Seulgi is in her room, trying on different dresses to make sure she looks presentable in front of Joohyun's family. She has five different dresses on her bed and she's trying every one of them on. Then her phone lights up with a call from Joohyun. She picks up and holds the phone to her ear. "Hi Hyun."
"I'm at the front, Bear. Come down here when you're done, okay?" Joohyun speaks.
"I'm still choosing a dress, I have to look good enough. It's a fancy party and we will have to mingle with people." Seulgi sighs.
"You don't have to mingle or anything. That's why we have Jisoo there to help us. We're there on a mission and you don't have to do anything that makes you uncomfortable. I'll be with you at all times." Joohyun assures her girlfriend, her voice filled with determination.
"Okay, I'll be right down." As she is going down the stairs, her Mom appears in front of her. "Where are you going, sweetheart? What's with the fancy dress?"
"I'm going to Joohyun's parents' anniversary party. She'll talk to her parents about us. I don't want Dad to go through all this." Seulgi's Dad slowly stands up from the couch. "Honey, you don't need to do this, it's just a few errands, I can handle this, you and Joohyun don't need to worry."
Suddenly, there's a knock at the door. Seulgi's Mom goes to open it to reveal Joohyun standing there with a guilty expression. "I'm sorry for eavesdropping and I'm sorry Mr. Kang for getting you in all this trouble. It's my responsibility and I love your daughter. I have to fix this, I feel really guilty to you and to Seulgi."
Seulgi's Mom comes closer and hugs Joohyun. "Thank you dear."
"I promise to keep Seulgi safe and happy. I won't disappoint you." Seulgi and Joohyun say their goodbyes to Seulgi's parents and drive to Joohyun's house. When they arrive, Seulgi is in shock. Sure, she knows that Joohyun's family is wealthy but in front of her right now is a mansion that is twice, be three times as big as her house. A row of cars parked in the yard, which she guesses are from the guests of the party. Jisoo and Jennie are already waiting in front of the gate, Jennie looks a little on edge but Jisoo looks absolutely confident. Joohyun steps out of the car and holds the door open for Seulgi. They walk towards the waiting couple and Joohyun speaks to Jisoo. "Have you seen them?"
Jisoo shakes her head. "Probably inside, haven't seen anyone important yet. Let's just go in." She takes Jennie's hand and lead her in with Joohyun and Seulgi follow suit. The staff of the mansion are clearly surprised, they haven't seen Joohyun shows up at this party for years now and now she suddenly appears with her Jisoo and her girlfriend in tow, the two people her Mom would be furious to see. The four girls walk to the mini bar and Joohyun asks the person to get them four champagnes. "Enjoy." Joohyun hands the glasses to the girls.
Jisoo downs her glasses in one go making Jennie widens her eyes. "Are you okay, Chu? You are intense today." Jennie asks with concern.
"I'm fine, it's been a while since I last set foot into this place." Jisoo sets her glass down and holds Jennie's hand, assuring the worried girl that she's ok.
"Now what do we do?" Seulgi nervously asks.
"Wait for my Mom to know we're here. That shouldn't take long, considering that I have never showed up at this party for the last 3 years." Joohyun sips her champagne slowly. And she was right, it doesn't take long. About a minute later, a staff comes up to them and asks them to meet her Mom at the living room.
"Hi Mom." Joohyun confidently greets her Mom despite the furious glare her Mom is giving her.
"What is this Joohyun?"
"What is what?" Joohyun feigns ignorance.
"Almost all of my guests know that I want you to marry a man from a wealthy family just like ours. I told them you were waiting for the right time to start dating. Now you appear at the party and do this. Another thing, why is a Kim here?" She says and gestures at Jisoo and Seulgi.
Jisoo is about to retort but Joohyun puts her hand on Jisoo's shoulder. "She's my cousin, we're pretty close friends. And yes, I was waiting for the right time to start dating and I'm here to introduce you to my girlfriend, Seulgi."
"I know who this girl is, her Dad is a little employee at one of our companies. She doesn't deserve you." Her Mom directs her comments at Seulgi.
Seulgi fidgets nervously at the hem of her dress, her tears threatening to burst out. Jennie quickly comes up and hugs her while the cousins walks closer to Joohyun's Mom. Joohyun sternly talks to her Mom. "I'll be the judge of that Mom and later on at the party I'll announce the news to our beloved guests." After finishing the sentence, Joohyun struts out of the room and leads Seulgi with her.
"We'll talk after the party, Joohyun. Don't you dare do that!" Her Mom angrily calls after her.
Seulgi is silently sobbing on Joohyun's shoulder while Jennie is comforting a fuming Jisoo. "I swear if that singer isn't finishing the song soon, I'm coming up there and take the microphone from him." Jisoo grits her teeth and looks towards the stage.
As soon as the singer finishes, Joohyun and Seulgi rushes up to the stage. Joohyun taps the microphone to gather the attention of the guests. "Hello, guests. If you don't mind, I'd like to make a toast." Joohyun holds her champagne glass up in the air and continues. "To start the toast, I'd like us to give a huge applause for our hosts today, my parents." The guests applause loudly, cheers ringing throughout the room. "They have been together for 20 years now. And that is my life goal. I want to find someone I want to be with for the rest of my life. So in the spirit of love, I'm here to announce my girlfr-" Her microphone is suddenly cut. Her Mom slowly walks to the sound area to control. Meanwhile, Jennie sneaks up from behind the stage and hands the couple 3 more microphones and Jisoo 'accidentally' spills champagne on Joohyun's Mom. Jisoo winks at Joohyun, signalling for her to continue.
"As I was saying, I'd like to introduce my girlfriend, Kang Seulgi. She is my friend at school, a talented dancer and the sweetest girl I've ever met. And I can proudly say that, aside from her, there's no one I'd rather be with." Gasps and murmurs arise from the audience. The whole room stay silent for a few minutes. The four girls hold their breath, nervous about what's to come. Then thunderous applause erupt from the audience, congratulating the happy couple. Seulgi bursts into tears after holding it the whole night. Joohyun envelops her girlfriend in a big hug then she reaches for the microphone and says one last thing. "I love you Mom. Thank you for this opportunity." She immediately takes Seulgi's hand and leads her towards the door. Jisoo follows right behind, carrying Jennie on her back. The applause is still roaring as they make their way to their cars.
"Oh my God, that was epic." Jisoo cheers loudly with Jennie still on her back. Joohyun laughs loudly and cups Seulgi's face. "We don't have to worry about anything anymore, with the guests' reaction, my Mom can't prohibit our relationship."
Seugi smiles and pecks Joohyun's lips. "Where are we going next?"
"We're going back to your house. We have something planned for you." Jisoo says and gets into her car with Jennie.
Seulgi knocks on her house's door and to her surprise, the person opening it is Jisoo's Mom. "Come on in girls, dinner is ready." Joohyun and Seulgi are confused as to what Jisoo's Mom is doing here when Jisoo speaks up. "I asked my Mom to come here, I figure we should have a proper celebration."
They take their seats at the dining table. The girls are telling the parents about their epic plan earlier and Jisoo is exaggerating it greatly. "The place were absolutely packed. I have to muscle my way through with Jennie on my back and leading Joohyun and Seulgi out."
Joohyun laughs while shaking her head. "They literally make a way for us to run out, Jisoo. You make it looked to epic."
Seugi's Mom hugs her daughter tightly. "I'm so glad you got Joohyun and your friends to help you. Your Dad will find another job, okay? You don't need to worry anymore."
Jisoo's Mom reaches over and holds Joohyun's hand. "I know we don't see each other a lot but I'm glad you found Seul. For what it's worth, I'm happy that you and Jisoo are friends again."
Seugi's Mom quickly buts in. "Speaking of Jisoo, your best friend and your cousin are a couple. What about you, dear? Got anyone in mind?"
Jisoo, who has been talkative for the whole night, suddenly goes completely silent. Jennie smirks and asks Jisoo. "What's the matter? Cat got your tongue?"
Oh, a cat got her tongue alright, because she has her sight set on the cat-eyed girl beside her. Jennie then chuckles and puts her arm around Jisoo's shoulder. "We're getting to know each other. We've been on few dates."
The night goes on with jokes and stories here and there. Throughout the night, Joohyun looks around the table. She sees Jisoo and Jennie joking around and flirting and Seulgi laughing out loud and enjoying herself. She realizes she doesn't have to be alone anymore. She has found the family she always wanted.
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A/N: Was that as epic as Jisoo said? Momo's plan will be here next chapter with the appearance of SaTzu.
Have a nice day, readers.