Prologue

It was a moonlit night, a perfect night for lovers. It was the night where a new love was to born; a love decreed by fate that would last forever.

Our story begins with a little boy and a little girl, sneaking out of a light-filled mansion where unmistakable signs showed a magnificent party was taking place. They didn't even know each other's names, yet they were unexplainably drawn to each other the moment their eyes met.

"Are you sure it's all right to leave so suddenly?" the little girl asked anxiously. Won't they be displeased that we left the party?"

"Oh, quit worrying!" the boy said impatiently. "Jun Pyo is being showered with gifts right now. He won't miss us at all."

-"Hmm…where are you taking me anyway? I don't even know your name!"

-" Don't worry. I just want to show you one of my favorite places. Here hop on", the boy commanded. The girl willingly obliged and climbed on the motorcycle.

-"GET READY FOR THE RIDE OF YOUR LIFE", the boy shouted with glee as the engine roared to life. They roared past the mansion filled with blazing lights and laughter, and headed onto the streets of the city. The girl gasped in awe as the dazzling lights of downtown mesmerized her. The boy glanced back and grinned, happy that there was someone else who could share the thrill of a ride with him. Riding through the city, they reached the seaside.

-"Close your eyes now", the boy said.

-"What? Why?"

-"Please. Trust me."

That gently plea filled with loneliness and urgency moved her heart….and so she closed her eyes. She couldn't see, but the look he gave her was filled with such gratitude and tenderness. They went up a cliff overlooking the sea.

-"You can open your eyes now"

The girl slowly blinked her eyes open and gasped. She could feel the gentle sea breeze lifting her hair and saw the gentle waves of the sea lapping against the shore. In the distance, the brilliant lights of the city were too beautiful to behold.

-"H-How beautiful", she gasped.

-"Isn't it? This is the place where I feel nothing can ever harm me. No matter how afraid, upset, or lonely I get, when I come here….everything feels safe and comforting. If only my home was like this", the boy said wistfully.

Tenderly, the girl looked at him and gently hugged him. He stiffened and his eyes widened in shock.

"Thank you", the girl whispered. The poor boy was suddenly flooded with such feelings which he had never known existed. He felt as if this strange girl who he had never known before was a part of him which he could never live without. She made him feel whole again-she patched up the part of his heart that had been ripped apart by his unstable family.

"You know", the girl said, looking at him with a beautiful look in her eyes. "This is a perfect place for a dance."

"B-but, uh you see", he stammered, "I don't know how to dance." He sheepishly grinned at her.

"Well then, that'll be my way of thanking you-by showing you how to dance."

She took his hand and placed it on her waist. His eyes widened in shock. With one hand on his shoulder and their hands clasped together, the girl whispered, "And now we dance."

They slowly moved back and forth as she gently laid her head on his chest. To them it seemed that they were dancing to their own music that lasted for ages.

He gulped and stammered, "We-we should go back now, before they start worrying about us."

She sighed, but agreed with one last lingering glance at the gorgeous view.

They climbed back on the motorcycle and headed on back to the mansion where their story really began. The ride back was silent as both mused on what had just happened.

When they reached their destination, the girl yawned as she got off. She sleepily laid on the grass and soon, only her peaceful breathing was heard. The boy stood there looking at her for a long time, then laid down with her, taking his jacket off to lay across her. He slowly drifted off to sleep himself, but not before he heard a silent sleepy whisper-

"Thank you."

He turned to look at her, but found she was only sleep-talking. He murmured back, "I-I love you." Then he closed his eyes and finally slept

-"Where on earth were you?"

-"When your father and mother hear of this-"

Blinking their eyes open, they saw worried and angry faces hovering above them.

-"Just what were you doing here, Young Master? You come with me", said angry man wearing a chauffeur's uniform.

-A fuming woman wearing an apron wordlessly yanked the girl to her feet and marched her off.

'Wait!" the boy cried staring after the girl. She struggled to reach him, and for a minute their fingers touched as they reached for each other…then they were torn apart and led separate ways.

They would live out the rest of their childhood apart from each other, yet they would always wonder what had happened to the other. Little did they know that Fate would bring them into each other's lives once again….