Chapter 1

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One Year Ago...

Jisoo burst into the room with such pizzazz that it sent the door swinging into the wall, colliding with such intensity it poked a hole straight through it.

"Guess where you'll be on Saturday, March 27th at approximately 7 Post-Meridian Korea Standard Time?" She asked loudly, grinning unashamedly at the frightened brunette.

"Kim Jisoo! Do NOT give me any more reasons to take away your key! Please learn the fine art of knocking!" Jennie responded, not bothering to leave her chair, where she slumped atop the many books and laptop on her cluttered desk. "I'll be studying. For a Midterm. You should know that because you'll be doing the same."

"Negative, Jendukie! Gosh you suck at this..." Jisoo sighed, walking towards Jennie and throwing a gold envelope on top of her chemistry - wait, no, biology? Jisoo shrugged, something sciency - textbook.

"You, princess, will be attending the highly anticipated, outrageous, out of this world – wait for it - Annual Manoban's Birthday Extravaganza!" She finished with both arms stretched towards Jennie, hands splayed and fingers wiggling.

"Come again?" Jennie narrowed her eyes; glaring at Jisoo in honest confusion.

"Gahh! Keep up! You know, for a self-proclaimed genius, you sure don't live up to the title." Jisoo teased, opening the envelope for Jennie and waving the invitation in front of her still confused face. "Lisa Manoban! The richest, brattiest, most envied senior in all of Seoul National University...? It's her birthday!"

"And I care because...?" Jennie blinked a few times, still failing to process the reason for Jisoo's overly eager attitude.

"What! How long have you been cooped away in this gloom room of doom?" She replied, shaking her head in utter shame. "Sheesh, no wonder you're still single."

"Hey! Leave my love life out of this and just cut to the point, Chu. I have studying to get done."

"LISAAA MANOOOBAAAN!" Jisoo continued, sounding an awful lot like Dory from Finding Nemo. "Rich ass...you're in biology with her! It's her birthday and she invited us! Well, me... because I actually try to make friends. But you're my 'Plus One' soooo, you comin'."

"Ha! Yea keep dreaming, Chu." Jennie scoffed at the idea; the absurdity of it all baffling her. "Not gonna happen." She stated, rotating in her chair to face her computer.

"Aw that's too bad... And too late!" She smiled, turning to leave, tossing the invite on Jennie's desk. "I already RSVP'd for us both... So... Yeah, good talk." And she bolted out of the room, crashing into Haruto right as she turned the corner out of the bedroom. "OUCH! Watch where you're going, you little brat!"

"ME? You ran into me, you uncoordinated moron!" He replied, followed immediately by an "OW! You'll pay for that, Noona!" Haruto growled as Jisoo swatted the back of his head.

"Don't make me give you another Dutch Oven, you little turd!" Jisoo threatened, causing Haruto to gag in response; reimagining the scenario. "Yea, that's what I thought..."

"Both of you be quiet!...and both of you watch your language!" Jennie chided them, still curiously analyzing the envelope Jisoo left behind.

"Is this the thank you I get for trying to rescue you from your boring life!?" Jisoo responded, huffing from frustration. "Well... YOU are hereby dismissed as my charity case!"

Jennie shook her head, smiling at Jisoo's goofiness. She picked up the invite, noticing how each word was handwritten in black ink onto sturdy, sparkling, gold-tinted paper in perfect symmetry-

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