Always together forever
37_Always Together Forever [Complete]
37
The warm spring has passed and summer has arrived.
People's clothes became shorter and they began to feel the heat.
성운
“I guess it’s summer now. What time is it now? The sun is still up.”
여주
"It's air conditioning season. Electricity bills are going to be high again..."
여주
“Oh, right. This isn’t our house anymore, is it?”
성운
“Are you still there? It’s been months since we started living together.”
성운
“Isn’t a few months a long time for a human?”
여주
“That’s right, money is so important..”
여주
“But sir, how do you keep it cool in here? There’s no air conditioning.”
여주
“Is it hidden? Or do you just call it out and turn it on?”
성운
“You idiot, do you think we should rely on such a machine?”
성운
“Humans are so smart that we do use human-made things, but those machines are nothing.”
성운
“We can easily implement it with our superpowers.”
여주
“Oh, you just use your superpowers to lower the temperature and stuff?”
여주
“I really need to become a spirit.. How can I live with so much envy?”
성운
“Look at it now. You can’t show this to just anyone, right?”
여주
“I guess they didn’t show it because there was no one to show it to.”
성운
“Hey, you seem to be underestimating me, don’t you? I have a lot of friends despite my appearance!”
여주
“I don’t believe a single thing you say, sir. You’re the only friend I have, sir.”
여주
“Isn’t that right, sir?”
성운
“Why does he call me uncle?”
여주
“Why? Are you jealous again?”
여주
“I thought you were calling me ‘uncle’ in a special way, but you call me ‘uncle’ because I’m a spirit?”
성운
“Uh.. no, it’s confusing. I’m an old man and he’s an old man too.”
성운
“And you called me thinking I was a goblin. Did you think he was a goblin too?”
여주
“No. I just thought you were a spirit and seemed to be around the same age.”
여주
“Are you dissatisfied?”
성운
"there is."
여주
“Then what do you call me? Is that it again, oppa?”
성운
“No, that’s not necessary…”
성운
“Call my name.”
성운
“Just like I call you Yeoju.”
여주
“There’s no name.”
성운
“Just build it. You build it.”
여주
“Do you think the name will come out quickly?”
여주
“Humans, or at least Koreans, calculate the date and time of birth and even consider the meaning of the Chinese characters before selecting each candidate.”
여주
“Of all of them, the name is something that is carefully selected?”
여주
“Besides, I don’t even know what name would be good for you, sir.”
성운
“Even if it takes some time, please give me one. I want to be called by my name like Yeoju.”
성운
“It’s my wish.”
여주
“You’re using that now? For this?”
성운
"This is why? I really wanted it that much."
성운
“I wish you would call me by my name, not by the nickname ‘Fox.’”
성운
“With the name you gave me.”
여주
“...Then I’ll think about it. But don’t rush me.”
_
Time passed and autumn came.
The mountains and trees were dyed in yellow and red.
The sky was blue and high, without a single cloud.
One day, when the autumn leaves were so beautiful, I decided on the name of the old man.
여주
“Sir! I’ve decided on a name.”
The old man opened his eyes wide as if he had been waiting for those words, and looked straight at me with concentration.
I'm feeling burdened because I've been searching so hard for no reason.
여주
“From now on, sir...”
여주
“This is Ha Sung-woon.”
성운
“Huh.. Seongun?”
여주
“Yes. My last name probably won’t be of much use to you, sir, but I tried it anyway. I wanted to match the character count.”
성운
“What does that mean?”
여주
“Water, ha, il-ul-seong, cloud, un. It means that water becomes clouds.”
성운
“Water? Clouds? What does that have to do with me?”
여주
“At first I thought about going to the fox side, but I didn’t like the name fox, so I came to the other side.”
성운
“No, but why water of all things?”
여주
“Rather than focusing on the water, we should look at the meaning within it.”
여주
“Water becomes clouds.”
여주
“For water to become clouds, it has to rise high into the sky, right?”
여주
“Just like that, you too, climb higher and higher.”
여주
“And actually, there was a really nice guy named Seong-un before.”
여주
“It also means that you should become a good person like that person.”
성운
“I don’t know about humans, but I need to climb higher and higher...”
성운
“No, I can’t go up, but it’s important to humans, so I’ll take it in a good way.”
성운
“If the female protagonist built it, then it has meaning.”
성운
“And above all…”
성운
“I like it.”
여주
“Really? That’s fortunate…”
성운
“Even if it’s not good, it’s good because the female protagonist made it.”
성운
“That alone is meaningful.”
여주
“Then what should I call you now? Should I say ‘Uncle Seong-un’?”
성운
“You can call me whatever you want, just call me by my name.”
성운
“So that you can feel what it feels like to have a name.”
여주
“We don’t really notice it because names are something we are given from birth…”
여주
“As they say, you really feel the importance of something when it’s not there. Isn’t that right?”
성운
“That’s right. Without you, I really felt the need for you.”
여주
“Why are you applying that to me again…”
성운
“That’s true, but what? What could possibly need me more than you?”
Is the old man trying to embarrass me on purpose?
He only picks out the most embarrassing things to say.
_
The cold came and the trees dropped their leaves.
It's already winter.
It's already been almost a year since my relationship with you began.
성운
“Hey lady!”
The man who stopped me as I was about to leave for work said.
여주
"why?"
성운
“Today… something really good will happen.”
여주
“What is that?”
성운
“That’s a secret. You’ll find out soon.”
I was really, really curious, but I thought there must be a reason for everything, so I decided to hold back for today.
I thought it might be fun for me to realize it on my own.
But what happened was, nothing good happened even after night fell.
It was a bit strange.
There's no way the old man would play a prank like this for no reason.
Was it because I didn't realize it?
Anyway, I got off work and came down.
The man who comes to pick me up every day was the same today.
여주
“Mr. Seongun!”
Why was it? Today, I just wanted to hug the old man.
성운
“What, why is this happening..”
여주
“I just… felt like doing it…”
성운
“Did you miss me that much?”
여주
“It’s like that every day!”
성운
"okay?"
여주
“Oh, but sir. What do you mean something good will happen today?”
여주
“I don’t think there was anything in particular.”
성운
“That? Well, it hasn’t happened yet.”
여주
“Then what is it?”
성운
"hmm.."
성운
"now!"
The moment the old man shouted ‘now’, white snow began to fall from the sky as if by magic.
여주
“Could it be... first snow?”
성운
“They said it was going to snow today.”
성운
“Human predictions are quite accurate, but wouldn’t the descending side be more accurate?”
성운
“And you, thanks to my words, were you excited all day?”
성운
“I wonder what will happen, it seems really good.”
여주
“That’s what we call kimchi stew.”
여주
“What’s different today is that it became a reality?”
여주
“But actually, I was expecting something better..”
성운
“Is that okay?”
여주
"of course."
성운
“Oh, and there’s one more thing I want to show you.”
여주
“What is it?”
성운
“Just wait a minute. I said there would be bigger snowflakes falling around here than the others.”
여주
“What are you going to do with it? It’ll all melt anyway.”
성운
“It doesn’t melt.”
여주
“You’re a spirit, so you don’t have a temperature, so you don’t melt when you touch it, right?”
성운
“Not that.”
At that moment, a large, conspicuous snowflake fell from the side.
여주
“Hey! That!”
The old man quickly ran over and touched the snowflake with his hand.
But the hand of the old man who touched the snowflake was shining.
I thought, "It's another superpower."
여주
“Sir, what kind of superpower is that?”
성운
“Here, a gift.”
The old man handed me the snowflake.
For some reason it didn't melt.
Even when I received it and picked it up with my hand, it was still the same.
성운
“Snowflakes that never melt. Isn’t it pretty?”
The snow... isn't melting? I really can't believe it.
성운
“Keep it safe. It’s not easy to get.”
“I need to carry it like this and put it in a small box or something.”
여주
“This is really pretty and I like it.”
성운
“But don’t be too frugal! Leave it alone so I can see it often.”
성운
“I have to see a lot of pretty things in Yeoju.”
여주
“What about you, sir? You should see pretty things too.”
성운
“I’m fine with just you, right?”
여주
“If you hit me like that, I’ll be happy to be called an old man.”
성운
“Just accept it, think of it as my heart.”
성운
“If you still don’t like it, you can just give it to me later.”
여주
“I’ve already received a lot, but now it’s my turn to give.”
성운
“Just accept it. Before I hypnotize you.”
여주
“Sir, do you know how to hypnotize?”
성운
“Now is not the time to be surprised by that!”
여주
“Okay. But it’s still pretty even when I look at it again.”
_
And so winter passes and spring comes again.
It's been over a year since we started living like this.
Looking back on the past year, it seems like we are living in a time that is both natural and not so natural.
perhaps…
Even if it is because of that thread of fate, we...
Was it fate that we would meet like this for a long time?
성운
“Hey lady! Come here quickly!”
One ordinary spring day, the man called me into the living room.
여주
"why?"
성운
“Look at this flower.”
성운
“They say if you take good care of it, it will bloom again next year. It really did.”
The old man's sky blue hyacinths were blooming just like last year.
It's not in full bloom yet, but how pretty it will be then.
여주
“Wow… Now that I think about it, it’s been a year since you gave me this as a gift. Time really flies…”
성운
“Right? You take a look too.”
성운
“You might be getting ready to bloom too, right?”
여주
“Not mine yet. If only the flowers had bloomed even a little, I would have told you earlier.”
여주
“I don’t even know if I’ll bloom again.”
성운
“That’s true… but I’ll definitely write it for you.”
여주
"why?"
성운
“Because we are still this happy, the flower of joy has bloomed.”
성운
“Because we are so happy now, the flower of happiness will bloom too.”
여주
“That would be great.”
성운
"really…"
성운
“Really us….”
성운
“Always together forever..”
성운
“..I wish things could stay like this.”
I really am just like the old man said,
I hope we can always be together...
I wish it last forever.
Of course, it won't last forever.
And there will come a day when we have to part ways.
But still, I hope.
May we always be together forever…
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[Always together forever]
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