Hani slowly closed her eyes, awaiting the next clash as his face drew closer towards her.
Suddenly, their lips met but nothing happened. He wasn't doing anything and it was making hani's heart race even more.
He slowly pulled away and she opened her eyes, staring at him fondly.
" I'm sorry" He said as the ball on his throat moved nervously. " I didn't mean to behave that way. I'm___really sorry" He said, staring at her curious eyes before he laid back on the grass, his hand behind his head.
Hani didn't say anything. She had no idea what he was trying to do, but she knew her heart wasn't at peace either.
Ian stared at the night sky as he formed a funny smirk on his face.
" What's wrong with my head. She's just my friend, why can't my brain understand that" His subconscious thought.
He slowly turned his head and looked at her unaware.
" I hope she doesn't start to overthink the issue" He thought, letting out a sigh.
" Hey, You there!!!" A masculine voice uttered.
Hani was the first to sit up and Ian slowly joined her, both of them searching from where the voice came from.
She faced him.
" Ian. I think someone is watching us. You have to go back to your camp now" She said.
" My camp?. But, I can't leave you here all alone" He said.
" I'll...I'll be fine" She said, covering up herself with his robe.
" No, No. It's dark. I can't leave you here hani."
" What If the king is the one coming?. What if he punish us?" She asked and Ian silently looked at her.
He could see the fear in her face and realised she looked really adorable when she was trying to be scared.
The grasses began to move and she knew the person was coming closer.
" Just Go, Ian. I'll be fine. Go, Go!!" She ordered and Ian got up on his feet.
He looked at her for a few minutes before turning his back and moving away quickly.
One of the guards jumped into the field and met her there. She quickly stood up, letting the robe fall.
" Where's Ian, your partner!. I thought he left the camp with you a while ago!!" He spat.
" No, You're mistakened. I wasn't with anyone" She said, shaking her head.
" Stop lying to me, idiot. I was there at the camp gate when he walked off with you so you don't have to lie!!" He yelled
" I swear I wasn't with anyone. Please" She said, crying with her tiny voice.
" How'd you explain the robe with you!!. Isn't this Ian's outer robe!!" He yelled. " Answer me!!" He raised his hand to smack her
A hand quickly grabbed his wrist from going further and He looked up to find Ian there.
" I'm right here!" Ian scoffed bitterly.
" You both are breaking the King's rule for the second time. I can't wait to see how the king punishes you both tomorrow" He smirked and Ian threw him a strong punch on his face.
The guard fell off his feet in pain.
" I didn't ask for your intervention. Afterall, you know the reason why I left my camp just to stay with her!" Ian scoffed and picked up his robe.
He turned to hani and took her away quickly, leaving the guard there.
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Ian removed the robe from above Hani's head gently.
He had earlier covered her entire body with the robe and cos she was small, the other boys didn't get suspicious.
He took his robe and placed it over his linen.
Hani stepped in and looked around excitedly.
" This is Your room?." She asked.
" Yes but, Shh, Lower your voice" He hushed her and she suddenly hugged his chest.
" Thanks for letting me in here. It's so much warmer now. Thank you, Thank you!" She whispered excitedly.
" It's fine. Let's just hope no one find out you're here or we'll be in a bigger mess"
" You mean we're taking a risk?" She looked at him, her hand still around his figure.
" I just can't let you stay outside alone that's why I brought you here" He said and she let out a frown.
She left hold of him and returned to seat on the bed and Ian joined her, turning to look at her.
" Hey, I'll let you sleep here tonight and we'll get up as early as daybreak so you can leave, okay?"
" Okay!" She nodded. " Can I stay next to you?"
" Why not" He said and she laid her head on his shoulder, falling asleep that way.
After a while, Ian placed her back on the bed and made a pillow below her head.
His palm was still on the bed as he kept staring at her pretty face.
" I can still remember when we met and we fell into that hot, bowl of the King's Bathing water. I'm sure there's more to us meeting that day" He said with a smile.
He laid on the floor, closing up his eyes slowly before drifting off as well.
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Aurora stared at the mirror as she removed the makeup on her face with her wet napkin.
She realised that the red mark on her neck was only getting more visible.
" So many hickeys" She cried. " I'm glad I woke up from my hallucination before he could even go further" She said.
She stood up angrily and started moving around her room, to and fro.
" All my plans have been running down the drain. Ian is not loving me, I was busy loving that Bag of horse head!" She spat.
" Salome will surely pay for ruining everything!. She messed up my whole day. I feel so worthless" She said and sat back on the bed, hugging her pillow to her chest.
" And Hani has been getting what she wants. As far as she has Ian, i feel like she has everything!. Why me!!" She screamed.
There was a knock on the door and she went to open it. She met a guard standing there.
The same guard who was punched earlier and was already bleeding from his nose.
" My princess" He bowed.
" What do you want?" Aurora spat.
" Ian had me punched on my face just this night"
" So??. You need breast milk to feel calm?" She scoffed.