Kingdom

128. Nightfall (14)

They walk through the flying butterflies as if walking in a dream, stealing glances at each other and smiling. Their eyes shine with wonder and thrill, like the eyes of two innocent kids going on an adventure in a magical cave. The air around them turns weirdly warm, slowly drying their clothes.

All of a sudden, Nori stumbles, her body shivering. "Something is wrong."

Yoongi looks at her perplexed. "What?"

"I don't know. As if a door has been opened and a cold drift has entered... I can't explain it."

"Maybe there are holes in the walls around. Let's hurry up and go back to the warm bed."

She nods and tightens her grip over his hand. His touch calms her down.

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By the time they reach the room, they are stumbling on their own feet. Too tired to do much else, they lay in bed, facing each other.

"You won't run away again, right?" Nori says, lifting the blanket higher to cover his shoulder.

"I am staying." He slides his hand under the cover and wraps it around her waist, pulling her towards him. "I want to feel you closer, is that okay?"

Nori nods, unable to say a word. The fear from before immobilizes her, and she fights both her desire to run away and her desire to kiss him. She needs to stay in the middle, between madness and indifference, on the sweet spot of warm fondness and friendly affection. But that middle ground is too slippery and too hard to define.

Yoongi kisses her cheek, sliding his hand up her back, over the thin fabric of her clothes. His touch makes her shiver.

"I would love to finish our previous conversation," he whispers. "But I am quite exhausted, I don't want to give disappointing answers to your questions. But tomorrow night, I ...." His hand moves down and glazes over the curve of her hip. "I want to make you feel good. If you let me, I would love to bring you to heaven. I am not trying to pressure you into sealing the marriage, just... I would like to start teaching you stuff."

Nori bites her lips, her breathing quickening ever so slightly. He smiles at her, bringing his hand up, glazing his finger along her spine. Her back arches under his touch.

"I want to do the same for you." She whispers, matching his tone of voice. There is no real reason for them to be whispering, yet that feels the appropriate way to speak at this moment. "I want to help you feel good."Her lips dry out, so she pauses to wet them."I want you to teach me how I can make you feel good."

Yoongi smirks. "I can tell you want to get your hands on my dick for quite some time now."

"What the hell?" She flinches, her face burning hot. "How can you say something like that?"

He chuckles. "I do it for those sweet reactions of yours."

Nori slaps his chest. "You are an idiot." She tries to pull away from him, but he leans in and steals a quick kiss, gently pressing his lips on hers.

"Forgive me, " He steals another kiss. "I promise to behave." And another. " I will teach you anything you want." He kisses her cheek and pulls her even closer, pressing her body to his. Her hands remain trapped on his chest. Nori feels disoriented, melting in warm and fuzzy feelings that run in hot waves over her skin.

Yoongi's right hand is resting on her lower back, his other hand propped over her head as if to shelter her from invisible rain. His eyes are stealing glances at her, yet he never keeps eye contact for long, as if that is too much for him to handle. It's too much for Nori for sure, her heart is already restless as it is.