“Remember your promise,” Jessica whispered.

I promise Jessica.. I’ll come back..

--

Hyoyeon pushed Taeyeon in the ribs from the laughter they shared, "yah Taeyeon! We need to conserve our energy."

"Oh come on Hyo, lighten up a bit," she chuckled removing her bandage, "you're really great at this, look at that, good as new."

She swallowed a painkiller as they seemed to walk through a plain if dead grass, closer to a land filled with potholes.

"Well, looks like we're getting close, looks like here was one of the pla-" Taeyeon started until she was stopped by Hyoyeon's arm who then pointed over to a turned truck.

"What? People? Go to it?" Taeyeon teased noticing her best friend grow quieter by the second.

"No, Tae... Mine field," Hyoyeon whispered as she tried her best to take steps back.

--

The Jungs climbed onto a truck along with a unit of soldiers scoping out for his upcoming daughter in law. He never wanted to disappoint her daughter, so he needed to find this girl as soon as he could. He approached the grounds of the battle the week before searching for clues for any sign of the two girls.

He searched body to body finding nothing useful but more fallen men who he himself wished to be alive that day. It also kept him with a smile knowing that Hyoyeon could still be around alive, until he came up to the tree that Hyoyeon and Taeyeon sat treating her wounds. He scooped up ripped gray jacket tattered with blood as the sun lit the dog tags hanging off the strap. It twinkled in the light as he grabbed onto the chain.

Kim Taeyeon

March 9 1989

He sighed in almost defeat as he handed his findings to his wife.

“Call base..” he said in a voice so monotone his wife knew she had to give him space. She slowly made her way back to the truck announcing the deceased into a radio to a man who then sent it back to the government property to be announced to the public. A firm hold on her shoulder scared her enough to turn in anticipation of an enemy soldier.

“honey.. give it to me,” he grabbed the radio from her hand, “Private.. tell them i’m sending you all home early except for the specials.”

A ‘yes sir’ rang out through the wasteland until he heard loud cheers from the camp, he made a bitter smile as he shoved the dog tags into his pocket.

“Honey.. what do you plan on doing?” his wife quickly jogged after him with a concerned face.

“We have to find her, not only for our daughter but she has become a daughter of mine,” he cursed sprinting in the direction the came from.

--

“Why don't we try and retrace our steps from the places we killed people and we might find the tree where my stuff is,” Taeyeon added toward Hyoyeon as she skipped alongside the blonde leaving abnormal tracks in the dirt.

“That’s not a bad idea, and if someone might be trying to find us it would be easier,” Hyoyeon smiled looking at her best friend, “I guess i'm not always the smart one.”

“Oh come on, we both love our girlfriend’s enough to try and get to them, the only bad thing is, we have been this way already meaning that there might be more patrols or less men to even get food from,” Taeyeon frowned making swirls in the dirt with her assault rifle.

“You are having too much fun Taeyeon,” Hyoyeon giggled staring at her best friend twisting around leaving grooves deep enough to disrupt a truck’s path.

“I just feel less pressured, your dad in law isn't yelling at me. It’s very peaceful,” Taeyeon teased now running ahead.

“YAH! TAE SAVE YOUR ENERGY! AND WE’RE NOT EVEN MARRIED YET!” Hyoyeon then ran after her choking on the dust flying around.

“Geesh best,” Tae smiled running back helping her cough up the coating of dust in her lungs, “be careful next time.”

Hyoyeon stared her down before giving her a hard slap on the arm.

--

Jessica felt her nerves deepened as her parents didn't come through the doors along with the troops coming back from their tour. All the families seemed to make sighs of relief as everyone saw their loved ones, others cried along with the troops as they heard the noble deaths of their husbands, wives and children. Jessica had only her sister and refused to hear anything about the situation her family was in unless it came straight from her father. Krystal constantly stayed behind her worried if her sister could break down at any moment. She kept a firm hold at her arm until the arrived in their home.

“Jess..” I’m sure umma and appa are just trying to find her.

“I know they are,” Jessica clenched her hand, ripping her arm away from her sister’s hold running back to the spot she always came to when she worried about Hyoyeon. She stared closely into the distance seeing the waves slowly ripple away into the shore. The waves were her very feelings and every time she seemed to stare at them they would calm her down.

“Hyoyeon.. be safe.. please,” she whispered to herself clenching her heart leaving a stray tear roll down her cheek, “come back to me..”

One of the younger men that came back from the tour had somehow caught her walking off during the returning ceremony and had gotten a firm latch on her as she stared off.

“Hey beautiful,” he whispered directly into her ear.

She turned slowly giving the man a bitter smile, “i’m sorry sir, please leave me alone.”

She stared back off into the rolling hills of water as he continued to pursue her, “your father isn't here, why are you still not giving in?”

He caressed her hips, nipping at her neck as she gave a disgusted smirk.

“You really want to have some fun?” She stared him in the eyes as he gave a smile as if he had won the lottery. He gets to defile the General’s daughter. That’s the best price of war.

She had grabbed onto his groin twisting it into a complete three-sixty before letting go and kneeing him in the same spot. The man keeled over calling for his mother as she rolled her eyes walking back to the house wiping her hands with a clean wipe feeling as if she had disturbed the cleanliness off her hands.

Opening her front door she kicked off the sandals she wore, walking back through the front of the house towards the stairs before hearing her sister watch the news.

“General Jung and special forces staying at the Fort until lost have been found”

Jessica smiled to herself walking into her room remembering the time Hyoyeon had confessed about leaving to go into the military.

Flashback

“Sica!” Hyoyeon called wrapping her arms around her girlfriend, “is my princess ready to go shopping?”

“Hyobaby, I’m always ready for that! I’m just scared that daddy has to go away soon, this war is scaring me Hyo,” Jessica frowned as she began fixing her makeup.

“What if I told you.. that I will be going with your father,” Hyoyeon responded quietly leaving the room in a complete silence.

“You’ve got to be joking,” Jessica said forcing a laugh, “Tiffany just told me Taeyeon told her that she was going into the military today, I can't bear losing you.”

“That’s the thing, Taeyeon decided together,” Hyoyeon whispered rubbing the back of her neck, “I want to prove to your fat-”

“Screw my dad! He might be the general but if my family is out there and you. HOW CAN I LIVE HYOYEON?! I knew my dad would do this. Force you into this decision,” She dropped her make up onto the vanity she had been using. Hyoyeon grabbed onto her wrists staring deeply into the eyes that seemed to keep pouring without a correct reason.

“Baby.. please.. I made this decision on my own, I haven't even told your father yet, I wanted to tell you first. I want you to be here cheering me on so I can come back and pick you up off of your feet, I won't even be sent out until a year from now since I need training, come on baby. Please, I’m doing this for the both of us. You know your father already doesn't quite like me,” Hyoyeon assured rubbing her back, holding her close before leaving her lips onto her forehead.

“Then promise me...” Jessica hiccuped.

“Baby, you don't even need to ask.. I promise I’ll come back”

“But-”

“no baby.. we will have our date tonight and you know what? I’ll be there at the end of this date and at the end of this tour”

End of Flashback

“But you’re not back...” Jessica sighed crawling back into her bedsheets.

--

The Jungs along with the special forces began their search as the rest of the men had been brought back home the two days before, they first started at the tree heading off into the direction of the enemy patrols. The two trucks stopped noticing birds devouring carcasses but as the men realized it was enemy soldiers they hopped off the truck to examine them more. The general searched the bodies, noticing them missing their supplies but had their identification still equipped to their belongings meaning someone raided them but it wasn't their own troops. He smiled wide giving a thumbs up to his wife.

“honey, you go right, I’ll go left,” he excitedly jumped back into his truck as he watched his wife speed off into the distance. One of the main yelled pointing to another set of bodies that the general also noticed as to be another set of enemy soldiers, he told the men to continue forward until he saw two figures in the distance walking towards them, arms at the ready.

“Watch it boys, leave your arms down, I’ll be the one to do the firing,” General Jung ordered as he hopped out of the truck noticing golden locks flowing into the wind with another girl spinning in circles in the dirt, giggling as dust flew around their bodies. They had masks covering their faces and each of them seemed to have mixed clothing on, as if they had been wearing both sides of the forces clothes. He kept his arm at the ready until the giggling stopped.

“Appa..” he heard through the cloud of brown.

“Appa it’s me Hyoyeon,” a wicked laugh stirred through the dirt until a dark haired girl popped out.

“What the..” he almost shot until Hyoyeon held his arm forcing it back shooting the bullet into the distance.

“Sorry appa, Taeyeon has a problem with her laugh and scaring people. I think she needs some help though, I had to do a makeshift bullet removal and she has been taking a lot of painkillers with little water so she should be hallucinating,” Hyoyeon warned pointing to the girl spinning in circles again.

“Tell me why that doesn't shock me,” General Jung chuckled showing them the way to the truck, he was elated to see his future daughter in law but he didn't know how to show it. Taeyeon on the other hand was too high off her knockers to notice she had been rescued. The men immediately discarded all her weapons, and gave them both a fresh set of gear along with some food.

The father and daughter shared smiles once in a while before the older man finally said a few words.

“I’m glad we found you Hyoyeon..” he said feeling tears roll down his cheeks.

“Appa.. are you crying?” Hyoyeon asked sitting next to him and holding his hand.

“Don't tell your girlfriend,” he laughed once more grabbing onto the radio.

“Honey, go back to camp, we have a surprise,” The general smiled into the receiver. A squeal rang out causing the whole truck to smile.

“You found her?” Mrs. Jung smiled before speeding off back to camp.

“Umma is here too? Wait, where is everyone else?” Hyoyeon looked around noticing different men manning separate spots of the vehicle.

“I sent everyone home and hired them just so we could find you,” General Jung confessed staring off at the men.

“UHH.. HURRY UP!” He began to shout an order before coughing trying to settle the awkward tension between themselves.

Hyoyeon giggled holding onto his hand, “thank you.. thank you so much appa.”

Before they knew it they all made it back to camp, with Commander Jung already waiting for their arrival.

“Here’s my favorite medic!” Commander Jung shouted holding onto Hyoyeon.

“Umma.. too hard,” Hyoyeon whispered as she hugged her back.

“You scared me, but I heard you have been taking good care of this one,” Mrs. Jung said slapping Taeyeon hard making her lurch forward onto the gurney, the men helped her lay down onto it sending her into the medical tent.

“I tried my best umma,” Hyoyeon smiled weakly sitting down on a nearby chair.

“Get some fluids honey, I’m proud of you. I think we will be good enough to fly tomorrow morning,” she smiled before running into the tent to attend to Taeyeon.

“Are you ready to see her? I think I won't tell the reporters so you can surprise the princess,”General Jung smiled earning another smile from the girl in front of him.

“Sounds great appa.”

--

The next morning the crew boarded the planes making sure the fort hand been emptied except for a supply of food for the guards who got to stay to wait for the next tour of troops to fly in. Taeyeon had been knocked out to get the maximum amount of sleep so her body could develop more cells that she had previously lost from pushing her body passed it's limit. So, through it all she ended up cuddling into Hyoyeon the whole ride home, even if she was meant to stay professional in her BDU’s it didn't stop her from cuddling into her best friend and General Jung didn't want to disturb it, he knew they have been through a lot worse.

As they arrived to the airport Taeyeon finally woke up from the medication, the flight was long enough for all the passengers to sleep so as they arrived it was a mixture of yawns and stretches until the General excused everyone off the plane with their gear.

“Sergeant Kim,” The general called out. Hyoyeon stood at the ready as Taeyeon sluggishly held onto her trying her best to stand.

“Yes sir,” Taeyeon answered groggily rubbing her eyes.

The general chuckled calling his wife over to attend to the girl, he admired how much she strived to do her best.

“We will be home in an hour,” he winked at Hyoyeon as he followed behind his wife holding up Taeyeon as they drove their way to the hospital.

Hyoyeon had too many feelings rushing through her brain, she was relieved that wasn't stuck in a wasteland and she was back home, but how could she confront her girlfriend after worrying her for so long. After all these years will their love still be the same? Her pace quickened as she ran through the streets getting smiles from the people who obviously knew who she was, and she just gave them slight nods for them to understand that she was in a hurry.

She was definitely scared that she would walk in on her girlfriend loving another, what i she found out that she was lost during combat?

She continued to feel such feelings until she made it to the house she had been to countless times. Where she would climb the fence just to say goodnight to the girl she wish she could have, other times sneakin in. The two knew the parents knew she had snuck in but after awhile the parents allowed it without them ever knowing. Hyoyeon took a deep breath as she picked up the spare key in the potted plant and snuck into the house. She then saw a tall figure sitting on the couch, the figure had locks of red hair. She wrapped her arms around the girl covering .

The girl turned around and she saw that it was Krystal, Hyoyeon smiled wide before placing her finger to her lips to show that she needed her to be quiet. The girl nodded with a large smile.

“You’ve grown so big,” Hyoyeon whispered smiling at the girl before rubbing her hair, “I missed you little one. Where is she?”

Krystal pointed to the stairs and Hyoyeon gave a nod before climbing the stairs slowly, she put her ear to Jessica’s room hearing slight sobs. She frowned opening the door.

“GET OUT KRYSTAL! I DON'T NEED THIS RIGHT NOW!” Jessica’s face was covered with her comforter as she continued to yell obscenities at the girl who had actually been taking off her military combat boots. Hyoyeon slowly entered into the covers wrapping her arms around the girl.

“You shouldn't talk to your sister like that,” Hyoyeon warned.

“H-Hyoyeon..?” Jessica opened the covers to see a slightly tanned version of her blonde girlfriend staring into her eyes.

“Am I dreaming..?” she whispered closing her eyes tight before opening them again, “th-they found you? You’re so skinny.. My goodness.. baby.. why did you?”

Hyoyeon smiled and kissed her girlfriend deeply, “shhh... baby.. it’s okay.”

“Where..how.. when?” she exasperatedly continued still shocked to see her girlfriend in front of her.

“this morning, we left.. we decided not to send a warning that we were coming just so I could surprise you,”Hyoyeon spoke calmly rubbing her back.

“I'm just so happy you waited for me,” Hyoyeon continued to hug her tightly settling her head in the crook of Jessica’s neck.

“How about mom and dad?” Jessica asked feeling the girl’s grip tighten.

“They are at the hospital with Taeyeon, they said they would be here in an hour,” Hyoyeon whispered leaving a kiss on her cheek.

“Tae is alive?” Jessica turned suddenly so their lips were only centimeters apart.

“Very much alive, I did all I could baby,” Hyoyeon kissed her lips again.

“Tiffany will finally stop crying..” Jessica smiled, “Maybe I should call her.”

“Wait until umma and appa come back,” Hyoyeon smirked noticing her girlfriend was wearing what she usually wore to bed just one of her oversized shirts with only her undergarments.

“Ahhh.. dirty Hyobaby,” Jessica smirked wrapping her arms around Hyoyeon pulling her in for a deep kiss. Slowly Hyoyeon’s clothes came off until she was only in her undershirt along with her undergarments also.

“I love you Hyo,” Jessica breathlessly let out as Hyoyeon took in her girlfriend’s body.

“I love you too Jessica,” Hyoyeon began skillfully going over her body.

“I told you...” Hyoyeon’s hands began to search throughout her body earning moans from the girl below her.

“I promised..” Her fingers found the correct spot that Jessica so achingly needing attending, they began to make love as long as they had time as if they were the only ones in the world. They needed each other more than anything. Right up until the finished hearing the screams of their mother down the stairs leaving Hyoyeon to breathlessly repeat her promise.

“I promised that I would be back..”