Maybe I Love You
15. Meet - Momiji Festival

Sena approached Jaeha who was busy with her guitar, the girl carrying a plate of mochi and two glasses of matcha tea.

“why with his guitar?” the girl sat in front of Jaeha

“the voice sounds bad. So I fixed it a little.”

“you can play guitar?” sena asked, her hand picking up the mochi from the plate

“of course. I can play all kinds of guitars.”

“wah great! Then sing a song for me.” Jaeha looked at Sena who was chewing mochi, he did not expect Sena would ask that from him even though it was just an ordinary request.

“seriously? You'll be fascinated by me.”

“you said I was a naught, but I thought you were a bad boy.”

“right, maybe a factor because too often together with elementary school children.”

“mwo!? Yes already if you do not want, I also do not force.”

Jaeha started strumming his guitar strings as soon as he saw Sena was leaving, hearing Jaeha start playing his guitar Sena sat back quietly watching Jaeha's fingers by looking at playing his guitar strings.

(Nuntteugodo neol baraboji mothan jichin chueoge heuryeojin neo mameul nan chatji mothae)

~I can't see you even when my eyes are open. I can't find your heart that has been cloudy because of the old memories~

(Manhi ulgo jichyeo deo isang mothan saenggakhaedo neoreul bomyeon gwaenchanheul geot gatha)

~I can't do more because I'm tied up and crying too much. No matter how much I think, I think I'll be fine when if I see you~

(Jikhyeojugo sipheo neoui jalmotdwaen nappeun beoreutdeulkkajido himdeun nal utge mandeuneungeoya)

~I want to protect you .. Even your bad habits make me smile when I'm tired~

(Jom himdeulgetjiman neol sarathae rago maldo halgeoya meonjeo nae phume oneun nal kkaji)

~Although it may be difficult, I will say that I love you until the first day you come into my arms~

Sena saw Jaeha was now looking at him, for some reason Sena felt touched by the song that Jaeha sung when not necessarily Jaeha wanted to protect it according to the meaning of the song he was singing at this time.

(Ulji mothae useodo gieok mothae oneul harudo kkum cheoreom nuntteumyeon sarajil geot gatheun)

~I can't smile, I can't even remember when I smiled. Today too I feel like it might be gone like a dream when I open my eyes

(Neol bogodo gyeothe eobneun geot gatha phyohyeoni seothureungabwa neol saranghagien)

~Even when I see you, I feel like you're not with me. I guess I'm still awkward in expressing my feelings .. To love you~

(Jikhyeojugo sipheo neoui jalmotdwaen nappeun beoreutdeulkkajido himdeun nal utge mandeuneungeoya)

~I want to protect you .. Even your bad habits make me smile when I'm tired.~

Their eyes looked at each other as if they were drifting in the chants of a song and the soft sound of a guitar,

(Jom himdeulgetjiman neol sarathae rago maldo halgeoya meonjeo nae phume oneun nal kkaji)

~Although it may be difficult, I will say that I love you until the first day you come into my arms~

Sena could not take her eyes off the two beads of Jaeha's eyes

(Hoksireun ongireul chaja naege tteonaga haengbokhae halgeoni)

~Are you happy when you left me to seek a different warmth?~

(Geuraedo neol bonael su eobseo baby juggi boda deo apheun thende)

~Although so I can't let you go baby. It will hurt even more than when die~

(Naega neolsaranghae. Dareun nugudo ani ne aphe itjanha)

~I love you .. more than anyone .. no, I'm next to you~

I don't know what Sena saw from these two eyes of the man sitting in front of her, either the truth or the lies.

for him at the moment Jaeha looks very sincere singing the song for him

(Naega ni soneul japgo)

~I hold your hand~

(Nugugaui phume jul su eobseo aesseo utgo itjanha bonael su eobseohaneun mameul wae)

~I cannot give you to others. My heart can't let you go .. Why~

Even the song was finished and the two still looked at each other, Sena who first realized finally turned her eyes to another place and then gave her applause for Jaeha.

“your voice is good too, it's not wrong if I call you like Janyeol.”

“who's Janyeol?”

“member One, Janyeol. He can also play guitar, his voice is almost like yours. It eats this!”

Sena feeds Jaeha mochi, whereas Jaeha wants to refuse because he can be alone but is late.

“afternoon let us go to Momiji Festival?” Sena tried to calm the atmosphere even though it felt awkward

“of course, you'd love to see it, right?” Jaeha tried to chew the mochi in his mouth because Sena gave him a size large enough.

“ppffftttt!” Sena felt funny seeing Jaeha who was chewing,

“don't laugh!!”

“i'm not laughing! Ppffffttt!” Sena closed her mouth holding back her laughter,

Jaeha kept his guitar, and he immediately picked up a large mochi and pointed it at Sena's mouth.

“ya yes stop! I said I didn't want aww!” sena's back was now stuck to the wall, she could no longer retreat.

Jaeha was finally able to finish the mochi that he had just chewed, “you should feel it too.”

Sena kept her mouth closed, holding Jaeha's hand so as not to put mochi in her mouth.

“I will report to mom!”

“why did you bring mom? I didn't hurt you at all.”

“you also continue to carry around your mother to pressure me! Why can't I?”

“because she's my mom!” Jaeha kept trying to put the mochi into Sena's mouth, there was a sense of pleasure in his mind when he could prank Sena like this.

“you said I could consider her my mother too, so she's my mother too. Hhmmppp!!!”

“nona, sir!” the maid immediately turned around as soon as she saw Sena and Jaeha's position, Sena's relax pushed Jaeha away.

“ada what?” ask Sena

while confirming his position

Without looking at them the waiter said there was a guest for Sena,

“guest for me?” asked Sena who answered nodding by the waiter.

They finally went to the living room, but Sena was so shocked to see who had come to see her. Sena's body trembled violently her clenching hands held back all the feelings that suddenly appeared simultaneously.

Jaeha himself did not expect that his mother and father-in-law would come, he was also surprised.

“Sena-ya.” Hwaran slowly approached Sena, the woman was already unable to hold back her tears of joy upon seeing Sena.

The girl was still silent like a statue, she seemed to lose her life her eyes continued to look at Hwaran who was getting closer to her without blinking. Hwaran tried to hold both arms of Sena the girl still remained uncomfortably warty,

“you've grown this big.” Hwaran clasped his two daughters hands tightly,

“forgive me for not being with you when you grew up, forgive me for not being a good mother, forgive me for not being able to come when you need me. Forgive me dear.”

“ibu where to?” hearing Sena call him mother made Hwaran's cry break, as well as Hansoo who had been watching them, even Jaeha was crying happily because his efforts were not in vain.

“do you know what I'm going through? Do you know I'm always jealous of my friends because they're always with their parents? do you know that I want to be like them, I want to spend my time with you, me..

Hwaran hugged Sena tightly, “forgive mom, forgive mom dear. Mom can't be a good mom to you, so the perfect mom to you forgive me dear mom.” Sena's cry broke out, the longing she had been holding onto finally burst this second as well. The person he most wanted to meet finally came to see him without having to ask.

“sorry because I hate you, sorry because I misunderstood you mother, sorry because I was selfish, forgive me mom.” Hwaran nodded, he understood why Sena was like that he understood so much and never blamed his daughter at all.

Hwaran let go of his embrace, he rubbed Sena's tears gently. Sena stared at Hansoo, “dad!”

Hansoo hugged Sena who broke into her arms, “ am I really your father. I'm sorry I couldn't be a good father to you, sorry I left you.”

‘right, he's my father will forever remain my father.’ Inner Sena

“iya dad.” Hwaran also entered into Hansoo's arms, Jaeha was relieved because Sena's personal problems with her mother were over.

They go to Kyoto for the Arashiyama Momiji Festival, Sena never goes from her mother's side like a postage stamp attached to an envelope. Sena even became so spoiled eating in the bribe that they even took a bath together, it is clear that Sena misses her mother a lot. Jaeha and Hansoo could only smile happily to see the mother and son giving each other a longing. Moreover, Hwaran could not stay in Japan for long because he had to return to Switzerland with Hansoo.

“when I want mom to stay overnight and spend the night with me.”

“lalu Jaeha how? You already have a husband you should remember that.” but Sena instead advances her lower lip with a pouting face.

“you should be more mature hm? Dress up pretty if you don't want Jaeha taken by another woman.”

“dia is playboy!”

said Sena suddenly

“really? then are you going to cheat on my daughter?” hansoo is talking

“ti-no will, I promised to keep it to mom. Where could I be like that.”

“look at her flutter, she's nervous!” Sena pointed at Jaeha who was sitting in the front seat beside his father.

“hahahaha, have you guys always been like this?” ask Hwaran

“I don't remember, just ask him.”

“he used to never tomboy like this, his way of speaking, his nature is all very different.” Jaeha

“already stop the debate because soon we arrive.”

Sena is eager to walk side by side with her mother at the festival, but Hwaran hands Sena over to Jaeha instead. The girl finally obeyed her mother's orders, actually she did not want to be close like this with Jaeha because the strange feeling always suddenly appeared making Sena's heart never calm.

They followed the procession that was walking through the Togetsukyo bridge, Sena was really amazed by the sight seen from the bridge.

“according to the news I heard the night view here is very beautiful.” Jaeha

“really? I'd really like to see it.”

said Sena enthusiastically

They arrive at the banks of the Oi river, traditional dance performances and the art of Noh and Kyogen will be displayed soon. Happiness was forgetting everything, Sena who initially did not want to be close to Jaeha now even the girl who continued to embrace her husband's arms.they really like a married couple in general, they are, even her mother and father seemed happy to see the closeness of Sena and Jaeha.

“I think we should be like them too.” Hansoo clasped Hwaran's hand, making his wife smile,

“I don't mind if we go back to youth.” This time Hwaran was embracing Hansoo's arm

Finally the event awaited by tourists arrived, the voyage of nobles on the river Oi with a small boat decorated full of nobles in traditional costumes accompanied also with Japanese traditional music.

Sena was so fascinated by this festival, he was very salute to his traditional culture which is still maintained today and for him today is the most special day of his life.

Sena forgets Minho as well as Jaeha who forgets Helena, they both drift in happiness at this Momiji Festival.