His Chosen One

Chapter 5 -Choices

I looked between the three men-beasts. Each wore a funny expression on his face. Then I faced Kyorin again properly.

“Hey. What’s going on? What did Avalon just say?”

Kyorin stared at me with a somewhat pained expression, but I was having none of it. I was going to get to the bottom of the situation whether he liked it or not.

“You should just tell her the truth, Kyorin. There’s no point in getting her to stay here without telling her what she ought to know. Your future won't be built on trust.” Avalon said.

“Stop Avalon! Don’t cross the line.” Valtor said, somewhat pissed that his friend was interfering with his other friend’s relationship. Then Valtor turned to look at me.

“It is true that the chosen ones are humans who are destined to die in their world and get sent here as the future partner of a soon-to-be divine beast. But if they have s*x with a divine beast, they are given another chance. To go back three minutes before their death. That is how a divine beast thanks their chosen one.” Valtor stated.

Avalon stood up straight, approaching us from the wall he was leaning on at the far side of the room.

“My chosen one used this rule and went back to his world. But he came back, albeit it did take some time. As the chosen one of the Azure dragon, what are you going to do?” He said quietly.

I was quiet for some time. Then I turned to look at Kyorin. But his eyes weren’t on me, they were shooting dagger ay Avalon. Somehow, that expression didn’t make me feel good.

That’s fine. I won’t have to escape anymore. I can just go back after…

Valtor and Avalon walked along the grounds, preparing to exit Kyorin’s mansion. The two walked quietly, waiting for who would speak first.

“Avalon, did you do that on purpose?” Valtor asked. Guess he would be the one to break the silence.

“Whatever do you mean?” Avalon asked obliviously. Valtor really hated this part of his friend’s personality.

“Avalon, I have a very precious chosen one, same as you. If anyone, and I mean one, came in between us, I would never forgive that person. Even if that person has been a dear friend for thousands of years.”

Avalon looked at his friend, his neck tilted some degrees to the left. “He’s only human after all. He deserved to know the truth.” Avalon said, walking away. Valtor sighed, obviously exhausted with his friend, but he followed after him. Valtor wondered if it was because Avalon was a few hundred years younger than the rest if them, but he found it difficult to empathize with others. It was for that very reason that Kyorin and Valtor couldn’t leave him alone.

Kyorin and I stood alone, watching each other. Since the first time we met, this was the first time he wore an expressive not hintingly seductive or teasing. Instead, it looked like he was waiting for my retribution. His tail, which was always on the move, was perfectly still, just like its master.

“You-You were never planning on telling me. Were you?” I asked. “After all, I had already died once right?! So, you could just do as you pleased right? Because I’m your chosen one?!” I had snapped.

He tried to reach out to me. But I took a step back. I watched his knuckles clench so tight; I was sure he would bleed. “That’s not true Erina. I thought…I thought if you stayed long enough, you would grow to love this place. You would grow to love me too.”

My heart was playing games with me. I was supposed to be angry that he kept such crucial information from me. But why do I feel like I want to cry? Why do I feel like I want him to gather me up and kiss me?

“That doesn’t excuse what you did to me. You told me when I first arrived that I would either sleep with you or die. That was the ultimatum you gave me, remember?” Kyorin visibly flinched at my words. Even I didn’t understand why I was so angry. I was supposed to be happy that I could finally go home. But why did my chest hurt so much?

I marched up to him. Let’s do it.” I said dragging him to his bedroom.

“What?” He asked.

“s*x! Just like you’ve always wanted. I’ll turn you into a sacred beast. So, let’s go do it right now.”

“Erina…” But I didn’t want to listen.

I didn’t feel good. At all. Even though the bed beside me was in a mess, it still felt cold. We…We finally did it. I had lost my virginity. I sat up from the bed, the sheets falling to my waist. Outside, the sun was setting. I wish I could have just forgotten about everything. But how could I? When his touches, his caresses, his voice whispering sweet words of love filled my mind. My n*****s tingled with every memory my brain recovered, my heat clenching with every thought. Heat covered my face the more I thought about it. He didn’t just have s*x with me, he made love to me. Even I knew that much.

Every time his tongue went inside me, I thought I would die of pleasure. And every time I came, my heart clenched because I was falling in love with him. Whenever my name escaped his lips, whenever our fingers intertwined, I loved him more and more. He knew I was my first time, so he was very gentle, and…he kept kissing me. He kissed my neck, he kissed my back, he kissed my legs. But he never once kissed my lips. That kind of s*x…I wish he didn’t give it to me.

The clothes I was wearing previously were neatly folded by the foot of the bed. Cleaning my tear-stained eyes, I got dressed and went outside. I wanted to see him. The air outside was cold and gloomy. And the Centre of Kyorin’s grand courtyard was a big, a very big white dragon. His scales glittered and the mane running down his back gracefully flowed with the wind. He looked like a god. I went up to touch him, and he brought his head down invitingly.

“You-You really became a dragon.” I said.

The dragon looked at me, a sound forming from its throat.

“Erina…Are you ok?” I heard his voice inside my head again. I nodded; my voice too knotted to speak.

“Erina…” His voice said and called to me again.

Then he transformed back to his normal form. He held my waist, another hand resting on my chin “Please don’t leave. Stay. Stay here with me.”

This was such a cliché line. I’ve read it in thousands of books. In the end, the person never leaves.

“Please…Just send me back.” I said.

Kyorin had a pained look on his face. But it went away. All of a sudden, the surrounding trees swished loudly, and the cherry blossom petals enveloped us in a powerful storm. But I felt oddly calm, like I knew he would never do anything to hurt me.

Kyorin took a step back, clasped his hands together and gave me a small bow.

“I, the Azure dragon, humbly thank you for lending me your power in order to help me become a divine beast, chosen one. You will return to your world a few minutes before the incident of your death. Upon getting back, please remove yourself from the cause of your demise. If not, you shall find yourself in this world once again. And trust me, I will not let you go Erina. Even if I have to make you love me over and over. I will never let you go.” He declared.

Then the surrounding flowers glowed white, and a bright light flashed, and I had to close my eyes. When I opened them once again, I was in the middle of the intersection once again, holding the little girl, grace who was crying.

I came back. I really came back to earth, to my own world. The same scenes started playing again. The loud horn. The car coming at how many miles per hour.

Now that I had died once, I asked myself. Why didn’t I just run to the other side of the crossing? Why did I have to go back to the side I came from? Was this destiny’s way of making sure I had died? But it didn’t seem like it was all a dream. I had somehow landed in the clothes I had on before I died. But the slight sting in between my legs was enough proof to know it wasn’t a dream. My heart was beating so fast. Thoughts of Kyorin filled my mind as I held the little girl, running back once again as I did before I died. His laugh, his smile, his kisses, his words. All of them clouded my reasoning. Why was I in such a need to come back here anyway? And for whom? Why?

Erina… I could still hear him calling me. I could still feel his touch.

“Grace. You trust me right?” I asked the little girl as we stood on the road. In a few seconds I would probably reach the end. I could give grace to her mother and would realize her mother loved her just as much as she loved the baby.

The little girl nodded. I smiled at her. Once again, I tossed her in the air, aiming for the pedestrian.

“Someone better catch her!” I screamed. My feet refused to move. Or rather, I refused to move. I was going to go back. Why did it take me dying to see that? I loved him. I wanted him to kiss me.

The car didn’t hurt when it hit me. Maybe because my will to go back had my soul leaving my body before the accident. But I wasn’t going to make the same mistake again. No more running away. I was going to go back.