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An alternate ending if Hyung Tae Kyung had acted differently in Episode 15 of You are Beautiful, when He went to Japan and Go Mi Nyu said she need time. What if he hadn't walked away causing them both more pain…what if he hadn't let go of her hand…what if he hadn't let her go to Africa? This is what might have been..what should have been…

The Star and His Moon

Chapter 1

Mi Nyu stirred under the sheets and tried to turn over only to find an outstretched arm holding her. She stopped for a second and waited to hear even breathing and when she was sure he was still asleep, she carefully raised the arm and rolled slowly out from under it.

She stood up and put on her robe over the t-shirt she wore. It was late spring, but the mornings still held a chill. She slipped on slippers that were by the futon she had slept on and then carefully walked across the tatami covered floor and slowly slid the screen back until she could slip through the opening and then carefully slid the screen closed.

In the next room there was a small rectangular table in the middle of the room surrounded by four cushions and on the back wall was a small kitchen. It was a simple room, but it was functional and was more than enough for the two people that had been sharing the space for the last week.

Mi Nyu put on water to boil, got a cup out of the small cupboard and then measured tea into the pot. While the tea was steeping, she put on a simple soup of broth and last night's leftover chicken and rice to simmer slowly. After one last stir, she poured herself a cup of tea and then walked to the side door and slid it open walking to the deck outside.

The deck was small, with no railing. On the deck were two chairs and a small table. She walked past those and sat on the edge of the deck. The deck was right on the edge of the water of a lake surrounded by trees. In the distance, across the lake, she could see the mountains. The sun was just rising over the mountain ridge making the water shimmer like a mirror.

Pulling the robe tighter around her to ward off the chill of the morning air, she thought of the last week, so much had happened that sometimes she had to pinch herself to make sure she wasn't dreaming.

She had to keep reminding herself that it was real, she was in the mountains near Arai city in northern Japan, with her now husband, Hwang Tae Kyung. Just a week ago, her heart was breaking into a thousand pieces, thinking he was a star that shone so brightly it over shadowed the moon that depended on the star to survive. How very wrong she had been! Her star shone brightly, not to shine so bright so that she couldn't see him, but he shone brightly so that he could see HER!

Mi Nyu looked down at her left ring finger at the simple gold band that now adorned her hand and smiled quietly. She was happy, so happy that she wished they could stay here and hide forever, but she knew that it was time to go back and face reality. Tae Kyung wanted to stay a few extra days, but she convinced him that it was wise to go back. They hadn't told anyone that they had quietly registered their marriage, not even President Ahn or her brother, Go Mi Nam. For all intents and purposes, everyone thought Tae Kyung was off sulking and that Mi Nyu was nursing a broken heart and not taking anyone's calls. It really was time to go back and face everyone. There would have to be some planning on how to explain how Tae Kyung would have met and married Go Mi Nam's twin sister when Shin Woo was supposed to be dating her. She sighed deeply, knowing that this would not be a simple task and would require careful planning with the PR team. Not to mention her brother would be…well, he would be pissed. There was no other word for it, but likeTae Kyung had told her, he would just have to get used to it- they were married and they were going to stay married and that was that.

She held out her left hand and looked at her wedding ring again and giggled. "I have no regrets", she smiled to herself, thinking that if she had to do it all over again, she wouldn't change a thing. Tae Kyung, faced with the loss of his most precious fan, made the most serious decision of his life when she told him to go until she was ready to see him again. He started to walk away from her, but he couldn't, wouldn't let go of her hand…she giggled again, remembering what happened next and did a little dance sitting on the deck kicking her legs up and down and clapping her hands.

"He loves me!" she sighed.

"Yes, I do. Very much. Now come back to bed Gemma. It is early and I am cold", said a commanding, slightly annoyed voice from behind her making her jump.

Tae Kyung had started calling her Gemma, like Mother Superior did because he was used to calling her Go Mi Nam and Go Mi Nyu was too close to that name –he said that it made him feel weird. Besides he said that Gemma was a beautiful name for his moon who shone brightly in the darkness. So brilliantly he told her that he could see in the night now, but only if she was there next to him.

Tae Kyung, clothed in shorts and a t-shirt, took the tea cup from her hand and helped her stand up and then led her back into the small house, turning off the soup on the stove before leading her back to bed where it was warm and safe. As Tae Kyung drifted back to sleep, Gemma who couldn't go back to sleep, shifted happily in his arms and snuggled up next to him and started to recall what had transpired over the course of the last week.

Chapter one is now done…next chapter will begin a week earlier when Tae Kyung breaks her heart and she leaves for Japan.