"Then it's settled," the prince said, smirking in a way that scared me a bit. Maybe not scared... but unsettled.

"I am sorry, My Prince, but do I really have to?" I almost whimpered. I didn't want to do it. I didn't know HOW to do it. It all felt too odd, too out of place. Like this scene didn't belong here at all.

The Prince took one step forward, and I could do nothing but brace myself.

"Here I come," he said, making weird motions with his fingers.

And there he came indeed. He went behind me in one smooth motion, took my shoulders and sat me down in a chair. From there he proceeded to poke and prod at my face.

"I do not really think they go that way." I made a feeble attempt at stopping him, but he seemed to enjoy poking and prodding so much that I could no longer stop him.

This went on and on and on for a while, and I simply decided to sit back and wait for it to be over.

"Aha! I got it!" The sudden exclamation took me aback.

"You got it, My Prince?" I confirmed, not at all feeling like he got anything at all.

"Indeed," he said, and then proceeded to talk like there was an audience.

...

...

I would not count that as a smile, but if it meant he was satisfied, and I no longer had to be subjected to him trying to make me smile, I would happily say a "You did indeed, My Prince."

It had all started a few nights ago when The Sixth Prince had looked at me and suddenly realized he had never seen me smile. I told him that I did not smile, so he had seen correctly.

It was my own mistake...

He had then decided he would make me smile within the week.

Today had been the last day, after countless 'surprise' attacks, though the prince had no idea how to sneak up on anyone, much less me, and the nod I had given was for the request of him being allowed to "warm up my face muscles", essentially playing with my face as what had just happened.

Prince Cyril gave himself a self-satisfied nod and started talking about other matters. 

As long as he was satisfied, I was too...

Although... A part of me would miss his 'surprise' attacks.