Daechwita

11

They are in some sort of room. Half of it is storage. Hoseok is rummaging through boxes. He grabs out something and throws it at Sa Rah. She runs behind a partition board. Jin and Hoseok are looking at Hoseok in surprise. Why are they here and not at the house of his mom? After a few minutes, Sa Rah appears dressed in a girl clothes. Jin and Yoongi drop their jaw underneath their veil. It is a bit tight on her chest but never the less she looks stunning and feminine in it. "Damn Sa Hoon. You look just like a girl!" Jin whispers. Yoongi nods. Hoseok is also in a daze, not for the same reason Jin and Yoongi are. She is gorgeous... I swear... He rummages through the boxes again and throws Yoongi something too. Yoongi looks at the colorful clothes in his arms. He shakes his head. Hoseok and Sa Rah pushes him behind the partition and Sa Rah helps him in it. When they come out, Jin can't stop his laugh and huffs it out in silence. Only then to touch Yoongi's cheek. "You are stunning! Will you marry me? Yoon Ji?" Yoongi looks as if he is ready to paint the walls with Jin's intestines and blood. "No, seriously, you look amazing." He rolls his eyes at Jin's last comment and grins inside a little. He and Sa Rah move out while Jin and Hoseok follow them in the shadows.

They get guided to the house of where his mom and sister live. The 'girls' walk around the house and mingle in with the other servants. Yoongi grabs a platter and Sa Rah follows. She knocks and opens the doors and both of them enter the room. A girl is found, crying in the corner. A beautiful woman is sitting in front of a candle. Yoongi places the platter down and looks around. He opens a window and looks out. He waves his hand. The mother looks at this strange behavior. She opens her mouth to scream but is stopped by Sa Rah, who quickly covers her mouth. Jin and Hoseok jump in from the window. Hoseok pulls off his veil and his mom recognizes him. Sa Rah releases the mouth and pulls back. While Hoseok walks to his mom, Sa Rah walks to the crying girl. "I'm here to take you away, once and for all." He whispers to his mom while kneeling and holding her hand. Sa Rah softly places her hand on the shoulder of the girl, who seems to twitch at the touch. She bites her lip when she notices something on the skirt of the girl.

"We can't... Where would we go? He would follow us and get us." "I have a friend, he is rich and has a lot of boats. We arranged for you to leave on a boat to Qin. You can build a new life there with sis." His mom looks at him with hope, but then at the mention of his sister, her eyes go sad again. "He already..." "He already what?" Hoseok shakes his mom for an answer at her shoulders. Sa Rah sees blood on the skirt of the girl. "Ho-Hoseok... she has been raped..." Hoseok looks at the corner where Sa Rah and his sister are. Sa Rah pulls the girl in for a hug and kisses her hair. The girl is crying into the shoulder now. "Eonni...Eonni..." Sa Rah's heart is breaking at the pain this girl must be going through. His mom is not able to turn around and face her daughter. "You let him do this?" His mom bites her lip. "Being a bystander is just as bad, you know! I am going to kill him!" Hoseok jumps up and draws his sword. Jin and Yoongi hold him back. "You can't. That won't solve it and it will endanger you, and if not you they'll suspect your mother or even sister. Killing your husband or father is highly frowned upon and they will receive the death penalty after being shamed." Hoseok lowers his sword and falls to his knees, defeated. "I'm sorry I couldn't come with this solution sooner. This is all my fault. If I had killed some competitors he probably wouldn't have..." Hoseok can't even finish the sentence. "Hoseok, I told you before, this man is evil. He would have done it sooner or later, no matter what you did to please him. I know that kind of pigs." Sa Rah is still holding the sister to her chest, comforting her, instead of the mother.

The mother didn't want to look or comfort her because she blames herself. And her heart would tear apart looking upon it. It is already suffering... so much. Hoseok is still trembling in burning anger. Jin places his hand on Hoseok's shoulder. "We need to move now." He directs himself to the mother. "Choose the path. Stay or go, it's up to you, but we need to know now. The sun will rise soon and we need to be back in the palace, and people might wake up here. Are you guys coming? You don't have to take anything. Once you are in Qin, the merchant family will provide for you and set you up with jobs etc." The mother looks at Jin. Jin nods at her. The mother gets up and walks to her daughter. Sa Rah let's her go, and the mother squeezes her close, finally comforting her child. "We are going with you." Jin and Yoongi breath relieved. They can proceed with the plan. Yoongi and Sa Rah are swapping clothes with the mom and daughter. Sa Rah joins them behind the partition. She changes back into her black clothes and the mom sees her. That's a girl? OMO. She keeps changing but is happy to see a girl around Hoseok. She saw how Hoseok looked at her and feared that he might have been gay. She hands Sa Rah a necklace around her neck. She smiles and nods. This is the only thing I can give to the woman that will make my son happy. I won't see both of them again. So I can only give them their wedding gift now. And pay her dowry. Sa Rah doesn't notice because she thinks that she is helping her get dressed.

When they come from behind the partition Sa Rah joins Yoongi and the rest in her black clothes. They are going to guard them while they pretend to be servants. They move out of the window as the mother holds the platter. The daughter needs to be strong now and not be crying. She follows closely. The people don't look twice at the servant girls. Every time it is clear, they move on. The reach the outer wall. Sa Rah and Yoongi kneel and hold out their hands. Swiftly Jin and Hoseok go over the wall and help with the women. After that they pull up Sa Rah And Yoongi. They need to get to the harbor, without being seen. They move swiftly and the only thing you can hear is the rustling of the skirts from the women. In the middle of crossing the street, they get caught by a platoon of guards. They whistle to call for back up and are following. The people in the village look at what is happening outside and see 2 women on the run and 4 black clothes people. Isn't that the wife of professor Jung? Is she finally courageous enough to break away from that *sshole? Good for her. And thank god for the ones helping them! Hooray! Yoongi's veil got lifted up and she saw the scar. That scar? Min Yoongi? The hero from the next door village? Is he doing another heroic act? OMO! I want to help him. She throws out water right in front of the back up. They stop and start to shout at the woman. She is discussing with them, and in that way stalling them. They make it safely to the harbor and show them the ship. Hoseok talks with the captain and shows a letter. It is stamped and sealed with the Jeon Merchant seal. They nod as they read it and gesture the ladies to come aboard. Hoseok is hugging his mom. And then his sister, and whisper encouraging words for both. They both hug him and kiss him. Tears are falling again. They bow to the other 2 but the mom hugs Sa Rah. She whispers something in her ear before getting on the boat, holding her daughter. Hoseok, Jin and Yoongi are surprised at Sa Rah's reaction to what she said.

"Take good care of our family heirloom around your neck and my son. I give you guys my blessing. Be a good and kind wife to my son. I know you can. And thank you. Farewell!"

Sa Rah feels around her neck and to her surprise feels a relief of something under her clothes. She looks at the 2 getting aboard and the ladder is taken in. The ship is ready to go. They wave for a bit and then they must make a move on. The sky is already turning soft pink. They avoid the guard platoons who are now still on higher alert. They move back in the palace and say goodbye to return each to their own houses as the sun's first rays touch the sky.

Sa Rah looks carefully past the partition at Hoseok that is changing clothes. He is with his wide back to her and she can see his muscles. She looks at him in a different light. Why did she say she gives us her blessing? It's not like we are in love, right? Right? She is confused and suddenly Hoseok turns around and sees her sneak peeking behind the curtain. He flashes a dimple smile at her and walks towards her, only wearing his pants. She can see his whole chest area. He comes close, and holds her by the shoulders as he looks into her hazel eyes. Her heart starts pounding so hard, it might pop out of her chest. She can see the light damp on his skin from old sweat, it is gathering in the depth of his collarbones that are prominently framing his well formed pecs. She swallows and looks back into his eyes, not able to withstand his gaze. He smiles a wide smile, amazingly wide, as he comes closer with his face. Sa Rah's breath hitches. He stops right in front of her startled face and wide open eyes. He can feel her being tensed up under his hands. "Thanks, for everything."

He retreats again, slowly, still holding her. He can feel her relaxing and there is a hint of disappointment hiding deep inside her eyes. He suddenly launches and kisses her while cupping her face. She can feel his soft, warm lips on hers. This is her first kiss. She has no idea what is happening, but it feels so good. She softly places her hands on his damp skin of his shoulders. She opens her jaw a bit to try and kiss back, but by doing so she accidentally allows him to enter her with his tongue, thinking she wants that. She completely freezes now, not knowing what to do or what is happening. He feels her panic and stops the kiss. He looks in her eyes and there is a hint of satisfaction this time. He smiles a wide smile. "That's your reward." He lets her go and her arms fall beside her body. She is standing completely frozen. Hoseok turns around and grins in himself at how she became already this kind of mess from just a passionate kiss. His heart was exploding too. She's too pure and cute! He gets in his bed to catch some more Z's before school starts.

Sa Rah unfreezes after a few minutes and her hand slowly goes up to her lips. She can still feel the pressure on them from Hoseok and taste his flavor. Does he love me? Do I? She is just in a state of confusion, still standing there, staring at fixed point on the wall.