One Shots {Chaelisa}

{cake}

In the middle of a crowded party, Lisa and Chaeyoung take some time for themselves.

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"Lis, wait up!"

"No, Rosie, you hurry up!"

Two shadowy figures hurried through the night, leaving behind the brightly lit, lively banquet hall they'd just exited, and made their way across a candlelit cobblestone pathway through the gardens outside. The owner of the first voice lagged behind a few steps, much more cautious with the stolen contraband she was carrying. Whereas her accomplice clearly didn't have the same worries.

"You'd be moving faster if you wore more sensible heels, Rosie. Or, y'know, a nice pair of flats."

"Lalisa! Bite your tongue!" she gasped. "Besides, I can run just fine in heels. It's the cake I'm worried about. One wrong step and suddenly I'm feeding it to the lawn instead of to you. And you need to be more careful, too," she cautioned.

"Chaeyoungie, come on," Lisa laughed, slowing down and turning to face the blonde.

She wasn't laden with anything but a dinner knife, that she twirled deftly between her fingers almost as if to tease Chaeyoung with it. "It doesn't even matter if I drop the knife. I mean, we can have cake without a knife. If we just had knife without a cake, then what even is the point of all this?"

"And if you stepped on a broken cobblestone and fell over and stabbed yourself, then we'd have to spend all night in the emergency room. And then no one would get cake!" Roseanne shot back.

She only managed to keep her serious composure for about two seconds, before they both dissolved into a fit of giggles. They kept up their playful bickering as they headed further from the party.

With enough space between them and the banquet hall, surrounded by the lush gardens, the two were finally able to have a moment to themselves. They found solace on a bench beneath a blossoming cherry tree. Behind them, they could just barely hear the noises from the party. Music, talking, laughter, all blending together and creating a hum that was much more tolerable now that they weren't in the middle of it. Ahead, a perfect full moon lit up the sky and reflected off of the clear pond nearby. Fireflies blinked around them, and crickets chirped to add to the white noise effect.

Of the two young women, Chaeyoung was without a doubt the party girl. Not in the sense that parties took up the majority of her social calendar, or that she was uncontrollably wild when attending one. Just that she was the bigger fan. Planning them out, getting dressed up, dancing, being surrounded by people - She thrived on it all.

Not Lisa, though. She was the opposite.

Lisa, who sometimes seemed allergic to fancy clothes, makeup, or even hair products. Lisa, who went into full blown panic mode when faced with too many decisions. Lisa, who was much more at ease when surrounded by only two or three close friends at a time. About the only chance someone had of dragging her out to a party was to tell her about the food and drink that would be available. And if that failed, a sweet smile and a bat of the lashes from Roseanne, and Lisa would be agreeing in no time. Even if she regretted her choice later.

Only this time, there wasn't exactly a choice being made, since the party was basically in Lisa's honor. Of course it was expected she attend. But Chaeyoung was nothing if not prepared. When booking the venue, she'd made sure that there would be an escape route if Lisa got overwhelmed. A place they could get some quiet, some fresh air, and get away from the crowd. The vast gardens were the perfect place for that.
The escape was premeditated, but stealing the top tier of the cake certainly wasn't. While Lisa was usually the more impulsive of the two, it'd been Roseanne's idea to double back while everyone was distracted on the dance floor and sneak the sweet treat for them to share in private. And now she was certainly pleased with her idea.

Lisa had her peace, she had her partner, and now she had cake. She certainly couldn't ask for anything more.

"God, I've been looking forward to this for so long," Lisa groaned, practically drooling as she cut into the cake.

"Ah, I see. So I've just been an afterthought this entire time?" Roseanne asked, feigning offense.

"Oh, please," Lisa snorted. "As if you're not at the forefront of my mind 24/7." She carefully picked up the little square of cake she'd cut, holding it up to Roseanne's lips. "See? I'm giving you the first bite. If that's not proof of how much I love you, I don't know what is."

Chaeyoung smiled at that, keeping her eyes on the Thai girl as she leaned forward a little and parted her lips. Lisa fed her the cake, watching as Chaeyoung's lips closed around the bite and she pulled back, chewing and swallowing it down before a smile spread over her face. "Oh, wow, that is delicious..."

"I knew it would be," Lisa replied proudly, since the cake had been her choice. "Can't go wrong with strawberry."

"Definitely not," Chaeyoung agreed, letting Lisa have the rest of the first piece and grabbing the knife to cut a square for herself. She looked out over the pond as they ate, taking her time on her piece while Lisa scarfed hers down, then got another. When Chaeyoung looked back at her, she couldn't help but laugh at the sight of frosting smeared over Lisa's lips.

"What?" Lisa asked through her last mouthful of cake, swallowing before attempting to speak again. "Did I get some on my face?"

"Just a little..." Chaeyoung said, reaching up like she was going to wipe it away with her thumb. But she just grabbed Lisa's chin and leaned in for a kiss, playfully licking over her lips to clean up the mess of frosting. Lisa smiled at first before the kiss turned more serious, and she reached up to cradle Chaeyoung's jaw and kiss her back. They both just melted into it, holding one another as close as they could while there was still a half eaten cake tier on the bench between them.

They didn't even hear anyone approach, until someone cleared their throat and startled them both. They broke the kiss and whipped around to see Jennie smirking at them. "Well, well, well. Thought I might find you two out here."

"What do you want, Kim?" Lisa demanded, a little flustered at being interrupted during such an intimate moment, but trying her best to cover it up.

"Everyone's wondering where you two went." Jennie walked closer to the bench, perching herself on the arm. "Jisoo and I decided to look. She was convinced you'd be off hooking up somewhere," she chuckled. "We even bet on it."

"Well if you were a few minutes later, Jisoo totally would've won the bet," Lisa retorted. She plucked one of the strawberry slices off the top of the cake and chucked it at Jennie, who managed to catch it as it bounced off her chest and just popped the fruit in her mouth, grinning at Lisa.
"I was gonna say it's time to go cut the cake, but it looks like you two already did that," she said, leaning over Roseanne to swipe her finger through the frosting and get a taste for herself.

"Well, I'm getting out of here before either of you get strawberry goop on my wedding dress," Chaeyoung said, gently pushing Jennie aside so she could stand up.

"Great," Jennie smiled, getting up as well and sucking her frosting-covered finger clean. "Because you still owe me a dance. And Lisa, you still owe Jisoo a dance. And Jisoo owes me ten bucks."

"Why don't you go collect on that, ex-wifey?" Roseanne joked. "And l her know we aren't fooling around in a janitor's closet somewhere. We'll be right behind you."

Jennie took the hint, as well as the cake and knife, and headed back up along the path to the banquet hall. Lisa stayed on the bench just staring straight ahead, until Roseanne moved to stand in front of her and she glanced up to meet her eyes.
"Ready to go back?" Chaeyoung asked softly.

"Yeah, just... give me a sec," Lisa replied, taking in a deep breath and letting it out slowly.

"You know..." Chaeyoung said after a moment, a mischievous smirk on her face as she looked down at her new wife. "After the cake, and after the dances, we get to throw our bouquets. You know what that means..."

"We get to watch all the girls rip each other to shreds in the hopes of catching one and being the next bride?"

"Exactly."

"What a stupid tradition," Lisa laughed, getting up from the bench. "Let's go!"

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A/N: Credits goes to dizzydizney