Mmph, it feels like I’ve been sleeping for a hundred years………huh? Where am I? Why am I in this room? Why am I not in the forest? I stood up, but instantly felt dizzy. I took support of a dressing table and had the glass of water which was placed on it, it may be poisoned or something, but I don’t care I need it, I’m too weak right now. Just then a girl, clad in a white dress and slight armor walked into the room, she widened her eyes when she saw me, she shouted into the hall, “The miss is awake! The miss is awake! Go inform the young master at once!” a group of three maids, who looked Chinese, so did the girl clad in armor, dressed like Chinese, faces like them, everything. The guard-girl turned back to look at me, she didn’t even approach me. She just went to the bed and seated herself, “Do you want to sit and talk or just stand there and talk?” she asked me, her voice calm and a smirk on her face, I replied, “I’m fine, but I’ll take a seat, thanks. Where am I?” she clapped, “Straightforward, I like it. Finally, someone who’s not shy or boring.” “It’s been a long time hasn’t it, Arisa?” I laughed and she chuckled, “My name isn’t Arisa anymore it’s Lobo El Luna, and I’m the head of the whole guard system here.” I messed her hairdo while grinding it with my knuckles, “Still the same as ever. How many times do I tell you, don’t boast.” “But I’m not, I’m just excited to see big sis again.” You really know how to act like an innocent puppy. I’ll never get used to it. “Ahem. Someone said that she woke up, but when I came, I didn’t expect to see this.” We both jumped out of our skin, she stood up in attention form, “Butler Jones!! What a surprise. Why didn’t you let us know you came here sooner, I’d have offered you a seat.” “Oh, that would’ve been nice, but I just couldn’t miss you being all cute, you know. You’re always so stoic and aloof, it’s nice to see a new side of you.” Wow, arrogant much? “Hello, are you going to ignore the fact that I, the guest in this house is here? I’d like to meet the person who saved me from falling to my death. Butler.” I put on my best business act, which annoyed the butler. He smiled awkwardly, “Yes, right miss. The young master said he would be down in a minute.” He led me to a drawing room, and it was really big. It had paintings everywhere, and they were beautiful, I nearly gasped but I held it in, “These paintings……they’re wonderful……may I know the artist?” I turned to see Arisa instead of the butler, “What happened to the butler?” Arisa snapped her fingers, “Oh! That dog went to get the young master.” “Arisa.” I coaxed her, “Don’t call him a dog. He is still a human whatever be the case, and unfortunately as mother would say.” I crossed my arms and put on my most arrogant look, with my nose high in the air, “It is unbefitting for a girl to speak as a man. Unbefitting I say, unbefitting.” I spoke with my best British accent. I returned to my normal self, “Hey lil sis, do you have a change of clothes? I’m wearing these clothes for two days….” “Please?” “Alright since, big sis wants help, I’ll help.’ She grabbed my hand and pulled me upstairs. When we reached her room, she made me sit at her dressing table, “Wait here, I’ll remove three choices from my wardrobe. And by the way, that artist you were talking about is my cousin and also he’s the young master.” I coughed, “Your cousin?! When did that happen?!?” she shouted from her bedroom “Oh right, I didn’t tell you. I’m from his mom’s side, some distant relative’s daughter, it’s proved. We took a DNA test.” “Cousins…...you must be really doing well huh? Cause it’s been so many years since I last saw you.” she came running out of the room, with three sets of clothes and hugged me, “Aww, big sis, don’t get mad. I’ll always be your lil sis, and your parents will always be my parents.” “Ok, ok, I get the idea. Now don’t crush me to death!!” My parents are both rich, dad is a professional movie producer in the entertainment industry, while my mom is a well-known dancer, in all dance arts. Almost everyone in my family was famous, only selected few aren’t like my cousin, he’s already an adult, but he has a British accent, speaks like a person from Ireland, and is all adventure. Dragging me back to reality, Arisa said, “So which one do you want to wear? Here, three choices. Number one, we have a business outfit, blue leggings and suit-like top, with ballet flats, Number 2, we have casuals, dark green Chinese sweater with sleeves uptil half your palm, and jeans and white trainers. Lastly, number 3, which is slightly bold. Black crop top, short jeans and transparent rain flats.” I tugged her over and twisted her ear, all with an expressionless face, “Why was there a need to add in such a bold outfit? Hmm? Explain. Now.” She scrunched her face in pain, and yowled, “But he’s really good looking!! I nearly fell from shock when I met him.” I let her go and grumbled, “There’s no need. I’ve been surrounded by boys like that my whole life.” Still………I touched the fabric. Is he really that handsome? He can’t be that handsome, but even for Arisa to act like that is unusual, she’s been unbothered by any boy’s appearance. I spoke without turning my head, “But why do you want me to impress him? I’ve never even met him.” She replied, “Oh, you’ve met him, you wouldn’t remember him. He’s the son of the master, Yuri Von Uriel, head of the House El Luna.” Yuri Von Uriel………that name……where have I heard it before? I gasped and turned my head to look at her, “The Yuri Von Uriel?! The most famous Fashion Designer of the century?!” His designs were all over the magazines, ads, and every possible place. Whenever I acted as a stunt-double, in a movie, or sang another piece by my music composer, I always wore his designs. “Mm, he’s not the most serious person, actually he’s genuinely nice. Park-Hyeon is his son, the young master, but he likes calling himself Griff or Luca, u can call him whatever.” I guess, since I’ve met them all before, the whole Uriel family. Would he have changed now? Even though I don’t remember him. “Alright, let’s do this.” She started jumping a lot, “Yay! Big sis is for sure going to impress him!!!” I smiled, “We’ll mix all the outfits.” She stopped, her mouth open, and her blue eyes spoke confusion, “What?” I took the crop top, jeans, and transparent flats. When I finished, I came out and her eyes sparkled, “Big sis looks so beautiful!!! You’ll for sure impress him now!!!” I ripped the jeans a little, pulled the crop, making it off-shoulder, I wore the transparent shoes, along with a set of headphones, and I wore half-finger gloves, and my other accessories remained the same, “I don’t want to impress him. But I do want to look cool. Come on, let’s go, they’re probably waiting for us downstairs.”

As we went downstairs, we found the Butler and a boy, who was, I think a year older to me. When we landed after the last step on the staircase. I went in front of him as he stood, a lot taller than me, I noticed he had white-grey hair, which was cut just a little below his ears, it was slightly shaggy but styled, and he had side bangs, only a foot apart, when we met each other’s eyes, recognition sparked between us, I gasped and covered my mouth with my hands, the butler and Arisa looked quizzical, as the boy introduced himself, I felt tears coming to my eyes, all the memories came flooding back, “Ryōshi………It’s been so long, I’ve. I’ve missed you so much.” I closed my eyes and cried my eyes out. He came forward and hugged me tightly I hugged him back still crying, he smiled in my hair and rubbed my back, “I’ve missed you too. Cerise.” He said my name like it was so fragile, I cried even more. I don’t know how long we stood there, with him trying to calm me down. But I wanted this moment to last longer.

❤ Memories Never Make You Sad. ❤