Chapter 102 - PRINCESS LIA PLAN

Eun-Woo feels uneasy there all of a sudden. The last time he saw Jieun was when the girl and Princess Lia went out together. Like 10 in the morning. But a moment ago, he saw Lia walks with Syaoran into the stable and there was no direct involvement of Jieun there.

But he let it alone because he thought maybe Jieun have something else to do somewhere. But since then, he has been in his residence all the time and Jieun didn't even come home, even missed lunch. 

By then the day had already begun towards evening, 3 pm to be exact and he still didn't see even the shadow of the girl. Where is that girl actually?

He usually fine if he didn't see Jieun for a while as he know that he cannot restrict her, but today his heart feeling restless.  He wanted to see her, badly.  Because of that, he is now confronts Ayana to ask if she knows anything about the girl whereabouts.

"Do you know where Jieun is? I didn't see her all day long." Eun-Woo asks.

Ayana looks shocked there making Eun-Woo knows for sure something must happened.

"No way.  She really didn't tell you then..." Ayana mumble to herself and suddenly feels worried.

Eun-Woo waited patiently there wanting an explanation.

"What's that you mean?"

Ayana is now awake from reverie and begins to tell the prince.

"This morning, I came across Lady Jieun. She is wearing a thick clothes and boot, looking like someone that wanted to go somewhere outside. Also, she brought backpack with her. When I ask her where she is going, and whether you know about it or not, she seems like didn't want to tell me and just said this and that in general before running away.  Is she doing something dangerous? "Ayana felt nervous now.

Eun-Woo grit his teeth now.  'What are you doing Jieun?'  He asking his mind now.

"No, it just... I feel weird as I didn't see her all day." Eun-Woo says so to calm himself down.

"Is that all that you know? She didn't say anything else? Other things?"

Ayana thought there carefully, trying to remember.

"Ah, she said Princess Lia has asked her to do something so she need to done it fast. And...  She said if someone looking for her just said that she will get back before night.  That's all."

Listening to that, Eun-Woo without saying anything else continued to walk out of his residence. He wanted to confront that Princess Lia now. What did she ask Jieun to do actually?

At that time, Princess Lia and Syaoran were still in the stable. She wanted to learn about how to ride the horses, but Syaoran doesn't seem too interested to teach her. He is there because he was forced to anyway.  While Princess Mia has always liked to mess up with his life.

"Hey! Why are you so mean to me?" Princess Lia started to get mad. This man is really hard to get close to, but that's what make her interested in him. His uniqueness.

"What?" Syaoran didn't seem to understand.

"I said I wanted to learn how to ride a horse."

"You already know how to ride it. I saw you did that last year." Syaoran said.

Princess Mia's face changed slightly there. Quite red from being caught.

"Well... I didn't know how to ride the white one. I always ride the other color." She didn't know how stupid she sounds right now.

Syaoran frowned then.

"It's cold. Not suitable for a ride. Choose other things to do." Syaoran said.

Princess Mia was silent there feeling as if she wanted to sulk. It was then that she saw the fourth princes enter the stable with a rather serious face.

She smiled knowingly then when she saw the man's steps heading towards her.

"Where did you send Jieun?" Eun-Woo's voice was cold there.

"I don't know what you are talking about." Lia deliberately wanted to see how far the man wanted to extract information from her.

"I'm not playing your game here. Tell me before I did something unthinkable." Eun-Woo starts to get a little angry there.

Seeing Eun-Woo's angry face, Lia then looked at the sky, which was now a little cloudy.

'Probably this is the best time for a knight in shining armor to save the princess. ' Lia plotting in her mind now.

"I just said that I wanted a blue wildflower at the end of the suspension bridge in the woods there. And she willingly wanted to get it for me.  I'm surprised that you just found out now and not earlier."

Lia could swear that she can see something flashing at Eun-Woo eyes now. In fast that man pushed the girl hard against the stable wall with his sword sheath.

"Eun-Woo!" Syaoran was a little shocked by his brother's actions.

"If something happens to her, you will be responsible for that. I won't hesitate to kill you even if you're a princess." Then Eun-Woo moves fast away. Want to find Jieun as soon as possible before anything bad happens.

Syaoran then approached Lia, who was still leaning against the wall.

"What have you done?" He didn't really catch anything.

Lia looked at the man in disbelief. 'Didn't he suppose to ask if she was okay or not first?'

"Seriously?" She said.

"Eun-Woo is not a type of person who get angry for no reason."  He said there. 

"Tell me Syaoran. After I confess to you years before, did you ever think about that?"

Syaoran looked at the girl now who suddenly bring up their past. 

"I do."

"And?" Lia wants to know more.  What he is feeling about that?

"And what?"

Damn! This guy really dense didn't he? Lia started cursing in her mind now didn't know what to do to make this man to recognize her.

"Are you liking other girls after I confess to you? Any other suitor that King Liam introduced  to you this past few years?" Lia just decides to be straightforward.

"I don't have any suitor. But I do like someone before."

"Who?" Lia started to get jealous.

"Princess Jieun."  Syaoran said directly.

Lia gaped a little there. Didn't think Jieun was her ex-rival. Its ex because the girl already married anyway.

"Did Eun-Woo and Jieun know about that?"

"Eun-Woo know about it, but Jieun didn't. It just somehow becomes like that. I like her, but I like it more when Jieun become Eun-Woo's wife. Eun-Woo become happier. My feeling doesn't matter anymore. I will get over it one day. I'm cool with that. " Syaoran said there in honest. Somehow he decides to share his feeling and thought to the girl that he knows very well liking him since long before.

Lia sighs, heavily there.

"Listen here Syaoran, I like you and even for now you didn't like me back, hear me out here. I declare a love war on you!"  Lia said enthusiastically there. Very persistent.

Syaoran smirking there looking at her determination. He doesn't really care about all of that plan, but she makes him feel amuse each time as she never gives up on him... Yet.

"I will make you fall in love with me. No matter how many women try to approach you or King Liam introduced you to a different suitor after this. As long as you are not married I will never give up. Mark my word! "

"Don't waste your time like that." Syaoran said.

He actually did some thinking when the princess confessed to him long ago. But, he felt he could not afford to like the girl more than just a friend. He tries to imagine her to be his wife, but he just can't picture her there.

"Why?  This is my life and I choose my own way.  This week while I'm here I will try my best to tackle your heart."  Put aside her shyness, Lia just keep confessing.  As she know, she didn't have much time now.  Her father must be trying to find a suitor for her after her brother is married.  She just wanted to fight even if...she probably will lose.

"Suit yourself then." Syaoran said there.  He thought that she will get tired sooner or later by herself.

Lia is smiling, satisfied now. She still has a chance if the man is willing like this.

"But... what kind of war is this?" Syaoran asks. Just wanted to know.

Lia approached the man now and then quickly pulled his shirt in front making the man bow and she kisses him there. Lips to lips and nothing special about that.

Lia close her eyes there while, Syaoran who is now quite shocked by the girl brave move, widens his eye.  His body went rigid there. His first kiss are taken away just like that.

In fast, Lia stops her kiss and pushes away the man who is clearly shocked by her actions. That is also her first kiss, but as she knows she will never get it from him so she just decides to become bold.

"Starting now, be prepared." She said and then walked away leaving the man.

Syaoran, who was still stiff, could still feel the feeling when the girl's lips met his.. Strangely, his heart began to pound so fast for the girl that he never has a feeling with.