Chapter 63 - IT'S THE FIRST KISS

Tomorrow.  Yes.  Her wedding day is tomorrow.  Jieun didn't feel anything before, but after the palace started to be beautifully decorated, plastered invitations in every street in that land for the people to come to the party, Jieun is now starting to feel excited and also nervous at the same time.  She also doesn't see Ayana all day today as the girl volunteers herself to prepare things for her beloved lady wedding.  She just let it alone as long as Ayana is happy with that.

Well, this is a once in a lifetime event anyway.  And she really hope it is.

The palace is also now quite crowded with the arrival of ambassadors and nobles from far regions and lands.  They will stay at the palace for a night, in the building for visitors as they didn't want to miss the celebration. 

Jieun also just knows that King Liam had a brother that manage one of their conquered areas, but because the brother is sick and cannot be married, so King Liam is getting the throne.  And noted to herself, the two sibling are not in a good term.  But because of this marriage thing, King Liam had to invite his brother.

Jieun is now in the middle room of her residence with Prince Eun-Woo.  She looked towards the master bedroom which had just been beautifully decorated by the maids of the palace.  Thinking that after getting married tomorrow she and Eun-Woo will stay in the same room makes her embarrassed, but she already prepares herself for that mentally.  As no one gets married and sleeps in separate rooms right?

Now Jieun is looking at the jewelry that Queen Anna gave her earlier to wear tomorrow.  She cannot dare to ask how much this is cost.  What's certain is that, she definitely she can't buy those things in her real world!

She never ever imagined her wedding would be so grand, in the castle, attended by dignitaries, just like a fairytale.  But she will enjoy this to the fullest.

"What are you thinking at?" Suddenly Eun-Woo appears beside her.

"Just... can't believe that the day is tomorrow." Jieun said while smiling.

"Time sure running fast huh."  Eun-Woo also admits it.

"Are you feeling nervous?"  He actually knows it just by watching her face, but he just wanted Jieun to share it with him.

"Kind of."  Jieun said while staring softly at her future husband.

"Do you want to go to the Hilleo Village for a while to see Granny Susan and visiting your mother together?"  Eun-Woo invites.  He thought probably that move will make Jieun to feel less nervous and all.  To a girl, the pressure to get married must be tough.  And he just wants to help ease the burden even for a little.

Jieun must be shocked hearing that as her eyes are getting bigger now, but clearly glittering with happiness.  As if she just gets some sort of reward after hearing the invitation.

"Can... can we really go?"  Jieun ask.  She actually really misses that place.  But she is too afraid to ask if she could go there.

"If you wanted to go you just need to ask after this, and I will find a time to go there with you. Okay?"  Eun-Woo tells her that.

Jieun nodded her head understandingly.

"Now, let go quickly."  Eun-Woo now pulls the girl's hand, rushing away as they have to be at the palace again before nightfall for dinner with the King and the Queen.

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::Hilleo Village::

"Jieun!" 

Granny Susan greeted the girl with joy.  Unexpectedly to her, Jieun and Eun-Woo will come to visit her at that time.

"Didn't you busy today?  You must have a lot of things to prepare?"  Granny Susan asks, still feeling disbelieved seeing Jieun here, standing in front of her now.

"We just come to visit you for a bit Granny, and after this we will go to mother grave."  Jieun explain.

"Sorry we can't be here as long as we actually want.  As we need to be in the palace before night."  Eun-Woo now explains politely. 

Granny Susan nodded, understanding that so well.

"It's okay.  Watching both of you here, healthy and all already make me happy.  Please take care of Jieun well.  I know you will do that, but I only want to say it out loud."  Granny Susan said a little tearfully after realizing that Jieun will get married that soon.

"I will.  Don't worry about that Granny."  Eun-Woo gives his words. Confidently.

"I know I shouldn't ask this as both of you will be busy afterwards, but if there's time, please come here often.  I will be missing Jieun so much as I have never apart with her all this time."  Granny Susan finally said her true feeling while didn't let go of Jieun hand.  Holding it lovingly.

"We will.  But, you also can come to palace whenever you wanted Granny. Anytime when you feel like it.  I will make sure the guard at the palace knows about that."  Eun-Woo offers.  Make Jieun watch Eun-Woo in an awe right then.  As she is too happy with that.

"Hear that Granny.  You must come visit me too, okay?" Jieun said a bit excited.

"In that case, I should go right.  I also want to see Ayana.  Surprisingly, I miss her also after she's gone."  Granny Susan said jokingly.

"You can see her tomorrow too.  You will come tomorrow, right?"  Jieun just wanted to make sure. 

"Of course I will! I will go as fast as I could."  Granny Susan replied a bit energetically.

"Now, go and see your mother. Its not long before night now."  Jieun hugged the old woman once again releasing her longing, before going with Eun-Woo towards the forest that houses her mother's grave.

"It's been a while since the last time we come here."  Eun-Woo said while sweeping the grass and dry leaves scattered on the grave.

"It is."  Jieun agree while feeling a bit nostalgic there.  After the area is clean, she put down the fresh flower that she bought on the tombstone, before stood again.

"Do you already register out marriage in the other world?"  Eun-Woo suddenly asks, wanted to know.

Jieun smiles remembering how her father in law, Byung-Hun and mother in law Ji-Na, was so excited preparing all the documents for her and Eun-Woo.  Even her own father is too excited after she submitted that request.

"All of our family is so excited with that.  They are the one preparing this and that.  Even took our wedding photo after the registration."  Jieun laugh a little, remembering that as she is being forced to take a wedding photo in the bed, pretend to be sleeping as Eun-Woo in there.

Eun-Woo frowned slightly.  Can't imagine how they took their wedding photos, but he didn't want to ask that.  It must be a weird one like his parents always do.

"So, actually we are already married." Eun-Woo state the obvious.

"Well... Technically, it's true." Jieun replied.  In their real world, they already legally marriage.

"I should call her mother then."  Eun-Woo suddenly said while looking towards the deserted grave.

Listening to it Jieun suddenly feel sad and thankful at the same time.  It's something normal, but her heart touched by his words and action, or probably she has just become too sensitive today.  She can imagine what her mom would say if she still alive.  And she knows that her mother will be in all smiling happily with that.

"She will be love it.  I know she would.  As she gets a good son in law after all."  Jieun said as tears fell slowly down to her face but still she keep smiling at the man.  Its actually a happy tears.

Eun-Woo, who is looking at Jieun at the time cannot explain the feeling that began to come into his heart.  Unconsciously he wiped the girl's tears with his finger, slowly.

"I know I said we will take this slowly but..."  Eun-Woo stop what he says.  Look intently at Jieun that also looking at him now full with curiosity, before he brought his face closer to her and...

"Mmm!"

Shocked by what just happen.  Jieun eyes got bigger, and her heart went faster after Eun-Woo suddenly crash his lips to hers.  With both of his eyes closed, moving his mouth to her, slowly, and carefully. 

Her very first kiss.

Its... flawless...  And she didn't even refuse it.  Probably it's because of the right timing, or because they both too consumed by their feeling at the time, but...  They just went for it.

And now, Jieun also close her eyes.  Get herself drag in the moment.  Return the kiss.

After a few seconds, Eun-Woo broke the kiss and put their forehead together.  They are watching each other eye to eye now.  Both of their faces is now warm and red come from the embarrassment that suddenly appear.

"It's... my first kiss."  Jieun admitting in a low voice.

"It's mine too."  Eun-Woo also admits it.  To assure the girl that she will always be his first and the last.

That confession, making both of them smiling awkwardly at each other after that.