“You’re the younger brother I never got to have, Kai.” She smiles brightly at him and he was, needless to say, fascinated at how she shone so brightly to him.

He fights the disappointed frown that threatens to mar his handsome face, choosing instead to focus on the fact that she used the nickname she thought for him. “It’s only a four year age difference, noona.”

“I know.” A thoughtful look crosses her face as she closes her eyes and the wind tickles her face. He can’t help but be mesmerized yet again. “You’re getting it.”

“Getting what, noona?”

Her soulful chocolate brown eyes opened and looked ahead at the vast midnight blue sky. He follows his gaze and understands.

A ghost of a small, melancholic smile graces his face as he stared at the same sky.

                At first glance, it seemed like all he was staring at was the unlimited expanse of the absence of colour. But underneath it was that deeper, darker shade of blue, almost blending with the darkness, and when he finally saw it back then, he understood why the colour fascinated her. It was the captivating beauty not everyone could see, not everyone could appreciate. It was the spell-binding truth of life, finding the good – the magical – in the midst of darkness.