I partially opened my eyes as I felt my hair being stroked. A soft humming came from my side. I didn't know who it was nor how they found me, but I couldn't deny how comfortable it made me feel.

"Sweet enough?" a voice asked.

I nodded as I felt myself drifting off again. I blinked then noticed someone was running towards the house. I blinked again then saw the person was gone. I closed my eyes fully and ended up in a deep sleep.

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I let my eyes flutter open then wished I hadn't. I found myself in a cage hovering over rather large flowers.

"What's going on here...?" I asked despite being alone in the area.

"Quite simple. We're going to take your magic." a voice said from afar.

"Impossible!" I said while moving the cage a bit.

"Ah, I wouldn't do that if I were you. That cage isn't very sturdy and those plants are pretty hungry." the voice said with a bit of warning.

I sat down then looked at the flowers below me. A perfect example of a wolf in sheep's clothing. I grabbed the bars then tried to freeze them over.

"Magic doesn't work on it." the voice said.

"Then I'll use brute strength." I replied.

"Go ahead. Can't wait to see you hurt yourself." the voice said.

I rolled my eyes as I sat back in the cage. Things weren't looking too good.

"Where exactly are you?" I asked curiously.

"Right here." it said while stepping out from behind a large bottle.

It was a tiny woman with small mint wings. She was pretty at that. A part of me didn't mind being cooped up like this. She flew over to the cage then grew in size. My mouth fell open as she was now taller than me by a decent amount.

"Still, I can't believe you're the one everyone's been talking about. It's a shame that this is happening. You have such a handsome face." she said with a little pout.

"You're really willing to get rid of such a face just for my magic?" I asked hoping she'd spare me by using the card she provided me with.

"Well, I could always have you turned into a life size doll. So it's not bad." she said before flying away and shrinking.

My mind panicked at the thought of becoming a life sized doll. Would I be dead beforehand or would they really be that cruel? I looked down at the flowers that salivated underneath me. Being eaten by flowers didn't seem half as bad as becoming a life sized doll and losing my magic. I kicked the cage which warranted a glare from her.

"I told you, it's useless. You're in a complete lose-lose situation." she said while shaking her head.

"In fact, there is a win-lose." I said while giving the cage another swift kick.

It then loosened from the ceiling and fell downwards.

"Men are idiots..." she said while sighing.

I was soon swallowed whole by the lavender tozal* flower. Naturally it was dark inside. I figured if I couldn't use magic on the cage, then I probably could on the flowers. I stretched my arm out in hopes of touching some part of the flower. I looked down then slightly panicked at the sight of liquid beneath me. I continued to stretch then smiled when I had finally touched a part of it. I quickly used my magic then watched as it started to spread. I froze the liquid beneath me then hoped I wouldn't crash through it.

"Looks like it froze over completely..." I thought before shaking the cage.

The flower started to crack then fell apart. I was still stuck in the cage, then noticed a bar had come off. It looked like a tight squeeze, but it was better than being trapped.

"Hey! I'm not going to let you leave like this!" she said in almost a demonic voice.

I quickly scrambled out of the cage then winced as I had sustained cuts from it. That was the least of my worries. The most important thing was finding my way out without getting caught.

"Come back here!" she yelled.

Plant roots and vines broke through the walls and reached out to grab me. I naturally froze them over, but it only immobilized them for a short period of time. I turned the corner then saw a bit of light ahead of me. I didn't know if it was the exit or not, but usually a light was a good thing. I headed towards it then felt something familiar about it. I picked up my pace in order to figure out this familiar feeling.

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I opened my eyes then found myself sitting in a w position the ground outside. I didn't know where I was. I looked behind me and was relieved to see she wasn't there. Should I move or stay put? It's not like I had a way to communicate with the others. I looked myself over as I remembered reaching out to the light then ending up here. My body glowed slightly then faded.

I made up my mind to walk around and hopefully learn of where I was. I walked up the hill then stopped at the top. I had been sent a distance away from Hualen. Of all places it had to be here.

"Geonhak...?" a voice said uncertainly.

I looked back then tense up. It was her. I stepped back a bit when she approached me. Of all people I had to run into at Hualen.

"Leave me alone. I have nothing to say to you." I hissed.

"You're still mad huh..." she said in a low voice.

"I have every right to be mad. Trampling all over my feelings just for the fun of it. Why don't you just go? I'll never forgive you." I said in a harsh tone.

"Geon, I know what I did was wrong, but we were kids. We hardly knew what we were doing anyway." she pleaded with small voice crack.

"I'm tired of hearing these excuses. You never cared, so why are you caring now? Why care about a useless nowol?" I said while glaring at her from afar.

Ko Geuwa. The one person I had thought was my friend, backstabbed me.

a/n: tozal - a lavender primrose like flower with a brown stem