Steps of love ✔

Chapter - 12

Nine

"Nine!" He jumped to me and pulled me up in a hug.

"Put me down. Ow Joong!" I complained within his embrace while my feets dangled in the air.

He finally put me down and smiled a wide smile. He had been living with me for the past month because he couldn't pay for his dorm. And I was really happy about it. We had become a lot close with each other and also a lot touchy.

"How was your day Nine?" He asked me.

"A bit tiring." I said a bit pouting.

 With him I actually felt myself. I felt like I could show my actual feelings in front of me. And now that he called me Nine I felt more small, carefree and sometimes even let him take care of me. I didn't knew what it was but actually I wanted to depend on him, I wanted him to take care of me.

"Okay lets order something while you take a shower and then we can rest together." He said holding my hand.

My hands looked so small against his as if they were made to be held by his only.

I nodded and he quickly took my phone out of my pocket. He opened the lock with his fingerprint. I was still confused why he had set his fingerprint as an alternative of my phone's lock but again I couldn't say anything to him when he pouted with those puppy eyes.

I walked past him to my room and took a shower quickly. The food got delivered and we ate together while talking about our works.

"Nine I wonder sometimes." He said lying beside me on the bed.

"What?" I asked yawning.

"Everyone thinks that you are rude, arrogant, tough, matured etc,etc. But you are just the opposite. Yes you are matured but not always, on the otherhand I actually find you cute, sweet, kind and caring. Why is that?" He asked

I myself reflected the question in my head few times before answering back.

"Probably because they don't know me so closely like you. Also it might be their personal assumption looking at me from outside. Not everyone think the same naah." I said.

He was quiet for sometime and I thought he must have already been asleep but suddenly he said again.

"Nine don't you get irritated by me? I'm always here with you clinging to you. Don't you feel me as a burden?" He asked me quietly and I could feel a little pain in those words.

I turned to look at him. "Joong I don't know whether you will believe it or not but with you I am comfortable. With you I feel like myself. Why would I think of you as a burden? Why would I get irritated by you? You should be the one to get irritated by my bad behaviour." I said.

"Really?" He asked finally looking at me with confusion.

I nodded to confirm."And I should be the one worrying you know. You have made me addicted to you." I said smiling.

He giggled a little at that.

"Good night Joong." I said finally yawning and closed my eyes.

"Good night." He wished me back and after sometime I could feel his warm hands reaching for me under the cover.

I quietly nugged closer ending up in his chest. And like every other night we fell asleep lying over each other. My legs on his thigh while my head either on his chest or in his neck snuggling.

And his hands at my back keeping me closer and at the same time carresssing my back.

I didn't know why or how but I felt safe there in his hold.