Ice Heart

Growing up

The next Morning I made my rounds around the Castle as Hak and Soo-Won crossed my way, both of them smiled as they saw me

"hey Emi-Ri"

"Good Morning Emi-Ri"

I bowed to Soo-Won and looked at both

"Good Morning you two"

"we are going to the Targets to practice Archery, do you want to come with us?"

  I shook my head

"no thanks, you two know I'm not really good with a Bow"

I was about to walk past them as Soo-Won's next words catched my attention

"you can use your Kunai if you want"

I looked back at them and both had a smug grin on their faces

"fine by me"

Hak said. I shrugged my shoulders to show them I did not care

"if you two want to lose that bad than fine"

I walked in front of them to the Targets. At the Targets where already standing three servants with Horses, I looked at the two men Confused

"Why is my Horse already here?"

Hak walked past me with a smug grin

"we had planned to ask you to come with us"

I couldn't help but grin a little, Hak knew exactly how to provoke me and I never backed out of a challenge

"so you two really want to lose that badly"

I jumped on my Horse and the two men made the same. I saw the king standing by the balcony as he watched us and a few seconds later the princess came running, as if her arrivle was the start signal Soo-Won took of with his Horse and aimed at the Target. He shoot his Arrow but it landed just next to the goal, next was Hak and as I expected he hit the Target right in the middle

"Hak your amazing"

"Well I can tell you had been Practicing too"

"just look I hit the Bulls eyes soon"

Soo-Won said as he plucked at his Bow. Both Men then looked at me and grinned

"what's the Matter Emi-Ri?"

Soo-Won asked still standing at the other end of the arena

"Afraid you will lose to me, after all I hit the Bulls eye"

Hak said teasing me, but I just clicked my tounge and took of with my Hoarse. My horse got faster and faster, and just before the target I threw my Kunai. I didn't had to look at the Target to know that I hit the Bulls eye to, i could hear them and as stopped at Soo-Won's and Hak's side I could see their perplexed faces. I took a look at the Target just to see how bad I beat them and saw that all three of my Kunai hit the Bulls eye and one of them had even split Hak's arrow. With a satisfied grin on my face I ride back to the Start, I could hear Hak mumbling in frustration

"she is so annoying"

as I heard that my grin grow even brighter I got of my Horse and began to pet his Neck and I began to polish my horse's mane

"This is the only time I see you smile Emi-Ri, do you really like to fight this much?"

Soo-Won asked and I looked down to the ground

"You should smile more often, you look better this way"

I looked up surprised and looked after Soo-Won who rode to the balcony . Hak got of his Horse as well and took care of his hoarse as well, only Soo-Won was still on his Hoarse

"Yona come join us, I teach you how to ride a Hoarse"

he said and in a split second the red head were by his side and Hak helped her on the Hoarse. I knew that eavesdropping is bad but Soo-Won and The Princess looked so awkward together that I couldn't resist

"you look like you know how to handle a Woman, I mean you surely have all the lady's fallen to your feet everywhere you go hehe"

Soo-Won didn't answered and only laughed awkwardly

"So I'm right?"

The Princess panicked
"Oh ähm no, not in the way that you mean. But their is talk about me getting Married"

'that only makes things worse' I thought as I saw the Princess only panicking more

"What? To whom?"

"Oh well, no one in particular it's only a talk. It doesn't have to concern you, you will learn that if your a bit older"

"well I was thinking of getting Married too"

the Princess said proud

"to whom?"

Soo-Won asked confused

"Well . . . Hak in fact"

I looked at them in Surprise and then looked at Hak how also looked very confused. The look on his face made me nearly burst out in laughter, but I hold it back and waited for the reaction from Soo-Won 

"Really? I think this is wonderful, congratulation to you both"

I hide behind my Hoarse and held my hand in front of my Mouth to hold back my laughter, it was just to good to see how dense all three of them were Hak had obviously a Crush on Yona, Yona had obviously a Crush on Soo-Won and no one realised it, but I was not so sure about Soo-Won. I couldn't really figure him out, he was a book with seven seals to me. After the incidents at the Target Hak, the Princess and I set in her Room and Ming-soo was serving us tea

"Soo-Won your so cruel, how could you buy that Story"

the princess desperately laid her head on the table

"Your very Cruel yourself Princess to tell such a lie, what a pain in the ass"

I couldn't hold back a small chuckle and both of them looked at me surprised  because they never saw or heared me laugh

"what's so funny?"

The Princess asked me slightly pissed off

"Oh it's nothing, but I must admit that I haven't been so well entertained for a very long time"

just before any of them could start a replay the Door opened and King Il walked in front of them 

"the idea of you getting Married is not so far away"

he said rather serious

"it's time that we choose a suitable Husband for you"

the Princess was angry any jumped to her feet

"No, I want Soo-Won to"

"you could never Marry Soo-Won"