True Beauty: An Alternate Universe

Chapter Twenty Two

Soojin:

Today was no uniform day at school as the student council will be running a fair in order to raise money towards charity. "No classes today!" Sooah shouted over the phone. I ate my breakfast, listening to her rave about the outfit she was going to wear to match with Taehoon. "Maybe you should match with Suho!" she suggested. I laughed, "I'm not sure if he's up for that but it's worth asking. Anyways I've got to get ready Sooah I'll see you in school," I said, placing my dishes in the sink. Sooah hung up and I opened my closet, staring at the limited amount of clothes. I didn't have the chance to grab that many when I left my family's house, meaning my options were limited. "Suho could we go shopping later?" I asked, glancing at him sitting on the bed. "Sure, did you need something?" he asked. I gestured towards my closet, "I might need new clothes the closet is looking quite empty," I looked through the hangers, my outfit still undecided. "I'll take you tomorrow, we still have the dinner with our parents remember?" he said, hugging my shoulders from behind.

I sighed, "Don't remind me, I'm already dreading it," Suho kissed my cheek thoughtfully and straightened, looking through my closet. "I heard your conversation with Sooah, maybe we should match?" he suggested. I smiled, "Are you sure?" I asked. He nodded, grinning from ear to ear. I let him pick the outfits. I sat on the bed, watching as he compared different pieces against each other. "Here, go change into this," he said, handing me the clothes. "Alright," I smiled, practically skipping towards the bathroom. I was amazed at his fashion sense. Suho had chosen a blue square neck dress with a long white bow attached to the front and white strapped, thick heeled shoes. He paired it with a white cloud bag. I looked at myself in the mirror, happy with the outfit choice. I put my hair in a half up half down style, keeping in place with a white stripped bow hair clip. I did light pink makeup and popped on an array of silver jewellery. When I finished with a spray of vanilla perfume I opened the bathroom door.

Suho stood against it, already dressed. He wore a sheer white top with a notched neckline, a blue blazer, blue dress pants and white dress shoes, complete with a white chiffon scarf tied around his neck. "Aren't you just dashing?" I said smiling, adjusting his scarf. "And you, my darling, are stunning," he replied, kissing the top of my head. Suho finished up in the bathroom, his mango cologne wafting through the air and we stepped out of the house. I started walking towards the bus station but Suho grabbed my hand, stopping me. "Let's take the car," he said, opening the garage. I smiled, settling into the passenger seat. Students were surprised to see the luxurious car pull up to the school. Suho turned off the engine and stepped out of the drivers side. I heard students screaming, unmistakably at his beauty. He stepped over to my side and opened the door, giving me his hand to help me off. A crowd of students had formed at the front gate, and the teachers had to shoo everyone away.

"Soojin!" I heard Sooah's voice from the gate, she ran towards us as Suho locked the car, Taehoon trailing behind her. She looked very pretty in her simple red and black outfit, her boyfriend matching with her. "Omg you guys look amazing!" she squealed, jumping with excitement. Suho smiled proudly, intertwining his fingers with mine. "I told you we should have done better!" Sooah said, elbowing Taehoon in the chest. When we walked through the gates, students parted along the path, their phones pulled out to take photos. I glanced at Suho, his proud look not wavering at the knowledge that he was responsible for all this attention. We all walked to the classroom, which was open to students to use for relaxing and eating. Seojun stood up when we walked in, whistling. "You got some style Kang," Seojun said, patting me on the back. "Thanks but I can't take the credit from Suho. He picked the outfits today," I said smiling. Everyone in the room shouted in excitement.

The fair was not due to start for another 20 minutes, so our group sat on the corner tables and chatted to pass the time. When the bell rang the students rushed out of the classroom, hoping to be first in line for the stalls. But as we walked out everyone froze, blocking the hallway. The students parted, revealing a slightly bewildered Jookyung standing in the centre. She wore a pink sequined cardigan, a white tennis skirt and white runners. Her hair was thick and wavy and her makeup brought out a youthful glow on her face. Sooah gasped next to me, running up to Jookyung. "You look so pretty!" she said, dragging her towards the group. When her eyes locked on me and Suho her smile faltered but was quickly fixed. "You look amazing Soojin!" she said, smiling brightly, "You and Suho look great together! I love the matching outfits." I smiled back, thanking her and complimenting her back. We all made our way to the courtyard where the fair was being held. It was open to students, staff and parents and many people were already lined up for different events and stalls.