Previously: I had a passionate moment with the crazy duke which led up to a hundred jelly creatures village
[That doesn't sound right]
"I don't care"
...
"Leo what is this?"
Leo was too mesmerised to hear my words. I shift my attention towards the small village, not surprised at all.
(It is indeed a fantasy genre.)
There were mini mushrooms and slime like creatures in the village doing their own work, and not putting mind to us.
There were also flying flowers as well.
"Greetings, Duke Leo."
Me and Leo both look down and see a small mushroom with mustache.
(He must know Leo.)
I glance at Leo who was flabbergasted by the site of this small creature as well.
"I believe you both came to visit the divine cave."
Leo was still like a statue and suddenly he spoke.
"This mushroom is bigger than mine!"
The small mushroom curls his long mustache as he confusingly asks.
"Pardon?"
(I shouldn't have burnt him. His head doesn't hold an ounce of logic.)
I look at the small mushroom and a smile blooms on my face automatically.
"Please navigate the way."
The small creature nods and starts walking as I pull the still man beside me by his hands.
(Let's just see where we are going for now.)
We walk through a minimised pathway as small mushroom creatures play in front of the hut.
(They don't seem to notice us or is this normal to them?)
We stop by another cave and the mushroom turns around curling his long white mustache.
"Please proceed inside and wait for me as I get the key."
I raise my eyebrows in suspiscion
(How strange? why is this creature acting like he knows us very well?)
Before going away the mushroom stops again.
"And please don't fall in the lake."
The mushroom looks at me for a while then excuses himself and leaves us all alone.
"Are you serious.." I sigh.
"It doesn't seem like you are." Leo cracks up.
I look at Leo, my face giving an annoyed expression.
(How can someone's mentality change that much overnight..)
Leo suddenly moves forward and I start walking behind him.
"Are you really gonna go inside?" I ask, concerned about myself.
Leo shrugs his shoulders. "Why not? It looks fun to me."
I sigh again and it echoes through the cave walls.
(Help me..)
We walk for a moment inside the well lit cave and a soothing noise flows in our ears.
"I think we are close to the lake." Leo speaks in a serious tone followed by a vast land taking entry inside the scene.
I blink several times to adjust my eye. There was a giant hole in the middle filled with water, and in the center stands a giant tree
I raise my head up to see the tree length and my eyes stop working.
"That's long, longer than Leo."
The man standing beside me gives me a glance of offense.
"What?" I return the glance with my astonishing beauty. Leo shakes his head and focuses on the tree.
"It looks like a branch of the world tree."
I nod my head trying to understand the concept.
(He didn't budge with my beauty.)
I walk towards the high edge and trip on a cave stone, my balance almost loosing.
"Whoa-"
But Leo suddenly catches me as our eyes meet eachother and our body presses together creating a rather humid atmosphere.
(Not this again..)
We look at each other for a moment and as I was about to close my eyes to accept the future, Leo gives me a push.
"Sorry I just remembered I have a wife."
"....."
(This maniac-)
I grab Leo's collar as we both loose our balance.
"Hey why are you pulling me too!?" Leo shouts, I give him a smile as we both fall into the lake
"If I go down, then you're going with me."
And with a splash we both drop inside the lake. After a moment of silence I pick my head up, floating on top of the water.
"Hah!"
I inhale and take as much air as I can. Later my eyes start searching for something.
"Where is Leo?"
My head shifts from left to right trying to find Leo in this vast lake until a realisation hits my head.
(Did he drown!?)
I take a deep breath and dip my head inside the lake, my eyes searching for Leo.
Suddenly my view falls on a giant seaweed where Leo was tangled up and his eyes were closed like the sleeping beauty.
I quickly swim across the depth and untangle Leo's body from the seaweed, bringing him above the water and towards the shore.
I place Leo on top of the ground and look at his unconscious body with concern.
(Is he dead? What should I do now!)
I look around searching for any kind of living being who can help us and then my eyes fall on Leo's lips which were tinted with slight rose red and droplets of water were stuck around it.
My face flushes as I continue my staring.
(Let's stop thinking, I am just saving a life!)
I slap both of my cheeks with my hands then part Leo's lips. I inhale a huge gasp of air than crash my mouth onto the laying man's lips.
(It's soft...)
I close my eyes for a second and I feel a slippery substance enter my mouth. My eyes shot open and meets Leo's as I quickly break our connection.
My face more red and my hands wiping my lips aggressively.
(What was that?)
Leo suddenly gives me a smile. " What did you do? It was sweet. Did you give me some kind of antidote?"
I close my eyes and punch on Leo's face.
"Ugh!"
(I know Leo doesn't realise it. But I gave him not an antidote but my first ever achievement, still-)
Suddenly a voice comes from the top as we both look up.
"What are you both doing there? I brought the key, so please come back up quickly!"
"Ok!" I shout back, my voice echoing once again.
(Nothing happened here...nothing.)
.....
We walk between an awkward silence. Leo being strangely quiet as I stare at the ground.
We reach in front of a big door and the little mushroom puts the key inside the door, revealing a frozen room.
"Ahem! This room and everything else in this cave can be accessed by only mythical creatures. Humans will die if they try to touch it since it's poison for them."
I nod my head unconsciously and look at the frozen room.
(Then how did we survive the lake?)
I take a step forward and out of nowhere Leo sneezes making me flinch and fall inside the room.
The mushroom gasps as I stand up straight.
"How is this possible!?"
The mushroom shouts as I look at him with concern.
"You-your."
The mushroom falls back as I raise my eyebrows in confusion.
"Duke, this man is a traitor to humanity!"
Leo also stares at me with shock as I let out a sigh for the third time this day.
(Why me?)
To be continued