Chapter 9 - The Bath
How did it all come to this?
I stood on the side of the lake and I shivered as I entered my bare foot.
I have to undress in front of him... this is too embarrassing.
Aluna Yan
I-I'll take a bath later-
Li Wei
I can't get the wounds wet.
He then took off his top and I immediately turned around. I heard him slowly enter the water and I turned around to see him half submerged.
I then turned around and took a deep breath as I took off my top layer of clothing.
I kept my belly cover over my front and kept my thin cloth around my waist.
I slowly walked in, my hair floating on top of the water as I slowly walked towards Li.
As I did, he then looked at me for a while before handing me what looked like a cloth.
I slowly and gently started to wipe him down.
I came closer to him, my cheeks flushed as I gently wiped the dirt off of him, avoiding the arenas which were bandaged.
His hand then came out of the water and wiped my cheek, making me blush as I looked up at him.
The moonlight was the only thing keeping us from the pitch black.
With every moment, the water rippled around us. But now... it was all still.
He caressed my cheek while our eyes met in the middle.
My hands stopped moving, remaining frozen on his warm chest.
Li Wei
You're beautiful...
I had heard that sentence thousand times before... but never before did it make my heart flutter like that.
His hand slowly trailed down to my shoulder, where I jerked a little away, biting my bottom lip.
He then took my chin and turned me around, causing me to face him again.
He closed me in, putting his hands on my waist and pulling me in so close that my cheek landed on his chest.
He traced circles with his finger on my back, making me feel so full...
Then, he put his cold nose against it and I let out a small gasp.
His fingers fiddled with the knot on the back of my belly cover as his nose trailed along my skin, making it feel like he was licking me.
I then slid my arms around his neck unconsciously and then, he froze.
I was shivering, mostly because of the cold water.
Then, I heard it. A loud thumping noise...
I looked up and saw Li look at me, cheeks flushed as well.
Our faces were inches apart, with none to spare.
Li Wei
You're going to get cold.
He then lifted me out of the water, making me yelp while I was forced to close my eyes.
He walked to the shore and covered me with his thickest robe as he got himself dressed.
I got dressed too and once we arrived back to camp, he sat up and held his sword.
This was his usual sleeping posture...
Something inside of me wanted me to get up and hug him. His eyes were filled with a loneliness that I desperately tried to fill.
I could still feel, his touch on my skin... it was so smooth and warm.
Is this what happens when a man touches you? Butterflies everywhere?
Misty Plume
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