You Stole My Heart

chapter 29

Not long, Pheng came with a set of clothes. "Here, use this," he handed me his dark violet kimono.

"General, I'll be leaving now, I'm just gonna take a bath to the waterfall not far," I said and started walking towards the door.

"Your gonna take a bath, I'll come with you," Taian said. I turned to see her and smiled.

After that horse ride, we finally came to the waterfalls. We started stripping and went to the water after.

We were playing fun games like, one of us will drop the Jade stone and we will race to the bottom to get it and who gets it first will win.

After playing, I started putting on Pheng's clothes as Taian put on one of Nanya's clothes.

As soon as we were done we started heading back to the house.

"Are you angry at your mom?" I asked. Maybe she does because her mom didn't show up to her for years.

"I am but even if how much I hate her, she's still my mom and she has a reason why she didn't show up all these years," she replied, she was right though, even if the world flip upsidedown, General Eun is still her mom.

"Why did you ask?" She asked. "Nothing, I was just curious," I admit. "Do you miss him?" I referred to the crowned Prince.

"I do, I really do, if only he's here, I already took him to that fall," she said, she couldn't hide the sadness inside her.

We barely even talk to each other, me and Jinhai. As the day turned to night, I don't want to let Jinhai sleep on the sleeping mat, this time, no matter how hard he'll try I won't let him.

"What are you doing?" He asked. "I am staying here, whether you like it or not," I smirked.

"I'm tired really so go back to your place," He mumbled.

"You are tired and you deserve to be in the comfy bed," I replied. "Come on, move."

"No, you need to win a fight first," I'm not serious about a fight really cause I know he won't fight me in this hour and besides, he's tired he'll probably go to bed.

"Fine," he said. I eyes turned wide in shock. He really do want a fight even I he's tired. "You said your tired," I complained.

"I may be tired to some sorts of things but I never get tired on a fight," he said. He really is an assassin.

He want a fight then I'll give him one. I stood up and face him "alright then."

I tired to kick him but he ducked and grabbed my leg, I put full force to grabbed it back to punch him but he hold my punch.

We were fighting in the room in late night. He was not taking easy on me and I'm not taking easy on him too. After this he'll get tired and stay in the bed.

We were creating so much noise especially when he got me down, but it wasn't hard and I manage to get up and kicks him that made him stumble to the table.

"What. Is. That. Noise?" Pheng popped up on the room. I quickly grabbed Jinhai 's arm and bang him down on the sleeping mat.

"I win," I said catching my breath. "Seriously Guys, late in the night," Pheng complained.

"Oh shut up," he mumbled and walk towards the bed. Finally, he deserves a comfy sleep since back at Jahyeondang he sleeps while sitting in a hard wooden pillar. Pheng walked outside and closed the door.

***

The war will be tonight and there's no way I'm just gonna sit and hope that we'll win.

Our main objective is stop the suffering of the people and bring back the old and happy Heng. The plan is that we will attack the palace tonight. Send Kang to open the gate for us and we will get in and leave the emperor to Pincess Xinhua alive.

Most of they guys here are preparing their weapons. Some are outside since all of us can't fit. I was sharpening my katana on the corner.

"What are you doing?" Uncle said towards me. "Getting ready," I replied. "For what?" He firmly ask. "For war, you think I'll just stay here and hope while you guys are facing death," I stood up.

All of the eyes went on me, including Jinhai and Pheng. "You will stay here and be safe," he said in high voice.

"Tsss..You think you can stop me," I hissed building anger. "Listen old man, my father died because of this and if I die tonight I want my death to be just like his, I want to die trying! And you can't just say I can't come with you, its the whole reason why I came back!" I paused.

"So don't just ditch me out of this, this is also my fight," I said.

"Yhing you do-," I didn't let him finish. "Try to stop me, I'm not that easy to maintain." I said and marched my way outside. They were all speechless and staring at me.

I was angry at the moment. My father taught me to always help someone in a good way but staying in the grand house without doing something to help those men isn't what you call 'helping'.

After getting prepared Mei-Mei came.
" Yhing, I have something for you, follow me," she said. I stood up and grabbed my katana and went to follow her.

We went to her room, I saw a very beautiful black hanfu rested on the bed.

"Why are you showing me this?" I asked. "Who says you can't be beautiful in war," she shrugged. "That man's outfit doesn't fit your look," she gave complement.

"Wear this," she said. A smile crossed on my face. "Thank you."

After changing, the outfit was perfectly fit to me. I looked at the mirror and my breath suddenly disappeared.

"Mei-Mei, can you do me one last favor?" I asked to her shyly. "Anything."

"Can you do my hair, I have hair pins upstairs," I smiled. "I would love to." She replied.

We went to Jinhai's room and I opened the box that Zhang gave.
Mei-mei was braiding my hair and inserted some crystal hair pins on it.

Jinhai came into the room, I was already prepared. He was wearing a black kimono and his hair wasn't in a pony tail. He has this navy blue binder on his wrist to bind the long sleeve.

He stared at me with an amused look.
"Doesn't she look beautiful?" Mei-mei asked. He was snapped back to reality, he didn't reply though, he just cleared his throat and look away blinking a few times.

"Jin can I borrow one of you-" Pheng didn't finished what he need to say when he saw me.

"Where are you going Yhing?" Pheng asked. "Don't be ridiculous Pheng, who says you can't be beautiful at war," Mei-mei said. I stood up when she was done.

"We need to go now, its almost time." Jinhai walk out of the room. I followed him while binding my wrist to avoid the long sleeve from disturbance.

We walk outside and climbed up on our horses. I was with Jinhai and Pheng as we ride our way to the palace.