Hyun looked at his younger brother, who was unusually silent.
Now they were in the back garden of the temple.
The two brothers were sitting under a tree beside the pond. The cool breeze carring within itself the scents of the burned incense, soothing the restless and disorderly mind of the boy.
Looking at the beautiful flowers, the butterflies, his brother used to watch them with smiles and even on occasion he used to chase after the butterflies.
But looking at his brother now, all Hyun could see is his brother not even the slightest bit bothered to look.
He was deep in thought.
Thinking of what happened earlier, Hyun felt some sympathy for his brother, he really felt that it's hard for his brother.
"Are you okay ?"
"I don't know hyung." The boy hung his head low, murmuring.
He really don't know how he should feel right now. Thinking about what he heard before, he was really loosing his mind.
At first those weird dreams and the unexplained feeling, and then now the words of the monk, all these things are just too bizarre to him.
***Few moments ago***
"Master! Do something I can't bear to see the child suffer."
Master Wonhyo, the monk, was silent.
Just as the family of four were growing anxious, thinking the master won't say anything, they heard Master Wonhyo say:
"Benefactors, as you are already aware, your youngest already has his red thread tied to the destined one. As they both grow up, such happening are going to be common for both of them"
"Master, you mean to say that, it is not only our child, but someone else is also going through the same situation?"
"You are correct."
"Then about the dreams..."
Master Wonhyo gently shook his head.
"We can't do anything about the dream, it's all destined. We can't interfere with the heavens will."
"But master, our youngest won't be able to bear it. We are really at our wits end."
Master Wonhyo was silent again.
He looked at the family, and said: " The best I can do for the little benefactor, is to reduce the frequency for a certain period of time."
The family was a bit disappointed.
"The dream can't be stopped, as it is the heavens play. Reducing the frequency is already the limit, anything more and the consequences are unknown."
Though troubled, the family wasn't unreasonable.
So, they all nodded.
Master Wonhyo saw this and said nothing more, turning to look at the boy.
The boy, though a little confused, listen attentively.
The monk then said, " little benefactor, always remember, you already have your destined partner. So, from now one be careful. Because, should you be entangled with anyone other than that person, the consequences are not what you can bear."
The others were stunned.
As they hadn't thought of these things.
For them, since their youngest son has a partner already, they subconsciously thought there was no need to worry about such matters anymore. Completely forgetting that, their son was still young and may later face a situation where he may truly fancy someone other than that person.
Now...
They are a little worried looking at him.
The boy was still trying to understand what was being said to him.
This
They all thought, could only depend on himself from now on.
***Present***
Sigh!
"I"
"Kids! Let's go were heading back!"
"We are coming."
"Let's go back, and then we can talk."
The boy silently nodded his head, and started to follow their parents.
Hyun watched as his brother leave and sighed once again before following behind.
"Wait for me bro!"
Well, his brother can definitely make it.
...
"Knock! knock!"
Turning his head, "hyung?"
"It's getting later, go wash your face and come back to sleep."
"Hmm"
*Splash*
*Splash*
While washing his face, master's words were playing in his mind. His...
Shaking his head, he turned off the tab. Grabbed a towel, and wiped his hands and face.
After coming back, he climbed up and lay on the bed.
"What happened champ?"
"Not sleepy?"
There was silence.
"If you..."
"I"
Both spoke at the same time.
Hyun waited for his brother patiently.
"I... I'm confused hyung."
"I really don't know what to say. Those dreams, and now master's words. I'm a bit scared now."
The boy admitted honestly.
Hyun turned to his brother, this boy finally said something.
Holding his brother's hand, Hyun said:
"I'm not going to say it's okay, or that everythings going to be fine."
"All I'll say to you is that, whatever you do in life, wherever you go, or whoever you become."
"Always remember that, there is someone waiting for you. Someone meant to be yours."
"And you can't give that someone's place to anyone, remember Kook, no-one can replace that one person in your life at any cost."
"Though it might be unfair to you, but you have to wait for that person, you can't fall for anyone else."
"I know you won't understand all what I'm saying, but just remember and follow these words."
The boy, Kook hummed in response.
The words his hyung said to kook that night, he remembered deeply, often escaping disasters countless times simply following them unknowingly. That is a tale of another story later.
After coming back from temple that day, Kook had reportedly less frequency of those dreams.
Finally puting the family at ease.
And after coming to terms with his dreams, Kook has visibly regained his previous personality.
Now being more active and cheerful, though still somewhat shy.
Hyun is the most happy person. No one knows how worried sick he was when he saw his brother being entangled and upset before.
He really missed his sweet and cheerful brother. Finally, his brother was back to normal.
Now all Hyun hopes for is that his baby brother would always stay happy, though he sometimes worries about what is going to happen in the future. But for now he wants to forget all about those things and let his brother enjoy like a child he should.
...