I was awakened by a burning sensation that I felt all over my body. I looked around and saw many unfamiliar things. I looked myself over and noticed I had a deep rose choker on and two bracelets that didn't look familiar. I tugged at the choker that seemed impossible to take off. I looked at my wrists and saw six circles on either bracelet. I didn't understand what was going on. I then remembered I was with someone, but I couldn't remember their name. Where I come from? I drew a blank. Soon I had developed a strange attachment to the color before my eyes.

I couldn't walk around naked, so I ended up using whatever was around. I noticed I had ended up in somewhere where trash was thrown. The building before me was tall. I waddled over to a door and tried to open it. I was thankful that it opened and headed inside. I looked around as silence surrounded me.

I head a noise then froze at the sight of a person. They stopped moving once I entered their line of sight. We had a staring contest until I had fallen to my knees. I felt weak.

"Hey, are you okay?" asked the person as they hovered over me.

I opened my mouth to speak, but nothing came out. She fingered the charm attached to my choker then looked at my wrists.

"You're a star aren't you?" she asked quietly.

I didn't understand, so I just shook my head and waited for her response.

"So you are. I never knew how cruel it actually was. Come with me and let's get you cared for." she said as she helped me up.

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I took a bite then spat it back out. It was disgusting. I looked at her as she let out a sigh.

"What do stars eat?" she asked as she looked me in the eyes.

I looked at her in confusion. Didn't she understand that I couldn't understand her? She left her seat then pulled out a container of something that looked cold. Probably because it came from the freezer.

"Try this." she said as she handed me a spoon.

I scooped up the frozen food then felt my eyes widen. It was delicious. I happily ate more as I felt my energy being restored.

"So it's ice cream huh." she said as she looked at me curiously.

After finishing the entire container, she handed me a notebook and a pen. I looked at her in confusion.

"Can you write?" she asked.

I looked at the notebook then decided to tell her my name. I wrote what came into my mind then showed her. Her face showed confusion. Did she not understand?

"It looks like symbols and numbers." she said flatly.

I grimaced as I had clearly written "My name is Jaehyun". How could she not understand that? It wasn't difficult.

"Is this your language?" she asked.

I didn't understand what she asked. What language was she speaking? I sighed then rested my head on the table. I was tired.

"Let me take you to a room." she said then pulled me along with her.

She opened the door then pulled me in.

"This is your room now." she said with a bright smile.

I was thankful for her kindness, but a voice in the back of my mind wouldn't quiet down. "If we die, might as well be found together" was what was repeated consistently. She didn't seem to hear it. Who was talking to me? The voice sounded familiar, but a face nor name came to mind. A weird sound filled my ears and I watched her put an object to her head. She was talking to it. Was she insane?

"Actually, could you bring some clothes over? I kind of have a situation here..." she said then looked at me.

I pointed at myself in confusion. I wished I could understand her.

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"Wow, he's good looking." said the guy who the woman was talking to on the phone. "So he's a star? When was the last time a star had fallen to earth?"

"Three decades ago. The poor thing was found dead though..." she said then looked at me.

I was starting to get tired of not understanding. It was like being left out of a joke or party. The man handed me clothes and I promptly dropped them to the floor. I didn't like the color.

"Yeonsa, he just dropped my clothes." he complained.

"Maybe it's not his style? Yeonsa said as she picked them up. "Hey, do you not like them?"

I nodded. I didn't like the color. I wanted them to be the same color as my bracelets. Not too long after, the clothes started to change color before our eyes. I felt myself smile then scooped the clothes out of her hands. This was more to my liking.

"Yeonsa..." said the guy.

"Looks like he'll only wear clothes in that color. Sorry, but I don't think you're getting those back, Hwansong." said Yeonsa as she watched me come back out of the room wearing the newly dyed clothes.

"I wonder what his name is... Did you ask him?" Hwansong asked as he watched me hum happily while sitting on the sofa.

"He doesn't understand us I think. I asked him to write something down, but it was all symbols and numbers." said Yeonsa with a sigh.

"Didn't they write a book on star language?" Hwansong said as his eyes lit up.

"You're right! Where can I buy it? Show me." Yeonsa said as she dragged Hwansong into another room.

I curiously followed her and the man into the room. They gathered around an objected that magically turned on. She quickly hit the object with her fingers and lots of strange symbols and words appeared. Finally, something familiar appeared. It was my language's alphabet. How did they make it appear like that? The man left the room then came back with the notebook I had written in.

After watching them write and speak gibberish, they finally handed the notebook to me. I looked it over and saw two words: Yeonsa and Hwansong. I cleared my throat then pointed at the woman first.

"Hwansong." I said in my native tongue.

They talked amongst themselves then she pointed at him. I pointed at him and repeated the word. He nodded. So then Yeonsa was the woman who helped me.

"Jaehyun, right?" Yeonsa asked in broken star.

I laughed then nodded. I never expected her to attempt to communicate with me. I was appreciative of it. I wrote down "thank you" then handed it back to them. I didn't know what was going on, but I felt I'd be alright as long as I was with them.