Fan Fiction ❯ Curtain Of Vines ❯ Chapter 10

Chapter 10

Xianghua notice the look on Kilik's face, Mina Introduced hwang to her, Xianghua could say that Hwang was no ordinary person just related to mina

So what is it? For me? She wondered, why would Kilik react that way does he really about is Mina. Somehow Xianghua felt pity for him.

Evening

Kilik sighed, He was remained in his room sitting by the window, his head resting on his hands, watching the rain stream down the windowpane. He was bored . Kilik was thinking about the troubles he went to.. his ruined past life, his journey with the wandering girl, yet he felt something for mina, but Hwang interfered.

who is he?.? all that he could ever think off.

Why does these things happen to me?

Thinking of Mina made him smile. Her fair hair, her eyes, everything about her made him feel warm inside , he closed his eyes but somehow the image of his dead sister xianglian appeared in his thoughts, for all he could ever imagine is being alone for quite sometime, Xianglian was always there for him. Xianghua appeared in his thoughts all of the sudden, then it came up to him realizing she was more like her,

huh? Things were starting to bother him, his feelings over Mina, then xianghua?

/Knock, knock/

"Now who could that be? It looks like it's going to rain and nobody should be out at this time."

Kilik got up from his seat and made his way over to the door, mumbling under his breath. He yanked open the door. Kilik gaped at the sight in front of her. A certain shorthaired, girl from the rain, was in the doorway. She was soaking wet

"Oh , Xianghua! What happened to you?! Where have you been?! And just look at you, what are you thinking you're out there in the rain!."

"I went back at home, the rain began to fall, I took this back" Xianghua handed the old map on his hand

" I think, Is this what you want?.. After all, you said it was Mina's you shouldn't stolen it from her.. I felt like a thief too" Xianghua said looking away from his direction Kilik said Nothing.

(Silence..)

"I guess. I'll be going. You Can leave tomorrow if you want to?" Xianghua said , and as she walks away kilik grabbed her hand

"Are You mad at me?" He asked. Xianghua didn't answered back and walks away,

"You like me do you?..." He teased , But she didn't respond as if she heard nothing..Kilik felt sorry Xianghua was really down.

What am I saying.. She was kind to me?

"I'm just 'n dry yourself a bit, "

Xianghua didn't listened kilik ran towards the corridor in front of her to stop her from walking in the rain, he grabbed her in the arm

"Hey.! I'm sorry, okay..I can't just let you soaking wet.. You. you .. Can. stay . for a while.. Could. you?" Kilik said nervously.

"Okay" Xianghua smiled at him

Xianghua sat in a chair in the beside the table,she took of her top coat, her sleeves were soaking wet, and she combe her her with her hands flipping her hair, Kilik looked her from head to foot, she's a real beauty alright not much of his type maybe because he's already interested with mina , but xiaghua resembles more like xianglian. She noticed Kilik was observing her and began to ask "WHAT?"

"Oh nothing?" Kilik looked away and went over the window, avoiding Xianghua's questioning look at him.

"What is with you with that map?" she asked

" You asked me, I thought you know it already? It's Mina's, it was very important to her?"

"You're lying. You know it do you." She insisted

Kilik laughed "You're the one lying.. Actually you knew it all along, Why did you Released me from prison, in exchange for that map, if isn't that important"

".. It's you, that's why!.." Xianghua pause, she blushed and covered her mouth with her hand.

"Huh?.." Kilik was surprised looking at her questioningly

"Uh... like you said it's an important map..what about it?"

Kilik smiled at Xianghua's excuse, obviously this girl is showing some interest in him. he handed her a small cloth to dry her self

"Here.."

"So what so funny about it?.. At least I got you out, If you want to I can put you back in the cell". Xianghua shot back at him. Kilik smiled at her and gave her a sly look. He went sat beside xianghua and move himself closer towards her face

"You. Like me.. I can tell!" He teased; Xianghua's face turns bright red.

He's toying with me! Again.

"Is that How you would repay me??. You can do better than that!" Annoyed xianghua stood up from her seat and headed for the door. Kilik just laughed at her.

"YOU"RE SO ANNOYING!!!" She yelled at him and took back the map on placed on the table

"Wait. wait..! why are you taking that back!" Kilik stopped her

"Change my mind!" She pushed him away in front of her " I'm just kidding.! You're cute when you're angry !" He said

"REALLY SO I HAVE TO BE THAT WAY ALL MY LIFE!" She yelled and took off with the map, Kilik wasn't able to stop her , when he looked outside she was gone already.

"Damn't I guess Mina could please her."

Mina opened the window from her room, across the great imperial hall, Hwang was requested in the presence of the emperor, It was easy for him to gain access in the palace since He came from the Coastal Defense Force. But there must have been some different reason why he went to China, she heard rumors, that Japanese pirate invasion now have settled across the outskirts of China, which she heard from Xianghua.

"Xianghua is very lucky, at least she has a position in the Chinese army , she can use her skills. Unlike me , father would always rely on Hwang" She mumbled

Hwang came here?. To Save me?..or for any reason? She thought, but part of her was glad , since Hwang arrived in the palace at least she felt more safer with him. Mina smiled just thinking about Hwang, she took a small combed from the pocket of her robe she wore, and fixed her hair, combing it after a warm bath, Mina sighed and smiled. She looked at a mirror hung accros her room and looked at her image

I look better if I just remove my braids she thought admiring her image , she even looked at her face and her skin, Thinking about how beautiful she is, wishing Hwang would notice her

"What am I Thinking?! Hwang just came here to take me home?. I Don't Like him.! He's Serious!..." Mina said as she lays her back on the bed

"STOP IT!" Mina covered her face with the pillow on her bed then she realize, what happened that morning when she was training out. Mina touched her lips remembering when Kilik kissed him this morning or DID HE? Realizing when she slapped his face, and saw Kilik has a scar when she didn't felt any scar?

(GASP!) Mina recalled when she was training, if that was Kilik who was practicing with her, there's a difference between the clasing sound of his rod, to a 'Clang' ' sounded like a metal. "A Sword?!"

"No!" she suspected it must have been Hwang, since He came that morning after

. . Mina stop it!.. Hwang is NOT for you.(sighs) Yup he's not for me . Mina closed her eyes as, she visualize him in the back of her mind, He. is very mature looking! He is very commited to his duty..! There's no way he's here for me , he's older than me! (Giggles..) well.. he got that a nice dark hair.(sigh) a nicely muscled body..sometimes. he funny when he's serious! (giggles).. he is obviously ...very very... Handsome

Mina opened her eyes "..!!!!!" She yelped instinctively she kicked Hwang Away from her when, he wasleaning above her looking over her face

"Don't you SCARE ME LIKE THAT! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!" She blushed sitting at the edge of her bed

"You're the scary one, talking by yourself.." he said plainly placing his pack beside the door.

"You're staying in my room?." Mina's eyes widened

"So? What's wrong with that? We've stayed in one cabin in the ship didn't we?" He said as he took off his shirt and took out a small towel from his pack wiping his face and hair getting wet from the heavy rain outside.

"There's only one bed?"

"That's okay I'll sleep on the floor, I'm fine with that" with his narrowed eyebrows He looked at Mina, seems like she's not comfortable with it

"Okay, I'll stay outside."

"No.I'm just.." Mina sighed ". Hwang are you mad at me?" She began to ask. Hwang didn't answer and he sat on the small chair by the table he placed a small pouch and started to put out the contents of it, a small bottle, a compass and small scroll notes and looked at Mina sternly " Actually there's something I'm in need to ask you?"

Mina got off from the bed, she knew what will Hwang will ask her "I.I'll get you some tea? to make you warm?" Mina smiled and was heading outside, hwang pulled her on the sleeve

"Where's the.. Map?" Mina shoves her arm away

"I don't have it?" She said, then Hwang pulled her again causing her to sit on his lap, He held her arms and shoulders tightly intact in her seat, so she can't escape

"Where is it?!" He gave her a warning look straight at her eyes, Mina felt shivers run down in her spine, cold and warm inside, either fear from confessing where the map is or how Hwang held her closely especially Hwang's musky scent makes her a tremble inside

Mina bit her lip and narrowed her eyes " I...Don't.. Know." She whispered at his face as she try to struggle free but hwang squeezed her arms tightly

"I'm Not Letting You go.Until You.. Tell where it is!, and get you Home!"

"Hmph.. Why are you here any way? Don't tell me you left the coastal defense to find me and bring me home! Hahaha yeah right!"

"....Yes. Why not?" Hwang answered her, Mina felt her face felt hot, which cause her to blush, she didn't expect he'd answer that honestly.

"Really. Besides I don't have it!"

"Then I'm not letting you go!" he smirked at her. Mina moves her face closer to him, very close Hwang felt definitely uncomfortable with it, although He hides emotions, Mina notice the sweat dripped from his forehead down his nose, He even swallowed clearing his throat

His Trembling! Now I got him! and gave him a sly smile

" Then I'll make you!! don't dare me!" she whispered closing her lips with his.., Hwang Took a deep breathing from, her jasmine scent causing him too weakened his grip on Mina's arms from his left hand that caused the collar off her robe to slip of from her shoulder making him touch her bare exposed shoulder and almost revealing the seductive part of her white skin below her collar bone, which caught a tempting sight before his eyes, just then he notice Mina just came from a bath, which is why she was wearing a silk robe., he could feel the touch of her bare skin.

Mina was only teasing him , but she herself too was beginning to fall into the melting desire captivated by the moment, She didn't even notice hwang was already caressing her cheek as he places his hand behind her ears, slowly pulling her very close to him, his eyes fixed into hers, , Mina's heart is pounding at the same time it was all so slow. and tempting , she already closed her eyes , as Hwang was already to meet her lips with his..

"MINA!!!!" Kilik flung the door open when he saw mina caught tempting situation, Both of them fell off Mina, tripped over the seat. Hwang got up, eventually Kilik tackled him causing both men to flew out from the window.

"Kilik Stop It!" Mina Yelped, Xianghua entered the scene, as the two rolled across the ground, Kilik Punched Hwang on the face, but Hwang kicked him off as Kilik fell over. And tackled him again, he caught Hwang's neck, almost strangling him, Hwang can't even move.. he must do something or he'll choke to death.

"Kilik Stop it!" Xianghua trying to cut to pull Kilik out on Hwang bt it was too dangerous, Mina notice hwang was still armed with his Blue Thunder!

"Hwang No!!!! he's unarmed!", Just when Hwang draws his blade, blood splattered across Kilik's face, with that quick cut Lacerated unto and his arm, that made him to release his grip from Hwang's neck. Xianghua then embraced Kilik who fell across the floor.

Hwang's rage was taking him nowhere, that instant Mina ade her move she slapped him to come back into his senses "HWANG STOP IT!" She cried, Mina took his sword away from his hand and threw it on the ground, Mina was frightened, It was the first time she saw A different side of Hwang.

"INTRUDER!" The guards call out, There was an intruder from the imperial court "THE MAP!" Xianghua was alarmed, as they hurried quickly, Xianghua and Hwang was able to rush in the scene first. The guards were on an alarm state

"The emperor?!" Xianghua and Hwang rushed into the Palace court. ." My lady he's already safe" a guard said

Suddenly they heard laughter coming from high above the fortress wall. "Is this what you People were looking for?!" It was the very same woman, which Kilik and Mina run into back at the port market.

Ivy waved the map across the air.

"tsk tsk tsk. imbecile, fools.., You are all careless, Doesn't even know the value of this map!"

"Give it back!" xianghua called below

"Why would I?" Hwang caught the sight Of mina stealthily walking from behind Ivy on the fortress wall, Ivy Notice Hwang's facial expression the made her look over her shoulder (Thwack!) Ivy almost lose her balance on the wall, when mina smite her with the scarlet thunder. Ivy swiftly whips her snake sword that entangled Mina's rod but Ivy fell over the wall from another blow that came from her back.. It was from the Kilik , Ivy was clinging onto the length of her sword that entangled around Mina's rod dragging her to the edge of the wall, instantly Ivy pulled back her sword Mina fell over

"Mina!" they shout in Unison, The three warriors following with guards, went outside the palace wall, Kilik leaped from the wall across the large tree that caught Mina

" You Okay?" he asked

"I'm not injured . Don't mind about me.. That map leads to the souledge!" Mina climbed down from the tree although she sprained her foot she was able to regain her stance. Hwang and Xianghua chased after Ivy heading to the outskirts of the Imperial grounds.

"Hopped on my back!" Kilik insisted

"No, You're injured.. too"

"You crazy, I get worse cuts than this one.. HURRY, OR THAT WITCH WILL CAUSE A LOT OF TROUBLE!" Mina followed and hopped on Kilik's back as they took off

The search took hours all over the town up to the port of the city, until the crack off dawn, They went back in the Palace, under the emperor's command, eventually Xianghua was assigned in search for the map and as in quest for the search of the soul edge.

It was a sad moment for Xianghua, she was stripped of her title as a ranking officer in the imperial army, Mina remained silent watching the sad faces around her, Xianghua's loss because of her negligence, Hwang's deploy from the coastal defense, Kilik's troubled past that led him to get locked up all because.

Because. It was my foolishness to run away Mina's tears flow out from her eyes as she pack her things. Xianghua went insde her room, and notice Mina was crying " Hey. We both have our faults, don't blame yourself." Xianghua smiled at her. Mina sighed, In spite of everything Xianghua was still kind to her, hiding the sorrow with her smile.

"Com'n lets' go" she insisted, Hwang and Kilik was able to left earlier they will meet them in the Port. Both of them agreed to cooperate to claim back the map, or even so Find the souledge, there was no turning back, since everyone has the very same priority for the meantime.

At the port, that early morning, Mina caught the sight of Hwang but He didn't looked at her instead he acted as if she wasn't there The four warriors took a ship heading for Bombay, India.

In a small cabin in the ship, they discussed where to next... Hwang suggested their destination to Xianghua, which leads to another piece, near the Thubtan hills in the country; Kilik and Hwang didn't exchange words.

Kilik only spoke to Mina and Xianghua, hwang remained silent, He would only answer to Xianghua's question. But neither speaking to the two

He's mad at me? , all this trouble I caused Mina went to the bridge as the ship sailed off her tears flow from her cheek as the salty water and the breeze of sea water blew her braided hair, Xianghua appeared beside her "Hey you wanted this did you?. we'll get it back, besides.things will go alright.look how far you've made it?" Xianghua remarked pointing at the peeking sunrise over the horizon . Mina realized she was right "Yeah. and I'm already have friends with me..thank you" she said, xianghua smiled at her.

To be concluded....