Chapter 34

After a while of rambling in the cold evening, Taria found herself in front of Tian's apartment. She went inside, and pressed the usual 21 button on the number plate inside the elevator. The door opened, and she forced some steps out of the elevator, swaying yet holding the screams and cries inside.

She stood beside the apartment door, however, she didn't open it, she just stayed in front of the apartment. When she raised her hand to open the door, Tian pulled it before her

"I knew you would come", Tian said, then he pulled her inside the apartment.

Taria hugged Tian softly, then she said "Tian, I did a huge mistake"

"Ve told me, but honey it's not your fault. Mia took her chance, if you stopped her then she would regret not trying. At least she know now that she did what she could", Tian said, running his fingers through her hair softly

"I have a bad feeling about that, right here", Taria said, pointing towards her heart.

Tian pulled her hand and put it on his chest so she would feel the necklace he was wearing, then he said "don't worry, everything is going to be ok"

She felt much better after she talked to him, then they both sat down and drank some hot chocolate to warm her up after she kept walking in the cold.

"I will go bring you some clothes to change these wet ones", Tian said, heading towards his room, yet Taria stopped him saying "your clothes are too big for me, my cloths would dry after a while, and you already turned on the heater so it's fine"

"Who said I will bring you some of my clothes? come here, I have something to show you", Tian said, then Taria got up and walked towards the room

Tian's empty room was filled with girls' things, clothes, teddy bears, and even makeup and perfumes. As she was walking inside, she felt more astonished seeing what his room was filled with, he even changed the dark blankets with sky blue ones and the black carpet and curtains with white ones.

"Is that really your room?" Taria asked, then Tian hugged her from behind

"It's our room now", Tian said with a warm smile

"What?" Taria asked

"Taria, I want you to live here with me. I swear I won't do anything without your permission, even if it was entering the room, and if you didn't want us to sleep in the same room then we can move to an apartment with two bedrooms", Tian said, holding her hands and looking into her eyes with a puppy like eyes.

Taria didn't know what she should do as her mind was still full of thoughts about Mia and what happened earlier. She stayed silent while Tian's eyes were begging her to talk, then she said "I don't want to leave my house. It may seem small and old for you but that house has so many memories that I don't want to leave behind. It was the man's who saved me when I was a child, and he gave it to me before he died. I would feel bad for leaving it empty"

"I never said that your house was small and old, I don't want you to think that way. If you don't want to leave it, then I will come and live with you, is that ok? your house is cozier and warmer, and we can stay close to each other all day" Tian said

"Why do you want us to live together in the first place?" Taria asked

"... I don't want to be alone anymore. I don't want to wake in the night and find myself lonely. I hate this loneliness", Tian said while putting Taria's hands on his face.

She didn't want to be alone anymore too, but his suggestion came earlier than she expected. She didn't want him to sacrifice more for her, not after he started working with her leaving him with many sleepless nights. Furthermore, he wouldn't be able to handle living in a small house when he was raised in a house bigger than a city, even his bed is larger than her bedroom, where would he put all his things if he moved to her house?. Moreover, his college entrance exams are starting soon, and he would absolutely need her to be with him at a hard time like that. Putting all these together, Taria agreed on living with Tian, but only until his exams were done.

"I would be thankful even if you spent a day with me", Tian said while hugging her again after her consent made his heart shiver from happiness.

Tian and Taria started putting the things he bought for her in their places. They were sitting on the ground and flooding all the clothes that were covering the floor. He was still happy thinking about the things they can do together, on the other hand, she felt burdened with every piece of clothes she held with her hands as she could know how expensive they were only by looking at their brands.

"Tai, can you fulfill a wish of mine?" Taria said while she was still folding the clothes

"Of course, what is it?" Tian said, yet the deep look in her eyes gave him a heavy feeling

"I don't want you to spend money on me any more. I'm thankful for ev..", Taria was saying, but his lips covering hers preventing her from continuing

"Your wish won't be fulfilled", Tian said with a sharp look in his eyes

"What if it was an order?", Taria said

"Order rejected", Tian said with the same sharp look

"Tian I don't need all these..", Taria said

"I NEED THEM, TARIA. I told you many times to stop worrying about this. Ria, even if I gave you my life, I would still feel that you deserve more. Some money is nothing compared with what you did to me, nothing could be compared to having you beside me", Tian said while holding Taria's hands, however, his words make her even more concerned

"What have I done for you to love me like that? I only cry and burden you", Taria said, however, Tian pushed her to the ground instead of saying anything.

His hand was under her head like a pillow, while the other hand was on the ground beside her. His eyes were fixed on hers that were red as she felt like crying, then he leaned towards her and kissed her lips impulsively and intensely like he never did before, leaving them both to run out of breath.

Taria felt every part of her body getting hotter and hotter, and she could feel her tears getting out of her eyes, while Tian stopped kissing her lips after turning them redder than they used to be. He moved his head to her side, and bit her neck until his teeth left a mark, then he licked it softly making her shiver. After that, he lifted his body a little, looking at her face that was red and wetted with her tears

"If you open this topic again, I will punish you. You saved my life that night, you got me back my memories, you stayed with me no matter how horrible I am, and you would always make me feel safe. You saved me from being a monster, Taria, you helped me melt the frozen heart I had, and you saved me from being lonely. You might feel that you did nothing, but your nothing is everything for me", Tian said with a deep voice while he was laying his head on her chest.

"Your pure love is more than enough for me, Tian. I need nothing more", Taria said while her tears were still falling down, yet he carried her and laid her in bed

"I told you I will punish you if you opened that topic again", Tian said, taking off his shirt and activating siren in her mind

"WAIT WAIT NO", Taria shouted while closing her eyes with her hands.

Tian pulled her hand and put it in his chest, making her feel his fast heartbeats. She opened her eyes to see that the look in his eyes was still sharp, yet she felt they were warmer than any other time. The sky blue necklace he was wearing around his neck was touching her body softy, and shining brightly just like pure water, making her heart melt

"Look into my eyes, Taria, and say no one more time if you really want me to stop. You have three seconds, one.. two.. three", Tian said, but she closed her eyes instead of saying anything, feeling her heart about to explode and her temperature rising up