Chapter 183: Did you know?
With the soft chirping sound of humming birds echoing from the beautiful cherry blossom trees surrounding the shrine, the ambiance felt very peaceful for both Kylian and Zenith to convey their sincere prayers to the divine Moon Goddesses.
After a brief amount of time had passed, Kylian blinked open his eyes first and saw Zenith was still deeply indulged in his prayers, keeping his eyes shut with his soft red lips murmuring on their own.
The sight made a wide smile arch his lips as Kylian felt it extremely endearing, just to silently watch Zenith conveying his earnest wishes to their Holy Mother. Soon after Kylian blinked open his eyes, Zenith also opened his eyes with a gentle blink, and Kylian didn’t miss the chance to tease him a little.
"It looked like you had a lot to pray about from the Holy Mother, didn’t you?" Holding a sly smirk, Kylian sounded a little keen while urging him, "I am curious...What were you praying so hard, Zenith?"
"I...prayed about you." Zenith’s dark onyx eyes curved with a radiant glimmer when he answered in a soothing voice. "All of my prayers included you...because you’re my everything now, Kyle."
The way Zenith sincerely professed his answer without a second thought made Kylian a little flustered as he quickly averted his gaze away from him, scratching the nape of his neck. It was the likewise situation for Kylian as well since he had also deliberately prayed to the divine Mother about Zenith, but unlike him, Kylian didn’t have the guts to voice out his wish brazenly, like Zenith.
So, Kylian pouted at him, trying to hide his shyness, "Damn...you and your cheesy words always find a way to make me blush, huh?"
"I am serious, I only prayed for you, Kyle." Moving a little closer, Zenith sounded more sincere than ever in his tone as if he was deliberately trying to prove his point, "I didn’t even ask for anything else from the Holy Mother, only except you to stay by my side, Kyle. Won’t you trust me?"
"You’re truly a dummy." Still bearing that flushed red hue on his porcelain cheeks, Kylian pouted while flicking his finger gently on Zenith’s forehead, to stop him from leaning further close. "You’re supposed to pray for your Mom’s peace too, because you have returned here to fulfill her last rites, right? Didn’t you ask anything for her?"