Chapter 177 - Fairy Romance

"Frankly, Ye Rim!" Jun Hyeon was incredulous with himself. This was another one of the unusual situations he got into just because he was with Ye Rim. They were peeking out of a bakery window while the other couple had their date.

"OH-MY-GOSH! Exactly what I saw 10 years ago!" Ye Rim ignored him, while keeping her eyes fixed on the couple. He peeked again. Shin Hye Seong was presenting Eun Ha with a birthday cake. Quite frankly. He pulled Ye Rim out of sight when the couple turned towards the window, coming this way with the cake. 

"If you want a cake, I can give it to you. In fact, if we go back to…"

"Wait," she pulled him back to the window, just this time quite more stealthy. Jun Hyeon sighed,

"Ye Rim. So did your prophecy predicts this beautiful moment? Is it the moment when he will confess his love to her?"

"Don't be an idiot, Eun Ha! Don't accept his feelings!" she didn't even hear him, murmuring to herself with her eyes fixed on the couple, like a psychopath stalker. Then Shin turned to them, and Jun Hyeon pushed Ye Rim's head down, trying to hide her out of his view. But the doctor just didn't have time to hide. 

So he waved pathetically, and bowed, apologizing for it. Now he must reach Shin later for formal apologies and vexing justifications.

"Let's get out of here! Enough!" This time he was more emphatic, and took Ye Rim out of there, who went all the way growling like a troubled Chihuawa. 

It was all he needed. Watch another couple romantically confessing themselves on the day that he planned to do the same. If he confesses his love tonight, after watching them, it would seem tacky and glamour-lacking. And how could he do that with Ye Rim completely focused on this 'prophecy' thing? 

In the car, he scratched his eyebrow, not knowing what to do next, 

"Ye Rim, was that all you saw from the prophecy? The couple in the bakery, having fun and being happy with each other?"

"Yes," she replied, sulking.

"But… You said you needed to know if it was true. How important is that? Does it have to do with why you girls broke?" maybe she would let off steam at once.

"Ten years ago, she said that a man in a pink shirt would cause my death," she said, without looking at him. 

"Are you talking about me?! Am I the man in the pink shirt?!" he looked at the shirt he was wearing, astonished by this revelation.

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"Yes, Eun Ha," assumed Hunter Shin, looking up at her.

"Good,"'This s.e.xy gaze should be prohibited by law! It's hot and I'm dying of heat here!' after melting by inside, Eun Ha straightened up on the chair, stomping her feet excitedly on the floor,

"Then we must date. And maybe get married," she added the second proposal sneakily, just to see the strength of his feelings. 'A woman needs to know where she is standing, right?'

"U-hum," he agreed absently as he finished his slice of cake.

"U-hum? Did you hear me well?" she opened her eyes wide, because Shin Hye Seong's expression didn't even change.

"U-hum. You accept to be mine."

The young fairy blinked, concerned by Shin's deliberate words, "Do I accept to be yours ...?"

He blinked suddenly, with a wry smile, "Do you want to change your mind?"

"Haha, it's just that, for a moment, I found the phrase a bit… comprehensive," Eun Ha felt a little panic at the feeling of being a property, and sincerely hoped he wouldn't think like an old man at all aspects!

"You look hot, Eun Ha. Meaning, you're flushed and even has a sweaty forehead," he commented casually, sipping his coffee.

"Ah, well, I asked once what romance between the fairies is like ... You know, I have no idea," she wiped the sweat from her forehead discreetly. How could a promising moment like this become a pre-nightmare experience in a very short time?

"Well," he wiped his mouth on his napkin, before continuing, now with his bright, provocative eyes, "I can teach you what romance between fairies is like. What you need to know, briefly is:

1, Types of dates

2, Affectionate terms

3, Romance etiquette

4, Theory of the relationship between long-lived beings

5, Kisses 1, 2, and 3

6, Caresses 1, and Caresses, Advanced

7, Intercourse

8, Marriage Rites

9, Promises of Fidelity

10, Expecting Babies,"

he said this with the most serious face he could, even though the corners of his lips twitched, betraying his mood.

"Did you just make that up?" Eun Ha narrowed her eyes, also holding on to the smile.

"No… But to learn all of this, you need to pay me. I don't forgive debts or do anything for free," he raised an eyebrow, pretending to threaten her. Eun Ha couldn't believe she was witnessing Shin Hye Seong playing games! Was that his way of being cute?

"Awn, Hye Seong. I don't know if I can afford it ... Ainn! Lower the price, please!" she made her cute face and rocked on the chair, puffing out her cheeks. The Hunter sighed and, without looking at her, covered her face with a flat hand, pretending indifference,

"Stop it! This is too cute. I can't seem to be serious and keep my face when you do that," he revealed, looking away.

'Ah, I'm going to melt with these revelations. He made me believe that I was a sneezing rabbit just to maintain his bad pose!'

"Am I not a sneezing rabbit?"

"No. But keep these things… just for your 'significant other', okay?" he released her. "And yet, I cannot lower the price. I'm already being generous. In fact, I didn't even say what the price was, and you were bargaining already…"

He reached for her hand on the table, and Eun Ha intertwined her fingers in his. She remembered the first hunt, when Hunter Shin touched her hand and her wand to command the magic.

Staring at him and being looked at openly by Shin was the height of her happiness. Eun Ha even forgot that she wanted to ask the price of 'romance' classes. Suddenly Shin got up, causing her to get up too,

"Oops, where are we going?" she asked as they went back to the car, opening the door for her to get in. 

"Seize this moment, Eun Ha. Away from humans, away from earthly problems. What do you think? Trust me?"

"Do you still doubt it?" she smiled back at her lover.

Shin drove to a distant place, quietly, outside the city. Eun Ha didn't pay attention to the way, because she kept looking at her boyfriend with a perpetual smile. Sometimes Shin surprised her by looking and raised an eyebrow in question, other times he looked embarrassed.

They entered a private property, with stone walls. She saw a beautiful lake reflecting the moonlight, where they walked to, hand in hand. 

There was a bridge across the lake. Stone dragons holding orbs adorned the old-style bridge entrance. Eun Ha was a little nervous because it was the first time that she felt a place of perfectly balanced energies. 

"Is this Dominion?" she asked, as they walked across the bridge. 

He stopped and turned to Eun Ha,

"No. Here," and he made her take another step with him, "is Dominion. "

He stopped and turned to Eun Ha, "No. Here," and he made her take another step with him,"is Dominion. "

Eun Ha looked around, and realized that everything had changed. The private grove that dominated the property had been replaced by a mansion of the type she commonly saw in period films, by the lake.

The moon behind the building was just huge. She just wasn't sure if there was a 'floor' or 'ground'. The stone path behind the bridge seemed suspended in the air or was some kind of optical effect. A diffuse mist came more or less to her knees and occasionally allowed her to see her feet. Still, it was not a scary or dreary place. In fact, it was mysterious and fascinating. In the distance, Eun Ha could see silhouettes of similar buildings.

As soon as she stepped on the threshold of the mansion, Eun Ha turned to Shin,

"Completely different from what I imagined!" Shin said nothing, just opened the heavy doors in front of him, revealing a garden where the reddish maples trees exuded its characteristic aroma. In addition to the garden, the mansion's sumptuous balconies were lit with metal lanterns, as if by magic. 'Of course, it's magic, what nonsense is mine…' Eun Ha thought, delighted.

"Is this your family's ancestral home?' she asked, although she already sensed the answer, and the Hunter just nodded.

"I thought I couldn't come here before The Elemental Council heard me," Eun Ha commented as he looked around. The murmuring fountain of clear waters, the beautiful trees spilling their leaves in different autumnal shades illuminated by the lanterns, the ecstatic moonlight. Best of all, Hunter Shin looks at each of her reactions with an unreadable expression.

Eun Ha stopped in front of him, looking up,

"Do you regret stopping by to prevent this wild fairy from doing more nonsense?"

"Quite, in fact," he took a step forward, and Eun Ha felt her heart race. "I feel like I'm going to spend the rest ..." he stopped, closing his eyes for a moment, and she asked.

"The rest…?" Eun Ha was curious, but then he touched her lips with his thumb, drawing her outline smoothly. 'Who needs to stay alive, right? If he just imagined that every time he says or does something like that, my heart stops beating... '

"Yes, I think I'm going to spend the rest of my existence doing exactly the same thing," he added, leaning down to kiss her passionately.