"That's why Fuma and I thought it's better for us to get married as soon as possible so that you can receive a permanent visa to stay there."
My eyes widened at him. The casual drop caught me off guard. I've been waiting for this moment to materialize, however, it sounds so wrong.
"Isn't it a… bad idea?"
"Why?"
His forehead creased in confusion yet it only made him look hotter.
"Because your mom already felt betrayed and doing something important for everyone involved without her permission might make it worse."
"Ah. I bet she'll come around once she hears what really happened."
"I should ask for forgiveness first before we do something we'll regret later on."
"There's no way I'll regret marrying you."
Our eyes met yet I still couldn't believe this is real. I want to hug him, pinch the cute tiny dimples peeking next to his heart shaped lips and prove to myself that I'm not just having hallucinations.
Fortunately, one of the ferryboat's male crew tapped the hood to attract K's attention on the road.
K had no choice but to follow the crew's hand sign instructions and drove slowly into the ferry.
Meanwhile, I turned around to check how many cars are aligned behind us but to my surprise, there was none.
"I rented the whole thing."
He casually said. K must've noticed my silent confusion and I can only gasp at how much planning he did just to get me out of the country.
"Wouldn't they hold me if I try to go beyond the border? I don't even have my passport with me."
"Don't worry. The company arranged it for you while you were at the hospital. Everything you'll need is in the bag at the backseat."
I should be happy. K has done a lot more for me in the short timeframe we've met than before and to the fact that the company who've disposed me was doing something to make things right.
That's a huge progress. Yet I somehow feel overwhelmed. I guess the chokehold my guilt has on me is deeper than I thought.
"K…"
I was about to ask something when my tummy growled loudly. It was so embarrassing and made K laugh his heart out.
"Let's go upstairs and get some food."
"Are we even allowed to be seen together?"
I'm suddenly on the state of panic but he's kind of the opposite.
"Let them. I don't really care anymore."
I frowned at him.
"But everyone's gonna bash you because of me if this spread on the internet like wildfire."
"It's okay. I'm used to it."
"Please don't say that."
My chest sank at the memories of him dealing with so much hate just because he was so talented and confident on his skills.
They think everyone else is perfectly innocent including themselves and never possess a dark contrast to what they show on public.
"No, I really mean it. Besides, you just came out of the hospital. You must be hungry."
Thank god Fuma hasn't told him that he found me somewhere else or he'll definitely scold me for pushing myself to the limit. Particularly if he knew I still haven't eaten anything solid since morning.
"Alright, I'll just ask my bodyguard to get us something to eat."
K took his phone over the dashboard and began requesting random foods as soon as the person on the other side of the line answered his call. Apparently the big guy had been standing by the narrow staircase northwest from our position and I didn't even realize he was there.
Of course he had a bodyguard with him. What am I even thinking? There's no way the company will let him wander alone like this.
"It's okay. Let's just stay here if you want."
His wide smile and eyes curving along put me a bit at ease but I still don't want to cause him any more problems than this so I decided to just keep asking him random questions about all that has happened to him in the past years.
At first he was somewhat holding back by focusing only with the group's memorable experiences when they did a world tour so I specifically asked him about his fans.
"They're precious. That's why I didn't want to disappoint them by keeping my marriage a secret and discovering it from others instead. But the plan of announcing our engagement in public after my contract expires is now scrapped."
"It's probably for the better."
"No, it was because you were almost killed."
He enveloped my left hand in between his big hands and looked at me eye to eye.
"The moment I found out what happened that night, I realized how important you are to me. I've always been too absorbed on myself and my goals that I almost lost the most important person to me ever since. I hope you can forgive my selfishness."
I teared up because I somehow tried to kill myself years ago and if it actually happened, he would've been totally affected when it wasn't even his fault.
"Don't worry. Even if we get married, I promise I'll give you space and won't lay a finger on you without your permission. I'll work my way up even if it means that I'll have to court you once again."
"K, I don't know what to say…"
He wiped the single tear that left from my right eye with his thumb and smiled softly.
"Hopefully one day you'll do."
*********** End of Book 1*************
Book 2 will be published as Volume 2
for the continuation of this story.
Author's Note:
First of all I want to thank everyone who read this book, especially the two people who added it to their collection and gave me power-stones.
I'm sorry I wasn't very familiar with this app so I don't know what these things are for and my editing must've annoyed you although I didn't mean it that way.
I'm still trying to get used to the app and only planned to write a one-shot but it expanded into a short story and even longer than I expected.
I hope you enjoyed reading and I apologize for any grammatical errors for I'm not a native English speaker.
Once again thank you and if you're interested to the characters in this story, the group name is &Team (andTEAM) a rookie Japanese boyband who sings both in Japanese and Korean languages.
They debuted last December 2022.
Six members were Japanese, one Korean, one Taiwanese and half German half Japanese youngest member. Their small discography has mainly Rock elements but they also sing Ballad, Pop, a bit of mixed Hiphop and RnB.
Their discography is focused on their company's storyline for now but one of the members have been credited as choreographer out of 30 people who have submitted their suggestions and they have expressed the passion to release their self-written and produced songs.
This is their Spotify link if you're interested. Thank you in advance for giving them a chance.
Firework (title track) Japanese version:
(Released last 6/14/2023)
https://open.spotify.com/track/5FWZ9epRluqJTzOnsayeo2?si=Q7ORfrp-SSu0NgvGz0KuQw
Blind Love (Ballad)(OST)
https://open.spotify.com/track/7zCqhr0r5c52WloXjWMmC9?si=tUbGIzL2Qzi173H1ihA9hA
Choreography link: Studio Choom
https://youtu.be/xKkb8fi-CD4