"I must do my best not to embarrass Taeyeon in front of his parents. I can do this!" Tiffany cheered for herself before entering the house. "I'm home." Taeyeon said. His mom came running to see him. "You're really alright!" She hugs him really tight. Taeyeon hugs her back. They were both not able to hold their tears. "I'm sorry, mom." He apologized. She shook her head and said, "No, I'm sorry. It's my fault for not being there with you. You won't be like that if I was there for you all the time." She noticed someone standing behind Taeyeon and tried to look behind her son to check who that person could be. She got so surprised to see a very beautiful young lady with her son. "Wh-Who is she?" "Uh, sorry. I almost forgot." Taeyeon rubs his nape. He looks at Tiffany. "Mom, this is Tiffany, my.." He suddenly don't know how to introduce her to them, thinking they might tell him it's still too early for him to date another girl and get mad again. Tiffany felt the reason why he stopped talking, that's why she has decided to do the introduction on her own. "Good afternoon. My name's Tiffany, Taeyeon's friend. It was a very great pleasure to meet you." Tiffany bows. "I thought she was your girlfriend. You surprised me!" She laughs. "Come inside." She invited Tiffany. Tiffany was about to come inside but Taeyeon pulled her arm. "I'm sorry." Taeyeon asked. "What for? Let's not make your mom wait." She smiles and comes inside. Taeyeon bites his lower lip, feeling really guilty for not making Tiffany feel he's proud of her. "You're really pretty. Your skin looks so good too. You must be eating healthy foods and getting a lot of rest, hmm?" Mrs. Kim asked. Tiffany smiles and answers, "I eat fruits and vegetables everyday. I also sleep for a long time since I can't really go out at night." "Your parents must be really strict for not letting you go out at night. But by any chance, are you not an adult that's why they're being overprotective? How old are you?" "I'm.." Taeyeon cuts her out by answering in her place. "She's 24 and she can't go out at night because she's afraid of the dark." He lied. "Uh, y-yes. He's right." Tiffany smiles awkwardly. "But by eating fruits and vegetables everyday, does it mean you're a vegetarian?" "A..?" Tiffany flashes a puzzled face. "Was she asking if I'm a vegetable?" She touches her face. "Do I look like one?" She asked. Her questions made Taeyeon suddenly burst into laughter. "Why?" Mrs. Kim asked. "Just that, there are words she can't really understand since she's from a foreign country." Taeyeon gives another alibi. "Oh... I see. I was asking if you don't eat meat." She explained. "Oh, no. I do. I eat rabbits, man keys, and that.." Taeyeon cuts her out again by suddenly faking a loud laugh and saying, "You're really a good joker. That was so funny of you." "I wasn't j.." "She eats meat too. Pork, chicken, beef, just like us." Taeyeon answered for her. "Is it weird for them for someone to eat rabbits, man keys and other animals?" Tiffany wondered. "It's amazing to see a foreigner speak out language so well. So, where are you from, then?" Mrs. Kim give her another question. "I'm from the dark forest." She answered. "Dark.. Forest?" Mrs. Kim gets confused. "Uh, she meant, that country. The country field with forest." Taeyeon explained. "I never heard of a country like that." Mrs. Kim said. "Seriously? There's one. I've just forgotten what is it called but it's full of forests around it because.. Uh... People from that country loves nature so much. Yes, right. They love nature." Taeyeon smiles awkwardly, hoping his mom would buy it. "Wow, that sounds amazing to me." She nods. "Thank goodness she bought it." Taeyeon told himself. "Have you two eaten? I should be preparing food instead of asking. What am I doing?" Mrs. Kim laughs. She goes to the kitchen. "Why is she even panicking? Do I look scary?" Tiffany asked. "I think she's just excited. I'm not sure why, though." Taeyeon said. "Will we spend the night here?" Tiffany asked. "Well..." Taeyeon thinks of how he might not be able to enter the dark forest anymore. "There's nothing wrong with that, right? Besides, I'm gonna show you my world, I told you." Taeyeon smiles. "But what if someone recognize me? I'm scared..." "This girl." Taeyeon messes her hair. "I'm sure no one will. You came from a place far away from here, didn't you? Don't worry, I'll protect you if something happens." Taeyeon holds her hand. "Sorry this is all we have for now." Mrs. Kim came back. Taeyeon lets go of Tiffany's hand in a rush. Tiffany looked at her hand and