The tense atmosphere completely gone by the time they finished eating. Everyone was properly guided to their own respective room. But it didn't took them long enough to come out and went to the hot spring.
I heard a squeals from the hot spring and I knew that they really liked it.
"What are Mio being so loud about?" Frowned Kuro.
"I left some sake there"
"What?? Do you still have some? I want to try some"
I open the fridge and took out two bottles. He took it one and we click the bottles together before taking a gulp.
I hissed at the sharp and sweet tang of this alcoholic drink. I really missed this. Sasha had let me tried this before and I totally fell in love with it. Well actually, she gave me both soju and sake but I love sake more than soju.
"Now, this is what one would call a paradise. I have a beautiful, wise and amazing wife that cooks and prepare great food, two daughters, a roof on top of my head and my family visiting… and a bottle of sake"
He wrapped his arm around my waist dropped his head on the crook of my neck.
"What should I do?"
"Why?" I asked, letting him rest his head there for a while.
"I really, really am falling for you, Iiana" that made my cheek grow hot and damn if that didn't caught me off guard. He really good at playing his cupid arrow that aim straight to your heart.
"I.."
"I know its too fast..i wont force you.. Just take it slow.." my feeling was stuck on my chest, that words just stay in my throat, unwilling to say it out loud because I was afraid lest.. it will shattered into another million pieces.
"Thank you.."
"Plus.. you don't need to say it out loud" he lift his head back and grin.
"I can see from your eyes. We're both falling for each other" his eyes twinkled and that peerless smile could blind even the god itself. I took his bottle and drank it in one go.
"No more sake for you, mister"
Kuro took my bottle but I quickly take it away and spun. Just when I about to drink it, he managed to slip his hand around me and took it. He drank it fast before kissing me.
"Thanks for the drink, dear." He winked. I went for the crab attack (pinch), but he intercept it and had his arms around me.
"For a man with two hands, you sure moves like an octopus"
"What is that?"
"Animal with eight hands"
"I don't have eight hands"
"Thank God for that"
We can hear laughter from the hot springs and then look each other with a smile on our face.
"They are having fun. Thank you, Iiana. You don't know how much this mean for me"
"No problem. I do it for my own selfish reason, nothing to be grateful at" I replied lightly.
Someone cleared their throat and both of us snapped toward the direction of the sound. We quickly parted, like we were caught red handed doing something bad… Grand Elder Sei chuckled and raised his hand.
"Sorry to interrupt both of you.. but everyone had already moved to the cherry blossom garden, drinking their sake. And I was hoping that Kuro could accompany me to the hot spring"
Kuro nodded and then winked at me.
"Gotta go, dear"
I shoo him away with my hand, while looking away. I was trying hard to cover the fact that my face was burning up and I really want to hide somewhere right then.
They left and I continue preparing for dinner, not forgetting Miya's favourite chicken burger and Ailee's pudding. I took out the ginger that was soaked in a rice vinegar for a week now, one of my favourite side dish after I tried it with Sasha in sushi bar back in earth.