deep in the sea (I give you my heart) // jenlisa

Chapter 20: Sweet Revenge III

Lisa had left the catacomb-cells a few hours ago; she was starting to get a migraine from the sound of Nichkhun's screams. She didn't know how much more she could take, her desire for revenge satisfied long ago.

With an understanding nod from Jennie, she returned back upstairs. After checking on Jisoo- who was still passed out, but resting safely in her bed –Lisa started to get the list of damages, deaths, and injuries from Jennie's second mates while they solemnly ate a bland dinner.

The death toll was much higher than Lisa would have liked, but compared to the wars she'd been a part of, Jeju got off easy. The damages to the Business District were also bad, but with a year or two of repairs everything would return back to normal.

It was such a bittersweet day... The scar that Nichkhun's men created across Jeju would always be a grim reminder that the free citizens would never truly be safe. However, they won the battle- and despite the unfillable hole that the deceased created in their loved one's heart, most everything was fixable.

Not to mention that Lisa still had to unpack the knowledge of Jennie's love for her... She was overjoyed to know that her girlfriend shared her feelings, but the fact that Jennie probably had to plan how to kill Lisa for over an hour while she pretended to be a Navy Captain- as well as the fact that both Jisoo and the city were damaged –made it impossible to really feel that joy.

Sighing, Lisa stood and left her half eaten dinner, deciding to go up to her room and get some rest. Jennie would possibly be up all night with Buck, and would most likely find Lisa when she was done.

As soon as Lisa removed her dirt and blood stained clothing, dressing in a baggy shirt and the most comfortable pants she could find, she crawled straight into bed. Her body was exhausted and still sore from her fall, but her mind continued to race.

She needed to figure out how to get Leo back to Jeju first thing tomorrow- it was hard enough that she had to stay out in the cold overnight already –as well as visit Jisoo and make sure her health wasn't declining.

Jennie would probably want to come visit and talk, and Lisa had plenty she wanted to say, too; for starters she wanted to find a way to apologize and promise her loyalty to her girlfriend... Then she wanted to address the reasoning for all of the death and destruction today;

Hyuna, and her attempted abduction...

She was obviously starting to become impatient... Lisa had failed in her mission, managing to fall in love with instead of kill the Queen of the Sea.

How long would it take Hyuna to realize that Nichkun wasn't coming back? How fast would she hire a new bounty hunter?

It was clear Hyuna wouldn't stop until Jennie was in her clutches.

Lisa knew that it would always be Jennie's cursed destiny to eventually go after and kill her creator... What if now was that time? She wanted to help Jennie; to protect her from this evil woman trying to get rid of her.

But would she let her help? Did she trust her enough to bring her back onto the sea? Jennie had said when they first met that she was going to take Lisa to Hyuna... Maybe that promise had never gone away.

The only thing that changed was now Hyuna was the only one meant to die.

With all these questions spinning round and round in Lisa's head, it was a gift from the gods that she managed to fall asleep. Albeit it was a very light sleep that lacked dreams or that comfortable weight that told her she was actually well rested.

She slept for a few hours, waking only when the sound of her door being carefully pushed open echoed through her room. Lisa shifted, rolling onto her back to look at whoever was trying to sneak into her room.

Jennis looked exhausted; both emotionally and physically. Her hair had been tied into a bun, but she missed a strand, so it hung down in her face, even when she tried to push it back. She'd also changed, but seemingly forgot to wash the dirt and grime off of her skin, a find dark dusting tinting her pale color.

Of course Lisa didn't care, beckoning her girlfriend over to the bed without question. "Hey, you," she sleepily greeted as Jennie crawled into the bed, flopping down right on top of her. She smelt of salty sweat and dirt, but there was still that undertone of leather and old paper that seemed to always cling to her.

Too tired to verbally reply, Jennie just hummed her greetings, relaxing completely as Lisa wrapped her arms around her.

They were silent for a long moment, simply enjoying the other's presents. Lisa could tell she was recharging Jennie's batter just by holding her like this.

After almost half an hour, she finally decided to pull out of her half asleep state to address some of the things on her mind;

"Is he gone?..."

"No... Passed out." Jennie's voice was soft, still noticeably tired.

"What time is it?"

"Almost dawn."

"Do you want me to wait, so you can rest some more?"

"No, I'm here... What's on that beautiful mind of yours?" She shifted slightly to kiss Lisa's temple.

Lisa couldn't help but smile softly, her eyes fluttering closed as she went quiet for a moment.

"Are we okay?..."

"What do you mean?" Jennie moved so that Lisa could turn to look at her, their eyes gently locking. In the early morning moon light Jennie looked like an angel, her pale skin practically glowing. The curiosity and confusion that pulled her eyebrows together was almost adolescent, making Lisa's heart flutter with affection.

"What I did... All those things I said about you... I won't pretend that I know what was going through your head in that moment, but... A lot happened all at once, and it drowned out some of the important parts."

For a moment the witch of the sea was silent, simply studying Lisa's face. Eventually she took in a slow, deep breath, letting it out after a few seconds. "I'm just glad today didn't end how I thought it was going to... I understand what you were doing, and while I'm not mad, it was really hard to shake my initial reaction to mistrust you... But after what you said to Nichkun about me and my people..."

She paused, moving to sit her head up on her elbow. Lisa carefully watched her, trying to see if there were any negative emotions on her face, but all she could see was soft affection.

"I trust you now more than I ever have... And I love you too. I'm so glad you came into my life."

Jennie sweetly smiled, leaning down and softly pressing her lips to her girlfriends. Lisa swelled with affection, tightening her arms around her waist. Jennie shifted, moving impossibly closer to her, her free hand resting on her collar bone.

Before the kiss could deepen Lisa carefully pulled away, looking up into Jennie's eyes.

"One last thing..."

Jennie hummed to show she was listening, innocently smiling down to her.

"... I want to kill Hyuna."