After Midnight | VerKwan ✓

Chapter 20

"Wow! Did you see him!?"

I laughed as I nodded in agreement and sat down on the bench. "Yeah, I saw him. And I think I'm falling for him." I sighed as I looked away watching children playing at the playground. Their laugh was somehow reassuring.

"Oh my god, Hansol! You're in love!" he yelled as he started shaking with me.

"Stop!" I shouted back as I took his hands and pulled them away from my body. "I- Please..."

"You're blushing, Sol."

"Oh, not again... You sound like one boy from the book," I said a little bitterly.

"Like who!? Who is it?"

He acted as though a little child, he reminded me of him. "Like Soonyoung, the boy from the book. He's a bit annoying, he's almost the same as you!"

Jisoo furrowed his eyebrows for a while. "Wait a minute. You mean THE SOONYOUNG!?"

I raised one eyebrow. "I don't understand?"

"You mean the boy who is a werewolf!?"

Then I finally got it. "Yeah, it's him. Is something wrong?"

"What? No no no! Everything's completely fine, Sol!"

I frowned. He was smiling. However, now I knew it was a fake smile. I wasn't completely sure, but something was wrong, I guess. But what!? What was wrong with him!? Now!? Why did he react like that when I said the name of the boy? Suddenly, I flinched with myself as Jisoo put his hand on my shoulder gently. I looked at him. He was acting as before again. It was Jisoo again.

"Are you okay, Sol? I was talking with you, but you didn't react at all," he said a bit worriedly.

"I'm fine, Jisoo. Don't worry 'bout me." I smiled. Even though he sometimes acted like a stranger he was still my best friend and my family. I leaned over and hugged him. After a while, he hugged me back. My smile widened. He always was there for me and I knew he would be here for me a long time.

***

Back in the story again. The prince with his servant has been back in the stables. Soonyoung and I were standing behind the corner, watching them. I wanted to meet him personally. He was as magical a man as I had ever seen. Suddenly someone punched my shoulder. I turned to him. "What?" I hissed.

"Nothing, just stop staring at him like this," Soonyoung said with a grin, pointing at Seungkwan. "He's a prince and you're the hero, Hansol and also your face is on every poster around," he smirked.

I groaned. "You don't help me at all, you know?" I turned back, but then I noticed that the prince was gone. I sighed. "What's my task?" I asked Seokmin who was approaching.

"Protect the prince," he replied simply as he turned to the new person. After a few minutes, I realized that the new person was him. It was him who gave me the wand, more precisely, Soonyoung brought me the thing, but it was him who gave Soonyoung permission to do so.

"Who is he?" I whispered as I leaned over to Soonyoung, still watching the person in front of us.

I noticed that Soonyoung smirked slightly. "Minghao, the leader of magicians," he said. "He's the most powerful of all magicians ever."

"Is it true?" I asked Minghao.

He nodded with a slight smile. "Of course, Hansol, and even you will be the biggest hero of the story one day," he answered calmly. "You're the only one who can save the kingdom from the cruel king. It is your destiny."