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K. HJ - His secret garden

Mir Yeong, the city where your father spent his childhood, is a piece of heaven on earth. The terrains are a sight for sore eyes and the people are too.

The city resides on a magnificent river's banks, which is its life source and a major spot for tourists too as it offers water sports plus the villas facing the river font are glorious.

Moving to a new city every 3 years had become a regular phase in your life. Your father's job was the cause you had learned not to get attached with things.

As you hoped, students at the new school were kind and helpful but you weren't interested in them. Forming new friendships is quite easy but managing them is what you failed at.

The class president, Kim Hongjoong had caught your attention. His uniqueness, smartness and his musical talents were what impressed you the most. He looked ethereal in your eyes. Hongjoong is considered a musical prodigy for his well-written songs with which he won every musical contest.

It was difficult to get to know Hongjoong, since he doesn't talk much so you decided to observe him instead. Hongjoong usually spaced-out during classes even while sitting in the first row. He would stare out the window, scribble in his book and sometimes even doze off into his dreamland. Not to complain, the sight of Joong sleeping is quite adorable.

Hongjoong managed to score the highest in every subject except languages. Those weren't his thing. He spent most of his time in the music club room playing the piano as if it was his way of escaping the reality.

Seonghwa, the most swooned on boy of your grade, and Hongjoong got along well. They would have lunch together, play football during the P.E class. To be honest, you were quite jealous of their friendship or the fact Seonghwa got to be Hongjoong.

Passing by the music club room, you hear a faint melody. Your curious mind decides to peak into the room. Pushing the door open, you walk in upon your class president's fingers blissfully hitting the piano keys.

He's lost in his own world slaying along with the music. The smile on his lips is a sincere one which you haven't seen in a long time. You didn't want the smile to falter nor the melody to stop but you trip on your feet which ends everything.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt you." You regret your uncontrolled actions and apologise.

"You don't have to apologize y/n." He replies. You get confused as you both had never talked before.

"I know your name as I'm the class president after all." He clears up the confusion and pats the spot next to him on the long bench. You hesitate to step forward.

"There is no need to be embarrassed. We are classmates and I can at least teach you something." He cheers you up with a sweet smile and you don't fail to smile back. You sit beside Hongjoong, eyes glistening at the gigantic instrument in front of you.

"As you seem interested, I accept you as a member of the music club and this will be your first session y/n." He states before proceeding to teach you to play some keys. Joong teaches you a nursery rhyme and you were quite terrible at it since it is your first time.

You fail many times, before learning the song. Hongjoong's encouragement helped a lot in the process. You both clap in glee like four-year old's when you finally learn the song.

"you're are one of my best students till date y/n." Hongjoong remarks as fireworks burst inside you. A person you have admired from afar had complimented you.

"Is there something on my face?" He questions while your eyes get lost gazing at his ethereal face.

"nope." You reply in embarrassment as a pink stain covers your cheeks. "you look beautiful." You hear him whisper.

"Did you say something?" You question him this time and he dodges it off with a little 'nothing'.

It was just the beginning of your friendship. Today, Hongjoong invited you to his house. He stays with his grandparents who are the dearest to him.

As soon as you arrive at his place, Hongjoong drags you to his garden where you two spend the whole evening.

His fingers curled around your wrist as his feet move forward without any sign of stopping, you enter a new world walking through the arches. It is wonderful, the skies are the most colourful you've ever seen, the ground is green as the very essence of nature and the springs shimmer as the sunlight shines on them through the canopy of gigantic trees.

"Where are we?" Your eyes wander around in amusement as Hongjoong is comfortable in his feet. "Welcome to Utopia, y/n!" He announces in joy, a wide smile creeping up his lips as his eyes turn into crescents.

"This is my little space filled with wonders and peculiar things." He turns around heading deeper into the woods as his fingers caress the delicate plants.