Return (✔)

Not him?

Chul-soo kept glancing at Mi-yeon while they were on their way home. Whenever Mi-yeon looked away, he will stared at her and smiled alone.
Once he realised that, he quickly slapped his cheeks. Behind Mi-yeon, he turned around and punch a tree.
"What are you even thinking, Chul-soo ah?? You just known her for a few days, please come to the senses."Chul-soo whispered to himself.
"Err... Hee-joon ssi..." Mi-yeon called carefully.
Chul-soo startled a little as she called him. He slowly turned to her and smiled innocently.
"Yes??" He tried to maintain his voice.
"Are you.. talking to a tree?" Mi-yeon asked.
"Hah??" Chul-soo glanced at the tree he was leaning on, and quickly stand straightly as he understood what she meant.
"You're just... talking... alone... is something bothering you... am i making you uncomfortable??" Mi-yeon asked again hesitantly.

"Err.. No,no,no.. I'm not... Let's just... go.."
"OK.. but, tell me whenever you felt uncomfortable,okay?" Mi-yeon smiled.
"S... su.. sure..." Chul-soo said then wiping his sweat as soon as she turned around.
As they walked, they heard the sound of horses stepping nearer to them. Chul-soo quickly dragged Mi-yeon behind a big tree to hide themselves.
Mi-yeon was about to protest but Chul-soo made it to cover her mouth before that happen.
"Shh..." Chul-soo gave a 'keep quiet signal.
They watch the horses with some of the palace guard passes them.
Chul-soo sighed in relief as soon as they all passed him.
"Why did you do that??" Mi-yeon snapped.
"Do what?" Chul-soo asked innocently.
"You asked me to keep quiet.. why can't we just asked those guards send us to the palace?" Mi-yeon beamed.
"I... I had my own reason.. If.. if we got caught, we'll be in trouble.. trust me..." Chul-soo said.

Mi-yeon just looked at him unsatisfied.
'I'm sorry,, but if my mother knows.. I'm with another girl, you would be in trouble.. not only that, you won't be safe too..' Chul-soo thought himself.
"Yah... you're dazing again.." Mi-yeon snapped.
"Please... be honest to me..." Mi-yeon suddenly said.
"Wae?? Honest about.. w..what??" Chul-soo kind of surprised. 'Did she already knew about that?' He gulped.
"Those guards... were looking for you, right?" Mi-yeon asked.
Chul-soo sighed in relief. Fortunately, It's not about that.
"Y...yea.. they did... I'm sorry, Prince Chul-soo must have asked them to look for me. I just want to go back by myself... that's all." Chul-soo said.
"Ouh... okay.. fine, let's go then." Mi-yeon said.

"Going somewhere??" A guy voice suddenly approach from behind them making both of them startled.
They freeze for a while and gulp nervously. They looked at each other before turning around.
"Sang-chul??" Mi-yeon and Chul-soo said exactly at the same time as they saw Sang-chul staring at them.
"What did you two think you're doing?" another guy come out from behind Sang-chul startled them even more.
"Kang Tae-woo??" They said in unison again.
"Explain now!!" Sang-chul snapped.
"Sang-chul ssi... I...I'm just..." Mi-yeon didn't know what to say.
"You guys not thinking of running away, right?" Sang-chul eyeing them.
"No!! Of course not.. we're just planning on going back to the palace." Chul-soo spoke out.
"Come with us.. We'll go back now." Tae-woo said.
"Why would I go with you?" Chul-soo asked glaring at Tae-woo.
But Tae-woo didn't feel threatened at all. Instead, he glared back at him.

Sang-chul and Mi-yeon felt the tense between them and felt awkward out of sudden.
"Okay, that's enough for now. Let's send them back." Sang-chul spoke out.
Chul-soo just sighed unsatisfying.
"Fine, let's go.. You had no choice but to go with us,... Baek... Hee... joon..." Tae-woo beamed.
Chul-soo widened his eyes immediately.
'H..how did he knew that?? Did Hee-joon told him?' Chul-soo thought and gulped uncomfortably.
"Yeah, we should go, your... I mean, Hee-joon ah.." Sang-chul said.
'Sang-chul also knew that? Well, maybe it is normal for Sang-chul cause he's closed with Hee-joon so Hee-joon might have told him and asked for his help. But Tae-woo?? How did he knew?' Chul-soo stared at them.
"You can stop staring now and follow us. We left our horses is right there." Sang-chul said.