when the clock strikes three - l.mh

|memories|

"things i hope
you remember,
things i hope
you cherish."

-seohyun's pov-

the small red panda, soonie, was leading me through the mountains. of course i didn't completely trust a fucking talking animal but heck, it was all i had left to find minho.

"soonie..where are we going exactly?" i asked cautiously while we walked deeper into the forest. the sun was still shining but in the forest, it began to get darker.

"soonie is taking lady seohyun to a flower field to find master lino. master lino isn't there but you'll be able to unlock the memories from your past life and from there can find master lino."

"why..why do you call him lino when he was reborn as minho?" i asked while looking from the sky to soonie.

soonie stopped in her tracks and turned around to look at me.

"in this life, master lino may be a demon physically however, his mind and heart is still a fallen angel with those memories. with the events from the past he remembers, he's emotionally and mentally a fallen angel but physically, he's the demon that you know." soonie turns back around and begins walking again.

why is a red panda so wise wtf..

while i walked behind soonie, i couldn't help but feel nervous and paranoid.

what if i die? should i not trust soonie? what if soonie is planning to kill me?"

soonie suddenly stopped at a large stone gate with vines around up it. it was like the classic gate you'd see in a movie. there were small pink flowers growing on the gate and little leaves poking out from the vines.

with a small smile, i stared up at the gate at how ethereal it was.

"tulip wait for me!" his sweet voice called for me yet again. i turned around and faced him with a big smile.

"oh buns you're too slow!" i laughed.

"buns..." i whispered quietly to myself. i thought soonie hadn't heard me but i was wrong.

"you saw a flashback didn't you? that's your past life. master lino took you here in your past life." soonie said while looking up at me with big eyes.

soonie walked up to the gate and said something i couldn't hear. after, the gates had opened and soonie walked through. she turned around to me and indicated me to go and follow her.

walking through the gates was a large and beautiful flower field. it was filled with an assortment of flowers. the grass was fresh and a vibrant green while all the flowers bloomed a vibrant colour.

"everything within the gates never die. the grass doesn't die and neither do the flowers. unwanted plants like weed never grow here either. it's quite lovely." soonie says, walking further into the field. "feel free to explore! this place is private and hard to enter without a key. if anyone dares to break in, they die because of a boundary that stops them." soonie runs off and plays around with the flowers and butterflies.

nodding at soonie's words, i nodded my head and began walking around. while walking, i came across a variety of orchids in different colours.

"orchids are pretty, aren't they?" someone behind me asked. i turned around and looked up at lino with a smile.

"they are." lino sat down on the grass next to me and intertwined his hand with mine.

"pink orchids symbolise joy, grace and happiness; us."

at the sudden 'memory' i fell on my back and stared at the orchids.

"what about white orchids?" i asked while turning to him.

"they symbolise innocence, elegance and beauty."

without a word, i wrapped my arms around his small waist and buried my face into his chest. he brought his hands to my back; one of them gently patting me.

"buns what do red tulips mean?" i ask while my eyes moved over to a row of red tulips.

"love. red tulips mean that you are deeply in love with someone." i pull away from his chest but my arms remain around him. lino looks down at my and places a soft kiss on the crown of my head.

"you're my tulip."

i gripped onto both sides of my head and closed my eyes. there was a form of pain in my head and chest. i groaned at the sudden pain i was feelings and hurled myself into a small ball on the grass.

"you'll never leave me..right buns?" i looked up at him with sad eyes.

"i can't stay with you forever. one of us is going to die if we- never mind.." he looked at me with nothing but pain and guilt in his eyes. his voice was weak and trembling.

"if he sees me, sees us, he'll kill both of us and i can't lose you." lino walked closer to me and wrapped his arms around my figure tightly.

"who is he? why can't you tell me anything?! i don't get it buns.." i cried into his shoulder.

"i love you seohyun, i always will but i can't. you and i are forbidden." lino pulled away from the hug and slowly began to back away.

"wait.." when hearing my trembling voice, he turned back to me with glassy eyes.

"i love you too, lino."

the grip on my hair and head only tightened as the pain in my head and chest began to grow. i screamed in agony and pleaded for help, but there was no one.

everything began to feel so suffocating as i lied there in pain.

"buns!" i called. i jumped across the rocks and walked into the cave. inside, i found lino sitting there against the rocks with a small flower in hands.

"oh hey tulip." he greets me with a small smile. he stood up from the ground and walked to me with open arms. i ran over to where he stood and let his arms embrace my smaller figure.

"i missed you tulip."

"he's gone now right?" i asked with a small voice.

"he's gone. there's no more war and you and i can be together from now on."

the pain increased but i used all i could to open my eyes. my eyesight was blurry and my hearing began to fade. the pain grew, and grew while i lied there staring into the sky.

just as i thought i was about to pass out, a familiar red panda comes and puts something into my mouth.

"bite." i bit on what felt and tasted like a plant and all the pain suddenly went away.

i slowly sat up while feeling a bit hazy.

"you experienced your memories right?" soonie asked me. i nodded my head slowly while rubbing my eyes.

"allow me to explain," soonie takes small steps back and looks further into the flower field and then back at me.

"welcome to the garden of lachesis."
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how we feelin? any theories?