Before anything else, I would like to greet RS and everyone a very happy 4th year anniversary! Yay! After four years, we're still together *sniff-sniff* I feel so happy and touched that after so many years, still, you're here with me on this crazy rollercoaster and very looooooooooong story. Well... the end is near. I can actually gaze it from my view now, so, don't quit on the story! Promise that, okay? Anyways, I'll be doing a double update but with interval for today. I'll be back after few hours for the second one. So, hope you enjoy this one. ^^ Once again, happy 4th year anniversary everyone!

 

 

Tiffany POV

It's a snowy morning of Saturday, 24th of December. Here I am in the backyard of the Hwang manor, along with my son and fiancé, making giant castle and snow family.

"Hmmm. Maybe, we should put a sniper rifle on umma's snow figure." Sunkyu snapped on Yoong.

"Yeah, that actually fits her more, I think." he answered.

I complained, "Yah. Stop playing with my snowman- or woman whatever."

Sunkyu then answered, "But, for as much as possible, we want your snow-woman to resemble you, umma."

"Oh yeah? Then, maybe I should put black sand on your snowman's face to resemble your complexion then, huh?"

"Yah! I'm not that dark, umma. I'm just a tone darker than you, you know."

"Still you're darker." I stuck my tongue teasingly.

Yoong's phone suddenly rang which somewhat was a message notification. He chuckled as he read it. "Taeyeon-hyung said Yuri-hyung just got the results of his second executive health checkup. Hahaha-- he's so freaking paranoid."

"So, is he gonna die?" I asked innocently.

"Well, he says it was all normal again."

"Aw. That's too bad."

Sunkyu chuckled, "You are really so awesome, umma. Did you really make him eat his own grave?"

"Yup." I smirked as I placed a carrot on Sunkyu's snowman.

"I should really learn from you."

"You're a Hwang, Kyu. You can create your own methods of murder."

"Hmm. Right..." He then animatedly rubbed his chin and immersed into his own thoughts.

I happened to glance over Yoong and he was just exchanging his glance over me and Sunkyu. It was like he's ridiculed over how casual my 'murder' conversation with my son is. He finally uttered as he glared at me. "Yah, Fany-yah! You're not supposed to push him to do something like that!"

"What's wrong? We're just regularizing the void that happened, you know. That Zombie's supposed to be dead. As long as he lives in this World, the chaos will continue. Have you played Final Fantasy XIII, huh? That's pretty much what happened there too."

"I don't think that's the concept of FFXIII, Tiffany!"

"Serah's like the bringer of chaos there. It's all because of her fault of being alive that their World turned into ruins. Remember after the first game, they got Serah revived but what happened on the sequel afterwards? When she was alive again, the time zone of their universe got destroyed. She freaking literally destroyed the whole universe. See? She even died at the end of part two and their Universe went back to normal."

"But, umma." Sunkyu butted. "There's a third sequel which showed, after her death again, their Universe was already about to be destroyed in thirteen days. It's 'Lightning Returns', remember? I saw you played and finished that last week."

"Duh. Of course, I know its existence. But, come on. That third sequel's actually an unnecessary add-on. The second sequel's already conclusive enough to end the drama of FFXIII universe."

Sunkyu chuckled, "It's really cool that you're part of our gaming conversation now, umma. You know, I once bragged about your console gaming addiction to my friends and they were all envious of me."

"Well, you really should be proud you got a cool mom. Your friends' moms are like what? Oldies? Grannies?"

He chuckled again, "Right. Anyway, maybe you should try playing the Assassin's Creed series next, umma. That game sure is a good reference to our plans, you know..." Then, he emphasized, "Assassin." He winked at me.

"Hmmm. Maybe you're right."

Yoong snapped in, "Enough of that freaking game talk. We're getting off-topic here, Tiffany."

"We're not. That XIII's story's so analogous to that Zombie's situation right now, okay."

"You know what? I don't get you. You said you never wanted your son to hold grudge against his father. Now, this?! You're now even tolerating him?!"

"I am not. This isn't even a form of grudging whatever, okay. We're just having fun."

"Yup. Umma's right." Sunkyu seconded.

I continued, "Also, we're Hwangs. It's normal for us to be inhuman against those people who irritate or annoy us."

Kyu butted, "He's not a person, umma. He's a zombie."

"Right. Sorry. I stand corrected."

Yoong looked at me boringly. "Fine. I shouldn't have pointed out, right?"

"Yup."

Kyu then snapped at my fiancé. "Are you scared, huh?"

"Why would I be scared?!" He looked at my son in disbelief.

I chuckled, "Don't worry, Yoong. We will not be mean to you. You're going to be part of our family soon so, yeah. Hope you'll get to adapt our traditional clan ways soon."

"Fine. I surrender. Just don't go overboard, okay?"

"Yeah. I won't leave traces, don't worry."

"That's not what I meant, Tiff."

"I know." I smiled and winked at him.

He sighed in defeat and redirected the topic, "Oh. Anyway, Hyoyeon-noona's inviting us for a gang vacation at the Ski Resort she recently bought from the morning of 28th 'til the 31st, morning too. Like, you know... for the sake of old times?" He looked at Kyu. "She invited you too, Sunkyu."

"And what did you say?" I asked back.

"I said I'm okay with it but, I don't know about you two. I told her I'm gonna ask you first."

"Well..." I sighed. "I'm okay with it for as long as that Zombie's mouth will be zipped for the whole time."

He chuckled, "Alright. I'll tell her that." He looked at my son. "How about you, Kyu?"

"I don't know..."

"Come on. It will be fun. Just like the old times."

"Well, make sure I'll have a separate room with you two. I'd rather not be traumatized again."

"Yah, Kyu!" I complained.

"What? I'm just stating a fact from history, umma. I saw you with a dead man. It was the most hella traumatizing experience for me."

"Oh yeah, I remember that." Yoong uttered and chuckled, "It was so hella funny."

"Will you two stop bringing up the past, huh? Move on... past is past."

"So, are we all coming?" Yoong asked again. "Final answer?"

"Yes. I'm okay with it." Kyu answered.

I sighed loudly, "Fine."

And we continued on constructing the snow castle. Yoong then started another topic, “Kyu, can I ask you something?"

"Sure. What is it?"

"How come you're not mad over your Jessica-noona?"

"Why would I be mad at her?"

"Well... you know... She decided to date Yuri-hyung?"

That had Sunkyu paused from fixing one corner tower of the snow castle.

I butted in, "Yeah, come to think of it... You are being unfair. I struggled so much to convince you not to hate your Yoong-hyung. For freaking three years, Kyu, you gave me a hard time. Now, when that Zombie decided to marry your Jessica-noona, it's okay for you? That easy?"

"…"

Yoong then uttered, "Yah. Kyu. Don't just ignore us. At least, give us an answer why."

"…"

"Oh. I remember now." I snapped at Yoong. "He always favored his Jessica-noona over me. Remember that time? He told me, threw it directly to my face, that he preferred Jessica as his real mother than me."

"Yah! That's not it, okay!" Sunkyu suddenly shouted in rage. He glared at me, "Didn't we already agree we're not going to talk about that incident anymore, umma?"

"Well, you're not giving us an answer now. Why then? Why are you not mad over your Jessica-noona?"

"That's because she did the right thing!"

 

...

 

He redirected his focus back to the snow castle. Yoong and I happened to just stare at each other for a moment. Then, Yoong decided to ask him again, "Kyu? Can I uhhmm—ask one more thing?"

"What?" he asked back in annoyance.

"How could it be a right thing to do?"

"With her marrying that zombie, no one's going to interfere on your wedding with my umma anymore. No more threat. See? So, it's all okay to me. At least, that way, the zombie won't get to be tempted from stealing my mother again and, at the same time, you have no reason to leave my mother too, just in case." Then, he focused back on fixing the snow castle. We all went into silence.

 

Could it be what Jessica was thinking too? But, was it for him not to get tempted or for her not to get tempted?

Well... It's not like I'm doubting their love for each other, okay, but... *Sigh*. I don't know... Or,  maybe they really do love each other. That's not even impossible, I mean, I understand if that Zombie will go pursue Jessica after me. She's quite a perfect package too, you know… like me.

 

After he was finished, Sunkyu smiled at us and snapped cheerfully, "And we're done here. Come on. Let's take a family picture!"

 

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After our little photoshoot with the snow castle and snow figures we made, Sunkyu immediately had the pictures posted on his Facebook account while we headed for the living room to drink some hot beverage while we take a seat near the lighted furnace.

"Umma, why are you not creating a Facebook account yet?"

Yoong answered instead, "She had one before but she deactivated it."

I snapped, "Didn't you deactivate too?"

"Yup."

"Why did you two deactivate your accounts, anyway?" Sunkyu asked.

I answered, "To avoid any more controversies. Remember your Yoong-hyung, Sooyoung and I got into the headlines just because of the canceled wedding, right?"

"Oh come on. It's already what? A long time ago? It's been four years, umma. Maybe it's about time for you to come out of your shell again."

I chuckled, "Why do you want me to reactivate my account again, huh?"

"Well... to continue your legacy as the beautiful sharpshooter. We can post videos directly to your account rather than them being posted in unofficial fan pages."

"The talks about the sharpshooter Fany already died out since a month ago, okay."

"Oh well... never mind. Go hide in the dark for as much as you want. But, I'm showing you off in my account."