Ttile: Regret Message
Author: charisma_siopao
Pairing: Taemin/Minho
Summary: She regretted everything, holding onto a bottle as she wished he would return to her.
Author’s Note: This is a side story to The Servant of Evil.
(italics)- Flashback
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After the death sentence that was given to “the princess”, the people dispersed and went back to their normal lives believing that the princess that ruled the kingdom was dead. Little did they know, the princess was still alive wandering in disguise around the town.
Taemin stood still at a nearby harbor which was near to the central plaza where her brother died and sacrificed his life for her. She walks down the harbor until she reaches the shore. She takes in a deep breath and moves towards the water holding onto the bottle in her hand.
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Taemin and Minho stood at the shore near the harbor after they visited the town. Minho insisted that they need to go to this place for a while. Taemin whined wondering why they need to go there. Minho only smiled and raised a bottle with a paper inside it.
“Have you heard about this story?” Minho asked folding his pants up so that it wouldn’t get wet. Taemin placed her hands behind her back and shook her head.
“No,” Minho chuckles and looks at his sister.
”Legend says that when you put a paper on a bottle with your wish on it and let the sea take it, your wish will come true,” Minho says placing the bottle slowly on the water.
“There is no way that something like that would happen,” she said shaking her head from left to right.
Minho sighed. “But would you like to try it?” Taemin shooks her head and Minho sighs once again.
“I don’t need to do such things. I mean isn’t everything I wish for is going to be made true by you, right?” Minho could only stare at his sister as she said that. It was unexpected and for some reason a smile trailed its way up to Minho’s lips.
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Taemin carefully placed the paper inside the bottle and held it closely to her chest.
“Please…”
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“Hmm…then what are you wishing for?” Taemin innocently asks.
Minho grinned and walked towards Taemin eyeing her from head to toe.
“M-Minho??”
“I’m wishing for my lady Taemin’s chest to grow big!” Minho exclaimed. Taemin turned red and slapped Minho’s shoulder.
“What are you saying!”
Minho laughs. “I’m just kidding,” Taemin pouted and fanned herself. Minho smiles at Taemin.
“I just wish that my lady Taemin would always be happy,”
Taemin stood beside Minho and both of them looked at the setting sun.
“If you feel that way…then always stay by my side,” Minho turns to look at Taemin.
“When Minho is near me, then I am always happy,” she smiled and this caused Minho to blush in return.
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“You were always by my side. You did everything I told you. From simple works to the difficult ones, you did everything for me. It was a shock when you fulfilled that order I wanted to do to you,” Taemin finally speaks after a while of silence, but she speaks her brother, hoping he could listen to it.
“You were covered in blood and had this serene yet painful expression on your face. You apologized when I you startled me and then you left. I was happy, yes, Princess Key was gone but there is something inside me that felt so wrong. I followed you to your room and I stood outside your door beside the wall, hearing your painful sobs,” Taemin stutters and she could feel the wetness in her eyes that are beginning to form.
“I have always been selfish and yet you didn’t mind that. I said before that you could make all my wishes come true but you’re not here anymore…” Taemin looks up the sky and screamed.
“Then please take this! I shall have the sea fulfill my wish!” Taemin placed the bottle with her wish on it in the water and slowly the waves took it, making its way farther from Taemin.
Taemin watches as the bottle drift farther away from her and the tears that she held streamed down. She held onto her chest and cried out in regret.
“Please…take my wish…please…” She placed her palm on her face and cried then after a while she laughed sadly.
“I only then realized that I was wrong when I lost you…when everything was over…”
The calming wind passed by comforting Taemin with her loss and with her regret. She bit her lips to stop her crying but it wouldn’t stop.
“It hurts…” she said, falling in the water on her knees. She looks at the water and saw her reflection, her crying face and her tears that are streaming with regret.
“I’m sorry…I’m really sorry…I’m sorry!” Images of Minho passed through Taemin’s mind as she exclaimed her heart out to the sea.
“God…please…if you could hear me…” she calls out as she looks up at the sky for answers.
“I beg of you….if I could be born once again…”
Once again a gush of wind passed by but this time it was a bit stronger.
“It’d be nice if we could be together again,”
Taemin instantly looks up and heard that voice, his voice.
“Minho?”
She stood up and looked at her left side as if someone was just there a moment ago.
“Minho…that’ll be nice…” and as she cried, a smile finally appeared on Taemin’s face.
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“Taemin…Taemin, wake up,” I heard a voice calling me. I opened my eyes and saw my father in front of me.
“Father!” I hugged him and smiled. He smiled at me and held my hand.
“They’re waiting for us outside, let’s go,”
I nodded.
They went out and there was a beautiful garden with flowers and butterflies. A familiar voice called out.
“Taemin! Let’s play!” Taemin blinks and felt weird all of a sudden.
“Huh?”
A young boy stood in front of Taemin and placed a flower ring on top of her head.
“Go, Taemin, play with Minho now,” and she was lightly pushed by her father and ended up to be hugged by her brother, Minho.
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