I blinked my eyes a few times before smiling at the sight of the two of them collaborating against me. By then, everyone was already done with unwrapping their presents as the rest of the girls gathered around. Hearing Kyungsan's request, they started to cheer me on as I just chuckled at their reactions. Even Appa and Uncle Ken joined in with them. As all of us walked back to the stage, I went up and took the mic.

"I will perform a song for everyone but I'll need help from my two Appas." I pointed at both my Appa and Uncle Ken.

The crowd then cheered them on as they had no choice but to join me on stage. The 3 of us gathered at a corner and after a short discussion, we took our positions. Uncle Ken went to the keyboard while Appa went to the drums. I took one of the electric guitars and stood in front of the mic.

"This is the first time that the 3 of us will be performing together so I hope all of you will enjoy it. Sicababy, this song is for you." Receiving a signal from me, the music then started.

Jessica's POV:

After Jae announced that the song which she would be performing was for me, I couldn't stop myself from smiling widely. Looking at Appa playing the keyboard reminded me of my younger days where he would play a song for me. As I sat down with Kyungsan on my lap, I saw Jae singing and smiling at both of us. Seeing two of my loved ones, performing on stage was something that I would never imagine to be possible. As the song came to an end, Jae pointed to me and winked, making me blush as the rest of the girls teased us. I saw Jae, Appa and Uncle Park walking towards us as everyone stood up to give them a thunderous clap.

All of us spend our day at the orphanage, playing games with the children and getting to know everyone better. Kyungsan was mostly with me and Jessica while the rest of the girls were with their respective girlfriends. Appa, Uncle Ken and Uncle Kim were seating at another corner, talking among themselves while Ms Song was chatting with Boa-unnie. All of us left the orphanage at about 5pm as the children looked a little upset when we were about to leave, especially Kyungsan. Besides me and Jessica, Kyungsan was beginning to get closer and more clingy to SooSun as he pouted when we bid him farewell. I promised him that we will come and visit him again whenever we're free and he reminded me about the present that I owe him.

Jessica followed me and ride in the limo with Appa, Uncle Ken and Boa-unnie. We'll be going to Taeyeon's place while SooSun, HyoHyun and YoonYul went their separate ways. Appa had went into the limo first followed by Uncle Ken. Jessica followed her dad in and I was about to follow Jessica when I was pulled back by Boa-unnie who then went in before me.

"Yah!! Don't you know how to queue?" I said as I rubbed my since I landed on it when Boa-unnie pulled me back. All I got in return was just her tongue, sticking out at me.

When I went into the limo, Appa was already seated with Uncle Ken beside him right at the back. Jessica was seated in between her dad and Boa-unnie while I had to seat on the separated side. I pouted and sulked when I saw that I was not able to sit beside Jessica. I put my leg up on the seat, folded my arms and closed my eyes, pretending like I'm going off to sleep.

"Sica, see that pouting kid. I wonder how you can fell for that kid." Boa-unnie pointed at me while she talked to Jessica who just giggled. "Yah, Park Hyun Jae. You've been clinging on to Jessica since you arrived at the orphanage. Let her have some time with her dad too."

I glanced at Boa-unnie before turning my body sideways to face the seat as a sign of my protest as I heard laughters from Appa and Uncle Ken.

"Hey, Soo Ri. I didn't know Jae had such a clingy personality before." Uncle Ken said to Appa.

"Hyung, I myself is surprised to see it. The last time I saw her pouting and sulking away was when her Omma was still around. Actually, it's nice seeing Jae being clingy to someone. Ever since her Omma passed away, she has always tried to show her tough side to everyone around her." Appa replied as I suddenly sat up.

"Appa, let's go and visit Omma tomorrow morning." I grinned dorkily as Appa nodded his head. I jumped up in excitement as I forgot that I was in a car which resulted in me knocking my head to the car's top. As I groaned in pain and rubbed the top of my head, Jessica rushed to my side to ask if I was okay. "Sica, my head hurts. Can you sit with me while I place my head on your lap?" I pouted at her while giving my puppy eyes.

"Eewww... Your aegyo makes me want to vomit and that's obviously a lame excuse, Park Hyun Jae." Boa-unnie exclaimed as I just meronged at her.

In the end, Jessica sat with me as I laid my head on her lap, enjoying the gentle of her hand that was brushing my hair.

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Aunt Kim was shocked when we entered the house as she cried and hugged my Appa. Aunt Kim always said that Appa was like a younger brother to her. She thought that she'll never be able to see Appa again after that tragic incident when Appa left for the States. Aunt Kim then told us to get some rest while she prepared dinner for all of us. Me, Jessica, Boa-unnie and TaeNy decided to chill at the 2nd floor while Appa and Uncle Ken went to Appa's room to rest and freshen up.

Tiffany, Jessica and Boa-unnie were so engrossed in their chat about fashion designing, making me and Taeyeon bored. Giving an eye signal to Taeyeon, both of us slipped away and went to the music room. We were playing around with the instruments, dancing and doing dorky stuff when the girls appeared at the door. The girls sat down and watched us being dorky as me and Taeyeon continued doing funny imitation of famous people as the girls laughed at us.

We had our dinner at around 8pm and gathered at the dining area. Boa-unnie informed that she wouldn't be staying the night since she's got an early flight to take tomorrow morning. Appa informed Uncle Kim that we'll be visiting the crematorium tomorrow morning. Uncle Ken then asked Jessica if she had already informed her Omma about staying the night at Taeyeon's place and she nodded her head. After dinner, I let Jessica and Uncle Ken spend time alone in the living room to catch up on each other's life while I followed Appa to his room. TaeNy went to Taeyeon's room while Boa-unnie left in her limo.

"Appa, are you really okay about all these? If you're not comfortable with it, we can just postpone it to another time." 

Appa sat down at the edge of his bed before patting the empty area beside him, gesturing me to sit down. "Hyun Jae, I know you're worried about me but I've given it some thoughts before I agreed to come to Korea. Someone told me that you're a strong kid and to be your pillar of strength, I need to be stronger than you. I've not tell you this before but one of the reason as to why I didn't want to come back to Korea is because of my guilty conscience towards your Omma."

I looked at Appa and frowned. "Guilty conscience?"

Appa nodded his head. "On the day that your Omma had that fatal incident, I was suppose to pick her up from the hospital and bring her to a new restaurant for dinner. But I was held up at work and she suggested to meet me straight at the restaurant instead. I blamed myself for the incident. If only I had picked her up, she won't get involve in that accident. I.. I'm the one at fault. I was the one who... caused her to leave us so soon." Appa's voice cracked as tears trickled down his face.

I hugged him from the sides and patted his back softly. "It's not your fault, Appa. Omma will never blame you for it. God loves her more than us. But she's up there, watching over me and you. One day, we'll be able to join her but for now, let's take care of each other well, okay?" I said to Appa as he nodded his head. 

"You've really become more matured now, my daughter. I still remember you used to complain to your Omma even for the smallest thing." Appa smiled at me.

"I still complain to her though. Except that now, I won't be able to hear her soothing voice or feel her soft touches that always comfort me. But I know that she'll be watching me and that thought always put my heart at ease."

Both of us suddenly became quiet as we just sat there, lost in our own thoughts. As I looked around the room, I saw some pictures of me, Appa and Omma on the dressing table. Suddenly, I saw the exact same photo that was on Uncle Ken's photo. I stood up and grabbed the photo frame before sitting back beside Appa. 

"That's Sooyeon. Or like what you call her now, Sicababy." Appa chuckled at his own remarks as I just grinned dorkily.

"She's beautiful right, Appa? Like an angel." I turned to look at Appa who just smiled at me. "I used to call her the angel with leopard prints." I saw Appa frown as I explained to him the story behind it. 

Appa laughed after I ended my story. "So she was the one who received your first kiss. And I'm guessing that it won't be the last kiss shared between the 2 of you."

"Aaaaappppaaaa!!!!" I could feel my face turning red as I threw a pillow at Appa.

Hell broke out soon as both of us started a pillow fight, amidst all the laughter. Feathers could be seen floating around the room and we only stopped when we heard two familiar voices coming from the bedroom door.

"Soo Ri??" 

"Jaegi??"

Both me and Appa turned to look at the door and saw Uncle Ken and Jessica frowning at us with their arms folded across their chest. Me and Appa looked at the mess that we've made around the room and we quickly stood up straight beside each other. Looking like small boys who was guilty of doing something bad, both of us hung our heads low as we waited for further reactions from Uncle Ken and Jessica.

"What's going on in here? Who started all this?" Uncle Ken said as both me and Appa, pointed at each other instantly before laughing out loud.

"Aisshhh, these two dorks. Like father, like daughter." Uncle Ken said as Jessica just giggled beside him.

"It's Jae's fault. She said that Sooyeon was her first kiss so I said that it won't be their last kiss together. Then she threw a pillow at me."

I almost died of embarassment as I saw Jessica suddenly stopped laughing and covered . I could see her ears turning red as both Uncle Ken and Appa continued to tease us.

"Sica, let's get out from here and let our Appas clean the room themselves." I walked to the door and grabbed Jessica's hand. Both of us were walking towards my room when we heard them calling us. When we turned around, we saw the two elderly men standing in front of their bedroom door. As if on cue, both of them said the same thing at the same time.

"Don't be too loud."

They ran back into the room, laughing out loud even before I could respond to them as I sheepishly turned to look at Jessica. It was obvious that she was blushing hard as she bite on her lips. 

"Come on, let's get some rest. We'll be visiting Omma again tomorrow." Jessica just nodded her head as I pulled her towards my room.

I had just finished showering and was walking out from my closet when I saw Jessica still awake on the bed. She was sitting up and leaning against the head rest. I climbed on bed and sat beside her.

"I thought I told you that you could sleep first after you finished your shower earlier. Want to share what's in your thoughts, Sicababy?"

"I'm just trying to remember what happened when we were 7yrs old. When you...hhhmmm." Jessica stopped her sentence midway as she just pointed to her lips instead of saying it out.

"You mean when I kiss you?" Jessica nodded her head shyly. "I can tell you if you want because I can still remember it clearly but you must promise not to laugh at me." Jessica showed me her pinky finger as I entwined mine with hers.

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Flashback when JaeSica were 7yrs old

Me and hmy parents had just arrived at the airport as Appa was carrying me while Omma was pulling a luggage. Our family driver was there to fetch us to the address given to him by Appa. I was experiencing a bit of jetlag from the flight, flying from Korea to LA but I was still aware of my surroundings as I looked out from the car's window.

"Appa, this doesn't look like the way to Harabeoji's house. Where are we going?"

"We're going to Uncle Ken's house to celebrate Christmas with his family." Appa replied as he smiled at me while I just frowned, trying to remember who Uncle Ken was.

"Jae, you still remember Uncle Ken right? Or maybe Sooyeon, Uncle Ken's daughter." Omma asked me as she my hair gently. "Maybe you're still too young to remember her. Both of you used to play together until we moved back to Korea 2yrs ago."

I shook my head as I continued to sleep on my Omma's lap. We reached Uncle Ken's house after about an hour as we were welcomed in by a man that looked abit older than Appa. Another lady came up to us and hugged Omma before all of us walked in to their living room. It seems that there were some more people in the house as I just stood beside Omma.

"Oh my good. Hyun Jae has grown up so much since the last time I saw her 2yrs ago. Why don't you go and look for Sooyeon? She must be around here somewhere." Uncle Ken said to me as I looked up to Omma who nodded her head.

As I left the adults to have their own chats, I wandered around Uncle Ken's house. There were other kids around but all I did was just to smile at them. Some of them looked older than me so I didn't really mingle with them. Another reason was that most of them wasn't Korean. I walked further in and saw a girl standing near the window, facing the streets outside. She was wearing a leopard print dress with a hairband that had a big ribbon on her head. 'She looked like an Asian but how come she's alone?' I wondered as I slowly walked up to her.

"Hi there." I said as I stood beside her, looking out to the streets.

I noticed she turned her body to look at me before turning back to face the window. 'Wahhh... Such a cold personality. She didn't even smile.' I thought to myself but the weird thing is, I continued standing beside her instead of walking away. About 15mins later, I noticed she turned again but this time round, she folded her arms and continued to stare at me.

I turned to look at her and gave her my warmest smile. She arched her eyebrow and rolled her eyes at me.

"How come you didn't walk away like the others? Usually they will always walk away when I ignore them." She said as both of us continued to stare at each other.

"Because I choose to stay. That's why I'm still here." I smiled at her again and this time round, she smiled back at me shyly.

'Oh my god. She looks so beautiful when she smile. Like an angel. But I like her cold attitude too. There's something about her cold aura that attracts me.' I was lost in my own thoughts as I continued to just stare at her. I was only snapped back into reality when she hit me softly on my arms.

"Why are you staring at me like that? It's rude." She said as she pouted her lips.

"Kyeopta." I accidentally said my thoughts out loud as both of us blushed. I didn't know why but I suddenly leaned forward and gave her a peck on her lips.

She must be too shocked by my sudden reaction that she just stood frozen in her spot. I scratched the back of my neck and quickly apologised.

"Sorry. You're just too beautiful. Like an angel." I said as I saw her smiled sheepishly.

I was about to continue talking to her when someone called us to turn around to take a photo together. The man gestured us to stand somewhere in front of the Christmas tree and as he told us to stand nearer to each other, the girl leaned in and placed her head on my shoulders.

'I'm going to remember this moment for life.' I told myself as I smiled to the camera.

Present time in Jae's room

"That photo was the one which Uncle Ken showed me after I found out that he was your father." I said as Jessica shifted her body so that she can placed her her head on my shoulders.

"How can you remember all that so well?" Jessica asked as she looked up at me with a frown.

"I don't know. But that was the only thing I could remember well. My other childhood memories are all blurry for me. Maybe it's because of the kiss. A kiss from the angel with leopard prints." I replied as I giggled at my own remarks.

Jessica slapped me lightly on my arms as she wrapped her arms around my waist. "Jaegi, Omma wants to meet you."

"Mwo? Jinjja?" I said with wide-eyes. I listened to Jessica's explanation on what happened on Christmas Day between her and her family, especially her Omma.

"Speaking of which, where's my Christmas present, Jaegi?" Jessica sat up and hold out her hands.

"Here." I said as I pointed to myself. "I'm your present." I smirked dorkily as Jessica rolled her eyes at me before turning her body away and pretended like she wanted to sleep.

I chuckled at her reaction as I went nearer and gave her a backhug while leaning my forehead to her back. "Let's find a day to meet up with your Omma, okay."

Jessica turned her body around and was facing me now. "Jaegi, what if Omma doesn't approve of us?" She frowned as she bite her lips.

I leaned forward and kissed her on the top of her head as I rested my chin on it. "Then I'll keep on trying until she can accept me. Will you be willing to stay by my side all the way, Sica?" I felt Jessica nodding her head. "Saranghae."

"Nado, saranghae." I heard Jessica replied as she snuggled into my arms and rested her head on my chest.

I heard soft snoring coming from Jessica as I pulled up the blanket with my feet. I adjusted the blanket so that it'll cover Jessica properly before turning off the bedside lights.

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Everyone was up early and had breakfast together which was prepared by Aunt Kim. Only me, Jessica, Appa and Uncle Ken would be going to the crematorium today. I informed Uncle Kim that I'll drive them to the crematorium later so he could just rest at home. Taeyeon had already made plans to go on a date with Tiffany so they left after eating their breakfast.

We made our journey to the crematorium after leaving the house at around 11am. I drove with Jessica sitting at the passenger seat and both our Appas sitting at the back. We chatted along the way as Appa started to tell stories about my childhood to Jessica while Uncle Ken did the same for Jessica. Some of the stories were kind of cute but mostly it's embarassing for both me and Jessica.

"Appa, when you found out that me and Jae were together, how did you feel about it?" Jessica asked her Appa as she turned her body slightly.

"I was aware about Jae having feelings for a girl when she came back to ask for help with the money. At that time, I even thought of how lucky the girl was seeing how Jae really worked hard to ensure that she can get hold of the money. Especially when her stubborn Appa was being so strict with her." Uncle Ken smirked at Appa who just rolled his eyes at Uncle Ken. "After knowing that the girl was you, obviously I'm glad since I know that you'll be in good hands. Sooyeon-ah, treat Jae well. She's really a great person."

I smiled proudly when I heard Uncle Ken praising me but I just concentrated on my driving. Jessica noticed me smiling and grabbed my free hand that was just resting on the gear. I looked at our entwined hands before looking up to Jessica. She smiled at me and mouthed the words 'Love You' as I continued smiling at her. I brought our entwined hands to my lips and kissed her hand as I focus back to the road.

We reached the crematorium about an hour later and after parking the car, the four of us made our way up to where I had brought Jessica before.

All of us took turns to pay our respect as Appa was the last one to do so. It took him a while as the rest of us just sat at the round couch. I noticed Appa had his head down and there were a light movement of his shoulders. I went up to him and put my arms on his shoulders. Just like what I had guessed, Appa was crying silently as I patted his shoulders softly. Both of us then stood there while we looked at the photo of Omma behind the glass cabinet.

We spend about an hour there and was about to leave the place when we saw a lady walking in with her head covered in a hoodie while she looked down. We walked past her and I didn't know why but I had the urge to follow my gaze on the lady. I was shocked when I saw her stopping in front of Omma's glass cabinet as she bowed her head. I stopped in my tracks as Jessica noticed it. She followed my gaze and looked at the lady too.

I saw the lady slowly removing her hoodie as I heard gasps coming from the person beside me. I turned to look at Jessica who was covering .

"Omma!!"