10 Sitael (Part 2)

Sitael, "I missed you prince Chungyong." He opened his arms and ran straight to a shivering Chungyong who was trying to protect himself behind Mingyo. As the war to pass Mingyo between Sitael and chungyong started, Mingyo couldn't help but feel awkward and smiled apologetically. As Sitael launch to Mingyo's left, Chungyong moved her in front as he said, "I can't hug you!"

Sitael just frowned asking, "Why are you saying so? Is there any problem with my outfit? Did you not like it?"

Chungyong replied, "B-Because my girlfriend doesn't like me touching others."

By this only sentence, everything stopped in the meeting room, all the five pillars along with an elite student shocked to frozen. Everyone was filled with so confusion, but Mingyo felt her heart swelling up at the mention of his girlfriend. How could she miss it? She has loved Chungyong for all these years and now she lost him with just in one go?

She still remembers at the age of five: Her family was invited to newly established Lilley, which was merely a celebration but more of a business meeting for the kingdoms of the whole universe. Businesspersons from different kingdoms came there to do different types of deals with them. Mingyo went along with her family, and their plane landed on an open pad, which was on the cliff. As they went out, her father started, "Are you sure they are rich?"

Her mother replied with a scowl, saying, "No doubt they are but they want to invest it in people's welfare."

Her father smirked, adding, "They're new to the business, we can offer them a good deal and they wouldn't know what they're signing in on." Her mother gave her father a looking saying, "I have heard that their child has extraordinary intelligence, beware of him."

Her father only nodded and they started towards the decorated path, which had pillars along the way which lead to the small building. As the little Mingyo, who was trying her hardest to cope up with her parents, trying to follow them with her full speed, but not without falling here and there. She didn't skip the chance of looking around and all the sand area give her another feel. She had always been in their castle and it was her first time outside as her nanny fell ill and her parents had to drag Mingyo here. She looked around the areas with plain deserts for long enough and the large cliff, but no green around.

Suddenly the little girl fell on the carpet, making her new white dress go sandy. She also had her knee hurting but she was more concentrated on her parents as she picked up all the overgrown gown and pushed herself up, making her eyes well up with fresh tears. But she saw her parents moving forward, without giving a single glance at her. She knew if she started crying, she would get scolding for dirtying her dress, so she kept quiet and ran to her parents and as her parents discussed, "How bad their arrangement can be?"

Her mother replied, "Don't worry Mink, it's just for a bit more."

Her father did nothing more than scoff and continued their walk. As they reached the building which had nothing more than two servants who greeted them, they went in, not without her father ranting all things to her mother, who constantly tried to keep him calm. Through one gate they reached the hall, which had simple decoration and was heavily lighted with the windows. There were many people and soon her parents found one of their categories, they went to talk to one of their investors.

Leaving a confused Mingyo behind them. Seeing so many people the girl couldn't help but well up again, she felt alone and hyperventilating. As she came out of her trance she looked around in all the people to find her parents but they were nowhere to be found. She started to her front but fell back on her bum wincing loudly on the ground. Now tears were not to stop and she let them go, letting them flow freely.

She didn't even bother looking up and the guy seemed not bothered at all, so he walked away. She cried silently there, her tears of no end flowing freely making her vision blur and making passerby just ignore a little crying girl. She didn't know how long she was there but she felt her shoulder being tapped. Crying she looked back at the person, which sure was not clear to her, but they seemed to offer her handkerchief.

She hesitated a bit, but the white clothe seemed appealing to her itchy eyes, so she took it. As she wiped her tear, making her vision came back, she looked at the figure who offered her help. As she looked at the boy who had light blue hair along with blue eyes, which was looking at her with concern, she felt shy at her condition. She suddenly felt her eyes again welling up, but this time boy came forward and hugged her.

He patted her head and started in his childish voice, "Don't cry, you're a strong person. I know you can do it. You can stop crying. I know you can, your strong my girl."

Mingyo didn't understand the words yet, but she knew she gonna remember the lines for long her life. She stopped crying and looked at the boy with confused eyes and he said, "I am Chungyong. You?"

But before she can reply they both heard, "Chungyong?"

They both looked in one direction where a lady with soft features and long hair stood. She had a frown on her soft face as she approached them asking, "What's going on, son?"

Chungyong pointed to the little girl who was now scared, saying, "She was crying and I helped her, by the way you have taught me."

The lady smiled and patted the little boy's head saying, "Good job, now let me help too, okay?"

As the little boy nodded letting his mother take control, he stepped back making the lady came in front. As the lady kneed to her length and leaned forward, Mingyo shrank back a bit but the lady's touch was soft and she said, "I promise I won't hurt you." Her words made Mingyo ease a bit and she let the lady's hand came to her head, which patted lightly saying, "That's a brave girl, now, can you stand up for me?"

Mingyo tried but fell back, making the lady wince instead of her. She smiled apologetically asking, "Can I hold you, baby?"

Mingyo didn't understand and only looked at the lady with confused eyes, the lady tried to hold her but Mingyo shrank back. She stopped at an instance and looked at Chungyong saying, "Why don't you help her?"

He nodded and she said, "Take her to the medicine room." He nodded and the lady smiled patting the girl's head again before standing up and going in her own direction. Mingyo felt a bit at ease and Chungyong said, "I will help you, come take my hand." Mingyo gladly accepted his hand and stood up unbalancing a bit, but Chungyong shouldered her and both of the children started to medicine room...