When Spring Blossoms Again Next Year

He said, "When spring comes and the flowers bloom next year, I will offer you this realm as my betrothal gift. Will you marry me?"

She said, "When spring comes and the flowers bloom next year, I will offer you this candy house as my dowry. Will you marry me?"

If it was a promise made in a previous life, why must it be fulfilled in the next...

From a past life to this one, crossing the river of time... all for a promise made to someone.