Changmin opened up his eyes and unfamiliar place greeted him. He woke up and found out he wasn’t in his usual bed covered with his thick blanket but in the unfamiliar meadow yet it was so breathtaking. He could feel the wind breeze and how it made the tall grass lightly dancing along with it. All the view added with sound of bird chirping and flit around with the sunset as the background .  It was peaceful sight to see, so refreshing. Just one word. Epic.

         “Choi….Choi Sooyoung, is that..you?” Changmin suddenly said when he saw familiar back-facing girl. He almost didn’t believe what he saw. Choi Sooyoung was now in front of him. She looked gorgeous as ever eventhough she’s back facing him. She wasn’t sculpture, she’s human for real.  Her hair sightly moves perfectly from left to right harmonized with the breezing wind. Changmin walked closed to her and suddenly she turned back, now facing him.

         “Changminnie, you’re here!” she said with such a sweet smile and bright face just like what Changmin wanted all along, just like dream comes true. He smiled back, he felt his heart beat fast, so fast that he wondered if she heard his heart beat.

         He’s too busy controlled his heart beat that he didn’t realized Choi Sooyoung began to run away from him.

         “Yah Sooyoung where are you going?” Changmin shouted at her, but she ignoring him and keep running despite what she’s wearing, white long dress. So he had no other choice but ran after her. He silently cursed the beautiful tall grass he admired before, it made harder to find her. In the midst of running, she turned back and smile mysteriously at Changmin.

         “Sooyoung! Sooyoungie!” Changmin said almost like whispered because he almost run of breath. After long way of running she finally stopped. He walked closer to her direction and hugged her from behind. But in blink of eyes she was gone and there’s no trace of her left.  She disappeared so fast, too fast that he couldn’t even hug her for real that he ended up hugging himself.

         Changmin kneeled down in his knees, felt desperate. It felt like it just few minutes ago she was in front of him and called his name with cute voice of her he was longing to hear showed him her sweet-gorgeous-killer smile of her he was always wanted to see and now she’s gone.

         Changmin was already tired both mentally and physically. The moment when she just disappeared before he could at least hug her made he lost all his energy. He just walked with no direction, just follow where his feet brought him. Fortunately he found big white mansion not far from where he stood. Without second thought he ran towards the mansion, maybe the owner of this mansion would be kind enough to let him stay or atleast a bottle of water would be fine. It was a beautiful mansion indeed, he never saw such an amazing mansion like this in Cyprus. Around the mansion there’re so many myrtus plants it surprised him since it’s kinda rare to find this kind of plants. He knocked the big-white door few times, and there’s no answer. Changmin sighed. He was about to left the mansion when the door suddenly opened. Changmin peek inside the mansion and found no one inside, who’s opened the door? With little doubt he went inside the mansion. He couldn’t help but admire every single detail of this mansion.

          He wondered who made this mansion, it must be built by the most famous Greek architect. All those furnitures, paintings, ornaments it was all awesome, all in white. He stopped when he reached the hall. He felt like he was in certain palace in Olympus, but he knew it too well, it was too impossible. Olympus is a place where all the gods gathered. No one ever gone there, ever. So it’s impossible. His feet stop by the hall. There’re so many sculptures here wheter it’s made from rock, silver, or even gold. Changmin gasped when he figured out what sculptures it was.

          Suddenly a figure came out from nowhere and made the boy startled. Changmin bowed politely and continuously when he figured out who she was. She’s Aphrodite, Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation. No wonder he saw so many myrtus around the mansion. That plants were sacred to Aphrodite. Also, all these sculptures explain all.

         “Hello pretty boy what bring you here? Oh wait, I knew it already, just tell me your wish”

         Changmin was freaked out, didn’t believe what he saw right now he didn’t even dared to face the goddess

         Because he didn’t say any single word, Aphrodite spoke again, “No need to be afraid. You’ve wandering this far. You must be tired right? Those who visited my mansion, they can asked me one wish as long as it is related with love I’ll make it happens”

         But the man didn’t do anything but still stood where he was and not moving one bit. Aphrodite smiled when she saw his expression. “You sure have at least one wish right? I can make that happen. Don’t be afraid, I don’t bite” she said with calmness.

         “I want to meet woman whose resemble with my Choi Sooyoung” It took full 60 seconds until he spoke out. He mentally slapped himself for saying such wish. He knew what he wanted all along and this was not what he wanted.

         After heard what he said the goddess chuckled, cold sweet started to came out from his body.

         “I know that’s not what your heart wants”

         And Changmin couldn’t help but silently agreed what she said

         “Just tell me the truth, or you’ll regret everything”

         “I want my Sooyoung become human” he said with serous face, it’s now or never that’s what he thought.

         There’s awkward silence after his word for few minutes. Made him become more nervous than ever. Many thoughts echoing in his mind started with what if, what if she didn’t want to fulfill it? What if she’ll laugh it off and ignore him? What if she doesn’t my wish and kill him right away? What if Choi Sooyoung fall inlove with another man after she becomes human?  The last thought made him shivering very much.

         “Okay, I’ll grant your wish but in one condition, you can never fall in love with her, ever”

         Changmin eyes got bigger, he hesitated at first. He didn’t know which one is the worst, falling inlove with something that wasn’t even real or he could never falling inlove with the one he wish he could falling with.

         It so complicated that he didn’t even realized himself murmured an audible, “Yes” to the goddess of love, Aphrodite.

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         Changmin opened his eyes and sat up right away. His eyes blinked few times and he realized familiar view greeted him, he was in his room, on his bed to be exact. The last thing he remembered was his meeting with Aphrodite in that  and he had no idea why he was in his room instead of the goddess’s mansion. He cursed his slow-working-brain. Changmin you idiot! Of course you’re in your room and those Aphrodite things were only dreams! Just wake up and face the reality, he said to himself. He was late to notice the noisy sound outside his room. When he came out from his bedroom he smelled the food being cooked and his stomach growled immediately. Being curious and hungry-man-who-loves-to-eat he was, he went to the kitchen. The tall man couldn’t help but wondering who would care to cook for him? Remember, almost the whole town thought he was crazy and upnormal. Was that Victoria? No, it’d be scary if she were there. Jessica? No, he was 100% sure she hates him to the core because he dumped her in public and she’s in cooking tbh. Joohyun? She’s too pure to come back here again. So who’s that? Krystal? Tiffany? Ugh couldn’t think anymore, too many girls Changmin had already dumped.

         As soon as he entered the kitchen his jaws dropped. He slapped his cheeks few times without him realizing, he’s too surprised, ‘I must be dreaming’ he thought. It’s her, Choi Sooyoung

          Feeling another presence beside her in the kitchen, she turned backward and saw him for the first time. He’s still dumbfounded there. ‘Is it another dream like always? I used to like this kind of dream but it’s hurting me inside again and again. Is it’s just dream, can I wake up instead? Why does the fate seem like play trick on him? But… why this pounding heart feels so real?’

         “Changmin?”

          “Oh! Hi, good morning?” the girl said awkwardly with a tiny little smile, seeing her sincere smile he couldn’t help but smile back in return, the smile he has never shown to anyone, ever, anyone but her.

         “W-who… who are you?” It was the stupidest question Changmin ever uttered, he felt like wanted to slap his own face. He could notice how the tiny little sincere smile turned into a tiny little frown.

         “Well someone used to call me Choi Sooyoung, I wonder if that person is still remembers” it took a few seconds before she answered him, she said it with such a sweet voice, Changmin couldn’t help but smile seeing those sparkling eyes of hers.

         “He never forgets, he’s just surprised, trust me. I’m Shim Changmin by the way” he offered his hand for handshake but instead he felt a very tight hug from the beautiful girl and he felt like his entire body heated up in the speed of light. But he didn’t mind it though, he likes it. It feels just so right for him. Just when he was about to hug her back, the image of the goddess of love and the certain promised flashed in his mind. Now if she’s human, so the dream was real? So the promise was true? That he couldn’t fall inlove with her? Just the thought of it made changmin got goose bumps. Cold sweats started coming out from his body.