Death's Kiss

Chapter IV

*Alina and Elizabeth*

ELizabeth's POV

I glance through her window which the breeze has leaked through as I tried catching a glimpse of Alina. Unfortunately, the curtains were drawn so it made little success. I notice shadows continuously move behind the curtains and some fabric of clothing which I assumed those two figures were Alina's parents checking the basket and putting food away. I wondered if I was ever going to see Alina's face.

Sighing, no luck has found me. Which made me miss her even more...

While looking out the window from my mom's kitchen, I'm called from the living room while she knits of what looks like a scarf, my mother, she asks,

"So, how was your day? What did you do outside of your free time? Hmm?" she raises her eyebrow at me.

"Oh, by the way," she continued," Have you seen my basket? I've looked everywhere for it in the house. It was placed on the table since the last time I saw it."

I shrugged and kept quiet. Without noticing, I smile at the thought of Alina and me cuddling at the top of the hill, as I flushed like an idiot that I was.

Darn you, Alina, for making me blush right now.

"Why aren't you talking? And, what on earth are you smiling about? Are you actually blushing?" my mother asked, leaning forward on her chair.

I hid my flushed face. I quickly said, "Nothing" and scurried to my room, away from my mother's rambling mouth and questions running through my mind.

Alina's POV

It was a long day especially after having dinner with Hansel and his parents. While I stand, I wrap my hair in a bun and cover it with a fish net. I shed my clothes off, and I hang them on a clothes line after walking in the shower stall that is placed in my backyard. A large bucket hangs above me and I gently pull down the rope that's attached to a pulley for the bucket to pour water down on my bare skin. The waterwheel helps refill and pour more water in the big bucket before I could continue washing up my curved body. My thoughts overwhelmed me as I tried to relax of what little time that I had left before getting out. I sigh, once again, I pull the rope down to have the water rinse my body and wrapped a towel around me before walking out and grabbing my clothes from the clothes line. I hurried in my house, so I could slip on my pajamas before this chilly wind wraps around me.

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Elizabeth's POV

The wind in this late evening has picked up speed slightly, but it was enough for my hair to move swiftly along the direction that the wind has come from. My dress whips against my legs caused by the wind as I stand near Alina's house. I've decided to scamper around Alina's house to find her bedroom window while avoiding her parents . It's a good thing nobody would be able to see me behind her house. For this reason, I craved for her touch, and even her voice when it was only a few hours ago that we saw each other, yet I needed to see her before she had the chance to go to sleep. I quietly tiptoed near her window while I tried to avoid any branches that were upon the ground. I leaned against the house next to the windowsill and knocked softly a couple of times on the glass, using my knuckle; I stopped and waited patiently. I didn't know what time she had to leave, so I silently prayed (even though I don't believe in God) that she'd still be inside somewhere especially in her room. Finally, I look over my shoulder to see a person who had long hair which was, of course, Alina, and I smiled brightly.

"Hey," I whispered softly to her after she opened the window, and I kept smiling.

She giggles and smiles at me, and said," Hiya, buttercup." Then, her jaw drops and points at the basket," Is that what I think it is??"