Disclaimer: Do I have to say it again?

Ok, usually when facing a big loss, people tend to seek comforts from each other. It's just happened that Hae Soo and Baek Ah were there for each other when Lady Hae passed away. But what if there was more than that...


Baek Ah didn't regret the words he said. What he had done was fighting on Myung Hee's behalf and he would never regret it. They needed to know how wrong their feelings were; how hurtful they caused Myung Hee sis so they needed to stop it. He threw one last angry glance at the couple standing in the garden before heading back inside. However, just when he took the first turn, the 13th prince bumped into a person who was no one else but the woman he cared for the most at that moment - his dearest sister, his childhood friend, his first crush...his first love. Looking into her eyes, he knew she had also heard his talk with Hae Soo.

'I couldn't stand watching them flirting right in front of your face' Baek Ah said, sulking like a jealous child. They now sat together in a small deserted pavilion. Lady Hae just looked at him mother-lovingly. 'It's unfair, isn't it? Unfair for you...'

'Baek Ah, you...' She interrupted him with her tender voice. 'That child is very much like you'

'What nonsense is that, sis?' He frowned at her

'Both of you are so helpless in love'

'What do you mean helpless? She's wrong to have feeling for 8th hyung. How dare she have that kind of feeling for her cousin's husband. Especially after all the thing you have done for her.' He burst out in anger.

'So it's right, the feeling you have for me?' Lady Hae still kept calm and studied his face.

'Of course it is. There is nothing wrong for me to...' Baek Ah's eyebrows suddenly loosened in realization. He turned away 'It's different. I knew you first. It's not wrong for me to love y...'

Lady Hae put a finger on his lips to stop him saying the forbidden words 'It's not wrong for people to love' she corrected him. 'If there is anything to blame then it is fate. Fate brings right people for you in right place at right moment, you will be happy.' Her eyes stared into the empty space, thinking about her almost finished life. 'Otherwise, only one of 3 factors is missing, things will end up tragically.'

'What is missing for you?' Out of curiosity, he asked.

'Nothing. I am happy' She smiled gently, turned back to look at him

'Liar' He frowned at her again

She shook her head slightly, the smile was still bright on her lips 'It's true. Fate gave me the man I love at the right moment in the right place so I can get married with him. That's all I asked for in this life so I'm happy'

'But...'

'But...' she didn't give him a chance to speak up 'Fate is cruel to you, to 8th prince and Hae Soo'

The 13th prince went silent, fell deeply in his own thoughts. After a moment or two, Lady Hae spoke up again.

'I may not worried about you and 8th prince since you can cope up with whatever happens in life. But Hae Soo is still a child. She hasn't yet known the cruel game of fate. So I'd like to ask you a favor'

Baek Ah looked up surprised

'When I pass away...'

'DON'T say that'

'I have to, Baek Ah. Ignoring it doesn't mean that day won't come'

The 13th prince's eyes went teary with just a mere thought of it.

'Once I pass away, please look out for that child. That poor child without me will have no one to lean on'

'Why me? Wook-hyung can do something for her'

'I will ask 8th prince, too. But with all the responsibilities and burdens on his shoulders, I doubt he could fully keep his promise for Hae Soo. You than anyone else understand about palace and royal family.'

'You really push me for it, don't you?'

'Because I know Baek Ah will keep his promise for me. You and Hae Soo, both of you are precious to me.' She reached out, held his hand. The soft warm hand caressed his, brought back in his mind their beautiful childhood memories.

'I will...' He gave her his word ... for you... the later part, he kept it himself.


"You can look for me and me too, I will look for you" Baek Ah told Hae Soo.

In the end, they were truly alike. Both shared their love for the same woman, for HER.

The dead brought them together!