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HA-EUN WALKED AIMLESSLY SIDE-BY-SIDE YU-RA, wandering through the fields while admiring the blooming trees of plum blossoms as spring nears, them in comfortable silence as they took in deep inhales, indulging the fresh air away from the villages.
"how i've missed going out with you like this, ha-eun~ah." yu-ra beamed, connecting both their hands together as they continued to walk through the field, the sounds of leaves scrunching beneath their feet and the bristling of the wind as it swayed the tree branches, cascading its flowers upon the path they walked on.
"i know, unnie." ha-eun pouted, leaning onto yu-ra's shoulders as she met her gaze. "sometimes i wish that you'd just stay here, but i know that you want to pursue your dreams, and i can't get in the middle of that."
"you know, what if you come with me once in a while?" yu-ra suggested, making ha-eun stop in her tracks as she thought of the idea for a few minutes before sadly shaking her head. "why not? in all the years that i've been your friend, i've never seen you step out of this town."
"mother and joong-gil won't allow it." ha-eun said frowning, playing with the hem of her sleeves as yu-ra stared at her hopelessly. "they're too protective of me ever since father died. sometimes i even think of myself a caged bird. but enough about me, we need to go before he thinks that i've stood him up."
yu-ra could only smile as she watched ha-eun walk ahead of her, knowing that even though she has her personal problems and struggles, she never failed to have a positive outlook on life, especially now that she'd found someone that could understand her.
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yu-ra sighed in contentment as she watched ha-eun and her lover nuzzling under the tree as they spoke of the events that conspired while they were apart from each other, giggling now and then as they teased each other over trivial matters such as meeting ignorant nobles, who think of them so highly but can't even dress their selves.
yura often felt envious of her friend, for she had someone to care and love her, confide in, and someone she could trust to believe in her when others didn't. still, yu-na simply shunned her sentiments for she was already pleased with having someone like ha-eun as a friend, though she's occasionally used as an excuse for her and her lover to meet, like now.
"i wish we could stay like this forever, just in each other's embrace with no care of the future and what could happen at any moment." ha-eun said, looking up to meet her lover's eyes as her cheeks turned maroon from the way he was staring at her. "if you keep staring at me like that, i might just melt."
"i hope that doesn't happen, i don't want to cuddle a puddle for that matter." her lover joked, while she threw her head back, her laughter resounding in the woods. "but you know, we can't keep doing this forever."
ha-eun quickly sat up as she heard his words, her brows knitted in confusion. "doing what? are you saying you want to end this?"
"no, no... i meant the sneaking out, dragging yu-ra here, and using her as a cover for our dates. we need to tell our parents soon enough."
"but, you know my mother and my brother..." ha-eun trailed off sorrowly, looking down at the grass as she picked on a small branch she found. "i wish my family were more supportive like yours, but unfortunately, they aren't and we're both aware of that."
"yes, but we can make them understand." her lover assured, taking her hand in his as he slowly raised her chin to meet her eyes. "we've been doing this for years, somebody's bound to find out one way or another, and it's so much better for them to hear it directly from us instead of a gossip."
"i'll think about it, but i can't assure you." ha-eun said softly, leaning back onto her lover's embrace as tears cascaded down her cheeks.
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( sorry for the long wait & the short chapter ! i got too busy preparing for a journalism contest, so i basically abandoned this for like two weeks and still lost + not yet proofread, expect errors . . . )
