WHEN LOVE CALLS - CHAPTER 57&58
~Happy to see you~
Byul and Shin entered the Gisaseng house taking their seats at their usual spot at a corner.
A lady came to them with a seductive grin taking a sit at the empty chair at their table.
“Young men, do you want the usual today as well?” She asked with a wide smile.
“Yeah” Shin replied laconically while the lady stand up.
“Should I send some girls over?” She asked
“No thanks. Just get the drinks” Shin replied curtly, the lady snorted then sashayed away from there. Byul’s eyes roves around the place, looking for anyone suspicious so as Shin’s. The lady came minutes later with a jar of wine and cups dropping it on their table.
She made to pour the wine but Shin stops her
“You can leave” He said more like an order. The lady gives out a forced smile before walking away. Byul took the wine jar and pour them the wine. He was about bringing the cup to his mouth when his eyes spot her.
“Hey hey hey! Isn’t that the thief we saw this morning?” Byul called Shin attention to Byeol who was being chased by two unknown guys.
“He must have caused another trouble, seeing how he’s being chased again” Shin mutters, drinking his wine.
Byul saw a glimpse of a symbol on the band which was tied to the head of the guys chasing her and sprang up immediately.
“It’s them! The Wol’s!” Byul announced making Shin stood also.
They gave each other a signal before following them, secretly.
Byul and Shin stood at a corner waiting patiently for Byeol who entered a room to come out but she didn’t.
“Should we charge?” Byul asked.
“Don’t be hasty, our mission now is not to catch them but to know their leader. Wait some more.” Shin said.
Not long after the door opens with Byeol stepping out, her hands raised up and someone steps out with her also, holding a sword to her neck.
“What’s happening?”
“It seems like they’re gonna ki|| him” Both whispers to themselves at their hiding.
“Should we just stand here and watch? This is our chance to finally catch those $cvms” Byul grits.
“Just a minute more… let’s see what will happen”
Byeol gulped down nothing as the sword was pointed to her neck.
“Please… don’t ki||…me. I pro…mise not to say… anything…” She said shakily, sweats breaking down on her forehead already.
However the guy pointing the sword at her raised the sword up in attempt to slash her with it.
“Ahh!” Byeol closed her eyes in fright waiting for the pain which eventually didn’t come.
She opens her eyes slowly after a while only to meet the guy down, in the pool of his own blood. A sword stuck on his neck.
“Arrgh!” She shrieks fearfully, going down unconsciously.
But instead of falling to the floor, she fell into someone’s arms.
“Get them!!” A thick voice ordered from inside the room and within a twinkle of an eye, the men in black started rushing out of the room.
Shin remove his sword from the dead guy on the floor and began fighting the men alongside with Byul. Still holding the unconscious Byeol also.
“You go first, I’ll join you later” Byul said to him after a while of fighting the men. They seem to multiply every minute and the two of them can’t face them all.
“Okay” Shin carried Byeol on his shoulder, while Byul pave way for him, he ran out of there while Byul made sure he wasn’t followed by any of the men in black.
*. *. *
Byeol stirred where she was laid, she opens her blurry eyes and groans sitting up.
She looks around confused at where she is.
It looks like some kind of shed.
How exactly did she get here? She thought.
She could remember she was at the brothel, with a man pointing a sword at her. What happened after that?
She couldn’t recall.
“You’re up” She heard a voice and looks beside her only to find a guy, sitting at a short distance, he has a small knife in his hand which he’s currently sharpening.
“Who…are you?” She asked and the guy stood up walking up to her. She stood up immediately as well trying to run out but the guy caught her before she could, he held the knife in his hand at her neck.
“Tell me, who is your leader?” The guy asked confusing her.
“What leader! I don’t know what you’re talking about” She says and just then the other guy came in.
“We aren’t being followed. We’re good”
“Help…help me…”Byeol said to the guy who came in.
“Leave him alone Byul, I don’t think he’s among the organization” Shin said to Byul holding Byeol as hostage.
“How could you be so sure of that? They were after him so he probably knows something. Tell me, where do you sell those girls you kidnapped to. I might reconsider ki||ing you if you tell me the truth” Byul said behind her.
“I don’t know. I didn’t kidnapped anybody just let me go please”
“He doesn’t have the symbol on his band and he doesn’t look like he could fight also. I think he’s just an ordinary thief” Shin said.
“He could be pretending” Byul said back.
“Okay look, First of all I’m not a thief nor a kidnapper but since you mentioned something about kidnapping of girls then I think I might know something about that” She said.
“See I told you he’s among”
“Do you really know about the kidnapping?” Shin asked.
“This morning I was being chased by two lunatics…wait a minute” She looks at Shin clearly.
“You were the lunatics chasing me this morning” She frowns.
“Keep talking” Byul said gruffly behind her.
She clears her throat and explained everything of how she had followed the men who kidnapped the lady and what she saw.
“Could you let go now?”
“How can we believe you’re saying the truth?”Byul said.
“Then go confirm it yourself! Let me go you’re hurting me!” She scrowl. Shin signaled him to let her go and he did pushing her roughly.
“Ahh!!” She wince almost falling.
“If what he’s saying is true then we better go check right now. Since he saw it all they’re gonna change hideout”Shin said.
“You better be saying the truth, if not I’d look for you and ki|| you myself” Byul thr_@tens grabbing his sword on the ground.
“Wh@??ver…” Byeol rolled her eyes.
“Let’s go. Thanks for the info” Shin gave Byeol one last look before leaving the shed with Byul. Byeol hold her neck.
“I almost died for the second time…ugh!”
*. *. *
By the time Byul and Shin could have gotten back to the brothel to the room Byeol had claimed, it was already too late as the place was cleared already.
“Do you think they already shipped them out?” Shin asked.
“d@mn! We are one step late again!” Byul only grits.
DAYS LATER.
Sneaking out of the house became something normal for Byeol, no matter how much close watch Rona keep on her she always find a way to escape.
She also became quite close to Byul and Shin, she’s always tagging around them everytime using the excuse that she’ll help them find those people kidnapping girls all around.
Till date, both of them doesn’t know she’s a girl since she always disguise herself as a guy and she even lied to them, her name is Jun.
“Shin! Byul!!” Byeol called from a distance running over to them who were sitting under a big tree, she hold a small bag in her hand and she waves it as she ran towards them.
“Be careful or you’ll fa_” Byul couldn’t finish his statement when Byeol missed her steps. She began falling to the floor but Shin was quick to catch her. She fell right into his arms making him lose his stance.
He fell to the ground with her on top. Their lips about meeting. Byeol stares at him, with her cheeks turning red while Shin stares back.
Both not making an effort to stand.
“What are you two doing?” Byul questioned with a frown and that’s when she snaps out of it. She stood away from him immediately, taking a sit.
Shin stood also, taking a sit beside her and strangely when his arms touch hers, she tensed up.
“You okay?” Shin whispers asked beside her and she nods, giving him a cursory look.
“Yes…”
“Where did you get all these, did you steal again?” Byul asked checking the bags which has eggs in it.
“What do you take me for? I didn’t steal anything. And I told you I’m not a thief!”She shot at him.
Byul only nods bringing out an egg, staring at it.
“You brought wine also. Where did you get it?”Shin asked beside her.
“Ohh…I bought it” She smiles but then twist her face when a sudden pain strike her forehead.
“Ahhh!” She wince rubbing it. It was Byul who actually crack the egg on her forehead.
“Are you cra_”He stuck the egg into her mouth not letting her finish her statement. Byeol took in the egg whole munching on it.
“Whatch douuu you chink youuya doin_” She said with still munching on the egg, causing her to spit some on his face.
“Face somewhere else you’re dirty!” Byul rotate her head making her face Shin who surprisedly smiles at her. Before she knew it, she swallowed the egg whole causing her to choke on it.
She began coughing out holding her chest while Shin quickly pours her a cup of wine. She collect it and gulp it down immediately to push down the egg.
“You okay?” Shin asked worried while she smiles at him.
“No, I’m not but I will after ki||ing him” She said in a Serene tone causing him to furrows his brow. Before Shin could say jerk, Byeol stood up and began chasing Byul around.
“Stop you $cvm!” She yelled.
“Stop you $cvm!” Byul micmick
“You did if I get hold of you!”
“You die if I get hold of you!” He micmick still.
“Heyyyyy!!!” She yelled out in annoyance and made to give him a flying kick but instead, she tripped on herself, falling to the ground.
“Oww!!!” She winced, hurting her arm in the process.
“Jun! You okay!!” Shin quickly went to her while Byul only laughs out.
“He’s such a weakling…a weakling.” Byul shook his head.
LATER.
Inside the shed sat Byeol and Byul, not uttering a word to each other. Shin had actually gone to look for the herb to treat her wound.
She held her upper arm which wouldn’t stop hurting, it was bleeding also. Byul seeing this moves closer to her grabbing her arm.
“You’re bleeding” He says but she whip his grip away.
“Don’t mind it” She said nonchalantly.
“Shin doesn’t seem to be coming back any time soon, you should try stopping the bleeding first” He grabbed her arm again but she pushes him away.
“I said don’t mind it. I’m fine” She said with a wince.
“You’re clearly hurting! Stop being stubborn and let me take a look at it”
“Don’t act like you care! This is whose fault to begin with!” She shot back at him.
“Well then since it’s my fault let me take responsibility” He grab her arm forcefully this time.
“Ahh!” She winced.
“Let me go…let me go Byul!” She struggled with him as he tries to take off her clothes.
“Just stay still” He successfully yank the clothes off her but was rather surprised to find her chest banded with white clothing.
“You…” He looks at her speechless.
“You…are a girl??” He said shocked and she pushes him away.
She made to stand but he grab her back when his eyes caught something at her collarbone.
“This…” He made to touch it but she slaps his hand away.
He looks back at her face.
“Byeol?” He mumbles more like a question. She raised a brow at him.
“How do you know my name?” She quirk a brow.
He couldn’t help snickering.
“You… you’re really Byeol? Really??” He said confusing her the more.
“What are yo_” She couldn’t complete her statement when he impeded it with a sudden kiss. Her eyes widened and she pushes him away instantly, giving him a sound slap.
Her eyes dilating in its sockets.
“What are you… doing?” She asked, with shock written all over her face.
“Keeping your promise” He only said and before she could say anything, he slammed his lips on hers again. This time he gave her no chance to push him away. Byeol finds herself giving in after resisting for a while, she eventually surrendered when he pushes his tongue into her mouth forcefully, strangely it wasn’t that bad and she finds herself succumbing. Her eyes went shut and she grip on his clothes tightly, his arms also sliding through her waist.
“Ah!” She was forced to pull away from the kiss when he mistakenly touches her wound.
Byul look down to her arm and gently grab it.
“Wait a minute” He let her go then tore a piece of clothing from his clothes and took her arm again.
“Arrgh…” She groans as he wrapped the piece of clothing around it and ties it.
When he was done, he pull her clothes up back then took a sit beside her.
“Why…did you kiss me?” Byeol asked slowly, without looking at him.
“Because you asked me to” He replied simply.
“What? When did i_” She looks at him only to find him already staring, she looks away not being able to maintain an eye contact with him.
“When did I asked you to do that…?” She asked playing with her fingers.
“Thirteen years ago…I think” He replied again surprising her.
“Uh?” She was forced to look at him now.
“Don’t you remember me, little bride?” He said surprising her more.
“That scar…” He pointed to her chest, referring to the little scar she has there.
“Do you remember how you got it?” He asked and her mind went back to thirteen years ago, when she had unfortunately been attacked by a dog. She could remember being saved by a boy then and in return for saving her she had made this stupid promise of marrying him in the future when they meet again.
“What if I don’t recognize you when we do meet again?” The boy had asked her
“I won’t forget you and even if I do, you can always recognize me by this scar” She walks closer and gave him a peck on the lips.
“When we meet again, do this and I’ll remember you right away” She had said to the boy then.
“This would be our promise. Let’s make sure to meet and when we do, I will marry you as repayment for saving my life tonight” She said senselessly to the boy.
Byul kept a smirk on as she recall all this.
“You don’t mean…that was you?” She asked the moment she remembered all. He lean closer to her and she leans back.
“Beats me. That little bride of mine…is you. I’m shocked” He whispers to her.
“When should we do it?” He suddenly asked.
“Do what?” She raised a brow.
“Get married of course. You promised” He said and she stood up immediately.
“I…I need to start going. It’s… it’s late” She made to rush out but he grab her back into his arms.
“It’s good to see you again… little bride” He smiles over her shoulder as he hugs her.
*. *. *
Byeol successfully climbed over the fence and tiptoed to her room, however on opening the door she was shocked to meet with her father already waiting for her.
“Fa…ther?” She called in shock. Her father take a good look at her from head to toe, his face displaying anger.
“Where are you coming from?” He asked in an unfriendly tone while she shuttered not knowing what to say.
“Where are you coming from, Byeol?” He asked strictly one more time while she only kept her head lowered.
“I’m sorry… father” She apologized but instead of answering, her father only walked out of the room.
She sighs out and slumps to the floor.
“I’m bursted” She mutters with a sigh.
Her mind roves back to the kiss she shared with Byul earlier and she shivers.
“Can’t believe he’s that boy…” She mutters touching her lips.
DAYS LATER.
Ever since that day Byeol has been unable to sneak out cause her father had appointed guards to stay out her room.
She wasn’t even allowed to step a foot outside her room. For days she has been indoor, sulking.
“My Lady!” Rona suddenly enters the room looking all excited.
Byeol who laid down didn’t even bother answering her.
“I have a good news for you” Rona says.
“Is father letting me go out?” She asked.
“No but, your sister sends a message. She got to the last stage of the competition and she wants you to visit her in the palace” Rona announced making her sprang up.
“Palace?” She said.
“Yes, we’re going to the palace my Lady” Rona squeals happily.
PALACE.
“Wow…the palace seems so big and cool, it looks beautiful as well” Byeol mutters as she marveled at the beautiful sight as they take gentle strides around the palace.
Bomi chuckles.
“Do you love it? ” She asked.
“I do but it’s not my style. Life would be so boring in here. I heard there are a lot of rules to follow and you can’t go out as you pleases” Byeol complained.
“That’s true but, it’s fine by me, since I have the crown prince by my side. Nothing matters except him” Bomi smiled.
“You’re so in love with him, aren’t you?”
“Apparently I am.” Bomi chuckles, just then she spot him coming along with his maids behind him.
“It’s the crown prince!” She said and Byeol quickly kept her head down.
“Your highness” Bomi also lowered her head the moment he got to them.
“Lady Bomi, I heard you got to the final stage of the competition. Congratulations” He said and she smiles.
Byeol couldn’t help twisting her face at how familiar the so called crown prince’s voice sounds.
It’s like a voice she knows well.
“Thank you, your highness” Bomi replied.
“I see you have a guest?” He said.
“Yes, your highness. This is my sister and she has came to visit me”Bomi replied and he nods.
“Greetings to you, your highness” Byeol greeted without raising her head up.
“Raise up your head let me see your face, you might become my in law later, I should know what you look like” He said, Bomi couldn’t help but blush at what he said.
Byeol slowly lift her head up but not completely.
The crown prince frowns a little at how familiar she looks.
“Higher. Let me see your face” He said again and Byeol lift her face up completely, her contact coming together with his.
Both eyes widened as they connect.
“Jun?” He couldn’t help calling.
“Shin…” She calls also but was cautioned immediately by the eunuch behind him.
“How dare you say the crown prince’s name with your fifthly mouth!”
“You…” He looks at her properly again from head to toe.
“You were a girl?” He mutters in disbelief.
“And you…were the crown prince?” She also mutters in shock.
“You two seems to know each other. Your highness how did you know my younger sister?” Bomi asked but instead of answering, Shin steps closer to Byeol.
Without letting her utter a word, he wrapped his arms around her shocking everyone present including Byeol and Bomi.
“I don’t know why but…this makes me so happy. I’m so happy meeting you like this…Jun” He grins.
TBC…