One Shots // Bae Rona x Joo Seokhoon ✨💫🌃

S3 I Promise To Protect You Forever (27)

'Seokhoon ah..... Did you check everything already? The head director will kill me if you received the wrong music sheets again.'

The tall pianist rolls his eyes at his manager's over dramatic nagging.

Nonchalantly rummaging through the stacked up boxes inside the newly renovated apartment.

Seokhoon takes the clean and folded clothes out. As he arranged and piled the stacks of polo shirts and pants, he finds a palm size velvet box laying at the bottom.

Dropping the clothes on the mattress, Seokhoon takes the small box out and strokes the top.

It had a scribbled heart on the top and long and behold, inside the box laid a neatly folded satin green and white scarf waiting to be used.

It looked like it was new but if you focus and observe it long enough.... You'd know it had been used a couple of times before.

A smile breaks onto the handsome pianists lips and slowly, he strokes the silk cloth with much care and adoration laced in his eyes.

'Yo!!! Joo Seokhoon.... What the hell are you doing blanking out there? We should start moving the clothes into the closet. Must I remind you that your schedule is packed tomorrow?'

Smirking at his manager's remark, Joo Seokhoon paid no attention and simply stroked the satin scarf.

Slightly pissed at his unresponsive behavior, the manager steps forward and glances at the box on Seokhoon's hands.

'Wait a second..... Do you perhaps have a girlfriend? Joo Seokhoon please don't give me a heart attack. The press will go crazy if they find ou---'

Eventually cut off by the young pianist himself, Seokhoon grins as he shakes his head and replies.

'To answer your question.... No, I don't have a girlfriend and no this isn't mine so don't think or worry about anything.'

The manager releases a sigh of relief and continues.

'Well then if that isn't yours... Whose scarf is that and why the heck is it in your boxes?'

With a slightly sad smile etched on his face, Seokhoon explains in a soft tone.

'This belonged to my late mom.... But, it doesn't really contain much of her memories.

One night a few years ago, my mom had borrowed this to a girl.... My girlfriend.'

The manager gasped at the sudden revelation, but opted to stay quiet for Seokhoon to continue his story.

'I remember it all clearly.... Walking her back to her apartment and even wanting to kiss her but..... I chickened out.'

As Seokhoon explains to his manager the events of that heart fluttering but also awfully bittersweet night. The flashbacks turns on and we yet again rewind the tape to a few years ago.

"Don't give up even for my sake...

But if you don't like this place, leave together with me.

I'm going to be doing everything with you from now on.

I will never leave you alone.

From now on, nothing will ever break us apart again."

Slightly losing his balance, Seokhoon leans on the wall for support. Concerned and alarmed, his manager tries to balance him but was shrugged off with a simple 'I'm fine' from the pianist.