Destiny
Sequel of "A girl searching for freedom" by AndrAIa
Note from the author : Please read "A girl searching for freedom" before this ! It had been so much fun to write the first story, that when many of you asked for a sequel, I couldn't help writing it... At least to thank you all for your wonderful feedback. I just hope you'll enjoy their new adventures, and that you won't find many spelling errors because English isn't my native language (I made my best !). If so write me : sabelle@myrealbox.com . I just hope that my two stories will make you feel like writing a Hwang and Seung Mina story too ! AndrAIa
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And Maxi's ship was endlessly sailing on the sea... All the people, who have had dinner, were exhausted. That's why there wasn't a noise in the ship excepted from the commander of the ship, Maxi, and his men, who were driving the boat. Until now, it had been a calm night. Soon the day after, in the morning they would reach the Vladivostok harbour. Maybe would they find something interesting there, who knows.
On her small room, Mina was sitting on her bed, next to her Zamba-toh. She couldn't sleep, not after what had just happened. The more she thought about it, the faster her heart was beating. But it wasn't because of joy or emotion ; she felt ashamed. What did he think of her after that ? And she didn't really know if she loved him. "I admit he's really handsome. But I barely know him, he's always been treating me like a child and all... What's happening to me ?" She didn't see herself, because the room was totally dark, but suddenly, a flash enlightened all the room. "Thunder... I just hope we won't be struck by lightning..."
Hwang slowly walked down the stairs to the room he shared with Mitsurugi. He didn't know himself what to think about this kiss, but he wasn't indifferent to it. How could he love his master's daughter ? But Seung Han Myong had probaly already noticed his pupil was slightly attired by his daughter... "Hwang, when the moment will come, I want you to know that I'd be honoured to have a son like you," he had said a few months ago. He had not understood when he had said that to him.. now he did. At least she didn't hate him, in spite of what she wanted to make him believe. But did she love him...? Hwang, who had been since he was a kid educated by army, war and orders, didn't know much about women, and didn't feel interested by one in particular either. Seung Mina was his master's daughter, and for him, that's why he cared for her.
With that thoughts in mind, he entered his room, followed by the suspicious look of Mitsurugi who never spoke to him. Mitsurugi had a certain contempt towards the Korean warrior. But who cared anyway ? "In Japan, at least, we can keep our women at home," he was thinking.
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**BOOM**
All the ship was shaken... then a violent jolt... with an horrible noise.
Everyone woke up in the ship, startled, hearing some screams from people who were unlucky enough to be where that noise came from. Soon, many people began running through the corridors, to know what had happened...
Actually, the left part of ship had violently struck an huge rock, which was hidden by smog. Unfortunately, the left part of Maxi's ship was completely destroyed... in this part of ship were the smallest rooms...
Hwang and Mitsurugi were immediately taken out of sleep by all that panic. Mitsurugi came out to ask Maxi about it... Hwang preferred to ckeck out if anyone had been hurt, and where were those screams coming from. He ran through another corridor... but it wasn't a corridor anymore. "Whoo !" he said astonished as he had to stop. The end was totally destroyed. A front of him, the dark, outside, an HUGE rock... and below him, almost 20 metres of gap. The wind was icy, and he was frozen. Coming close to the edge, a part of wood falled to the sea below. It was really impressing that only a rock could have made that... "I didn't expect all this damage..." Suddenly he heard someone coming. "Let us pass, please ! There's someone hurt !" He turned around and saw two people, both holding in their arms an unlucky person who had his room in the left part. "What has happened to him ?" Hwang asked. "He'd been hurt by the wood thrown towards him during the shock !" they answered. "It's horrible..." he murmured, turning his head away in disgust.
Suddenly, as if by telepathy, he thought to his master's daughter. "And Mina ? Her room, wasn't it in the left part ? If something has happened to her..." He didn't even want to think about it. He searched all the left part of the boat for Mina's room, only seeing totally destroyed rooms. He opened several doors but their occupants had probably fallen into the gult and then...
"Help ! Help !" he heard from a room. He immediately opened the right door with his foot, but did not see who was calling for help. The back of the room had been torn by the shock and it was even dangerous for him to go any further. He was about to go back when he walked on something. He took it. It was a green earring, and when he looked at it more carefully, he could notice it was Mina's. "Help.. help..." some woman was saying. All the back of the room was destroyed, it was dark and it was hard for Hwang to locate her. "Mina !" he screamed. "Where are you ! Mina !"
"Is it... you, Hwang ?" she said. "I'm... here..." He finally saw a hand hanging on the part of the floor left, which was about to fall. He ran there, almost crazy not having seen her earlier. "Mina ?" he approched her. But it was dangerous to approach the edge... "I will find a way to get you out of here, Mina. Don't panic."
He approached her, thinking : "I prefer dying with her than go back to Master saying her dear daughter died..." Definitely. He went closer to her, and took her hand, feeling her putting her other hand on his. He quickly pulled her to the stable part of floor... At this time, they both saw the entire floor was slowly falling in the gult below them. Seung Mina grabbed Hwang's top in fear as if he could hold them back. "We must get out of here now!" he screamed. With Mina still clutched to him, he quickly reached the door and ended up in the corridor. From there, they saw the floor falling into the sea, several metres below and Mina hid her head in Hwang's top, realising what could have happened to her.
Hwang sighed in relief. Feeling Mina shiver, he asked her, worried : "Are you okay Mina ? No harm ?" Mina looked at him with a smile, "No, I'm fine." They stood up. "You know, Hwang, I think you were right. It would be difficult for me to find my way alone. If you weren't here, I would be... dead now. So, thanks very much. But... I don't want you to look after me everytime. I'll prove you that I'm a worthy fighter, you'll see !"
After Mina was explained what had happened, Maxi decided everyone had to sleep on the deck, in order to prevent the boat from capsizing ; it would happen, soon or late anyway, and they just had to wait for another boat to come, because the way was frequently used by all sorts of boats.
Mina and Hwang found a place in a corner where there's wasn't much wind, but it wasn't warm either. Fortunately, Maxi handed them blankets taken from the rooms, enough to make this place comfortable. Mina was embarrassed having to sleep in the same place as Hwang and share her blanket with him, but after all he was her savior, wasn't he ? And it was better than sharing it with Astaroth... She came under the blanket with Hwang. He was sitting, watching the others. She was exhausted because of all what happened, so she closed her eyes and soon fell asleep.
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End of Chapter One