Jessica was sleeping soundly when she felt something warm and wet touching her face, she instantly opened her eyes and saw that Blaze's face was just above her and his tongue was still on her cheek.
Before she could have reacted Blaze said while parting away from her face "Good Morning Jessica".
Jessica who was lying stupefied on the bed after seeing him licking her face suddenly gain consciousness slowly touched her cheek and found that it was wet which made her embarrassed yet more angry because she got scared for a second.
But she took a deep breath and asked while getting up " What are you doing this early in the morning?" in a slightly hoarse voice, Blaze who was sitting in the front smiled and gave her a wooden glass filled with warm water while saying "I came to wake you up, but you were asleep so I didn't dare to wake you up but it was already morning and I am supposed to greet you so I was just greeting you" with a smile on his face.
Jessica took the sips slowly while listening and recalled what he told her yesterday morning and took a reliving breathe, she looked around and find no one else in the room except her and Blaze, from the intensity of the sunlight that was coming in the room she could make the guess that it was already quite late and she slept for long today and maybe that's why Blaze came to wake her up.
She rubbed her eyes and stretched out her hands, after taking a second rest she got up from the bed with the help of Blaze and went outside while yawning because she was still feeling sleepy. Blaze was folding the shawls while smiling but when Jessica left the smile on his face also disappeared, he looked at her figure and sighed with agony but making his mind a little strong he took some deep breaths and followed her again with that sunny smile on his face.
Jessica was now standing in the hall, she looked everywhere and find a thin, twenty-centimeter long skewer made of wood in the cutlery that Blaze made yesterday, she picked it up and hold it in her mouth. With her hands, she made a hair bun because keeping them open was not comfortable for her and wasn't good for the hair too, after making a big bun she secured it with the skewer.
Blaze who was looking at her intently from afar came near her and curiously touched her bun and asked enthusiastically "Wow! you are looking so beautiful even with your hairs all rolled like this, can you teach me too?".
Jessica chuckled at his words and rubbed his head while saying " Why not? Of course I can teach you this" she pulled out the skewer which made her silky hairs fall in slow motion enchanting Blaze even more.
She slowly started giving him a tutorial on her own hair because she thought that he want to make a bun of his own hair but surprisingly she was completely wrong.
After giving a tutorial she again secured her hair with the skewer and was about to move when Blaze suddenly grabbed her waist from the behind, he put his head on her right shoulder, and with his left hand he pulled out the wooden skewer which was now working as a hair accessory making her hairs flow down again. He slowly whispered in her ear " Where are you going? I haven't shown you whether I have learned that or not", this time instead of pushing him away or getting herself out of control she turned her face toward him and said with a giggle "Then you should show me instead of talking".
Looking at her reaction Blaze put his completely red face on her shoulder by his forehead to hide it, he smiled like a fool and tightened the grip around her waist against which Jessica said " You are holding me too tight" in a low and calm voice while tapping his hands even when she wasn't getting hurt because now that she was trying to observe them she learned a lot many things about them out of which one was this one, that they will try not to harm her in any way and it was a nice excuse to get rid of the grip slightly but not completely because it wasn't like she hated it when he hugged her.
Just like her assumptions Blaze loosened the grip but didn't let go of her, Jessica smiled and was about to turn around when she felt his hands in her hair so she stood straight without moving. She could feel his fingers running through her hair combing them and tying them into a bun, he secured it just like how she taught him and after completing the task he asked: "So, what do you think about this now?".
" Very beautiful" Jessica complimented him with a big smile while touching her hair but her sudden turn made her face too close to him which startled her for a second because she knew that if she accidentally took a step forward she will end up kissing him and this thought made her even more embarrassed.
Blaze who was facing her so close noticed her flushed face which made him smile and he unconsciously lifts his hands to touch her face but before he could have done it Jessica turned around and went toward the cave's entrance leaving Blaze stunned at that spot.
Jessica who was walking while looking down at a fast pace to avoid being seen with that flushed face after inhaling the fresh meadow scent that he was emitting which somehow started making her mind muddled bumped into a strong sturdy yet smooth surface, she balanced herself while taking the support of the object in front of her and when she looked she realized that it was Ell and she accidentally placed her hands on his chest pecs, she hurriedly backed off and stumbled but Ell instantly stabilized her by grabbing her from the waist.
He pulled her close to him and asked, "Are you Okay?" in a soft voice, Jessica nodded her head because she wasn't in a state to reply because of her embarrassment. She stood silently for a while to clear her head so she calmly took a deep breath but unexpectedly inhaled a gust of fruity fragrance that was definitely coming from Ell, her face suddenly started to heat up and again her mind started to befuddle up, so she tried to remove Ell's hand from her waist to get out of his embrace and to her surprise, he complied very obediently.
"Are you going to the river?" suddenly said Levi who came after Ell and was now standing at the cave's entrance.
Jessica nodded and hurriedly went into the third room to bring back her purse and when she came back Levi was waiting for her while holding a big bowl full of warm water, Ell and Blaze who were earlier inside were now preparing for the breakfast bonfire in the lawn.
Both Levi and Jessica together came out of the cave, Jessica took a deep breath while standing on the lawn and finally felt her head get a lot clear, and her face that was definitely flushed a second ago become normal which made her a lot happy after all who likes losing their senses or rationality?
Since Jessica was a person who always had a good sense of direction, it wasn't hard for her to walk ahead of Levi as she remembered the way easily. She walked just two steps ahead of him while telling him "Look I've already remembered the way, not only that Blaze told me about some herbs yesterday and I remembered them all. I don't know how to use it but I can definitely identify them-" to ease the awkward tension between the two of them.
Levi who was walking behind kept on smiling at her words and soon both of them reached their destination. Jessica asked him to put the bowl down and leave, in response Levi stood there for a second while looking at her with a smile. He lifted his head and flickered his snake tongue to ensure that there was no one nearby and when he confirmed, he silently went away.
Jessica looked at his departing figure and rolled her eyes while saying "Seriously? he didn't said a single word throughout our walk, only I know how awkward it was for me" and went on taking care of her needs.
After coming out of the bushes there was a big smile on her face because finally, her periods were over. For Jessica, her periods usually lasted for three to four days which can be enviable for any girl but not something which made her happy but still managing your menstrual cycle in complete wilderness as a normal city person was definitely much harder so how can she be not happy after getting her one of the most worrisome problem solved.
She washed her hands and menstrual cup with paper soap and warm water, then she carefully placed it in its small bag and put it inside the purse. She went to the river bank while calling for Levi once and sat down on the ground with her knees to wash her face, after washing her face she was looking at her reflection in the water when she noticed that the clear water started to get muddy and when she looked up she saw some water ripples which appeared suddenly and got disappeared instantly too. It was clear that there was definitely something that made those ripples and from the size of those ripples, Jessica inferred that this thing was definitely something big.
She was about to get up from her place when suddenly with a big splash something emerged from the water which scared Jessica and she slipped on her spot with a scream.