Confession

Even though leaves wither down from winter to fall, love never withers.

It gets its own way to bloom out of heart.

Never did Betty know the emotions she was feeling now, swirling inside throughout her body for the one with whom she will spend her whole life.

By the lake, gazing at the reflection in the water, her face and body showed a new aura, crushing the manly aura she always wore.

A gleam in her eyes and red cheeks and sped up a heartbeat.

She looked like a throbbing, blooming lotus in a swaying pond.

Just like that, unaware of noises around and lost in thoughts of these unknown feelings, she remains frozen.

'What is this feeling? It never happened before. Why does my heart beat faster when Douard comes near? I… I hate him… Betty, you hate half-lings and he even brought Alene, who will become fuel for war. But why can't I hate him anymore? Douard, he… why does he feel so close to my heart so suddenly.' She thought.

Turmoil inside her only grew as she tried to calm her curiosity.

Her emotions showed crystal clear on her face.

"Ahem! Are you alright? You look red?"

Douard approached her calmly.

She looked at him.

"What… what did you say?" she came to senses puzzled.

No words, just fixated gaze on each other. Time which they experienced seemed flowing slowly.

They could hear each other's heartbeat.

"your face!"

With faces both red and in extreme restlessness.

Both chuckled and looked at each other compassionately.

"ah!"

Betty was surprised as Douard held her hands.

He knelt down and looked into her eyes.

"Will you always stay angry and fight with me for the rest of my life?"

He tried to be romantic.

"W-what are you saying?" She tried dodging.

But her face went straight red as she avoided eye contact, as her heart didn't lie.

"Betty, my heart beats faster every time I see you. Now I know clearly, you're the one."

Betty turns and looks at Douard's face.

Her heart was beating even faster but…

"I… I need… some time to…,"

She hesitated to accept her feelings right away. To that,

"Look at my eyes."

Douard pulls her gaze to his eyes.

Eyes filled with passionate love and depth rivaling the ocean.

Her eyes glued to his eyes and words tied on her tongue.

'Grrrrr…'

'huh!'

'why is my wolf rampaging?'

She was shocked at her wolf's sudden urge. With her heart beating faster and hands held in Douard's, she looked at him, surprised.

A smell almost driving her to the edges filled her lungs. 'mate!' her eyes grew wide.

There was no one except Douard. Her gaze shifts to his passionate eyes. She feels intoxicated and becomes restless.

"Will you marry me?" Douard again proposed to her.

'Grrrrr…' 'Again!' Her rampaging wolf signaled her again.

'He is my mate. But how? He doesn't even have a wolf.' she thought, confused.

'But a glow in his eyes.'

She thought, looking into his eyes.

"It's growing deeper!" She exclaimed.

Betty finally felt her love oozing out and her every doubt cleared as she got imprinted and he got revealed as her mate, a fated one.

"Douard! you don't have a wolf, right?" She asked, confused.

Douard's eyes got filled with confusion. He didn't expect such a question.

'my wolf?!'

"Why would you ask that?" he said.

"You are my mate. But how?" Betty said, awestruck.

"mate!" Douard exclaimed.

"I felt a wolf from you. Don't you feel it?"

Douard looks at Betty, perplexed by what to say.

But Betty is shocked to find Douard has a wolf, rather he is her mate.

"I don't. But are you fine? You look tired. Maybe I shouldn't have said anything?"

Douard sulked down as he said that.

'Throb!'

'Grrrrr….'

"No! It's not that. I love you too. But it's your wolf making me uneasy and restless."

She shied as she confessed her love.

Turning away she clutched her heart and ran back to her room blushing.

Dourd, who is still dumbfounded at having accepted his proposal in such a way, remained with his mouth wide open.

'Did she just say yes?' He said to himself, lost in the bliss of love.

It is very exciting. It's his first love and partner accepted it right away.

But they were unknown how fated they are to each other, only to be revealed with time.

"What is this sweet and tingly sensation in my heart? Is this love? Did I just get proposed back?" Douard mumbled as he collected himself.

He stood up and looked to the way Betty ran off to, with eyes searching that vey face which shied and went blushing.

#

At the dinner table.

Betty and Douard seated across from each other, looked each other barely out of shiness.

Martha and Frank murmured about their proposal and love, looking at them and chuckled.

Being caught in such a way, faces of both soon-to-be couple, shied and after finishing meal, they went in opposite just to not reveal their newly arrived romance in life.

Half an hour later, when I climbed down stairs for water. They were busy looking into each other's eyes, holding hands and embracing love to their hearts.

"Ahem!" coughing and breaking in their private time, I teased.

Looking at me, Betty suddenly got up and left for her room.

Tilting her head, she gazed at Douard for the last sight before a good night's sleep.

They looked damn cute. Even more exciting and itchy than mine with Frank.

"Betty! Ahem! It's a beautiful night, right? Just breathing in some air. Hehe"

He looked funny and weird that way. It's his first love experience.

"Hahahaha!" I giggled as I turned to the kitchen and went upstairs with a water bottle.

Douard, still there looking towards Betty's room, teasing him, I gestured to him to go there.

Being shy and feeling uneasy, teased that way, scratching his head he too left.

'Finally, he too will get some moments to ease out in his busy life.' I thought.