Titanic AU : Logryeon the unsinkable ship

Chapter 2 : When both enter each other's worlds

The next day, as Su-Ryeon is heading toward the third class deck, her heart is full of apprehensiveness. She stops halfway and closes her eyes.

"Was the sun always so beautiful and encompassing ? I never even paid attention to how good its warmth felt on my skin and how bright is the light he cast upon our world before..." she resumes walking, feeling energized. She steps in the third class community room. People from all origins are chatting happily between each other. She can even hear distant music notes in the background. She scans the room searching for Logan. People turn around on her passage and whisper between each other. She finally spots a distinct silver blonde haired man in a corner of a room. She walks toward him, determined.

She freezes on the spot just a few meters away from him.

"Yoon...Yoon Hee-ah..." she blurts out, making her red haired friend turn around.

Yoonhee stands up abruptly and apologizes profusely.

"Miss....I didn't mean to slack off...I apologize..." Su-Ryeon stops her.

"Yoonhee...I already told you to call me by my name when my aunt isn't around...I don't mind...keep enjoying yourself, I have business here today" It takes a few seconds for Su-Ryeon to recognize the baby-faced man Yoonhee was chatting with.

"Isn't that Logan's friend ?" she thinks, tilting her head as his eyes widens when he also recognizes her. Logan's other friend taps him on the shoulder to make him turn around.

Logan's jaw drops when he spots her. He stands up, his movements slightly awkward.

Su-Ryeon smiles at him, hiding her nervousness behind a courteous facade.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Lee"

"Hello again, I guess"

"May I speak with you ?" she asks

"Yes of course" he answers right away. Yoonhee, Yoonchul and Junki stare at them, amusement clear on their faces. Su-Ryeon purses her lips.

"Privately....if possible" she adds.

"Of course...no problem, let's go" he answers, following after her.

Logan is lost about what to do when she asks him about his background as they are strolling on the deck a few moments after.

"My...my backstory isn't really interesting....I have been living alone for a few years after something...happened with my family...as I had no closer kin...I left America and somehow ended up in Korea..." Su-Ryeon sensed it was a sensitive subject for him, so she didn't pry further, although it obviously ignited her curiosity.

"And why am I curious about his past to start with ? it's not my business..." She scolds herself mentally. Logan jolts her out of her thoughts.

"Well...Su-Ryeon-ssi...we have walked quite a lot around this boat deck already...it is nice but...if I am not mistaken it's not to talk about weather or my past that you came here today, right ?" Their arms briefly brush against each other as they keep walking before she finally answers.

"Mr Logan Lee..." Logan corrected her right away.

"Logan"

"Lo...Logan" she repeats back before keeping on.

"Logan...I wanted to thank you personally for what you did yesterday...not just for pulling me back...but also for your discretion" she says.

"You're welcome" Su-Ryeon takes a deep breath after his response.

"Look...I am fully aware of what you must think deep down...poor little rich girl...what does she know about misery ?" Logan stops walking.

"How do you expect me to feel that...I understand your hopelessness more than anyone...because I almost did the same one day....it wasn't an accident...I didn't fell through thin ice...I jumped over myself, Su-Ryeon-ssi" he thinks, his gaze darkening upon remembering that period of his life. As he kept silent for too long, Su-Ryeon turned around. Logan smiles warmly to hide his trouble.