Disclaimer: I don't own KHR.

"Create a world that feels good on the inside, not one that looks good on the outside."

"Rena…"

Bare arms wrapped delicately around her waist from behind, before her back was pulled against a warm chest. She wagged in her sleep, and her body relaxed unconsciously, until a hot breath hit the exposed skin of her neck, and her eyes cracked open in pure shock. She glanced over her shoulder, before a frown crept onto her face.

"Dino, what are you doing?"

The woman tried to move away from the blond male, only to cause him to tighten his grip on her. Letting out an exasperated sigh, she gave up as annoyance filled her.

"Rena, I'm tired," he whispered softly in her ear, and she attempted to stop the chills that menaced to roll down her spine.

Rolling her eyes, Rena's slender fingers clenched around his warm hands and tried to take them off her body, to no avail.

"Then go to bed; your room in not that far from here," she mumbled annoyed, not feeling very comfortable with the closeness between them.

She felt him sigh and shake his head slowly, his blond locks brushing softly against the pale skin of the back of her neck.

"It's not that sort of fatigue…" The words left his parted lips as he pulled her closer to him, letting her feel the irregular beats of his heart. "I'm tired of lying."

Her eyes widened in pure confusion and shock, her features paled and her heart began to beat furiously against its cave. Biting hard on her lower lip, she rolled into his arms and buried her face into the pillow. She finally could understand what he was meaning; Dino was tired of acting in front of the cameras.

Dino and Rena had been acting as a couple that had been dating for years now, while in fact, there was nothing between them but a strong friendship. However, they needed to keep sharing those kisses with no emotions, those displays of feigned affection. The reason was simple; the alliance between their families was close to break but if the Boss of the Cavallone Family and one of the closest subordinates of her own Family were together, then the relationship that was threatening to break would grow stronger, thus leading them to be two of the most powerful ones.

It was understandable, thought, the young man exhaustion, but still, Rena couldn't help the despair that filled her heart at that moment. Even if everything had been a lie, she had ended up falling for the Mafia Boss.

She understood why he didn't want to keep standing in that world of lies; anyone would definitely hate living in a fantasy. A fantasy that was overtaken by the crude reality as soon as they were out of sight. Then, the kisses disappeared, along with the delicious words she had grown used to drink from desperately, and the distance between their bodies turned into meters of pure desolation to her. Living in that world of agony, where she faced two different realities, had eventually changed her mind, and she had done everything in her power to forget about those feelings that took over her whenever she laid her eyes on him.

"I understand, Dino," the young female spoke softly, moving her head to the side to stare into his hazel eyes. "I'm tired too. Can you let me go back to sleeping now?"

A surprised yelp escaped her mouth as he turned her around and rolled on top of her. His face was so close to hers that she had to close her eyes, while she attempted to stop the heat that was threatening to creep to her cheeks.

"No."

She blinked.

"W-what?"

Dino pressed his forehead against hers, his eyes locked into confused brown eyes. Why she was trying to make it so difficult to him? Her eyes widened in disbelief when the young Mafia Boss crashed his lips on hers, immediately stopping her upcoming trail of thoughts. His hands cupped her face, his thumbs caressed her flushed cheeks delicately, and he brought her closer to him.

And, as realization showered upon her, she let herself get lost into the beautiful reality.