HUSBAND'S DUTY

Kris was still astonished with the sudden abruptness of Conrad's behavior. Just earlier they're happily talking about his wife's personality and hobbies but a minute later he rush off out of the apartment of his own just as he finished talking someone over the phone. He cannot content the curiosity as to why Conrad act as if his life depends on it.

'Who could it be?' he thought.

It might sound ridiculous but he is worried somehow. He don't know why but he seems bothered about what they talked to. Conrad don't usually show his weakness over nothing. He don't usually give out so easily even if he is threatened to loss his inheritance. Conrad might be adopted but his parents already given him the title of the next heir. Fortunate or not but Kris knows that there's something wrong with the call that Conrad seems like fearing it. Even if Kris wanted to help, he cannot be easily middle in to someone else's business since he is an outsider. Kris decided to take a step out of the room and when he is about to leave, he found Kiss standing in the door like he somehow was driven by something, as if he is a statue of beauty though full of curiosity filled his face. Kris wave his hand but with no use. Kiss is still standing still like he is stuck on the floor. Kris started to panic, it is the same as what happened to Kiss before his unexpected power emits. He immediately grab Kiss from his waist and lifted him, carrying him inside the room. Kris forcefully shut the door close using his feet as if he is running for his life. He immediately but gently lay Kiss into his bed as he stare at it. Kris could only silently pray, hoping it will never happened again. He don't know what to do next time if it ever occur. The last time was only a luck that Kiss manage to come back. He isn't well inform of Kiss signs when his power started to emit.

Kiss was being downstruck as to why this idiotic roommate of his suddenly lifted him up and put him to bed while staring at him stupidly. He was only being startled at Conrad's weird behavior over the phone and now here he is, in another messed up situation. He rise his brow as he glare at Kris lethally without cutting his gaze. He could feel the urging fire in his face as he is beaming in fume. Even with his current expression, Kris don't seems to be bothered as he continue staring at Kiss affectionately.

"Will you stop staring at me or I'll gouged your eyes out" Kiss threatened. Kris could only smirk as he finally realized that his wife was out of danger. He felt relieved as Kiss was in his usual aggressive self.

"It's so nice staring at my beautiful wife. Whom am I not to indulge in once in a lifetime beauty infront of me" Kris uttered as he smile as sweetly as as candy.

Kiss blush a little seeing how sincere Kris' eyes is. He could feel the fondness deep inside as he felt too light like riding a cloud. He turn around avoiding eye contact with Kris. He somewhat felt awkward as if he did something embarrassing.

'How could someone be that handsome and alluring. Wait what? Alluring? I found this idiot alluring? the heck is wrong with the world this days' he thought.

Kiss immediately got up from the bed as he quickly rash into the bathroom. He lean on the door as he put his left arm into his chest, feeling his heart throbbing rapidly. The heat in his face is slowly steaming him down like a steam bun as he subconsciously releases his power. The air suddenly change. Cold temperature greeted him. He looked around the area thinking that there seems to be a hole in the bathroom that causes the sudden changes if the temperature. But none, the wall is perfectly study without blemish that even the window is spotlessly clear. He slap his cheeks softly thinking that it must be his imagination that lurk his mind. How can a temperature suddenly decreases when it's not even winter yet nor even raining. It's not as if there's an aircon in the bathroom. Kiss mindlessly open the door with Kris sitting at his bed waiting for him.

Kris abruptly stood up as he felt the freezing cold meet his skin when Kiss open the bathroom door. He run as fast as he can and pull Kiss out as he immediately close the door. He intimately observe Kiss from head to toe, left and right and even inspect Kiss shoulder if there's a scale or anything related to his power. Kiss' hair is as black as it is. His eyes didn't change to gold and didn't even have traces of ice.

Kris deeply sighed in relief as he can finally conclude that his wife is fine and it is only his imagination that Kiss emits his power. Though, in one side of his head, the temperature earlier seems to be concerning. He looked at the bathroom door and trail his eyes down to the floor. He could vague saw a smoke coming out of the room. The smoke that felt cold and chilling. He awkwardly smile into Kiss' as he slowly entered the bathroom without cutting his loving gaze towards his wife who was staring at him in confusion.

"I... I'll have to lower my bowels so I'm..hahaha you know, need to release it" Kiss smiles forcefully as he finally entered the bathroom, locking it up. Kiss only shake his head in disbelief.

'Who on earth would wanted to know if your going to shit. Does he do that every time?' he thought. At some point he felt a bit of displeased thinking if Kris was concerned to everyone and not just to himself. He somehow felt irritated as he thought of Kris flirted with a lot of famous women in or out of the entertainment world. Using the same technique to make someone fall over heels to him is what Kiss hated. With being numb of his own feelings, he shove aways that thought as he grab his phone to call out someone.

*****

When Kris finally entered the room, his first impression was that his wife really is powerful. Even without the presence of ice, he could still feel the strong coldness of the air. The temperature can somewhat be compared to a stormy weather but not too cold like winter. But still, the lingering coolness is somehow comforting him. It is not the same as how Kiss uncontrollably release his power that Kris almost lost his life.

Kris close his hand tightly. Remembering what happened to his wife the other day still vividly visible in his mind. The image of Kiss turning into someone else is somehow bothering him. It's not that he don't like the other side of Kiss, but he still isn't sure wether Kiss' other half is the same as the Kiss he know. Sometimes he wonders, why it has to be Kiss that posses that kind of strong power. Why it has to be his wife when there is a lot of people who dreamed to have one. Who wish to blessed with it. Why it has to be his innocent wife that needs to suffer. Kiss power might still be sleeping and that Kiss' accidentally emitting it's power must be one of the symptoms that it is slowly awakening but to Kris it is not a gift but a curse. To Kris, the power might be a blessing if only not from his wife. If only he wasn't the choosen one. If only Kris could take it away.

Kris could only blame himself. He is incapable of protecting his wife. He didn't even detected his wife current status if not for the fact that Kiss open the bathroom door.

"Why him? Why it has to be him?" he whispered. He crazily brushed his hair out of frustration as he looked at the place. The temperature seems to be slowly turning back to normal but his aching heart still bleeds for his wife. He never thought that his choosen bride while have such terrible faith and he couldn't do anything but to look at it.

"No. I have to be strong. If my wife cannot do it when the time he found out that I lied to him and that he owns that power, he'll sure be dishearted. If he cannot be strong enough for himself, then I'll be the one who will be stronger for him. I'm his husband, it's my duty to protect him no matter what" he added.