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Tears falling from her eyes, the young eighteen-year old Gia carefully lied down her newborn daughter inside a blanket-pillowed basket. She can't accept it, especially if it is an offspring from a demon. She sobbed silently, leaving one last kiss on the little one's forehead.

She is only eighteen, still studying and can't even take care of a child. Her heart is clenching as she sees how peaceful her little daughter's face is while sleeping inside the basket. She is in front of a small church and decided to leave her there. She is not worthy to be her mother. She can never accept her.

"Gomen, ne, my little Fuyu. I'm not worthy to be your mother." Her lips quivered while mumbling those words. She even got her a name.

It is winter and it is freezing. She doesn't know where she got the courage to leave her daughter outside the church, with the snow falling on their fragile bodies. Will the little one even survive in this kind of weather? She knows her daughter needs warmth and love from her but how can she even accept her when she didn't even wish for her?

Her mind keeps on telling her to leave little Fuyu already but her heart tells her that she should keep and love her. She stared at the wooden doors of the church and heard faint footsteps from inside. Her body automatically carried the little child in her arms and ran away, leaving the empty basket at the doorstep.

Her frightened eyes didn't dare to look back. She is nestling little Fuyu in her warm thick coat until she stops running away. Roads are covered with snow and she carefully laid little Fuyu down there. She is staring at the little one's sleeping face with tearful eyes and her lids slowly fluttered open.

"My little Fuyu.." She whispered when she saw the little one smiling at her. Is she happy to see her mother? Is she happy to know that her mother tried to abandon her?

A pair of lazy eyes is watching the mother and daughter under the falling snow. His fated one is already born. He brushed his long hair back with his fingers. He will need to wait for her to grow up. Her mother gave her a beautiful name.

'Fuyu? She is meant to be the snow of the underworld. Cold but loved by many people. Who would have thought she is made for me? The king knows how to pick a woman who will carry his offspring. Fuyu will surely grow up beautiful like her mother.'

"My little Fuyu.. let's go home." She nestled the little one in her arms once again and started from walking.

The night was getting deeper and he looked up to stare at the snow falling from the night sky. Nine months will be fast in the underworld but not in the human world. He doesn't need to stay in the human world. He is sure that his fated one will come to them willingly. He started walking away until he reached the woods, completely disappearing within the darkness that envelops the whole night.