ICTV - Side Story 5
I change The Villain
"Ugh! My sister Mera said that this is breast fat and will disappear as you get older!"
"Now, wait a minute! Couldn't you just not say it's like bread?! Taksha, wait a minute! I never meant that in a negative way! It's a misunderstanding!"
Iris hurriedly ran after Taksha. Mouchet, left alone, hesitated.
"I'm not good at running. Wait a minute, guys! I'm going with you too! I hate being without you more than running!"
As the children walked away, Mouchet followed in a huff.
After the children completely disappeared. Beryl was left alone and muttered.
"Kids these days are really mature."
He could tell just by looking at her bright red cheeks and shy eyes. Iris truly liked Taksha.
Beryl went up to his room and lay down on the bed. When he first met her, she was so polite that she seemed more like a doll than a person, but now she has a child she likes and she is full of life in many ways.
Beryl was lost in thought. Arshan, Judith, and Iris all seemed happy because they had someone they liked. Does love make everyone that happy?
It was a moment when he became curious about it.
"Brother, can I come in?"
Naturally, he thought she would be late today because she was checking on the wedding, but Beryl quickly got up and hid the wedding gift he bought earlier and said.
"Oh, come in."
"You look very tired. Have I disturbed your rest?"
"It's okay for a little while. But you look perfectly fine. I understand you're busy moving around in all directions because of the wedding."
Rose shrugged.
"I'm amazed at myself too. If it were me normally, I should have passed out long ago from exhaustion. I'm having so much fun that I don't even feel tired."
"Do you like being married that much?"
"Okay then. I'm marrying the person I love."
"..."
Beryl lay down on the bed again. And he muttered.
"I feel very left out."
"What does that mean?"
"No, it seems like everyone but me likes someone and wants to get married."
Beryl said while continuing to look at the ceiling.
"Because the world is so big. I thought there would be at least one person like me, but It's really just me. I feel like something is stopping me. Oh, that doesn't mean I want to meet someone, date someone, and get married. As I said before, I just feel left out. It feels like everyone is leaving somewhere except me. You too, leave this house immediately after the wedding. Am I being too special?"
Rose said calmly.
"No, you can. "Right now, I'm so excited that I'm getting married and leaving this house."
"What?"
"That's not something someone who's getting married this week would say, but I mean it. I think I unconsciously thought that I would live in this house with my parents and brother forever."
"..."
"And it's just as scary. Will I really be able to leave my family and live in that mansion? What if something happens that is too difficult to handle? But I decided to think about it this way."
Rose smiled brightly.
"No matter what happens, just come back here and it'll be over."
Beryl's eyes widened, not expecting Rose to say that. Rose looked around Beryl's room.
"No matter what anyone says, this is where I lived, right? It's the perfect place to clear your mind and start something again. So I feel very reassured. The fact that my brother, who is no one else, continues to remain here."
Beryl's face heated up.
"I keep emphasizing this, but we are not leaving you. Even if I get married or move to another place, I will still keep in touch with my brother."
Rose said warmly, placing her hand on Beryl's shoulder.
"Because you are my older brother.
"..."
There was a moment of silence between the two. Beryl said in disgust.
"Wow, I'm creeped out when you suddenly say that."
Rose also said in disgust.
"It gives me goosebumps that you're complimenting me, which I didn't do to my brother."
"So why do you say that?"
"I did that to comfort you, why?"
"On the upside, I wasn't that depressed."
"Do not lie. Anyone who saw you earlier looked depressed."
"... I can't refute it."
At that time, Beryl heard clear laughter outside the window. The two stood in front of the window. Whenever Taksha was running around crying, he was happily running around the garden with his friends...
A smile appeared on Beryl's lips. Beryl rested his chin looked at his Taksha and asked.
"That child will leave this house someday, right?"
"That could be the case, and he could still be by your brother's side. Right now, my brother plans to keep this house."
"That's true too."
Beryl looked outside aimlessly and said.
"You know, Rose. I'm the heir, so I have to keep protecting this place, and I have no intention of getting married right away."
"..."
"So, whenever you have a hard time, come back here."
Beryl smiled brightly.
"If people are leaving, there must be people staying, isn't it?"
Rose's eyes immediately turned red. She said as Rose quickly turned around and covered her face.
"So I'm not leaving. I will continue to live in the Avalon Empire even after I get married."
"You are leaving this house. By my standards, It's right to leave. But you know what?"
"What else?"
Beryl asked seriously.
"Will I one day be able to love others as much as my family?"
"Of course. Because no one knows what the future holds. I'm getting married right now too. But brother, I don't think that's right now. I don't think you're ready to meet someone yet."
Beryl nodded. He thinks so too. He can be sure this time.
"Not now."
Only then did Beryl return to his usual self. Beryl stretched his legs.
"Ah, my heart is relieved. But now I'm hungry. Let's go fill our bellies."
Rose immediately pricked up her ears.
"What are we going to eat?"
"Let's eat cake, cake."
"I'll go out first and wait. Come out as soon as you're ready."
Rose ran out of the room in a huff. Beryl muttered as he closed the window.
"Even though it's lukewarm, I like living like this for now."
Feelings like alienation are ultimately fleeting. What's important is that this is ultimately a choice he made, and that choice allowed him to focus on what he can focus on.
After finishing preparations, Bery went out with a grin. Rose will be waiting for him.
***
"Hello, Mouchet!"
Mouchet, who was sitting blankly in front of a store that had not yet put up a sign, brightened. Mouchet suddenly got up from his seat.
"Wow, Sister Mera! You come here often these days?"
"We are there today too!"
Taksha and Iris, who were hiding behind Mera, stuck out their heads. Mouchet's face became even brighter.
"Taksha! Iris!"
"But what were you doing earlier? Did you have any worries?"
"No. I wasn't thinking about anything and just stayed there?"
Mouchet said with a bright smile.
"It's so comfortable and nice to just sit around and not think about anything."
"..."
The two looked at Mouchet in silence. At that moment, Rose appeared above Mouchet.
Is it okay to leave Mouchet like this? It was a moment when both of them thought so.
“Hey, Mouchet.”
Mera cautiously called Mouchet.
"Is Damian in there?"
"Yes, please stay inside."
"Is he busy by any chance?"
"No, the store is almost finished so it will be okay."
Taksha's face brightened.
"Wow! Then you should ask Damian to tell you something interesting!"
"Do you want to? I'll call him right away."
"For a moment."
Iris grabbed both of their shoulders.
"We want to play among ourselves."
""Eh? What are you talking about? Iris? We are...!"
Iris quickly turned her head and looked at the two. Their mouths automatically closed. Iris looked at the two and spoke again.
"We'll play by ourselves."
"Oh, do you want to? Now, take this and go."
"Thank you."
Iris took the basket and dragged the two away. Mera smoothed her bangs as soon as the children disappeared. She then took a deep breath and entered the store. Iris, who was watching her from hiding in an alleyway nearby, clenched her fists.
"Okay, just as planned."
Taksha and Mouchet whispered from behind.
"... Why on earth is it like that?"
"... Iris is scared."
What really happens inside there?
Iris, who became interested in the romance while hanging out with the maids, gazed at the shop with her heart pounding.
***
Her heart is pounding, it feels like it's going to jump out. Mera said with a flushed face.
"Hello, Damian."
"Oh, hello, Mera."
Damian, who was organizing the inside of the store, stood up.
"There you are again."
Her heart stopped immediately as if it had stopped beating at some point. Mera said as she hurriedly lowered her head.
"Oh, I'm sorry. "I came here too often."
"Oh, no. That's not what I mean."
Damian, who belatedly realized what he had said, shook his head violently.
"Never! I definitely don't mean this in a bad way! The more often you come, the better!"
"Yes?"
The two looked at each other dumbly. Their faces heated up as if they had made a promise. Damian shouted hurriedly.
"Mouchet! Mouchet likes Mera so much!"
"Ah yes... That's what I meant."
There was a faint look of disappointment in Mera's eyes. Damien nodded his head vigorously.
"Yes! That's what I meant! Oh right, Mera. Would you like some tea? Really good tea leaves came in."
"Yes, then I am grateful."
"I'll get it quickly!"
Damian hurriedly ran into the kitchen. Mera looked at Damian's back and closed her eyes tightly.
"...Oh my God, this is love!"
Mera's heart beats at every word the other person says, and her heart sinks at every word the other person says. It was just fun to watch other people love, but now that she's in love, it feels like death.
Mera realized. Love Isn't always good. Everyone was in love, risking their hearts sinking dozens of times a day. Love cannot be achieved with ordinary courage.
Mera's eyes opened brightly. To love, to win the other person's heart, she has to be strong. In this state, Damian's heart can not be won. First of all, she needs to stop being so excited about Damian's every word or action.
How should she train her heart? She knew very well how to train her body, but she had no idea how to train her heart.
But she has to find it now. How to not be embarrassed by Damian's every word or action...!
It was the moment Mera's resolve burned.
"Well, the tea is ready."
And that thought changed as soon as she saw Damian holding the tray. As expected, there is no such method.
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