Chapter 59 - HEART TO HEART CONVERSATION

One month from now, there will be a wedding ceremony between Jieun and Eun-Woo.  Days pass pretty quickly and today is already a week Jieun get used to living in the palace.

She lives in an east area of the castle, where the whole level four there now belongs to Eun-Woo.  After they got engaged, the King gifted the entire floor to them so they could live as a family in their own way, just like Prince Ethan and Princess Mia that own all the entire level two there.  While, the other princes that are not yet married is in the west area.

It's one of the previous King ideas that apply to all of his kids after their marriage and that's not a bad one according to Jieun.  Because it means that the royal will not interfere with their household affairs after they get married. 

On that floor there are all the facilities that Eun-Woo provides, library, office, kitchen and much more.  It's like an apartment but the most expensive one!  They didn't have a special servant in their residence as Eun-Woo like to be alone and Jieun is fine with that.  And of course, for now they live in separate rooms as they are not yet married. 

As long as she lived there, she's not yet feeling bored though, as Princess Mia always accompanies her and does activities with her.  Princess Mia was also tasked with teaching her with the palace and royal protocols and customs.  They are completely inseparable now.  She already knows that since the first time she has seen her, that they will be a best friend. And she is happy with that friendship.

But, she cannot deny that she is missing her life in Hilleo Village.  To all the people in there, especially Granny Susan and Ayana that always accompanying her.  Their warmth.  But she knows that she will get to see them again.

In this week, she never once sees Eun-Woo, her fiancée, alongside the other princes.  The responsibilities as a prince were apparently very heavy and numerous.  Eun-Woo always looks so busy, but she is fine with it.  It's not like she wants to be clinging to him or anything.  They're just... friends.  They decided to start at that.  But probably little special from the actual terms. 

But today, suddenly the man knocks into her bedroom door and ask her if she wanted to go take a walk with him.  And she just says, Yes!  Well, nothing harm to actually trying to know her own future husband right?

So here they are walking side by side to the biggest flower garden that Jieun never saw in her life.  She is actually not yet visiting that place as there's too many places for her too see around the big castle.  Princess Mia only managed to take her to a few places for now.  And will continue to do so.

The two of them just walked without saying anything until they arrived in the middle of the garden which housed a large gazebo as if it were a small hall in the shape of a square, and was white.  Around the gazebo there was a rose tree that had no thorns, creeping around the whole gazebo, all the way to the roof.

"Oh my!  Its so beautiful."  Jieun said as her feet swiftly entered the area.  Her hand was holding a rose that was blooming at the time, but did not want to pick it.  She is afraid to ruin something that too pretty like that. 

She then remembered something, in the house of Aunty Ji-Na, Eun-Woo's mother in the real world, there are many roses around with different colors.  Just like here.

"I like all the flowers, but roses have a special part in my heart.  You know, if you plant a rose tree, around your house, you don't need to put a refreshing anymore.  Your house will smell wonderful as it is."

Eun-Woo, who just looked the girl's behavior, had been a little surprised to hear those words.  He narrowed down his eyes a little.  Seem like to remember something in the past.

"My mother used to say things like that too."  And what he said just now, makes Jieun even stopped her movement. 

She watches the man intently.  She could feel that the words were addressed to the past and not the present.    After all, Eun-Woo didn't call Queen Anna as 'mother'.

"There's a secret about this gazebo.  Whoever talks in here, no one outside able to hear the conversation.  This place has been made by someone from the Elysium Land of the previous King.  The previous King wanted some private space for himself and his Queen.  So he asks them to build him this. "  Eun-Woo added.

Jieun forgot about what she thought about before, and smiling after knowing the story behind the beautiful place.

"Really?  How romantic the previous King are."  She makes a comment on that.  But, after a while she realizes something.  Her eyes become big and after a few seconds later become soft.  She looks at Eun-Woo again.  Giving the man, her full attention.

"Do you want to talk something private to me?  Is that why you bring me here?"  Jieun make an attempt to fish out the man's real intentions.

Eun-Woo walks inside the gazebo in the opposite direction to where Jieun is.  Then he sat down on the bench that was there.  Jieun too, observing the man's behavior, was now also sitting near where she stood.  Now they are facing, but quite far from each other.

They looked at each other now.  It was quite long for Eun-Woo to hold a stare before he decided to talk.

"Before, you be all honest with me when I suddenly ask you about if you're not from this world.  And I, feel very thankful for that.  As we will getting married soon, I also decide to be all honest with you."

Jieun nodded in understanding.  She didn't say anything to make room for the man.  She know it hard.  She ever felt that feeling.

"I ... actually I ..."  Eun-Woo tries to find the strength to say the next sentence.  "I am also not from this world."  He finally said it.

After hearing that, even though Jieun already know about all this, her face still showing a sadness.  Because she clearly remembers, the situation and the story of the man in the real world.  Her heart still throbbing each time she thinks of that.

Without seeing Jieun expression, Eun-Woo continue his story,

"It's almost ten years now.  There's some incident happen in my real world, and because of that, I've been injected with some blue stone liquid and when I woke up, I am here in this unfamiliar place.  And the power that you see me using  the forest before, it is actually resulted from that. "

Now, Jieun become really surprised.  She didn't know about that fact.  That stone in the real world is known by the scientist as a rainbow meteor and here, Eun-Woo said he got power from that?  She is also here because of the liquid.  That's means the stone is the key of all things that happening in the real world and here.

"Then, the weird things that happen in the forest also because of that stone?"  Jieun carefully ask.  Fear if the man misunderstood her purpose as they just built a trust to each other. 

Eun-Woo nodded. 

"It is.  In here, the stone is something sacred, owned by the royal since forever.  The stone has a twin.  All the six princes have been chosen by one, the power stone.  We can all use the power.  Second, we call it the twin stone, which now we travel around the world at the behest of the King, to find it. "

So that is why the princes looking so busy, Jieun conclude by herself.

"Do you remember everything before you come here?"  Jieun ask wanted to know.

Eun-woo give her a small soft smile. 

"I do." He replied.

"The incident that you encounter, you must be feeling so shocked and scared.  You are only 16 back then.  All this time, do you ever try to find out if probably, in any chance you can get back to that real world?"  Jieun ask again. 

But, after she said those, Eun-Woo eyes gotten so big.  Watching her.  He got a clue, but he didn't know what to say.  Until he decides nothing can possibly solve if he didn't ask.

"Can I ask you something?"

"Of course."  Jieun said it fast without a doubt.

"Did you can go back to the real world?  As if for now. Here and there repeatedly?"  He actually feels weird, when Jieun sometime forget things that happen to her even though she just through it.  Her behavior also sometimes feels a little weird.

Jieun just remembered that she hadn't told the matter to Eun-Woo.  So she decides to spill all of that story now.

"I am.  There's a long story behind it, but, I can go back to that real world.  I accidentally drink the blue stone liquid that has been researched in my college medical lab, and after that, every night there when I sleep, I will be here.  And I will always wake up at morning there.  When I'm there, my shadow, will be here wandering as me but I can't remember what its do. "

Eun-Woo opens his mouth wide now.  Even its hard to believe, it is connecting all of the puzzles that have been in his mind all this time.

"There, now, we try our best to research about these things.  To bring you, back home."  Jieun said it softly.

This time Eun-Woo looks really more surprised than before.  His eyes did not blink, looking at the girl.  Research about this kind of things only can be done by the person he knows it well.  If it is about to bring him home...  He... realize it now.

"Do you... know my father?  Byung-Hun?"  He said with a suddenly hoarse voice.

Jieun nodded.  She also suddenly feels somewhat overwhelmed right now.

"Do you also know my mother?"  He asked again.

"Aunty Ji-Na.  I do."  Jieun replied.

"Do you know... me?"  He finally said that.

The one question that he most wanted to know.  And Jieun nodded again.

"I... saw you there."  Her eyes are now blurring with tears that have not yet fall down. 

Eun-Woo cannot look at Jieun anymore now.  He just keeps staring at the floor.  His hair bang, closed his eyes from Jieun's gaze while his hand rubbed his eyes, which started to water at that moment.

But the girl knows it too well.  By that, Jieun stood up and approached Eun-Woo, who was trying to hold back his feelings.  Without hesitate, Jieun hug the man there.  Just like he has been there for her before.  She also wanted to be there for him.

"Your parents never give up on you.  I also will never give up.  We will get back there forever, together."  Jieun said that to assure the man that the hope is still there.  So please, don't give up just yet.

Now both of them are crying together, letting go of each other's feelings.  Quite long.  Before both of them decide to call off the day and get back to the palace.  Once they got on the floor of their residence, 

"Oh?"  Jieun got surprised by what she sees there.  She smiled, looking at Eun-Woo, who at that time also smiled at her.  Her hand pointed at what she saw as if she couldn't believe it. 

However, in fast Jieun get hold of her mind and start to run.

"Aya!"  She screams while hugging the girl.

"Lady Jieun!"  Ayana also greets her in the same manner.  She is also trill to see her favorite lady there.

"What?  Why?  How?"  Jieun ask, but her eyes wandering to the fourth prince.

"Prince Eun-Woo make a request for me to be your personal assistant in this palace even after you are married.  He said you look like you are missing me too much.  Also, Granny Susan feel relieved as someone from Hilleo Village will be able to keep you company. "  Ayana answers her.

"It's actually Queen Anna.  She is concerned because no one accompanying you if I'm not here."  Eun-Woo just saying that, while he is the one who expressed the idea of the Queen after what Freya, the witch, try to mess up with Jieun before.

Without thinking as she is too happy about the news, Jieun jumped towards Eun-Woo and hugged him happily there.

"Thank you...  Thank you so much."  Then, she continued to pull Ayana, who was standing there, enter her bedroom and continued to disappear from the man's view.

"That girl..."  Eun-Woo just went stiff there.