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song for this chapter: childish gambino- 3005
"No matter what you say or what you do When I'm alone, I'd rather be with you"
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CHAPTER TWELVE chasing a high with you.
After strapping themselves into their skates, to which Renjun's secretary had magically prepared, Hwa Young wasted no time in getting out onto the ice. Without a second thought, she had carefully jogged her way over to the entrance of the ice rink and steadily mounted the new surface with ease.
From where he sat in the viewing stands, Renjun watched the woman morph into her element. Gracefully, her body skated circles around the smooth ice, her eyes closed in pure bliss.
He observed her features from afar, seeing as her nose and cheeks began to pinken beneath her makeup, and her lips becoming slightly chapped from the cold air.
His eyes followed her figure as it did all sorts of small tricks that he had watched her practice for hours on end in high school. Renjun believed she was wasted talent.
The type where he knew, deep down beneath that hard facade of hers, that she was regretful of the path she took. She could've entered numerous competitions and tournaments, getting gold and medals beyond even his expectations.
But high school wasn't a time of fun and hobbies for her.
As much as he watched her skate on the very same ice, Renjun watched her study, and prepare for her academics.
She shone the brightest on the ice, not when holding some test pair that lacked barely any red ink.
She wished she saw it.
Walking away from his seat, Renjun found himself wobbling his way to the same entrance way.
He held onto the inner wall of the ice rink, internally debating his life decisions that led him to this point in his life. "Get your butt on the ice right now," At the sound of her demanding voice, Renjun whipped his head upwards to face her.
Just a few feet in front, she stood with her arms crossed, awaiting the male's arrival to her spot.
Reluctantly, under her harsh glare, he slowly walked onto the ice— one step at a time. The raven didn't make it that far, his hands gripping tightly to the rink wall for some sort of control.
Hwa Young's dismissed his nervous expression, knowing anyone would be nervous to set foot on ice after not skating for a while. "Okay, Huang, just follow me," She encouraged brightly, skating backwards as she beckoned him forward with her hands.
Despite, her numerous encouragements, that even she believed she was being too generous with, the man did not move an inch. He simply stared at her, a lopsided-anxious grin latched to his slightly chapped lips. "So, here's the problem, I can't move," He chimed, causing Hwa Young to stop in her movements.
She noticed how he pushed off the wall, which now made him stand on his own.
And from her perspective, he looked perfectly fine to skate.
She rolled her eyes at his dramatic antics. "Yeah you can," She stated obviously.
Renjun shook his head heatedly. "I really can't—" But before he could finish his sentence, the man had leant too far forward, and leant too far back, causing him to panic both internally and physically. In a matter of seconds, he fell on his bottom— it aching from the hard ice.
"Huang!" Hwa Young yelled, watched as he collapsed. "Oh my—" Not processing her next actions, she bursted into an eruption of laughter, the melodious chorus filtering all throughout the icy air of the rink. "Are you— Okay?" She asked through her chuckles she tried to mask, however in the end, she ultimately fails and gives up.
Renjun rolled his eyes at her very supportive and kind nature. He pouted on the ice, one of his hands struck upwards in her direction. "Stop laughing at me and help me up," He grumbled in annoyance, causing the woman he had intended to impress to giggle more.
Quickly, Hwa Young pushed off on her right foot and made it in front of her sulking date.
She reached her hand forward, waiting for him to accept her help. "Okay, okay, here take my—" As fast as Renjun fell, she did the same.
In a blink of an eye, Renjun had clasped his hand around hers and pulled her down to suffer as he did just moments ago. Opening her eyes, Hwa Young herself knelt in between his legs, her hands planted at either sides of his waist. Renjun leant up flirtatiously, holding his upper body with his elbows.
Their noses were nearly touching, barely brushing against one another as Renjun cocked up one of his brows suggestively. "Well hello there- OW!"
Hwa Young sassily flicked his forehead, causing the boy to dramatically fall back onto the ice with a never ending groan. "Nice try, I'm not kissing you,"
