Dream Love : Dream Land

Once they can move themselves.  One by one, they get up and started to clean themselves.

The house is not that big like a castle, but it got 10 rooms and big enough for all of them to use.  Jieun, with the help of Eun-Woo bring the sick woman to one of the rooms on the ground floor, after cleaning it for room treatment purpose.  She is already putting all of her medical things on the one side of the room for her to easy finding of the equipment she needs to use.

At the time, Mia and Syaoran volunteer themselves to prepare a simple late dinner for all of them at the time.  Leo, on the other hand, repaired the front door of the house that he had damaged a moment ago.  He just changes it with one of the un-occupied bedroom door, temporarily.

Meanwhile, Ray, Ethan and Haru are in the living room discussing what they should do tomorrow.  All of them can't seem to sleep after cleaning themselves despite feeling tired.  So they decide to devise a strategy before forcing themselves to sleep for a while longer.

"Dinner's ready!"  Mia screams a little loud so that Jieun and Eun-Woo, who are in the end room can hear her who is in the kitchen.

Mia and Syaoran just cook some pumpkin soup there to eat with toast.  Because they had just arrived there was nothing in the pantry to cook except seasonings like sugar, salt, black pepper.  So they just rummage into whatever they got inside their food bag and luckily around the house there a mini vegetable garden where they get the pumpkins.  Well, that's enough for tonight to pad their stomachs so they don't get too hungry.

Jieun and Eun-Woo, who listened to the call went straight out of the treatment room and closed the door before rushing towards the kitchen.  She started to sit at the dining table next to Eun-Woo and Haru now.

"How is she?"  Ray, who was sitting opposite her, asked curiously.

"I just stabilize her for now.  Her breathing and her internal organs seems normal.  She will get through this night in fine.  I will find out about her illness tomorrow as I am too tired to think well now."  Jieun told him.

"Don't push yourself too much sister in law.  You need to rest first."  Haru is worried about Jieun as he sees her pale face there.

"Haru is right.  You are giving me your energy quite a lot before."  Ethan also look at her in worry.  Even he is tired, but he didn't feel like he has the hardest time unlike others.  So he knows that it is because Jieun give him a lot of her energy.

"I'm fine.  Don't worry about that.  As long as I can sleep tonight I will be as good as new tomorrow."  Jieun said with a smile, wanted to look all alright but all of them know it better.  Especially Eun-Woo, who is always by her side since earlier.  Afraid if she collapses or else.

"So now eat this and after that just resting.  No book, no research.  Just went to your room and try to sleep."  Mia nagging Jieun now as she sees even they in the journey, there is still have time for the girl to read a book, or write her own research about whatever that she can't understand.

"I'll make sure she does that."  Eun-Woo said while looking at Jieun with a sharp look.  Just a few minutes ago actually, Jieun trying to look at the sick woman skin to analyze something but Eun-Woo caught her there.  Also, Mia voice that's calling, save them from fight there. 

Jieun just pouts her mouth because she knows the meaning of Eun-Woo's sharp look at her.  She was now slowly biting her toast and sipping the still -smoky soup.  She didn't feel like eating, but she knows she needs it or she will wake up tomorrow in a bad condition.  Which she doesn't want that.

"I know I didn't suppose to talk about strategies while we are eating, but as the night is late and we need to sort this thing out in fast, I don't have a choice."  Ray felt a little sorry but still, he continued afterwards after getting the attention of all those who were there.

"Tomorrow, as me, Ethan and Haru discussed earlier, we decided to split up into three groups.  As there is a lot to investigate and we also need to be careful in our move, moving in small groups feels right.  We also got 18 days as our dateline.  The sooner we finish, the better. " 

"That sounds good to me.  We need to investigate where is the foul smell come from, the shaman and his followers also, the disease and treatment."  Eun-Woo added.

"Who with who?"  Syaoran wants to know.  This type of conversation really peaks his interest.

"As Jieun plays a big role here, let her decide who will help her with her research."  Ray looked again at the said girl.  Want an answer from her before he chooses the other group.

"Hmm..."  Jieun think deeply before making a decision then.

"As I need to find a lot of information, I think I need Ethan to help me with that.  If I can't find anything I probably need to go to the library in the city to find out more."  Jieun give her detail thought while watch Eun-Woo there like asking for his approval.  And Eun-Woo nodded to her.

Hearing what Jieun just say, Ray also nodded there while thinking.  It means that she needs someone smart and someone that can fight really well.

"Okay then. In that case, Ethan, Mia and Jieun will be here.  As I and Eun-Woo need to split so that we can communicate, Syaoran and I will investigate about the foul smell.  Eun-Woo, Leo and Haru will check on the shaman and see how many followers he has, as well as if he has any hidden tricks.  Any objection? "

"No!"  All of them said simultaneously.  Understand the instructions well.

After the simple dinner, each entered their respective rooms.  The house got 3 levels.  Ray, Leo and Syaoran chose their respective rooms upstairs once.  Ethan and Mia choose on the second floor while Jieun and Eun-Woo is on the ground floor.

On the ground floor there are only two rooms.  One of the rooms they already use it in the treatment room and the other is for themselves.  They choose the ground floor because Jieun may need to be constantly alert with her patient. 

Because she had no overly advanced equipment, she hung a rather large bell on each corner of the bed the woman occupied.  So if the woman is awake or anything happens, she can hear it because the sound is quite loud.  Luckily she thinks far and brought those with her in this journey.

After cleaning her face many times, Jieun came out of the bathroom and started lying on the bed next to Eun-Woo, who had been lying there for a long time now.  Waiting for her.

"Fuh..." Jieun let out a rather long breath there while closing her eyes.  Finally, her body was able to enjoy the soft bed.  What a long day for all of them.  Slowly, Eun-Woo sat cross-legged on the bed, approached Jieun, lifted her head slightly so that it rested on top of his thighs and start massaging her head at that moment.

Feeling Eun-Woo's hand on her then Jieun opened her eyes again looking towards the man.  Eye to eye now from this angle.  He also looks at her.

"How can you make a journey every year around this world?  Its so exhausted."  Jieun asking feeling so curious.

Eun-Woo shrug a little there.

"It's survival."  Eun-Woo said with a smile, but Jieun know there sadness behind it.  It's true.  It's not like he wanted this kind of life anyway. 

Jieun stopped the hands of the man who was massaging her, holding them there.

"You need to rest too." Jieun said in her soft voice there.

"You need it more.  Your face is already looking so pale.  I will sleep after you.  Promise me tomorrow, don't overwork yourself like today.  I won't be here to help or nagging you, but I will ask Mia and Ethan to stop you if you dare do it."  Eun-Woo sound strict now while back to massage Jieun there.

"Promise me too."  Jieun also saying.

"For what?" Eun-Woo doesn't understand.

"Be safe tomorrow.  Don't do anything reckless.  Come back to me safe and sound."  Jieun really meaning every word she said.  Who knows what's going to happen?  She didn't there with him to heal if anything.  She didn't admit it, but she is getting anxious every time they are apart now.

Eun-Woo hold Jieun stares there.  He smile.  Know that Jieun really said it from her heart.

"Say it first."  Eun-Woo teases, making Jieun sharping her eyes to him now.

"No.  You said it first."  Jieun did not want to give up.  She now gets up from lying down and looks at Eun-Woo's face in front. 

Eun-Woo laugh a little seeing Jieun look so serious there.

"Fine." Eun-Woo brings their foreheads closer.  Touch each other.  Its like his signature now.  He likes to do that to show his affection.  At least that's what Jieun think, if she is not mistaken.

"Together."  He said.

Jieun finally smiles now.  Nodded a little.

"I promise.."  They both said it together.