-Bathhouse

@Lee Sojung "Ara, ara" He sighed and walked towards the palace gates and inside was hurried away once the guards found him outside the walls.

@King Ji Yong Biting her lower lip, she looked away from him for a second. "I'll see you later then...maybe," she said softly as she looked back up at him. She hated that he constantly had to do things he didn't want to, but she couldn't stop it. All she could hope was that she didn't become one of those things.

@Lee Sojung Ji looked to her then back at the castle and sighed. "Sadly. I need to go into the castle. The Queen will ruin me if she doesn't get to see me" He rolled his eyes and ruffled his hair.

@King Ji Yong Sojung nodded her head slightly. "What about going some place else then?" she asked, "We haven't been to the beach. Or do you want to be alone?" It was hard to ask him that last question but she knew that when he went out in disguise it was because he wanted to be alone.

@Lee Sojung "Good girl" He cooed and sighed seeing the palace coming into view. "Man, I don't want to go back." He muttered running a hand through his hair.

@King Ji Yong Sojung looked at him in surprise and nodded her head slightly. "Arasso," she said softly, not really getting her hopes up. She knew that that was when she got most upset when he didn't show. Instead she'd just prepare for him to come but her evening wouldn't revolve around his presence unless he actually showed up.

@Lee Sojung Nodding he went into thought about what his plans should be for the night, no one knew he was gone or when he returned, he would have to talk with the queen and spend time with her so she wouldn't get upset about him avoiding her. "Perhaps I'll visit you"

@King Ji Yong Sojung looked over at him at his question. "Aniya," she said with a slight shake of her head, "No plans. I was just going to have a night in...maybe watch a movie or something."

@Lee Sojung Flicking the end of his cigarette to the ground, he sighed knowing he was going to have to face the queen sooner or later. And he didn't want to. "Any plans for the night" He asked her, still looking straight as he walked.

@King Ji Yong Sojung looked over at him every so often but didn't try to beak the silence. He was upset and she knew he was but she didn't know what to do about it. So she walked quietly beside him, worrying about him.

@Lee Sojung Ji kept quiet as they walked home mainly because he didn't want to run into the queen and fight with her out in public. Exhaling the smoke again he shoved his hands in his pockets

@King Ji Yong Sojung nodded her head slightly at his words. "Back home it is," she said softly. It wasn't worth it to nag about. Neither of them had any control over what the queen did, and that only made Sojung hate her all the more since it upset Jiyong so much.

@Lee Sojung "I don't want to run into the Queen here. I'll hurt her" He rolled his eyes as he kept walking and lit a cigarette exhaling the smoke. "You know how she is" He rolled his eyes ruffling his hair.

@King Ji Yong Sojung followed him out quickly. "Are you sure?" she asked when he mentioned going back home. She was sure that he'd wanted time away from his responsibilities.

@Lee Sojung Looking to her, he nodded and got up from his spot and walked out with her. "Let's return home them." He said cracking his neck and lit a cigarette as he walked through the town looking around.

@King Ji Yong Sojung bit her lower lip and nodded her head quickly at his words. She stepped back into the water only long enough to actually wash off. Stepping back out, she dried herself off quickly and dressed in her clothes quickly. She'd worn the most casual clothes she owned, similar to the ones she'd been wearing when she first met the king. "I'm ready," she told him softly as she stopped a few feet in front of him.

@Lee Sojung "Finish your bath." He said softly going over and sat against the wall closing his eyes relaxing as the steam from the hot bath filled the room. "I want to be gone before she decides to come here too." He said crossing his arms.

@King Ji Yong Sojung bit her lower lip at his words. "Can I come with you then?" she asked softly. She didn't like seeing him like this and she knew that it could only lead to trouble if he was left alone. "I promise you that I would never leave you unless you forced me to," she told him quietly, her eyes begged him to believe her. "All I want is for you to care for me. I can't even bring myself to hope for your love."

@Lee Sojung Seeing her tug his hand he raised a brow. "And what would you want me to do? My bath is done" He said watchin her. "You aren't the only one who said that and ended up leaving me" He told her softly.

@King Ji Yong "I really wouldn't. I haven't left you in 3 years," she told him. It hurt that he didn't trust her, but she knew that it was because of things that had happened before. When he said he was going home, she grabbed his hand and tugged on it. "You don't have to go," she told him.

@Lee Sojung "You wouldn't leave? Really?" He found that hard to believe as he kept drying off before he got dressed. "You would leave, I know it" He said looking to her and then looked at the water and said annoyed. "Enjoy your bath. I'm going home. 'Her Highness' is out shopping" He rolled his eyes at the mention of the queen.

@King Ji Yong Sojung looked at him in surprise. She was speechless that he actually said that. "Oppa," she said when he got out of the water. She stood up and got out to move to his side. "If you ever gave me any inkling that you felt about me the way I feel about you, I would never leave. It's thinking that you don't care that makes me want to leave."

@Lee Sojung "So you won't leave." He muttered going under the water and coming up. "If I told you that you could leave, you would in a heartbeat and never returned." He stated wiping the water from his face. Not saying anything else, he got out of the water with his towel and dried off.

@King Ji Yong Sojung shook her head slightly. "Why else would you treat me the way you do? Continue to threaten to kick me out?" she asked softly. Did he really not see why she had been so upset? "The only people who can recognize you when you're in disguise are people who really know you. Seunghyun oppa, me, the queen..." She trailed off, looking away from him.

@Lee Sojung "Why do you use such words when you know it's not true" He jerked his head looking to her then scoffed. "Then you brought a terrible guard who couldn't recognize his king. What a shame. And you know why I asked" He said looking away from her into the water

@King Ji Yong Sojung raised her eyebrow at his words. "You don't care about me," she reminded him, "So why should you care if I brought anyone with me?" She had brought someone with her, but she didn't want him in the room while she was bathing. "I sent the guard to patrol outside. The owner wouldn't let me bring them inside."

@Lee Sojung "So what if I did?" He demanded of her. "I can do whatever I want. And you're supposed to have guards with you, but I didn't see any, so did you go against my orders of taking someone with you when you leave the palace?" He asked her before sinking more into the water.

@King Ji Yong Sojung frowned as she bumped into someone. At the sound of his voice, her eyes opened as she shifted to her feet and stared at him in surprise. "What are you doing here?" she demanded, ignoring his question. She was allowed to go anywhere she wanted, he was not able to do the same. "Did you sneak out again?"

@Lee Sojung Ji was relaxing more, closing his eyes as he felt at peace for a change, thankful no one was coming after him yet. "Finally" He whispered to himself sinking lower in the water. It wasn't until he felt someone bump into him that he opened his eyes and saw Sojung in the water. "Yah, what are you doing here?" He asked her moving away as he watched her float

@King Ji Yong Sojung looked up as someone walked into the bathhouse but she didn't focus enough to realize that it was the very person she'd come to forget. Closing her eyes once more, she started to hum softly, as she let her body just float. Slowly all the tension of the month leached away from her. She simply wasn't used to being so upset for such a long period. The things he said had hurt her and she was determined not to show him just how much. She felt that she was doing a horrible job at it though.