Whispers in the Gale

Chapter 27

|Ch.27

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When Heeseung opened his eyes,he could not see Storm on the bed. Frowning a little bit,he tried sitting up but hissed slightly feeling a familiar back pain. With painfully squinted eyes,he looked around to see sunlight shining from the sky. A warm breeze was coming in through the open atmosphere. He wandered his eyes through the room and found that the mess had been cleaned up. It no longer looked like a hell anymore. Cleaned white marble floor,organised table and couches,the room was simple and almost empty,no unnecessary decorations.

He attempted to stand up but his legs wobbled making him stumble along with his bedsheets. Taking a deep breath,he steadied himself and stood straight and covered his entire body with a white blanket before walking to see the outside scenery. The forest was still huge like he could see no end to it. And he could see why the forest would be dark even at a day time,the trees were huge and leaves served like a canopy stopping most of the sunlight hitting the grounds. But since Storm's castle was huge like a mountain,he could still see and feel the sunlight.

"Woke up already?"

The voice startled him. Looking back,he saw Storm leaning against the door frame with arms crossed,in a casual outfit of all black. His complexion looks better than yesterday,though his hair had grown a little bit longer.

"Where are your wings?"

It was really an awful question and Heeseung really did not mean to ask him this question as soon as he saw the devil. But his tongue slipped faster than his brain. He felt embarrassed all of a sudden when when Storm smirked.

"It seems like you care about my wings rather than asking me about specific other questions like 'how are you' or maybe 'are you alright'. Hmm?"

Heeseung bit his tongue for being stupid but he did not want to lose,"Well,apparently,you did not care enough to acknowledge me or my friends as your friends back then,so I guess I'd rather concern myself with your wings than you"

Stupid stupid stupid

Heeseung knew he made no sense at all. And he was being petty here for remembering and reminding Storm about his behaviour from back then.

Storm snickered,"Don't tell me you're sulking over that",he started walking closer to Heeseung before standing next to him."Are you now?"

Heeseung shrugged and ignored him to look at the outside.

Storm sighed,"Look",now he sounded a bit serious. "I did that for your and your friends' sake. I don't know if you could understand me or not,and I'm certainly not going to go into details because I believe you know. I can't keep you guys closer to me"

"We are not going stay here forever,so I didn't think it would be a big deal"

Storm,"Yes you're right. But it seems like plans might have to change"

Heeseung blinked and looked at Storm,confused.

Storm looked outside as if he was contemplating whether to tell me or not but when he sighed,it seems like he made up his mind. "I can't go back with you yet"

"What,but you said—"

"Listen",Storm cut him off and looked at him dead in the eyes,"Someone had kidnapped my physician. That's why Nine had to bring you here and I didn't know it until I talked to Nine this morning. Without my physician,I cannot go back to my regular self. You are only a temporary solution. I can't depend on you for a long time"