You are my Endless Memory: episode 23 ""Always keep you warm""

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Joon showed Jumi his empty hands. He quickly flipped his hands and closed them. He smiled and opened his left hand which had nothing. Then he opened his right hand slowly and there was a small bottle in it. Jumi suddenly exclaimed.....

"How did you do that?"

Joon smiled and responded....

"It is MAGIC."

Jumi looked at the bottle for a second and spoke out....

"Eh? This is the magic bottle we saw at the festival, isn't it?"

Joon replied....

"Yeah it is."

"How and when did u get it?"

Joon chuckled and said...

"Didn't I tell you that it's magic?"

"You did. But.... Hmmm... At least you must have bought it."

Joon laughed and responded....

"Jumi! Just think a little bit! Did you lose sight of me at the festival?"

Jumi thought for a second and she finally remembered the moment when she had lost sight of Joon in the crowd and he had said it was the punishment......

"Ahhhh.... I remember that. How fast you are!!!"

"Here! I give it to you."

Joon said with a smiled and handed Jumi the bottle. Jumi was sort of surprised. She responded....

"You're not keeping it for yourself?"

Joon took one more bottle out of his pocket and smiled....

"I have one more."

Jumi was hesitant whether to accept it or not. She spoke out in a low voice...

"Joon! You should keep it for the girl you love. Because those bottles are for couple."

Joon smiled faintly and said....

"Don't worry! They're not only for couples. Just take it and write down the name of someone you love and your love will last forever."

Jumi looked at Joon and said....

"Really?"

"Yeah!"

Jumi took the bottle from Joon and said with a sweet smile....

"Thank you Joon!"

The weather was getting colder and colder. Jumi stood up and said...

"Well... it's getting colder. I'm going to buy some hot drinks."

Joon replied....

"Let me go! You stay here!"

"Ah... No! I'll go. I'll be right back!"

Jumi smiled and left. Joon looked at her back for a second and turned his eyes to her bag on the bench......

A moment later, Jumi was back with two cups of hot chocolate milk. She gave one to Joon and took a seat on the bench. Joon spoke out........

"It's kind of strange, isn't it? You're supposed to be with Kei and I'm supposed to be with Misa. But we turned out to be together."

Jumi almost forgot about Kei and Misa. She suddenly felt guilty that she was being with Joon. Joon looked at her and asked....

"Jumi! Is there anything wrong?"

"Ah... Ah... Nothing's wrong!"

"It's really cold outside. Why don't you put on a scarf? You might catch a cold."

Jumi responded....

"Oh?? Hmm... I totally forgot about it."

Joon took off his scarf and put it on Jumi. She was taken aback. She looked at Joon once he was smiling and saying.....

"Put it on! You won't catch a cold."

She smiled and responded....

"Thank you!"

The snow started to fall down. Jumi looked up and smiled. Joon looked at her and couldn't help smiling. After taking Jumi home, Joon stood in front of her house and said....

"Good night, Jumi!"

"Good night, Joon! Thank you for tonight. I had so much fun."

She looked at the scarf on her neck and continued....

"Hmmmmm... I'll clean the scarf and return it to you. Merry Christmas."

Jumi said and walked into her house when Joon continued....

"Jumi! You can keep that scarf. Merry Christmas!"

He looked at her and smiled. Jumi was a bit surprised but she smiled back to him. Joon had been standing and watching Jumi until she walked into her house. Jumi walked in as her mother said....

"Welcome home Jumi!"

"Mum! You're not going to bed yet?"

"I can't sleep as I don't know my lovely daughter would be coming home safely or not."

Jumi smiled and responded....

"It's getting late. You should go to bed. Good night mum!"

Jumi's mother kissed her forehead and said....

"Good night my baby girl."

Jumi walked into her room. She took off the scarf and put it slightly on the bed. She suddenly thought of Kei. She opened her bag in order to get her phone but she turned surprised as she had seen something pink in her bag. She took them out and they were a pair of pink gloves with a little post card on them. It was written 'Keep yourself warm. Merry Christmas.... Joon...'. Jumi looked at them and smiled with tears flowing......

Jumi's diary entry......

"Joon! Why do you keep doing things that make me unable to get you out of my heart? I'd kept telling myself not to think about you again. But I guess I can't do that anymore."............................

A moment before that.............

At the town, Kei was sitting on a bench and kept calling Jumi though he already knew he couldn't reach her. At the same time, Misa was walking back and forth, waiting for Joon.....

Christmas day....

Each students of a high school seemed to be having so much fun exchanging presents. Jumi was walking slowly into the school hall when someone ran toward her and said while taking out a present....

"Jumi! Please accept this."

Jumi looked at a tall guy who was standing in front of her. He was giving her a present without even looking at her face. Jumi smiled faintly. She took the present from him and responded in a very sweet voice as usual.....

"Thank you! Merry Christmas."

The guy was too shy and suddenly ran away. Jumi walked toward her locker and opened it up. Immediately, many postcards fell out. She sat down and picked them up and put them in her bag.....

"As expected of the school's princess."

Someone talked to Jumi. She looked up and exclaimed.....

"Kei!!!"

She stood up and continued....

"Kei! I'm so sorry about last night."

He smiled and responded.....

"That's ok! You don't have to apologize. I know why you couldn't go. When I was back from the town last night, I realized the train you were supposed to be on had been cancelled."

Jumi was relieved. She replied with a smile...

"I'm glad you're not mad at me."

Kei took a present from his back and gave to Jumi.......

"Merry Christmas Jumi!"

"Eh? You shouldn't give me any gifts."

"Nahhhhhh.... You said it again. You're my only good friend. Giving a gift to a good friend is a right thing to do, isn't it? Please accept it!"

Jumi accepted it and responded with a lovely smile...

"Thank you so much Kei!"

Kei smiled and said....

"By the way! Are you heading to class?"

"Ah... Yeah!"

"Alright! Let's go together."

Having been walking together, Kei and Jumi arrived at their classroom. Jumi walked into her class when Kei walked toward his class. Jumi took a seat and brought out a bag which had a white present in it. She looked at it and sighed. She talked in her mind.....

"Am I crazy? Why did I take these gloves with me? Hmmmm.... What should I do? Should I give it to him?"

Jumi gathered her courage to put the gift on Joon's desk but she had to take it back because she had seen..........................................................

To be continued

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Stay tune to the episode 24....

Sorry for the late posting... ^^