I never imagined

meeting you again

All I want is now

to be with you

until the end

A few days passed since the encounter with Ji Chang and Jong Suk had a lot of time to think about the information he received. For now, Ji Chang was updating him on Sora's state and how she was doing. Recently she has been stressed with work and daily duties that she had little time for herself. Regardless Jong Suk still visited the place where he first saw her. He would just walk around the place and remember that night. Tonight was no different. 

She mattered. His heart was in place now that he knew she was alive and that there is hope. No matter what his father did, he still wasn't able to break the bond they have, and he never will. Jong Suk promised that he will protect her with his life if needed. 

It will take some time for her to trust him, but that was okay. As long as he can stay by her side it didn't matter to him. He smiled at the thought of her and sat down on the bench. The night was peaceful and it was snowing again. He looked up at the sky and hummed the familiar tune that never left him mentally. He then closed his eyes and a smile formed on his face. 

***

They were sitting at the piano and young Jong Suk was playing the piano. Little Sora looked at him with amazement and listened to every note he played. She loved it when he played for her and he would usually play 'Winter Sonata' for her. It was her favorite and eventually, it became something they both loved and hummed all the time. 

"Oppa!" She said and hugged his arm. 

He smiled and looked at her. 

"Want me to teach you?" He asked.

 She nodded her head and sat up straight. 

***

He opened his eyes and noticed that there was a shadow of a person spreading in front of him. He turned his head and it was her. She had a light smile on her face and she was looking straight ahead, holding her hands on her knees. He blinked a few times and thought that it was maybe a dream, but it wasn't, it was her. She was sitting next to him. She was a bit shy and he could see that, but he found it cute. 

"Um.." She tried to say something. 

"Yes?" He said in a gentle and calm tone. 

Sora looked at him and once again she had that familiar feeling, that voice. It was like she heard it somewhere before. She tried to shrug it off and focus. 

"Um.. this may sound stupid... but um... how are you feeling? Last time we met you seemed a bit off." She said. 

"I apologize for that. I must have scared you with my reaction, I was just a bit stressed, it was a busy day." He said.

"Oh, I see. Well, I'll leave now. I don't want to bother you. I wanted to see how you were feeling. Sorry if it was random or strange, but I just saw you and I remembered you from that night." She said and got up. 

He stood up and looked at her. 

"I don't mind if you stay. I wasn't doing anything special." He smiled. 

A part of her told her to leave, but another part of her told her to stay. She wanted to move her feet and just walk away but she couldn't, her feet were not listening to her. It's like something kept her in place, like a force that she had no control over. He looked straight into her eyes. His look seemed too gentle. Even that look was familiar to her, but she wasn't sure why. He is just a stranger but for her to feel this way... there had to be an explanation. 

"Want to take a walk with me?" He asked.

"S-sure." She said. 

Her answer even surprised her. She usually never talks to strangers let alone takes a walk with them. For all, she knows he might be crazy. What was it about this guy? Was he some kind of Wizard? Or some other out-of-this-world creature? She blinked a few times and at this point, she felt a bit stupid. Well, there was no turning back now since she agreed already. She shrugged it off and smiled back at him. They both started walking and at first, they stayed quiet until Jong decided to break the ice. 

"May I know your name?" He asked.

"H-haneul. And yours?" She replied. 

"Jong Suk. You have a beautiful name Haneul." He replied. 

"T-thanks." She replied and blushed a little bit. 

"Would you like to grab a cup of coffee