Chapter 19 (1/2)
‘Shit…’
He had been so full of himself. There’s know way he knows what makes me transform, and even if he did, there’s nothing he can do about it. He thought so and didn’t run. He should have known better after looking into those clear, sharp eyes.
His school uniform, which was now too big for him, fell off. Myohan kept staring at him, and Myo Cheong, who was now in rabbit form, felt like crying. So he tried wriggling angrily, but then he heard something unexpected.
“First, let me apologize.”
The long ears flinched. Myohan put the rabbit down on one side of the bed and straightened his costume.
“I’m sorry about your ankle.”
He didn’t exactly sound enthusiastic about the apology, but it was enough to melt Myo Cheong’s anger. Myohan brushed down his cape and lifted up the rabbit with one hand. Myo Cheong didn’t try to fight. He clung onto the hand.
Myohan left the sickbay in triumph, rabbit in hand. Of course, he didn’t forget to take Myo Cheong’s uniform. He thought the rabbit would do his best to protest, but for some reason, he stayed in his hand. He rather looked to be in a daze.
“…You really.”
O Shin was standing outside the building. Myohan had gotten used to him showing up like that a long time ago. O Shin stared at the rabbit in his hand. Then he blurted out, “… Did it.”
He didn’t say what ‘that’ was. Nevertheless, Myohan knew what he meant and frowned.
“I thought this was what you wanted.”
O Shin didn’t seem to be rejoicing. He rather looked irritated, even after finding another one of the twelve zodiac animals. He strangely looked like he was blaming himself. Myohan looked straight at him, confused. He opened his mouth, but then he closed it again. Myohan didn’t know what it was about, so he just lightly bumped on his shoulder and went past.
“You must have underestimated me.”
O Shin laughed. Then he started to walk, following Myohan. Myohan continued triumphantly, “But I always keep my promise.”
He had promised to do his best. Truthfully, it wasn’t like him as even he himself didn’t know why he had made that promise, but still, he had promised. Whether it had been out of sympathy for O Shin, or Myohan’s own whim, since he gave his word, he took it as his responsibility.
O Shin stared at his back and laughed soundlessly.
“Just the same as before.”
Myohan changed out of his prince costume and waited for Myo Cheong to transform back into human form. When he arrived at the stadium again, all the plays had ended. And of course Snow White and the Lazy Prince won the most votes
“Now we have nine more to go.”
Boys kept telling Myohan how they had enjoyed his kissing scene as he took Sajun and Jagyeom to the taps. They kept asking how he had captured the rabbit, but he didn’t answer. He just felt like he shouldn’t.
“And I’m supposed to believe that?”
After Myohan finished explaining everything, Myo Cheong stomped his feet yet again. Then he crossed his arms and glared at Myohan.
“Shit, I’ve never seen anyone else turn into an animal except for me! If you want to fool me, at least put more effort into it!”
“But there are two more here, right in front of your eyes.”
“Make them transform, then.”
Myohan looked at the hose right next to him, and then to Jagyeom. Jagyeom realized what he was thinking and yelled.
“Why me?!”
“Because it’s much easier than making it snow.”
The answer came from O Shin. He grabbed the hose and Jagyeom took a step back, afraid. He knew Myohan might think twice about it, but O Shin wouldn’t hesitate to do it. Myohan sighed. He knew why Jagyeom hated it so much. Then he made up his mind and hardened his face.
“Hey, rabbit.”
“I told you, don’t call me that…”
“Do you want to turn into a rabbit in front of a crowd?”
Jagyeom turned pale, recalling what he had heard at Myohan’s home a while ago.
Myo Cheong must have felt the same as he also turned deadly white and stepped back. Myohan took a step closer to him.