The Smell

"It's nothing Silvie, let's pick the fruit and go home. I can't wait to make oil from this fruits"

"Um, okay. I also want to see how Ikki make oil from this fruit"

I decide not to tell her because I don't want to embarrass her with this. We collect the camellia fruit that scattered in the ground, put it in the plastic bag that I prepared before.

"Ikki, what is this bag made from? It's so thin but strong. Can this bag made in here?"

Silvie seems amazed when seeing this plastic bag because it's different with the hemp sack that she usually uses at home.

"It called plastic, but I'm afraid it can't be made here. The process to make that is complex and sophisticated"

"Hmm, too bad! But I can see Ikki's world so advanced that can make something like this"

We keep collecting the fruits until not even a fruit left in the ground. We quite satisfied with our gain today, and before we left this valley, I pick some limes that grow in the valley to add my spices stocks. We walk with me holding two plastic bags full with camellia fruits in my left and right hand, while Silvie carrying a basket full with spices in her left hand with her right hand held my arm.

When the wind is blowing toward her along the way, I can see her nose moving like smelling something. This happened a couple times before she asking me

"Ikki…that smell in the herb valley….why I still smell it?"

"Hmm? What kind of smell?"

"It's smell like….it familiar smell… not spices smell…but it smells like….pee?"

'Is it right?"

"Um, I think it like pee smell, but that's weird. We always together and no one of us takes a pee before"

Since she didn't realize that, I just make some excuse for not making her embarrassed

"Maybe we step on some animal pee in the valley without we realize Silvie"

"Um, that's reasonable. I can't think other possibilities besides that"

We continue our walk to return to the village, but after some distance, Silvie releases her hold on my arms and start sniffing her clothes. After sniffing her clothes, she sniffing the basket she holds in her hands, then takes off her shoes and sniff that too, and after can't find what she looking for, she looking at me with a curious look.

"What's up Silvie? Why are you looking at me like that?"

Silvie did not answer my question, instead, she starts sniffing my jacket, my shirt, my pant, plastic bag in my hand before she answers my question.

"That smell is kept following us Ikki, I wonder which one from us carrying that smell. I'm already sniffing my clothes and even my shoes but no smell in there. I also sniff your clothes and your bag, but can't find that source of smell"

Geez! Are you still curious with that smell? I really don't want you to get embarrassed, Silvie. But you just can't let it go nicely.

"After we arrive at the village, let's go to the pond and take a bath, that smell will be gone for sure Silvie"

"Um, okay…. I still curious with that smell source thou"

We start walking again, and we arrive near the small stream that we ever visited before. Silvie looks happy when she saw a flat stone near the stream

"Ikki, let's take a break and sit in that stone, please?"

Ah, I remember that stone too. It's when a thorn pricking Silvie's feet and ended with us declare our love to each other. No wonder Silvie looks happy when seeing it, but to sit there…. I'm afraid she can discover the source of the smell in my head, but to refuse her request, I also didn't have the heart to do that. Finally, I decide to grant her request to sit there, at least I can wash my head in the stream near there to remove the smell.

"Alright, let's take a break in there"

After putting my backpack the plastic bag contains camellia fruits near the stone, I and Silvie sit together in the stone. Silvie wants to hug and kiss me, but before her lips landed in my mouth, her nose already moving first.

"This smells…why it feels so close now?"

Whoops, it seems she find it sooner or later. And just as I predicted, Silvie keep sniffing to find the source of the smell, and when she found it…..

"Ikki! Why?....why this smells is in your head? I don't see any animal step on your head…."

I just shrugged my shoulder as the answer. Well, you're not a dumb girl Silvie, you can figure it out.

"Ikki…is that….is that really…my pee?"

Silvie's voice is full with doubt, but who else ever get close to my head beside you Silvie? I just nod my head as confirmation. When Silvie see I'm nodding, her face became beet red and she covers her face with her hands

"Nooooooooooooooo!....."

Actually, I want to laugh when seeing her like this, but I try my best to hold that laughter

"It's okay Silvie, no big deal. You don't do that on purpose, it's me that should apologize because make you scared like that"

I try to comfort her by patting her head gently. Slowly Silvie drops her hand from her face. With the face that still beet red and teary eyes, she asked me

"Ikki…you're not angry with me?"

"Why I should angry with you? You not doing that intentionally, that's because you're scared to fall which make you unconsciously leak some pee. I'm sorry to make you must experience that fear"

"You…really not angry with me, Ikki?

"I'm not. Should I kiss you to prove it?"

I get my lips close to her face but her fingers stop my lips from approaching

"You can kiss me after wash your head Ikki, it still stinks with pee smell"

I'm laughing hearing what she said, Silvie also laughing with me. She looks so cute when laughing with a blushing face.

"You're right. I'll wash my head first in that stream"

I take off my jacket, shirt, shoes, socks, and trouser and go to the stream to wash my head. Well, at least she will not sniff me again along the way home.