Fight for You | JJK

Epilogue (11)

The ending part 1: What happens when you learn to accept love

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You look at your hand and the engagement ring on your finger, one that Jungkook put on you 7 months ago. The way he looked and held you while you stood on top of that mountain - and where he'd screamed he loved you, as he always wanted to do - is so vivid in your mind, like you could play it back in your head everyday and not miss a detail.

You smile at the memory, thinking of how time went by so fast.

It was a fairly quick engagement, as you wanted the wedding and the honeymoon done before the last quarter of this year, knowing how busy you and Jungkook tend to be. But really, you could've married him the day after he proposed and you wouldn't have minded.

The wedding planning started right as you got back from your New Zealand trip, when you arrived at your house to a not-so-surprise party with your loved ones, which - more surprisingly - was attended by your parents.

They took the reins on everything - the venue, ¾ of the guest list, all the decor and favors, and the costs. They insisted it's their gift and so that you and Jungkook wouldn't worry about anything, but you knew it was their way of making sure the celebration would be up to their standard. That was also one of their conditions when Jungkook asked for their blessing, you'd learned, and he couldn't say no.

The intimate celebration you're set to have when you get back from your honeymoon is all on you and Jungkook, though, as you both still want something you planned and paid for.

But that's several weeks from now; in a few hours, you'll be officially starting the rest of your life with him and your heart flutters at the thought.

After all the wedding planning meetings where Jungkook choked every time the coordinator stated the price of something; after all the times you needed to leave him with your mother for his suit fitting; and after all the 'social etiquette classes and excursions' that your father subjected Jungkook to; even past the occasional article about the 'nobody' who's marrying the Lee Group successor - you'll finally get to have Jungkook for yourself and build a life you only imagined.

You smile at the future that's waiting for you as you look at your engagement ring once more.

"It's only a short while, sweetie, then there will be another one added to that," Mrs. Hwang grins as she approaches you. "It feels so surreal that my little girl is getting married."

"You raised me so well, you know that? I learned happiness through you," you say, kissing her forehead like you always do.

"And you deserve all of it that the world has to offer," she kisses yours this time. "Jungkook is the luckiest man alive."

You smile in agreement and beam widely as you hear your best friends enter the reception room, and Mrs. Hwang leaves you to be with them.

Hoseok excitedly runs to you and gives you the tightest hug, reminiscing all the times that you described to him your dream wedding and saying that it's nothing like the one you have now.

"What matters is who I'm marrying, and that's quite the dream, isn't it?"

"It is," he smiles. "I'm so happy for you, ___. It's been a long, tough road but we told you, right? You can have everything."

He takes his handkerchief to wipe the tear at the corner of your eye before it falls, giggling at how he's gonna have to keep doing that today so your makeup won't get messed up.

Not far away is Yoongi, standing at the side and biting his lip, not meeting your eyes.

"Can my other best friend give me a hug, please?" You say softly, knowing that the separation anxiety that comes with his best friend getting married is hitting him a lot harder.