Chapter 70 - HEATED KISS

Not knowing how long she fainted there, Jieun finally opened her eyes.  Her ears, then could catch the sound of the rain roaring down.  Quite heavy.  Its a storm indeed just like what Mia predicted before.

"You are awake."  Eun-Woo's soft voice made her more aware than before.  It was then that she noticed that she is lying in his lap. Irene could see his face even when there was only a little light from the small oil lamp next to them.  She could also vaguely see the light of a campfire that was quite far away from them at that moment.

Eun-Woo there was holding her in his lap, while he sat and leaned back in the what Jieun can tell by now a ground wall.  Her face slightly red because of that close proxy, but she also feels relieved and safe around his warm body that now radiate to her too.

Unconsciously, Jieun snuggling more to the man, relaxing herself in his arms.  Slowly, Eun-Woo brought his other hand and stroked her hair there.

"Where are we?"  Jieun ask slowly while closing her eyes again.

"At the cave that you have mentioned before."  Eun-Woo tells.

Hearing that, Jieun opened her eyes big.  The memory seems to rush back to her eyes now.  Its vague yet clear.  She can't really understand and describe what is happening.  But, the memory come to her like she is the one that's going through all that. 

She is now making a deep sigh.  Let the disturbed feeling subside a little.

"So its... real?"  Slowly Jieun said to herself.  But Eun-Woo there also can hear it.

"The cave wasn't too noticeable, we found it after few attempts only after Syaoran and Leo use their power to detect, or we will miss this place over and over again and maybe now get wet in the rain."  Eun-Woo tells the story.

Jieun then looked into Eun-Woo's eyes, who were now looking at her.

"Why don't you ask me anything?  About what happen to me?"  Jieun found it weird then.  As she still remember long before, the man will interrogate her this and that, if something like this happen.  Guess that after they got married the man seem kind a.. what?  More patience?  Calm?

Eun-Woo shook his head then.

"My first priority is to make sure you are just fine.  Also, I'm sure you will tell me about that even though I didn't ask."

Too warm.  If before only her body felt warmth because they were close to each other, now her heart also feels so warm now.  Making Jieun is now smiling happily then.

"Where are the others?  Are they surprised and even wondering?"  Jieun keep an eye on her surroundings.  The area where Eun-Woo and she were sitting was covered with a wall of black cloth.  Separate them from the others.

"All in their own section."  Eun-woo said.  "You can explain to them tomorrow.  They are all worried about you, more than feeling curious about that."

The cave is quite large and deep.  The surrounding also it's as if someone used to live in it.  So, after they get in, Eun-Woo chooses the deepest place for privacy.  While Ethan and Mia are in the middle of the cave.  Also a bit far with them.  Both couples use the black cloth as a wall to separate the views.  And the other bachelor princes are swarming the campfire in front of the cave and decide to just sleep there openly.

"I... suddenly saw something.  Like a vision.  Like I saw something that happened a while ago.  Probably years ago."  Jieun stop there, searching Eun-Woo reaction there but he just look at her with his soft gaze there.  No doubt about her at all.   

After that, she continues, "It looks like I've been here before.  On this road and path.  I never had this vision before.  It's the first time it ever happens to me.  I also don't know what is happening.  It's making me so confuse."  Jieun start to say what she is really feeling. 

Eun-Woo is silent but his mind is fast thought about it.  He himself does not know if that kind of things possibly happen.  He never once hears about that kind of 'vision things' from other people as long as he lives in that world.

"The one that have power and can look into someone past is Ethan.  But, he try it to you before in the Hilleo Village and he said that he cannot read you at all.  Which is shocking us the most at the time, as he never fail to use his power.  And now suddenly you are having a vision like this.  Maybe, my theory is, there must be something special about you that we all didn't know yet, and need to figure it out. "

Jieun looks at Eun-Woo intent at the time.  She wants to say something that she hasn't told him honestly yet.

"Eun-Woo, I want to tell you about something.  But I don't know what your acceptance of that is."  Jieun saying it slow.  Her face clearly shows that she really hope that Eun-Woo will be able to understand. 

"You don't have to tell me if you are not comfortable with it.  But if you do, I promise not to get angry, or be prejudiced by it."

Jieun bits her lips a little.  Feeling nervous.  She didn't want to stare at the man's face then and now hiding her face.  After that, she began to narrate in a low voice, only for the man and she alone to listen.

"Actually, as Granny Susan told you and all the princes before in Hilleo Village long ago that there's something fishy about my mother's death.  She is not dying normally, and we didn't deny the possibility that she is murdered.  After hearing about that I decided to investigate the matter.  I know we are doing this journey to find the twin stone and all but I can't stop myself to find out more about my mother.  Also, I can feel that the stone also has something to do with it, including also the royal family.  But, since I came here to this world, I haven't found any information on that yet.  I may sound selfish, but... I can't help it. "  Jieun gaze the man face a little try to read his feeling there.

"But I promise that I didn't marry you to take an advantage or something."  Jieun did not want the man to feel that way.

At the time, Eun-Woo grabbed the girl's neck, pulling her slightly so that their foreheads collided there.  Their eyes are now clashing with each other.

"Thank you because you told me about it."

"Eun-Woo?"  Jieun cannot read what is nestled in the man's mind right now.

"Let me help them."  Eun-woo suddenly said.

"Huh?"  She is clearly not expect that.  She just didn't want to lie to him and that's all. 

"Two is better than one, right?  So I will help you with that.  Never do anything alone again.  You already have me now."

Jieun can't describe what is she is feeling like now.  The man's words seemed to lighten the load on her shoulders at that moment. 

Didn't know where she finds her courage there, she just moved her face a little closer and kissed the man on the lips quickly.  Like a peck.  But it turned out that her actions really surprised the man there.

Just about she wanted to hide her face after that because of the embarrassment that was starting to come, Eun-Woo continued to cup her face, get it closer to him and instantly connecting their lips again.

They are now make a long gentle kiss there.  Slowly both of them, adding more pressure each time that passing.

"This is your fault."  Eun-Woo said that, after he broke the kiss for breath there.  Then, connecting them again.

Actually, after their first kiss, he could not forget the scene, even for a moment.  But, he already promised that he will never do anything without her concern.  So he just holds his desire to himself.  And now, she is the one that kiss him first.  So, he just took the opportunity to kiss her again.  But, little that he knows that, Jieun actually also always thought about that first kiss.

The kiss now becomes so heated not like their first one before that are all innocent.  Their tongue also playing with each other even they didn't really know how it works, but unconsciously they did figure it out.  And surprisingly it feels so good to both of them. 

Eun-Woo even kisses her neck and jaw and back to her lips again and again. Full with passion there. While Jieun try her best to control her moan that started to come out. She still conscious that there are other people in there with them even their distance is far. 

After long, taste each other, both of them finally separated. Looking at each other breathlessly.  Jieun can see that Eun-Woo face there is red, but she knows it well that it's not as red as hers.  Last, Eun-Woo kissed her forehead and said,

"Get some sleep now.  Tomorrow we need to start walking again."

Jieun nodded and tried to break away from the man.

"What are you doing?" 

Her movements are stopped when Eun-Woo pulls her back on his lap.

"I can't be sleeping in your lap again.  Your leg will become numb."  Jieun said her reason.  Both of them need to sleep soundly and that position is definitely uncomfortable for the man, despite it is comfortable for her.

"Hurm... I don't mind."  Eun-Woo didn't like the idea to separate.

Jieun just laugh a little there at his ridiculous statement.

"I stay close here.  Its not like I'm going far away."

"Fine." 

Not wanting to drag the matter any longer Eun-Woo just gave in there.  With that, both if they sleep side by side, facing to each other..  Closely.