sweet like honey | bonten x reader

16: that look

"do you like your dress, love?" ran asked as he placed his hand on the small of your back led you out of the hotel lobby, a step behind the others as you went to the club next door.

they all had changed out of their bloodied suits into new ones, and you had changed from your sweats to a ruched satin dress ran had brought for you.

it looked like the dress was made for you. it hugged your curves perfectly, and the thick satin material felt luxurious against your skin. you must have looked as good as you felt since you felt the others' eyes raking over your assets on display for the first time for many of them.

actually, it was only mochi who hadn't seen you naked or in your underwear, but you chose not to think about that.

kakucho had told the group he was tired, so he stayed behind. the thought crossed your mind to keep him company, but you also wanted to let loose for the first time in a while.

that is until you saw how long the line to get into the club was. the line of people trying to get in snaked around the building, and you cursed yourself for not peeing before you left the hotel.

resigned to your fate, you started to head towards the back of the line, but someone grabbed your arm, pulling you backwards. you looked over your shoulder to see who it was.

"where do you think you're going?" rindou questioned, annoyance in his voice.

"i'm... getting in line?" you asked, your brows knitting together.

he let out a dark chuckle at your naïveté.

"dummy. we don't wait in line." he told you. his hand moved down the length of your arm and weaved your fingers into his as he led you toward the entrance to the club, your eyes widened and lips parted.

how could he hold your hand so casually?

you couldn't see his face as you trailed behind him, so you walked a bit faster to catch up and look at him.

he was looking straight ahead, not noticing or deliberately ignoring your stare. you could've sworn you saw a hint of a smile on his lips, though.

as you made your way to the entrance, you noticed a few glances thrown your way from people who stood in line, most of them curious who the woman the group of men had with them was.

sanzu walked right up to the bouncer, and without any words exchanged, the bouncer let the group in. it was the first time you had ever seen anything like that happen in real life.

between the luxury cars, clothes, and owning most of the establishments in the area, you shouldn't have been surprised, but it was still hard to comprehend how these men could have so much power.

rindou let go of your hand as everyone got in a single file line to climb the staircase to the vip section. the area been cleared out entirely for the executives.

"we own this club." mochi informed you as the group reached the vip section.

"shocking." you responded sarcastically.

he chuckled. "we're a big deal, huh?"

you cast him a sideways glance, resisting the urge to roll your eyes at him.

"that's one way to put it." you told him.

mochi chuckled, noticing your exasperated form.

sanzu and ran quickly ordered bottle service, and your group sat down in the section. ran took his seat to the left of you, while rindou was on your other side.