"Seina,"
"What?" I turned my head to Hak who was speaking to me. "Is there something you need?" I got up from the dirty floor as I walked over to him at the cliff.
"Go to the village nearby to buy some food." Hak pointed out at this great view right in front of our eyes, but to me it seemed far. "It's not close to the Palace, I can tell you that."
"Are you sure?" I turned my head to him. "Because you can go, and I can stay and watch the Princess." I smiled, pressing my hands on his back, moving him to the trail where you'll meet the village.
"No, no, no." He chuckled, quickly turning around as my hands were now placed on his hard rock chest. "People already know who I am, but they won't know you." He grabbed my arms and pushed me to the trail.
"Woah!" I almost tripped from his force, but luckily I didn't. "No. I don't want to get near to pests." I hissed at him, being stubborn to not go. I crossed my arms and stood at my place. "I'm not going."
He eye rolled me. "Who are 'pests'?" He flicked his hand at me with the other hand holding his weapon.
I replied, "Humans." Hak and I were having a staring contest. "They're vile beings that I hate because of what they did to me." I brushed my bangs to the side from getting in the way of my view.
"But you're human though." He stated out the truth as he clearly saw me as a human, but I'm more a like a beast, deity, demi-god than human.
"Ha ha ha…" I sarcastically laughed, exaggerating too much of my laugh. "I'm a beast or a demi-god in my opinion." I pursed my lips in a straight line, pulling up my long sleeves.
"Seina… Hak is right. Please, do go." The Princess finally spoke up. I couldn't deny the order from the Princess. She's at her worst state so I should just go.
"Fine." I complied, dragging my feet to the trail as I heard Hak snickering at the background. "Shut up, Hak." I yelled, whipping my head around, giving him a death glare.
"Have fun!" He shouted, ticking me off even more.
I had my sword right at my hips so if something happens to me, I'll slice that person. I could care less now. I was walking down the trail as I looked around my surroundings to see if there was any soldiers around the area. I had little money in my sash underneath my bust. While I was walking to the village, I was catcalled. "Hey, Beauty. You shouldn't be walking alone by yourself. You should let me walk with you."
I turned my head to give a disgusting look at the man who called me out. "No. Go. A. Way." I rudely said, annoyed by men who whistle girls out. The green haired man was the one who called me out. He didn't seemed fazed at all by what I said to him. He was a tall, slim, and properly dressed man. He was totally fancy with his gorgeous clothing.
"Someone beautiful as you shouldn't be out in the open where bad things happen." He ran next to me, sticking next to me like glue. "Jaeha is the name. What is yours?" He asked, hinting something more than asking my name. It was more like, 'open up to me, and the next time you see me, I'll be gone'.
I opened my mouth for a moment, but closed it. I decided not to say anything to him because he seemed like a persistent guy. I shook my head, walking further up ahead of him. I just didn't want to make a conversation with him. I'm not going to see him again.
"Hey! I didn't get your name!" I ran full speed ahead away from that flirt.
I entered the village safely without having that dude Jaeha around my neck. It was peace for me since I was now alone. "Gosh, how I hate flirts like him…" I rolled my eyes, standing close to the booths.
"You hate guys like who?" He looked down at me as if we're cool together.
"Ughh…" I turned my left to get inside an alley. I don't know if he could tell that I was bothered by him. The more I kept walking inside the alley, the less light I saw from where I first stood. I was getting a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach. I gripped onto the handle of my sword tightly as my eyes looked from side to side. "If someone comes out, scaring the shit out from me, I swear, I'll cut off their head." I mumbled a threat out from my lips.
The coast was clear as there was nothing living in the dark of the alley. I found the end of the alley not so far where I was standing to see. I jogged my way up there to be met with… "EEEEEEEKKKKK!" I shrieked, eyes shut as I felt something wet on me. I opened my eyes to be glaring at the people who did this to me. I extended my arms to see blood. I looked down and around my body to see blood as well. "You!" I walked up to a young man who quivered before me. I gripped on his collar as I pulled him up from the ground. "How dare you do this to me?! I have someone to meet up with, and I can't be seen with…"
"P-p-pig's blood! I'm sorry!" The young man answered me in his shaky voice.
"If people see me with this ugly red stain, then they'll think I killed-" The young man was taken from me and Jaeha stood in front of me, smiling at the young man, trying to keep a fight apart. "What you are doing?" I grumbled, staring Jaeha's back, still mad that I wasn't done scolding the man.
"I'm sorry for my…" Jaeha looked back at me for a moment before looking back at the man in front of him, terrified and shakened. "Wife. She's having-" I cut him off. He was going too far with this.
"I'm sorry. Who are you?" I stepped to the side to look at Jaeha with a confused expression as my eyebrows knitted together and eyes are confused and lost.
"Dear, don't act like I'm not your husband-"
"Because you're not. I don't recall getting married to someone at all!" I was getting sassy at Jaeha as I wanted to snap my fingers at him but that was a bit too much. "Back to I was saying, young man," I bent my right knee up and started to take off my shoe to smack him from messing with me, or any girls...if he's planning to do that at all.
"Don't hurt me!" He defensively blocked himself with his arms covering his upper body.
"I'll take her." Jaeha firmly said, forcefully grabbing me, dragging me away from the man who threw pig's blood at me! He took me to a secluded area from the crowd.
"Let go of me!" I ripped my wrist out from his large hand. I turned away with a frown forming on my lips. "You didn't need to interfer. It was my situation to handle." I angrily said.
"I couldn't let a woman do it on her own. It's better to have help."
"I'm not a helpless woman. You see this sword right here?" I slighted turned so he could see the sword. "I know how to fight with this. Go and aid damsels in distress because I'm not one of them."
People stared at me as I walked past the village. I was an attraction because of this pig's blood. How embarrassing it was to be out in public to look like this. "Hey." I was tapped on the shoulder and I stopped my tracks.
"What?" I knew who the voice belonged to.
Jaeha was in front of me."Here. I bought you this to not attract yourself from any unwanted attention." He handed out a new set of clothes that was purple.
I peered the clothing then up at Jaeha. "You didn't need to. I'm fine. I'll wash my clothes." I pushed his hands back. I didn't like when things are bought for me. It makes me feel spoiled. "Give it other girls' who'll want it." I moved around him, leaving him hanging from declining his offer.
I tuck my arms under my bosom as I patiently waited in line to buy tteok. They were my favorite from the past. It was finally my turn to get what I wanted. I finally smiled because I'd get the nostalgic feelings from the past. I want to cry as I eat it. "I'm sorry ma'am, we're all out. That young man in green took that last of it." The elderly lady pointed at Jaeha who looked over at me with his mouth fulled with tteok.
"Oh…" I said in disappointment as I turned the opposite direction of Jaeha. I didn't want to feel sad about eating tteok, but I did anyways. I hated when things didn't go as plan or my way. "Well, I guess, I'll buy something else." I whispered quietly, patting my money. "My money…" My eyes shot opened as I didn't feel the pouch in my sach. It was gone. "Oh no!" I went running to all directions of where I could've lose my money.
"UGHHH?!" I groaned loudly, messing up my hair as I was behind a building sitting against the wall. "I'm so stupid!" I scolded myself. I wanted to rip out my hairs from my head so I can be bald. "How irresponsible I am?" It was the worse day. I covered my face with my hands as I've been through so much already. "The money is gone. I can't do anything about it." I accepted the fact that it's forever gone and will never come back.
"Here, take it." I removed my hands to see Jaeha crotching in front of me, having a tteok in my face.
"I don't take things from strangers. Stranger danger." I turned my head away from him, pouting a bit as I started to bit my lips. I'm already irritated, I don't need to be bothered more.
"I know you want it." He moved it around my face. "Your face tells me about it. The way you glanced over at me with disappointment because I took the last one. Everyone was sad because tteok is good. Just have it." He insisted.
"No." I stood up, wiping off any dirty from my skirt. "I don't want to be down here with these pests." I glared at the people walking around the village. "All they've done was ruin things for me…" I muttered, then proceeded to on my way home.
"Take this."
"Take wha-" New clothes were thrown at me and I looked around to find Jaeha, but he disappeared from my sight. I looked down at the purple clothing that he bought for me. How kind he was to do this for me. I felt refreshing to the heart, but I was embarrassed to smile as it didn't feel right, so I pursed my lips to conceal this joy.
"What happened to you? Did you kill a soldier while you were going to the village?" Hak teased, standing next to me as I walked back to our area.
"You wish I did, but I didn't. This stupid man threw pig's blood at me. I don't know why he did it because he didn't explain!" I threw the clothes onto the ground, feeling mad about it.
"Care to explain what happened?" His hand signaled a seat next to him.
"Won't you have a great laugh." I rolled my eyes, moving my hair to the side.
Not long after telling my story, Hak started laughing. "AHAHAHA! You found yourself a man!" He slapped his knee, laughing so hard that he's dying. "Guess it was fate to meet…! But you don't even know his name?!" I did a roundhouse kick at the dying Hak.
"This is why I don't tell you anything and I didn't want to give out specific details if I knew you were going to laugh about it." I sighed, leaving him to wash up and dress into my new outfit.