"Idiot, who told you something as stupid as that you are vulnerable? By having me by your side to protect you, how in the world are you even vulnerable in the first place? Isn't that nonsensical?" Oh Sookyung voiced out.
"Stop saying such cheesy things. I am supposed to hate you at this moment," she stated.
"That must be quite a difficult thing for you to do. I am often told that I am one of those person who is difficult to hate," he vocalised.
"That's a lie," she said, pulling away from the hug.
Staring at his face, she added, "By the way, how did you know about this? I planned really meticulously this time around."
Moon Jiwoo can't recall where she could have possibly left a loophole after thinking about this matter for a while. The only possiblity was that Oh Sookyung had someone spying on her. If that was the case, then there were no chances of her escaping from this palace.
"Yes, I know that. That's why, I am proud and surprised at the fact that you were able to be patient for this long. I thought that you will be creating a ruckus, but no, you have dealt with this smartly. I am really proud of you, Shin Daerin," he voiced out, extending his hand towards her.
Touching the top of her head, he patted it softly while wearing a wide smile on his face. Turning the other way, Moon Jiwoo moved away from his touch.
"Are you avoiding to answer my question with this?" she raised one of her eyebrows.
"My answer isn't that something you will be finding yourself liking," he pointed out.
"There are lots of things about you that I don't find myself liking about you these days, but that doesn't stop you from doing them. That's why, just tell me about it, so that I would be able to hate you more," Jiwoo stated.
"The bite mark on your neck helps me know wherever you are," he said, "Although the connection is much lesser than the one with the fated one, it still keeps me connected to you more or less."
"You creep! How could you do that? You should at least give me some kind of privacy! How long will be taking for this to disappear?" Jiwoo stated.
"No idea," he answered, "Maybe a year or more. You are the only person I did this to. So, I don't have much clue when it comes to this, but I do know that it is supposed to last for a long time."
"You ȧsshole!" she exclaimed, raising her leg and kicking on his knee.
Shrugging his shoulders, Sookyung voiced out, "I would not have done something like this if you hadn't triggered me by trying to run away. It's your fault for doing so even after I have warned you."
"What's wrong with wanting to have a little vacation?" Jiwoo asked.
"There's clearly a difference between a vacation and running away, and you were doing the latter one. You didn't even know when you will be returning to the Underworld," he stated.
"Well, vacations can be extended, so I wasn't able to confirm that," she pointed out.
Oh Sookyung let out a sigh, and Jiwoo's eyes dilated slightly when she noticed the change of emotion in his eyes. There was a little hurt mixed in his eyes along with a hint of sadness.
"Shin Daerin, am I really that unworthy of one little chance? I just want you to wait at here for two months. After that, I give you my words that I will be releasing you on my own.
Please give me one chance to prove to you that this will not be bringing any trouble to you. I will fix everything and clear all the thorns in our path. That's why, can't you wait at least for two months. Is that too much to ask for?" Oh Sookyung stated.
Moon Jiwoo could see how vulnerable Sookyung seemed as those words had left his mouth. It wasn't as if Moon Jiwoo was unable to see how hard he was trying for both of their sake.
Everyday he seemed more exhausted than the previous day, and she knew that it was because he was fighting for both of them to be together. Moreover, it did make Moon Jiwoo feel guilty at times for being useless.
However, the fact that Moon Jiwoo was really defensive over herself acted as a barrier in this matter. No matter how hard she tried to put in her complete trust in Oh Sookyung, there were times that doubt build up inside her mind.
She wondered about what would happen to her if she depended on him and he decided to take this as too troublesome and gave up on this. How will she be living on if something like that occured?
Nonetheless, two months wasn't a bad idea. Probably if she tried, she would be able to wait for this much amount of time. Moreover, from this two months worth of time, around fifteen days had already passed. Only a month and half was left.
"It's not like I have a problem with waiting for you for two months. It's just that you provoke me each time. If you love me, shouldn't you try to be sweet to me always? Everytime you see me, you tease me and make fun of me. Is this how you love me? I don't need this kind of love," Moon Jiwoo voiced out.
A chuckle escaped from Oh Sookyung's mouth after he heard those words, and raising his hand, he covered both of his cheeks before saying, "Shin Daerin, you are seriously really cute! Do you know how adorable you seem by saying that?"
"See, you are teasing me again, You Asshole!"
"When was I teasing you? I was just complimenting you. I am telling you. You are really cute when you say something like this," he said.
Bringing his hand over to her face, he cupped her cheeks and leaning closer to her, he added, "How should I show my love to you?"
"Like this?"
Bending down, he kissed on her left cheek softly, causing Moon Jiwoo's heart to flutter in her ċhėst. Rabble of buŧŧerflies began to move randomly in her stomach, and her cheeks started to heat up.
"Or like this?"
With that, he pecked upon her right cheek. The temperature of her cheeks began to rise rapidly while they started to change to red. He continued to place his lips upon her forehead, chin, and nose before moving on to her neck.
Giggles escaped from Moon Jiwoo's mouth as she said, "Stop, stop, this much is enough. Oh Sookyung, quit playing around."
"It seems that you really like something like this. Maybe I should do it often," he vocalised, placing the kisses on her collar bones next.
Raising her hand, Moon Jiwoo touched his shoulder and was about to push him away. But from his kisses, Jiwoo found her body weakening, and her knees seemed to be losing her strength.
As if noticing that, Oh Sookyung wrapped his hand around her waist and pulled her body closer to his in order to stablise herself. Raising his head to stare at her, he gave her a wide smile.
"Shin Daerin, you seem to be really edible at this moment," he commented.
"You are being too perverted at this moment, Oh Sookyung," she voiced out, "Unless or until anything is official between, we will not be going that far. Remember that, Oh Sookyung."
"Oh my! That really gives me more reason to hurry things up, Shin Daerin. I don't know how long I will be able to hold myself back from devouring you up completely," he stated.
"Please refrain yourself from thinking something as disturbing as this," she said, "Although you are horny, this is disgusting."
He let out a chuckle and stated, "You are being just shy, right? I am pretty sure you are anticipating for something like this as well. I am correct, right, Shin Daerin?"
"Do you want me to run away again?" she questioned.
"I can always catch you if you try to run away, Shin Daerin. Slowly, I am cutting off those wings of yours, Shin Daerin."
Moon Jiwoo found it surprising how her heart started to beat rapidly at his words instead of being disgusted at them. Shaking her head at that, she drove away all the crazy ideas that formed in her words from his words. Surprisingly, it sounded quite sensual to her.
"You are crazy!" she exclaimed.
"Shin Daerin, I love you," he confessed.
His words caught her off guard completely, and turning to look the other way, she said, "What is it? Why are you saying these things all of a sudden? Anyway, you know my feelings well. Although I hate you, I love as well."
"I know, but it feels nice to hear from you."