How cute.'[/I] His calm smile never showed just how adorable it seemed to him, and when Akito finally got too quiet to understand and looked down at the ground, Hiro decided it was his turn to speak. After all, he was probably itching to run away or something. "Despite us both being tossed into all of this, we can at least try to find the good in it, right?" He gave a nod to emphasize the statement before continuing. "I'm sure. . . After this wedding business relaxes. . . You'll be given proper help with how to live this new life you've gotten. My father doesn't plan on giving up his throne anytime soon. We both have plenty of time to learn." He chuckled lightly. 

The prince glanced over his shoulder toward his study. The idea of showing his betrothed things that interested him did sound like a good idea to break the ice. Though, the metaphorical ice between them was pretty thick so maybe it wouldn't crack so easily. [I]'No need to be so pessimistic.'[/I] His gaze fell back to Akito and he smiled again. "Good idea. I'm willing to give it a try." Hiro gesture for Akito to follow him before he began to speak. "It's sort of better to show than tell, but in easy terms, I practice, well, magic." He realized he hesitated when he spoke. It wasn't very often he explained his past time to others. He remembered his father having a skeptical view about it before finally deciding it was fine. "Elemental magic. You know, fire, air, earth. . .and those types of things. I've been practicing for a few years and I've managed to get two elements accomplished."

Hiro paused in their trek, nearing his study. "I could demonstrate if you want?" He expected a polite 'no' or a shrug of indifference. Not once did he think Akito would say yes. When he did there was a visible and almost childlike happiness in his eyes. "Alright, this way then." When they reached the room, Hiro closed the door behind them and pushed some of the books to the side. "If I knew there'd be visitors, I would've kept it cleaner." He sat down at the small table from earlier after grabbing a candle. "Well I've only managed to figure out fire and light so. . ." He let his voice drift off and he lit the candle. 

For a brief moment, before he began, he glanced over to see if Akito was actually watching. For some reason, he still had doubt that the male really wanted to see. "Well. . ." He started and then put his hand over the fire. It burned for only a split second before disappearing completely. His hand was cupped and he opened a little more to show the small flame resting in his hand. The fire danced in place as if still on the candle, and then as Hiro straightened out his hand, the small flame rose. "Um, tada?" He stared at the levitating flame and then snapped his fingers. 

He shieled his eyes as the fire turned into a rather bright light and then disappearing. When it was all over, Hiro's hands were in his lap, and he looked back at the candle, almost as if he was embarrassed to see Akito's reaction. "I can do other things, but it was only a demonstration." He shrugged a little and let his eyes wander to the shelf of random objects.