"You.... You honestly didn't do that"
I sink more into the hot bath, that only my nose above is left out as the old woman infront of me adds more scented water into it "And would you come out so I can clean you?"
No....
How long will it take for me to wake up?
This is so embarrassing.
Ah....
The steam from the bath sorts of calms me down as I remember what happened earlier.
After the Prince, as I realized very much later spoke those words, I had suddenly felt the need to retch all over him and then run out of the room.
If anything should even be blamed, it should be the baby.
What am I even saying?
Should i even be pregnant?
.....
I sink more into the bath, dunking my whole body inside before coming out again, breathing in and sighing "Ahjumma. Is it normal that I be pregnant?"
"It's rare, that's all I know"
That reply doesn't help though.
What if..... What if this wasn't a dream then?
Was I.... Was i really stuck her then?
"Min ho!"
I don't have time to react before I see a naked body jump into the pool and then pop out next to me, giggling "Hello"
I try my best not to scream, that this should be normal, to naked men, in a steaming bath, and an older woman just standing there like it's nobody's business "What... What are you doing here?"
"Hmmm?" He asks, his eyes becoming more bigger, like widening voids before he pouts "To see you of course. Chan Yeol threw me very hard. Here, feel it"
My hands are suddenly grabbed and pulled down and before I can react, it touches something hard and I scream, jerking away with all might "What is wrong with you?!"
He laughs now, swimming backward and moving it to other side of the bath as he rests his hand on the slab then stares at me "Did you see? You make me hard Hyung"
My eyes consciously move to the older woman as I redden and say "I have no idea about what you're talking about"
"Oh? I meant you make me want to...."
"Shut up!"
He giggles again "I like how you look when you're frustrated Hyung"
I sigh, rubbing my eyebrows with my finger as my eyes fly up to the older woman again before Tae Hyun follows my movement and says "Is it her that makes you uncomfortable Min ho?"
"No, no let her be...."
He ignores me, turning to her and saying "Get out"
What?
The tone and intensity in his voice as he spoke....
The woman seems to be trembling as she bows and says "Yes, my Lord" and scurries out of the place.
Ah...
She was the one thing making me even feel safe.
As Tae Hyun turns to me again, the playful smile now back on his lips, I slowly began to sink under as he comes closer "Hyung....."
No, no, stay there...
But the words don't seem to come.iiy and the next thing I know is I'm being pressed to the walls of the bath which is very cold, in contrast to the heat the place was bringing as he says "Will you let me play with you, hmmm?"
Play with...
How old was he even exactly?
"Hyung....."
He now begins to nestle his head on my chest as I feel his hard on press into my stomach and my body begins to let out rapid fireworks and explosions "Why won't you play with me?"
Breathe Park Hoseon, breathe...
"Hey"
He looks up at me, and that's when I take full notice of his profile.
Blonde and green eyes, a baby cute face and small lips that made him look like a darned puppy...
He's.... He's too ethereal to exist.
"Let go"
He now let's out a whimper and my goddamn cursed body vibrates as he bites on his lower lip, his huge eyelashes now flittering like tiny butterflies "I don't want to though"
My lips go dry as I take in the sight in front of me...
What.... What is he doing?
And why..... Why is this turning me on?!
I'm not gay! I was never gay!
Is this... Is this lack of sex?
I quickly shove his head away and snap "Stop seducing me!"
And immediately those words leave my mouth, i clamp my hand over it.
He stares at me for a while and begins to giggle again, moving backward "I'd try not to, but did it work?"
"Leave me alone..."
"Let me go down and see..."
"Don't!"
He's laughing again and I can't even prevent the embarassed look that comes on my face as I snap "Don't you have somewhere to be?"
"Nope" He says with a smile "Well, yes, but I was worried about you, yunno. I can't believe you got poisoned under this roof and Chan Yeol is doing nothing about it" Then with a chuckle, he adds "I would have killed every breathing thing that wasn't you"
Why.... Why does that sound sincere?
"Min ho...."
He swims to me again, but this time, there's a distance, and he's not towering over me anymore, instead, he's sinking below, his baby eyes looking up at me "Am I cute?"
What the....
My legs suddenly move on its own and kick him away as I snap "Is that why you actually did that? You fucking prick! I thought you were about to say something important!"
"It was! Your opinion is very important!"
"I'd stab you!"
"With your p..."
"Shut up!"
And even now, as I'm dressed in a casual silk kimono, and Tae Hyun in a similar attire, us both walking around the gardens of the palace, I realize with alarm that even my unconscious state could not have made this up.
It was too surreal.
Too....
Different from my real life.
The walls, the fountains, the guards (who are all extremely too hot to exist)....
They're past my mental power.
Infact, this is too lively for me to even want.
'Promise me, you'd live your life to the fullest'
I facepalm.
Did that old man's last words have something to do with this?
"Min ho"
My body reacts first before I do, me now finding Tae Hyun on a tree, sitting down there with a smile on his face "How did you...."
"I don't even know Hyung" He says with a sigh "I just found myself here"
I feel my veins nearly pop from my forehead as I say "You do. You got up there yourself"
"No I didn't. You can't even prove that. Did you see me climbing?"
"....."
"Besides, cats get up here to and don't know how they get there"
"You're not a cat!"
"You don't know that too"
"Tae Hyun!"
He giggles now and a part of me wonders why I'm even so worked up about all of this. This should even be none of my business.
I mean, something is totally off here and I should even be more concerned about understanding why and what I'm doing here and why...
"Hyung"
He's now on the ground, and pressing me to the tree, his scent of lilies moving to my nose as his green eyes keep me still "Why are you suddenly paying attention to me?"
Huh?
"Before you'd ignore me. You said I was childish"
"You still are!"
"But you're still here" He continues "And you're acting different. Unlike you. Is it because you're pregnant?"
Before I can stop him, his hand is now under my kimono, resting on my stomach as I hiss at the contact before I say "What... What are you doing?"
"Touching you, can't I?"
It doesn't... It doesn't feel like it's a normal touch...
"You're burning up. I suppose you're having a fever. Let me see"
His mouth finds mine and I suddenly feel water drenching me.
He tastes warm and wet, in contrast to the dry one I've been having all day as I kiss him more now, our tongues clashing and fighting together till he pulls away, his eyes now darker "Hyung...."
Why... Why did he stop?
He suddenly moves back "I... I have to go now"
.....
What?
But....
He smiles, but it's not as bright as the ones he had earlier as he says "I promise to come visit as much as I can, okay?"
Don't.... Don't go...
"Okay"
He smiles again and walks closer, his hands moving to my face then making me look up at him.
I think he wants to kiss me...
I want him to kiss me...
Yet, he kisses my forehead instead and says "Until next time, Kim Min ho"
And walks away