𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝟞𝟜

-나는 그들의 것, 그들의 내 꺼야-

-sooyoung's pov-

areum has been going through a tough time since seulgi basically broke her with a few strange glances and fake smiles

when she went to school, she tried to avoid her as much as she could. only a few times she would get caught by her and force to speak to her. she would try her best to seem fine and she even smiled at her

but when she gets home, she's almost in tears

seulgi still tried to act like her friend, the same fake smiles and laughs as before, but now areum could see through them

it's gotten better now, after a few weeks

she doesn't cry, she just goes up to her room and she finishes her homework, like nothing happened that day

i was getting worried abut her well-being again

this side of her reminds me of when she was extremely depressed after we were in paris for a while

she wasn't in the best place

hell! she was in the worst place she could be!

i want to help her out of it

out of that dark hole

so i decided to take her out

during mingyu's birthday celebration sana announced to us that her and tzuyu are getting married in the next few weeks

they invited us but we weren't sure that we were going to make it so we told them to write down a guest and a plus one on their guest list

those girls- those women, (a/n i'm a big feminist, so all of seventeen are feminists) have always been good friends of ours. we met them in the 1850s (a/n i chose that time because i really like the fashion of the time and just imagine twice dressed in the dresses of the time🤤) they were always kind to us and we had a two way friendship

"areum?" i called out in her dark room

it was the afternoon and it's been a while since we arrived from school

today was a rough day for her, so i knew she wasn't going to be in the best place

i hear her shuffling under her comforter and she sat up and looked at me with a groggy look on her face

"what is it?" she muttered

she always had the most adorable face when she wakes up, i chuckled lightly

i walked closer to her and i sat down beside her

"how are you feeling?" i voice was low and i looked at her with concern and kindness, trying to seem gentle. i brought my hand up to her cheek and softly caressed it

"oh. i'm alright" she said, she brought her hand up to mine and she softly held it. "i'm just a little tired" she leaned into my caress

"are you too tired to go to a wedding?" i smirked a little

at my words her eyebrows furrowed and she looked at me with a concerned expression

"it's not our wedding, don't worry" i chuckled a bit

you're too young to be married anyways

she let out a small sigh of relief and she giggled lightly

that sound is wonderful. her laugh is addictive to listen to

"i was gonna say, i think we skipped a few steps" she laughed at her own sarcasm and so did i

"but do you want to go?" i asked her once again with a hopeful look in my eyes

"um... yeah, i guess" she still looked at me confused but she agreed anyways

i grabbed her and hugged her closely, excited at her response

i'll make you happier, don't worry

"do i even have something to wear?" she muttered to herself as she looked in the direction of her closet and as she absentmindedly hugged me back

i pulled back and smiled at her, "but wait who's wedding are we even going it?"

"do you remember the women that went to mingyu's birthday celebration?" she nodded

"two of them are getting married today and i thought why don't you come with me as my date?" i looked at her shyly

why am i being so timid, soonyoung pull it together! have confidence, you can do this

"i'd love to be your date" i could see the blush in her shy face as she looked away a little

-areum's pov-

soonyoung had come into my bedroom and he invited me to go to a wedding of two of his friends

he said that two of the women that came to mingyu's celebration were getting married to each other

they must really love each other to get married

i believe that marriage is something sacred and the vows you make to your partner should be honored. you chose to marry your partner, meaning you are willing to love them through anything

that you'll love them even when you hate them and you don't run

you don't run from the problems that might come up, you don't abandon the other person because you chose to stay by their side for the rest of their life

marriage can be a beautiful thing

but when that marriage drags you down and it keeps you from being happy, you should leave it

happiness of ones self is the most important thing in life

joshua once said to me that even though he hasn't gotten married to anyone, he believes that marriage shouldn't be something that holds you down, he said that it should be a partnership between two people that care for each other and they should lift each other up

and i still believe his words to this day

i can't wait to see the brides in their beautiful dresses

i smiled at the thought of seeing the woman named jihyo again. i can vividly still remember her beautiful appearance and how gracefully she walked around the house with a drink in her hand

after soonyoung invited me to the wedding he ran to his room and he ran back with a dress in his hand, saying something about mingyu choosing the dress

and afterwards he said he was going to change himself

i assumed that the wedding was happening imminently being that he threw me the dress and ran off into his own room

he looked like an excited child, excited to go to the park

what she was wearing:

(a/n i'm absolutely in love with this dress)

what he was wearing:

(a/n these men are too beautiful)

the dress he brought me was stunning. it was a pretty mint green color, absolutely lovely. it had straps and a pretty balayeuse on it (a/n i think that's the wrong term)

it accentuated my body perfectly. it created an hourglass form to my body

and the silver heels matched perfectly

mingyu has really good taste, i thought to myself as i gazed at myself in the mirror, admiring my own body

it had been a while since i felt this beautiful. these past few weeks, it's been a bit harder for me

my self-esteem isn't at its best

seulgi treats me like she did before, well, she tries. she still comes looking for me in lunch and before class. she still laughs and smiles like there aren't lies behind her words of kindness

after the guys planted that seed of doubt in me, i finally started seeing it

her lies

i could see through her actions

i'm sure by now seulgi knows that i know. after all, i've been avoiding her as much as possible. i'm sure she could see my uncomfortable expressions while i was around her

but... she still tried to stay around me... she still tried to talk and laugh with me

i tried my best to seem normal and i endeavored to leave the conversations the moment i was given the chance

but i'm sure she saw through it

it made no sense

why would she still want to talk to me?

why does she still want to be around me?

i had been racking my brain, trying to understand her actions. but i still couldn't

why would she approach me in school, become friends with me, all for me to figure out it was all fake, and still try to be friends as if nothing happened?

"areum" soonyoung said out loud, forcing me out of my thoughts and making me see my expression in the mirror in front of me

there were a few tears running down my soft cheeks

"oh. sorry" i chuckled lightly, trying to wipe away the tears the best i could without smudging the light make up on my face

"are you sure you want to come?" he approached me. his voice was soft and kind, his hands holding a lighter toned green scarf made of silk

"yes, of course i want to go. i promised you after all" i smiled softly, trying to draw attention away from the tears that were on my face

his lips thinned into a line, a knowing look on his face

"well, you never actually said the words 'promise'" he air quoted, then placing the scarf around me shoulders

"still, i want to go" i sniffled a little without realizing, "i want to see the beautiful brides devote their lives to each other" the corners of my lips curling at the thought of people showing their love to someone else

he sighed at my words, "yes, well, they will me beautiful brides" he briefly smiled at me

he stepped back for a moment to look at my dress

a smirk falling on his lips

"mingyu has great taste" he smirked, lust laced into his voice

i chuckled a little, "i thought the very same thing"

i extended my hand to him, wanting to feel his cold hands

he gladly let me take it and i brought his hand to my very warm cheeks, warm from his words. his words have always managed to fluster me without fail

all of them have that very same charm that makes heat rush to my face

"you look beautiful" he said, he smiled sincerely, the previous mischief that was in his eyes that wanted to tease me, was now gone and only pure love was left in them

but i wanted to tease him

"you don't look too bad yourself, mr. edward kwon" i chuckled at his past nickname

when i was younger, kook once called soonyoung edward kwon as a joke. apparently soonyoung, in the past, had been wishing for a better name and jungkook suggested that as a joke

but soonyoung stuck with it for a while, before realizing how ridiculous it sounded

kook had to explain the joke to me privately because soonyoung made him stop from continuing

i haven't been able to have a conversation with kook since that phone call at school. every time i call the line says his busy or his phone i turned off

i miss him

soonyoung face twisted into shock, "how do you know that?" he appeared fluster like i was before him

"i have my ways mr. kwon" i continued, before walking towards the door to the hallway, teasingly stroking his shoulder as i passed him, leaving him in my room, a little frozen

my voice when i spoke was flirtatious and full of temptation, but the moment i stepped out of the room and closed the door behind me i let out a laugh

"oh, how the turn tables" i giggled, (a/n i've gotten to the point where i say that phrase like that instead of 'how the tables turn' because it doesn't sound right when you say it normally)

"isn't it said, 'how the tables turn'?" mingyu spoke beside me, his presence surprising me and lightly making me jump

"i prefer to say it like that" i let out

"aren't you supposed to be on you way to a wedding?" he walked towards me, placing his hands on my waist

"y-yeah, but i was having a little fun teasing soonyoung" i smiled, his actions flustering me, like they always did

they have a knack for making my blush

i suppose it's all new to me. i've never had a romantic relationship with someone. i only know it from the shows i watch and watching people from afar

i always dreamed of what my romantic life would look like, i certainly never thought it would be like this

"hm. you should make it hobby, like how seungkwan has. life would be a little more interesting if you join him" i chuckled at his sarcastic words

i hummed, "maybe i should" i placed my hands on his chest

"and maybe, just maybe, i should tease you as well" i smirked, an unknown courage rising in me

but that courage was drowned out when i heard soonyoung speak behind me

"yeah, she won't be doing anything like that" i couldn't see his face but i could tell he was smirking from his tone of voice

"i prefer to be the one to tease her" he continued. i turned around to see his face, mingyu's hands still on my waist as i turned

"you aren't the only one hyung" i could feel his body getting closer to my back, he placed his head on my shoulder and placed light kisses on it, teasingly looking at soonyoung in an attempt to make him jealous

and it was working

but it was also making the blood rush to my face again and my breathing became heavier

they weren't deep kissed that would leave behind buckets or marks, they light and soft, gentle even

a man so huge, being so gentle in his actions

"whatever" he grumbled as he looked away for a moment, "we have a wedding to get to" soonyoung took my hand and gentle pulled me away from his younger

i could hear him chuckling behind me, like he had won

"it was a great choice to pick that dress" he said, i turned my head to look at him

"yes, it's very beautiful" i smiled, the blush on my face lighter than before

"but i think something is missing" he stepped closer to me and reached for something in his left pocket

"i know that you'll be with hyung the entire time, but i still don't trust that you'll be surrounded by a bunch of vampires and you'll be the only human" he showed me the beautiful necklace that wonwoo had gifted me on my birthday

"how did you get that? i thought it was in my jewelry box" i pointed towards my room while holding onto the scarf that was around my shoulders

"i have my ways" he smirked, "this necklace had vervain" he explained, "vervain is an herb that is toxic to vampires. with this on you, vampires won't be able to influence your mind"

he swirled his fingers, signaling for me to turn around and i did as he told me

when i turned i came face to face with soonyoung, he had a smile on his face as he looked down at me and held my shoulders

i moved my hair out of the way for him to put the necklace around me and clip it

"if a person drinks the herb everyday, in tea, their blood will become toxic to vampires and their minds won't be influenced as well" he said close to my nape

i could feel his breath on my neck. it sent shivers down my spine and made the hair on my back stand up

"i won't as you to do it if you do not wish, but it would keep my mind at peace if you did ingest it" he turned me around and placed a hand on my cheek

i let out a small sigh as i looked up at him, a timid smile on my face. "don't worry, i'll be fine with soonyoung"

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