Ch. 5: Meetings & Explanations

The Story of Hwayang and Yeonhwa
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Chapter 5: Meetings & Explanations

Hwayang was still wandering through the village. Then, his ears picked up some commotion ahead rushing his way. Curiosity killed him to turn his head to the front and search for what was going on.

All he caught were two girls running through the crowd, and one was pulling the other with her. The one in the front had a low braid, and she wore some rich-looking maid clothes, but Hwayang couldn’t see the other girl as clearly. She wore a coat covering over her head and body, and all he could catch a glimpse of was the bottom part of her hanbok.

When they rushed past him, he just gazed at them, wondering why they were running and what they were trying to escape from. Then, he heard more footsteps.

“Move out of the way!”

“Someone stop those two girls!”

Hwayang saw two buff males also dashing through the crowd, and they did not look happy. Now, he was starting to question who were real bad guys were. The two males ran right past him, chasing after the other girls who just vanished behind him.

Hwayang huffed out a breath, then tilted his head. He knew he shouldn’t be getting himself involved, and he didn’t know why, but he felt like he needed to put a stop to this before it could even get more out of hand.

He peered his head to the side and saw a small alleyway between two booths. After taking one last look back at the two guys who just rushed past him, he also quickly ran to the alley.

The only thing he could hope to look for was luck. And of course, who was the real innocent person and who was the one at fault.

 

Yeonhwa and Jungseol finally ran behind a building and squatted down to hide. They panted heavily as they cautiously made sure they weren’t in sight at all.

“Your Majesty,” Jungseol said to the Princess. “Are you okay?”

Yeonhwa shook her head and gripped onto her coat more. “I’m alright,” she assured. “Are you okay?”

“Don’t worry about me, Your Majesty. What matters more now is getting you to safety.”

Yeonhwa slowly panted, steadying her breaths. Many things ran through her head. Her day was just going great, and now it’s taken over by some thieves who may possibly want to hurt her. If she returned to the Flower Palace and explained what happened, the King and Queen might never grant her access to go out again.

“Where did they go?!”

Jungseol gasped loudly, and Yeonhwa quickly covered and hushed her.

“They just came this way, didn’t they?”

“Come on, split up. We have to find them and teach that rich brat a lesson.”

The girls heard the footsteps disappearing as both of the males separated.

Yeonhwa pulled back her hand from her maid’s mouth, then looked around them for any danger.

“Princess Yeonhwa,” Jungseol whispered. “You must make a run for it.”

Yeonhwa looked at her in confusion. “What?” she replied.

“I’ll distract those two guys. And while I do that, please get away as far as possible.”

The Princess furiously shook her head. “No, I’m not running away. What about you?”

“Please don’t worry about me, Your Majesty. I’ll be okay.”

“No, Jungseol, you must not!” Yeonhwa harshly whispered back. “I order you to stay by my side!”

“I need to keep you safe, Princess. And to do that, I must do whatever I can. Even if it means risking myself.”

Yeonhwa shook her head as her eyes were colored with fear.

“You must run. Alright?”

Jungseol quickly got up and ran out before the Princess could hold herself back.

“Jungseol,” Yeonhwa called out to her maid, but she was already gone. She was left alone.

Yeonhwa breathed heavily, then stood up from her crouched position. She looked around for safety, then sped away in the opposite direction Jungseol went.

She didn’t know where she was going. This was her first time in the village, so she wasn’t familiar with the place at all. Everywhere she went and turned, there were just more houses and buildings in her way. It was as if she was in a maze.

Although she completely had no idea where she was going, she continued running away. She couldn’t get caught. One, because she had an idea of what those people would do to her. And two, she was the Crown Princess. If anyone found out who she was, then it would bring even more chaos.

All of sudden, she found herself bumping into something hard and firm, yet soft. She screamed in shock, thinking that it was one of the thieves, and tripped over her anxious feet. Letting go of her coat, she fell backwards. She shut her eyes in fear, getting ready to meet the ground, but she didn’t.

A securing hand s around her waist and pulled her up, preventing her from collapsing.

Yeonhwa gasped at the sudden touch and cool air hitting her face but her eyes were still closed. She was preparing herself to fall on the dusty ground, but all she felt was something warm around her. And now, she was hanging in this person’s arm.

She continued breathing heavily in fear. As much as she didn’t want to see who it was, she slowly opened her eyes to meet the culprit.

And as soon as she did, she stopped breathing.

 

Hwayang didn’t blink his eyes once as soon as he caught Yeonhwa in his arm. He could see her clearly now without her coat now that it had fallen to the ground. He didn’t realize he stopped breathing either.

This girl in his arm was way beyond beautiful. She was a Goddess. She fit in her elegant hanbok perfectly, and her hair was waving so lusciously down her waist. Furthermore, her facial features were even flawless. Her big brown eyes were as round as a ball, her nose was as cute as a button, and her lips were as soft a cloud would appear. She was go

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JongByung #1
Chapter 38: Thank god, you've updated! I've been waiting for this and still believe that this story is gonna continue until the end no matter what.. Thank you author-nim for updating; it gives me courage to read it again and again! ^^
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Chapter 37: Oh no! Don't give up!!!!! T_T
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Chapter 37: You're back, yeay! Still waiting for your updates even I thought the chance is pretty thin. I'm glad that you still thought of this story because it just too good to be abandoned. ^^
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Chapter 36: This story is simply amazing! had my heart in my throat for the last few chapters! hope his majesty will be back in time to save the day, my heart can't take any more angst and tragedy :(
JongByung #5
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StrongHeart486
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Chapter 23: Hello, my fellow readers! How have you all been?
I'm sorry I haven't been updating for months. College has been taking over my life, time, and mind that I barely have the motivation to write anymore.
I've been super stressed lately, but hopefully I return soon to give you all the story you want to finish.
Please anticipate and wait for me! Thank you! ^^