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𝐓𝐇𝐄 echo emitted from the broken glass silenced the room from the two boys bickering , now focused on the specific boy's hands that seemed stucked in the mid air.

" .....What do you mean?.... "

Yul's voice seeped out rather hoarse. More than the sound , air was prominent. Yet, he didn't even focused on that. Nevertheless, his gaze inquired for answers from the summerboy.

Dang-gu who felt the pressure under the gaze which uk joined with yul alleging for answers while the former shifted in his seat , clearly confused by the atmosphere.

" Well, He is the heir of one of the greatest families and after yul ,he would be the most charming man in daeho
too- "

He couldn't even finish his elaborated answer as Jang Uk's offended gaze cut his words off effortlessly.

" What?! What do you mean by most charming man after yul?? What about me then?!? "

Annoyance etched into Dang-gu's complexion while the other two impatiently waited for an different answers.

" Well, you are good looking but he is....."

The trailed off unsaid words spoke out more louder . Uk's lips faltered at the unbelievable response he ever got in his entire life, nonetheless he smiled through the pain.

However it wasn't the end as a particular girl's image formed onto Dang-gu's mind, fueling up the insult.

" And not only that , because of your infamous broken engagements , you aren't really a..... "

The right word flied through the boy's mind while the latter anticipated for it , even when he assumed it's going to bruise his self-esteem.

" Ah, right! A potential ideal husband. "

Just remarking ' bruised ' would be underestimating cause, rather than

' bruised ' his self-esteem destroyed into the ground in an second with that one term.

His grip from the table faltered as he found more difficult to smile through the
Remark.

" Well again, yeah I think they look good together. He is nice and a great mage too... So even if they got together, I wouldn't be surprised.... I mean look at them! Have you ever seen Na-ra being so comfortable and happy with a guy other than us?? "

The question and answer was too confining for the other two, thinking back couple of minutes how reluctant she went with the boy who had stars shining in his gaze towards her.

It was too unsettling.

" But what if -......What if she just sees him like she sees us? They can be just friends. "

Yul, who has been silent hesitating in his words until this point chose to speak out at last. Nonetheless ,for his question Dang-gu simply shook his head with a determined look.

" No. That's not possible! Yul, I know everything about love, and what I see between them is a flower of love that is already starting to bloom~ "

His word held an undeniable assurance which made the other two's thoughts to meddle in enmity.

" ... Then should I cut out that flower from it's roots. "

Jang uk , with dead set eyes filled with purpose ,whispered those words a little too loud enough the two could hear.

" What?!? "

" ....I'm with you."

Just when Dang-gu thought when he glanced to Yul to inquire about uk's behaviour rather than questioning, he agreed with the latter.

" Wait what?!? What is wrong with you guys?? Why don't you let her date a man?!? "

The question hung between the two, well uk can answer it's because it's his sister, however what about Yul? What was he rather than a friend to Na-ra?...

Hung between trickle of choices, he chose to dodge it for now.

" Because...... It's dangerous. "

The word Baffled would be a another underestimate to this situation for Dang-gu, cause never in his entire life he have heard dating is dangerous.

" What?? HOW?!? "

" Stop asking so many questions, she just can't date him. "

This time it was uk who took initiative to answer that laced obvious frustration towards the specific topic.

" You can say that all you want, but they could be even on a date by now~ "

Dang-gu's smile widen involuntarily just by imagining about how would their date would go.While Yul, hearing out his answer, who was supposed to and promised himself and to another nonverbally he wouldn't drink, took the glass of wine from ahold of uk only to gulp it down.

The other two stared at the boy simultaneously confused that why would Yul, not just anyone but YUL,who didn't dare to drink until now chose to drink in a whim.

" ..... What should I do?.... "

........

" Why do you like to train so much?... "

The question was inquired from the eldest Kim towards the youngest Jang after the rational training they just had.

In his perspective rather than calling this training, it should be overexerting. Training too much to the point where, she could faint at the end of the day.

Nevertheless, in Na-ra's perspective this was the least she could do.Rather than doing nothing and let the inevitable happen , If she could just control her body and mind to a point , there must be a hope somewhere for her... That she could survive this...

" Well....I don't know exactly.. But whenever I use these swords to cut through this thin air, I feel like floating.. Like I'm flying in the air...."

That response was something that piqued the boy's attention more, as if it wasn't until now , because he saw the change in her gaze even just for an second.

" When the swords swings around,The world feels so quiet from outside..... And inside.. "

The girl hinted out something that much others didn't knew, however he was too drowned in her voice to notice it.

The girl shut her eyes for a second as she exhaled thoroughly,trying to avoid the ignorance thoughts meddled around.

However it cannot be avoided just like that, can it ?

Why should it be her? Why it chose her out of everyone to carry this.... Curse?How much time even she has? How much more time can she hold on to her mindless sanity?....

Just by those thoughts brimming through her head another question stood out from them.

It's been more than just while since she met with her conscious-controlled firebird, why don't she show up these days? Is it really going to be alright??...

".... When you feel like, the world is too loud... Do not try to escape.You'll only drown in those loud clatters after all....rather, be beside the person that could silence those loudness away..."

Her eyes slightly shined as her gaze replaced to the boy, who just longingly stared at the thin air.

"....harming yourself to run away from those loudness, doesn't last..."

At last connected his gaze to hers with a faint smile creasing over in his lips ,She returned with the same value as her eyes shined with the understanding in those words, feeling the thoughts meddled through her mind loudness lowering slowly.

Maybe this isn't going to be that bad as she thought..

...........

" Why is Young-hee so late??... "

Na-ra's pondered to herself as she saw the soulless dorm room of hers even it was late at night.

" She should be fine.... Right? "

Na-ra's mind drifted to worse scenarios without an exception. Nonetheless,just as she was about to seek outside, a knock in her door reverberated throughout the room.

" Where were you all thi- "

Na-ra, who opened the door agape looking forward to see Young-hee was rather met with a drunk man, standing head pointing to the ground as if he could fall at anytime.

" Who.... Wait -YUL?? What are you- "

She couldn't even decipher her words out loud fully as she identified the man who is clearly drunk, fell to her arms wholely.

What am I a drunk people collector?!?

" YAH,SEO-YUL!! Get yourself together!!!"

Frustration radiating through the girl, she tried brush him off however just as she did, the boy who looked unconscious was about to hit the ground before she caught him quickly.

His eyes drooped low was now wholely shut with a sheepish smile adorning his lips and just by that look, Na-ra's thoughts got in the way as a fragment of memory swept through like a deja vu.

" For God sake, What should I do with you?"

..............

" I told you not to drink , look at yourself doing stupid things.. "

Na-ra muttered with frustration seeping out in her words while she leant down to place the unconscious guy in the bed.

In her bed. Scandalous right?? However seeing him in front of her dorm by others was better than no one seeing him at all.

And she knew better than anyone that if she even try to walk him to his room, another message was going to spread throughout these walls.

Men are insanely dramatic and gossipers.

That was the one thing she clearly understood after joining in songrim.

" -wan... I... Don't.. "

Some words were put off from the boy's lips which undoubtedly Na-ra couldn't put together since all she could hear was whispers.

She leaned towards the boy who sat down slowly, still drunk dazed.

"...Don't.... Like... "

" What are you talking about?? "

Na-ra was about to retreat her head not understanding what was he meant to say, nonetheless in a swift motion, yul's hands cupped her face .

Na-ra froze under his touch, clearly stunned by the sudden action of the boy. Nevertheless the boy, who was under the influence of the drinks sheepishly smiled caressing the girls cheeks.

" ... Soft... Like feathers... "

While Yul was smiling widely with no other thoughts straddling through his head on the other hand, Na-ra's thoughts were having a clash of emotions.

The boys sheepish smile gradually faded as his head moved closer and closer and Na-ra who was frozen until now by the whirlwind emotions , her eyes flashed reminiscing a same situation in the past.

" NOT NOW!! "

The next second the girl knew ,the boy was passed out beside her in the bed and her hands were in the mid air.....

She covered her own mouth in an instant , aware of what she just had done... She pushed the guy to the side.... No... She clearly slapped him to unconscious...

Nevertheless what more unsettled to her wasn't the slap rather how she said ' not now' then ' don't'. She clearly thought to say 'don't', how did it interpreted as ' not now'?!?!?.

Her mind was playing games until another knock rang through the room at a sudden out of nowhere.

" Young lady, are you asleep?? "

She recognized young-hee's voice instantly and by the next second, Na-ra without any further ado, opened the door and pulled young-hee in and shut the door quickly as it opened.

" Why are yo- oh...."

Young-hee's eyes never widen this much in her entire life, not even when she got to knew Na-ra tried to cut her own brother's hair in his sleep.

This was a entirely different situation. There was a freaking male specie in her young lady's bed.

IN HER BED.

And it wasn't just anyone, young master seo-yul. The man she always had an hunch that is going to end with Na-ra.

However things escalated quickly as young-hee examined that he wasn't even moving .

"...... Did you kill him? "

The question baffled Na-ra, who stared in disbelief at her question towards her.

" WHAT- what are you even talking about?!?! Do you think I would ever do that?!?! "

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

" Yahh!! Don't- I don't know what happened, he came here drunk and knocked on the door and I thought it was you and the next thing I know he literally fainted on me!! "

Na-ra didn't even dare to unclose what happened after that, if he didn't remember about that night, he wouldn't remember this one too right?? It just going to be like nothing ever happened right?!?

Young-hee certainly caught something from Na-ra's struggle in her words and by that she confirmed something did happened.

However who's she to pry in the soon-to-be-lovers , right?

"So what should we do?!? I couldn't just leave him outside by the door.... But certainly, no one should see that he's leaving this room in the morning. "

Na-ra's nervousness was so visible at the point as if she was hiding her actual secret lover or as if she just murdered someone and want to get away with it.

However the former only gave out a reassuring smile before she separated the unconscious seo-yul from the bed.

" Don't think too much and sleep well, I will take care of this. "

Young-hee flashed out her reassuring smile again before she dragged out the boy with her, and even though Na-ra was reassured that young-hee will take care of it, her thoughts mindlessly took run to specific memories that made her cheeks to form a pink flush throughout.

" He wouldn't remember... Right? "

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