Craedon wished that Phelia would send him back to the story world with a smile. The couple then wrote a sentence each to complete the notebook. A portal appeared and Craedon said his goodbyes to Bobby, Jordan, and Phelia. As Phelia was about to say her last words, Madame Cyprine who was not dead yet appeared and kidnapped Craedon, escaping through the portal. Phelia went after them and found herself in Sun Yang kingdom. She was about to chase after them but they vanished up to the sun palace. As she seek help by untangling the reigns of a horse, the rider, Suk Jae decided to give her a ride up to the palace. She was then stopped by the guards, but was excused by Seul Eun herself. Seul Eun revealed her feelings of letting Joo Yoon go and was happy that he had chosen Phelia as the girl he loved. They suddenly heard noises from the prince's bedroom and found that he was under attack by Madame Cyprine.
Modern Prince
Written By: Michele Hii
Chapter 12: A Second Chance
Craedon gripped hold onto the bind that choked his neck. His eyes widened when he saw us.
"Stay away!" Madame Cyprine roared and put out her good hand to aim a lightning bolt towards us.
"Duck!" I screamed.
"What?" Seul Eun looked at me.
"Get down!" I rephrased. She understood and we ducked away from the attack.
I watched as the witch glared furiously at him. She was holding the ball of black energy higher. Her eyes were scarlet, "Say that you'll make me your queen, or I'll brainwash you with my dark spell."
"Never!" he managed to speak, "Phelia is mine, not you!"
This made her brow furrowed even more and she clasped her other hand tight to command the bind to choke him more. I watched in horror as he looked like he was running out of oxygen.
"SAY IT! NOW!" she boomed.
I quickly scanned around the room and saw a neatly folded red and gold hanbok sandwiched between piles of silk cloths on a shelf. A thought immediately came to me, Hmm...maybe we can make her not to cast a spell on him.
"Psst! Seul Eun!" I whispered. She looked at me darting my eyes to the shelf and nodded, seemingly understand my plan.
"You get the hanbok. I'll get some cloths." I clarified.
Seul Eun nodded again and tiptoed to the corner. Madame Cyprine was too busy to focus on Craedon who was wiggling like an earthworm, grunting as he grabbed hold on the bind to break it off.
"It's no use, prince!" she cackled, "Good thing your girlfriend hadn't destroyed the whole crystal ball because I now still have half of my powers with me. The bind is under dark magic, only I can control it."
"Then release me!" he growled.
"Not until you make me your queen, and we can rule this kingdom together!"
"Not gonna happen!"
She squeezed her empty hand into a fist to make the bind even tighter. This time, he hooked his hands on the floor that his nails clawed on the wood. He squinted his eyes super tight, and I tried to concentrate of reaching out for the cloths without making a loud noise.
"If you don't say it now, then I'll have to make you say it." she said and raised the black orb higher.
I quickly passed a cloth to Seul Eun as she wrapped it around the bottom half of her face like a mask.
"NOW!" I signaled.
Like the speed of light, she sneaked behind the witch and spread the hanbok onto her head. She yelled in shock as she dropped the orb and yanked the long outfit off. As the ball of dark energy vanished in a poof of smoke, the bind burst off from Craedon and he inhaled gratefully.
"Oppa!" I approached in front of him and wrapped a cloth all over his nose and mouth.
"Phelia?" he muffled, "Wh...what are you doing here?"
"Not now! We have to stop Madame Cyprine once and for all!" I replied while tying the ends into a knot at the back of his head.
As I was about to put on mine, the room was polluted by the smoke. It thickened rapidly and I suddenly felt my throat was on fire.
"Phelia!" I heard him crying aloud.
I couldn't even breathe. I collapsed on my knees, holding my neck as I felt my eyes grew hot and a different soul was inserted into my body.
"Phelia! Are you okay? Phelia!" he knelt down and shook me hard. I only kept my head hanging low.
"Looks like someone's finally under my evil magic." Madame Cyprine smiled wickedly.
"Huh?" Craedon gasped.
"She has inhaled my hypnotic cloud." she explained, "She no longer the girl you know."
In that instance, my eyes turned into a shade of red and a devilish grin curled on my lips.
Wh...what's happening to me?
"Phelia...Phelia no!" Craedon's eyes widened. I looked at him sharply and suddenly pushed him against a wall with a powerful force.
Oppa! I didn't mean to! It's like my body is being controlled!
I watched him shaking away from the aches in his body. He kept calling my name, but something was blocked in my head from responding.
"Your Majesty! We have to get out of here!" I heard Seul Eun called from a corner of the room. My head swiveled to her direction like a robot and charged towards her. She gasped as I brought my right hand into a fist, aiming to punch her.
Nonononononono! Stop it! Stop it!
I hit her left cheek as she fell onto the floor.
NOOOOOO! Seul Eun! I didn't mean to hurt you!
The witch's cackle echoed in the room. I couldn't even fight the satanic-like aura that overcame my brain. I suddenly felt a cold shadow leaning close to my ear. Her voice sent chills to my spine, but my face remained emotionless.
"Phelia, the prince is the one to be blamed." Madame Cyprine said, "He's the one that caused your heart to ache. He makes you suffer from indecisive, childish thoughts about love."
"No! Don't listen to her, Phelia!" Craedon yelled.
"Who needs happiness when you create a man out of a messed up fiction?" she crept her bony fingers on my shoulders, "You don't love him. You only pity him."
Craedon's eyes widened in fear and shock. He held on to a chair to help himself up.
"You want to know how to make the pain in your heart go away?" she asked purposely.
"I do." I automatically replied.
NO! Don't do it! Darn it...why can't I shake this spell off??? My body isn't even listening to me!
The witch went super close to my right ear and ordered, "Kill him."
"Yes." I nodded and immediately grabbed a sword that hung from a wall.
Oh...this is bad! Drop it! Drop it!
My body still refused to respect my inner command. I held the sword up front and charged towards him. He ducked away and grabbed the second sword from the wall.
Oh no...he did not just take the sword! Can he fight? Oppa!
My sword was immediately blocked by Craedon's blade with a loud clash.
Huh...he's a prince after all.
I quickly released it and swung it swiftly to the other side, but his eyes caught my move like a hawk and blocked it again.
I then pretty much tried every direction I could think of like a compass to stab him, but he kept on shielding himself with his trusty stead. From my eyes, I couldn't care less of him growing tired of protecting himself from my robotic behaviour. However, from my heart, I could feel my heart being slashed into shreds of hopelessness.
"Phelia!" he finally said, "Wake up! You're under a spell!"
I can't! I feel like I've become a puppet!
"Phelia please!" he begged, "Phelia!"
My vision suddenly seemed to clear up. "O...oppa?" I stammered.
"Finish him off!" Madame Cyprine's voice snatched me back into her wrath.
I couldn't even bear to see with my burning eyes, but my hands kept finding their way to pierce the metal at Craedon.
"Phelia!" he tried again.
My hands were shaking that my sword vibrated. He could see tears streaming down from my hypnotized eyes.
"You weak woman!" the witch noticed my wet face too and snapped her fingers. My eyes, this time, became the temperature of boiled water. I couldn't even close my eyes, and the forceful pain caused me to push his sword away from his grip. He fell down and I held my sword at a 45 degree angle, ready to strike at his chest.
No! NO! NOOOOOOOOO!
More tears poured down. He seemed to realize that I was trying to stop myself.
"Say goodbye, prince!" Madame Cyprine guffawed.
"No! Phelia! Your Majesty!" Seul Eun screamed.
My hands trembled but I was still grasping onto the handle of the deadly weapon. He immediately grabbed his which was lying a few feet away.
"What are you waiting for?" the witch yelled, "NOW!"
He swung his sword and successfully struck mine away that I lost my grip. Both swords collapsed down. He then untied his mask, got up on his feet, pulled me close to his body and smashed his lips onto mine.
To my relief, my eyes immediately cooled down and a clump of black smoke evaporated off from my body. I gasped, breathing hard for air, and looked up, "Oppa!"
"I knew you're still here." he smiled.
I couldn't hold back from crying. I buried my head onto his sweaty shirt. He squeezed me in the teddy bear hug I thought I could never get once more.
"You fools!" the enemy hissed, "How could you..."
"Shut up!" I suddenly snapped. I faced at her sharply as my heart was beating in fury.
"You pathetic human," she squinted her eyes disgustedly, "I could have just killed you first."
"You can't kill me OR Craedon," I stated, "because we can defend ourselves with our connected feelings."
"It's called true love, you evil witch." he nodded and held my hand tight.
"Go ahead and worship your innocent tales!" she gnashed her teeth and summoned two black orbs, "I can just kill two birds with one stone."
"Oppa! The cloths!" I reminded.
We quickly wrapped our mouths and noses with our masks. She shook her head and she looked at us as if we were playing around. "Even with your faces covered, these hypnotic clouds are more powerful than before."
"Nothing can make us fall into the darkness," I stepped forward, "because our love is strong."
"Stop your blabber," she barked, "and join me."
We stood our ground, holding each other's hands securely. As I felt the fast pulse in the veins of his wrist, I could tell that he was afraid. I squeezed his hand gently, beckoning him that we would not be affected by her spell.
She was about to throw them when suddenly a bright gleam of light illuminated from the left. I quickly recognized the positive energy that radiated and turned to see Seul Eun opening the notebook. The whole thing was bursting out rays of gold, and an echo which sounded like Craedon's voice made me jump,
I want Phelia to know that she'll always be my one and only love. Forever.
Oh! And one more thing...I wish whoever who is behind all this...will no longer torture us.
It immediately glowed like the brilliance of a sun. The pair of orbs was weakened by the light and vanished in thin air. Madame Cyprine suddenly covered her face with the collar of her cloak and screamed like a banshee. The rays pierced all over her body like spears and her skin faded into smoke. Instead of rising in the air, the smoke was absorbed right into the book like a vacuum cleaner. Her screech was so deafening that my ears were about to bleed. We stared as the last remaining skin around her face melted like wax and disappeared into the book. Seul Eun who was still grabbing onto the book hurriedly closed it.
"Is it over?" Craedon asked.
"I think so." I replied.
"Omo!" Seul Eun gasped and dropped the notebook. Her fingers shook and her eyes bulged out of their sockets.
"What? What is it?" I walked to pick it up.
"T...the cover..." she quivered.
I couldn't believe my own eyes when the melted, shocked face of Madame Cyprine was on the hardwood cover. A skull-shaped lock was also at the edge of the book.
"Oh...my..." I remarked.
Craedon who walked by, nearly missed his step when he craned his eyes to look over.
"Her face...why is it on the cover?" I exclaimed.
"Don't ask me!" Seul Eun stammered as she got back on her feet, "I was trying to help! I thought she would be trapped in there."
I quickly flipped through the pages which were completely blank. Ordinary, greyish white, fresh paper!
"The notebook has erased all of its contents, just like it's supposed to be."
"You're right."
"I guess since Madame Cyprine is the one who puts a curse on me to write on this notebook, she's the one who responsible for what she has done. So the notebook must be her prison." I predicted.
"Or deathbed." Craedon mumbled.
I giggled and gave his arm a playful squeeze, "Even her own creation despises her by shutting her down."
"So you're saying?" Seul Eun still looked confused.
"You did it, Seul Eun." I smiled, "You've sealed her. I believe she's trapped in the empty notebook forever. Serves her right for creating it for her secret plan."
The chef sighed in relief and smiled in return.
"No," Craedon said which caught me in surprise, "WE did it."
I couldn't agree more. I then walked to her and handed her the notebook, "Here."
"What?"
"You've saved us. So you should keep it."
She shook her head, "But it's your notebook, Phelia!"
"Yes, it was mine." I smiled, "But now the notebook is waiting for the next owner. You've made it emptying the pages, so now you own it."
"But I..."
I sighed and pushed it gently into her hands, "Seul Eun, I really thank you for letting me being with the prince. And you've helped me to stop the witch. I want you to keep this notebook. Protect it from damage so that no one can play with its magic."
"Can I even use it?"
"Well, the notebook still holds Madame Cyprine's corpse so her powers are trapped as well. If the book is opened or the pages are written, her powers will probably be activated. But I want you to keep it safe for everyone's safety. Is that alright?"
Seul Eun finally nodded and tucked it under her arm, "I'll lock it in a safe place."
A familiar swirl of light appeared before us and a portal flashed on the wall.
I looked at him sadly, "So...I guess..this is goodbye...for real."
"Well you can't just leave!" Seul Eun chipped in, "You can stay back for tea!"
"I'd love to, Seul Eun." I sighed, "but this is probably the last time the portal exists."
"Phelia..." Craedon held my chin up, "This is not goodbye."
I stared in surprise, "What are you talking about? You belong here! In Sun Yang! I can't just drag you back to LA! You'll disappear again and I hate seeing you suffer!"
"But Madame Cyprine is gone for good." Craedon argued calmly, "I can assure you that I won't disappear this time."
"How can you be so sure? I don't want to lose you again, but I have no choice but to let you go." I lowered my head as I broke into tears.
He quickly hugged me and kissed my head. I couldn't bear the knives that shot all over my heart.
"Phelia, can you look at me?" his lullaby voice melted in my ears. I reluctantly looked up, knowing that he hated seeing my swollen eyes.
"Aigoo! Who would make a pretty girl like you cry?" he held my face dearly.
I couldn't speak as my hiccups and sniffles were unbearable. He wiped my face before combing a part of my hair which helped me to relax in his touch.
"I don't know about you two, but I think you two should go." Seul Eun suggested.
I turned my head back and saw her smiling. "What?" I asked.
"I say you should take him with you."
"Back to the 21st century?" I exclaimed, "But..."
"Why are you so worried? Just because he's brought alive by magic doesn't mean he'll be under a spell for like ever. Besides, he needs you. And you need him."
I immediately felt his sleek fingers caressed my cheek. I looked back at him profoundly and wrapped mine to interlock with his.
"She's right." he said, "Besides, as long as I can touch you and see you every second of my life, I'll be happy living with you as long as I want to."
"Y...you really think so?" I asked.
"I really am." he replied, "Phelia, can I go back to the modern world with you? I'm sure I won't disappear this time. Everything's okay now, right?"
I thought for a minute as I studied the eager looks on their faces.
"Okay," I smiled back, "but if I see a change of colour on your skin, I'll kick you out of my house."
"Hey! You wouldn't do that, would you?" he laughed.
"Well, I just hope you're happy with your decision."
"Phelia," he sighed, "I want to be with you, that's what I've always wanted."
He was taken by surprise when I pulled him close to peck his cheek, "Let's go then."
"Wait!" Seul Eun suddenly walked by and did a 45 degree bow. We both looked at her as we didn't expect her to do so.
"Thank you. Kamsahamnida." she said.
"Seul Eun." Craedon shook his head, "It is us who should thank you."
Seul Eun stood straight again, "Still, I'm relieved that you'd decide to believe in me, after all the drama."
"Oh! I've faced a lot more drama than you!" I laughed.
"Is it because of me?" Craedon pouted.
"Let's...not talk about it right now." I patted his arm. I then threw my arms round the brave, helpful chef which made her mouth hung open.
"I thank you," I stated, "for helping us."
She hugged back, "I'm glad."
The portal seemed to be diminishing, but we managed to squeeze into it.
"Annyeong!" I shouted for one last time before watching the ancient world vanished in a glint of light.
In seconds, I found myself rolling on grass. When I stopped, I opened my eyes to see a circle of people gathered around. A couple of familiar faces got me overjoyed.
"Bobby! Jordan!" I squealed. I got up and hugged them.
"Phelia! Thank goodness you' re okay!" Jordan hugged back.
"Phew! I thought you're trapped in that notebook forever!" Bobby sighed in relief.
"Well...I'm still in one piece!" I laughed. I shortly lose my smile when four policemen approached towards us.
"Umm...did you just call the cops?" I exclaimed.
"Well, we thought you're gone for good, so we gave them a call." Bobby scratched his bald head.
"We were sucked into a whole new dimension, and you thought calling the cops would be helpful?" I shook my head, "Oh geez! You two!"
Jordan went and explained to them. They were all frowning, thinking that they came here for nothing.
"What's going on?" Craedon who came behind me stared at the crowd and the police in surprise. Bobby immediately saw him waving and almost dropped his iPhone 6. "I got this.", I stepped forward. One of them who was a little taller stopped opposite me with his arms folded. I assumed that he's the head of the squad.
"Hello, sir! How are you today?" I gave my friendliest smile.
"Fine." he humphed, "So you must be the missing girl those two guys are worried about."
"I guess I am." I nodded, "and I'm really sorry for causing you all the trouble but..."
"I don't have time for an explanation, ma'am." he put out one hand, "We're just glad that you're okay. And your boyfriend too."
I looked at Craedon. He bit his lip to restrain himself from laughing. I tried not to laugh too and faced the officer again, "Thank you, sir. We just...came back from a...wild ride somewhere outside of this world."
"Geez...not another whimsical garbage, huh?" he groaned, "We have another case to solve, so we're leaving right now. Unless you have anything else to report?"
"Nope. Not at all, sir."
"Good." he retorted and the troop followed him back to the parking lot.
We finally held our stomachs as we burst out laughing like crazy. Bobby nearly lost it; he knelt on his knees and punched his chest to stop himself from sounding like Goofy's. Jordan sneezed twice as he kept on laughing. Craedon shortly had tears trickling down as he grabbed hold onto my shoulder to keep his balance.
"Oh man!" Jordan wheezed, "Did you all see his face?"
"Don't even get me started!" Bobby shook his head as he kept on laughing.
"Oh! That reminds me!" my face lit up, "After all that happened, I have an idea for a sequel!"
The other three froze, looking gobsmacked. I giggled, enjoying looking at them got mentally slapped in their faces. "I'm just kidding!" I stuck out my tongue.
"Why you evil woman!" Craedon chuckled and wrapped his arms round my waist.
"Hey! Craedon! I thought you're going back to your throne." Bobby asked.
Craedon shrugged and rocked me happily, "My life as a human is not over yet. There's so much more for me to experience here."
"So you're saying?" Jordan asked in a hopeful tone.
"I'm staying here. With you all." he winked.
"No way!" Bobby grinned and slapped on his back, "Well, then I guess the little farewell party we did last night was useless after all."
"Hey! So what happened back there?" Jordan asked.
"I'll tell you ALL about it, boys." I giggled, "Let's go to IHOP! Breakfast is on me!"
"Oh really?" Jordan smirked, "Well how about this? Whoever is last to Phelia's car pays the bill!"
"Well what are we waiting for? Let's go!" I started sprinting.
"Hey! Not fair!" Craedon laughed and tailed after me. We raced to the parking lot and slammed our hands on the hood of my car, leaving Jordan half-squatting a few steps away.
"Thanks Jordan!" Bobby hooted as he gleefully skipped to the back seat.
"Argh!" Jordan lifted his head up, "I need a rematch!"
"We'll have a rematch next time, buddy." Craedon smiled cheekily.
We laughed and enjoyed the rest of our day, sharing every single detail of our adventure.
* * *
August 28 2016
I was like the only person who guarded the potluck laid on the picnic mats. The rest of the movie staff were strolling round the lake and chatting under the afternoon sunlight. While waiting for Craedon who carpooled with Bobby and Jordan for the late pizza delivery, I scrolled through the photo gallery on my phone and noticed the latest date under five photos Craedon and I took this morning while trying out a new omelette recipe.
As I remembered the first two weeks of wackiness, I counted that it had been a year since we first met, since we knew a whole lot about each other, and since we started to find each other. I still couldn't believe that we were together for this long. Every day, we would play a round of kai bai bo
(Korean rock-paper-scissors) to see who would give a good-night kiss first before turning off the lights of our separate rooms. I know what you're thinking. Why won't we just share a room? Or a bed? Well, we're not gonna do that after we got married. :P
Anyway, whoops of happiness from the three musketeers finally dragged me away from screen time.
"You're very very very late!" I shouted while putting my hands on my hips.
"Well, nothing can be blamed just because we got stuck on a school afternoon traffic." my boyfriend giggled and stretched his hand out to give me a hug while carrying a bag of cardboard boxes with his other hand.
"Still, you three could have taken a shortcut." I teased.
"Let's just say I'm still not familiar with the roads even though I passed the road test two months ago, Jagi."
"Can you two save your lovey-dovey chit chat later?" Jordan cut through our hug, "Our pizzas are getting cold as f***!"
"Hey! Says the jerk who can't give us a minute!" I hissed.
"Whatevs." Jordan retorted. He then snatched the bag away from Jordan and called the others.
"You know him," Bobby who came by sighed, "he hates traffic."
"Of course." I nodded.
We all gathered round the picnic spot, sharing the pizzas and homemade-cooked food. Jordan suddenly stood up which caught everyone's attention.
"First of all," he announced, "I would like to congratulate us all for winning best film of the year for our latest project 'The Sapphire Key'!"
"Whoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!" we all pumped our fists (or pizzas in our greasy hands) in the air.
"Second of all," he continued, "I have a request from one of us. He wants to give us an important speech."
He immediately gazed at Craedon who shortly stared back while in the process of chewing a bite of pepperoni pizza. He gulped it up and cleared his throat, "Oh! Right!"
I watched in confusion as he took a few steps and turned around to face us.
"Obviously you all don't know about this but..." he started, "today is our one-year anniversary."
My mouth hung slightly open. Everyone went ooh and aah while clapping in unison. I bit my lip so that I wouldn't blush. A voice of regret screamed at the back of my head, "What the hell, Phelia! You forgot to jot it down on your phone again!"
"And...uh..." he placed his right hand on his head as he looked up in the sky, "I was thinking of planning something...extravagant but...so far I'm running out of ideas. I've been listing our ideas for this special day but all of the places I plan to reserve are fully booked so...I guess I'm stuck here."
I raised my eyebrow. Is that why he was on the phone these few days?
"Anyway...at the last minute, with the help of my two friends, Bobby Allen and Jordan Matthews," he addressed them, "I've come up with something. Phelia, can you come over here for a minute?"
Bobby and Jordan grinned as they motioned me to walk over. "What's going on?" I asked impatiently. "Just go!" they gushed. "Okay okay!" I got up and walked off the mat.
Craedon had this naughty-kid-like smile that not only made me want to laugh but also to shake him for telling me what's on his mind. As I stood in front of him, I noticed that he was hiding a decorative paper bag. He fished out a medium aquamarine box with a satin bow on top.
"F...for me?" I asked in surprise.
He nodded. His dimples look like they want to explode.
As I lift its lid, a silver necklace with a key-shaped pendant made up of an expensive-looking sapphire stone sparkled proudly before my eyes.
"Wow!" was all I could respond.
"Just like in the movie, but it's a lot smaller."
"Geez, Craedon, are you doing this just to show off?" Edith who was sitting at a far corner of the mat rolled her eyes.
"Well, I wouldn't want to exclude you all for our anniversary." Craedon chuckled, "but wait! There's more!"
"Oh boy...hooray..." Edith sulked.
He took out another box, but this time it was a silver embroidered one with a keyhole in the middle. I noticed that the bag shrunk because of the big jewelry box.
"Phelia, can you use your key to open this?" he winked.
I traced my fingers on the necklace string before reaching the pendant. Curiosity swirled all over my head as I inserted it into the hole. Once I twisted it to the right, I slowly opened the box to see a black fountain pen and a mini square box tucked in a sea blue bed of forget-me-not flowers.
First of all, I couldn't believe that he got what I wanted. The fountain pen had my name carved in gold close to its tip and I could imagine myself writing with it already. Smooth and sophisticated black ink on paper. I could even try calligraphy art with it!
And second, I wonder what could be in that little box. It was light blue so it shouldn't be a ring box...or was it? Ring boxes are supposed to be red! Right???
I was about to say something when he took the box away from me, fished out the box of mystery, and put the big box down. Then, before I knew it, he slowly knelt down on one knee and opened it to reveal a diamond ring!
"Phelia Song Hyo Won" he blushed as he looked sincerely at me, "We've been together for a year and still counting. You're my best friend, my guide, my support, my mood boaster, and my treasure. But most of all, you're the love of my life. I've thought about this for a while now and...I think it's time to ask you a very important question..."
I covered my mouth with my hands as tears spontaneously sprung from my eyes.
"Nalang gulhun hajuleh?" he asked, "Will you marry me?"
The setting was completely still. No one made a move.
My vision was blurry that I finally blinked to let more tears wet my cheeks. I shakily nodded and replied, "Yes! A million times yes!"
He happily slid the ring through my finger. He then bounced back up and pulled me into a super tight hug. I wasn't aware that my wet face stained on the white T-shirt he bought yesterday. I was just incredibly joyful and blessed to be engaged to the guy I long to be with forever.
Okay! You got me! Oppa proposed to me was the thing I'd always wanted. ^.^ And it happened.
Fountain pen came in second. XP
The whole staff stood up, clapped, and cheered. He kissed my head which made me blush harder and I gripped hold onto his shirt. After I calmed down, we thanked them all who congratulated us with bright smiles and warm hugs. Even Bobby who got so touched cried a little and blew his nose on Jordan's pizza-stained napkin. I giggled as Jordan chased the teary-eyed bodyguard down the park.
"You owe me a new napkin, you butt hole!" he yelled.
"I'm sorryyyyyyyyyy!" Bobby yelled back, "I'm just so happy they got engaged!"
Craedon and I couldn't help giggling. We soon look into each other's eyes and glued our lips together. As I sank into the kiss, an unfamiliar voice suddenly whispered in my ear, "Time! The time!"
I gasped and pulled back. Who's that?
"Is something the matter?" Craedon looked concernedly.
"Huh?"
"My mouth tastes like onions, doesn't it?"
I shook my head and gave a little laugh, "Nope, it's not you. It's just that...I heard a voice in my head. Or was it someone just passed by to whisper."
"I didn't hear anything." he cocked his head to one side.
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"Never mind." I smiled, rubbing his arms, "I'm just hallucinating, I guess."
I was about to kiss him again when suddenly my left eye spotted a man dressed in a dark red hanbok standing on a branch of a tree. Like a ninja, he hopped away and leaped from tree to tree till he faded away from sight.
"Oppa!" I squealed while pointing.
"What?" he turned his head.
"I...I saw a man jumping on trees!"
"You mean a ninja?" he raised his eyebrow, "But there's no ninjas in America."
"T...that's not true!" I stammered, "I really saw him!"
He chuckled and wrapped his arms at the back of my head, "You're probably still overwhelmed by my surprise that your head starts playing tricks."
I shortly relaxed myself as he caressed my head. Maybe he's right...I didn't know what was wrong with me. Guess it was just my imagination.
As the sun made its way down to Slumberland, we sat together with the team while watching God's creation painting its last hues of colours for the day.
"Oppa," I called softly, "How are you feeling?"
"Me?" he smiled, "Haengbokhaeyo! And you?"
"I'm the happiest girl ever, because of you." I smiled back.
And that's the truth.
Sometimes I wonder what will be the obstacle that will approach to us next. But no matter what happens, we'll always have each other.
WHOA! DON'T CLOSE THE BROWSER YET!!!
Hey all! Hope you enjoy reading "Modern Prince"! So now...I have a special announcement! Drum roll please!
I'll be writing a sequel for Modern Prince! I've come up with an idea for it ever since I review through my outlines and that's why I've included a couple of clues in this last chapter. Without further due, here's a sneak peek on what the sequel will look like!
Phelia and Craedon will be having their wedding ceremony in Seoul, South Korea! Since most of Phelia's family are still in her hometown, Phelia decided to take Craedon to experience living in Seoul for two weeks before going back to LA. Things were going well for them until the man in the dark red hanbok kidnapped them both and took them to an ancient Korean temple which was now a museum. They found the notebook which caused Seul Eun to appear. But this time, Seul Eun acted evil and aimed to kill both Phelia and Craedon. What on earth happened to her??? And why the notebook is in the 21st century once again??? Find out in Modern Prince's sequel (still thinking of the title)! :D
