In Another Lifetime [Minchan]

Chapter 19

“What do you say, hmm hyung? I’ll stay here but you have to bring home this kind of flower.” Minho handed him the flower sketch earning different stares at the others. Jisung and Changbin exchanged worried glances, Jeongin was just waiting for what Chan will say, Jayden was surprised as well of how Minho was able to know and able to draw that flower.

Chan looked at him for the last time before letting out a heavy sigh and nodding after.

“I will bring you Chocolate Cosmos, I want you resting today. And tomorrow we can go eat at the village, will that be okay for Minmin?” Chan asks him which Minho quickly nodded.

“Yes, hyung. Minmin will rest and finally can have Chocolate Cosmos flowers.” Minho smiled and wrapped a warm blanket around his head and body earning a giggle from Chan, it was lovely to Minho’s ears.

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“How is your head?” Jayden asked his cousin who was just watching outside the window. Minho turned to him and smiled.

“It’s doing good now, my hand is still numb a bit but it’s good to go too.” Minho answered his cousin, showing him his hand and his head.

“That is good to know, are you perhaps in a state of boredom?”  Jayden asked him as he was sitting next to Minho’s bed.

“Not at all, thanks for the look-out, hyung.” Minho thanked him and smiled at his cousin.

“I have a question that I would like you to answer.” Jayden started and Minho gave him his attention.

“Where did you get that drawing? You know, the flowers?” Jayden asked him.

“I made it…from here.” Minho showed  him an imbraded flower in Minho’s scarf that Jayden was surprised to see.

“I found the flower very rare and searched for it through the books, I didn’t find any… so I want to find it badly. Mother said that this scarf means a lot because Chan made it for Rino, I remember Chan having the same scarf but there was a different flower in his scarf. I want him to find Chocolate Cosmos for me…in this way, I can confirm one thing.” Minho answered.

“What thing?” Jayden looked at him being skeptical, waiting of what Minho has got onto his sleeves.

“That maybe…the Rino in me and the Chan in him could still be like when we were young.” Minho looked down, Jayden surprised of how Minho knew that.

“How are you able to know who Rino was to Chan?” Jayden asked, as he was a bit speechless.

“Hyung… I don't think...I am in full control of my mind....half of me on the inside is not Minho, Rino..he may have been the cause.... The moment I saw his face in the mirror…I saw him smiling at me, leaving me with words that also surprised my whole being. Remember what your mom said? One body emitting two souls? What if this body was being used by two souls? The future and the past as one? I don’t know what was happening to me, memories which are not mine came so suddenly. The memories of Rino were passed on to me… there is a possibility that it’s Rino at some time that you’ll be talking to me, while I am lost inside my body.” Minho cleared while fidgeting with his fingers.

“Well how do I know I am talking to you and not him? Or clockwise?” Jayden was starting to panic.

“I don't know how because the patterns of his sudden appearance comes in unexpected hours... and it’s what I am scared of.” Minho looked down.

“Just try your best to not let him ruin you too. Rino might have some similarities of you, but he cannot take over because both timeline will be a mess…he can control your present self if you let him use this present body. The risk of being a timebreaker, is when you are not yourself anymore because you let the past you control your whole being.” Jayden looks at both of Minho’s worried eyes.

“Do you think I can do that?” Minho asks him.

“I do not think about that because I know you will.” Jayden reassured, Minho hesitated at first but slowly nods at the other's words.

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Chan slowly walked inside the hall with Jayden, he somehow finished his task for today and came a bit late. He had dragged himself on the flower field last minute just to search for the Chocolate Cosmos.

"Here we are, Minho will be with you in a short while." Jayden left Chan who was holding a boquet of Chocolate Cosmos in his hand, alone in the huge hall.

He looked around the area, it was quiet and so he got curious of why Minho want to meet him on that hall.

"Chris hyung." a familiar light and fluterring voice from behind stopped Chan from looking around. He loves how warm that voice was.

He turned around to face Minho, never would have expect the boy that was in front of him. His eyes trailed from head to toe of Minho, speechless of the boy's frame.

Minho was dressed in his very elegant hanbok, somehow the feminine side showing, Chan almost thought he was a girl, he was beyond beautiful even in any lady of the kingdom.

"U-Uh... your majesty, I brought you the rarest flowers." Chan avoided his gaze and gently handed Minho the Chocolate Cosmos, a smile appearing on Minho's voice.

"Hmm chocolate~" Minho cheered.

"Thank you, but I wouldn't wanna receive this without giving you something in return." Minho showed a cheeky smile at Chan.

"Ah no, it is alright. I promised to you that I shall bring these rare flowers just for you to stay home. How is your head?" Chan asked him with worry.

"I wouldn't be this much okay if it wasn't for you, hyung." Minho softly spoke and looked at him, Chan can feel his cheeks burn again by Minho's gaze at him, he want to look away but he couldn't he doesn't want to.

"As I was saying, I made some rice cakes. Jayden said that they are your favorites, and I brought some flowers I am sure you would be glad to see." Chan's thought was interrupted when Minho said that and Jayden came in.

Jayden smiled and showed some home-made rice cakes, earning Chan's jaw to drop of how those rice cakes looks so good. Minho also grabbed some flowers behind Jayden and handed them to Chan.

Chan froze looking at the flowers.

"I picked some Tulips for you~ Hope you like it." Minho smiled and helped Jayden set up the small table.

Chan couldn't avoid to smile as that familiar warmth inside him grew... it feels like home.

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