Ch. 3: The Kingdom of Coral
After an enjoyable stroll through the sea with Corail…-.
Corail: "That's Coralia's castle!"
We finally arrived at Corail's castle, mystical and shimmering in the water.
I continued to hold Corail's hand as we went in.
Chamberlain: "Welcome Lady OO."
As we finally reached solid ground, a beaming chamberlain came out to greet us.
Chamberlain: "You must be tired as you aren't accustomed to being under water. A room has been prepared for you, so please go and rest."
OO: "Thank you."
Corail: "In that case, let's go to your room together."
[CHOICE]
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No (SUN)
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Eh!? (MOON)
Corail: "…just kidding! Gotcha."
OO: "!"
Chamberlain: "…my apologies lady, but Lord Corail has something else to see to."
OO: "Eh? A-alright."
Corail: "What is it?"
Chamberlain: "The king has called for you Lord Corail."
Corail: "Oh, okay. Then I'll go…and you can go to your room."
OO: "Okay, I-…"
I…can't breathe!
Corial: "Ah…!"
I went stiff and Corail suddenly pulled me in tight, then his lips came closer.
Corail: "Hm…"
And just like that, he placed a gentle kiss on my forehead.
OO: "Ah…I can…breathe!"
Corail: "Sorry about that. If I kiss you, you can breathe underwater."
OO: "I can breathe because of your kiss…!?"
Corail: "Yeah. My kingdom’s in pretty shallow water, so that should be fine for now. If you go deeper into the sea, you'd need a deeper kiss."
OO: "A-a deep…kiss…"
With those words, the incident on the beach suddenly came to mind.
So that's why he was about to try and kiss me before. Wait. But if he was going to kiss me then…
My cheeks heated up as I remembered the closeness as our lips had been about to touch.
[CHOICE]
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Place hands over cheeks (SUN)
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Look away (MOON)
He smiled without a care in the world and I felt my face flush even more.
Corail: "Hm, well I gotta go! See ya later!"
OO: "Ah, yeah."
I worked to get my fluttering heart under control as I watched Corail leave.
Then Corail spun around and looked back at me.
OO: "…!"
Corail: "…be right back!"
Once again, Corail smiled with mischief in his eyes, then spun back around.
Looking up, I could see the sunlight dancing on the surface of the water, far above me.
OO: "Y-you can't."
Corail: "Eh? Why?"
OO: "W-why…"
Corail: "…huh? OO, were you hoping for something?"
The corners of Corail's lips lifted up as he peered into my face.
OO: “Eh!?”
Corail: “…no? Don’t you like spending time with me?”
OO: “Th-that’s not it.”
Corail: “Then it’s okay? For me to come too?”
Corail looked right at me with those big, round eyes.
I felt so embarrassed that I slowly looked away.
Corail: “OO?”
OO: “…”
I didn’t look up, even when he said my name, then…he gently stroked my head.
OO: “Corail?”
Corail: “Hehe, finally got you to look up.”
Attempting to hide the blush, I frantically covered my cheeks.
Corail: "Hm? What's wrong?"
OO: "N-nothing."
Corail: "Really? Cause it kinda looked like your face got red again."
OO: "!"
Corail: "Is it because of me?"
Corail tilted his head slightly as he looked at me.