Hyun-shik POV

        As I read the journal, the warm feeling in my chest began to draw me into the story. My mind started to see the things written on the paper. I saw the young boy get attacked by the fox, I watched as Myung-dae helped Sunjin to get free from the hunter's trap and I felt the tenderness of her kiss. Everything I had read was etched into my mind as though I had lived it.

        The last words of the journal rang in my mind 'My final wish is that this book finds it's way to the me of the future.' Could he have meant me? Was I the me of the future that he was talking about? I mean, he did look like me. 'I want her to finally be happy with the mate I wish I could have been. Please take care of her and love her in my place.'

        I stood up, paced and thought about what I had just read. "If this guy believed in reincarnation like most people did, then he would believe that some time in the future his soul would return to this world and he would have another chance to love the woman he cherished. That makes sense" I nodded to myself with a grin for actually coming up with a reasonable explanation. Then it hit me "But that only makes partial sense! How do I explain the Gumiho?" I screamed as I grabbed my hair and pulled.

        "Gu....Gumiho?" I heard Mi-rae's voice. I looked up and saw her standing in the doorway with a basket of food.

        She slowly walked towards me, still uncertain of what was going on. I looked at her and my brain thought back on what I has seen when I was reading. She looked just like "Sunjin?" I uttered her name and she froze. "You're Sunjin, aren't you?"

Sunjin/Mi-rae POV

        How does he know my real name? I tried to regain my composure and smiled "What are you talking about? My name is Mi-rae."

        He walked over to the desk and held up a book. Wait a minute! Where did that come from? Why is there another chest on the table? I was about to panic when he started to speak again.

        "Cho Myung-dae."

        My heart stopped at the sound of his name. I don't know how long I had been standing there in shock, but I was suddenly brought back to reality when I felt someone stroking my head. I looked up at the person before me and was shocked to see Hyun-shik smiling back at me.

        "Sunjin" he spoke tenderly. "That's your name, right?"

        "Yes" I blushed. Oh My! Why am I telling him this?!?!? And how is it that he is able to touch my.......

Hyun-shik POV

        I showed her the journal and said the name of the man who wrote it "Cho Myung-dae."

        She stopped moving. Instead, she was just staring blankly at the space between us. I slowly walked over to her and started to stroke her head like I remembered from the book. Surprisingly, she didn't reject it. She looked up at me and I smiled.

        "Sunjin" I said her name. "That's your name, right?"

        She blushed and replied "Yes." Then she passed out. Thankfully I caught her before she hit the ground.

        As my eyes scanned the room, I noticed a couch that I hadn't seen before. I carefully lifted her up and carried her over to the couch and gently laid her on it. I ran back over to the basket she had been carrying in the hopes of finding some water. I smiled when I saw two bottles. I grabbed one and rush back to her side.

Sunjin/Mi-rae POV

        My mind raced with never ending questions. What is going on? How does he know my name? How did he figure it out? Why did he have that journal?

        "Sunjin" I heard a voice call my name. A voice I knew very well.

        "Myung-dae?" I questioned as I turned to face the person who had just called out to me.

        It was him, but at the same time he was different. He walked over to me and slowly began stroking my hair. "Sunjin, I've missed you."

        "I've missed you too" I choked back my tears.

        "I'm sorry it took so long to return."

        I shook my head. "I'm sorry I couldn't have saved you" the tears began to fall.

        "You promised that we would be together in my next life, right?"

        "How did you......"

        "That's not important right now." He leaned over and kissed me. "I love you, Sunjin" he said and then he kissed me once more, only with more emotion.

        My eyes closed as I fell into his kiss and when they opened once more Hyun-shik was leaning over me.

        He smiled as he said "I'm glad you are alright."

        "What's going on? Where is Myung-dae?"

        Hyun-shik was a little taken aback by my outburst, but regained his composure and smiled again. "So, it's all true? Are you really a Gumiho?"

        I looked up at him and nodded "Yes, I'm a Gumiho."

        He chuckled a little "Guess that explains the really good hearing."

        I chuckled with him. "Yeah" I blushed.

Hyun-shik POV

        "I'm not sure if it is appropriate, but....... How old are you?"

        She hit my arm playfully "Don't you know never to ask a woman her age or weight?"

        I chuckled. "Okay" I conceded.

        She sat up and asked "What happened?"

        I took a seat next to her. "You passed out."

        I could tell she was thinking about what happened and then she quickly turned and faced me. "How......Where......Why......"

        I chuckled a little. She was really cute when she was flustered like this. "After you left, I began reading through the documents. As I did, two names piqued my interest because I happened to hear you and your bother talking last night."

        Her eyes widened "You heard us? You were awake?"

        "I had thought you might be playing a trick on me, so I didn't bother mentioning it. Anyways, after I read the Magistrate's log, I tried to piece together what I had heard you talking about and what I read, but none of it made sense to me. Then I heard a thud, like something had fallen. I turned and saw a light floating in the racks, so I followed it, but it suddenly disappeared and I tripped over the chest that had the journal in it. I was trying to figure out what to do with the chest when I heard a voice tell me I should open it."

        "Someone told you to open the chest?"

        "Yeah" I smiled. "I looked at the person who called out to me and was surprised to see a ghost that looked almost identical to me. He said that his name was Cho Myung-dae and that the chest contained 'The Truth'. Then he began to glow brighter and disappeared."

        "Wait a minute! You saw Myung-dae?"

        "Yes" I replied. "I think he wanted me to see his journal and that is why he led me to it."

        "But why would he do that?"

        I thought for a moment and smiled "Because he wanted his future self to know his story."

        "I don't understand" she tried to make sense of everything she had just heard.

       I smiled at how flustered she looked. Then I began stroking her head once more.

Sunjin POV

        He began stroking my hair again and all I could do was stare at him. How is he able to do this?

        "Sunjin" he said my name tenderly and I blushed. "Can I kiss you?"

        My eyes widened in surprise and I think I turned bright red too. "K...ki....kiss m....me?"

        He nodded and smiled "Please?"

        I bashfully nodded in reply and then he leaned forward and kissed me.

        My heart began to pound and my senses froze. I had felt this kiss before, it was HIS kiss.

        "Sunjin" Hyun-shik whispered my name softly "I love you."

        I tried to prevent myself from crying, but I couldn't. "Myung-dae?"

        He nodded and smiled "I was the future self he wanted to send his final message to. I am his reincaration."