• Narrated by Eunji •
After a few hours of galloping, we arrived at the place mentioned in the letter. The beautiful green lawn full of trees is getting closer and closer to my field of vision. The sounds of the Drasyz River become louder by the second. You go to the animal under a big tree with fresh leftovers, I do the same and get off the horse right after it. Holding the horses by the reins, she walks a little further where it is possible to see — not far — the riverbank. We tied the animals to low wooden trunks and spread a large checkered cloth in white and yellow tones together. Youra sits and I sit next to you right after picking up the basket, Junhee on her white horse approaches and I prepare to greet you in your native language.
— Trèlynx! — I say excitedly after the boy got off his horse.
— I see someone is studying a new language! — he says walking towards us, his eyes going from me to Youra. — With a great teacher by the way!
— She learns fast! — Youra says proudly.
— You look beautiful and I was wondering why your dress is so familiar, Eunji? — he says lying down beside me with some difficulty and letting out several deep breaths when his body is close to the lining.
— This dress is familiar to you because it was your gift. My brother brought several gifts from the trip he made to Trakzus, some of which are yours.
— His brother? — he asks, apparently surprised.
— We are half brothers on the mother's part. — I answer, taking mine up to his head and placing it on my lap.
Youra opens the basket and starts organizing the food on the lining. Lying in my lap with his eyes closed, Jun seems to be thinking about something, his expression changing into a grimace of pain as he tries to move. I take my right hand in his hair and caress it lovingly, his expression quickly relaxes. The boy smiles and stays that way until Youra finishes organizing everything about the huge ceiling.
— Okay, we can eat. — says the girl. Jun gets up with a little difficulty.
— Are you alright? — I ask worriedly.
— Yes. Don't worry, little one! — he says with a wide smile on his face in an attempt to calm me down.
— Hey, I'm not small! — I say after feeling uncomfortable with the nickname. They both burst out laughing and I gave them an ugly look.
— How cute! — says Jun ruffling my hair, I blush quickly and my heart quickens when the boy smiles at me again.
We started to eat the various fruits that were carefully washed and sliced for us. I take a jar of jam and try to open it, not succeeding, let a frustrated sigh escape my lips and end up pouting. I feel the look of the biggest one beside me resting on me. The older boy takes the pot from my hands and opens it easily, he hands it over to me and my whole body shivers with the heat exchange between our hands. My gaze remains locked on his until Youra coughs falsely to get our attention. I take a toast, spread the jam over it and hand it to the boy in thanks.
— Thanks Jun. — I tell the boy who smiles and takes a bite of toast next.
— I asked you to make strawberry yogurt for you, Jun — says Youra.
— Thanks Youra! — the bigger one thanks, his eyes shining when he sees the girl holding out the bottle of pink liquid. He opens the container and pours an average amount into two glass cups, he hands one to me and takes the other in hand.
— I need to talk to you, Jun. — says the girl, standing up as she watches the largest drink the entire contents of the glass. He gets up and walks to a more distant point followed by the smaller one.
• Narrated by Jun •
Youra and I walked to a far corner to talk. The girl looks serious and irritated about something, I walk towards a tree and support myself by supporting her by the shoulder. Youra stares at me steadily and approaches me, her expression becoming a mixture of irritation and concern.
— What happened? You look angry. — I say at last, breaking the silence.
— He did it again, right? — I sigh without giving him an answer. I wanted to forget about this subject. — What was the reason this time? Was it because you slept outside?
— Yes.
— When will he stop this ?! Jun it can't go on! You need to start intervening!
— You know very well that trying to intervene only makes the situation worse! — the girl shivers when she hears me. The memories of when she tried to prevent my father from attacking me still remain fresh in both memories, he almost raped and tortured her at the time. In the end, the punishment came to me. I insisted on taking his place. I stayed in bed for a week because of the lashes.
— This can't go on, it's torture! Let me see the damage to your skin.
I turn to her and she lifts my shirt to look at my back. Youra sighs in disapproval at the sight of the various dressings spread on my skin. I just watch Eunji from afar, eating a strawberry. There are several trees that prevent her from seeing us, the girl bites the small red fruit and an involuntary smile escapes my lips when I notice the same filling our glasses with yogurt. Youra lowers my shirt after examining me and we walk over to Eunji, I sit next to him and put a seal on his left cheek making the girl blush. With a smile on my face, I take the pink liquid, the combination of strawberry and sugary yogurt takes my entire taste and I feel satisfied.
• Narrated by Eunji •
I feel like a huge red pepper after Jun seals his lips on my cheek. Youra relaxes her indignant expression when she sees our closeness, her face takes on cheerful features and a loving smile appears on her lips. I make the biggest one next to me and take all the strawberry yogurt, after placing the glass on the lining, I lie down resting my head on its lap. He is surprised by my attitude but smiles a little and starts stroking my hair. Youra takes my white polarity camera out of the basket and takes several pictures of us from various angles. When she is finished, she places one hand on her chest, analyzing both of us and lets out a long, dramatic sigh. Jun lies down next to me and pulls me close to him, the boy strokes my hair for a few minutes which makes my eyes heavy.
— I'm just going to stay here and hold a candle because you are a beautiful and forbidden couple.
— Stop talking nonsense, Youra! — I say to her sleepily while supporting my head on Jun's chest, we ended up falling asleep together again.
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My Romeo {English version}
FanfictionSeo Eunji, princess and future queen of the kingdom of Welyx, falls in love with Park Junhee, prince and future king of the kingdom of Trakzus. Both kingdoms have been enemies since 1480, when the Park lineage came to reign Trakzus. With the faile...