Lust Of Innocence | Park Jimin

Chapter One

•Lust of Innocence•

"I'm getting married!"

It was those three words that gave Lee Na Ri an unsettling feeling. True, she was so unbelievably happy for her friend, Chae-Rin, because she was getting married to her high school sweet heart. However, the feeling of envy crashed into her emotions like waves. Her best friend was so young, only 23 and she was already settling down. Meanwhile, Nari was 21 and in her last year of college, studying very hard to become a nurse. She was thankful that she was getting an education and beginning to build up her future career, but there are downsides to doing so. She doesn't date. There wasn't time because all Nari wanted to do was stay focused and achieve her goal without any distractions to weigh her down. It was just the idea that her best friend was gaining so much more happiness than she was that left Nari in a state of envy.

. . .

It was three months after the news of the proposal that Nari and Chae-Rin were seated in Chae-Rin's living room, drinking a cup of tea and discussing the details for the bachelorette party. It was no surprise to Nari that her best friend wanted to have a good time before she commits to one man for the rest of her life, meaning she wished for strippers to be included in the package. Nari was uncomfortable that her friend wanted people like that at her bachelorette party, but it was a party after all and it was only common knowledge that strippers were always involved.

"But listen to me," Chae-Rin began, placing her cup of tea down and staring at Nari excitedly, "I don't want a boring a stripper. I want the best stripper."

Nari almost choked on her tea when she said that. Looking at her friend in confusion, she replied, "Strippers are strippers. They take their clothes off and dance sensually for money. How could you possibly want more?"

Chae-Rin chuckled, "I've been to my fair share of clubs. There are always boring ones, but I want someone fun and sexy," she glanced mischievously at Nari, "that's why I've written a list of clubs that we're going to scope out."

As the engaged woman picked up the random notepad on the coffee table with said list scribbled on it, Nari nearly laughed when she said, "Have fun with that." And continuing to sip from her cup.

"No, no, no," Chae-Rin replied, waving her hand at her companion, "You're helping me."

Nari shook her head in disbelief, rejecting it completely, "I'd rather not, thank you very much."

It took a few seconds before Chae-Rin began squirming in her seat like a child. She was pouting at first, but an idea popped in her head. She held her head up high, "As my maid of honor, it is your duty to do this for me," her eyes practically pleaded, "Do this one thing for me, please? It'll be fun!"

With a reluctant sigh, Nari looked at how anxious her best friend was and she finally gave in when she mumbled a short, "Fine. . ."

Chae-Rin grinned widely at her, looking forward to the exciting day of "stripper hunting."

. . .

The options were slowly being narrowed down as they visited different clubs one by one. A couple of very popular clubs like YG and JYP caught their attentions, but it was way overpriced for their small budget, especially when it was just going to be Nari and Chae-Rin, as well as a few other bridesmaids joining them. The party wasn't supposed to be big, they just wanted a little fun with their group of friends for a few hours. They contemplated going to another popular club called SM, but there were recent rumors floating around that the entertainers were being treated unfairly, so the two decided not to contribute to their business.