Chapter 2 – Dreams

She vanished eventually and appeared at the palace.

The guards bowed as she swam past them, Mul appeared.

"Eonni, why weren't you at the meeting?" She asked, swimming beside her.

"Went for healing, was his majesty angry?" Lotus asked. "Not really, but guess what? You're singing at the festival and the festival is tomorrow!' Mul chirped loudly.

"Tomorrow? It's sudden, and Cleo should sing, not me" Lotus replied.

"It was sudden because Otis took long with the

preparations, and another rumor I'm hearing is that... you're gonna be getting betrothed to Sage tomorrow" Mul said and Lotus quickly faced her.

"Betrothed? Without my consent?"

"You know how his majesty can be, he even seized Cleo's voice cos she got angry and shouted at him when you got chosen, he seized it for two hours, guess it should be back by now" Mul replied.

"Of course, it's back!" Cleo's voice interrupted, swimming past their middle at the speed of light.

Mul flew and landed on the chamber wall, hurting her arm but Lotus stood still.

"Mul are you ok?" She quickly asked. "I'm...I'm...fine," Mul said painfully.

"Why must you take everything from me, witch?" Cleo said to Lotus's face.

"What are you talking about?"

"Don't act like you don't know which! First was the voice and face! I'm the one who's supposed to have the two! That voice doesn't suit you; the face was supposed to be mine! Second was the king's heart, you're his favorite and that's why he always chooses you over me! Third was Sage! You stole his heart too!" Cleo shrieked.

"Get the calming water from the queen, you'll be ok" Lotus said and swam to Mul.

She helped her up and said the magic words in her mind, her wound healed and they both started swimming away.

"Lotus! Lotus, I'll make you regret forever taking what's mine!" Cleo shouted after her, breathing heavily.

She saw the guards looking at her and grabbed two of them.

"Go to hell!" She snapped and threw them against the wall angrily before swimming away.

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SEOUL, 7AM, THE MCDONALD'S MANSION

Starr is currently on the run, looking for where the tune is coming from. A violin is playing and he can hear the tiny voice of a girl, singing beautifully, it's like a magnet, drawing him closer.

As he ran, he got closer and closer to the voice.

"Don't stop singing please... don't stop playing the violin" he thought as he ran.

He finally got to the scene and saw a girl sitting on a chair. Her back is on him and her long black hair is getting blown by the air, the aura around her smells like perfection and he starts going closer. Her voice made his heart flutter and the tune she's playing in the violin is so soothing; it kept drawing him closer...

• Take me take me to the land of ecstasy... Jiju

• Take me! Take me! Take me!!!!.....

• Ecstasy ecstasy see!

• Take my hands!!!!

• My hands..... take my hands.

• My heart and soul...

He finally got to her and when he touched her, he woke up from the sweet dream.

He sat up on his bed and removed his sleep mask, hanging it in his hair.

His handsome face came into view and he smiled.

"Why is this dream always ending anytime I wanna touch her? I haven't even seen her face for once" he pouted. He started having the dream when he turned eighteen last month. He has it almost every night and each time he tries to touch the girl, the dream will end.

"Why is it always ending there? I hate it!" He complained.

His name is Starr McDonald, the only son of the couple Judy and Davis MacDonald. His parents own the biggest group in Korea, Gold line group, he's the only heir.

"Good morning prince!" Judy came into the room and he smiled.

"Mum" She sat on the bed and hugged him.

"How was your night?" She asked, stroking his hair.

"I had the dream again early this morning," he replied. "Again? Did you see the girl's face this time?"

"No mum" he replied.

"Try harder" she said and they both laughed.

"Aren't you going to school today? It's almost 7:30" she said and he gasped.

"Our classes start at 8 today and I'm late!" He said rushing into the bathroom.

"I'll make you bread and...

"I'll take it with milk!" He shouted from the bathroom. "Ok honey! Be fast!" Judy replied and left his room.

Starr did everything very fast and came downstairs fully dressed.

"Dad is off to work?" He asked.

"Sure, you know my baby is a workaholic," Judy replied.

"Isn't it weird that you call him your baby but you call me your honey?" He said and Judy laughed.

"Is that jealous?" she raised a brow.

"Come on mum" he said and she smiled.

He ate just a slice of bread and gulped down the whole milk.

"Bye mum!" He rushed out of the house.

"Make sure you eat lunch at school!" She shouted. "Sure!"

~MELODY MUSICAL HIGH~

Starr's car stopped in the park and he rushed out before checking the time.

"8:20, oh Lord!" He said and made to start rushing again when two cars he knew very well stopped in the park.

Martin came out of the first one, Blue came out of the second one.

His friends.

"What a cool coincidence, Mr. Roger and Miss Stacy will devour us raw," Starr laughed.

"We have to find an excuse for our lateness, otherwise we'll get penalty points," Martin said.

"Martin we can just say your mother fainted and we took her to the hospital" Bluey replied.

"F*ck you" Martin rolled eyes and Starr laughed. "Let's use my mum then," Bluey said.

"Thanks bro, you're the best," Starr said.

"As if," Martin said as they made their way to class.

They got to the doorstep and each took a deep breath.

Songs and different instruments are already playing in the class.

"Now" Martin said and they all went in at a time. The songs stopped and the instruments paused All eyes turned to them.

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