A Long Night (3)

"Shut up you two. And stop imagining things!" Ritsuo the leader finally lost it and hit Kuran and Moreno's consecutively on the head.

"Ouch!" The twins were carressing their head and glared at Ritsuo with the look of betrayal. The latter knew, the hit wasn't the reason for their frowns.

"Ritsuo! Are you blind??"

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The milk girl visited every facilities in the hotel, to name a few; the tennis court, the onsen, the bars, restaurants, gym, swimming pool.. It was late and less people were roaming around the hotel.

She was on 10% battery, exhaustion was showing on all over her face yet she was still walking or to be exact, limping, since some of skin on her feet was peeled.

She was heading towards the lobby for the 3rd check and when the same empty space came into her sight, her breathing stopped for awhile. Slowly, her beautiful clear eyes were glazing with a glassy layer of tears. She bite her lower lip as she stubbornly fought the crystal beads on the corner of her eyes from falling.

The milk girl knew she had no time to waste so she turned around and continued the search.

'Where are you?' She desperately asked.

He had always been by her side that it was only natural to see him around. What if he got caught? What if he left? What if she could never see him again?

The 'what ifs' in her head hurt more than the wounds on her feet. She slapped her cheeks hard, forcing her head to stop thinking, it stung a lot that it left red handprint on her lovely baby puffs.

She was crossing through the art corridor that was now in a darker lighting, heading towards Andy's room. Her eyes were trailing on the beautiful paintings of Geishas as she walked.

They were performing in a war festival, in the middle of the night in front of thousands of soldiers. Some of the soldiers were celebrating the war as they danced along with the Geishas while the others were brutally slaughtered by the enemies.

These Geishas, why are they still smiling and dancing despite the bloodshed? And why do these series of painting look merry? Aren't some of them dying? Those questions popped in her head.

Oh, she must be really tired that her head started to distract her. She looked to the other side of the wall to find more paintings.

Those soldiers who are dying, why do they look happy? She wondered, still crossing the quiet corridor. If she hadn't paid a close attention, she would just think they were displaying the elegance of beautiful Geishas.

She looked up then found an exquisite wooden board. 'Before the Morning Glory', that was the name of the entire collection. Below the wooden board was a children playroom sign pointing to a dark corner however there was a no-passing cone that indicated that the corner was off limit.

Shizu raised an eyebrow, she didn't think twice before going to the dark corner to find the door to the children playroom. There was an 'under renovation' plate on it.

She sucked her lips in and reached the doorknob. The playroom was naturally calm, it was rather dark with a big window that showed a beautiful garden. You could see the moonlight that occasionally slipped through the trees. There was only a single yellowish lamp that timidly lighted the entire room.

The book shelves were empty, the toys were arranged in boxes. There was a 3-seats sofa facing the window where she spotted the back of the guy she'd been looking for.

Her jaw dropped from frustration and happiness, she could have yelled or ran to him immediately but she covered her lips to suppress the flow of emotion. That figure was leaning peacefuly against the cushion, head tilting backwards. He must be sleeping.

After taking a deep breath, she closed the door behind her and carefully removed her geta heels. She moved silently.

She was right. Lee Changhyuk was sleeping soundly. There was no Lee Yuki accessories on his handsome face and he was using the hotel white bathrobe. The dirty laundry was on the table next to the sofa, she also found an empty milk can.

She quietly stretched an arm and put her fingers in front of his nose. A smile slowly appeared on her lovely face as she felt his warm breath. The fatigue and frustration that burdened her earlier vanished into thin air.

'Is this what you mean by you could sleep anywhere?' She asked inwardly as she studied his peaceful face. His nose, his lips, his jaw and every contour of his face was perfect.

'Can't say that I'm impressed.' She quietly placed herself beside him and leaned her head against the cushion. Her gaze still fixed on his serene face, completely drowning in the quiet moment. She wondered if she'd ever get tired of his sleeping face. She'd just wake him up when that happened! But the longer she looked at him, the more she wished for the time to stop.

'You'll sleep on the bed when we're back to our room. I'll take the sofa. Since you look so adorable, I am giving you ten more minutes.'

10 minutes later she fell asleep.

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There was a slight uncomfortable feeling on his right shoulder that slowly snatched him from the dreamland. It reminded him of the times when silly Kang Yeon fell asleep on his shoulder.

He could feel some wet feeling on his right shoulder. Was there a leakage somewhere? Yeah probably, the playroom was under renovation. He told himself.

A portion of sunlight slipped from the moving leafs and fell on his eyes so Lee Changhyuk forced himself to open his lids and found the milk girl was leaning her head on his shoulder. Her eyes shut closed.

His lips parted in disbelief, he almost went crazy last night. Did his eyes play a trick on him? He lifted his fingers and gently trailed on her beautiful face. She was real. A warm feeling slowly penetrated his chest and stitched back every broken pieces of his shattered heart.

Thank you for coming back to me.

Not wanting to wake her up, he was suppressing the urge to hug her. Oh, what a torture. This one sided love was too much for him. He wanted her for himself it was frustrating. Yup. He had become a complete idiot. An idiot who'd torture himself for her sake.

He bite his lower lip when he realized it was not water leakage, the milk girl was drooling!

With a smirk on his face, he slowly leaned against her and rested on her head. I'll hug you when you're up. You cannot say no.

Little did he know, she wasn't fully rested on his shoulder so her head was sliding down from his shoulders to his lap.

Lee Changhyuk's eyes were shot opened.

Just like any healthy men on the planet, he would have his lower member hardened in the morning.

Her yukata loosened it almost fell from her shoulders, revealing the milky soft skin that he never saw. Blood rushed on his cheeks as her inviting cleavage came into view. His lower best friend got even more excited, a bulge between his legs formed gloriously behind the bathrobe. This morning surprise was a little too much for his heart, the world around him suddenly stopped spinning. His mouth was dry and his adam apple gobbled up and down as her face sailing towards a delicate area of his body.

THUD.

He pushed the milk girl off and her face was the first to land on the floor. Some cold sweat slowly formed on his temple as realization hit his head. Her skull... Did it just crack? The milk girl was still alive, right!!?

He brought himself down the floor as he studied the milk girl motionless body. If she was still alive, what should he tell her? That he didn't want her to land on his morning wood!?

He hesitantly put his hand on her and finally decided to be a gentleman, he loved her and the first thing he should do was to make sure this girl was still alive!

"Miruku chan.." He shook her.

"Ouch." She slowly raised her head and opened her eyes. Her forehead and small nose were red they looked too adorable in his eyes.

Her sleepy gaze was greeted by a familiar face. His lips were as mischievous as she remembered with some freshness radiating from his playful eyes, she could tell that he too just woke up from a deep slumber.

"Pffttt.." Lee Changhyuk couldn't help but laugh at her red face.

She touched her stinging forehead then rubbed her eyes. A soft kiss landed on her red forehead before warmth covered her entire body. She could hear his calming heartbeat that strangely matched hers. She was burried in his embrace. Those arms were comforting and warm, she almost dozed back to the dreamland

He snuggled on her head like a sweet puppy, his playful voice came to greet her "Good morning, Miruku chan. Does that hurt? I am sorry for pushing you. I'll make it up to you, okay?"

Shizu was blinking her eyes as she tried to collect herself. She hesitantly pulled away from him and wiped her cheeks.

You could see guilt clouded her eyes as she came to a conclusion. She was drooling on his shoulder. But, was he really that heartless to push her off the sofa!? Shizu could not decide whether she should be embarrased or upset.

"Good morning... Did you push me away because I was drooling on your shoulder?" Her face reddened as she was dying from the embarassment.

He was quiet for a while then grinned. His sweet voice was as nonchalant as always. "Nah, you can drool all over my body and pushing you will be the last thing I do."

Her face turned even redder as her jaw dropped on the floor. She fixed the yukata on her shoulders then shifted her gaze somewhere. She really shouldn't have said anything and played it cool! "You're really too much."

Lee Changhyuk giggled before helping her to get up. He held her palms dearly.

"Are you hungry? Should we have breakfast?"