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Rewritten Fate

By Ld-G

ASSASINATION ARC

-PART 4-

"It'll be spring in a few months~" Soo-Won said happily as he looked out from the window. Beside him sat a gloomy Hak, eating an apple while listening to Soo-Won. He looked at Soo-Won with disbelief look.

"What's there to be happy about? It's still a long way to go." He grumbled. He took another bite to his apple; the chilling air was making him shivered a little bit. He took a glimpse at his best friend and he saw that that sunny smile is still hanging there.

"Seems like someone is extremely happy today." He remarked, though he was sure that his best friend always wore that smile everywhere.

The said best friend gave him an even brighter smile, his eyes were especially shining. "I'm going to stay with Yona for a few weeks!" he happily announced. And he looked at Hak expectantly. "Let's stay over together, Hak!" he said.

Hak poker-faced stared at him. Gloominess suddenly came back full force. "I don't think I'll be welcomed there."

Soo-Won just sweat dropped. "Did you get in a fight with Yona, Hak?" he asked. He knew that there was something happened with the two of them, but he had no idea what. Both Yona and Hak were suddenly really distant with each other and really awkward too. He wouldn't deny the fact that Yona was the one who started distancing herself though.

Hak gaped as he heard Soo-Won. "Hah? From where do this thought come from?" he asked confusedly. Soo-Won just shrugged.

"Well, Yona seems to be super-duper awkward with you. Do you see the atmosphere when both of you present?! It suddenly becomes so cloudy! I almost thought it'll storm!" he explained. Hak rolled his eyes as he listened to him.

"You are exaggerating. Anyway, it's not my fault. Didn't you see where the awkwardness is coming from? She is the one with the problem here." he grumbled.

Soo-Won tilted his head a little, confusion painted on his eyes. "So you also don't know why she was like that?" he asked. Hak gave him a deadpanned look, and took another bite on his apple.

"Didn't you hear me?" he asked while munching his apple.

Soo-Won chuckled as he watched his best friend antics. He turned to look out the window and saw Yona at the garden, doing some kind of exercise. He remembered seeing the cut on Yona's cheek and how deadly Yona's expression was.

He glanced at Hak from the corner of his eyes, debating whether to tell him or not. At last, he came to the conclusion that it would be better for Hak to know as well. Hak might know what they could do to help her.

"I think… something happened to her, you know." He began. Hak looked at him in confusion, seemingly urging him to continue. "I visited her the other day, and I saw her with a cut on her cheek. It was bleeding too." He told him.

As expected, Hak looked surprised by his news. But unexpectedly, he didn't look worried at all. All that Soo-Won saw was the harden look in Hak eyes, which was even deadlier than any stare he had ever received.

"And?" he was cut out from his musing when Hak directed a question; his eyes told him to elaborate more about this news.

"Uh… She didn't tell me anything though. I checked the area, and I found something like ice there." Soo-Won said. His eyes never left Hak's harden eyes as he speaking.

"Ice?" Hak rest his chin on his hand, a little action that Soo-Won came to label as Hak's thinking pose.

"Hn. A big piece of it too. It can hurt someone pretty badly, I think." Soo-Won described while racking his brain on what else he had found. 'That's all, I think.' He blinked before focusing on Hak again.

Hak nodded as acknowledgement. "But she was okay, right?" he asked. Soo-Won gave him a quick nod. "Except that small cut, nothing else. But her face was really pale. It must be pretty frightening."

He saw Hak sighed before looking out the window. Hak seemed had noticed Yona down there, he gaze at her with an expression that Soo-Won couldn't grasp. Is it longingness? Sadness? Determination? He didn't know. It looked like all those emotions mixed together that Soo-Won could hardly recognize it.

Suddenly, Hak faced him. "Let's go." He said while walking away, surprising Soo-Won.

"Go? Go where, Hak?" Soo-Won asked as he trailed behind Hak.

"Where else? To our small princess of course." Hak answered which such an obvious tone. Soo-Won couldn't believe his ears. "Small?"

"She is small." And once again, the answered was given with an obvious tone. Soo-won could only smile weakly.

"Yona won't be happy to hear It." he said, imagining Yona's face if she ever hear it. He cringed a little at the thought of it.

But it seemed like had no effect whatsoever on Hak. He scoffed as he listened to Soo-Won. "Had she ever be happy about anything, like at all?" he asked sarcastically.

Soo-Won didn't know whether this is a good sign or not. 'Is Hak fed up with Yona's attitude?'

"Well… we are kind of… intruding her life?" he tried to reason, thought he knew it was not helping at all.

"Not at all. We've been really considerate to her, remember? Even when she ignored us all the way…" Hak glanced at Soo-Won meaningfully as Hak replied. Soo-Won could hear frustration in it, as well as hopelessness and helplessness. Suddenly, the child in front of him didn't look like a child anymore.

Soo-Won turned his gaze to the floor. He didn't want doubt linger inside him anymore than it already did, not to mention it was his best friend nonetheless. He tried to change his focus to Yona instead.

"Actually, she doesn't need to speak to be heard. You know, there are those who communicate in silence." He said, bearing Yona in mind. "I think she and I have a lot in common." He continued softly. Yes, he could relate her to him in that department. Sometimes, he could actually saw himself in Yona, although Yona might be more apparent in it.

He didn't realize that Hak threw him some glances. There was no reply for a few moments before Hak opened his mouth.

"But I'm not a mind reader. Unless she personally tells me, I can't hear her. So if she doesn't want to tell me, then I have no choice but to force it out." Determination was clear in his voice. "If I keep waiting, I might need to wait forever. By then, I'll be too old to even do anything." Hak continued, though with much light-hearted tone.

Soo-Won chuckled a little. "You have some kind of logic there, Hak." He said while shaking his head. Honestly, his best friend was one of the most surprising people out there, but it was kind of refreshing.

However, he didn't prepare himself for the next thing that Hak said, like at all. "That's why, you better start using your words too or I can't hear you." he halted as he looked at Hak, blinking rapidly on the sudden remark. "Me?" he tilted his head a little, not sure where this come from.

Seeing that Soo-Won stopped walking, Hak also mirrored him. He stared at Soo-Won with his poker face, and rolled his eye. "Who else am I talking to here?" he made it sounds so obvious, not bother to hide the sarcastic tone.

Soo-Won frown in confusion. "Why me? We are talking about Yona, right?"

Hak shrugged before starting to walk again. "Nah, you did say that you and she have a lot in common. Not that it was strange, seeing that you both are cousins."

Soo-won pouted. "It doesn't mean that we both are the same." He argued. While it is true that he rarely said what he was feeling inside, there was plenty of time where he told others. It's just he made sure to tell only those who could actually help him rather than telling just anyone.

Hak shrugged again. He spared Soo-Won a glance, and Soo-Won couldn't miss the mischief twinkling in those blue eyes. "I wonder about that." He said playfully while smirking. Then he run ahead, leaving Soo-Won, who was gaping, behind.

Soo-Won shook his head and laughed. Oh how he loved that best friend of his.

Inside the inner garden, Yona was practicing with the weapon that the King gave her. This part of the garden was well protected since the king knew that Yona liked to spend her time here. There were guards in every corner, and they don't even bother to mask the interest on their expression as they watched her practicing.

Thankfully, they didn't say anything as they watched her. That was why she could practice openly here, even when there was still a nagging feeling inside her, telling her that the protection wouldn't enough, that everything could gone wrong in a matter of second. Maybe she was being such paranoia, not that it could be help when she had lived through endless war.

As Yona trained, the guards could see the scowl painted on her face. More often than not, they saw her twitched her eyebrow as she thrust her weapon. Quite a few times, they could hear her growled in distaste. They tried to stay upright, holding back laughs or smiles, though some of them failed to do so. It was hard to contain, especially when it was really a funny scene. But if they did laugh, Yona would glare at them sullenly, sometimes pouted too.

It was surprising to see Yona suddenly came here one day to practice using a weapon. Of course the guards didn't know that it was a sword as Yona didn't sheath it. Nevertheless, the guards were shocked when the small girl arrived in the garden and started to practice handling that baton-like weapon.

Discreetly, they keep watching her, as she struggling on controlling the weapon with her small hand. It was hardly an hour later when she somehow able to control that weapon. Her movement became smoother and fluid, like that of an expert user. Truthfully, they slack-jawed as they watched her. She would definitely earn nothing praises from audience. And yet, the scowl was still painted on her face.

The guards didn't know that Yona was actually really frustrated inside. The lack of power as well as flexibility made her growl. She could felt that each thrust was weak, and her reflex as well as swing was slow. She didn't have half her previous speed or strength, her stamina was also so low in contrast with how she had before. Although it had been better after practicing for a few days, still it was still far below her standard. She knew that this was a child's body, and she couldn't actually expect things to change just after a few days of training. There was, after all, nothing instant in this world.

She kept musing and failed to realize that Hak and Soo-Won came approach her. Her intuition flared up, and instinctively, she swung her baton with as much force and speed as she could toward the intruder. She could barely register the shock look on Hak or the shout coming from Soo-Won. "Hak!"

It was a good thing that Hak had good reflex, he could dodge the coming attack and came out unscratched. The guards paled as they witnessed it. They had never thought that Yona would attack Hak and Soo-Won, and it happened way too fast for them to comprehend the situation. Yona that time look like a tiger claiming its territory.

A deafening silence overcame them. Yona blinked a few times before she aware of her surroundings. Her heart dropped a little as she looked at Hak and Soo-Won face. She grew pale as she remembered what she had done. She wanted desperately to tell them that it wasn't intentional, that it was merely a reflex from her survival instinct. But one look on Hak's face stopped her from actually say anything. The look on his eyes… it was a mixed of shock, confused and… proudness? Or is it astonishment? She shook her head to clear her mind. It seemed like there was a problem in her brain, otherwise, she would not be hallucinating.

She looked at Hak again. She noticed that Hak was looking at her with an unreadable expression. "Hey, if you hate me that much, there is a better way to tell me, isn't there?" he said softly with a blank gaze. She bit her lower lips as she tighten her grip on the sword. She didn't like that expression. Scratch that, she down right hate it.

"Sorry." She said, barely audible and yet, it was so clear to the audience, Hak and Soo-Won included. This was why they ended up stunned. Yona had never talked to them directly or even had any indication in doing so. Everyone was left speechless.

Their silence made Yona awkward. "What?" she asked, didn't know what she did wrong now.

Hak shook his head and poker-faced. "I thought you are mute." He said apathetically. As soon as that, the other people snapped their head to him, surprised by his answer.

But not so for Yona.

A vein popped on her head. She swung her baton down right on Hak's head with a lightning speed, earning a yelp from the said victim. "Itte!"

Soo-Won, who stood behind Hak, was surprised. "Hak!" he shouted, as he looked at his friend crouching down. "Are you alright?" he asked, worriedly.

Hak hold his head for a while, before he glared at Yona. But Yona just imitate his previous poker-faced, looking at him innocently. "Sorry, my hand slipped." She said, unapologetically.

"Slipped?! That's what you call Slipped?!" Hak snapped as he looked at her accusingly. Though Yona just turned her gaze on anything but him. A tiny bit smirks was form on her face, which wasn't went unnoticed by Hak. He shot her glare after glare, knowing too well that this was some kind of revenge from his previous remark.

Soo-Won sweat dropped as he watched the scene unfold. Right after that, Yona turn around and continue her training. She was happier now, since she had delivered her revenge. After being bullied by Hak in the previous life, paying Hak back was one of her goal this time around. Revenge was a sweat little thing, isn't it?

Suddenly, her baton was clashed with another staff, and when looked up, there stood Hak with a spear. She realized that it was not the Hsu Quandao; instead it was just a normal spear. 'Probably borrowed from the guard.' She thought.

She raised her eyebrow at him as he gave her a smirk. "You need two people to do sparring." He said. He didn't wait for her reply and started attacking her with the spear. Not one to back down from challenge, she too participate in this impromptu spar.

Hak thrusted the spear. "I heard something happened to you few days ago."

Yona dodged it, and then jumped behind. She swung her baton, which was again clashed with Hak's spear. "Mind telling me what happened?" he pushed her back, and for a moment Yona's stance got unstable. She righted her stance right away, rushing to Hak once again.

"It's nothing; just some stalker got kind of aggressive." She swung the baton rapidly, which was blocked by Hak. "Stalker?" almost all of it was blocked, some of that got passed through him. He dodged another thrust.

"Did you tell your parents?" he flexed his body and dodged her attack. Then he swung his spear, aiming at Yona's foot.

Yona jumped and threw her baton toward Hak. "If I did, it'll end up as a disaster." It was blocked by Hak, though barely as he was caught surprised.

They stopped for a while, panting. They were both sweating. Hak let a proud smile out while Yona wiped her sweats with her sleeve. "I can imagine." he threw back her baton, and resumed on taking his stance which was mimicked by Yona. Another moment later, they began exchanging blows again.

Far from the sparring duo, Soo-Won sat alone in the sidelines, watching them sparring. As he watched them, he felt an uneasy feeling surge inside. 'They… they seem… different…' he thought.

It had been quite some time when he started to notice the different aura that both of his friends emitted. Their aura was different. It was like his father's vibe.

It wasn't that often in Hak's case; he only emitted that kind of aura whenever Yona was their topic. Most of the time, he could feel sadness coming out. There was also times went he could feel anger coming out. Times like that made him shivered. That was what he felt when he first met Hak. A sheer anger, directed to him. It was frightening. But he hardened his heart and still approached Hak with a smile. Whenever he remembered it, he could feel himself shivered again.

It was different with Yona though. As long as he could remember, Yona always emitted that kind of aura. At first, it felt cold, and the gaze directed to him was that of a superior one. Just by catching that stare, he became timid, as if he would be scold. But that aura gradually changed, it became warmer and saver. It felt as if Yona was protecting him, secretly. May be she didn't speak verbally, and maybe she didn't look like she had any interest in both him and Hak, but he knew that she was actually care. Her eyes didn't lie.

But that wasn't what Soo-won was worried about. He had this uneasy feeling, like both of them knew something that he didn't know. The knowing look that each one of them occasionally wore made him a little concern. He wanted to ask, but his gut told him that it would be pointless. They wouldn't tell him anything unless they are ready.

And he wanted to trust them, like how he wanted them to trust him.

He sighed inaudibly. He was drowning on his thought again. He looked back at his friends and noticed that both of them had finished their so-called spar. It seemed like he had been thinking too deeply as he didn't have any inkling on how their spar go on.

He saw Hak turned and faced him. "Soo-Won! What are you doing there?" he shouted. Soo-Won smiled and shook his head. He walked toward Hak.

"Nothing, just thinking a little." he said, making sure that his mask was perfectly in place.

Hak peered at him with a hard look. That moment, that mysterious aura was once again enveloped Hak. "Is something wrong, Hak?" Soo-won asked softly, though he knew he had been busted. He saw Hak sighed heavily.

Annoyed, Hak looked at Soo-Won with a tired gaze. He scratched his head in frustration. "This is where you should tell me what you thought about. We're friends, aren't we?" he said while frowning.

His question threw Soo-Won a little. It made him chuckled a little. He gave a sincere smile to Hak. "It's nothing, really. I just feel like both you and Yona are different." He admitted.

Hak looked at him weirdly. "Different?"

Soo-Won nodded. Crossing his hands, he looked at the sky, searching for a proper word to describe his feeling. "Like… not normal? I'm not sure how to explain It." he looked back at Hak, who did his thinking-pose as he nodded.

He looked back at Soo-Won while smirking. "Well, Yona-sama certainly is not normal." He said teasingly.

Soo-Won gave him a wry smile. "Both of you seems to… know something that I don't…" he said softly, eyes slightly clouded. But then he realized that he was basically complaining to Hak, which was a big NO in his dictionary.

"Ah! It's not like I don't like it or something! It's just that-" he stopped when he saw Hak raised an eyebrow. "-that I feel I'm the only one being left out here…" he had no choice but to tell the truth since he had been caught. He hid his face behind his hands, a little anxious on how Hak would take it.

And again, he was surprised. Instead of saying anything, Hak tousled his hair. His eyes opened wide. He snapped his head toward Hak. Hak was smiling and it was a sincere smile.

"Don't worry; you're not being left out. I was the one that walked too fast. Maybe I should slow down a little." Hak retracted his hand before crossing his hands. The spot on Soo-Won head felt warm. 'Is this how it felt if I had a brother?' it gave such a nice feeling for Soo-Won.

Soo-Won smiled brightly. "Nah, it's alright. I'll catch up to you." he proclaimed determinedly. Hearing that, Hak chuckled. "Or I could just drag you with me." He teased.

"Come on, Yona-sama has got impatient." He said as he walked toward a scowling Yona. And Soo-Won watched the both of them with a bright smile.

'Maybe it'll be alright to trust them after all.'

After that little incident with the ice, so far nothing accountable had happened in Yona's life. It had passed around two weeks since that incident. Nothing had happened yet. And that's what made her even more anxious than before. Why? Because for the sole reason that nothing happened, it was too peaceful that it scared her. 'Is it what people call: the calm before storm?'

Maybe she had become paranoia, but her heart had been beating crazily for the few days. Not to mention that there would be some kind of party tomorrow, though for what, she had no idea. She could only groan as she felt the stalker gaze at her back.

-The day of festival-

Hak looked around the hall, trying to find the little bundle of red hair. "I don't see Yona-sama anywhere." He blurt out loud. Soo-Won, who was standing beside him, sighed a little.

"Yona doesn't like any kind of party, maybe she is in the garden? Want to go find her?" he asked Hak. He soon faced a frowning Hak.

"I can't. I need to do my round of greeting, that old man of mine is especially stubborn today, so I can't ditch the party." He grumbled in annoyance.

"Then I'll go on my own. I'll persuade her to come here." Soo-Won said, giving Hak a small pat on the shoulder.

Hak nodded in agreement. "Ah. If not, I'll catch you up as soon as I finish my round."

"Alright, enjoy the party, Hak!" Soo-Won said, waving to Hak before leaving the venue.

It wasn't a hard task to find Yona for she would only stayed in the back garden, way farther behind the main hall or even any main building in the castle. The garden was not hidden, but people rarely went there as it was too far from the main building. That's also the reason why it was the least protected area in the castle.

Soo-Won walked slowly while looking around. He spotted a mop of red hair under a tree, silently reading a book. 'Bingo!'

"Yona! There you are!" he called loudly as he run to her. Yona glanced at him for a while before resumed reading. "Why don't you show up at the party? Everyone is asking 'bout you, you know, Hak too." Soo-Won said as he took a seat beside her.

Yona didn't look at him. "Don't feel like it." she mumbled as she kept reading. Suddenly she could feel her surrounding brighten. She looked back at Soo-Won and noticed that his face was brightening by two fold. She could practically saw imaginary flowers bloomed around him.

She looked at him ridiculously. "What?"

Soo-Won just shook his head. His smile was still there, or was it even brighter than before? "No, nothing! I'm just happy that you talked back!"

Yona sweat dropped. 'You are so simple.' She shook her head slightly.

"I'm not mute." She told him with a straight face. But Soo-Won pouted. "But you never talk back to me before…"

And the depressed mood gone after a second. "What's the change of heart?" he asked curiously.

Yona sighed. "My heart beats too fast."

It was the truth. Her heart hadn't calm down, and it drove her nuts. She couldn't stay still, her gut had been screaming for a few days now. She also forgot to bring her sword with her, making her internal alarm ringing even louder than before. But she was too lazy to go back. Not to mention, going back would mean being found out by her parents that she had been ditching the party.

Of course her reason made no sense to Soo-Won. "Huh?" he blinking for a few times in confusion, didn't understand in one bit.

And yet, Yona paid no mind in it. "Makes me more talkative than usual." She ended her so called explanation.

Soo-Won just dropped his head as he sighed. "You are not even close to talkative…"

Suddenly, Yona felt someone staring at her, and when she turned around, she noticed a silhouette in the corner. She felt uneasy, but she pretended as if she saw nothing. She cursed silently as she left her sword in her room. She kept glancing at the silhouette from time to time discreetly, which earned a puzzled look from Soo-Won.

"Is there anything wrong, Yona?" He asked, concerned was apparent in his voice. For a moment, Yona averted her attention to him, debating whether to tell him or not.

It was then, her internal danger alarm went haywire, and immediately, she looked back at the silhouette and saw something glinting was coming at a high speed toward them. By reflex, she grabbed Soo-Won and rolled away from the spot.

"Ah!" Soo-Won yelped. He was surprised to suddenly be yanked like that. He looked at Yona, and saw her grown pale as she looked behind him. Confused as to why, he turned around and spotted an arrow at his previous sitting place.

"Wha-what is…" his voice cracked a little. He could feel dread suddenly crawled inside him, pushing against him like an invisible gale. His stomach locked up tight, nothing getting in or out. He turned around and looked at Yona. He noticed that her gaze was really intense, her whole body tense, her teeth locked tight together.

Suddenly she held his hand tightly and started to run, dragging him along with her.

"Run!" she shouted between breathe.

Soo-Won didn't know where they are running to, he didn't ask either. He only ran alongside Yona, for he didn't know what else he could do. Questions were coming inside his mind and yet, he couldn't think of any answer.

Yona eyes were sweeping the entire surrounding furiously, searching for any guard that was on standby, and yet, she couldn't find anyone at all. "Where the heck were the guards when we need them?!" she shouted frustrated.

"They are guarding the gate! There are a lot of people coming, so the General assigned more guards at the gate!" Soo-Won answered her in equally loud voice. He had already panting from the running, and his legs had started to shake since he wasn't used to running this fast. He would surely fall if Yona didn't keep helping him straighten himself.

"Hah! Guarding my ass! If they are really guarding, how come there could be an assassin on the corner?!" Yona growled. Angry cannot even start to describe her emotion right now. She was downright pissed, and she would let them know that it was not good to make her pissed.

Soo-Won was startled by Yona's choice of word. "W-well… I… don't know what to say?" he said, unsure how to reply.

He never knew that Yona could actually speak in a not-so-polite word, heck, this was the first time Yona had actually spoken such a long sentenced to him. He would feel really happy if not for the fact that they were in danger.

His head was dizzy from the continuous turn Yona made; they even ran through unknown passage. It was all like a maze, although he didn't understand why Yona would go through all the effort of going on narrow passage instead of just use the hallway. Thank goodness that their body was small enough to fit on those passage or even holes. He wouldn't question her though, he had a feeling that Yona knew exactly what she was doing.

They stopped at one narrow hallway to catch a breath. Yona hold out her head, and looked around. He spotted the ballroom, which is far away then their spot right now.

"Damn it. The most protected place is way too far from here. We'll be capture before even arriving there." She clicked her tongue irritated, before she sighed and rubbed her forehead. "I always know that I was born with zero luckiness, but still, this is sucks."

Soo-Won looked at Yona in a wonder. "You sure are talkative today, Yona." He said, sparkles were seen around his face. Hearing him, Yona scoffed.

"Blame my racing heart for that." She grumbled. "This is not even half of how talkative I can be." She still remembered how talkative she used to be, well, when she was still a happy-go-lucky person of course.

Soo-Won gasped. "That will be completely out of character of you!" he exclaimed dramatically which only earned a deadpanned look from Yona.

She startled a little when she faintly heard a quick footsteps. As trained as the assassin was, they still produced footstep's sound, even when it was near silent one. She grabbed Soo-Won hand and dragged him as quick as she could. "Save your breath for running, idiot!"

They ran passed rooms and rooms, turn into a corner, and arrived at a dead end.

"This. Is. Not. Good." Yona hissed. She had been too focus on getting away from the stalker that she didn't paid any attention to her surrounding, which land her to this place. She glanced at Soo-Won, and saw him wearing a concern expression as he tried to catch his breath. 'Damn!'

She focused on her hearing, and noticed that the pursuer was nearing, even after all of her effort to confuse him. She stilled herself for the risk that she was taking, and ran out from that hallway to another big hallway, dragging Soo-Won with her. Looking around, she found an unused room behind the corner, and rushed inside. Both of them slumped to the ground, panting hard.

She heard another faint footstep. It seemed like there were more than one pursuer. She gritted her teeth. She gave the room a quick glance. She knew from the first glance that this was study room, but whose, she didn't have any idea. She tried to find somewhere for them to hide, at least until both of them could run away again.

Her musing was broken by Soo-Won's small voice. "You think he will find us here?"

She stared at him; an uneasy smile was plastered on his face. She knew that despite wearing a smile, inside, the blonde kid was rather anxious. After all, he is still a young kid who never experienced such a frightening event, one that played with life. But she knew for one thing that he was a strong kid, that he could handle the truth that she would deliver.

She gave him a nod. "Absolutely. Why? Simple. We left trail." She made it sound so simple that Soo-Won could only give her a desperate look.

He was worried and concerned; he had never met any situation like this. He was quite surprised when he saw Yona still calm enough to lead the way. He was pretty sure that Yona also felt the same anxious as he did, judging from how Yona narrowed her eyes every now and then.

He was going to ask something when Yona suddenly clamped his mouth and quickly dragged him to small space behind the bookshelf. It was not comfortable in the least. It was cramped, with both of them hiding there, even if their body is still small.

Yona hadn't removed her hand from his mouth yet. He was going to make some gesture to her, when he noticed she narrowed her eyes again. He tried to follow her gaze. She was looking at the door intently through a small hole on the bookshelf. Indeed, he could hear some murmurs here and there, and he could feel dread settled down on his chest.

Time passed slowly. Constance stayed hidden within the darkness, feeling every beat of their heart pounding inside his chest. The room was as quiet as it was dark, with only one sound to be heard; the sound of their own pulse throbbing in their ears.

Suddenly, the serenity of silence surrendered to the deathly scream of hinges, as the door opposite them was slowly prized open. A narrow stream of light gracefully meandered through the room, and a shadow quickly followed.

Though Soo-Won didn't show it, in reality, he was scared.

Constance held his breathe, daring not to make a sound. Each second seemed to last an eternity as he lay perfectly still listening to the footsteps of the intruder, which had muted the pounding of his pulse.

'God… please don't let them find us here!'

To be Continued

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Yuzuhara-san: Thank you for reading! here is the next chapter! Hope you enjoy it~

Rizuki Dhan: *look innocently* Hak is what? *laughing*

Moomyeong: Haha~ thank you for reading my story! I'll try my best!

Neko. : Thank you for reading my story~ Indeed, grammar was my weakness. I'm trying to improve it, but well… haha…

Nicole NightLock: Oh my, me too! High five! XD

Unknown: Thank you for loving my story! Here is the new chapter! Enjoy~

2kn2kas: Hmm… I think I got your point. I won't contradict it. I'll let my story speak for me. Don't worry, everyone have their own opinion, and I respect each one of it. J Thank you for reading my story, though! I hope you would come to enjoy it as much as I write it.

FanGurl237: Thank you for loving my story! :D here is the next chapter~ Enjoy~

See you on Sept 10th~

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