Just as I was about to tread out of the cafeteria, a sudden echo invaded my thoughts while making me cease in my tracks.

Instinctively I looked back at the source of the voice which resounded like a string from a guitar being played as the soft romance feathery touch.

"I promise you my daylight, ♬♬♩
I pray for us being right. ♪♪
I promise you all my love, ♬♬♩
Giving my soul promise." ♪♪♭♮♭

"How can it be possible? ♬♬♩
How am I lucky enough? ♬♬♩
To find such a beautiful girl like you..." ♪♪♭♮♭

"Or say, you ♫ only you~
My beginning of felicity, ♫♬♭
My root of loveliness, ♫♬♭
My origin of optimism~~ ♫♬♭♮♭

Contemplating-- ♮♭♬♬♬♮♭
My fatal past to my endearing present, ♫♪♪
My dark nightmare to my lovely dream, ♫♪♪
My forever is standing here..." ♫♪♪♮♭

"The reason of my joviality, ♬♬♩
Is here... guess, say? ♬♬♩
My journey to my destiny has begun, ♬♬♩
Here is my past soulmate..." ♬♬♩♭

"She's the one who freed my heart, ♬♫♫
She's the one who let me love this gorgeous woman; ♬♫♫
I love you as much as you think, ♬♫♫
Here, you got wrong, ♬♫♫
Because my love for you is unmeasurable~ ♬♫♫♭

My head was confused. This person standing on one of the cafeteria tables is Vian. He has a guitar in his hands, and he has already taken over my heart by singing a freaking beautiful beauteous ethereal song.

The way that I had clutched my purse and my phone in my hand not to slip them from my slippery hands as the heat started to pool in my body by seeing the love of my life with a whole different vibe.

He jumped off the table, his voice still caressing my ears like a soft plushy feather, mixed with the background voice of my amazing squad people with their hooting, I couldn't help but put on an unstoppable grimace on my face.

Omg, he was walking towards me. No, no, no, I don't want this public attention! It was already late as he took my one hand in his and spun me around, making me fall back on his chest after taking a smooth spin, my hands on his shoulder and his one hand on my waist securing me in his tight hold, never letting go of me as he looked right into my eyes.

This was the moment that took me by surprise as he sneaked a little kiss from my lips and turned around with all the people now clapping their hands with the rhythm of the guitar chords moving in sync.

"Lemme give my love to you, ♬♫♪♪
to my only love, ♬♫♪♪
Can I see you for every moment of my life? ♬♫♪♪
Guess you're my every moment." ♬♫♪♪

"Holding your hand, ♬♫♪♫
I swear to never leave it, ♬♫♪♫
Will you let me hold it?" He sang and got on his one knee in front of me and finished his note with a line. ♬♫♪♫♮♭

"I'm crazy for you, ♫♫♪
Just for you. ♫♫♪
Your presence is enough for all my life~~" ♫♫♪♭♭

Loud applause filled the cafeteria as he ended the song and took my left hand in his and set aside the guitar from his hands.

He kissed gently on my hand, never trailing his gaze away from my eyes even for a millisecond as he got up and stood close to me.

"Vian..." I whispered, damn, no words were forming in my mouth. What was happening? I was too stunned to speak anything. Resisting my urge to not drop everything on the ground and jump on him by taking him in a big hug, I let my hands stay still at attention around my body.

He leaned closer to my face and his breath was fanning over my lips. I didn't care even if there were so many people around us now, being feeling reddened I closed my eyes suddenly and waited for his soft lips to be put on mine molding into a passionate kiss I was desiring at that very moment.

Instead of putting his lips on mine, he leaned closer to my ear by tilting his head and his lips grazed over my earlobe, sending shivers and chills down my spine.

"I fulfilled my soul promise to sing a song for you. Are you happy?" He whispered in my ear and then leaned back to face me.

I opened my eyes slowly and looked into his eyes, which were full of genuine hope. A hope that I didn't deserve, a hope that was never meant for me.

"I'm the blissful, blessed, the luckiest girl in the world. I can't even express my emotions right now, but believe me, I love you with my whole heart. With my whole soul. And you being fulfilling your soul promise this way is the best surprise I could ever get," I whispered to him.

"My life's motive to make you smile this brightest is fulfilled. Now, I can be in peace," he chimed jokingly and engulfed me in a big hug.

"Why did you ignore me before? You idiot!!" I smacked at his arm playfully and wiped my tears away that were unwillingly finding an escape route from my eyes.

"Aww... I wanted to surprise you!" He exclaimed with a genuine smile.

"So pretty, your love is," Kia said, and we all went for a squad hug.

"I hate you so much, though, for pranking me by her name!"

He stiffened in the hug and broke it immediately. "You know what? I hate you so much more," he snapped, and we both looked away from each other.

The sudden silence in the whole cafeteria was suspenseful, as no one dared to utter a word. The squad members were looking at us like we were just crying over a 50 marks essay where we never planned to write one.

We looked at each other again and wiggled our eyebrows. We clapped our right hand into a handshake twice and turned around once and did the same again.

"See you around. I hate you, love."

"I hate you more, love!" I chimed and we both dispersed, leaving everyone baffled at what just happened. It was just our way of leaving a spot, making everyone around us to remember our existence then and there.

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23 November

I rolled over to the other side of the bed and found it cold, unlike the warmth I was getting a few moments ago.

I opened my eyes slowly, rubbing them with my sleek fingers so that I could see my surroundings which were filled with the sunlight coming out of the window panes drifting into tiny shapes on the ground, giving a bright orangish hue to Vian's darkroom.

I rolled over to my side again and checked the time on my phone. It was 07:05 am to be exact. Wow, I woke up early.

I could use a pretty sleep hour, but then my eyes went to a sticky note. It was attached to the lamp on the side table. That was new.

Not the lamp, but the note. I grabbed the sticky note off and read the lines after taking a yawn.

"Hope you slept well,
You, my little crystal in a shell."

I read aloud the lines and a small smile formed on my lips. Now I'm his little crystal? This guy!

He had already done a lot for me in the past few days, which felt like a dream. Earnestly. I was afraid if someone would tap on my shoulder and wake me up, reminding me that it is my first day at the college, and it was all a dream.

Wait-- it won't happen, right? I didn't jinx anything, right?

My thoughts got changed in a hurry when I get to know something very unusual about myself in the past few days. Though my mom and Aunt were coming to Sweden for my birthday, they both took a rain check because of the stupid important work.

The main point was that my mom and Xavier, my best friend, apparently know about some condition of mine. They knew about the things I could see which I thought were precognition, but hell knows what exactly it was.

Though I asked them the details, they made every single excuse to me not to answer that question to me. Strange. Strangest, I would say, at this point.

I got up from the bed as I didn't feel sleepy enough to get back to sleep because I knew if I did, I would open my eyes in the evening. Don't even want to argue at this point.

I slipped into the flip-flops kept around my bed on the ground, but as soon as my feet touch them, I felt something.

It was another sticky note. I grabbed it and furrowed my eyebrows in anticipation that what was written on it for me this time.

"With your feet soft as clouds,
I want you to know that I'm so proud."

A grimace springs on my face as I read the lines. What's gotten into him today?

"Vian? Where are you?" I asked the walls as no one was seen in sight. Before going down the hall, I went to the restroom to do my morning routine and to take a quick shower.

Turning the faucet on, I took some soap in my hands and washed my face, which had an unknown smile plastered on for no reason.

I looked at myself in the mirror, but got distracted by another sticky note secured on the top of the mirror.

"You know how I fell in love with you?
Sarang ('love' in Korean) Even I never knew!"

"What? Where are you, Vian? Stop playing around!" I shouted, but it slipped from my mouth with a giggle.

I wondered how many of these notes were left for me to look at them and just fluster every time.

I unlocked the bathroom door and found a big box kept on the bed which was surely not there before because there was no way I would have skipped it.

The red color of the box shined brightly under the orangish hue of the sunlight still falling in patterns and I picked the sticky note first which was on it.

"Adding a little sparkle to my light,
You are my love and my delight."

I literally blushed and squealed loud enough for the whole house to hear my excitement, and ran towards the door to find him.

The corridor was empty, and I couldn't see a single soul down the stairs. "Where is he hiding?" I said to myself, but my voice was loud enough to hear by someone if they were nearby.

Seeing no one for another passing minute, I went back to the room and opened the box. The excitement.

"Wear it, my love,
My little dove."

Another sticky note was there, and I sucked in a shaky breath. It was a royal dress? Or a dress which seemed royal? Because I couldn't take my eyes off of the flares that sparkles left around me.

I tried to gently pull out of the box, hell, it was heavy. But it seemed gorgeous.

"Stop it now, Vian. Come out wherever you are hiding! I want you to be here with me."

I measured the dress on my figure while standing in front of the dressing mirror when I saw another note.

"I hope you loved this present,
Just give me your smile with a dimple crescent."

I wore the dress but was struggling with the zipper at the back which started from my lower back till my neck. In short, I was trying to reach it with a bareback standing near the mirror when I looked at the door through the mirror only to find him leaning against the door frame and looking right at me.

He was wearing a black tuxedo suit and dammit he looked sexy as hell. With his hair not messy, but well settled exposing his forehead this time, he left me drooling at his state.

"Like what you see?" He asked. I never got to knew when he reached near me without breaking eye contact even once. I cleared my throat and looked away immediately.

His hands reached at the bottom of my waist when he offered, "Let me help you." I gently nodded my head and again tried to maintain eye contact through the mirror. God, was the room getting hot, or the temperature outside became heated, or what the hell was happening? I was literally sweating at this point.

He reached for the zipper and slowly and very teasingly pulled it up, his fingers softly caressing my back along with making me shudder with his touch.

"Happy Birthday, Princess," he softly spoke against my ear and moved all my hair to one side. He planted a soft kiss on my bare shoulder and then my neck while looking at my eyes through the mirror.

I gulped loudly, making him let out a chuckle. "You look gorgeous," he complimented, and I couldn't help but feel crimson under his gaze and his words.

"I don't think you need makeup, I like the natural red." He said teasingly, to which I flustered.

"Well, you look a lot handsome, Mr. Marshall, and I'm feeling very overwhelmed with all the gifts and surprises," I stated.

"Thank you, my lady, and wait, the biggest surprise is not even disclosed right now." He turned me around to face me and kissed my forehead. "Gosh, if I ask you to marry me right now, will you? Because it is getting harder for me to resist this feeling of being together with you for the rest of my life."

I gaped at him for the hint of play, and I found it. "Stop with the teasing, I'm already flustered," I playfully smacked at his shoulder, but he grabbed my hand before it could hit his shoulder.

"Your hand on my shoulder is meant for dancing and not smacking it, my lady," he chirped, and I wondered how this man knew to play with words well.

"Let's go, shall we?" He asked and lead the way. He waited for me to take each staircase down because of the heels I was wearing and then took the other step. The level of patience is swoon-worthy.

He drove the car for a while, and we reached the final destination. The place seemed like a palace? A royal palace? Wait- wasn't it the palace of Princess Bella?

My mouth agape and my eyes widened in shock, I realized it was it. It was the palace that was previously called the Kingdom of Agorta.

What the actual-
I saw Casey dolled up in another dress with a small crown sitting on her head. She looked absolutely stunning and beautiful.

She escorted me out of the car and immediately put a blindfold on my eyes. "What? Casey?" I said grinning.

"You look gorgeous, baby," she whispered in my ear, and I heard the car moving away. I elevated my hand to find Vian's arm to interlock my hand with, but he was not there.

"He will be back soon," she said and lead the way.

We were now standing in front of a huge gate. She opened it for me and gestured for me to move in with her hand at, pushing gently on my back. It was dark and chilly. Well, dark because of the blindfold. Just as I entered in, I heard the doors get closed with a loud thud.

I put the blindfold off and the lights went on when I saw that same red door with an embossment of '2301' on it. The walls were crystal white just as it were in my dream and that door was there. It was cold, I was getting the same feeling in real.

"Happy Birthday, Princess Bella. Your part of the psyche has finally reached your soulmate's shoulder. Remember the curse, must we remind for you."

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