Chapter 33: New Beginning

Taesung's POV:

I couldn't tolerate her crying anymore. So I loosened her hold and cupped her face. I made her look into my eyes, "Stop regretting. It was not your job to ensure my safety. You had nothing to do. You are here now. Now you can make sure I am safe." I smiled at her.

Her eyes were locked on me, sadness overflowing down her cheek. Every tear shined like crystal. I had a love-hate relationship with it. It amazed me how these drops looked like jewels, yet they are the proof of her sadness. I slowly wiped her tears.

"Noona, don't be sad. You have already saved me. Don't you see, how much happy I am with you? Don't you see, you make me feel wanted, loved and protected? I am safe with you, always will be." I tried to say gently, soothingly.

She nodded. Her breathing was slowing. She was calming down. Her eyes roamed on my face like she hadn't seen me in years. That longing in her eyes, made me feel like my heart was going to burst inside of my chest.

She slowly removed my hairs from my forehead and traced my face with her fingers in a loving way. Then she sighed. Her eyes looked swollen and red but there was an emotion underlying, I couldn't identify.

She attached our foreheads, noses pressing against each other, "You will be safe with me, always." Her voice was sad but promising.

I made her look into my eyes. I could get lost in these illusive eyes forever. I didn't know why but I had the strongest urge to adore her. To show her how much her words meant to me, how her words effected on me. What was this feeling? Why it made me want to kiss her? I didn't know what gotten into me, but I did what my heart asked me to do. I planted a soft kiss on her forehead and pressed my forehead against her. "That's all I want. I want to be safe with you."

She neither flinched, nor she moved away when I kissed her. Instead of doing those, she wrapped her hands around my neck and hid her face in the crook of my neck. That's the moment I realized, what this weird feeling was. Now it made sense why I felt like this, why anger boiled in veins when someone threatened her life, why I felt angry when any man looked at her lustfully.

' I love her. I am in love with Noona.'

It never came to my mind. I knew I loved her but never realized I was in love with her. This feeling was completely foreign to me since I never felt like this for any other woman. I was so cautious that I hardly had a date. I was a broken person who fought to survive and I always had to fear going hungry and homeless. Dating felt like a luxury to me that I couldn't afford. And after losing two important women in my life, I convinced myself that something was wrong with me. I neither deserved to be loved, nor I wanted to love someone and tangle her with me.

Noona was different. She came to my life before I could even realize what was happening. That day when she first fought for me, she didn't just save me from few thugs, she also saved my soul from damaging. And she didn't stop since then. She fought for us. She didn't give me any choice to say no to her. And if I said honestly, I didn't want to say no to her either. I wanted her company too much. I wanted her attention and everything. I wanted to have anything she gave me. Now I wanted to give her my heart.

' Only question is, Will she take it? Will she take my broken heart and attach it to her to complete me?'

I didn't know.

"Noona." I stroked her hair, "You must be tired. You should take rest."

She was still sobbing. If she kept crying like this, she would drain all of her energy.

I tried loosen her hold, but she didn't let me. She moaned like a stubborn child and tightened her hold. Fighting with her would be meaningless. So I moved back and laid down on her bed. She was above me, our bodies pressed against each other, her legs wrapped around my waist. I slowly shifted to my right and made her land on her bed. She pulled away from my neck and buried her head in my bare chest. She was sniffing softly.

' Oh God! What is she doing to me?'

She was driving me insane. I wanted more. I wanted her everything. Only if she gave me willingly. Only if she wanted me with her. "Should I stay here tonight?" I whispered.

She nodded. I could feel my chest soaking with her silent tears. I wanted to kiss her until she forgot her every sorrow. I wanted stop her from suffering. But I knew well. Doing these would only distant us. So I let her cry. I wanted her to let go her every pain.

"Okay." Still, I was selfish. I wanted to wait until she felt same for me but it wouldn't hurt her if kissed her again, right? I placed a small kiss on her forehead, "Sleep Noona. I will be here. As long as you want me."

Her breathing slowed and before she drifted off to sleep, I heard her whispering faintly, "I will want you forever."

I prayed to God that I didn't hallucinate. I hoped she also wanted me.

I passed an amazing night. As usual, nightmare didn't bother me when she was around.

After waking up, I found her sleeping next to me. Her hair spread on my arms, few strands hid her magnificent face, pink lips slightly parted, I had got it really bad. Damn! I didn't know I was this much whipped. She was snoring slightly.

I chuckled, ' Cute!'.

Beautiful golden sun ray fell on her face, making her look ethereal.

' God, I never wished for anything to you. I am wishing now, please, I don't wanna lose her. I want to make her mine. Please!'.