The Introvert

Chapter 14

LALISA

"Wow you look stunning!" Chaeng exclaimed as she entered the room. "Your blonde hair matches you black gown so much. You look baddass."

"I'd say the same way about you, Chaengie! Pastels suit you the best."

She grabbed her clutch bag and walked out of the room hand in hand with Rosé. As we went down the stairs, we saw Jennie and Jisoo sitting by the couch.

"Hubba hubba!" Jennie was so gorgeous in her red gown! If I was a guy, she's definitely on top of my list.

"She lookes like she's ready to kill her husband... ㅋㅋㅋㅋ" Jisoo unnie commented. As for her gown, she looked so dazzling in pastel blue! It complimented her so well I bet Jin oppa would be speechless.

"Are the guy here yet?" Rosé asked.

"They're waiting outside for about fifteen minutes now," Jisoo unnie said. "Shall we?"

I smiled and held on to Chaeng's hand like it was my lifeline.

"This is so unlike you," Rosé commented as we walked towards the door. "Don't be nervous, Lis. You look amazing. I'm sure you'll know Jungkook's socks off."

"Then after he recovers, he'd cover you in a blanket." Jisoo grinned.

"I'll put on a jacket--"

"Don't you even f--king think about it, Lalisa!" Jennie exclaimed. Well, she did pick this gown for me so I guess she wanted it to be shown that way she liked it. "Shut up Jisoo. You're such a grandma."

"Ya! I'm older than you!"

"Thus why you are a grandma."

"Guys, quit it. Let's just go and stop making the boys wait," Rosé opened the door and went out.

One by one the boys noticed us go out. Jin oppa went towards Jisoo unnie and helped her with her dress, Taehyung oppa looked so handsome with his eye glasses as he walked towards Jennie unnie and Jimin oppa was frozen on his heels staring at Rosé as she walked towards him. I smiled 'coz I know how Chaeng feels towards this guy. I know how long she waited for this moment. And I'm very happy for my best friend.

"Wow..." I then heard a familiar voice utter.

Then there he was leaning on the car with his hands inside his pocket looking straight at me. I blushed as I walked towards him.

As I got closer, he wrapped his arm around my waist and whispered in my ear. "You look stunning..."

I blushed crimson. He was about to place his coat on my shoulder when...

"Don't you f--king dare, Jeon Jungkook!" We were both startled as Jennie unnie yelled. He immediately took back his coat and wore it instead. "I thought so."

"Where's Suga, Hobi and Namjoon oppa?" I asked the four boys.

"They fetched their dates and told us to just meet them at the party."

"Oh, I see," I nudged Kookie a bit who was busy staring. "Ya, who did your hyungs ask? I'm really curious."

"Lalisa Manoban. Stop being curious about other people and just focus on me, you handsome boyfriend," he firmly said. I was shocked at how bold my then super shy Kookie had become. I'm kinda proud but if there were other people around aside from us, I doubt it if he'd be able to even say anything.

I looked at hin smirking and trailed my finger on the collar of his suit. "Have I mentioned you look rather extra dashing tonight, Jagi?"

He caught my hand. And kissed its knuckles. "I'm afraid you missed that detail, Lalice. But I'm willing to forgive you for this one little thing..."

He had this playful look in his eye and a devilish grin on his lips. God this guy will be the death of me!

With his hand on my waist, he pulled me closer. My hand landed on his chest and I felt his heartbeat. It was rigid. Same as mine.

He whispered something that made me blush. I gently punch his chest that made him grin like a kid. He even winked.

"Ya, lovebirds! Stop being all over each other. We have a party to attend to." Jennie walked over us. "That or you'd just prefer to stay in the dorm and lock yourselves in a room."

Kookie and I blushed but our hand were entwined.

"Eherm. Excuse me." Taehyung oppa opened the door for Jennie and she entered the van. She was then followed by Jisoo unnie then Rosé. I sat beside my unnies and the rest of the guys got in.

"It's pretty dope that we could attend a party like this even though we don't have any prom," I said as i turned towards Chaeyoung. "I remember back in highschool, we never had one 'coz I attended an all-girl school."

"We had one but I didn't attend it," Rosé said.

"Me too. It was so overrated anyways..." Jennie rolled her eyes.

"I don't go to school dances 'coz nobody asks me," Jisoo explained.

"So it's all your first time?" Jimin was shocked. "Daebak. What school did you three attended?"

"International Academy for the Arts," they said in unison.

"Really? We attended the same high school!" Taehyung oppa exclaimed. "Jimin, Suga, me and Jungkook attended IAA! How come we've never noticed you guys?"

"Its sinple actually," Jennie said. I knew why. "We looked very different before."

"Mwo?!" The guys were all shocked.

"Plastic Surgery?" Jimin asked curiously.

"Ani," Rosé defended. "It was all thanks to Lisa. She help us improve our appearances when we were freshmen in IUSEA."

"Rosé and I were roommates," I explained. "I just helped the unnies a little bit."

Jungkook was looking at me like he's so proud or something. I don't know what the big deal is but they all looked pretty amazed.

Honestly, all I did back then was let a roommate and her friends borrow some of my dresses for a houseparty.

A few more minutes for throwbacks and little chats, we finally arrived at the banquet hall.

Woah. It was like a red carpet even. There were photographers outside the hall waiting for the guests to walk the red carpet.

I tugged the hem of my boyfriend's coat enough to make him look.

"Is all these necessary for a university event? I mean, isn't this to much for a school event?"

"Well, the foundation's banquet is not only for the school's regeants but also for the alumni," he explained. "A lot of IUSEA's almuni are business moguls and members of the elite so it turned into this publicity event."

"Ohhh..."

As they went inside, my hand held on to Kookie like it was my lifeline. I didn't know half the number of people around. Also, I'm flipping out 'coz there were tons of celebrities around.

"Ji...yong oppa? Oppa!"