Chapter 59 (1/2)

Chapter 59: Chapter 6 Sudden Change-7

After a short while, the road split. SoYoon headed to the right in the direction of her house. Heart, who should have gone left, turned right also and followed her. She stopped and turned to him.

”This isn't the way you should be going.”

”I want to wash off this dirty feeling as soon as possible. It's much closer to your house than mine from here.”

”It's only a five-minute difference.”

”So? Are you saying you won't let me borrow your shower? Even when I got all this blood dumped on me for you?”

SoYoon snorted.

”Of course you did.”

Heart answered smoothly, ”You might not believe me, but I did not come here to hand out punishment. This...yes, this is lame revenge.”

He wrapped his finger around her white hair laced with drying blood. His movement seemed to follow the ends of her thin, threadlike hair to the nerves on her head.

She removed his fingers from her hair. Heart's eyes smiled as he looked at her. His naturally red eyes looked explosive. She turned away and said, ”Only if you don't mind cold water.”

”I know that's not true. Lying is bad, Whitey.”

”...What information did you two exchange about me, anyway?” she snapped sharply and started to walk faster. His footsteps followed behind her.

Once they arrived, she had intended to shove Heart into the bathroom but realized there was nothing for him to wear. He probably already knew this and went on to look around her house.

She headed to the door and told him, ”I'll go bring your clothes, so wash...”

She was unable to finish her sentence because Heart hugged her from behind.

”Where are you going?”

”I'm going to your house to bring you your clothes.”

”Don't you think it would be more efficient to ask my minions to do that?”

His fingers slowly fiddled with her clothes then slid underneath them. She gasped.

”And you seem to be strangely on edge.”

”Get your hands off…”

”It's because of me, isn't it?”

It was not a question. Sure of himself, he lifted SoYoon and headed to the bathroom.

”Heart!”

She yelled, but Heart paid no attention.

In the bathroom, Heart put SoYoon down on the floor, tore off her blood-stained clothes, and threw them in a corner. He then tossed his blood-spattered suit on top of it. She turned her head away from the increasing amount of skin showing, but he turned on the shower lever and laughed out loud. His voice rang out clearly through the sound of running water.

”You're not trying to act all innocent now, are you, Whitey? Or are you embarrassed?” Heart whispered in her ear.

The stubble above his smooth lips tickled her. SoYoon tried to ignore the electricity that was shooting slowly up her back. Heart, knowing how she felt, however, rubbed her ears with his wet hands.

”You've got blood here.”

”...You didn't go there the same time as I did on purpose, did you?”

”Whitey, even your denseness is cute.”

She had been wondering that the whole way home, but he dismissed it so easily. He swept her white hair back. Through her uncovered vision, she saw Heart clearly. His water-soaked red hair was swept back to show his beautiful profile, which was looking down at her now.

”You're so beautiful, my Whitey.”

His low voice echoed against the bathroom tiles. Her legs were drained of all strength at the sound, but she tried with all her might to resist.

Now his fingers passed her shoulder, chest, arm, and down to her stomach. She anxiously grabbed at his hand. As she did, he caught her waist with his other hand and pulled her in close.

He leaned his body inward and kissed her biting lips. Heart licked her bottom lip and sucked gently on her top lip. Eventually, her lips relaxed to let in his tongue, which she greedily took in. She clenched her trembling hands and pushed him away.

”No,” SoYoon whispered.

Even as she pushed him away, he licked her lips and laughed. Even in her dizzy state, she could feel the anger in his laugh.

”No? Why? Because of that girl? I don't know what you are thinking in that head of yours, but I find it extremely unpleasant to think that you would want to toss me away to anyone like that.”

”...It's not just anyone.”

”Oh, right. It's not just anyone. It's your precious Alice Liddell.”

At that moment, many scenes flashed before her eyes: all the times she had seen Heart's benign smile directed toward Alice. They were scenes that she needed to maintain her hope. Realizing that everything might come crashing down, she opened her mouth.

”I'm not the one who thinks Alice is precious…!”

Heart smiled widely. Only then did he realize what she was talking about. She closed her mouth quickly as Heart spoke.

”That girl gets in my way, too.”

SoYoon opened her mouth to get an explanation of the hidden meaning behind those words. But what interrupted her at that moment was not air but hot skin. It felt so sweet that she forgot everything she had wanted to say and clung to it.