The Moonlight Sonata

Pictures of the Past

"Hey, you okay?"

Tae Min asked as he sensed the sudden change in Yoon Ji when she closed her eyes.

The five of them are now talking to each other at the VIP area. They were seated at a curved, long black leather couch and a neon white coffee table in front of them. Only few VIP persons are inside the area at the moment, and the brothers did not pay even the slightest attention to them, for they both are distracted by the possible descendant of Hwang Yoo Hwa.

"Y... Yeah I'm fine, just a bit dizzy." Yoon Ji replied but she knew it was a lie.

She closed her eyes again, and still, random images flashed through her mind.

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There was a small girl wearing a hanbok running around a very old place. She was following a beautiful white bird.

"Yoo Hwa stop running you'll fall!" Her mother exclaimed as she ran after the girl named Yoo Hwa but the little girl was so fast that she lost sight of her.

She continued to follow the bird until it landed onto a wooden pole and as she stopped, her eyes landed in front of a little boy dressed in a very beautiful, fine set of clothing.

She knew he is from a rich family.

The boy also looked at her and he pointed out to the bird.

"Were you following that bird..?"

The girl named Yoo Hwa nodded.

The boy whistled, and surprisingly, the bird landed on his arm.

"Her name is YoongBo. It's alright, you can touch her."

Yoo Hwa's eyes widened and smiled at the little boy. She reached out her hand and slowly touched the bird.

"Pretty..." The little girl said.

"... Ji. Yoon Ji!"

Yoon Ji snapped open her eyes and saw familiar faces surrounding her with concern on their faces.

"Wh... What..."

"Aah Yoon Ji!!!! What happened to you??? You fainted!" Sora exclaimed.

"I.. I fainted..?" She slowly got up and Tae Min assisted her back.

"Yeah. And uhh..." Tae Min looked at Yoon Ji's dress. Yoon Ji touched the dress and found it soaked.

"Oh..."

"The piña colada. You accidentally dropped the glass..." Hyeri said.

"Anyway, how are you??? I think we need to go now..." Hyeri added.

Yoon Ji nodded but Tae Min gently grabbed her arm so she sat back down again before she could ever stand.

"I think... You need a change of clothes. We'll have your dress dry cleaned. Hyeri and Sora can come too."

Before Yoon Ji could reply, both Hyeri and Sora nodded approvingly and smiled.

"OF COURSE!!" Sora exclaimed

"Spend time inside the Lee Brothers' house. What a night." Hyeri whispered excitingly at Sora while Sora gave a huge grin.

Yoon Ji tried to object, but she felt her head spun again and just nodded. She placed a palm on her forehead and leaned on the table and closed her eyes. Tae Min rubbed his palm on her back to ease her tensed muscles.

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This time, an adolescent girl walked around wearing a peach-colored hanbok. She ran towards the tree and did her best to hide herself. She peeked out and saw two young men walking and talking very animatedly.

Both men were good-looking. Both are tall but the other one is taller. The girl continued to look at them, but the men are now close, so she had to hide completely behind the tree. From there, she could hear their voices.

"You know we barely escaped them. If they find out we're gone we're doomed." Said the boy in the royal blue hanbok

The other boy in the red hanbok just smiled and shrugged.

"But we're here! Loosen up Tae Guk-ah. Now I need to meet up with a swordsman. I'm actually learning swordfight better with him than the one inside."

The adolescent girl's eyes widened as she heard the name...

"Tae.. Guk."

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Yoon Ji slowly opened her eyes, now she is lying at what looks like a chair of a limousine. She looked up and saw Tae Min seated in a small chair beside her while looking at her, this time, with a very concerned face. Tae Min quickly grabbed Yoon Ji's shoulders as she tried to get up.

"No, you need to rest, we will have the three of you in our mansion. The three of you can stay there, we have guest rooms. I don't think you can go home like this."

"But--"

"--sorry, but I won't take no for an answer."

Tae Min looked at Yoon Ji, as if he needed to tell her something more. Yoon Ji, strangely, just stayed quiet and felt more at ease with Tae Min's presence.

"Well, Yoon Ji actually loved to say no, so this is a first. Anyway, are you okay Yoon Ji-yah?" Sora asked.

Yoon Ji just nodded at Sora and Hyeri who were both seated at the opposite long chair

"Umm."

She looked up and saw Tae Min looked troubled.

"I don't actually need to ask... But may I know what you were dreaming about? You murmured a name but I didn't quite catch it."

Yoon Ji blushed and slowly looked up to the ceiling of the moving limousine.

"I always dreamed of different scenarios... But they were all in Joseon era... And my dreams always have the same people in my dreams... Yoo Hwa, someone named Jeong Eun... And the boy... Tae Guk. Whenever I dream about him, by the time I wake up, everytime, I try to remember his face but I couldn't." Yoon Ji continued to look up, and unexpectedly, tears started to form around her eyes and fell down her cheeks. She looked up to Tae Min but this time, he was looking away. He was looking towards the window. He closed his eyes and slowly took a deep breath. As Yoon Ji looked at him, she felt her heart skipped a beat. Yes, he was handsome, but she knows there was more to that.

She felt like she already met him. And she knew that she needed to be with him. Yoon Ji slowly closed her eyes and fell asleep.

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I. AM. SO. SORRY GUYS.

I Have been very very busy for the last two years. I had to finish college (which I did. Hooray!), pass the nursing board exam here in the Phils. (Which I also did. Hooray!), aaand get a job at a hospital (again, which I did. Hooray!) I needed to get my goals, and I am sorry I neglected you guys. But hey, I am starting to get a lighter sched now and maybe I can update the story more. Thank you for your patience, and sorry I kept you guys waiting!

Don't worry the story will get interesting. ;)

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