Chapter 37: CHAP35-"Dancing with the ocean"

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I always wondered if I ever had the power to take myself anywhere in this world with a snap of my finger, what places would I fantasize to go. Seeing the seven wonders of the world sounded good. Maybe even Hawaii for a nice vacation. From the Himalayan mountains to the Egyptian pyramids. The options were unlimited and exciting.

And yet here I am, staring at a drunk man, moaning over the skeletons of a dinosaur who died centuries ago, placed at a height in the museum we stood at.

"What have they done to you! I am too late. Hades would have loved you, big claws"

"They are called dinosaurs. And they were dead ages ago, Jimin. This was your great spot? A museum?"

"It said online this was the only place to find them apart from Jurassic world"

"Can we leave now?"

"And go where?"

"Home. I want to go home, Jimin"

"But if we wait a little longer everything in here might come to life!"

"No, Jimin, they won't. It only works in the movies" my answers were sour as I spoke with no interest.

"Demons and angels are termed as fictional characters in movies, and yet here I am"

He had me at that. Jimin made no movements after noticing my tired posture. He lowered his head and nodded as an answer to leave. I hate to be the one to break all this excitement building upon him at this new world he walked into. But there was only so much my weak human body could take in after that teleportation. "Let's go" he smiled, walking away from the structure.

Just as we walked towards the exit to the empty museum, there was a poster on the wall that caught my attention. The picture felt like it had a life of it's own, and I didn't have to read the description to know a thing or two about it. This photo was not a part of history, even so, I couldn't help but be submerged into its ethereal view. It's always been in my wish list to visit the place captured on the wall. Work and personal problems never allowed me of that privilege.

The man beside me observed my unwavering gaze on the photo, rather than the beauty of the photo itself. He sided his head to his right to see me better, his front facing my side. I chuckled at the piercing stare and attention he showered me with, and smiled at his innocent expressions before looking at the photo for the last time.

A soft touch of Jimin's hand over mine caught me off guard. It was out of the blue and I stared at him confused. He smiled and wrapped his hand around mine and held onto it tightly.

In a blink of an eye we were both moving in space and reached a seaside that was glowing blue. My feet leaped back at the sudden feeling of being submerged in water. There was just soo much going on around me. I am not in the old museum surrounded by dinosaur bones anymore. It stunned me how it's possible that I'm inside the painting now. The painting I admired five seconds ago.

One thing I knew for sure, it felt like paradise. The sky was starlit, with countless starts shinning upon us and the wind moved from the sea to our side, making our clothes dance with it's direction. The smell of the ocean was the strongest tonight. And the waves that played mischievously tickling my toes, had countless starts shining over it. They were no stars. But the starry ocean felt magical to think they were fallen stars rather than just bioluminescent plankton washing off to the shore with the strong tidal waves.

"Why?" I asked, keeping my gaze back at Jimin. His hair danced uncontrollably with the wind. My question had him dug his hands inside his pockets before shrugging his shoulders to answer. "I figured you would like this better than home" the pink tint on his cheeks remained though he was slowly sobering up. Eyes sparkling and a smile even brighter than the stars forming on his plump lips.

His smile did something to me. It couldn't be explained. It can be a Demon's charms or whatever, but it was definitely growing on me. Maybe it's the way his eyes smiled with his lips. Or the way his cheeks would lift up to hide his gaze from me. I don't know anymore.

Jimin was the first to move towards the blue waves. His hands moved around the water, creating blur glitters wherever his hand traced the ocean. He continued to make weird shapes around and I didn't want out of the fun either. So, I joined. We both were making weird shapes in the water, filling the air around us with our laughter's and joy. I found it so fascinating. This was the closest to any magic I could do with my hands. And it wasn't even me doing it. But it somehow felt like it. Now, it was all fun and games, until I felt water splash over my expensive dress.

"Oh, you did not!" I growled, filling my hands with water.

"Oh, but I did" he smirked, filling his hands again.

Though we aimed at each other, with the way we avoided each attack, it saved our clothes from drenching and falling prey to the chilly night. We were kids lost in the efflux of time. This moment felt like a scene from a classic ninety's movie. And though there was another man's company, I didn't feel disconnected from myself even for a second. The way the gentle breeze stroke my chaotic mind, had made me experience a sudden feeling of paradise. Jimin's presence felt so comfortable. I've known him for a few weeks, yet it felt so suttle and calm.

"I helped Juanjung meet his dead wife" Jimin blurted, hands resting on his knees as we sat on the fine sand, the waves reaching a little close to our feet.

"You—Did you mean, Jungkook? I'm sorry were you speaking to me?"

"No, to the crab in the ocean" he snapped. "Of course, I'm speaking to you" Jimin relaxed before speaking further.

"Remember? I was once an Angel, right? You wanted to know why I became a fallen Angel?" I nodded, though I was surprised why he was opening up all of a sudden. There was still a sad smile resting on his lips. Jimin stared only and only at the ethereal starry ocean before continuing to speak.

"There is a reason why Jungkook was my caretaker. In his past life, he was the first friend I made. Not long after he realized I was always beside him because I was his own guardian angel. He valued our friendship more. And I never had a problem with that"

"But when he lost his wife to a disease, he became agitated and tried to harm himself. I couldn't see my human kill himself. And that drove me to my sin. When the Heavens dismissed my request to let him see his wife just once, I had no choice but to do it myself"

"I tried to take her to earth, but was caught doing so. You may not understand, but breaking the code of conduct by using an Angel's power is considered a sinful act. The punishments are not merciful. Taehyung begged me to not sacrifice all I had for a human, but at that time I couldn't see anything beyond that boy. I was thrown out of the realm. Next thing I knew, my eyes gleamed golden and wings a shade of grey and black" he laughed now, shaking his head at his own words.

He was confessing now. Slowly, he was unravelling his past to me. But to see that energetic glow on his face gone, didn't make me feel any good hearing it. The Demon played with his fingers, anticipating my reaction to his miserable story. He waited for my lecture and disappointed expressions. But there was nothing wrong in what he did. No matter how guilty he may be for beginning this tragic life for himself, what better could he have done back then.

"You did good, Jimin" I whispered. Jimin flinched a little at the touch of my hands over his that rested on fine sand. He started to look at me confused with an eyebrow raised.

'Is she praising me for turning into a Demon? What have I done to her'

It was so weird. I didn't know if it was the wind or the drink I had, but for a split second I could hear Jimin's thoughts out loud.

"I'm not praising you for that. But you did it out of your guardian Angel heart. The heavens having its own ruling and laws, may understand it as grave sin. But to me you were trying to save your human" I spoke, smiling at the man whom was glowing in the moonlight.

"Did you just read my mind?"

"I think your powers are glitching. Maybe it's a malware when you are drunk" I chuckled, moving my hand back to my knees, watching the ocean waves hit the shore.

"So, did he get to meet her?"

"No, after I became a Demon, I didn't behave like one. Sucking souls from people horrified me. But it came to a point that if I don't choose to obey the laws of my kind, then I wouldn't be worthy of my powers. So, I was asked to—" he paused, being alert about something.

"Nothing, um well, then that happened, saving you. Which made the underworld realize I wasn't worthy, and I ended up loosing my wings. After that, I was immediately sucked back into the past with your brother, who tried to help me. There was nothing I could do for him. I was a powerless prisoner. Since I, an Angel had given his word to let my human see his wife, its like a lock, so if not me, the heavens had to fulfill that word. And so they promised Jungkook back his wife, only if he watches me for the rest of his life being in pain and misery"

"He wrote them down in his diary to his wife by using my feather. He did that every day. Jungkook cried most of the nights. Not for his wife, but for his friend who was suffering because of him. It pained me even more when I had to witness him falling prey to alcohol. Years passed by and he died one day in vain. It was on that day the heavens sent him back his wife"

"What!!? Did he meet her?"

"No, he couldn't. He was long gone"

"That's just cruel"

"Actually, his wife was always with him. He just couldn't take a notice"

"What do you mean?"

"Too much talks. Enough already I'm getting bored"

"What do you mean bored! I mean, what in the penthouse plot twist is this! I need the next episode"

"It's complicated. You will get to know everything slowly. Anyways, Jungkook's name was different in his past life. His name was Ethan. And he was not at all like how he is now. Back then he was quiet and calm. When I met Jungkook for the first time, you have no idea what went through me when he threatened to feed me to some polar bear named Santa"

"He was a completely different person and it threw me off. I thought my best friend was back. But this was like my best friend after spending a day with the Kardashians. He pissed me off so I threatened back"

"Does he know any of this?"

"Only till the part about his wife. Nothing about me in it"

"It's nice to know you actually didn't plan to eat him alive"

"Are you kidding me. You humans have a weird assumption about Demons. We don't eat humans. That's just gross. I told him such things merely to scare him at that age. But I still listened to his problems every day like an old granny. And a time came when he stopped coming at his early teens. That's when I went back into an isolated state"

Jimin pouted and moved a little away from me, making me chuckle at his cute behavior. He is mad at me. But I've never seen someone look so adorable being mad and drunk at the same time. Jimin fixed his gaze back at the ocean before letting out a big sigh. Our conversation took him back to the past he reminisces so much. Feelings of nostalgia and pain was evident in his eyes. The smile he always had was replaced with sealed lips that searched through his lost memories. I had a list more of questions for him, but something about his expressions stopped me from asking any.

"It's a beautiful night" I mumbled, eyes fixed to the sky.

"It is" he spoke back, eyes fixed to me.

"Which k-drama taught you that trick?"

"Every one I've seen had it so far"

"Pretty classic move. You couldn't do better?" I teased.

"Well then, If I'd have to call you a fruit, I'd call you a fineapple" he blurted with an eyebrow raised and a teasing smile, moving an inch closer to me.

"Those are just pickup lines, Jimin. And if you use a sexist one on me, I'd swear on Hades you will be sacrificed to the ocean tonight"

"Feisty. I have the perfect one for you. Are you the daughter of the mafia, because you sure are the bomb" he smirked, moving an inch closer again.

"Not good enough" I teased, locking eyes with him confidently.

"Are you a bank loan, because you sure have my interest darling" an inch closer he came.

"'Not that impressive"

"I ought to complain to Spotify for you not being named this week's hottest single"

"When did you even know what Spotify is!?"

"I actually don't. I heard Jin hyung use this to flirt with a nurse the other day. Don't ruin the mood" he complained, coming even closer to me as he spoke. I looked at his odd behavior of moving closer to me with every pick up line and he took notice of my weird stares.

"Nothing really, I just don't want us to be in a long-distance relationship" he excused with another pickup line.

My breathing hitched and I panicked to feel Jimin's hot breath close to my lips. His eyes flickered from my eyes to lips, observing in amusement. The Demon's nose brushed past mine and I shivered at his touch over my hand. There was a playful smile on his lips and they teased me even further, not moving anywhere than where he wanted them. He shifted his position from near my lips and tugged my hair behind my ear to whisper something. Jimin's soft voice and his teasing touch of lips at the corners of my ear made me jump a little from my seated position.

"Kiss me if I'm wrong. But dinosaurs still exist, right?" he finished, moving back to where he was. Gaze locking between my eyes and lips and I froze. A heart beat so loud as the drums played inside my chest. It was loud enough for the both of us to take notice. Words weren't taking shape in my throat. I couldn't think or look anywhere away from his pink lips.

"Not so bad now huh?" Jimin chuckled, moving back to his space. He dusted the sand from his coats sleeve in the process of leaning towards me, and continued to stare at the ocean like nothing happened a millisecond ago.

He was still drunk. I was hoping he wasn't. The pink cheeks made it all the more obvious.

It wasn't fair though. I felt weird. Like I was played upon. Did I just fall prey to a Demon's seduction? Was that it? Or was it something more than that. The wind that brushed past me didn't feel as soothing like before. My mind was searching through a set of questions and a looming confusion took over me.

"We didn't get to dance at that ball. This beautiful dress of yours deserves so much better" Jimin interrupted the silence, standing up and gesturing his hands before me.

"Ball? That was not a ball. People dress like this very often these days. Its not really a dance dress code anymore" I refused, looking away, still caught up in my feelings about his behavior before.

"It doesn't matter. Today's a beautiful night. You never know if you will be able to return again. Just one dance. It will be fun, trust me"

"But I don't—" even before I could say another word, I was forcefully pulled up and rushed towards the blue starry ocean.

My dress being knee length, kept me from soaking the fabric wet. Which wasn't the case in Jimin's, he had his entire knees soaked in the sea water. But the euphoric man gave no care. He moved closer and gestured both his hands forward.

I hesitated and looked at his welcoming hands that never went down. Guilt got me when he wasn't willing to give in. I took a second to register his expressions. He is smiling. It was that darn beautiful eye smile. There was no resisting now. His smile made me feel calm and secure. Without any more hesitation, I reached for both his hands, locking them with mine.

Jimin swung me along the ocean waves, moving me with the motion of every tide that lifted us a little from the ground meeting our imbalanced feet. His hand was firm around my waist. The other hands moving me around the water. We were dancing in the ocean that marked each of our move with the blue glitter like substance. Every turn I took was being engraved as lines and curves around the water body that surrounded us.

Will it sound cliche if I say that it felt magical? Better not, I mean does your man take you ball dancing in a starry ocean that shines blue with every move of yours? I thought so.

In a fraction of seconds, our laughter's filled the gap between the time we took to reach back towards each other when the waves played around and separated us. It was as though even the ocean was dancing with us. After a few turns and falls, we were both soaking wet. It was then that it hit us how cold the breeze is. When Jimin had finally caught me back into his custody, my teeth were chattering in cold.

"Let's go home before you get sick" Jimin whispered, circling his suit's coat around my shivering body.

I took his hand and he rushed me up towards a rocky area. He climbed with me behind him, hands locked at all cost. There were many questions I had in mind, but I decided to put them away and trust him for good this time.

Jimin stopped at the dead end and stared below, down to the ocean at a dangerous height. One slip and he could fall deep inside. He smiled and fixed his gaze back at me, pulling me beside him and continuing to look down.

"Is everything okay?"

"Let's go!" he yelled this time, jogging on spot, grinning excited.

"Where?"

"Home"

One word. He said that one word before Jumping down, with me falling from above him when he pulled me along, hands still connected. This night couldn't have gotten any crazier. There was absolute horror and chaos in my head as I fell prey to gravity, but Jimin was having the time of his life. I somehow knew the water was getting closer, and I anticipated for the impact. I waited for my body to submerge and gasp for air.

But to my surprise, the impact was rather soft and comfortable. Like I fell on a pile of clothes.

Still in shock, I peeked through one eye to see Jimin balancing over me with his hands on each of my sides. The smell of the ocean disappeared. A familiar scent of my room kicked in. I looked around and we were back in my apartment. And I was laying on my bed, still soaking wet.

Of course, the drunk Demon couldn't think of a more insane way to get back home.

My body felt weird after being out of the water. It felt like there were waves still around me. But that's just the after affects. Quite normal. Though the tiredness of my body feeling heavier didn't help much, I couldn't move Jimin away to get up and dry myself. He was completely frozen, staring at me without any feeling of awkwardness at the position we were in. I made an effort by trying to slide below him. But he immediately held my wrist, pushing it to the mattress.

"Can I kiss you?" he asked, lips studying every line of my mouth. His index finger sided the hair that was stuck to my right cheek, tracing and sliding it down my cheek bone. A sudden spark flared all over my body. Igniting weird sensations fueling in me.

"I'm going to kiss you" It was not a question anymore. Jimin moved closer at his own will and I gulped. There was an ultra-sonic motor fixed to my heart beat. It was beating insanely fast and louder than ever.

When his hot breath was an inch away, I filched in sudden panic. Jimin jerked up and realized what he was doing at his drunk state. Which I thought he would be sober by now after all the water he chugged in while drowning. There was a sense of guilt in his eyes. His expressions changed to an apologetic one in seconds. His hand loosened around my wrist and lifted himself up.

I don't know what it was, but I didn't want to see that look. Nor did I feel like separating from him. I wasn't able to find the right words or speak with my body. But something told me he got the hint when his beautiful brown eyes flickered back at me

'Kiss me'

And just like that his lips met mine. Jimin pressed his soft lips onto mine and kissed me, rather left a gentle peck on my lower lip for a second and waited. He lifted his head and watched me, making sure I was okay with it. Just as my eyes closed with the touch of his lips, he knew it was what I wanted. And then there was no wait. The Demons soft lips moved in sync with mine. He started to kiss me like I was his, and only his. Jimin's hands slid around my waist, lifting me to lean more against my body. My hands automatically moved around his neck, running my fingers across his silky hair. He paused to study my lips again, breathing heavily. When he realised I was kissing him back, I could feel his smile form on my lips. And that made me feel some kind of way.

I felt lost in his touch.

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A/N- Thank you for motivating me with feedbacks and comments

T.T I feel blessed uwu ty♡