In a rose garden, a man and a woman, both of fair skin, stepped out of the shadows. The woman had straight brown hair, and brown eyes filled with humor and mischief. The man had messy black hair, and sapphire-blue eyes that were stern yet kind. It was midnight, the only time they could see each other, for they were of different ranks. The woman was the sole heiress of a rich and powerful family, whereas the man was merely the leader of a commando unit. If the woman's family were to learn of their love, they would be deprived of any chances of contact. Therefore they had to keep their meetings a secret, or as the man liked to put it, 'classified'.
This night was extra special, for on the next day, the man was to leave to complete top-secret missions for the military and would not be back for a long time. The woman promised that she would wait in the rose garden every night until the man returned, no matter how long it took. The man promised that he would never forget the woman, no matter how hard he was forced to work. They bid farewell, and departed. But neither had any idea of what was to happen…
The woman kept her promise, and waited faithfully every night for the man's return. But a year later, the man still hadn't returned. The woman turned to worry and despair. Then the devastating news came. The man was killed in a mission. The woman, consumed with grief, slit her throat and killed herself.
In the heavens, the woman sought for her love, but when they found each other again, the cruel hand of Fate cast them apart once more to the mortal world as two different species of animals; the man became a penguin and the woman became an otter. Only through proving their devotion for each other could they find each other again, or they would always never find true love in this lifetime.