Kiss The Ground - Volume 6-#9

#4

It was a long night when Yoon Cha-hyun woke up from his short sleep. Cha Hyeon, who was looking up at the dark sky, picked up his cell phone next to him and checked the time. 5 o’clock in the morning sharp. When he got up from the sunbed, the shirt on his body fell down.

Early in the morning, Yoon Cha-hyeon was alone.

I was lying alone in the middle of the wide white sand beach, but it wasn’t cold. The morning temperature was not that low, and the lamp next to me illuminated my body as warmly as before I fell asleep. However, there was no one who covered Cha Hyeon with his shirt. When I placed my palm on the empty seat next to me, a faint feeling of body heat touched my fingertips and then disappeared like an illusion.

I’ve been asleep for too long.

Cha Hyeon put on the shirt that covered his naked body. He staggered out of his seat and took a step towards the white sandy beach. There was nothing in the white sand where my feet sank. I blinked, looking at the quiet horizon where no one was standing.

Misha, where are you?

My feet gradually became faster as I walked along the coast.

Chahyun, who had been running on the white sand for a while, suddenly turned around. However, the only thing that remains on the wide beach is the footprints you walked on. The two holes that I stepped on alternately on a long journey alone stop in front of my body like the trajectory of a stitch.

“… … .”

A strange loneliness invaded my heart.

Misha must be somewhere on this island. He might be making an early breakfast in the kitchen, or he might have gone up to the bedroom first. Since it is a round island, if she continues to walk forward like this, she will meet him somewhere. The reason why the feeling of walking alone was strangely unfamiliar and lonely was because Yoon Cha-hyun was with him all day.

But I didn’t want to run alone on a road where I couldn’t see anything. Cha Hyun changed direction again and started to follow his own footsteps. My heart was pounding, feeling cold and eerie.

As I walked, a few minutes later, I saw an umbrella on the white sand beach where I started. But no one came back inside.

“Misha.”

Cha Hyun raised his head and looked up at the mansion. The dining room, bedroom, and every floor are dark. The same goes for stairs and swimming pools. Dry lips parted slightly. Cha Hyun forced his feet, which were standing still, to take a few steps in the opposite direction. And he turned his head towards the shore.

It was right after that that a shadow caught the corner of my gaze.

“mi… … .”

A hundred steps away, above the wide perimeter surrounding Cha Hyeon, under the cluster of stars that seemed to pour down, there he was in the middle.

It was right in front of us. Misha, with her pants rolled up to her calves, was playing in the shallow sea with her dog. The dog, her fur wet, ran along the white sand at her master’s feet. Bouncing between the two was a blue beach ball.

The dog knocked the ball away with Misha’s nose. Misha again received the ball that bounced into the air. He playfully rolled the ball around, but when the dog got impatient, he drove the ball in front of the dog’s four paws. The pouring starlight hit my fluttering ears and scattered blue in all directions. Not knowing if anyone is watching, the two are absorbed in the fun game.

Cha Hyeon approached them. He started out walking slowly, but his feet quickened and eventually turned into running.

Misha raised his head at the sound of lapping sea water. The moment he reflexively opened his arms, Cha Hyeon jumped into his arms. Misha hugged Chahyeon tightly as they fell together into the shallow water that barely submerged their ankles.

“Yuan, when did you wake up?”

He looked quite embarrassed as he was immersed in the sea water. His hand holding his back is stiff.

“I felt like I was sleeping deeply, so I came out for a moment. “Hongsam asked me to play.”

“… … .”

“I was surprised that you suddenly woke up. I’ve been here the whole time… .”

“I did not know.”

The hand stroking my back stopped as I heard a muttering that interrupted my speech. Cha Hyeon opened his eyes wide in his arms. A broken voice came out through dry lips.

“Misha, I didn’t know you were this close… … .”

Why didn’t I realize it sooner? He was right next to Cha Hyeon to the point where I thought that. He didn’t even have to try to find it. Because he was quietly waiting for Cha Hyeon in a place where he never turned his head. Even when Cha Hyeon is running towards another place or standing in the middle of a vast space, he is here alone… .

“I was going in the opposite direction. I was looking elsewhere. I didn’t know you were here… .”

“… … .”

“I don’t even know you’re here, I’m always somewhere else… .”

I felt like my heart was going to explode. Running on the white sand beach at night felt like running around an endless circle. The loneliness of constantly going round and round in an unreachable place. However, what Cha Hyeon experienced was only a few minutes of solitude. A few aimless words escaped his mouth.

“I’m sorry, Misha.”

Chahyeon put his wet arm behind Misha’s back. Before he knew it, Misha was stroking Chahyun’s head with a gentle hand. It seemed like he understood what Cha Hyeon was talking about.

“What are you sorry about?”

“You were scared too. Alone here… .”

“… … .”

“I’m sorry I didn’t find it sooner, I didn’t notice it sooner… … .”

Sorry sorry. Cha Hyeon handed me the apology without even knowing what I was apologizing for. I only regretted leaving him here and running alone somewhere else without knowing anything.

The black night light and the gap between the sand and the wet, clinging bodies were hugged even more tightly. Warm body temperature enveloped the body, and a humorous voice swept over Cha Hyeon’s wet face and cheeks.

“Yuan, you’re an idiot.”

It was time to raise my head to a friendly sound. She sat up with Misha holding Chahyun in her arms. Warm silver eyes are looking at Cha Hyun’s face right in front of her nose.

“You noticed in the end. “I was waiting here.”

“… … .”

“That’s why you came to see me. “He ran to me and hugged me like this.”

“… huh.”

“And now I’m never letting go again.”

Yeah, I have no intention of letting go. Once Yoon Cha-hyun grabbed hold of something, he never let go. Wasn’t the reason for flying to this island to completely capture and imprison Misha?

“Then it’s okay.”

are you okay. Whispering like that, Misha gently placed her lips on Chahyun’s forehead. The familiar heat finally thawed Yoon Cha-hyun’s cold body. His heart, which had been pounding as if it was about to explode, began to subside little by little, and he could feel blood rushing to his cold hands and feet. His large hand smoothed Cha Hyeon’s feet, which were covered in sand.

“And actually, I wasn’t alone. “Because Hongsam was with us.”

A wet nose suddenly appeared between the two bodies clinging to each other. This dog has a sad expression on his face, as if he has really forgotten about me. Only then did a faint smile emerge as he alternately licked his cheek with his long tongue. Misha, who was quick to focus on her lips, shrugged her shoulders.

“Your dribbling skills are quite good. “Deception doesn’t work anymore.”

“… “I shouldn’t have woken you up too.”

“You were tired all day. because of me.”

It was a subtle nuance. Compared to Chahyun, who was sitting on his lap with only a shirt on her naked body, Misha was neatly dressed from the bottom up. While she kept her mouth shut, she picked up the beach ball that Misha had been rolling next to her.

“And I’ve been thinking a lot lately. “You had something to worry about, right?”

When Misha threw the ball to the opposite shore, the puppy that was snuggled up between them instantly ran into the distance chasing the ball. Misha, who was looking at her shrinking back, turned her head to face Chahyeon.

“Is that a secret from me?”

My wet body became stiff like a stone statue.

“I waited for you to tell me what was going on… He rarely speaks to me. “I even prepared an island to help you change your mood, but you still feel uneasy about something.”

“… Did you know? I keep… .”

“I know everything about you.”

Misha stood up and hugged Chahyeon. The water barely filled her ankles and made a lapping sound.

“You, who have so many thoughts, are having a hard time alone and suffering.”

“… … .”

“And I know I can’t solve all your problems.”

The gazes of the two people standing on the beach at night met.

“But if you have a hard time, I want you to tell me. If you have any concerns, it would be nice if we could think about them together. I want to hear your heart and know. Because we… … .”

Misha adjusted Chahyun’s wet shirt. As he was adjusting his appearance with slow hands, he suddenly lowered his head and looked down. Yoon Cha-hyun also lowered his head as his eyes gently widened.

Bioluminescence.

The sea around the shore where the two stood was sparkling with a blindingly blue light. Like a universe full of galaxies. The bright blue fluorescence was a very strange and brilliant color that did not match the dark night sea.

The two looked mesmerized at the blue light shimmering like pearl powder in the black water. Everything was blue. The night sky, the night sea, even the bare feet of two people in it. Misha, who was looking down at her, raised her head appreciatively. She then smiled brightly into Cha Hyeon’s eyes.

“You were lucky.”

With a thud, Yoon Cha-hyun realized that his heart was pounding loudly. thud. thud. His heart trembled one after another.

However, this beat was not the loneliness or pain of just moments ago. This is thrilling. The awareness that a golden opportunity is just around the corner, known only to the striker standing in front of everyone else. His pulsating heart felt like it was going to explode. There will never again be such a beautiful time and space in this life.

It is now. You have to do it now.

“Misha, I have something to tell you.”

Chahyeon held Misha’s hand and turned her towards me. Then she straightened her back and stood facing him. Misha made a puzzled face at the serious voice that was different from before.

“I’m sorry for bothering you. It’s as you said. I keep… “I kept thinking about it.”

My trembling breath went down the back of my dry throat. With a clearer vision than ever before, an opportunity more beautiful than any goal appears. It’s time to step on the past and fears that have been endlessly agonizing and move on.

“Which moment will be the most perfect and what will make you happy… I kept thinking about it. “I wanted to do it better than anyone else, in the most beautiful place.”

“yuan… .”

“I think now is the time.”

Yoon Cha-hyun took a deep breath. Then he turned his hand back and took out the ring he had been preparing for a long time.

I tried to do that.

“… … .”

Damn… … … … … … … .

Bottoms! There were no bottoms. Yoon Cha-hyun was about 90% naked. He was so preoccupied with looking for Misha that he was wandering around the sea wearing only his shirt. Just like a bitch… … .

How can this be? This could happen, right?

My dazed brain retraced the whereabouts of the ring. The token of oath that Cha Hyeon had been preparing for several months would be in the back pocket of Cha Hyun’s pants, lying on the kitchen floor of the mansion, by now.

My mind went blank at the crushing defeat. After playing in the first half, the second half, and extra time, the last kick of the final penalty shootout sent a shot into the air. It’s literally the worst miss in career history.

“yuan?”

Misha tilted his head. She looked strange as she stood with her mouth open, unable to say anything. However, Cha Hyeon could not say anything more and just stood there quietly.

“mi… … .”

After a few seconds of being dazed, it was then that Misha’s lips, which had been quietly closed, curved sharply.

“Okay, time out.”

“what?”

“Your chance is gone, Yuan.”

Misha’s face was strange, with blue light shining down her face. He took a step back and muttered.

“Now it’s my turn.”

***

Yoon Cha-hyun’s face, standing in front of me, was as white as the shirt he was wearing. His face, with his mouth open in a daze, began to turn even paler as Misha slowly began to bend down as if showing off. The moment his one knee finally touched the water, Cha Hyeon put one hand forward and shouted loudly.

“hey!”

Misha didn’t respond and just looked up at him. Perhaps convinced that the matter would go through to the end, Yoon Cha-hyun screamed again.

“Don’t do anything nonsense!”

“It’s not nonsense.”

“Don’t do anything you’ll regret… .”

“I don’t regret it.”

“No, let me go first…” … .”

“Ahaha.”

The urgent sound made me laugh without realizing it. The dark eyebrows that had been locked in astonishment slowly lowered. It’s a bit sad to see him gasping for breath in shock. Misha placed one arm on her upright knee and rested his chin on her chin.

“Yuan, you shouldn’t be surprised.”

However, Yoon Cha-hyun could not hide his surprise. The wide, torn eyes don’t seem to calm down no matter what I say.

“I gave you a chance. A lot of that too.”

“Ki, opportunity.”

“When we bathed together, when we ate together, and even at Adrian’s wedding, I gave up so that you could do this first. “I put a lot of effort into creating an atmosphere.”

“you… uh… .”

“I even received a bouquet.”

I almost stopped holding back when I found him drunk and asleep in other people’s arms. It was also difficult for him to shake off the claims of a psychopath who said that he would help me both financially and that I had a license to be an officiant. Just a little more, just one more time. The reason I persevered and brought him to this island was because I knew Yoon Cha-hyun’s greed. Because I know how much he loves Misha and how much he wants to express it.

“Since you are a cautious person, you probably wanted to aim for a really cool moment.”

“… … .”

“For example, this sea I spoke of.”

“under… .”

“You probably thought it would be nice to propose to me here.”

We succeeded in getting him here at this time. However, running out with only a piece of cloth on was something that Misha had never planned on doing. Because she was waiting for a marriage proposal and was dressed in a way that made me want to throw her over and hug her right away. It was also difficult and difficult to hang on in that state.

“Did you know I was going to propose? Since when?”

Yoon Cha-hyun, who had come to his senses a little, shouted out. Misha frowned and made a thoughtful expression.

“hmm… “In Korea, when you pretended to touch my hand and measured my finger size?”

“Well, that’s all… .”

“And when he saw me in my formal attire and was blown away.”

“her.”

“When he glanced at me looking at the wedding invitations, when he asked me if I had ever been to a wedding, and when he held my hand under the party table.”

“… … .”

“But no matter how long I wait, they won’t do it.”

Yoon Cha-hyun’s expression changed every moment. From shock to astonishment, from astonishment to bewilderment… . It was a fun change. However, it cannot be denied that watching Yoon Cha-hyun secretly planning something was the most fun of all.

“But the waiting ends here.”

Misha swept the waves with his hand and dusted them off. The more she was stimulated, the more the luminous glow spread out to her feet, creating blue waves. He stood there as if nailed to his seat, stuttering as if it were his last struggle.

“No, no.”

“I’m sorry I took your opportunity away.”

But there’s nothing I can do about it now.

Misha slowly moved his hand and put it into his pocket. And she took the same amount of time to slowly pull it out. Cha Hyeon was watching every movement as if he were watching a splatter movie. Her cute expression kept making me laugh, but Misha bit her tongue and resisted it.

What was hanging from the tip of my finger was a round piece of metal joined together. A beautiful token that sparkles in the blue light.

Misha held it in his right hand and held it out in front of the person standing in front of him. And she spoke the foreign language she had been practicing for a long time.

“『Yoon Cha-hyeon.』”

The gaze that was fixed on the ring looked into Misha’s eyes.

“『You are my light.』”

Misha did not avoid that gaze.

“『Please marry me.』”

Yoon Cha-hyun usually gave everything when he added ‘please’. Misha wondered if the rule would hold true this time too. So she quietly looked at Cha Hyeon’s face.

However, Yoon Cha-hyun did not extend his hand even after a while.

Instead, he sat down in front of Misha, who was kneeling. A bright blue light spread across the water where the two were sitting. Bathed in blue light, Yoon Cha-hyun stretched out his hand and cupped Misha’s cheek. And he answered by squinting his eyes.

“yes.”

Ah, this means positivity.

“great. marriage. “I will do it.”

The words I learned sporadically found their place and became meaningful. Yoon Cha-hyun said he would marry Misha. With the easiest and simplest words that strip away all the worries. But before he could fully realize that fact, he crashed his lips against Misha’s.

The salty, sweet lips soaked in sea water stayed together for a long time and then slowly fell away. Misha found Yoon Cha-hyun’s eyes and focused her gaze. She thought he would have been surprised or embarrassed, but his eyes unexpectedly turned moist.

After looking into Misha’s eyes for a long time, he held out his hand in an awkward motion. It was a movement I never imagined would put something in my hand first.

It was the same for Misha as he approached what would be his first and last proposal. Misha lifted Yoon Cha-hyun’s left hand, found her fourth finger, and slipped her ring into it. Very deep, all the way to the end of your fingers. Cha Hyun looked at the ring and whispered a weak smile.

“Misha, this… “It’s a woman’s.”

“that’s right.”

“You’re so pretty… … .”

The large cushion-cut diamond ring was for women and was a thin and gorgeous ring. And it was also something that Misha had kept to herself for a long time. In order to keep the owner’s request to hand it over to someone you truly love with all your heart.

Misha placed her lips on Chahyun’s fingers. She said and she whispered quietly.

“This is my grandmother’s.”

This time, Yoon Cha-hyun seemed at a loss for words. Seeing her black eyes widen, Misha burst into laughter. She then took him in her arms and stood up. Even the hand urgently wrapping around her neck was so lovely that she couldn’t stop laughing.

Truly, someone who would sacrifice their life to love.

Misha looked up at the sky while embracing his hot body. She was holding the two people’s heads as if the blue starlight of dawn was pouring down on them. That was the gaze that had been looking down on Misha’s life all along. The gaze of Misha Asplund’s long loneliness, solitude, sadness, and the moment of finding her partner who would recognize all of them.

My soul was mixed between the body heat that was tightly hugged. Misha buried her face on Chahyeon’s shoulder and took in her breath. In the sweet breath, the countless words I had been practicing rang quietly in the air.

You are my light.

And it’s my flame, my waves, my breath.

It will forever illuminate my life, heat it, destroy it, and make it live… … .

To you who gave me my last name, I will give my life.

It was a distant dawn. It was a moment when I felt like I could just stop breathing. A pure white light appeared behind the two people who were tightly clinging to each other. The light pushed away the darkness, extinguished the blue light, and finally illuminated the sea where the two people were walking.

In a world shining white, above even more sparkling waves,

Dawn has broken.

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