Chapter III
On their way to the other side of the beach, Umi and Eagle were awfully quiet. Only the sound of the sea and their footsteps on the sand can be heard. For his part, Eagle couldn't help but admire the beauty before him, the beauty of nature around him and of course, the one beside him. He could smell her alluring scent of her hair as the gentle wind sweeps away her long hair which was flowing like silk. He looked at her. Her skin was glowing, her sundress exquisitely hugged the contour of her body and her face was so serene…. Her lips were inviting. She was like Aphrodite walking right after her mythological creation.
"Beautiful" he exclaimed.
" Huh!" She glanced at him.
" This place is so beautiful. ". It was a white lie. Eagle just smiled revealing perfectly white teeth. "Look over there is a small boat, let us check it out" he pointed at the boat near the rocks.
He was acting like a boy opening his Christmas gifts from Santa. He eagerly surveyed the small boat. There was a streak of excitement in his eyes. Here was a man who was thinking of adventure. Umi just smiled as she looked at him. He is so cute.
" There an islet over there. It is an hour and a half from here. " Umi pointed towards the sea.
"I would love to check it out. Would you like to join me?" Again, it was an invitation that she can not resist.
"Y-yah" Umi obliged. Umi, are you sure you want to go with him in the island. She ignored the warning. A little trip would not hurt.
It took them more than an hour to reach the islet. Eagle noticed that nobody was around. He looked at Umi to see her reaction. There was a glint of admiration in her eyes.
"Have you been here?" he asked.
"It is my first time here." Umi was totally captivated by its beauty. She liked the feeling of the warm powdery white sand on her feet. The water is like a bed of sapphire inviting her to take a dip on her birthday dress. Naught girl, you are not alone. Would you like him to treat him for a free strip show. She smiled at the though of it. " It is so beautiful" She tried to erase her naughty thoughts.
"You are more beautiful" He looked at her at deeply. Umi drowned in his amber eyes. There was no time for her to blush. His eyes were pulling her towards him as if they were magnets. She noticed that his lips were parted. Unconsciously, she parted hers. It was an innocent seduction that Eagle couldn't resist. He wanted to plant a warm and moist kiss in those lovely lips. He slowly held her close. So close that he could feel her warm breath that smelled like peppermint candy. He was about to kiss her when she pulled away.
"I - I wanna go for a swim" Umi whispered. She didn't know where she got the courage to resist temptation. Their eyes were still locked. His gaze was piercing.
"Of course, a fine day to swim." Eagle slowly let her go. I need a cold shower.
Moments later, they were both in the water. Umi didn't want to stare but she couldn't take his eyes off his fine slender muscular flesh. He eyes followed the trails of water flowing from his silver blond hair down to his bare chest. The water glistened on his wet muscular body. Umi, stop it. Don't be a perv. That is so unbecoming of a lady. But her naughty side was not going to take the backseat. He is hot. Scorching. Smoldering. Oh, enough. She almost giggled at her remark. She is not the type that would even dare to think such thoughts but it was all too hard to be pure and sweet when Eagle is like that. Umi indulged in her sukebe mode. Her eyes were glued to him.
"See anything you like" he teased. He knew she was staring too much prompting him to show off. Oh, Eagle, what are you doing? Seducing a young girl.
Umi felt all her blood circulated to her cheeks. The playful devilish smile on his lips made her feel more embarrassed. To hide her embarrassment, she pretended to be annoyed and gave her a semi-deathglare. She then turned back and swam on the other direction. Time passed and Umi completely ignored his presence. So as to not cross path with him and to further avoid another embarrassing moment, she divided her time in wimming here and there; and collecting seashells that she would probably leave when they depart. She was happily pretending to be engrossed in her shell-picking activity that she failed to notice the dark clouds forming in the sky. Minutes later there was a downpour. They both took shelter in the cave.
"Just my luck" Umi muttered. She was dripping wet. It was getting cold. She felt the cold breeze enveloped her body. She began to quiver.
"Are you alright?" Eagle sat beside her and cuddled her. He too was cold but he tried to give her some of his body heat.
"Thanks, I am fine." Umi felt uncomfortable. She could feel the hardness of his muscles pressed against the softness of her body. She felt secured and yet at the same time unsafe for she knew that there exist a tension between them. Though she must admit, she liked being close to him like this. Just like in the movies, Umi. Boy and girl went to an island and then they got marooned. Boy and girl got close. Come night time it got cold and then they…. Umi stopped her imagination before it got wilder. Behave. She tried to make her thoughts kid-friendly.
"Look, I don't know when will this downpour end so I guess we should at least try to break the ice." Eagle tried to normalize the situation.
"What are you talking about?" Umi feigned ignorance. She had a hunch that the conversation would not be in her favor.
" You know"
"You know..what?" Umi kept her act. Her heart was beating like a drum. She tried to evoke a cool façade.
Eagle knew she was faking ignorance. Cute, so she wants to play. Then play it is. Inside the great commander of Autozam lies a boy fond of games. Much like his love for sweets, he also loves a great game. Based on his observations, inside this girl's calm exterior is a hellcat waiting to be unleashed.
Eagle opened a pandora's box. "Obviously, you find me attractive. You were checking me out a while ago. Can't blame you" he gave his most seductive smile.
Umi felt all the blood rushed to her head. She distanced herself from him. The nerve of this man. Checking him pig. Slutty man-whore. "Y – you" she was so mad that she couldn't even voice out her anger. Her aura became fiery red.
Eagle was amused. " Look, I am not mad. Perfectly normal for a young girl at your age to be hormonal." he stressed the last word.
. The hellcat was awakened and it wanted to kill. It wanted to take Autozam's great commander as its prey. Bloodlust was in its eyes. It was ready to devour. Swiftly, Umi tried to hit Eagle but much to her surprise he was able to dodge her attack. He instantly grabbed her arm.
"Hit me and it would cost you a kiss." He pretended to steal a kiss from her. Umi's eyes widened and almost instantly her heartbeat was pounding fast. She felt as if she was in suspended animation. She was gasping for air as Eagle's face slowly got closer. "I know you are expecting me to kiss you but I am not that easy. You have to work hard to have me." He was smiling like a boy taunting his playmate.
"You are so dead." Umi pushed Eagle away.
" Hey, don't kill me. I don't want you to be a widow." he teased. He was enjoying this. For him , angry or not she is still breathtakingly beautiful.
" That's it" she pushed him in the water and turned back. "Serves you right!"
She waited for Eagle to surface but after almost ten minutes still there was no sign of him. She started to worry because the water level in the cave is a bit deep because it is connected to the ocean. "Hey Eagle!" she shouted. There was no answer. She decided to search for him in the water. She saw him unconscious and pulled him out of the water.
She checked his vital signs. I need to give him mouth to mouth resuscitation. She looked at his face. She couldn't help but admire his soft yet chiseled features. She looked at his lips. I bet those lips are soft. What am I thinking? Umi, this is no time to fantasize. Just save him.
She gave him mouth to mouth. After sometime, she felt him embracing her. She realized that he was faking. Before, she could react, he started to kiss her. She didn't pull off a resistance. His kiss was warm. His lips were soft. It felt so good that it would be a lie to say she wasn't enjoying it. She surrendered to his kiss. After what seemed like forever, their lips separated. They were both catching their breaths.
" Hmmm, sweet" he smiled. It took him a lot of self control to stop himself from doing something more. " I knew it you secretly desire me."
"W-what, you kissed me. You started it"
"You kissed me back" a devilish smile escaped his lips. "Mmm, nice tongue" he wanted to piss her off.
"It wasn't mine, it was yours. For the record, you obviously enjoyed it more. For me, it was.. it was…. " she was blushing a deep red. She couldn't finish her sentence.
" It was…" he was teasing her even more.
"Ahh,,," he was really getting on her nerves. She was about to slap him when he warned him.
"Remember, if you hit me it would cost you a kiss."
