Chapter 42 - Our hearts only want you (1/2)

I find myself standing in an endless mustard field under the clear blue sky. Beautiful. He is dreaming of something like this. I walk through the field. I don't know how long should I walk. I am afraid of going deeper into his dream. It doesn't hurt to be cautious. I don't want to harm him in any way.

Someone tugs the sleeve of my robe. ”You are finally here.”

I see a child. The same 7 years old boy whom I saved from the ȧssassin in the past. He smiles at me fondly. Li Jun.

”You took a long time.” The child is gone. I turn back and see the 27 years old Li Jun. His hair is long and black. He is holding a dagger. It is the same dagger that Kang Si An used to kill me when I saw him for the first time.

What's going on here? This is not a dream.

”Do you have the courage to see the memories?”

Li Jun disappears in front of me. I look to my right. It's Kang Si An. His hair is white. He has his hands in his pockets. ”Coming into the mind of a timekeeper, you have some guts.”

Is this a trap?

”No, it isn't.” He smiles at me coldly. ”You made the choice of entering his mind. This choice is the key to change the future.”

”Who are you?” I clench my hands.

He pouts his lips and looks up. The sky turns dark. ”Showing you is easier than telling you, traveler.”

Kwon Kyuri meets the 30 years old Kang Si An in the alley. Everything goes the way it did except for the fact that she didn't find the courage to enter his mind after he falls asleep. She stares at him all night. At morning, she pretends that she has seen his memories. They spend the next day happily together. Kang Si An takes her to see the local attractions. They take a couple of pictures and eat out. They spend the days like newlyweds until she disappears after five days.

She returns to the night before she was supposed to meet the director.

”Why are you here?” He asks her slowly.

She stands up on her toes and pecks his lips. ”Why would a girlfriend visit her boyfriend at night?”

”Are you bipolar? Don't just kiss me whenever you want. Our relationship is fake.”

”I will make it real, Si An.” She closes the door behind her. ”What do you want to have for dinner? Me or ... ?”

”Get out.” He tries to close the door, but she puts her leg forward to block the door.

”Kang Si An, it hurts.” She cries. He stops pushing instantly. She winks and barges into his place. ”I am starving.”

Coming to his house and taking over his kitchen as if she owns it, she has some guts. Why can't he kick her out?

Whenever he tries to get close to her, she does a sneak attack. She would wink seductively or try to kiss him. Other time, she would tickle him. Tickles are his weaknesses, alright. He can't go close to this tickle monster.

***

”Thanks for the food.”

”Why are you here?” Kang Si An stares at her. ”Are you playing hot and cold with me? I have zero interest in you.”

”Yum!” She licks her lips. ”It was so worth it.”