Crazy Over You

“Zack, are you still wondering why we did not die after eating each other's bodies back then?”
Zack of course still remembers that he and Cherie has almost killed each other because of an uncontrollable desire back then. He tries to find answers to all the questions that are in his head.
However, he is more and more confuse by the answer he has in mind. Therefore, he begins to seek answers secretly with Cherie. Cherie goes to meet a friend in a kingdom call Panora. It takes her more than two days to get there by boat.
"Are you sure you're going there yourself, Ma Cherie?"
Cherie likes how Zack call her by that name, ma Cerie. The way Zack call sound very sweet and addictive to her ears.
"Oh of course. I have to meet La Luna. She may not be a Ghoul, but she knows a lot about medicine, Zack. You probably even was heard aboyt that name before. She is a healer, and so is her mother. "I will be back in a week, Zack. Don't miss me, honey."
Cherie kisss Zack's lips passionately. She could not deny that she is the one who would miss Zack when they are apart. Of course, she has to restrain herself a lot from being selfish and messing up their relationship.
"It is tough, but I'm going to live it. Come back safely, Ma Cherie.”
Cherie depart by ship together with merchants who brought their merchandise to the kingdom of Panora. During the trip, she used the excuse of meeting friends and looking for medicine to the land of Panora so that he would be allowed to go there.
The first things she encounter while there are mountains, rice fields and vast fields. Cherie could feel the difference in the air in the city and in a village that was far away from being clean. Of course, her lungs can breathe well during his stay in this country.
“Did you come to look for lodging, young lady?”
A merchant ask Cherie. She brought some livestock such as pigs, chickens and small goats.
"I am looking for a healer name La Luna."
"Are you sick? I will take you there. It's not that far. Could you walk?""
"Thank you. I am on good condition.""
Cherie would not refuse the kindness she gives him. In this village, they really help each other. They would be offended if Cherie refused their help. How does Cherie know that?
It's not that hard to predict.
“Hello, is La Luna at home? There's someone who comes from a faraway city wanting to see La Luna."
A woman comes and meets Cherie, it seems she is La Luna's mother. She still remembers how La Luna's hair is.
“La Luna is in the forest looking for some herbs. Thank you for that help for bring her to here. Which part hurts? I will give you some medicine for you. Wait here for a second."
Cherie is invites into the woman's house and she told her that she is a friend of La Luna. La Luna's mother names Arinata, she is surprised to know her daughter had a friend from the city.
“You must have come from a distant city. Your journey must have been very tiring. Here, eat first and rest. La Luna will be back in the afternoon.”
“Thanks for the food. May I see your medicine collection? I'm not going to mess up your collection."
"Hey, of course you can. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.”
Cherie could not possibly eat human food. It could have happen, but he is reluctant to have a stomachache and vomit later. After all, before she goes to this country, she has eaten Zack's hand. Yes, they did it again, eating each other's bodies.
Cherie admits that after she ate Zack's body, the flesh of humans and other animals tasted less delicious. She seem addicted to the taste of meat from Zack's body. What's more, he could be full for weeks after eating Zack's meat. A feeling of fullness that she has never felt before even though she ate the flesh of a holy human. Zack's flesh seemed to fulfill her desire.
One and Only just for her.
Cherie notes a lot of information from Arinata about drugs. She will also bring some seeds to plant in Marvierra. It is a tiring day for Cherie, but she is very worried when La Luna has not come home even though it is already night.
"It's already nine o'clock at night, why is not La Luna home yet? Should I follow her into the forest?”
“No, he must have fallen asleep in the forest. You stay here, she will definitely comes home. Trust me, she will be okay. No need worry to her."
Arinata seems very calm even though her daughter has not come home at night. While Cherie is worried if something dangerous happened to the girl. what if there are bandits? Or, what if there are wolves? Hey, that's terrible.
"I have to catch up with him, Ari."
"No, just stay here. Trust me, she can protect herself. She has often come home late at night because she has fallen asleep in the forest. She will be fine. Well… that's La Luna. She just gone home."
That's right, La Luna has come home with two sacks of herbs. She is so surprised to see Cherie at his house.
“How did you come here? Come on, come on in. You must be tired, right?”
La Luna already knew about her identity as a Ghoul, so when her mother invited her to dinner, she said that Cherie has eaten her pumpkin pie.
“Cherie is on a diet too, Mother. She can't eat too much. Pumpkin cake alone will suffice.”
La Luna explaines to her mother who is worried about Cherie because she has not eaten anything since she comes here.
“Hey, there must be something important that you comes here for? What's the matter, Cherie?"
Cherie shows Zack's bite mark on his thigh. La Luna has thought that it is a wolf bite. Cherie is silent, she has not told her about the bite. She let La Luna guess about the wound.
"Who do you think did it, La Luna? Could you guess it? Let me know what's comes into your mind."
La Lune looks for the book.
It is a book inherited from his ancestors. There are various shapes and pictures of the wounds that his grandmother painted in the book.
“Cherie, you're so lucky you're still alive after getting this wound.”
La Luna look back at Cherie's wound on her thigh, or rather a scar. The scar is red, like a rose. The shape of the scar is also like a crescent moon in the middle of the night.
“I believe this scar is given to you by someone who longs for you. Your scar hurts but does not smell like anything. The scar is also still wet but not festering. This…. the scars that monsters give. Do you remember the story about Alpha? It's like something like that. Like a sign of someone dying with their partner. Tell me… Who did this to you, Cherie?”
Cherie is initially very sure that she would dare to tell La Luna about her relationship with Zack. However, why is she suddenly frightened and intimidated?
She begins to doubt… Will La Luna support their relationship?
After all, the relationship between a pair of Ghouls is forbidden, and La Luna know that well.
"You are not going to betray me, are you?" asked Cherie.
“If I want to, I would have done it long ago, Cherie. I will report you to the elders so that you are sentence to death. I do not condone all of this happening, but I still won't support you doing this. It's dangerous, Cherie. Do you know how dangerous your relationship is?”
Cherie is disappointed with La Luna's hand. Apparently, her expectations about La Luna are very different from the reality.
"I'd better go. Thank you for not telling this to anyone.”
Plak
La Luna slaps Cherie hard in the face.
“I should be the one disappointed in you, Cherie. Did you think I would leave you after what you did?”
"Then what should I do? We just love each other, La Luna. I came here to ask you for help. However, seeing your negative response to our relationship, what else could I expect?”
La Luna and Cherie are silent for a moment. They both try to control their own emotions."
"I will help you, but on one condition," said La Luna making Cherie's heart flutter. However, even so, she still dare to ask the girl.
"What do you want, La Luna?"