When A Ghoul Falls In Love

"We need to tell our parents first. Do you think that they will congratulate us?" I continue with a harsh tone, "If we get married, everyone in school will make fun of us. Besides that, where will we stay? We are both eighteen. What will we do? How will we raise our baby? What about your dreams? I will become big and ugly. It is best if I drop out of school. You should stay in school and complete your studies."

He listens to my complaints and suggestions patiently. When I am done, he cups my face and kisses my lips. 

Shutting my eyes close, I wrap my arms around his waist as he grabs the back of my head. Our lips move against each other; a gentle heat surges from the kiss, penetrating through my anxieties. He sucks on my lips, nibbling gently before parting away from me.

"I love you so much that I think even our expanding universe can't contain it," He tells me as if it's the universal truth of the world. As common as the fact that the earth revolves around the sun. "I am so excited to start this journey with you. I know it's difficult, especially for you. But I think that we can tackle anything together."

When he wipes the tears on my cheeks, I realise that I am crying. I have been worried out of my mind for the last two weeks.

"And you should tell me if you are worried about something." He pinches my nose. "It's also my fault for not noticing. I thought that you were upset about being grounded. This isn't bad. I believe everything happens for something good. We are having a child. Your and mine. Is there anything more magical than this?"

"What about what you saw that day?" I ask him. "The butterflies."

"They are magical." He glances at my hand and runs his fingers on my palm. "But you and our child will always be more magical and beautiful than those butterflies."

"This must be the perks of having a boyfriend who is an aspiring writer," I exhale, pretending to be exasperated. "You can easily change my mind with your words."

"I am honoured, my love." He plants a kiss on the tips of my fingers. "Now, you must follow my every word until our child is born."

I blink my eyes rapidly. What does he mean?

"You can't run or get into fights with others." He tells me with a grave look in his eyes, "Forget about eating fast food or practising archery with me. You can't strain your body. You must eat healthily. Four times a day. Don't ever go on a diet. Don't get stressed or angry. Give your stress and anger to me. I will deal with anyone who picks a fight with me."

Is this Baek Joon Woo? Maybe I heard wrong. Did he really say that he will 'deal' with anyone who picks a fight with me? This peace lover who might have gotten a peace Nobel prize in his past life?

"I will talk to them or report them to the teacher." He adds, "If nothing works, I will let them hit me."

"What the f.u.c.k!" I shout at him. "Are you crazy? How could you let anyone hit you? You should always hit back the person who hits you. It's self-defence."

He heaves a sigh. "My girlfriend is a gangster who offended so many people in the school. How could I get mad at them? Most of them who hate you are girls. I don't think that they will hurt me."

He is smart. Those girls also have a crush on him. Why is he so good looking? I also fell for his face first. "Tch!"

"I will talk to my parents tonight." He smiles at me. "Don't worry. They love you. I already told them that you are my bride."

"You are so sure that I will marry you." I laugh. "What if I don't marry you?"

"I will ask you to marry me every day for the rest of our life." He smirks at me, "You will get annoyed and say yes."

He knows me too well. I mutter under my breath, "I will only say yes if it's you."

"I know." Baek Joon Woo chuckles. "Who else can endure you when you are on periods?"

"Hey!" I give him a warning look. "I have good reasons to go mad during those days."

"There should be no periods until the child is born." He says to me happily, "Isn't that one more reason to have children?"

Men can't ever understand women. I raise my chin. "Joon Woo, I hope that you are reborn as a woman in your next life."

"If you become my lover in my next life, I don't mind if I am a man or a woman." He c.o.c.ks his head. "You should be a man. I want to bear our kids in our next life."

I can't ever win in a conversation with him. I huff at him, "Sometimes, you are creepy."

"And you are --" He opens his mouth to say something.

Our conversation is cut short when the door opens. I look over my shoulder. 

Maisie and Oliver step into the room. The state of their clothes is enough evidence for their deeds. Oliver sits next to the window, on the same spot where he always sits. Maisie takes a seat opposite me. She studies Baek Joon Woo and me.

"You guys did it here, right?" She looks at Baek Joon Woo smugly.

Baek Joon Woo tells her in a monotonous tone, "No."

"As stiff as a rod." Maisie turns toward me. "You have a hickey on your lips."

"We only kissed," I smirk. Baek Joon Woo gives me a judgmental look. He doesn't like sharing our private stuff to others, including Maisie. But it's Maisie and Oliver. I think it's alright. "How many positions did you try today?"

Oliver coughs, raising the book in front of his face. I hear Baek Joon Woo sigh.

"Five including the position that you tried with Baek Joon Woo," Maisie chirps. "Oliver couldn't even get up after that. I had to wait for him to calm down."

"Oh, Baek Joon Woo was also like that."

"Maisie!"

"Nell!"

They look at us with fl.u.s.tered faces.

Maisie and I burst into laughter. Our boys are adorable.