Journey Into the Knight

ChapterThirty-Three

Luna quickly made her way across the castle grounds. It was not easy to do in the daylight, there were a lot of guards walking around and it was not like there were a lot of places to hide. Byul had given her the layout of the grounds, the easiest way in and out, alternate routes to take. She had a few close calls before she reached the barracks.

For some reason, she was nervous, not of being caught but of seeing TaeOh again. She had been jealous of Byul. She snuck in here yesterday to see him because she got to go see the woman she loved as well. One thing she should be thankful for was that Byul gave her this opportunity to go to him. She could have asked any of the others to do it, hell, she could have done this herself, but she asked Luna to do it and for that she was thankful. She and Byul never really saw eye to eye, ever since they showed up at the Knight it seemed like they were always in a competition to see who ranked higher, then they continued to fight because of TaeOh, she wondered if they could ever be friends, but for now, they were still at war with each other despite the favor.

Luna and TaeOh had not defined their relationship in any way. At first, she hated him, yeah he was handsome but he was cocky and annoying. But somewhere along the way, he turned into someone she could trust, and someone she began to care about. The day he had to leave she refused to face her feelings, sure they had something going on between them, they had for a while but she just let him walk away without even kissing him. Something she regretted when she realized she might not see him again.

Luna did not use the door, she went around back to the window of his room, the third one on the left. She supposed she should be grateful the window was around the back and not in the front. Byul said he would most likely be sleeping since he had the night shift. She tried to be very quiet as she eased open the window to his room. She climbed in the frame and dropped a few feet to the floor. A figure stood in front of her, sword raised to her. "Who are you and what are you doing?"

Luna could tell by the way he was dressed and the disheveled look of his hair, that she did indeed wake him up. "Chill TaeOh it is me." She said as she pulled back her hood, red hair falling out and around her face.

TaeOh's eyes widened. "Luna?" He rushed over to her side, dropping his sword and collecting her into his arms. She tried not to notice how good it felt. "What are you doing here?" He sounded alarmed. "First Byul and now you, are you guys seriously trying to blow my cover?"

Luna shot him a glare. "Like I would do something like this if it weren't important." She said hearing the ice in her voice.

"What is going on?"

Luna tried not to think about the fact that he still had his hands on her shoulders. "We went to that cabin and someone showed up, we have him trapped but he isn't talking." TaeOh dropped his hands finally and cursed out loud. "None of us are trained in interrogation. So Byul and I came to get you."

TaeOh's eyes flicked over the window as if he thought his sister was going to come tumbling in next. "She is waiting just on the other side of the property, she didn't want to risk anyone recognizing her."

TaeOh nodded. "Okay give me a few minutes to get dressed." Luna didn't have more than a second before he pulled his shirt over his head, her eyes drifted over his sculpted chest for a fraction of a second before she turned around, face burning. She felt hot somewhere else as well. "We will have to sneak out the back." His voice came from over her shoulder. "If anyone sees us, I am sorry but you are going to have to pretend I paid you for your company."

Her face heated again but with anger this time. "You wish." She sneered.

"You're the one who came here, we need some kind of cover." He touched her shoulder and she turned. "Let's just hope no one sees us."