TFDL: Prelude - Chapter 53

Chapter 53: The Mom Faces Reporters and the Aftermath of the Free Spirit’s Decision                       Jaejoong had already decided where to take Kannei, except he hadn’t told her at all what he had intended to do. In fact, she had to ask, “Jaejoong . . . where are you going? I thought you knew where I lived . . .”             “Actually,” Jaejoong said while adjusting her seatbelt...

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TFDL: Prelude - Chapter 52

 Chapter 52: The Leader Seals His FateRhett checked his watch while waiting for the elevator. He was a few minutes early, and so he cleared his throat and inhaled a few deep breaths. There was nothing to fear. He was just doing what was right. Staring ahead, he saw his blurred reflection. His figure and features had been completely blemished; he couldn’t even recognize himself anymore. This was him now. As the elevator doors opened, he casually stepped in, maintaining his confidence....

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TFDL: Prelude - Chapter 51

Chapter 51: The Hidden Devil’s Plan Backfires There was only one word capable of summarizing Changmin’s state: unlucky. Even with all his praying and his preparing, there were still uncontrollable aspects that terminated his plan. He hadn’t considered a child being in his care and that child happened to be Sanghyun. When Changmin had first seen Sanghyun, Changmin knew that this kid was up to no good. This child was probably the carrier of misfortu...

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TFDL: Prelude - Chapter 50

Chapter 50: The Leader Tries to ForgetBefore Rhett had to face his uncle, he had already scheduled a date with Kannei. She had wanted to watch this movie that Jaejoong had recommended to her, and so, Rhett had agreed to take her there. This was perfect for him to relieve his stress, and just to forget about everything. He would tell her later on, after this already planned meeting. Being with her, somehow, brightened his spirits. Now, usually, people greeted one another with a wave, a hello, a hi, a hey, a bow or courtesy, or even a hug. However,...

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TFDL: Prelude - Chapter 49

Chapter 49: The Mom Comforts the Queen of Spontaneity and the Free Spirit Returns to His Past Like the movies, Kannei had requested for a long drive to nowhere, and Jaejoong happened to be the one who fulfilled her wish. He drove out of the city, and to the suburbs. The car ride was absent of any conversation. Jaejoong focused on his driving, afraid to bother Kannei, while Kannei blankly gazed out the window, pretending to admire the picturesque scenery. Spectators would have believed that this was a couple suffering from an argument, but both...

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TFDL: Prelude - Chapter 48

Chapter 48: The Hidden Devil Notifies the Innocent Boy and the Leader Battles Forward There was typically no one who visited Junsu during work unless he or she was hoping for a free meal. Thus, when Changmin arrived at the restaurant, Junsu first greeted, “No free lunches, okay? We’re going to go bankrupt if I keep giving you food at no cost. The last time I did that for you, my dad went crazy, saying how there’s a recession so we shouldn’...

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TFDL: Prelude - Chapter 47

Chapter 47: The Free Spirit SpiesYoochun had been visiting Junghwa at the hospital whenever he could. He was worried for her safety and for her health. Even though Junghwa had only asked Yoochun to take care of her son, he felt that that was not enough. He felt useless, letting her solve the problem alone. Still, he couldn’t even help her if she refused to talk about the incident. The days, thus, passed until Junghwa was released from the hospit...

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Chapter 1: Loneliness from Rebirth: Legacy

Chapter 1: Loneliness              People have said that patience was a virtue, but I was never a person of virtue. Rather, I believed that precision was an opportunity. There was a place and a time for everything. Now, the problem was finding that exact moment and then executing it as planned. There was only so much an excavator could do, yet there was just too much a constructor could make. As for me, a participator?            ...

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TFDL: Prelude - Chapter 46

Chapter 46: The Hidden Devil Is Threatened and the Leader and the Queen of Spontaneity ShopChangmin never expected to be blackmailed over email. He had accidentally clicked on an email of what he believed to be spam, and luckily, it wasn’t. Unfortunately, it was an anonymous, menacing note.I know what you did that night and I have pictures.If you don’t want anyone to know about them, come to the roof top today after scho...

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Chapter 47: Timing from Rebirth

I pushed my horse to gallop forth with all my might, but an arrow had struck the horse’s leg, forcing me crash to my side. Without thinking, I ran ahead, only to land right at someone’s feet.“Why, what do we have here? My dear sister.” I gulped upon hearing that voice. My eyes scrolled upwards, but it was not before long that he had lowered to my level, staring at my soil ridden face. He placed his hand on my head, squeezing it too firmly....

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Chapter 46: Ambush from Rebirth

“Run! Run! Run!” Morganne kept shouting. When there were tens and maybe hundreds of arrows flying in our direction, it was inevitable for us to run. How? How could this have happened to us? If we were to rewind, we should have known that there would be an ambush....

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Chapter 45: Birth from Rebirth

            I was born when my mother fought with my father. She was so mad that she split my soul to two, and there was me, and my sister, Terra, the Earth Goddess. I inherited my mother’s happiness, and my sister, my mother’s fury. We are different, too different. Terra likes to stay, while I like to be fr...

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TFDL: Prelude - Chapter 45

 Chapter 45: The Lonely Woman Explains and the Innocent Boy Takes the Little Boy to Work In the hostile, dark hospital room, there was a frail lady still unconscious, and there was a fretful man still waiting for her to be conscious. He sat in a stool placed beside her bed and he just watched her. Her face was colourless, drained of life, and emaciated, plagued with fatigue. Her eyes were firmly shut. Her body was completely still, compelling him to focus on her breathing. Every breath meant that she was still alive and just asleep. Regardless...

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Chapter 44: Scattered from Rebirth

            Frigid. Cutting. Numbing. Glacial.          I could have listed all of the synonyms I knew to describe my appalling conditions, yet among this dreadfulness, there was still loveliness. Although my eyes were blurred from the goggles, I could still discern the countless pebbles scattered along the floor, and the titanic ice blocks that surrounded me. Swimming forward, I saw a stone coffin elaborately carved to resemble the figure of a Tsar....

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TFDL: Prelude - Chapter 44

Chapter 44: The Leader Is Helpful and the Free Spirit Is There Rhett waited in the car for Kannei to come from her club’s meeting. He had promised to drive her to the super market to pick up some groceries. This gesture was supposed to redeem a fairly old, two slaps from her list. He also wanted to buy some vegetables, fruits, and meat for Jaejoong to cook. Jaejoong had been complaining about how poorly stocked the boys were in terms of food and how he never had the chance to shop for groceries due to his long hours of work. No one really paid...

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Chapter 43: Potentially from Rebirth

          I gasped.          My body was buried under layers and layers of blankets that I could barely adjust my head. “Wh—“          I was cut off by Morganne, who shrilled, “You imbecile! You almost murdered yourself and Tsarevich Hendrick!”          I didn’t understand what was happening, but fortunately, Nestor explained, “His Highness slipped while searching...

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TFDL: Prelude - Chapter 43

Chapter 43: The Mom Quits and the Leader Meets with his Previous Followers          Jaejoong couldn’t believe his bad luck. First, he was being followed by paparazzi everywhere. Somehow, the paparazzi had gotten interested in his relationship with Yumi. Yumi's popularity was escalating after she sang for the ending song of a popular anime series, and took on the role for another popular manga adaption for a drama. Second, he had to agree to work for Yumi, who was clearly blackmailing him. Now, he had to...

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Chapter 42: Limits from Rebirth

          Hendrick was a boy who knew of no limits. It was obvious that he was abusing the power associated with his status. No one dared to defy him although it was clear too that there were plans to overthrow him. I was sure too that he knew of his date of expiration. As soon as the days of mourning ended, he would be usurped. Who would have wanted a frail, young boy as a ruler? Who would have listened to a child’s advi...

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TFDL: Prelude - Chapter 42

Chapter 42: The Femme Fatale Plays with the Hidden Devil and the Nerdy Girl is Worried. Amazingly, Naomi did nothing unusual throughout the day. Changmin was able to relax for once, but he recognized that tranquility was the precursor of chaos. There would be a night of terror. He knew that once he heard the shutting sound of the hotel room’s door that would signal the end of peace....

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A Review of Sites to Post Stories

Recently, I received a question about my thoughts after using other websites and blogging as a writer, so I thought I'd dedicate an entry about this, in case other people are wondering as well. I've been focusing my attention on revising lately, so I haven't really updated on other sites. Before I started to revise though, I experimented with other websites other than soompi and fictionpress/fanfiction.net. I used to only know about these places to upload my stories. After all, a close friend of mine had told me those were the websites to post...

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Chapter 41: Slave from Rebirth

          Whoever said that children were the essence of innocence and goodness ought to be wrong, or it might have been that he or she had never encountered a particular child, the one and only Hendrick Vyacheslav. He was too disorderly to have been a victim. I did notice, though, that there seemed to be guards everywhere watching our movements. I could sense their peering eyes and as usual, Lady Fenov monitored us. As for Hendrick, he would order demands at me without even uttering a word. He would...

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TFDL: Prelude - Chapter 41

Chapter 41: The Hidden Devil Supervises a School Field Trip and the Leader Confronts the Ideal Girl No matter how much Changmin detested school field trips, he still had to plan at least a couple of them each year. Field trips were supposed to bring a different learning experience for students. That, to Changmin, was nothing but a lie. Bullshit. For Changmin, field trips meant responsibility. He had to plan for everything and care for everyone. Just when he thought he had lucked out since Ken had agreed to plan the three-day field trip for both...

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TFDL: Prelude - Chapter 40

Chapter 40: The Free Spirit Discusses with the Lonely Woman and the Mom is Bombarded by Tabloids After Yoochun had finished his job for Junsu, he fled earlier from the scene with Sanghyun by his side. Sanghyun was also there to help, but Changmin didn’t even ask why there was a child. There were some things that even Changmin wouldn’t ask about and this was one of them. Moreover, he was too busy cursing at his poor luck, while Yoochun had to make sure Sanghyun didn’t hear those swear words. Who wanted another Changm...

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Chapter 40: Diction from Rebirth

          Enraged would have been the exact word to describe Nestor’s mood. We were behind schedule and we were not even acting according to his scheme.           He had first frowned. “Your hand.” After the three of us had arrived at Nestor’s chamber, Morganne had shared her idea with him. Just as we had expected, he had grumbled, “You do understand how preposterous this sound...

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TFDL: Prelude - Chapter 39

Chapter 39: The Mom and the Child Drink Together and The Innocent Boy Experiences a Splendid Dinner             Dinner must have been replaced by alcohol, specifically, vodka. Jaejoong and Yumi ate in a corner table concealed by long, silk drapes. There wasn’t much to hide though for they dined in silence. There wasn’t much to say between the two of them. It wasn’t until Yumi had accidentally spilled her glass of vodka onto the table did Jaejoong mutter, “Look at you. So careles...

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Chapter 39: A Smile from Rebirth

        Although we were pressed for time, Morganne had still explained why the Book of Winds was treated as the Royal Papers of Slianvwi. In essence, the first entry dictated the origins of Slianvwi and also how the first King arose from his nation. Before I could inquire more, she had snapped, “You will learn more from Nestor. Now, we must quicken our step...

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TFDL: Prelude - Chapter 38

Chapter 38: The Continuation of the Double Date Lunch was supposed to be a blessing for Kannei and Rhett since all they had to do was eat. However, they never anticipated to encounter so many troubles and most of them originated from Kannei and her list of pet peeves and dislikes. “No, I don’t want to eat burgers with onions and tomatoes,” she groaned at Rhett’s suggestion. “I don’t feel like eating burgers at all. We just had a roller coaster ride and eating those would make me vomit. Do you honestly want me to throw up?” “All right, all right,”...

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Chapter 38: Execution Square from Rebirth

          It was daunting to enter the village centre by myself. I scanned the area, trying to recall the images of this vibrant city. I thought I would be able to see people trading at the markets or buying goods for their family or even kids dashing through the streets. Instead, I had caught the stares of ravenous and fatigued women, distressed sellers and of young peddlers. Although it would have been expected for the streets to be vacant, people still began to prepare for work when the sun rose....

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Chapter 37: Journey from Rebirth

          It was not long before I received an owl. What I meant was that an owl had repeatedly used its beak to knock on my bedroom window. At first, I had ignored this pesky creature, but once I saw what was attached to its left foot, a scroll tucked in a bottle, I knew I had to welcome this owl. Calla was by my side again, and she had hopped from where she had been sitting to examine what I had obtained....

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TFDL: Prelude - Chapter 37

Chapter 37: The Free Spirit Protects the Little Boy and the Mom is EnragedIt had become a routine for Yoochun to take care of Sanghyun. Yoochun would pick him up from pre-school, and babysit him until Junghwa came home. During the weekend, Yoochun would spend a day to teach Sanghyun piano. Yoochun would again select a day where no one was at home. He wasn’t ready to explain everything to the boys for now. He and Sanghyun also lied to Junghwa that they just played games with Junsu’s consoles. Well, occasionally, they would do that during piano...

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Chapter 36: Amour Fatal from Rebirth

          I didn’t think I had to worry these days. There was a moment of celebration flourishing throughout the palace because there would soon be a wedding. The date of Theo and Verrill’s wedding had been set. They would wed when spring blossomed to summer. With a limited amount of freedom left, Theo had proudly informed me, “I must frolic as much as possible and I believe you are in need of a frolic.”...

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TFDL: Prelude - Chapter 36

Chapter 36: The Double DateThis double date was truly the test to pass for Kannei and Rhett. This would prove that they were supposedly a couple. Moreover, they felt obliged to help Junsu. Junsu was such a perfect boyfriend that Kannei believed that she had to support his cause, while Rhett believed that friends were supposed to support each other. The two of them had arrived in front of the entrance of the amusement park before the other couple. This was perhaps their only moment of rest....

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Chapter 3: Real friendships versus Fake friendships from Because Confessions Are Overrated . . .

What’s a real friend? What’s a fake friend? Honestly, these days, I don’t know. Sometimes, I think this person is okay, and that we’re just casual friends, yet somehow, I realize that that person doesn’t even treat me as a friend or maybe, even like me. That makes me think . . . did I do something wrong to enrage that person or was I stupid to think that we were even frien...

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Chapter 35: Water from Rebirth

          “You are awake.” I heard an apprehensive, yet affectionate voice.           I felt droplets of water trickling on my face and strands of long hair prodding my eyes.  I struggled to open them, and as he moved away from me, I saw a drenched, almost half-naked man gawking at me. His almond eyes were perpetually cobalt, reminding me of a summer’s beach, and his prominent nose was situated symmetrically to serve as the perfect border between his...

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TFDL: Prelude - Chapter 35

Chapter 35: The Hidden Devil is an Excellent Teacher and the Mom takes the Queen of Spontaneity to the Child’s Fan Signing              Changmin had no clue why he even bothered helping her. He suspected that in his previous life, he had committed too many sinful acts, so this was his way of compensating for his past actions, this being finding classmates to help Shiori plan for the class’ booth at the Spring Festival. He managed to convince two of his fans to come to the meetings...

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TFDL: Prelude - Chapter 34

Chapter 34: The Innocent Boy has a Plan for the Innocent Girl’s Birthday and the Free Spirit Takes the Little Boy on a Little AdventureThank god for the advancement in cell phone technology, Junsu thought as he wiped a bead of sweat from his forehead. With the restaurant busily catering to wedding couples, he barely had any time to go out with Naomi. Even phone calls were short and text messages were only longer before he went to bed. It was conceivable then for Junsu to forget about days and also about her birthday. Being a good chap, he always...

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Chapter 34: Freedom from Rebirth

           I spent the days gazing at the view outside of my bedroom window, thinking and pondering about all of the events that had happened. Even Calla had grown impatient with my contemplation, and so I allowed her to do as she wished. I didn’t have time to babysit another.           No matter how long I had thought, I always seemed to return to one notion. This was the Oracle’s last words before her death. She had spoken of my dreams, and of a book,...

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