— Chapter 8여덟: A Withering Flower

My eyes opened little by little, but I closed them immediately when I felt a direct ray of sunlight. My body felt a little numb and it took me a little while to reposition myself in what I think is my bed, I looked around and indeed I was in my room, I ran my hands over my face trying to erase the memories and the shame I was experiencing at this moment.

My emotions had been very unstable and I had been behaving in a very childish way, worse than a capricious child, fuck YangYang since when are you like this? When did you start behaving like this? I was about to get up when Haesuk came in and was about to drop the tray he was holding.

— Be careful, you idiot! —I exclaimed mockingly towards Haesuk.

— Who are you calling an idiot, you ungrateful child —I grumbled somewhat indignantly.

— So I should thank you? —I asked— Then thank you great cultivator for saving my honorable life.

I bowed and Haesuk and I ended up laughing, but I noticed that my hands and my right ankle were bandaged, how strange I don't remember something like that.

— Haesuk, what about these bandages? —I asked and stopped laughing.

— You don't seem to remember —he said— when you went crazy in the rain, you cut your hands with your sword and of course your healing process will be long and slow.

I always avoid this kind of situations, the existing medicine is not for humans, however the dock doctor has old books to treat me. No one expected my sudden arrival and there were many things that changed, which caused a series of big misunderstandings and constant complaints.

— What about the bandage on my ankle? —I asked

— When you went into Luna's pond, a bat leech latched onto your skin and well that would explain why you were unconscious for three days. —I explained calmly.

— Three days?!? was it that bad?!? —I exclaimed a little upset— I feel like I'm going to die, hyung.

— Calm down, Nara noona said it was because of the loss of energy, so she was taking care of you all this time —he said handing me the tray.

— Eat and go for a walk, I will tell Samchum that you woke up —said Haesuk.

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I had gone to look for Noona, at the moment she was in one of the watchtowers, she works part-time as a supervisor, although her father had gotten her a job in a fabric store.

— YangYang I was coming to see you just now —she exclaimed hugging me— you worried me too much kid.

— Thank you for taking care of me, Noona —I said, still hugging her— I'm sorry if I worried you.

— You are my little brother, as long as I am here no one will hurt you, do you think if we take a walk? —she suggested ending the hug.

— Sure —I said, starting to walk.

Nara noona, she is like my big sister she, Haesuk and I know each other since we were kids and she always took care of us in any way, but her father Mr. Choe doesn't approve this friendship, many times he has made it clear to me.

— Noona, how was your date —I asked somewhat curiously.

She stopped suddenly and the sweet smile she wore became a little grim and the atmosphere became a little tense, did I say something wrong?

— Yang Yang, sometimes there are things we shouldn't know —she whispered and turned to see me with such a dark look, that my body froze, until she gave me a distorted smile that I responded somewhat nervously.

We were having a nice time, until Mr. Choe stepped in and started making a big fuss.

— Choe Nara, how many times have I told you not to get together with this young man? —he exclaimed contemptuously.

— Father, I think you shouldn't make a scene like this —he said calmly— YangYang has done you no harm.

— A scene? insolent girl, we are going to the house right now —he finished, grabbing Noona's arm and dragging her away, I wanted to intervene, but she made a gesture that it was all right.

People started to murmur around me and I started to feel a bit dazed, I clenched my fists and that was a big mistake, the wounds started to bleed and my white bandages started to turn crimson, I ran out of the crowd, the looks, the voices, everything was stalking me, calm down YangYang....

I hadn't realized that I had started running when I hit someone and ended up on the floor...a pain ran through my body and I was disoriented for a few seconds.

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— Look who woke up —the mocking voice of the Jeong clan leader reached my ears— little YangYang.

— What are you doing here? I thought the sun would kill you. —I said sarcastically— that's why they always say that grass never dies.

— I admit you're very funny, besides I'm being favored by the gods —I pulled his hair back elegantly— What else can I say?

— It's very arrogant, don't you think? —I said standing up.

— And you are very clueless, you little idiot, your blood will alert many bloody beasts, you must be careful —he mentioned mockingly.

— Starting with you young leader, I appreciate your concern —I replied—but I'd better go, many beasts must be coming, I can't risk it after all.

— You don't want to heal those wounds —I stopped my walk, once I heard those words— I know a method.

— Is this some kind of trap? —I asked looking back at him.

— Just follow me —he started walking in the opposite direction to me.

I followed him for a long walk, I was a little surprised that he knew which path to choose and which not to choose. He must have studied it during the time I was absent.

After a while, I didn't get to ask as he leaned me heavily on the wall and quickly removed the bandages from my hands and put his head on my shoulder.

— What the fuck is he doing? —I exclaimed a bit stunned— does he always throw people like this? doesn't he know how to talk in a civilized way?

— Isn't it obvious? I help you —he pulled me tighter against his body and a strange feeling came over me —You are more interesting than I remembered YangYang.

Pulling away, he ran his tongue over my hand, slowly, it seemed like a real torture.

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—SunniePark97