A Long Time . . .

{ seokboo }

Welcome to the fic Welcome to Countdown Seventeen.

by feel_to_fic

The story you are about to read It is the origin of love between a prince from the past who has been waiting for his princess for thousands of years.

How will this incredible love story lead to its conclusion? Try scrolling and read below.

THEME : BERLIN

B E R L I N ?

“You will die with your heart, Lee Seokmin. You will never be able to capture anyone else's heart again. This time, you were extremely wrong. You dare to be unfaithful to Queen Seungkwani's wife. You will forever become a monster.."

A decree like a thunderbolt struck the heart of the handsome prince. The curse from God at that time echoed in my head. Even though thousands of years have passed But he knew that these nightmares would continue to haunt him. The giant demon body slowly moved on the bed in the narrow cave. He kept thinking about his wife, who knew in what world he would be reborn now.

“Seungkwan, I miss you so much. I didn't mean to.."

On the other side of the city The city nearby is a city of fashion. In the area there are many fashion designer shops. There is one shop that is very popular. Inside the shop, the owner was sitting and making drawings. His eyes focused on the paper in front of him. Even small hands can draw without distortion.

The shop owner raised his hand to wipe off the sweat for the hundredth time. This order is for a fantasy set. And this is his rock work. Because he doesn't like things that are too real. This caused the drafting paper to be crumpled up and thrown all over the floor.

"Seungkwan hyung~" The owner's name was loudly called out. The newcomer ran up and embraced the small figure sitting irritated with his own sketch on the table.

"What's wrong with you? Can't you see that you're busy, Chan?" Half-brother Lee Chan's face turned pale as soon as he heard his older brother's scolding voice. Seungkwan saw this so he put down his pencil and hugged his younger sibling back instead.

“Oh, hyung, I'm sorry, but what do we have? Run and wake up." A small hand gently rubbed the little girl's head.

“Chan is going on a fantasy trip with Soonhyung. Hyung, are you going to let Chan go or not.." Lee Chan said in a depressed voice. He knew that he didn't like imaginary things, and he often got scolded every time he asked permission to go on a trip like this. He doesn't like being scolded, so he'll die!

“Oh, hyung, I'm too lazy to complain to you. A trip like that will only waste our money. Just find someone to dress up and put on a show. Where should it go?"

"But this time, Chan will go to Notemune City," his brother's voice trailed off. Seungkwan suddenly turned his head and his eyes became even more annoyed. From being annoyed by the unknown things that were always bothering me, I became even more annoyed when I thought about work and the things I was discussing with my younger brother right now.

“That city is a ghost town, isn't it? Are you crazy?!"

"What's deserted? Hyung, look at this first,” Chan quickly protested before pulling out his cell phone and showing the online news to his brother.

The headline said: 'Monster of the Abandoned City' Seungkwan snatches the mobile phone from his younger brother's hand before scrolling to see the news content below.

'Found a giant beast in the form of a large wolf. Go out for food at night Most recently found in the western suburbs. It is expected that it will be a danger to society if left untreated. Officials rush to investigate and find out the facts.'

“Chan, listen hyung, this is nonsense, this is just someone walking around in a wolf costume. It's close to Halloween right now, so it doesn't seem strange at all.” Seungkwan looked bored before shrugging his shoulders nonchalantly. before walking back to sit at the same design table as before It's just a story to fool children. Where do monsters actually exist?

“So, Hyung, are you going to let Chan go?” the little boy asked in desperation.

“Go on, hyung, where can I stop you? And hyung wants to go too. Tell Soon to prepare a place to stay for your hyung. You can go now.” The words he didn't expect to hear came out of his older brother's mouth, causing Lee Chan to stand in shock. Oh my god, what happened to his hyung? Or maybe it's because Hyung took too many orders and it got blurry. I can only think and wonder.

As for Seungkwan himself, he could only think that if he sat stuffily in this square room, His design idea probably wouldn't come to fruition. So he decided to go see it with his own eyes. So he could come back and design it in time, but why did the werewolf picture he saw on the news look so sad? Why did he feel like he had seen this before? But you may have seen it from stories when you were a child.

Two little legs walked slowly along the path. Who knew that you would have to walk this far in the forest? I thought there was a castle and a werewolf appeared. Are you right or wrong? who came out to find design ideas like this Why don't you stay home and watch fantasy movies? But thinking about it now is too late. Trip leader Soonyoung turned around and said with a bright face that this is the place.

It's where the werewolf that was on the news was found. The people on the trip were all excited except for Seungkwan who was yawning. Well, he doesn't like things like this anyway. I just came to look at the outfits that were used to trick children.

"Okay, everyone, let's go get some rest. The news said that it's nocturnal, so let's meet here at 6 p.m. Don't forget that we must protect fairy tale animals from the hands of the police. Go, disperse." The trip leader's voice sounded. The group of ten people split up and went in different directions. From an area with a lot of people Now there were only two siblings left and the three trip leaders, Soonyoung...

"I don't think you'd be interested in this kind of thing, Seungkwan," Soonyoung greeted in a friendly manner. Of course, they were best friends from different sides.

"I'm just looking for design ideas. You know that I don't like things that are too real. And where is this? The place is prepared."

"Where is it? I understand that you don't like it. But this time, I can tell you that I didn't prepare anything at all. This is a very sudden trip.” His friend's excited tone made Seungkwan not dare to interrupt. I could only nod and follow along. before letting his younger brother be alone with Soonyoung

The little hand raised his hand and looked at the watch on his wrist. The long hand ticks, indicating exactly six o'clock. He got up from the rock and headed towards the meeting point.

cracking sound

The sound of someone's footsteps stepping on the dry leaves made a loud noise. The little man looked down at his feet but couldn't find any piles of leaves.

cracking sound

The sound of dry leaves grew closer and closer. His round face was white with fear. A gigantic black shadow completely covered his body. The shadow behind it has long white ears. and smelled like a wild animal The sound of heavy breathing sounded close behind him. It made Seungkwan quite confident that this was not a person. Little legs tried to move away.

But his legs were heavy and he couldn't move. Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced behind him to make sure that the thing behind him was a fake outfit or if it was real as reported.

“You stand there. It's not that far from me. But our hearts are far away, like we've never been close to each other.” Seokmin could only stand and stare at the small figure from behind. Hoping that the owner of the body would turn around and smile at him as brightly as before. But because of his distant attitude, as if they weren't familiar with each other, he had to say this sad sentence.

A hoarse but unique voice sounded in the background. Seungkwan was stunned as if under a spell. He had heard this sound before. Once in a dream He had dreamed of a wedding with a handsome prince. He had always thought that because he had listened to Chan tell him too many stories, this kind of unimaginable thing had happened in his dreams.

But why was the dream prince's voice so similar to the shadow owner's voice?

The small body was slowly turned around. A small face clashed with a long, pointed nose. Seungkwan almost forgot to catch his breath. If this is a fancy dress It is a very similar fancy dress. A small hand gently lifted and caressed that long nose. A hand gently touched a group of soft, fluffy fur. In my mind I could only imagine how to make it look so real.

Until the two small pairs of eyes moved up to meet the person in front of them. Everything was halted. At first I thought it was a coincidence, but now it's unexpected. Even though this wolf's facial structure is ugly, if you take a closer look, it is. Like the facial structure of a man he once knew.

A sudden feeling of pain rose in my head. Seungkwan fell down unexpectedly. The inside of my head is blurry. A familiar feeling like never before The more I thought about it, the more it hurt. Seokmin, who was shocked by the behavior of the person in front of him, hurriedly scooped up the little person. Then he took him to his residence in the forest. No mistake, this was his wife.

The one he had spent thousands of years proving his honesty to. The person he had been thinking about for a long time...

"Seungkwan, Seungkwanie," the monster called out the name of the person in his arms back and forth. A small, unconscious body lay asleep on a bed of old leaves.

“For thousands of years, you may not remember me. But do you know that I have spent thousands of years loving you?” His hoarse voice whispered sweet love phrases that his former wife had liked to hear.

The small body moved slightly. Thin eyelids slowly opened. Small eyes blinked, adjusting to the light before looking around. Until he stopped at the werewolf he had just met.

“Why haven't you stopped wearing these clothes yet? It's already dark. You don't have to pretend to fool me,” Seungkwan said nervously. Because the person in front of me was too real. I don't want to think it's unbelievable. But it's really very similar. Just like in his dreams

“What are you talking about? I don't understand." The wolf looked puzzled. A large paw tried to lift and brush away the hair that was covering her small face. But instead he was rudely slapped away.

"Don't lie to me. You're a fan of fantasy. By the way, where did you buy these outfits? You did it well.” Seungkwan played with the hair on his large arm. But the owner of the body was startled by the pain. Unintentionally, a loud roar echoed through the forest. Flocks of birds that go out to feed at night break up and fly away. Animals that came out to look for food at night ran until they lost their way into the deep forest.

The little man sat stunned. His small mouth moved up and down as if to say something, but he couldn't. then changed to trembling with fear instead

"Are you really a wolf? Huh.. Don't come in. Don't.." Seungkwan finished speaking and hugged both knees. Move your head away from the wolf in front of you. Tears flowed down onto the leaves. Seokmin saw this and stood up and walked outside silently with pain in his heart. Even if he were his wife, he would still hate him to this extent. Still afraid of him to this extent

Everything has changed. So what was he waiting for?

Seungkwan was surprised by the wolf's reaction. He acted kindly and followed Seokmin out. His broad back trembled as if a human was crying. A cry to God that came from the mouth of a wild animal. This caused Seungkwan's headache to start coming back again.

“Don't make me suffer like this. I wait for the day I meet my wife. But today I found I feel many times worse than before. Please, God, let me die and leave this world. I can't stay any longer.”

The sound of begging to God rang out as images swirled around in my head. I don't know when the picture happened, I only know that it seemed like it came from an old legend that I had read.

Pictures of him attending the royal wedding flowing in again. Along with the heartbreaking event of seeing a lover cursed in a dream and turning into a wild animal. Immediately, the little eyes widened. Staring at the person in front The person in the dream and the one crying in front of me are the same person. Memories bound from the past slowly came to light.

Images of two people declaring their love for each other slowly floated into my head. The decree from God that day resounded in his head. Tears began to flow down her face again. The little legs slowly walked and stopped in front of the monster. Then he spoke a sentence that gave the person he had been waiting for thousands of years hope for.

"prince.."

“Seungkwan..” Seokmin looked up in disbelief. The person in front of him originally had an expression of fear towards him. Now he stood in front and cried.

“I'm sorry I let you suffer.” Guilt from the past and nostalgia for yesterday floated around Seungkwan's mind. Now he knew for sure. that it's not a story It is an incredible truth. And what was even more incredible was that he felt the love that the person in front of him had for him. And he felt love for the person in front of him as well.

Small legs came to a stop near the giant before giving him a gentle hug. Your lover's muscles are replaced with soft fur. The once beautiful nose was replaced by a long, ugly nose. The gentle eyes of the prince were now the fierce eyes of a wolf. The warm smile turned into a terrified smile. But the thing that hasn't changed and Seungkwan can feel it is the feelings this person has always given him.

"You remember me now, don't you?"

“I remember now. I remember everything, Your Majesty. My prince, Huh.." His small head disappeared into his broad chest. A teardrop soaked the fur on his right chest. A large hand lifted up and caressed the small head back and forth.

The small figure slowly pulled away. The feeling of missing someone that had been bothering him since birth was now eliminated. Because the person he was thinking about all this time was this person. The ugly face slowly bowed down. The tip of the nose lightly touches the white area of ​​the throat. Before the corner of his mouth touched his small lip. Seungkwan closed his eyes at the familiar touch. Before that, the demon body gradually turned into golden powder, floating in the air and then returning to form on the ground again.

The body of the handsome prince who once ruled this land. Has returned to the way it was before again. The forest winds were blowing in opposite directions as if it were a grand celebration. The forest where the withered trees gradually became lush green.

“My royal wife. Will you still be my wife in this life, Seungkwan?” A hand that had turned into a slender, beautiful hand lifted up and smoothed a strand of the small man's hair.

“I guess I can't be. Even if my memory returns But now I have work to do. If you don't mind, would you go live with me?"

Seokmin, who didn't know much about the current human world, nodded in understanding before taking his small hand and kissing it softly.

“Is it a request of the Crown Prince that someone like me would dare to disobey?”

“And times have changed. Can you stop saying things that sound strange?"

"Then I must learn from you."

And this is the beginning of the love between the prince from the past who has been waiting for his princess for thousands of years mentioned above. {Read on in the next life. The nation that Wright planned to plot and edit}

THE END.