Ten year old Jungkook and Ishita were playing in the park. "Bunny!" She says, and the boy hummed.
"I have something to tell you." Jungkook looked at her and stopped playing with the mud. "What is it cherry? " She looks up then sighs. "I'm leaving Korea and going to shift in London "

Jungkook freezes upon hearing that. He blinks, feeling a sinking feeling in his stomach.

"Why?" He whispers.

"Dad is going to start his business there and will all be going there. " She replied.

Jungkook is quiet for a moment, processing the information.

"I see... when are you leaving?" He asks quietly.

"In a week." Ishita's reply was short and sweet.

Jungkook nods, feeling lost and confused.

"So... this is goodbye?" He asked.

"Yes." She says. "This is goodbye."

Jungkook feels as if the world just stopped revolving around him. His heart beats quickly, he's not ready to let her go!

"I don't want to say goodbye..." He murmurs, a bit choked up.Jungkook's throat feels dry, it's getting difficult for him to speak. All he can think about now is how he'll never see or interact with Ishita again once she leaves.

Jungkook wants to ask her something, and he does! "Can... we... can we write to each other?" He asks, his voice shaky.Ishita smiles. "We can." She reassures him.

Jungkook feels a sense of relief wash over him. He's grateful to know that they'll still communicate in some way, even though they won't be able to physically spend time together.

"So are you going to tell me your real name now? " She asked him to which he shook his head in denial. "I will tell you once we meet in the future. "

Ishita tilts her head curiously. "Why so?" She asks.

"It's just I want to see if you're my ultimate best friend like a soulmate, today we're separating but if we by chance meet in future I will take it as a sign"

Ishita chuckled. "Okay then let's trust our destiny then "

Jungkook nods, satisfied with Ishita's response."I have one last question " he says, his eyes serious as he gazes at her.

"Will you promise to remember me " he asks quietly.

Ishita smiles gently. "I promise."
Jungkook smiles, reassured. "That's enough for me."

Jungkook looks into her eyes, feeling that she means every word of what she said. He just doesn't want to let this moment slip away.

"I will miss you Cherry." He says, his tone sincere.

Ishita nods. "I'll miss you too Bunny."

The two remain quiet for a couple of moments, their eyes meeting but not wanting to look away.

"Let's not be sad." She whispers. "We'll be happy and meet in future."

Jungkook nods. "Let's promise we'll meet again." He says. Ishita smiles at him and nods."It's a promise" She says, holding out her hand.

Jungkook grasps her hand firmly, giving a firm nod.The two stay that way, their hands touching, eyes locked, feeling some sort of weird emotional connection.

Their hands slowly break apart, and the two slowly look away.They know that this moment is a bittersweet one, but they can't do anything about it.They embrace each other in a big hug, knowing that this is the last time they'll come this close.

"I won't... but I don't think anyone can fit in that role" Jungkook replies solemnly.

The two share a bittersweet smile. The future was uncertain but the two know it is necessary.

Jungkook and Ishita share one last gaze at each other, the two don't want to forget each other.

There's an awkward pause as the two are still holding onto each other.

Jungkook finally lets go of her, and the two exchange their last "Goodbyes".

As Jungkook walks away, he doesn't look back, not wanting to shed any tears.

The two promise each other to meet again but deep down, the two are afraid that they might never see each other again.

Six years later

Stepping out of the Airport I smile while looking up at the sky. Finally I'm back in Seoul after six years. I myself have changed so much but this place.

A sense of nostalgia washes over me, the air smells familiar and a slight breeze brings back so many memories. I can't believe how much time has gone by. I was ten when I left this place and now I'm back at sixteen.

I look around and my eyes search for something, someone. And the moment my gaze met with him, we both widely smiled and ran to each other. "I missed you " He says while lifting me up and swirling around. I giggled at his excitement.

"Put me down , people are looking at us." He puts me down and then flicks my forehead "ouch!!"

"So what if they're looking, you're my best friend." I smiled and he takes my bag and both of us sat inside the car. "Kang uncle take us to Heaven's Apartment"

The car soon arrives to Heaven's Apartment, and the both of us get out and happily enter the building. Once in the apartment, we take in their surroundings . "Why do you want to live all alone by yourself, my house is big enough why don't you stay with us?" I looked at him and shook my head.

"C'mon my parents already think I can't live by myself that's why they called you first to take care of me but I want to prove them wrong." He laughs and nods. "Okay as you wish but you can always call when needed."

I jumped on him, head locking him. "You're same age of me, why do you act like some adult." He taps my hand to free him. "It's you who is immature okay, god how did I even made you best friend?"

I flicked his forehead, "Well I'm not dying to be your best friend, I already have my ultimate bestie " He scoffed. "The one you don't even know name of and it's been total six years since you met him"

A bittersweet smile appears on my face. "I'm sure will meet someday" I say with confidence to him but deep down even I doubt if we will because he didn't even wrote me letters which he promised to. I hope you're doing good bunny.

"Ishi!!" My attention went to him, my best friend who I met in London but he came last year back to Korea because of his mother's illness. "Yes what is it tae?" He flicks my forehead and ran away.

This punk.

I stepped out of the shower and rolled my eyes finding my friends sitting on the bed. "Woah, finally you're done with the shower " Mingyu exclaimed and I just stood in front of my mirror to apply lotion.

"You know I hate it when you guys barge into my room without knocking!" I replied, feeling annoyed.

My two best friends just chuckled and looked at me with mischievous smiles on their faces. They were clearly planning something.

"C'mon we're finally entering into high school, it's exciting" I simply hummed. "By the way I saw Sia's brother today , he was with a pretty girl" Eunwoo said and I frowned in confusion.

"Okay and is that supposed to be important?" I ask sarcastically, my tone implying that I care about neither information.

I apply lotion and finish doing what I'm doing. My friends look at me curiously, clearly sensing my irritable mood.

"I will befriend him" I raised my brow at him. "So that I could get close to Sia" I shook my head with sigh.

"Everyone in the school knows she's in love with Jimin." He sadly smiles. "Again I will try to the end so that I don't regret." I didn't say anything, I just sat on the couch.

"Why don't you date jungkook? You've been getting so many proposals" I just looked out of the window. My heart will not accept any girl except cherry. I don't love her as a woman but still first I want to see her, will she ever come back?

"Did you again get lost in the memories of a girl who you don't even know real name?"

I glare at my friends, annoyed that they always bring up the topic of love and dating. It's true that I've received tons of proposals but to me, none of them really matter.

My heart still lies with someone from my past and until I see her again, I don't think I can love anyone else.

I storm out of the room, my friends just roll their eyes and laugh. They have accepted the fact that I will always be chasing ghosts.

"Wait, wait! Wait!" The two friends follow me outside.

"You've been thinking about her a lot, you've barely accepted any girl's proposal. You've refused dozens of girls so you better accept someone!" Mingyu exclaims.

"Come on! We're going to be seniors now, we can't waste time on old memories!" Eunwoo adds.

I sigh, annoyed by the two's insistence to bring me the reality that I've been running from.

"I just wish she was here." I say quietly, thinking of who the two were talking about when they said the name 'Cherry'.

Eunwoo and Mingyu look disappointed. "Do you even know her real name?" Eunwoo asks.

I shake my head. "We promised each other the moment she comes back to Korea and bumps into me, we will tell each other our names ."

Eunwoo and Mingyu go silent.

Both of them don't say anything, and an awkward silence sets in.

The two feel a bit guilty about confronting me on such a sensitive subject, but now they know. I never told them her name.

"You realise that she might never come back to Korea right?" Eunwoo asks, his voice gentle.

"I know... I know.. " I look down, not wanting to admit it to myself, but I need to.

"But what if she does?" I ask quietly. "She's probably studying in her London school now, and one day might come back and we meet again."

"So until then I'll just keep waiting." I reply, sounding slightly desperate.

Both friends look at me, feeling a bit concerned for the obsessive behaviour I'm displaying.

The three of us remain silent for a while, contemplating the situation at hand.

"You guys should have at least be in touch , why did you not write to each other for years?, you told her to write letters right? But you were not even aware of the address to send and you expect her to be the same " Mingyu says all frustrated.

"Right.. " I reply quietly, my heart sinking, realizing how silly all my actions have been.

I had expected her to reach out to me, when I never even gave her an address or any way to find me.

She could have forgotten my existence by now, and here I was obsessed with a past that was gone forever.

"How can I find her now?" I ask, my tone desperate and shaky. "Surely after eight years, she must have found new friends. Her life would have changed so much in the meanwhile, why will she still be obsessing over our old friendship?"

"I'm just being selfish..." I reply, realizing how badly I screwed up the situation. Just thinking about her felt so good, as if that old warmth of childhood would embrace me. I craved that warmth but I should probably try to move on too, she might have done the same.

"We both have grown up now, she's probably found some other best friend and forgotten me." I reply, my voice sad and bitter.

I look away from the two, knowing that there was no use thinking about it anymore. Our lives had diverged and there's just a slim chance of our paths crossing again.

"I hope she does come back..." I reply softly, my voice sad but a bit hopeful.

"What if she has a boyfriend now?" Eunwoo asks, concerned for my state of mind.

"What if she's got a boyfriend now?" I add, my tone bitter. "Will she forget me then?"

The three of us fall silent, knowing that this was a very possible outcome.

"I mean if she got a relationship then do you think, our friendship will fade away? " I asked feeling scared that she might have found someone and maybe because of that someone she never came back.

"Let's just stop talking about all of this, if you and her are destined to meet then you guys will" Mingyu exclaims and I just nodded.

I hope to meet you soon cherry.

"Yah Kim Taehyung" We heard a girl's voice, I look down and saw Taehyung with a girl talking and giggling about something. "Oh she's the same girl" I can't see her face right now, again not my business, turning I walked back inside my room.

Let's just trust destiny jungkook, I'm sure she won't break her promise.

So this was the prologue!! I hope it made you excited for the book.

Let's see how these two will encounter each other once again after years of separation.