Rose | Taennie

18.

"Is that really them?"

"Wow what a... coincidence?"

"Miss Alinac! Mr. Clyde!"

"This way, this way!"

"This is a little too ironic."

"No way, the papers will be a mess tomorrow."

"Their parents both look just as confused."

"I can't believe she did it in the first place."

"It's an unusual sight for sure."

Currently, the whispers around the room were rippling through the air as the sight of both heirs entering with the same hair colours was a once in a million chance.

Especially since one never dyed her hair, and the first time she publicly did, it was supposedly a great coincidence to be matching the exact shade with the Clyde heirs shade.

And in the middle of that, the two, pretending not to be amused by everyone's reactions sent their usual glare to each other, added with a scowl and frown as they departed in opposite directions away from the cameras.

Back in Greece itself, Taehyung had proposed the idea to drive the paparazzi crazy.

Taehyung would dye his hair first, as it was usual for him to,but be away from the paparazzi at all costs.

Since he was returning first, he would easily be able to do so first as well.

Jennie would return later and dye her hair as a 'change' after coming back from a moment of finding, whatever finding that may have been.

They would debut the hair looks at the same dinner.

The main three factors being, one, it was a dinner attended by both rival families, two, Jennie would dye her hair for the first time, and three, both heirs would coincidentally have the same colour.

It was a planned 'coincidence.'

The press would have a field day, and they would enjoy the reactions and theories put together around them.

A harmless trick, really, that could go so many different ways.

That leads them back to wear they were now, sneaking away to meet in one of the parlour rooms in the hall, making sure no one saw them as they locked the door and silently chuckled.

"Did you see our parents faces? They looked like they were going to faint." Taehyung pointed out as he collapsed on the couch Jennie was seated on, laying down as he placed his head in her lap.

"Forget that, Lia and Yeonjun were literally giggling from the shadows. It's nice to see that they weren't mad too." She chuckled as she ran her fingers through Taehyung's hair.

"Ning and Leeseo didn't seem to know either. But they probably pieced two and two together and figured it out by now. It was fun while it lasted." He whispered closing his eyes as he relaxed at Jennie's touch.

Just then, a knock sounded at the door as Minhyun's voice was heard.

"Jennie! Open up." He shouted as Taehyung and Jennie silently got up looking around the room as she spotted a closet and shoved him in there.

She quickly spilled a glass of wine on herself and threw the empty glass along with Taehyung before hiding them both, as the guy only crouched down desperately in there.

"What do you want?" She scowled as she opened the door and walked back in, patting herself with a tissue as he closed the door behind him and looked at her with a questioning look.

"What the hell.... happened?" He asked at the sight of her.

Although, the response was justified as she was profusely sweating and her blush pink gown was stained red with the wine.

"Well after the little event that happened out there..." she reminded as she acted extremely annoyed by the occurrence, a polar opposite reaction to her earlier one.

Minhyun only cringed in response as he witnessed both pairs of parents glaring at each other and then contacting respective PR teams as ridiculous theories were yelled out left and right, the focus shifting from the merger announcement to the pair.

"I sped walk out, didn't notice some batshit blind waiter and knocked into him. He was carrying a tray of wine and this happened." She motioned as she fussily threw her tissue into a nearby trash can.

"Well that has no saving. So what, are you going home now?" He asked as she looked at him dubiously.

"What's with the sudden care?" She asked as he scoffed, leaving against a nearby shelf.

"You wish. Mom sent me over to ask why you were taking so long." He clarified as she only shrugged.

"Explains it. Tell step mons-mother, that I'll be there after changing. I had Lia bring a few spare." Jennie said as his eyes went to the closet.

"Let me try and find one. I can't trust you to make the right decision after tonight." He scoffed as he trudged over but was intercepted by Jennie.

"You can't open that!" She exclaimed as he piqued an eyebrow.

"Why? What's in there? Now I'm more curious."
He suspiciously eyed her and then the shelf as he attempted to take one step forward but was blocked again.

"Nothing..." she started thinking of something and blurting out the first thing she could think of.

"Unless you want to see your younger sisters bra's..." she started, pleased her plan was working as she saw him reel back with a face of discomfort.

"You don't wanna open that." Jennie finished as he walked back, nervously fixing his suit.

"Yeah whatever. Tell mom my car arrived." He started for the door but was stopped by Jennie.

"Car? Where are you going so late?" She asked as he tensed up.

"I have a .. meeting." He answered but Jennie could tell he was scrambling for answers.

"Meeting? What meeting? All of them were deliberately pushed out for this merger. I have the schedules too." Jennie pushed as she could see his fist tighten.

"It's last minute. It's for the... well the..." minhyun started as he obviously scrammed for any excuse, knowing how there was no one realistic to meet at a time as late as it was currently.

Jennie on the other hand looked for a way to take this to her advantage and aided him for her sake.

"For the PR right? Well don't screw it up you idiot." She added, with a touch of their usual relationship as he clearly sighed in relief.

"Y-yeah the PR team. And shut it, that's advice for yourself." He responded before leaving, as Jennie sunk with a sigh.

"Man are y'all always like this? One lie after another. The only true things I heard was how much you two despise each other." A voice spoke from the side as Jennie turned over, remembering the third person.

Taehyung slowly emerged out the cupboard with the empty wine glass, as he set it nearby and stretched.

"Well what now?" He asked as Jennie smiled, showing her phone screen while he walked over.

To: Lia

Have someone trail Minhyun. He just left. Make it secret.