Chapter 1619 - 227 - Love and War (7)
Leon’s POV
For some reason, Alice suddenly took off all of her clothes right in front of me without giving me even the slightest warning beforehand.
The sight caught me so completely off guard that I simply stood there for several long moments, staring at her while my brain desperately tried to figure out what exactly she was attempting to accomplish. This wasn’t the conclusion I had imagined she would arrive at, and I definitely hadn’t expected her to go this far all of a sudden. Honestly, what in the world was even happening right now? My thoughts were practically tripping over themselves trying to make sense of the situation.
"S-Stop staring at me like that," she said, her face burning bright red as she hurriedly covered her large breasts with both of her arms. "It’s really embarrassing."
"Then why did you even take your clothes off in the first place?" I asked, unable to hide the confusion that had completely taken over my expression.
Honestly, it felt like a pretty stupid question to ask after such an absurd action.
Then again, her decision wasn’t exactly making things any easier for me to understand either.
"Well... you weren’t going to make a move on me if I didn’t do this," she replied while avoiding my eyes.
That answer somehow managed to be just as ridiculous as the situation itself.
Had she already forgotten that I actually did make a move on her that one time I came back?
Granted, she pushed me away before anything else could happen.
Looking back on it now, though, that part had honestly been my fault from the very beginning.
"What?" she asked after noticing that I still hadn’t taken my eyes off her.
Well, with her standing completely naked in front of me, anyone would’ve stared at least a little.
We had seen each other naked before, but that happened when we were still children, back when neither of us thought much about it. Things were completely different now. The woman standing in front of me had the body of a fully grown adult, so it was only natural that seeing her like this would leave me staring for a few extra seconds longer than I probably should have.
"A-Are you... aroused?" she asked in a small, nervous voice.
Honestly, being aroused wasn’t even the first emotion I was feeling right now.
"I’m more confused than anything else," I answered honestly while scratching the back of my head.
"C-Confused?" she repeated while blinking at me. "Why?"
"Because I honestly have no idea what you’re trying to do."
"C-Can’t you already tell what I mean?"
"What exactly are you talking about?"
She immediately turned her face away, and the blush spreading across her cheeks only became deeper than before.
Her eyes wandered everywhere except toward me, almost as though the trees, the grass, and even the clouds had suddenly become fascinating enough to deserve her full attention.
Watching her desperately avoid eye contact like that was honestly kind of funny.
It almost made me laugh.
"Geez!" she suddenly exclaimed before spinning around to face me again. "Can’t you take a hint already?!"
She marched straight over until she was standing directly in front of me before grabbing me firmly by the collar.
"If you’re going to keep pretending you don’t understand, then I’ll just be the one who makes the first move!"
The moment she finished speaking, she leaned forward without giving me any time to react.
Her soft lips pressed against mine.
It wasn’t a long kiss.
It was brief, clumsy, and obviously fueled by courage she had forced herself to gather.
A few moments later, she slowly pulled away before immediately turning her face to the side again.
She looked like someone who had just embarrassed herself beyond repair.
"N-Now we’re even... for what you did to me last time," she mumbled quietly, referring to the time I had forcefully kissed her myself.
She still couldn’t bring herself to look directly into my eyes.
Watching her stand there with her face completely red while avoiding my gaze made something inside me finally snap.
By that point, I had already developed an incredibly obvious hard on inside my pants.
The pressure had become so intense that it was honestly starting to hurt.
"H-Huh?" she stammered after finally glancing back at me. "W-Why are you looking at me like that? Kyaa!"
Before she had another chance to step away, I moved closer and gently pressed her back against the nearest tree.
The rough bark stopped her retreat.
"Nnn... L-Leon?"
She looked completely flustered.
Confusion filled her eyes as she searched my face for an answer.
Honestly, I had absolutely no idea what she expected would happen after putting me in a situation like this herself.
Without saying another word, I leaned forward once again.
Our lips met for a second time.
At first, she instinctively tried to pull away.
Her hands lightly pushed against my chest while she turned her head just enough to resist for a brief moment.
That resistance slowly melted away before long.
Her shoulders gradually relaxed.
She quietly closed her eyes before accepting the kiss, allowing my tongue to slip into her mouth.
Our tongues slowly intertwined, moving together in a slow rhythm while her breathing became increasingly uneven with every passing second.
Neither of us spoke.
The only sounds filling the quiet forest were our faint breaths and the soft noises created whenever our lips met.
Several long moments passed before I finally pulled away.
A thin strand of sticky saliva stretched between our mouths for a brief second before slowly breaking apart.
She looked up at me with slightly teary eyes.
Her breathing had become noticeably heavier than before.
Instead of saying anything, she slowly pursed her lips once again.
The gesture silently asked for another kiss.
Seeing that expression made me smile without even realizing it.
I leaned forward again without hesitation.
Our lips met one more time.
This kiss felt slower than the previous ones.
I wrapped both of my arms tightly around her body, pulling her close enough for me to feel the warmth of her skin against mine.
She didn’t struggle.
She didn’t try to pull away again.
She simply remained in my embrace while returning the kiss, allowing herself to relax against me as I held her tightly in my arms, making absolutely no attempt to let her slip away.