❛❛ thank you for caring
for some stranger ❜❜
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the wedding was going to be simple.
there were only just a few people that would be attending— the king, san, jongho, yeosang and three other people who jiyeol has yet to meet.
the general of course would be there— whether he liked it or not. it was his wedding after all.
jiyeol stood in front of a floor length mirror, eyes staring directly at her reflection.
she was wearing a simple white gown, length just barely touching the floor below. it was decorated with lace and beads with flower-like details. her hair was in a full braid which she did herself, her baby hairs popping out in the front.
jiyeol squints her eyes a little and notices that the flower details looked very very similar to the flower symbol she saw on the general's door.
she takes a steady breath, swaying just a little bit to make the ends of her gown gently touch the wooden flooring.
today was really her wedding day. never in a million years would she had thought that she would be getting married.. like ever.
since she was young, jiyeol wasnt the number one pick of her class... well, she was the number one person to pick on, which is why she's used to only depending on herself.
now staring back at the girl with the wedding dress, she had to blink twice to check if it was real or merely an illusion.
jiyeol clearly had mixed emotions about the said event— she was getting married, but not to a man she was in love with or at least liked.
yeosang bursts inside her room, jongho and san closely trailing behind him. the brunette had freshly picked flowers in his hands, wiggling it happily as he comes near her.
the three smiles at her appearance, jongho holds both her shoulders from behind, towering behind the petite girl. he eyes her reflection before looking down at her head. the cook tilts his head a little confused, seeing a different color from her hair growing from its roots. a silvery-white.
jongho shakes his head, dismissing the thought before smiling back at the girl.
"we've brought flowers to decorate your hair!" yeosang beams, picking out a blue-ish flower. he places it on her ear and smiles softly "pretty"
jiyeol blushes at the sudden compliment, not used to people praising her and especially her looks. she manages to mumble a small thank you before the boys started to surround her and begins to set flower all over her hair, slipping the stems delicately between her brown locks.
the girl lets them be, her heart fluttering at how much the boys were enjoying decorating her hair. their smiles never seemed to leave their faces as they joke around with eachother, bumping one another on the shoulders.
cute.
"all done!" jongho exclaims, placing the last flower. jiyeol takes a look, standing sideways as she takes a peek of her reflection on the mirror.
her once simply braid was now heavily decorated with flowers, which she knew the boys got from their ever so prized garden.
"you look wonderful!" san claps his hands, eyeing her with bright eyes "i cant believe seonghwa is going to marry such a beautiful girl"
jiyeol shyly looks down, scratching the nape of her neck as her cheeks grew to slight pink tint.
"im sorry if the wedding isnt as grand as you expected. hwa didnt want it to be public and specifically asked the king to only have a handful of people to attend" the blonde spins her around, giving her a pair of sandals to wear. she slips her feet easily, tapping her toes after.
"i dont mind" she says, eyes still happily trained at her shoes.
"really?" it was jongho's voice. jiyeol looks up, eyes meeting with the three boys. she nods simply "i thought that girls would prefer fancy weddings— fairytale-like if you will"
jiyeol shrugs "i don't really mind. i would like anything to be honest and a simple one is probably the best"
the boys simultaneously sigh in relief, earning a confused glance from the girl "what?"
"it just that... we really tried to convince seonghwa to give you a better wedding because we know how much it must mean for a girl and... we all know your situation with— i guess being forced to marry hwa. so we tried to convince him to set up a nice wedding to at least make it up to you" san sighs "but... you know how he is"
jiyeol didnt notice but a tear suddenly trails down her cheek.
the blonde panics a little at the sight, mentally slapping himself whilst jongho physically did, landing a hand by his shoulder making san jolt forward from the impact.
jiyeol wipes the tear with the back of her hand, giving out an airy laugh "i dont know what got into me"
"are you ok?" yeosang asks, glaring at the supposed culprit to your tears. san pouts a little, looking at his two friends with puppy eyes.
the girl nods, chuckling at how san was looking "thank you"
"for what?" the blonde asked, squeezing his way between the cook and brunette. jiyeol unconsciously poking his puffed out cheeks. san's eyes widen as he feels his face slightly burning up.
"you didnt even know who the general was going to marry before yesterday, but you all still tried to convince him to set up a fancy wedding" jiyeol blurted, genuinely looking at each of them "thank you for caring for some stranger"
"awww" jongho cooed "you're not a stranger anymore!"
san leans forward, lowering his voice to a whisper "im sure these two would agree with me when i say that im glad you're the one who's marrying seonghwa and not chai haewon" jiyeol peeks behind his shoulders and spot the two boys nodding.
"we we're honestly fearing for miss haewon's life" he tsked, stuffing his hands in his pockets "i heard that she has a pretty shitty attitude and i knew that she and hwa would never get along, and! she's probably going to be a pain in the ass for us three"
"we gave her at least a week to last here" jongho comments from the back, earning him a slap on the shoulder from yeosang.
jiyeol was speechless. her eyes were blinking rapidly with the information the boys had said.
what san had said at the start was very heartwarming, her own fluttering at ever word the blonde said. she was happy that they were happy at her sudden appearance at this household...
but she didnt know whether she was to laugh or not to what the rest has said after. they werent wrong though.
she settles for the latter, pressing her lips into a line to refrain herself from laughing.
"thank you" jiyeol mumbles, a smile tugging at the corner of her lips "for accepting me, i guess"
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the carriage they rode on stopped just in front of the kingdom's humongous palace. jiyeol has lived in tiany for her whole life but she has never seen the palace up close, normally just settling for pictures or viewing it from afar.
the exterior was white in color with shining gold accents all over. the doors were big, the windows too and the walls stretched as far as she can see. the plants were neatly tended by palace workers, trimming down the hedges, grass, trees and the like.
two new people approaches them, a mop of lilac hair followed by a brown with teal green tips.
the three manor occupants leaves her alone and runs towards the incoming men, arms spread open as they got tangle into a huddle.
jiyeol approaches them with an amused look, head lilting to the side.
the lilac hair spots her, untangling himself from the hug and approaches her with a big bright smile, proudly showcasing his pearly whites.
he extents a hands at her "you must be seonghwa's bride! im wooyoung!"
jiyeol blinks her eyes. i guess he's one of those boys who are close with the general.
she tries to smile as brightly as him, ultimately failing as the lilac's smile was just something else. she reaches for the hand offered to her "im—"
the lilac pulls her suddenly and engulfs her into a hug. jiyeol's eyes grew wide at the sudden action, awkwardly tapping the man at the back.
as wooyoung releases her, the smile on his face didnt leave. she had to shake her head little before gaining the ability to speak once again.
"im jiyeol" she breaths out.
the group finally goes to them, san bumping with the lilac. he eyes the still shaken girl, chuckling under his breath as he wraps an arm over wooyoung's shoulder "i apologize for this idiot, he could be a little too forward"
jiyeol waves it off with a smile "its fine"
"yeah—" wooyoung starts, hand almost raising a thumbs up before turning to san with a scowl "hey!"
the blonde shrugs, ducking away from getting headlocked by the lilac.
jiyeol laughs loudly, her eyes turning to crescents as her mouth displayed her cute bunny teeth.
the three manor occupants couldn't help but feel something tug in their hearts, smiling as well as her laughed continued on. they've laughed with eachother yesterday but it was only today that they've seen her laugh like this.
it was adorable.
her voice was able to grab the other newcomer's attention.
jiyeol stops laughing as a man stood in front of her. he was the one with the green tips.
his face was set straight, sharp eyes piercing down on her. his height obviously towered over her and jiyeol couldn't help but feel a little intimidated.
"im mingi" his voice was deep. so deep that it shocked the girl for a bit.
"im jiyeol" she states.
the man suddenly gives her a smile, eyes disappearing as it crinkled. he laughs a little when yeosang playfully punches him at the back.
"you're scaring her"
"i was just messing" the deep voice of the teal tipped said "i heard that people are intimidated when they first meet me"
mingi eyed her, a grin plastered on his face "so... did i intimidate you?"
"he's been practicing that since yesterday" wooyoung chimes from behind. mingi quickly glares at him before turning to the girl once again, eyes expectant.
jiyeol scoffs playfully before shrugging "i've seen the general, so you weren't really much"
the boys laughed at her answer, surrounding her and mingi. the tall man pouts as he puffs out his cheeks "not even a tiny bit?"
jiyeol chuckles as she raises a hand up, bringing her thumb and pointer finger closely together "maaaaybe a tiny bit"
with that, the taller smiles, pumping his fist up as he mutters a 'success'
the girl was dumbfounded. what are these people?
wooyoung's eyes suddenly grew wide, remembering why they went out to greet the four "the priest is already at the garden for the ceremony" he says "hongjoong and yunho are with hwa"
jiyeol turns to san with a brow raised.
yunho? hongjoong? as in the king?
the blonde nods "you'll see them later"
jongho loops a hand around her shoulders as they started to walk towards the palace's entrance.
"let's go!"
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can you guess what flower is placed by seonghwa's door??