"So what is it, if it was not anger that you felt?" I asked quite straightforwardly. The fact that I misread the situation left me quite confused. If he was not angry, then why was he this touchy ?
"I was a bit angry, but mostly... I was scared. Look, I know how you tend to be when you get curious. I know you are going to try and investigate that freak to know more about him, and I fear that... In the end... It may put you in a dangerous situation."
His worry and attention towards me was really touching and indeed, what he had said was true; I sometimes tend to go all the way to satisfy my curiosity. But similarly, it was also true that the chances that I got in serious trouble was very high.
"I know Chanyeol. I am aware of that and that is why I am only observing him, and nothing more. I promise I will do nothing more."
"Ha, you and your promises..."
Now why was he doubting me ? As far as I know, I have fulfilled all the promises that I have made...!
"Why are you skeptical about it ? I did keep my promise today, didn't I ? I stayed by your side all this time, isn't that true?"
"Yes that is true... Ah, I don't know. I am just scared that I may not be able to protect you even when you are this close to me", he said as he sat on his sofa bed, shuffling his hair out of frustration. Seeing him worry about me like that honestly made me feel immature and weak, as if I could not take care of myself, as if I was unable to protect myself, and not to mention the guilt that overtook me for making him worry about a brat like me. One way or another, I had to cheer him up. I sat beside him on the sofa bed and smiled at him.
"Then... You will be able to protect me if I am this close, right?" I said as I grabbed his arm and laid my chin on his shoulders while smirking at him.
He chuckled. I was glad that I had managed to make him laugh a little at least. He soon started smirking, as if he had something in mind.
"I fear that this is not close enough."
Ah, so that was what he had in mind. I decided to play along this time; this could be interesting, hehe...
"Oh really ? Then... How about this close ?" I said as I slowly got in his laps and wrapped my arms around his neck.
He immediately wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me closer so that we were only an inch apart. He still had his smirk on his face, and only upon seeing this that I realised how precious his smirk was to me, and of course, how seductive and arousing it was! But before things got intense, I had to thank him for bearing up with me: a curious, greedy and selfish little brat, and for taking care of me.
"Chanyeol, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for taking care of me and sorry for making you worry about me like that. I promise that I will keep my distances from Eric and I will do as you say. So don't worry about it anymore", I said as I almost let a tear out, and hugged him.
He kissed me softly on my forehead and cheek, and tightened the hug. The warmth of our hug was always so soothing, so relaxing and so enticing that I never get enough of it.
"Yes babe, I know you will. I completely trust you", he calmly said.
"Thank you, Chanyeol. Thank you for trusting me. I will not disappoint you... So, will you be able to protect me if I am this close ? Or..." I smirked.
"You need to come closer", he said, almost like a whisper, as his lips brushed against mine. I could not help but smile, before our lips met and embraced each other.
Again, the usual reactions happened: my eyelids shut themselves while my hands moved to his shoulder and the back of his head, gently grabbing a fistful of his hair. He tightened his embrace around my waist again, practically gluing our bodies together. While doing so, he deepened the kiss, causing my fist to tighten in turn, around his fluffy and silky hair. He slowly moved his hands up my back when suddenly, he moved his head, hence his lips away from mine.
"Something wrong babe?" I inquired, quite confused about why he just broke the kiss like that.
"Your dress is still wet! You must change it!" He anxiously looked at me, as if I was hurt or something.
He left me speechless with such a baseless thing to worry about. I could only look at him blankly in the eyes, still astounded by the reason for which he broke our so precious passionate kiss...! Ah, how could he !?
"Really Chan ? Are you serious here ? Did you just break our kiss because my dress was still wet ?"
"It is quite cold outside and unless you want to end up with a back pain at night, I would highly recommend that you change your dress! Wait I'll go fetch something."
"Of what use will it be now ? I have to head home too; I did not come to stay over after all."
"Oh come on, look at the time! It's already 11.00 and it will be dawn soon. You might as well sleep here tonight. Oh please, please! Pretty please...!" He gave me the sad puppy eyes, which was honestly, quite a lame try. But his tone felt sincere and definitely more convincing than his little grimace.
"But what about mom ? She must be soundly asleep by- hey! What are you doing !?"
I only had a look at my phone to check if mom had contacted me, that the second after Mr. Handsome Dorky Giant already had his phone to his ears, with the phone number of my mom appearing on the screen.
"I am calling her to let her know that you are staying over. I am sure she is having a light sleep as you had yet to return back home", he said with the most innocent look in his eyes.
"Ah, good evening auntie. Sorry to have disturbed you this late at night... no, no she is fine. I was actually calling to ask you if she could stay over tonight. It's quite late and... uh... yes... yes I will be keeping a close eye on her all night, don't you worry auntie. If you are still unsure, should I wake mom and dad up so that... are you sure ? It will not be a problem... okay... yes, thank you a lot auntie!! She is right here. Wait, I'll give her the phone so you guys can talk. Here you go", he said as he handed me his phone, with a huge smile on his face, almost chuckling out of happiness.
I took the phone and started talking to mom, mostly reassuring her that I would not be causing any inconvenience to auntie, uncle and Chan. I swear, she was more worried about them than her own daughter, how typical of her...! She finally ended the conversation with a warning, saying that I should be keeping my distances from Eric, and to stick by Chanyeol's side. And hence, I bid her good-bye and good night, before turning back to Chanyeol who was holding a shirt and a pair of shorts in his hands, while still having his big smile plastered on his face.
"You are as quick as lightning; I did not even see you leaving the room babe. Okay so here you are, I am finally staying over. Happy ?"
"Very much so! We can have fun all night long! And by fun... I mean-"
"Ah! Let me stop you right here mister. I am not agreeing to losing my virginity tonight. Have I made myself clear ?"
As much as I knew him, this thought had definitely crossed his mind; he was no saint after all! Likewise, I was also sure that he was going to deny it and make me the perverted one between the both of us.
"When did I even mention that babe ? How desperate are you to be sleeping with me, ey ? Hahaha!!"
Just as I had expected. I only sighed, took the clothes from his hands and headed to the washroom.
"Wait here. I'll be back in a jif-"
"Oh no, I am not letting you out of my sight for even a second babe. That was the promise that I made to your mom," he said with a big, mischievous grin.
"So what, you are going to accompany inside the washroom too ? You will be giving me a helping hand in changing my clothes too I suppose", I sarcastically let out. "Come on now. I'll be back soon."
He simply chuckled and with that, I left the studio and headed to the washroom. Along the way, I tuned on every light that I came across as the corridor, as dark as it was, was giving me quite the creeps, even if I had seen it a lot of times before. I could also not help turning back from time to time as I had the feeling of being watched, which made me speed up the pace to the washroom. The fact that a dangerous person such as Eric was also present in the house was maybe why I was feeling ridiculously frightened, to the point that I actually starting speed-walking...!!
Finally reaching the washroom, the first thing I did after opening the door (obviously) was turning on the lights, to make sure that there were no spiders or cockroaches awaiting me inside. Having confirmed the absence of those usually-nocturnal creatures, I got in, before checking the corridor one last time to ensure that there was actually no one following me. I closed the door and started undressing, when suddenly, I heard a tap; someone was knocking on the door. I was startled but I guessed that it might be Chanyeol, teasing me.
"Yes ? The washroom is occupied at the moment."
No answer. By now, I was 100% sure that it was Chanyeol; if it were someone else, the latter would have definitely given me a response. Only after quite a long pause that I heard the knockings on the door again and this time, he knocked thrice, slowly and clearly. Ah, so he got inspired by The Conjuring movie huh..? (For those who did not watch it, it is no biggie. Actually there was a particular scene in which the meaning of '3 knocks' were explained. They actually mean: 'to hell with the Father', 'to hell with the Son' and 'to hell with the Holy Spirit'. I watched this particular movie with Chanyeol for the first time, and those words in particular struck us quite deeply. Nevertheless, we had both teased each other with those 3 knocks a lot before.) If that was how he wanted to play, so be it; as they say, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. Thus, this time I kept quiet too while I continued undressing. I made sure to be as quiet as possible so that he would actually wonder about what had happened to me, and get scared.
The knockings started again and once more, 3 distinct, slow bangs were heard. This only made it more apparent that it was in fact Chanyeol who was behind those doors. I still kept quiet, waiting to see what his next move would be.
After a long pause, he finally gave up and inquired about how I was doing behind that door. I swear, he gets scared so quickly that it is almost too easy to frighten him...!
"Hey babe, you finished in there ?"
I kept quiet, trying to scare him. I was starting to have fun playing and scaring him like that. It was almost so funny that a laugh could have accidentally escaped from my mouth. Not getting any response and presumably starting to get really worried by now, he loudly knocked on the door, almost banging it. However, as I had already troubled and worried him enough, I decided to answer this time. But before I had the chance to open my mouth, the doorknob turned. It was only during the millisecond that followed, before the door actually opened, that I realised that all this time, the door was unlocked; anyone could have opened the door and enter the room as they pleased!!
While my brain was trying to process this stupid mistake which could end up humiliating me for life, the knob turned fully and the door opened wide enough for Chanyeol's head and shoulder to pass through. I could only stare in shock as he swiftly slid his whole body through the ajarred door. I suddenly felt a cold breeze on my back, sending shivers down my spine. Just then, the fact that I had already unzipped my dress and that it was about to fall off my shoulders, hit me! And to top it all, Chanyeol was already in the same room, smirking, as if everything was eventually going the way he wanted...!!