CUPID 5

This has been lying on my lappy long enough. I wanted to end it here but... maybe one last part will do...

I know from my previous installment, that Cupid Elders doesn’t have names.. But, while making this, it made me confuse of who said what. So I made up the younger generation Elders, they are called the Council; they are the underlings of the elders.

CUPID 5

SeoHyun was about to open the cubicle door when Yonghwa stopped her, he spoke in a hushed tone “Someone’s outside, it won’t look good if someone sees us going out from the same cubicle together, I’ll transfer to the men’s comfort room” and as soon as she nodded he disappeared from her sight

After a few minutes, Seohyun was waiting for Yonghwa to go out from the adjacent comfort room, her eyes lit up as she saw him emerge. They held hands and walked hurriedly while looking anxiously around the airport “Oppa, can’t you just make this trouble disappear?” she asked after much thought but before he could answer a woman magically appeared in front of them.

Seohyun’s eyes grew big at the sight, her grip tightened as her eyes roamed around and saw all the people around them froze. “What’s happening?!” she asked in a panicky voice

“Yonghwa Oppa!” the girl around their age is now studying Seohyun from head to toe and back “So you must be Seohyun, it’s good that you’re holding his hand, you did not froze like the others.” She smiled and transferred a meaningful gaze to Yonghwa and back “Im Shin Hye, a Cupid as well and a CLOSE friend of Yonghwa Oppa”

“What do you want?” Yonghwa stepped forward, hiding Seohyun and assumed a protective stance

“Ow cut that crap oppa, I’m not here to hurt her. You know d*mn well why I’m here.” She gave Yonghwa a piercing and a hurt look “I was tasked to bring you to our world, the Council wants to TALK to you” she emphasized

Seohyun grew uncomfortable by the minute, her intuitions says this other Cupid and her Yonghwa has unresolved issues in the past but she chose to trust her Yong, instead she asked “Did the Elder Cupid found out about us?” her worried voice made Yonghwa face her, he cupped her face endearingly and told her not to worry too much

“Seohyun-ssi, you dating did not only made a fuss in your world but also in ours, mainly because you’re dating one of our kind” Shin Hye answered her question which garnered a poisonous glance from Yonghwa

“Don’t worry, we’ll see through this. I’m sorry I can’t be with you through your ordeal, I have to face mine too.” he said and held her close

“It’s okay oppa, I’ll be strong. And I have my unnies with me, so don’t worry.” She hugged him back tightly “I’ll wait for you.”

Shin Hye looked at them a pang of jealousy hovering over her. They were through, Yonghwa and her, a long time ago, their personalities were just poles apart that love is not enough for them to be together, but she never stopped loving him. And it hurt her that he finally moved on and found a new love, and what is more spiteful to her is that he found it in a mortal. She smiled, a bitter taste surrounds her tongue, she knew she had to let go, but saying it is one thing but doing it is a different story “It’s time to go” she sighed as she tried hard to hold her tears in

He grasped her shoulders and looked straight to her eyes “You know the drill when you need me, right? I’ll be there as soon as I can” he said honestly. He stepped back and gave Shin Hye the go signal.

Seohyun saw them disappear from her sight and soon enough, the people around her started to move like nothing happened

She was about to enter a cab when she realized that she is expected for another 2 hours. She sighed, look around and saw an internet café nearby. She walks in with her cap hiding the full view of her face. Thankful that everyone is busy looking at their monitor, she slips inside an empty cubicle and closed its curtain in a hurry after alerting the person in charge of her presence. She surfed the web for her news and as she was expected, pictures of her and Yonghwa were scattered on screen. She felt her pulse quickened as she studied it one by one. There is no way she can deny that the picture is not her. With a hand on her forehead, she willed herself not to cry. She sat there looking at their happy faces, little by little her anxiety wear down; as her clouded mind became clear she started to plan for her next move.

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At that same time, Yonghwa was in front of their Cupid Council (CC). Their knowledgeable eyes bore on him. “You should know why you are being called” CC Na Young started with a serene tone

Yonghwa nodded, he sucked in a nervous breath “Yes, if loving is a sin then I’m guilty” he said wittingly, trying to hide his trembling tone

“Loving someone is not a sin, as Cupids, we all know that. What is prohibited is Cupids in a relationship with a mortal” CC Jake answered “We understand that you tried hard to suppress your feelings towards her but as expected especially when your feelings are returned, it’s hard to turn it down. But the central problem here is your effort to balance 2 distinctive worlds, yours with us and yours with Seohyun, which is the main reason it is prohibited”

Yonghwa looked down to hide his worried face, he toyed the couple ring that he and Seohyun bought earlier at the amusement park. He felt Shin Hye stood by his side and tapped his shoulder lightly as if for assurance.

“So the only solution we can think of is to find out which world you truly belong once and for all” CC Na Young finished CC Jake’s sentence

“How are you going to do that?” Yonghwa looked up, his eyes confused and a bit surprised

“A test of will, you’ll be made mortal, stripped of your powers and your memory. And then you’ll be relocated” CC Na Young folded her arms across her chest as she gave him the details

“If the love u shared with Seohyun is so strong that you are drawn back to her despite all odes then you’ll live with her for the rest of your life. To live fully as human and we are not going to interfere” CC Jake answered, giving reassuring glances at Yonghwa

“But what if I never find her?” Yonghwa said uncertainty written all over his face

“Then it means your destiny is with us. And we will welcome you, although you will never see her again” CC Na Young looked at Yonghwa, both of them pitied the young Cupid but this is the most they can do for him after much deliberation from the other Council and Elder Cupids.

“Are you out of your mind?!” Yonghwa flared, forgotten of who he is talking to. “I won’t do that.” he continued calmly after he realized his mistake, shaking his head

“You have no choice. You have to know Yonghwa , this is not about punishing you but helping you to find your way” CC Jake encouraged him, he understood how he felt, he have loved a mortal before but he was not able to go this far like Yonghwa. He admired his bravery.

“But if I end up with Seohyun, how do I know that u wont butt in again or if I end up with you how do you know, I won’t see her again?” Yonghwa raised one of his brows, daring them

“This is about you making a choice, not us, this is the only way. Your heart will guide you to your true destiny, be it love or us” CC Na Young answered, smiling a little at the show of defiance, she has been like him in her younger days, way before her stepping up as Council “And whatever the outcome will be, we will honor it, as you also must” she emphasized

“Fine, I’ll do it! But I should say goodbye to Seohyun” Yonghwa threw his arms in the air, accepting his defeat

“It doesn’t work that way” CC Jake answered to Yonghwa’s surpise

He shook his head vigorously and stepped forward “No, I should at least say goodbye to her”

“No, the test begins … now” CC Jake touched Yonghwa’s chest and gave him a push.

All of a sudden, Yonghwa is standing on a park, confused; he looked around and read the sign board near him “Busan Park”

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After two hours, and a phone call to Hyo, she is now standing at the entrance of the SME building. She took a deep breath and walked calmly. She saw their manager oppa waiting for her as soon as she walked out from the rotating glass door.

“Seohyun-ah, otoke?” he said as soon as he met her eyes, he followed her as she walks “Kwenchana?”

“Kwenchanayo oppa” she answered trying to hide her nervousness “Don’t worry, I, we will be fine” she continued to talk while walking “And mianhamnida” she stopped to look and bowed at him “I gave you much trouble”

“It’s okay Seohyun-ah. Let’s go, everyone is waiting for you” he said as he lead the way

Seohyun felt all eyes on her as she walked inside the conference room feigning confidence. She roamed her eyes inside and saw her Unnies sitting together at one side of the long conference table, and their big boss at the other side. Her picture with Yonghwa was shown on the oversized LCD monitor from whom they were all staring at before she made her way in.

And then again she felt her heart is going to jump out of her rib cage due to nervousness but she sucked it all in. With knees shaking she sat on the seat reserved for her, beside Hyoyeon and adjacent to their big boss. She felt Hyo’s hand trying to intertwine with hers as soon as she sat. She looked at each of her unnies with grateful eyes. She knew they stuck with her, she can feel it radiating through them.

Their big boss cleared his throat loudly, as if to interrupt with the reunion. “Seohyun, you have a LOT of explaining to do” he demanded his stares getting dangerous by the minute “Start now.”

Seohyun swallowed the lump on her throat before she spoke “First of all, I would like to apologize to my unnies and to the management for being reckless and for underestimating SNSD’s popularity.” She looked at them one by one and sighed “I don’t know if being in love is an acceptable reason, coz that is all I have. I fell in love and spend my first date with him. I have been following every rule there is in this company, and you all knew that this is my first time dating, I didn’t know what to do and ended up with such a mess. Again I’m sorry” she bowed at them

Their boss’ expression softens, he knew how adorable and obedient this girl is. If he knew she has been dating secretly, he would’ve given her a blind eye and let it go. He is not naïve; he knew his idols are dating secretly behind his back, they are in their teens or early 20’s so having a relationship is just normal. He understands all this, he just included a no dating contract so as to avoid this sort of thing to happen, but it doesn’t mean they can’t date secretly. He sighed his mind is constructing a plan on how to end the mess. He looked at their manager and asked “Is this all the pictures that were captured? Just holding hands and his arms on her shoulder?” he transferred his gaze to Seohyun “Did you do more intimate things like kissing him in public perhaps?”

Seohyun blushed and shook her head vigorously, her eyes wide “Aniyo!” she said as she heard her unnies giggled beside her “Unnie!” she pouted on them which made them giggle even more

Their boss tried his best not to smile over her cuteness, he knew she is telling the truth, he believes in her “Okay, we can say that this guy is your cousin and you went there to spend time with him as he is going away for some time” he pointed at Yonghwa on the monitor “We can hold a press conference and say it that way. You can do it, right Seohyun?” he looked at her intently

Upon hearing it, Seohyun felt a heavy object is pulling her heart down “Yes sir” she agreed reluctantly, her gaze met her unnies worried look

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