As she jumped and clapped like a kid, her leg twisted with the other, and she missed a step. She was falling on him, so he held her. She ended up sitting on his lap, her one hand around his shoulder, the other on his chest while he was looking down at her with his hand around her waist. Their eyes locked, he couldn't help but gaze deeper.
She smiled that her eyes turned crescents.
"I have a few questions for you" Arianna said.
"First get up...and then you ask me" Ryan said, but still didn't want to let go.
"What are you?" This question threw him off guard.
"What do you mean?"
"Pale skin, red lips, beautiful features..." she listed while touching his face, tracing her fingers on his jawline "...you don't seem human to me"
"What?" His voice was barely heard.
"Your beauty is beyond imagination, and now I'm jealous." she pouted and he sighed "I've seen your golden eyes too"
"It's lens. They are not real"
"Are you a ghost?" She asked with all seriousness.
"No"
"A fox?"
"No"
"Then....my guardian angel?"
"Stop thinking this" he tried to shift her thoughts. How can she guess just by looking?
"Ah...! You must be an angel. That's why you're so beautiful" she chuckled "Why are you so pretty?"
"I was born pretty" he replied
She's drunk. She has no idea of what she's saying. But does she really think he's not human?
"Can you grant my wish?" She asked.
"What do you want?" he asked her.
"Give me a boyfriend" she whispered in his ears. Hearing her say that, he felt a pang in his heart. Why would she ask for a boyfriend when she's his mistress already? Literally, he's her boyfriend, right?
"Why do you want one?" he asked
"I've never had one because I kept pushing them away. Now I don't want to, so give me give a boyfriend"
"I. Am not. A Genie" he said.
"Then would you be my boyfriend?" She blurted. "You're really pretty. I guess my heart has been waiting for you"
"Aria...get up, you're drunk"
"I'm not drunk. And I'm still not done with my questions. Seeing he was listening, she continued. "Why do always save me?"
"It's my job"
"You save to people to make a living?"
"No"
"I saw how worried you were when I fell in the pool. You comforted me when I cried. Why?"
"I thought I should" he said, their eyes not leaving each other. He couldn't tell if she was really drunk, but the way she smiled and the tone of her voice told she was.
"Thank you" she said "For being my guardian" he sighed. He's not a guardian nor an angel. "Thank you very much. I should appreciate you more for comforting me."
She held his collar and pulled him down, only an inch away from her face.
"Aria...."
Her eyes fell on his lips and she grazed her thumb passed it , while he was drowning in her eyes.
His body was screaming to push her away, but his heart and soul doesn't.
"Would you want my first kiss, Mr Han?
"What..."
The next thing he knew was that he felt something soft against his lips. His eyes grew wide and he blinked a few times. Her soft lips was pressed against his while her eyes were closed. Did she just...
Arianna pulled back and smiled at his dumbstruck face. His hold on her waist tightened, pulling her closer to him without his knowledge.
"Thank you " She said again. And kissed him again. Ryan was dumbstruck. He had felt the urge to kiss her before and now she's doing it. She moved her lips against his, her rosy scent filling his brain. He could barely do a thing. His mind was in chaos, screaming to be saved. His heart thumped wildly, the same feeling arouse. A feeling he wasn't sure of.
She pulled away, smiling widely. Ryan just stared at her with twitched brows, breathing through his mouth. She wrapped her arms around his neck, placing her head on his chest, she dozed off.
Ryan's chest was going up and down, his heart racing on a faster pace. His breath was unevened, while his head was a mess.
Her scent kept filling his brain. He couldn't take it anymore. He lifted her up and took her to his bed. Then went inside the bathroom. He poured water on his face, still breathing heavily. He looked at himself in the mirror and then touched his lips with shaky hands.
*Ba Dum*
"Argh" he shrieked
*Ba Dum*
"Argh" he touched his chest, feeling the loud beat of his heart. "What is this?"
*Ba Dum*
"Why is it beating so fast?"
"Because.... you're beginning to have feelings" his reflection on the mirror spoke. It had golden eyes and fangs, that is to say it's his inner beast.
"Feelings? What kind of feelings?" Ryan asked.
"You're beginning to fall for her. Especially now that she kissed you"
"What?!" Ryan exclaimed. He's falling for her? "Take this feeling away"
"Why should I?"
"I don't want it"
"As if I ever listen to you. Besides, I would be free when that happens" he grinned.
Ryan didn't really understand what he said. His heart was still beating so fast.
"Stop" he cried "Stop beating so fast"
"Accept this feeling. It would be better for both of us"
"I don't understand you" Ryan said.
"Ah....! It's a just that I find her really attractive" he grinned.
"Argh" he squeezed his chest, and poured more water onto his face. He walked out of the bathroom and his eyes fell on her. Can he sleep in this room with her in it? He walked to her, having it in mind to take her to her room.
He reached his hand to lift her up, but it shook in the process. Biting the insides of his lips, he tried to touch her, but he couldn't.
No! Can't do it.
He walked to the couch and dropped on it. His chaotic mind could hardly think straight. How could she just kiss him like that? Does she have any idea what she's doing to him now? How can she sleep peacefully like that when he's..... Aish!
He closed his eyes, forcing sleep unto himself. But her face would always show up. Ignoring it, he let the darkness drown him.