Nervous Dream

Fifty One

24 hours 01 minute remaining for the ship to leave

"Consort Zheng ? You are joking, right ?" Chanyeol's jaw drops almost to the floor.

"And it is Euny's father, she is keeping him captive." Baekhyun adds before a long sigh.

"What do we do ?" Chanyeol asks, worried. 

Baekhyun shakes his head and both looks to the shadow of a third person to find Kris in the storage room as well.

"Your highness.." Baekhyun quickly bows. 

"Since when did I become 'your highness' to you people ?" He asks, curious.

Baekhyun gulps keeping his silence. 

"It's her, isn't it ? Consort Zheng " 

Baekhyun looks at Chanyeol trying to come up with an excuse.

"I only needed proof Baekhyun. What is the bait ?" Kris asks.

"Eunhwa's father" 

"aaaah, thought he died of the same fire... So what is the plan ?" 

"We will just try to go and rescue him once we are in the planet. Ingook will also join us."

"No...No..No " Kris shakes his head.

He bites his lips trying to think.

"Do you even know Jaehee has got all her memories back ?" He asks. 

Baek breathes the silence. 

"Before the timer goes off and our ship has to leave, he should be released and Eunhwa should know he is safe and sound. She is the only one who can stop Jaehee from staying. We only have less than 48 hours left. Any ideas ? " 

Baek's forehead wrinkles as he tries to think.

"Oh" 

Kris breaks the silence,

again.

"if it is me, I can mobilize a couple of people from the guards, can't I ?" Kris speaks to himself. 

"Yeah yeah, I will do that. You guys, just rest. Everything is taken care of." He winks walking away. 

"Ah, by the way." He stops in his tracks, Chanyeol and Baekhyun still wondering how these were all possible. 

"Thanks. For giving me the proof I needed." Kris smiles sincerely. 

"Thanks to you guys, I can pay back to Rian, Really owe you two" He adds. 

*****

23 hours 40 minutes remaining for the ship to leave

Closing the door to Eunhwa's dorm behind her, Jaehee looks up at the last person in the universe she wanted to see at the moment.

"Jaehee" Luhan whispers.

"Rian wasn't enough, was she, Luhan ?" She asks, her attempt of keeping her voice stern, failing her.

"You had to hurt Jaehee as well"

"Jaehee, it's not like that. I can explain, give me ..."

"A chance to explain ?" She breaks into tears. Luhan reaches out for her.

"Don't" She stops him.

"You lied to me , LuHan. Every... thing... was a lie" She yells.

LuHan stands his ground helplessly. With no excuse up in his sleeves knowing he deserved it.

"And what, with or without my will. Well then.." She closes her eyes locking the warmth of the tears in.

"..try to take me back without my will"

She walks past him to the stairs.

Luhan falls to the ground. He knew he deserved it.

"One more chance Jaehee" He repeats. "Let me say how much I love you" 

*****

Sehun stops in his tracks to the call from Sette.

"Oh Sette ah, you came to the dorm ? " He answers the phone.

"Hm, Where are you?"

"Hm. I'm sorry. Something came up and I couldn't bring her to the dorm. Could you wait a little there, I will .. ." He looks up at the stairs to Jaehee, slowly climbing down the stairs barely having the strength to climb down herself.

"Sette ah, I will call you back" He quickly hangs up and thrusts the phone in the pocket. In a second he sees Jaehee's feet crumbling. He climbs up quickly and catches her in his embrace.

"Noona" He calls out, shoving both her arms under hers. Holding her safely to him.

"This is what I was scared for, Noona. That you'd be in pain again. That you'd cry again."

"Mianhae" He hears her say and he hugs her tighter.

You know that sounds almost the same as ...."

"Mianhae" She said and kissed himon the head.
"I will never forget you my little brother" She said. And the next thing he knew, she was gone from his world.

"...what you last told me at our planet" Sehun whispers.

"Hunnieyah"

She calls out and Sehun's heart breaks.

"I will never forget you" She says, barely in a whisper.

"So won't I, noona " He replies.