Bride of the Headless Horseman

V

                                Jimin's POV
     I could sense that Nari wanted to say something, but it was not such a good idea to let her ask it because I could feel my father's presence. I hurried her inside and wait till she is out of sight before I walk over to the trees. My father is at the edge of them on his black stallion, in his cloak, with his head in his hands.
"What do you want father?" I ask him. I hope it has nothing to do with Nari. "Who was that girl? Is she the same one as this morning?" Me calmly asks me. "She is the same. What if it?" I quickly reply. "Do you feel that she is the one to be your bride, or is she just another one of your playthings? You know that you can't play around with anyone now. You can't risk an heir to this family with someone who doesn't know anything about this family and what we are" he reminds me. "I know father. I can't go around having sex with anyone because I've reached the age where my offspring will inherit the dullahan trait" I tell him. "So, What is the girl to you?" he asks me in reply.
"I saw her the first day of school in my choreography class, she was my stretching partner, then later that night I saw her walking to her dorm and I felt a 'tug' to her when I was on my monthly ride as the Horseman. There was nothing I could do to stop this tug. So, I'm falling for her, hard, and I believe that she is the one chosen to be my bride" I say. There was several moments of silence, but my father finally answered. "That's good son. When will we meet her?" "Not for a while but we are going on a date tomorrow" I tell him with audible excitement. "Good. Get to know her better, date her, then marry her this year or at the very least get engaged. Things could get bad if you don't. You know your uncle died from this 'curse' because he didn't get married or engaged before his 20th birthday" he says. "The curse might just want us to find our 'bride' before our 20th birthday. And it might've just been that uncle died of natural causes. And I don't really want to get married before I am ready to" I state. "Okay, my dear son, but if you feel anything wrong just tell your mom or I. Or you could just marry the girl. Just saying. Love you son."
      "Love you too Dad. I've got to get back to my dorm and get to sleep so I can be ready for my date" I tell him. "Okay. Tell me and your mom how it goes. I love you and good night" my father says before he leaves. "Good night and love you too! Tell Mom I said I love her!" I shout after my dad.