Fan Fiction ❯ Curtain Of Vines ❯ Chapter 5

Chapter 5

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hwang followed mina to the cabin upset , just when mina was about to leave the room

"Oh my god , you're bleeding…" mina placed her towels don on the plinth and inspecting hwang's wound…as he sat down on the bed

"Look, just give me a clean cloth, and leave me alone, it will heal itself" hwang insisted

"Are you knots… okay…And it's my fault you got this" mina said while pulling out a small bandage and a small medicine bottle from her pack underneath the bed.

Hwang just scoot his seat as mina sat beside him tending to his wounds, she started to apply some antiseptic , although she felt uneasy , unusual to what she was doing, and recalling the awkwardness happened minutes ago. Her hands were shaking though but hwang hold her hand.

"Mina ….I think…. You should go home.." but mina didn't answered back . Hwang didn't bothered to hear her answer " I'm fine … Mina… and thank you it's been so much" he said to her , she sighed as she continued bandaging his torso, Hwang held her hand off of him.

"I'm fine…" it was the third time hwang stared at mina's angelic face, he didn't noticed he placed his hand on her cheek, touching her rosy skin. and curled a lock of her hair on his finger .

The moment was very much intoxicating his sudden feelings. mina's face flushed and she drew away her self away from him, just when hwang's drifting stare broke off, and became aware of his actions.

Hwang hid his face underneath the shadow of the upper deck above him, as mina took her things and was heading for the door.

"Where are you going?"

"I'm going to continue to work, and going to change to dry up my clothes."

"With what? Did you bring a spare"

"a…… I … forgot" mina said scratching her head

"Yeah right!….. I have a coat and shirt in my pack, you can use it… I don't mind"

Mina went to hwang's things and took out his clothes he lend her. "Thank you" she said and and was about to go outside

"Hey!Hey! …. Where are you going to change?"

"You expect me to CHANGE in front of you?" Mina looked at him raising her eyebrow".

"NO.. it's not like that!" Hwang stood up from his seat and looked outside it was still raining

"What's bothering you anyway!"she asked

"Hey… Okay.. it's your own risk, go hange some where, this people here are really having bad impressions about us…" hwang returned back lying on mina's bed and turned away from here. "I'll just sleep okay..do what ever you want… you're very stubborn"

"Hey that's my bed!"

"So… you don't mind.. you're busy anyway.."

"…..hhhhhhhpmmmmmmmmmph!!!!!!!!!!….. Okay! Fine! I'll just soak my self here! I can't even change here not in FRONT OF YOU!" mina closed the door

"Hey that's not what I meant about it… okay okay…. I'll go outside!" hwang threw the pillow on the bed and stood up, then the lamp's flame suddenly lit out

"NO… okay…. I'll just tie this blanket on both sides to the bed's pole and of the window, just don't leave me here… I'm.. afraid of the dark…"

"Whoaaah!! Hahaha, then you SAY YOU"LL FIND THE SOUL EDGE!!! WHAT A BRAVE little GIRL!"

"Okay, fine!" mina tied the blanket as a cover then lit open the lamp.

"I'm just kidding…." Hwang laughed and closed the door

"No peeking or I'm going to kill you.."

"As you wish… since I really can't see through it"

he didn't bothered to look at mina since there's a blanket covering in between them, hwang reclined back on his bed and took back the pillow.

"Mina….."

"What?"

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"Nothing…. Just hurry… up! "hwang almost chuckled his breath , as usual mina was not thinking enough although there's a blanket in between them, Hwang could see mina's shadow to every contour of her body.

*oh….dear….. she didn't even realized that light could make me see her changing… * hwang said to himself, but even fighting his feelings not to look, part of his mind felt a tempting indulge as mina's reflecting image behind the piece of cloth separating them seduce his attention.

Every second made him uneasy when mina began to remove her top , clearly she wasn't wearing anything underneath her blouse revealing the roundness of her breast and even the contour of her nipple, and her perfect curve with her narrow waist line, as mina then took of her skirt ,showing more of the contours of her round buttocks Hwang swallowed trying to clear his throat, and didn't uttered not even a sound he really didn't took his eyes off mina's tempting shadow not even a blink. He felt a flush of fever inside him, a devilish desire fighting against his will and his own revealing desire for her.

"You're too quiet.. are you sleeping hwang?" Mina felt uncomfortable with hwang suddenly so quiet.

* Desire for her….. Mina… " he thought uncertain to what was he was starting to feel for her, he didn't expect that to come .He just closed his eyes pretended he just doze off, other wise Mina would get disappointed.

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Hwang did felt asleep he opened his eyes he was all alone in the room mina wasn't there. The rain has stopped it was dark already Hwang quickly got up quickly he forgot he was also under probation sharing mina's tasks.

He found mina who was busy herself in the kitchen washing pots and plates, hwang noticed she was very exhausted already.

"Oh hwang you got up already.." Mina looked behind her shoulder at hwang's direction

"Mina… I think you should rest" the kitchen attendant insisted her

"I'm fine I still can handle this.." mina still smiled but she can feel her extremities were shaking already, her vision began to blur around her , loosing her balance she could only saw hwang immediately caught her as she loss her balance.

"Hwang ….she has a fever already"

"She worked under the rain this afternoon, must have made her very tired".

"You should take her home…. She doesn't belong here she can't do all of these". kitchen "I know… she's not your sister…. The way you care for that girl ".the kitchen attendant smiled. But hwang ignored her comment and took mina in his arms and went back to their cabin.

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Hours later

Mina opened her eyes….. she saw hwang's face over her "huh…. What happened?"

"You collapsed… hush…. Get back to sleep" Hwang whispered lowering his head on top of her face, it was very kind of him to carry her back to bed that way, mina felt uneven cold cramps inside of her. In his presence devouring her mind.

"mina… I'ved got to take you back home"

"No!" she said displeasingly

"Don't make this to hard for me" hwang wipes her fore head with a small damp of wet towel to lower her fever. .her braids were untangled making her hair lossen up.

"Hwang…. I have to make a stand for myself to prove im worth, it's my own risk to finf the blade" she added

"mina…" hwang combed her hair above her forehead and held her hand

"Commander lee will be arriving tommorow…."

"Father's old comrade?" she asked

"You know him… see he will recognize you, so I have to take you home, this is leading you to no where" hwang said

That instant mina remained silent for a moment as hwang tucked her to bed and went up to his own bed above the double deck.

"Hwang… am I trouble for you.." she asked before going to sleep

"Mina…. You're my responsibility" his voice didn't sound like he was pleased, it was pretty clear he was annoyed when mina's around

*What's troubling him….. after all… why do I have to stick up with him * mina curled up clutching her pillow against her thinking , that she have to do something, or she would be sent away if she doesn't do anything, there was nothing for her to do on the ship.

Mina waited for Hwang to be reaaly asleep and slowly she silently went to his things.

*I saw a map in here somewhere * mina wondered while searching in his belongings then there a small old folded paper mina opened it, a map , eventually it's a large sketch of a part of Europe.. partly a mark near china heading marked on the thubtan lands north of India

"It's nearly east, must have must a suspecting site of the blade , I must go to there tomorrow before the ship docks, I'll leave for the next ship heading for china.. after that I'll make plans ahead where to." Mina carefully tucked back hwang's things in place. And by the middle of the night mina silently prepared her things, it was before early dawn, mina looked over hwang sleeping deeply . Mina sighed she felt her heart began to feel empty inside her she's already starting to miss him.

*Miss him…. Yeah… somehow I do… forgive me hwang.. thank you for your kindness…. * mina placed her yellow scarf beside him along with a piece of her jade earings and folded it in between it.

Mina took her zanbatou along with her as she crept out of the cabin and went to the lower bridge, the was a watch out above the post but, luckily for her , the watchman was kinda drunk , he must have been drinking last night.

Mina lowered a rope ladder near the plank as she untie a small boat docked at the ship. And off she goes.. paddled across the waters heading to the next shore, it was till dark, but until mina was far off to the site of the ship when she arrived at the pier the sun peaked in between the mountain's of korea , the young maiden quickly made her way to the next departing ship heading for china, mina looked back over the ship where she came from

* Hwang…..* she whispered, The Heart and soul of this young heroine was very brave but still part of her was left behind

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Thanks Vulpecula for the review sorry I didn't update that instant, I was thinking how to write it down.

Now this part… well she's on her own…. You'll see what happens, maybe you have already an idea where the next chapter leads to…… lets see next R/R

Firestarr