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The Old Owl And The Lovers

" Every soul walks toward Salvation. Some try to get Salvation by worldly satisfactions and some get it by walking towards the creator."
Yulan said gazing at the sky.
Judy smiled, " Who told you that?"
Yulan looked at Judy and his dimple showed as he smiled.
"Rumi realized that. Know him?"
Judy nodded negatively.
Yulan let out a steady, deep breath and looked back into the sky.
Judy asked sarcastically, "How come you never got any girlfriends? Why am I the first? With your philosophies, any girl would die for you bae"
Yulan looked back and kissed her on the forehead.
"How'd you find me?"
Judy sarcastically replied, "Through salvation Ig"

They held hands and walked along the pre-autumn streets of Ottawa together.
"Yu, so tell me about your popmoss?"
"You mean my 'parents'?"
Judy was annoyed, "Who calls them 'parents' these days?"
"I do"
"You a real oldie"
"I know that I AM a real oldie, but hey, oldies are goldies right?"
Yulan laughed half-heartedly but just was annoyed.
Judy continued, " When do you dwell? The 2000? I forgot what year it was."
Yulan chuckled. This was the Year 2046.

Yulan thought for a moment and said, " Maybe I am everywhere? Maybe I ALWAYS am here?"

Judy scrunched her nose, " What are you? G-"
"Shut up. No." And he walked further with a mysterious smile and relaxed eyes when he turned back towards her and walked a bit backwards while still holding her hands. He frowned a bit suddenly on the thought earlier.

Judy followed him to see the look of annoyance on his face.

Judy suddenly ordered, "Yulan, show me magic."

Yulan smirked and walked slowly closer till his face was inches away from her. Judy gulped once although this is what she wanted. Her eyes spoke louder than words.

Yulan gave a confident yet kind smile suddenly as he snapped out of his cocky character he was seconds before and tugged her a little by her hand.

Yulan said with raspy yet soft voice, "I'll show you a different kind of magic today. But you have to trust me."

Yulan's face got completely serious now as he spoke his next words.

"Judy... Do you trust me?"

Judy matched his energy as well and got serious and nodded shakily as is she knows what's gonna happen.

"I do."

Yulan softly covered Judy's eyes and did what he wanted to do. He gulped and closed his eyes too. Because, his life too will change forever after this very moment...

A background of rebellious opera, a unique folk song, a modern soft and calm song is made into chaos but slowly, the background opens up singing the two lines 

"My love is You, My love is You, How can I forget it what is you? My love is You, My love is You, How can I deny it what is you?"

Judy suddenly came back to her senses from the trance. Panic washed over her eyes, facial features and throughout her senses. She saw the most beautiful ancient palace architecture ever. Paintings, music, sweet smell, candles, flowers, EVERYTHING she ever dreamed of seeing. But HOW and WHEN did Yulan teleport them here?!

She looked around tilting her head frantically and gasped. She wanted to scream her lungs out but whispered in the tone of shouting, with the intensity of her newfound horror along with her sudden shock as well as fascination of what just happened.

" WHERE AM I? WHY IS IT A 'IS' YOU AND NOT AN 'ARE' YOU? What 'IS' you?"

Yulan stood there remaining  as calm as possible as if he knew that this is a very natural reaction to what he has just done.

Yulan tried to brush of his nervousness with a giggle saying,

" Oh C'mon! It was once when 'they' never learned a single language properly."

He said affectionately although there was a hint of nervousness in his voice which he couldn’t hide.

Judy still had that questioning and frightened  look on her face but closed her eyes again.

She asked shakily, "Who..Who are 'they'? What...Wha-What is this place Yulan?"

She was fascinated yet frightened at the same time. She wanted to run away and stay forever there at the same time. Yet she tightened her hold of Yulan's hand as if she decided to trust him.



They saw a portrait  of this couple dancing in old fancy royal attires.
Yulan smiled at it softly and Judy gasped as her hands flew on her mouth covering it as her eyes widened in utter shock.

She KNOWS them....

Judy couldn’t believe her eyes of what and 'whom' she saw.

Her eyed widened EVEN more when she saw Yulan's outfits have changed into those kind of fancy old royal clothed without her even noticing once.

He slowly yet shakily took her hand and his soft eyes asked her, " Do you trust me?"

She nodded shakily and softly. His thumb softly caressed the back of her hand providing some ease. She smiled softly. She is unsure of what was happening yet she wanted to trust him. She calls it a trust fall.

With a final soft look, Yulan suddenly tugged her by the hand and started running forward with her.
She was surprised and so, she stumbled a bit but she quickly recomposed herself to match his pace. He occasionally looked back at her laughing and giggling face. Seeing this, his face lights up even more every time.