Chapter 15 - Life in Korea

Yuri's POV

Staring as people walk and pass by, some unwanted thoughts and memories flooded my head. My life here in Korea, that dreadful stage of my life; I want to forget all of the painful memories.

Well, nothing lasts forever, my unnie always told me. Bliss was not forever. It has been always pain that is permanent. The world was cruel that way. No. Life is.

As memories came back, I had no choice but to reminisce them, even the sad ones. Well, there was this boy, what was his name again? I couldn't quite remember. His locks were light blue and he has round eyes. He loves vanilla milkshake too, like me. Ah, Kuroko Tetsuya, was it?

He was a polite and well-mannered boy. Also, his round eyes makes him very cute! I wonder what is he doing now? I vaguely remember that he told me once that he wanted to be a kindergarten teacher. Not that I care though.

The time I spent with him was short. We were the closest of friends until he asked me to go to the beach and confessed to me. We became lovers for, how many months? It was very short-lived to the point I didn't know how long it took.

Damnation picked me as its victim. My father ordered our whole family to migrate to South Korea a few days after we became official. Then it happened.

At first we were okay, we sent emails to each other and I often call him at night. We talk to each other on Skype every Saturday nights at nine o'clock pm. Ah. This is so nostalgic. How can I remember all this after all those long years?

Everything was fine until Coach Aida emailed me. Okay, I wouldn't elaborate how the hell we broke up. She told me that he was dating another girl. Then I talked to him and yeah, it damned happened.

He wasn't that kind of person, my ass. It was funny how Kiyoshi-senpai's words contradicted everything.

Do you want me to elaborate my depressed stage?

Of course, like any other innocent girl at the age of damned sixteen, I believed that love was forever. I was that foolish girl who believed in everlasting love.

I remembered my english teacher back when I was in eighth grade. Miss Elline, was it? There was a time she gave us a test about figures of speech and heck, the questions were all dramatic. But I find it funny to realize its real meaning; of the irony of the only permanent thing in this world is change.

I am being so dramatic that I went out of topic. Just slightly.

So, being a member of an elite family, my life is basically an oh-so-cliche story you can read in wattpad.

Being depressed and heartbroken means what? The arrival of the knight in shining armor of course!

Aaaaand, he goes by the name of Kise Ryouta.

Technically, he's an uber handsome ikemen and a model squealed by thousands of girls. Oh, did I forget to mention that he is my childhood bestfriend? Yup.

So, as the cliche love story goes, the knight in shining armor must give himself completely to the weeping damsel-in-distress because of her broken heart.

There was this one time that I felt like cutting my wrist then he barged in my room saying, "YUCCCCHIIII NOOOOO! YOU'RE TOO PRECIOUS TO DO THAT SSU!"

He's not the typical knight in shining armor but he's so sweet for damned sake. As sweet as strawberry shakes. (I loathed vanilla that time.)

So are you wondering how the hell Ryotan got in South Korea? After graduating high school, he went to Korea in hopes of being a kpop idol. If not, being an ulzzang is enough.

He always took me out. He made me feel very special. Then eventually he confessed after three years.

Of course I said yes, though I was not sure why. All I know is I am using him to move on.

We both entered SM entertainment by the way, and after five years of training (and two years of dating) our debut was finally decided.

Ryotan was included in a seven-member boy group. Fame approached them in a blink of an eye.

I debuted as a solo singer with the stage name Riri. My popularity rose as the fact that I and Pinkcess member Ayuko spread in a flash.

As an official part of the SM family, we had the chance to participate in the annual event of the agency which is the SMtown concert held in famous cities in the world. It first took place in Seoul and the second concert will be held in Tokyo.

Stewardesses and people walked and passed by. I am already seated inside the airplane right now, and sitting beside me was Ryotan whose headphones are on.

I didn't notice that I remembered all those things while walking to our plane.

Announcement for take off was heard throughout the flying vehicle.

We were already above the ground, bound to Japan, with South Korea fading away behind us.