Stay (alchemy of souls)

Chapter tweleve: Master Lee's warnings.

"So Uk stays..." Dang-gu trailed off, trying to tell Bu-yeon where Uk was staying. "Uk stays... in the room furthest from the entrance in Jeongjigak. Although I'm not sure if he's there right now. Should we tag along?"

"No thank you, we need to speak privately" Bu-yeon said, before walking towards where Dang-gu just said.

"Did you tell her the right room?" I said as we continued walking. He stopped "did i?" I swatted his arm. "You better have, or else she's going to run into someone else"

He put his hands up defensively "I can't help it, I can't always remember who stays here"

"But you can remember the rumors you hear" i whispered sarcastically, continuing to walk. "Hey! I stopped spreading rumors... well some what, but it counts" he whined, following after me.

"Yeah yeah"

**

"Uncle, are you in there?" Dang-gu screamed at his uncle's house. "I've come to inform you of something urgent.... Uncle"

Nothing. No movement from the house at all.

"Lord Park! Please come out, my Lord" Sang-Ho said. Still nothing. "Do you think he's okay?" I asked Dang-gu, who just shrugged.

"That's it... Unlce, I'm coming in now" Dang-gu hollered at the man before going towards the steps, but me and Sang-Ho stopped him at the same time, having spotted something.

"What?" Dang-gu asked. "What's wrong"

I nodded my head towards the pair of women's shoes right next to the door. "Oh" he said.

"Never mind, we'll come go back for now, my lord" I hollered, holding onto Dang-gu's arm as we turned around. "Let's go!" He said.

.... Only we didn't leave, as soon as we heard the window shut we turned back around to hear the confession.

"Congratulations Lord Park!" Sang-Ho screamed. "Congratulations!" We all cheered.

It's about time, they've been pining after each other for years it feels like.

I felt someone latch on to me "congratulations! Congratulations!" Of course it was Dang-gu who would almost make me fall by hugging me.

Heck even Sang-Ho seemed pleased with this. "Congratulations Lord Park!"

We all just kept cheering, and for Dang-gu, crying because of the new couple.

"I'm so happy for them" I said, Dang-gu squeezed me tighter, "mhm, I'm so very happy they're together now, just like us!"

Yes. Like us.

***

"Come on. Please?"

"No"

"Please"

"No"

"Come on" I whispered. Dang-gu really won't budge. I just want a puppy, and I have really good history with animals, he just doesn't want any attention to be away from himself.

I started sniffing like I was crying "I just wanted one..." I trailed off. "But if you don't want me to have one I'll do without I suppose"

He looked at me "are you crying?" I turned my head away, not letting him see me "no, of course not, why would I cry because I want a puppy?"

"Oh, no, don't cry...please don't cry" he said, getting up and standing in front of me. I sniffled again "I'm already crying so it's to late"

He grabbed my shoulders and looked in my eyes, seeing that there were tears there. "O....Okay fine, I'll get you a puppy, but after our wedding okay? It can be your present" he said.