Lee Won Ho arrived home at his father's place. Driving through the gate that opened wide, safeguarded by to buff security guards wearing earpieces and dark shades dressed in black suits. They bow deeply when Lee Won Ho arrived.

Driving up a long driveway then driving around a water fountain in the middle before reaching the main house, he pulled up in front of the stairs.

Climbing out the car he threw the car keys to the valet then jogged up the stone steps.

The doors opened from the inside before he reached it then he was greeted with bows from the servants of the household all the way down the emerald green carpet.

At the end of the carpet stood an elderly man dressed in a suit who looked ever so graceful. Lee Won Ho's large strides stopped in front of him, with a smiled on his face, Lee Won Ho greeted the man, "Butler Kim, you're looking younger every time I see you."

Butler Kim smiled back greeting, "Welcome back young master. How was your mission to the North?"

Lee Won Ho, "There was only a minor set back but everything proceeded with ease."

Butler Kim, "Young master must stay alert at all times."

Lee Won Ho looked at the elder in front of him and smiled gently, this elder was the one who raised him and always asked him if he was doing well, sometimes he wished…

Lee Won Ho, "Butler Kim, my father phoned?"

Butler Kim, "Yes, he is waiting for you in his study."

Patting butler Kim on his shoulder he side-stepped then walked down a corridor and up a staircase.

Arriving at the door at the end of the hallway, Lee Won Ho stood looking at the door without moving. His mind wandered off to Alchoen making his desires kick in slowly…

Placing his hand on the doorknob, he knocked with his other hand then he turned it and pushed the door open.

Lee Won Ho, "Father, I'm here."

Looking into the room, Lee Won Ho halted his steps. His body froze for a few seconds but it wasn't caught by the people in the room.

Inside his fathers' study sat four other people. His future father-in-law, his future brother-in-law, his squad commander and his elder brother.

A smile appeared on his face, he bowed slightly and said, "Greetings commander, father-in-law, brother-in-law and Hyung-nim."

The men in the room smiled and stood up. Lee Won Ho walked over to them all one by one and shook their hands and hugging them.

He greeted his father with a handshake and a hug…

Sitting down on an open chair in the room, his brother-in-law poured for him, a shot of aged whiskey.

Taking a sip from it he looked at his father and asked, "Father, is there something you need from me?"

His father looked at him with a bewildered gaze and said, "Won Ho, did you forget?"

Furrowing his brows, Lee Won Ho tried thinking about what his father was talking about but couldn't remember.

Seeing that his son was struggling to remember what he was referring to, he spoke, "Before you left for the north, we spoke about the wedding arrangements but we were interrupted by your mission and couldn't finish, so we said we'd meet up after you returned from the north to continue."

Lee Won Ho looked at his father with a smile on his face but inside he felt nauseous. He listened on as they all were speaking and felt bitter. He had completely forgotten about this and his arranged marriage.

Before after they returned from the north he couldn't wait to get back to his fiance's side but then he met Alchoen and a desire to be with him overpowered him making him forget about his finance and family.

Sitting here made him feel shit. Now it just seemed as if he was playing around with Alchoen.

His mind started drifting off to the first time he laid eyes on Alchoen, his body slouched back into the chair as he continued to pretend that he was paying attention to what the men in the room were discussing.

His eyes moved down to the glass of whiskey in his left hand. His past and the day he laid his eyes on Alchoen arrived in his mind.

---Flashback---

The five of them included Park Sang Chul, Kim Hee Chul, Kim Hyung Soo, Moon Han Eul and him Lee Won Ho.

The five of them entered the army together to complete their mandatory military service all coming from different backgrounds wanting to get their service over with and return to working and attending university.

All five of them were nineteen years old when they entered the army. Placed in the same squad. The same room to share and trained together.

Although they weren't alone and there were forty-five other men in their squad, the five of them were the most outstanding of their year.

Soon they became came friends… During their training one day, an unknown man came to observe their training and stood beside there squad leader.

When training was over the five of them were called over by their squad leader and told to follow the man. Doing as they were told they were lead to a room that looked like a basement - dark and cold.

They were told to wait in the room and after waiting for what seemed like five hours a man dressed in the code of arms uniform stood before them… seeing this uniform they immediately knew who he was… The general of South Korea's army - General Park.

After saluting him they were told that the five of them were being transferred to the specialist squad for further training. Not even having a chance to pack their belongings they were put into the back of a truck and taken to a location that took them several days to arrive there.

The five of them were asleep when they arrived and were woken up by a loud bang against the truck. Waking up with aching bodies they were met with the dark and cold outside.

The driver drove off after telling them to head inside through the door up ahead.

Doing as they were told although scared and confused, they pushed forward and arrived at the door. Knocking once they were greeted with a glare from a soldier who looked at them as if they were beneath him.

After passing the soldier who seemed like a guard they were met with the stench of sweat and testosterone.

Greeting them were men training who were wearing the same clothes as them… Still standing around and gawking at the sight before them a lady walked up to them, greeting with a smile she told them to follow her.

She led them to a new room and told them their belongings will arrive soon but they needed to start training effectively immediately. Kim Hee Chul asked her why they were here and what this place was.

She answered their questions saying that they were now part of the specialist squad and this squad was in charge of handling wars, helping other countries and if needed, they would be escorting the president if needed.

None of them could sleep that night and were exhausted the next morning but pulled through during training.

Their training was harsher than completing their mandatory military service but even so… the five of them managed to pull through and outshined their seniors who looked at them with pity.

They learned how to shoot rifles and fight in close combat to learning how to disable bombs and CPR.

They had to train for three years straight without outside contact, without notifying their family - this was done by the army on their behalf.

Notifying their families that they would now be working for the country, the most honourable titles.

Not knowing that their children might never come home again.

But the five of them pulled through, completing their first mission, second, third and so forth, until today.

After completing their escort mission they arrived at the specialist base then went to the cafe.

Lee Won Ho was the one who drove them here with the state vehicle. He parked the vehicle in front of the cafe's window.

As he climbed out of the car his eyes landed on the person sitting by the wall not too far from the window who was biting on his bottom lip while writing something down on paper.

As they passed the window he looked inside and saw that the young man was sitting with his books thinking to himself that he must be doing homework or studying for an exam.

When they walked in he and Kim Hyung Soo went to the counter and ordered coffee for all three of them.