To: Whoever may find this

Here lies a rusty music box and an old locket.
It is my wish that I have my last request fulfilled.
Here is a locket in which is very dear to me. There is a key which fits with this locket.
They key is also the key in which would make this music box play again.
To whoever is reading this note, please find the key for this locket.
May you love the person who owns the key in my place.
This is my last request and I hope that it may be fulfilled.
Only those who are fated to be with the owner of the key will be able to find this note.
Please do not disregard this message.

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*Fated to be with the owner of the key* Tiffany repeated in her mind.

She sighed a heavy sigh as she re read the note

*Love the person who owns the key in my place*

Tiffany turned in her bed again and let out another sigh

*This all seems to surreal* Tiffany thought as she looked at the music box.

Tiffany reached out for the key and the locket. She held them above her as the light reflected off the necklaces and onto the walls.

*What happens if it isn't Taeyeon? What will I do then?* Tiffany started worrying

*Why am I hoping that it IS her so much? It's not like it's going to change anything.... is it?* Tiffany bit her lower lip

 

 

"Bubz~ Where are you?" Taeyeon called out through the house

A dog then started bounding towards Taeyeon with it's tail wagging furiously and it's tongue sticking out to the side

"Haha." Taeyeon cuddled Bubz and patted it's head.

"Want to go for a walk?" Taeyeon held Bubz up in front of her

Bubz just wagged its tail and gave a small bark of approval.

Taeyeon smiled as she put a collar and leash on the excited dog.

 

She then walked the dog to the piano store where she originally found Bubz

"Remember this place?" Taeyeon chuckled as she saw Bubz start darting around.

"Come" Taeyeon led Bubz into the piano store and sat down near the counter

Bubz then started climbing onto Taeyeon's lap but stumbled back a few times. Taeyeon laughed at the cute dog and lifted it onto her lap.

"What am I to do? Someone who I haven't known for long just stole a kiss from me" Taeyeon sighed

Bubz tilted it's head to the side and gave a small bark

"But for some reason... I don't totally hate her. If it was anyone else I probably would've just left them" Taeyeon stared into Bubz's eyes

Bubz then leaned it's head in and kissed Taeyeon.

Taeyeon froze for a moment before laughing

"Don't try me" Taeyeon laughed 

"Taeyeon?"

Taeyeon turned around to see Tiffany standing in the doorway

"Tiffany?" Taeyeon stood up as Bubz jumped off her lap

"Kyahh~ It's the puppy" Tiffany put down a small box and cuddled Bubz

Taeyeon awkwardly shuffled her feet.

Tiffany looked up and saw that Taeyeon was still awkward with her.

"Listen Taeyeon? I don't know what happened last night. But I really am sorry if I did anything wrong" Tiffany closed her eyes

Taeyeon just sighed defeatedly

"Don't worry. Just never drink alcohol around me again" 

Tiffany instantly had a smile on her face.

"Oh. Taeyeon I wanted to talk to you about something..." Tiffany's voice trailed off

Taeyeon stared at Tiffany and then saw the small box she put down earlier. It was the same music box that Taeyeon had knocked over the night before.

"What's that?" Taeyeon pointed to the box

"That's what I wanted to talk to you about..." Tiffany mumbled

She then stood up and took two necklaces out of her pocket as Bubz just disappeared into the piano store.

As Tiffany held the two necklaces in front of her, she saw Taeyeon's expression change rapidly.

"That's..." Taeyeon reached her hand towards the necklaces.

It was indeed the locket and key.

Tiffany took a deep breath as she reached down towards the box. She took the key and turned it in the box.

The box then opened and started playing a tune all too familiar to Taeyeon.

"Before you say anything... Can you please answer this... Does this key belong to you?" Tiffany stuttered

Taeyeon was still in a state of shock as she slowly nodded

"Now hear me out before you start raging at me" Tiffany closed her eyes tightly as she saw Taeyeon about to say something

"I found the locket and box back when I was still in high school. As for the key I found it on the table over there just recently" Tiffany said without a breath in between her words.

Taeyeon didn't know what to say.

*Why is the locket with her? Why is that music box with her? How does she know about the key?* were the thoughts running through Taeyeon's mind

Tiffany just remained silent as Taeyeon slowly started to breathe again

She then saw Taeyeon falling to the counter and sitting down again

Tiffany took a step closer but stopped immediately when she saw something she'd never thought she would ever see.

A lone tear was running down Taeyeon's right cheek as she held her head in disbelief

*Tiffany do something. Say something. Do anything!* Tiffany scolded herself

"Taeyeon.... Is something wrong?" Tiffany mustered up all her courage to approach her.

Taeyeon just remained still.

Tiffany sat in front of Taeyeon and stared into her eyes. She could see that Taeyeon was hurt but she had no idea from what.

Taeyeon stared back at Tiffany and couldn't help but see her past lover in her again.

*It's all too familiar. All too painful. Everything is just.... unfair* Taeyeon shook her head in frustration.

*Maybe I shouldn't have told her about it....* Tiffany bit her lip guiltily

The Taeyeon whom Tiffany thought she knew wasn't there in front of her anymore. The strong, arrogant and emotionless Taeyeon was completely gone. All that was in front of Tiffany was a broken down girl.

"Tiffany... Please.... could you leave me be for a while?" Taeyeon whispered

Tiffany felt a wave of guilt rush through her. Had she caused Taeyeon to become like this?

Either way Tiffany just nodded slowly as she got up and walked away from Taeyeon. As she looked back she saw another tear run down Taeyeon's face and couldn't help but cry along with her.

Tiffany held her breath as she quickly left the store, leaving behind the locket, music box and key

As she walked down the street she bumped into someone

"Mianhe" Tiffany quickly apologised before she made her way around the person

"Tiffany?" the person called out

Tiffany stopped in her tracks and slowly turned around to see Yuri and Yoona standing behind her.

"What's wrong? Why are you crying?" Yoona quickly wiped away Tiffany's tears

Tiffany just shook her head

"It's nothing" she replied but her voice betrayed her

Tears started falling even more when she remembered the one lonesome tear that ran down Taeyeon's face

"It can't be nothing" Yuri frowned

"Come. We can talk about it" Yoona dragged Tiffany along the street and entered an empty cafe

"Now spill" Yuri said bluntly as soon as they sat down.

A waiter came up and started asking for their orders

"Three orange juices" Yoona just said without looking at the waiter

The waiter just wrote down the order and went back to the counter

Tiffany wiped away more tears but she couldn't help but remember Taeyeon's expression when she told her about everything. She couldn't help but feel responsible for causing such pain in Taeyeon's eyes

"T-Taeyeon... I hurt h-her" Tiffany stuttered in between her sobs

"Tiffany what do you mean you hurt her? What happened?" Yoona patted Tiffany's back

"I found a l-locket and music b-box when I was younger. Taeyeon's key fit into the locket and music box... I-I told her about it... and she started to... cry" Tiffany sobbed

"Taeyeon cried?!" Yuri raised her voice a little too loudly

Tiffany just nodded guiltily

"What do you mean by a lock and music box? What about Taeyeon's key?" Yuri calmed herself down and pressed on.

Tiffany took the note that she found with the locket

"..." Yuri and Yoona looked at each other with worried expressions

"Tiffany...." Yoona didn't know what to say.

"It's not your fault. Taeyeon.... she just..." Yuri hesitated

"She's just been through a lot..." Yoona finished off for her

Tiffany just shook her head.

*Pabo Tiffany. Now you've made everything worse. You always do* Tiffany scolded herself.

Yuri and Yoona kenw why Taeyeon was hurt but they couldn't say anything to Tiffany. They couldn't tell her that Taeyeon had a past lover since it was obvious that it would've been over 10 years ago before Tiffany found the locket.

Yuri and Yoona let out a defeated sigh.

"What do we do now?" Yoona whispered

Yuri just shook her head

"I don't know" 

There was an awkward silence as Tiffany's sobs filled the silence

Yuri bit on her lower lip but suddenly had an idea

She pulled Yoona's ear down to her

"We have to make Taeyeon forget about the past" Yuri whispered

"Yeah I figured taht Yul. But how do we do that when Tiffany here looks exactly like MiYoung" Yoona whispered back sarcastically

Yuri smirked

"That just makes it easier" 

Yoona looked at Yuri like she had gone mad.

"Wait" Yuri held her finger up to tell Yoona to wait

"Tiffany.... do you by chance.... have any feelings for Taeyeon?" Yuri turned her attention to Tiffany

Tiffany raised her head up and looked into Yuri's sincere eyes

*Do you?* Tiffany asked herself

Yoona stared attentively at Tiffany

"Anniyah... she's just a tutor and a friend of mine... That's all" Tiffany decided

Yoona saw in Tiffany's eyes a hint of loneliness when she said that. She snapped her fingers and turned whispered to Yuri

"She does" Yoona whispered

Yuri just smiled and nodded twice

"Tiffany don't worry about Taeyeon. She'll return to normal soon." Yuri re-assured

"Really?" Tiffany wiped her tears away

"Just give her some time. Leave her be for a week or so." Yoona smiled

Tiffany just sighed

Yuri and Yoona got from their seats and went over to pat Tiffany's back.

Just then the waiter came back with the drinks

"Your drinks" he said politely before he put the drinks down and returned to the counter

"Everything will be fine" Yuri re-assured again

 

 

 

Taeyeon picked up the key and slowly put it down again.

She reached for the music box and opened it with the key. As the song played old memories were rushing back to her.

The most significant one was the first Christmas they ever spent together

*Why does the past always come haunting you? Heh. Taeyeon.... You're pathetic... You caused your only loved one to disappear and yet you still dare to live on?* voices in Taeyeon's head kept haunting her

"I didn't want it to be like this either. If I knew it wasn't going to work I wouldn't have done it!" Taeyeon smashed her hand into the counter

Bubz in the otherside of the store whined as it slowly backed away from Taeyeon

Taeyeon then took the locket and tried to stop the tears that were threatening to fall.

"Our first Christmas" Taeyeon mumbled as the pain in her heart started to grow