I sat down on the couch, my stomach full of delicious Italian cuisine. I was so full! Yao looked happy himself, with his own stomach looking full.
"I'm glad you all liked the food I cooked! It's been a while since I've cooked so much. Thanks for coming here. If you guys want to stay overnight, you two can stay in a guest room upstairs. Oh, and don't do too much stuff, my room is right next door, ve~!" Feli winked at me and Yao. I blushed. What?! We're definitely NOT going to do something like that! I glanced at Yao next to me, and his expression seemed to argue with my previous thought.
Lovi had left halfway through the meal to go to Spain's house. When I asked why he had to go, he only blushed and continued on his way.
"Yao, what do you want to do now? We have a night to burn." I melted into that comfy couch and saw Yao place a sleeping Lin Lin on a couch pillow. He looked up at me with eyes that were so intense.
"I don't know, Lien. What do you want to do?" I was mesmerized by his amber eyes. He leaned in and kissed me. "It's been a while since we had alone time. Lets not do anything. I just want to hold you." Yao wrapped his arms around me, causing me to brighten like a tomato.
"I suppose that's true. It's been a while.." A weird feeling came over me. I guess this was.. Sadness? I don't even know. I had a flashback of my past. Of China always busy with the other asian countries, with Taiwan upsetting me the most. At those times, I rarely ever spoke to Yao. "Why do you always speak to Taiwan? What had happened to us?" I remembered saying that during the time when Yao had discovered Taiwan and forgot about me. Yao just looked at me with no expression, and continued to cherish Taiwan. I had felt worthless..
"What's wrong? Lien, you're worrying me, aru." The Chinese man looked at me with a worried expression. "I-I..." Was all I could murmur before my eyes were filled with salty, melancholy tears. The past was full of things that I wanted to forget. I've been put aside and toyed with too many times, not only by Yao.
"You're thinking about the past, aren't you?" It was more of a statement than a question. His expression changed to one which I had remembered. One of no expression. It was so strange how he could change so quickly from a cute little boy, to an isolated man like his country was, so long ago.
"It's okay.. I know I was an idiot. I know I have hurt you so many times. Although we were one of the first asian countries to be founded, I had cared more for the countries I raised, than the one I grew up with." The gentleness in which he spoke with caused me to cry even more. I just wanted him to stop, to leave me alone like many often did.
"Please.. I need some time to.. Recollect myself." My confession only caused him to hug me tighter, to put his head on my shoulder. He began shaking.
His body rocked softly, and I realized he was crying. "Yao! Don't cry! I don't want you to be sad too.." I broke away from him and lifted his face with my hand. "Everything is okay. I know that you've suffered much, too." I kissed him on the cheek, tasting his salty tears. Aiya. This love story is so tragic.
I wiped my tears and his, with a napkin that I had found in the kitchen of Feli's house. "Now, let's sleep. I'm so tired!" I smiled, although both of our eyes were pink and puffy. We went up the stairs, holding hands. My heart still pounded from being in this man's presence. He truly doesn't know how much he means to me.
I was scared that we would eventually do something. Yao had taken off his mandarin jacket, to reveal a white undershirt underneath. I was glad, I didn't want to sleep next to a half naked Yao! We had changed into our slumber clothing. I forced him to turn around while we both changed. I wasn't ready for him to see me revealed in that way!
We brushed our teeth in a huge bathroom that we had to find ourselves. The italian's house was humongous! I had a serious problem with the tangles in my hair, and the fact that Yao had a hello kitty toothbrush, toothpaste, and mouthwash.
We laid down, and I wasn't used to this type of bed. It was so soft compared to the floor mat I preferred to sleep on. Yao seemed to melt completely into the bed, making me chuckle. Yao turned to face me, looking at me. "What are you looking at?" I looked away, blushing. Yao laughed. "Do you know the last time that we had slept together?" I looked back at him. "No." He laughed again. "Same here! It's been so long." His smile faded, and he got closer to me. "Wh-what are you doing?" His head was against my neck, and he had fallen asleep.
I couldn't help but think how lucky I was to have him.