"Where…a-am I?" Yi Hua exclaims in astonishment, "Your past." Yang Yang mumbles, leaning against her shoulder, "My past?" She asks, looking around, "Woah, that, it's a palace!" She shouts, pointing out towards the palace.
"I stayed here?!" She asks, the suspicion and stress vanishing off as she smiles happily, "Yeah." Yang Yang answers, nodding his head.
"But…what was I? A maid?" She asks, frowning and looking at Yang Yang, "What? No!" He laughs, purrs coming out of his chest, Yi Hua squints her eyes as she watches him laugh at her mockingly.
"Then what? Did my mom work as a maid?" She asks, widening her eyes, she snaps her head, "Ah, my mother is always suffering. Can we go and see her?" Yi Hua says, looking at Yang Yang who stayed still.
"Hua, you are the princess and your mom is the Queen." Yang Yang points out lazily, Yi Hua laughs out loud, "What did you say? Me? A princess?" She adds, laughing out loud. "I am telling the truth-"
"Your Highness, we shouldn't be out of the palace. Please let's go back. If the queen finds out…" The girl dressed as a maid speaks, her hands inside her clothes while her head hangs low in respect to the lady before her.
Yi Hua stops laughing, blinking her eyes as she looks around, "Behind." Yang Yang mumbles, Yi Hua turns around, yelping in shock. There she was, in an elegant robe just the way she saw herself this morning and last night in the mirror.
"She is that ghost!" Yi Hua shouts, pointing at them approaching them from around.
"No, Lin Yi... he said he will come here. And about that…I busied the other maids at work and I know you won't be nosy, right?" Yi Hua mumbles, her eyes fixed on her maid, Yi Hua, on the other hand was cupping her wide opened mouth shocked and surprised.
A smile forming on the princess's lips recalling the person she was here to meet, the person she had been dreaming of all night.
"But...I am called back into the palace for work...I can't leave you alone here. Please understand, Princess." Lin Yi says, desperation and worry clearly visible in her words and tone. Yi Hua chuckles seeing Lin Yi acting stubborn and cute.
"She is Yi Hua, I mean you. As a princess." Yang Yang says, meowling as he plays with his tail while Yi Hua swallows down the lump forming on her throat.
"What? I am gonna ask her why she scared the shit out of me!" Yi Hua grits her teeth and moves toward them, "Yah! You!" Yi Hua shouts, pointing her forefinger at Princess Yi Hua but they pass by her immersed in their own conversation.
"No, I will be safe here...with him. You go and I will join you later." Yi Hua says, being a stubborn girl herself. Despite all this, a smile and impatient eyes never left her condiment, she was desperate for that one person she was seeing after so long.
"Did she just ignore me?!" Yi Hua scoffs, Yang Yang laughs, Yi Hua stomps her feet and runs after them.
"But, Your Highness...no, I-"
"It's fine, Lin Yi. Please go. I am just around the palace...I won't be in danger." Yi Hua mumbles, nodding her head and urging her to go but Lin Yi shakes her head no. "Then I will wait..." She says, standing by Yi Hua's side, Lin Yi stands still, silently.
"Yah! How dare you ignore me-"
"Princess." A voice calls out from behind, Yi Hua's smile widens stretching over her ears, she swiftly turns around taking in the sight of her love. "Gu Chen..." She mumbles under her breath.
Yi Hua frowns, slowly turning around, "That man…I saw him early in the store." Yi Hua mumbles, cupping her mouth shut that was now again opening wide in shock, "Yeah and he is the worst man in this world!" Yang Yang mutters, screeching at the coming figure of the male.
"I missed you." She says, her voice sweet and warm, her feet carrying her towards him as Lin Yi subtly follows making a distance.
"Miss you, my ass!" Yang Yang shouts, wanting to jump on that male but Yi Hua holds him tight, "What are you doing?!" Yang Yang groans and calms down, "Hua…you are dying just any minute." Yang Yang mumbles, sadly watching them.
"Hmm, for you, My Princess." Gu Chen speaks, he extends his hand, hands her a white dandelion flower, and grabs Yi Hua's right palm, intertwining his palm with hers, Gu Chen drags her a little farther from the sight of the guard.
"What?! They look good now...why? And where are they going?" She whispers, running to keep up with their pace, her eyes suddenly fall on the maid walking behind the couple. "Wait…is that Lin Yi?!" She exclaims, gasping as she realizes she really is her best friend.
Lin Yi silently follows them with a two-step distance between them, looking away Lin Yi lets them have their privacy.
"She is your high maid in this life, more like a friend." Yang Yang says, solemnly watching the scene unfold.
"Oh." She mumbles, following them.
"Princess, I think we cannot meet each other from now on." Gu Chen mumbles, he hangs his head down as a sad smile forms on his lips.
"W-What? What do you mean...?" Princess Yi Hua says, she takes a step back and detaches her hands from his, he heaves out a sigh and he suddenly looks up at Yi Hua with a smirk and fierce gaze. Yi Hua stumbles a step and she mumbles, "Move…move away!"
"She won't be able to hear you…" Yang Yang says, shaking his head, "What? Why?" Yi Hua mutters, slowly approaching the boy, "He will hurt her!" She shouts, yelping in pain.
She runs and pushes the boy just to find out she can't even touch him as her body passes through him.
"What? What...are you saying? Are you even in your mind-"
"Ahh!" She yelps in pain, the hormones inside her erupt, and pain kicks in, she panics and senses a burning, searing pain, cold sweat from adrenaline rushes as well as the dagger inside her, she gets stabbed.
"No!" Yi Hua shouts, watching herself getting stabbed.
"Ah...a-ah... w-what...why..." Princess Yi Hua speaks out her words, stuttering in pain.
"I now remember…the horrifying face, this man." Yi Hua mumbles, watching herself crumble down, "Is this what I had to remember?" Yi Hua asks, looking at Yang Yang, he hangs his head low and stands still.
Lin Yi gasps seeing Yi Hua being jabbed, she runs to Gu Chen but he just snaps his head towards Lin Yi and pushes her away, Lin Yi lands on the ground with a loud thud, she grunts in pain and tears emerge from her eyes.
When the dagger was withdrawn, her painful skin senses something hot and cold at the same time and as if it is pulling the skin with it as it is being removed. She whimpers in pain as she struggles to set herself free but no words escape as she can't think straight in that situation.
"All I can do is watch, isn't it?" Yi Hua says, wiping her tears as she watches her best friend try to protect her. "Lin Yi…I am always indebted to you." A grateful smile forms on her face.
Yi Hua watches herself drown into the darkness with her best friends crying her heart out, loosing her and with the regret of not being able to protect her dear princess.
"What happens now?" Yi Hua asks, feeling a drop of tear roll down her eyes, she wipes it away silently before she brings her away away from the commotion and towards Yang Yang, "Lin Yi will take the fall for his crime." Yang Yang replies, looking at the scene ahead.
"So, do you understand?" Yang Yang mutters, Yi Hua hangs her head down, "What?" She replies back.
"You need to return back so that you can protect your friend and avenge yourself."