One single choice changes everything.
The beginning of the Tobot Pilot Time AU.
When Kim Nebok let Cha Duri's hand go that fateful night, everything fell out of place.
Filled with guilt, Kim Nebok left Korea to start afresh for a year in Japan wit...
Never in my entire life have I felt so... So speechless before. The alley we were in seemed to fade into black, leaving me to stare at the person in front of me. I was a guppy. My mouth moved, but no words came out. Tears fell down my eyes. I couldn't believe it anymore.
I would recognise that face anywhere. Even if he was now wearing glasses, using a green jacket, a white shirt, long beige pants with a black jacket tied around and blue shoes, no one could fool my eyes of Cha Duri.
"H-How?...." I barely managed to choke out. I was desperately praying for this to be a dream. There was no way. There was no way this was Cha Duri. He ... I was sure that he had died! Acnee would never let anyone who knew the truth live!
"Nebok-hyung....." There was this brief feeling of anger from his tone, but I could see... Worry and concern in his eyes.
And that just made me feel even worse. Was this his way of tripping me up? Kindness? How? He had died by Acnee's hand because of me....
"W-Why are you being so nice even though I killed you?! Please... I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to let go of your hand that night, so please! Stop torturing me! I see it every night already!" I sobbed out, nearly collapsing were it not for Duri. Flashes of that fateful night stabbed me in the heart. I couldn't bear it. I killed someone all because my mom died... How could I?! Selfish selfish selfish-
"NEBOK-HYUNG! SNAP OUT OF IT!"
One moment I was standing, but now I was on the ground, barely feeling the punch I had gotten-
Wait, punch?
Wait, he's warm too...
So...
Does that mean that he is alive?
"Nebok-hyung, we can't stay here. If the Bikerbots find us, we're done for. We need to get a move on," he firmly stated, holding his hand out to me. He seemed focused now. So different from the Duri I had known before....
I was hesitant, to be honest. Why was he still alive? Shouldn't he be dead? He fell into the sea! No one... No one could survive that! I was....
I was scared. I was scared that he still held a grudge against me.....
But if there was something I knew, it was that Duri knew what was going on here.
That's how I managed to gather my courage and took his hand.
A smile formed on his face. He looked happy for once as he turned back, "Alright, stay with me, Nebok-hyung. Every step counts in the dark side of Daedo City."
