Dahyun's POV

Jisung, Wooyoung, Lia, Seonghwa, Seungmin, Hongjoong and I were in the park where Minho and I used to go after school finishes. We just spotted Minho laying in the middle of the road; we were screaming at him from a distance but he didn't respond. It just caused us panicking, nearly being hopeless from doing anything to stop him.

But you know what?

I'm not gonna let him die like this.

"MINHO!" I shouted and ran towards the road, risking myself to save Minho.

As I helped him to stand up in the middle of the road...

The car was coming right towards us...

Both of us.

One said that you can't change a scene...but you can change the actor.

Right now, I'm the actor.

I pushed Minho on the other side of the road away from the middle of it, right before the car could strike him.

Yet I fell down in the middle of the road and heard the car's screeching brakes...

"DAHYUN!" I could hear Minho's panicking scream.

Miraculously...

The car stopped right before hitting me, now I'm laying next to the wheels.

I took some scrapes and cuts that were minor, but painful. The pain, however, meant nothing to me as I carefully got out from under the car.

I then spotted a weeping Minho laying on the ground, rushed towards him and held him in my arms.

As I cried uncontrollably, I screamed in agony as I asked him,

"MINHO?! WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?! YOU SCARED US HALF TO DEATH!"

I heard Minho sobbing uncontrollably and slapped my shoulders while he ranted,

"WHY HAVE YOU DONE THIS TO ME?! I WAS THE ONE TO TAKE THE PUNISHMENT, NOT YOU! YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG, DAHYUN! IT'S ME WHO SHOULD BE PUNISHED BY MYSELF! I WAS ABOUT TO END MYSELF BUT YOU NEARLY TOOK MY PLACE! YOU KNOW HOW SCARED I AM WHEN I SAW YOU NEARLY BEING KILLED BY THE DAMN CAR?! WHY DID YOU DO THAT?! YOU ALREADY KNOW IT'S ALL MY FAULT, WHY?!"

"Because it was never your fault! Despite your mistakes, you didn't cause people to be kidnapped or hurt!" I screamed, trying to get him to see he didn't do wrong.

"Gae-nyun and Hailey used an opportunity! They waited until Kristen was alone and abducted her! You don't deserve to die! Nobody does! So please, for me. PLEASE DON'T DIE AND LEAVE ME ALONE! I LOVE YOU, LEE MINHO!"

Minho couldn't answer anything, but continued to sob and hugged me tightly in his arms.

"I'm so sorry, Dahyun. I have loved you since I first saw you." He confessed to me through sobs. "I love you too, Dahyun."

"OH, MINHO! Please don't ever do this to me or our friends again!" I begged him with tears as I held him tighter.

Then, out of nowhere, I gave him a passionate kiss on the lips and he responded immediately. This kiss was different from the ones I gave him playfully.

This kiss had a special meaning between us.

A kiss of reassurance, forgiveness, comfort, and love.

Just then, after we broke apart from the kiss, we noticed more police cars stopped around the car that almost killed me and Minho.

When we got a closer look at the car in question, we noticed it was the stolen police car Tzuyu said Changbin told us about that was being driven by Gae-nyun and Hailey.

Those two nearly killed us while trying to get away from the police after being arrested.

We noticed Ji-eun, Chris' aunt, got out of her car beside the stolen car. With her gun, she pointed it towards the driver and said,

"Get out of the car with your hands up where I could see you! I don't want to have to shoot you!"

We noticed Gae-nyun and Hailey getting out of the vehicle, their hands were up, possibly indicating they were surrendering.

They brought out solid bar handcuffs to prevent any chance of Gae-nyun and Hailey to pick the locks again and make another escape. They placed the same cuffs on Yeon-seok and reminded him, Gae-nyun, and Hailey of their rights.

More officers pulled me and Minho aside to examine our injuries while calling for another ambulance to take us to the hospital. They also asked us questions in regards to the kidnapping.

I noticed Gae-nyun gave me and Minho intimidating looks while we were being questioned as we waited for the ambulance to take us to the hospital. It scared me, but I ultimately knew I wouldn't be harmed by them because they were almost where they needed to be.

Suddenly, I saw Wooyoung holding up a rock. I was so scared he was going to do something wrong. That was until Lia stepped in before he could act on it.

Wooyoung's POV

After Gae-nyun and Hailey were getting arrested again while trying to escape with Yeon-seok in the backseat, I was appalled by her remorseless behavior in regards to what she did to Kristen and Eun-kyung.

I was going to make her pay for hurting my friends and attacking two innocent girls that did nothing wrong to her.

Maybe I was wrong to stop San from hurting Gae-nyun in front of the convenience store.

Grabbing a piece of rock on the side of the road, I planned to take action into my own hands.

"Wooyoung..." My ears perked by hearing a familiar female voice behind me.

I turned around...

And it was Lia.

She looked puzzled and concerned when she asked me,

"What are you doing?"

"I'm trying to teach these girls a lesson for hurting my friends by seriously harming the people they care about! What are you trying to do?!" I protested Lia in anger, not towards her but towards the situation making everybody go insane.

"Stopping you from nearly doing what San almost did in front of the police officers! Do you want to do something you'll regret and get arrested for?!" Lia asked me, snapping me back to reality.

"TRY TO HIT ME WITH THAT ROCK AND I'LL MAKE YOU REGRET IT, COWARD ASS!" Gae-nyun angrily taunted me.

This suddenly boiled my blood and urged me to come after them to stone the bullies.

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Yet as I was about to give them what they deserve...

Lia grabbed me by the shirt and pulled me into a kiss. I immediately closed my eyes, despite being frozen in surprise. I never expected her to make the move, but I'm not complaining about it, either.

Now I'm getting deja vu.

My urge to fight against those bullies began to slowly disappear, as if her lips were two flames that could melt the ice away. The rock slowly slipped away from my hand, not caring if it landed on the ground.

That revengeful urge to the bullies was slowly replaced with a heart-melting, loving desire in me towards Lia. To Lia only. Slowly losing myself into a dreamy state, I started responding to the kiss. I then snaked my arms around her back, embracing her tightly in my arms and deepening the kiss.

Memories flashed under my closed vision: me staring at Lia while being smitten upon first sight in the festival, us going out to the art gallery as an improv first date and holding hands, us slow dancing on the dance floor together in the after party, us exchanging cheek kisses before Lia goes back home...and the list goes on.

Those beautiful memories I shared with her...made me completely forget to fight the bullies. I wouldn't care if they just disappeared during the kiss Lia and I were sharing. I then kissed her one more time, before breaking from it and looking at her as if she's the only focus for me now.

Lia might not know this, but I longed to kiss her for a while. I always wondered what my first kiss would be like, but this is beyond my expectation. Even though this wasn't where I was planning in my head, this first kiss felt really special to me.

She broke the kiss, both of us trying to regulate our breathing.

"Don't harm them just because they harmed our friends. That's what they want. It's not what I want. Do you understand?" Lia asked me, I could notice small tears streaming down her face.

That caused me to break down into tears and hugged her in my arms again. I almost did something terrible and caused the girl I love to cry because of it. It hurts me from the depths in my heart.

"I'm sorry." I sniffled as tears trickled down on my cheeks. "I'm glad you made me forget what I was about to do to those bullies."

Lia softly reassured me, "Those meanies had more than enough already, Wooyoung. They're not worth it anymore."

We then turned and spotted the officers placing the bullies into the police car; their hands cuffed on the back.

After my first kiss with Lia, now I am 100% sure that stopping San from hurting Gae-nyun was the right thing to do.

However, I'm worried about San since he got away with Ines. I hope he's feeling a bit better than before.

Not gonna lie, he scared the wits out of me when he brutally attacked Gae-nyun as revenge. Not only that...

Minho laid in the middle of the road where he could possibly get hit and killed, even when Dahyun saved him.

I don't know how I am going to word out what I just witnessed along with others.

Trying to shake the thoughts off for a moment, I looked at Lia and asked, "Should I walk you home?"

She smiled and nodded, "Yeah."

And so, we held hands and began walking away together from the park.

Narrator's POV

In the hospital, there was a lot going on. While nurses quickly treated the students with minor injuries, other nurses and doctors got to work on the others with more serious wounds and conditions.

Kristen was in a coma, but fortunately, doctors stopped the bleeding and saw there were bruises, but no fractures. On her head despite the trauma to it, she just got a concussion.

The immediate attention she got at the karaoke building from Yeji and Han-jae saved her life. The doctors bandage the wounds that were stitched up after they sent photographs of Kristen's injuries to the police officers. They also sent samples of her blood to try and find out if the drug used to knock her out was still in her system.

After Hyunjin got his minor injuries taken care of, he immediately rushed to the room Kristen was in after her surgery. He noticed Kristen's parents, brother, sister-in-law, and niece in the room with Yeji as well.

"Uncle Hyunjin!" Ella said as she cried, hugging him as he picked her up. "Yeji Eonni told me you and Auntie Kristen got hurt. I was worried."

She kept crying as she leaned her head onto Hyunjin's shoulder. He couldn't help but begin crying lightly himself.

"Oh Ella...I'm ok. Your Auntie Kristen will be ok, too." He sniffled through tears.

"Hyunjin! Hyunjin!" A familiar male voice called him...

He then noticed Bang Chan and Felix running towards him.

"You're alright, Hyunjin?" Chan asked him worryingly as he and Felix stopped in front of me.

"I'm ok now since I just got treated." Hyunjin said and wiped his tears with his hand.

"Listen, my uncle wants us to go to the schoolyard. I don't know what for, but he told us to go there. You have to go with us since he said so." Chan told him.

"Do the others know about that, too?"

"Yeah, I told them and they said that they'll be on their way to school." Chan said.

"Let me speak with Kristen's family real quick and see her again before I go. I have to hold my love's hand again." Hyunjin requested as he looked back at Kristen as she's still in bed.

"We'll meet you in the lobby." Felix told him.

He nodded and the Aussie bros walked back to the lobby to wait for him.

Hyunjin put Ella on the ground beside him as they walked over to the bedside. He gently held Kristen's hand as he looked over her. Noticing the necklace still around her neck, his tears fell and he softly said,

"Tokki. I love you so much."

"You finally remembered huh?" Hyunjin heard his father's voice ask him.

Turning around, his parents were standing in the doorway. It looks like they just arrived at the hospital.

"Eomma! Appa!" He ran towards them, hugged his mom and started crying.

"Oh sweetie..." His mom pitied him and gently stroked his hair. "I'm so happy you're okay. Jeremiah and Dahlia told us about Kristen's condition. And they also told us that you two finally learned the truth."

"We're sorry they had to learn this way." Jeremiah told Hyunjin's parents.

"The doctors told us Kristen's head injury led to unconsciousness. But she should wake up the next day or two because she got immediate medical attention." Dahlia explained further.

"I'm sorry Eomma and Appa! I'm sorry Jeremiah, Dahlia, Alex, Eun-ae, and Ella!" Hyunjin sobbed. "If I would've been there for Kristen and not left her side, then maybe none of this would've happened. Because of that, she got seriously hurt!"

He choked out sobs, "I'm really sorry, it's all my fault. I don't want to lose her."

"Don't say that Hyunjin, we know it's not your fault." Alex reassured him as he patted his shoulder.

"He's right. The police told us there were other victims that were hurt in similar ways, but they never were able to catch the perpetrators. Those girls treated Haneul no differently from them. They were too jealous of your relationship to see right from wrong." Eun-ae also stated.

"Envy can lead to disastrous situations." Alex said.

"She'll be okay, cousin. Appa, the doctors, and I are sure of that. You won't lose her." Yeji reassured her older cousin.

"I'm sorry about my Onee-chan and her friends, everyone." They heard an unknown female voice with a New Zealand accent say to them.

Everyone in the room turned around to see a girl that looks similar to Hailey, but slightly younger. She was standing with Sera and So-Hye.

"Sorry about the intrusion everyone," So-hye told them. "Since Sera never really physically harmed any of the International Trinity's victims, and she helped with rescuing Kristen and capturing the culprits, we're not pressing charges against her. Additionally we found proof that she was often forced to help Gae-nyun and Hailey."

So-hye then introduced the Japanese-New Zealand girl next to her, "And here with us is Sophie Aya Watanabe. She's Hailey's younger sister who came to apologize on her behalf."

"Yeah. Hello, by the way. Umm...well yeah, like So-hye said, I'm Sophie. I'm sorry about my older sister being a cause of trouble along with her friends. Ugh, it embarrasses me to see her acting that way." Sophie explained.

"The trial dates are still being discussed, but we'll alert you when they are available." So-hye told them. "I'm glad you and everyone else are okay, nephew."

"Those girls are finally gonna pay for all of this, right, Aunt So-hye?" Hyunjin asked his aunt, tears still filling his eyes.

"Yes, Hyunjin. They're in the police station, all cuffed now." So-hye told him. "I'm certain that Kristen will get the justice she deserves."

She then added, "By the way, Ji-eun and her husband are waiting for you and the others, they're taking you guys to the schoolyard."

Oh yeah, the schoolyard. He just remembered now.

"Ok." Hyunjin nodded, then turned to his and Kristen's family together and said, "I had to go to the schoolyard, everyone. Don't worry. I'll be fine anyway."

"See you later, Uncle Hyunjin!" Ella told her uncle figure.

"See you." He responded before he left.

When he arrived at the lobby, he spotted Chris and Felix sitting on their seats. The two stood up and led Hyunjin out of the hospital.

Inside Hyeong-seok's van, they noticed Minho in a cast sitting next to Dahyun in the back seat.

Seeing Minho alive relieved Chris, Felix...especially Hyunjin.

Chris stepped in the car first and expressed in relief, "Minho! Thank God you're alive."

He hugged Minho carefully with one arm and he responded to Chris' hug.

"Are you two alright?" Felix asked Minho and Dahyun after stepping into the van.

"We're alright, Felix. Even though we got hurt a bit, we'll be healed." Dahyun spoke with a reassuring smile slightly curving into her lips.

Minho still didn't say anything, probably because he's still emotionally hurt and traumatized from what happened.

"Minho needs a little time. Too much has been going on right now." Dahyun told the boys as she rubbed Minho's back.

"We understand." Chris said as he and Felix sat together in the center passengers' seats. "Hope you'll recover soon, Minho."

Minho just nodded without saying a word.

"Hyunjin, go sit next to my uncle." Chris pointed to the empty front passenger's seat next to Hyeong-seok.

Hyunjin nodded and went into the front area to sit next to Hyeong-seok. As he closed the door, the door slid closed along automatically in the back passengers' seating area.

"I'm still curious what we are going to the schoolyard for." Hyunjin muttered to Hyeong-seok.

"You'll see. It's a surprise." Hyeong-seok told him.

Once everyone was secured in their car seats, they left the hospital and headed for the schoolyard.

While Hyeong-seok was driving, Hyunjin turned around to look at his friends.

Chris was comforting a silent yet hurt Felix, by gently rubbing his back. Felix was looking out at the night view of the streets from the window, just to relieve himself from stress a bit.

Dahyun had Minho leaned on her shoulder; her hands gently stroking through his hair.

The view Hyunjin was seeing...it was quiet yet solemn. It hurts him, even when he spotted Minho in such a condition like this.

His best friend once gone, now came back alive.

He turned back to look ahead of the road.

Grabbing his pocket watch, he looked at it once again. He thought back to when he saw Kristen, his Tokki, before her knee surgery.

He cried during the time she had the surgery, and when he got home in Seoul after saying goodbye to her on the day of her discharge from the hospital.

Now he realized Kristen was his Tokki the whole time...but in the wrong timing.

He looked up and turned to see the streets, buildings, people walking in opposite directions and cars passing by his line of vision.

The world keeps spinning before his eyes.

Yet...he wasn't actually looking out from the window.

He was wishing for one thing.

He wishes her back.

Sometimes he's gonna get hurt, but he will come back to her again. Day by day, he wished he could go back to those times to how it was to be with Kristen. He wished time would turn back but it doesn't happen that way.

Life goes on but it doesn't feel the same now.

He got a text from his mother that after he's done at the schoolyard, he'll be staying at the hospital that night so he could see Kristen before going to school tomorrow.

This relieved yet concerned him. He was hoping she would regain her consciousness as soon as possible. Then again, he'll get to be close to the love of his life.

Then he replied to his mom by text, to make sure to pack enough for him to stay over there before tomorrow.

Before they knew it, they made it to the schoolyard. Changbin, Tzuyu, Jisung, Seungmin, and Jeongin were waiting for them there.

Everyone in the van stepped out while Dahyun helped Minho to step out, since he had his arm injured.

"Hey guys, we're here." Chris called the rest.

"Hey Hyung. Did the doctors say anything about Kristen Noona and Eva Noona's conditions?" Jeongin asked Chris Hyung.

Chris let out a deep sigh and solemnly spoke, "They haven't. All that I heard from the doctors saying that they're still unconscious."

"Eva passed out from a combination of shock and her asthma. But due to Kristen's head injury, it'll take a while for her to regain consciousness longer than they estimate when Eva will regain hers." Felix explained, obviously still upset about her condition.

Jeongin's eyes began to water and his lips pressed together into a thin line. He was dismayed to know that his mother figure and older sister figure still didn't wake up from unconsciousness yet.

Felix and Hyunjin, also having watery eyes, immediately hugged Jeongin to cheer him and themselves up. Jeongin sniffled and let out muffled, quiet sobs behind his closed mouth.

"There, there, Innie. It's all gonna pass." Seungmin comforted him by rubbing the maknae's back gently.

And Seungmin told Hyunjin and Felix, "Poor thing has been shaken up since the fight happened."

"You're a brave little one, Innie." Hyunjin teared and stroked the maknae's hair gently. "You played a big role in making sure Kristen and Eva are okay. You have no idea how much you've helped them, the police, and all of us."

Jeongin could only nod and kept on sobbing, this time a bit loud.

"I'm so proud of you all doing your best together to save Kristen from being hostage." They heard Hyeong-seok telling all of them. "Even though Eva sacrificed herself from that fight, you've done a great job."

Hyeong-seok then further explained, "I know none of this was any of your fault. Some mistakes were made, but none of you could've predicted what happened. My wife has shared her frustrations with me in regards to stopping the International Trinity from hurting more people. It's clear those girls would've used any opportunity to hurt more people. Just know that the ones that are at fault will pay the price for what they did."

"I hope they get what they deserve." Felix hoped, much to his hatred over International Trinity...especially Hailey.

The film teacher gave Hyeong-seok the remote for the device that will play the movie they boys made in film class. Since Hyeong-seok helped Chris get some videos for this, and knows what will be shown, he figured this could cheer everybody up.

Everyone spotted a huge projector screen in front of the building behind them; some sat together on the ground, others sat on any part of the van. They already got curious about what will be on the screen.

The film started to show Felix as a four year old child at a park in his hometown...Sydney. He was running towards his mom who was filming and looking around before turning to the camera.

"I want it."

"I want kith."

He then let out an adorable laugh with the cutest smile on his face.

"You look adorable as a child Hyung!" Jeongin told Felix with a soft smile on his face.

Felix only chuckled at seeing him as a happy child. He was sure he missed his home very much. As well as his family.

While watching it, he remembered the little girl he once met again. The little girl he was being drawn to and he made a flower bracelet for her. In fact, for a brief moment, he noticed the same girl in the video.

She looked at the camera and tilted her face as if she thought the camera's moving. She smiled and giggled, then showed her wrist with the flower bracelet around.

"Oh, that's a nice bracelet, sweetie! Who made it for you?" Felix's mom asked the little girl.

The little girl pointed at Felix next to her and said, "Him. Aussie boy."

"Aww, that's so sweet of you!" Felix's mom cooed at the two kids.

"Look at me, I'm a flower girl!" The little girl chirped then giggled, waving her hand at the camera.

Felix then made a realization when he got a closer look at the little girl.

She kind of looks like...

No...

She is Eva.

"Eva." He whispered and tears began to form in his eyes.

Eva was that little girl he once met in Sydney and never got to see her again...until now.

The four year olds Felix and Eva hugged each other and waved at the camera together. Happy and sweet smiles plastered on their faces.

Then, the video transitioned to Felix and Eva at the after party of the festival. They were dancing with their friends, and goofing around.

They were doing their mini dance duo to start the celebration of Changbin and Sally as an official couple. They then spun around while holding hands, squealing and laughing together.

It then transitioned to Eva spinning her black swan inspired dress; the tiny sparkles from the billowing dress were like the cherry on top for her beautiful look.

She stumbled a bit from losing her balance, and as she was about to fall...Felix caught her in his arms in a dip pose. And they already giggled together.

"The memories of that night." Felix whispered to himself as he felt his own lips.

He immediately thought back to when he made that move on Eva on the rooftop. The kiss replayed in his mind like a movie.

It tingles yet aches his heart now because watching Eva in the video...it made him miss her even more and felt desperate to go back to the hospital to see if she's alive. He kept hoping and praying for her recovery. That way he could finally gain the courage to properly confess.

Then it shows a clip of Hyunjin and Kristen as kids getting ready to open presents on Christmas Day when they lived in Las Vegas.

They were both in their pajamas sitting by the tree with their present in their hands. They looked at each other as Hyunjin's mother asked him,

"Jinnie. Tokki. Are you ready to open your presents and see what Santa brought you?"

Both little Hyunjin and little Kristen looked at the camera and nodded happily.

"Ne Eomma! But I want Tokki to go first." Hyunjin happily responded in the video.

Kristen smiled widely towards Hyunjin, gave him a quick hug, and said, "Thank you Jinnie. You're such a gentleman! But I want to open mine at the same time you open yours."

"Here's an idea, kids," Kristen's mother suggested in the video, "on the count of three, why don't you both open your presents. That way you can open them together."

"Great idea Eomma! Gomawoyo!" Kristen thanked her mother.

Both their mothers began counting,

"1....2....3!"

With that, both Hyunjin and Kristen opened their Christmas presents together. They then cheered after seeing the gifts they wanted for Christmas Day.

"What did you get, Hyunjin?" Hyunjin's mother asked.

"I got an Elastic Man action figure, and the 'Fantastic Four' DVD! I also got a new hat!" Hyunjin happily answered back.

"Hanuel, what did you get sweetie?" Dahlia asked.

"I got an Invisible Girl figurine, a 'Charlotte's Web' DVD, and a new pair of ballet slippers! Just in time for when I begin learning ballet!" Kristen happily answered her mother.

"Did you enjoy your gifts, kids?" Jeremiah asked and the two kids cheered,

"Yeah! Thank you Santa!"

"We'll let Santa know how thankful you little angels are." Hyunjin's father said in the video.

Kristen pulled Hyunjin close to her for a tight hug, to which he happily responded. Giggles they exchanged with each other and happy smiles plastered on their faces.

Hyunjin smiled while watching the video, even though it made his eyes a bit teary. He remembered his first Christmas with Kristen as if it was yesterday.

"My sweet Tokki. You're all I want for Christmas, and for now." He thought to himself as small tears spilled from his eyes.

The video transitioned to Hyunjin and Kristen at the river getting ready to jump off the side of a cliff into the water. This was from the camping trip they went on.

"Are you two ready?!" Alex asked his younger sister.

"Yes Oppa, we're ready!" Kristen answered her brother back.

"One...two...three!" Alex counted to three and the pair jumped together from the cliff screaming with joy.

And they splashed together into the waters.

They then emerged from the surface and laughed together. Hyunjin hugged Kristen from behind as they were swimming towards the camera.

Ella then began swimming towards them with her life jacket and floaties on, happily saying,

"You made a big splash, Auntie Kristen and Uncle Hyunjin!"

"Yeah Ella! Wanna go on a piggyback ride?" Hyunjin asked Ella and she eagerly nodded,

"Yes, Uncle Hyunjin! I love piggyback rides!"

Hyunjin picks up the happy little girl and places her on his shoulders, making her smile and giggle in excitement.

"Yay! Look Auntie Kristen, I'm as tall as you now!" Ella cheered as she held onto Hyunjin.

"Kristen's niece must really love you, huh?" Chris asked Hyunjin as they watched the clip.

"Very much." Hyunjin mumbled, slightly nodding his head; a sad smile plastered on his face. "Ella considers me to be her uncle since the day we met. Because of that, she's like a niece to me."

"Yeah." Chris softly chuckled, lowkey adoring the little girl's cuteness.

Then another clip showed a four year old Minho at the table with his birthday cake in front of him. Everyone was singing happy birthday to Minho. The happiest smile was plastered on the little boy's face.

After everyone finished singing happy birthday to him, Minho's mom asked him,

"What do you wish for, sweetie?"

"To be the best dancer the world has ever seen." He wished, and then blew out the candles.

Everyone around him clapped and cheered for him after that.

Minho could only smile with small tears brimming around his eyes. He then whispered to the four year old self,

"You got a long way to go, little guy."

The clip transitioned to Minho and Dahyun as little children in front of the treehouse, waving at the camera. Then, Dahyun climbed the wooden steps reaching up to the house before Minho followed along.

After climbing up to the treehouse, they stood up together and waved at the camera once again. The happiest smiles on their faces.

Then it transitioned to Minho and Dahyun dancing together on stage during the festival night. They enjoyed dancing together with genuine smiles on their faces.

Dahyun had her head leaned on Minho's shoulder, their hands intertwining each other. Minho glanced at her for a moment and smiled sweetly. He felt true happiness when he was with her. And of course, he's also truly in love with her.

The clip then shows Changbin and Tzuyu enjoying their first moments as an official couple in the festival's after party.

They were sitting at the table with Felix, Eva, Wooyoung, Lia, San, Ines, Jisung, Yuna, Renjun and Ningning. Everyone was eating snacks and beverages, chatting and laughing over random conversational topics.

Then Eva spoke as she walked out from the table and stood behind Changbin and Tzuyu, "Well...since Chan's recording us right now, we have our first official couple in the building, Changbin and Tzuyu!"

Everyone whooped, cheered and applauded for the couple.

After they finished, Eva kept on as she placed her hands on the couple's shoulders,

"There's one phrase that...it was fulfilled tonight. And I would like to recite it for you two. 'Relationships are always stronger when you are best friends first, and a couple second.' Yesterday, you were best friends. Today, you're a couple. Nothing makes me feel happier...than seeing two of my best friends confessing their love for each other and being officially a couple."

And everyone agreed to Eva's words.

"That's right."

"Yeah."

"Spill the facts, girl!"

And Eva concluded her brief speech by saying, "I would like to say to you two...that there are four important words in life: love, honesty, truth and respect. Without these in your lives...you have nothing. I wish you many blessings about to come and I hope in the next couple of years... we will have a real celebration of you as newlyweds. We're so proud of you and we love you guys."

Everyone then cheered and applauded for Eva's beautiful words for Changbin and Tzuyu. Eva then gave them a hug as a thanks for helping and supporting where they are now.

Changbin and Tzuyu watched with sad smiles on their faces, as they remembered Eva's words.

He then looked at her, wrapped his arm around her shoulder and pecked her cheek to comfort her a bit. Her smile began to widen and she held his hand.

Every year the school festival takes place, they will always remember the birth of their loving relationship.

The clip then transitioned to everyone watching the fireworks as the conclusion of the school festival. They all enjoyed the bright, colorful and sparkly fireworks shooting up the night sky.

The screen faded into black for a moment...

And it faded into a clip where everyone was playing basketball together in the gymnasium. Jeongin passed the ball to Hyunjin and he dribbled towards the net to shoot, but got blocked by Jisung.

Jisung dribbled while Changbin was in front of him, blocking Hyunjin from getting the ball. To fool them, Jisung threw the ball back but as he turned around...

Eva got the ball in her hands, threw it to Bang Chan and he threw it into the net.

Everyone cheered together and they started messing with each other around. Laughter echoed in the place.

Watching themselves having fun together and messing around made them smile. It was like a healing pill for them to forget what all had happened tonight.

Seonghwa's POV

I just left Inès' apartment after I paid her and San a visit to see if they were alright. I explained to both of them that Gae-nyun and Hailey attempted to escape with Yeon-seok in a stolen car, but were arrested again.

As well as how Minho attempted suicide by trying to become roadkill before Dahyun stopped him, and everyone that got hurt is being treated at the hospital.

Yeah, it was too much for me to process everything that I witnessed honestly. Maybe I should go back to my house and shake those thoughts away.

As I was about to walk past the convenience store, I saw they were still open despite what happened. I felt a bit hungry after everything. Maybe a snack will calm my nerves and my stomach.

Walking in the store, I went to grab a drink from the fridge. Then, I noticed they had some fried sausage rice cake skewers. Maybe I wanna try these, I'm sure it looks delicious!

I bought them before going to the table, and will stay for a while before going home.

As I sat down to eat, I noticed San's cousin, Eun-kyung, coming out of the back room on her crutches with her backpack on her back.

She then glanced then recognized me as one of San's friends. She greeted me with a smile,

"Hey there."

I smiled and greeted back,

"Hey."

"Sorry about what my cousin did a while ago. He's a bit too overprotective and hot-headed sometimes." She apologized while walking towards me with her crutches.

"It's fine. Inès is taking care of him in the meantime." I said as I pulled out a chair for her. "Here. Why don't you take a seat? It must be tiring to walk around on those crutches all day."

"Thanks." She smiled and walked toward the chair next to me to sit on.

"I bought some sausage rice cake skewers to eat before I go home. Would you like one or two?" I asked, offering some of my rice cake skewers.

"Sure." She nodded and picked some pieces of my rice cake skewers.

We started eating the rice cake skewers together. Not long after taking a couple of bites, I went to go buy an orange juice for Eun-kyung so she can drink something as she eats.

After I bought a bottle of orange juice, I handed it to her and she thanked me with a sweet smile on her face.

"I heard they actually kidnapped Kristen earlier. Hugo and Max told me and my manager while bringing Ella and Jackie over as they set up the traps." She said as she kept eating.

I chuckled, "So that's why they've been all covered with all of that nasty stuff."

"The only two nasty things they got covered in are eggs from the store and bird poop from Ella's bird, Angel." Eun-kyung said with a chuckle. "It was funnier seeing them get hit with the eggs in person."

"Really funny. They got what they deserved." I agreed before eating a piece of the sausage rice cake skewers.

After eating a piece, I told Eun-kyung, "Changbin and the rest of us that we had been looking for San since we arrived here to capture the bullies. Yet we heard some loud thudding, yelling and screaming all of a sudden. I didn't know it was him beating Gae-nyun's ass until I saw them attacking each other on the ground. Gosh, I was honestly scared of seeing that happening. I literally thought he was going to kill her."

"It's bad enough Kristen, Eva, Minho, and I got physically assaulted by them. I don't want San to go to jail over a revenge frenzy." She said with worry on her face.

"At least we broke them up before they could go anything far." I reassured her. "Anyways, since you mentioned Minho..."

Aching tears suddenly formed around my eyes, now remembering what I witnessed in the park along with others a while ago.

"Oh God..." I whispered while fighting back the tears and faced down.

"Did something happen to him?" She asked me while I felt her hand on my shoulder.

I took a deep breath and carefully responded, "We found Minho laying on the road and we saw a car speeding towards where he was at. We were shouting at him but he didn't even move a muscle. I nearly got a panic attack when Dahyun risked herself by pushing Minho to the side and the car nearly hit her."

"You said he tried to commit suicide earlier. Why did he try to end it all?" Eun-kyung asked out of concern.

"From what I heard from Jisung and Dahyun...I think he was blaming himself. He blamed himself for being the cause of this mess, when he didn't even do anything that led to this. That's also why he disappeared without warning for a while. I felt awful for him but what worried me was if Yugyeom finds out what happened to Minho...since they knew each other in middle school. Yugyeom is at the hospital waiting for Minho to get back from the schoolyard."

"I hope Minho is ok now. I can't help but imagine how shaken he is." Eun-kyung pitied.

I nodded, "Same."

I glanced at her injured leg, yet hesitated to ask her about it, since I don't want her to be bothered. Yet I can't help but to ask her, hoping she would recover soon.

"Is your leg okay?"

"My leg is swollen and hurts, but the doctors say I should recover shortly since the injury wasn't severe." Eun-kyung explained, showing off the cast on her leg.

I noticed there were some messages and names written on them.

I thought of writing a message on the cast on her leg.

So I asked her, "Is it ok if I can write something on the cast on your leg?"

"Yeah." She nodded with a smile.

She carefully lifted her casted leg and rested on my knee. She zipped the outer pocket, picked a bright blue marker and handed it to me.

I started writing my message on the cast, yet while scribbling, I felt a slight heat blooming into my cheeks. Reading the message I'm currently writing tickled my heart and made me smile a bit.

"Why are you blushing?" Eun-kyung asked me with a chuckle.

I shook my head and said, "Nothing. I hope the message I just wrote makes you feel better."

I finished writing and it said,

If I had a flower for every time I thought of you, I could walk into my garden forever.

Truthfully, I've liked Eun-kyung since middle school, about a month after San introduced her to me and our friends. However, I was scared to say something because I know how protective San can be of Eun-kyung.

So this would be a good hint for her to know how I truly feel about her.

She leaned to look at my written message and while reading it, she let out a soft giggle,

"That's so sweet."

"You bloom prettier than any flower I've seen." I complimented her on her natural beauty.

"Aww, Seonghwa..." She softly cooed and we giggled together.

"If you're finished eating, then I could carry you home so you don't have to go out alone, or have to worry about hurting your leg." I suggested, wanting to make sure she's alright.

"Absolutely. I appreciate your help." She complied with a soft grin.

We hurried up and got finished eating so I could place her on my back and carry her home. Luckily, her crutches were easy to adjust so they could be placed in her backpack.

After making sure Eun-kyung is on tight, I made the journey to her place. Luckily, it's a short distance from the convenience store, and an even shorter distance from my house.

As we arrived at the front yard of her house, I felt Eun-kyung place a kiss on my cheek while she's still on my back.

Now I felt my cheeks burning more than before, and it got me grinning like a fool!

"Thank you, Seonghwa." She thanked me.

I helped her to get down carefully and she picked the crutches from her backpack.

"Hope you recover soon." I wished her well.

"Thank you for all of this. Why don't you come over tomorrow after school? I could ask my mother to make a cake and some tea for us." Eun-kyung suggested with a smile on her face.

"I would love to come over." I happily complied and half-joked, "Hopefully your cousin won't find out about that. I already know how protective he is when it comes to you."

"He knows you won't hurt me. So I'm sure San won't mind." She giggled.

I chuckled and said, "Well, I'll see you tomorrow."

"Take care. Don't fret too much now." She said before walking towards her home with her crutches.

I nodded and waited for her to walk into her home. I smiled and felt my face heating up once again.

Tomorrow will be a better day.

Minho's POV

The film ended for a little bit, and everyone else was talking. Some of them left to go back home. That gave me time to walk to the school garden with Hyunjin. I wanted to make things right between us, and I figured now is the best time to do so.

I was hesitating to do it at first, worried if he still hates me after all that happened. But since I felt the need to forgive him, I had to do it no matter what.

While looking at the beautiful diverse flowers in the school garden, I spotted Hyunjin picking a red dahlia in his hand.

So I approached him and called,

"Hyunjin."

"Hmm?"

"I know this isn't easy considering all that happened, but I have to tell you something." I said as I gathered my courage, and continued on,

"From the bottom of my heart, I want to apologize for every mean thing I did and said. For kissing Kristen without consent and trying to take her from you. And for nearly killing myself out of guilt. I feel like a total fool for everything that's been happening. I understand if you don't forgive me. I wouldn't blame you."

"I..." I paused for a moment to put my words together but a knot began to tie into my throat.

And I began to talk, yet my voice began to shatter little by little,

"I was thinking how and what to apologize to you for being the selfish, greedy and blind person I was. Yet when I found out that Kristen got kidnapped...I felt like I was the cause of that mess. Even though I saved you from getting stabbed by those iron nails, I felt like I'm a burden to everybody. I didn't deserve to get treated nor helped at all! Thinking about everything that happened, I decided to end myself because I've been a fool to myself. I wanted everybody to forget me. But Dahyun...I wish I could blame her but it's never in my heart. She risked herself to save me. That's when I realized I truly love her. Not only that, I realize that everyone can make the worst mistakes and still can be forgiven. If I were dead already...I would've been the unhappiest person...with an irredeemable resentment."

"Don't think this was your fault Minho. And don't say you don't deserve forgiveness." Hyunjin told me as he placed his hand on my shoulder. "I have the same thought of wanting to forgive you. But when I found out that you disappeared and wanted to end your life..."

He faced down for a moment; his eyes blinking and his lips pressed into a thin line. He looked up at me and eyes were already watered with tears.

"I felt like my world was crumbling into the last pieces. I was so afraid of having the thought of losing you besides Kristen. It was as if...I might never get a chance to forgive you after acting rash to you days ago. I would be in an emotional mess if we lost you. How wouldn't I be able to forgive a best friend who I love dearly in my heart...who I've cherished fun moments with since middle school? Even though I've acted rash towards you these days, you're still my best friend. No matter how many mistakes you've ever made, you're still my best friend. Now that you're here alive because Dahyun saved you... I'm relieved, grateful...and sorry. I'm really sorry Minho. Without you, everyone in this school would be incomplete. You have no idea how many people care about you. Just please don't leave us again! Please..."

He started breaking down, still holding the dahlia in his hand. Seeing him in this state only adds to my regrets about my suicide attempt. How would I ever leave everyone who I love dearly sooner?! I never felt so grateful for Dahyun saving my life than before. From now on, I will never take anything for granted.

Even a fool knows that one has to make each day count.

Even though my injured arm is in a sling, I gave Hyunjin a hug with my good arm, and said while trying not to break down crying,

"I forgive you, too. And I'm really sorry for hurting you in the past. I swear this won't ever happen again...not even in a million years. I know Kristen will be alright. Just be strong and pray for her."

Hyunjin only nodded yes, probably too broken down to say anything else. I really hate seeing him like this.

At least I realized, tears already streamed down my face. Of course it hurts me to see Hyunjin in this state, but also...I felt a healing from the depths of my heart. Healing me to become a better person, who knows no selfishness, greed, stubbornness...and envy. All the burdens I've been carrying on for a while, suddenly lifted from my shoulders.

I noticed the dahlia in his hand again, and decided to cheer him up a bit by saying,

"That's a pretty flower you have there, Hyunjin. Did you pick it for Kristen?"

"For when she wakes up, yes. I want her to be able to smile when she sees I got her a dahlia. She told me the story of how her mother got named after this flower, and it was really beautiful." Hyunjin explained, calming down a little as he tried to smile while looking at the flower.

"It is. Give it to Kristen while she's still unconscious. That way when she wakes up, the first thing she will see is this flower in her hand. She'll definitely smile when she sees this, and know that you thought of her. That will give her hope and happiness." I encouraged Hyunjin with a smile.

While looking at the red dahlia he has in his hand...I thought of giving Dahyun a flower too.

I could stop by my aunt's place tomorrow before school. She has a big garden filled with many different kinds of flowers. So I could get some to make a mini bouquet for Dahyun. I bet not only she would love to see those flowers I will give her, but also the beautiful meaning behind them.

"You know what...I could give Dahyun some flowers since you got me having an idea of that." I said to Hyunjin.

Hyunjin smiled at me and said, "Go for it Hyung. She's gonna love it. And make sure you find flowers with special meanings for her. That will make her feel even more special."

"I will." I assured him.

Yet I heard Changbin calling Hyunjin, "Hyunjin! Your parents are waiting for you!"

"I'll take you there." I held his arm with my free hand and led him out of the school garden.

As we walked back to the yard, we saw Hyunjin's family car standing in front of the building. Hyunjin's mom waved at Hyunjin, telling him to get in the car.

I think I remember hearing him say he's going to spend the night at the hospital to be with Kristen.

"I'll see you tomorrow, Minho. Get well soon." Hyunjin said before going into the car.

I smiled and nodded; the car's door opened all by itself and he stepped in before closing it. The car started driving away and I waved Hyunjin goodbye until it fell from the line of my vision.

Once it drove away, I heard someone frantically calling me,

"Minho! Minho!"

Much to my confusion, I turned around...

And it was Jungkook calling me, running towards me along with his six friends. My lips grew into a calm smile and greeted, "Hey Hyung."

"Thank goodness you're alive!" Jungkook expressed his profound relief and carefully hugged me since my injured arm is in a sling. "Are you ok?! Gosh, we were worried sick!"

"I'm fine, guys. Believe me. Sometimes we don't even know we have to make each day count for us. Also, we do take things for granted sometimes without knowing it. That's why I should be grateful for being saved by my true love...even the tiniest things...and enjoy life freely no matter the mistakes you commit." I reassured Jungkook with a smile still plastered on my face.

They smiled in return, obviously happy that I'm okay. Things will be different this time because I'm going to make no more mistakes and do good.

"Let's get you back to the hospital so you can heal. Also, Yugyeom is there waiting for you." Jungkook said with a smile.

I nodded and we went to Taehyung's car to go to the hospital for my treatment.

I hope Yugyeom isn't fretting too much about me.

Felix's POV

Chris told me that he's going to the hospital with Hyeong-seok, just to get updated if Kristen and Eva's conditions are stable. So I decided to stay alone at home because I don't want to get all agitated again.

I was sitting on the couch in the living room and listening to music from my phone, just to relieve myself from the agony I went through earlier.

Turning to notice at the open door from the guest room downstairs, I stood up from the couch, taking my phone with me.

I walked in and stepped downstairs to the guest room. Entering the guest room, it looked half-empty.

The bed neatly tidied up, the lamp being the only object to fill the emptiness on the table, the artificial aloe plant in a white pot standing next to the bed and a canvas frame hanging on the wall, saying,

The pain you feel today is the strength you feel tomorrow.

I saw that frame before when Eva and I went downstairs to sleep together, after practicing our duet dance.

I understood what those words meant but now...I'm living through those words and it opens my knowledge even more.

I approached and sat on the corner of the bed. I turned to look back and ran my hand gently on the smooth bed sheet blanketing on the mattress.

A flashback came into my mind when Eva and I were on the bed together while she was staying over here.

I was laying next to her, embracing her waist and listening to the steady heartbeat in her chest. Meanwhile, her chin rested on top of my head, her fingers running through my dark hair gently and her free arm embraced around my back.

It felt calm and intimate in each other's arms. My smile widened and my face heated up when she began smiling and cuddling into me as she fell asleep.

Not being able to control the urge, I ended up brushing my lips softly against her cheek. I heard her letting out a soft hum while sleeping, and slightly adjusting her sleeping position to make her feel comfortable.

It melts my heart to see her sleeping peacefully in my arms. I feel like I'm falling for her all over again.

Feeling my eyes getting heavy, I took one last look at her gorgeous face. And I gradually fell into a deep sleep in my arms.

I looked at the final envelope I was gonna give her in person to express my love for her. But because of what happened today, I couldn't.

Why did time curse me right into my face? Why did those bitches intended not only hurt Kristen, Hyunjin, and Minho, but also the rest of us? Why did that disaster happen?

I left the envelope on the bed and before I knew it, the music suddenly stopped from my phone. I stood up from the mattress and checked what happened.

The next track coming up...

Serendipity.

I've been listening to that song recently. Yeah, I'm totally a lovesick boy who waits for his other half to complete him. Suddenly, I felt an urge that motivated me to dance. It was never planned in my head to dance improv all by myself, but I want to pour all my emotions into this dance.

https://youtu.be/f_Q_Gr7q00A

(A/N: Play this 👆 while you read the dance below.)

Standing still, I heard the song starting to play.

i modeun geon uyeoni anya

geunyang geunyang naye neukkimeuro

on sesangi eojewan dalla

geunyang geunyang neoye gippeumeuro

niga nal bulleosseul ttae

naneun neoye kkocheuro

gidaryeotteon geotcheoreom

urin shiridorok pieo

eojjeomyeon ujuye seobri

geunyang geuraetteon geoya

You know I know

neoneun na naneun neo

I placed my both hands on my head one to another, lowered and flipped them over. I then placed my left hand on my chest and the right on my tummy. My hands ran over in opposite directions while turning my head to the side. I moved my hands side to side and made myself a U-turn. I reached my hands out, slowly moved back towards my chest and traced them into a huge circle as if I felt a wholeness in my soul.

I cupped behind my ear and ran as if I was following the call of my name. I pointed my mind and pointed towards the space. I shook my head while placing my hand on my chest. I outstretched my free hand forward and strutted backwards.

I looked around as if something happened in my surroundings. Then, I clenched my fists and brought them one to another together, as if half and half are completed into one. I pointed to the space in front of me , before pointing to my own temple. I placed my hand on my chest and used my other hand to reach out.

seolleneun mankeum mani duryeowo

unmyeongi uril jakku jiltuhaeseo

neomankeum nado mani museowo

When you see me

When you touch me

ujuga uril wihae umjigyeosseo

jogeume eogeutnamjocha eopseosseo

neowa nae haengbogeun yejeongdwaetdeon geol

Cause you love me

And I love you

I placed my hand on my forehead while my free hand placed on my chest, and slowly popped my chest as I slid forward. My hands clenched and I brought them together before moving apart from each other. I embraced myself as if I was scared and my hand patted quickly on my chest like I felt my heart beating faster. I pointed my left eye while making a slow U-turn again, and when I turned, I tapped the right side of my neck with my two fingers twice.

I reached my both hands out and clenched them. I walked forward while bringing my clenched fists together. I skipped backwards and made a full spin, while looking up at the ceiling. I reached my hands up and clasped them together before lowering them down slowly. I then pointed forward, drew a heart with my two index fingers and pointed back to my chest. I traced another heart in my chest and pointed forward once again.

neon nae pureun gompangi

nal guwonhae jun

naye cheonsa naye sesang

nan ne samsaek goyangi

neol mannareo on

Love me now touch me now

I placed my hands on my shoulders, clenched my fists and embraced myself. I gestured my hands as wings by interlocking thumbs and reached up while the 'wings' were flying. I brought my hand over my forehead and leaned back carefully with my leg on the back as my support. I stood up to make a full spin and while spinning, I moved my arm around his head and rested on my chest.

I held my hand down flat in front of me, held my other hand up perpendicularly in front of the other arm, and lowered it down. I pointed to myself, outstretched my hands forward and traced my hands with a huge circle once again. I brought my hands back towards my chest and did a slow chest pop. I then tapped my two fingers on the wrist and on the neck, slightly leaning to the side.

Just let me love you

Just let me love you

ujuga cheoeum saenggyeonasseul ttaebuteo

modeun geon jeonghaejin geoyeosseo

Just let me love you

I rested my hand on my chest and the other reaching out, leaning forward then backward gradually. I slid my foot around me and got down on one knee; I moved my hands away from my chest upwards and leaned backwards before standing back up.

I swung my arm back, placed my free hand on top of my arm and my index finger made a circular motion. I then pointed to my head and looked at both sides. I used my hand to pat on my chest and the other grabbing it, as if there's no letting go anymore.

I glided my hand across my chest, outstretched my arm forward and spun around. After four spins, I fell down on my knees and rolled over to lay on the floor.

Let me love let me love you

Let me love let me love you

I was now laying down on the floor, catching my trembling breaths; my aching, tear-filled eyes slightly blurred my vision. Me dancing alone poured all my emotions, yet at the same time...

An ache started to fill in my heart and little by little, the pain began to spread all over my body. I might not be able to get up on my own this time. It was killing me slowly.

I placed my hand on my chest and arched my back as if I could feel my heartbeat. I raised my free arm up while my lips synced with the last lyric of the song,

"Let me love, let me love you..."

And as I lowered my arm down, I turned over...and laid there.

Right after the song finishes...

Tears streamed down on my face and quiet sobs escaped from my quivering lips.

I felt like I couldn't live without the girl I always loved. I was certain that we were made for each other.

Before, my heart raced with thrill and excitement...now it beats in pain and suffering.

I wish Eva would let me love her because I love her so much that it hurts. I know that Eva loves me, even when she doesn't want to admit it.

Destiny's against us, but fate can save us.

While sobbing, I suddenly felt a hand on my shoulder. Yet I didn't notice who it was because I couldn't stop crying on the floor.

Until I heard him softly, "Felix. Felix."

I turned my head around...

And it was Chris.

Concern and worry plastered on his face. I guess he noticed me dancing, even though I was deeply into my own world.

"What?" I whispered while sniffling through tears.

"It's Eva."

Please tell me she's awake.

Yugyeom's POV

I was in the waiting room, waiting for Minho to arrive back from the schoolyard. This way, I could be sure he gets some rest and is alright. I don't want him to be more distraught than he already is.

It saddened me to know Minho almost killed himself. Thankfully, Dahyun saved him and made sure he didn't try it again.

Before I knew it, I heard a couple of footsteps approaching the waiting room I'm at.

As I looked up...

It was Minho between Jungkook and Dahyun; he had a sling around his arm. As he looked at me, he approached and hugged me with his good arm. I immediately hugged him back yet carefully by trying not to hurt his injured arm.

"I'm so sorry for leaving you worried sick, Hyung." Minho began sobbing into my chest.

Poor thing probably still feels bad about what happened.

"Oh Minho. I'm so glad that you're alive. Please don't ever think you don't have people that love you because you do. We always will, little bro. Make sure you get to feeling better, alright?" I told Minho, making sure he's okay.

Minho nodded while sniffling through tears.

"And Dahyun, thanks for saving him. You're one of the important reasons why he's here alive." I thanked Dahyun with a smile.

"I just want him to get better and know that he's loved. That's all I hope for." Dahyun said, trying not to cry as she grabbed Minho's hand on his good arm.

"That's all I hope for, too." I nodded and then told Minho, "Now Minho...everyone can make the biggest mistakes that seemed irredeemable...yet still can be forgiven. You're no different. But please remember your mistake did not cause what happened tonight to unfold. Anything bad could happen and it's no one's fault. I'm sure you forgave everyone...but you need to forgive yourself too. It's the only way to start again."

Minho nodded, "Thanks Hyung."

"We're glad to have you alive, Minho." Jungkook smiled.

We then sat together to keep on chatting, while waiting for the treatment Minho would get. The nurses came in and collected Minho so he could get treated. Jungkook and Dahyun went home so they could go to school tomorrow, but I insisted I would stay the night here so I could check on him in the morning.

Another nurse took me to a guest room where I could stay in the meantime. Once I got situated there, I decided to go make myself a snack and drink before bed.

I made it to the refreshment room so I could buy what I needed. Upon arriving, I noticed Sera was briefly talking to the officer real quick, probably wrapping up for the day.

Admiring her from where I was standing, I began thinking back to when I first saw her and fell in love with her.

My hip hop instructor asked me to help out with a workshop for international dancers, some of whom are entering the school I'm attending. For the group I had to help out, I noticed one particular Korean girl had trouble hearing the instructions.

Sera.

My instructor told me that she's from Berlin, Germany, and isn't yet fluent in Korean. However, her dancing skills are top notch and she was part of a German hip hop dance crew. I didn't expect her to be so beautiful though.

When she spoke in German and English, my heart melted at hearing her accent.

Then I introduced myself, "Hi, I'm Kim Yugyeom. I'll be your guest instructor today, and will answer any questions you have, as well as help you out with your dancing if you need it. Now let's begin."

With that, began to instruct that group of dancers.

Then my thoughts transitioned to seeing Sera being bullied because of the way she spoke while ordering her food for lunch.

"Oh, someone's trying to act brave now!" One kid jeered at Sera after she defended herself.

"Yeah! You should go tell your parents of what they have done to you from Germany!" Another kid dared at her and the group of kids at the table laughed together, meanwhile Sera stayed upset and annoyed.

This angered me to the guts so I stood up for Sera by shouting at those mean kids,

"I bet you want your parents to find out what you are doing to her right now!"

It caught the attention of the students in that table and I approached Sera to pull her from behind while defending her,

"You oughta be ashamed of yourselves for disrespecting a girl that not only did nothing to you, but can't help her speak another language from the country she grew up in!"

"What're you going to do about it then?!" One of the mean kids taunted me, causing me to boil up my anger.

Oh, he's gonna learn a lesson he won't ever forget.

"You bast-" I was about to fight him but at least expected...

Sera grabbed my hand to pull me away from them and we ran outside together.

"You could've gotten hurt!" She blurted out in English.

I faced down, feeling a bit bad of myself nearly making the wrong move. At least Sera saved me from getting into trouble.

And I mumbled sadly, "I'm sorry. I couldn't help but to stand up for you from those pea-brained kids. I hated to see you like this."

"You defending me is enough for me to thank you. You cannot do anything more that could hurt you then." She reassured me.

That made me smile and gave her a hug, before we formally introduced ourselves.

"My name is Kim Yugyeom. Nice to meet you."

"I'm Kang Sera. It's nice to meet you too."

I told her, "Don't listen to anything else those pesky worms say about you."

And I complimented her with a shy smile on my face, "I think your German accent is sweet. And rather beautiful if I do say so myself."

I could feel the blooming heat spreading into my cheeks right after complimenting her. And I can tell that she was blushing as well while putting a strand of her hair behind her ear.

"Thanks, Yugyeom." She thanked me shyly.

I just smiled, and got what I needed from the vending machines since I don't want too much. Then I ate my snack outside the refreshment room. I noticed Sera was finishing up with the officer. Then she was getting ready to make a call.

Sera's POV

I was in the hallway beside the waiting room, getting ready to talk to Michaela. After tonight, I wanted to talk to her so I could make myself feel better. So I picked my phone to dial her up, but before I could do so...

"Hey Minnie."

I turned to look at the side and spotted Seungmin talking on his phone.

I immediately knew that he was talking to Michaela, because he calls her Minnie most of the time. I found out last week when she sent me a picture of Seungmin wearing his ninja turtle costume that he was her boyfriend.

As I continued to hear Seungmin talk to Michaela, I began to smile. I knew how much they love each other, and wish nothing but the best for them.

"Everything is fine, my sweet baby. I'm not hurt or anything." I heard him say this to her on the phone.

Then he said, "Some of my friends got hurt and two of them were unconscious."

He paused for a moment then said, "Yeah, sadly Kristen is unconscious. But thanks to Sera, and everyone else that helped, she's still alive. Her injury just led to unconsciousness, so she'll be out for a day or two."

My lips slightly grew into a smile, knowing that I did the right thing.

But somehow...I still don't feel free.

A heavy feeling in my heart kept pressing me down; I still feel burdened from the shoulders.

It's not that I betrayed the International Trinity. I ditched them for good and will never go back again.

It's something else that I should free myself from this heavy burden. When I was wondering why, I looked up and noticed Yugyeom.

He waved at me while smiling, and then looked back at his phone.

That was probably why.

I'm probably still worried about how Yugyeom would see me after all this happened.

Wondering if he would love me despite all of this.

I turned away, leaning against the wall from the side and facing down.

I'm just afraid that he has fallen out of love with me already. Even though I did the right thing for my sake and everyone else's, I also felt like a failure because not everyone would forgive me.

Or love me.

Yet...a thought crossed my mind and I heard my inner voice,

They may walk out of your life, but if they meant to be there...they always come back. No matter how far they wander.

People who mean so much to my life, except International Trinity, will come back to me no matter how far they go.

Chaeyoung, Mark and Mina were the first people that came back to my life, since I asked them for help weeks ago.

Would Yugyeom be the next person to come back to my life?

Then my inner voice kept telling me,

Go. Tell him that you love him.

Without wasting time, I turned back...

But Yugyeom was gone.

I ran through the hallway and stopped to look at both sides. Looking to the right side, I spotted Yugyeom walking and rushed up to him from behind.

This is it. No turning back. I will recover what I've lost.

While rushing up to him...

"Yugyeom! Yugyeom!"

I saw that he stopped walking and turned around to see what I wanted,

"Sera."

Before he could continue, I placed my hands on his shoulders, stood up on my tippy toes to reach his height, and placed a kiss on his lips.

Judging by his body language, I could tell this took him by surprise. But he wasn't resisting my advances either.

I honestly wasn't thinking much right now. All I know is that I'm pouring my heart out for him by doing this. Finally, I'm able to express the feelings I was forced to suppress for a long time now.

He'll finally know the truth.

Before I got the chance to pull away, he kissed back and I felt his arms wrapping around my waist. As he kept kissing me, he opened the door of the guest room.

Once inside, he scooped me up in his arms and continued to kiss me. He also pushed me up against a wall. There was a lot of passion in these kisses.

I had no idea he even felt this way for me. My heart kept thumping hard and racing quickly; I felt like it was going to jump out from my chest. Even my stomach was having butterflies. His lips hit the right spots on mine that I couldn't think of anything, but to melt into it already.

After a while, we finally pulled away so we could catch our breaths. For a moment, it was just us staring at each other as we tried to regulate our breathing.

Gathering all my courage, I finally told Yugyeom,

"Ich liebe dich."