I know from my previous installment, that Cupid Elders doesn’t have names.. But, while making this, it made me confused of who said what. So I made up the younger generation Elders, they are called the Council; they are the underlings of the elders.

CUPID 5

SeoHyun was about to open the cubicle door when Yonghwa stopped her, he spoke in a hushed tone “Someone’s outside, it won’t look good if someone sees us going out from the same cubicle together, I’ll transfer to the men’s comfort room” and as soon as she nodded he disappeared from her sight

After a few minutes, Seohyun was waiting for Yonghwa to go out from the adjacent comfort room, her eyes lit up as she saw him emerge. They held hands and walked hurriedly while looking anxiously around the airport “Oppa, can’t you just make this trouble disappear?” she asked after much thought but before he could answer a woman magically appeared in front of them.

Seohyun’s eyes grew big at the sight, her grip tightened as her eyes roamed around and saw all the people around them froze. “What’s happening?!” she asked in a panicky voice

“Yonghwa Oppa!” the girl around their age is now studying Seohyun from head to toe and back “So you must be Seohyun, it’s good that you’re holding his hand, you did not freeze like the others.” She smiled and transferred a meaningful gaze to Yonghwa and back “Im Shin Hye, a Cupid as well and a CLOSE friend of Yonghwa Oppa”

“What do you want?” Yonghwa stepped forward, hiding Seohyun and assumed a protective stance

“Ow cut that crap oppa, I’m not here to hurt her. You know d*mn well why I’m here.” She gave Yonghwa a piercing and a hurt look “I was tasked to bring you to our world, the Council wants to TALK to you” she emphasized

Seohyun grew uncomfortable by the minute, her intuitions says this other Cupid and her Yonghwa has unresolved issues in the past but she chose to trust her Yong, instead she asked “Did the Elder Cupid found out about us?” her worried voice made Yonghwa face her, he cupped her face endearingly and told her not to worry too much

“Seohyun-ssi, you dating did not only made a fuss in your world but also in ours, mainly because you’re dating one of our kind” Shin Hye answered her question which garnered a poisonous glance from Yonghwa

“Don’t worry, we’ll see through this. I’m sorry I can’t be with you through your ordeal, I have to face mine too.” he said and held her close

“It’s okay oppa, I’ll be strong. And I have my unnies with me, so don’t worry.” She hugged him back tightly “I’ll wait for you.”

Shin Hye looked at them a pang of jealousy hovering over her. They were through, Yonghwa and her, a long time ago, their personalities were just poles apart that love is not enough for them to be together, but she never stopped loving him. And it hurt her that he finally moved on and found a new love, and what is more spiteful to her is that he found it in a mortal. She smiled, a bitter taste surrounds her tongue, she knew she had to let go, but saying it is one thing but doing it is a different story “It’s time to go” she sighed as she tried hard to hold her tears in

He grasped her shoulders and looked straight to her eyes “You know the drill when you need me, right? I’ll be there as soon as I can” he said honestly. He stepped back and gave Shin Hye the go signal.

Seohyun saw them disappear from her sight and soon enough, the people around her started to move like nothing happened

She was about to enter a cab when she realized that she is expected for another 2 hours. She sighed, look around and saw an internet café nearby. She walks in with her cap hiding the full view of her face. Thankful that everyone is busy looking at their monitor, she slips inside an empty cubicle and closed its curtain in a hurry after alerting the person in charge of her presence. She surfed the web for her news and as she was expected, pictures of her and Yonghwa were scattered on screen. She felt her pulse quickened as she studied it one by one. There is no way she can deny that the picture is not her. With a hand on her forehead, she willed herself not to cry. She sat there looking at their happy faces, little by little her anxiety wear down; as her clouded mind became clear she started to plan for her next move.

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At that same time, Yonghwa was in front of their Cupid Council (CC). Their knowledgeable eyes bore on him. “You should know why you are being called” CC Na Young started with a serene tone

Yonghwa nodded, he in a nervous breath “Yes, if loving is a sin then I’m guilty” he said wittingly, trying to hide his trembling tone

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