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[CHAPTER 10]

" Melted "

Hongbin went back to Moirae's Edge in order to escape his heart. It was painful to know that he was feeling something he shouldn't be feeling at all. It's the first time he's felt this kind of pain or even care for anyone in particular. But just because he was new to these feelings didn't mean that he should break the rules of fate.

He and Hakyeon were never supposed to meet.

"Why'd you come back if you're just going to laze around in the corner all day long?" Wonshik came to the library to see how Hongbin was doing.

"None of your business," Hongbin ignored him.

"Says the one who calls us friends when he was talking to Hakyeonie," Jaehwan popped behind Wonshik to join the surprise visit.

"Fr- you... you guys read the book?" Hongbin felt embarrassed.

"Of course!" Jaehwan giggled.

"We had to make sure you were still following the rules and didn't mention anything unnecessary to those on Earth, especially to Cha Hakyeon," Wonshik's lecture made the atmosphere feel very heavy suddenly.

Hongbin let out a sigh.

"I know, I know. Just get off my tail for once, would you?"

Wonshik grumbled at Hongbin's laidback attitude and shook his head.

"So, have you discovered anything else about Hakyeonie's fate while you were on Earth?" Jaehwan asked curiously.

"No. Not yet. Everything up to this point is still very straightforward and clear. There's nothing unusual about him one bit," Hongbin informed.

"Nothing? Or were you too love-struck to find out anything?" Wonshik glared.

"Shut up. It's not like that."

"Then what is it? You're just moping around here like before because you can't stop thinking about that guy aren't you?"

Wonshik was sharp indeed. As expected of someone who has known Hongbin since they were children.

"You two need a time out. Gosh, every time you guys are put together, all you do is bicker. Can't you play nice for once?" Jaehwan lectured the two younger ones.

Both Wonshik and Hongbin obeyed and kept quiet.

"So when are you going back to Hakyeonie?" Jaehwan asked.

"Hakyeonie... hyung, why are you calling him with such familiar terms. You haven't even met him yet," Hongbin finally realized.

"Well, it's because we've been reading Hakyeonie's story so many times that I feel like he's my friend too," Jaehwan laughed. "Are you jealous?"

"N-no!" Hongbin denied.

Hongbin's return to Moirae's Edge was strange for himself. Suddenly, he found his surroundings rather strange and unfamiliar. Being on Earth for so long has made him forget that he didn't belong on that side of the universe. Though attending the bookstore was still a bore, Hongbin wasn't exactly hiding from people like he would back home.

He went out a lot and wasn't afraid to talk with strangers or neighbors. Why was that? Is it because he knows he won't meet them for long after he's find his answers? Or is it because he's strangely attached to each of the characters that have appeared in Hakyeon's book?

Despite the time he had spent on Earth already and trying to find an answer to Hakyeon's mystery, the older's fate remained the same. Pitch black and unpredictable.