It's You 5

When she entered the forest, she encountered some of them and killed the weak ones but right now not even a single beast showed themselves.

What she doesn't know was that the beasts can't go near them because of the deadly aura the young man silently released when he sensed a beast couple of miles away from them.

When the beasts perceive it, either they run away fast or pass out with a bubble in their mouth due to fear.

It's almost sunset when Lila heard the water flowing, she almost jumped out of joy when she discovered it.

'Thank god! At last! I can go ahead and wash myself!' she said happily on her mind.

She proceeded forward and followed the sound of water so she could find a clean water source. They had found a small stream and walked beside it to find the waterfall.

They have reached the waterfall and before she can make sure that there's no ferocious beasts, the young man just took off his clothes and jumped into the water.

He doesn't mind that there's another person, he just swimmed there and enjoyed the water.

Lila's brow was twitching seeing this young man's carefree attitude.

'What the hell. You dive just like that without caring that I am here? I am a woman you know?!

And if I were a man, can you just show a little shame that someone can see your body?

Even if, even if….. hmmmmmm…. what a big….'

Though she doesn't want to take a peek, her eyes keep on going in his direction. She blushed as she accidentally saw something she wasn't supposed to see..

She turned around, marching her feet away as she observed her surroundings instead. She might be accused of being a pervert if she continues and she doesn't want to corrupt her mind any longer.

'Dear Lord, my eyes have sinned.'

Brushing off her impure thoughts, she focused herself on where they would camp for the night and did not see any danger.

She relaxed a little for a couple of minutes, afterwards she went back near the waterfall and rolled up her sleeves.

She made sure that she's a little far from the young man who's currently swimming.

She washed her face and hands first because as much as she wanted to take a bath, she couldn't let this young man see her bathing.

Though the young man kept on inviting her to swim, she just acted like she didn't hear him and found clean water to fetch.

She then lit up a fire and cooked the fish the young man caught for their dinner.

Afterwards, they looked up for a place to sleep and spend the night because tomorrow they still have to search for the cave as it was their final destination.

Midnight, Lila woke up and checked if the young man was in deep sleep. Seeing that he sounds asleep and hearing his even breathing, Lila slowly got up.

She went near the water, she took off her mask and her outer clothes and put it on the rock.

She then dipped herself into the water and started swimming. Though it's cold she doesn't mind it as she was enjoying herself,

'Finally, I was able to take a bath and clean myself.' she thought.

She's not aware that as of this moment while she's swimming, a pair of eyes were currently watching her. The moment Lila left the place she had been sleeping, the young man was already aware of her movements.

He detected her movements as she was slowing getting up on where she rested and going beside the water.

It raised his curiosity as to why she's behaving that way and having to sneak out in the middle of the night.

Thinking that this kid might go somewhere dangerous, he just observed her actions silently not letting her notice him.

And when she took off the mask she's been wearing and saw her true countenance, the young man jolted like he was striked by lightning.

An unexplainable emotion swelled up on his heart. His heart beats fast and there's a tinge of pain in it. He clutched his chest to control the swelling emotions rising on his chest.

A lot of old memories flashed into his mind and he's not aware that his left hand was trembling while he's staring at the young maiden who's slowly dipping herself into the water.

"No wonder... No wonder that I was able to feel your presence for a moment before I woke up.

No wonder that I feel at ease alongside you though you look like a man.

So it is you....

It's you." he murmured.

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Hi! Gomen-nasai for not uploading for the past few days! ༼ つ ಥ_ಥ ༽つ

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