Chapter 1: We Meet

Wherever she’s from… every girl has a dream, a fairytale… Every girl had a ‘Prince Charming’ in mind; be it the rebel, the athlete, the scholar or the most popular guy in school. I had my ‘Prince Charming’… but before he became my prince, he was just another guy in school. And his life was turned around, because of me…

Music: Kangta & Vanness - Good Vibrations

Sierra popped 1 eye open, closed it, and started to stretch. She looked at her alarm clock, out of habit, knowing that it was 8am as always, since she’d set her alarm for 8am. On her alarm clock was a color screen, and as the music played, photographs of her, her family and her friends floated across the screen. She rubbed her eyes, and sat up on her bed.

A discreet knock sounded on her door. As always, her maid was right on time with her uniform and breakfast. She’d always suspected that her maid probably put her ear to the door each morning to listen for her alarm clock before she knocked.

“Good morning, Miss Sierra,” her maid said as she walked in.

She hung up Sierra’s uniform and put her breakfast on the little breakfast table in her room.

“Good morning, Yuna,” she said, as she stood up and padded towards the breakfast table.

“I’ll be back to collect your tray,” she bowed, and left the room.

It was the same routine each morning. Sierra would wake up to an empty home, Yuna would bring her breakfast, then she’d get ready, and go to school, and… there wasn’t really any need to describe the rest of the day.

Sierra sighed to herself, and started eating her breakfast. Sometimes she wished that she could have breakfast with her parents. Other than Sundays, she rarely gets to see her parents. They’re always busy flying around the world, running the countless hotels her family owns.

Half an hour later, Sierra gets into her personal Bentley, and her driver takes her to school. In another month's time, Sierra would have her own driving license, and her parents had promised to get her a car of her own. Somehow, the thought of a new car didn’t seem exciting at all. She would have liked it better if her mother accompanied her on her car ride to school occasionally.

Today felt like any other day to Sierra, but Sierra always told herself that maybe... maybe today her life would change forever.

Jae Wook trudged up the hill towards the school gates. This was his 2nd transfer this year, but he could hardly protest or argue since his family had to move. His mother will never learn her lesson, and her gambling would one day tear their whole family apart. They had to move several times a year to run away from the loan sharks. He’d pointed out to his mother that someday, they would have nowhere to run, except out of Korea, and even then, they would not have enough money for passports and tickets. In short, they’re going to be killed someday if she didn’t stop her habit.

Dae Sang High was one of the top schools in this district. So how did Jae Wook get in? Despite his lifestyle, he was a good student, and with results like his, he could school-hop all year round and they’d still take him in since he fit their description of a model student.

“대상고” (Dae Sang Go) the sign in front of the school read. Jae Wook stepped off the pavement, onto the street, to cross it, and then, he heard the loud screeching of tyres. A black Bentley came to a halt just inches before him.

“Yah!” he yelled at the car, as soon as he realized he would have almost been killed. “Do you know how to drive?”

The driver of the car stepped out. He was wearing a suit and dark sunglasses, and he ignored Jae Wook.

“Oi!” he yelled at the guy again, and just as he was about to let out some expletives, the driver opened the door and out stepped a girl.

Music: Super Junior - Marry U

She wore the Dae Sang High’s school uniform, but somehow, seeing it on her made it look like designer wear. She pushed back her sunglasses on her head like a headband, adjusted the straps of her bag on her shoulders, and straightened her skirt. Jae Wook had never seen anyone do these 3 things as if it were like a film he was watching. The girl turned to look at him, then started to walk towards him.

She came to a stop a foot away from him, and all Jae Wook was thinking was how to not hyperventilate, or worse, throw up in front of this girl.

“I’m so sorry,” she smiled. “Are you okay?” she added.

“Erm… erm…” Jae Wook said, tongue tied.

“You’d better get moving,” she said kindly. “We’re going to be late for class.”

“Erm… yea… thanks,” he finally muttered.

The girl smiled again, and turned to walk towards the school gates.

Jae Wook took about a minute to calm down, and that's when he heard the bell ring.

"Damn!" he muttered under his breath and raced towards the school gates before it closed.