Through Time

IX

"Are you.. Ji Ahn-ssi?" The hwarang asked her. He had a deep voice.

"Ye-" She was about to finish saying her response, but then she recognized the deep voice which got her surprised.

"Tae-Suk?!"

"How did you learn my name, aggishi?" Tae-suk asked, but then he realised she actually wrote the book he has been reading.

"The..book." Ji Ahn shyly replied. It was embarrasing for her to meet the person she made the protoganist in her so called "Fiction".

*This is serious embarrasment! Aish! What to do?! Otoke!* She thought in her mind. She looked calm outside, but inside she was internally panicking and screaming.

 "Did you perhaps... Read the story?" She asked. This time she almost stuttered. She was really nervous.

"You're cute." Tae-Suk replied.

"I am deeply sorry for using your names, all of you, in my book.. And writing romance with you all.."

"It's oka-" Before Tae-suk could even finish his sentence, Ji Ahn quickly ran off. Her servant didn't notice her running, so she kept reading the announcement that the imperial guards posted in the bulletin board.

Tae-suk immediately ran to chase her.

"What's his problem?" Suk-Ho asked.

"I have no idea. But I bet she's a doctor, or perhaps, she must like her?" Kuk-jung replied.

"I heard them. Probably it's both." Suk-jin replied.

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"Oh gosh. This woman really is a fast runner. But she's really cute when she does that." Tae-suk mumbled to himself.

*What? What am I even saying..* 

Tae-suk stopped for a break, realizing he was already at the other end of the street they were in, the market was at the other end of the street.

"Where is she.." Since he stopped, he lost Ji-ahn from his sight, then of all a sudden..

"Aggishi! Watch out!" a man suddenly shouted.

Tae-suk quickly turned his head to see what was happening. It was Ji ahn, running to an intersection just near where he stopped. 

He also heard sounds of a fast horse, running towards Ji-ahn.

"Aish!" He said out loud. 

He quickly ran as fast as he could towards where she was standing.

He pushed her off the path of the horse. Luckily, Tae-suk was just in time. The horse was already near Ji-ahn, but thankfully, Tae-suk pushed him off the road.

They almost fell on the dirt but Tae-suk was able to balance themselves. She held Ji-ahn's back so she wouldn't fall. Their faces were so near to each other, which caused Ji ahn to blush.

"How sweet..." The people walking nearby whispered to each other.

"Are you okay?" Tae-suk asked.

"Ye-s..I.. am." She replied while she was stuttering.

"Wherever I look, you're really cute." 

"Please let go of me, people are staring at us already." Ji Ahn begged Tae-suk.

"Not yet."

"Hyung!" Tae-suk heard a familiar voice, and turned around to see where the voice was coming from.

He quickly let go of Ji-ahn carefully, assisting her until she can stand up.

"That was a really long walk. You really chased the book girl till here." Jun-nam said.

"Ah, why did you have to follow me then? I can go back anyway, hyung." He replied while brushing off the dirt from his clothes.

"Well, we're a group, so why would we not?" Jun-nam replied.

"Is that the doctor who wanted to apply lately?" Suk-jin whispered to Tae-suk.

"Yes, hyung. She's also the writer of the books we bought." Tae replied.

Suk-jin quickly approached Ji Ahn and offered to shake her hands.

"Hello. My name's Suk-jin. It's an honour to meet you again." 

"Ah, yes. Hello." She shook his hands.

"Ji-ahn, since you already know us, we don't need to introduce ourselves, right?" Kuk-jung asked.

"Yes. No need to! I know-" As she was about to finish, she was cut by Suk-Ho.

"Hyungs, aggishi, we should all go back to Hwarang House. People around here have been looking at us since we arrived." He suggested.