Chapter 105 - Nobody has seen you like that

"Not allowed!" Kiyohira can accept anything in the world, but he would not accept his wife going to someone else. Why did she dream about someone else? Yesterday night, she was attracted to him. She... now, he's losing confidence in his physical attributes too. Could she resist him because she likes women too? Does she have someone in her mind already?

"Not allowed to do what?" Rie is gloating internally. She has started to find the changes in his expression interesting. When she had no memories, he always looked at her with such longing. When she met him at the temple, he acted so differently than how he used to be. Honestly, she doesn't want to admit that he loves her. There's definitely a strong physical attraction between them.

If he loves her, what does he love about her anyway?

Sometimes, she's curious. There's nothing more, okay? 

Looking into her eyes, Kiyohira feels lost in the moment. He wants to stay still like this and forget about everything at this moment - just her and him. The world can disappear. She has this effect on him. "Be with me.

Those words are simple and intense at the same time. Perturbed by the emotions in his eyes, she tries to move away from him. Kiyohira cups her face and tells her again, "Be with me."

"Why should I?" She steels her heart and asks him. "I don't want to be with you."

"Pity me." He doesn't let her look away from him. "Because I will die every day without you."

She purses her lips. Can she keep lying to herself? His eyes are so honest. He has forgone his pride and dignity. If it was the previous Kiyohira, she can't imagine him ever saying those things. He's waiting for an answer. 

After some time, she shrugs, "I was just lying. I don't like women in that sense. Don't look at me like that. It was just a misunderstanding."

"Why were you doing a princess then?" He asks her with deep sorrow in his eyes. "It wasn't me."

What is this? Is he going to cry now? Rie's even more disturbed. What will she do if he cries? She can deal with when he's angry or acting as a thick-headed fool. "It was you. You were the princess whom I saved in the tower. Don't cry, okay? Kiyohira?"

A wide smile appears on his lips. So, he was the princess in his dream. Kiyohira's heart is jumping up and down. She dreams about him. 

It won't be long when she loves him back. Maybe, it has already started. Was it because of his last night's actions? To win her heart, it has to be through...

She can be the prince. He can be the princess. As long as they are together, it doesn't matter who is who. 

Rie realizes how she has fallen in his trap because of her pity. She should have let him cry his eyes out or stay bothered all day. This man always manages to get on her nerves. She has a lot to do today. How long are they going to sit like this? His d.i.c.k hasn't stopped poking her b.u.t.t once.

She snaps at him. "Let me go now." 

"Nope." Kiyohira wraps his arms around her waist even tighter. He stands up with her legs wrapped around his waist. "My beautiful koala with a naughty mind, I have realized how much my oath has been making you suffer."

"Where are you taking me?" She yells, hiding her nervousness when she sees a sly look in his eyes. He puts his hand on her b.u.t.t to lift her up when she tries to get off him. Sensing the koala's restlessness, princess Kiyohira squeezes her b.u.t.t. She yelps. "Kiyohira!"

"My prince is a stubborn one." He lays her down in the bathtub. "This princess will give in."

When his fingers touch the first button on her shirt, she grasps his hand in fear. "You said that you wouldn't do it unless I..."

"You already confessed that you love my body." He smirks at her. "That means that you love me."

He doesn't need to hold himself back anymore since she confessed in her sleep that she loved his body. Technically, loving his body is same as loving him. 

"But." She stares at him with shock. "I don't love you like..."

"Loving my body is the first step of loving me." He knows that she's stubbornly holding herself back. He should have followed this interesting path from the start. He undo the first button quickly. 

"No, don't." She looks down, hiding the complicated emotions in her eyes. "We can do it with... shirt on."