Behind closed curtains [HYUNLIX]

thirty-two

Hyunjin:

I awoke due to the birds chirping their morning song outside our friends window. The first sunbeams cracked their way through the small clouds in the sky, warming the colder air outside.

The temperature had sunken quickly, Yongbok and I wore light pants under the covers again. And thanks to our radiating body heat we stayed warm enough under the thin blankets.

I had cuddled myself up onto Yongbok's muscular but incredibly soft chest and slept there. Our legs were tangled together and his hands hugged around my back tightly.

He was still sleeping, releasing light and cute little snores in the progress. I hugged his waist tighter, not wanting to think about today.

Today we would have to go back. I didn't want to and he didn't want to either. But we had to.

Suddenly I felt his weight shifting and a low groan escaping his throat. His eyes flickered open and warmly looked down at me while they adjusted to the bright sunbeams.

"Good morning angel.", I mumbled against his chest, leading him into a warm chuckle. "Good morning Jinnie."

The sun aligned his pretty features perfectly, underlining his cute freckles. I've tried to count them multiple times but always lost count or got distracted by him.

A light knock could be heard at the door, disturbing the peace of our loving eye contact. "Come in.", Yongbok warmly answered the knock, never breaking the eye contact.

But once the door opened a loud yell could be heard, I immediately turned around worried about what happened.

I saw life flashing before my eyes, the only thing I saw was Jisung running up to our bed and within the next seconds I felt his body being thrown on top of us.

He quickly hugged both of us at the same time, laying on top of us. A chuckling Minho stood at the door but soon sprinted towards the bed as well.

And before I was able to breath I already felt his weight carefully thrown on top of our cuddling pile.

A light groan escaped my lips, I wasn't used to something like this but honestly enjoyed it. They both stayed there for a few more minutes but eventually slid down onto the floor.

"Morning!", Minho yelled with a bright smile plastered across his cheeks, "Breakfast is ready!"

We all headed downstairs as soon as Yongbok and I got ready, throwing shirts over our bodies and wearing some socks.

Inside the kitchen we were greeted with an incredibly delicious smell: they had cooked some eggs and prepared bread. They even put some fruits onto the table!

"Oh guys this looks and smells delicious!", I complimented, eagerly sitting down and reaching for one egg.

The food was as delicious as it looked and we enjoyed the breakfast along with some chatter.

The rest of our friends soon accompanied us and Yongbok and I started packing our stuff. We had to be back till sunset.

After a long, heart warming goodbye Yongbok and I rode off into the woods on our horses, waving our friends goodbye till they got out of our sight.

Now that we were alone we fell into a comfortable silence, enjoying each others presence.

Soon the castle came into our sight just in time. The sun started to settle down and painted the castle in a beautiful play of yellow, orange, red and purple.

With the high mountains behind it and being surrounded by the woods, it looked like out of a fairytale...

My gaze fell onto Yongbok besides me, his defined facial features underlined by the sun and his smooth movements on his horse's back captured my eyes.

I noticed the small details about him, like the spark in his eyes as soon as his gaze fell onto the castle. Or the way his lips lightly curled up into a smile for a few seconds, only because of the wind rushing through our exhausted bodies.

Everything felt at peace, the birds sang their evening song and our horses lightly snorted in the cold air.

We reached the stables and took the saddles off our horses, making sure they had enough water and food before we took the way towards the castle.

But we soon noticed that something was different, not a single guard stood at the stables or the way towards the castle. Strange.

We knocked at the huge door and waited for a few minutes till finally someone opened it. We both shivered from the sudden cold which had saddled itself down as soon as the sun was gone.

Rushing into the welcoming warmth of the castle we noticed the guards gathering around someone. They eagerly spoke with each other.

I was only able to catch pieces of their sentences'.

"I cant believe that its true!"

"I never imagined that to be possible."

"The king will be furious!"

"Just imagine how big of a change this could be!"

I confusedly starred at them, clueless on what they could be talking about.

Did it have something to do with Yongbok and me?

Suddenly loud footsteps could be heard and I turned around, immediately knowing who was approaching us.

My father.

The look on his face confused me even more since he was crying... why was he crying?! What the heck happened?

Yongbok looked at me with the hope of getting answers but I just shrugged my shoulders, being as clueless as him.

My father had meanwhile reached us and pulled me into a tight hug all of a sudden.

I heard him breaking out into loud sobs again and soon felt tears soaking my shirt. Shooting Yongbok a helpless glance he just returned a helpless face.

I tightly hugged my father back and he seemed to calm down a bit. Soon I carefully detached his arms from my body, looking him straight into his eyes.

"What happened dad? What's wrong?", I asked full of concern.

A few tears dropped down his cheek and a smile formed on his lips, confusing me even more. He's crying? And smiling? At the same time?!

"Y-Your sister...", he begun, his voice cracking and immediately had my full attention on him. What's with my sister?!

"S- She's... alive!"