The Truth

Right Next To You

~JaeJoong~

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"I Can't reach her on the cellphone" I groaned in frustration back in the car as we were on our way, somewhere but probably we will fail this one too

"Try again" Changmin said

"I've been! She's not answering and Yunho's not answering!!" I said

Ever since I had called the hospital a couple of days ago, they told med that she was discharged and wasn't there anymore. I had been trying to call Yunho and Selina but none of them would answer, which caused me to be even more frustrated.

Even though I had to fight with my frustration, we were still looking for that woman Kim JoonAh since the other names that Yoochun had looked up, they moved to another side of the continent or some of them had already passed away

For the past few days, we had been researching, asking people and relatives questions but everytime it was the same answer. They didn't live here anymore and they had passed away

As we had been failing all of our investigations, we were so close on giving up but then for some reason Yoochun wanted to go back to the orphanage that Kim JoonAh had started and we couldn't really persuade him to go back to Korea so we just had to tag along.

Every minute, when I was free, I was constantly trying to get in touch with Yunho or Selina but none of them would answer their cellphones. At first, I wasn't so worried but as the time kept passing, even the members started to worry cause they wouldn't miss the calls that much and it's already been 4 days.

I don't know how many days were left since I had lost the counting and the other guys didn't knew either but for every hour that were passing, I just had a feeling that the time were against us.. And it was running through my hands like sand

"Hyung is not answering his cellphone either.. and not the dorm phone either" Junsu said

"Where are they?!"I shouted

Suddenly Yoochun pulled over and the whole car stopped in front of the blue house once again. It was still the same and we could hear the kids inside of the house, running around and play. It was already late at evening, and we were wondering if it wasn't too disrespectful to even visit the orphanage but still... this is a matter of life..

All of us got out from the car. Yoochun were desperately looking at the orphanage as I was still trying to call Selina

"Let's just give up. We won't find that woman here!" Changmin said

"WE CAN'T GIVE UP! NOT YET!" Yoochun protested

"WE HAVE TO!!! WE'VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR DAYS!! WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THAT WE WOULD GET ANY ANSWERS FROM THIS HOUSE?!" I shouted at Yoochun

I couldn't really help but to scream at him cause so far, all of his ideas were ridiculous and we have been wasting time in another country for nothing when I knew that Selina needed us by her side

"JUST THIS ONE!! TRUST ME!!" Yoochun said

"NO!!!!!"

Yoochun didn't listen to us and started to run to the door. But before we even had time to stop him, he had already rung the doorbell and was waiting outside

Soon I heard footsteps and the same old woman came and opened the door

"Annyeong haseo.. It's you again I see.." She said

"Uhm.. Nae~~ I'm sorry for disturbing you but this is really important.." Yoochun said

The woman looked at us

"We're looking for this woman, Kim JoonAh. It's very important that we meet her" Yoochun said

I saw the facial expression in the womans face and she sighed.

"Yoochun, She doesn't know.. Can we please.. stop it..? We're disturbing her and it's wasting her time" I said

"We're so sorry for disturbing you. Please accept our sincere apologizes" Junsu bowed

I was kind of blocking Yoochun so that we would start to walk away but he was struggling hardly

"NO! THIS IS IMPORTANT TO US!" Yoochun said

He released himself out of my grip and ran towards the woman again

"Please.. We've been traveling all the way from Korea to see her. It's so important that we're gonna see her.." Yoochun said

He was trembling, his voice were, No doubt. He was even shedding tears..

Suddenly Changmin stepped up and I saw him standing next to Yoochun

"Please.. We need to speak to her. You have to help us.." Changmin sobbed

"Why are you doing this?" She asked slowly

I guess this was my time to speak since Junsu were trying to comfort Yoochun and Changmin

"There's a life.. that's depending on it. It might sound silly to your ears.. but.. we can't.. loose her.." I said

I did notice that I was kind of pleading but I didn't care anymore. If Yoochun had a feeling that this Ahjumma knew where JoonAh~~ssi is.. I'd do anything.. Even kneel on my knees if I had to

"Let me speak to them Mother.."

I think all of us 4 froze as we heard the sweet voice inside the door. Soon, Her mother backed away from the door and a girl.. around the age 18 entered.
Her hair was short, she was dressed in jeans shorts, sneakers and a yellow tee. Looking all young and fresh

No one said anything. We didn't dare to say anything. Is this.. the girl we've been looking for?

"Come in.."

We obeyed her and entered the orphanage. We followed her through the long corridor, upstairs and soon we entered her room. Yoochun and Changmin had stopped crying and I could feel the tense atmosphere .

JoonAh didn't say anything but just led us into her room and she the lights which brightened up the whole room. We walked over to the corner where she had a small couch, 2 chairs and a small table.

"You can sit over there.." She mumbled

We immediately walked over to the couch and chairs as she soon came and sat down herself, while putting some water on the table for us

We waited for her to start, to say something but when we saw what she was doing, it kind of .. scared us. She was watching us, viewing us from head to toe

"Are you.. Kim JoonAh?" Junsu said breaking the silence

She looked at him and nodded slowly

"Surprise huh?" She smiled

"But.. the information we found.. we.." Yoochun stuttered and took out the papers

JoonAh laughed

"That is my story, but that's a fake picture of me. And also, that page you found me in.. it was just a fanatic side.. I actually..never thought that you were going to look for me.. I've heard about you four, looking for me" She smiled

"You have?" I asked slowly

She nodded

"I was here.. when you first arrived. But due to some.. circumstances, I go under the name, Ashley Park. Kim JoonAh is my real name but I don't use it that often. There was a time when I tried to convince people that there are supernatural powers.. but.. people that are very realistic and doesn't believe in such things, hated me and I call them.. Anti. people.. Anti-fans, to make it more clear. They started to make it hard for me and my family so I moved to another place in California, and.. started a new life under a new name.."

No one said anything

"I believe.. that you want my help?" She asked

All of us nodded

"It's important.." Changmin mumbled

She looked at him

"She's.. important to us.. and there's not much time left.." Changmin said

JoonAh looked at us. I was staring down on my hands, which I was holding my cellphone hardly. Waiting for a sign that she might call us back..

"You're waiting for something?"

I felt someone pushing me and I looked up. JoonAh were looking at me

I nodded slowly

"To judge by the facial expressions of yours, your body language.. it seems like the time is running out on you" She said slowly

"Tell us.. about your experience" Junsu asked

JoonAh looked at us. I looked up as well..

"I died.. I was shot on the 18th November, 2008. My boyfriend.. were involved in a .. gang, Not a good one .. but.. he was. They were.. selling drugs. As you know guys like that.. are always fooling around with girls, drinking and just.. partying. Having fun.. Well that was him.. until he met me.."

"You changed him?" Changmin asked

She nodded

"In a way I did. In a way.. I didn't"

"Didn't?" I asked

She nodded

"Even though we were young, He was my first boyfriend and also first love. As far as I know, I was his first love as well.. As he started to spend time with me, he saw other people. Another side.. of life.. another way to look at things. Which was different from the life he had been living before.."

We waited for her to continue. She suddenly looked all of us in the eyes and she was tearing

"We.. uhm.. dated.. and the more he was spending time with me, the more he was getting further and further away from his fellow members. His friends. He told me that he didn't want to go back.. and one day we were talking about.. getting married.. and to start a new life together.. somewhere else.. cause he wanted this life with me. He didn't want to go back.."

"But.. ?" Yoochun said slowly

"s considered him as a traitor.. and he was also .. the gang's leader, right hand. So.. the gang came to the conclusion that I was the problem.."

"But you saved him.." I said

She nodded

"I saved him but still, they were his friends. Friends that he had spent time with for 10 years.. and all of that were going to be destroyed by one.. girl"

"You" Changmin breathed

She nodded

"Although, I never told him, forbid him or anything to do what he was doing. I just told him that he had to.. be careful and that I was going to wait for him every night. For him to call or anything just to make sure that he was safe.. I'm not saying that I liked what he did but.. I had to.. since I didn't want to destroy the pure and beautiful friendship with his brothers. CAuse I knew that the friendship with them were important.."

"What happened ?" I asked slowly

She let out a sigh, which.. kind of consisted of.. misery..She.. suddenly looked so tired.. and just.. hurt

"The leader of the gang, didn't look at the whole situation like me, him and the other friends.. so he.. decided to kill me"

I folded my fists hardly as I looked at her
She suddenly let out a chuckle as she wiped away a tear that was falling

"He shot me.. and I died instantly.."

"But who.. what did.. he do?" Junsu stuttered

She shook her head

"He.. didn't know.. The leader arranged everything by himself. He killed me.. and.. faked a letter where he told that I had left the love of my life. That I had found another guy.."

She wiped away another tear

"What happened then?"

"I was reborn into another body, since I was fated to be with him no matter what.."

"Like our.. friends" I whispered

She nodded

"But what happened to him?"

She chuckled silently

"He.. destroyed his life and started to take drugs because he was devastated that I had 'Left' him.. "

"But.. did you manage to save him?" Junsu asked

She looked up

"She did"

The door was open and we saw a guy, about 186 cm tall, black hair and he was dressed in a pair of gray jeans and a black t shirt, with a silver bracelet around his wrist.

He was wearing sneakers and as he walked over to JoonAh, he couldn't take his eyes off her

"I'm right here.." he said and sat down next to her while looking at us

He took a hold of her hand as I saw JoonAh looking at him lovingly with her eyes

"How.. did she.."

"I'm sure you guys already know .. the rules.. that I couldn't tell.. that it was me, that I only had 100 days.. to make him realize it's me.."

"Yes.." All of us chorused

"I managed to do that since I was around him. I didn't have to convince anyone other than him.." JoonAh said

"Did you believe it straight away?" I asked and looked at him

He shook his head

"It took me time cause I thought I was crazy. I was at the verge of committing suicide.. I thought I was hallucinating.. and everything.. but unconsciously, one of my best friends had.. realized that it was her before me.."

"How did he do that?" Changmin asked

"Simple. He's really into supernatural stuff.. and he told me that he someday wanted to become a magician or something. Since he started to get suspicious and see how JoonAh were acting towards me, he thought that she resembled the real 'JoonAh' in a way. And for some reason he started to investigate

"But how did you found out?" I asked

"Simple.. " He said

"His friend told him"

All of us froze in our seats

"What?" I stuttered

the guy nodded

"The rules says, that SHE cannot tell me that it's her but Faith never said anything about that THE OTHERS who knew weren't aloud to tell .. Right?" The guy said

I spun and looked at the other members

"You thought.. that there was a rule that you couldn't actually say anything? At all?" JoonAh asked

I nodded

"Because the girl told us that he had to find out by himself!" I protested and stood up

JoonAh stood up

"No.. You can tell but she can't. And then it's up to him to believe it or not" JoonAh said

"How did you know that it was her?" Yoochun asked and looked at the guy

"I asked her one simple question. And she was the only one who knew the answer" The guy said

"Mind telling us what?" I asked

The guy chuckled

"If I ever.. leave you.." The guy started

JoonAh looked at the guy and smiled at him and finished his sentence

"You have to make sure to hold tight onto me, cause that would only be my body and not my soul" JoonAh smiled

All of us quieten..
No one said anything and I looked at the guys

"That means.. that we can tell everything to Selina right?" I asked

Changmin, Junsu and Yoochun nodded

JoonAh looked at us along with her love

"Can I ask you something else?" Yoochun asked

JoonAh nodded

"What were your mission? Our friend didn't tell us. She said that she can't" Yoochun said

JoonAh's expression changed immediately

"My mission was to save Matthew from committing suicide"

All parts in my body froze as she looked at us

"Committing suicide?" I asked

She nodded

"He was going to .. at the day of 100, take an overdose of drugs.. If I hadn't saved him, he would be dead by now" JoonAh said

I looked at the guys and all of their eyes were gasping, staring shockingly back at me

"DOes that mean that?" Changmin said slowly

I looked at JoonAh

She nodded

"The girl's name was Selina right? If Selina don't manage to save the guy she loves, he will die by the day of 100. And probably it's from suicide" JoonAh said

"But why suicide?" Junsu stuttered

"Because, when 2 souls are meant to be, nothing can force them to separate. Since the friend of yours died first but was reborn into a new body, her soul is inside that body, trying to save the other soul . If she manages the will start over again, a new life on earth. If she fail the souls will going to fight for centuries before they can be together again. Which is only painful. You see, one the other soul is gone, while in this case, your friend's love's soul are still on earth, that soul are slowly dying and in the end, it will probably commit suicide or do something worse"

"But.. how.. " Changmin stuttered

"If she can't make it, her soul will disappear and wait for another lifetime until she gets the chance again to save him. As for his soul, it'll just wait somewhere else.."

"How did you.. start .. over again?" I asked slowly

"Simply.. The day that he realized that it was me, I was being forced back to the day when I was suppose to get shot. But since Matthew knew that I was going to get killed, he was given a second chance to help me and to.. save me.. and he did.. "

"So does that mean.. Our friend.. were in a car accident.. the girl died.. and.." Yoochun said

JoonAh nodded

"If she can accomplish her mission, both of them will be brought back to the day when the accident happened. Only you four plus the 2 of your friend will know what will happen. You won't be able to prevent the accident from happening but she will survive.."

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Nyaikou
#1
Loved this story when I first read it 8 years ago on Winglin and I'm glad you kept it on here for more people ❤️?
Angelz0715 #2
Chapter 68: OMG this story is so amazing!!! I keep crying while reading this story!! This seriously need to be feature!!!
HyunJane #3
Chapter 68: it's really good~ i just hope this story will be featured! can you give me soft copies? i really like it! it made me cry , laugh etc.... it's not just fanfiction~ it can give you the TRUE meaning of life~ even some parts are fiction~ but it's still good~ i'm really crying promise! i'm not lying~
wilnikki
#4
This story is really amazing. I read it one day straight. The tree covered in dew was on replay while I was reading the last part and it made me teary eyed on their final moment on the bridge to Jaejoong dying.. a really really good story, thank you very much!!!
yunjae78 #5
Chapter 68: PERFECT! I LOVE THIS STORY!! ♥♥♥
whateveritis #6
always here!! next to you
koreankendi #7
In AWE!!!
Breathtaking! Beautiful!!!
clinaoh
#8
Amazing story <3