❛❛ would you mind if i stay
with you for a while? ❜❜
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the man pulls his hand back, aiming it directly at the girl's face.
as he was about to bring it down, soojin was suddenly pulled back, slipping away from her captor's grip. the person takes the dagger that was in her hand and holds the hilt of it.
bambam stumbles forward, bumping onto the man he was with. the taller between the two snarled as he pushes the drunk back.
"didn't you hear her? she said go away"
the two men scoff "who are you? pretty boy's acting tough in front of his girlfriend huh?"
he keeps his hold on the princess's hand, pulling her behind him protectively. he gives the men a smug look as he spins the dagger with his free hand.
"im not acting tough. now, i dont want any trouble lads, just leave and let's pretend nothing happened"
the taller chuckled, his head tilting back as he gives a humorless laugh.
as the man was about to punch her protector, the latter pulls the dagger out, ready to slash the man if ever he did hit him.
"yugyeom! what the hell are you doing?" the taller stops, looking behind to see the familiar bartender. his face morphs into something ideally contrasting to what he looked earlier.
gone was the smug looking man.
"j-jinyoung?" the two men say in unison, suddenly looking sober.
the bartender scrunches his forehead together before approaching the two and using his hands to pinch the ears of the boys.
"im sorry for whatever these boys did. i swear they're nice people when they arent intoxicated" he twists the ears of the two, earning a symphony of 'ouch' and 'it hurts'. he makes the two face them "apologize"
"we're sorry" they say through their pain.
jinyoung releases his grip, rubbing his temples as the two places their hands obediently in front, looking like puppies who were scolded by their owner.
"i really am sorry for these idiots, wooyoung-" he faces the princess apologetically "you too soojin, i hope they didnt hurt you badly"
"its fine" she says, using her hand to hide the growing bruise by her wrist. she smiles as the man says farewell, giving the two boys beside him looks while he scolds then until their ears bled.
as they disappear from their sight, she turns to wooyoung, rubbing the back of her neck as she looks down "ahh.. thank you for coming just in time. i dont know what would have happened if you didnt intervene"
wooyoung keeps the dagger by his waist as he looks at her, face blank. he scans his eyes all over her, unconsciously checking whether the girl was hurt or not.
soojin clears her throat, opening her mouth to speak when the gunner suddenly talks first "follow me" he says simply, turning his back and leaves.
the princess tilts her head to the side, confused at what the gunner meant but still complied, trailing behind the man closely.
the live band started to play another upbeat song, the crowd grows at this as more people made their way around the tavern to dance. the gunner turns to check whether the princess was following or not and sees her slightly having a hard time to keep up because of her petit figure.
with a sigh, he goes back a little and reaches for her hand, holding her gently as he guides them pass the thick crowd and outside the establishment.
soojin tensed up at the touch, her heart beating abnormally fast. she lets him hold it, the touch soft between them two.
they make their way into the night and the quiet streets of bogwon. only the faint laughter from night taverns and some shops who were still open at this time was the only thing they saw and heard.
wooyoung guides them to a shop not so far from the tavern they were at. it sold different types of medical stuff and equipment; not everything but just enough to tend the most basic injuries.
"wait here" he says, pointing to a bench for her to sit at. she stays there, her eyes not leaving the gunner as he enters and exits the shop with a small paper bag.
the gunner takes a sit beside her, taking out all of the contents of the bag and placing them in his lap.
soojin only watches in confusion, holding her wrist unconsciously as she knew that the gunner had bought things to tend for her bruise.
"place this on top" he says, his eyes staring at her. her heart thumps once again and butterflies started attacking her stomach. stop it.
she does what he says, shivering as the cold material hits her skin.
wooyoung takes out a small container with greenish looking paste as they waited there for five minutes before he takes the cold pouch from her.
their fingers brushed momentary yet it was enough to make her stomach do tiny flips.
he takes her hand suddenly, applying a decent amount of paste on top of her bruise and spreading it gently "im not really a medic, but i hope this is enough for it to not look super bad"
he closes the container before turning to a stunned looking soojin.
she was confused. so confused at how the gunner was acting. sometimes he was the meanest person in the room, acting bossy and smug but sometimes.. he's a decent person, occasional letting his guard down and looks at her in a way that makes her heart melt.
they just sit there in silence, with the slow chirping of crickets accompanying them.
"thank you" she says, low enough for it to be a whisper.
wooyoung looks above. there were no stars tonight which was the cause of it being cloudy all day "you really are looking for trouble huh? what was the purpose of training you when you cant even defend yourself when you're alone"
she doesn't answer as she only fidgeted with the hem of her shorts "and you wearing something that can provoke and attract men? we're going to a place where people get drunk for fun. their eyes will be trailing your every move with those shorts and top- why didnt san let you wear something like pants and a baggy shirt-" he shakes his head to stop himself, his eyes avoiding the princess as he sighs "forget it"
he stretched his arms behind him, propping himself up as he leans back into the bench "you can go in first. i just need to stay here for a little while longer"
"why?"
"i don't like those types of places. girls just wants to get under my pants and it reminds me of something in the past"
she knew what he was talking about, her memories flashing back to when the man opened up to her.
she nods her head "would you mind if i stay with you for a while? i kinda don't want to go back just yet"
he looks at her with a raised brow "yes, i would mind. so go back inside"
she pouts, staying in her place "thank you for everything you did tonight wooyoung. for the situation inside and for this" she wiggles her bruised armed towards him.
he sighs "don't take it the wrong way princess, i just didnt want san to worry, also the rest of the members"
soojin presses her lips into a thin line. the silence of the night enveloping them once again. the wind was blowing softly on her hair as she shivers ever so slightly.
the gunner stands up, taking off his jacket before tossing it to the princess "im going back" he says as she catches it.
he starts to walk towards the direction of the tavern, leaving the princess with a handful of questions.
so so confusing.
she wears the jacket, its over sized fit making her look smaller "wait for me"
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70k reads??????? THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH ;-;
btw! im trying something new with the 'aesthetic layout' of my chapters sooo i'll prolly do it for a couple of updates more before i decide whether to change all of the chapters to that layout akakwosnwo i also need your opinion about it! hihi
also! also! also! have i mentioned how utterly whiPpED i am for woo and jongho?????
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(also, wth is wooyoung teaching this boy???? the hair brushing- hair flipping- just the hair thing ;-; im sad)