Mountain adventures !

Ho-jin's hysteria shot through the roof as Ji-hun fell down, unconscious. He was agonising over two things: first, his precious brother lying on the floor; and secondly, how was he going to explain everything to his other hyungs, or more precisely- what was exactly he going to explain?

He shook these thoughts aside and shouted at the top of his lungs "Is anybody there? Please rush to Ji-hun's room, hurry!" Two staff members quickly came running as they had never heard Ho-jin shouting so loudly before. As they entered the room, they found the reason for his scream; one of them knelt down to help him lift Ji-hun up, while the other started dialing a number. Before Ho-jin could have forbidden him from doing so, the bird had already fled the nest- the person on the other side had already picked the call and was now demanding an answer. The poor staff member was out of breath, knowing that this might be his last day on the job; he took a pause and looked at Ho-jin again.

Ho-jin understood that this was not the staffer's fault, he was just following protocol. He indicated to him by bowing his head, that he could go on and tell him that Ji-hun was not well. All the while, Ho-jin was wondering if he might get grounded for the rest of his life; but he had to take one for the sake of the staff and his brother as well, so he really needed to work on an explanation. The one person who would specifically demand an explanation was Dae Jung hyung, who had left them in that room less than an hour ago.

When he heard the staff member relaying the details of Ji-hun's condition and how he had been found lying on the ground unconscious, and the reason for which was yet unknown, his heart skipped a beat. He wasn't able to hear the reply, but he knew the person on the other side of the phone so well that he ended up forming the reply by himself. He knew that he would be there with a team of doctors any moment now; and the only thing Ho-jin could do to get mercy on his life was call Hyeon hyung! Chang Min hyung might love him the most, but everyone knew that no matter how much he fought with Hyeon hyung on his behalf; if anything happened to Ji-hun, he was not afraid of committing murder!

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As soon as Ji-hun opened his eyes, he screamed as he found himself on the summit of a mountain. "FREAKING HELL! How on Earth did I end up here? And out all of the places on this planet, how did I come to this one, the only place I am-"

"-afraid of?!" Someone completed his sentence, while continuing "You can never stop being afraid of mountains, can you? But anyway, I find it quite funny that you can't get rid of your fear of mountains and I can't stop loving and caring for you, in spite of those being our biggest respective fears!"

He turned his head in the direction the voice had come from "Who are you, and what are you talking about? And you love me!! Wait, are you a stalker? Or a kidnapper? How did I get on this mountain, how were you able to bring me here and manage to sneak me out from under my hyungs' and Ho-jin's glance? And security staff- how did you manage to hide me from them as well?"

"We are indeed mirror images, and you know what, I hate how you are always right in this fact that we will always be each other's mirror images, but having different fears. Anyway, never mind that. Let me give you the answers to your questions one by one. And please reconsider this habit of yours, I know that she wouldn't be giving any chance to the person in front of her to even breathe. So can you please manage this and consider giving time to other person before you ply them with questions, or at least enough for them to explain!

Now on to your questions. Yes, I do love you; but trust me, you will be the last person I would want to stalk. Not because you are not lovable or nobody wants you, but because I know that no matter how hard I try to run away from my destiny, I will always end up coming back to you! So I am really glad that you have chosen to try to change your destiny; just please try to stick with this thought as long as you can and run as far as can from me- can you promise me this? And no, I haven't kidnapped you but I've just borrowed you from your hyungs and Ho-jin for a moment; and will be returning you to them soon, so promise me quickly!"

The girl stopped to consider, and then added earnestlly "And one more thing, Ji-hun. Everyone loves you; you are literally the heartbeat of Dae Jung, Ho-jin, the reason for Kaoru's happiness, the strength behind Chang Min and most importantly, you are Hyeon's will to live. He had given up on life if not for- well, it's not my place to tell you that. As I was saying, please don't choose anything or don't take any decision that will end up hurting both of you. I'm making this request because if something hurts you, it will hurt both me and Hyeon. Trust me, I am almost used to it now; but always remember that you deserve the world along with the entire gleaming rainbow on top! So stop fearing rain and heights; and trust me, you will be living a much happier life if you try to change your destiny; I think this probability lies somewhere in you only. I can say that for sure because I have tried this, but failed hard."

'Ji-hun was looking at the girl, totally confused. How did she know him that well; she knew his fear as well as weaknesses. How did she know what he was thinking, and why did she mention that loving and caring for him was her biggest fear?' He unconsciously asked, "How do you know me? And why did you say that your biggest fear is loving and caring for me, am I that unlovable?"

She smiled at his question and said "We both can never stop overthinking, can we? I already told you that you are the most loveable person anyone can meet in their entire lifetime and yet! My biggest fear is loving you, because I always mess everything up eventually, and you are always the one stuck with clearing the mess and solving everything, even if everything is breaking you from within. And this is why it's my biggest fear, I can't see you in pain. So please, love, take care of yourself. And don't ever get worried, agonising over whether you are lovable or wanted by anyone, okay ? Now it is time to return you to where you belong," she said this and moved forward, which led Ji-hun to step backwards by two paces. He was about to trip over when she grabbed his hands gently but tightly, laughing all the while. "You are really the mirror image and you keep proving this over and over again! Only God can save everyone from you two," saying this, she kissed his forehead. She hugged him, stroking his hair and whispering "I will love you forever, even if you choose to avoid the path of destiny this time! Just love yourself, and don't question everybody's love for you and yourself as well. Goodbye for now, love, take care and live a healthy and long life."

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