Entangled in Destiny

Chapter 4

Doyoung decided to ask his parents about the picture when he visited their home after their trip to Japan.

"That was taken 14 years ago when we went to Kyoto during vacation. The boy with you was called... Yu-kun ? I think that was what you and dad called him? You almost drowned then but he saved you and then you spent the rest of the vacation playing with him," his mom said, handing the picture back to Doyoung before adding, "I thought you won't forget about him."

Doyoung went back to their apartment that night completely confused, leaving him thinking deeply while he was walking to their unit. Yu-kun... The same nickname that Yuta-hyung's cousins call him. Then the picture in his room... looks like the one I have from fourteen years ago. Then, the Kanji on the handkerchief, it- Doyoung's thoughts were cut off when he walked to a wall. He looked up and, well, nevermind, it wasn't a wall.

"Johnny-hyung..." he said looking at the person in front of him. "Yah, you look spaced out. Are you okay?" Johnny asked. "Ah, yeah. I was just thinking about something," he replied. "Are you sure?" "Of course, hyung." Johnny sighed at his answer before ruffling his hair and saying, "You know you can tell us if something's bothering you, Doie."

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A few weeks passed and Doyoung still hasn't gotten any answer to his questions. He was too afraid to ask Yuta and he also decided not to tell any of his friends about it. He didn't want to bother them, after all.

Yuta's soccer team was playing at an inter-school competition and the boys decided to hangout and sleepover at Yuta and Jaehyun's place after the game.

They all went home together that night to Yuta and Jaehyun's house after the victory party with the team.

Taeil and Taeyong prepared some snacks while Yuta was showering and the rest of the boys were resting. Later on, Doyoung, who was sitting near the hallway to the bedrooms, was asked to call Yuta. Having memories of when he went to meet Yuta in his room before, he asked the other boys to do it but they just ignored him forcing him to do it anyway.

Lost, he went to Yuta's room. He was about to knock on the door but something on the floor nearby caught his eye. He bent down to pick it but froze when he saw what it was. It was a necklace, looking completely similar to what his grandfather left him.

"What...?" he picked it up and examined it. Just then, the bedroom door opened, and he met face to face with Yuta whose eyes immediately shifted to the necklace he's holding.

"Ah... you found it. I was looking for it everywhere," Yuta said, staring at Doyoung before smiling. "Hyung. I-Is this mine?" Doyoung unsurely said. "Hmm? It's mine. It's my lucky charm. I always have it with me." "But... this design... it can't be..." "What's wrong with the design? It's really pretty. I was told it symbolizes a Sakura flower and the Legend of the Red String of Fate, two things I've loved since I was a child."

Doyoung's eyes widened because of what Yuta said. "But..." completely confused, Doyoung started rambling, "my grandfather left me a necklace and I know that is it completely similar to this because-because the way the Sakura was formed was completely the same as my soulmate mark. And, you can't have a necklace completely similar to it because my grandfather created it, all of it, so why-" his rambling was cut off by an answer that just resulted in a lot more questions. "Because your grandfather created it, too."

"What did you just say?" Doyoung blurted out. "I said, the necklace you're holding was created by your grandfather, and he gave it to me." Yuta answered with a slight smirk. "What-" "Fourteen years ago, we met each other by chance in Kotohiki beach in Okinawa. Seven years ago, we met again in a park in the same prefecture. And, several months ago, we met again in the university, Doie-ah ," Yuta said and Doyoung just stared at him with a shocked face. Enjoying the other's reaction, Yuta decided to continue, "You know, it seems that destiny was on really good terms with your grandfather. Imagine, seven years ago I went home from school when my parents gave me a small package from the grandpa we met at Kotohiki . I opened the package and saw a really beautiful necklace and a letter. Then, on my eighteenth birthday my soulmate mark appeared... and... the Sakura flower formed on my wrist... turned out to be a complete copy of the one in the necklace."