17 DAYS TO GO | KWON SOONYOUNG

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Kang Hana

Even though he had announced the start of the questions and answers session thingy, neither of us spoke up for a good 10-15 minutes. It would have been extremely awkward for the other times but it wasn't, maybe because we both had a lot on our minds.

"Once upon a time" DEATH laughed before continuing, "That's how your cliche stories begin, don't they?" passing on a smile and small nod, I urged him to speak further.

"I fell in love." He paused for my reaction and he for sure got it because I was beyond astonished. Though he was the epitome of darkness, death of doom; this man deserved love too, all of us do but just the mere thought of him being in love was just so... unique.

"She was the most beautiful and ethereal person I had come across. Her eyes a light shade of brown, wavy-long brunette hair, a heart kinder than anyone" He kept describing her with a different kind of sparkle in his eyes. In that moment I knew, he truly loved her.

"No doubt there were woman more prettier than her but to me, no one could compare or even reach her place." the dreaminess in his eyes were suddenly focused on me. "She was merely a human and I, a supernatural being who is meant to collect the souls of people after they die but that didn't stop us from falling in love"

Their story was straight out of a fairytale but my heart hammered in my ears when I realised this story didn't seem to end happily. Their love wasn't able to be complete.

"She could ask me for the stars and I would willingly place them in her hands but the only thing she had asked of me was to stay and love her forever" All of sudden the glitter was replaced by a downcast light, vacant and sorrowful look in his eyes.

"I couldn't give her that. I had committed the crime of falling in love with a human, whose soul I was meant to capture one day and I had been punished for this crime of mine."

I winced internally at the thought of any of my loved one being taken away from me. I wasn't strong enough to bear that. "My own brother, HAVOC killed Rose right in front of my eyes-"

I watched the man suck in a deep breath, trying to hold in the tears that were struggling to emerge. "I wasn't even given the ability to take her soul, they took that away too" His voice kept flattering and flattering and suddenly only silence remained.

It was too much for me to take in and difficult for him to narrate. "W-why did he say that you're helping me because I have the same face as her?" A subtle smile hung on his lips after hearing my question.

"I knew you were smart enough to remember that and question me about it" taking a seat right besides me, he spoke. "I didn't encounter you for the first time during Kwon Soonyoung's funeral, I knew you way before then"

All sorts of emotions exploded in me at the mention of us metting before or Soonyoung's-
"H-how? W-when?" I stammered in my speech due to the initial shock.

"My brother was right. You do look like Rose and that's what had led me towards you" I looked like his lover? We had the same face? "Honestly I watched you grow up into the young lady you are right now. I would stay in a safe distance from you to keep an eye out for you.

"The trauma had led me to try and protect you even if it meant that you just bore the same physical features as my lover and when I got aware of your friend's demise, I wanted to help you"

Tears brimmed in my eyes as he articulated. "I didn't want anyone to go through the pain that we had to." He made me turn towards him, "You love him, don't you?" My breath hitched in my throat, I glanced at me surprised.

"H-how do you-" patting my head gently, he gazed outside the window. "How do I know? I just do" He simply shrugged. All this time all I had seen was supernatural being who help power and had given me the chance to save Soonyoung but now I saw him in a different light.

"You have been obscured whether it was just a mere attraction or did you like Jun but even you know that you have come to love Kwon Soonyoung and you want to save him from his destiny, all your friends from the pain they had to go through"

I sucked in a deep breath. He was absolutely right. I had been confused but his words had dawned a sense of clarity in me. But a part of me always knew that it was KWON SOONYOUNG.

"I always knew whenever you were in trouble, an unexplained connection that transits words just like you do to Soonyoung. You always know when something is wrong with him, don't you?"

Words weren't enough to convey my feeling so I simply nodded. "This time...ever since you returned back in the past...may seem like a blur but trust me, you have made some beautiful and enjoyable memories that you'll remember in the late future"

Can I get this man as my therapist? I really need one!! Jokes apart...his words only held truth. "Express your love to all your loves ones before it's too late and trust me that feeling ain't that great"

"Thank you for sharing..so much with me and giving me the chance to save him" Smiling gently at me, DEATH patted my back.

"Always, kiddo.Now go and confess to Soonyoung" My eyes were wide with shock, "Like right now?" He vigorously nodded his head.

"Like I told you, you'll regret if you don't express your love for your loves ones before its late-" scrambling to put on my footwear, I staggered through the door.

"Hey!" His deep voice called out from behind, "I didn't help you just because you resemble Rose but because... Nevermind"

I was muddle but was in hurry so I ignored it. "Thanks" I yelled out to him before disappearing out of the house.