A full moon illuminated the night sky, sending rays to the inkiness below. At a secluded area of a forest, a villa could be found. Leaves rustled as the night breeze danced to its routinely rhythm.
As the light breeze brushed past the villa, the peaceful night was disturbed by a piercing shrill. The sudden sound alerted birds in the surrounding, especially the curious owl that turned its head a hundred and eighty degrees towards one of the bedroom windows. It tilted its head in confusion and let out a slight "hoo" sound in response.
The enraged scream did not stop. Instead, the earsplitting sound lowered to a deeper voice behind the window with curtains.
"Arghhhhh!!!!!! This pisses me off so much!! Who wrote this? Which author wrote this? Where do I find the contact information?!!! This can't be the end! No way!!! Who the heck wrote this?!" A thin figure popped up in bed with a poofy lion-like bed hair. With one hand scrolling frantically on her phone, the other hand was brushing her hair behind her nape.
"What are you shouting about at 2 A.M. in the morning?" A husky voice emitted from the side of her bed. It was then that Number 2 realized that she was doomed!
As if lightning had struck her body, she froze before turning her head to the side to meet a pair of lazy arrogant eyes. Ever since Number 2 was discharged from the hospital, she went under Number 1's care. Her diet was restricted under his watch and sleeping schedule could not escape him either.
During these days, she controlled her diet and did not dare to secretly consume any of her favorite snacks. It was too painful after getting caught red-handed by him that one time. She thought she was sharp tongued and could win arguments against him. However, she forgot he was a brutal beast who teases his opponent to death without needing an extra word.
She was forced to watch others eat her secret snack stash until it was all gone. Right when she was about to get angry with his commands, she found herself cornered between his arms. He whispered to her ears and the words he said were too...much information for kids.
Thinking about that time made her cheeks redden in a heartbeat. She felt the temperature of her face burning up. After recollecting herself, she finally remembered that Number 1 started guarding her during the night. "Right... I forgot you were here." Her lips twitched at an angle, attempting to dismiss the embarrassing moment.
"What's wrong?" The book that Number 1 had held in his hand slowly closed. He stood up, placed the book on the seat and walked over to her. Once he reached the edge of the bed, he pressed down on the mattress and stretched his other arm out to feel her temperature.
A soft sigh escaped his mouth and his tensed muscles also relaxed when he felt her forehead. "No fever. Was it a nightmare?" He knew that she was traumatized at an early age and would not be able to sleep in peace sometimes.
"No...I was catching up on a webnovel I was reading. It was good until..I reached the so-called good ending with the lovely author killing off the male lead out of nowhere. He finally has a family with the female lead, and she was giving birth too! How could he just die from a random toilet being tossed out a condo that happened to drop on his head?! How ridiculous is this?!" She scratched her head in frustration, not understanding the logic behind this random death.
"Oh." Number 1 was not someone who liked reading, so he could only comment a dull response as she rambled on with her complaints.
"You see, this guy finally builds a good family, and he dies! What's worse was that he died while rushing back to see his wife who was giving birth to their baby?!! Like the chances of me winning the jackpot is much higher than a random toilet being sent flying down from the sky to dropping on him! This author ended the novel by saying that the male lead's love for female lead reached beyond his life.....JUST WHAT THE HECK IS THIS?!"
Her straw like hair is now messier than when she sat up from bed. She let her phone plop on her blanket as she wanted to ask for a better ending. As she immersed herself in her seemingly broken heart, she felt her hair being tugged lightly. She turned her head to find Number 1 silently brushing her hair as if he was comforting her.
"It's just a novel. If you don't like this end, then recreate it your own." She spoke tens of hundreds of words at once. In return, he replied calmly with two sentences.
Her cheeks puffed as if she was still angry at the novel's end. "I don't care! Hmph!"
"By the way, weren't you asleep?" He decided to distract her from the tragic novel.
"I was! I was a good girl and actually tried going to sleep! But then I got the notification that the novel was updated! I swear I was only going to take a peek at the chapter title, but this author said that the title will give it away. So, then I wanted to just take another small peek and read just the first paragraph..." The more she explained, the lower the volume of her voice became.
"Yes, and then?" He continued looking at her as if he was agreeing to her words. In fact, she knew he was holding back his words. She knew that if it was under normal circumstances, he would care less. However, she was still recuperating, and the doctors had warned her about sleeping late.
"I.. ended up reading until the end..." She swallowed some words that she originally wanted to say as defense. At this moment, she realized that it would just be her excuses if she continued. So she would rather not say it.
"Good. Could you have read it later?" He saw her lowering her head like a child who knew she had done something wrong. It was a rare sight to see her admitting her wrong, so he took interest in teasing her. With a light pinch, he captured her chin and made her look him in the eye.
The moonlight shone past the window and settled on his attractive profile. She blinked and subconsciously nodded. He noticed her stare, but it didn't bother him. Instead, he asked, "good looking?"
"Yes." She realized her mouth worked faster than her brain this time. Immediately after letting the word slip out, she wished to facepalm and dig a hole for herself. She let out a light cough to get out of the situation. This was not the first time she felt this way towards him. Though they've kissed before, they never officially established their current relationship. Due to other reasons, she also didn't want to confirm their relationship.