[i]Four days left.[/i] 

The days were going by so quick despite what Hiro expected. At first, it was all planning and staying out of the way which seemed to be so long and drawn out and a little too meticulous. Staying out of the way was also an excuse to pull Akito away from various frenzies like his step mother’s calls to talk about decorations or his father’s talks of- well anything. Akito always seemed to look at least a little uncomfortable, so it was hard to tell what was actually worse for the soldier. The prince figured it was probably not the best idea to leave him in such awkward predicaments so often. It wasn’t fair to him. 

Of course, stealing Akito away from his parents also stopped their consistent questioning about the two together. Sometimes, he’d steal the man away just for the sole purpose of letting him find somewhere to relax, but more often than not, Hiro found that he did enjoy the ‘soon-to-be’ royal’s company. Akito was so wildly different than the typical people who surrounded him all of his life and fed him with a silver spoon. When not bothered, he was rather calm and interesting. Sure, the rest of the palace was relatively calm but it was also because they were forced to. Having Akito around to genuinely be interested in some of the things he did was a nice feeling. The more he actually spent time with his betrothed, the more the idea of marrying him didn’t sound so bad. With how jittery Akito could be, Hiro wasn’t sure if the feelings were reciprocated. It was fine if they weren’t though, it was obvious that Akito wasn’t very fond- or at least used to the royal lifestyle. 

While the thought of it all made him sigh, he was considerably more okay with it all than before. Being forced into marriage wasn’t ideal, but at least it was with someone who was tolerable. With all the thoughts of Akito, he did consider that maybe if this was going to work out he should probably take more interest in the things the soldier liked to do...

The prince hummed a little toon and strolled through one of the many gardens. He remembered seeing Akito there last and decided to pop in to see him. “Akiiitoo~” Hiro sang out, leaning in the doorway. 

Not seeing him made him the prince waltz further into the garden and call out to him once more. “Hm, I could have sworn this was the right- Oh, there you are.” Hiro smiled and leaned over, resting his hands on the stone bench in front of him. “I was wondering if you wanted to head into town today? Get off palace grounds?” He could use the change in scenery, but Hiro for once was more wondering about Akito’s well being than his own wishes. Better now than never to [i]really[/i] try to start bonding more, right?