The Undefined Love

"Ah! I didn't mean it like that. I just said it hasn't been long since we last saw each other. So there is no way your solution is going to help. Nothing else really" she said when the air of dark clouds clouded over. Deming looked at the woman who doesn't let go of any opportunity to get on his nerves. If it was someone else, then he doesn't think he would have so much patience to deal with her. But since it was her, his heart wasn't letting his mind lose its patience. It wanted him to get more and more liberal around her. He stared at her face that was giving a sheepish smile stating her words were a clear mistake. She really didn't intend to say all those things. He lifted his fingers upward and gestured to her to come to him and sit beside him. He didn't use his words, just his dark eyes and little hand movements that maintained the dark air his blazing eyes had built moments before. Lifen gulped down in fear thinking what next would be coming but again 'who cares!' her mind yelled showing the high level of headstrongness. But the next moment it was silenced by her heart saying 'You have caused enough damage. Just stop it now. The Devil is right in front of you but still you are thinking to cause a trouble' Lifen agreed with her heart in an instance talking to them internally, "Yes, yes I agree. Last time I teased the Devil because he was on the phone and never thought he would be able to reach me sooner but it looks like I have underestimated him. He got here just after me and has already made his attack. Now it would be worse if I behave headstrong again. I think my vulnerable side can be a nice move from my side" Nodding to her own thoughts she looked up at the Devil. His eyes were still not giving away any of his actual reaction, maintaining a dull but dark expressionless face. There was no way she was going to go against his words now at this moment. Slowly she stood up and took her small five timid steps to reach him. She stood straight in front of him and looked more like a junior student who has been waiting for her teacher to give her some type of punishment. The moment she was near him, his arms reached out to grab her wrist and pulled her down to sit beside him, just right from where their faces were just inches apart. Lifen gaped in shock as she was not expecting him to do something like this. Deming looked at the woman's timid face. He wanted to laugh out loud and praise her for her such fine acting skills. There was no way anyone could put a finger and say that she was just acting up here presenting a role of timid deer in order to get the least damage. But little did she know that no matter what tricks the deer try, it would never help her save herself from the lion who has taken her as his prey. There was no way he would take the bait and think her as the weak one. In no way she was less than him and he knew it very well. He has seen her many sides. As a little cute rabbit, a little wild cat, an intelligent and cunning fox and now this timid deer. Living her role of timid deer, she lowered his eyes to show her weak side to him. Deming looked at her and then lifted her face up so that their eyes could meet.  "So you have got your part time boyfriends here?' he asked in a dangerously low voice enough to give her a chilly shiver down her spine. Lifen hurriedly shook her head in denial, "No, no… They are not actually my boyfriends. They are…my friends!" She tried to clear her words from before but her words came out more and more confusing. She sighed at herself for not being able to explain herself at the time of need. "Part time boyfriends turning into friends? Care to explain", he left her chin and folded his arms over his chest giving her a look that was asking her to continue. She looked at him and tried to get her reasons and thoughts together so that she doesn't make the matter go more confusing or the Devil being a devil can go mean without any restrictions. "Ummm it's nothing like you got it. They are not my part time boyfriend actually. I just said it that way to tease you a bit. Really!!", she said with full innocence. "I knew that it was to tease me. But it's not your nature to tell a complete lie unless and until there is some truth hidden behind. So I want to know that truth. Can you tell me now?" he said as he raised his brows at her. Lifen was dumbstruck at his words. How did he notice so deep within her? She never expected him to know such deep details about her in such less time. Not even her friends knew her this way. Deming has always been noticing her in the way she could never tell. Even when she thought he wasn't looking at her, his eyes were fixated at her. Her actions and the reason behind them were all known to him that's why he never cared to ask her explanation. At this stage, he won't say that he knew her like the back of his hand but he is confident enough to claim that he can feel her the way he can feel the air around him. Lifen blinked her eyes as she asked in confusion, "When did you notice that?" "Does it matter?" "No! I mean I never thought that you would ever notice such deep things in me", she said but was cut in the middle of her words.

"We will have enough time to discuss that afterwards. First tell me what they do around you?"