Infectious love (Sweet Home S2)

Chapter 11

Naya paced anxiously at the dim hallway waiting for Yeong hu to show up. The way he lashed out at Chan-yeong, whom Naya nursed back in the infirmary, she knew Yeong hu was angry beyond means.

"Calm down, Yeong hu will come out once he's calmed down" she heard Seo-jin speak as he stopped in front of her.

"I've never seen him like this" she said looking at the closed door.

"It takes a toll on him, every death, every time he encounters a monster-"

"he loses a part of him" Naya whispered finishing for Seo-jin

He nodded, his face grim.

"We have lost a lot of our boys to these monsters, its hard to think that these creatures were once humans" he said sighing deeply

"He is not only mad at Master Sergeant Tak and Chan-yeong, I made him angry as well" Naya said looking down

"Hey, don't think too much about it. I spoke to Seok-chan, you saved him back there. I'm glad that both of you are safe, if you want, go talk to Yeong hu about it" Seo-jin said grabbing Naya's shoulder.

Right then the door to the control room opened and Yeong hu walked out, his eyes fixated on where Seo-jin held Naya by the shoulders.

"Well glad you're okay man, we are sorting out the supplies we brought, I'll bring the list to you later" Seo-jin addressed Yeong-hu before walking away leaving Naya alone with the Sergeant.

Naya could still feel the tension radiating off of him as she spoke gently "Can we talk Yeong hu? I mean Sarge"

There was a slight tick in his jaw at the designation before he opened the door to the control room wide for Naya to enter.

Once she entered, Yeong hu closed the door rather loudly before standing in front of her.

"I- I wanted to apologise for earlier" she said avoiding his gaze.

"For what?" came his cold reply. This was not the usual calmness, this silence was lethal, like a serpent, it tightened its hold around Naya's heart.

"I was wrong to argue with you earlier" Naya said gathering a little bit of courage.

This Yeong hu was different, the fact that he was still silent made Naya extremely conscious about herself.

Finally he decided to break the silence
"You think I'm angry because of you arguing?" He questioned, his voice so low, Naya could barely hear it.

Naya was going to say something when he cut her off
"You endangered yourself there Naya" Yeong hu's voice went an octave higher.

"Do you even realise what I felt when I saw that monster on top of you ready to rip into your throat? Huh?" he grabbed her by the shoulders, making Naya go back a few steps with Yeong hu still holding onto her.

"Imagine what would've happened if we came even a few seconds later?" He yelled angrily shaking her by her shoulders.

"You could've died Naya, do you realise that? We could've lost you. I could've lost you" he panted, his eyes fixated on her blue ones.

"I..." Naya didn't know what to say to those words, so she did what she thought would calm him down.

She gently wrapped her arms around Yeong hu's torso holding onto him tightly.

He went dead still for a moment before relaxing, as he too wrapped his muscular arms around her, holding her close to his chest.

Right there, both Naya and Yeong hu felt at home. Two souls, who bonded over a despicable and desolate world stood entangled in each other's arms, forgetting everything around them.

Something deep within Naya spoke only one word over and over again 'home'. At that moment that was what Yeong hu became to her - home, her home, her safe space, and she forgot all her worries.

"Please don't be mad anymore" Naya whispered, her head buried in Yeong hu's chest.

"I was not mad at you" came his reply.

Naya looked up at him to see Yeong hu looking down at her
"I was mad at myself for not protecting you better"

Naya wanted to protest but stopped herself when Yeong-hu gently removed a loose strand of Naya's hair behind her ear.

"Yeong hu" she whispered, her hands still around him, sizzling with the flame that they both felt from their very first meeting.

For a few moments they stood like that, looking at each other, their faces so close, Naya could see every detail of his beautiful face.

Naya looked down at his lips, his breath fanning her face as they both slowly leaned in, their foreheads touching.

Naya could hear her heart beat faster with every passing second, the world around her a blur of passing cacophony as both of them leaned closer and their lips connected with each other.

A stream of butterflies erupted in Naya's stomach, her feet felt powerless as she held onto him for dear life and Yeong hu kissed her ever so tenderly.

She kissed him back, pouring all the emotions she felt at that moment into the kiss.

Time itself seemed to stop and watch in awe as Yeong hu and Naya reached the height of ecstasy, his hand cupping her jaw, as hers were draped around his neck.

They broke apart, resenting the need for air, breathing heavily, their gazes locked onto one another, swirling with heavy emotions.

Right then the door to the control room banged open, making both of them jump apart from each other and at the door stood a dumbfounded Seok-chan.

a/n

To all of you guys who have been desperately waiting for some romance between these two.

But let me warn y'all, things might not be so sunshiny between them later. What do you think might go wrong? Let me know in the comments.

Loads of love,

N