It had been three years since Igarashi disappeared with Yibo. No one went back to their normal life style. Yet,they continued to live in the life she left for them. The life she gave them to live.

They were achieving their dreams just as she wanted them to.

Seokjin had already become a rookie actor but he had a great influence in the industry with a high demand. He had great potentials and had the spirit to climb the ladder of success within few years. It was his hard work over the years. He put his soul to his carrier.

It was just a usual day for him. Coming to the set,he greeted his staff and managers. Then he went to his dressing room to get ready for the shooting. It was a new kdrama. It was a bit out of his style since he had a massive heart for the films rather than kdramas. Nevertheless, he took a part of the kdrama as the second leading character. He didn't mind being the second lead since he was still on his way to climb the high skies of the industry.

He was sitting infront of the mirror while his stylist was doing his hair.

"Seokjin-ssi,would you mind if I ask you something?",the stylist girl asked with a soft tone.

Jin smiled nodded. "Yeah go ahead"

She eyed the fan in Jin's hands. "Why do you always carry that fan wherever you go?"

Jin looked at the fan in his hands. He smiled sadly. "Because it's mine?",He laughed at his own joke but deep down he knew what he said was true.

The stylist chuckled along with him. "I thought it was some kind of memorable  gift from someone with the way you always hold onto it"

"Well, you guessed it right Yuri. It's something I can't move on.The owner was a jerk and he left it"

Yuri could feel the sadness in his words. She didn't go to ask further not wanting to ruin his mood.

"Since you asked me a question, would you mind if I asked you something?",Jin asked.

"Yeah sure",she answered fixing his hair

"I saw you throwing away a statue or something? I saw it when I was shooting a scene on the han River bridge. Are you okay? You didn't look fine. So,I was a bit worried"

Yuri smiled. She didn't know that he would care for a mere worker like her but he really had a good heart.

"You don't have to answer. If you are fine now,that's all the matter. Was I being a nuisance now?",Jin asked with a chuckle.

"No no. You are really a good person Seokjin-ssi. I'm fine now. Yesterday, I decided to move on from my ex. We broke up because we weren't suited for each other. I couldn't move on for years but yesterday I decided to end my misery. So,I threw away his gifts. Or else I won't be able to move on. And thank you for asking. I really feel relieved after saying it to someone"

Jin gave a small smile but her words somehow hit him. He looked at his fan.

After fixing his hair,he was ready to go but he stopped when someone entered his dressing room. It was the female lead character. They were the only people inside their dressing room right now.

"Oh,Aera-ssi,what are you doing here?"

The girl blushed with sight of the handsome actor. She fiddled with her fingers nervously. "A –Ah,I actually want to say something"

Jin guessed right away what is going to happen. He was used to these love confessions now. He always rejected them but today,he felt a bit off with himself.

"Yeah go ahead"

"Actually, I really like you. It may seem so sudden but I have been in love with you since the academy time. I –I just couldn't bring myself to confess until today because you had always rejected other girls"

Jin again looked at the fan. Love,like,attraction, these three are completely different from each other. Attraction is a momentarily thing. It will vanish the day after tomorrow when you see another attractive person. Like is a bit more mature than attraction. But it can be changed.

Then,there is love. It is a word with a deep meaning yet people in the new generation use this word as a toy as they please. They don't know the meaning behind this magical word. The word holds so many emotions and it goes upto the centuries of memories. Love hold the power of centuries which will never fade away just as you simply wished. A destructive emotion.

Jin wondered what he felt towards the owner of the fan. Qin Xiu. What did he feel towards that man? It wasn't an attraction. So,is it a simple liking or the destructive emotion called love?

He had a small attraction to this Aera girl since she was beautiful but it wasn't deep. It will change from time to time.

But,should he move on now?

"Give me some time. I will answer you after shooting. Is it okay?",He asked politely.

Her eyes lit up in hope. She vigorously nodded blushing furiously.

After she left,he sighed. He placed the fan on the table and left.

It was a long day. Jin had his scenes until 8.p.m. After doing his final scene,he left to his dressing room to rest. He totally forgot about the confession of the girl.

As he arrived,he asked his managers to not bother him since his head was about to explode. He had a heavy headache that day.

He directly went to his mirror table but to his surprise, he didn't find his fan. His heart leaped a beat in fear. Fear of losing it. What was he even thinking earlier? Throwing it away? He couldn't even think straight seeing it nowhere to be seen.

Cold sweat appeared on his forehead. "I definitely put it here. Where did it go? I —"

He stopped seeing an uninvited guest inside his dressing room. He was just casually holding the fan leaning against a wall.

Where did he come from? I didn't even notice. Wait,

Jin stared at the person. A mask was covering his face and he was wearing black shades. The hair was black and long until his shoulders. A full black attire with a tall physique. A foreign scent was lingering in the air yet it was familiar.

"Who are you?",Jin questioned cautiously. "I don't really care who you are but I would be grateful if you give back my fan",he really felt irritated seeing someone else touching his fan.

The person chuckled. "Your fan? I thought it was mine since it looked lot similar to my lost fan"

Jin felt like his heart would leap out from his mouth the moment he removed his shades revealing his crystal blue eyes.

The man removed his mask discarding it away to the nearest table and gave his signature nasty smirk.

And right at that moment,Jin knew what was his true feelings for this man.

"Qin Xiu,", he loved this man.

The door of the room got opened and Aera came inside.

"Seokjin-ssi –oh"

Qin Xiu looked at the girl and winked.

"Aera-ssi, I will give you an answer",Jin said without even looking back. He had this blank face which had a so done face.

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"Aww,you are so cruel Seokjin. How did you break that girl's heart like that?",Qin Xiu pouted with a fake sadness.

Jin rolled his eyes with a scoff buckling his seat belt in the passenger seat.

"Still giving me the attitude huh?",Qin Xiu smirked licking his dry lips to moisture them.

"Why did you come?",Jin asked not giving a damn about his question.

"Why do you think?"

"How do I know? Maybe to flirt around with girls or boys?"

Jin gasped when Qin Xiu suddenly moved his face closer to his.

"First of all,stop giving me your sassy attitude babe. Second,I didn't come here to flirt around....I came to full fill my promise to you"

Jin found it so hard to breath around this man and he understood the value of oxygen. He could say that his face would have taken the colour of tomato now.

"I promised you that we'll be watching fire works together. Remember?",his voice went to an octave low and it somehow brought chills on Jin's spine.

"B –But it wasn't what you promised. You promised to come back the year after that but you didn't come"

Qin Xiu saddened his gaze. He knew that he broke the promise. "I'm sorry.But  I won't give you empty promises from now on. I won't promise anything but will prove you everything. Let me make it up to you"

Unknown pout came to Jin's mouth and he looked away. He was still upset. He knew that Qin Xiu had no choice. He may have endured so much upto now. Just to come back. To see him again. But what can you do when you feel all giddy when you are in your lover's arms. You just want to be a spoiled brat to gain his attention. You want your lover to spoil you with love. That's what Jin wanted. He wanted Qin Xiu to show his love and spoil him.

He widened his eyes when he felt Qin Xiu's thin soft lips on his forehead.

"Now be a good boy. Okay? "

Qin Xiu backed away and started driving.

"Where are we going?",Jin asked munching on some snacks Qin Xiu gave him on the way to whever he was taking him to.

"You seriously forgot what I said. Look",he stopped the car near an amusement park. "I'll fulfill the promise today. Let's go"

Jin got out from the car. "Hey,are you kidding me? It's empty! No one is there!"

Qin Xiu grabbed his hand pulling him inside. "I rented the whole park for us. We don't want to have your  fans all over you now do we?"

Jin gaped at him like a fish. "Are you serious? You —"

"Oh come on babe. You just need to admire me and realise how romantic I am being for you"

Jin,"You are praising yourself. Are you a nut job?"

Qin Xiu,"Coming from you Seokjin"

Jin,"What! Hey! I praise myself because I'm being honest"

Qin Xiu,"I'm being honest too! Who in the right mind would do something like this? Only me! Because I'm romantic and handsome"

Jin,"That means you are not in the right mind"

Qin Xiu pulled Jin by his waist. "That's right. I'm not in my fucking right mind because of the man in my arms. Now shut this pretty sassy mouth of yours and enjoy the date",he gave a quick peck to his lips before letting him go and walked forward like a cool man.

Jin was frozen on his spot with his red cheeks burning him like a hot pan. "Why is it so hot here?",He fanned himself with his hand running behind Qin Xiu.

They enjoyed the night just like their first time in the amusement park. Finally, Qin Xiu brought Jin to a yacht.

Looking at the night Sea with the sea breeze, they were relaxed. Both of them were leaning against the railing.

"So,have you sorted out your problems?",Jin asked after a long silence.

"Hmm. Igarashi had sorted out 90% of my problems when she became the Empress. She gave me freedom. But still I had to finish my unfinished works before leaving the organisation. That's why it took a long time to come back"

Jin looked at him with wide eyes. "Noona did?"

Qin Xiu nodded still looking at the sea. "Yeah,I never thought she would do something like that. But she personally met me and asked me to take care of you. She really loves you guys"

Jin felt that heaviness in his heart again. "Did she tell you where she went?"

"No. Not even Levi knows"

Qin Xiu saw the sadness in his eyes. He gently pulled Jin to his embrace and hugged him placing Jin's face on his chest. They didn't need words. Just silence was enough.

"Thank you. For coming back",Jin mumbled tightening the hug. "I missed you"

"I missed you more"

Jin parted away a bit but still had his arms around Qin Xiu's waist. "I have something to say"

Qin Xiu smiled signalling him to say.

"I know I took a long time to say this. But I'm glad that I could tell you this today",he stared deep into Qin Xiu's eyes as he was looking at his soul through the eyes. "I love you"

Qin Xiu smiled softly. "You know what's the best feeling in this world? It's knowing the person you love reciprocating the same feelings back",he slowly leaned forward to Jin's plump lips. "I love you more. And I would like to say it all over again till eternity"

Their lips met each other. A simple and gentle kiss. No tongue involved. It was a magical moment of sealing their love.

Just then the fire works decorated the whole sky.

Both of them parted away to look at the fire works.

It wasn't the end of their story. It just began. Every ending is a beautiful start for another story.

Maybe happily ever after does not exist as fairy tales but you can work hard to live with the person you love. That's the true happily ever after.

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