화랑 - a tale of curiosity [ON HOLD]

🌸chapter twenty-nine🌸

Ji-ae, Ah Ro and Sun Woo were currently sat in the kitchen, all sat around the table that had pieces of parchment and ink pots on.

After Sun Woo found Ah Ro hiding away in the Hwarang House, she managed to turn it into him and finally make him agree to do study sessions during the night, helping him for his first assignment.

Ah Ro had started moments ago, carefully writing out the calligriphy Sun Woo needed to learn to pass the assignment. Both Ji-ae and Sun Woo silently spectating as she did. When she had finished, she passed the paper over to Sun Woo, for him to only gawk at it.

"Try writing it yourself." Ah Ro pressured, trying to hand him the brush. She pushed it forward again, Sun Woo finally taking it from her grasp. "Go on." She ushered, making Sun Woo shake his head.

I lifted his sleeve from the table, preventing the drying ink from staining the material as he soaked the brush in more ink.

"Only until I finish this." He says, turning towards Ah Ro, but she just clicked her tongue.

"I am tired of repeating myself." She warned. "Shall a pinky swear?"

From the side lines, Ji-ae was watching the two, rolling her eyes at the both of them.

"Not that." Sun Woo said, then grabbing Ah Ro's hand and placing it on his own. "Hold this for me." He said, he and Ji-ae both taking the blush on Ah Ro's cheeks into consideration. "Just the first time. That will make it go faster."

"Ah, so cliché." Ji-ae commented, making the siblings turn to her.

"What?" Sun Woo asked, looking between the two girls.

Ji-ae sighed. "Look." She said, gesturing to the hand holding. "It's so cringy."

"Hey." Sun Woo said, warning Ji-ae not to continue further.

"It's like I'm witnessing a taboo." With that, Sun Woo flicked the brush tip towards Ji-ae, coating her face in the black ink. She hung her mouth open slightly, slowly turning towards Sun Woo.

"I didn't mean to. I - I, I slipped."

"You slipped?" Ji-ae seethed, wiping the ink with the back of her hand.

"I slipped." Sun Woo gulped, watching as Ji-ae stood up.

Ji-ae walked to the piece of paper infront of him, picking it up by the corners and turning it to face her. She began scribbling down her own calligraphy.

"Tell me when you can read that." Ji-ae seethed, making Ah Ro gasp.

"Oh my god." Ah Ro rushed to say, quickly getting to her knees to rip the paper up.

"What are you doing?" Sun Woo exclaimed, looking at Ah Ro like she was a mad woman. "Hey."

"Good night." Ji-ae mused, dropping the brush onto the table, the residing ink catching Sun Woo's figure.

"You little rat." He said through gritted teeth, making Ji-ae smirk. "I swear to god." Sun Woo said, getting up from his seat.

"Stop it." Ah Ro said, standing up between the two. "Why must you always bicker?"

"He started it." Ji-ae stated, pointing an accusing finger at Sun Woo.

He huffed. "And I will finish it."

"Go ahead." Ji-ae teased , only feeling a slap around her head. "Ow." Both Ji-ae and Sun Woo said in unison, clasping the side of their heads.

Ah Ro still had her hand raised in the air, threatening to do it again. "Are you going to stop arguing?" She asked.