Right at 6 in the morning, Lixian wakes up from her sleep because her alarm keeps ringing right on her ear. A low hiss comes from her lips, all because she still feels sleepy. Last night she barely sleeps because Luhan keeps running inside her head, like he was trapped there.

"No, no, Lixian, wake up! Stop dreaming" She hits her head softly as she tries to get her sense back. She knows this euphoria will disappear tomorrow, when they separate their way again. But her little heart keeps telling her 'it might lead them to a new relationship'. But fuck, they won't make it, right?

It makes her feel all frustrated and depressed at the same time. One side, she wants to let this flow, enjoying their time together in this short time periode, hoping it will work somehow. And the other side, she knows, all feel so wrong, too dellusional, too fictional. But she saw something last night, on his eyes. Something magical called love.

Time froze for both of them, noone tried to talk, noone tried to move. Both stood on their place, having no desire to let go their hands. The old memories were hitting their heart, fast and hard, gave them no chance to escape.

"Your little hand still looks so fragile, even after years" Luhan talked. Nothing came up from Lixian's lips, she kept staring at their tangled hands. Yes, her hand looked so fragile around his, but this reminded her about the past. Luhan really liked the reality about how fragile she was, therefore he could protect her and became her only knight.

"Although it's freezing tonight, can you please stay for a while?" Luhan continued, he changed his mind, he didn't want her to go inside and leave him alone.

"Han----"

"If you stay, I promise you, I will make you warm" He kept talking because he really wanted her to stay.

No words from her plum lips, she just lifted her chin up slowly, started making an eye-contact with him. A little surprise reflected on her face, and mostly on her eyes. She saw something soft and warm on his eyes, the look that she missed the most, the gaze that she wished to see again. It was the look that he always gave her everytime he tried to kiss her, the look that he always gave everytime he tried to show her what's inside his heart. That look was full of love.

"Stay with me, huh?" Luhan asked her again because she was in a deep silence.

Lixian was taken aback by his action and his words. She was more taken aback by his stare. Was it true? Or was it just her hallucination? She was so confused, she couldn't differentiate the real and the unreal.

"I'm freezing" Lixian talked as she pulled her hand away from him.

She planned to walk away from him because her heart and her mind were in chaos. All attacked her at once and she wasn't ready for this. But when she turned around, he grabbed her wrist and pulled her into his warm embrace. There, her heart skipped a beat. There, she held her breath. There, the time stopped for them.

"Warmer?" He asked her. His hand wrapped her body tightly, giving her warmth and comfort. Slowly, her eyes fluttered closed. She gave no answer but she snuggled to his embrace. For a while, just for a while, she wanted to stay in his embrace, just like the old times.

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Lixian stays inside her room all day long, she just comes out for eating. She really wants to avoid Luhan so bad. She doesn't want to meet him, or to talk to him. This because she realizes, last night was a dream, but today, in the end of the day, she will get hurt.

Last night, Luhan brought her up to the sky, but today, she doesn't know what will happen. It's between two options: Luhan will catch her when falling, safe her from a severe pain, or he will just watch her falling, let her break into pieces. For Lixian, rather than waiting for the uncertainty, she better goes down by herself while the ground's still reachable.

Lixian successfully avoids Luhan during the breakfast and lunch. But for for tonight, they will meet for sure, at the farewell party. She keeps thinking about how to avoid him, or if they meet, what will she say? What will he say? She feels anxious about tonight. She just hopes, she could pass it without involving her heart, her feeling.

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She walks in to the ball, looking around to see everybody in a fancy dress or in a manly suit. Lixian, herself, uses an elegant dress and she puts on a brave-red lipstick. She feels greedy to show off her beauty to everybody, she wants everybody to notice her.

It's not hard for her to get the attention, as she walks gracefully through the crowd, men stare at her in awe, while the ladies watch her in envy. A slight smile appears on her face, adding her attractiveness. But then her smile disappears as she sees Luhan on the other side of the ball. He is looking straight into her eyes.

Luhan, the fallen angel, he looks so dashing with that suit. He looks overly handsome with that killer smile of him and all make her crazy. There, she just stands like a statue as she watches him approaching her.

Right infront of her, he stops. Saying nothing but smiling softly to her. Lixian thinks this scene, exactly looks like a scene where cinderella meets her prince charming at the ball. But then she remembers, everything will fall apart when the clock strikes 12.

"Finally" Luhan mumbles to her. His eyes show his relief, and this really touches her heart. But also it makes her questioning him, did he try to find her?

"Can we talk? Just for a while" He asks as he glances to the right and to the left, finds everybody is staring at them now.

"But-----"

"Let's go, too many eyes watching" Luhan cuts her and he grabs her wrist. Lixian can do nothing but follow him, she doesn't want to caused a scene and get more attention. This is so dangerous for her, because the one who grabbed her wrist is no other than the CEO's son. This will lead to a rumor.

As they enter the empty corridor, Luhan lets go of her wrist, just to hold her hand softly. Lixian stares at him but he ignores her, keeps walking without talking. It was when he opens the door to his room, she decided to talk.

"Did we really need to talk here?" Lixian asks and immediately he turns around to face her.

"Yes, I have a lot of things to talk about, privately" He whispers the last words and pulls her into his room, locking them inside, just two of them.

Lixian blinks her eyes continuously as she tries adapting her sight from a dim light. Suddenly she feels so nervous because Luhan takes a step closer to her, and looks like he has no will to turn on the light.

Heart beats fast as Luhan keeps closing the gap between them but she takes a step back naturally, as a self-defense. This didn't stop him from getting closer, instead he takes a longer step and makes her taking steps back in panic.

A gasp leaves her lips as she feels the soft bed on the back of her knees. If Luhan takes another step closer, she will totally have no way to escape. She stares at him in panic, between the dim light, she could see his pleading eyes. For this she furrows her brows and puts her guard off.

It was a wrong decision of her, because Luhan takes that chance to take a step closer. His unexpected action makes her taking a sloppy step and causes her to sit back on the bed. Slowly but sure, Luhan bends down and grips the edge of the bed, trapping her body between his strong arms.

"Why did you avoid me?" He whispers as he stares deep into her eyes. This moment starts suffocating her, making her hard to breath.

"I'm asking you, what did I do wrong?" His voice turns into a miserable one.

Lixian just looks back at him, staring into his eyes without saying a thing. She doesn't know what to say, she doesn't know how to tell him the reason.

"Hey" He mumbles as he moves his face closer to get a better sight of her eyes, but it just causes the tip of their noses touch. That moment, the time stops ticking, the world stops spinning. Both of them hear nothing but the sound of them breathing. Both of them see nothing but the reflection of theirselves on each other's eyes. Both of them feel nothing but the intimacy.

"Xian---" Luhan whispers her name softly as he tilts his head slightly, slowly closing the gap between their lips, leaving their lips an inch away from each other's. Staring deep into her eyes, Luhan reveals everything.

"---Let's forget about the present, just for tonight, let's living in the past, where me and you were madly in love"

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