Blood Under the Cherry Blossom Tree
I saw you in my dream


After finishing my meal with Ji-hoon, I returned home in a daze and collapsed on the bed. I soon fell asleep. After a while, I saw a man and a woman looking at each other in a hazy manner, and their faces gradually became clearer.

Jihoon and I were wearing beautiful hanbok. Then, the two of us started talking, looking at each other with deep, loving eyes.

"Jihoon, do you know that?"

"what?"

"The hill we're on right now is called Vampire Hill."

"Vampire Hill?"

"huh!!"

"Why is it called that?"

"Once upon a time, there was a vampire who loved a woman. But the woman loved the vampire without knowing that she was a vampire. Many times, the vampire felt like tearing his own being apart and killing him."

"...why?..."

"Because that woman liked her human form, of course she would be afraid of the red eyes, sharp teeth, and blood vessels that were visible, and she would avoid her."

"....."

"But then another crisis struck. The vampire's family saw the woman and the vampire meeting secretly. So the family bided their time to eat the woman, and just as they were about to put their teeth into her throat, they...

"....."

"That vampire showed up. The vampire had no choice but to kill his family. The vampire tried to kill his family, but he got hurt in many places. His arm was torn off, and his neck was pierced by sharp claws."

"....."

"And yet, the vampire killed his beloved family in front of the woman to protect her, and then left, not wanting to show his bloody self, with red eyes, blood vessels, and sharp teeth, like a beast."

"He said a word to the woman as he left and disappeared forever."

"..what is that one word?"

"I love you so much that I will remember you in the next life too," he said as he left.

"..It's sad..."

Maybe... I wondered if the story would be the same. Listening to the dream story that was no different from the story I knew, I frowned and jumped up. I gasped a few times and immediately put on my clothes and went to Jihoon's house.

Seeing the lights on in Ji-Hoon's large mansion made me nervous, so I took a deep breath and knocked on the door.

dripping-

"Who are you... Miss Yeoju?"

When I saw Ji-hoon, tears flowed without me realizing it, and Ji-hoon seemed embarrassed to see me crying and carefully hugged me.

"Why..? Why are you crying.."

"Ji-Hoon...can you show me your arm for a second..?"

"Yes...? Your arm... why..."

"Show me... I'll check."

Ji-Hoon unbuttoned the sleeves of his shirt, raised them to his elbows, and showed them to me. As expected, I found a large scar.

"What's wrong with this wound?"

"...while cooking..."

"....300 years ago...Vampire Hill..."

"...!!!!"

"...I came out of a dream. There was nothing else going on except for the vampires, and Jihoon and I were wearing hanbok.."

"..I..remember..?"

"..Yeah...I missed you Jihoon.."

"....My lady..."