The Devil Judge ? || (ONE-SHOTS)

~The One Whom Is Beautiful (10/10)

-Don't take it off... - Kang Yo Han brought my hand back to his right cheek, but this time closer to his mouth. His eyes still closed, as if he wanted to go back to sleep.

-Your Highness...! How long have you been awake? - I asked completely flushed.
The king barely smiled, giving me no answer. An amused grin on his mouth, of someone who was enjoying my nervous reaction.

- Damn you! - I mumbled under my breath, totally overwhelmed by my scarlet cheeks and the butterflies in my stomach.

-Do you really want to know? - he asked, a wide smirk spreading across his lips.
His eyes still closed, his large hand on top of mine, which was still on his face.
-No- I answered sharply, changing my mind at the idea of knowing he had been watching me while I slept.
-I'll tell you anyway...-.
the king opened his eyes, lingering his penetrating orbs on me.
-You've done nothing but roll over in your blankets, crying and gritting your teeth in fright.... -
I quirked my eyes as I looked at him stunned, my ears red with growing embarrassment. A mad desire to bury myself underground.

-Please don't say any more...! - I retorted, hiding my eyes from his.

-But how? You haven't heard the best part yet! You latched on to me most of the time, and you didn't want to let me go... -
I didn't let him finish, moving my hand over his mouth to silence him.
-Stop it! - I growled totally embarrassed by my bold actions.

Kang Yo Han laughed against my skin, removing my hand slowly, his pupils still fixed on me. Disarming.
Enigmatic enough to make me unsteady, uncomfortable.
-You were so cute, struggling and needy, that for a second I thought about fucking you in the state you were in...-
I huffed at his words, moving a few inches away from his sprawled figure, now fully alert.

-You are a pervert! A shameful, unscrupulous being!- I burst out in annoyance.

Kang Yo Han let out a slight grimace of disappointment, as if I had hurt his pride, but it didn't last long, as he pulled another of his dishonest sneers back to his mouth.

-What cruel words to say to the one who had just saved you.... - he spoke, rising from his position to a sitting one.
I bit my lip, recognizing that he had indeed saved me and I should be grateful.
-Thank you... - I said in a weak voice, looking away from him.
-Now, was it hard? - he stated, the sound of the amusement I caused him, knotted with his furtive words. Teasing remarks.
-Why did you save me? - I found myself asking instead, absorbed, curious to know.
The king rose from the bed, crossing his fingers behind his back, his expression arcane, somehow unreadable.
Bizarre in the way he changed demeanour swiftly.

One moment he appeared amused and then another, earnest again. Impassive.

-Because I wanted to- he said flatly, without much explanation.

I curled my fingers on the sheets a little impatient, not at all satisfied.
-And why did you want it? - i insisted stubbornly, not caring about the line I wasn't to cross, since in any case he was the king and I just an ordinary peasant. Yet, I wanted to know...

To know what drove a cold tyrant like him to save me.

The dancing emotions I had seen in his eyes and the unmistakable fear, still ruled my mind.

Kang Yo Han clenched his fists, bringing his surly gaze on me, stern; as if I was overstepping his bounds, his patience once again.

-What will you give me in return if I answer you? If I bare myself to reveal to you what is in my heart, what do you offer me instead? -

I winced at the strength in his tone, a speech fermented by despondency and passion; observing with quiet insistence as the shape of his lips curved into a grimace, the short sharp fangs peeking out whenever he spoke.