The Present You | The Promised Neverland | RAY x EMMA | RAYEMMA

Chapter 17 Hot n Cold

They said once you feel your heartbeat fades away little by little until it completely stops, that's when your life ends. Not your whole existence, but your body.

Am I dead?

Am I still within my body?

Am I still me? Emma?

"Ah!" Emma winced and closed her eyes when Ray chopped her in her head.

That's only then she realized that her theory isn't real and that she was still alive. Lying down beside Ray. Flushing and completely lost for words.

"Ouch.." Emma whines even though the pain was all gone from the hit she just received in her head.

"Tss. You've been spacing out. Seriously, what were you thinking?" Ray asked. Relaxing himself beside her with both elbows propped on the bed. He tilted his head to look at Emma who still had her astonished look.

Though he himself was no better with how he felt so confident earlier, but he was praising himself for recovering from it faster than Emma is.

"I've been spacing out?" Emma asked carefully. Clarifying what she has just heard.

"Yeah? You've been staring at me for exactly 4 minutes and 39 seconds, and counting." Ray said, looking at the wall clock.

Emma followed his gaze. She was still adopting what just happened and what may have caused Ray to suddenly change into....

I guess, cold? I mean...

It's so hot earlier.

The intimacy was so.....

Emma unconsciously looked at Ray's lips while he counted close mouth as the seconds passed. She then reached for her lips and lightly touched it with her cold shaky hands.

"Is that a dream?" Emma asked out loud. Ray heard it and he almost had the urge to chop her in her head again but he restrained himself to do so. Instead, Ray just stared at her.

She was indeed still in dazed?

Ray bit his inside cheeks and was thankful for what he just did. If I ever didn't stopped myself there, I might've been startled, worst creeps her out.

"Did I fall asleep?" Emma gasped and looked down on her body. Her eyes widened upon seeing what she wore and it was kinda in disarray which made her private skin on her stomach seen. Not to mention the boxer she was wearing that was lifted up to her groin. I'm not wearing undies!!

Emma shrieked and sat up quickly with her knee bent on her side. She pulled her shirt down to cover her middle part mostly and shivered while relaxing herself on her spot.

Ray just watched her back until he noticed she was taking such deep breaths he was sure she was doing to relax herself. Ray didn't know if he should feel guilty for what he did, we did. Or should he laugh since Emma looks so cute....

Seconds pass when he decides to let her calm herself first. Ray shifted in his place and placed both arms beneath his head as a pillow.

Emma felt him move beside her and had the urge to look but the embarrassment drove her until she felt her cheeks yet again, heaten.

After some time, Ray stretched his arms and yawned.

"Jeez look at the time. I think you should go to sleep."

This is my weakness. Damn it...

To make Emma feel this uncomfortable and awkward was the most he was afraid of. That's why after all those years they have the chance to be alone, he never makes a move that might trigger her nor scare her since Emma didn't show any interest for him. Or that's what he thought.