Seven Brothers (JENSOO)

Chapter - 15

"Where are you taking me?" I asked with a horrified expression as we pulled into the parking lot of the mall. "Rosie, are you kidnapping me? Oh dear god, help!-" I began banging dramatically on the window as she pulled into a space.

"Oh shut up, we need to get outfits for New Year" she explained, as though I were an idiot for not knowing that. "Rosie, the party is at my house, I'm gonna be wearing slippers and my comfiest tee"
"No, the Kim's New Year party is a big event in little Seoul so you have to look nice, not forgetting to mention that you need a dress that will knock Jisoo's socks off" she sent me a suggestive smile. I sighed, exasperated by her desperation for me and Jisoo to date.

"But I don't want to knock her socks off, I'm perfectly fine with her staying soundly in her socks" I crossed my arms across my chest, determined that I wasn't going to get out of the car. "Well, we're not"

"We?" I questioned before a loud knock on my window made me scream in surprise.
"Oh my god Lisa, you nearly gave me a heart attack" I panted as I open the door.
"Come on Princess, you shall go to the ball" she exclaimed dramatically. "Even if we have to drag you kicking and screaming" she gave me an evil grin. "No. I'm not shuffling around shops for hours to impress a someone who doesn't notice me. Not gonna happen" I sat firmly, but before I knew it Lisa was lifting me into the air and carrying me over her shoulder. "Trust me, you've got two experts here, she'll notice you"

Hours of torture later and we stood in a shop, staring aimlessly at dresses upon dresses. It was like I had stepped straight into one of my nightmares. The dresses were staring at me, pulling me in until I was drowned by them. Perhaps I am being slightly dramatic though? "Wow, I didn't think this was going to be this hard" Lisa said, running her fingers over a silky dress that was far too glamorous for me. "Yeah Jennie, for someone who claims not to care you're being awfully picky. You turn down everything that Lisa and I suggest" I could tell that Rosè was getting fed up and she was right to. I kept turning everything down because nothing was perfect, nothing was good enough to impress Jisoo. The truth was I felt inadequate. Jisoo was fire. She was warm, she was beautiful, she was the hearth that everyone gathered around. She burned with passion and I felt like she gave me life. In comparison I was air or water or Earth, I lacked the danger and excitement that surrounded Jisoo like an aura. My eyes scanned the shop waiting for something to jump out and surprise me, to take my breath away. Slowly, my eyes landed on a dress the colour of fire. Well, if I couldn't be fire I would have to wear it.

"That is it. That is the dress. It is the dress that puts all other dresses to shame" Lisa said as I modelled the red bandage dress. It was tight and clung to my curves but Rosè kept insisting that I had the body to pull it off. "If I weren't trying to help you impress Jisoo, I'd steal that dress away from you, but fortunately for you my loyalty is strong" Rosè said wisely as she reclined on a chair in the changing room. "You don't need that dress Rosie, I'm already impressed" Lisa said and winked at her whose face is suddenly red. "Listen, we think you're great Jennie, and so does Jisoo. She adores you, I can tell, but she just needs a bit of a push. This dress is an eye-opener, to make her see what's right in front of her. You're beautiful on the inside and out, but you looking hotter than the sun might give her the confidence boost she needs to make a move" Lisa added as she helped me adjust the straps on the dress, now coined as 'The Eye-opener'. Her words were kind and they made sense to me, in a way, this dress had opened up my eyes as well. I shouldn't have put so much pressure on myself trying to look good because after all, I wanted Jisoo's affections all the time, not just when I squeeze my ass into a tiny dress. That being said though, I looked hot and there was no harm in making her drool. I was ready to knock her socks off.

"Well, she'll either make a move or realise how gorgeous you are and be too afraid that you're out of her league" Rosè shrugged, chiming in with her ever-so-helpful pessimism. I was so glad Lisa had joined us.