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« run before i catch you » i ran so fast that my breath was getting too heavy, i knew i couldn't lose the fight he shouldn't catch me yet

he ran behind me in attempt to catch me but he failed , i ran in circles in purpose so he doesn't catch me . but he found out about the scheme and what i was going for

« Caught you » he grabbed my forearm which unstabled me and i fell to the floor but i dragged him along with me . he fell to his side while i fell on my back

we stayed silent before we burst out laughing out loud , i was caught between breathing or laughing .

« I knew it » he laughed , yes he laughed because he didn't tell me his name . he never wanted to because we met once in years .

« Wait let me fix this » i sat up and so did he , his hands got closer to my face and he took my earring .

« it was going to fall , now this is the price you have to pay for losing » before i could protest he put the earring in his pocket and i grimaced .

« Give it back to me »i pulled my hand out gesturing for him to give it to me . he shook his head in denial before i jumped at him .

« you cant steal from me » he got away from me and kept clutching his pocket , i got so angry .

« Don't ever talk to me again » i stomped my foot and started to walk away , he followed me and grabbed my forearm .

I turned around and he had an apologetic expression in his face « Fine , i'll give you something in return but the earring is staying with me » i looked at him in surprise and he started to search in his pockets for something .

i waited eagerly trying to guess what he was trying to give me . he then got a small paper bird that i was sure he made by his hands

« are you giving this to me ? » he put it in my hand and smiled « yes i am , keep it » he gave it to me and walked towards his guard

« Let's go sehzade » the guard escorted the prince away and went next to his father that was sitting next to my father .

i looked down at the bird he gave me and i smiled when i saw the letter M . did his name start with an M ?

« Princess , come inside it will get cold » i looked at the maid and nodded , i turned around and looked at the prince before i left with my maid inside

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I woke up by the sound of a door open , i was still in the same position i slept in , i shifted slowly and sat myself down

« Princess i am sorry for waking you up , sultan suleyman is waiting for you » the maid spoke to me in a soft tone and i nodded after her .

I got myself up , that was a dream ? or reality ? i remember that boy .

I brushed the thoughts off my head and tidied up myself a bit just so i can look presentable , there was some makeup on the table which i used to retouch my face a little bit .

Once i was done i opened my door and i saw Afife hatun right infront of my door .

« did you rest well princess ? » she asked me with her sweet smile « yes i did » i smiled back to her and she lead the way.

We have finally arrived to the door and there was a man standing there . he was already with sultan suleyman when we escaped , i smiled and he nodded back

« Welcome to the capital your highness , just know that i will be in your disposition whenever you need me »

« Thank you for your warm welcome , i feel at home » this was an obvious lie but i had to be nice in return .

he opened the door to sultan suleyman's room and i stepped inside excpecting him to be alone but sehzade mustafa was there .

« Your majesty » i bowed down to both of them , sultan suleyman signaled me come close which i did .

« I hope the road wasn't too tiring for you , and i am sure you will get used to the palace in no time »

« thank you for everything that you have done for me your majesty i will never forget this » i was genuinely thankful , he saved me from death and is now protecting me .

« You are now part of family , you will have time to get to know all of my princes and my wife hurrem sultan » i knew he was talking about the woman i saw earlier , i nodded in return and my eyes met princes mustafa .

he quickly looked away and so did i , me and sultan suleyman kept chatting for some time before he told me that he had some stuff to do and i understood that . i decided to go back to my chambers but right as i stepped out prince mustafa followed me

« Princess » he called after me and i stopped in my tracks , i turned around to face him and he started to look away again .

« Welcome here , it's an honor to have you here » he finally said which i found odd but i smiled in return « if you need help with anything you can come to me » he added .

« Thank you for everything , im sure i will enjoy my time here before i go back » i affirmed and he was taken aback by my answer .

« you will like it here you won't want to go back there at all » i shook my head after what he said knowing he was completly wrong .

He smiled , and i could see his dimples . i was finally hit with a realisation of my own , he was the prince .

« Sehzade mustafa ? » i asked in the middle of the conversation which made me look insane , he raised his eyebrow and waited for me to speak .

« You're the guy , you're my friend . don't you remember we used to play together when we were kids » i said finally getting pieces together , i wasn't sure it was him since sultan suleiman had a lot of sons .

« I mean yes i used to accompany my father but i don't remember well » the realisation hit me and i nodded , obviously he wouldn't remember because me neither .

« It's been a long time , time really does fly » i added and looked at the floor with a little smile i was holding back .

« Indeed , i just can't seem to remember everything clearly , I- i told myself that your face isn't strange and that i've seen you somewhere but now i can remember » he added letting a small chuckle in the end , we both remembered each other

It was almost crazy how we both remembered each other in the same time , time really changes faces and people but some show we didn't forget about how many times we played together .

« You never wanted to tell me your name as far as i can remember » i added and he slightly blushed in embarrassment.

« I know , i was that shy kid you know ? it was not easy for me to make friends with specially with a girl . » he laughed and so did i , when we laughed together i can recall our laughter when we used to play hide and seek .

we stayed silent for a moment before the man from earlier showed up .

« Bali bey ? » Mustafa asked and the man approached us , he bowed down to both of us .

« Your highnesses , Sehzade mustafa i need to speak to you about some matter » Bali bey side eyed me but i definitely knew what he wanted , i excused myself and stepped back .

« I will see you around , don't run away like you used to » I added and he looked embarrassed again as i said it infront of bali bey , i held back my laughter and went back to my chambers