SHIER'S P.O.V.

I felt proud that Cerez is in my arms. This time, I am the one who saved her from falling.

She was even more beautiful in my eyes with my arms around her.

I look like the hero I watched on the television the other day.

However, her eyes look puffy. Little by little, the happiness that I felt fades as I saw a drop of tears runs into her cheeks.

Then I remember the situation.

I never saw Cerez cry before, but this soul on her body is always crying.

"I lost my sight of you just for a few hours. How did you end up falling?"

Without a word, She moved forward and wrapped her arms around me. While, her shoulder is continuously shaking.

"I am sorry." She said in between her sniffing and crying. I am still confused about the situation.

However, I am full of tears right now.

I don't want to eat anymore.

Well, I can save it later, so I thought.

Her tears began to glow and evaporate in the air.

That time she pulled herself together and looked me in the eye.

"From this day onwards, I promise you that I will never abandon you. I will raise you well so you will not be a bad angel." She wipes her tears and sob.

"I will make delicious food for you to eat. You can sleep at my house. If you don't want it messy, I will always clean my room. Just don't kill me yet. I am not ready."

I don't know what she is talking about. But there is one thing that I am sure. Hugging me tight means she's not letting me go, Right?

I read it a very long time ago. It is one of the meanings behind the gesture of hugging.

Her emotion is unstable right now. I remember what I did the other night.

I hug her tightly and pat her back gently. She was left speechless while realizing what' is happening. Then she pushed me then I saw her cheeks turn red.

"I am not a baby you know."

"But you always cry like a baby." To his surprise, she pinches me on my waist. I unconsciously release her while she falls to the ground.

"Ahh..! Why do you let me go?" Her hand reaches her butt while her face shows how painful her butt is.

"Because you hurt me," I said hesitantly. I don't know if the pinch is painful or I was just surprised at what Hyria did.

I don't even know that someone can do that to other people.

"Hahaha! Is this your first time that someone pinches you on your waist?" His face blushed in full red.

"So no one touch you here before?" She said seductively though her eyes is still red due to crying.

For a person who is crying earlier,

She sure knows how to adjust.

"Are you okay now?" I said that to change the topic. I hope it pulls through because the conversation makes me uncomfortable.

She smiles a little but not enough to reach her eyes while her head moves and nods.

She closes her fist and places it in front of his lips while faking a cough.

"In this incident, I understand your importance. I can not deny that I needed you. However, I still refuse to die without my consent." She stop and inhaled while he put her hand on her side.

"I know that angels have a long life and that my lifespan might be a spur of a moment for you. So please let me live until I am ready to die. Then after that, you can have this body. Can you promise me that?"

The corner of my right lip lifted at the thought that somehow I saw Cerez in her. Her confidence always stands out. Choosing what is right is her top priority. It is proof that she is a descendant of Cerez.

"I Shier, prince of the Smerte clan, pledge that I will protect your body until you are ready. I will never harm you in any way. So please rest assured to have me by your side."

That time she smiled widely and moved her hand forward.

After a second, I stared at her hand awkwardly. Then I flinch when her right hand grabs my hand and shakes it.

"This is what humans do when they close a deal."

I tried so hard to keep my cool.

I didn't respond, though my eyes are on our hands, that is tightly holding onto mine.

Her hand warmth my hand while her smile warms my heart.

Somehow a part of my chest felt warm.

I wish that someday, I can see Cerez smile like that too.

I don't know how long we shake our hands, but her stomach made a noise.

Hyria smiled at me again.

"Let's go to my home." She leads the way while I stop her when I remember the things I left in the park.

"I forgot the thing that we bought in the park."

"Oh... Okay, let's go back to the park but first. Let's go grab some snacks." My feet started to walk together with her on one of the stalls toward the park.

After two hours...

HYRIA"s P.O.V.

"What are you doing?" Shier asked me with a confused face while standing at the top of the stone not so far in front of me.

While I, am desperately walking and looking at every corner of the forest.

I don't even care if my shoes are soak in the mud.

We do have plans to go to the park and go home, but at the last moment, I remember that Nadia dis-appear earlier and she might find me.

Other than Shier, who has a purpose in protecting me. I felt that Nadia genuinely cares about me.

So I am planning to wait and search for Nadia, because I am sure that she will be anxious about what is happening right now and might think that I am dead.

But I can't tell him that, Because Nadia's existence is something that I, can only know. I make a promise to Nadia.

"Ah... I am waiting for help."

"Why are you looking for someone's help when I am in front of you?"

I smile at him awkwardly.

"Yeah, why would I be?" I murmured while thinking about what can I do to make myself stay.

"Ah... brain... where are you when I needed you?" I asked myself out of desperation.

"I am waiting for too long. The forest is not safe in the evening." My left eyebrow lifted as I heard him saying that.

"How did you know that?"

"Because in the past, dark is always a threat for the humans."

"Ha! You sure are old. Ahmm there is ahh.... eehhhh... iiiiihhh...." I am currently searching for words, but I can't find any.

At this point, he might think that I am drowning myself out of sweat.

"What are you doing?" That time my guilt and anxiousness that pressured me turned into impulsivity. My head heats up.

"Why are you always asking what am I doing!" I just shouted out of the blue as I looked at him as if he was offended.

My mind flashes back to the words I promised that I do good for him, yet I am harassing him because I am anxious.

Feeling guilty again, I inhaled deeply to be calm.

"What do you think I am doing? I am ... I am ... teaching you the alphabet and the vowels." I smiled half heart at that halfhearted answer while imagining that I'm pulling my hair tightly while asking myself.

"What am I saying?"

"Yeah! If you want to understand a lot about humans you should know our language more. The basic that you should know is the alphabet and vowels. " I just blurted out. My heart is beating fast, I hope that he will buy it.

Surprisingly Shier smiled, his chinky eyes turned into a tin curvy line and his perfect set of teeth flashed into my sight.

"Ah... I should put my guard up all the time. His smile is dangerous for my heart." I thought to myself while touching my head and covering my eyes.

"Ähh you are so kind. I want to know everything. I am not boasting though I am a fast learner." He said eagerly.

"Really?" I smiled at him.

"So can we go back to your house?"

"Not yet," I said firmly.

"Why? Are you planning to abandon me here?"

"Of course not!" At that time I am deeply offended and guilty since it fresh from my memory only to realize that he is teasing me in the end and looked at his smiling face.

"Don't joke about that topic, I am quite sensitive, and can you not smile a lot. It is dangerous to someone's heart."

"Dangerous?"

"Yeah, dangerous and stop asking after another question. My mind can't keep up. Leave me some time to think."

"Ah... Okay, but what are we still doing here? " I slap my head. Then I thought about an excuse and secretly drop my shoe at the back of the stone and put my feet on the ground making it super dirty...

"I am finding my shoes. I guess I drop it somewhere."

He looked at my feet and saw that I'm missing my right shoe.

I need to find it.

"But you have another shoe in your house." He said, I remember him arranging it, while we are cleaning the other day.

"These shoes are special." I insist.

"Then I will find it. " He walks towards me while my eyes round in panic.

My legs moved forward and met him at the center, but before I could touch him. My feet felt numb. I stumbled and lost my balance. Before I knew Shier runs towards me.

Then I saw blood on the floor that's the time when I felt the pain in my right foot while the blood are all over the ground.

"Urgg!!! I need to be patient. Yeah, be patient." I screamed silently