21st century.

31st December 2017.

Beijing, China.

It was 7:00pm and contestants were getting ready for the annual Chichi cosplay competition. It was held by celebrity dancer Chichi Chen. She along with other judges that were changed annually from would judge the best cosplayers among all contestants. The first and second round was usually done online by sending videos of there cosplays to judges who will decide on who gets to participate in the final round which was currently being held tonight.

Angel was busy fixing up her hair. She had put on a silver white hair extensions for the part she was cosplaying. Snowfall was already dressed but her black river of hair was still unkept as she practiced on her guqin. She was playing the same song from her notes earlier that day when she stopped abruptly and hit the guqin as she scowled at it.

"What's wrong now" Angel asked from the small vanity.

"I still can't get it right" Snowfall whined.

Angel sighed, then turned on her seat to face Snowfall. "What's the song about" she asked calmly.

"It's a sad love song of two lovers who have to leave each other" she replied.

"But isn't that kinda like my song" Angel asked confused.

"No your song is different, it's about a bride who's lover dies on her wedding day, its more of a sad song than a love song so it's easier to relate cuz I've lost a loved one too but this one is more complicated for some reason I don't know why, maybe it's the fact that there aren't dead but circumstances of life makes it that they can't be together"

"So it's practically a love song" Angel concludes.

"Yeah neither me Hua'er (guqin's name) can't get it right" she says sullenly as she sighs.

"Well you once said that guqin relates human emotions" Angel asks.

"Yeah?"

"So maybe that's why you can't get it right, because you don't have the understanding or feeling of the love between lovers" Angel concludes.

"So a few crushes aren't enough" Snowfall ask exasperatedly.

"I guess not" Angel says.

"Then the guqin is stupid, I'm never gonna practice it again" Snowfall concludes angrily.

"Hmm I remember that's what you said when you started learning it but then you went back to it 30 minutes after you made that statement" Angel says "anyway where's the jewelry for our costumes".

"Oh there in my bag I'll go get them, by the way this costumes are legit awesome" Snowfall says cheerfully.

"You think?" Angel asks smiling.

"I know" Snowfall concludes confidently.

They were cosplaying a famous novel that drove China crazy two years ago, they decided to recreate the ending into a dance. The novel was about two friends from different backgrounds, attitude and looks.

Minglan was the only daughter of a minister with striking beauty, she was proud and arrogant but on meeting Rulan her attitude changes. Rulan was the eleventh concubine-borne daughter of a low ranking official. She was meek, kind and generous but her looks aren't very inviting at first sight, she had a beauty that couldn't easily be noticed. These two girls meet at a party and become best of friends and each began to change the other for the better.

Unfortunately, Rulan was called upon to come to the palace to serve the Emperor as a concubine when she was already in love with a high ranking General who was far above her status. To save her friend's ambitions, Minglan replaced friend and was sent to the palace to become consort Jia, so that her Rulan could be with her lover. But disaster strikes as the General is ambushed and killed on the wedding day. Rulan refuses to accept the death of her lover as she dances a sorrowful dance everyday till her hair turns grey and she dies. Minglan her friend played the guqin for her friend everyday as both pass away time till they reach the land of the unliving in sorrow.

Although a song was made for the story, Angel thought that they could recreate the last scene of with the song provided for the story. But the Snowfall and her crazy ideas thought that it was too boring for them to just play a sad love and end it. Angel still remembered the day, it was just like any other day until Snowfall and her crazy yet amazing ideas called on phone.

Flashback.

Four months ago

Brrrnngg! Brrrnngg!! Brrrnngg!!!

Angel glanced from her sketchpad to her phone. It was Snowfall. She hadn't talked to her since last week. She picked it up.

"Hey girlfriend" she greeted

"How you doing" the voice from the phone asked.

"I'm good just working on our costumes"

"That's nice, anyway I just had an amazing idea, for our cosplay"

"Really let me here it" Angel said closing her sketchpad to listen to Snowfall properly.

"So you know how you said we should recreate the last scene of 'soulmates (name of novel)'"

"Yeah?" Angel asked skeptically at Snowfall's cheerfulness because she wasn't very happy before about singing about a sad story.

"But you know the whole sad ending is a little low key and boring to some people"

"Like you, yes"

" So what if we add a little spice of our own" Snowfall asked mysterious.

"How exactly do you mean"

"What if instead of making Rulan and Minglan just die a sad meaningless death, we can make them reincarnate as evil spirits that hunt the family of her husband's killers, and whenever Minglan's guqin is heard it means that Rulan the vengeful spirit is about to attack".

"...."

"Hello, you still there"

"Yeah I'm here"

"So what do you think"

"I don't know Snow, as amazing as it sounds, it also sounds difficult to create"

"C'mon A, we can do this I'm an amazing music writer and you're an amazing dancer, if I can create the song I'm sure you can come up with the dance moves"

"I don't know, sounds kinda tricky especially for you trying to remix a whole song"

"I know but I can do it, you yourself always compliment how talented I am with my music writing and I know that you are an amazing dancer who can interpret any song, especially after ten years in Madame Rosè's dance lessons"

It was true. Angel's dancing was impeccable and so was Snowfall's music skills. She was a natural born singer. She had often asked Snowfall why she didn't try being a singer. She had replied that singing and writing songs was something she loved to do as a hobby and she has never even imagined about using it as a form of occupation because that would just put pressure on her shoulders and the pressure will take out the fun. Although that didn't change the fact that she was far talented than many other singers.

"Ok so let's do this" Angel started "in the next three weeks if you can remix the song into something perfect enough for your reincarnation theme then we'll go with your idea"

"Great! See you in three weeks".

"Till then".

"Byyyeee".

Three weeks later.

Angel was currently in Snowfall's bedroom listening to her remix of the song. As Snowfall strum the last verse, she looked up at Angel and asked "so what do you think, you like?"

"Like? I love!!, Snowfall this song is perfect the beat, the intensity we'll win for sure" Angel exclaimed excitedly.

"See I told you it would be great" Snowfall said grinning widely.

"Oh my God, I can't wait to start learning the dance steps"

"Yeah that would be awesome, except that I haven't written it down"

Angel's bubbly attitude immediately died down. "Tell me your joking".

"I'm not, the other songs weren't so good but I suddenly woke up this morning with unknown inspiration and boom I came up with this one" Snowfall explained.

"So you're trying to tell me that you have absolutely no copy of this song written down" Angel asked turning red with anger.

"Hey relax I still remember it in my head besides I need to perfect it so I'll write it down right after I have some ice cream" Snowfall said turning to the door.

"No no no no no, you are gonna stay right here and write it down right now or else I'll pull out your hair, rip off your eyebrows....." Angel continued animatedly with her threats as Snowfall quietly snuck downstairs.

"... and when I'm done doing that I'll...where did she go" Angel asked confused until she heard the refrigerator close from downstairs. "Snowfall Yanli Wang! you come up here this instance!!" She fumed as she ran downstairs.

After much struggle, she managed to get Snowfall and a bucket of chocolate flavoured ice cream up into the room to write down the song.

Within the next two months she and Snowfall had perfected the song and dance, and kept practicing until this big day.

End of Flashback.

Now Snowfall was showing Angel the jewelry for their costumes. Angel had said she would design and make their costumes which turned out sparktacular by the way.

Snowfall's costume as Consort Jia AKA Minglan.

Angel's costume as Gu Rulan.

"Wow is this real gold" Angel exclaimed on seeing her headdress and other additional golden hairpins.

"Were you expecting anything less from China's princess of gold" Snowfall said, smirking arrogantly as she did sometimes.

"Is the diamond on this necklace real" Angel almost shouted.

"I know right, not big enough" Snowfall said examining the necklace as a frown creeped in between her forehead.

"You really expect me to toss this across the stage" Angel asked in bewilderment.

"As long as you don't sent it sure" Snowfall said like it was the most simplest thing in the world.

"Snow this is too much, I can't take this" Angel said exasperatedly.

"You can and you will, Angel you always refuse everything I give you, and you always refuse my help in your life the only thing you let me get for you is snacks and drinks and it's not even all the time. Please Angel you're practically family to me and family don't turn down gifts. Besides Mom made this specially for you and she doesn't want you returning any of it, not even an atom of silver" Snowfall said.

"Wow, what I'm I suppose to say" Angel said.

"You'll say thank you, I love you and you're my bestest friend in the world" Snowfall said before she was squeezed into an extra tight hug from Angel.

"Thank you so so much. I love you too much. You're my bestest bestiest friend in the entire world" Angel said in a deeply emotional voice, one that you'd rarely hear from her.

"Now call me Jiejie" Snowfall said.

"Not in your dreams" Angel said pulling out of the hug.

Snowfall pouted and muttered "spoilsport". "Anyway wait till you see my jewelry" She said as she pulled out some other gold hairpins. She then pulled of a beautiful peony hairpin. Angel gasped.

"Yeah the red of the petals is made out of red corral shaped into a beautiful petal shape, and the leaves underneath is made out of green Jade. It also has a little silver connecting the Jade and the corral and he's like gold specks glittered all over it. All in all it's perfect" Snowfall said proudly.

"Wow for once I actually want something from you. Anyway I have your birthday present ready" Angel said excitedly.

"Oh mama loves presents, let me see" Snowfall exclaimed. She gasped when Angel pulled out a beautiful silver hairpin with a shiny Ruby decorating it. "This was for my Mother, it originally for my great grandma, it was passed down my grandma then my Mom then me, and now I'm giving it to you" Angel said as she handed it to Snowfall who's mouth was still hanging open.

"Wow this is hardcore Ruby, are you sure you want to give this to me you know it has a lot of sentimental value attached to it" Snowfall asked.

"That's exactly why I'm giving it to you, I believe that you deserve it. You're the best thing that has happened to me since my parents death so I want you too have it" Angel said.

Both girls hug each other tightly as they began to sniffle. "You'd better not ruin your make-up" Angel threatened.

"Too late" Snowfall replied as both girls let out watery giggles.

They released themselves from the hug and wiped their tears. "C'mon let's make your hair" Angel said as she seated Snowfall down. She twisted and turned to long hair into a beautiful yet complicated bun. She then fixed her both there make-up. She assisted Snowfall in securing her jewelry. "Snowfall don't you have any necklace" Angel asked.

"Nah I have my locket" Snowfall replied as she helped Angel put in her jewelry.

"You mean you golden locket with diamonds crusted around the edges of the circumference, I wonder how you can wear something so expensive everyday, aren't you scared of thieves.... Hey not too deep so that I can shake it off easily" Angel said.

"Thieves won't dare come near me and besides the pendent of the locket is usually hidden in my clothes, it's only the chain that is shown and not everyone can tell real gold from afar" Snowfall explained.

"Whatever, alright grab your guqin let's go take our places and please wear your shoes" Angel said.

"Alright...oh the shoes are surprisingly comfy, hey why don't you remove your contact lenses you know to make you look more mystical with your white hair" Snowfall suggested.

"Hmm ok, maybe just this once" Angel agreed. She removed her contacts revealing her bewitching green eyes. She then placed her contacts in it's case.

"Ah now that's her what I'm talking about, let's go" Snowfall said as they walked out of there dressing room.