화랑 - a tale of curiosity [ON HOLD]

🌸chapter twenty-one🌸

"You will take turns doing work for the Hwarang House." The secondary commander continued, spectator over all the Hwarang's. "A Hwarang must get up early. You will have to train your body and mind." He continued. "You may exit Hwarang House every ten days, but you are forbidden to go out otherwise. Lastly, you must eat, sleep, and bath with your assigned roomates."

Upon hearing that, Ji-ae couldn't help but behin laughing to herself. She caught some Hwarang's attention so she brought her sleeve up to cover her mouth as she laughed, but it only made her cheeks flush a red colour. When she thought she had calmed down, she looked to Sam who was just shaking his head, making Ji-ae erupt into a fit of laughter again.

"Is there something funny, Miss Ji-ae?" The colander ask, making Ji-ae shake her.

"No." She pursed her lips, puffing out her cheeks in an attempt to stifle her chuckles.

"Well, then." He said, clapping his hands. "This morning is all about doing your washing." He chimed. "Washing your clothes, bed sheets and so on. So, all be back here in ten, and you shall begin our voyage to the stream." The commander then left, causing Ji-ae to head down to see Hansung, but before she did, the commader took ahold of her forearm. "And this is also your time to do the same as them." He said.

Ji-ae frowned. "So, I don't draw?"

"Oh no, you still draw." He corrected.

"How am I supposed to do both things?" She asked. "I can't draw and wash, at the same time."

He only smiled. "You'll find a way." With that, he took off a different way to her. She descended the steps to only be pulled into a headlock.

"Did you find that funny?" Sam asked, rubbing his knuckles on the crown of Ji-ae's hair. Ji-ae began flailting her hands to get away from his trip, but he had already let her go.

She then poured, clutching the top of her head. "That hurt."

"And so does my pride." He quipped back, smirking before walking off towards the dorm rooms.

Ji-ae then turned back around to see Hansung stood at a distance from her, just staring at her. She cast cautious glances over either of her shoulders to see she was the only one there. She looked back over to Hansung to see his shoulders drop slightly and then begin walking away, back into the dorms.

Ji-ae stood perplexed as to what was happening. She understood that Hansung had a unique personality, but she knew that was out of character. He would jump on any opportunity that came to him, to see if talk to her. The same goes for herself. She pursed her lips slightly and then began making her way to her own dorm.

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They were now at the stream, and now it was safe to say that Hansung was avoiding Ji-ae.

She made an effort to go talk to him as they made their way down to the stream, but he made sure he was talking to someone else. She lingered at the back of the crowd until they came to the opening and then chose her own secluded area, away from the boys.

She decided on sketching the basics up first, then a few items of clothing between the next stage of the drawing. She was currently sat on a rock, rubbing away at the material when she felt someone's piericing stare on the side of her face. She was trying to ignore it, but she have in and met with the eyes of Hansung who was a few feet away from her, he kept his eyes trained on her, not showing a single expression, so she just looked back down to her washing.

Hansung watched as she held up her hanbok to twirl it around, and start on the other side. He noticed how she looked when they made eye contact, and when her usual smile didn't appear, he felt abit of a pang in his chest. He stole a glance at the intimidating man from this morning, but just chose to get up and walk on over to Ji-ae. He gathered his things in a hurry and scurried over there, trying to be as quiet as he could, but Ji-ae had noticed, but didn't let him know.