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People that way -

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Ice Thamonwan

...Warning...This fic is just the imagination of the author. It is not related to the artist in any way. Some parts of the content are quite sensitive. Please use your discretion when reading.

“Walk across that wooden bridge and you will see me,” a mysterious person's voice sounded.

The man did as the mysterious voice said. Unable to do so, he walked across a wooden bridge that was swaying between deep cliffs. Looking down there, he didn't see anything at all. See only darkness In front of him, there was a dense white fog that made him unable to see what was in front of him. He walked through the dense fog.

Little by little, the picture in front of him became clearer, and the image of a man slowly appeared. He had no idea who that person was standing at the end of the bridge.

Cute face, small body, big eyes, white skin, brown hair, who is he??

“See you again.”

“Who are you?”

"You'll know soon."

The boy disappeared as he finished speaking. Disappear without a trace

“Hey!!!”

Kim Jongin was startled and woke up on a large bed, causing the soldiers guarding the door to the room to come look because they heard his yelling.

“What happened, Your Majesty?”

“Nightmare, nothing.”

“Go to bed, Your Majesty. Tomorrow is the day of His Majesty's enthronement.”

“Thank you very much, you can leave now.”

The large door closed again. Kim Jongin lay down on the soft pillow and looked at the high ceiling of the castle and thought about the scene from his dream a moment ago.

The image of that boy floated into his mind. This wasn't the first time he had met that boy. Who is he? Kim Jongin dreamed of that child so much that he couldn't count how many times he met that person, but every time he was in a dream. He felt strangely good. I felt like I wanted to go towards that boy, his cute face still lingering in his eyes.

My heart beats like a drum set when I see his face. And meeting Kim Jongin, I wanted to stay in my dreams for a long time, but every time I asked who that child was, he had to wake up every time. What is the reason?

Once he had a dream about that child. It's like being in a fairytale world with the trees lined up beautifully. All the animals looked strange. Unlike every animal on earth, horses have wings. bird with golden feathers The river flowing through is so clean that you can see the fish swimming in it. Walking through the high cliff that was the boundary between this valley and the valley in front of it, there was no bridge or anything that could make it possible to cross.

In the sky, there were a group of angels and angels using their white wings to fly around freely. Looking to the left, they saw a person, but their lower legs were not human legs. It's a horse's leg. Looking to the right, he saw an angel sitting on a rock playing a golden harp. She was playing sweet music. that is comfortable to listen to

Jongin then felt his hand touch something, so he turned to look and saw the boy standing next to him, holding his hand.

“Whoa,” he said in shock.

“Do you want to go on a trip?” the boy asked.

“I want it. This place is so beautiful. It's like a fairytale land.”

“Yes, it is beautiful, very beautiful.”

Their feet rose above the ground. And that shocked Kim Jongin.

“Hey!! What is this?”

“I will take you on a trip. Take my hand.”

The boy carried Kim Jongin up into the sky. The view from above was more beautiful than standing and watching from the ground. The boy was flying Kim Jongin across the sky, and it made Kim Jongin feel good about the boy.

But that dream ended when someone brought breakfast.

This prince has already fallen in love with the boy of his dreams...

Kim Jongin closed his eyes and fell asleep on the large bed as usual.

Sunlight streams in through the castle's large windows. It was a bright morning, clothes were brought into the room along with breakfast, the clothes looked impeccably elegant. Looks elegant on the throne

Today is the day he will ascend the throne. He is a high king.

The clothes were worn to look good, and high-quality leather shoes were worn.

“He is as dignified as an angel, Your Highness.”

"thank"

The kingdom's port was full of large sailing ships. The castle was thoroughly swept and mopped. A lot of food was prepared carefully. Everyone seemed excited about today and Prince Kim Jongin was no different.

A red carpet was spread out from the front of the room to the main hall. There were hundreds of people dressed as knights on both sides. The prince walked slowly until he reached the main hall.

It's time for him to become king. Continuing to inherit the throne And the hall door slowly opened.

“The Prince has arrived,” a loud announcement made the ship's guests, including nobles, princesses, and many other people of different ranks all look in unison.

Kim Jongin walked towards the throne.

“I now establish a kingdom to rule over this kingdom. Our new king.”

“I swear by the honor of the king of the kingdom. I swear by this promise: Our kingdom will prosper. I will rule it justly. and will allow all citizens to live in this kingdom peacefully.”

When he finished speaking, there was a round of applause from the guests present at the event.

“From now on it is time to celebrate the King and the Kingdom.”

The applause sounded again. The music immediately played and the guests all dispersed to get their drinks and food. located in the work

The new king walked down from his throne to greet the guests at the ceremony according to etiquette.

“You have ascended the throne, Your Highness.”

“I've been waiting for this day for a long time. And you, Lord Guard, are you alright?”

“It's fine.”

“That's good. I'll excuse myself first.”

“See you again, Your Highness.”

As time passed, the joyous banquet had ended and the music that had been playing had stopped, leaving only tables and chairs empty. The new king was sitting on the bed before slowly laying down on the pillows. Soft after tiring from welcoming guests to today's celebration party.

Pick up a playbook and read it line by line. It is a book that has stories about the world that are only beautiful. A world that is full of happiness is a world that weighs wonders. He kept reading it. Keep turning the page until you fall asleep.

The clock's hands pointed at midnight. King Kim Jongin was fast asleep on the bed. But suddenly a voice called his name, causing him to wake up.

"Kim Jongin"

"Kim Jongin"

"Kim Jongin"

“Who is that?” he woke up from his sleep and spoke in a low voice.

“Open your eyes and look.”

The person lying on the bed slowly opened his eyes, but when he did, he was startled because suddenly there was a familiar-looking person standing at the foot of his bed even though there were soldiers guarding the front of the room. all the time

“Who are you and how did you get into this room?”

“You really don't remember? We travel together often.”

“What, going on a trip together like that?”

Kim Jongin looked at that person's face and his eyes widened.

“Yes, you...you are that boy in my dreams.”

“Yes, I remember that one time.”

“So, how did you come to be here?”

“It came out of that book.”

“This book?”

“Yes.”

“And when will you return?”

“I will disappear into that book...forever.”

“All the time like that?”

“Yes, when I came here there was a piece of paper suddenly in my bag.”

“So what does it say?”

“It says that when the hands of the clock end at midnight the next day, when the moonlight shines once more, Everything will disappear.”

“Midnight of the next day?”

“Tomorrow at midnight. I will become just a character in a storybook.”

“Then why did you come here?”

"I don't know. Maybe I miss you too much."

“Miss me.”

"Um, but this is your house? It's so big."

“Yes, and what is your house like?”

"I don't have a home."

“Oh, so where will you sleep?”

"cloud"

“Huh, clouds?”

“Yes, I sleep on clouds. He slept very well.”

“In my dreams you could fly too.”

“Yes, I once took you flying in the sky.”

“Yes, I remember I was very happy back then and when I was with you I felt very comfortable.”

"same for me And do you want to travel again?”

“I want it.”

“Then let's go.”

The man walked up to the window before opening it and he walked over and held Kim Jongin's hand. Soon, their legs began to float off the ground and slowly flew out the window.

"wow"

The body was forced to float above the white fluffy clouds. Even though it was night time, there was light from the soft yellow moon that shone brightly, allowing you to see the stars twinkling with the moon in the sky. The cool wind above the sky gently hit their bodies. It was the first time that Kim Jongin had seen a moon this beautiful. The full moon was a beautiful sphere. Its soft yellow light was so beautiful that nothing else could compare with it.

“Is it beautiful?”

“Beautiful, very beautiful.”

But suddenly, their eyes were aligned. The pair looked into each other's eyes, the big, cute eyes combined with the light of the moon falling on them, and the lump in the left side of the other's chest began to throb harder. Sharp eyes became sensitive to that cute face.

"very cute"

“Huh, what do you say?”

“The cutest, big eyes, cute little mouth. Just like a little child.”

“..." Kyungsoo didn't reply but just let out a cute smile.

“What? What did I just say, haha?”

“Looking at my face until you're dazed, Kim Jongin?”

“Well, uh, something like that.”

“Eh, there's a cliff over there. Let's go there.”

“Um.”

The two of them were now sitting on the edge of a cliff. The air was cool up here and the two of them sat and looked at the stars that were twinkling up there.

“Did you know that this is where I really liked coming when I was a kid?”

"Really"

“True, I really like coming here with Dad.”

“And where is your father now?”

“You are already in the sky. He left me when I was 15.”

“Before you leave me. He handed me a book and he told me: Keep this book as best you can. love it so much And one day it will make me happy.”

“That book is the same book that you released.”

“Before, I never paid attention to it. Until recently, when I picked it up and read it, I didn't know why I wanted to read it.”

“Then when I took it out and read it, Then I started having strange dreams. Dreaming of another world where there is only magic and beauty. Then after that I dreamed of a boy. That is you.”

“Yes, I saw you there too.”

"I don't know why. When I dream of you, I feel like I don't want to wake up from that dream."

“And now you want me to go back again?”

“No, I want you here.”

"Why"

“I don't know, I can't tell you why. I don't know why I feel that way. And how is things in your world?”

“In my world, everything is beautiful and magical. It's like a fairy tale. There are angels, angels, and a cool breeze blows all the time. We never had any suffering. There was sweet music playing all the time, never stopping. The fragrant scent of flowers pervades every area where there is still so much more to my world. I can't tell you everything.”

“Wow, I really want to go there. But I can't go.”

“You can go.”

“What? Can I just go like that?”

"You dreamed of me again."

“Really, I'll do it.”

"Are you not worried at all?"

"Just a little bit. So you're not sleepy?"

“Here I am not a person. I don't feel sleepy, I only feel sleepy when I'm in my world.”

“Yawn”

Soon, Kim Jongin fell asleep on another person's small shoulder. Soon, the sound of snoring came out. The little man carried Kim Jongin's body to the bedroom in the castle as before.

The next morning, a tall man lying on a large bed woke up early in the morning.

“Uh.” The tall figure on the bed stretched back and forth on the bed.

“Are you awake?”

“Is it morning already?”

“Yes, it's morning.”

“You brought me back here?”

"Yes. Can I let you sleep there?"

“Here, come here.”

“Why?” Hearing this, he walked towards the bed following the command of the tall figure who was lying on the bed.

“Come lie next to me.”

"Oh, you want me to sleep next to you?"

"yes"

"Why do I have to sleep next to you?"

“To sleep or not? This is the king's order.”

“So what does this have to do with me? I'm not a human being in this world. Why should I obey you?”

“Ah, stop arguing. Now do as I say.”

“Um, okay.”

Then the little man did as the other person told him but soon his eyes widened when a long hand came to rest on his stomach and hugged his waist.

“What are you doing?” the victim asked in shock.

But at that time During the moment when the shock occurred But there were also good feelings that arose.

"How about a hug?"

“Then why do you have to hug?”

A question that is difficult to find an answer for another person to understand. What is the best answer? What is the best answer?

"Uh...I don't know."

End that question with the word I don't know. This was Kim Jongin's answer, ending it without answering anything.

"oh"

“Please weigh it. I just want to hug you.”

“It's so warm, Jongin.”

"this..."

The little man turned his head as soon as the other person called out, but everything stopped. Two pairs of eyes were arranged in the same line, sharp eyes looking into another's large eyes.

And then...

The heart in the left side of Kim Jongin's chest began to beat faster. He raised a question in his heart, why do you feel like this? The answer probably isn't beyond the word love.

His handsome face moved closer to the other's slender face before he gently placed his lips on the other's pink lips.

His little body was in the trance of the feelings that were arising in his heart. For him it was a strange feeling.

Then the lips that had once met slowly spread further apart and the two of them looked into each other's eyes again.

“I'm sorry, I know I shouldn't have.” Sadness and guilt filled his eyes.

"I'm not angry at you."

“Then why are you keeping quiet?”

“I'm quiet because I'm reflecting on my own feelings about how I feel right now.”

“And how do you feel now?”

“Uh...I don't know. This feeling is very strange, probably because I just encountered it for the first time.”

"Figure it out. I want to know."

"Alright, then I'll tell you."

Then a voice called out. It was the voice of the nobleman who had brought breakfast.

“Would you like to go secretly first?”

"Why are you hiding? No one can see me except you."

“'So?”

"You're not awake yet?" The voice called again.

"Uh...wake up."

“Breakfast has arrived.”

“Thank you very much.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

That nobleman had already left the room. The little man was still sitting in the same place.

“Is this food in the human world?”

"Do you want to eat it? It's very delicious."

"I don't want it."

“Don't forget to take me out again tonight.”

"Sure, but I won't be able to hang out with you for long tonight."

“Oh, why is that?”

“Because tonight When midnight strikes, I must go back, go back there, go back to being a character in a storybook.”

The lump inside Kim Jongin's left side suddenly jerked up, his heart secretly trembling. When hearing that sentence from another person's mouth

“Can't you go back?”

“Not at all.”

“Don't go back.”

“Actually, I don't want to go back. I want to stay here with you, but I can't do anything.”

“Is there no way?”

“There isn't...one way.”

And then the silence combined with sadness replaced it. Both of their faces looked hopeless.

“Then take me on a trip. go to the flower field Not far from the castle was a field of flowers that only my family went to. Because it is so far from the city, no one goes there.”

"okay"

Time passed, and now both of them were above ground. The wind was not strong enough to blow across the body and when we reached a wide field of flowers that looked beautiful, the scene in front of us looked very beautiful. A wide field with only flowers. Looking as far as the eye could see, we still couldn't see the end of our legs. It slowly lowered to touch the ground and suddenly a group of flying butterflies flew around the two of them.

“Wow, so beautiful, just like my world.”

“In the past, I used to follow my mother here. She would come here every time whether there was suffering or happiness.”

“I like to run around. Likes to chase butterflies as they fly around.”

“I like butterflies. I really like it. I like the patterns and colors on its wings. And I like it here, it's like I'm in my own world. This scent is a light floral scent. It's like my world.”

He kept walking. Walking through the flower field, they walked and talked together among the many flowers and butterflies. And then a butterfly flew and landed on the tip of the tall figure's nose.

“Ah, butterfly.”

“Look, this butterfly's wings have heart-shaped patterns on their wings.”

“'So, take it out for me.”

Some of them used their small hands to gently brush the tip of Kim Jongin's nose and then the butterfly flew away.

Song: People That Way - Ice Thamonwan

The two walked and talked continuously. They talked about many things until the sun set. The moon rose to replace the sun, and constellations replaced the white clouds, both lying on large rocks that appeared in the wide flower garden.

Lie down and watch the millions of stars twinkling in the sky and the full moon casting a soft glow on the earth.

“Here, let me ask you something.”

“Come on.”

“If I go back, what will you do?”

“I probably read that book every night and waited. Waiting for the day we meet again.”

“Wow, I really want to prolong this time.”

“If you could stay here with me forever, it would be great.”

“I don't want to imagine what it would be like if I went back and never came back here again. I'll probably only miss your face. I must see you all over the sky.”

"same for me I might have to have someone draw a picture of you and put it up in the bedroom.”

“Wow, my time is almost up.”

“It's not just your time. My time is no different.”

“What do you mean?”

“That means My time with you is almost up.”

“Can I hug you again?” Kim Jongin said with blurry eyes from tears that had traveled to stick to his eyes.

“Okay.” The little person's eyes were the same. The heat around her eyelids caused tears to flow from her pretty eyes.

"Can I just hug you for a long time this time?"

“Why not? Me too, I'm going to hug you for a long time, hehe.”

The sound of every part of the sentence was trembling. The sobs that occurred caused the broad shoulders of both of them to move back and forth, and it was probably no different from the tears that flowed along with the sobbing.

The two sat there for a long time. Until the small body had to withdraw from the hug.

“Let's go back to the castle. It's almost midnight.”

"um"

The two of them held hands and their feet floated off the ground before heading towards the large castle. As they floated in the air, Kim Jongin looked up at the hands that were holding each other. Holding each other tight as if they didn't want it to disappear, tears flowed again. When they reached their destination, the water still didn't stop flowing. When their feet touched the ground, they were both standing by the window.

My time...is almost up.

The midnight alarm clock sounded.

It's over. The story is over.

It's...time's up.

A glow slowly appeared at the feet of the little person and the little figure slowly disappeared.

“Heck, my time is really up, Kim Jongin.”

“It's time out, right?”

“Yes, it's all gone. Heck, I'm going to have to leave you.”

“Do you know my name, Kim Jongin?”

It's true, Kim Jongin never knew the other person's name. Because he never asked about it.

“I hum, I don't know.”

“My name is Kyungsoo. Please remember my name. Don't forget me, Jongin."

"I promise, I promise I'll never forget."

“As for my feelings Now I can figure it out.”

"vigorous..."

"I know that I love you."

"I love you. Hey, I love you."

Kim Jongin pulled his small body into a hug. Hug as tight as you can, hug as tight as if you don't want it to disappear. But if this action is not the brain's command but the heart's.

It's the heart that commands. Kim Jongin is following his heart.

“If I have the opportunity to come back again, I will come to you immediately. I promise.”

"Seriously, hehe."

“Seriously, why would I lie to you?”

The little figure began to disappear little by little.

“Don't forget to dream of me often. You'll meet me in there. Take good care of that book and read it to the end. Until the last page.”

Many tears fell down her shoulders. Instead of saying goodbye with so many things to say but not being able to say them all.

“I'm going, I'm going, Jongin.”

“Huh!”

“Goodbye, Kim Jongin.”

“Goodbye, hey, goodbye.”

And then Kyungsoo's body faded into Kim Jong-in's warm embrace, but he looked away from the ground when a flower fell.

This flower is a flower in the flower field. Kyungsoo picked it up but he couldn't take it away. He could only take back memories.

Kim Jongin picked up the book. Then came and stood by the window. before hugging the movie and the flower to his chest It's like he's still hugging Kyungsoo.

It's like Kyungsoo is still here. But in the end it was just like It's only the same...

“Kim Jongin loves Kyungsoo.”

“See you in my dreams, darling.”

Sometimes love happens but there's no chance to use it.

Sometimes we can love each other but... never have the opportunity to be together.

Sometimes things that are lost we...don't have the right to go find them.

All you can do is wait....just wait.

Sometimes we are born to love each other but are not born to be together.

Because of love, I don't want it to disappear.

Hurry and do it before it's too late and you can't go back and do anything else.

Tell him you love him while he's still with you.

Cherish as many memories as possible.

It's the only thing we can do

Really can do just that.

 ……….THE END……….