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jeongmin—ia:
Suddenly, the fairy felt as if he was cut in two. A part of him, which seemed to be stronger and bigger than the other, wanted turn around and run away from this completely new world, while the small but more dominant half was telling him that this was something good, something that will only make him move forward than taking two steps back all the time, and that this was what he needed, without a doubt. Though still, Jeongmin doubted this decision more than anything else; he truly was afraid of the power of God. Also, he was more than scared of setting his hopes too high — what if his prayers won’t be answered and he’ll be let down, until the problems, the fear and the cry for help will cover him completely and pull him back to square one? As God was still unknown to him, he had no idea how much he could ask from someone so mighty; where was limit when the heavenly power said stop? Desperation and confusion was filling up his already messy mind and Jeongmin could feel a shiver of insecurity run down along the thin line of his spine.
From inside of the chapel came a soft and tempting sound of beautiful singing, though it only managed to confuse the flower fairy even more. He did not have any knowledge about being able to sing for help — and this was a fact that made something flame up in his heart as a new wave of hope and faith washed over him. As he wasn’t the person who was good with words, he knew that he could easily tell about his feelings and questions in the form of singing; and if God was someone who enjoyed music, then that surely was something that the two of them shared, and could be a road between Jeongmin reaching out after the safety of heaven. A small smile played along the plump edge of his lips as he stepped up on the first of the few stairs leading into the saint building, though as soon as he saw one of his friends, and their voice reached him, the fairy stumbled back and quickly lost all of the strength that he had been gaining for the past half an hour.
He shouldn’t have been so surprised, he realized, after a few seconds of observing and trying to place the girl’s face somewhere in his mind which seemed to get lost in the black hole the shock had created. Chaerin, the name popped up after a few silence, and Jeongmin could feel the small hint of blush spread across his well defined cheekbones while wrapping his thin arms around his fragile figure, almost in a protecting way. The fairy should have known that the chances to run into someone, especially an angel, so close to the school were pretty large, but he did wish that no one saw him in a situation like this where he felt and looked more like a lost puppy than a person. “Hi, Chaerin.” He greeted softly before glancing down for a second, trying to pull his own thoughts together “Pray? I..I..I don’t know. I think so.”
Upon hearing the chorus of melodious voices that rang throughout the chapel’s small walls, Chaerin blinked in surprise and looked up from her spot on the pew. Where was the choir? The angel turned her head in all directions to catch sight of the choir that was filling the chapel with it’s heavenly music and well-trained voices. There they were… A small group of around 5 people, male and female, standing by a side of the chapel’s wall, singing in harmony their praises to the Lord. It had been a long time since Chaerin had let Hymns touch her ears… So long, that she had almost forgotten just how magical a well-sung hymn could sound, especially echoing around a chapel like this one.
Memories flooded the angel’s mind as the singing continued to sound, receding to the back of her mind like background music playing for a short movie of her memories. She remembered being in heaven… One of those few times when she was allowed to actually enter the gates of heaven and was met by the sound of joyous singing. The angels had been singing their early morning praises, and being so caught up in the love shared unanimously by God’s creations, Chaerin had opened her mouth and joined the symphony of praise. Even standing guard by the gates, Chaerin had sang her praises in solitude. Her eyes and ears alert for possible threat, and yet her heart and soul pouring out her devotion for her God through her voice. Ever since arriving at Insolitus, she had not sang praises to the Lord and the thought made Chaerin bow her head in shame. A confession. She needed to go to a confessional and admit to her sins because only God knew how horrid she had been behaving recently.
Finding herself beside the fairy, Chaerin wondered why exactly he was here. From what she knew, fairies did not believe in any one god if any at all. Maybe he was here to find some peace of mind? It was, after all, a place plenty used to clear their heads than actually pray to a God. Chaerin blinked in slight shock, watching Jeongmin tumble backwards a bit. Had she been wrong to assume they were friends? Sure, they had only really spoken after a tragic moment, but she had thought that such an event had brought them together as friends. Not close friends, but friends. Watching as the fairy righted himself again, the angel pushed her thoughts from her mind as she watched the pink tint grow on his face and his frail arms wrap around his delicate-looking body. Chaerin blinked. A peculiar answer. “You think? Maybe… do you not know how to pray, Jeongmin?”
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seobbie-ia:
“That’s true.” A frown flickered over Yoseob’s features for a moment, and then he just laughed, shaking his head. “Oh well. It doesn’t make it any less pretty.” It really was. Though it was windy up here, the branches of the trees below hardly seemed to move at all. The sound of chatter drifted up to them faint, making a low roar of noise to accompany the scene. Turning his head, Yoseob glanced back from the scene, a wide smile spreading over his features. “You’re the best in the world, Chae.”
“No, you’re right. It really is pretty from up here.” Chaerin agreed, smiling as she too looked down at the sight below them. Her wings might not last much longer as part of her body, so she wanted Yoseob to see the world from this point of view a few more times before she lost them. When he glanced back at her, she just laughed and shook her head. “Thanks Seobbie, but I think you are the best. Shall we head down now? I’m curious to see what everyone is doing down there.”
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seobbie-ia:
Though ordinarily the height would have felt dizzying, Yoseob trusted Chaerin enough to stop him from falling that he could only grin with excitement at the view, unconcerned for fear for his safety. “It is really pretty up here! You can see everyone, and all the flowers…” He trailed off, just drinking in the sight of the festival lit up with such happiness and life from overhead. “Is this what cities look like from high up, too? All people and energy and light?”
As they flew along, the wind whipped at their hair, sending it all over the place. Well, Chaerin’s hair, since it was longer and not tied back. The angel smiled happily, glad that her boyfriend was enjoying the view from up here. It was one of the few things that she could do for him that he didn’t get to do very often on his own. “Well, yea. Except to see a city accurately, you have to fly pretty high up into the sky, and at that height you can just barely see little dots moving around. This is a lot prettier than looking at a city.”
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seobbie-ia:
Yoseob just laughed, waiting for Chaerin to slide down from his back so that they could keep walking. He hardly had time to register what she had said at all before the wind from her wings unfurling buffeted him. A surprised burst of laughter came from him as the ground fell away from his feet. It had been a long time since Chaerin had taken him flying— it had only happened once, after all. “Are you going to bring us over the festival?”
Chaerin was glad that Yoseob wasn’t afraid of heights or surprises, or else this would not have gone over well. When she lifted them up into the air, instead of giving a gasp of shock or a screech of surprise, he just gave a burst of laughter that sounded like music to the angel’s ears. “Well, we can if you want. I think the view would be pretty. All the lights lighting up the trees and the crowd.” Without further debate, the angel flapped her wings gracefully and flew them over the festival.
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seobbie-ia:
As she jumped onto his back, Yoseob stumbled, still not having expected it. “Hey!” He wrinkled his nose, craning his neck to try and look at her as he stopped walking, none too sure that he could keep his balance running. “I thought you were going to show me something. How am I supposed to know these things if you’re being deliberately sneaky, hmm?” Mocking a scowl, he did his best to shake his head at her, but it was rather ruined by the laugh that accompanied his words.
“I wasn’t being sneaky at all!” Chaerin exclaimed, laughing without restraint. “You just keep forgetting what happens every time I tell you to turn the other way.” Chaerin smiled and kept her arms securely around Yoseob for a few seconds before sliding down his back and onto her feet again. “Now…let me surprise you again, okay?” Chaerin said. Without warning, she grasped him around the waist and let her wings unfurl, lifting them quickly a few feet into the air so that they would fly over to the festival within a matter of seconds.
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seobbie-ia:
Following the angel’s direction, Yoseob turned back around again. She had seemed excited about something: sweeping his eyes over the area, he didn’t notice anything immediately. There was still the festival a little bit away, but nothing that he hadn’t seen a few moments before that stood out to him. “Am I supposed to be looking at something, Chae?” The imaginary friend started to turn his head back, glancing back at her, a little bit of confusion in his eyes.
Really, you would think that Yoseob would realize what she was intending to do the second she told him to look the other way. Without wasting a second, the angel took the opportunity to jump onto Yoseob’s back, clinging her arms around his neck to make sure she didn’t slip off. “You really are bad at realizing what I’m up to, seobbie.” Chaerin said with a laugh.
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seobbie-ia:
“Nuh-huh!” Yoseob spun on his heel, turning back to look at her with a shake of his head. The effect of running backwards slowed him down a little bit, though not enough that he wasn’t still ahead of Chaerin. Gradually, he started to slow down, waiting for the angel to catch up with him. He didn’t want to leave her behind, after all. “There’s no way that I can be faster than you!”
Chaerin watched as Yoseob turned and started running backwards, slowing down enough to where it was easier for her to keep up with him. Then, an idea struck into her head. “Oh! Seobbie! Turn around turn around!” Chaerin said excitedly, gesturing for him to turn around. By the expression on her face, it probably looked as though she had seen something amazing and wanted him to see it too. All part of her plan…
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seobbie-ia:
Following Chaerin’s gesture, Yoseob bounced on his toes with excitement. The entirety of the festival was surrounded by what looked like a pink glow, undoubtedly a haze of the blossoms that gave the festival its name. “Come on, come on!” He tugged at the angel’s hand, laughing freely as he started to jog forward, turning his head to glance back at her. “Let’s go and see the festival, then!”
For a moment, time seemed to go in slow motion for Chaerin. Being pulled along into a jog toward the pink hues of the festival up ahead, laughing with her boyfriend as they went along, the sound of hundreds of students laughing and chatting. This was going to be one of the moments she would always remember in her lifetime, even if she ever died, she’d surely remember this evening after death. “Your legs are too long!” Chaerin shouted out, though a laugh escaped her as she ran to keep up with Yoseob.
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