Chapter 22: Welcome to Hakone
The next morning, Sora woke up with sunlight beaming into her eyes. She squinted and tried to block the sunlight with her hand. She turned to the desk clock on the nightstand beside her and it read almost quarter to nine. She sat up and saw the notification light on her phone, a message from Takahashi-sama.
Takahashi-sama: ONE OF MY DRIVERS WILL PICK YOU BOTH UP AT 11. ENJOY YOUR TIME TOGETHER.
Sora replied back, thanking her client. She got out of bed and went into the living room to see if Park Jungsu was still sleeping. However, she only found the folded blanket and pillow neatly placed on the side of the sofa.
“Where is he?” Sora thought to herself as she made her way into the kitchen. To her surprise, there was breakfast made already on the kitchen island with a note.
Good morning my Baby Princess,
Hungry? I made you breakfast, so hurry and eat up.
Park Jungsu
The breakfast and note brought a smile to Sora’s face. She was amazed at how good the breakfast looked with sunny-sides up eggs, bacon, sausages and toast. On the side was a bowl of fruit salad, along with a cup of freshly brewed coffee. As she started to dig in, she was stunned by how the food not only looked good but it also tasted delicious.
When she was about to take a sip from her coffee, a voice from behind startled her.
“Did you sleep well last night?” Park Jungsu asked.
Sora turned around, almost spilling her coffee when she saw a half-naked Park Jungsu standing in front of her. His entire body was wet after coming back from a swim out on the terrace. His hair was brushed back with a towel around his neck. His shorts were below his waist line and Sora could see the area slightly above his groin. Sora gulped from the sight of him and was left speechless.
Park Jungsu saw her staring at him without saying a word. “Is there something wrong, Sora-ah?” he asked totally clueless to the effect he had on her standing there in his half-naked glory.
He looked at himself, checking to see what was wrong. As he moved, his muscles began to flex and all the contours of his body began unraveling right before Sora’s eyes. A hot tingling sensation started to run through her body. Never had she seen such a sizzling hot body before, it was like what all men should have – she thought.
“I need to cool down! I can’t handle this!” she told her herself and gulped down the entire cup of coffee in one go.
Park Jungsu was startled to see Sora chucked down the whole cup of coffee and walked up to her. “Are you alright, Sora-ah?” he asked, placing his hand on her shoulders.
As soon as she sensed his touch, she quickly jerked and turned away from Park Jungsu. “I’m fine. Hurry and take off your~ I mean, go take a shower now. Takahashi-sama’s driver will be waiting for us downstairs at eleven,” she stuttered in between her sentences.
From the way Sora reacted, Park Jungsu can’t help but think what he did wrong for her to act differently. Brushing the thought aside, he started to make his way to the bathroom, following Sora’s order.
Once he closed the door, Sora hurried to the fridge and took out a bottle of cold water – drinking it like someone who’s been dehydrated for a few days. She placed the half-emptied bottle on the kitchen counter as she fanned herself with her hands. She paced back and forth in the kitchen trying to calm down.
“This is not going to work, Kang Sora! You never felt this hot before when you first met him and now look at you? You’re totally losing it! God, he looks so damn sexy without his shirt on.” Sora mumbled to herself.
When Park Jungsu was done with the shower, he came out again with just a towel wrapped around his waist. He saw Sora and wanted to ask her if she packed the things she needs for the trip. “Sora-ah—” he said, while moving his hand to get her attention, but Sora darted straight into the bathroom without giving him any response.
Park Jungsu was dumbfounded for a moment as he wiped himself dry. He then looked around the room and saw that Sora had packed her things already when he was in the bathroom. He left his hair to air dry as he put on his clothes, wearing a white polo shirt and a pair of light blue chino shorts. The sleeve perfectly wrapped around his toned biceps and can be seen easily.
He sat on the sofa, flipping through the channels on the TV while waiting for Sora. After twenty minutes or so, she came out with a pair of denim shorts and a sleeveless jersey top under a light checkered shirt with its sleeves rolled up to the elbow. The moment he saw her, he couldn't turn his attention away from her. His eyes wondered slowly from her long sexy legs to her beautiful face. He sat there all mesmerized.
“We should head down now. Are you ready to go?” Sora asked.
It took him a few seconds to respond as he stuttered, “Ugh…Yeah, I’m…I’m ready whe…when you are.”
Park Jungsu grabbed their things for the trip and both headed out towards the lift area. When the lift arrived, they both entered inside, with Park Jungsu standing next to Sora.
“Did you enjoy the breakfast this morning?” He tried to look elsewhere, but his eyes just naturally wanders onto her chest area. He gulped, trying to hold his urge back and quickly glanced away.
“Yeah, it was very delicious and the coffee was good too,” Sora replied without looking at him.
“That’s good.”
The lift began to stop on a few floors as other hotel guests entered the lift. The place was starting to get a bit crowded, so Park Jungsu got in front of Sora to create a barrier to prevent others from pushing into her. However, as the elevator doors were about to close after stopping, a rude man came charging in sending everyone back including Park Jungsu and accidentally pushing his chest against Sora’s. He tried to avoid getting any closer with his hand pushing onto the metal rail in the lift behind Sora. But it was no use as their bodies pressed against each other’s and their faces only an inch apart.
They both felt their body temperature boiling inside and their faces began to flush with redness as they both avoided eye contact with one another. Although they remained quiet on their way down, but both their minds were flooding with wild thoughts. Both have thoughts about getting it on right there in the lift with no one else around but them two.
Sora imagined Park Jungsu lifting her up, holding her in his arm as they kissed passionately. Park Jungsu had a similar thought, visioning that he would push her up against the lift doors and caressing her neck and collar bone with his lips. However, their imaginations were short-lived as the elevator arrived on the lobby floor. Park Jungsu quickly moved back and exited the lift first as Sora followed behind him.
They went outside and saw Takahashi-sama’s driver waiting for them with a black Bentley.
“Good morning Mr. Park and Miss Kang. My name is Shota and I will be taking you both to the osen resort in Hakone,” said the driver with a polite smile.
They both returned a smile to his greeting.
“Allow me to take those for you. Please have a seat inside and watch your heads,” said Shota as he took the luggage from Park Jungsu.
When all three of them settled in their seats, the driver asked them both to kindly fasten their seat-belts. This time, Sora managed to fasten the seat-belt by herself without the help of Park Jungsu. They both avoided making eye contact as they both know that if they lock their eyes with each other, something strong was going happen. (ROFL Yes! Definitely something “strong.”)
An hour into the journey, they haven’t spoken one word to each other, making the ambiance somewhat intimidating for Shota as he thought couples would talk to each other when they’re together.
“So…, have you both been to Hakone before?” Shota asked, looking at the rear view mirror trying to change the atmosphere a little.
Sora smiled and said, “No, it’s actually my first time visiting this place.”
“Ah, I see. You’ll love it there. It’s a great place for busy people to relax and for couples to spend time together. So, how about you, Mr. Park? Have you been there before?”
Park Jungsu was staring out the window and glanced at the rear view mirror. “I've been here a few times, but never got the chance to try out the osens in Hakone,” he answered.
“Oh, then I’m sure you and Miss Kang will enjoy your time there. The views there are exceptionally beautiful. You can actually see Mount. Fuji from Takahashi-sama’s resort,” Shota remarked.
“Really? That’s great! Then I can take some pictures!” Sora said excitedly, finally something sparking her interest.
“Yes, the view will be much more beautiful during winter time when the snow falls from the sky. Ah, I almost forgot. Here are two free-passes for you both,” said Shota, handing the passes to Sora.
“What are they for?” Sora asked as she passed one to Park Jungsu.
“You can use them to get around places within Hakone, like free bus rides, the Hakone rope-way and the pirate ships,” Shota explained.
“They have a rope-way there? Oppa, let’s try that out!” Sora said excitedly, as she shook Park Jungsu’s arm.
“You want to?” Park Jungsu asked, looking at her.
Sora smiled and nodded. “It’ll be fun!”
It was the first time today that he saw her finally smiling at him. Then he thought to himself, “Exactly what happened earlier today? This morning, she was acting all cold towards me and now she’s acting like her normal self. Could it be what I said to her last night? But I told her already that I’ll give her as much time as she needed. Aish Park Jungsu! Why did you ask her to move in with you so fast?”
“Oppa! Look! We’re in Hakone. Can you see?” Sora said joyfully, looking forward to her stay there.
Park Jungsu decided to put his thoughts aside for now and just enjoy his time with Sora. He smiled and said, “Yes, there’s the welcome sign,” he pointed out the window.
“Yes, welcome to Hakone. There are lots of souvenir shops here and up the mountains as well. Ah and if you like coffee, there is a shop on our left side here that sells delicious coffee ice-cream,” Shota said while showing them around.
“I’m definitely trying that ice-cream,” Sora stated while Park Jungsu shook his head, finding her cute like a little kid going out on a field trip.
After another fifteen-minute drive up the mountains, they've finally arrived at Takahashi-sama’s osen resort. The place looked very peaceful with tall bamboo trees surrounding the resort. The exterior itself had a traditional look which made it look very serene.
“We have now arrived at the osen resort,” Shota announced as he switched off the engine.
They were greeted by the staff working at the resort and then they got escorted to their room. Along the way, they could see the nicely decorated entrances to the public osens in the resort. Sora couldn't wait to try it out.
When they got into their room, it was a suite with was a wide open view of the outer landscape – which looked out to Mount Fuji and the surrounding lake. Sora was awed by the extensive view as she walked closer to the window.
“This is so beautiful~ I’d wish I had a place like this.”
Park Jungsu looked around and found the place very calming. It was truly a good place to relax and he would come back the next time he visits Japan.
There was even an open private osen inside the room, allowing guests to use it whenever they like. It was surrounded by pebbles and slate tiles with stone lanterns that lid up the pathway.
Then the bedroom was facing a wide landscape views of bamboo trees, it was the perfect place to get away from the busy city.
“How do you both like the room?” Shota asked.
“It’s very nice,” replied Park Jungsu.
Sora followed up by saying, “It’s beautiful and it’s so calming too.”
“Very well, then I think my work here is done for now. I will come and pick you both up at…” said Shota, glancing at his watch. “When would you both want to head back to Tokyo tomorrow? Morning, afternoon, or evening?” he asked.
“Perhaps late afternoon, oppa?” said Sora while looking at Park Jungsu for the final call.
Park Jungsu nodded and turned to Shota, “Yeah, late afternoon if that’s not too much trouble.”
Shota happily accepts, “No, no trouble at all. Here’s my number if there are any changes of time. But in the meantime, I’ll leave you both. Enjoy your stay here.”
After Shota left, they decided to head out and tour around Hakone. They walked for five minutes down to the nearest bus stop and rode the bus with their free-passes. They visited the different landmarks there.
They took the cable car up to the rope-way station on top of the Owakudani Mountain.
“Oppa, ppalli! Let’s ride the rope-way!”
“Are you sure you want to ride it? We’re very high up on the mountain, you know?” Park Jungsu looked down from the station.
“Don’t worry! The rope-way here is very safe!” Sora reassured Park Jungsu.
“I…I don’t kno—”
Before he can talk his way out, Sora had already dragged him onto the ride. “Come on, oppa~!”
As the rope-way took off from the station, they both gasped with excitement from the height of the ride. Sora took out her camera and began to take snapshots of the views outside. As she panned her camera, she saw Park Jungsu’s arms resting on the handrails in her viewfinder. She sneered as she secretly took snapshots of his arms, body and chest without him knowing.
When she got to his face, she noticed his tensed look and put down her camera. “Oppa, relax. Don’t look down and just focus on the view outside.”
Park Jungsu quickly sat straight, pretending he was fine. “How much longer is this ride?” He asked glancing at his watch.
She smiled mischievously and said, “So much for wanting to spend time with me…” She put on a pouting face.
Park Jungsu quickly held Sora’s hand and explained, “Aniya, Sora-ah~ it’s just that I’m not used to riding this,”
The look on Park Jungsu’s face got Sora chuckling as she held his face with her hands and stated, “Oppa, you look very adorable like this.”
“Adorable? My face is not adorable, it’s attractive,” he corrected smugly.
“Attractive? Hmm…somewhat…”
He grabbed her hands and asked anxiously, “Eh!? You don’t think so?”
“Well…the only times you look attractive, like extremely attractive is when…”
Park Jungsu smirked, waiting for her answer. “Is when…?”
“When you’re topless,” was what she had in mind but can’t let him know. Her face blushed with a picture of Park Jungsu topless from that morning.
“Well…?”
“Oh look! We’re at the station. Get ready to get off.” Sora made her way out of the carrier.
“Yah! Sora-ah, you haven’t answered my question!” he complained while following her out.
After leaving the question unanswered, they continued their visit to various museums such as the Hakone Glass Forest Venetian Glass Museum and the Museum of Saint-Exupéry and The Little Prince in Hakone. They took several pictures together along the way.
While on the pirate ship, they decided to take a picture together on the upper deck. As they leaned close to each other, Park Jungsu turned and gazed at Sora while she held her camera. She glanced at him and instructed, “Oppa! You have to look at the camera, come on!"
He turned his face back to the camera as Sora began to count, “hana dul ses…”
When she counted to three, her eyes widened with surprise and then stared at Park Jungsu. She had her hand on her cheek.
“What?” Park Jungsu asked like it was nothing.
“That’s cheating!” Sora exclaimed.
“What do you mean by cheating? It’s normal for a boyfriend to kiss his girlfriend.”
“But still…”
“Oh look! There’s the pier. Let’s head down now.” Park Jungsu grinned and made his way down to the lower deck with the excuse.
“Yah! Park Jungsu! Come back here…” Sora shouted as she chased after him.
***
After a long day of walking and visiting around the area, they decided to head back to the resort.
When they got back to their room, Sora sat by the coffee table and started to go through the different pictures she had taken. However, when she got to the ones she had taken back on the rope-way ride, her eyes just focused on a few of the same the photos over and over again while giggling.
“Sora-ah, let’s visit the public osen outside before we have dinner,” Park Jungsu suggested but there was no reaction from Sora. He turned and saw her looking at her camera’s screen, smiling happily. “What are you looking at?” he asked as he approached her way and sat down next to her.
Sora quickly hides the camera and denied, “Aniya, I’m not looking at anything!”
Park Jungsu snorted and said arrogantly, “Yah! What do you take me for? You were clearly looking at some pictures on your camera. Now let me see!” He tried to steal the camera from Sora’s hand, but she held onto her camera with her dear life.
“Aniya! There’s nothing!” she kept saying.
“Ya right! If there’s nothing, then why won’t you let me see?” he said while reaching for her camera with his strong arms.
“Yah!” Sora squealed as Park Jungsu began tickling her. “Eee ya~ah! Park Jungsu! Ani! Stop! Stop!” she shrieked with laughter.
Park Jungsu stopped and panted after their fun little struggle. “You want me to stop?” he asked while catching his breath as he breathed heavily.
Sora who was also panting, nodded and said, “Ne…”
He stared at her for few seconds and then a smirked started to form on his face. “Then… give me the camera,” he teasingly commanded as he pinned Sora down onto the floor. Park Jungsu had locked her down with her arms above her head.
Without any undivided attention, they both gazed at each other and thought to themselves.
“God, she’s beautiful and those lips…”
“God, he’s strong and so damn attractive too!”
Both remained still as they stared at each other desperately. The more Park Jungsu looked at her, the more he yearns for her. Her soft moistened pink lips were waiting to be caressed. He heard her lips call for his and so he began to lean forward. As he motioned closer, inch by inch, centimetre by centimetre, Sora began to slowly close her eyes while Park Jungsu gradually did the same. She could sense his warm breath on her lips drawing nearer as their nose lightly touched.
Not before long, she could feel them – his warm lips gently pressed against her delicate lips. However, her lips were too soft and wholesome to be taken gently. He desperately wanted to devour them and so he did. He captured her lips with hunger as he breathed heavily. It was aggressive, but affectionate at the same time. Sora let out a soft moan in response to his drugging kiss. He started to loosen his grip on Sora’s hands, allowing her to cup his face with them.
She pulled him closer, intensifying their kiss as if it wasn't intense enough already. He rested his hands on her hips, lightly gripping onto them. Suddenly, her breathing heightened when he caressed her lips with the tip of his tongue – asking for an invitation to explore further inside her mouth. She responded by parting her lips, allowing his tongue to discover hers. All the stroking and swirling motions of their tongues sent waves of heat surging through their bodies.
As if her body wasn’t hot enough inside, he hiked her temperature even more when he ran his hand up her long smooth thigh. His soft caress sent Sora moaning with pleasure as she moved her hands from his face to under his shirt, feeling the back and the sides of his ribcage. Both were feeling the heat as they take gasps of air in between their kisses. He had locked her lower lip with his lips before slowly tracing his kiss down to her chin, neck and throat. Her body was overflowing with pleasurable sensation as he touched her on all the right spots. She tilted her head to offer better access while running her hands in his hair. He could feel her pulling him closer, desperately wanting more of his sweet caress on her neck. She bit her lower lip, letting out silent cries of longing, until…
*BUZZ!!! BUZZ!!!*
“Oppa-ah~” Sora said in pleasure. “Oppa-ah~!”
“Mmhmmm…?” Park Jungsu mumbled, still busy with what he was doing.
“The phone…it’s vibrating~” Sora said while gasping. “Is it yours or mine?”
“Just ignore it!” he grumbled, not wanting any interruptions like the previous time.
“I think it’s my phone,” said Sora as she started to reach for her handbag.
Park Jungsu stopped and let out a frustrating sigh as he got up. He rubbed his face with his hand and brushed his hair back. His face was filled with annoyance and disbelief as he looked at Sora with his hands on his hips.
Sora looked at the caller-id and saw Melissa’s name appeared. “It’s Melissa, hold on.”
Park Jungsu sighed with dissatisfaction while stepping away as Sora answered the call.
“Hi Melissa”
“Hi Sora! How’s everything?” Melissa asked on the other end.
“Everything’s good,” she answered with her eyes turned to Park Jungsu. “Did something happen at the office?”
“Nah, everything’s fine for now. I was just calling to see how you and President Park are doing. Well?”
“He’s alright, just a little upset,” Sora replied as she saw his back facing her.
“Omo! Were you two in the middle of something?” Melissa asked, finally realizing she had called at the wrong time.
“Melissa!” Sora called out her name loud enough gaining Jungsu’s attention back at her.
“Oh my God! I am so sorry, Sora. Please continue with whatever you two were doing and I won’t call again. Bye!”
By the time Sora wanted to utter out her next word, Melissa had already hung up and leaving them both alone.
Dead silence emerged in the room as she saw the exasperated look on his face. She took a few seconds to think of what to say, hoping to lessen the tension that came to light when Melissa called.
“Melissa called to see how we’re doing,” She hoped to lift the mood by smiling.
Park Jungsu exhaled. “So there’s nothing else important?” His words were cold and indifferent, making the ambiance in the room even more spiritless than it already was.
“An..niya…” Sora retorted with hesitation as she knew this answer wasn't going to make the current situation any better.
Park Jungsu shook his head in dismay and snickered sarcastically.
Sora saw his reaction and walked up to him. “Are you mad?” she asked nervously as she touched his arm.
Park Jungsu moved his arm away and said coolly, “Aniya. Why should I be? You’re here to work after all.”
His last words struck her. Though it may not be her intention to always be so uptight about her work, but she couldn't help it. She was too used to spending most of her time working rather than on spending time with family or friends. However, she came to realized that Park Jungsu only wanted to spend more time together without having to bother with work. He even took a few days off just to fly with her here. But what did she end up doing? She neglected him when work called. Was it something she intended to do? “No” was what she told herself. She knew she had to balance her time with him and her work now that they are in a relationship together.
She made another small step towards Park Jungsu. But before she could say another word her phone vibrated again and her eyes automatically trailed to the vibrating sound. She hesitated to whether to answer the call or not, knowing the current state that she’s in right now.
He could see her eyes were glancing back and forth between him and her phone. That was it. This time, it had reached his limits.
“You know what? Just pick it up. I don’t care anymore,” he said with a disgruntled look on his face as he grabbed one of the room keys and stormed out of the door.
“Oppa! Oppa!” she called out, but he had left already, leaving her all by herself in the room. Her phone kept vibrating until she answered it with a dispirited voice.
***
To calm himself, Park Jungsu decided to go off to the men’s public osen at the resort. There weren't many people as it was during the middle of the week and so he got the osen all to himself. He cleansed himself before settling himself inside the water.
He sighed and took a deep breath before sinking into the water for a few seconds to clear his mind. When he got back up, he shook off the excess water from his face and wiping it with his hand. As he sat there by himself, he took some time to contemplate about what just happened. He started to regret what he did back in the room – walking out on Sora and told her coldly that he doesn't care anymore.
“Those weren't the words you’re supposed to say to her, you idiot! What was going on inside your head, Park Jungsu? How can you have acted so irrationally? How are you going to fix up this mess, Park Jungsu?” he argued with himself.
He got out of the osen and decided to head back to their room to fix things up and to apologize to her. He put on his yukata (a Japanese-style bathrobe) and rushed back to their room.
As soon as he opened the door, he called out her name, “Sora-ah!...Sora-ah!” He scurried all around the room looking for her, but she wasn't there. Her belongings that were originally on the table were all gone from where he last saw them. His heart began to race as he panicked. “Sora-ah, where are you?” he said with a trembling voice.
It was at that moment, he found a note on the coffee table that was addressed to him. He snatched it off the table and read what was written inside.
Oppa,
Mianhe. I didn't mean to upset you earlier. You probably don’t want to see me right now since you seemed very angry when you left the room. So, I guess it’s better if I don’t stay. Mianhe.
Sora
After reading the note, it made him regretted and hated himself even more for doing what he did earlier. He quickly took out his phone from the inner pocket of his yukata and tried calling her. But her phone was switched off and diverted directly to the automatic voicemail. He hung up and tried calling the second time, but was left with the same message: “The person who you are calling is not available to answer your call right now. Please leave a message after the tone….(Beep)”
He felt like his heart sank into the deep abyss as he slowly pulled the phone away from his ear. Both his arms dropped loosely on his sides, with the note and phone in each hand. The feelings of guilt took its toll on him as he fell down to his knees in the middle of the room, feeling helpless and scared.
“Sora-ah~ mianhe…” were the words that reiterated in his head.
***
Sora sighed as she sat in the hot-spring water of the osen. “Why is this happening to me? Everything’s just piling up on me all at the same time. So much for a break…”
She let out another long stressful sigh while slightly leaning back onto the rocks. She has never imagined that she would end up this tired with work and relationship. She thought settling herself in the osen would do the trick of relieving her stress, however it seems like it’s not working. Things were just not going the way she had hoped – flying here in such a short notice, angering Park Jungsu because of work and just now receiving an urgent call from Melissa telling her that she might not be able to go home.
“Aaaniiiiiya…!!!” Sora wailed as she hit the water with her hands, splashing up droplets of water in the air.
A little girl with her mom sitting from across Sora looked at her with shock. Sora instantly stopped when she realized others were noticing her sudden act of frustration. She smiled and nodded at them, apologizing for the sudden disturbance. The mother and daughter smiled back before they decided to leave the osen all to Sora.
At that moment, she felt even more embarrassed. She had scared the mother and daughter away.
“Ottoke…? Ah….jjinja~” she muttered while slowly burying herself into the water, barely able to hear anything from above and trying to find a peace of mind under the water. She wanted to forget all the troubles that were raining on her.
She was in the water for a few minutes until she ran out of breath and surfaced back up. She wrung her white face towel and placed it on her face. It was very comfortable, with her eyes closed and hearing the sounds of birds chirping in the trees as she laid back in the osen. The ambiance was so relaxing that she finally found peace as she fell asleep in the water.
…
Fifteen minutes later, one of the hotel staff who was in charge of the public osen woke Sora up as it was time for them to switch between the male and female osens. (*In Japan, there are some places that switch the male and female osens around at certain times.)
By the time Sora got out of the water, she had already been in for almost half an hour – longer than what a normal person should be in there for. She rinsed herself with water in the shower before putting on her yukata. She half blow-dried her long dark brown hair, leaving the rest to air dry. She looked in the mirror and saw her rosy cheeks. She touched them with her hands while putting on some skin care.
“Why are they so red?” she wondered.
Before she went to the osen at the resort, she had gone down to the front desk and requested another room for the night since she thought her presence in the same room as Park Jungsu would be a bit awkward after what happened earlier.
As she made her way out of the vanity room, her head felt a bit light weighted and was trying to balance her every step. Though her new room was down the hall from their original room, she did not notice that she was walking in the direction towards their suite room.
When she reached the door of the room, she took out whichever room key she grabbed first and inserted into the card reader. She tried to open the door, but was the wrong key.
Park Jungsu was still inside their room, sitting on the floor next to the glass wall that separated him from the outside. He perked up from the sound at the door. “Sora-ah?” was the first thing that came to his mind. He slowly got up and made subtle steps towards the door.
On the other side, it didn't occur to Sora that she had inserted the wrong key until after attempting to unlock the door with the same key for three to four times. Once she realized she had two keys, she took out the other room key. “Aish…maybe it’s this one the whole time…” she mumbled to herself.
When the card reader finally granted access with its green light after she inserted the key, the door swung opened from the other side. She looked up with her flushed face and found Park Jungsu before her.
Park Jungsu felt relieved the moment he saw Sora in front of him. Before, he thought she had left him all alone and that she wasn’t going to return.
When she saw him, she was unsure whether he was still upset with her or not and had trouble thinking of what to say. He looked at her with emotions filled in his eyes.
“Mianhe, I think I’ll be leaving now,” she uttered while turning around quickly, attempting to walk away from him.
He quickly grabbed a hold of her from behind with his arms wrapped around her shoulders, embracing her tightly in his arms. “Sora-ah, please don’t leave!”
She could hear his trembling voice as he pleaded. “Oppa…”
He loosened his hold when he heard her call. She turned around and saw his red eyes as he had his hand behind her upper arm. Placing her hand behind his cheekbone, she gently stroked his face with her thumb. The more she gazed at him the more fluttered her heart felt. She had never seen him like this before, trembling with tears in his eyes. Soon, her eyes began to water like his.
“Mianhe, oppa…”
Park Jungsu shook his head as he held her hand that was caressing his face. “Aniya…I should be the one to apologize.”
He slowly traced his gaze from her eyes to her rosy lips. He gulped from the sight of her beauty with her lightly crimsoned cheeks. With his hands, he softly cupped her faced and leaned forward. Their eyes gradually closed as the proximity of their faces narrowed.
Sora could feel his hot breath on her lips. Her heart began to race as she felt his soft lips gently pressed against hers. The touch of his warm lips caused a tingling sensation running through her body. He then began to deepen his kiss as he captured her lips with hunger. He glazed the tip of his tongue over her faintly swollen lips, tasting the sweetness of them. She reciprocated by parting her lips, granting him further access – to which he did so without hesitation.
There they were, kissing passionately between the corridor and their room. It didn't matter to them if others walk by and saw their public display of affection. What mattered was they’re together and in love.
Park Jungsu continued his caress on Sora, stroking her mouth to ecstasy with his tongue. Their lips were tightly locked together, neither wanting to part as they breathed heavily. Sora let out a short moan, indicating the pleasure she was receiving from his drugging kiss. Her small cries of pleasure drew him deeper into it.
He urgently pulled her into their room with his hands on her hips – pinning her to the door, slamming it shut behind them. He lifted her up, wrapping her beautiful long legs around his waist. Sora placed her hands behind his cheekbones, pulling him closer with their lips intensively pressing against one another. She could hear him breathing excessively and both parted their lips for a short moment. His hot breath was streaming over her pink swollen lips. He looked at her for a few seconds and then gently nibbled on her lower lip. Then he slowly traced his kiss down to her throat, glazing her chin and neck along the way with his moist lips.
She moan again, “Ah…,” as threw her head back – giving him better access while she ran her hand into his hair and the other holding onto his firm shoulder.
Her sweet cries and her smooth tender skin beneath his lips were sparking up his arousal. He tugged her yukata back slightly, exposing part of her shoulder and her upper chest – he could feel her silky skin from his fingers as he did.
Then he sank his head into her neck, caressing all the sensitive areas on her chest with his mouth – driving her into frenzy as waves of heat surged through her delicate body.
It was inevitable, she knew from the time she saw him half-naked back at the hotel in Tokyo that she was going to be goner. Although they have only been together for almost a month, but right now, she knew one thing for sure and that is she wants him as much as he wants her. She pulled his head back and kissed him with urgency.
He could feel her lightly biting his lower lips, displaying her hunger for him. He held her behind her neck and drew her closer as he responded passionately to her kiss. He started to step backwards, cradling her in his arms while she threw her arms behind his neck. With her legs still securely wrapped around him, he turned around and carried her towards the bedroom. Both were constantly gasping for air.
Once they have reached the end side of the bed, Park Jungsu slowly bend forward with Sora still clinging onto him without breaking their kiss. As he gently laid her down onto the bed, he ran his hand under her yukata and up her thigh. His caress on her legs made her hotter than she already was.
In response to his touch, she slipped her hands into his yukuta and felt his broad shoulders under her palms. She wanted to feel him, not only physically but also emotionally. Sora then rubbed her hand on his neck, telling him that she was enjoying everything he was doing to her.
As Park Jungsu continued to move further up her thigh, he felt her soft buttocks beneath his hand and gave it a nice gentle squeeze causing Sora to let out yet another captivating moan, “Mmmm…”
Her soft howl was enough to get him aroused from top to bottom. Right when he roamed his hand onto her hips, he gave her one lingering kiss before pulling apart. He gave her another feathery kiss on the lips and tugged her hair behind her ears. Running the back of his finger on her face and lightly brushing his thumb on her swollen lips, he looked at her all mesmerized. Traces of pure desire and longing evident in his eyes and Sora knew it reflects in her own as she gazed back at him with the same passion. He glanced down at her yukata’s belt and back at her – indicating his desire to unveil more of her.
In response, Sora pulled him in for another drugging kiss, but Park Jungsu gradually pulled back.
“Sora-ah~,” he called her name in a soft voice as he looked her deep into the eyes. “We can stop here, if you want. I don’t want to rush you into this, if you’re not ready.”
Hearing him say those words made her happy. His words were an assurance to her that he really cares and respects her in every way as a lady and not someone who just wants her for physical pleasure.
She brushed back his hair with her fingers, wanting to get a better look at him. She took that moment to wonder whether if it’s her hormones working up on her or she sincerely wants to give herself away to this man in front of her; whom she had only gone out for almost a month. She thought back to the times where she would laugh whenever she sees him annoyed, the time when he protected her from the stalker and his sly ways to get bbo-bbos from her. Every thought of him brought laughter and joy to her what used to be a workaholic life. Water started to form in her eyes as she felt happy being with him.
Park Jungsu saw her tearing up and started to worry. “Sora-ah, what’s wrong? Please don’t feel pressured. I’m not going to force you. I told you before that I’ll wait and give you as much time as you need, did I no—?”
Sora placed her hand over his mouth, stopping him. “Aniya, it’s not that. I just feel…very happy to have you as my man.” Her face was burning with redness. “Gomawo…Jung…su…ah…” she said faintly as her eyes closed. Her hand dropped from his mouth.
Park Jungsu noticed something was wrong and tried to wake Sora up. “Sora-ah?...Sora-ah, what’s wrong? Sora-ah, are you alright? Wake up, Sora-ah!”
Takahashi-sama: ONE OF MY DRIVERS WILL PICK YOU BOTH UP AT 11. ENJOY YOUR TIME TOGETHER.
Sora replied back, thanking her client. She got out of bed and went into the living room to see if Park Jungsu was still sleeping. However, she only found the folded blanket and pillow neatly placed on the side of the sofa.
“Where is he?” Sora thought to herself as she made her way into the kitchen. To her surprise, there was breakfast made already on the kitchen island with a note.
Good morning my Baby Princess,
Hungry? I made you breakfast, so hurry and eat up.
Park Jungsu
The breakfast and note brought a smile to Sora’s face. She was amazed at how good the breakfast looked with sunny-sides up eggs, bacon, sausages and toast. On the side was a bowl of fruit salad, along with a cup of freshly brewed coffee. As she started to dig in, she was stunned by how the food not only looked good but it also tasted delicious.
When she was about to take a sip from her coffee, a voice from behind startled her.
“Did you sleep well last night?” Park Jungsu asked.
Sora turned around, almost spilling her coffee when she saw a half-naked Park Jungsu standing in front of her. His entire body was wet after coming back from a swim out on the terrace. His hair was brushed back with a towel around his neck. His shorts were below his waist line and Sora could see the area slightly above his groin. Sora gulped from the sight of him and was left speechless.
Park Jungsu saw her staring at him without saying a word. “Is there something wrong, Sora-ah?” he asked totally clueless to the effect he had on her standing there in his half-naked glory.
He looked at himself, checking to see what was wrong. As he moved, his muscles began to flex and all the contours of his body began unraveling right before Sora’s eyes. A hot tingling sensation started to run through her body. Never had she seen such a sizzling hot body before, it was like what all men should have – she thought.
“I need to cool down! I can’t handle this!” she told her herself and gulped down the entire cup of coffee in one go.
Park Jungsu was startled to see Sora chucked down the whole cup of coffee and walked up to her. “Are you alright, Sora-ah?” he asked, placing his hand on her shoulders.
As soon as she sensed his touch, she quickly jerked and turned away from Park Jungsu. “I’m fine. Hurry and take off your~ I mean, go take a shower now. Takahashi-sama’s driver will be waiting for us downstairs at eleven,” she stuttered in between her sentences.
From the way Sora reacted, Park Jungsu can’t help but think what he did wrong for her to act differently. Brushing the thought aside, he started to make his way to the bathroom, following Sora’s order.
Once he closed the door, Sora hurried to the fridge and took out a bottle of cold water – drinking it like someone who’s been dehydrated for a few days. She placed the half-emptied bottle on the kitchen counter as she fanned herself with her hands. She paced back and forth in the kitchen trying to calm down.
“This is not going to work, Kang Sora! You never felt this hot before when you first met him and now look at you? You’re totally losing it! God, he looks so damn sexy without his shirt on.” Sora mumbled to herself.
When Park Jungsu was done with the shower, he came out again with just a towel wrapped around his waist. He saw Sora and wanted to ask her if she packed the things she needs for the trip. “Sora-ah—” he said, while moving his hand to get her attention, but Sora darted straight into the bathroom without giving him any response.
Park Jungsu was dumbfounded for a moment as he wiped himself dry. He then looked around the room and saw that Sora had packed her things already when he was in the bathroom. He left his hair to air dry as he put on his clothes, wearing a white polo shirt and a pair of light blue chino shorts. The sleeve perfectly wrapped around his toned biceps and can be seen easily.
He sat on the sofa, flipping through the channels on the TV while waiting for Sora. After twenty minutes or so, she came out with a pair of denim shorts and a sleeveless jersey top under a light checkered shirt with its sleeves rolled up to the elbow. The moment he saw her, he couldn't turn his attention away from her. His eyes wondered slowly from her long sexy legs to her beautiful face. He sat there all mesmerized.
“We should head down now. Are you ready to go?” Sora asked.
It took him a few seconds to respond as he stuttered, “Ugh…Yeah, I’m…I’m ready whe…when you are.”
Park Jungsu grabbed their things for the trip and both headed out towards the lift area. When the lift arrived, they both entered inside, with Park Jungsu standing next to Sora.
“Did you enjoy the breakfast this morning?” He tried to look elsewhere, but his eyes just naturally wanders onto her chest area. He gulped, trying to hold his urge back and quickly glanced away.
“Yeah, it was very delicious and the coffee was good too,” Sora replied without looking at him.
“That’s good.”
The lift began to stop on a few floors as other hotel guests entered the lift. The place was starting to get a bit crowded, so Park Jungsu got in front of Sora to create a barrier to prevent others from pushing into her. However, as the elevator doors were about to close after stopping, a rude man came charging in sending everyone back including Park Jungsu and accidentally pushing his chest against Sora’s. He tried to avoid getting any closer with his hand pushing onto the metal rail in the lift behind Sora. But it was no use as their bodies pressed against each other’s and their faces only an inch apart.
They both felt their body temperature boiling inside and their faces began to flush with redness as they both avoided eye contact with one another. Although they remained quiet on their way down, but both their minds were flooding with wild thoughts. Both have thoughts about getting it on right there in the lift with no one else around but them two.
Sora imagined Park Jungsu lifting her up, holding her in his arm as they kissed passionately. Park Jungsu had a similar thought, visioning that he would push her up against the lift doors and caressing her neck and collar bone with his lips. However, their imaginations were short-lived as the elevator arrived on the lobby floor. Park Jungsu quickly moved back and exited the lift first as Sora followed behind him.
They went outside and saw Takahashi-sama’s driver waiting for them with a black Bentley.
“Good morning Mr. Park and Miss Kang. My name is Shota and I will be taking you both to the osen resort in Hakone,” said the driver with a polite smile.
They both returned a smile to his greeting.
“Allow me to take those for you. Please have a seat inside and watch your heads,” said Shota as he took the luggage from Park Jungsu.
When all three of them settled in their seats, the driver asked them both to kindly fasten their seat-belts. This time, Sora managed to fasten the seat-belt by herself without the help of Park Jungsu. They both avoided making eye contact as they both know that if they lock their eyes with each other, something strong was going happen. (ROFL Yes! Definitely something “strong.”)
An hour into the journey, they haven’t spoken one word to each other, making the ambiance somewhat intimidating for Shota as he thought couples would talk to each other when they’re together.
“So…, have you both been to Hakone before?” Shota asked, looking at the rear view mirror trying to change the atmosphere a little.
Sora smiled and said, “No, it’s actually my first time visiting this place.”
“Ah, I see. You’ll love it there. It’s a great place for busy people to relax and for couples to spend time together. So, how about you, Mr. Park? Have you been there before?”
Park Jungsu was staring out the window and glanced at the rear view mirror. “I've been here a few times, but never got the chance to try out the osens in Hakone,” he answered.
“Oh, then I’m sure you and Miss Kang will enjoy your time there. The views there are exceptionally beautiful. You can actually see Mount. Fuji from Takahashi-sama’s resort,” Shota remarked.
“Really? That’s great! Then I can take some pictures!” Sora said excitedly, finally something sparking her interest.
“Yes, the view will be much more beautiful during winter time when the snow falls from the sky. Ah, I almost forgot. Here are two free-passes for you both,” said Shota, handing the passes to Sora.
“What are they for?” Sora asked as she passed one to Park Jungsu.
“You can use them to get around places within Hakone, like free bus rides, the Hakone rope-way and the pirate ships,” Shota explained.
“They have a rope-way there? Oppa, let’s try that out!” Sora said excitedly, as she shook Park Jungsu’s arm.
“You want to?” Park Jungsu asked, looking at her.
Sora smiled and nodded. “It’ll be fun!”
It was the first time today that he saw her finally smiling at him. Then he thought to himself, “Exactly what happened earlier today? This morning, she was acting all cold towards me and now she’s acting like her normal self. Could it be what I said to her last night? But I told her already that I’ll give her as much time as she needed. Aish Park Jungsu! Why did you ask her to move in with you so fast?”
“Oppa! Look! We’re in Hakone. Can you see?” Sora said joyfully, looking forward to her stay there.
Park Jungsu decided to put his thoughts aside for now and just enjoy his time with Sora. He smiled and said, “Yes, there’s the welcome sign,” he pointed out the window.
“Yes, welcome to Hakone. There are lots of souvenir shops here and up the mountains as well. Ah and if you like coffee, there is a shop on our left side here that sells delicious coffee ice-cream,” Shota said while showing them around.
“I’m definitely trying that ice-cream,” Sora stated while Park Jungsu shook his head, finding her cute like a little kid going out on a field trip.
After another fifteen-minute drive up the mountains, they've finally arrived at Takahashi-sama’s osen resort. The place looked very peaceful with tall bamboo trees surrounding the resort. The exterior itself had a traditional look which made it look very serene.
“We have now arrived at the osen resort,” Shota announced as he switched off the engine.
They were greeted by the staff working at the resort and then they got escorted to their room. Along the way, they could see the nicely decorated entrances to the public osens in the resort. Sora couldn't wait to try it out.
When they got into their room, it was a suite with was a wide open view of the outer landscape – which looked out to Mount Fuji and the surrounding lake. Sora was awed by the extensive view as she walked closer to the window.
“This is so beautiful~ I’d wish I had a place like this.”
Park Jungsu looked around and found the place very calming. It was truly a good place to relax and he would come back the next time he visits Japan.
There was even an open private osen inside the room, allowing guests to use it whenever they like. It was surrounded by pebbles and slate tiles with stone lanterns that lid up the pathway.
Then the bedroom was facing a wide landscape views of bamboo trees, it was the perfect place to get away from the busy city.
“How do you both like the room?” Shota asked.
“It’s very nice,” replied Park Jungsu.
Sora followed up by saying, “It’s beautiful and it’s so calming too.”
“Very well, then I think my work here is done for now. I will come and pick you both up at…” said Shota, glancing at his watch. “When would you both want to head back to Tokyo tomorrow? Morning, afternoon, or evening?” he asked.
“Perhaps late afternoon, oppa?” said Sora while looking at Park Jungsu for the final call.
Park Jungsu nodded and turned to Shota, “Yeah, late afternoon if that’s not too much trouble.”
Shota happily accepts, “No, no trouble at all. Here’s my number if there are any changes of time. But in the meantime, I’ll leave you both. Enjoy your stay here.”
After Shota left, they decided to head out and tour around Hakone. They walked for five minutes down to the nearest bus stop and rode the bus with their free-passes. They visited the different landmarks there.
They took the cable car up to the rope-way station on top of the Owakudani Mountain.
“Oppa, ppalli! Let’s ride the rope-way!”
“Are you sure you want to ride it? We’re very high up on the mountain, you know?” Park Jungsu looked down from the station.
“Don’t worry! The rope-way here is very safe!” Sora reassured Park Jungsu.
“I…I don’t kno—”
Before he can talk his way out, Sora had already dragged him onto the ride. “Come on, oppa~!”
As the rope-way took off from the station, they both gasped with excitement from the height of the ride. Sora took out her camera and began to take snapshots of the views outside. As she panned her camera, she saw Park Jungsu’s arms resting on the handrails in her viewfinder. She sneered as she secretly took snapshots of his arms, body and chest without him knowing.
When she got to his face, she noticed his tensed look and put down her camera. “Oppa, relax. Don’t look down and just focus on the view outside.”
Park Jungsu quickly sat straight, pretending he was fine. “How much longer is this ride?” He asked glancing at his watch.
She smiled mischievously and said, “So much for wanting to spend time with me…” She put on a pouting face.
Park Jungsu quickly held Sora’s hand and explained, “Aniya, Sora-ah~ it’s just that I’m not used to riding this,”
The look on Park Jungsu’s face got Sora chuckling as she held his face with her hands and stated, “Oppa, you look very adorable like this.”
“Adorable? My face is not adorable, it’s attractive,” he corrected smugly.
“Attractive? Hmm…somewhat…”
He grabbed her hands and asked anxiously, “Eh!? You don’t think so?”
“Well…the only times you look attractive, like extremely attractive is when…”
Park Jungsu smirked, waiting for her answer. “Is when…?”
“When you’re topless,” was what she had in mind but can’t let him know. Her face blushed with a picture of Park Jungsu topless from that morning.
“Well…?”
“Oh look! We’re at the station. Get ready to get off.” Sora made her way out of the carrier.
“Yah! Sora-ah, you haven’t answered my question!” he complained while following her out.
After leaving the question unanswered, they continued their visit to various museums such as the Hakone Glass Forest Venetian Glass Museum and the Museum of Saint-Exupéry and The Little Prince in Hakone. They took several pictures together along the way.
While on the pirate ship, they decided to take a picture together on the upper deck. As they leaned close to each other, Park Jungsu turned and gazed at Sora while she held her camera. She glanced at him and instructed, “Oppa! You have to look at the camera, come on!"
He turned his face back to the camera as Sora began to count, “hana dul ses…”
When she counted to three, her eyes widened with surprise and then stared at Park Jungsu. She had her hand on her cheek.
“What?” Park Jungsu asked like it was nothing.
“That’s cheating!” Sora exclaimed.
“What do you mean by cheating? It’s normal for a boyfriend to kiss his girlfriend.”
“But still…”
“Oh look! There’s the pier. Let’s head down now.” Park Jungsu grinned and made his way down to the lower deck with the excuse.
“Yah! Park Jungsu! Come back here…” Sora shouted as she chased after him.
***
After a long day of walking and visiting around the area, they decided to head back to the resort.
When they got back to their room, Sora sat by the coffee table and started to go through the different pictures she had taken. However, when she got to the ones she had taken back on the rope-way ride, her eyes just focused on a few of the same the photos over and over again while giggling.
“Sora-ah, let’s visit the public osen outside before we have dinner,” Park Jungsu suggested but there was no reaction from Sora. He turned and saw her looking at her camera’s screen, smiling happily. “What are you looking at?” he asked as he approached her way and sat down next to her.
Sora quickly hides the camera and denied, “Aniya, I’m not looking at anything!”
Park Jungsu snorted and said arrogantly, “Yah! What do you take me for? You were clearly looking at some pictures on your camera. Now let me see!” He tried to steal the camera from Sora’s hand, but she held onto her camera with her dear life.
“Aniya! There’s nothing!” she kept saying.
“Ya right! If there’s nothing, then why won’t you let me see?” he said while reaching for her camera with his strong arms.
“Yah!” Sora squealed as Park Jungsu began tickling her. “Eee ya~ah! Park Jungsu! Ani! Stop! Stop!” she shrieked with laughter.
Park Jungsu stopped and panted after their fun little struggle. “You want me to stop?” he asked while catching his breath as he breathed heavily.
Sora who was also panting, nodded and said, “Ne…”
He stared at her for few seconds and then a smirked started to form on his face. “Then… give me the camera,” he teasingly commanded as he pinned Sora down onto the floor. Park Jungsu had locked her down with her arms above her head.
Without any undivided attention, they both gazed at each other and thought to themselves.
“God, she’s beautiful and those lips…”
“God, he’s strong and so damn attractive too!”
Both remained still as they stared at each other desperately. The more Park Jungsu looked at her, the more he yearns for her. Her soft moistened pink lips were waiting to be caressed. He heard her lips call for his and so he began to lean forward. As he motioned closer, inch by inch, centimetre by centimetre, Sora began to slowly close her eyes while Park Jungsu gradually did the same. She could sense his warm breath on her lips drawing nearer as their nose lightly touched.
Not before long, she could feel them – his warm lips gently pressed against her delicate lips. However, her lips were too soft and wholesome to be taken gently. He desperately wanted to devour them and so he did. He captured her lips with hunger as he breathed heavily. It was aggressive, but affectionate at the same time. Sora let out a soft moan in response to his drugging kiss. He started to loosen his grip on Sora’s hands, allowing her to cup his face with them.
She pulled him closer, intensifying their kiss as if it wasn't intense enough already. He rested his hands on her hips, lightly gripping onto them. Suddenly, her breathing heightened when he caressed her lips with the tip of his tongue – asking for an invitation to explore further inside her mouth. She responded by parting her lips, allowing his tongue to discover hers. All the stroking and swirling motions of their tongues sent waves of heat surging through their bodies.
As if her body wasn’t hot enough inside, he hiked her temperature even more when he ran his hand up her long smooth thigh. His soft caress sent Sora moaning with pleasure as she moved her hands from his face to under his shirt, feeling the back and the sides of his ribcage. Both were feeling the heat as they take gasps of air in between their kisses. He had locked her lower lip with his lips before slowly tracing his kiss down to her chin, neck and throat. Her body was overflowing with pleasurable sensation as he touched her on all the right spots. She tilted her head to offer better access while running her hands in his hair. He could feel her pulling him closer, desperately wanting more of his sweet caress on her neck. She bit her lower lip, letting out silent cries of longing, until…
*BUZZ!!! BUZZ!!!*
“Oppa-ah~” Sora said in pleasure. “Oppa-ah~!”
“Mmhmmm…?” Park Jungsu mumbled, still busy with what he was doing.
“The phone…it’s vibrating~” Sora said while gasping. “Is it yours or mine?”
“Just ignore it!” he grumbled, not wanting any interruptions like the previous time.
“I think it’s my phone,” said Sora as she started to reach for her handbag.
Park Jungsu stopped and let out a frustrating sigh as he got up. He rubbed his face with his hand and brushed his hair back. His face was filled with annoyance and disbelief as he looked at Sora with his hands on his hips.
Sora looked at the caller-id and saw Melissa’s name appeared. “It’s Melissa, hold on.”
Park Jungsu sighed with dissatisfaction while stepping away as Sora answered the call.
“Hi Melissa”
“Hi Sora! How’s everything?” Melissa asked on the other end.
“Everything’s good,” she answered with her eyes turned to Park Jungsu. “Did something happen at the office?”
“Nah, everything’s fine for now. I was just calling to see how you and President Park are doing. Well?”
“He’s alright, just a little upset,” Sora replied as she saw his back facing her.
“Omo! Were you two in the middle of something?” Melissa asked, finally realizing she had called at the wrong time.
“Melissa!” Sora called out her name loud enough gaining Jungsu’s attention back at her.
“Oh my God! I am so sorry, Sora. Please continue with whatever you two were doing and I won’t call again. Bye!”
By the time Sora wanted to utter out her next word, Melissa had already hung up and leaving them both alone.
Dead silence emerged in the room as she saw the exasperated look on his face. She took a few seconds to think of what to say, hoping to lessen the tension that came to light when Melissa called.
“Melissa called to see how we’re doing,” She hoped to lift the mood by smiling.
Park Jungsu exhaled. “So there’s nothing else important?” His words were cold and indifferent, making the ambiance in the room even more spiritless than it already was.
“An..niya…” Sora retorted with hesitation as she knew this answer wasn't going to make the current situation any better.
Park Jungsu shook his head in dismay and snickered sarcastically.
Sora saw his reaction and walked up to him. “Are you mad?” she asked nervously as she touched his arm.
Park Jungsu moved his arm away and said coolly, “Aniya. Why should I be? You’re here to work after all.”
His last words struck her. Though it may not be her intention to always be so uptight about her work, but she couldn't help it. She was too used to spending most of her time working rather than on spending time with family or friends. However, she came to realized that Park Jungsu only wanted to spend more time together without having to bother with work. He even took a few days off just to fly with her here. But what did she end up doing? She neglected him when work called. Was it something she intended to do? “No” was what she told herself. She knew she had to balance her time with him and her work now that they are in a relationship together.
She made another small step towards Park Jungsu. But before she could say another word her phone vibrated again and her eyes automatically trailed to the vibrating sound. She hesitated to whether to answer the call or not, knowing the current state that she’s in right now.
He could see her eyes were glancing back and forth between him and her phone. That was it. This time, it had reached his limits.
“You know what? Just pick it up. I don’t care anymore,” he said with a disgruntled look on his face as he grabbed one of the room keys and stormed out of the door.
“Oppa! Oppa!” she called out, but he had left already, leaving her all by herself in the room. Her phone kept vibrating until she answered it with a dispirited voice.
***
To calm himself, Park Jungsu decided to go off to the men’s public osen at the resort. There weren't many people as it was during the middle of the week and so he got the osen all to himself. He cleansed himself before settling himself inside the water.
He sighed and took a deep breath before sinking into the water for a few seconds to clear his mind. When he got back up, he shook off the excess water from his face and wiping it with his hand. As he sat there by himself, he took some time to contemplate about what just happened. He started to regret what he did back in the room – walking out on Sora and told her coldly that he doesn't care anymore.
“Those weren't the words you’re supposed to say to her, you idiot! What was going on inside your head, Park Jungsu? How can you have acted so irrationally? How are you going to fix up this mess, Park Jungsu?” he argued with himself.
He got out of the osen and decided to head back to their room to fix things up and to apologize to her. He put on his yukata (a Japanese-style bathrobe) and rushed back to their room.
As soon as he opened the door, he called out her name, “Sora-ah!...Sora-ah!” He scurried all around the room looking for her, but she wasn't there. Her belongings that were originally on the table were all gone from where he last saw them. His heart began to race as he panicked. “Sora-ah, where are you?” he said with a trembling voice.
It was at that moment, he found a note on the coffee table that was addressed to him. He snatched it off the table and read what was written inside.
Oppa,
Mianhe. I didn't mean to upset you earlier. You probably don’t want to see me right now since you seemed very angry when you left the room. So, I guess it’s better if I don’t stay. Mianhe.
Sora
After reading the note, it made him regretted and hated himself even more for doing what he did earlier. He quickly took out his phone from the inner pocket of his yukata and tried calling her. But her phone was switched off and diverted directly to the automatic voicemail. He hung up and tried calling the second time, but was left with the same message: “The person who you are calling is not available to answer your call right now. Please leave a message after the tone….(Beep)”
He felt like his heart sank into the deep abyss as he slowly pulled the phone away from his ear. Both his arms dropped loosely on his sides, with the note and phone in each hand. The feelings of guilt took its toll on him as he fell down to his knees in the middle of the room, feeling helpless and scared.
“Sora-ah~ mianhe…” were the words that reiterated in his head.
***
Sora sighed as she sat in the hot-spring water of the osen. “Why is this happening to me? Everything’s just piling up on me all at the same time. So much for a break…”
She let out another long stressful sigh while slightly leaning back onto the rocks. She has never imagined that she would end up this tired with work and relationship. She thought settling herself in the osen would do the trick of relieving her stress, however it seems like it’s not working. Things were just not going the way she had hoped – flying here in such a short notice, angering Park Jungsu because of work and just now receiving an urgent call from Melissa telling her that she might not be able to go home.
“Aaaniiiiiya…!!!” Sora wailed as she hit the water with her hands, splashing up droplets of water in the air.
A little girl with her mom sitting from across Sora looked at her with shock. Sora instantly stopped when she realized others were noticing her sudden act of frustration. She smiled and nodded at them, apologizing for the sudden disturbance. The mother and daughter smiled back before they decided to leave the osen all to Sora.
At that moment, she felt even more embarrassed. She had scared the mother and daughter away.
“Ottoke…? Ah….jjinja~” she muttered while slowly burying herself into the water, barely able to hear anything from above and trying to find a peace of mind under the water. She wanted to forget all the troubles that were raining on her.
She was in the water for a few minutes until she ran out of breath and surfaced back up. She wrung her white face towel and placed it on her face. It was very comfortable, with her eyes closed and hearing the sounds of birds chirping in the trees as she laid back in the osen. The ambiance was so relaxing that she finally found peace as she fell asleep in the water.
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Fifteen minutes later, one of the hotel staff who was in charge of the public osen woke Sora up as it was time for them to switch between the male and female osens. (*In Japan, there are some places that switch the male and female osens around at certain times.)
By the time Sora got out of the water, she had already been in for almost half an hour – longer than what a normal person should be in there for. She rinsed herself with water in the shower before putting on her yukata. She half blow-dried her long dark brown hair, leaving the rest to air dry. She looked in the mirror and saw her rosy cheeks. She touched them with her hands while putting on some skin care.
“Why are they so red?” she wondered.
Before she went to the osen at the resort, she had gone down to the front desk and requested another room for the night since she thought her presence in the same room as Park Jungsu would be a bit awkward after what happened earlier.
As she made her way out of the vanity room, her head felt a bit light weighted and was trying to balance her every step. Though her new room was down the hall from their original room, she did not notice that she was walking in the direction towards their suite room.
When she reached the door of the room, she took out whichever room key she grabbed first and inserted into the card reader. She tried to open the door, but was the wrong key.
Park Jungsu was still inside their room, sitting on the floor next to the glass wall that separated him from the outside. He perked up from the sound at the door. “Sora-ah?” was the first thing that came to his mind. He slowly got up and made subtle steps towards the door.
On the other side, it didn't occur to Sora that she had inserted the wrong key until after attempting to unlock the door with the same key for three to four times. Once she realized she had two keys, she took out the other room key. “Aish…maybe it’s this one the whole time…” she mumbled to herself.
When the card reader finally granted access with its green light after she inserted the key, the door swung opened from the other side. She looked up with her flushed face and found Park Jungsu before her.
Park Jungsu felt relieved the moment he saw Sora in front of him. Before, he thought she had left him all alone and that she wasn’t going to return.
When she saw him, she was unsure whether he was still upset with her or not and had trouble thinking of what to say. He looked at her with emotions filled in his eyes.
“Mianhe, I think I’ll be leaving now,” she uttered while turning around quickly, attempting to walk away from him.
He quickly grabbed a hold of her from behind with his arms wrapped around her shoulders, embracing her tightly in his arms. “Sora-ah, please don’t leave!”
She could hear his trembling voice as he pleaded. “Oppa…”
He loosened his hold when he heard her call. She turned around and saw his red eyes as he had his hand behind her upper arm. Placing her hand behind his cheekbone, she gently stroked his face with her thumb. The more she gazed at him the more fluttered her heart felt. She had never seen him like this before, trembling with tears in his eyes. Soon, her eyes began to water like his.
“Mianhe, oppa…”
Park Jungsu shook his head as he held her hand that was caressing his face. “Aniya…I should be the one to apologize.”
He slowly traced his gaze from her eyes to her rosy lips. He gulped from the sight of her beauty with her lightly crimsoned cheeks. With his hands, he softly cupped her faced and leaned forward. Their eyes gradually closed as the proximity of their faces narrowed.
Sora could feel his hot breath on her lips. Her heart began to race as she felt his soft lips gently pressed against hers. The touch of his warm lips caused a tingling sensation running through her body. He then began to deepen his kiss as he captured her lips with hunger. He glazed the tip of his tongue over her faintly swollen lips, tasting the sweetness of them. She reciprocated by parting her lips, granting him further access – to which he did so without hesitation.
There they were, kissing passionately between the corridor and their room. It didn't matter to them if others walk by and saw their public display of affection. What mattered was they’re together and in love.
Park Jungsu continued his caress on Sora, stroking her mouth to ecstasy with his tongue. Their lips were tightly locked together, neither wanting to part as they breathed heavily. Sora let out a short moan, indicating the pleasure she was receiving from his drugging kiss. Her small cries of pleasure drew him deeper into it.
He urgently pulled her into their room with his hands on her hips – pinning her to the door, slamming it shut behind them. He lifted her up, wrapping her beautiful long legs around his waist. Sora placed her hands behind his cheekbones, pulling him closer with their lips intensively pressing against one another. She could hear him breathing excessively and both parted their lips for a short moment. His hot breath was streaming over her pink swollen lips. He looked at her for a few seconds and then gently nibbled on her lower lip. Then he slowly traced his kiss down to her throat, glazing her chin and neck along the way with his moist lips.
She moan again, “Ah…,” as threw her head back – giving him better access while she ran her hand into his hair and the other holding onto his firm shoulder.
Her sweet cries and her smooth tender skin beneath his lips were sparking up his arousal. He tugged her yukata back slightly, exposing part of her shoulder and her upper chest – he could feel her silky skin from his fingers as he did.
Then he sank his head into her neck, caressing all the sensitive areas on her chest with his mouth – driving her into frenzy as waves of heat surged through her delicate body.
It was inevitable, she knew from the time she saw him half-naked back at the hotel in Tokyo that she was going to be goner. Although they have only been together for almost a month, but right now, she knew one thing for sure and that is she wants him as much as he wants her. She pulled his head back and kissed him with urgency.
He could feel her lightly biting his lower lips, displaying her hunger for him. He held her behind her neck and drew her closer as he responded passionately to her kiss. He started to step backwards, cradling her in his arms while she threw her arms behind his neck. With her legs still securely wrapped around him, he turned around and carried her towards the bedroom. Both were constantly gasping for air.
Once they have reached the end side of the bed, Park Jungsu slowly bend forward with Sora still clinging onto him without breaking their kiss. As he gently laid her down onto the bed, he ran his hand under her yukata and up her thigh. His caress on her legs made her hotter than she already was.
In response to his touch, she slipped her hands into his yukuta and felt his broad shoulders under her palms. She wanted to feel him, not only physically but also emotionally. Sora then rubbed her hand on his neck, telling him that she was enjoying everything he was doing to her.
As Park Jungsu continued to move further up her thigh, he felt her soft buttocks beneath his hand and gave it a nice gentle squeeze causing Sora to let out yet another captivating moan, “Mmmm…”
Her soft howl was enough to get him aroused from top to bottom. Right when he roamed his hand onto her hips, he gave her one lingering kiss before pulling apart. He gave her another feathery kiss on the lips and tugged her hair behind her ears. Running the back of his finger on her face and lightly brushing his thumb on her swollen lips, he looked at her all mesmerized. Traces of pure desire and longing evident in his eyes and Sora knew it reflects in her own as she gazed back at him with the same passion. He glanced down at her yukata’s belt and back at her – indicating his desire to unveil more of her.
In response, Sora pulled him in for another drugging kiss, but Park Jungsu gradually pulled back.
“Sora-ah~,” he called her name in a soft voice as he looked her deep into the eyes. “We can stop here, if you want. I don’t want to rush you into this, if you’re not ready.”
Hearing him say those words made her happy. His words were an assurance to her that he really cares and respects her in every way as a lady and not someone who just wants her for physical pleasure.
She brushed back his hair with her fingers, wanting to get a better look at him. She took that moment to wonder whether if it’s her hormones working up on her or she sincerely wants to give herself away to this man in front of her; whom she had only gone out for almost a month. She thought back to the times where she would laugh whenever she sees him annoyed, the time when he protected her from the stalker and his sly ways to get bbo-bbos from her. Every thought of him brought laughter and joy to her what used to be a workaholic life. Water started to form in her eyes as she felt happy being with him.
Park Jungsu saw her tearing up and started to worry. “Sora-ah, what’s wrong? Please don’t feel pressured. I’m not going to force you. I told you before that I’ll wait and give you as much time as you need, did I no—?”
Sora placed her hand over his mouth, stopping him. “Aniya, it’s not that. I just feel…very happy to have you as my man.” Her face was burning with redness. “Gomawo…Jung…su…ah…” she said faintly as her eyes closed. Her hand dropped from his mouth.
Park Jungsu noticed something was wrong and tried to wake Sora up. “Sora-ah?...Sora-ah, what’s wrong? Sora-ah, are you alright? Wake up, Sora-ah!”
Thank you all for being patient with me. ^^
I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. As you all know that, the "IT" part hasn't happened thanks to someone I know. (Yes, you should know who you are, dear. ROFL) So, I guess you all will just have to wait for a bit. *Evil Grin*
Thanks again my LLT for helping me edit this chapter, although I changed some parts again. ^^
Take care everyone!
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