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The woman, who received them at the house they walked to, frown at them while blocking the door.

"Highness, you could say we could crash here for the night." Reminded Choi Young, smiling weakly at the woman, who took a deep breath.

"Oppa, you said you were coming, not all of them." She said, pointing at the troop behind them and looking at Eun Soo with curiosity. "If Aunt finds out…"

"Just move aside, she won't." He said, breaking through the woman's defense and dragging Eun Soo, who yelped as she was pulled into the house. He quickly took off his shoes, urging her to do the same, and continued inside. "As you can see the house is not that big, but I'll share the guest room with the boys. Imja can use my room, and some of my clothes." She quickly took off her shoes and followed, listening to his voice. "I know it might sound weird but after the doctor said I had to guard Imja I just can't stop from worrying. So, this is my room." And he opened the door, turning on the light. Eun Soo hesitated for a second, and was urged gently by him. "I live in the barracks, the other side of the building, with the boys, but for tonight I'll stay and watch over Imja's sleep."

"Eh?"

"Don't worry; I'll only enter the room if Imja has a nightmare." He showed her the closet, and handed her some huge clothes. "The bathroom is across the hall, you might want to take a bath and go to sleep."

"Yes." She said numbly, too much information was been handed out too fast for her numb state, so she took the advice and was about to leave when he called her in again.

"Before you go in, is there something you would like to eat? Anyone you'll want to call?"

"My parents, after I take a bath."

"You sure?" And with a nod she simply walked to the bathroom and shut the door quietly behind her. Choi Young sighed, and frowned; how was he supposed to be friendly when he was a man? She was probably frightened to tears already. So he sighed again, and walked downstairs, listening to Dae Man give a rendition of what had happened.

"Really? Oppa really saved her?"

"Using his sword as bat, I heard the man's jaw was broken in two."

"It was."

"Really? Really, really!?

"Yeah!" Cried Deok Man, already annoyed, flipping through the channels of the TV. When Choi Young dropped beside the man every one turned to him.

"Oppa! You really saved her?"

"They already told you? It was just civic duty."

"Oppa! You saved that girl's virtue you are the best!" And happy she hurried to the man and hugged him. "This calls for celebration,"

"I knew this was going to happen." Said Choong-sik, shaking his head.

"I'll call for dinner and drinks! Can you call Gongmin? Please, pretty please?"

"There's not celebration tonight!" Declared Choi Young, quickly placing the woman on the couch, making her pout. "Tomorrow we've got lots of practice, class and Dae Man has a test to attend. Besides Gongmin is already studying for a test and has another one tomorrow. You, young lady, have to help me with our visitor. And you guys have got to get going."

"But we thought we were crashing here!"

"There's no hot water in that dorms."

"I wanna watch cable."

"Move I say! Wanna watch cable, I'll give you some calbe to hang yourself with, go to your room and stare at it all night, forget the TV! And you, Dae Man, off to study. Don't make me kick you out!" And he attempted to kick them out, filing them out in one single line out the door. "Call me as soon as you get home!" And he slammed the door to the gardens closed. The woman was staring at him, frowning. "See, that's how you get a man out."

"Oppa, how do we hide her from Aunty?"

And the man turned to her, eyes wide. "Yah, why didn't you reminded me that before!?"

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When Eun Soo came out of the bathroom she found herself face to face with the woman that had received them. "Hi! Oppa said he needed to go out, but he'll be back with food. My name is Nogook, nice to meet you." Eun Soo nodded, surprised with the girl's cheery attitude. "Oppa wants you to stay in his room, but is that safe? Why don't you stay in mine?"

"What?"

"I sleep in every other day and tonight we can have a party, so why don't you stay with me?" Before Eun Soo could answer, Nogook took her hand and dragged her into her room, closing the door. "Wow! Those clothes look huge on you! They are Oppa's right? I should lend you some of mine, but I'm… smaller or bigger? What's your size?"

"I…"

"Right, that's like asking your weight! Sorry!"

"No it's alright, you don't have to give me clothes, and I can wear these."

"Oh." Nogook smiled at her and turned fully to Eun Soo, "Oppa told me what happened, you must have been frightened." Eun Soo swallowed hard, eyes suddenly filling with tears. "It was a good thing he was around; Oppa is really good protecting people. While you are here, why don't we become friends, so Oppa can protect us both?" Eun Soo started crying; fear still clinging to her numb nerves, and Nogook hugged and consoled her.

Eun Soo discovered that her savior's name was Choi Young, and the girl was Choi Young's sister. They had moved from China when Nogook was ten and he had been taking care of her protection; because of her name, a small tribute to the princess of the Goryeo dynasty, he continued to call her Highness.

"It's funny at first, but then you get used to it. The boys call him general because of his name too. Our parents were history freaks."

"Ah."

"So, Eun Soo-ah, what are you studying here?"

"Medicine."

"Really!? Wow, you must be so bright; I can't believe I'm taking to a medicine student. They are usually so uptight."

"Yes."

"Is it true that the…" There was a knock on the door, and it opened, revealing Choi Young.

"It's getting late and Imja has to drink her sleeping pill, would you like water or juice with that pill?" The last was directed at Eun Soo, who still could not figure out why he called her Imja, and even less why she liked been called that.

"Water will be fine."

"Water, then. Stop talking so much she needs to rest." He said, worriedly, and closed the door again but not before Nogook stuck her tongue at out at him.

"He's such a mother hen. Why don't you take the bed? I'll get the air mattress."

"Thank you." And she got up. A little while later Choi Young entered the room, carrying a glass of water and a small bottle in hand. Again Eun Soo thanked him, and took the glass; he insisted in giving her the pill.

"Did you call your parents?"

"No, I got sidetracked." And Nogook entered the room then, with the bundled up mess of mattress, air compressor and whatever more, making the man frown at her.

"I understand." He told Eun Soo, and stood. "Yah! Don't pull it like that you'll break it!"

"But I can't put it together."

"Just let Imja sleep in my room, that way everyone's happy." And taking the glass of water and offering his hand for Eun Soo to get was, he was oddly stare at. "Come on, you sleep in my bed, it's all made."

"But I…"

"This fool can't sleep with the noise the air compressor makes, come on." He took her hand, and walked Eun Soo back to the room he'd first shown her. "It's a small room, but the bed is quite comfortable. And so are the pillows." The room was small, there wasn't much in it, probably a few books, a few magazines, and the lamp beside the bed… but the bed was an entirely different story. It was large, with lots of fluffy pillows and a thick duvet over it. He started the air conditioner, and pulled the duvet so she would sit down on the mattress, as she did he smiled. "Isn't it comfortable?"

"Yes."

"I know Imja likes to talk, for the way she studies, but those sleeping aids have her a little numb. Tomorrow, when she feels better, let's talk a bit more."

"Alright." And she yawned, smiling. "Sorry."

"No, no. Get in, I'll leave the room and remember don't hesitate in calling for me if you have a nightmare."

"Thank you, for everything." And she watched him go out, she then laid down on the bed, and yawned again… that's the last she remembered.

There were no nightmares while Choi Young was close by.

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Choi Young did get into trouble with his aunt, but when she found out he had saved Eun Soo from a faith worse than death, he was forgiven. When Eun Soo's parents found out how he had saved their only daughter he became their national hero.

And that was how Faith strung their friendship, tying them together for the rest of their lives.