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𝐅𝐄𝐖 𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐒 𝐁𝐄𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄 :

Na-ra didn't indulged herself for the silent solace of library just to contemplate about the choice of one did, rather the past nights of her brother's words of accusation of soul shifter in Cheonbugwan hung onto her mind like an rivet.

The names that tied to the relevant matter straining her mind to even trace, as the ink of her brush she held on heedlessly written down the names that affiliated to the concern.

Jin-mu.

Cheonbugwan.

Soul shifter.

Eunuch Kim.

.....The Queen.

As if the title of Queen reprimanded her mind for a mere second, a thought of something clicked in her as she hastily written down the words that played in her mind before it could be erased to an void of thoughts.

" Uk stated that he definitely saw the eunuch Kim as an soul shifter on cheonbugwan that night. But he was proved wrong since Eunuch Kim presented himself with no hint of soul shifting . However, Uk wouldn't lie about something like this, and the only solution that he could come back alive not as an soul shifter is.......Ice stone."

As if the words suddenly came to one center of point , all the confusion and curious piqued as the ink circled the name jin-mu before it linked to the Queen.

" The Queen wouldn't testify for eunuch Kim with no reason..... An accomplice? Or the controller?? Could she be a soul shifter as well?...Eunuch Kim is no where to find now, so it's best to say he's been handled... By the hands of the one who has the ice stone...."

The questions wasn't far away from just intruding her head like nails thrashing in. No one would join into a game that started years aback, where you could get harm to a point where everything could turned against to yourself.

Nonetheless, she knew better.

If the ice stone is in the hands of the ones who she thinks, it's better to say she could be already involved in the pretty little dreadful snare by the thing that reside inside her.

" Uk's goal would be to find it no matter what to save her.I need to make sure it would end up to thier best.... And mine. "

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" You already had me the moment your eyes met mine. "

A second that could be passed in a blink of an eye as she couldn't even comprehend the words he was stating as he welcomed himself to her room. Towering her whole wrecked figure as he took her mess of tears stained face in his hands.

" Let me do this one more time, completely mindful of my actions this time. "

Before she could question his choice of words, the warm familiar lips of his crashed down to hers. The soft desperation of thread that he held on til breaking apart in the second as it poured down out to hers .

His one hand occupied her side of the neck, gentle and firm at the same time as his thump ran along, caressing her jaw while the other snaked around her waist, pulling her closer than it ought to be.

The girl was stunned to say the least yet, she refused to back away a step while she still had the control of her own actions.The unexpected actions of his making her heart contents in a swirl of emotions, before she chose to give in.

Her one hand gradually closing into his , feeling the touch where his hands attached to her cheek delicately while the other went back to his nape, her fingers brushing his dark locks as she leaned into the boy more even when they were undeniably molded to one other.

The kiss was slow, an pent up desperation and an long awaited one that tied their souls to one , one that binded the two crestfallen souls and as an attest as even their tears fallen into one.

The chillness that the cold room withheld til now gradually warming up as seconds went by, the next second she knew she was stepping back while still having a firm grip on him to find somewhere to lean on.

His steps followed hers , never leaving her lips abandoned until the table beside her bed cut short to her steps.

The boy slowly pulled away from her lips breathlessly , holding off the tempt to go any further as the undeniable affection unveiled in his gaze with the dizziness took over from the taste of her lips and the desiring scent hung in the air.

However, it didn't last any longer as the girl leaned into feel his lips again against hers,as if an fatal allurement attached to it.Her hand that concealed over his falling down to the table she leant on, knocking over some of the books to the ground with no regard as her other hand that entwined in his dark locks came to a firm grip just as his hands that twisted upon her waist.

The hint of passionate the kiss held back just a second ago, huddling in all to one as the two minds took over the blankness that held nothing than this moment.

The boy slowly led her figure next to the bed, gradually letting her sit on the corner without backing away from her as he kneeled on the ground before hesitantly pulling away from her lips.

Her eyes mirroring the same devotion swirled gaze Yul held, the tear stained face of the two in the same shade of red creased over.

His eyes rummaged through all over her face as if he's tracing them with his loving gaze alongside delicately fondling with his thumps while he cups her cheeks in his hands.

Inclined to proclaim to the whole world that he existed right in this moment to be hers.

"....My whole life, I have only felt lost and confused who I am or what do I feel . I have never felt I had the control of my life until you made me feel that I have... You hand me the meaning of who I am and what do I feel for you that I cannot apprehend in words.... I love you with my whole heart even if these feelings aren't reciprocated, and I will continue to do so... Because you... You are the most incredible thing that ever happened to me in my entire life and I'm terribly sorry it took me all these years to understand that.."

The words that had been cradling over his heard finally seeped out as his tears with a slight smile hanging on his lips,all while the girl took her good time to sink in those words filled in devotion.

" ...Do you think... You can fall in love with this fool again?.... "

Seconds and minutes passed by without an any movement from the girl,while the boy calmly anticipated for one,Even when an entire war of contemplations brimmed inside his mind.

Nevertheless, he didn't need to wait anymore longer as her hand moved upwards to detach his hands from her face, an painful emotion painting his gaze in rushed cynical thoughts hitting his mind,til a sweet smile graced her lips halting those thoughts to intervene his mind.

Her soft hands gently locked through his fingers, intertwined as if they're made to fit as an promise of connection and warmth.

" Who said I ever stopped ?..."

As if the five mere words of confession entranced the whole world along with the boy, the light that concealed under the clouds til now seeped through the holes of the window like trinkets of gold.

The smiles of disbelief and gleeful filling the room along with a giggle of the girl who appeared to be quite amused and enjoying the dumbstruck gaze of the boy, still trying to sink in the words.

" What? So... So you mean-"

His words stuttering through the question of confirmation of the words he heard as the girl could only chuckle at his actions as thier fingers were still molded as one.

" You really are a fool , Yul. "

Her words were sealed as an promise as she leaned in for a soft peck on his lips, a flustering moment for the boy til his hand abstractedly took a hold of her nape to bring back to feel her lips again before backing away for a second.

" Maybe....but only for you don't you think?"

A nod of approval was the only action she could give out towards the sly grinned fool before their sweet moment prolonged as their lips met over again.

Nevertheless, the everlasting sweet moment was cut short by the hurried knocks on the door interrupted the two followed along with one's threat of voice.

" I know you're inside!Open this door at this moment before I break it down and get another hundred flogs!! "

" Is that.... Uk?!? "

A set of alarm waved in the girl's features as she abruptly stood up from her bed holding the boy's hands along with her, who were in a trance of disappointment of their moment got ruined.

She knew her brother very well to a point how much he loathes every man, ever confessed or shown a slight bit of interest inclined towards her. He'll only see any man who gets closer to her aside than Yul and Dang-gu in only one light.

And that is a problem.

It's not just any man now. It's yul ,His closest friend he ever had. So there is a question that hangs in the air this time.

Is he going to kill Yul for luring his sister or her , for luring his friend?.....

" Hundred Floggings it is then-"

He once again voices out his threat but by the steps that he backed away that could be heard, she knew it isn't a threat. Rather was a warning.

In the panic of the moment the girl quickly opened the door only for her brother,who was about to kick the door but failed miserably as the door was already opened and by the force he tried to barge inside caused to straightly about to fall but saved by the hands of another.

A relief of sigh left his lips as he didn't wish to go back to Sejukwon , since he didn't walked out not so long ago.

He was about to thank his own sister for the rare thoughts of saving him from the situation. Nonetheless ,when his eyes went upwards it were met with another pair that shouldn't be there at the moment.

" Thank god you- Yul?!? What are you doing here?? "

His questions with utter confusion by presence of the man in his sister's room.

Alone with her.

Not even another single soul present other than them.

Literal sweat beads were rolling down through her forehead as she watched his brother look in between the two in contemplation before his eyes turned to her , his finger pointed towards her as the horror painted in his eyes.

" You- YOU! - "

" wait!-you have to understand we haven't-"

" DID YOU BEAT UP MY YUL AS REVENGE FOR ME ?!? "

".......... "

The silence of idiotic accusation wrapped around the three til Uk went towards Yul and took a stance right before him, covering his figure from his sister who looked half confused as the other.

" I can't believe you!! I understand you're upset over me as my sister, but did you have to beat him until he cried?!? "

Uk's accusations almost went over her mind of how much senseless it sounded at the moment as he pitifully inspected the all too quiet boy's tearstained flushed face before his gaze leaped on to her, with that quickly the pity changed to confusion.

" Wait ...Yul,Did you pull her hair too??.."

Her hands unconsciously went upto her

Disheveled hair, a flash of past moments glazing back to two of them thinking back where their hands gripped onto one other, the mere thought colouring their faces in pink hues .

Yet, Uk was someone that painted as an idiot-of-them-all in Na-ra's case for a reason.

" Ah right! You would never do that!! She wanted to fabricate something that you did the same so she could escape from the consequences, right?? She did that to me so many times ,don't you remem- "

" Get out...GET OUT YOU IMBECILE!! "

Her shout towards her brother that could be almost resonated throughout Songrim, yet her brother didn't take much to her words til she forcibly dragged him all the way to the doorstep, Yul along with him by the protection grip that Uk held onto his dear friend.

" Don't you dare come in here again if you don't want to skin you alive. "

She warns her brother with a glare that she actually means it very well before her gaze jumps to the person next to him who looked too bewildered to speak , trying to sink in the past hour that appeared to be like a fever dream to him.

" And you...We can talk later... "

" Talk what?! I won't let you bully my friend-"

The words of her brother didn't even finish before she straight up shut the door on his face in annoyance. Her mind filling up with curses that held onto her brother as she sat down to her bed in exhausted , for a second she forgot about her past actions til her gaze was fitted onto fallen books on the ground.

The tinkling feeling of something nuzzling up in her chest as she let herself completely immerse in the present subtle feeling of happiness without thinking of the consequences for the future.

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Me after writing down a romance chapter even when I have absolute zero experience in rl :

𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐮𝐲𝐬,

𝐀 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐎𝐫 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭? 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐞 , 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲. 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐈 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐚 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐨 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩....

𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐡 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐞'𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲'𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 🎉
𝐀 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐲-𝐝𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝... 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞'𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝟏... 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠...

𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐮𝐲𝐬𝐬𝐬𝐬 ♡